On the eve of Texas Independence Day, it's a good time to look at our state's plethora of official symbols. They range from the beloved, such as the official state nickname, Lone Star State, to the ...

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) Texas has more than 180 public symbols of the Confederacy, with dozens of monuments dedicated during or after the Civil Rights era. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center — a ...

Inspired by a recent visit to The Bullock Texas State History Museum, Rosie perused the museum’s website to find a page of Texas state symbols. Rosie challenged Stephanie to see how many Steph could ...

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Bluebonnets aren’t just something you squat in on the side of the highway for Instagram likes. Not only are they the flower you think of first when you talk about the great state of Texas — aside from ...

Among the Texas Legislature's important business, elected officials vote on resolutions like the official social media hashtag for the state. Yes, Texas has an official hashtag. It actually has three ...

On the eve of Texas Independence Day, it's a good time to look at our state's plethora of official symbols. They range from the beloved, such as the official state nickname, Lone Star State, to the ...

In March, Texas Monthly‘s Christian Wallace excoriated the fact that the unloved “Texas, Our Texas” remained our state song in spite of hundreds of worthier alternatives. You had a lot of thoughts on ...