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Texas

State Flag

Basics

Abbreviation: TX
Nickname: n/a
Motto: Friendship
Name for residents: Texans

State Seal

Numbers

Population: 22,859,968
Area: 268601 miles²

Taxes

Sales Tax: 6.25%

Insignia

Flower: Bluebonnet
Bird: Mockingbird

State Slang

pantyhose in a knot
Phrase:
Don't get your pantyhose in a knot.
Meaning:
Don't get upset; don't overreact.
Sentence:
It's OK, no need to get your pantyhose in a knot.
Ego search
Phrase:
Ego search
Meaning:
To search for one's own name online
Sentence:
Jennifer pulled an ego search today
Fixin' to domino
Phrase:
She's fixin' to domino
Meaning:
A very pregnant woman, about to go into labor.
Sentence:
Have you seen Joann? Well I'll swan, she's fixin' to domino!!
All y'all
Phrase:
All y'all
Meaning:
All of you who are here.
Sentence:
I'm inviting all y'all back to my place after the game.
Bigger than Dallas
Phrase:
Bigger than Dallas
Meaning:
In a dramatic or obvious way
Sentence:
There he was, bigger than Dallas, drinking in the bar after telling his girlfriend he was working late that night!
Tump
Phrase:
Tump
Meaning:
To spill
Sentence:
I jes' tumped over mah beer