TEXAS

    The only state once recognized by the U.S.gov-ernment as an independent country.Texas is still more a nation than a state in many ways.It's larg-er than several European nations combined,with an amaxingly varied landscape and population.
Since the fall of the Alamo,the Lone Star State has been the site of historic collisions:between the Old South and the New West,be-tween the Anglo culture of North America and the Hispanic culture of Latin America,between persistent small-town values and the glittering internationalism of Houston and Dallas.Yet its citizens are all Texans first,united by a storied past of epic battles,rangers and rustlers,cattle barons,wildcatters,and wheeler-dealers.
The Texas Myth also embraces legendary sports teams and the fans that cheer them on; a down-home cuisine featuring Tex-Mex,chili,and rancn-style barbecue; and colorful politics across the spectrum,including outspoken liberals like Lyndon Johnson and former governor Ann Richards.Oil and cattle wealth built a legacy of achieve-ment in the arts:Texas boasts some of the nation's leading museums as well as stellar opera,theater,and dance companies.Equally celebrated are Texas folk arts.Influential performers and trends in popular music are born here:Buddy Holly,Willie Nelson,and Lyle Lovett ,to name just a few.And the Texas Myth has long enthralled movie and TV audiences,from Red River and Giant ot The Last Picture Show,Dallas,and Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove.

Introduction
A Nation Within a Nation
Stately Symbols
Texas Milestones
Picturing the Land
South and West
Where the South Ends
Heart of Texas
The Big Bend
Making History
The First Texans
Misadventures
Remember the Alamo!
The Lone Star Republic
Commerce and Culture
Forgotten Cotton
The Cattle Kingdoms
Boom!
Chips:Of Salt and Silicon
The Postmodern Frontier
Articles of Faith
Public Works
The Menil Monuments
Victorian Vernacular
Back Roads
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The Art of Politics
Private Lives
Pastimes
Lively and Literary Arts
The German Connection
Recent Visions
Only in Texas
Texas by the Seasons
Where to Go
Gredits