1. It’s easy to get lonesome for The Lone Star State
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State Capitol building
2. When the buildings look like this
Source: Flickr user Trey Ratcliff
State Capitol at dusk
3. And the pools are like something out of a fairytale
Source: Flickr user Dave Wilson
Hamilton Pool near Austin
4. Even the cars here are surreal
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Cadillac Ranch
5. They say everything is bigger here—and it’s true
Source: Flickr user Jon Williamson
Big Tex at the Texas State Fair
6. In fact, it’s absolutely electric
Source: Flickr user Terry Presley
7. Texas’ vista are vaster
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Big Bend
8. Its mornings are more beautiful
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Grapevine, Texas sunrise
9. And its stars shine brighter
Source: Flickr user Kelly DeLay
McDonald Observatory star trails
10. Texas is home to the proudest
Source: Flickr user Justin Jensen
Red Deer stag
11. Pettitest
Source: Flickr user Robert Hensley
Frog on water lily in Caddo Lake, Texas
12. Slickest
Source: Flickr user Dan Pancamo
Black skimmer
13. And down right most adorable creatures you’ve ever seen
Source: Flickr user Clay Junell
Newborn fawn
14. Also some dangerous ones to boot (which is why you should wear boots)
Source: Flickr user tom spinker
Mojave rattlesnake
15. It’s also home of The Original Twelfth Man
Source: Flickr user Paul O’Rear
Aggie Barn in Reagan, Texas
16. And the Hook ’Em Horns
Source: Flickr user JD Hancock
Chisholm Trail Park in Round Rock
17. The summers here can get very hot
Source: Flickr user Gary Nored
Bentonite Bedlands
18. And very dry
Source: Flickr user Terry Shuck
19. But cooling off is so much fun
Source: Flickr user Justin Jensen
20. If you can’t make it to the water
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21. Texans know just how to make their own shade
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Silhouette of a cowboy
22. In Texas, there are bright and brilliant colors everywhere you look
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Texas Longhorn, just outside of Johnson City
23. You don’t have to look far
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Texas Mexican hat flower
24. In fact, just look all around you
Source: Flickr user Anne Worner
25. You can get lost in all bluebonnets
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Bluebonnet Field
26. Which is almost as fun as exploring the desert
Source: Flickr user Tycho Moon
Santa Elena, Big Bend National Park
27. Or you can celebrate life with a more exhilarating adventure
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Astroworld
28. Holidays are extra special in Texas
Source: Flickr user Trey Ratcliff
Fourth of July Celebration on Lake Austin
29. Although every sunset here is worth celebrating
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Texas farm sunset
30. While the city skylines are stunning
Source: Flickr user Kevin Kretschmar
Dallas Skyline
31. Texans prefer the road less traveled
Source: Flickr user Denny Moutray
Willow City Loop
32. And just when you think you’ve seen it all, here comes the cavalry
Source: Flickr user The U.S. Army, Pfc. Phillip Turner
Fort Hood’s Cooper Field, Texas,
33. So you can sleep safe and sound, under the beautiful Texas sky
Source: Flickr user Gino
