So who all is from the great state of TEXAS??

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  • skcornett
    skcornett Posts: 169 Member
    Sorry don't want to sound like I have an attitude or a jerk just really curious whats so great about Texas? I admit i haven't been there yet so no judgement is being passed I want to visit one day, (someone tell me where to start)

    But what is the greatness?
    Many many things make our state great. We were our own country! We have gorgeous hill country and wildflowers, mountains out west, and beaches. We have great steak, seafood, and wine. Our Mexican food is second to none.

    :-)
  • JediMaster_intraining
    JediMaster_intraining Posts: 903 Member
    Howdy!

    Born in San Antonio and live in College Station (about an hour and half from Houston). So go Spurs and Gig 'em! :happy:

    I LOVE TEXAS! :drinker:
  • skcornett
    skcornett Posts: 169 Member
    Living near Fort Worth now....originally from Friendswood/Clear Lake. Missing the water on a hot day like today!
  • TexanThom
    TexanThom Posts: 778
    Sorry don't want to sound like I have an attitude or a jerk just really curious whats so great about Texas? I admit i haven't been there yet so no judgement is being passed I want to visit one day, (someone tell me where to start)

    But what is the greatness?
    Many many things make our state great. We were our own country! We have gorgeous hill country and wildflowers, mountains out west, and beaches. We have great steak, seafood, and wine. Our Mexican food is second to none.

    :-)



    And the best BarbeQue in the Country!!!
  • ANeWcRe8N
    ANeWcRe8N Posts: 1,180 Member
    Austin born and raised :happy:
  • sherryk5133
    sherryk5133 Posts: 106
    Born in San Antonio but have lived in Wichita Falls all my life!! And DO I know about the Texas heat!!!! Add me if you would like we all can use support and encouragement know matter where we are from!! Have a fantastic weekend but try to stay COOL!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • andreamkelly
    andreamkelly Posts: 169
    I'm north of Dallas. We ride bikes, take walks and have a gym membership also.
  • jopotx1
    jopotx1 Posts: 1
    Been in Houston area 13 yrs, but I am not a native. I married one instead :-) I am from the wonderfully beautiful Pacific Northwest. Washington state to be exact. The 1st couple of years here in TX was murder due to the humidty. I always felt like I was breathing through a wet washcloth. I ended up cutting all my hair off to avoid the heat, since it was easier than always having it up.

    Now I work out in the pool when the weather gets too hot. You can burn a lot of calories treading water, casually swimming laps or running in the water. You can also do toning exercises; the water resistance is a sneaky way of working out without realizing it. Bonus for the effort, you never get sweaty! I actually miss it during the winter.

    Other options include being inside when it is to hot and working out with the WII. Best invention ever as far as I am concerned to remove the boring part of working out. Plenty of variety and you can do it with the kids. I have learned how to do yoga, golf, and even tennis. Nothing like a contest to get the activity level up.
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    ME!!! I live in Dallas :happy:
  • Deltafliers
    Deltafliers Posts: 201 Member
    I may not be from Texas, but I now live in El Paso! I can relate to the heat. My biggest trouble tho is when I am gone all day (SAHM); I haven't figured out how to eat healthy without worrying about food getting spoiled in the car!
  • I lived in Kingwood, just outside of Houston for roughly 18 years. Now I'm in New York about and hour outside of NYC.
  • BandForAlyAnne
    BandForAlyAnne Posts: 321 Member
    i live in montgomery texas (north of houston). always live in the houston ish area. started in spring. might move to college station soon. :)
  • DarkPhoenix
    DarkPhoenix Posts: 6 Member
    Howdy from Plano! Just back from an 85 degree run, and it felt cool to me haha....compared to what we usually get here in ol Texas. I *try* to beat the heat by getting up early in the morning...but that doesn't always happen. I'm a shade seeking runner, and prefer trails when I can get them. So chug your water, boys and girls, and pray for October! :)
  • _Refried_
    _Refried_ Posts: 194
    I'm in Mansfield, its a suburb in the Dallas Ft Worth area.
  • BriskisGrl
    BriskisGrl Posts: 461
    I'm in Texarkana :D
  • ricochette55
    ricochette55 Posts: 68 Member
    Sunray!! hey to all the Aggies...whoop!!!
  • Jessaustx
    Jessaustx Posts: 130
    Austinite here!! Born and raised in England but Austin is my current home :)
  • angelew
    angelew Posts: 133 Member
    Sorry don't want to sound like I have an attitude or a jerk just really curious whats so great about Texas? I admit i haven't been there yet so no judgement is being passed I want to visit one day, (someone tell me where to start)

    But what is the greatness?


    First off, let us say how sorry we are that you live in New York state. :wink: You can't possibly understand "Texas"! Please know I'm just joking with you about New York...and please do visit Texas! Texans are the friendliest & most generous people on earth! Go to the beautiful Texas Hill Country...tube the Guadalupe or Comal Rivers, spend a day at Schlitterbahn & get "initiated" into Texas culture, go to San Antonio and explore the River Walk and the Mercado...& be sure to eat at Mi Tierra, go to Austin and enjoy some live Texas music, watch a high school football game on any Friday night anywhere in the state, the list goes on and on! I live in Houston- come check out our museums, theatre, shopping & restaurants. Gotta warn you...we are proud people...if you visit and still feel the same way, best keep it to yourself!
  • Diary_Queen
    Diary_Queen Posts: 1,314 Member
    Born and raised in Southeast Texas (the Golden Triangle area of Beaumont - Pt. Arthur - Orange). Raising my boys here as well! Moved away to other states, but nothing is ever like home!!!
  • aproc
    aproc Posts: 1,033 Member
    I'm from there but living in Mississippi now. :P Going next weekend for 5 days though but I don't know if I'll be getting any workouts in. I've got several places in mind for when I move out of Mississippi and going back home to Texas is definitely one of them.
  • Hi! I live in Silsbee, Northeast of Beaumont, Texas. HOT and HUMID and I work at a plant in Orange, Texas so I am out in the heat all the time!
  • Never ask a person where they're from. If they're from Texas, they'll tell you. If not, don't embarrass them.

    To answer your question: People are just proud of Texas. Not all, mind you, but most. How? I don't know, probably because we can secede from America and still survive. Maybe because of the Alamo. Maybe because we have an independent power grid. Maybe it's because we have the best BBQ in the nation and 3 of them sit right in Lockhart.

    Perhaps it's because of all the beautiful women. Maybe because of the diversity of the state as a whole. Could be because of the schools (Tech, UT, A&M, Baylor, etc...)

    Maybe it's because people are just proud to be Texans.
  • Amy911Gray
    Amy911Gray Posts: 685 Member
    Born in Port Arthur, Raised in Beaumont, Live in Houston!! Yep, brutally hot all the time. Happy Summer! :)
  • Amy911Gray
    Amy911Gray Posts: 685 Member
    Hi! I live in Silsbee, Northeast of Beaumont, Texas. HOT and HUMID and I work at a plant in Orange, Texas so I am out in the heat all the time!

    THE CAR TRADIN' CAPITAL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS! Rock On!!!
  • reshapemariah21
    reshapemariah21 Posts: 184 Member
    Ft Worth here (:
  • peachNpunkin
    peachNpunkin Posts: 1,010 Member
    San Antonio here!!!! Hot as heck in the summer. But you have a completely different heat than we do.
  • Its great to see so many people from Texas!.. I'm in San Antonio.. Support Friends Needed!
  • SocialRopes
    SocialRopes Posts: 51 Member
    FLOWER MOUND, north dallas.
    i somehow survived growing up in corpus christi, despite the boiling heat.
    i exercise at a gym and get runs in early morning or late evenings, but i think those are going to come to a halt soon.
  • Sorry don't want to sound like I have an attitude or a jerk just really curious whats so great about Texas? I admit i haven't been there yet so no judgement is being passed I want to visit one day, (someone tell me where to start)

    But what is the greatness?

    Its all about TEXAS PRIDE.. You either have it (and "get it", or you don't.)
  • gotchakatja
    gotchakatja Posts: 44 Member
    North Richland Hills! :] But going to school in College Station.