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got this as an e-mail today.

Have you ever looked at a map of the world? Look at  Texas with me just for a second. That picture, with the Panhandle and the  Gulf  Coast , and the Red River and the Rio Grande is as much a part of you as anything ever will be. As soon as anyone anywhere in the world looks at it they know what it is.  It's  Texas .  Pick any kid off the street in  Japan and draw him a picture of  Texas in the dirt and he'll know what it is. What happens if I show you a picture of any other state? You might get it maybe after a second or two, but who else would? And even if you do, does it ever stir any feelings in you?

In every man, woman and child on this planet, there is a person who wishes just once he could be a real live Texan and get up on a horse or ride off in a pickup. There is a little
bit of  Texas in everyone.

Texas is the  Alamo . Texas is 183 men standing in a church, facing thousands of Mexican nationals, fighting for freedom, who had the chance to walk out and save themselves, but stayed instead to fight and
die for the cause of freedom.

We send our kids to schools named William B. Travis and James Bowie and Davy Crockett, and do you know why?  Because those men saw a line in the sand and they decided to cross it and be heroes.

John Wayne paid to do the movie himself . That is the Spirit of  Texas .

Texas is Sam Houston capturing Antonio Lopez de  Santa Ana at  San Jacinto .
Texas is huge forests of Piney Woods like the Davy Crockett and  Sam Houston  National Forests .

Texas is breathtaking mountains in the  Big Bend .

Texas is the unparalleled beauty of bluebonnet fields in the Texas Hill Country.
 Texas is floating the rivers of the Hill Country on a hot summer day.
Texas is the beautiful, warm beaches of the  Gulf  Coast of South Texas.
 
Texas is beaches you can drive on and have many memorable on-fires with close friends.
 
Texas is that warm feeling you get when someone asks where you're from.

Texas is the shiny skyscrapers in Houston
and Dallas.

Texas is world record bass from places like  Lake  Fork .

Texas is Mexican foods like nowhere else, not even  Mexico ..
Texas is chicken fried steak and world famous Bar-B-Q.
Texas is the Fort Worth Stockyards, Bass Hall, the Ballpark in Arlington and the Astrodome. (guess now the Reliant Stadium too) and of course, Jerry World, the new Cowboy Stadium!

Texas is larger-than-life legends like Michael DeBakey, Ann Richards, Denton Cooley, Willie Nelson, Buddy Holly, Gene Autry, Audie Murphy, Tommy Lee Jones, Waylon Jennings, Farrah Fawcet, Janis Joplin, Sandra Bullock, Kris Kristofferson, Tom Landry, Eva Longoria, Darrell Royal, ZZ Top, Eric Dickerson, Earl Campbell, Nolan Ryan, Sam Rayburn, Howard Hughes, George H. Bush, George W. Bush, Lyndon B. Johnson, and let's not forget GEORGE STRAIT- PANTERA, the Big Bopper, Tex Ritter, George Jones, Clay Walker, Mark Chestnut, to name ONLY a few.

Texas is great companies like Dell Computer, Texas Instruments, EDS and Compaq, Whataburger, Southwest Airlines, Bell Helicopter and LOCKHEED MARTIN AEROSPACE, Home of the F-16 Jet Fighter and the JSF Fighter, Valero.

Texas is NASA.

Texas is huge herds of cattle, beautiful horses and miles of crops.
Texas is home to the world famous King Ranch.
Texas is home to the most amazing sunsets
of gold over an empty field.  

Texas is skies blackened with doves and fields full of deer.

Texas is a place where towns and cities shut down to watch the local high school football game on Friday nights and for the Cowboys
on Monday Night Football, and for the night In Old San Antonio River Parade in San Antonio.

To drive across  Texas is to drive 1/3 the way across the  United States .

Texas is ocean beaches, deserts, lakes and rivers, mountains and prairies, and modern cities.

If it isn't already in  Texas , you probably don't need it.  

No one does anything bigger or better than it's done in  Texas .

By federal law,  Texas is the only state in the U...S. That can fly its flag at the same height as the  U.S. Flag. Think about that for a second. You fly the Stars and Stripes at 20 feet in  Maryland ,  California , or Maine , and your state flag, whatever it is, goes at 17 feet. You fly the Stars and Stripes in front of Klein Oak High or anyplace else at 20 feet, the Lone Star flies at the same height - 20 feet. Do you know why?  Because it is the only state that was a Republic before it became a state.
Also, being a Texan is as high as being an American down here. Our capitol is the only one in the country that is taller than the capitol building in  Washington ,  D.C. And we can divide our state into five states at any time if we wanted to!We can become a republic again at any time the voters of  Texas choose, and we included these things as part of the deal when we came on.
That's the best part, right there.

Texas even has its own power grid!! And don't even lie to yourself.... Did I mention Live music capitol of the world?
GOD BLESS  TEXAS

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GOD BLESS  TEXAS

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I agree with most of what your saying but .......... Snopes link to Texas flag guidelines.

Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to rain on your parade I just want to point out an error that most Texans seem to hold on to. (Flame suit on)

AKASL

LIVE FREE OR DIE

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I agree with most of what your saying but .......... Snopes link to Texas flag guidelines.

Don't get me wrong I'm not trying to rain on your parade I just want to point out an error that most Texans seem to hold on to. (Flame suit on)

AKASL

LIVE FREE OR DIE

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as a side note, someone has forgotten to mention the fact that there is a vodka brewed in austin...called tito's, if you drink vodka, and you either do or dont....try some of that tito's...best i ever did have

keeblerelf
kirby

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   11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, and several military bases. We  don't have an Army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call the Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over a Texas Ranger.

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in the spirit, here's an email I just got:

In case things get a little tough during the next few months we Texans have a plan...

   Maybe you don't know it, but Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union . (Reference the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848.)

   We Texans love all y'all Americans, but we'll probably have to take action since Barack Obama won the election and is now the President of the U.S.A.

   We'll miss ya'll though.


   Here is what can happen:

   1. Barack Hussein Obama, after becoming the President of the United States , begins to try and create a socialist country, then Texas announces that it is going to secede from the Union .

   2. George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas . You might not think that he talks too pretty, but we haven't had another terrorist attack and the economy was fine until the effects of the Democrats lowering the qualifications for home loanscame to roost.

   So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?

   1. NASA is just south of Houston , Texas .. We will control the space industry.

   2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States ..

   3. Defense Industry––we have over 65% of it. The term "Don't mess with Texas ," will take on a whole new meaning.

   4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will Need for the next 300 years. What will the other states do? Gee, we don't know. Why not ask Obama?

   5. Natural Gas - again, we have all we need and it's too bad about those Northern States . John Kerry and Al Gore will just have to figure out a way to keep them warm...

   6. Computer Industry - we lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications equipment - small companies like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semi iconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials , Ball Misconduct, Dallas Semiconductor, Nortel, Alcatel, etc. The list goes on and on.

   7. Medical Care - We have the research centers for cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as other large health centers. The Houston Medical Center alone employs over 65,000 people.

   8. We have enough colleges to keep educating and making smarter citizens: University of Texas , Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Texas Christian, Rice, SMU, University of Dallas , University of Houston , Baylor, UNT ( University of North Texas ), Texas Women's University, etc.. Ivy grows better in the South anyway.

   9. We have an intelligent and energetic work force and it isn't restricted by a bunch of unions. Here in Texas , we are a Right to Work State and, therefore, it's every man and woman for themselves. We just go out and get the job done. And if we don't like the way one company operates, we get a job somewhere else.

   10. We have essential control of the paper, plastics, and insurance industries, etc.

   11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, and several military bases. We  don't have an Army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call the Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over the Texas Rangers.

   12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not forget seafood from the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook 'em so that they taste good. We don't need any food.

   13. Three of the ten largest cities in the United States , and twenty-three of the 100 largest cities in the United States are located in Texas . And Texas also has more land than California , New    York , New Jersey , Connecticut , Delaware , Hawaii , Massachusetts , Maryland , Rhode Island, and Vermont combined.

   14. Trade: Three of the ten largest ports in the United States are located in Texas ..

   15. We also manufacture cars down here, but we don't need to. You see, nothing rusts in Texas so our vehicles stay beautiful and run well for decades.

   This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have.

   Now to the rest of you folks in the United States under President Obama: Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only President Obama will be able to drive around in his big 9 mpg SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.

   You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off satellite communications.

   You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but since Mr. Obama has predicted global warming, you won't need the gas as long as you survive the 2000 years it will take to get enough heat out of Global Warming.

   In other words, the rest of ya'll in the USA are screwed!

   Signed, The People of Texas

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got this as an e-mail today.

Have you ever looked at a map of the world? Look at  Texas with me just for a second. That picture, with the Panhandle and the  Gulf  Coast , and the Red River and the Rio Grande is as much a part of you as anything ever will be. As soon as anyone anywhere in the world looks at it they know what it is.  It's  Texas .  Pick any kid off the street in  Japan and draw him a picture of  Texas in the dirt and he'll know what it is. What happens if I show you a picture of any other state? You might get it maybe after a second or two, but who else would? And even if you do, does it ever stir any feelings in you? I've done this in Korea & Ireland.  No one ID' Texas, the Koreans all knew where California was and the Irish knew New York and Florida.In every man, woman and child on this planet, there is a person who wishes just once he could be a real live Texan and get up on a horse or ride off in a pickup. There is a little
bit of  Texas in everyone.

Texas is the  Alamo . Texas is 183 men standing in a church, facing thousands of Mexican nationals, fighting for freedom, who had the chance to walk out and save themselves, but stayed instead to fight and
die for the cause of freedom. Don't forget to give credit where credit is due. Many of those heros weren't Texans, but from Tennessee, Arkansas, etc.We send our kids to schools named William B. Travis and James Bowie and Davy Crockett, and do you know why?  Because those men saw a line in the sand and they decided to cross it and be heroes...


...By federal law,  Texas is the only state in the U...S. That can fly its flag at the same height as the  U.S. Flag. Think about that for a second. You fly the Stars and Stripes at 20 feet in  Maryland ,  California , or Maine , and your state flag, whatever it is, goes at 17 feet. You fly the Stars and Stripes in front of Klein Oak High or anyplace else at 20 feet, the Lone Star flies at the same height - 20 feet. Do you know why?  Because it is the only state that was a Republic before it became a state. Complete and utter nonsense. ALL states can fly their flag the same height as the U.S. flag. Look at flagpoles next time you go out of state. Hawaii was a kingdom before it became a territory and subsequently a state. Ever heard of the California Republic?
Also, being a Texan is as high as being an American down here. Our capitol is the only one in the country that is taller than the capitol building in  Washington ,  D.C. And we can divide our state into five states at any time if we wanted to!We can become a republic again at any time the voters of  Texas choose, and we included these things as part of the deal when we came on. Again, complete nonsense. The Texas State Capitol is't even the tallest among our neighboring states. Texas can no more divide itself than Oklahoma. We lost that ability when readmitted after the War of Northern Aggression.That's the best part, right there.

Texas even has its own power grid!! And don't even lie to yourself.... Did I mention Live music capitol of the world?

GOD BLESS  TEXAS

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Tear sniff sniff....now how do I get back when the revolution begins and +1 for the blue bell and Shiner Boch

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You'll have to boat over across the gulf and enter one of our many ports.  I'm sure if you fly a white flag or Texas flag you will be questioned first... Coming through the enemy lines across a land border is a little to suspicious. Not sure what the airlines will be doing.....  You're smart, you'll find a way.

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My name is Actually Sam Houston ( I swear) so is there gonna be any type of interrogation when I re-enter the country or can I just flash an ID and drop my name. I am related to him he is my great great great Uncle.

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holy shit....I bet some of you people are REALLY fun at parties....
not everyone dreams of zombies and belt-feds dropping from the sky (or whatever your outlet of "fun talk" is)


its all in good fun....enjoy it!

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