I date a "displaced" Texan. This means that I hear about Texas . . . A LOT. I hear about the barbecue; the TexMex; the breakfast tacos; the kolaches; the Texas Water Safari; the big game ranches; the fishing off "Port A"; how Blue Bell Ice Cream is the best (in his words, "I would take my chances with listeria . . . it's that good!"); how much money Texas makes off oil; how Texas should secede from the United States; famous people born in Texas; famous people not born in Texas who have adopted Texas; how Houston is massive; how Austin is growing; the traffic in Austin; how the music in Austin is better than the music in New Orleans . . . the list goes on and on. You get the point.
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