The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Texas.
| width=20% | Type! | Symbol | Date designated | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motto | "Friendship" | 1930 [1] [2] | ||
| Nickname | "The Lone Star State"[3] | |||
| Flag | The Lone Star Flag | June 30, 1839 | ||
| National seal | Seal of the Republic of Texas | January 25, 1839 | ||
| State seal | Seal of Texas | December 29, 1845 | ||
| Reverse of the seal | August 26, 1961 | |||
| National coat of arms | Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas | January 25, 1839 | ||
| State coat of arms | Coat of arms of Texas | 1993 | ||
| National guard crest | Crest of the Texas National Guard | February 18, 1924 | ||
| Flower | Bluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis and sandy land bluebonnet L. subcarnosus) | [4] | ||
| Tree | Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) | 1919 | ||
| Soil | Houston Black | |||
| Bird | Northern mockingbird | 1927[5] | ||
| Song | "Texas, Our Texas" | 1929 | ||
| Mammal (small) | Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) | 1927 | ||
| Mammal (large) | Texas Longhorn | 1995 | ||
| Mammal (flying) | Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) | 1995 | ||
| Dog | Blue Lacy | June 18, 2005 | ||
| Horse | American Quarter Horse | 2009 |
| Type | Symbol | Date Designated | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air force | Commemorative Air Force | |||
| Bread | ||||
| Cooking implement | ||||
| Dinosaur | Sauroposeidon proteles | 2009 (replaced Pleurocoelus which was state dinosaur 1997–2009)[6] | ||
| Dish | Chili | 1977 | ||
| Domino game | Texas 42, a four-player domino game with bidding and trumps | |||
| Fiber and fabric | Cotton | 1997 | ||
| Fish | Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) | 1989 | ||
| Flower song | Bluebonnets | 1933[7] | ||
| Square dance | 1991 | |||
| Fruit | Texas red grapefruit | 1993 | ||
| Gem | Texas blue topaz | 1969 | ||
| Gemstone cut | Lone Star Cut[8] | |||
| Grass | Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) | 1971 | ||
| Colt Walker | 2021 | |||
| Insect | Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 1995 | ||
| Music | Western swing | |||
| Musical instrument | Acoustic guitar | |||
| Nut | Pecan (carya illinoinensis) | 1919 | ||
| Pepper (native) | Chiltepin (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) | |||
| Pepper (other) | Jalapeño | 1995 | ||
| Plant | Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) | 1995 | ||
| Play | Fort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown | |||
| Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the horny toad or horned frog. | 1993 | |||
| Shell | Lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi) | 1987 | ||
| Shrub | Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) | |||
| Shrub (native) | Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) | |||
| Slogan | "The Friendly State" | 1930 | ||
| Snack | Tortilla chips and salsa | 1995 | ||
| Rodeo | 1997 [9] | |||
| Petrified palmwood | ||||
| Tartan | Texas Bluebonnet Tartan | May 25, 1989 | ||
| Pastry | Strudel and sopaipilla | 2003-2005 | ||
| Vegetable | Texas sweet onion | 1997 |
A pledge of allegiance to the Texas flag was established in 1933.
Honor the Texas flag;I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas,one and indivisible. [10]
Updated on June 15, 2007 to:
Four ships of the United States Navy and one in the Confederate States Navy have borne the name Texas: