Texas #2
Across
- 3. Ft. Worth is where "the West ___"
- 6. Texas' state flower
- 7. most cattle drives ended up at a railhead in this Texas town
- 10. U.S. President who wouldn't consider Texas' first request for annexation
- 11. first name of the most successful jockey in history
- 14. Seguin holds this kind of festival
- 18. Abbott was a star in school in this sport
- 19. Brady calls itself the "___ Heart of Texas"
- 20. residents of Mexican Texas
- 21. eccentric billionaire aviator
- 26. JFK was shot in this Dallas plaza
- 27. famous billionaire and Independent politician
- 30. nicknamed the "Deer Capital of Texas"
- 32. long-time comedienne with a wide mouth
- 34. another famous TV reporter/personality
- 36. Eisenhower's wife was known as this
- 37. Texas is ___ as big as Japan
- 38. "father of the Texas panhandle"
- 42. Fredericksburg's ___ was the first military post in Texas
- 43. Texas criminal who partnered with Bonnie Parker
- 45. biggest financial scandal in Texas, which affected the entire nation
- 46. the Mexican Civil War brought Pancho ___ to the Texas border
- 50. baseball's all-time leader in strike-outs
- 51. famous place in Ft. Worth
- 54. East Texans use this on their smoked BBQ meats
- 55. LBJ fought for these rights as president
- 56. tried to corner the world's silver market, but was prevented by the federal government
- 57. Teddy Roosevelt trained these "Riders" in Texas
- 58. ___ Parker was the last chief of the Comanches
- 59. Austin particularly recruited settlers from this country
- 60. state verb of texas
- 62. Galveston celebrates "Dickens on the ___"
- 64. nicknamed "Bat City"
- 67. Oswald shot from this depository building
- 68. the current "unofficial mayor of Austin"
- 74. LBJ's wife was known as this
- 77. this south island is known for its white sand
- 78. Brady holds this kind of "cook-off"
- 80. these events temporarily halted German immigration to Texas
- 81. East Texas is known for these woods
- 83. Texas is famous for these old-time churches
- 84. Abbott's occupation prior to politics
- 85. in 1829, several groups of these immigrants settled in South Texas
- 87. world's largest honky-tonk
- 88. Clute holds this kind of festival
- 89. San Antonio's historic arts village
Down
- 1. Galveston celebrates this festival for abolishing slavery
- 2. Dallas holds this kind of outdoor cooking competition
- 4. New Braunfels holds this kind of "fest"
- 5. Texas grocery chain
- 6. a cattle and buffalo cross
- 8. pirate who occupied Galveston Island
- 9. the Alamo chapel is designated as a state ___
- 12. Texas became a state under this U.S. President
- 13. Texas was the site of the ___ conflict of the Civil War
- 14. Fredericksburg is named after Prince Frederick of this country
- 15. Texas town destroyed by fertilizer plant explosion
- 16. Texas' favorite meat
- 17. San Antonio is known for its beautiful River ___
- 22. ___ Crawford was known as "Mommie Dearest"
- 23. ___ Harvey Oswald said, "I'm just a patsy"
- 24. ___ Roddenberry ("Star Trek") was from El Paso
- 25. space shuttle that broke apart over SE Texas
- 26. Gruene has the oldest one of these halls in Texas
- 28. Santa Anna was defeated in San ___
- 29. Belted Galloways are called ___ cows
- 31. last Democrat governor of Texas
- 32. the Alamo siege took place in San Antonio de ___
- 33. this Ritter was a singing cowboy
- 35. Austin's first colony of settlers are called the "___ 300"
- 37. Texas repealed prohibition this many years after the Federal Govt repeal
- 39. where Eisenhower was born
- 40. Texas is allowed to split into this many new states if it chooses, but it cannot secede from the Union
- 41. canyon hideout for Indians
- 42. this Texian commander was executed by Santa Anna in Goliad
- 44. this wire closed the open range
- 47. rock-n-roller from Lubbock
- 48. Ft. Worth's nickname
- 49. most famous breed of Texas cattle
- 52. Sweetwater holds this kind of "roundup"
- 53. observatory in the Davis Mountains
- 61. Guerra is the smallest town in Texas with a population of ___
- 62. Charlie Goodnight's Old Blue was the "lead" ___ for cattle drives
- 63. Tyler holds this kind of festival
- 65. where LBJ was born
- 66. singer-dancer ___ Martin made it big on Broadway and in movies
- 69. this Joplin was the "king of ragtime"
- 70. famous TV reporter/personality
- 71. this Joplin was a wild rock and blues singer
- 72. these black soldiers were posted to various forts in Texas
- 73. "The Big D"
- 75. famous Spindletop Oil Boom occurred near this city
- 76. most famous cattle drive trail
- 79. during WWII, there were 14 of these camps in Texas
- 82. number of cattle drives led by Goodnight's Old Blue
- 86. Central Texans use this on their smoked BBQ meats