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Highway map of Texas state. Detailed highways and roads map of Texas state with cities and towns. Texas road map with exit numbers.
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Highway map of Texas 2021. Free road map of Texas state.
Funny and true nicknames of the state Texas
Lone Star State (currently used on license plates)
What are the official nicknames of Texas state?
  • The Lone Star State: One star was a symbol of the 1819 Long Expedition, the Austin Colony in 1821, and many flags for the early Republic of Texas. The Lone Star has been a symbol for Texas since its origins as an independent state. Now, people associate that lone star with a spirit of resilience, fight, and independence.
What are the unofficial nicknames of Texas state?
  • Beef State: Its huge cattle “industry” led it to be known as such.
  • Jumbo State: We’ve all heard the idiom, “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” Well, it comes from an 1882 circus for which P.T. Barnum brought the largest African elephant named “Jumbo.” The elephant eventually came to symbolize everything that was large in Texas.
  • Super-American State: If those ten-gallon hats and cowboy charm are not a symbol of America, nothing else is. The New Yorker coined Texas as such in a 1961 issue.
  • Banner State: This nickname comes from Texas’ considerable political influence. Of Texas, Charles Ledyard Norton wrote: “The state, county, town or other political subdivision that give the largest vote for a party candidate is termed ‘the banner state.’”
  • Blizzard State: Sharing this name with South Dakota, Texas is often subject to wind storms.

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