State Slogan: A Great, Big Flat State
Nickname: Lone Star State
State Flower: Bluebonnet
Motto: Friendship
Texas is a state in both the Southern and Western regions of the United States of America. The state name derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai: táysha?, tecas, or tejas (Spanish spelling); meaning "those who are friends", "friends", or "allies". Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. It joined the United States in 1845 as the 28th state. |