When Leighton called I think I said something like, "I'm in love with Texas. I love Texas. I love the way Texans treat each other, the way they acknowledge one another. The yes ma'am, no ma'am, yes sir, no sir. The warmth in their casual greetings and smiles. They've got lots of cows and weather's pretty good too!"
You'll never hear a Texan say you have to be born here to be a Texan. You don't even have to live here, hence the State motto...
"Texas...a State of mind."
Edited to add that there are plenty people living here that will NEVER be Texans, as much as they would like to be. Some are here on the 'fire.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
