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It's Texas, ya!

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February 16th 2007
We've decided we like Texas. The people are definitely Texans first, everything else second. Everything is emblazoned with either a lone star, a steer head (something to do with football, I think) or the state itself. A case in point is my brekky as pictured below. After San Antonio, we stopped in a random spot on the map called Fredericksburg in the 'hill country'. Turned out it was a reall ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more