Texas is probably the only state
with an
official fabric and cloth.
It was also adopted in June 18,
1997. Texas tops
the nation in cotton production,
with about 25 percent
of the entire U.S. crop coming
from our state.
Naming cotton the
official fabric and cloth wasn't
exactly an obvious
choice either. In 1901, it was
nominated for adoption
as the state flower!
In frost free areas,
cotton can be a perennial shrub
or small tree. Cotton
has been grown in Texas since the
1740's, brought
by the Spanish missionaries.