Admission to Statehood: December 29, 1845
Population: 29.44 million (2019)
Capital City: Austin
Biggest City: Houston
Nickname: Lone Star State
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Bluebonnet
State Tree: Pecan
State Song: “Texas, Our Texas” | Words by: Gladys Y. Wright and William J. Marsh | Music by: William J. Marsh