I-Texas ixhomekeke kwisithethe, ukulandelwa kwabantu kunye nomlando. Ininzi yaseTexas idumela eligqithiseleyo liye lalawulwa ngokomthetho kwiimpawu zelizwe ezisemthethweni. Iindwendwe ezininzi kwi-Lone Star State ziyakuzonwabisa ukufumana nokubona ezi ziqulatho ukwenzela ukuba ufumane ukunambitheka kwendlela yamathambo aseTexas. Nangona ezininzi zeempawu zibonwa lula kulo lonke urhulumente, abanye bangathatha ingqalelo encinane. Nangona kunjalo iindwendwe eziya eTexas ziyakwazi ukufumana ezininzi zeempawu zaseburhulumenteni zeLone Star State ukuba ziyazi ukuba zikhangelekaphi.
Phakathi kweempawu ezininzi zeTexas, ngokucacileyo, yiLone Star Flag. Ifulegi ibonakala kuyo yonke indawo eTexas. Zonke iiofisi zikaRhulumente, izikolo kunye nezoshishino zibonise iflegi ebomvu, emhlophe neyibluphu ngegama elithi Lone Star. Le flegi, eyona ipaki yelizwe lika-1839 yeRiphabhuliki yaseTexas, mhlawumbi ilula kunazo zonke iimpawu zaseburhulumenteni zaseTexas ukuba iindwendwe zibonwe.
Olunye uphawu oluseburhulumenteni olusemthethweni ukuba lubone intyatyambo yelizwe - i-Bluebonnet . Ngethuba lokusasa, iindwendwe ezininzi ziqala ukuhamba kwindlela yokujonga le ntyatyambo. Ukuqhuba kuyo yonke i- Texas Hill Country kunye nezantsi kwe-Texas ephakathi kweTexas zihlala zibhajethi ezilungileyo zokubona iihektare zokuqhakaza i-bluebonnets ngexesha lonyaka we-spring. Noko ke, isixeko saseburhulumende sase-bluebonnet, ngu-Ennis, apho iindwendwe zihlala ziphathwa kwiindawo zokutshala i-bluebonnets ngexesha le-spring.
Kuphantse kumangaliswe mntu, iingubo zaseburhulumenteni ezisemthethweni yi-cowboy boot.
Ababhenkethi baya kufumana ngokuqinisekileyo amaTeans agqoke izibhokisi zeenkomo ngexesha bevakatye i-Lone Star State. Nangona kunjalo, ukuya kweso siganeko njengoHonston Imfuyo Show and Rodeo kuqinisekisa ukuba baya kufumana iindidi ezininzi zeebhokhwe.
Nangona izibonakaliso zombuso ezikhankanywe ngasentla zibonwa lula, ezinye zincinci kakhulu.
Leyo yimeko kunye nesidumbu seburhulumenteni - i-Texas Horned Lizard. Eyona nto iboniswe njengezilwanyana ezisongelayo, i-Texas Horned Lizard isasoloko inabantu abaninzi kwiindawo ezithile zombuso, ezifana ne-Deep South Texas kunye ne-West Texas. Enye yezona ndawo zibalaseleyo zokubona ii-Lizards zaseTexas zineziThupha ezi ntsuku yiLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Resfuge kwi-Deep South Texas.
Esinye isilwanyana saseburhulumenteni esisemthethweni esilula ukuyifumana sisilwanyana esincinci, i-Armadillo e-Nine. Esi silwanyana esiyingqayizivele sinomkhuhlane onzima, ukhusela ngaphandle kwaye sibonakala kulo lonke elaseTexas. Nangona kunjalo, ngokuqhelekileyo kufumaneka kwi-East Texas, North Central Texas kunye ne-Central Central Texas.
Isibonda esikhulu seburhulumenteni sisisilwanyana esifanelekileyo. Kodwa, akuzange kube njalo. I-longhorn yaseTexas yayisendleleni eya ekupheleni kwama-1900. Ndiyabulela kwimizamo yeSebe lase-Texas Parks ne-Wildlife kunye nama-ranchers abucala, i-Longhorn yabuyisela ebudeni. I-Texas Parks kunye ne-Wildlife's Foundation isilwanyana esiseburhulumenteni saseTexas. Izilwanyana ezininzi kunye neendawo ezihambahambayo ngaphesheya kwiphondo nazo ziquka i-longhorns. Kwaye, ke, i-longhorn yi-mascot yeYunivesithi yaseTexas.
Nabani na oya kumdlalo webhola le-UT uya kufumaneka kwiBevo, ngokulula kwi-longhorn yelizwe elidumileyo.
Iilwandle zaseTexas zihlala ziindawo ezidumileyo kwiindwendwe. Kwaye, nabo bahlala kwiindawo ezinobume zaseburhulumenteni zaseTexas. Igobolondo likarhulumente elisemthethweni iWellk Whelk. IWhelk Lightning ifunyenwe kuphela kwiGulf of Mexico kwaye inokuthi ibonakale kunye neelwandle phezulu nasezantsi eTexas. Ngelixa kunokuba kukhange kube nzima ukufika ekhaya igobolondo leWellk, i-shells, iqokelele abaqokeleli begobolondo bayabuya zonke iigobolondo kunye nama-living living back to the water. Kunokwenzeka ukufumana iigobolondo ezingahlaliyo, ezilungileyo ukuza ekhaya.
Ukunyuka kwelaseNxweme yaseTexas, ngokuyinhloko ukusuka eKorpus Christi ngasentla ukuya eSouth Padre Island, abahamba ngeelwandle bangabona enye uphawu lwaseTexas. I-Kemp ye-Ridley Sea Turtle yiyona ndlela esemthethweni yolwandle yolwandle.
Indawo yaseNew yaseKemp ka-Ridley ihamba kunye nePadre Island. I- Padre Island National Seashore , i- Mustang Island kunye neSouth Padre Island zizonke indawo ezilungileyo ukubona i-Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles kulo nyaka. Nceda ugcine engqondweni xa ukhangele i-Kemp's Ridleys ukuba ziyizilwanyana ezisengozini kwaye zikhuselwe ngumthetho, ngoko abantu abafanele bangadli okanye mhlawumbi bazame ukusebenzisana neentlanzi.
Isimboli efunyenwe ngaselunxwemeni abantu abangakwazi ukusebenzisana nayo yintlanzi esemthethweni yentlanzi, intlanzi ebomvu. Ngokuqhelekileyo eyaziwa ngokuba yi-redfish, idrubom ebomvu yinto edlalwa yintlanzi yokudlalwa kwamanzi e-saltfish e-Texas eogwini. Enye yezona zininzi zeentlanzi zaselwandle, i-redfish inokubanjelwa kuwo onke amanxweme kunye nakulo lonke unxweme e-Texas.
I-Texas iyaziwa ngokutya kwayo kwaye iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zezinto ezidliwayo ziye zaba ziimpawu zeseburhulumenteni ezisemthethweni. Isidlo saseburhulumenteni saseburgesi esiseburhulumenteni sisifo. Kwaye, ngelixa izitya ze-"Texas ezibomvu" zenziwa kwiivenkile ezikulo lonke elaseburhulumenteni, indawo ephambili yokuzonwabisa isitya sesilili yenye yezona zininzi eziphekayo zokupheka eziseTexas, kuquka no-granddaddy wazo zonke i-cook-offs, iTellingua International Chili Cookoff.
I-Chili akuyona yodwa into yokutya ene-spicy yokuba isimboli esisemthethweni saseTexas. I-Texas ngokuqinisekileyo iyaqaphela iipilisi ezimbini ezihlukeneyo njengezimboli zaseburhulumenteni. I-pepper yombuso yi-jalapeno, ngelixa i-pepper yaseburhulumenteni i-chiltepin. Umkhosi we-Houston Hot Sauce Festival uyindawo enhle yokuhlangabezana nokutya esebenzisa zombini i-pepper yasePexas.
Into ebalulekileyo yokutya kwimeko yelizwe igosa elisemthethweni lika-Pecan pie. I-Pecan pie ngokwenene enye ye-trio yeempawu zelizwe ezihlobene neepecan, njengoko i-pecan isihlahla sombuso esisemthethweni kwaye i-pecan ngokwayo i-nut yezempilo esemthethweni. Zonke izinto i-pecan inokuyithandwa kwiTexas Pecan Festival kwiGroves.
Ezi zizinto ezimbalwa zeempawu zesebe ezininzi ezongeza umxholo kunye neenkcukacha zenkcubeko yeTekan. Ukusebenza kwezi zibonakaliso zeseburhulumenteni kwiiholide zaseTexas ngokuqinisekileyo zingongeza kwivavanyo kwaye kuncede abavakhenkethi bazive ngathi banomdla wokwenene waseTexas - ngezinye iimeko ngokwenene-ngelixa bevakatye i-Lone Star State.