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Texas Tumbleweeds (snack)

"Texas Tumbleweeds" is a snack name, a microwaved jumbled of peanut butter chips, potato sticks, peanuts, and almond bark. It is not often served, and it's not known who originated…

Texas Turkey (armadillo)

"Texas turkey" is a name sometimes used for an armadillo. 22 June 1982, Frederick (MD) News, pg. A9:Known as "Texas turkey," armadillo meat is roasted over Texas campfires and…

Texas Tuscan (architecture)

"Texas Tuscan" is a style of architecture -- often in the Texas Hill Country such as west Austin -- the attempts to resemble the Tuscan villas. "Texas Tuscan" may also apply to…

Texas Tuxedo

A "Texas tuxedo" might be the top half tux and the bottom half jeans and cowboy boots. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=texas+tuxedotexas tuxedoDenim jacket, denim jeans,…

Texas Twister (barbecued cutlets)

"Texas Twister Barbecued Cutlets" is a recipe that appears on several websites. The cutlets include Cayenne pepper and Tabasco sauce. Perdue Chicken CookbookThe Perdue Chicken Cookbookby…

Texas Twister (chili dogs)

"Texas Twister" is the name for a chili dog recipe. RecipezaarTexas Twister Chili Dogs4 servings 20 min 20 min prep Change to: servings US Metric 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans or pinto…

Texas Twister (drink)

"Texas Twister" can be alcoholic or non-alcoholic. One non-alocholic version includes fruit (oranges, limes, lemons, and a cherry). A "Texas Twister Punch" mixes red fruit punch…

Texas Two-Step (dance)

The Texas two-step dance was popularized by the movie Urban Cowboy (1980), but the dance has been around since at least the 1950s. eHowHow to Do the Texas Two-Step The Texas two-step is danced with…

Texas U-Turn (Texas Turnaround)

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…

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…

Texas Wedge (golf putter)

"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…

Texas Wedge (salad)

"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…

Texas Wedgie

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 Wontons (Tex-Mex Wontons)

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 (“Texas” as a verb)

"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…