I've been to and through Texas many many times and believe most of this to be true, so like it says don't mess with Texas Oh ya and they really do take their High School Football serious

This applies to each person as they enter Texas. learn & remember:

1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.

2. Let's get this straight; it's called a "gravel road." I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your car. Drive it or get out of the way.

3. They are cattle & oil wells. That's what they smell like to you. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? I-20 and I-10 go east and west, I-35 and I-45 go north and south. Pick one.

4. So every person in every pickup waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.

5. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of doves are coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.

6. Yeah, we eat catfish &crawfish. You really want sushi &caviar? It's available at the corner bait shop.

7. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.

8. No, there's no "vegetarian special" on the menu. Order steak. Or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham &turkey.

9. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and Picante Sauce.

10. You bring "coke" into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served over ice. You bring "Mary Jane" into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.

11. College and High School Football is as important here as the Lakers and the Knicks, and a hell of a lot more fun to watch.

12. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards - it spooks the fish.

13. Colleges? Try Texas, Texas A&M or TexasTech. They come outta there with an education plus a love for God and country, and they still wave at passing pickups when they come for the holidays.

14. We have more folks in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, than any other state, so "Don't Mess with Texas" If you do, it will get you whipped by the best.

15. Always remember what our great governor Sam Houston once said: "Texas can make it without the United States, but the United States can't make it without Texas."

GOD BLESS TEXAS!!!

I'm so glad that ALL Australian states are big ones.  Well except for one (Tasmania) but we make an exception for them, after all they are overseas.

God bless Australia, God bless America (and Texas) and I thank God every day that we are such close friends and allies.