I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion. And this is true to the extent that people either passionately love Texas or passionately hate it and, as in other religions, few people dare to inspect it for fear of losing their bearings in mystery or paradox. But I think there will be little quarrel with my feeling that Texas is one thing. For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America. Rich, poor, Panhandle, Gulf, city, country, Texas is the obsession, the proper study, and the passionate possession of all Texans.John Steinbeck
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A person can be in love with Texas in the same way that they can be in love with someone or something. If you are in love with Texas, you will never stop looking for ways to show your love. You want others to know about how great Texas is so that they can also fall in love with it. A person is also in love with Texas if they try to show the world how great Texas is.
For example, if you want to show everyone that you are a good driver, then you would advertise all of the things that you do well. The same goes for making sure that Texans are doing great things for their state. The only way that people will truly know if Texas is doing well is if the people who live in the state tell them how good it is doing.
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