I-Texas inamathele emasikweni, i-folk lore ne-legend. Iningi lamaTexas 'idumela elikhulu liye lahlelwa ngokomthetho emasimweni wombuso. Izivakashi eziningi eziya e-Lone Star State ziyakujabulela ukuthola nokubona lezi zimpawu ukuze uthole ukunambitheka komlando waseTexas. Nakuba eziningi zalezi zimpawu zibonakala kalula kuwo wonke umbuso, abanye bangase babheke kancane. Noma kunjalo izivakashi eziya eTexas zingathola kalula izifanekiselo ezisemthethweni ze-Lone Star State uma zikwazi ukuthi zizophi.
Phakathi kwezimpawu ezingokwesithonjana kakhulu eTexas, kusobala, yiLone Star Flag. Ifulegi lingabonakala cishe yonke indawo eTexas. Wonke amahhovisi kahulumeni, izikole kanye nebhizinisi kubonisa ifulegi elibomvu, elimhlophe neluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngegama elibizwa nge-Lone Star. Leli fulegi, eqinisweni ifulege kazwelonke ka-1839 yeRiphabhlikhi yaseTexas, mhlawumbe ilula kunazo zonke izimpawu ezisemthethweni zaseTexas ukuze izivakashi zibonwe.
Esinye isibonakaliso sezomthetho esivumelana nesimo sezwe esisemthethweni ukuze sibone imbali yombuso - i -Bluebonnet . Ngesikhathi sehlobo, izivakashi eziningi ziqala ukuhamba ngomgwaqo ukuze zibuke le mboni yezithonjana. Ukushayela kulo lonke izwe laseTexas Hill naseningizimu enkabeni yeTexas kuhlale kubhejethi okuhle kokubona amahektare okuqhakaza ama-bluebonnets ngesikhathi sonyaka ka-spring. Nokho, idolobha lase-bluebonnet, i-Ennis, lapho izivakashi zihlala ziphathwa khona emasimini e-bluebonnets phakathi nonyaka.
Ngaphandle kokumangazwa muntu, izicathulo zombuso ezisemthethweni yi-cowboy boot.
Abavakashele cishe bazohlangana nama-Texans agqoke izibopho zezinkomo ngenkathi evakashela i-Lone Star State. Kodwa-ke, ukuya emcimbini onjengeHouston Livestock Show noRodeo kuqinisekisa ukuthi bazokwazi ukubona izinhlobonhlobo zezinyosi ze-cowboy.
Nakuba izimpawu zombuso ezibalulwe ngenhla zibonakala kalula, ezinye zivame kakhulu.
Kunjalo nesiphambano sikahulumeni esisemthethweni - i-Texas Horned Lizard. Eqinisweni ezibalwe njengezinhlobo ezisongelwayo, i-Texas Horned Lizard isamanje inabantu abaningi kwezinye izingxenye zombuso, njenge-Deep South Texas neWest Texas. Enye yezindawo ezinhle kakhulu ukubona ama-Lizards aseTexas ahlongozwe kulezi zinsuku yiLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Resfuge e Deep South Texas.
Isilwane esisodwa esisemthethweni sezilwane esitholakalayo kalula yisidumbu esincane esidlangalaleni, i-Nine Banded Armadillo. Lesi silwane esiyingqayizivele sinegobolondo elikhuni, elivikelayo futhi lingabonakala kulo lonke elaseTexas. Kodwa-ke, ngokuvamile etholakala ngobuningi kakhulu i-East Texas, North Central Texas naseNingizimu Central Texas.
Isibhedlela esisemthethweni sezilwane ezifuywayo esikhulu sinokubona okujwayelekile. Kodwa, lokho akuzange kube njalo. I-longhorn yaseTexas empeleni yayisendleleni eya ekuqothukeni ekuqaleni kwawo-1900. Ngenxa yemizamo yoMnyango we-Texas Parks & Wildlife kanye nama-ranchers angasese, i-Longhorn ibuyele emuva ebhodini. I-Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation Foundation umhlambi we-longhorn osemthethweni waseTexas. Ama-zoos amaningana nama-ranches kuwo wonke umbuso nawo afaka ama-longhorns. Futhi-ke, i-longhorn yi-mascot we-University of Texas.
Noma ubani oya emdlalweni we-UT webhola uzobona i-Bevo, kalula i-longhorn evelele kakhulu yombuso.
Amabhishi aseTexas ayindawo evamile yezivakashi. Futhi, nabo bangamasonto amaningi asehulumeni aseTexas. Igobolondo lombuso elisemthethweni yi-Lightning Whelk. I-Lightning Whelk itholakale kuphela eGulf of Mexico futhi ingabonwa ngamabhishi phezulu futhi phansi phansi ogwini lwaseTexas. Nakuba kungase kube isilingo sokuthatha ekhaya igobolondo le-Lightning Whelk, abaqoqi begobolondo abanomthwalo wemfanelo babuya wonke amaqobelengwane nama-living living back to the water. Kungenzeka ukuthola amabolombo angahlali, okulungile ukuyisa ekhaya.
Ngaphezu kwalokho ogwini lwaseTexas, ngokuyinhloko ukusuka eCorpus Christi eningizimu kuya eSouth Padre Island, abakwa-beachgoers bangabona elinye uphawu lwaseTexas. I-Kemp sika-Ridley Sea Turtle yi-turtle yolwandle esemthethweni.
Indawo yokudoba yendabuko yaseKemp sika-Ridley iseduze nePadre Island. I- Padre Island National Seashore , i- Mustang Island ne- South Padre Island yizo zonke izindawo ezinhle ukubona ama-Turtle Sea Turtles Sea Turtles unyaka wonke. Sicela ugcine engqondweni uma ubheka ama-Kemp's Ridleys ukuthi ziyizinhlobo ezisengozini futhi zivikelwe ngumthetho, ngakho-ke abantu akufanele bakondle noma bezama ukuxhumana nama-turtles.
Uphawu olutholakala ogwini abantu abangaxhumana nabo yizinhlanzi ezisemthethweni zosawoti, i-drum ebomvu. Eyaziwa ngokuthi i-redfish, i-drum ebomvu yiyona eyaziwa kakhulu ethandwa ngamanzi e-saltfish e- saltfish e-Texas ogwini olwandle. Futhi enye yezinhlobo zezinhlanzi eziningi kakhulu zasolwandle, i-redfish ingabanjwa kuwo wonke amabhishi nakuzo zonke izikebhe ezisogwini eTexas.
I-Texas iyaziwa ngokudla kwayo futhi izinto ezihlukahlukene ezidliwayo ziye zaba izimpawu zombuso ezisemthethweni. Isidlo sikahulumeni esisemthethweni saseTexas siyi-chili. Futhi, ngenkathi izitsha ze-"Texas ezibomvu" zitholakala ezindaweni zokudlela ezungeze uhulumeni, indawo enhle kakhulu yokujabulela isitsha seliyi ingenye yezinto eziningi zokupheka eziphethwe eTexas, kuhlanganise nomkhulukazi wazo zonke izipheki zokupheka, iTerlingua International Chili Cookoff.
I-Chili akuyona yodwa into yokudla okuneziphuzo eziba uphawu olusemthethweni lwaseTexas. I-Texas empeleni iyakubheka amapilisi amabili ahlukene njengezimpawu zombuso. I-pepper yombuso yi-jalapeno, kanti i-pepper yombuso yombuso yi-chiltepin. I-Houston Hot Sauce Festival iyindawo enhle yokuhlangabezana nokudla okusebenzisa kokubili izipelepele ezisemthethweni zaseTexas.
Into enkulu yokudla yesimo esidlangalaleni isisindo sikahulumeni esisemthethweni - u-Pecan pie. I-Pecan pie empeleni iyinye yezimpawu zombuso ezihlobene ne-pecan, njengoba i-pecan iyisihlahla sikahulumeni esisemthethweni futhi i-pecan ngokwayo iyinhlangano yezempilo esemthethweni yombuso. Zonke izinto ze-pecan zingajatshulwa eMkhosini waseTexas Pecan eGroves.
Lezi zingcosana zamatshwayo wombuso okwengeza umlando we-Texan. Ukusebenza lezi zimpawu zesimo sezwe ukuya eholidini laseTexas ngokuqinisekile kungafakela kulokhu okuhlangenwe nakho futhi kusize izivakashi ukuba zizwe sengathi zithola ukunambitheka kweTexas - kwezinye izimo ngempela-ngenkathi zivakashela i-Lone Star State.