Since you guys are so fond of Ron White, here's a saying of his that captures exactly the way I feel about what most of you idjits here have accomplished...which is simply shootin' off your mouth.

"I had the RIGHT...to remain silent, but I didn't have the ABILITY".

Someone here actually made sense when he said that Texas is more Western than Southern, regardless of it's position on the US map, or the fact that the majority live in the Eastern half of it.

And to the asshole that said, "We (Mexicans) were here before you "wetbacks" came from Europe, I have this to say; if you feel slighted because most of us got to cross in SHIPS instead of dying in the back of an enclosed truck full of carbon monoxide 'cause one of your vatos says it's "okay", i'm truly sorry you had such a bad experience sneaking into my state, and we'd be more than happy to ship you anywhere you like, along with your other "Southern" brothers and sisters who keep invading our country illegaly through any means possible. And FYI Jose, MY people were here way before YOUR people were a gleam in a Spaniards eye! Wanna play Indians and Mexicans again?

I love Texas, because it's home, not because of some misguided Southern Pride. In my mind it's about time to find another place to build an Alamo, like around Houston.