Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State, and entered into Statehood on December 29, 1845.  The Texas State Capital is Austin, and the The Texas State motto is friendship.  The Texas State flower is the bluebonnet (1901).  The Texas State tree is the pecan (1919). The Texas State bird is the mockingbird (1927).  The Texas State song is "Texas, Our Texas" (1929). The Texas State fish is the guadalupe bass (1989).  The Texas State dish is chili (1977).  The Texas State fruit is the Texas red grapefruit (1993).  The Texas State gemstone is the Lone Star cut (1977).  The Texas State grass is sideoats grass (1971).  The Texas State reptile is the horned lizard (1993).  The Texas State plant is the prickly pear cactus.