I emigrated from Switzerland to Texas in 2006. Texas was always more important to me than the USA. I was born in the wrong country and found my right place in Texas.
my mom was born in Louisiana, but raised in Houston. My brother was born in Louisiana and like me and our other two brothers we lived most of our life in Texas often on and we all call at home. Even though I’m in Oklahoma right now I still consider Texas my home.
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If you fit in in Texas, I can understand why they kicked you out of Switzerland.
Depends on what side of Houston too. It's massive. West side can get there in 3 hours. But I agree. We'll tell you how long because it's gonna take some time.
Truth. My northeasterner husband would ask how far to a place and I'd answer in hours. Drove him nuts. He wanted to know miles, which may vary depending on the route. But the time will basically be the same.
When my late wife and I would travel out of Texas we had a tradition. As we drove across the state line back into Texas we would both say "Sweet Mother Texas." Lord I miss those days.
Texas entered the Union in 1845 with the expectation of dividing into five states, the way the Northwest Territory subdivided into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Texas can subdivide any time its State Legislature decides, and gain 8 more Senators from its territory. So far, Texans have decided they'd rather stay Texans than be divided into five states that aren't Texas. Although Texas has a huge population of near 31 million, the five states subdivided from the Old (and Cold) Northwest have 48 million, on about the same land area.
I had to pause after the “beach“ comment, as I feel the need to explain. Most do not know why the upper Texas coastal beaches are not comparable to most of the regions’ beaches in the world. The reason is the Gulf of Mexico currents run in a counterclockwise direction. The muddy sediment from the Mississippi river is deposited into the gulf and onto the shores along the coastline of Louisiana and the upper half of the coastline of Texas. When you get to Corpus Christi and further south along Island all the way to Mexico, the beaches ARE comparable to other beautiful regions. Geography lesson for those who didn’t know out there.
Yeah, I live in Corpus Christi. You have to go to multiple different beaches to get a good view of Texas and the egg I’ve been to Galveston. It’s obviously awful. But you can’t judge beaches, just on Galveston tbh
I live in Angleton about 15 minutes from the Gulf at Freeport. From time to time I've seen the water that beautiful blue green color but we have the Brazos River that has the red mud that flows into the Gulf when there is a lot of rain that stirs it up and makes it look bad for a while but the fishing is pretty good then... lol
As a four time Iraq 🇮🇶 war veteran, former Virginian, North Carolinian and Georgian I’m loving it here in Texas. On my last deployment in 2022 I fell in love with Texas when I saw the mountains in El Paso. I’m waiting to move into my house in Texarkana, Texas where I have 25 acres. I’m planning to explore as much of Texas that I can. I’m also expecting my first daughter who will be born in the great state of Texas and will be the first Texan in my family and I can’t wait to experience all of Texas
Glad to have you @SupaSargeakaQ. Now, it's quite a ways from Texarkana. But I would definitely suggest Big Bend. The national park was amazing. But the drive along 170. From Lajitas to Presidio. Though the state park, along the Mexico boarder was absolutely stunning. 41 years old from Texas. And I never knew we had such beautiful scenery. Hope you enjoy your acreage. And thank you for your service.
@@cheryllthompson5092 I'm in La. but feel right at home in E.Tex.. San Antonio is a really great city & I love the Woodlands & had plenty of fun in Dallas as well. I start to feel a little uncomfortable when the pine trees start thinning out & would probably be cooked in the desert. I always liked the Mesquite BBQ which used to be very popular but now everything is too sweet; honey, molasses, brown sugar. A slight taste is good but I don't want candy when I eat meat.
I’m from Michigan living in Texas for awhile and I really love Texas. The Texans are amazing people. They are friendly and polite and tough to survive the summer heat.
i am 75 years old and born as a native son of Texas. First of all i want to tell you how wonderful your video was. You did a stellar job and if you aren't a native born Texan ... then you should be! Good work! Keep it up!
I was not even born in the US, but I got texas and knew this was home. Been here 44 years now and you will have to drag me out of here with a team of mules!!!! Thanks for this video!!!!
Told my Mom, when I was 7, that I was moving to Texas. Took me 14 years to get there, and I spent my entire adult life there, from San Antonio to El Paso to San Angelo to DFW. Loved it. Miss it. Job transferred me to Florida. My heart still belongs to Texas.
Except Austin. Austin is where you live if you hate Texas but have to live here. It prides itself on not being the rest of Texas, and the feeling is broadly mutual.
@@russmitchellmovementAustin doesn’t separate itself from Texas, the rest of Texas sets Austin aside because of gentrification + increase of out of state people moving to Austin
FYI - Calling Amarillo & the panhandle of Texas "Western Oklahoma" might get you shot in those areas. 🙂 Calling anything of Texas "Oklahoma" is fighting words to most Texans. Amarillo & Lubbock are "West Texas".
I’ve traveled internationally quite a bit, and no matter where I go everyone who finds out that I’m from Texas is fascinated and has a million questions. One time, a friend of mine from Minnesota and I were in England and Scotland on vacation. Everywhere we went people would ask us where we were from as soon as they heard our American accents. She would say Minnesota, which would get an “oh nice.”As soon as I said Texas, every single person wanted to talk to me about Texas. They wanted to ask me questions. They wanted to tell me if they’ve been here, they wanted to tell me how much they wanted to come. They asked me if things were really bigger. I think you can say that pretty much everybody in the world who has any access to the media is aware of Texas and fascinated by it.
I was born September 4,1954 in Buda ,Texas And I left Texas in the spring of 1974 for Minnesota. I can't take the 🔥 heat , the poisonous snake's, fire ant's, 🦂 scorpion, brown recluse, etc. in Texas. Beside I hear that we are going to have a snowy winter. I can hardy wait & to go ice fishing. 💦 🐠 I enjoy our 4 seasons. I can hardly wait. ❄
That is so true. No matter where we go as Texans, we will.make our way back to Texas. That feeling is infectious, and even people that visit for too long, end up staying. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Having lived in TX for all but two of my 77 years, I can tell you that this video is the best I've seen, and it's not out of date before it was posted. Bravo, man, y muy buenas dias.
Over the years, Texas should now just be considered TEXAS! It’s own region. We are definitely a unique and extremely diverse state with wonderfully diverse culture and food. One of the most diverse in the US. The amazing mix of indigenous, Mexican, Creole, African, German, Scottish, Irish, Czech, Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese, etc. Just drive around Houston and it’s like driving through countries around the world. Proud to be born and raised here! 🥰
houston is the most diverse city on the planet, and also for me, one of the most friendly, its awesome and in my opinion one of the things we should be most proud of.
Native Houstonian here. I barely recognize the place anymore. We could do with less diversity imo. The cultural cohesion we once enjoyed has been smothered by the incoming waves. Edit: Don't get me wrong; the variety is cool. It's just so much, so quickly added that the nucleus has been buried.
@@CreativeMoments92 General Sherman: "If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent Texas and move to Hell." We are proud of our incredibly hot Summers, and enjoy complaining about it, especially when it's made worse by humidity in the Texas coastal plain. We like to say Texas has 3 seasons: one Spring, two Summers, and one pure Inferno. --You're welcome!. 😅
When my family was briefed on living in another country, we were not to say we were Americans but to call ourselves Texans because of the attitudes toward Americans and Texans was so different.
One thing you forgot to mention. The Houston medical center is one of the best in the world, hands down. And when we landed on the moon what was the first word Armstrong said? “Houston” the eagle has landed.
He said that because that's where mission control was ? "Mission control for Apollo 11 was located in Building 30 of NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas " 🤦♂
When I worked in Nigeria, complete strangers would ask if I was from America. I simply replied “no, Texas”. That always would bring a huge smile to their face and they were always eager to engage in conversation with me. They said that “people from Texas were more nice that the rest of America”. I can agree with that. I went to a shop in the Lagos International airport. The shop owner made his friend get out of the chair he was in and insisted that I sit there with him and talk. We had an interesting conversation for quite a while.
For sure! We moved to California about 5 months for a job. When we moved back, we stopped at a service station in my home town. When I walked in the store, the clerk said, " Hi! How are you doing?" I stopped and looked skyward and said, " I'm so glad to be home!" In Cali, I could walk around a store for hours and never be spoken to. I was even met with cold stares as a rule if I smiled at people, which is my habit at home-- a smile, a nod, a how-are- ya? I even get into conversations about cats and dogs on the pet food aisle.🥰✌
@@gebertfamily I’ve worked in Egypt as well. Egyptians are very friendly people. I liked everyone I met. They loved sharing little pieces of their heritage.
I moved to TX over 30 years ago. I planned on traveling across the U.S. but there was something about Texas…I found home. And I married a 5th generation Texan. God bless Texas ❤
Lol I’m 4th generation and was so happy when Jesus sent me a wonderful Idahoan man to marry. Almost broke his mama’s heart, though, because she knew after he married a Texan he’d probably never move back to Idaho.
@@makeminetexas3494I’m a 6th gen Texan, my kids are 7th gen. If it wasn’t for family I’d probably move as Texas is getting over crowded. More people equals more crime and more psychopaths.
I live in Kansas City. If I drove to Winnipeg, Canada it's only 42 miles farther than driving from Amarillo to Brownsville. That's how freaking big Texas is.
> In the 1800's when railroads were the choice for long distance travel, there was a saying: "The Sun has riz and the Sun has set and here we is in Texas yet."
This was very well done. I grew up in rural East Texas, where the influence of the south is strong. My family moved to Fort Worth when I was in high school, and the culture was definitely western. All in all, Texas is hard to pigeonhole. We are wide and diverse and wonderful, and I believe you nailed it.
I misspoke. I should have said the Texas capitol building is the "largest" in terms of size, not the "tallest". But comparing the two, I would say the Texas building is by far the prettier one though. 🙂
After living here about nine years, yes, Texas is its own thing. It blew my mind when I saw school children doing the pledge of allegiance to both the United States and Texas state flags!
Excellent video! One other factor that distinguishes Texas from the rest of the South is the large number of central Europeans (Germans, Czechs, Poles, etc) settlers that established rural communities primarily in central Texas and the large impact on our state's character and cuisine.
As a Texan, I appreciate the blunt and honest description of Texas. I've noticed a lot of people hone in on the more exaggerated aspect of Texas, but you kept it straight and honest. Thank you. ... definitely got the new california section right! XD
I've lived throughout the south for most of my life (Lexington, Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham, and DFW) with the last 28 years spent in the DFW area. I think one of the main reasons Texas is considered part of the south goes back to it being one of the Confederate States of America, aka, the Old South. It truly is the state where southern culture and southwestern culture collide and blend. The Hispanic influence here cannot be understated.
On the flip side of that, Maryland & Delaware wasn't Confederates, yet people try to force them onto the South. True southerners don't acknowledge the imaginary Mason-Dixon Line, only natural borders like the Ohio & Potomac rivers.
Most definitely this is true but what is not understood most of these Mexicans just came in the last 20 years from running across the border and then also come here and having a bunch of babies. This Mexican influence has not always been Dallas. When I was growing up Dallas was majority white and black. And Dallas is still mainly a segregated City segregated City with the majority of the blacks on the southern side of it. This is where you will find southern people and Southern Culture and food. Dallas is one of the fastest growing places in the country and when you have all of these people moving from all over the country is hard to keep your Southern Roots. As a matter of fact transplants outnumber native Dallas people. In my eyes Dallas is the South and will always be that because that's what I was raised up in and as I stated if you go to the southern parts of Dallas a lot of it is still Southern and the South
Also Texas is considered the south because if you go east of Dallas and north of Houston this area looks like and feels like anywhere else in the south which is the Deep South
@@labaroncharles1958 Yes that area does, but it's the smallest geographic portion of TX. Since the majority of TX has a southwest feel, that's the region it belongs to; majority rules.
@MoneyC225 if you cut off the eastern part of Texas that is southern it would be about the same size as south Carolina or Louisiana. Texas is a large state that transfers into a different region. The blood that made Texas is southern. My family comes out of East Texas from slavery. My mother and great grandmother picked cotton in in East Texas. As a matter of fact most of Texas native black population migrated out of East Texas into Dallas and Houston. We are Southerners. That's the culture we practiced and were raised up in. Dallas TX Houston TX and East Texas is the South. Can't nobody tell me anything different.
When I traveled around the world in the U.S. Military I told people I was from TEXAS, they acted as though we were a separate country. They knew we were part of the USA but they still looked us differently. It was funny in many respects.
I’m transplanted from NY. Texas is it’s own region, unlike anywhere else, and Texas pride can’t be understood by those who aren’t Texan. I now consider myself 100% Texan, so I get it!
Im confused….. Ive been to Texas…. Im from chicago currently live in NYC . Im not trying to be funny…..but what part exactly did you love?? I found Houston to be a flat unattractive city filled w strip malls. And no Museums, culture etc
We all wish you were your own, so we could close the borders on Texas and not have to pay for every emergency you never prepared for. Texas is just another Southern welfare state.
My mother was from TX, her parents from TX, her father has a LONG generational line that originated in Texas before Texas was a part of the USA (native American). I've got many, MANY ancestral lines going back hundred+ years all buried in TX.
Living in DFW, it’s really crazy how two separate urban areas sprawled so large they’ve combined to become (as we now refer to the total area) a metroplex. It’s kind of funny going from the Dallas side into the Fort Worth side, there is a notable difference between the sides, honestly. It takes over two hours to cross the edges of DFW from furthest points in either direction.
@@BrendenFriers I’d say more like Weathford to Terrell and Waxahachie to Denison for DFW proper, and then even after that there’s cities close enough to either you get still get to them within a reasonable amount of time. Like Mineral Wells, Celeste, all those suburbs of suburbs still in the huge area. It’s a long drive with heavy traffic.
Fun fact about the lone star. It became a symbol of justice and pride when it was first worn by the famed Texas Rangers. The original Ranger badges were stamped on a cinco peso coin, hence the name cinco peso badge. The lone star symbolized the enduring fight Texans had to be free and a beacon to other states as the lone state in the fight against Mexico for its freedom.
This is a brilliant, well researched and excellently presented documentary. Within 20 minutes one gets the essential history of Texas. All the highs and lows… highs!
This is the first one of these types of videos I've watched from start to finish and completed appreciated. The content was relevant. The presentation was nicely paced. Great voice. BTW - I've lived in Texas for the vast majority of my 57 years and learned SEVERAL facts from you. Nice work, sir.
Texas' land diversity means it's all of them. South, southwest, plains, Piney woods of East Texas and coastal. We have it all. Our history is reflected in the six flags of Texas. Our food is a blend of Mexican and Texas influences with some German food and Louisiana gumbo. Our economy is very diverse too. Not just oil, gas and beef but technology, manufacturing too. Texas exports more goods out of its ports than any other US port. We are the leading exporter of goods to other nations. Our taxes are low so many companies move here. It's a business friendly state. Texas' official motto is "Friendship". And football in Texas ....it's a religion on Friday nights. Great video Mike! Really enjoy your youtube channel.
Port status varies between 3rd and 1st with 3rd being a little more common. 2022 was record breaking. My dad worked at the Port Terminal RR. As a kid, pre-hyper security, we often visited the Port. Pretty cool place, though my dad always said the rats at night were the size of a small dog. At the Manchester office, they would shoot at them.
When my daughter and I visited the Republic of Ireland, ( in 2021) we noticed several things that are mentioned in this video. First; we went on a couple of group tours, and whenever someone asked the group where folks were from, you would hear, "Greece", or "Germany", or even, "The US". Without even thinking, Carolyn and I said,"Texas!" The response to this would usually be, "Oh, I love Texas! I want to visit Austin!" And at this point, we'd usually say, "Austin is the LEAST 'Texas' of all Texas! I live in a small town up near Wichita Falls, in Texoma. Although born in Austin (her dad was stationed there), Carolyn currently lives in New Braunfels, just south of San Antonio. And here's another list for you: although Texas has many lakes, only one, Caddo Lake, is natural (not man-made). And 5 of the largest surface-area lakes in the US are in Texas (or on the border): Toledo Bend, Sam Rayburn, Texoma, Falcon, and Livingston. (Lake Amistad is #53). You can fit 10 European Countries within the borders of Texas. It's a shorter distance between London, England and Paris, France (295 miles) than London and Paris, TX (363 miles)! Thanks for this list!
Great video. Texas has a rich, interesting history. I'm a native Texan but lived in North Carolina and Maryland for a brief time in the 70s. I came back to Texas and never left again.
Texas is BIG and I have firsthand experience. While in the USAF, I drove from CA to NY on I-40 and it took ALL DAY to drive across the "little" top part of Texas. Great video.
Never forget, REMEBER THE ALAMO. Being a good person and loving your neighbor. Independent of government hand outs, and hard working. That’s any Texan I know
The Texans always remember the Alamo, but it was a slaughter because of poor leadership. William Travis was responsible for all of the deaths and loss at the Alamo. They were ordered to leave the indefensible position but chose to stay and die. Why don't Texans celebrate the battle of San Jacinto more? San Jacinto was one of the greatest military victories in history which was the culmination of one of the most successful military campaigns of all time led by Sam Houston. Why not REMEMBER SAN JACINTO?
@@aaronkcmoshort answer is because we won only 9 Texans were killed at San Jacinto where as 189 were killed defending the Alamo.its A lot easier to rally behind the defense than the offense therefore we have remember the Alamo and remember goliad
@@ZacharySinha appreciate it. my wife's family is from Texas, or New Lower (or Lesser) Oklahoma as i like to call it. I give them crap about it all the time. this is the best answer i've heard so far.
I live in Texas (San Antonio, Tx) . If I travel south towards the rio Grande Valley coming back when I come up to the checkpoint when they ask me, " Are you a United States citizen " I kindly reply no " I'm a Texan"😂
nice video, I had the same experience. Whenever traveling overseas, I would always claim TX as where I was from. People were always fascinated and wanted to talk about TX.
I was driving with a friend from Alabama going to see my parents on the Texas gulf coast and he noticed how cars would get on the shoulder and let traffic behind them pass. He asked what they were doing and I told him letting faster traffic pass. I even did this later in our trip and he was losing his mind yelling we were going to get a ticket! I couldn’t help but to laugh. I took for granted that in other states that doing this was illegal. Technically it’s illegal in Texas but it’s not really enforced. After all we are the friendly state!
Its funny how the basic consideration of not forcing people to stack up behind you and grind their gears is something other folks are actually afraid to do. That's some bassackward thinking to me. It's just so natural around washington county that it never occured to me it could be illegal. I mean the fm roads are a single lane in each direction, speed limit is 70 and there's hills and curves obscured by trees. Are you seriously going to force a fellow motorist to pass in oncoming traffic under those conditions?
Maybe somebody can correct me, but I was told that in Texas it is legal to drive on the shoulder as long as the shoulder has a white line painted along its left side. Can anyone confirm this?
@@randykelso4079 I’ve lived in Texas my whole life and I always thought driving on the shoulder to let others pass was legal. However, I was pulled over once for doing this for a cop and imagine my surprise when the red and blues went on. I didn’t get a ticket but I was informed that it actually is illegal and that most law enforcement kind of look the other way when people do it.
@@randykelso4079 Yes, legal in TX on RURAL roads so long as certain criteria are met. Yes, it is legal to drive on rural roads in Texas, as long as the road meets certain criteria: Clear of obstructions: The road must be free of barriers that would prevent a standard passenger vehicle from passing. Passable: The road must be passable by a standard passenger vehicle. Private roads: The owner of a private road can regulate or prohibit its use. However, in some cases, the county may extend speed limits and traffic enforcement to private roads
If the country drawl is the primary language, grits are the preffered breakfast food and you see rebel flags daily, Yes no doubt about it!, you are in the south.
As a consultant I traveled many place in the USA. I also worked in Canada, England and Mexico. The only place where I was never asked questions about Texas was in Mexico.
I run an FAA testing center in the DFW area. People come from all over the world to test at my site. The region is defined as TX, NM, OK, AR & LA. Of all the bordering states, only Texas has all of the characteristics of the other states re: geography, language, culture, food, demographics. It's as you said, part southern, part west, part plains & Northern Mexico. We even have an area called The ArkLaTex (also known as TexArkaNa). Great video!!
3:01 Galveston is not part of Houston. In fact, Galveston was a city before Houston was developed, so referring to Galveston as "Houston's beach city" is beyond incorrect.
I was born in Indiana but reared in Georgia. I've been in Texas for almost half of my life and can't think of any other place to work, live and rear a family. I may not have been born in Texas but I'll only leave kicking and screaming. God bless the USA and God bless TEXAS !
I'm a Texan.... Texas happens to be part of the US, but I am a Texan first. My wife is from New Zealand, and she didn't know what I meant by that when we first met, but after 7 years of marriage....she is happy to be called a Texan now lol
@@aTexasMexican2.0 yessir! My family has been in Texas since before it joined the union. They came over on the Mayflower and then a few generations later they made their way to southeast Texas.
Austin isn't "New California." That's just where Californians go cause they visited once during a music festival and misinterpreted "Keep Austin Weird" as "Keep Austin Liberal." We didn't know what to feed them, so we built a few In-N-Out's. The average Californian is a strange creature. You will often find them swearing up and down about how California is the best State, or that it has the largest economy. Which is an odd thing to say after moving to someone else's State along with all the companies that moved out of California. If you happen to see a car driving through your State with California plates and a Trump bumper sticker, this is called "California Camouflage."
The "mountains" in the Texas Panhandle are mesas and canyons. I live in the Texas Panhandle where the elevation is 3,200ft, my son lives down by Austin at 500ft. We are the prairie and they have lakes, known to flood but everything is green. We get the weather coming off the mountains of Colorado and it can be brutally cold with a wind that cuts through your soul, down there they have mild winters. The weather is as diverse as the wonderful people that live here. We are the Texas Panhandle, I've never heard it called anything else.
I am a fourth generation Texan and am so proud of it. Born in Dallas in 1947 and all 6 of my 7 children were born in Dallas with my oldest being born in Irving. I would not be happy living anywhere else. I am TEXAN until the day I die and then will rest in Texas soil in the town my great-grandparents helped to found and settle…..Irving. I love Texas!
Born in Texas, lived here currently 50 years. My daddy is Oklahoman and my mama is Okie. I respect my past that grew up in hard times. There are lines that tie us together ❤️
@@kriztenhogue7932 -- At 72, I'm a fourth-generation Texan. My paternal-great- grandmother was born in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas in 1841.
@@neox9369because it’s both the one in the same point(s) that it’s referring to north vs south states around confederacy and the states out west or on west coast weren’t states yet or were most brand new and also / and so, weren’t apart of confederacy- and that the first states of U.S. were along the east coast - and Virginia was the separating line between north vs south states in those original states along the east coast .. every state that came after, was quite literally ‘west’ of that
Texas is such a disappointment for me. Paid cash for a house here only to have the escrow agent turn my deed, title and keys over to the epic fail of a real estate agent even after verbal and written instructions to hold them were given and when I arrived, the house was burgled (over $100,000.00 worth of property was stolen including a vintage motorcycle) and the home and one out building was set on fire. Insult to injury, after I discovered the culprits, the county attorney would not prosecute them. Corruption every where! Don't come here.
I grew up in Georgia and Houston so I always recognized Texas as the South because the areas I was in always resembled closer to the Deep South than any other part of Texas. Now when you go West of Houston then it definitely doesn’t resemble the South at all
Texas used to be its own country from 1836 to 1846. And it still acts like it is. There’s even a class titled Texas history where 7th graders have to take and pass a state test to pass to 8th grade.
I remember Texas history lol I found out my family was a part of it. But the founders originated from the South. My family migrated from North Carolina and Tennessee into Texas in the 1830s.
I think every state has a year where students learn about the state's history. But I don't remember that state test ... Ah, now I remember. I was stuck in California for my 7th/8th grade.
I'm a born and raised Texan from San Antonio. I feel more of a kinship and ancestry with Hispanic culture, than I do with my family's own South Louisiana Cajun roots. The only things passed down to me from my Cajun heritage are the recipes. Most of my childhood friends, neighbors, teachers, and coworkers are Hispanic, and I honestly wouldn't want it any other way! The only Hispanic experience I could probably do without, from my childhood, are hearing the scary stories about La Llorona and El Cucuy. Then again, I could also have done without hearing of the Cajun Rougarou.
Excellent video! Great narration. I am a Texan and though we love our southern brothers and sisters, we are not southern. There are many southern influences here as there should be but the only way to describe this very unique State, region and people are TEXAN! God Bless Texas.
You cannot speak for everyone in the state if you are from the East part of Texas you are Southern but if you are speaking on the state as a whole then noit is a mix of things
When my brother-in-law-to-be came to meet the family, he got off the plane from Boston, and asked to get Tex Mex for dinner. (Boston, and he doesn't even like seafood! He wanted some pico de gallo and tamales.) We took him to the original El Fenix in downtown Dallas. The elderly Mr. Martinez was in the foyer to greet folks, with his immaculate suit and cane. Bro-in-law jumped right into the culture with both feet. He got himself a smoker, worked up some pit-boss skills, and made himself completely at home. He's a "wicked awesome" Texan.
If this video were to be an hour I would still love it! Great video. I am a Texan born and raised. As I traveled while in the Army overseas, believe it or not those folks know about Texas. They always asked me do you ride a horse everywhere you go? I still laughed when I think of my time stationed overseas. Great information. I look forward to more states.
I love living in Texas, and it’s true Texas state pride is a real thing!! The food is better, the people and the geography is more diverse, and yes everything IS bigger in Texas.
As a Texan, i consider texas as both south and its own culture with a lot of people having a southern accent and culture with its own texan twist, making it more unique in my opinion
I'd say you might be ok saying that for SE Texas, but not really there either. I'm a native Houstonian, & have traveled the South tons to times. Even Houston isn't Southern anymore. It's the most diverse city in the USA, & as such, it's got a different feel to ot than the South.
there's no such thing as the real south. Either is the South or it's not. Texas is not the Deep South or should I say Dallas and Houston but they are the South. If you go east of Dallas in north of Houston you are in the Deep South
@1stcivdiv81most definitely Atlanta definitely does not feel like a deep south City although probably at one time it was. It does not give me that Vibe when I go there
Loved your video Sir.. and yes, Texas is just Texas. San Antonio born and raised while I've lived in a few other states and cities, I'm back home and happy here.
As a recent Midwest transplant to the the Austin area. I've lived in the deep south, dirty south, Yankee mid-north.I lived in Denver. Grew up in Northern ,Mo.Texas is amazing. Don't let the politics fuel you. The people are amazing. I have been here for two years. I love thos place. The only undesirable people are on the news screen, and have political ambition.
What’s funny about Texas is I’m actually a Missouri (the “southern” part) transplant and my driveway in Texas to my mom’s is 800 miles ENE, but I can drive due SSE for 800 miles and still be in Texas.
@@boomerbear7596 I’ve actually been pretty much all the way across US 83 starting at I-94 near Sterling, North Dakota and ending at Carrizo Springs, Texas. Didn’t quite make it all the way to Laredo.
I'm a 7th generation Texan, San Antonio native, currently live in Houston. I'm glad I found this vid. When you mentioned the demographics of my hometown I realized that I hadn't even thought about how many hispanic people there are, or even were. I'm hispanic at 25% Mexican with the rest being of mostly German descent, but it was something just not addressed. At least, not in my view or in the area I lived in or even amongst my family on either side. It simply was. Texans first and foremost.
Great video. Texas is its own state with no other labels attached. I believe it takes a knowledge of being in Texas and the other southern states to really grasp why Texas is it’s own.
I'm a Mexican American born in Dallas, to Mexican parents. I speak Mexicano style Spanish, Texas English, and some little-bit of Italiano. I consider myself Tejano. I'll consider you whatever you want, and not box anyone in, as long as they return the favor. Be proud of your heritage folks. ¡Que tengan orgullo de tu herencia! Adios y Arrivaderci.
I emigrated from Switzerland to Texas in 2006. Texas was always more important to me than the USA. I was born in the wrong country and found my right place in Texas.
Glad you made it❤
Welcome👍
We welcome you. Plus Texans are Texans first. Then Americans
my mom was born in Louisiana, but raised in Houston. My brother was born in Louisiana and like me and our other two brothers we lived most of our life in Texas often on and we all call at home. Even though I’m in Oklahoma right now I still consider Texas my home.
If you fit in in Texas, I can understand why they kicked you out of Switzerland.
In Texas, we measure driving distances in hours. Like, Tourist: "How far is San Antonio from Houston?" Texan: "About a 4.5 hour drive."
I have a group of friends in other countries and they laugh when I tell them that! 😂 so true
Depends on what side of Houston too. It's massive. West side can get there in 3 hours. But I agree. We'll tell you how long because it's gonna take some time.
Truth. My northeasterner husband would ask how far to a place and I'd answer in hours. Drove him nuts. He wanted to know miles, which may vary depending on the route. But the time will basically be the same.
that's basically the southern thing to do. In Mississippi I never heard anyone give the miles, we only knew the hours.
On Roadtrips, the majority of the roadtrip is spent getting out of Texas lmao.
The stars at night, are big and bright 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼 deep in the heart of Texas
You're missing a hand there...
Amen brotha!
@@akhagee4707 It's only 4 claps
👏👏👏👏
@@akhagee4707you sick man
When my late wife and I would travel out of Texas we had a tradition. As we drove across the state line back into Texas we would both say "Sweet Mother Texas." Lord I miss those days.
I’ve been known to get out and kiss the ground when I get back into Texas after accidentally visiting another state.
@@leebergara446 and we head straight to Whataburger!
I always breathe a sigh of relief. But we STILL have over a 6hr drive (at least) home!
Texas is big enough that it qualifies as its own region.
Texas entered the Union in 1845 with the expectation of dividing into five states, the way the Northwest Territory subdivided into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Texas can subdivide any time its State Legislature decides, and gain 8 more Senators from its territory. So far, Texans have decided they'd rather stay Texans than be divided into five states that aren't Texas. Although Texas has a huge population of near 31 million, the five states subdivided from the Old (and Cold) Northwest have 48 million, on about the same land area.
It'll never be divided up. It's its own region. Anyone who disagrees is wrong lol
Texas Forever.
Like its Oklahoma neighbor Texas is a fusion of the Great Plains, the Deep South and the Western States, particularly the Mexican border.
Agreed, the whole state is a region in and of itself!
Texas would’ve been one of the largest nations on Earth if it had magically resisted American expansionism
I had to pause after the “beach“ comment, as I feel the need to explain. Most do not know why the upper Texas coastal beaches are not comparable to most of the regions’ beaches in the world. The reason is the Gulf of Mexico currents run in a counterclockwise direction. The muddy sediment from the Mississippi river is deposited into the gulf and onto the shores along the coastline of Louisiana and the upper half of the coastline of Texas. When you get to Corpus Christi and further south along Island all the way to Mexico, the beaches ARE comparable to other beautiful regions. Geography lesson for those who didn’t know out there.
Yeah, I live in Corpus Christi. You have to go to multiple different beaches to get a good view of Texas and the egg I’ve been to Galveston. It’s obviously awful. But you can’t judge beaches, just on Galveston tbh
I live in Angleton about 15 minutes from the Gulf at Freeport. From time to time I've seen the water that beautiful blue green color but we have the Brazos River that has the red mud that flows into the Gulf when there is a lot of rain that stirs it up and makes it look bad for a while but the fishing is pretty good then... lol
Corpus christi beaches are better than any beach north of Savanah along the east coast.
@@lowbloodprsureI love corpus
The silt is from the many Texas rivers that empty into the gulf
As a four time Iraq 🇮🇶 war veteran, former Virginian, North Carolinian and Georgian I’m loving it here in Texas. On my last deployment in 2022 I fell in love with Texas when I saw the mountains in El Paso. I’m waiting to move into my house in Texarkana, Texas where I have 25 acres. I’m planning to explore as much of Texas that I can. I’m also expecting my first daughter who will be born in the great state of Texas and will be the first Texan in my family and I can’t wait to experience all of Texas
Glad to have you @SupaSargeakaQ. Now, it's quite a ways from Texarkana. But I would definitely suggest Big Bend. The national park was amazing. But the drive along 170. From Lajitas to Presidio. Though the state park, along the Mexico boarder was absolutely stunning. 41 years old from Texas. And I never knew we had such beautiful scenery. Hope you enjoy your acreage. And thank you for your service.
@@perrylykins5518 appreciate the greetings and I plan to visit as much of Texas that I can
Welcome to Texas! Thank you for your service. I'm in East Texas, in the pineywoods. Originally From Houston. Congratulations on the little one 😊
@@cheryllthompson5092 thank you. Can’t wait for my little girl to get here and I’m sure she will enjoy being in Texas
@@cheryllthompson5092 I'm in La. but feel right at home in E.Tex.. San Antonio is a really great city & I love the Woodlands & had plenty of fun in Dallas as well. I start to feel a little uncomfortable when the pine trees start thinning out & would probably be cooked in the desert. I always liked the Mesquite BBQ which used to be very popular but now everything is too sweet; honey, molasses, brown sugar. A slight taste is good but I don't want candy when I eat meat.
I’m from Michigan living in Texas for awhile and I really love Texas. The Texans are amazing people. They are friendly and polite and tough to survive the summer heat.
Y'all remember that old Texas tourism ad "Texas.....it's like a whole other country"?
It's still used.
Texans vacation to other cities in Texas. Lol
@@ryanhouk3560facts lol 😂 😂 😂
@@ryanhouk3560That’s true we do lol!
@@ryanhouk3560literally
Texas is more than a place, it is a State Of Mind! 71 years here.
Yep. 70 years here 😉
I hope I last that long here. 25 and counting
84 years, born & bred and very proud too
Dallas and Fort Worth, concrete jungle where dreams are made of!
jejeje yea, and some would have a diagnosis for that 'state of mind' I do love thems BBQ tho'!
i am 75 years old and born as a native son of Texas. First of all i want to tell you how wonderful your video was. You did a stellar job and if you aren't a native born Texan ... then you should be! Good work! Keep it up!
Second that motion. (I'm 79)
I'm an American. Much BETTER than a bunch of arrogant douchbags
Was born in NM and moved to Texas when I was 1 year old. Been here ever since. I love NM but Texas is something else lol
I was not even born in the US, but I got texas and knew this was home. Been here 44 years now and you will have to drag me out of here with a team of mules!!!! Thanks for this video!!!!
So glad you're here!
Told my Mom, when I was 7, that I was moving to Texas. Took me 14 years to get there, and I spent my entire adult life there, from San Antonio to El Paso to San Angelo to DFW. Loved it. Miss it. Job transferred me to Florida. My heart still belongs to Texas.
When someone speaks good on Texas, you will always know you were a part of what made it great 🫡🤠
You are still here with us in spirit brother. And you will always have a home and family here!!
Reminds me of Sandy's song from SpongeBob.
What made you love it so much just curious and draw you in so much at such a young age you a cowboy at heart?
You were not born but you got here as fast as you could.
I'm a Texan born and raised. You did an outstanding job covering The Lone Star State. It is one big chunk of this Great Country.
Texas is Southern in part, western in parts and all Texas throughout!
Except Austin. Austin is where you live if you hate Texas but have to live here. It prides itself on not being the rest of Texas, and the feeling is broadly mutual.
@@russmitchellmovement That's because Austin was gentrified, of its founding population.
@@russmitchellmovementAustin doesn’t separate itself from Texas, the rest of Texas sets Austin aside because of gentrification + increase of out of state people moving to Austin
Not western but stupid
You sum this up perfectly
As a native Texan The intro was pretty spot on No we aren't The south ,no and we aren't the west (We are Texas) love the video
FYI - Calling Amarillo & the panhandle of Texas "Western Oklahoma" might get you shot in those areas. 🙂 Calling anything of Texas "Oklahoma" is fighting words to most Texans. Amarillo & Lubbock are "West Texas".
That part of the video was just dumb. Nobody calls the Texas panhandle "Western Oklahoma" except maybe someone from Oklahoma.
And then there's the old joke that goes along with that:
Why doesn't Texas slide into the Gulf of Mexico? Because Oklahoma sucks.
Agreed!
Don't provoke the species.
For real i got pissed and droped a comment on auto response. The disrespect wont be tolerated
I’ve traveled internationally quite a bit, and no matter where I go everyone who finds out that I’m from Texas is fascinated and has a million questions. One time, a friend of mine from Minnesota and I were in England and Scotland on vacation. Everywhere we went people would ask us where we were from as soon as they heard our American accents. She would say Minnesota, which would get an “oh nice.”As soon as I said Texas, every single person wanted to talk to me about Texas. They wanted to ask me questions. They wanted to tell me if they’ve been here, they wanted to tell me how much they wanted to come. They asked me if things were really bigger. I think you can say that pretty much everybody in the world who has any access to the media is aware of Texas and fascinated by it.
I discovered the same when I visited in-laws in Limerick, Republic of Ireland!
@@loraweems8712!
DAMN RIGHT! TEXAS FOR LIFE! TEXAS FOREVER!😊
Facts 😂💯
I was born September 4,1954 in Buda ,Texas
And I left Texas in the spring of 1974
for Minnesota.
I can't take the 🔥 heat , the poisonous snake's, fire ant's, 🦂 scorpion, brown recluse, etc. in Texas.
Beside I hear that we are going to have a snowy winter.
I can hardy wait & to go ice fishing. 💦 🐠 I enjoy our 4 seasons.
I can hardly wait. ❄
No matter where we live or go as Texans, Texas is in our hearts and minds. ❤
That is so true. No matter where we go as Texans, we will.make our way back to Texas. That feeling is infectious, and even people that visit for too long, end up staying. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
True...I'm well traveled and I've been homesick many times. There's no place like home ❤
Having lived in TX for all but two of my 77 years, I can tell you that this video is the best I've seen, and it's not out of date before it was posted. Bravo, man, y muy buenas dias.
Over the years, Texas should now just be considered TEXAS! It’s own region. We are definitely a unique and extremely diverse state with wonderfully diverse culture and food. One of the most diverse in the US. The amazing mix of indigenous, Mexican, Creole, African, German, Scottish, Irish, Czech, Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese, etc. Just drive around Houston and it’s like driving through countries around the world. Proud to be born and raised here! 🥰
Facts!
houston is the most diverse city on the planet, and also for me, one of the most friendly, its awesome and in my opinion one of the things we should be most proud of.
@@Bigman-hi2neno it's not the most diverse city is Jersey City 😂
Native Houstonian here. I barely recognize the place anymore. We could do with less diversity imo. The cultural cohesion we once enjoyed has been smothered by the incoming waves.
Edit: Don't get me wrong; the variety is cool. It's just so much, so quickly added that the nucleus has been buried.
@@8qk67acq5 @8qk67acq5 Well said. When you often feel like a stranger in your hometown, the influx is too great.
I’m from Texas and I approve of this message.
Ha ha! Love it.
Dallas and Fort Worth, concrete jungle...
haha. I hate Texas in the summer but it is home.
@@CreativeMoments92 General Sherman: "If I owned Texas and Hell, I would rent Texas and move to Hell." We are proud of our incredibly hot Summers, and enjoy complaining about it, especially when it's made worse by humidity in the Texas coastal plain. We like to say Texas has 3 seasons: one Spring, two Summers, and one pure Inferno. --You're welcome!. 😅
@@adrianjohnson7920 sounds accurate.
When my family was briefed on living in another country, we were not to say we were Americans but to call ourselves Texans because of the attitudes toward Americans and Texans was so different.
When I was in the military when I was in a foreign state of asked where I was from I would always tell people Texas 😅
When my brother went abroad for school, it caught on better that he was Texan instead of American.
One thing you forgot to mention. The Houston medical center is one of the best in the world, hands down. And when we landed on the moon what was the first word Armstrong said? “Houston” the eagle has landed.
And the eagle was America. Houston, America has landed. 😂
He said that because that's where mission control was ?
"Mission control for Apollo 11 was located in Building 30 of NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas " 🤦♂
Proud Native Texan and really enjoyed you video. You presentation is the most pleasant of any RUclips channel. Well done Mike!
Texas is not all that. 😂
Mike is the best
Couldn't have said it better.
That mans voice is near as smooth and dulcet as mine.
@@JohnLee-db9ztit’s definitely all that and much better than your state
When I worked in Nigeria, complete strangers would ask if I was from America. I simply replied “no, Texas”. That always would bring a huge smile to their face and they were always eager to engage in conversation with me. They said that “people from Texas were more nice that the rest of America”. I can agree with that. I went to a shop in the Lagos International airport. The shop owner made his friend get out of the chair he was in and insisted that I sit there with him and talk. We had an interesting conversation for quite a while.
For sure!
We moved to California about 5 months for a job. When we moved back, we stopped at a service station in my home town.
When I walked in the store, the clerk said, " Hi! How are you doing?"
I stopped and looked skyward and said, " I'm so glad to be home!"
In Cali, I could walk around a store for hours and never be spoken to. I was even met with cold stares as a rule if I smiled at people, which is my habit at home-- a smile, a nod, a how-are- ya? I even get into conversations about cats and dogs on the pet food aisle.🥰✌
I live in Egypt and I say the same thing! I am from Texas!
@@gebertfamily I’ve worked in Egypt as well. Egyptians are very friendly people. I liked everyone I met. They loved sharing little pieces of their heritage.
@@donnagarner6007 amen. No place like Texas.
In every small Texas town there’s a whatabuger, Dairy Queen, H-E-B, bbq spot, Tex-mex spot, and some kind of southern comfort food.
East Texas largely doesn't have HEB, we have brookshires. I love HEB but my nearest one is an hour an a half away.
Bare minimum they’re gonna have a DQ lol
You can thank Corpus for the Whataburgers
@@silverlightx6
HEB is expanding
I spent 6 weeks in Paris Tx last year for work. Went to literally all these restaurants while there lol.
I kept thinking what you were about to say and nodded accordingly throughout the video. And ending with "Texas is Texas" is perfect
I moved to TX over 30 years ago. I planned on traveling across the U.S. but there was something about Texas…I found home. And I married a 5th generation Texan. God bless Texas ❤
Lol I’m 4th generation and was so happy when Jesus sent me a wonderful Idahoan man to marry. Almost broke his mama’s heart, though, because she knew after he married a Texan he’d probably never move back to Idaho.
@@makeminetexas3494that’s hilarious! 😂
@@beccaellington4107 And may GOD Bless you too !!!
@@makeminetexas3494 Well🤔... we gotta git thoze 'taters from Sumwhere !
@@makeminetexas3494I’m a 6th gen Texan, my kids are 7th gen. If it wasn’t for family I’d probably move as Texas is getting over crowded. More people equals more crime and more psychopaths.
I live in Kansas City. If I drove to Winnipeg, Canada it's only 42 miles farther than driving from Amarillo to Brownsville. That's how freaking big Texas is.
Kansas City Missouri or Kansas
@@BlakeAlexander12 Missouri.
Amarillo is still 143 miles from the Texas Oklahoma border.
Just saying.
El Paso is closer to Los Angeles than it is to Dallas.
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In the 1800's when railroads were the choice for long distance travel, there was a saying: "The Sun has riz and the Sun has set and here we is in Texas yet."
I’m an old born and bread Texan. I’m 70 years old. I’m still thankful I was raised in Texas.
Born & bred
"To be born Texan is to have won the lottery of Life."
someone "bred" you???
@@sqd37l Do you understand bread vs. Bred in simple writing a sentence ???
@@dcasper8514 was it "bareback" when it happened?
This was very well done. I grew up in rural East Texas, where the influence of the south is strong. My family moved to Fort Worth when I was in high school, and the culture was definitely western. All in all, Texas is hard to pigeonhole. We are wide and diverse and wonderful, and I believe you nailed it.
Another fun fact. The Texas state capitol building is taller than any capitol building in the country, including the US capitol in Washington DC.
Austin city limits, Austin live music capital of the world, also my new idea Austin NHL, NBA, NFL team
LOUISIANA HAS THE TALLEST STATE CAPITAL BUILDING AT 405 FEET TALL !!!! THE TEXAS STATE BUILDING IS ONLY 302.64 FEET TALL !
CAJUN’S RULE 🎉
I misspoke. I should have said the Texas capitol building is the "largest" in terms of size, not the "tallest". But comparing the two, I would say the Texas building is by far the prettier one though. 🙂
@jeriddian6775 if you're into sand colored buildings
After living here about nine years, yes, Texas is its own thing. It blew my mind when I saw school children doing the pledge of allegiance to both the United States and Texas state flags!
@lizwisecarver1756 only state in the union we can fly our flag at the same height as ole glory
Excellent video! One other factor that distinguishes Texas from the rest of the South is the large number of central Europeans (Germans, Czechs, Poles, etc) settlers that established rural communities primarily in central Texas and the large impact on our state's character and cuisine.
Love me some kolache!
There was an old saying back in my grandma’s time about being a migrant to Texas
“Well, I wasn’t born in Texas, but, I got here as quick as I could”
🤠
Excellent!
As a Texan, I appreciate the blunt and honest description of Texas. I've noticed a lot of people hone in on the more exaggerated aspect of Texas, but you kept it straight and honest. Thank you.
... definitely got the new california section right! XD
It's painful to see man! I love my texas😭😭😭 I don't want to see people try to change it
I'm not sure Austin is even Texan, it's like new Califorinico.
Coming from Los Angeles, I absolutely love everything that Texas is
I've lived throughout the south for most of my life (Lexington, Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham, and DFW) with the last 28 years spent in the DFW area. I think one of the main reasons Texas is considered part of the south goes back to it being one of the Confederate States of America, aka, the Old South. It truly is the state where southern culture and southwestern culture collide and blend. The Hispanic influence here cannot be understated.
On the flip side of that, Maryland & Delaware wasn't Confederates, yet people try to force them onto the South. True southerners don't acknowledge the imaginary Mason-Dixon Line, only natural borders like the Ohio & Potomac rivers.
Most definitely this is true but what is not understood most of these Mexicans just came in the last 20 years from running across the border and then also come here and having a bunch of babies. This Mexican influence has not always been Dallas. When I was growing up Dallas was majority white and black. And Dallas is still mainly a segregated City segregated City with the majority of the blacks on the southern side of it. This is where you will find southern people and Southern Culture and food. Dallas is one of the fastest growing places in the country and when you have all of these people moving from all over the country is hard to keep your Southern Roots. As a matter of fact transplants outnumber native Dallas people. In my eyes Dallas is the South and will always be that because that's what I was raised up in and as I stated if you go to the southern parts of Dallas a lot of it is still Southern and the South
Also Texas is considered the south because if you go east of Dallas and north of Houston this area looks like and feels like anywhere else in the south which is the Deep South
@@labaroncharles1958 Yes that area does, but it's the smallest geographic portion of TX. Since the majority of TX has a southwest feel, that's the region it belongs to; majority rules.
@MoneyC225 if you cut off the eastern part of Texas that is southern it would be about the same size as south Carolina or Louisiana. Texas is a large state that transfers into a different region. The blood that made Texas is southern. My family comes out of East Texas from slavery. My mother and great grandmother picked cotton in in East Texas. As a matter of fact most of Texas native black population migrated out of East Texas into Dallas and Houston. We are Southerners. That's the culture we practiced and were raised up in. Dallas TX Houston TX and East Texas is the South. Can't nobody tell me anything different.
When I traveled around the world in the U.S. Military I told people I was from TEXAS, they acted
as though we were a separate country. They knew we were part of the USA but they still looked
us differently. It was funny in many respects.
Texans r a special breed of Americans. We will always be Texan first and American second. Thats just the way it is.
Another Fun fact. USA power grid is split 3 ways. East, West, and Texas.
and people die because the grid is so poorly managed
I’m transplanted from NY. Texas is it’s own region, unlike anywhere else, and Texas pride can’t be understood by those who aren’t Texan. I now consider myself 100% Texan, so I get it!
Well said Texan
We’re glad you got here!
You’re probably actively ruining it
@@Mai-sx3yfOnly if he votes blue
The popular image of Texas is almost completely false. There is great physical and cultural diversity (even among Whites).
well Sir " I was Born in The Great Country of TEXAS and live in the State of Dallas 😁
your country sucks ad making money then
I have always told people what makes you a Californian for Floridian (or any other state) is being born there, what makes you Texan is your attitude!
There's 2 kinds of Texans, those who were born here, and those who got here as soon as they could.
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Absolutely right! Some of the very best Texans came here -- many from Tennessee and a lot of those died at the Alamo and Goliad.
What makes you Texan is the bulshit
Ummm, no. Some of you Texans by attitude lean too far into TX stereotypes or preconceived ideas about TX.
That's a stretch....
As a Tennessean, may I just say I love Texas!!!
Nice! From Texas, and have been to Tennessee multiple times and they have a lot in common actually.
Gimme ah T for Texas and a T for Tennessee - actually close states in brotherhood
Where did the volunteers volunteer to?
back atcha, volunteer
Im confused…..
Ive been to Texas….
Im from
chicago currently live in NYC .
Im not trying to be funny…..but what part exactly did you love??
I found Houston to be a flat unattractive city filled w strip malls. And no Museums, culture etc
A seventh generation Texan here...we love saying "we're our own country", because it was once true. We were The Republic of Texas.
Same here. If I were any more Texan I'd probably be Mexican.
Wish we could be our own country now!!😢
We may have to become our own country.
@@redfields5070 here we go again.
We all wish you were your own, so we could close the borders on Texas and not have to pay for every emergency you never prepared for. Texas is just another Southern welfare state.
My mother was from TX, her parents from TX, her father has a LONG generational line
that originated in Texas before Texas was a part of the USA (native American).
I've got many, MANY ancestral lines going back hundred+ years all buried in TX.
1:20 As an Alaskan born and raised who currently lives in Texas...I couldn't be prouder.
Thanks for not hating us lol. I wanna visit Alaska one day
Living in DFW, it’s really crazy how two separate urban areas sprawled so large they’ve combined to become (as we now refer to the total area) a metroplex. It’s kind of funny going from the Dallas side into the Fort Worth side, there is a notable difference between the sides, honestly. It takes over two hours to cross the edges of DFW from furthest points in either direction.
Dallas and Ft. Worth get along like two distant cousins. Close but very distinct.
@@firstnamerequiredlastnameo3473 I agree! It’s just funny to see the change cross like Irving, Grand Prairie or the HEB area
@@Ce13stialBunny Weatherford to Rockwall is about an hour and a half with no traffic. And you are still in DFW.
@@BrendenFriers I’d say more like Weathford to Terrell and Waxahachie to Denison for DFW proper, and then even after that there’s cities close enough to either you get still get to them within a reasonable amount of time. Like Mineral Wells, Celeste, all those suburbs of suburbs still in the huge area. It’s a long drive with heavy traffic.
I love the tension between Dallas and Fort Worth LOL especially with the Fort Worth mascot, the panther being originated from a bitter Dallas resident
Fun fact about the lone star. It became a symbol of justice and pride when it was first worn by the famed Texas Rangers. The original Ranger badges were stamped on a cinco peso coin, hence the name cinco peso badge. The lone star symbolized the enduring fight Texans had to be free and a beacon to other states as the lone state in the fight against Mexico for its freedom.
When your in Texas look behind you
Cause that's
Where the rangers
Gonna be
* during the Civil War,...soldiers would carve a "star" on the bottom of their wooden boot heels to let federal troops know they were there...
This is a brilliant, well researched and excellently presented documentary. Within 20 minutes one gets the essential history of Texas. All the highs and lows… highs!
This is the first one of these types of videos I've watched from start to finish and completed appreciated. The content was relevant. The presentation was nicely paced. Great voice. BTW - I've lived in Texas for the vast majority of my 57 years and learned SEVERAL facts from you. Nice work, sir.
Well said
Texas' land diversity means it's all of them. South, southwest, plains, Piney woods of East Texas and coastal. We have it all. Our history is reflected in the six flags of Texas. Our food is a blend of Mexican and Texas influences with some German food and Louisiana gumbo. Our economy is very diverse too. Not just oil, gas and beef but technology, manufacturing too. Texas exports more goods out of its ports than any other US port. We are the leading exporter of goods to other nations. Our taxes are low so many companies move here. It's a business friendly state. Texas' official motto is "Friendship". And football in Texas ....it's a religion on Friday nights. Great video Mike! Really enjoy your youtube channel.
Port status varies between 3rd and 1st with 3rd being a little more common. 2022 was record breaking. My dad worked at the Port Terminal RR. As a kid, pre-hyper security, we often visited the Port. Pretty cool place, though my dad always said the rats at night were the size of a small dog. At the Manchester office, they would shoot at them.
When my daughter and I visited the Republic of Ireland, ( in 2021) we noticed several things that are mentioned in this video.
First; we went on a couple of group tours, and whenever someone asked the group where folks were from, you would hear, "Greece", or "Germany", or even, "The US". Without even thinking, Carolyn and I said,"Texas!"
The response to this would usually be, "Oh, I love Texas! I want to visit Austin!" And at this point, we'd usually say, "Austin is the LEAST 'Texas' of all Texas!
I live in a small town up near Wichita Falls, in Texoma.
Although born in Austin (her dad was stationed there), Carolyn currently lives in New Braunfels, just south of San Antonio.
And here's another list for you: although Texas has many lakes, only one, Caddo Lake, is natural (not man-made). And 5 of the largest surface-area lakes in the US are in Texas (or on the border): Toledo Bend, Sam Rayburn, Texoma, Falcon, and Livingston. (Lake Amistad is #53).
You can fit 10 European Countries within the borders of Texas.
It's a shorter distance between London, England and Paris, France (295 miles) than London and Paris, TX (363 miles)!
Thanks for this list!
New Braunfels is just northeast of San Antonio, past Schertz. :)
Great video! East Texan here.
Texas isn't just a state, it's a state of mind, a mood, a culture, a country!
I'm from East Texas, by the LA border and we say that's where the South begins.
Facts to me the south is and has always been everything east of Houston the southwest is everything west of Houston
It begins somewhere west of fort worth. Dallas fits in Arkansas nicely
Yep. Tyler is the edge. Everything west of that is not south.
I'm from Alabama and when I cross Louisiana I'm still in the south. It ain't till you cross Dallas or San Antonio till you leave.
@@UrbanOutlaw713The I35 corridor+Houston IS Texas. Not the south or southwest.
Great video.
Texas has a rich, interesting history.
I'm a native Texan but lived in North Carolina and Maryland for a brief time in the 70s.
I came back to Texas and never left again.
Alabama is the Heart of Dixie. Texas is West Dixie. 😊❤
Texas is BIG and I have firsthand experience. While in the USAF, I drove from CA to NY on I-40 and it took ALL DAY to drive across the "little" top part of Texas. Great video.
Never forget, REMEBER THE ALAMO. Being a good person and loving your neighbor. Independent of government hand outs, and hard working. That’s any Texan I know
pure fiction mate, pure fiction.
The Texans always remember the Alamo, but it was a slaughter because of poor leadership. William Travis was responsible for all of the deaths and loss at the Alamo. They were ordered to leave the indefensible position but chose to stay and die. Why don't Texans celebrate the battle of San Jacinto more? San Jacinto was one of the greatest military victories in history which was the culmination of one of the most successful military campaigns of all time led by Sam Houston. Why not REMEMBER SAN JACINTO?
@@aaronkcmoshort answer is because we won only 9 Texans were killed at San Jacinto where as 189 were killed defending the Alamo.its A lot easier to rally behind the defense than the offense therefore we have remember the Alamo and remember goliad
@@ZacharySinha appreciate it. my wife's family is from Texas, or New Lower (or Lesser) Oklahoma as i like to call it. I give them crap about it all the time. this is the best answer i've heard so far.
@@aaronkcmo Right on.
I live in Texas (San Antonio, Tx) . If I travel south towards the rio Grande Valley coming back when I come up to the checkpoint when they ask me, " Are you a United States citizen " I kindly reply no " I'm a Texan"😂
😂 Same 😂
AMEN!! LOVE IT!!!!
amen fellow Texan
“Soy Tejano, putos!!” 😂
Good one!
That part that's New California ain't nothing to brag about.
nice video, I had the same experience. Whenever traveling overseas, I would always claim TX as where I was from. People were always fascinated and wanted to talk about TX.
I was driving with a friend from Alabama going to see my parents on the Texas gulf coast and he noticed how cars would get on the shoulder and let traffic behind them pass. He asked what they were doing and I told him letting faster traffic pass. I even did this later in our trip and he was losing his mind yelling we were going to get a ticket! I couldn’t help but to laugh. I took for granted that in other states that doing this was illegal. Technically it’s illegal in Texas but it’s not really enforced. After all we are the friendly state!
Its funny how the basic consideration of not forcing people to stack up behind you and grind their gears is something other folks are actually afraid to do. That's some bassackward thinking to me. It's just so natural around washington county that it never occured to me it could be illegal. I mean the fm roads are a single lane in each direction, speed limit is 70 and there's hills and curves obscured by trees. Are you seriously going to force a fellow motorist to pass in oncoming traffic under those conditions?
@@CtrlAltRetreat I have relatives in TN. They do the same in a lot of the state.
Maybe somebody can correct me, but I was told that in Texas it is legal to drive on the shoulder as long as the shoulder has a white line painted along its left side. Can anyone confirm this?
@@randykelso4079 I’ve lived in Texas my whole life and I always thought driving on the shoulder to let others pass was legal. However, I was pulled over once for doing this for a cop and imagine my surprise when the red and blues went on. I didn’t get a ticket but I was informed that it actually is illegal and that most law enforcement kind of look the other way when people do it.
@@randykelso4079
Yes, legal in TX on RURAL roads so long as certain criteria are met.
Yes, it is legal to drive on rural roads in Texas, as long as the road meets certain criteria:
Clear of obstructions: The road must be free of barriers that would prevent a standard passenger vehicle from passing.
Passable: The road must be passable by a standard passenger vehicle.
Private roads: The owner of a private road can regulate or prohibit its use. However, in some cases, the county may extend speed limits and traffic enforcement to private roads
Best birthday gift. A video drop from mileage Mike about Texas.
If the country drawl is the primary language, grits are the preffered breakfast food and you see rebel flags daily, Yes no doubt about it!, you are in the south.
As a consultant I traveled many place in the USA. I also worked in Canada, England and Mexico. The only place where I was never asked questions about Texas was in Mexico.
I run an FAA testing center in the DFW area. People come from all over the world to test at my site. The region is defined as TX, NM, OK, AR & LA. Of all the bordering states, only Texas has all of the characteristics of the other states re: geography, language, culture, food, demographics. It's as you said, part southern, part west, part plains & Northern Mexico. We even have an area called The ArkLaTex (also known as TexArkaNa). Great video!!
Remember Texarkana!
3:01 Galveston is not part of Houston. In fact, Galveston was a city before Houston was developed, so referring to Galveston as "Houston's beach city" is beyond incorrect.
They generally always lump the surrounding cities with Houston. Like Katy, Deer Park, Sugar Land, Woodlands etc etc.
I was born in Indiana but reared in Georgia. I've been in Texas for almost half of my life and can't think of any other place to work, live and rear a family. I may not have been born in Texas but I'll only leave kicking and screaming. God bless the USA and God bless TEXAS !
I'm a Texan.... Texas happens to be part of the US, but I am a Texan first. My wife is from New Zealand, and she didn't know what I meant by that when we first met, but after 7 years of marriage....she is happy to be called a Texan now lol
We should create passports !
I 2nd that lol!! @bryancooper1502
True that brother…how Texas goes, I go….if she chooses to stand alone, then so be it
@@aTexasMexican2.0 yessir! My family has been in Texas since before it joined the union. They came over on the Mayflower and then a few generations later they made their way to southeast Texas.
Austin isn't "New California." That's just where Californians go cause they visited once during a music festival and misinterpreted "Keep Austin Weird" as "Keep Austin Liberal."
We didn't know what to feed them, so we built a few In-N-Out's.
The average Californian is a strange creature. You will often find them swearing up and down about how California is the best State, or that it has the largest economy. Which is an odd thing to say after moving to someone else's State along with all the companies that moved out of California.
If you happen to see a car driving through your State with California plates and a Trump bumper sticker, this is called "California Camouflage."
Yep very hasty generalization. As someone born and raised in Austin, I don't at all identify as Californian.
The "mountains" in the Texas Panhandle are mesas and canyons. I live in the Texas Panhandle where the elevation is 3,200ft, my son lives down by Austin at 500ft. We are the prairie and they have lakes, known to flood but everything is green. We get the weather coming off the mountains of Colorado and it can be brutally cold with a wind that cuts through your soul, down there they have mild winters. The weather is as diverse as the wonderful people that live here. We are the Texas Panhandle, I've never heard it called anything else.
Palo Duro Canyon is breathtaking!
I am a fourth generation Texan and am so proud of it. Born in Dallas in 1947 and all 6 of my 7 children were born in Dallas with my oldest being born in Irving. I would not be happy living anywhere else. I am TEXAN until the day I die and then will rest in Texas soil in the town my great-grandparents helped to found and settle…..Irving. I love Texas!
We moved to Utah for 3 years back in the early 90s. Not a bad place, but I was so glad to get home where people understood me.
Baylor Hospital, that’s my hospital too
Born in Texas, lived here currently 50 years. My daddy is Oklahoman and my mama is Okie. I respect my past that grew up in hard times. There are lines that tie us together ❤️
@@kriztenhogue7932 -- At 72, I'm a fourth-generation Texan. My paternal-great- grandmother was born in Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas in 1841.
Moved to Texas from New York 18 years ago, and I love it here!
Great video bro. Im a native new yorker but have lived in GA (south) and AZ (west) and my bro lives in TX and its def got its own unique vibe.
Georgia is east on the Atlantic , southeastern to be precise. How is Arizona “west “ but is on the same parallel as GA, but GA is south 🤡.
New Yorkers logic, “nothing south of the state is on the East coast”. This is coming from a DC/MD native now in GA
@@neox9369 dude look at a map... its something you may not have gone over yet in school but its called "geography" you should really look into it.
@@neox9369because it’s both the one in the same point(s) that it’s referring to north vs south states around confederacy and the states out west or on west coast weren’t states yet or were most brand new and also / and so, weren’t apart of confederacy- and that the first states of U.S. were along the east coast - and Virginia was the separating line between north vs south states in those original states along the east coast .. every state that came after, was quite literally ‘west’ of that
No doubt
Texas is such a disappointment for me. Paid cash for a house here only to have the escrow agent turn my deed, title and keys over to the epic fail of a real estate agent even after verbal and written instructions to hold them were given and when I arrived, the house was burgled (over $100,000.00 worth of property was stolen including a vintage motorcycle) and the home and one out building was set on fire. Insult to injury, after I discovered the culprits, the county attorney would not prosecute them. Corruption every where! Don't come here.
I grew up in Georgia and Houston so I always recognized Texas as the South because the areas I was in always resembled closer to the Deep South than any other part of Texas. Now when you go West of Houston then it definitely doesn’t resemble the South at all
@@KVZY713 thank I’m arguing with people from Dallas trying to tell them that’s not the south only the eastern half of Texas is actually southern
@DeniliUhyoha-o9g Wichita Falls is 1 million percent not southern they even have midwestern state univ
@HampETX903 agreed
Anything on the eastern side of i- 35 isn't the south.
@@j.r.6094 yup your not in the south
Texas used to be its own country from 1836 to 1846. And it still acts like it is. There’s even a class titled Texas history where 7th graders have to take and pass a state test to pass to 8th grade.
I remember Texas history lol I found out my family was a part of it. But the founders originated from the South. My family migrated from North Carolina and Tennessee into Texas in the 1830s.
1845
You do realize other states have their own history classes too right? 😂
I think every state has a year where students learn about the state's history. But I don't remember that state test ... Ah, now I remember. I was stuck in California for my 7th/8th grade.
I'm a born and raised Texan from San Antonio. I feel more of a kinship and ancestry with Hispanic culture, than I do with my family's own South Louisiana Cajun roots. The only things passed down to me from my Cajun heritage are the recipes. Most of my childhood friends, neighbors, teachers, and coworkers are Hispanic, and I honestly wouldn't want it any other way! The only Hispanic experience I could probably do without, from my childhood, are hearing the scary stories about La Llorona and El Cucuy. Then again, I could also have done without hearing of the Cajun Rougarou.
I'm 72 and a native Texan. So glad my parents had sense enough to move from Louisiana. 😁
Excellent video! Great narration. I am a Texan and though we love our southern brothers and sisters, we are not southern. There are many southern influences here as there should be but the only way to describe this very unique State, region and people are TEXAN! God Bless Texas.
You cannot speak for everyone in the state if you are from the East part of Texas you are Southern but if you are speaking on the state as a whole then noit is a mix of things
When my brother-in-law-to-be came to meet the family, he got off the plane from Boston, and asked to get Tex Mex for dinner. (Boston, and he doesn't even like seafood! He wanted some pico de gallo and tamales.) We took him to the original El Fenix in downtown Dallas. The elderly Mr. Martinez was in the foyer to greet folks, with his immaculate suit and cane.
Bro-in-law jumped right into the culture with both feet. He got himself a smoker, worked up some pit-boss skills, and made himself completely at home. He's a "wicked awesome" Texan.
If this video were to be an hour I would still love it! Great video. I am a Texan born and raised. As I traveled while in the Army overseas, believe it or not those folks know about Texas. They always asked me do you ride a horse everywhere you go? I still laughed when I think of my time stationed overseas. Great information. I look forward to more states.
I love living in Texas, and it’s true Texas state pride is a real thing!! The food is better, the people and the geography is more diverse, and yes everything IS bigger in Texas.
I am from Texas. This was a very thorough video. Good job!!
As a Texan, i consider texas as both south and its own culture with a lot of people having a southern accent and culture with its own texan twist, making it more unique in my opinion
El paso is closer to L.A. than Houston right ?
I'd say you might be ok saying that for SE Texas, but not really there either. I'm a native Houstonian, & have traveled the South tons to times. Even Houston isn't Southern anymore. It's the most diverse city in the USA, & as such, it's got a different feel to ot than the South.
Texas ain't the real South
there's no such thing as the real south. Either is the South or it's not. Texas is not the Deep South or should I say Dallas and Houston but they are the South. If you go east of Dallas in north of Houston you are in the Deep South
@1stcivdiv81most definitely Atlanta definitely does not feel like a deep south City although probably at one time it was. It does not give me that Vibe when I go there
I cant recall anyone ever mentioning the Texas Pledge of Allegiance in a broadcast. I still remember saying that back in elementary school.
I’m 63 and we didn’t say it back in the 60s and 70s, but my children did in the 90s. Don’t know when they started it, but I love it.
I can still sing the state song, Texas Out Texas, that I learned in 2nd grade. I’m 80.
Loved your video Sir.. and yes, Texas is just Texas. San Antonio born and raised while I've lived in a few other states and cities, I'm back home and happy here.
As a recent Midwest transplant to the the Austin area. I've lived in the deep south, dirty south, Yankee mid-north.I lived in Denver. Grew up in Northern ,Mo.Texas is amazing. Don't let the politics fuel you. The people are amazing. I have been here for two years. I love thos place. The only undesirable people are on the news screen, and have political ambition.
The polidiots can make anyplace look bad.
What’s funny about Texas is I’m actually a Missouri (the “southern” part) transplant and my driveway in Texas to my mom’s is 800 miles ENE, but I can drive due SSE for 800 miles and still be in Texas.
So true! Sounds like you're probably familiar with US 83 which runs 906.5 miles and is actually the longest stretch of one highway in the state.
@@boomerbear7596 I’ve actually been pretty much all the way across US 83 starting at I-94 near Sterling, North Dakota and ending at Carrizo Springs, Texas. Didn’t quite make it all the way to Laredo.
zoinks, Scoob! crazy
Your user name is actually funny 😂😂😂. I’m curious to know why you hate Cali?
@@FitBabe
The same reason EVERYONE hates CA…Americans are ashamed of that wicked, libtard state.
Im from Louisiana i always did love Texas
Thanks!
I'm a 7th generation Texan, San Antonio native, currently live in Houston. I'm glad I found this vid. When you mentioned the demographics of my hometown I realized that I hadn't even thought about how many hispanic people there are, or even were. I'm hispanic at 25% Mexican with the rest being of mostly German descent, but it was something just not addressed. At least, not in my view or in the area I lived in or even amongst my family on either side. It simply was. Texans first and foremost.
Great video. Texas is its own state with no other labels attached. I believe it takes a knowledge of being in Texas and the other southern states to really grasp why Texas is it’s own.
Great video! We lived in Texas several years. Had to leave to help family. I really miss it. I think about it every day.
you pretty much nailed everything about Texas in this video.
I’m a natural born Texan & your description of Texas is spot on. I really enjoyed this. Thank you. 👍
Great video!!! I pray every time I leave Texas and thank the Lord every time I come back. There is no place like Texas!!!
Roger that!
LOL, you nailed it !!!
I'm a Mexican American born in Dallas, to Mexican parents. I speak Mexicano style Spanish, Texas English, and some little-bit of Italiano. I consider myself Tejano.
I'll consider you whatever you want, and not box anyone in, as long as they return the favor. Be proud of your heritage folks. ¡Que tengan orgullo de tu herencia! Adios y Arrivaderci.
Yea bro, your Texan 😂 Your story is part of our culture 🤘 I grew up in Sherman
Thanks, Also remember that 70% of rain in the US falls East of the Mississippi river/