Fun Central (Arlington slogan)
'Fun Central" is the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau city slogan, created in 2002. Arlington boasts "fun" attractions such as Six Flags Over Texas (the original Six…
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Whole Wallet (Whole Foods nickname)
Whole Foods started its first store in Austin, Texas, in 1980. The food retailer is known for its organic foods -- and high prices. The nickname "Whole Wallet" was applied by at least…
Prisonville (Raymondville nickname)
The city of Raymondville is a small city in Willacy County in South Texas. Since at least 2006 (popularized by an October 2006 Texas Observer article), an unofficial nickname for Raymondville has…
Spaceman (Austin American-Statesman nickname)
The Austin American-Statesman is the daily newspaper for the capital city of Austin. The Democratic Statesman dates back to 1871, and today's newspaper is called "The Statesman" for…
Mistakesman (Austin American-Statesman nickname)
The Austin American-Statesman is the daily newspaper for the capital city of Austin. The Democratic Statesman dates back to 1871, and today's newspaper is called "The Statesman" for…
Ice Cream Soda
The invention of the ice cream soda is usually attributed to Robert M. Green of Philadelphia (at the Franklin Institute in 1874) or Fred Sanders of Detroit (in 1880). John Robertson and Francis…
Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag (Montgomery slogan)
The city of Montgomery (in Montgomery County) claims the slogan of "Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag." In 1839, Montgomery resident Charles Bellinger Tate Stewart served on a committee To…
Texas BBQ Trail
"The Texas BBQ Trail" is a website of Central Texas barbecue places; the term "barbecue trail" became popular by the 1990s. The "Texas BBQ Trail" website surprisingly…
Texas Sausage Trail
The Texas Sausage Trail is not as established as the Texas BBQ Trail (that has its own promotional website). The term became popularized in the January 2003 Texas Co-op Power magazine with its…
Bubba-Q
"Bubba-Q" (also "Bubba Q" without the hyphen, or "bubba-q" without capitalization) is "barbecue" for a "Bubba" (Southern for "brother").…
“Yada, Yada, Yada” (“Yadda, Yadda, Yadda”; “Yatata, Yatata, Yatata”)
"Yada, yada, yada" was popularized by an April 24, 1997 episode of the New York City-based television sitcom Seinfeld. The 1947 Oscar Hammerstein II-Richard Rodgers musical Allegro…
BAMBI (Beyond Allen Manhattan Bridge Intersection)
BAMBI (Beyond Allen Manhattan Bridge Intersection) is a neighborhood nickname that strives to be the next DUMBO (Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass). BAMBI was mentioned in a May 2008 article in…
Texas University (t.u.)
The University of Texas at Austin (UT) is called "Texas University" (always given lowercase as "t.u.") by the Texas A&M Aggies. The Aggies don't believe that their…
Veer (football offensive formation)
The "Veer" offensive formation (also called the "Houston Veer" or "Veer-T") is credited to University of Houston football coach Bill Yeoman (1962-1986), who installed…
“Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’” (“Rootin’ Shootin’ Tootin’ Man From Texas”)
The cowboy has often been described a "rootin' tootin' shootin'" (or "rooting," "tooting," and "shooting"). The 1936 song performed by native…
“Two and barbecue”
"Two and barbecue" (or "two and barbeque") is a phrase that is probably most associated with baseball's College World Series. The event is double elimination -- lose two…
San Francisco of the South (Austin nickname)
The city of Austin has been called the "San Francisco of the South" (or "San Francisco of the Southwest"). Austin, like San Francisco, is a city whose residents have liberal…
Helium City or Helium Capital of the World (Amarillo nickname)
A helium-extraction plant became operational near Amarillo in April 1929; by August 1929, Amarillo was being referred to in print as "the Helium City." Amarillo was called the…
“Low and slow” or “Slow and low” (barbecue motto/dogma)
Entry in progress -- B.P. 2 September 1982, Los Angeles (CA) Times, "The Butcher...Barbecued Brisket: Cook It Low and Slow to Capture the Essence of Texas" by Merle Ellis, part VIII, pg.…
Super Drum or Superdrum (Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, UT-Austin)
"Super Drum" (or "Superdrum" or simply "The Drum") is a nickname of the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, on the Austin campus of the University of Texas. The…