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A Guide to the State Symbols of Texas

By John O. Lumpkin
November 9, 2022

The Texas State Bird: Mockingbird

By John Lumpkin
November 8, 2022

To Kill a Mockingbird—Why It’s Time for Texas to Ditch Its State Bird

By John Nova Lomax
January 7, 2022

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