“Texan Spoken Here”
"Texan Spoken Here" appeared as a sign in a Mexico City shop in 1955. It was later made into a bumper sticker. Zazzle.comTexan Spoken Here Poster 22 January 1955, Oneonta (NY) Star, pg.…
“Texan: A person who chooses a restaurant based on their chips and salsa”
Many Texans love the free chips and salsa served at Tex-Mex restaurants. But is this a basis to choose a restaurant? "Don't judge a book by its cover, but always judge a TexMex restaurant…
“Texans barbecue everything except ice cream”
Rosemary Kent (author of the 1981 book The Genuine Texas Handbook) has been quoted as saying that Texans barbecue "everything except ice cream." It's not known where this phrase…
“Texans measure distance in hours, not miles”
Texas is a large state. "You measure distances in hours out here, not miles" was printed in the Austin (TX) American-Statesman on July 7, 1996. "You Know You're From A Small…
“Texans take road trips to other parts of Texas”
Texas is a very large state. When Texans take road trips, they're usually still in Texas. "Texans take road trips to other parts of Texas" was posted on X/Twitter by Apok842 on…
“Texans take roadtrips to other parts of Texas”
Texas is a very large state. When Texans take road trips, they're usually still in Texas. "Texans take road trips to other parts of Texas" was posted on X/Twitter by Apok842 on…
“Texas—It’s Bigger Than France”
In the late 1990s, T-shirts and bumper stickers declared that Texas is "bigger than France." Will Rogers said much the same thing back in 1932. Texas Territories StoreBigger Than France…
“Texas—Where men are men and women are governors”
The old phrase "Texas, where men are men and--" goes back to the 1800s. In the play Texas Steer (1890), the lead character declared that he came from a town in Texas "where men are…
“Texas—You can see farther and see less than any place on earth”
It's been said that in Texas one can "see farther and see less than anywhere else in the world." The phrase has also been applied to Montana and Alaska. It appears to date from 1904,…
“Texas born, Texas bred, when I die, I’ll be a Texan dead!”
"Texas born, Texas bred, when I die, I'll be a Texan dead!" has appeared on T-shirts since at least the 1990s. A similar saying has applied to the University of North Carolina's…
“Texas cooking: Kill something, bacon wrap it with a jalapeño and grill it. Enjoy with cold beer”
"TEXAS COOKING: KILL SOMETHING. BACON WRAP IT WITH A JALAPENO AND GRILL IT. ENJOY WITH COLD BEER. #TEXASLIKETHAT @ZANETHESINGER" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by James Lucas…
“Texas could exist without U.S., but U.S. can’t exist without Texas” (Sam Houston)
Sam Houston favored the annexation of Texas to the United States. Nevertheless, in 1844, he wrote the following to General Andrew Jackson: "Texas, with peace, could exist without the United…
“Texas does not…simply have indigenous dishes. It proclaims them” (Alistair Cooke)
Alistair Cooke (1908-2004) was a British journalist who had a popular series about America on public broadcasting stations in the 1970s. He wrote numerous books and columns about America, educating…
“Texas even claims George Washington was a Texan” (joke)
Parson Weems (1759-1825) wrote in The Life of Washington (1800) the tale that a young George Washington told his father, "I cannot tell a lie, I did it (chopped down a cherry tree) with my…
“Texas food groups in spring: BBQ, Tacos, Claritin”
Many people in Texas have spring allergies. Claritin is an allergy medicine. "Texas food groups in spring: BBQ, Tacos, Claritin. #AllergyAwarenessWeek #Allergies #Texas #Austin #AustinTx"…
“Texas forever”
"Texas forever" has been a Texas saying about as long as there has been a Texas. "Texas Forever!!" is the title of a broadside from 1836, during the Texas Revolution. A song…
“Texas Friendly Spoken Here”
"Texas Friendly Spoken Here" is a tourist slogan from 1988. It's almost unknown outside of Texas. 6 September 1989, New York Times, "Promoting Texas: Ribs to Chili" by Anne…
“Texas fries everything but ice cream” (Edna Ferber)
"Texas fries everything but ice cream" is a quotation in Edna Ferber's 1963 autobiography A Kind of Magic. Ferber's Texas work is best represented in the film Giant (1956), with…
“Texas has 12 seasons” (joke)
Texas is sometimes given more than four seasons. One extra season is called "fake fall" or "false fall" or "faux fall," sometimes called "fauxl." "Faux…
“Texas has a lot of electrical votes” (Yogi Berra?)
Baseball great Yogi Berra gets credit for many errors of the English language -- unfortunately, this includes credit for many that he never said. A book in 1989 reports that Berra (then a coach for…