Don’t mess with Texas.
Fun Fact: Austin is named after Steven F. Austin. This is the name the city was known as prior to being re-named.
Waterloo
This river borders Texas and Mexico
Rio Grande River
This famous Texan from Alvin, TX holds the record for most no-hitters in MLB history.
Nolan Ryan
This Queen B, born in Houston, was once a part of Destiny's Child and has gone on to a solo career
Beyoncé
This 1990 nonfiction book about the Permian Panthers, a Texas high school football team, has been adapted into a film starring Billy Bob Thornton and a TV series starring Kyle Chandler
Friday Night Lights
This famous, and best-tasting soda according to me, was founded in Waco, TX.
Dr. Pepper
The longest river with both its source and mouth within Texas
Colorado River
The three MLS teams in the state of Texas.
Houston Dynamo, Austin FC, FC Dallas
These are the two US presidents born in Texas.
Dwight Eisenhower, LBJ
Because everything's bigger in Texas, this dish includes bread slices twice as thick as those in a standard loaf and has been called "barbecue's answer to garlic bread.
Texas Toast
The state flower of Texas
Bluebonnet
This river is the namesake for the long standing rivalry between The University of Texas at Austin and Oklahoma University.
Red River Rivalry
This famous cyclist was stripped of the seven Tour de France titles won from 1999 to 2005 and banned for life from competitive cycling after being charged with systematically using illicit performance-enhancing drugs.
Lance Armstrong
This ranch was made famous by the TV show “Dallas”
Southfork Ranch
The number of dogs of Maev that live in Texas
7
Oil and Texas have a long history together. This is the name of the oilfield where oil was first discovered in Texas.
Spindletop
This mountain is 8,751 feet above sea level and is the highest point in Texas
Guadalupe Peak
This university is the only school in Texas to win the BCS national championship
The University of Texas at Austin
This Texas EX and Katy, TX born actress is recognized by her breakthrough performance in Jerry Maguire
Renée Zellweger
Chip and Johanna Gaines redesign houses in and around this Texas city, which is also home to Baylor University.
Waco
This battle won Texas its independence from Mexico in 1836, which made Texas an independent country for 11 years before being annexed by the US.
Battle of San Jacinto
This is the largest canyon in Texas, and second largest in the United States
Palo Duro Canyon
This Houstonian gymnast has won 32 medals across the world championships and olympics
Simone Biles
This famous Texan singer, songwriter, guitarist, activist, and actor was born in Abbott, TX. He wrote several popular songs, one of them being “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”.
Willie Nelson
Fun Fact: Texas has its own electrical grid. During 2021's Winter Storm Uri, many powerless Texans cursed grid operator ERCOT. Somewhat ironically, the R in ERCOT stands for this word.
Reliability