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The Texas state legislature has officially granted many Texas cities honorary designations as the state's "capital" of something. [1] City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [2]
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
Pages in category "Lists of city nicknames by U.S. state" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. ... List of city nicknames in Texas; U.
In 1986, KKDA started promoting a weekly series of blues concerts, inviting listeners from across North Texas to “Funky Town Fort Worth.” A nickname was born.
Despite occasional confusion with the pronunciation "Nah-cog-DOW-chess," locals commonly say "Nack-ah-DOW-chess" when referring to the city. New Braunfels Pronunciation: "New BRAWN-fulls"
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Many city nicknames roll off the tongue like it's second nature. New York City is, of course, "the Big Apple." Paris is the "City of Love." Los Angeles is the "City of Angels." They're a given at this
Magnolia City is one of the earliest of Houston’s many nicknames. The Texas World, a newspaper first published in 1900, is said to have labeled Houston "the Magnolia City," [8] but the nickname had been in use among the locals since the 1870s. [9] The nickname is still sometimes used in media stories about the city.