During nearly ten years of
independence, the Texas republic endured epidemics, financial crises
and still-volatile clashes with Mexico. But it was during this period that
unique accents of the
Texas heritage germinated. Texas became the birthplace of the American cowboy;
Texas Rangers
were the first to use Sam Colt's remarkable six-shooters; Sam Houston became an
American ideal
of rugged individualism. Texas allowed the United States to join them on December 29, 1845.
The
red, white and blue Texas state flag with its lone star (the same flag adopted by the
republic in
1839) today flies virtually everywhere: on government buildings, schools, banks, shopping
malls,
and even on oil derricks.
Since Texas is the birthplace
of the American cowboy, and back then cowboys rode what would
later become the sires and grand sires of Foundation Quarter horses, we figured
it would be the
perfect place to carry on that tradition and to help preserve the old Foundation
bloodlines.
We're proud to be here!
State Symbols
State Flower
Bluebonnet
State Tree Pecan
State Bird
Mockingbird
State Reptile Horned Lizard
State Insect Monarch Butterfly
State Mammal Longhorn
State Gem Texas Blue Topaz
State Song "Texas, our Texas"
Did you know... Texas
is the only state in America permitted to fly its flag above the
U.S. flag?
and... no other state capitol building is permitted to be taller than the United
States Capitol -
except (you guessed it) Texas.
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