German Nachos
"German nachos" is an invention of Oma's Haus Restaurant in New Braunfels. Sausage is added to tortilla chips, topped with jalapeño and cheddar cheese. Oma's Haus Restaurant…
German Taco
Central Texas in the Hill Country (especially the cities of Fredericksburg and New Braunfels) is known for its German influences. The exact origin of the German taco is unknown, but several…
Ghost Voting (Button Punching; Button Pushing)
"Ghost voting" (also called "button punching" or "button pushing") occurs in the Texas House of Representatives when a representative is away from the desk, and…
Giant Backside of Texas (parody of Lubbock slogan)
"The Giant Side of Texas" has been a slogan of the city of Lubbock since 2004. The perhaps inevitable parody of the slogan has been: "The Giant Backside of Texas." Wikipedia:…
Giant Side of Texas (Lubbock slogan)
"The Giant Side of Texas" has been the slogan of the city of Lubbock since 2004. The word "giant" has nothing to do with the film Giant (1956), that starred James Dean and…
Gilmerite (inhabitant of Gilmer)
"Gilmerite” is the name of an inhabitant of Gilmer, Texas. The name “Gilmerite” has been cited in print since at least 1923. Wikipedia: Gilmer, TexasGilmer is a town in and the county…
Gingerbread City (Waxahachie nickname)
Waxahachie (the county seat of Ellis County) has many well-kept Victorian (pre-1900) homes. The "gingerbread" architecture is celebrated in the city's annual June "Gingerbread…
Glory Hole
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Glory holeGlory hole may refer to: . Glory hole, surface depression produced by block caving in underground mining. Glory hole (petroleum production), a type of…
Glory Road
"Glory Road" is the title of a 1996 film, based on the book of the same name by former Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El Paso, or UTEP) basketball coach Don Haskins. The…
Gobbledygook (Maury Maverick WWII term)
World War II produced lots of bad bureaucrat-ese language in official memos. Maury Maverick (a former Texas Congressman and then chairman of the Smaller War Plants Corporation) was so frustrated…
God’s Big Acre (Texas nickname)
Some people insist that "God's Big Acre" is another Texas nickname. If so, it's very seldom used. Search engines show just a handful of hits. The book God's Big Acre: Life…
God’s Gravy (natural juices)
Some Texans prefer not to add gravy or sauces to cooked meat. The meat is cooked in "God's gravy" -- the natural juices. The term "God's gravy" dates back to at least…
Godzillatron (Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium scoreboard)
"Godzillatron" is the nickname of the scoreboard at the University of Texas at Austin's Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Like the "Godzilla" monster, it's…
Golden Corridor
The "Golden Corridor" is a North Dallas area between I-35 and Highway 75 north of the LBJ Freeway (I-635). The Golden Corridor Republican Women was formed in 1990. The State Highway 121…
Golden Spread (Texas Panhandle and Amarillo high plains)
"Golden Spread" is another name for the Texas Panhandle, especially the high plains around Amarillo. It is believed that "Golden Spread" was coined by Bob Izzard of the Amarillo…
Golden Tacos (Tacos Dorados)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: TacoA taco (pronounced /ˈtɑːkoʊ/) is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made…
Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur)
The "Golden Triangle" cities of Texas are the three Gulf Coast cities of Beaumont, Orange, and Port Arthur. The term -- that some people say originated in the 1940s -- has been in print…
Golden Triangle (Dallas, Houston, San Antonio)
"Golden Triangle" usually means the Texas cities of Beaumont, Orange and Port Arthur. Some now consider "Golden Triangle" to mean the largest Texas cities of Dallas, Houston,…
Golden Westerner Cake (Amber Westerner Cake)
The Golden Westerner Cake is a Texas pound cake; the Amber Westerner is made by substituting brown sugar for powdered sugar. The name "Westerner Cake" is sometimes used for both. The…
Gone to Texas (GTT)
"Gone to Texas" was a popular expression in the mid-late 1830s. When a person who owed bills or who committed a crime was nowhere to be found, that person had "gone to Texas"…