"Once you get rid of integrity, the rest is a piece of cake" was Larry Hagman's favorite line on the long-running television series Dallas. He played mean old J. R. Ewing. Wikipedia:…
"You had me at hello" was the line that Renée Zellweger (from Katy, Texas) told to Tom Cruise in the movie Jerry Maguire (1996). Country star Kenny Chesney wrote a song called "You…
McCamey used to be an oil town, but, in the 1990s, it transformed as a wind energy town. In 2001, the Texas legislature declared McCamey to be the Wind Energy Capital of Texas. Wikipedia: McCamey,…
Denison was named the Wine Root Stock Capital of the World by the Texas legislature in 1989. Denison citizen Thomas Volney Munson (1843-1913) studied grapes and discovered many new varieties. His…
"Houston's hot," as the saying goes. Since the 1940s, to attract tourists and conventions, Houston has promoted itself as "the most air-conditioned city in the nation." No…
Rains County was designated the Eagle Capital of Texas by the Texas Legislature in 1995. There is an annual Eagle Festival. Rains County is an important nesting and feeding area for bald eagles and…
Mills County is known as the Meat Goat Capital of America. In the past twenty years, goats have become a major industry in Mills County -- so much so that goats outnumber people! Handbook of Texas…
Blanco calls itself the "Lavender Capital of Texas," trademarked from 2004 and made official by the Texas legislature in 2005. Blanco hosts a Lavender Festival and the Hill Country has a…
"Winter Texan" is what is called a "snowbird" in Florida -- someone who comes down from the north to experience a more moderate temperature during winter (December through…
Galveston became an alternative to Ellis Island (the immigration center in New York City), and it took in many immigrants from about 1900 until the start of World War I. The immigration of Jews to…
Comfort calls itself the "Star of the Texas Hill Country." Some websites claim the title for Wimberley or for Boerne. Handbook of Texas OnlineCOMFORT, TEXAS. Comfort, the second largest…
"Charm of the Texas Coast" is the nickname of Rockport-Fulton, about thirty miles northeast of Corpus Christi. The Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce has a Volunteer Charmer Program in…
"Twice as nice" and "Where life is so large it takes two states" are slogans of Texarkana. The city is really two cities -- Texarkana, Texas (Bowie County) and Texarkana,…
"Where Everybody Is Somebody" and "Home of Cowboys and Legends" are slogans of Hico in Hamilton County. Hico has a "Billy the Kid" museum and claims that local…
Lindale (near Tyler) has the motto "Good Country Living." Lindale is a small town that holds an annual CountryFest. Wikipedia: Lindale, TexasLindale is a town in Smith County, Texas,…
Marlin was declared the "Hot Mineral Water City of Texas" by the Texas House of Representatives in 1999. Hot mineral water was found in 1892, and Marlin quickly developed a health…
Yes, there is a town called Happy, Texas. It's slogan is "The Town Without a Frown." Of course! Handbook of Texas OnlineHAPPY, TEXAS. Happy, on U.S. Highway 87 in northern Swisher…
"Where Yee-Hah Meets Olé" has been the slogan of Eagle Pass (on the border with Piedras Negras, Mexico) since 1995. A 2002 slogan is "Eagle Pass ... Piedras Negras – Good…
"Where the stars come out ot play" is the slogan of Fort Davis, near Mount Locke and the McDonald Observatory. Fort Davis is also called "The Highest Town in Texas" because the…
Honey Grove was named after its apiary, and the city's web page shows two bees. The nickname of Honey Grove is "Sweetest Town in Texas," although that could, perhaps, also apply to…