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Article: Touring Texas: Texas: big, bold and bursting with blockbuster attractions, the Lone Star state satisfies every vacation whim. (State Of The Month).
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- Travel America
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- November 1, 2002
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More than simply one of the 50 states, Texas is--to some--the only state, and definitely it is a state of mind. Bumper stickers on cars and trucks herald the way Texans feel about their state with witticisms such as "I wasn't born here, but I got here as fast as I could," "On earth as it is in Texas" or "Everybody's somebody in Luckenbach, Texas."
Vast, varied, quirky, and uncompromising, Texas is larger than life and full of surprises. From humble to sophisticated, from green and lush to parched and dry, from attraction-packed cities to millions of acres of wilderness, the state is overflowing with class and character.
To get a handle on this enormous ...