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Introduction Origin of state name : Derived from the caddo word tavshas, meaning "allies" or "friends."
Nickname : the lone star state.
Capital : Austin.
County : 254 counties
Location : 30.305N, 97.750W
Entered union : 29 december 1845 (28th).
Song : "Texas, our texas."
Motto : Friendship.
Flag : At the hoist is a vertical bar of blue with a single white five-pointed star; two horizontal bars of white and red cover the remainder of the flag.
Bird : Mockingbird.
Fish : Guadalupe bass.
Flower : Bluebonnet.
Tree : Pecan.
Plant : Prickly Pear Cactus.
Grass : Sideoats Grama.
Dish : chili.
Gem : Topaz.
Stone : Petrified Palmwood.
Seashell : Lightning whelk.
Sport : Rodeo.
Population : 22,859,968 as on 2005
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.