Larry
Nitro Member
Always something else to learn about the state or it's History !
4 states huh , thats interestering !
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles
2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas .
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883 .
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in
North America that was built over water.
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman
who was the first full-time coach for Rice University in
Houston .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other
area in North America .
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North
America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900,
caused by a hurricane in which over 8,000 lives were lost on
Galveston Island .
11. The first word spoken from the Moon, July 20, 1969 , was
" Houston ."
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than the state of
Rhode Island .
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US rainfall record
of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July, 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY,
(known as the Constitution of 1845 by Republic of Texas to enter the
union) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas flag to fly at the
same height as the US flag, and may divide into 4 States.
15. A Texas Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be
1,500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the State.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no
period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities:
1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
2. Harrisburg
3. Galveston
4. Velasco
5. West Columbia
6. Austin
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S.
that is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (by 7
feet).
20. The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word
"tejas" meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas .
21. The State animal is the Armadillo. (An interesting bit
of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies! They have one
egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four
females. Well, I thought it was interesting anyway!)
22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome
in Houston .
23. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - TEXAS STYLE
People here in Texas have trouble with all those
"shalls" and "shall nots" in the ten Commandments. Folks here just aren't used to
talking in those terms. So, some folks out in west Texas got
together and translated the "King James" into "King Ranch"
language:
Ten Commandments, Cowboy Style Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Tx
(1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another
fella's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8) Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff.
Now that's kinda plain an' simple don't ya
think?
Y'all have a good Day. Ye hear now ?
I roared through Pecos a week ago and with a 80 MPH speed limit on I 20 I do mean roared ! LOL
4 states huh , thats interestering !
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles
2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas .
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883 .
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in
North America that was built over water.
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman
who was the first full-time coach for Rice University in
Houston .
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other
area in North America .
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North
America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900,
caused by a hurricane in which over 8,000 lives were lost on
Galveston Island .
11. The first word spoken from the Moon, July 20, 1969 , was
" Houston ."
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than the state of
Rhode Island .
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a US rainfall record
of 43" in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July, 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY,
(known as the Constitution of 1845 by Republic of Texas to enter the
union) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas flag to fly at the
same height as the US flag, and may divide into 4 States.
15. A Texas Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be
1,500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the State.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no
period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities:
1. Washington-on-the-Brazos
2. Harrisburg
3. Galveston
4. Velasco
5. West Columbia
6. Austin
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S.
that is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. (by 7
feet).
20. The name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word
"tejas" meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas .
21. The State animal is the Armadillo. (An interesting bit
of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies! They have one
egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four
females. Well, I thought it was interesting anyway!)
22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome
in Houston .
23. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - TEXAS STYLE
People here in Texas have trouble with all those
"shalls" and "shall nots" in the ten Commandments. Folks here just aren't used to
talking in those terms. So, some folks out in west Texas got
together and translated the "King James" into "King Ranch"
language:
Ten Commandments, Cowboy Style Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Tx
(1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another
fella's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8) Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff.
Now that's kinda plain an' simple don't ya
think?
Y'all have a good Day. Ye hear now ?
I roared through Pecos a week ago and with a 80 MPH speed limit on I 20 I do mean roared ! LOL
Totally rocks to get somewhere sooner. 
