For other meanings of Texas, see Texas (disambiguation). Texas
(old Spanish Tejas) is a southern state of the United States of
America. The state is named for the Native American Texas
tribe[?], a subdivision of the Caddo[?] people once living in
the east of the state. The state flower is the bluebonnet[?]
(Lupinus texensis); the state motto is both "The lone star
state" and the "Friendship state", and the people of Texas are
still debating which motto best represents them. However, "The
Lone Star State" seems to be the most commonly used today. Texas
(area 690,000 km2) is the second largest state in size after
Alaska and has historically been portrayed as larger than life,
especially in cowboy films and oil wells. A number of ships of
the United States Navy have been named USS Texas in honour of
this state. Texas was part of the Spanish colony of New Spain;
see Spanish Texas[?] for details. After Mexican independence in
1821 Texas was a part of Mexico. See Mexican Texas[?]. Also see
Texas Revolution. Texas w