My home

OK being born a yankee does not mean it was my choise. I was not born a texan, but I got here as quick as I could.
Here are a few reasons why I love texas. Beaumont to El Paso 742 miles , Beaumont to chicago 770 miles, El Paso is closer to the state of california than to tha city of Dallas , Worlds first rodeo was in Pecos..july 4 1883, The flagship hotel in galveston is the only hotel in north america built over water, the heisman trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full time coach for rice university in houston ,Brazoria county has more species of birds than any other area in north america, aransas wildlife refuge is the winter home of north america's only remaining flock of whooping cranes,jalapeno jelly was originated in lake jackson in 1978, the first spoken word from the moon was houston, here's one for a yankee ! the king ranch is bigger than the state of rhode island,Texas is the only state to inter the U.S. by treaty, instead of annexation( this alows the texas flag to fly at the same height as the US flag),caddo lake is the only natural lake in the state,dr pepper was invented in waco in 1885, texas has had six capital citys,washington on the brazos,harrisburg,galveston,velasco,west columbia,austin,the capitol dome in austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the capitol building in D.C. (by 7 feet), an last but not least the name TEXAS comes from the Hasini indian word " tejas" meaning friends.