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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Texas Hooker (or Panhandle Hook) (4/5)
Texas Horned Lizard Capital of the World (Kenedy nickname) (12/24)
Texas Horseshoes (Washer Pitching; Washer Tossing; Redneck Horseshoes; Hillbilly Horseshoes) (4/10)
Texas Hot Peanuts (5/15)
Texas Hot Weiners (Texas Weiners, or Texas Wieners) (8/9)
Texas House (Breezeway; Dog-Run House; Dogtrot House; Possum Trot House; Saddlebag House) (8/31)
Texas Ironwood (mesquite) (5/17)
Texas Island Dressing (11/24)
Texas Kool-Aid or Texas Cool-Aid (cocktail & wine & Crown Royal nickname) (9/29)
Texas Lawyer Hunting (lawyer joke) (10/17)
Texas Leaguer (Texas League Hit) (10/8)
Texas Leica (2/9)
Texas Lemonade (Texas Limeade) (10/28)
Texas Lizzies (Christmas cookies) (3/15)
Texas Manhattan (cocktail) (10/20)
Texas Martini (or Mexican Martini) (8/7)
Texas Medicine (mescaline) (7/5)
Texas Mickey (11/2)
Texas Midwest (Texas Midwest Day) (6/29)
Texas Mile (country mile) (9/8)
Texas Millionaires (cookies) (10/30)
Texas Mudslide (cocktail) (11/24)
Texas Nectar (cocktail) (8/21)
Texas North or Texas of the North or North Texas (Alberta province nickname) (12/25)
Texas of Africa (Nigeria nickname) (8/18)
Texas of Asia (Mongolia nickname) (8/18)
Texas of Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul nickname) (12/17)
Texas of Canada (Alberta province nickname) (11/9)
Texas of China (Szechuan/Sichuan province nickname) (12/17)
Texas of Costa Rica (Guanacaste province nickname) (12/18)
Texas of Cuba (Camagüey province nickname) (12/18)
Texas of Germany (Bavaria nickname) (12/16)
Texas of Kazakhstan (Shymkent city nickname) (8/18)
Texas of Panama (Chiriqui province nickname) (12/18)
Texas of Russia (Russian Texas; Texas of the Soviet Union) (12/16)
Texas of South Africa (Vryburg, North West province nickname) (12/17)
Texas of Venezuela (Zulia state nickname) (12/18)
Texas oil well sayings (8/22)
Texas Omelet (9/8)
Texas Outhouse (Texas Roadhouse nickname) (4/4)
Texas Panhandle (or, Texas Pan Handle) (8/29)
Texas Pea Sheller (10/10)
Texas Peach Cobbler (2/9)
Texas Pecan Pie (7/12)
Texas Penny ($100 bill) (12/8)
Texas Pete (hot sauce from Winston-Salem, NC) (1/7)
Texas Philly (sandwich) (8/28)
Texas Pink Cloud (cocktail) (9/29)
Texas Popcorn (fried okra; stuffed jalapeños) (10/18)
Texas Potatoes (10/20)
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