The Texas state flower is the Bluebonnet.

Bluebonnets line the Texas highways all over the state. Bluebonnets became the state flower in 1971.

Pecan Tree

This tree is in downtown Abilene, Texas.

The pecan tree is the state tree of Texas. It bears the pecan nut that is edible forhuman consumption. The nut can be eaten in a cooked recipe or off the tree.The pecan tree can live up to 300 years.

Mockingbird

The Mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. These bird are best know fortheir mimicking other birds sounds and songs.

Monarch Butterfly Life Cycleegg

caterpillar

chrysalis

emerging

butterfly

The Monarch Butterflyis the state insect of Texas.

Austin, Texas

This is a picture of downtown Austin.

Austin was settled in the 1830s on the banks of the Colorado River. By 1839, the city became known as Waterloo and was chosen to become the capital of the Republic

of Texas. Soon after the name was changed to Austin, in honor of Stephen F. Austin.

Texas received its state hood December 28, 1945.

“Texas, Our Texas”

This song was adopted as Texas state song in 1929. The song wasoriginally written in 1924 by Marsh and Gladys Yoakum Wright and composed by William J. Marsh.

Texas Fun Facts

Seventy-five percent of the world's Snickers bars are made in Waco at the M&M/Mars plant.

In Texas, it's illegal to put graffiti on someone else's cow.

In Houston it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.

The Amarillo airport has the 3rd largest runway in the world and is designated as an alternate landing site for the space shuttle.

According to one report, more popcorn is sold in Dallas, Texas than anywhere in the U.S. (The average American eats 42 quarts of popcorn a year.)

The all American meal, the hamburger, was created in Athens, Texas.

El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas

In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense“ to steal cattle.

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/TX-TexasFacts4.html

In Port Arthur obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.

It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts in Mesquite, Texas.

resources

Wikipedia images

www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/xetl.html

http://www.my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/USA/americana.html

Wikimedia commons

www.legendsofamerica.com

www.animal-sounds.org

Carol Allen Chapman – photo of Mr. Burch