Tall City (Midland nickname)

Sand and Jello (San Angelo nickname)

River City (San Antonio nickname)

Lubbock Stare

City of Live Oaks and Friendly Folks (slogan of both League City and Pleasanton)

Texas Holey Rock (honeycomb limestone)

Super Drum or Superdrum (Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, UT-Austin)

“Low and slow” or “Slow and low” (barbecue motto/dogma)

Helium City or Helium Capital of the World (Amarillo nickname)

San Francisco of the South (Austin nickname)

“Two and barbecue”

“Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin‘“ ("Rootin’ Shootin’ Tootin’ Man From Texas")

Veer (football offensive formation)

Texas University (t.u.)

BAMBI (Beyond Allen Manhattan Bridge Intersection)

“Yada, Yada, Yada” ("Yadda, Yadda, Yadda”; “Yatata, Yatata, Yatata")

Bubba-Q

Texas Sausage Trail

Texas BBQ Trail

Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag (Montgomery slogan)

Ice Cream Soda

Mistakesman (Austin American-Statesman nickname)

Spaceman (Austin American-Statesman nickname)

Prisonville (Raymondville nickname)

Whole Wallet (Whole Foods nickname)

Fun Central (Arlington slogan)

Horrible Horseshoe & Hogan’s Alley (Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth)

Land Between the Lakes (Steiner Ranch slogan)

Houston Lite or Baby Houston

G-Town (Galveston nickname)

Grand Canyon of Texas (Palo Duro Canyon nickname)

“Strike the next question” (Texas lawyer joke)

Jewel of the Texas Panhandle (Santa Fe Railroad Building in Amarillo)

Jewel of the Highland Lakes (Lake Travis)

Jewel of the Corridor (San Marcos slogan)

Jewel of the Forest (Jasper slogan)

Jewel in the Valley Crown (McAllen slogan)

Jewel of the Texas Hill Country (Fredericksburg slogan)

Heart of the Hills (Kerrville slogan)

Seinfeld Session

“A conscience is like a boat or a car. If you feel you need one, rent it” (J.R. on Dallas tv series)

Tighthouse (Tight House)

Queen of the Missions (Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo)

Paradise in the Pines (Crockett slogan)

You’ll Love Lufkin (Lufkin motto/slogan)

Silver Boot Series (Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers)

“If it can’t be found in Dallas, it can’t be found anywhere in the world”

Close to everything, far from it all (League City slogan)

Dim Sum

Heart of the Valley (Donna motto/slogan)

Flag City (Edna nickname)

La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)

Blue Tarp Mexican (slang for a Guatemalan)

Texas Strangers (Texas Rangers baseball team unofficial nickname)

Manitos ("little brothers” or Spanish-speaking New Mexicans)

“This is God’s Country. Don’t Drive Thru It Like Hell” (Hondo road sign)

Chicken Fried Salmon

Six Pack (UT-Austin campus buildings)

Father of Texas (Stephen F. Austin); Father of Texas Day (Nov. 3)

Mother of Texas (Jane Long)

“Drive Friendly—The Texas Way”

Owners’ Box or Owner’s Box (Texas House gallery where lobbyists sit)

Grammstanding (grandstanding, after Senator Phil Gramm)

America’s First Suburb (Brooklyn Heights)

White Texas Sheet Cake

Suicide Hill

Gefilte Fish

Pastrami

Belmont Breeze (official drink of the Belmont Stakes)

White Carnation (former official drink of the Belmont Stakes)

Cottonest City in the World (Lubbock slogan)

“Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?”

Suicide Soda (Suicide Coke; Graveyard Soda; Swamp Water; Shipwreck; Hurricane; Tornado)

Food Oscars (James Beard Foundation Awards)

Jerry World (Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington)

Sundance Eggs

Cheater Ribs

City of Contrasts (Odessa slogan)

“Ugliest, filthiest, shittiest city in the world” (Henry Miller)

“West Texas Girls…don’t wear lip gloss during a dust storm”

Huntsvegas (Huntsville nickname)

“Barbecue sauce is like a beautiful woman. If it’s too sweet, it’s bound to be hiding something”

Brother-in-Law Sandwich (chopped beef, hot links and cheese)

Capital of the Border (El Paso slogan)

Murraytown (Murray Hill, Kips Bay, Gramercy & the Flatiron)

The Line That Time Forgot (Second Avenue Subway)

Wasteway (Westway nickname)

“Pinch the tail and suck the head” or “Suck the head and pinch the tail” (crawfish eating)

New Duranty Times (New York Times nickname)

New York Slimes (New York Times nickname)

Herf (draw on a cigar or cigarette)

Cotton Belt Route (Cottonbelt Trail)

Cotton-Eyed Joe (Cotton-Eye Joe)

Drinking Straw Effect (oil drilling term)

Nerd Bird

Rose Capital of America (Tyler nickname)

Dallas Phallus/ Ball/ Golf Ball/ Microphone/ Dandelion/ Circle Tower (Reunion Tower nickname)

“Summer Streets” (car-free streets during summer)

Horchata

Milk Shake (Milkshake)