| State of Texas | |
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| Admitted: | Monday, December 29, 1845 |
| Capital: | Austin |
| Population: | 21,325,018 (2001) |
| Nickname: | Lone Star State |
| State Bird: | Mockingbird |
| State Flower: | Bluebonnet |
| State Tree: | Pecan |
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