Okay, some of the more positive things about Texas ... I had to look them up as I'm a transplant and wasn't privy to the Texas history course taught in the educational system ...

The state motto of Texas is "Friendship." The word, Texas, or Tejas, was the Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word meaning "friends" or "allies."

Don't Mess with Texas ... (started as an environment slogan aimed at litter control)

The Lone Star State (because the state flag has a lone star ... I didn't make it up, really!)

And then of course there's the universities... Hook 'em Horns and Aggies.