State Facts

Full Name

State of Texas

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

December 29, 1845 (28th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

20,851,820 (2nd)

Land Area (Rank)

261,797 square miles; 678,051 square kilometers (2nd)

Capital

Austin

Postal Abbreviation

TX

State Nickname

Lone Star State

Motto

Friendship

Song

“Texas, Our Texas” (music by William J. Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright)

State Symbols

Flower: Bluebonnet
Tree: Pecan
Bird: Mockingbird
Gem: Texas blue topaz
Stone: Petrified palmwood
Small Mammal: Armadillo
Flying Mammal: Mexican free-tailed bat
Dish: Chili
Plant: Prickly pear cactus

Economy

Agriculture:
- Cattle,
- cotton,
- dairy products,
- nursery stock,
- poultry,
- sorghum,
- corn,
- wheat
Industry:
- Chemical products,
- petroleum and natural gas,
- food processing,
- electric equipment,
- machinery,
- mining,
- tourism