Texas, the state.
by divinebovine on Jan 31, 2009 1:39 PM CST
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PrintJust sitting around on my couch this morning, and just realized I am really blown away by the awesomeness that is Texas. True, we do have our shortcomings here (an Aggie as governor, sometimes uber conservative politics, and A&M taking up space on our soil - it's just good banter PrimeTime), but it truly is an amazing place with amazing people.
Just take a drive out 290, 71, any small highway. Pass by random people and you wave at each other. Just a feeling of general mutual respect out there. We all know it's the largest inhabitable state in the nation (the entire state of Rhode Island almost fits within the Houston Metro Area).
If you want cold, move to the panhandle. If you want warm, go south. We have beach, desert, forest, pastures, any type of setting you want.
Jobs? Legal and business stuff, go to Dallas. Into the whole medical thing? How about the largest and best known medical center in the world down in Houston - of which I am a proud employee of. Farming is available, cattle ranching is everywhere; heck, I've even driven by several emu ranches. We have oil, we have mom and pop stores, we have big business. If you want to do it, go for it. There's room for you.
We are quite aware of our history in this fine nation, I mean state. The Alamo, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett giving the finger to Tennessee to come here. I grew up within 2 miles of the San Jacinto Monument and the Battleship Texas. Never grew tired of taking field trips there.
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And sports? Geez. Texas was home to almost an entire collegiate athletic conference for most of the 20th century (I know it's wiki, leave me alone). How many times in any sport has an expansion team won the championship during their first years in existence? If you don't know, google Houston Dynamo and Houston Comets. Side note, Dynamo were almost called the 1836, a very awesome nod to history. I'll give A&M their share of strong teams (not just football here), UH, TCU, the Oilers, Cowboys, Spurs, Mavericks, Rockets, Stars, Aeros, Rollerderby. Whatever you want. Many of our sports teams, both collegiate and professional, are usually in the upper echelon of their respective leagues, even when they don't win championships every year.
I'll wrap it up. It's just such a great place, and I am proud to be a Texan. And this should make your day a little better. So if you're from Texas, stick your chest out a little. And strut. We're that good.
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we are that good
i went (against my will) to a camp in oklahoma when i was younger, and that’s when i realized how truly great our state is. i love the State of Texas
Ian Johnson gets on one knee.
Sam Bradford gets on both.
Always remember
It’s not polite to ask a man where he’s from. If he’s from Texas, he’ll get around to letting you know soon enough. If he’s not, well, there ain’t no point in embarrasing him.
by Longhorn in Canada on Jan 31, 2009 3:32 PM CST reply actions
Who else has bumber stickers
that say “I’m from Texas, what country are you from?” Man, I love being a Texan.
It doesn't matter if you win or lose, as long as you come in first.
by Super Saiyan Patrick on Jan 31, 2009 8:38 PM CST reply actions
you forgot
The best part of living in Texas:
Shiner Bock.
by pleaseplaykindle on Jan 31, 2009 10:08 PM CST reply actions
Texas
I am a native Texas and have lined in exlie in Fairfax County Virginia for 15 years……a pleasant place, with the exception of January and February. I am fortunate enough to travel back to Texas on a regular basis, and I can tell you that absence does make the heart grow fonder. I love to see the simple, beautiful, bold, Texas flag, and to see it proudly displayed so many places. You may take this for granted living in state, but if you travel, examine how rarely state flags are seen elsewhere,, with the exception of obligatory displays at government buildings.
Texans are proud of who they are and what the state represents. I nominate highways 281 and 46 west of New Braunfels as beautiful drives.
Georgia...
About a week ago, a friend of mine who is a native Georgian got into a discussion about home state pride.
Now, I like this guy…I do…He’s a great friend, BUT.. I have to tell you that his reason’s for being prideful about Georgia just made me giggle. Somehow I can’t see being proud of a state where your ancestors ran Illegal alcohol to various places. I also can’t see being prideful of a state where the state flag, before it was changed, represented a somewhat dark period in a divided country. Now i’m not going to get into the whole slavery thing, but still it brings up the point…How can you be proud of that??
I mean being from Texas, and living in Georgia…It really makes me proud of where I come from, and my heritage . God blessed Texas and Texan’s with his own hands! Austin here i come in 2011.
Hook em!
Live in Florida
My parents are from Florida so I went to Florida every summer growing up and never saw a Florida state flag once. I didn’t know what it looked like until my freshman year at UF. You can’t go a block in a Texas town without seeing at least a couple Texas flags. No one in the union takes as much pride in their state as we do.
Texas is thought of as a country by its people and has everything you could ask for in a state. Great fishing, great hunting, beautiful state parks, amazing cities, ethnic diversity, you name it. Houston might be the best city in the country in terms of number and diversity of quality restaurants.
It’s amazing to think of the things that we consider normal that are only to be found in Texas. For instance, no one outside the state knows what a kolache is.
Living in the south, the people hear think they know BBQ, country music (I can’t stand Kenny Chesney), HS football, and deer hunting but they have nothing on us. I can’t wait to move home to Texas again.
Truly the greatest state.
Texas, the state
Having lived and worked in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia) for several years, all I had to do is tell the natives I was from Texas and they knew all about us. We even are well known around the world
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