State of Texas Official  Birds, Flowers, Foods . . .
                       {source: State of Texas }

Have you ever wondered about what the official Texas seashell is? Were you aware that Texas had an official seashell? What about the official Texas tree?  Personally, I've never heard of some of these things, so they may be "official" but that doesn't mean every Texan considers them "the" Texas whatever.

Here is a list of some other interesting Official Texas things......

State amphibian............................Texas Toad

State bird.....................................Mockingbird

State bread...................................Pan De Campo

State dish.....................................Chili

State fish......................................Guadalupe Bass

State flower...................................Bluebonnet

State fruit.....................................Texas Red Grapefruit

State gem.....................................Texas Blue Topaz

State horse....................................American Quarter Horse

State insect...................................Monarch Butterfly

State small mammal.......................Armadillo

State flying mammal.......................Mexican Free-Tailed Bat

State large mammal........................Longhorn

State motto....................................Friendship

State native pepper.........................Chilten

State native shrub...........................Texas Purple Sage

State nickname...............................Lone Star State

State pepper...................................Jalapeno

State plant......................................Prickly Pear Cactus

State reptile....................................Texas Horned Lizard

State saltwater fish..........................Red Drum

State shell......................................Lightning Whelk

State snack.....................................Tortilla Chips and Salsa

State song......................................"Texas, Our Texas"

State tie..........................................Bolo Tie

State tree........................................Pecan

State vegetable................................Sweet Onion

State vehicle....................................Chuck Wagon