The flag was adopted as the state flag when Texas became the 28th state in 1845. As with the flag of the United States, the blue stands for loyalty, the white represents strength, and the red is for bravery.

Population, 2006 estimate 23,507,783, White persons 83.2%, Black persons 11.7%, American Indian and Alaska Native persons 0.7%, Asian persons 3.3%, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1%, Persons reporting two or more races 1.1%, Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin 35.1%.

Famous People: Red Adair fireman oil well fires, Houston Alvin Ailey choreographer, Rogers Mary Kay Ash cosmetics entrepreneur, Hot Wells Steven Fuller Austin founding father of Texas, Austinville,VA Gene Autry singer, actor, Tioga Kathy Baker actress, Midland Clyde Barrow outlaw, Telico Carol Burnett comedienne, San Antonio Cyd Charisse actress, dancer, Amarillo Henry Cisneros politician, San Antonio Denton A. Cooley heart surgeon, Houston Joan Crawford actress, San Antonio Robert Dennard inventor, Terrell Dwight David Eisenhower U.S. president, general, Denison A. J. Foyt auto racer, Houston Larry Hagman actor, Fort Worth Ben Hogan golfer, Dublin Buddy Holly musician, Lubbock Howard Hughes industrialist, film producer, Houston Jack Johnson boxer, Galveston Lyndon B. Johnson U.S. president, Stonewall Michael Johnson olympic sports, Dallas George Jones singer, Saratoga Janis Joplin blues singer, Port Arthur Tommy Lee Jones actor, San Saba Trini Lopez singer, Dallas Mary Martin singer, actress, Weatherford Roger Miller singer, songwriter, Fort Worth Spanky McFarland actor, Fort Worth Audie Murphy actor, war hero, Kingston Willie Nelson singer, Abbot Chester Nimitz admiral, Fredricksburg Sandra Day O'Connor jurist, El Paso Roy Orbisonsinger, Vernon Buck Owens singer, Sherman Bonnie Parker outlaw, Rowena H. Ross Perot philanthropist, Texarkana Katherine Anne Porter author, Indian Creek