If you’ve ever wanted to achieve the dream of owning a huge Texas ranch, now’s your chance. The massive 32,000-acre Wylie Mountains Ranch just outside Marfa can be yours for a measly $27 million, according to the Houston Chronicle. For that money, you’ll own almost the entire Wylie Mountains range, which is named after pioneer […]
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Houston Suburb Erects Third-Biggest Statue in the U.S., Evangelicals Mad About It
We love big things in Texas, and statues are no different — whether it’s the giant statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville or the 55-foot state fair mainstay, Big Tex. Now we’ve got a new colossus to add to the mix: Houston Public Media reported that a 90-foot, 90-ton statue of the Hindu deity Hanuman […]
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Will the Real Dr Pepper Please Stand Up?
You might not love Dr Pepper, but — if you live in Texas — you have to respect it. Sure, it’s not Coke or Pepsi, but it’s ours. (And not to brag, but Dr Pepper passed Pepsi last year to become the number two soda brand in the U.S.) For Texans, we’re honor-bound to stan […]