Texas

Statehood	The 28th state Dec. 29, 1845
Captial	Austin
State Motto	Friendship
Origin of State Name	The name derives from tejas or teyas, a Spanish rendering of the Caddo word for friends or allies.
State Nickname	The Lone Star State Its single-star flag dates from its period as an independent republic.
Interesting Facts	Texas's population grew by 1.5 million in the early 1990s, making the state the second largest in the country after California. In the mid-1990s, only 7 percent of the workers in Texas were unionized. The state has a right-to-work law, which prohibits union membership as a condition of employment. In 1966 Barbara Jordan of Houston became the first black woman elected to the state senate.

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