<Tr> <Th> Bird </Th> <Td> Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fish </Th> <Td> Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Flower </Th> <Td> Bluebonnet (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Insect </Th> <Td> Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) </Td> </Tr>

Why is texas part of the united states