The Texas Two-Step is a popular dance. For the March 4, 2008 Texas presidential primaries, voters were instructed to vote in the primaries -- and then to return after 7 p.m. on election day to vote…
The "Texas U-Turn" (or "Texas turnaround") is a lane that allows cars to make a U-turn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_U-turnA Texas U-turn, or Texas turnaround, is a lane…
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…
"Texas wedge" is an old, humorous term for a golf putter. The golf courses in Texas were bare and didn't have much grass, so a putter was often used. The courses have changed from…
"Wedge" salads involve a wedge of iceberg lettuce, often served with bleu cheese dressing. Several restaurants have offered "Texas Wedge" salad. The ingredients of a "Texas…
The Nickelodeon children's television show iCarly featured several "Texas wedgies" in 2008. A "wedgie" is when someone's undergarments are pulled up to wedge between…
"Texas With a Little Something Extra" is a slogan for the city of Beaumont (2003-present). Beaumont is close to the Louisiana border, and the Louisiana local word of "lagniappe"…
Fusion between Chinese and Tex-Mex cuisines is somewhat new. The Cantonese cuisine that brought America egg rolls and wontons led to the popular 1990s dish of "Southwestern eggrolls."…
"Texasing" is a use of "Texas" as a verb. When President George W. Bush shook up his cabinet (composed largely of people from Texas) in April 2006, it was written that he was…
"Texass" is a derogatory name for Texas. The term is often used by people from Oklahoma, such as at an OU-UT football game. Groucho Marx -- when the Marx family was performing on the…
A "Texatini" cocktail is basically a "martini" (gin and vermouth) with tequila substituted for the gin. The "Texatini" was published in The El Paso Chile Company…
A "Texcation" (Texas + vacation) can be taken by anyone -- even those living in Texas. Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area (after Alaska) and population (after…
There are legal executions of criminals in Texas. Some people have used the term "Texecution" ("Texas" + "execution") or "Texecuted" ("Texas" +…
A "Texian" was a term used in 1835 and years thereafter for what is called a "Texan" today. "Texian" is almost never used today and is of historical interest. (Oxford…
"Texicali" (or "Texicalli") is sometimes a blend of "Texas" and "California." The term has not been used too frequently, but it shows up as the name of an…
A "Texican" was (pre-1836) a person from Texas (then part of Mexico) of non-Mexican ancestry. After Texas became independent and then a state (post-1836), the term "Texican"…
"Texification" is the Texas answer, perhaps, to the the word "Californication." When George W. Bush became president, several people commented that the United States was…
When a Texan is away from Texas (or, conversely for example, a New Orleans citizen escapes Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and moves to Texas), the term "Texas exile" or "Texile" is…
Texas is a state of the United States that was once its own country; some people still think Texas should be independent. "Texit" (Texas + exit) is a term to describe a Texas exit from…
"Texlahoma" can mean the areas of the states of Texas and Oklahoma. The term is often written as "Tex-La-Homa," meaning the areas of the states of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.…