On the eve of Texas Independence Day, it's a good time to look at our state's plethora of official symbols. They range from the beloved, such as the official state nickname, Lone Star State, to ...

The Texas Legislature has designated a laundry list of state symbols, in fact. Some you probably know from Lone Star osmosis: The mockingbird is the state bird, the pecan tree is the state tree ...

Inspired by a recent visit to The Bullock Texas State History Museum, Rosie perused the museum’s website to find a page of Texas state symbols. Rosie challenged Stephanie to see how many Step… ...

Texas has the country's fourth most Confederate symbols, behind Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Texas, along with Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma and South Carolina, are the only states with at least 40 symbols. The bad news is that we rank second, behind Georgia.

Texas is a good place to start thinking about the role of symbols and symbolism in politics. We’re awash in state symbols, from our distinguished lone star flag to the beloved yellow rose.

(TEXAS TRIBUNE) Texas has more than 180 public symbols of the Confederacy, with dozens of monuments dedicated during or after the Civil Rights era. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center ...

Texas has removed more than twice as many Confederate symbols as any other state since 2015, according to a Southern Poverty Law Center report. The state accounted for 31 of the 110 Confederate sym… ...