Texas Tommy (ice-box cookies; hot dogs)
"Texas Tommy" is the name of a 1911 dance. A recipe for "Texas Tommies" ice-box cookies appeared in 1940, but the food name is largely of historical interest today. "Texas…
Nicknames of Other Places
Texas Tonion (LongHorn Steakhouse)
The LongHorn Steakhouse chain of restaurants has trademarked a "Texas Tonion" deep-fried onion appetizer. Other Texas-themed foods are on the LongHorn menu. LongHorn Steakhouse
Texas Toothpick (onion and jalapeño strips)
An "Arkansas toothpick" is a 19th century term for a knife. A knife was sometimes (rarely) also called a "Texas toothpick." "Texas toothpicks" is a 1990s name for…
Texas Tornado Cake
Texas tornado cake contains fruit and nuts, with coconut icing. It's not clear when this cake was invented, or where it's from. Some insist that "Texas tornado cake" is another…
Texas Torpedo (stuffed jalapeños)
A "Texas Torpedo" is a cheese-stuffed jalapeño, popular on several Dallas menus. A "Texas Torpedo" can also mean a sandwich with jalapeños or salsa added. Culpepper Steak…
Texas Tough (Texas criminal justice)
"Texas tough" can apply to any number of things, from boxers to automobiles to HEB pansies. In 2000, the Justice Policy Institute (a George Soros-backed think-tank) issued a report on…
Texas Tower (a radar tower)
A "Texas tower" is another name for a radar tower. The name derives from a resemblance to the Texas oil rig towers in the Gulf of Mexico. (Oxford English Dictionary)Texas Tower [so called…
Texas Trash (Chex mix dish)
Chex cereal has a dish called "Texas Trash." The dish was popular in the 1970s and 1980s, but the exact origins are uncertain. Wikipedia: Chex MixChex Mix (stylized as Chex mix) is a type…
Texas Trash (chocolate-covered candy)
Susie's South Forty Confections of Midland has delivered "Texas Trash" to President George W. Bush. This "Texas Trash" is not the Chex mix cereal dish, but "a custom…
Texas Treasure Chest (Texas Facilities Commission store)
The Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) operates a store in Austin as part of the State Surplus Property Program. The TFC has dubbed the store "The Texas Treasure Chest" because of the many…
Texas Triangle (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio)
National Basketball Association teams often speak of the tough "Texas Triangle" road trip against the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs. The term "Texas…
Texas Trifecta (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio/Austin)
"Texas Trifecta" can mean any three things that are Texas-related. "Texas Trifecta" has been used to refer to three Texas cities --Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio or Austin.…
Texas Trinity (brisket/ribs/sausage; mustard/mayo/pickles)
Louisiana cuisine has its "Holy Trinity" of onions, celery and bell peppers. There is no single "Texas trinity" of food, but both "brisket, ribs and sausage" and…
Texas Trio (steak, chicken, shrimp)
The Lone Star Steakhouse (many franchised locations) offers a "Texas trio" of sirloin steak, chicken breast, and fried shrimp. The "Texas trio" combination, if offered in a…
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 Twinkies (bacon and brisket wrapped cream cheese-filled jalapeño poppers)
"Armadillo Eggs" or "jalapeño poppers" are cheese-stuffed jalapeños. "Atomic Buffalo Turds" (ABTs) or "Cowtown Wolf Turds" are bacon-wrapped stuffed…
Texas Twist or Texas Tornado or Country Boy (three-card monte scam)
Texas Twist (also called Texas Tornado or Country Boy) is an involved three-card monte scam that's appeared in Texas and other western states. Scoundrels' GlossaryTexas Tornado. A…