Texas is probably the most often stereotyped state in the U.S.,
even more so than California. Like California it is incredibly
diverse: Beaumont has little in common with El Paso, and Abilene
and Austin may begin with the same letter, but that's about it.
There's rednecks, intellectuals, wide-open spaces and swamps with
alligators. It is a big place--that
stereotype's true.