History Main / EverythingIsBigInTexas

Economically, Texas is comparable with India and Canada. It is the home to 58 companies of the Fortune 500, more than any other state in the US. Economics is mostly regional in the state, helping to define the regional identities of many residents. East Texas has a large timber industry. North and West Texas are defined by agriculture and petroleum extraction. Dallas has defense manufacturers and the silicon prairie. Austin has the silicon hills, the government, and music industry. Houston excels in shipping, petrochemicals, and aerospace industries (thank you NASA). San Antonio is very rich in history and is home to several major military bases, but [[DemotedToExtra El Paso always escapes]] [[ScrappyLevel mention]] (despite being the hometown of probably the [[BretHart second most talented]] [[EddieGuerrero professional wrestling family in North America]]).

* The Deimon Devil Bats of ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'' fight against as Texas team, the NASA Aliens, all of whom (Except for Panther and the younger Gonzalez brother) are extremely huge. QB Homer Fitzgerald and the elder Gonzalez are both particularly advanced examples. One of the chapters involving their game with the Devil Bats is even called "the Muscles of the Americans." Not to mention their coach, Apollo, was horribly racist.

---> Sena: "Um...Why is there a cow on the beach?"
---> Monta: "...Cause it's Texas?"

*** Ironically, the only character in Eyeshield 21 that completely fits the Texas stereotype is Japanese, the coach for the Seibu Wild Gunmen. He's essentially a reverse weaboo, owning a variety of guns and a giant ranch in Texas.
* New Texas in Anime/SaberMarionetteJ.

* ''{{Preacher}}''. Jesse Custer makes a point of refusing to steal horses, as some obscure Texan point of honor.

* 'BlueBeetle''. Jaime Reyes, the third Blue Beetle, lives and works in a reasonably-accurate version of [[UsefulNotes/OtherCitiesInTexas El Paso]]. One storyline on [[TheIllegal immigration along the Texas border]] was met with [[InternetBackdraft mixed reactions]].

* ''BoysDontCry'' is a curious example that dips into RealityIsUnrealistic: despite taking place in Nebraska, the "night in the big city" montage was filmed in and features the prominent buildings of downtown [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]]. Apparently Texas cities are metropolitan enough to fill in for other states, but not for their own.

* In the 1956 blockbuster ''{{Giant}}'', Bick is taking his new bride Leslie on a railroad trip to his cattle ranch in Texas. When she looks out the window at the passing scenery and wonders when they'll get to Texas, he announces that they've been ''in'' Texas for several hours already.

* ''NoCountryForOldMen'' has a very unstereotypical Texas.
* Taken to extreme levels in ''{{North}}'', to the point where the Texan family that North visits tries to fatten him up because they pride having the biggest of ''everything''.

* ''OfficeSpace''
* ''PeeWeesBigAdventure'': THE STARS AT NIGHT, ARE BIG AND BRIGHT...

** On the DVD commentary for ''Film/SecondhandLions'', MichaelCaine describes a Texas accent as a bunch of words all leaning on each other.
* Part of ''Film/TheXFilesFightTheFuture'' movie is set in Dallas. There is one scene which takes place in a desert and shows [[SpecialEffectsFailure the Dallas skyline in the background]]. In reality the area surrounding Dallas is a prairie; if you want to get really techical it's [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex just more cities]].

* Gordon Bullit in the fourth season of ''TheOC'' is a walking, talking Texan stereotype.

* An episode of ''Series/{{Mash}}'' has Col. Potter quickly and accurately deduce that a patient is from Texas because said patient, though unable to speak, offered his hand up for a handshake.

* FridayNightLights is set in the fictional town of Dillon, Texas. While the show focuses on high school football (and its all-important status in the small town), it also covers issues prevalent in Texas and the nation at large; race relations, extreme poverty, pregnancy, religion, alcoholism, parental abuse and other issues surface with regularity.

* Both averted and played straight in Dr. Sheldon Cooper of ''TheBigBangTheory''. Sheldon himself is from the Gulf coast of Texas and is about as non-stereotypical a Texan as you can imagine (his Texas-sized ego notwithstanding). However, he seems to hold most Texans in disdain for being examples of the trope.

--> Leonard (to Sheldon): You might be from Texas, but I'm from NewJersey.

* ''WalkerTexasRanger'' roundhouse kicks this trope into next week.

* Averted in ''{{Wishbone}}''. Oakdale, Texas (the show's setting) is portrayed as a fairly generic EverytownAmerica. This is probably because the show was actually written and filmed in Texas, specifically in a suburb of Dallas.

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* OlderThanTelevision: Bram Stoker's cattle baron Quincey Morris in ''Dracula'' is a wealthy SouthernGentleman with a similar personality to the modern oil baron.[[note]]Quincey and his Texas descendants show up in other vampire-killing media surprisingly frequently. The ''{{Castlevania}}'' series is one particular example.[[/note]]
* Anthony Trollope's ''The Way We Live Now'' has a subplot about a railroad being built in Texas, which, to the primary cast of English aristocrats, might as well be on the surface of the moon. As entrepreneur Paul Montague puts it (in the TV miniseries, at least): "Parties in Texas usually descend into fisticuffs and gunplay." There's also the evil Texan woman Mrs. [[MeaningfulName Hurt]]le, and FunnyForeigner Hamilton K. Fisker.
* [[HBeamPiper H. Beam Piper]]'s ''Lone Star Planet'', the title planet (Capella IV, also known as New Texas) has named every single one of its life-forms super-something (e.g. supercow, superyams that give superbourbon...). As a result of its inhabitants attempting to create an entire world out of Texan stereotypes, they've lovingly imported and reassembled the Alamo, they wear spurs at all times, and trials for killing a [[AcceptablePoliticalTargets politician]] boil down to not "did Cowboy Name kill the politician" but "we know Cowboy Name killed the politician, now let's discuss whether the politician had it coming or not".
* David Weber's "The Shadow of Saganami" in the Honorverse has Montana, which deliberately styles everything after what they imagined Earth's Texas to be. They also freely acknowledge that some things are inaccurate, but they cheerfully implement everything in Montana as the way things * should* have been in Texas.
* ''For Texas and Zed''
* ''TheAyes of Texas'' and it's sequels in which Texas becomes an independent nation.
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* TheAustinLoungeLizards' ''Stupid Texas Song'' is one long indulgence of this trope.

* ''EliteBeatAgents'' has a stage where "Colonel" Bob, a goofy Texas oil tycoon, has to look for a new source of "Texas tea" before his gold-digging wife will let him come home.

* Although [[SomethingPositive Davan, Peejee and Aubrey]] live in Boston they all hail from Texas and the strip makes frequent sidetrips there.

* RoosterTeeth, the creators of RedVsBlue, primarily consist of Texans. In fact, the main, if not top badass is also from Texas. And her Freelancer ''nickname'' is Agent Tex/as. [[spoiler:Her real name is Allison.]] RT's webcomics lampshade this frequently, with one instance of them blindfolding themselves and drinking different beers, to see if they could tell the difference between Budweiser and Lonestar. Two of the three couldn't.

* About one half of [[SurvivalOfTheFittest SOTF-TV]]'s characters (the other half being from a SuckySchool in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}) are from a wealthy private school in Bryan, Texas. While the stereotype hasn't come up as much as you'd expect, it has received LampshadeHanging both in and out of character.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' dips in and out of this stereotype with every other episode, sometimes portraying Texas and Texans more realistically and other times portraying them as naive, conservative throwbacks who only care about hunting, beer and football. The landscape of Texas in the show also seems to include nothing but suburbia, desert and empty fields. Given that MikeJudge is actually a Texan, and has portrayed a much less stereotypical Texas in ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' and ''OfficeSpace'' (yes, both of those took place in Texas), this is more a case of AffectionateParody. In addition, the Hills live in the suburbs of a somewhat small town, which generally are much closer to the stereotyped depictions seen in the show than the big cities like [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]] and UsefulNotes/{{Houston}} are.

* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' paid a visit to this version of Texas in a season five episode. Everyone dresses like a cowboy and rides horses, Brian is given a free gun with his purchase of alcohol, the Griffins' neighbor is a professional "queer-chaser-and-beater", and the TV news reports on the discovery of "Superdevil" by church scientists.
** The gun/alcohol thing is especially funny to people in Texas, since the alcohol laws there are draconian to the point that the TABC is known in the bar industry as the Beverage Nazis.
*** The main complaint about Texans in that episode was that they are racist and homophobic. [[SarcasmMode Because every single person in Texas shares the exact same sentiments, and those sentiments in no way exist in any of the other forty-nine states or other nations of the world.]]
**** Keep in mind, the ''primary'' purpose of the episode was really for the writers to deliver a very scathing, personal (and hyperbolical) attack on President GeorgeWBush, so this episode was really one of ''Family Guy'''s most flagrant examples of WriterOnBoard.

* Similar to the Rich Texan, ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' has Doug Dimmadome, a part time CorruptCorporateExecutive that owns a good deal of Dimmsdale, has an "odd southern drawl", and wears cowboy gear with a [[NiceHat coyboy hat]] that occasionaly is so big that it goes past the top of the screen, no matter how far a shot he's in.

** Also subverted on several occasions with the same character. Clay uses Tai Chi as his fighting style, is of at least average intelligence(and on a number of occasions is hinted at being a GeniusBruiser knowledgeable in a number of esoteric fields), and is insulted by the idea that because he [[JustAStupidAccent speaks with a Texas accent]] it automatically marks him as dumb.

* The ending of one ''JohnnyBravo'' episode had Johnny and his mom, failing to win a trip to Paris, France, visiting Paris, ''Texas'' instead. Naturally, the portrayal is a mash-up of every DeepSouth and WildWest stereotype ever, bearing almost no resemblance to the actual town. They did ''not'', however, make up the Eiffel Tower with the cowboy hat - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_Texas_Eiffel.jpg that actually exists]].

* Late Cretaceous Texas was home to ''Alamosaurus'', the largest dinosaur in North America and one of the largest dinosaurs of its time. Add in Deinosuchus, a [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever fifty foot]] monstrous crocodilian, one of the largest ever to exist. Them there's ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus Quetzalcoatlus]]'', a GiantFlyer pterosaur the size of a ''[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/markwitton/1386125619/in/set-72057594082038974/ frickin giraffe]]''! For a long time, it was thought to be the largest flying animal ever to live. [[ScienceMarchesOn But then came]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatzegopteryx Hatzegopteryx]]...

* Much of the popular anime you all know...was dubbed right here in this state. That's right, ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'', ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]], ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', slews of a bunch of others, the recent [[{{Funimation}} FuniDub]] of ''Manga/OnePiece''...all dubbed by Creator/{{Funimation}}. Their headquarters is right here in the Dallas suburb of Flower Mound, Texas.

* Four words: StoneColdSteveAustin.
** ShawnMichaels and JohnBradshawLayfield.
** TheUndertaker and BookerT.

** DwightDEisenhower was born in Texas but grew up in Kansas.
** LyndonBJohnson was born and raised in Texas. And he took great delight in reminding everyone that he was.

* Inverted with AudieMurphy, at only 5'5".
** Audie wasn't small; he was ''[[PintsizedPowerhouse condensed]]''.

* Four ships of the United States Navy have been named for the state of Texas. Two battleships (including a pre-dreadnought battleship that served in the SpanishAmericanWar and a Dreadnought battleship that served in WorldWarOne and WorldWarII), a Guided Missile Cruiser, and a Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine.

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As such, Texas will inevitably be represented as a backward state, a mashup of the DeepSouth and TheWildWest. No Texan will be able to speak for five seconds without mentioning the oil industry, the beef industry or high school football. (See the Rich Texan from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.) In almost any depiction, they'll come off as well meaning but ultimately ignorant and/or jingoist; more recent media might portray Texas as a strong right-wing enclave [[note]]Texas ''has'' voted Republican in the last eight presidential elections, but it continues to be home to many, many Democrats -- even in Dallas, one of the few very large Republican cities in America.[[/note]] filled with religious fanatics, who wear the stereotype with pride because [[InsultBackfire they don't consider it negative]]. (Compare with {{Eagleland}}.) Though some Texans act the stereotype intentionally to mess with non-Texans, especially when out of state. It's practically a sport. Truth be told, Texans tend to be rather proud of their state heritage, to the point that it can be considered a form of local Nationalism. Ask a Texan where he's from, anywhere in the world, and he'll likely say he's from ''Texas'' rather than America.

** LyndonBJohnson was born and raised in Texas.

->''"You have heard the saying that everything is bigger in the Lone Star state, and it is true that the cats are the size of dogs and the dogs are the size of European cars. But Texans themselves are of normal proportions, with normal-sized dreams and loves, who just happen to own cars that are the size of twenty-five European cars."''
-->-- '''John Hodgman''', ''TheAreasOfMyExpertise''

->"Never ask a man where he's from. If he's from Texas, he'll tell you. If not, don't embarrass him."

* In ''TheMostHappyFella'', the BetaCouple sing a number about how everything is big in Dallas, where they're from, "but the rest of Texas looks a mess."

* Both averted and played straight in Dr. Sheldon Cooper of ''TheBigBangTheory''. Sheldon himself is from the Gulf coast of Texas and is about as non-sterotypical a Texan as you can imagine. However, he seems to hold most Texans in disdain for being examples of the trope.

* Inversion: Creator/SummerGlau, the TropeCodifier for [[WaifFu small, waifish girls kicking ass,]] is fron San Antonio.

** Texas is known among roadgeeks for having ''many'' "four-level stack" interchanges (interchanges with direct high-speed ramps forming four levels of roadways), typically a ''very'' large type of interchange. Texas also has its own design, the five-level "Texas-style stack", which incorporates frontage roads meeting at-grade for its fifth level. The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Five_Interchange Dallas High-Five]] is a good example.

* Rick Perry, former 2012 Republican candidate for President, takes this trope to ProudWarriorRaceGuy levels. Another example is another former President, LyndonJohnson.
** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by GeorgeWBush, who was born in Connecticut, but grew up in and became two-term governor of Texas, with the accent to boot.

* In ''Franchise/{{Robocop}}'', the story says it takes place in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, but the buildings give the filming location away as UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex (For ''Film/RoboCop1987'') and UsefulNotes/{{Houston}} (for ''RoboCop2'').

* ''RealSteel'' features a TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture version of Texas where the oil derricks have been replaced with wind turbines[[note]]TruthInTelevision -- Texas produces more than 10 gigawatts of wind power, more than double the next largest wind-power state, Iowa, in output. Wind farms have practically become the new oil industry.[[/note]] and county fairs feature fights between bulls and giant robots.
* ''RealityBites''
* In ''Film/{{Robocop}}'', the story says it takes place in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, but the buildings give the filming location away as UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex (For Robocop 1) and UsefulNotes/{{Houston}} (for Robocop 2).
* "Tex" Conway in ''RobotJox''. Despite being a futuristic gladiator, he's a stereotypical Texan, complete with gut, comical accent, down-homey colloquialisms, and ten-gallon hat. However, he somewhat averts the trope by [[spoiler:being a nefarious double agent for the Commies]].
* ''SecondHandLions'' manages to show rural Texas without being stereotypical, and does it beautifully.
** On the DVD commentary for ''SecondhandLions'', MichaelCaine describes a Texas accent as a bunch of words all leaning on each other.

* ''WhipIt'' takes place in [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Bodeen, Texas]] and Austin. Amusingly it was mostly filmed in Michigan.
* ''{{Slacker}}'' chronicles a day in the life of Austin, showcasing the city's famed weirdness.
* ''Paris, Texas'' was filmed on location in and around Houston, and is one of the more realistic depictions of this trope.

In real life, Texas is a diverse state in terms of geography and culture. It can easily be divided into five different regions culturally, with climates ranging from the near desert like conditions of the panhandle to the humid coastal subtropics along the shoreline. [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]], UsefulNotes/{{Houston}} and San Antonio count as three of the US's top ten most populous cities, with the state capital of Austin and the cities of Fort Worth and El Paso rounding off the list of cities that can be described as ''big.'' The state itself is ''huge'', being [[http://www.k5rcd.org/TEXAS%20EUROPE%20SIZE%20COMPARISON%20MAP.jpg 268,820 sq. miles]] with a population of about 24.3 million. This makes it roughly half the size of Alaska with sixty times the population - and several times larger than many entire countries. For example, it is approximately three times as large as the ''entire United Kingdom put together''--or, more to the point, almost exactly the same size as France.[[note]]For the record, France is the largest country in Western Europe and the third-largest in Europe as a whole. The only country larger? Russia, which is ''gigantic'' (European Russia would ''still'' be the seventh-largest country on Earth if Asiatic Russia separated).[[/note]]

As such, Texas will inevitably be represented as a backward state, a mashup of the DeepSouth and TheWildWest. No Texan will be able to speak for five seconds without mentioning the oil industry, the beef industry or high school football. (See the Rich Texan from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.) In almost any depiction, they'll come off as well meaning but ultimately ignorant and/or jingoist; more recent media might portray Texas as a strong right-wing enclave [[note]]Texas ''has'' voted Republican in the last eight presidential elections, but it continues to be home to many, many Democrats -- even in Dallas, one of the few very large Republican cities in America.[[/note]] filled with religious fanatics, who wear the stereotype with pride because [[InsultBackfire they don't consider it negative]]. (Compare with {{Eagleland}}.) Though some Texans act the stereotype intentionally to mess with non-Texans, especially when out of state. It's practically a sport.

* ThingsMrWelchIsNoLongerAllowedToDoInAnRPG has lots of stereotypes of Texans, but considering the author is a Texan, they seem to be badges of pride.

** Texas is known among roadgeeks for having ''many'' "four-level stack" interchanges (interchanges with direct ramps forming four levels of roadways), typically a ''very'' large type of interchange. Texas also has its own design, the "five-level stack", which incorporates frontage roads meeting at-grade for its fifth level. The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Five_Interchange Dallas High-Five]] is a good example.

** Many of Texas' highways are quite large, with ten lanes not uncommon, and many older highways are currently being expanded. Many of Texas' freeways also have frontage roads, contributing to their width.
** Interstate 10. The section of I-10 ''inside'' Texas, 878 miles long, is longer than the individual sections of I-10 either east or west of the state, and also the longest highway under a single authority (Texas [=DoT=]) on the continent. Additionally, west of Houston on I-10 is the Katy Freeway, one of the widest roads in the world with 26 lanes at its widest point (counting frontage roads, exit lanes, the mainline general purpose lanes, and HOV lanes).
** Texas is known among roadgeeks for having ''many'' "four-level stack" interchanges (interchanges with direct ramps forming four levels of roadways), typically a ''very'' large type of interchange. Texas also has its own design, the five-level stack, which incorporates frontage roads meeting at-grade for its fifth level; the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Five_Interchange Dallas High-Five]], completed in 2005, is an example.
** State Highway 130 also has the highest speed limit in the United States, of 85 mph (137 kph). For comparison, the only higher posted speed limits are 140 kph in several European countries, and, of course, Germany, which has no speed limits on stretches of its Autobahn system.

** Interstate 10. The section of I-10 ''inside'' Texas, 878 miles long, is longer than the individual sections of I-10 either east or west of the state, and also the longest highway under a single authority (Texas [=DoT=]) on the continent. Additionally, west of Houston on I-10 is the Katy Freeway, one of the widest roads in the world with a 26-lane cross-section at its widest point (counting frontage roads, exit lanes, the mainline general purpose lanes, and HOV lanes).
** Texas is known among roadgeeks for having ''many'' "four-level stack" interchanges (interchanges with direct ramps forming four levels of roadways). Texas also has its own design, the five-level stack, which incorporates frontage roads meeting at-grade for its fifth level.

* Texas highways. Where to begin...

** Interstate 10. The section of I-10 ''inside'' Texas, 878 miles long, is longer than the individual sections of I-10 either east or west of the state, and also the longest highway under a single authority (Texas DoT) on the continent. Additionally, west of Houston on I-10 is the Katy Freeway, one of the widest roads in the world with a 26-lane cross-section at its widest point (counting frontage roads, exit lanes, the mainline general purpose lanes, and HOV lanes).

** State Highway 130 also has the highest speed limit in the United States, of 85 mph (137 kph). For comparison, the only higher posted speed limit is 140 kph in several European countries, and, of course, Germany, which has no speed limits on its Autobahn system.

In real life, Texas is a diverse state in terms of geography and culture. It can easily be divided into five different regions culturally, with climates ranging from the near desert like conditions of the panhandle to the humid coastal subtropics along the shoreline. [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]], UsefulNotes/{{Houston}} and San Antonio count as three of the US's top ten most populous cities, with the state capital of Austin and the cities of Fort Worth and El Paso rounding off the list of cities that can be described as ''big.'' The state itself is ''huge'', being [[http://www.k5rcd.org/TEXAS%20EUROPE%20SIZE%20COMPARISON%20MAP.jpg 268,820 sq. miles]] with a population of about 24.3 million. This makes it roughly half the size of Alaska with sixty times the population - and several times larger than many entire countries. For example, it is approximately three times as large as the ''entire United Kingdom put together''--or, more to the point, almost exactly the same size as France.[[note]]For the record, France is the largest country in Western Europe and the third-largest in Europe as a whole. The only country larger? Russia which is ''gigantic'' (European Russia would ''still'' be the seventh-largest country on Earth if Asiatic Russia separated).[[/note]]

In real life, Texas is a diverse state in terms of geography and culture. It can easily be divided into five different regions culturally, with climates ranging from the near desert like conditions of the panhandle to the humid coastal subtropics along the shoreline. [[UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex Dallas]], UsefulNotes/{{Houston}} and San Antonio count as three of the US's top ten most populous cities, with the state capital of Austin and the cities of Fort Worth and El Paso rounding off the list of cities that can be described as ''big.'' The state itself is ''huge'', being [[http://www.k5rcd.org/TEXAS%20EUROPE%20SIZE%20COMPARISON%20MAP.jpg 268,820 sq. miles]] with a population of about 24.3 million. This makes it roughly half the size of Alaska with sixty times the population - and several times larger than many entire countries. For example, it is approximately three times as large as the ''entire United Kingdom put together''--or, more to the point, almost exactly the same size as France.[[note]]For the record, France is the largest country in Western Europe and the third-largest in Europe as a whole. The only countries larger? Russia and Ukraine, both of which are ''gigantic'' (European Russia would ''still'' be the seventh-largest country on Earth if Asiatic Russia separated).[[/note]]

Economically, Texas is comparable with India and Canada. It is the home to 58 companies of the Fortune 500, more then any other state in the US. Economics is mostly regional in the state, helping to define the regional identities of many residents. East Texas has a large timber industry. North and West Texas are defined by agriculture and petroleum extraction. Dallas has defense manufacturers and the silicon prairie. Austin has the silicon hills, the government, and music industry. Houston excels in shipping, petrochemicals, and aerospace industries (thank you NASA). San Antonio is very rich in history and is home to several major military bases, but [[DemotedToExtra El Paso always escapes]] [[ScrappyLevel mention]] (despite being the hometown of probably the [[BretHart second most talented]] [[EddieGuerrero professional wrestling family in North America]]).

* Bram Stoker's cattle baron Quincey Morris in ''Dracula'' is a wealthy SouthernGentleman with a similar personality to the modern oil baron. This makes the trope OlderThanRadio, and may be the UrExample.
** Quincey and his Texas descendants show up in other vampire-killing media surprisingly frequently. The {{Castlevania}} series is one particular example.

Economically, Texas is comparable with India and Canada. It is the home to 58 companies of the Fortune 500, more then any other state in the US. Economics is mostly regional in the state, helping to define the regional identities of many residents. East Texas has a large timber industry. North and West Texas are defined by agriculture and petroleum extraction. Dallas has defense manufacturers and the silicon prairie. Austin has the silicon hills, the government, and music industry. Houston excels in shipping, petrochemicals, and aerospace industries (thank you NASA). [[TouristTrap San Antonio is very rich in history]] and is home to several major military bases, but [[DemotedToExtra El Paso always escapes]] [[ScrappyLevel mention]] (despite being the hometown of probably the [[BretHart second most talented]] [[EddieGuerrero professional wrestling family in North America]]).

* Much of the popular anime you all know...was dubbed right here in this state. That's right, ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'', ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]], ''Manga/DragonBall'', ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', slews of a bunch of others, the recent [[{{Funimation}} FuniDub]] of ''Manga/OnePiece''...all dubbed by Creator/{{Funimation}}. Their headquarters is right here in the Dallas suburb of Flower Mound, Texas.