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Sometimes there is occassional ragging on Texas, both by Texas natives, and members from other states. Thought everyone might enjoy the following:
TEXAS
very interesting facts about Texas :
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles.
2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles.
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas .
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North
America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike -2008!
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman
who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's
only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by
a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20,1969, was " Houston ,"
but the space center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island .
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and
around Alvin in July of 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TR EATY, (known as the Constitution of
1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows
the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and gives Texas the
right to divide itself into 5 states at some time in the future.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton , Texas is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. There is only one natural lake in the state - Caddo Lake.
17. The soda - Dr Pepper - was formulated in Waco in 1885.
There is no period in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston ,
Velasco, West Columbia and Austin .
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the
Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the
world and it is taller than the Washington monument.
21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends.
Tejas is not Spanish for Texas.
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is
they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either
have four males or four females.).
23. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston .
Cowboy's Ten Commandments
TEXAS
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy
has to say about folks from Texas ...
If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance
and they don't work there,
you may live in Texas ;
If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time,
you may live in Texas ;
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation
with someone who dialed a wrong number,
you may live in Texas ;
If 'Vacation'
means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend,
you may live in Texas ;
If you measure distance in hours,
you may live in Texas ;
If you know several people
who have hit a deer more than once,
you may live in Texas ;
If you install security lights on your house and garage,
but leave both unlocked,
you may live in Texas ;
If you carry jumper cables in your car
and your wife knows how to use them,
you may live in Texas ;
If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph –
you're going 80 and everybody's passing you,
you may live in Texas ;
If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,'
you may live in Texas ;
If you actually understand these jokes,
and share them with all your Texas friends,
you definitely live in Texas .
Here are some little known,
very interesting facts about Texas :
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles.
2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles.
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas .
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North
America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike -2008!
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman
who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's
only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by
a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20,1969, was " Houston ,"
but the space center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island .
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and
around Alvin in July of 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TR EATY, (known as the Constitution of
1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows
the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and gives Texas the
right to divide itself into 5 states at some time in the future.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton , Texas is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. There is only one natural lake in the state - Caddo Lake.
17. The soda - Dr Pepper - was formulated in Waco in 1885.
There is no period in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston ,
Velasco, West Columbia and Austin .
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the
Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the
world and it is taller than the Washington monument.
21. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends.
Tejas is not Spanish for Texas.
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is
they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either
have four males or four females.).
23. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston .
Cowboy's Ten Commandments
Posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas :
(1)
Just one God.
(2)
Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3)
No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4)
Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6)
No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
(7)
No killin'.
(8)
Watch yer mouth.
(9)
Don't take what ain't yers.
(10)
Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff.
Y'all git all that?
"GOD BLESS TEXAS "
