Texas is known for the phrase “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” This is especially true in Paris, Texas where the Eiffel Tower stands 65 feet high. And it is topped with a three-and-a-half-foot tall red Stetson cowboy hat. With 27 thirty-watt LED lights, they are programmed to change with the season or holiday (i.e., Christmas, baby…

The State Fair of Texas The State Fair of Texas is located on 277 acres in Dallas and it runs for 24 successive days from the end of September to mid-October each year. It has been around since 1886 and has everything from food, live music and shows to a rodeo (state sport of Texas)…

The state sport in Texas is a Rodeo adopted in 1997. This fun fact is a new one to me. I would have said Friday night football. And I would have been wrong! There are many events that test the skills and speed of cowboys and cowgirls. Team roping where the header ropes the horns…

Dr Pepper was originally created in a Waco, Texas drug store in 1885 by a young pharmacist who in his spare time mixed and served carbonated beverages. The final mixture of Dr Pepper had 23 different fruit flavors. In 1891, Sam Houston Prim started the first bottling plant in Dublin, Texas. He made an agreement…

I live just north of Austin, Texas, our state’s capital. I have worked for the State of Texas my entire career, 32 years and counting. Texas has over 31 million residents as of 2024, and it is the second largest state covering more than 260k square miles. I came across a unique state law that…