Texas (TX)
Texas' Web Site and State Kid's Page Capital City: Austin Nickname: Lone Star State Motto: Friendship Statehood: December 29, 1845 (28th) Origin of State's Name: Based on a word used by Caddo Indians meaning "friends" Largest Cities: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, El Paso, Austin Border States: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma Land Area: 261,914 sq. mi.; 2nd largest State's Bird: Mockingbird State's Flower: Bluebonnet (lupinus) State's Tree: Pecan (carya illinoensis) State's Song: Texas, Our Texas |