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Texas became the 28th US State on December 29,
1845.
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- "The top ten states in number of lightning casualties (deaths and injuries combined): Florida leads the list, with twice as many casualties as any other state. Other states represented are Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Colorado and Texas."
Source: http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd18jun99_1.htm
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- George W. Bush, 43rd US President. Born July 6, 1946 in New Haven,
Connecticut. Grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. (Son of George H. W. Bush, the 41st US President.)
Biography: www.whitehouse.gov/president/gwbbio.html
- George Jones, Country singer. Born George Glenn Jones on September
12, 1931 in Saratoga, TX. Good bio: www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/10/26/jones
- Barry White, Singer. Born September 12, 1944 in Galveston TX, grew up in Los Angeles CA. Died July 4, 2003.
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Gambling
In Texas
Casinos, Poker, Racetracks,
Bingo, Lottery, etc.
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Casinos in Texas
- For information about Texas casinos and gambling, see:
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Casinos
Lottery in
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Other Texas
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Casino Directory and International Gambling Guide
provides the most complete information for Texas
casinos and other gambling facilities for anywhere
in the world - including
Texas - such as casino cruise ships, poker
rooms, poker tournaments, pari-mutuel facilities,
horse racing, dog races, racinos, off-track
betting (OTB), sportsbooks and racebooks. World
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Gambling
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U.S. Casino Links presents a gambling forum for every state in the
US. Clicking above on Land Based Casinos or U.S. Casinos will take you to the same site.
Click the link below to visit the state guide with information
about casinos, riverboat gambling,
Vegas-style casinos, Indian casinos, casino cruise ships,
racetracks, pari-mutuel facilities (dog & horse betting), poker games,
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Click on the link below
for information about gambling in Texas:
Texas
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The following dates are observed in Texas as
State Holidays (in addition to National Holidays)
- January 19th - Confederate Heroes Day
(Texas State Holiday)
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March 2nd - Texas Independence Day
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April 21st - San Jacinto Day
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June 19th - Emancipation Day In Texas
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August 27th - Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
Source: About Texas
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/holidays.html
April 21st of every year is also
extremely important to anyone who is a Texas Aggie - on this day we
celebrate Muster. Thanks Kara! For information about
Muster, see http://muster.tamu.edu
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Texas
Humor,
Jokes & Cartoons
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The Texans
On a plane, headed for Dallas-Fort Worth, two
boisterous Texans are sitting in the aisle and window seats, with an old Jewish man
between them.
The first Texan says, "My name is Roger. I own 250,000 acres.
I have 1000 head of cattle and they call my place "The Jolly Roger."
The second Texan says, "Well, you can call me John. I own 2 million
acres, with 5000 head of cattle. Folks call my place Big Johns."
They both look expectantly at the old Jewish man who finally offers,
"My name is Irving Mendelbaum, and I own, I tink, 500 acres. Maybe a little less."
Roger looks down at him and says, "500 Acres? What can you raise on 500 acres?"
"Feh! I don't raise notink", replies Irving.
"Well, then, what do you call it?" asked John.
"Oy, what should I call it?" replies Irving. "I guess, Downtown Dallas".
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- What's the most popular pickup line in Texas?
- How do you know you're staying in an Texas motel?
- When you call the desk and say "I've gotta leak in my sink" and the front desk says "go ahead".
- How can you tell if a Texas redneck is married?
- There is dried chewing tobacco on both sides of his pickup truck.
- Did you hear that they raised the minimum drinking age to 35 in Texas?
- Seems that they want to keep alcohol out of the high schools.
- What do they call reruns of Hee Haw in Texas?
- Why did God invent armadillos?
- So that Texans can have 'possum' on the half-shell.
- Where was the toothbrush invented?
- Texas of course! If it had been invented
elsewhere it would have been called a teethbrush.
- Did you hear about the $3,000,000.00 Texas state lottery?
- The winner gets $3.00 a year for a million years.
- Did you hear that the Governors mansion in Austin burned?
- Yep, pert near took out the whole trailer park.
- What's the best things to come out of Texas?
- Interstate 20 and Interstate 30.
- Texas State Trooper pulls over a pickup truck on I-30 and says to the driver, "Got
any I.D.?"
- The driver responds, "bout what"?
- What do you get when you have 32 Texans in the same room?
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Two Texans are walking down different ends of the street towards each other, and one is carrying a sack. When they meet, one says, "Hey Tommy Ray, What'cha got in the bag?"
"Jus' some yard-strollers." (red chickens) Tommy answers.
"If I guesses how many they are can I have one?"
"Shoot, ya guesses how many they are, I'll give you both of them."
"OK. Ummmm...... Five?"
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Texas State Tree: Pecan Tree
(For other state trees, see our General Webs for Gardening.)
more state symbols coming soon
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CHINQUA WHERE? The Spirit of Rural America, 1947-1955
This illustrated, hardcover book by Fred B. McKinley portrays the "humorous exploits, misadventures and shenanigans" of a youth while growing up in the backwoods community of Chinquapin, Texas (San Augustine County) during 1947–1955. While it is mainly intended as entertainment for the general reader of any age, including children, CHINQUA WHERE? also poignantly describes the disappointments associated with rural family life, regardless of region. These stories—social history and humor at its best—could have happened most anywhere in Americana during that particular era. Fans of the 40s and 50s should well identify with the characters and described events.
See Web site: http://chinquawhere.com
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Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers
3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor
Dallas, TX 75219-3941
1-800-872-6467
Direct Phone: 214-252-4286
Direct Fax: 214-443-8418
Web site: www.HeritageGalleries.com
Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers is the world's largest collectibles auctioneer.
Our 175,000+ members enjoy full color images and descriptions,
research data and past auction prices.
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Real Travel Adventures International Magazine
PO Box 812, Paris, TX 75461
www.realtraveladventures.com
Free magazine has hundreds of features and photos
about travel of any type to anywhere.
A really nice site! Be
sure to visit!
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Smart Choice Vending
470 Everest
Cedar Hill, TX 75104
888-502-1020
Website: www.smartchoicevending.com
We sell new and used vending machines - and locate all types of vending equipment.
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TexasBands.com
Your online source for Texas bands
http://texas-bands.com
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Texas Flags
www.qualityflags.com/qf_search.asp?find_spec=texas
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Texas Defensive Driving Online
800-723-1955
Website: www.texas-defensivedriving-online.com
Texas Defensive Driving Online offers defensive driving courses approved by TEA
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, chocolate in one hand and wine in the other, loudly proclaiming:
WOW! What a ride!" -- Julie Cooper
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