#texas

I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes. ↗

— Kinky Friedman

#i #just #number #other #property

The strongest results were in Florida and Texas. In just one year in a Texas charter school, an average student gained 7 percentile points in math and 8 percentile points in reading, while Florida charter schools improved student performance by 6 percentile points. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#charter #charter schools #florida #gained #improved

We also did something called the Texas Peace Festival, which was actually a better gig both musically, and in the way it was organised. ↗

— Alvin Lee

#also #better #both #called #did

In my case, I was covering politics in Texas as a newspaper man in the 1960's. ↗

— Jim Lehrer

#covering #i #man #newspaper #politics

Something about Texas I'm not proud of is that our state murdered 37 people last year alone. ↗

— Richard Linklater

#alone #i #last #last year #our

I think we were raised in a nice Texas Jewish family where education was the most important thing, and close behind that was the arts. It was emphasized and expected that we'd play piano. ↗

— Lisa Loeb

#behind #close #education #emphasized #expected

I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed. ↗

— Eva Longoria

#base #born #corpus #dad #determined

The only thing I did at RKO of any note was lose my Texas accent. ↗

— Dorothy Malone

#any #did #i #lose #note

Texas' and America's farmers are suffering. As the Member of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District of Texas, I have traveled throughout our area and have seen first-hand how the drought has affected our agricultural communities. ↗

— Michael McCaul

#agricultural #america #area #communities #congress

There can be no argument about the Lone Star State's significant contributions to American history, and we must remember the actions and the sacrifices of those who made Texas independence a reality. ↗

— Michael McCaul

#actions #american #american history #argument #contributions