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"Friendship"

 

Adopted in 1930.

 

Language: English

 

 

The state motto of Texas is "Friendship." The word, Texas, or Tejas, was the Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word meaning "friends" or "allies." House Concurrent Resolution No. 22, 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session (1930) p. 105.

 

The word was probably chosen because the name Texas or Tejas was the Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word sometimes translated to mean "friends" or "allies." See Origin of Name.
 

 

Texas State Motto: Friendship

 

 

The Texas motto, Friendship, was adopted by House Concurrent Resolution No. 22, 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session (1930)

Texas Statutes, Government Code, Chapter 3101, Section 3101-004.

GOVERNMENT CODE.
CHAPTER 3101. STATE SYMBOLS.
SECTION 3101.004.

§ 3101.004. STATE MOTTO. The state motto is "Friendship."

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 7.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001
 

 

 

 

Mottos of the States

Motto: United We Stand

 

State motto is a word, phrase, or sentence inscribed on or attached to a coin, building, or other object. A state motto expresses an important idea for a group of people within the state.

 

mottomä-(ˌ)tō)
n.

Etymology:
Italian, from Late Latin muttum grunt, from Latin muttire to mutter
Date: 15th century

1: a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use

2: a short expression of a guiding principle

 

 

 

 

 
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