The Lone Star State. An etymological dictionary investigating the origins of Texas words, names, quotations and phrases, specializing in modern slang, nicknames, slogans, proverbs, adages and aphorisms. A web site by Barry Popik.

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“Don’t judge a book by its cover, but always judge a Tex-Mex restaurant by their chips and salsa” (8/3)
“Don’t let your alligator mouth overload your hummingbird ass” (4/24)
“Don’t Mess With Texas—We’re Armed” (2/24)
“Don’t Mess With Texas” (8/3)
“Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining” (12/29)
“Don’t send my boy to Texas” (Oklahoma University song) (3/20)
“Don’t worry about biting off more than you can chew—you have a big mouth” (8/15)
“Downtown Dallas” (joke punchline) (3/15)
“Dr. Pepper - Good for Life” (10/27)
“Drink the margarita, your cowboy boots will still fit” (3/19)
“Drink. Drive. Go to Jail.” (TxDOT slogan) (9/22)
“Drive Friendly—The Texas Way” (6/5)
“Drop edge of yonder” (1/12)
“East end of a horse going west” (a horse’s ass) (6/6)
“Eat Beef—The West Wasn’t Won on Salad” (2/19)
“Eat on the run, forget about sleep, and change horses often” (8/15)
“Eat the cake, your cowboy boots will still fit” (3/19)
“Eat the pie, your cowboy boots will still fit” (3/19)
“Eat the pizza, your cowboy boots will still fit” (3/19)
“Eat the tacos, your cowboy boots will still fit” (3/19)
“Eating Out Is Fun!” (Texas Restaurant Association) (6/23)
“Edmonton is to Calgary as Austin is to Houston” (8/20)
“Eighter from Decatur, county seat of Wise” (“Ada from Decatur”) (8/27)
“Everybody invited and nobody slighted!” (7/30)
“Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die” (10/3)
“Everything’s bigger in Texas” (11/18)
“Eyes of Texas” (University of Texas alma mater) (10/21)
“Eyes of Texas” Salad (10/13)
“Fair to Midland” (pun on “fair to middling”) (8/7)
“Fear the star” (Dallas Cowboys fan saying) (11/30)
“Fellow-countrymen, follow me to yonder saloon!” (shortest-ever Texas political speech?) (9/13)
“Fine as cream gravy” (12/1)
“Finish last in medical school and they call you ‘doctor’” (Texas basketball coach Abe Lemons) (11/5)
“First, you make a roux…” (9/24)
“Flush twice—Houston needs the water” (Dallas saying) (8/17)
“Follow me to freshness” (H-E-B food truck slogan) (1/31)
“Food, People, Heart & Soul” (United Supermarkets slogan) (10/27)
“Fort Worth is where the West begins, and Dallas is where the East peters out” (7/27)
“Free Crabs Tomorrow” (Joe’s Crab Shack) (2/5)
“Fried catfish is the other white meat” (5/20)
“Fried chicken and champagne? Why the hell not?” (Max’s Wine Dive) (7/17)
“Friendly as a Texas smile” (4/1)
“Friends don’t let friends eat imported shrimp” (7/23)
“From here. it’s possible” (Texas Tech slogan) (11/1)
“From the Country of 1100 Springs” (Pearl Beer slogan) (11/23)
“Frozen margaritas are just smoothies for Texans” (3/10)
“Frozen margaritas are just Texas smoothies” (3/10)
“Fuck Texas” (9/22)
“Fuck Y’all, I’m from Texas” (“Fuck You, I’m from Texas”) (9/23)
“Full of wind as a corn-eating horse” (9/20)
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