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That's just wrong! Funny, but wrong. :lol:

I have to admit.. Some places, I wouldn't wanna live. Like, around Guthrie. Living in a town that has maybe a 100 people living there and 30 miles from any other town. Of course, all 100 people probably work for either the 6666 (four sixes) Ranch or the Pitchfork Ranch. Both ranches are huge!

Maybe, I'm proud. Or maybe I am biased. Call it whatever you want to. Texas IS pretty.
Sure, out west, your hat may blow off on a daily basis, and we have our dust, and the tumbleweeds.
Texas also has the Hill Country. Have you ever driven around Fredricksburg, or Dripping Springs, or Devil's Backbone? Some pretty country down there. Big hills, with purple trees, and wildflowers as far as you can see.
Texas also has the Big Ben Country. The Apaches said that when you climb up the Chisos Mountains, you can see Heaven.
Texas also has the Caprock Canyons, and the Palo Duro Canyons. You can see forever in those canyons. Lots of rough, but pretty terrain.
You say that we don't have mountains? Go see the Guadalupe Mountains. You can touch the stars when you are on top of the Guadaloop.
Texas also has the vast open range of the Llano Estacado.
As much open range as Texas has, Texas also has the Piney Woods. Go see the Lake o the Pines. Pretty country over there in East Texas.
There are a lot of places in Texas where it wouldn't take long to get lost.

Texas also has the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers can ride like a Mexican,
track like an Indian, shoot like a Tennessean.

I also forgot to mention that Texas leads the country, or should I say, supplies the country in Beef, and Cotton, and Texas Tea, oil that is. Texas also supplies a lot of lumber from the east.

Us Texicans, we take pride in our state. Not just because of it's pretty country, or 'hospitality', but because we earned our Statehood. Texas didn't get it's Statehood on a silver platter, but it fought, and won it's Statehood. We Texicans are thankful for the few volunteers that believed they could stand up and fight, and once see a free Republic.

 

yes, i have been to fredricksburg. i have relatives who live there. one of my cousins lives in austin. she's a journalist for the austin chronicle. i've also been to marble falls. once in a car. the other time in a truck. i didn't really like marble falls. especially having to back into a sears outlet store across from the walmart supercenter, off of that one major 4 lane highway. i was surprised that i didn't get hit by anybody.

 

Another thing I liked about Texas were all those side-routes I found myself on when I was doing trips through there not long ago.
Not to mention the smaller, 500-1000 people towns that were about as laid back as could be.

One day, sooner than later, I'll be able to bust out of this fool's Gold state and get to some place safe.

And their schools seem pretty top-notch as well.

 

i remember my first trip to el paso, working for a dinette company out of houston, i thought when i got to van horn i was in el paso, not hardly. i thought i'd never get there. then the fun started i had about 8 furniture stores to find. you'd be suprised how many dinette sets you could get in a 48' drop van. joy!:block:

 

Some people mistakenly think that Texans are arrogant. In fact, it is pride you find in native Texans. You will find a self assurance in those who were born in the state. Their pride is often mistaken for arrogance.

 

anybody ever try the kolaches when going through schulenburg across i-10, my grandfather used to live there.:thumbsup:

 

I thought to myself, "Where in the world is Schulenburg?-Sounds like a German town."
So, I searched it. West of Houston, right off the Interstate.

Speaking of kolaches, they must be pretty good down there. I have to admit. I also searched, 'kolaches'. I've heard of them, but I couldn't remember what exactly what they were. I've never eaten one, as far as I know.
Here is the history, from Wikipedia.

 

Nothing like a couple Kola's in the morning with yer coffee! With jalepeno's of course!! All they are, is a sausage wrapped in a sweetbread bun. Very tasty indeed! Every donut shop on the gulf coast sells em. :love:

 

the ones i used to get were like a round danish with the fruit filling of your liking in the middle, yumm yumm. i also miss whatburger drive inn's. and monterey house.:thumbsup:

 

Dem'dere are scones! Kolaches are always with meat in the center.