Congratulations to Montgomery County! Good job Jane and Jean! In a message dated 04/01/09 15:52:56 Central Daylight Time, shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net writes: Way to go, Jane and Jean! Shirley ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Honorable Mention counties definitely deserve kudos for their excellence. My apologies to the CC's of Brazoria, Clay, Coke, Freestone, Marion, Val Verde, and Webb counties for failing to acknowledge them in my previous post.   Shirley     At 03:15 PM 4/1/2009, Shirley wrote: >Hi, Everyone, > >The Surfin' Committee is pleased to announce Montgomery County as the >March County of the Month. Congratulations to the County Coordinators, >Jane Keppler and Jean Huot Smoorenburg! > >Some of the items of interest on the Montgomery County site are: A >Tragical Affair in Old Montgomery, Exemption Board at Work on Claims, >the Isaac Conroe Biography, Montgomery County Postcards,  and the Oral >History of Minnie Powell Bowers. Did you know that Montgomery County was >the birthplace of the Texas Lone Star Flag? You can read about it on the >site, also. Please mosey on over and howdy with Jane, Jean, and the >friendly folks of Montgomery Co. here: >http://www.txgenweb2.org/txmontgomery/ . > >Honorable Mention counties are Brazoria, Clay, Coke, Freestone, Marion, >Val Verde, and Webb. A big round of applause to those CC's as well. > >Kind Regards, > >Peggy T. >Surfing Committee Chair > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I'm picking myself up off the floor and beaming with joyful surprise.  This is really awesome and a honor.  THANK YOU!!!!!!!   I couldn't have done this without all the volunteers who contributed information and articles of interest to the website.  Thanks to all of you!  And I would be remiss if I didn't mention my co-coordinator Jean Smoorenburg who's help, input, expertise and advise has and is invaluable.  Everyone should be so lucky to have someone like her.  Thank you so much Jean!    I can't forget to mention Carla Clifton who who got me started in this! Thanks......   A big shout out to all the honorable mention counties.  Congratulations!    Thanks, Jane Keppler     "It's  not what you gather,  but  what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived".  --- On Wed, 4/1/09, Shirley Cullum <shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net> wrote: From: Shirley Cullum <shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [TXGEN] March COM - Montgomery County To: txgen@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 3:52 PM Way to go, Jane and Jean!   Shirley ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Congratulations to Montgomery County and all of the honorable mention counties for March.   Keep up the good work.   Carol Sue Gibbs Matagorda County

Way to go, Jane and Jean!   Shirley

Well, OK. You can tell I don't travel much. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kimberly Carrillo" <kimm@leadmarket.com> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:01 AM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat > Wouldn't that be 6 pm PDT? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cynthia Samples >> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:31 AM >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat >> >> Sorry, I guess I forget that everyone is not on central time. >> We were there for over an hour. Sorry we missed you. >> Please join us next week at 8:00 CDT. That would be 10:00 PDT. >> >> Cynthia >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Edward A. Black, Sr." <w6uyf@earthlink.net> >> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:37 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat >> >> >> > Cynthia Samples wrote: >> >> This is a reminder to everyone that it is Tuesday once >> again and time for >> >> our chat session at 8:00 pm. >> >> >> >> Everyone is invited to drop by and say hello. >> >> >> >> http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html >> >> >> >> Cynthia Samples >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes >> >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> > I made it this evening...at 8:20 pm...[PDT] [10:20 pm CDT]. Once >> > again, too late. >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > Edward, Sr. >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes >> > in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Kimberly Carrillo" <kimm@leadmarket.com> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:01 AM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat > Wouldn't that be 6 pm PDT? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cynthia Samples >> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:31 AM >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat >> >> Sorry, I guess I forget that everyone is not on central time. >> We were there for over an hour. Sorry we missed you. >> Please join us next week at 8:00 CDT. That would be 10:00 PDT. >> >> Cynthia >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Edward A. Black, Sr." <w6uyf@earthlink.net> >> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:37 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat >> >> >> > Cynthia Samples wrote: >> >> This is a reminder to everyone that it is Tuesday once >> again and time for >> >> our chat session at 8:00 pm. >> >> >> >> Everyone is invited to drop by and say hello. >> >> >> >> http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html >> >> >> >> Cynthia Samples >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes >> >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> > I made it this evening...at 8:20 pm...[PDT] [10:20 pm CDT]. Once >> > again, too late. >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > Edward, Sr. >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes >> > in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >

Wouldn't that be 6 pm PDT? > -----Original Message----- > From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cynthia Samples > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 8:31 AM > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat > > Sorry, I guess I forget that everyone is not on central time. > We were there for over an hour. Sorry we missed you. > Please join us next week at 8:00 CDT. That would be 10:00 PDT. > > Cynthia > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward A. Black, Sr." <w6uyf@earthlink.net> > To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:37 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat > > > > Cynthia Samples wrote: > >> This is a reminder to everyone that it is Tuesday once > again and time for > >> our chat session at 8:00 pm. > >> > >> Everyone is invited to drop by and say hello. > >> > >> http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html > >> > >> Cynthia Samples > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes > >> in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > > I made it this evening...at 8:20 pm...[PDT] [10:20 pm CDT]. Once > > again, too late. > > > > Sincerely, > > Edward, Sr. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry, I guess I forget that everyone is not on central time. We were there for over an hour. Sorry we missed you. Please join us next week at 8:00 CDT. That would be 10:00 PDT. Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward A. Black, Sr." <w6uyf@earthlink.net> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat > Cynthia Samples wrote: >> This is a reminder to everyone that it is Tuesday once again and time for >> our chat session at 8:00 pm. >> >> Everyone is invited to drop by and say hello. >> >> http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html >> >> Cynthia Samples >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > I made it this evening...at 8:20 pm...[PDT] [10:20 pm CDT]. Once > again, too late. > > Sincerely, > Edward, Sr. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >

Cynthia Samples wrote: > Sorry, I guess I forget that everyone is not on central time. We were there > for over an hour. Sorry we missed you. Please join us next week at 8:00 > CDT. That would be 10:00 PDT. > > Cynthia > > Actually 8:00pm CDT is 6:00 PDT

Sorry I missed you guys Robin R Inge "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away"     ________________________________ From: Cynthia Samples <samples@1starnet.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 8:30:48 AM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat Sorry, I guess I forget that everyone is not on central time.  We were there for over an hour.  Sorry we missed you.  Please join us next week at 8:00 CDT.  That would be 10:00 PDT. Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward A. Black, Sr." <w6uyf@earthlink.net> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:37 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Tuesday Nite Chat > Cynthia Samples wrote: >> This is a reminder to everyone that it is Tuesday once again and time for >> our chat session at 8:00 pm. >> >> Everyone is invited to drop by and say hello. >> >> http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html >> >> Cynthia Samples >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > I made it this evening...at 8:20 pm...[PDT]  [10:20 pm CDT].  Once > again, too late. > > Sincerely, >  Edward,  Sr. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Texas has a lot of really big stuff to brag about. Do you know where they are? See how much of a Texan you are. Don't cheat.....read & answer all 20 of the questions before you check out the answers at the bottom of the email. 1. What is the tallest statue in the state of Texas? 2. Who wears the largest jeans in the world? What size are they? 3. What is being described here: "A train pulled into Marfa, Texas carrying a three-sided paper-maché-and-wood mansion and needing six railroad cars to haul it. By the time the "mirage house" had finished its job, a Texas myth would be reworked, a drought stricken town would be saved from disaster, and several legends would be born." 4. Where is the home of the world's most complete collection of working World War II aircraft? 5. What Texas location has more historical buildings than Colonial Williamsburg? 6. What Texas port handles more foreign cargo than any other port in the United States? 7. Where can you get a 4½ pound steak for free, if you can eat it in an hour? 8. Where is the world's largest spring fed swimming pool? 9. Where was the first domed-roof arena built in the United States? 10. Where is the largest collection of endangered animals in the United States? 11. What is the longest river located wholly within the border of Texas? 12. What is the nation's longest highway in any one state? 13. What is the world's tallest masonry structure? 14. Where is the summer home for the largest urban colony of bats in North America? 15. Where is the site of the world's largest known mammal colony? 16. Where is the largest urban wildlife preserve in America? 17. Where were the largest flying dinosaur bones on earth found? 18. Where is the largest urban park in the nation? 19. Where would you find the world's largest fire hydrant? (Wonder if this comes with the worlds largest dog also?) 20. What is the longest undeveloped barrier island in the U.S.? Answers: 1. The giraffe with the extended tongue standing at the entrance to the Dallas Zoo. After being tallest for some years, the giraffe slipped into second with the completion of the taller Sam Houston statue in Huntsville. Citizens of Dallas regained the top slot by adding the very long upward stretching tongue to the giraffe. 2. Big Tex at the Texas State Fair. They are Lee Jeans, size 276 with a 23-foot waist. (His boots are size 70.) 3. The filming of Giant 4. Commemorative Air Force with its home in Midland 5, Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio 6. Port of Houston 7. The Big Texan Steak Ranch Restaurant in Amarillo (You have to eat it and all of the trimmings as well.) 8. Balmorhea State Park with a 62,000 square-foot surface (that's almost 1.5 acres), the pool is one of the largest man-made pools in the U.S. 9. Fort Worth (the Will Rogers Coliseum built in 1936) 10. Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville 11. Brazos (the Rio Grande is not within the border but on the border, and it begins in Colorado, and flows through New Mexico before it reaches Texas.) 12. U.S. 83 (903 miles from Brownsville to the Panhandle; IH-10 is only 878.7 miles long from Louisiana just east of Orange to El Paso.) 13. San Jacinto Battlefield Monument (and it's taller than either the Washington Monument or the Statue of Liberty) 14. Austin - under the Congress Avenue Bridge 15. The colony of 20 million or more Mexican freetail bats in Bracken Bat Cave (actually as system of caves), located in Comal County. 16. Armand Bayou, located in Harris County 17. Fossilized wing bones of Quetzalcoatlus northropii, a flying dinosaur from the Chihuahuan Desert in the Big Bend Area, have a wing-spread of 38 to 40 feet 18. Franklin Mountains State Park, in El Paso County, has more than 24,049 acres, covering some 37 square miles, all within the city limits of El Paso. 19. Fire Museum of Texas in Beaumont 20. Padre Island -- Whenever I feel that the world is moving too fast, I go to the Post Office.

Cynthia Samples wrote: > This is a reminder to everyone that it is Tuesday once again and time for our chat session at 8:00 pm. > > Everyone is invited to drop by and say hello. > > http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html > > Cynthia Samples > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > I made it this evening...at 8:20 pm...[PDT] [10:20 pm CDT]. Once again, too late. Sincerely, Edward, Sr.

This is a reminder to everyone that it is Tuesday once again and time for our chat session at 8:00 pm. Everyone is invited to drop by and say hello. http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/chat/chat.html Cynthia Samples

A slight correction to No. 13 of the little known, interesting facts: I believe Tropical Storm Claudette dropped 43" of rain on Alvin, not 43'. Pat Stephenson Madison County > Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:32:14 -0500 > From: owentk@gmail.com > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Texas > > Loved it! > Your cousin is only 2 1/2 hours away from me, it takes 15 minutes to get to > the road that goes to town and Austin is about an hour depending on > traffic. If you drive 80 make sure you are in the slow lane as the those > driving 55 are in the fast lane. Jeff should-a known that besides the > security lights being on and the doors unlocked, so are the trucks (which > always have the keys in them anyway), and my kids know how to use those > jumper cables too. It's 75 degrees outside right now, boy I wish it would > warm up some today. Have you seen how much damage a deer can do to a Ford > LTD? (got pictures). Vacation? Who needs it when I can go into my backyard > and see those Armadillos, road runners and wild turkeys crossing the back > pasture. > Got to love it. > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:59 AM, charmaine riley holley > <txgenweb@gmail.com>wrote: > > > I dont know if someone else has already posted this but I received it this > > morning from my cousin in Stephenville: > > > > > > Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ... > > > > If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work > > there, you may live in Texas ; > > > > If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ; > > > > If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a > > wrong number, you may live in Texas ; > > > > If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may > > live in Texas ; > > > > If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ; > > > > If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live > > in Texas ; > > > > If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both > > unlocked, you may live in Texas ; > > > > If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, > > you may live in Texas ; > > > > If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and > > everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ; > > > > If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ; > > > > If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas > > friends, you definitely live in Texas . > > > > Need to be cheered up? > > > > Happy, Texas 79042 > > Pep , Texas 79353 > > Smiley, Texas 78159 > > Paradise , Texas 76073 > > Rainbow , Texas 76077 > > Sweet Home , Texas 77987 > > Comfort , Texas 78013 > > Friendship, Texas 76530 > > > > Love the Sun? > > > > Sun City , Texas 78628 > > Sunrise , Texas 76661 > > Sunset, Texas 76270 > > Sundown, Texas 79372 > > Sunray , Texas 79086 > > Sunny Side , Texas 77423 > > > > Want something to eat? > > > > Bacon , T exas 76301 > > Noodle , Texas 79536 > > Oatmeal , Texas 78605 > > Turkey , Texas 79261 > > Trout , Texas 75789 > > Sugar Land , Texas 77479 > > Salty, Texas 76567 > > Rice , Texas 75155 > > And top it off with: > > Sweetwater , Texas 79556 > > > > Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all! > > > > Detroit , Texas 75436 > > Colorado City , Texas 79512 > > Denver City , Texas 79323 > > Klondike , Texas 75448 > > Nevada , Texas 75173 > > Memphis , Texas 79245 > > Miami , Texas 79059 > > Boston , Texas 75570 > > Santa Fe , Texas 77517 > > Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861 > > Reno , Texas 75462 > > > > Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane > > ticket! > > > > Athens , Texas 75751 > > Canadian, Texas 79014 > > China , Texas 77613 > > Egypt , Texas 77436 > > Ireland , Texas 76538 > > Turkey , Texas 79261 > > London , Texas 76854 > > New London , Texas 75682 > > Paris , Texas 75460 > > > > No need to travel to Washington D.C. > > > > Whitehouse , Texas 75791 > > > > We even have a city named after our planet! > > > > 0AEarth , Texas 79031 > > > > And a city named after our State! > > > > Texas City , Texas 77590 > > > > Exhausted? > > > > Energy , Texas 76452 > > > > Cold? > > > > Blanket , Texas 76432 > > > > Winters, Texas > > > > Like to read about History? > > > > Santa Anna , Texas > > > > Goliad , Texas > > > > Alamo , Texas > > > > Gun Barrel City, Texas > > > > Robert lee, Texas > > > > Need Office Supplies? > > > > Staples, Texas 78670 > > > > Men are from Mars, women are from Venus , Texas 76084 > > > > You guessed it..it's on the state line.. > > > > Texline , Texas 79087 > > > > For the kids... > > > > Kermit , Texas 79745 > > Elmo , Texas 75118 > > Nemo , Texas 76070 > > Tarzan , Texas 79783 > > Winnie, Texas 77665 > > Sylvester , Texas 79560 > > > > Other city names in Texas , to make you smile..... > > > > Frognot , Texas 75424 > > Bigfoot , Texas 78005 > > Hogeye , Texas 75423 > > Cactus , Texas 79013 > > Notrees , Texas 79759 > > Best, Texas 76932 > > Veribest , Texas 76886 > > Kickapoo , Texas 75763 > > Dime Box , Te xas 77853 > > Old Dime Box , Texas 77853 > > Telephone , Texas 75488 > > Telegraph , Texas 76883 > > Whiteface , Texas 79379 > > Twitty, Texas 79079 > > > > And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City > > > > Kilgore , Texas 75662 > > > > And our favorites... > > > > Cut n Shoot, Texas > > Gun Barrell City , Texas > > Hoop And Holler, Texas > > Ding Dong, Texas and, of course, > > Muleshoe , Texas > > > > Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas . > > > > 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 built > > over water. > > > > 6. The Heisman Trophy ws named after John William Heisman who was the first > > full-t ime coach at 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 Rhode Island . > > > > 13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 > > hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979. > > > > 14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the > > Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead > > o > > f by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as > > the > > U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states. > > > > 15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 > > 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 in Dr > > Pepper. > > > > > > 18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, > > Harrisburg > > , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin . > > > > 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller > > than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (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 Mascot 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.). > > > > 22. The first=2 0domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston . > > > > Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in > > Fairlie , Texas : > > > > (1) Just one God. > > > > (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa. > > > > (3) No telling tales or gossipin'. > > > > (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting. > > > > (5) Put nothin' before God. > > > > (6) No foolin' around with another fellow'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'tcha think? > > > > > > > > -- > > charmaine riley holley > > > > TXGenWeb > > sufing committee > > county coordinator Lubbock County > > co-coordinator Bosque County > > > > > > "Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thainig thu" > > ~Remember the men from whom you are sprung ~ > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Tammy Owen > www.txgenweb5.org/txbastrop/bastrop.htm > www.txgenweb2.org/txlee/lee.htm > www.txgenweb6.org/txhemphill > Selling Ebay items under the name of bastropcc - check me out > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® is up to 70% faster. 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Personally, I think if we inacted the COWBOY 10 COMMANDMENTS as LAW we might actually have a pretty civilized world to live in... How much simpler could it get? TO RECAP: Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas : (1) Just one God. (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa. (3) No telling tales or gossipin'. (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting. (5) Put nothin' before God. (6) No foolin' around with another fellow'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'tcha think?   Robin R Inge "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away"     ________________________________ From: Carol Gibbs <carolsgibbs@yahoo.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 5:39:45 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] Texas OK, I just have to challenge #7. Matagorda County is USUALLY first place in the Christmas BIrd Count species count in December. Last year, 2008,  it was 233. I think there was only one year in recent history that it wasn't number one. Maybe Brazoria County's numbers are based on a different count or maybe some of Brazoria County's birds flew over the line into Matagorda County for that day!   http://www.matagordatourism.com/Mad_Island/cbc.pdf Carol Sue Gibbs Matagorda County --- On Mon, 3/30/09, charmaine riley holley <txgenweb@gmail.com> wrote: From: charmaine riley holley <txgenweb@gmail.com> Subject: [TXGEN] Texas To: TXGEN@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 9:59 AM I dont know if someone else has already posted this but I received it this morning from my cousin in Stephenville: Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ... If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ; If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ; If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ; If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas ; If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ; If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas ; If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ; If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas ; If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ; If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ; If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas . Need to be cheered up? Happy, Texas 79042 Pep , Texas 79353 Smiley, Texas 78159 Paradise , Texas 76073 Rainbow , Texas 76077 Sweet Home , Texas 77987 Comfort , Texas 78013 Friendship, Texas 76530 Love the Sun? Sun City , Texas 78628 Sunrise , Texas 76661 Sunset, Texas 76270 Sundown, Texas 79372 Sunray , Texas 79086 Sunny Side , Texas 77423 Want something to eat? Bacon , T exas 76301 Noodle , Texas 79536 Oatmeal , Texas 78605 Turkey , Texas 79261 Trout , Texas 75789 Sugar Land , Texas 77479 Salty, Texas 76567 Rice , Texas 75155 And top it off with: Sweetwater , Texas 79556 Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all! Detroit , Texas 75436 Colorado City , Texas 79512 Denver City , Texas 79323 Klondike , Texas 75448 Nevada , Texas 75173 Memphis , Texas 79245 Miami , Texas 79059 Boston , Texas 75570 Santa Fe , Texas 77517 Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861 Reno , Texas 75462 Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane ticket! Athens , Texas 75751 Canadian, Texas 79014 China , Texas 77613 Egypt , Texas 77436 Ireland , Texas 76538 Turkey , Texas 79261 London , Texas 76854 New London , Texas 75682 Paris , Texas 75460 No need to travel to Washington D.C. Whitehouse , Texas 75791 We even have a city named after our planet! 0AEarth , Texas 79031 And a city named after our State! Texas City , Texas 77590 Exhausted? Energy , Texas 76452 Cold? Blanket , Texas 76432 Winters, Texas Like to read about History? Santa Anna , Texas Goliad , Texas Alamo , Texas Gun Barrel City, Texas Robert lee, Texas Need Office Supplies? Staples, Texas 78670 Men are from Mars, women are from Venus , Texas 76084 You guessed it..it's on the state line.. Texline , Texas 79087 For the kids... Kermit , Texas 79745 Elmo , Texas 75118 Nemo , Texas 76070 Tarzan , Texas 79783 Winnie, Texas 77665 Sylvester , Texas 79560 Other city names in Texas , to make you smile..... Frognot , Texas 75424 Bigfoot , Texas 78005 Hogeye , Texas 75423 Cactus , Texas 79013 Notrees , Texas 79759 Best, Texas 76932 Veribest , Texas 76886 Kickapoo , Texas 75763 Dime Box , Te xas 77853 Old Dime Box , Texas 77853 Telephone , Texas 75488 Telegraph , Texas 76883 Whiteface , Texas 79379 Twitty, Texas 79079 And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City Kilgore , Texas 75662 And our favorites... Cut n Shoot, Texas Gun Barrell City , Texas Hoop And Holler, Texas Ding Dong, Texas and, of course, Muleshoe , Texas Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas . 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 built over water. 6. The Heisman Trophy ws named after John William Heisman who was the first full-t ime coach at 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 Rhode Island . 13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979. 14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead o f by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states. 15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 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 in Dr Pepper. 18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin . 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (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 Mascot 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.). 22. The first=2 0domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston . Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas : (1) Just one God. (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa. (3) No telling tales or gossipin'. (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting. (5) Put nothin' before God. (6) No foolin' around with another fellow'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'tcha think? -- charmaine riley holley TXGenWeb sufing committee county coordinator Lubbock County co-coordinator Bosque County "Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thainig thu" ~Remember the men from whom you are sprung ~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message       ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

OK, I just have to challenge #7. Matagorda County is USUALLY first place in the Christmas BIrd Count species count in December. Last year, 2008,  it was 233. I think there was only one year in recent history that it wasn't number one. Maybe Brazoria County's numbers are based on a different count or maybe some of Brazoria County's birds flew over the line into Matagorda County for that day!   http://www.matagordatourism.com/Mad_Island/cbc.pdf Carol Sue Gibbs Matagorda County --- On Mon, 3/30/09, charmaine riley holley <txgenweb@gmail.com> wrote: From: charmaine riley holley <txgenweb@gmail.com> Subject: [TXGEN] Texas To: TXGEN@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, March 30, 2009, 9:59 AM I dont know if someone else has already posted this but I received it this morning from my cousin in Stephenville: Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ... If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ; If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ; If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ; If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas ; If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ; If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas ; If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ; If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas ; If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ; If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ; If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas . Need to be cheered up? Happy, Texas 79042 Pep , Texas 79353 Smiley, Texas 78159 Paradise , Texas 76073 Rainbow , Texas 76077 Sweet Home , Texas 77987 Comfort , Texas 78013 Friendship, Texas 76530 Love the Sun? Sun City , Texas 78628 Sunrise , Texas 76661 Sunset, Texas 76270 Sundown, Texas 79372 Sunray , Texas 79086 Sunny Side , Texas 77423 Want something to eat? Bacon , T exas 76301 Noodle , Texas 79536 Oatmeal , Texas 78605 Turkey , Texas 79261 Trout , Texas 75789 Sugar Land , Texas 77479 Salty, Texas 76567 Rice , Texas 75155 And top it off with: Sweetwater , Texas 79556 Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all! Detroit , Texas 75436 Colorado City , Texas 79512 Denver City , Texas 79323 Klondike , Texas 75448 Nevada , Texas 75173 Memphis , Texas 79245 Miami , Texas 79059 Boston , Texas 75570 Santa Fe , Texas 77517 Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861 Reno , Texas 75462 Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane ticket! Athens , Texas 75751 Canadian, Texas 79014 China , Texas 77613 Egypt , Texas 77436 Ireland , Texas 76538 Turkey , Texas 79261 London , Texas 76854 New London , Texas 75682 Paris , Texas 75460 No need to travel to Washington D.C. Whitehouse , Texas 75791 We even have a city named after our planet! 0AEarth , Texas 79031 And a city named after our State! Texas City , Texas 77590 Exhausted? Energy , Texas 76452 Cold? Blanket , Texas 76432 Winters, Texas Like to read about History? Santa Anna , Texas Goliad , Texas Alamo , Texas Gun Barrel City, Texas Robert lee, Texas Need Office Supplies? Staples, Texas 78670 Men are from Mars, women are from Venus , Texas 76084 You guessed it..it's on the state line.. Texline , Texas 79087 For the kids... Kermit , Texas 79745 Elmo , Texas 75118 Nemo , Texas 76070 Tarzan , Texas 79783 Winnie, Texas 77665 Sylvester , Texas 79560 Other city names in Texas , to make you smile..... Frognot , Texas 75424 Bigfoot , Texas 78005 Hogeye , Texas 75423 Cactus , Texas 79013 Notrees , Texas 79759 Best, Texas 76932 Veribest , Texas 76886 Kickapoo , Texas 75763 Dime Box , Te xas 77853 Old Dime Box , Texas 77853 Telephone , Texas 75488 Telegraph , Texas 76883 Whiteface , Texas 79379 Twitty, Texas 79079 And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City Kilgore , Texas 75662 And our favorites... Cut n Shoot, Texas Gun Barrell City , Texas Hoop And Holler, Texas Ding Dong, Texas and, of course, Muleshoe , Texas Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas . 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 built over water. 6. The Heisman Trophy ws named after John William Heisman who was the first full-t ime coach at 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 Rhode Island . 13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979. 14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead o f by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states. 15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 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 in Dr Pepper. 18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin . 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (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 Mascot 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.). 22. The first=2 0domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston . Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas : (1) Just one God. (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa. (3) No telling tales or gossipin'. (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting. (5) Put nothin' before God. (6) No foolin' around with another fellow'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'tcha think? -- charmaine riley holley TXGenWeb sufing committee county coordinator Lubbock County co-coordinator Bosque County "Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thainig thu" ~Remember the men from whom you are sprung ~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Loved it! Your cousin is only 2 1/2 hours away from me, it takes 15 minutes to get to the road that goes to town and Austin is about an hour depending on traffic. If you drive 80 make sure you are in the slow lane as the those driving 55 are in the fast lane. Jeff should-a known that besides the security lights being on and the doors unlocked, so are the trucks (which always have the keys in them anyway), and my kids know how to use those jumper cables too. It's 75 degrees outside right now, boy I wish it would warm up some today. Have you seen how much damage a deer can do to a Ford LTD? (got pictures). Vacation? Who needs it when I can go into my backyard and see those Armadillos, road runners and wild turkeys crossing the back pasture. Got to love it. On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:59 AM, charmaine riley holley <txgenweb@gmail.com>wrote: > I dont know if someone else has already posted this but I received it this > morning from my cousin in Stephenville: > > > Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ... > > If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work > there, you may live in Texas ; > > If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ; > > If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a > wrong number, you may live in Texas ; > > If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may > live in Texas ; > > If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ; > > If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live > in Texas ; > > If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both > unlocked, you may live in Texas ; > > If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, > you may live in Texas ; > > If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and > everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ; > > If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ; > > If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas > friends, you definitely live in Texas . > > Need to be cheered up? > > Happy, Texas 79042 > Pep , Texas 79353 > Smiley, Texas 78159 > Paradise , Texas 76073 > Rainbow , Texas 76077 > Sweet Home , Texas 77987 > Comfort , Texas 78013 > Friendship, Texas 76530 > > Love the Sun? > > Sun City , Texas 78628 > Sunrise , Texas 76661 > Sunset, Texas 76270 > Sundown, Texas 79372 > Sunray , Texas 79086 > Sunny Side , Texas 77423 > > Want something to eat? > > Bacon , T exas 76301 > Noodle , Texas 79536 > Oatmeal , Texas 78605 > Turkey , Texas 79261 > Trout , Texas 75789 > Sugar Land , Texas 77479 > Salty, Texas 76567 > Rice , Texas 75155 > And top it off with: > Sweetwater , Texas 79556 > > Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all! > > Detroit , Texas 75436 > Colorado City , Texas 79512 > Denver City , Texas 79323 > Klondike , Texas 75448 > Nevada , Texas 75173 > Memphis , Texas 79245 > Miami , Texas 79059 > Boston , Texas 75570 > Santa Fe , Texas 77517 > Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861 > Reno , Texas 75462 > > Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane > ticket! > > Athens , Texas 75751 > Canadian, Texas 79014 > China , Texas 77613 > Egypt , Texas 77436 > Ireland , Texas 76538 > Turkey , Texas 79261 > London , Texas 76854 > New London , Texas 75682 > Paris , Texas 75460 > > No need to travel to Washington D.C. > > Whitehouse , Texas 75791 > > We even have a city named after our planet! > > 0AEarth , Texas 79031 > > And a city named after our State! > > Texas City , Texas 77590 > > Exhausted? > > Energy , Texas 76452 > > Cold? > > Blanket , Texas 76432 > > Winters, Texas > > Like to read about History? > > Santa Anna , Texas > > Goliad , Texas > > Alamo , Texas > > Gun Barrel City, Texas > > Robert lee, Texas > > Need Office Supplies? > > Staples, Texas 78670 > > Men are from Mars, women are from Venus , Texas 76084 > > You guessed it..it's on the state line.. > > Texline , Texas 79087 > > For the kids... > > Kermit , Texas 79745 > Elmo , Texas 75118 > Nemo , Texas 76070 > Tarzan , Texas 79783 > Winnie, Texas 77665 > Sylvester , Texas 79560 > > Other city names in Texas , to make you smile..... > > Frognot , Texas 75424 > Bigfoot , Texas 78005 > Hogeye , Texas 75423 > Cactus , Texas 79013 > Notrees , Texas 79759 > Best, Texas 76932 > Veribest , Texas 76886 > Kickapoo , Texas 75763 > Dime Box , Te xas 77853 > Old Dime Box , Texas 77853 > Telephone , Texas 75488 > Telegraph , Texas 76883 > Whiteface , Texas 79379 > Twitty, Texas 79079 > > And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City > > Kilgore , Texas 75662 > > And our favorites... > > Cut n Shoot, Texas > Gun Barrell City , Texas > Hoop And Holler, Texas > Ding Dong, Texas and, of course, > Muleshoe , Texas > > Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas . > > 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 built > over water. > > 6. The Heisman Trophy ws named after John William Heisman who was the first > full-t ime coach at 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 Rhode Island . > > 13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 > hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979. > > 14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the > Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead > o > f by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as > the > U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states. > > 15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 > 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 in Dr > Pepper. > > > 18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, > Harrisburg > , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin . > > 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller > than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (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 Mascot 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.). > > 22. The first=2 0domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston . > > Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in > Fairlie , Texas : > > (1) Just one God. > > (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa. > > (3) No telling tales or gossipin'. > > (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting. > > (5) Put nothin' before God. > > (6) No foolin' around with another fellow'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'tcha think? > > > > -- > charmaine riley holley > > TXGenWeb > sufing committee > county coordinator Lubbock County > co-coordinator Bosque County > > > "Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thainig thu" > ~Remember the men from whom you are sprung ~ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Tammy Owen www.txgenweb5.org/txbastrop/bastrop.htm www.txgenweb2.org/txlee/lee.htm www.txgenweb6.org/txhemphill Selling Ebay items under the name of bastropcc - check me out

I dont know if someone else has already posted this but I received it this morning from my cousin in Stephenville: Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ... If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ; If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ; If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ; If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas ; If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ; If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas ; If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ; If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas ; If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ; If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ; If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas . Need to be cheered up? Happy, Texas 79042 Pep , Texas 79353 Smiley, Texas 78159 Paradise , Texas 76073 Rainbow , Texas 76077 Sweet Home , Texas 77987 Comfort , Texas 78013 Friendship, Texas 76530 Love the Sun? Sun City , Texas 78628 Sunrise , Texas 76661 Sunset, Texas 76270 Sundown, Texas 79372 Sunray , Texas 79086 Sunny Side , Texas 77423 Want something to eat? Bacon , T exas 76301 Noodle , Texas 79536 Oatmeal , Texas 78605 Turkey , Texas 79261 Trout , Texas 75789 Sugar Land , Texas 77479 Salty, Texas 76567 Rice , Texas 75155 And top it off with: Sweetwater , Texas 79556 Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all! Detroit , Texas 75436 Colorado City , Texas 79512 Denver City , Texas 79323 Klondike , Texas 75448 Nevada , Texas 75173 Memphis , Texas 79245 Miami , Texas 79059 Boston , Texas 75570 Santa Fe , Texas 77517 Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861 Reno , Texas 75462 Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane ticket! Athens , Texas 75751 Canadian, Texas 79014 China , Texas 77613 Egypt , Texas 77436 Ireland , Texas 76538 Turkey , Texas 79261 London , Texas 76854 New London , Texas 75682 Paris , Texas 75460 No need to travel to Washington D.C. Whitehouse , Texas 75791 We even have a city named after our planet! 0AEarth , Texas 79031 And a city named after our State! Texas City , Texas 77590 Exhausted? Energy , Texas 76452 Cold? Blanket , Texas 76432 Winters, Texas Like to read about History? Santa Anna , Texas Goliad , Texas Alamo , Texas Gun Barrel City, Texas Robert lee, Texas Need Office Supplies? Staples, Texas 78670 Men are from Mars, women are from Venus , Texas 76084 You guessed it..it's on the state line.. Texline , Texas 79087 For the kids... Kermit , Texas 79745 Elmo , Texas 75118 Nemo , Texas 76070 Tarzan , Texas 79783 Winnie, Texas 77665 Sylvester , Texas 79560 Other city names in Texas , to make you smile..... Frognot , Texas 75424 Bigfoot , Texas 78005 Hogeye , Texas 75423 Cactus , Texas 79013 Notrees , Texas 79759 Best, Texas 76932 Veribest , Texas 76886 Kickapoo , Texas 75763 Dime Box , Te xas 77853 Old Dime Box , Texas 77853 Telephone , Texas 75488 Telegraph , Texas 76883 Whiteface , Texas 79379 Twitty, Texas 79079 And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City Kilgore , Texas 75662 And our favorites... Cut n Shoot, Texas Gun Barrell City , Texas Hoop And Holler, Texas Ding Dong, Texas and, of course, Muleshoe , Texas Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas . 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 built over water. 6. The Heisman Trophy ws named after John William Heisman who was the first full-t ime coach at 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 Rhode Island . 13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979. 14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead o f by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states. 15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 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 in Dr Pepper. 18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin . 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (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 Mascot 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.). 22. The first=2 0domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston . Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas : (1) Just one God. (2) Honor yer Ma & Pa. (3) No telling tales or gossipin'. (4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting. (5) Put nothin' before God. (6) No foolin' around with another fellow'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'tcha think? -- charmaine riley holley TXGenWeb sufing committee county coordinator Lubbock County co-coordinator Bosque County "Cuimhnich air na daoine o'n d'thainig thu" ~Remember the men from whom you are sprung ~

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