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Pledge to the Texas Flag: "Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee. Texas, one
and indivisible."
State Capital: Austin, Texas
State Motto: Friendship
State Nickname: The Lone Star State
State Bird: Mockingbird
State
Song: "Texas, Our Texas"
The music was written by the late William J. Marsh, and the words by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum
Wright, both of Fort Worth. It was adopted in 1929.
State Flower: BluebonnetState Fish: Guadalupe bass
State Dish: Chili
State
Fruit: Texas red grapefruit
State Tree: Pecan
State Seashell: Lightning
Whelk, found only on the Gulf Coast
State Insect: Monarch butterfly
State
Mammal: Texas longhornState Folk Dance: Square dance
State Gem: Texas blue topaz
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State Flag: Known as the Lone Star Flag
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