Texans

pride

Satisfaction from one's achievements

• patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
• independenceFreedom from external control
• statehoodCondition of being sovereign

Republic · Tejanos · native · resident · citizen · flag · motto · friendship · bluebonnet · armadillo

cowboys

Ranch hands tending herds

• cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
• longhornsCattle with elongated horns
• ranchersLivestock farm operators

rodeo · broncos · bull riding · lasso · roping · chaps · saddle · spurs · barrel racing · chute

Alamo

Texas Revolution battleground

• frontierEdge of settlement
• pioneersFirst to explore territory
• settlersThose who establish homes

homestead · expansion · territory · westward · missions · Comanche · revolution · annexation · Republic · Spanish colonial

barbecue

Slow-cook over coals

• Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
• chiliCapsicum pod or stew
• brisketLower chest of cattle

tacos · sweet tea · pecan pie · chicken-fried steak · kolaches · honky-tonk · country music · western swing · two-step · line dancing

NFL

Pro football organization

• AT&T StadiumNFL arena in Texas
• tailgatingFollowing another vehicle unsafely
• DallasNorth Texas metropolitan area

Super Bowl · Emmitt Smith · Troy Aikman · cheerleaders · star logo · rivalry · draft · touchdown · gridiron

oil

Slippery viscous fluid

• petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
• roughnecksOil field drill crew
• wildcattersExploratory oil drillers

drilling · refineries · pipelines · energy · natural gas · fracking · ranching · cotton · agriculture · NASA

• HoustonHouston, Galleria, Montrose, Medical Center, Houston Astros
• Regional PeoplesAfricans, Asians, Australians, Europeans, Scandinavians
• Gulf Coast peopleshrimpers, oystermen, Cajuns, Creoles, fishermen
• sports teamsLakers, cricket team, Celtics, national team, football team
• SouthernersAlabaman, Alabamian, Alabamians, Arkansan, Arkansans
• peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans