What is it with Texans and their pride??

So....it was brought my attention to day by a fellow blogger **random shout out to Musecatto ((from The RGC....great blog you should check it out))** that we Texan's are very....um what is the word....oh yeah full of PRIDE....And I guess why shouldn't we be"??? After all we are the biggest state....and we have the most beautiful women **listen to the David Allen Coe song "Texas Women" and it is true...the end** Anyways....so here is my random list of why I think Texas is the best state and that entitles us Texan's to all our pride......

First....we are known mostly for being "cowboys" and "cowgirls"....this may help explain a little of it.. The King Ranch ((which coincidentally has a truck named after it)) in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island....so not many states can say that ((actually I really don't know if any other states can say that))....but I think that's where the stereotypical "cowboy/cowgirl" thing comes from....in a sense....but more importantly it contributes greatly to the Texas Pride Factor

Second....We own guns and we hunt....why?? Texas boasts the nation's largest heard of whitetail deer....and because its what we were raised to do....so if something like...aliens attacked....or zombies were running ramped....or robots took over....then at least we'd be able to survive...**listen to David Allen Coe "A Country Boy Can Survive" ((a Texan's theme song))**

Third....Of course I have to give a shout out to my beautiful city **Austin** ....Austin is considered the live music capital of the world...Austin has TONS of live music venues and most of them are FREE!!! I remember when I was in college I went to a coffee shop off Guadalupe and would pick the free concert posters off the wall and see a free show EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK!! Living in Texas and knowing you can see just about ANYONE in concert is just an awesome concept to me ((a lover of live music))...and it also adds to the Texas Pride Factor

Fourth.... The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was Houston....That's just bad a$$.

Fifth.... Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area....so in all actuality...those shirts that say **Everything's bigger and better in ___((enter you state here))** are lying....cuz Texas is Bigger and Better.....

Sixth....Chuck Norris lives here.

And Last but MOST CERTAINLY not least....Texas was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845 ...and we are also the ONLY state that can legally secede from the Nation....**enough said**

These are just some of the things that I personally think is why Texan's Have A LOT ((probably an understatement)) of pride. But we also have BIG hearts and yes...while driving down the road...Texan's do tend to wave **we aren't crazy...we are awesome**

**God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong,
That you may grow in power and worth, throughout the ages long**

over and out,
--Leah