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List of Official State Symbols |
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Written by Criss Crossing
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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
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Texas Between 1900 and 1968, the legislature found 6 things that represent the Lone Star State best.
Interestingly, to this date, the nickname - "Lone Star State" has never been officially adopted and is listed as a symbol because of tradition. The original list of symbols are:
| Symbol Type |
Official Symbol |
Year |
| Flower |
Bluebonnet, LUPINUS SUBCARNOSUS |
1901 |
| Tree |
Pecan |
1919 |
| Bird |
Mockingbird |
1927 |
| Song |
"Texas, Our Texas" |
1929 |
| Motto |
"Friendship" |
1930 |
| Flower Song |
"BlueBonnets" |
1933 |
In 1969, the lawmakers in Texas decide that we needed at least 50% more symbols to represent our great state:
| Epic Poem |
Legend of Old Stone Ranch |
1969 |
| Gem |
Texas Blue Topaz |
1969 |
| Stone |
Petrified Palmwood |
1969 |
This opened the gate to every sentimental legislator and private interest in the state. In the following four decades, 40 more changes were made to the list, beginning with expanding the flower to include all bluebonnets and rounding out with an official 10k race. Here is the rest of their handiwork:
| Flower |
Bluebonnet, LUPINUS TEXENSIS and any other variety of bluebonnet |
1971 |
| Grass |
Sideoats Grama |
1971 |
| Dish |
Chili |
1977 |
| Gemstone Cut |
Lone Star Cut |
1977 |
| Plays |
The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond the Sundown, Fandangle |
1979 |
| Shell |
Lightning Whelk |
1987 |
| Air Force |
Commemorative Air Force (formerly known as the Confederate Air Force) |
1989 |
| Fish |
Guadalupe Bass |
1989 |
| Tartan |
Texas Bluebonnet |
1989 |
| Folk Dance |
Square Dance |
1991 |
| Fruit |
Texas Red Grapefruit |
1993 |
| Reptile |
Horned Lizard |
1993 |
| Insect |
Monarch Butterfly |
1995 |
| Mammal, Flying |
Mexican Free-Tailed Bat |
1995 |
| Mammal, Large |
Longhorn |
1995 |
| Mammal, Small |
Armadillo |
1995 |
| Pepper |
Jalapeno |
1995 |
| Plant |
Prickly Pear Cactus |
1995 |
| Ship |
U.S.S. Texas |
1995 |
| Bluebonnet City |
Ennis |
1997 |
| Bluebonnet Festival |
Chappell Hill Bluebonnet Festival |
1997 |
| Bluebonnet Trail |
Ennis |
1997 |
| Dinosaur |
Brachiosaur Sauropod, PLEUROCOELUS |
1997 |
| Fiber and Fabric |
Cotton |
1997 |
| Musical Instrument |
Guitar |
1997 |
| Native Pepper |
Chiltepin |
1997 |
| Shrub |
Crape Myrtle |
1997 |
| Sport |
Rodeo |
1997 |
| Vegetable |
Sweet Onion |
1997 |
| Health Nut |
Pecan |
2001 |
| Railroad |
Texas State Railroad |
2003 |
| Snack |
Tortilla Chips and Salsa |
2003 |
| Bread |
Pan De Campo |
2005 |
| Cooking Implement |
Cast Iron Dutch Oven |
2005 |
| Dog Breed |
Blue Lacy |
2005 |
| Native Shrub |
Texas Purple Sage, LEUCOPHYLLUM FRUTESCENS |
2005 |
| Pastries |
Sopaipilla and Strudel |
2005 |
| Race - 10K |
Texas Round-Up 10K |
2005 |
| Tall Ship |
Elissa |
2005 |
| Vehicle |
Chuck Wagon |
2005 |
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