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What does "The Lone Star State" mean? Why did Texas get that name?

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The reason for it is that the Texas state flag has a single star on it.

By the way, for those people that believe Texas is the only state with the right to have its flag at the same height as the American flag because of some rule adopted when Texas was brought into the Union is DEAD WRONG so stop spreading your lies. Any state can have their flag at the same height...they just choose not to because they actually have respect for the country as opposed to some obsession with a single state. See my link for proof and knock off the myth! Source(s): http://www.snopes.com/history/american/t...

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The Texas flag has a single star on it
Because texas flag has 1 star on it and it has one star because there was a time where they were just by themselves! they wen't owned by mexico or the U.S!! They stood alone!
Because Texas was the only state Independent Nation for Almost 10 years, and the only state that can have its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag. then theres that 6 flags stuff i could go on but u have your answer
Our flag has one star on it.
Two schools of thought here:

Perhaps one of the most recognized nicknames of any state, 鈥淭he Lone Star State鈥?comes from the symbolism of the star on the 1836 flag of the republic, the 鈥淣ational Standard of Texas.鈥?The single golden star on a blue background signified Texas as an independent republic and was a reminder of the state鈥檚 struggle for independence from Mexico. The 鈥淟one Star鈥?can be found on the Texas State Flag and on the Texas State Seal today.

The Lone Star came to be when in 1821 Governor of the Mexican Providence of Texas, Henry Smith was reading some important papers. He signed them and then declared that Texas needed a seal. His overcoat had large brass buttons with the impression of a five pointed star on them. The Governor cut one of the buttons from his overcoat, and stamped it in sealing wax on the documents.