re: Louisiana people living in Texas - Are you a Texan?

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People still believe Texas is the land of ranches, open sky, and cowboys. I question how many of them have seen the kind of “cowboy” hanging out in Houston, Austin, or Dallas these days.

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I blame Yellowstone. It’s got people thinking Texas is like that when in reality it certainly isn’t.

You might see a cowboy or two hanging around SA or FW. Definitely not Dallas Austin or Houston. That’s hipster yuppie boys wearing boots with skinny jeans and a cowboy hat ironically.

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Man I don’t know about that birth thing. There seems to be a lot of people not born here claiming to be Texans

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Stephen Austin and Sam Houston were born in VA. Were they Texans?

Davey Crockett was from Tenn (technically NC at the time) and Jim Boweie was born in KY. Were they Texans?

IIRC. the one star flag was developed by a lady from GA.

Been here a decade now. Really admire the pride Texans have in their state.

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Texas doesn't even have a culture outside of west Texas these days. Just the worlds biggest sprawl of mcmansions, strip shopping centers, and 10 lane highways.

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Alot of true here. Dallas and Austin in particular. Houston is massive and diverse. West Texas remains the most original Texan; people in a harsh climate, independent, mostly want to be left alone, think they have everything they need to survive, etc. I'm a sixth generation native Texan who grew up in Louisiana actually. The Mrs is from West Texas. Those are some interesting people. Much of the rest of Texas is standard suburbia; urban grass farmers shopping at whole foods.

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I blame Yellowstone. It’s got people thinking Texas is like that when in reality it certainly isn’t.

You might see a cowboy or two hanging around SA or FW. Definitely not Dallas Austin or Houston. That’s hipster yuppie boys wearing boots with skinny jeans and a cowboy hat ironically.

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oh come on. there were never huge open sky ranches and/or the corresponding cowboys in Dallas, Austin, or Houston. those are....wait for it...cities! that's like saying there are no alligator swamp tours in downtown New Orleans. yeah, no shite. Montana is no different - go walk around Bozeman. it's almost identical to Austin. a bunch of liberals, a bunch of hipsters, a bunch of fake cowboys, and a handful of probably legitimate ranchers or cowboys.

there are tons of huge ranches in Texas and tons of real cowboys, but you have to get outside the urban sprawl.

It gets hot as shite in the hill country. Not completely humid but there’s still some.

Things dry up and turn brownish yellow. It’s ugly as hell. Spring time can be nice. Just only nice in spots. The area as a whole isn’t all that

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I will say I don’t quite get the appeal of the hill country. Maybe I’ve been to the wrong parts of it but looking around there I could imagine seeing it and saying “Yep, this is the place I want to live out the rest of my days.”

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did you grow up in texas? a lot of it is tied to memories and nostalgia more than anything. for lots of us that grew up in the city (houston for me), the hill country was the most accessible pretty outdoors area. we grew up floating the guadalupe, hanging out around new braunfels, schlitterbahn, gruene, etc. clear water rivers and creeks and actual changing terrain. it used to not be crowded at all, and it was just a lot of fun. it's hard to explain for someone that maybe didnt grow up in texas.

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They are all pickup truck and no cattle though.

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Like 99.9% of Texans

It's what it's always been; very hot, very dry, very dusty. Long periods of drought interrupted by floods. Harsh place. Always laugh when I see it's a recommended retirement place.

I moved here in 1998. I've now lived here longer than I lived in Louisiana.

I tell people I'm from LA and proud of it, but I'm a Texan now and thankful for it.

Louisiana will always be my roots, but Texas is my home.

I couldn't possibly care less about the hill country. meh af