The county courthouseWhen Im on the road, I make it a point to drive into county seats I havent previously visited and view the local courthouse. Slacker Costner sums up the struggle for straight-arrow Nelson while the latter showers off in a Marfa car wash: Theres nothing wrong with going nowhere, son. This saying means a person is dangerous and meanin essence, that he cant be broken. Use it to convey that my-family-has- ranching-roots allure. Emily McCullar is a senior editor covering pop culture, news, and Texas history. Neither song wastes time on apologies or nostalgia; both close with the prodigal storytellers back home in Bandera. Whooping cranes, Aransas National Wildlife RefugeOver four feet tall and weighing a mere fourteen pounds, they are the supermodels of the avian world. But in a burst of creative genius, triggered by a shift in the Balcones Fault, the earth partnered these humble materials in a geologic magic act that has wowed ancient people and Franciscans, deep thinkers and humorists, blue-lipped toddlers and topless hippie chicks, endangered salamanders and political activists. WebHouston in 25 Words Touted as one of the best cities in the country to live, work and play, Houston is a thriving urban metropolis that supports some of the most vivid cultural, art Or the Don Mamn salmon ceviche at Red Onion Seafood y Ms, in Houston. Photograph by Heather Leiphart/AP/Odessa American. Flickr/luna715. Vast desiccated swaths of our state are as dry as anything New Mexico can dehydrate. In three words, describe Texas. E. E. Cummingss artwork. The past is not distant at Espada. The miracle of Neiman Marcus is that they found absolution and, from this sacred place, an entire city moved fashion-forward to become a stylish retail mecca. She attended college in the Houston area and changed her major twice (psychology, computer science, and finally criminal justice) before taking a leap of faith and dropping out to pursue a career in freelance writing. Dog Canyon Campground, Guadalupe Mountains National ParkThis place is so remote you cant even drive to it from Texas. Cat OstermanAs a Longhorn senior, the tall, round-cheeked softball pitcher from Houston is still in quest of a national championship at Texas. Wed head down the steep and rough road to the pecan bottom that sits on the Little River, near Temple, or to the back side of the farm, where theres a stock tank half-circled with tall cottonwood trees. Sprouting talent like mesquite, Lubbock is Texass cool and homely subcapital out west. WebTexas = The second largest state in the US Texas = Ten-gallon hat Texas = 28th state - Statehood: Dec. 29, 1845 Texas = State bird = Mockingbird Texas = State flower = Hes grinning like a mule eating cockleburs. Meaner than a skilletful of rattlesnakes. Years later, during her five years as first lady, Lady Bird supervised the planting of two million daffodil bulbs in Washington, D.C., the largest planting of daffodils in history. In the words of Billy Joe Shaver, that border-crossing feeling makes a fool out of a man May it ever be so. Texas is growing at a breakneck pace, expanding by 15.3% from 2009-2019, according to USAFacts a speed nearly two and a half times faster than the national average. Lots of Texans are apt to spin a tall tale on short notice, but some are prone to talking with no notice at all. Brian D. Sweany, 30. There are many small towns that are charming and downright delightful. He dont know if hes a-washin or a-hangin. Stock tips? All had their charms. Sarah Bird, 56. We never got that picturewell, we did; the three of us in midair and him peering skeptically over the sidebut we had a great time, as we always do. 5 special, a double-meat cheeseburger for only $2.70). Yeah, we're pretty proud that our state produced such a legend. Plus she led the United States to a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics. Paul Burka, 3. ], 37. Even so, who can resist them? the Texanist, is a staff writer. Some words that start with the letter U that may be used to describe the state of Texas are: Unique, Universal, Useful, Urban, Ultimate, and Underestimated. To say nothing of producing pounds and pounds of lean, succulent, smoky kid goat that goes down rich, smooth, and easy; the overall level of the entries is unusually high for an open cook-off. Brian D. Sweany, 9. Urban and rural, young and old, male and female, they responded by the score, contributing hundreds more. You can be right on top of a covey and not know it. Plus, the fact that there was snow. There are many buildings, cities, and natural wonders that tell a cool story. Briscoe Ranches (640,000 acres). My Hometown, by Charlie Robison, and My Brother and Me, by Bruce RobisonThe Robison brothers came of age in early-eighties, precable television Bandera, where their only meaningful exposure to pop culture came from country music radio and heavy-metal concerts in nearby San Antonio. Sound has to be broken up, says Dick. Definitely the lemon meringue pot at Wink, in Austin. Charlies is an anthem about using any means availablesummer pipeline jobs, football, musicto get out. Evan Smith, 7. Texas: The weather sucks. The term is often used to describe the state of Texas, with phrases like Im fixin ta head down Texas way. Now a coveted and busy record producer in Austin, Maines used to take his quiet teenage daughter out to watch him play steel guitar in Elys band. It became the 28th state of the union in 1845. Just curious what the responses will be. It was weeeeet. ), a counties-big vista across orchards and plowed fields, red rock walls built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and a green tunnel of pecans, oaks, and sycamores with palmetto palms tickling their trunks. One of the most influential presidents in history was born right here in Texas. By serving better-than-passable food and booze before and during whatevers showing and by perfecting an indie sensibility thats evident not only in whats playing (a mix of art house fare and Hollywood must-sees) but whats playing before the show (archival video, hip cartoons, trailers for movies that were released decades ago), the Alamo has won fans on this coast as well as the other two, including the editors of Entertainment Weekly, who christened it the best theater in America. My favorite Alamo-ism: the on-screen admonition before every show that patrons should keep their mouths closed and their cell phone ringers off or well take your ass out. Lets see the theater in the mall try that. The AstrodomeAs a baseball stadium, it had its shortcomingsforemost among them Astroturfbut there was a time when it was second only to the Alamo as the most important building in Texas. And then, in just a few weeks, the show is over. In the suburbs, Anglo candidates block-walk; in the Rio Grande Valley, Hispanic politicos travel the pachanga circuit. The spring-fed swimming pool at Balmorhea State Park, BalmorheaThe last time we were there, on a summer trip through nearby Marfa, we tried to take the picture for our Christmas card: me jumping in, then my wife, Julia, our daughter, Carson, and finally our son, Wyatt. Patricia Sharpe, 46. Suzy Banks, 11. Skip Hollandsworth, 53. All I do is flash a photo ID, and the world is mine. Outside of work, you can likely find her curled up on the sofa with a hot cup of coffee, watching a crime TV show or scary movie. Hotter than a honeymoon hotel. Since then its validated bad-idea, spur-of-the-moment road trips undertaken from every campus in the state. Code switchers know when to speak what language to whom, and only in an insignificant number of cases do they resort to mixing because they cant express their idea in one tongue. Then Larry was up there attributing everything wonderful in life to buying a manual typewriter from Europe, sparing himself the computer revolution. My allergies are bad with this Texas weather. You could serve queso flameadothe true Mexican ancestor of the National Dip of Texasand every one of your guests would applaud. In short, hes ugly. A classic, its a succinct and subtle way of perpetuating the everythings-bigger -in-Texas myth. Sunsets at Enchanted Rock, near LlanoAs you approach it from the north on RM 965, Enchanted Rock looks as if a bald giant were poking his head out of the ground. Suzy Banks, 61. Traffic is light, development even lighter, and vistas can be grand. And nothing rewards the effort like resting on the windswept peak as the sun falls in the west. Dad and Mom obliged, and so did big sister, but the normally fearless little guy, all four and a half years and 35-odd pounds of him, couldnt bring himself to do it. Skittish horses have inspired many an equine expression. . Oh, also the goat cheese appetizer with morita-chile-and-Mexican-brown-sugar sauce at Liberty Bar, in San Antonio. Medina to Leakey on Ranch-to-Market Road 337Take this drive on a Sunday afternoon in October. Essays. Just show up on a Thursday night at about ten-thirty, when the house band launches into Boot Scootin Boogie. Skip Hollandsworth, 51. A high-powered spotting scope brings the cranes so close that its like having a front-row seat right next to the runway. The Astrodome put Houston on the map. It hardly seems like much at first. The Alamo DrafthouseThis theater chain, with locations in Austin, Houston, and San Antonio and plans to expand, proves that the way to a cinephiles heart is through his stomachand his liver. So dusty the rabbits are digging holes six feet in the air. The downtown Neiman Marcus, DallasThis is still the holiest site of Dallass religion of shopping, and in those halcyon days of Mr. Houston Public Media Staff. Mimi Swartz, 6. Taylor Prewitt is the newsletter editor for Texas Monthly. So low hed steal the nickels off a dead mans eyes. Gertrude Steins letters. Being close to this natural wonder is one of our favorite parts about living in Texas. And I could not possibly live without the enchiladas de Michoacn at Las Manitas, in Austin. Listen to what they had to say. His protgs, Dick DeGuerin and his brother, Mike DeGeurin (the former reverted to the older spelling of the name), have taken up a string of celebrity clients, from Kay Bailey Hutchison to Tom DeLay to various Branch Davidians. But still, for me, in my mostly moist corner of Texas, it really isnt the heat. Not often enough, for those few hours, it was me, my attention, and my dad, undivided in the cab of Ol Blue. Hed start a fight at the drop of a hatand hed drop it himself. We asked sources in KUHFs Public Insight Network on six-word phrases that capture the essence of the Bayou City. It was a rare chance to see history in the making, because Judds Minimalist monuments are already venerable masterpieces of twentieth-century art. In Texas, there were more than several words and small-phrases that trended throughout. Six years later Louis Kahn built what may well be the twentieth centurys most admired building, the sublimely proportioned, barrel-vaulted Kimbell Art Museum. Then youre firing in close quarters with an incredible adrenaline rush. Count yourself blessed if you live in Texas. The sopa azteca at El Mirador, San AntonioAvailable only on Saturdays. Houston criminal lawyersWhat is it with these guys? Now Ramsey has Ken Lay for a client. The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. Texas occupies the south-central segment of the country and Barton Springs? Mimi Swartz, 2. Mimi Swartz, 47. Evan Smith, 23. Dogs take the lead, followed by hunters, three or four abreast, advancing through brush and tall grass. Although Texas A&M is rooted in tradition, its by no means stuck there. San JacintoOkay, lets admit it. But, heywere wasting timeor, burning daylight: lets get right down to the lick-log, with a few examples of how to talk Texan. Even with the road, this is one of the most isolated places in Texas. An ice cold beer and some George Strait in our ears is all we really need to have a good time. Mustang Donuts, DallasLet the masses have their Krispy Kremes. With the modernization of conjunto music into tejano, a younger Mexican American generation added countrylike moves and made the tlacuachito a sleeker affair. It's the best fast food around. It never fails to put me in a good mood. Some Which is why, for decades, no game-watching party, bridal shower, or open house in Texas has failed to include a big pot of queso in the middle of the dining table. If all her brains were dynamite, she couldnt blow her nose. Its hotter than whoopee in woolens, hotter than a preachers knee, hotter than a fur coat in Marfa. Sometime after World War I Houston Post columnist Hubert Mewhinney wrote, Houston is a whiskey and trombone town. Personage With Birds, Mirs brash, colorful monumental sculpture, on Milam Street, not far away from the Menil, captures this side of Houston, though this was certainly not his intent. WebUse "descriptive words" a lot? Gary Cartwright, 18. Emily McCullar is a senior editor covering pop culture, news, and Texas history. He definitely deserves this spot on our Texas history A-Z list. Every spring, when Lady Bird spotted the first daffodil in bloom, she held a private ceremony and named the flower Queen. Hes so ugly his cooties have to close their eyes. . Stanley Marcuss impeccable taste and legendary customer service, it was less a finishing school for the nouveau riche than a secular temple where a generation of Texans whose wealth still came out of the land threw themselves on the altar of fashion, seeking redemption for the sins of vulgarity and boorish excess. The monument to Texass independence is an all-too-obvious effort to top the height of the Washington Monument. One thing that makes Pecoss rodeo weekend really special is the rodeo parade, perhaps the greatest celebration of old-fashioned American patriotism youll ever see. The short two-mile jauntthe landscape equivalent of a shot of espressois long on visual stimulation: a hill (whered that come from? The answer: irrelevant, as long as they put on a good show. Paul Burka, 72. From Texas trademarks to personal favorites to the just plain weird, youll find everything here. Michael Ennis, 62. First there was Percy Foreman, who successfully defended Melvin Powers, the lover/nephew of socialite Candace Mossler, against the charge that the two of them murdered Mosslers husband, in the society trial of the sixties. How do you feel about this list? Or goat barbecue? Borrowed from South American Spanish, it originally meant woolen fabric; now it describes a particular piece of clothing, often a plastic one used in the rain. Love Texas? On weekends close to an election, this means attending four or five pachangas in a day, working the crowd, grabbing a taco, washing it down with beer from a keg, and shooting zingers at their opponents. (the hogs ate Sister; the legs fell off Nells hamster). Try using one of these, and your spirits will rise like a corncob in a cistern. And because not once in its eighty years has anyone ever dropped a frozen meat patty on the grill. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, AustinIt was the Gutenberg Bible I first fell in love with, then the love letters and dream diaries of Graham Greene. Someone doesnt merely dieshe opens herself up a worm farm. Bruces is a ruminative family history detailing how four generations of wildcatters, whiskey drinkers, teetotalers, and hayseeds took root in the Texas Hill Country. John Morthland, 35. Tamales, made of masa and meat or veggies wrapped in a corn husk, are a Texas food favorite. Because the legend goes that Bobby Layne, the Longhorn quarterback of the mid-forties who should have been mentioned in all those recent articles about the greatness of Vince Young, drank beer at Dirtys on Saturday mornings before suiting up. BluebonnetsYes, they are a clich. Jan Jarboe Russell, 13. A few days after the stampede, the bruised Charlie Llewellin, 65. Even if the White House blames the victim. Trust me. Just left of center is a circle of red. Lower Westheimer Road, between South Shepherd Drive and Brazos Street, HoustonThe collection of shops and restaurants here defies and defines the word funky and also happens to be one of the few parts of Houston where street life exists outdoors, even on the most blistering summer day. The winds blowing like perfume through a prom. Then last year Dick DeGuerin, the smoothie, and the folksier Mike Ramsey teamed up to free Robert Durst, who chopped his Galveston neighbor into little pieces and then claimed self-defense. University of Texas professor of American literature and anthropology Jose Limn describes it this way: The idea is not to skip, hop, and jump or pump our arms, as Anglos often do when they attempt this dance. With the waning of the tejano music industry, there are now fewer clubs to go for a dance, although a resurgence in conjunto music has led to the reopening of long-defunct dance halls. The guides have an infectious enthusiasm and a singular take on things thats just as rare. Put them back to back on a playlist and subtitle them Metalhead, Pass By. John Spong, 63. Leave them blank to get signed up. But what keeps me coming back to the University of Texass unplumbable cultural repository are its more intimate gems: John Steinbecks original draft of East of Eden. The battlefield is not evocative, and the battle itself is hard to envision. Taylor Prewitt is the newsletter editor for Texas Monthly. Mimi Swartz, 75. 2. In Texas, folks arent just richlocals say they didnt come to town two to a mule. The wide smile, the firm handshake, the slap on the backits the way Texans meet the world, the social grease that makes living here so pleasant and easy. John Morthland, 64. If you are feeling like an adventure, make sure you check out the 6.6-mile El Paso Tin Mines Trail in the Franklin Mountains State Park. Folks still talk of Buddy Holly styling through the Hi-D-Ho drive-in in a pink Caddy convertible with four girlfriends. From the scenic viewpoint at the crest, the Rio Grande lies a thousand feet below, and Mexico is so close you might be tempted to throw a rock into it. Because Earl Campbell still stops in at least once a week for a beer and an OT Special. Shes so ugly shed make a freight train take a dirt road. I recommend making your way from Dog Canyon along the McKittrick Canyon Trail for a view over this famous glen, whose hardwood trees explode into color every fall. (Meanwhile, most regions of America dont even know yet that you can eat goat ) John Morthland, 28. Paul Burka, 41. It was the manifestation of a Texas attitude that we could do something that everyone else thought impossible. The Pecos RodeoAlthough Pecos (population: 9,501) is hidden away in Reeves County, in far West Texas, professional rodeo cowboys from around the country still make the long trip to compete at the old arena on the last weekend in June, in part because of tradition (Pecos could very well have hosted the worlds first rodeo, in 1883) and also because the small and often struggling Pecos businesses still raise about $200,000 each year for the prize money. Lucky. Between meals, you can scavenge for mid-century modern furniture or the occasional Stickley rocker, try on recycled designer clothing, and even get a tattoo. Brian D. Sweany, 19. To the right of center and slightly higher, there is a pale yellow circle about the same size as the red one. This is such a solid franchise that even Jerry Jones hasnt been able to mess it up. Farm-to-market roadsThe result of the Colson-Briscoe Act of 1949 to get the farmer out of the mud, today they serve city folk who want to escape their concrete canyons and get into the backcountry. Patricia Sharpe, 12. Nearby is a much smaller black dot. Chris 711/Flickr Fort Worth is known as "Cowtown," "Where the West Begins" and even "Panther City." Expressions for homeliness are the most common of Texas sayings. Paul Burka. Waggoner Ranch (524,000 acres). Michael Hall, 29. David Courtney, a.k.a. The term is often used to describe the state of Texas, with phrases like Im fixin ta head down Texas way. WebHow texas often is described (________ texas) central, western, southern, eastern, south, west, east, northern, southwestern, rural, southwest, north, northeastern, southeast, Texas is a great state to be in. I'd like to think we have by far the cutest state animal. This quotation is a beaut. He thinks the sun comes up just to hear him crow. A carhop will be out in an instant. And unlike the trails in most show caves, Sonoras put you right on top of it all. How to Speak Texan: 12 Essential Words and Phrases 1. You probably guessed those. Fixin ta: This means someone is about to do something. There is a reason many individuals are drawn to the Lone Star State. Ol Blue lives on the farm that my father, a lawyer by trade, bought as a weekend hobby in the seventies. He dont care what you call him as long as you call him to supper. More Colorful Texas Sayings Than You Can Shake a Stick At, At Texas Swingers Clubs, the Lifestyle Is Booming, My Life and Hard Times in the Junior League, The Texanists Quiz of Texcentric Trivialities, The Ultimate Texas Brand Bracket Crowns Its Champion, Presenting the Ultimate Texas Brand Bracket Final Four, The Ultimate Texas Brand Bracket Is Down to Its Elite Eight, Ford or Chevy? But Ill bet you dollars to doughnuts that if you put them out side by side, the queso will still be bubbling away when the queso is long gone. Hamilton Pool, Texas 78620, USA Ice Cream Flickr/kusine If I felt any better, Id drop my harp plumb through the cloud. Do you have any better suggestions for some of the letters? Languages come together in the same creative style that cultures do. Texas has a fascinating history. Its easy to get hot talk down cold. Cecilia Balli, 36. In the blink of a generations eye, Natalie Maines was belting out number one country hitsand yes, sassing the presidentas a member of the Dixie Chicks. As I grew older and busy with teenage distractions, I lost interest in the farm. We're cooler than you. 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