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Texas State Nickname:

Texas license plate with lone star flag
Texas license plate with state nickname - "Lone Star State"
photo by Norm Russo (used by permission)
The Lone Star State

The nickname The Lone Star State originates from the star on the 1836 flag of the Republic of Texas. The world-famous "Lone Star" is also found on the Texas state flag, the great seal, the state quarter, and is recognized as the official state gemstone cut of Texas.

U.S. flag and Texas lone star flag
U.S. and Texas flags blowing in the wind - photo © Dan Morales on Flickr -
noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works
Texas state quarter features the famous lone star symbol
Texas became the 28th state in 1845 (see STATEHOOD ORDER).
The state quarter features an outline of Texas, the famous lone star
(see Texas flag, seal, gem), and the state nickname: Lone Star State.
Public domain image on Wikipedia - see 50 STATE QUARTERS.
Links:
Texas state seal
Texas state flag
State Nicknames - 50 States

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TEXAS SYMBOLS:

air force - tie
footwear
artist - bird
bread - cooking  
dinosaur - dog  
dish - snack
fabric - tartan
folk dance
fish - insect
flag - pledge
flower - plant
gem - stone
hall of fame
instrument
 

mammal 1-2-3  
sport - vehicle
metal - molecule
name - nickname
pastry 1 2 - nut
pepper 1-2 - fruit
plays - railroad
reptile - shell
seal - motto - quarter
ship - tall ship
shrub 1-2
song 1-2
tree -grass -soil
vegetable
 

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