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TexasGal wrote:it's home and we wouldn't have it any other way, y'all.

Not only is there Italy, there is also Sicily.

Not only is there Boston, there is Old Boston and New Boston, all 3 near Texarkana.
New Boston was the site of the opening scene of
Robert Duvall's self-funded movie "The Apostle," which is one of my
favorite movies. It is the story of a man who has unshakable faith in Jesus Christ,
but also a definite sinner too. His character's name is Sonny and his Texas
vanity license plate in the movie is "SONNY" (son of God metaphor). See it, you'll
be moved. At one point in the movie, he dumps his Lincoln in the river to get rid
of it while he's on the run to Louisiana. Kind of like the Son of God getting baptized.

A town named Colony in Denton County, next to Lewisville, applied to have that as its
official name, but was told that there was already a Colony, Texas. So this town changed
their official name to "The Colony" Texas.

In Cherokee County, between Nacogdoches (say Knack-uh-doe-chezz) and Jacksonville,
there is a town name "Reklaw" on TX 204. That is "Walker" backwards.

Another El Paso mileage story: El Paso is closer to Los Angeles, California than it is
to Texarkana.

There are 254 counties in Texas. The easternmost 120 of them have alligators.

SIA

ELB wrote:

AEA wrote:
3. El Paso is closer to California than it is to Dallas El Paso is closer to Los Angeles than it is to Houston

Poor El Paso.

I could tell some stories on this...

I.e. a non-local customer who called as soon as we opened, and asked if we opened at 8:00 am or 9:00 am? I answered "8:00 am" and she replied "But I've been calling for almost an hour! it's after 9!" I said no, it was just 8:00 here and she sputtered, "But, but, aren't you on TEXAS time?"

Well, yeah... Texas MOUNTAIN time. We're so far west we're due south of Denver Colorado.

And while I wouldn't mind El Paso being a little closer to the rest of the state, I really do prefer my air warm and dry...

Why don't all y'all just scootch East Texas a li'l closer to us?

For political figures:

Nixon, Texas
Kennedy, Texas

Of, I remember the debates. I am old.

AEA wrote:[11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was " Houston .."

Actually it was "engine": "Engine stop. Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed!"

surprise_i'm_armed wrote: In Cherokee County, between Nacogdoches (say Knack-uh-doe-chezz) and Jacksonville,
there is a town name "Reklaw" on TX 204. That is "Walker" backwards.

Reklaw sits on the line between Cherokee County and Rusk County. Five miles southeast on TX 204 (totally in Nacogdoches County) is Sacul. That is "Lucas" spelled backwards.