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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a Texan who grew up on a farm outside of Austin.  I can tell you that Texas history was taught in all public schools and is a curriculum requirement.  From the Alamo to the Come and Take It cannon - our schools celebrated and often based field trips around Texas historic sights.  If not, the trips were often to somewhere in the Texas Hill Country which is really pretty.

Also, as a kid, it seemed like there was a non-stop drumbeat of Texas pride: Don’t Mess with Texas” signs and anti-littering campaigns driven by local celebrities, watching Austin City Limits on TV every week, the space program, great musicians and writers/directors such as Linkletter and Mike Judge.

Today, Texas is a business powerhouse.  Aside from the oil industry, Tech companies are relocating here (Tesla, Oracle, etc) and new companies are starting here.  Austin is one of the hottest real estate markets around n the country.

Texas politics can be regrettable (as it currently seems to be almost everywhere), but, we do occasionally produce politicians such as Ann Richards.

Lastly, the state has a very recognizable shape.  It’s not some amorphous square so it lends well to any type of visual displays such as t-shirts, tattoos, bumper sticker’s etc.

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