The debates around adopting official state symbols offer levity along with valuable civics lessons for students.

The Texas Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would restrict which flags public schools can display on campuses.

Tortillas in New Mexico, steak in Oregon... Bigfoot in California? Why US states are adopting new symbols - Legislating isn’t always about taxes, tariffs and other serious issues. Lawmakers sometimes ...

Texas Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, authored a resolution to make the cannon the official state gun of Texas. On April 10, ...

A bill naming the tortilla the state bread of New Mexico was vetoed, but Oregon may still adopt the T-bone as the state steak ...

DALLAS — The Texas Department of State Health Services says five additional counties now have an ongoing spread of measles, meaning transmission and cases are enough to be included in a ...

Junior outfielder Jace LaViolette entered this season as arguably the greatest power hitter in Texas A&M baseball program history and continued to cement his legacy this week. "Lord Tubbington ...

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(Reuters) -The Texas health department reported 505 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 24 cases from its previous count on April 4, as the United States battles an outbreak ...