Below is a list of Facts about Texas. Some you'll know and remember them from elementary school. Others, you might look at them and think, where did they come up with that?!
And if you're relocating here to Texas, these are some things you should know about your future new home!!
Name: From Tejas, Indian word meaning friendly
Capital: Austin
Motto: Friendship
Bird: Mockingbird
Tree: Pecan (how do you pronounce this word?)
Flower: Bluebonnet
Gem: Topaz (I did not know this)
Stone: Petrified Palmwood (huh?)
Dish: Chili
Song: "Texas, Our Texas"
Insect: Monarch Butterfly (I would have thought mosquito!!)
Fabric/fiber: Cotton
Dance: Square Dance
Fruit: Texas Red Grapefruit (I had no idea!)
Fish: Gualalupe Bass
Large Mammal: Longhorn (duh!)
Small Mammal: 9-Branded Armadillo
Plant: Prickly Pear Cactus (do pears grow on this or is it shaped like a pear like the Bradford Pear Tree?)
Reptile: Horned Lizard
Vegetable: Sweet Onion (to go in the Chili above!)
Actually, the idea that the Texas flag can fly at the same height as the US flag is an urban legend:
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/faqs/q23.htm
The Texas State Capital building is, of course, the largest state capital (in square footage). Another myth is that it's the only state capital taller than the US Capital.
Texas is the only state allowed (by it's annexation rules) to be "subdivided" into more states (up to five). It's also the only state that was once an independant nation.
Remember the Alamo!