Texas

• Admitted to statehood: December 29, 1845
• Origin of name: A word varied Caddo, and other Native Tribes meaning "Friends, or Allies"
• Capital: Austin
• Nickname: "Lone Star State"
• Motto: "Friendship"
• Dish: Chili
• Bird: Mockingbird
• Flower: Bluebonnet
• Song: "Texas, Our Texas"
• Stone: Petrified Palmwood
• Tree: Pecan
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