Welcome to my Proud of Texas website.

This site is dedicated to all that makes us so proud to be Texans.

I have never been more proud to call myself a Texan. When you consider all the great contributions Texans make every day — in the classroom, in research labs, on the athletic field or on the battlefield — what’s not to be proud of?

I’m Proud of Texas Because: Jobs and opportunity are abundant in the Lone Star State

With the best business climate in America, a low tax burden and a well-educated workforce, Texas has become one of the world’s top destinations for employers looking to grow and create jobs.
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More Reasons To Be Proud:

We hope you will join your fellow Texans and share with us the reasons why you are proud of our great Lone Star State.

Gov. Perry’s Leadership:

Growing the Jobs of the Future
The Texas Emerging Technology Fund is Governor Perry’s new tool to help ensure Texas gets the jobs of the future. In 2005, Perry secured $200 million to help Texas attract growth in high-tech fields like biomedicine and nanotechnology.

Creating jobs with the Texas Enterprise Fund
Since Governor Perry proposed its creation in 2003, the Texas Enterprise Fund has earned a reputation as the most aggressive and successful job creation tool in America. Perry has used the Enterprise Fund to seal the deal on projects that will bring tens of thousands of new jobs to Texas.

Tax Relief for Families and Businesses
Lt. Governor Perry helped pass tax cuts of nearly $2 billion. These included tax exemptions for over the counter medicine, the creation of the sales tax holiday for school clothing and supplies, tax cuts for small businesses with gross receipts under $150,000, and $855 million in property tax relief for Texans.

Other Texans Say…

No matter what we are fighting for we must be free to pursue the desires of our heart. Heart felt, loving spirit, and tenacity that won’t quit until we get done.
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Sherri Heinzman
Mansfield, TX

Why are you proud of Texas? Tell us and we may post your comments on this site »

I am still serving this great State as a Constable in Pecos County. I give thanks every day to be a Texan and pray for those who are not.
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Don Jackson
Sheffield Texas., TX

We are proud and we are strong. Texas - the closest thing to heaven.
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Donna McLean
Cedar Park, TX

Being a 6th generation Texan, I have no choice but to be proud of the greatest State on the planet. For me it’s a law.
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Barry Kilgore
Austin, TX

Because this great state has so much to offer, great food, weather, diversity of terrain and beautiful cities that are not overcrowded and if they are - the country is just a short drive away.
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Lorena Pierce
La Vernia, TX