…AND THE MUSIC VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
HALF PRICE BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE LIKE TEARING DOWN
FENCES, NOT PUTTING ‘EM UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE SEE BEAUTY IN THE WILDEST PLACES . . . . . . .
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WE HARNESSED THE HIGH PLAINS . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE MAKE THE MOST OF OUR COAST . . . . . . . .
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FARMING FOR THE NATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
TEXAS A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GOD GAVE US BLACK-EYED PEAS
AND WE MADE CAVIAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COMMONSENSE TAXATION
AND REGULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A DOLLAR GOES FURTHER IN TEXAS . . . . . . . . .
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A HOUSING MARKET OPEN TO ALL . . . . . . . . . .
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WE GOT ROOM TO ROAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NOBODY MESSES WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS . .
150
TEXAS TOOK FOOTBALL TO
THE NEXT LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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…AND TURNED CHEERLEADERS
INTO SUPERSTARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153
OUR SMALL-TOWN HEROES WEAR CLEATS . . . .
154
WE GROW UP TO BE
DAREDEVILS AND BRONC RIDERS . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS LOVES A MAN OR
WOMAN IN A UNIFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
MARY KAY ASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXANS ARE GREAT AT DOING GOOD . . . . . . . .
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TORT REFORM:
A BIG WIN FOR DOCTORS AND PATIENTS . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
RICHARD FISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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HOW TO BE MORE LIKE TEXAS…
IN TEN EASY STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . .
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Here’s a quick look at just a handful
of our favorite Texas places, ones that
help define the Texas we know today.
1. Abbott
Birthplace of Willie Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2. Abilene
Dyess Air Force Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
158
3. Addison
Mary Kay cosmetics headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4. Arlington
Home of the Dallas Cowboys (and their cheerleaders!) . .
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5. Atlanta
Birthplace of Bessie Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6. Austin
Green Mountain Energy headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Site of annual SXSW festival, established 1987 . . . . . . .
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Whole Foods headquarters . . . . . .
