Texas


Date of Statehood: December 29, 1845
Capital: Austin
Size: 268,596 square miles
Number of Counties: 254
Nickname: The Lone Star State
Motto: Friendship
Tree: Pecan
Flower: Bluebonnet
Bird: Northern Mockingbird
Date of Statehood: December 29, 1845
Capital: Austin
Size: 268,596 square miles
Number of Counties: 254
Nickname: The Lone Star State
Motto: Friendship
Tree: Pecan
Flower: Bluebonnet
Bird: Northern Mockingbird