Christmas (or “X-mas”) in Texas is sometimes called “Texmas” or “Tex-mas,” as in “Merry Tex-mas, Y’all!” Just don’t wish for a white Texmas.
Google Books
Deck the Halls
by Heather Allison
Harlequin Sales Corp.
1990
Pg. 79:
“Holly, that one and Merry Texmas are our most popular trees this year,”
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Joe Zitt (etc) TeXmas Tour
From: Joseph Zitt
Date: Thurs, Dec 23 1999 12:00 am
Hi, all! I’m going to be zooming through Texas next week, performing in five towns in five nights with a cast of musicians and sound poets including Tom Bickley (of Comma), Tim Wood and Fran Carris (of “Question Authority, and the upcoming ArtsDFW.com), John Snyder (of Empty Words), and Thom the World Poet (of everything else).
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From: JD Cooper
Date: Mon, Dec 18 2000 4:12 pm
Know something, Terry… ‘cept for the words you use locally, the whole mess doesn’t sound much different at all from the way it is here!!
Merry Merry, Terry! And also to all of yours!!!
JD<---as we say 'round here, "Merry Texmas"!
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From: recsec
Date: Tues, Dec 25 2001 4:50 am
. . . .Merry Merry Merry Texmas Ya’ll!!!!! Hope evryone gets what they want this year.
December 2001, Texas Monthly, pg. 74:
Merry Tex-mas
by Anne Dingus
(Trademark)
Word Mark MERRY TEX-MAS!
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Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
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Serial Number 73710646
Filing Date February 11, 1988
Current Filing Basis 1A
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Owner (APPLICANT) MORITZ, KELLY ANN INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES #1913 4900 PEAR RIDGE DALLAS TEXAS 75252
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Abandonment Date November 14, 1988