Independence Hall

As a native Texan, I understand the concept (and conceit) of “pride of place.” Texans have an irrepressible urge to flaunt the state’s attributes (or, at least, the way we measure them). Every Texas child receives a healthy dose of Texas history before graduation (and, most likely, a field trip to the Alamo, San Jacinto Monument, or Washington on the Brazos.) We may not know much about the world east of the Sabine, but just ask any of us about the Lone Star State.