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Town Slogans

Match the Texas city or town with its motto or nickname.

January 2008

Illustration by Ryan Heshka

  • 1. Aransas Pass
  • 2. Brownsville
  • 3. Castroville
  • 4. Comfort
  • 5. Corpus Christi
  • 6. Crandall
  • 7. Crockett
  • 8. Devine
  • 9. El Campo
  • 10. Granbury
  • 11. Gun Barrel City
  • 12. Hico
  • 13. Honey Grove
  • 14. Jasper
  • 15. Luling
  • 16. Mathis
  • 17. McAllen
  • 18. Odessa
  • 19. Palestine
  • 20. Port Arthur
  • 21. Shallowater
  • 22. Texarkana
  • 23. Uvalde
  • 24. Waxahachie
  • 25. Webster
  • a. Paradise in the Pines
  • b. The Little Alsace of Texas
  • c. The Branson of Texas
  • d. Where Everybody Is Somebody
  • e. Small Town, Big Lake, Great People
  • f. On the Border by the Sea
  • g. Embrace Nature
  • h. Energy City
  • i. Star of the Hills
  • j. Twice as Nice
  • k. Gateway to the Future
  • l. Sparkling City by the Sea
  • m. Where Texas Pride Runs Deep!
  • n. Clearly Texas
  • o. Gingerbread City
  • p. The City of Palms
  • q. Saltwater Heaven
  • r. The Crossroads to Everywhere
  • s. Pearl of the Prairie
  • t. Sweetest Town in Texas
  • u. City of Contrasts
  • v. We Shoot Straight With You
  • w. Where the Name Just Says It All!
  • x. The Jewel of the Forest
  • y. From Cotton to Commerce

Extra Credit (one point each): Name the Baseball Capital of Texas, the Spinach Capital of the World, the Sausage Capital of Texas, the Dinosaur Capital of Texas, and the Cactus Capital of Texas.

Town Slogan Answers

1. q
2. f
3. b
4. i
5. l
6. y
7. a
8. w
9. s
10. c
11. v
12. d
13. t
14. x
15. r
16. e
17. p
18. u
19. g
20. h
21. m
22. j
23. n
24. o
25. k

Extra Credit Answers

1. Brenham
2. Crystal City
3. Elgin
4. Glen Rose
5. Sanderson

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