“What Texas Makes, Makes Texas”
"What Texas Makes, Makes Texas" is a slogan Texas businesses have used since a 1926 promotional campaign. Texas businesses also used the slogan independently of the campaign for many…
Search
Searched for . Search results: 41176
Branson of Texas (Granbury nickname)
Granbury in Hood County has been called the "Branson of Texas." Like the city of Branson in Missouri, Granbury has several family-friendly entertainment venues, such as Granbury Live,…
Saltwater Heaven (Aransas Pass nickname)
"Saltwater Heaven" is the nickname of Aransas Pass on the Gulf Coast. Aransas Pass encourages anglers to fish for speckled trout, redfish, flounder, black drum, or sheepshead in the bay.…
Shrimp Capital of Texas (Aransas Pass nickname)
Aransas Pass has held an annual "Shrimporee" since 1948 and has called itself the "Shrimp Capital of Texas" (or "Shrimping Capital of Texas") since at least 1961. In…
Texas 1015 Onion & Texas SpringSweet Onion
Entry in progress -- B.P. H-E-B Food DictionaryTexas 1015 Onions: Just in time for spring! Sweet and juicy Texas 1015 onions have arrived at H-E-B and are perfect for sandwiches, salads, salsas and…
Texmati (rice)
"Texmati" is a trademarked name for a brand of rice that is an aromatic blend of American long-grain rice and basmati rice. Texmati originated in 1977 in Alvin, Texas. Many cookbook…
Tobacco Onions
"Tobacco onions" were created by celebrity chef Dean Fearing at The Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas, in the 1980s. Red and yellow onions are floured, sprinkled with paprika and…
Small Town, Big Lake, Great People (Mathis motto)
"Small Town, Big Lake, Great People" is the motto of the city of Mathis (near Corpus Christi). The "big lake" (21,000 acres) is Lake Corpus Christi, formerly called Lake Mathis.…
We Shoot Straight With You (Gun Barrel City motto)
Gun Barrel City (near Dallas) incorporated in the 1970s and got its name from Gun Barrel Lane (now State Highway 198). The town's motto is: "We Shoot Straight With You." The Gun…
Needle Park
"Needle Park" was originally located near the subway stop at Broadway and West 70th Street (Sherman Square), named in the 1960s by the narcotics addicts who used needles there. A February…
Houstonize (“Don’t Houstonize Austin”)
"Houstonize" is the verb form of the name of the city of Houston, fourth largest in population in the United States. "Houstonize" can refer to getting someone acquainted with…
Beef-Head (a Texan)
A resident of Texas was called a "Beef-Head" by at least 1864. The name is related to Texas's famous cattle industry and was similar to "cowboy." "Beef-Heads"…
Crime Heights (Crown Heights, Brooklyn)
Crown Heights in Brooklyn is still known to most people for the three-day "Crown Heights Riots" of August 1991. The name "Crime Heights" became attached to "Crown…
Gatbush (Flatbush)
Gatbush is a hip-hop name for Flatbush (particularly East Flatbush), Brooklyn. "Gat" is slang for "gun," as in "Gatling gun." East Flatbush is, perhaps, not the safest…
NoProPaSo (North of Prospect Park South)
NoProPaSo (North of Prospect Park South) in Flatbush, Brooklyn has been a neighborhood nickname proposed by a blogger "Brenda from Flatbush" (or "Brenda from Brooklyn") since…
Texas Lizzies (Christmas cookies)
"Texas Lizzies" are Christmas cookies, although they can be served at any season. The cookies are sometimes called "Lizzies," "Georgia Lizzies" (when made with peach…
Cookies and Cream (Cookies ‘n Cream; Cookies ‘n Creme)
Blue Bell Ice Cream (the self-styled "little creamery" in Brenham, Texas) blended crushed Oreo cookies with vanilla ice cream and trademarked the name "Cookies 'n Cream" in…
Calf Fries
Calf fries are calf testicles, deep-fried. There are many other names for "calf testicles," including "(Rocky) mountain oysters" or "prairie oysters." "Calf…
Kapusta Soup (Polish Cabbage Soup or Sauerkraut Soup)
"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…
Honorary Texan
"Honorary Texan" appears on gift items at many Texas tourist shops. It's often a joke item, bestowed on a person who was (unfortunately for him or her) not born in the state of…