Texas pride
Alamo spirit endures
Texas pride is the strong sense of identity and exceptionalism associated with Texas and Texans.
It manifests in displays of state symbols, fierce loyalty to Texas culture and history, and the conviction that Texas stands apart from other states.
The sentiment draws on the state's history as an independent republic and its outsized mythology: You can't go five minutes in Austin without seeing a Texas flag.
The phrase can be sincere or gently mocking depending on context.
- AlamoTexas Revolution battleground
- state flowerOfficial bloom of territory
- cowboy hatsWide-brimmed Western headwear
- JuneteenthEmancipation anniversary celebration
- yellow roseAmber-hued garden bloom
Sam Houston · wide open spaces · Tex-Mex cuisine · chicken fried steak · Tower · football culture · Friday night lights · Lone Star State · barbecue · Rio Grande · cowboy culture · oil boom · oil derricks · bluebonnets · state fairs · independence · burnt orange · rodeos
- Texan cultureTex-Mex, breakfast tacos, brisket, fajitas, queso
- AmericanaAmerican flag, Fourth of July, bald eagle, Thanksgiving, apple pie
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
Texas prideself-effacement
Downplaying one's importance
understatement · meekness · reticence · shrinking violet · keeping a low profile