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Hi and Welcome to my Texas Page...

You will find some interesting facts and some helpful links as you navigate this page.
In my page navigator near bottom of page, there is a link for: "Blinkies/Graphics For You"...
You will find Texas Blinkies and also a link on that page for other state blinkies...
Thanks for dropping by, and enjoy your visit...~MarieCs

When you're from Texas,

People that you meet ask you questions like,  "Do you have any cows?";   "Do you have horses?";  "Are there really Indians and cowboys?";  "Do you have buffalo?";  "Bet you got a bunch of guns, eh?"? They all want to know if you've been to Southfork. They watched Dallas.

Have you ever looked at a map of the world? Look at Texas with me just for a second. That picture, with the Panhandle and the Gulf Coast, and the Red River and the Rio Grande is as much a part of you as anything ever will be. As soon as anyone anywhere in the world looks at it they know what it is. It's Texas. 
Pick any kid off the street in Japan and draw him a picture of Texas in the dirt and he'll know what it is. What happens if I show you a picture of any other state? You'll get it maybe after a second (maybe), but who else would?  Even if you do, does it ever stir any feelings in you?

In every man, woman and child on this little rock the Good Lord put us on, there is a person who wishes just once he could be a real live Texan  and get upon a horse or ride in a pickup. There is some bit of Texas in everyone. 

Do you know why?   Because there's no place like Texas. 
Texas is the Alamo. Texas is 183 men standing in a church, facing thousands of  Mexican nationals, fighting for freedom, who had the chance to walk out and save themselves,  but stayed instead to fight and die for the cause of freedom.  

We send our kids to schools named William B. Travis and Bowie, and do you know why? Because those men saw a line in the sand and they decided to cross it and be heroes. John Wayne paid to do the movie himself. (I did not know this) 
That is the Spirit of Texas.

Texas is Sam Houston capturing Santa Ana at San Jacinto. 
Texas is Texas Independence Day. 
Texas is huge forests of Piney Woods like the Davy Crockett National Forest. 
Texas is breath taking mountains in Big Bend. 
Texas is shiny skyscrapers in Houston and Dallas. 
Texas is world record bass from places like Lake Fork. 
Texas is Mexican food like nowhere in the world, even Mexico.
Texas is larger-than-life legends like Willie Nelson and Buddy Holly, Earl Campbell and Nolan Ryan,
             Denton Cooley and Michael DeBakey, Sam Rayburn, Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Texas is huge herds of cattle and miles of crops. 
Texas is skies blackened with doves, and fields full of deer.
Texas is slowly nodding oil well pumps and hissing gas wells. 
Texas is crystal clear Hill Country streams racing through rock bottomed
              canyons to empty in to plodding rivers.  If it isn't in Texas, you don't need it.

No one does anything bigger or better than it's done in Texas. 

By federal law, Texas is the only state in the U.S. that can fly its flag  at the same height as the U.S. flag. Think about that for a second.  You fly the Stars and Stripes at 20 feet in Maryland, or California, or Maine, and your state flag, whatever it is, goes at 17. You fly the Stars and Stripes in front of Pine Tree High in Longview at 20 feet,  the Lone Star flies at the same height--20 feet. Do you know why?
Because we place being a Texan as high as being an American down here. 
Our capitol is the only one in the country that is taller than the capitol building in Washington, D.C.

We included these things as part of the deal when we came on. That's the best part right there, WHEN WE CAME ON.  Texas was its own country. The Republic of Texas. No matter where I may live in the US of A,  I am proud to be a TEXAN.
Thank You Cathy Tx for forwarding the above 1/04/02

And remember Bubba:  "don't squat with yer spurs on" :-)

Texas Humor  (You know you're from Texas if:)

  1. You measure distance in hours.
  2. You've ever had to switch from "heat"  to A/C" in the same day.
  3. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.
  4. Stores don't have shopping carts; they have buggies.
  5. You see a car running  in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, 
       no matter what time of the year.
  6. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixin to go to the store.
  7. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal. 
  8. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
  9. You carry jumper cables in your car .....for your OWN car.
10. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.
11. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco
12. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
13. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.------ OH YEAH!!! :)
14. The local paper covers national and international news on one page but requires 6 pages for
      sports.
15. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
16. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
17. You find 100. degrees F "a little warm."
18. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas.
19. You know whether another Texan is from southern, middle, or northern Texas as soon as they
      open  their mouth.
20. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.
21. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin wal-martin" or off to
     "Wally world."
22. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather.
23. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop ... it's a Coke regardless of brand or flavor
24. You understand these jokes and forward them.

 Thanks James C. for forwarding this e-mail 12/29/01:  

"Only A True Southerner"

Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and conniption, and that you don't "HAVE" them but "PITCH" them.
Only a true Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc. make up "a mess".
Only a true Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder".
Only a true Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in: "Going to town, be back directly." Even true Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl on the middle of the table.

All true Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.

Only a true Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. (If the neighbor's trouble is  a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'!)

Only true Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. Only a true Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.

A true Southerner knows that "fixin'" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.

Only a true Southerner knows that the term "booger" (rhymes with sugar) can be a resident of the nose, a descriptive,  as in "that ol' booger", or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you senseless. Only true Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We don't do "queues", we do "lines"; and when we're "in line", we talk to everybody!

Put 100 true Southerners in a room, and half of them will discover they're related,  even if only by marriage. 

True Southerners never refer to one person as "ya'll."

True Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.

Every true Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that redeye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.

When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin' ... ,"   you know you are in the presence of  a genuine Southerner!

Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and  lots of it - we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say, "Bless her heart" and go your own way.
Thanks Angel ~Stoney~ for forwarding the above e-mail 4/13/2002 

A TEXAS BLESSING

Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry, Please keep it cool in mid-July.
Bless the walls where termites dine, While ants and roaches march in time.
Bless our yard where spiders pass Fire ant castles in the grass.
Bless the garage, a home to please-Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.
Bless the love bugs, two by two, The gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you.
Millions of creatures that fly or crawl, In Texas, Lord, you've put them all!
But this is home, and here we'll stay, So thank you Lord, for INSECT SPRAY!!

Thank You James C.   for forwarding the message below 1/16/2002

   
 A TEXAN IN AUSTRALIA

A Texan farmer goes to Australia for a vacation.  There he meets an Aussie farmer and gets to talking.  The Aussie shows off his big wheat field and the Texan says, "Oh! We have  wheat fields that are at least twice as large".   Then they walk around the ranch a little, and the Aussie shows off his herd of cattle.  The Texan immediately says, "We have longhorns that are at least twice as large as your  cows".

The conversation has, meanwhile, almost died when the Texan sees a  herd of kangaroos hopping through the field.   He asks, "And what are those"?  The Aussie replies with an incredulous look, "Don't you have any grasshoppers in Texas"?     (Thanks Cathy Tx for forwarding 3/22/02)

Subject: Visit Texas 'cause Texas is a hoot!  Thanks Jack!

Celebrating our western heritage:
Cut n Shoot, Texas	Gunshot, Texas  nothing found yet	Gun Barrel City, Texas
Need to be cheered up?
Happy , Texas 79042	Smiley, Texas 78159	Paradise, Texas 76073
Rainbow, Texas 76077	Sweet Home, Texas 77987
Why travel to other states? Texas has them all!
Detroit, Texas 75436	Colorado City, Texas 79512	Denver City, Texas 79323
Memphis, Texas 79245	New Boston, Texas 75570	Nevada, Texas 75173
Miami.  Texas 79059	Santa Fe, Texas 77517	Tennessee Colony, Texas 75861
Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane ticket!
Canadian , Texas 79014	China , Texas 77613	Egypt , Texas 77436
Turkey , Texas 79261 (home of Bob Wills)	London , Texas 76854	New London , Texas 75682
Paris , Texas 75460
We even have a city named after our planet!   Earth , Texas 79031
And a city named after our State!   Texas City , Texas 77590
Exhausted?   Energy , Texas 76452
Need Office Supplies?   Staples , Texas 78670
Men are from Mars, woman are from Venus , Texas 76084
You guessed it..it's on the state line.. Texline , Texas 79087
For the kids..
Kermit , Texas 79745	Elmo , Texas 75118	Nemo , Texas 76070
Tarzan , Texas 79783	Winnie , Texas 77665
Other funny city names in Texas :
Beeville , Texas 78102	Bigfoot , Texas 78005	Buda , Texas 78610
Cactus , Texas 79013	Mercedes , Texas 78570	Nixon , Texas 78140
Telephone , Texas 75488	Whiteface , Texas 79379	White Deer, Texas 79097
Muleshoe, Texas	Loco, Texas
And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City   Kilgore , Texas 75662