Texas Facts


1. The Texas state flower is the *Bluebonnet*.
2. The state bird is the *Mockingbird* known to have the prettiest song of any bird in North America.
3. A pecan tree is the state tree.
4. Texas *blue topaz* is the state gemstone.
5. The state insect is the beautiful *monarch butterfly*.
6. The lightning whelk is the state seashell.
7. The state pepper is the jalapeno.
8. The state vegetable is the 1015 sweet onion.
9. The state fruit is the *Texas red grapefruit.*
10. The official state small mammal is the *armadillo*.
11. The state fish is the Guadalupe bass.
12. The official flying mammal of Texas is the *Mexican Free-Tailed bat*.
13. The state large mammal is the *longhorn*.
14. Texas has 90 mountains a mile or more high, with Guadalupe Peak in West Texas at 8,751 feet being the tallest.
15. Average yearly rainfall totals in West Texas are less than 8 inches while in East Texas totals exceed 56 inches.
16. Texas' largest county is Brewster with 6,208 square miles. Connecticut (5,544 Sq Mi), Delaware (2,489 Sq Mi) and Rhode Island (1,545 Sq Mi) can fit inside this county.