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Texas State Pastime: Making Up New State Symbols
Texas mayors want CFL to be state light bulb |
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04 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:50 PM on 04 Dec 2007 The state bird of Texas is the mockingbird. The state song is "Texas, Our Texas." The Texas state footwear is the cowboy boot, its tie the bolo tie, and its pepper the jalapeņo. Now, five Texas mayors have called for the Lone Star State to have an official state light bulb: the compact fluorescent. Which, while laudable, sheds no light on why Texas is the only ... |
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