The Santa Fe Railroad Building (13 stories) at 900 South Polk in Amarillo was built in 1930 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The building has been called "the beacon"…
Jezebel sauce is a spicy sauce (like Jezebel herself) that contains pineapple preserves, apple jelly, horseradish, and mustard. The Jezebel sauce (or glaze) is often served over ham. A Southern…
"Jimplecute" is almost exclusively used as the title of the Jefferson Jimplecute, the fifth-oldest newspaper in Texas. The words "jimplecute" and "jimsecute" were used…
"Jokelahoma" (joke + Oklahoma) is an unflattering nickname for the state of Oklahoma, or just Oklahoma University. The nickname is sometimes used at the Texas-Oklahoma football game known…
Cowboys Stadium (the new stadium for the Dallas Cowboys football team, located in Arlington, TX) was completed in May 2009. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones planned such an opulent football palace that…
E. M. ("Ed") Pooley, editor of the El Paso (TX) Herald-Post from 1937-1963, was sympathetic to the "average Joes" in El Paso. Instead of John Q. Public or John Smith, Pooley…
The "Judas steer" was the one who helped the cowboys lead the other animals to their destruction in the stockyards. The terms dates from the 1800s cattle drives. Western Slang, Lingo…
"Juice Box" is the nickname of Houston's Minute Maid Park, home of baseball's Houston Astros. The hitter-friendly park was called Enron Field when it opened in 2000, but was…
Texas was called the "Jumbo State" in the late 1800s because it's a big state, like the famed "Jumbo" elephant was large. NetState.comThe Jumbo State: In 1882, P.T. Barnum…
"Juneteenth" is the name that was used at least by 1890 for June 19, 1865. That day was also called "Emancipation Day" because it officially ended slavery in Texas. Handbook of…
Addison (in Dallas County) started its July 4th week fireworks tradition in 1986, trademarked as "Kaboom Town!" The "Kaboom Town" nickname has sometimes been used for the city…
The kangaroo is an animal normally found in Australia, not Texas. However, it was Texas (or Mississippi) that came up with the term "kangaroo court," meaning a court where the proceedings…
"Kapusta" is a Polish word (also used in other European languages) for "cabbage." Riscky's restaurants (Fort Worth, TX and other locations) were founded by Polish…
"Katy Kornettes" were cornbread nuggets that were served on the "Katy" (Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad) in the early 1900s. Cooks.comKATY KORNETTES 1 lb. white cornmeal1 tbsp.…
"Katyite” is the name of an inhabitant of Katy, Texas. The name “Katyite" has been cited in print since at least 1962. Wikipedia: Katy, TexasKaty is a city located in Harris, Fort…
Kemp Morgan is a Paul Bunyan-type of mythological giant, to Texas oil drilling what Pecos Bill is to Texas cowboys. The origin of the Kemp Morgan stories is unknown. The lack of any mention of Kemp…
"Kentucky nachos" is a variation of nachos. Like potachos, "Kentucky nachos" replaces tortillas chips with potato chips. Barbecued pulled pork is a featured ingredient, and blue…
"Kerrvert" (sometimes lower-case as "kerrvert," and also sometimes "Kervert," like "pervert") is a Kerrville resident or an enthusiast of the Kerrville Folk…
"Kerrvillian” is the name of an inhabitant of Kerrville, Texas. The name “Kerrvillian” has been cited in print since at least 1873. A Kerrville inhabitant has also -- less frequently --…
"Kerrvillite” is the name of an inhabitant of Kerrville, Texas. The name “Kerrvillite” has been cited in print since at least 1920. A Kerrville inhabitant has also -- more frequently --…