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Texas is from the Caddo Indian word "teyshas" (meaning "friends" or "allies"). In the 1540s Spanish explorers took this to be a tribal name, recording it as Teyas or Tejas. It came eventually to mean an area north of the Rio Grande and east of New Mexico. The alliance concept is also incorporated into the state motto, which is simply "Friendship." See name origins for all 50 states Texas highlighted on a map of the continental USA Texas sunset photo © Jason Hunter on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

Source:	Origin of the name Texas: Texas Handbook Online
Links:	State Name Origins - 50 States

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