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"The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1] 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 ...
The seal of Texas has changed 5 times since independence from Mexico in 1836. The original Great Seal of the Republic was created on December 10, 1836, by the Congress, with a bill providing that "for the future the national seal of this republic shall consist of a single star, with the letters 'Republic of Texas', circular on said seal, which seal shall also be circular".
English and Latin are the most-used languages for state mottos, each used by 25 states and territories. Seven states and territories use another language, of which each language is only used once. Eight states and two territories have their mottos on their state quarter; thirty-eight states and four territories have their mottos on their state ...
The pledge of allegiance to the state flag is as follows: Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible. [14] The pledge was instituted by the Texas Legislature in 1933. The pledge originally referred to the "Texas flag of 1836" (which was the Burnet Flag, and not the Lone Star Flag then in use).
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition. Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
"Texas-sized" describes something that is about the size of the U.S. state of Texas, [311] [312] or something (usually but not always originating from Texas) that is large compared to other objects of its type. [313] [314] [315] Texas was the largest U.S. state until Alaska became a state in 1959. The phrase "everything is bigger in Texas" has ...
2002 Texas gubernatorial election; 2002 United States Senate election in Texas; 2003 Houston mayoral election; 2004 United States presidential election in Texas; 2005 Texas Proposition 2; 2006 Texas's 22nd congressional district elections; 2006 Texas elections; 2006 Texas gubernatorial election; 2006 United States House of Representatives ...
The state of Texas confirmed its first case on February 13, 2020, and many of the state's largest cities recorded their first cases throughout March. As of late May 2021, there were 50,198 COVID-19 related deaths reported in that state. The death rate in Texas was 175 for every 100,000 people, while national COVID-19 death rate was 179 per 100,000.