DEMOGRAPHICS / AT A GLANCE

Population      
28,995,881

Area                
261,797 square miles

State Capital   
Austin

State Motto     
Friendship (from Native American “Tejas”)

State Nickname          
Lone Star State

State Bird       
Mockingbird

State Tree       
Pecan

State Flower   
Bluebonnet

State Song      
“Texas, Our Texas”