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Texas State Motto

"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.

Texas is from the Caddo Indian word "teyshas" (meaning "friends" or "allies"). In the 1540s Spanish explorers took this to be a tribal name, recording it as Teyas or Tejas. It came eventually to mean an area north of the Rio Grande and east of New Mexico. The alliance concept is also incorporated into the state motto, which is simply "Friendship."" See Origin of Texas State Name.

Concurrent Resolution

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.

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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.

motto (ˈmä-(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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