I’m in a Lone Star state of mind today, and I’ve been thinkin’ about all the things that make Texas so great! Texans have a special kind of pride in our state that’s hard to explain to those who don’t live here… nobody has swagga like us! As Robert Earl Keen likes to say, “The Road Goes on Forever and the Party Never Ends!” My list of things I love about Texas is a lot like the road… it could go on forever…
The Dallas Cowboys, The Texas Rangers, The Dallas Mavericks, The Dallas Stars, The Houston Texans, and The Houston Astros are all proud to call Texas home!
The bluebonnet is our state flower. They’re kind of a big deal…
Friday Night Lights! No other state takes high school football as seriously as we do. Heck, most of our high school football teams could give the Houston Texans a run for their money! ;-)
We’re home to the Live Music Capitol of the World! ATX knows how to rock, roll, and honky tonk! For that, we are so very thankful!
Willie Nelson… enough said.
We used to be our own Republic. If we get tired of playing nice with the other states, we have the right to secede. Awesome.
Everything is bigger in Texas… including our economy. It’s the 14th largest economy in the world! That’s bigger than the economy of most countries. True story.
We don’t have a personal income tax, and you can buy a house twice the size of what you can buy in California or New York for about half the price. Who doesn’t love a bargain?!
Texas is home to some of the finest establishments of higher education in the country. Hook ‘em! Guns up! Whoop! Sic ‘em!
We’ve got mountains, canyons, beaches, rivers, woods, and everything in between.
We’re friendly. We wave. We say yes ma’am and no sir. Basically, we have manners and that’s not universal.
We love guns, and we know how to use ‘em!
The ladies of Texas can skin a deer in the morning and look like the quintessential southern bell by the time the sun sets. Speaking of sunsets…
We’ve got the most gorgeous sunsets in the world. Almost all of the sunsets used in television and film are shot right here in Texas... that means even our sunsets are famous!
Our food will make your taste buds high five each other! Some like it hot, we like it extra spicy with a delicious burst of flavor for good measure! The best part… it’s served in Texas sized portions!
Simply put, we’ve got history… an entire text book full. Texas History is part of the core curriculum for Texas students. We’re as proud of our past as we are of our state!
There are so many things to love about Texas that it would be nearly impossible to list them all! Bottom line, Texas is AWESOME! If you don’t agree, you’re clearly from the portion of the map simply noted as NOT TEXAS.
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