Designing the flag and its symbols was a deliberate process, Haith said. Here’s what each element of the flag represents. For one, it represents Texas, the Lone Star State. It was in Galveston ...

"And symbols like this represent our state." President Bush is proud of his Texas heritage. On a recent trip to his Crawford ranch, Bush told Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah about "our state flower ...

as new Texas state symbols, which represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures of each state, according to State Symbols USA. While we have nothing against honey bees (in fact ...

October 2nd marks the 183rd anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales, which marked the first military fight of the Texas Revolution in 1835. Show the Texans in your life how much you care this ...

What chaps some townfolk, though, is how activists and marketers far from Gonzales are lifting the slogan with no appreciation of its origins associated the first shot of the Texas revolution.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has a plethora of state symbols, from the blue bonnet to ... the first battle of the Texas Revolution, when Texan rebels refused to give up their bronze cannon and told ...