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It was written in 1924 by William J. Marsh, [1] [2] who was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom, and emigrated to Texas as a young man, and Gladys Yoakum Wright (1891–1956), [3] [4] of Fort Worth, Texas. It was selected as the official state song by a concurrent resolution of the Texas Legislature in 1929 following
Symbol Date designated Image Motto "Friendship" 1930 [1] [2] Nickname "The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1] June 30, 1839 National seal: Seal of the Republic of Texas: January 25, 1839 State seal: Seal of Texas: December 29, 1845 Reverse of the seal August 26, 1961 National coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas ...
John Denver wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for "Rocky Mountain High", adopted by Colorado in 2007 as one of the state's two official state songs, [2] and co-wrote both lyrics and music for "Take Me Home, Country Roads", adopted by West Virginia in 2014 as one of four official state songs. [3]
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The garden pansy (Viola × wittrockiana) is a type of polychromatic large-flowered hybrid plant cultivated as a garden flower. [2] It is derived by hybridization from several species in the section Melanium ("the pansies") [3] of the genus Viola, particularly V. tricolor, a wildflower of Europe and western Asia known as heartsease.
The claim: University of Texas pulled scholarships of students who knelt during national anthem. An Aug. 29 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows two separate images of female basketball ...
Watch Queen Latifah sing the national anthem prior to the New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys "Sunday Night Football" game to help kick off the 2023 NFL season.
Texas alumnus Scottie Scheffler proved why he's the world's best golfer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, collecting a gold medal on his very first try.. The former Longhorn is known to have a somewhat ...