Football is a way of life in Texas, and our teams have had more than their fair share of wins.
Tourists take cross-country road trips and are awed by the size of the United States. Texans plan road trips entirely within the state and may cover just as much ground. With Big Bend National Park, a huge number of state parks, and miles of wild and natural beauty, the Lone Star State is the perfect place to hit the open road.
It doesn’t matter where you fall on the Texas food spectrum — BBQ, chili, Tex-Mex, kolaches, corn dogs — our cuisine is highly addictive. We consume our calories proudly.
Texas may not be the only one to share this particular source of pride, but we are one of the few in the United States. We spend the extra cash on more of the abovementioned food.
What did we order? The taco of the month, which happened to be The Tipsy Chick : Grilled chicken and corn, green chiles, baby spinach, homemade maple bacon and burbon marmalade, cheddar cheese and chipotle ranch sauce served on a flour tortilla. The Democrat is also a favorite of ours.
Don’t forget the queso and chips, recently voted #1 by locals.
Ok, there may not be a Texas flag on the Moon — YET — but Mission Control at NASA in Houston has been the only agency to coordinate astronauts walking on the lunar surface.
His roundhouse kicks will defend Texas until he kicks the bucket, and then he’ll banish all the ghosts threatening Texas — to Georgia.
It says something when you’re one of the few places to be recognized by name anywhere on Earth. Whether it’s due to Texas’ image in movies, politics in the news, or just backstory, we can proudly walk up to someone in the middle of Siberia and see that glimmer of recognition when stating our home. 