‘Lone Star’ the Favorite in Texas Poll

The “Lone Star State” proved to be the overwhelming favorite in a newspaper poll on what should go on Texas license plates, outstripping “The Bank Failure State” and “Pinhead Legislature.”

Of the 7,636 ballots submitted by readers in the Austin American-Statesman Poll, 6,515 chose “Lone Star State,” 387 said keep the plates the way they are--with no slogan--and 613 had their own suggestions.

Only 121 chose “The Friendship State,” which was selected by the Texas Highway Commission and ignited the debate. Other suggestions included “Don’t Mess With Texas,” “Texas, the Insolvent State,” “Yankee Go Home” and “Gateway to New Mexico.”