THE LONE STAR BUTTON...

Henry Smith, the first governor of the Mexican province of Texas, gets the credit for creating the "Lone Star" in the "Lone Star State." In 1821, Smith was just a few days into the job when he received important papers to sign. He realized, after signing them, that he didn't have an offical seal. He took one of the brass buttons from his overcoat (which had a five-pointed star on it) and some sealing wax and stamped the impression of a single star on the documents. The Lone Star State was born.
**This is infomation is from the book, Bathroom Book of Texas Trivia Weird,Wacky and Wild
by W. Prosapio and L. Wojna.