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Don't Miss Out. On Sunday, an education budget was approved that restored cuts made in Mortgage lending is an obvious exception. But there has been strong opposition to banning texting while driving and a proposed tax on soda. And Governor Rick Perry is poised to sign off the strongest email privacy laws in the US, which would require state law enforcement agencies to get a warrant before accessing emails.
The state likes to proclaim itself as an unpretentious, down-to-earth place where people are easy to get along with. As John Steinbeck wrote: "Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. And for people with conservative values, it could be a natural home, although demographic shifts have prompted speculation it will be a Democratic state in the future. People dream about moving to California, but they don't dream about moving to Texas, says Grieder, yet many of those reluctant to move there end up liking it.
She adds: "[They] realise that Texans aren't all Bible thumping, gun-toting people. The job is the trigger to come but you find it's pretty nice to live here.
All this doesn't just bring in new arrivals - native Texans aren't leaving the state either. It is the "stickiest" state in the country, according to the latest figures from the Pew Research Center, which suggest that more than three-quarters of adults born in Texas still live there.
Alaska is the least sticky. You can follow the Magazine on Twitter and on Facebook. When Texas was finally annexed by the U. He refused to brand his cattle, which was unheard of in cattle country at the time, thus leading to his name being used to describe an independently minded individual.
The oldest state law enforcement agency in the nation, the Texas Rangers, was originally created to patrol the border after the Texas Revolution.
Since then, they have played an important part in both Texas and American history, from thwarting an assassination attempt on President William Howard Taft to stopping infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. CC BY 2. Rodeo is even the official state sport of Texas. Small-town competitions began popping up in the s, and today, Texans fill stadiums to watch the action. Texans refuse to be outdone in just about anything. Sometimes referred to as a Texas Straw Hat, this Midwestern comfort food is loaded with chili, cheese, and corn chips usually Fritos.
Charles Alderton, a pharmacist from Brooklyn, changed the course of American history when he created the original Dr Pepper drink in the s in the town of Waco.
To this day, fans can visit the Dr Pepper Museum there, where kids can go on a scavenger hunt through the exhibits and then pick out a treat at the gift shop. Johnson climb his way to the White House, also worked to beautify the nation.
This important piece of legislation limited interstate billboards and required junkyards to be removed or hidden from sight. She also oversaw the planting of millions of flowers throughout Washington, D. A mecca for contemporary artists, Marfa is home to countless galleries, theaters, and artist- and writer-in-residence programs, all of which attract thousands of visitors each year.
And those that visit can sometimes get a mysterious light show. Or can they? Since the s, locals have reported seeing unexplainable lights in the sky, sometimes for mere seconds, others staying for hours at a time.
Some possible explanations include distant vehicle lights and mirages caused by sharp temperature changes between layers of cold and warm air.
Texas has a rich native American history and was home to Apache. Caddo, Comanche and many other native American tribes. Beautiful Wildflowers. The state of Texas is home to more than 2, distinct wildflower species. Those wonderful blooms including the Indian paintbrush, the Firewheel and the Pink evening primrose create a pallet of color along the Texas highways and woodland paths that make Texas a picture perfect place to visit. You can visit the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower center and discover all you will ever want to know about the wildflowers that grow in Texas and how to identify each plant.
Bluebell ice cream is found in Texas and it is the best tasting ice cream in all of the world. The Dairy Queen restaurants in Texas sell more than just ice cream. In Texas, you can go to DQ and order tacos, dumplings, burgers, ice cream cakes, and more, but in some other states all the DQ establishments offer is sweet treats. Open carry is permitted so Texans are free to get a license and carry their side-arms anywhere they go.
You can sit on your porch and hear the coyotes calling or the screech owls. The sounds of nature are readily available in Texas. There is nothing more exhilarating than going to a rodeo like the one at the Houston Livestock show each year or the prison rodeo in Huntsville where you can see real cowboys and real cowgirls doing what they do best.
Texas is home to some of the best medical hospitals. Luke Episcopal Hospital in Houston and many more great medical hospitals. It was built by Disney and can blast 1, gallons of water per minute. Texas is home to the annual Oatmeal Festival held on Labor Day held in Oatmeal Texas who just happens to have a water tower that is a replica of an oatmeal container. The Fort Stockton roadrunner statue that is eleven feet tall and twenty two feet long is located here. In Texas, the people are proud of the military and they support the military with several military bases.
Hey Kyle! Texas is home to colleges and universities. We take the idea of higher education very seriously here in the Lone Star state. We may speak slow, and stand around jawing with our neighbors a lot, but deep down we are a well-educated group of people who simply choose to not be uppity or be a show off.
Some of our infamous schools of higher education include:. Football is of course the number one beloved sport in Texas, but we also are home to some awesome baseball, soccer, and basketball teams.
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