1) Restaurants where chips and salsa are free and bottomless

2) Every house has a second fridge in their garage filled with drinks

3) Most people own boots, even if they live in the city

4) You call every soda is a "coke" but you really mean Dr. Pepper

5) The speed limit is a suggestion that no one takes very seriously

6) There's a difference between country and Texas country music

7) The car of choice is a truck: the bigger the better, the louder the better

8) "Y'all" is everyday vocabulary

9) If it's not 102 degrees during the summer, it's considered a cool day

10) If a restaurant doesnt have sweet tea, it's not worth going to

11) Family first, but football is a very very close second

12) Tex-Mex is the closest thing to heaven on earth

13) Whataburger: if you don't know what fancy ketchup is, are you really living?

14) HEB: it's more than a grocery store, it's a lifestyle.

15) You can drive for 12 hours straight and still be in Texas

16) It's not surprisingly to see a cow pasture right next to a series of office buildings.

I believe Tim Riggins said it best: "Texas forever".