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This partial list of city nicknames in Texas compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Texas are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]

Some of the nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here are those that have been used for such a long time or have gained so wide a currency that they have become well-known in their own right.

A-C

D-F

G-L

M-Q

R-T

U-Z

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts", December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
  3. ^ Message from the Mayor, Alpine, Texas, accessed April 22, 2007. ""We are a town of western culture and heritage, home of Sul Ross State University and the gateway to the Big Bend."
  4. ^ a b c d Claims to Fame - Animals, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw A symbolic "capital" designated by the Texas Legislature, listed in Official Capital Designations, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, accessed July 3, 2008
  6. ^ World Wide Leap Year Birthday Club in Anthony TX/NM the Leap Year Capital of the World
  7. ^ a b c d Claims to Fame - Agriculture, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  8. ^ Bat City Review | The University of Texas at Austin
  9. ^ Welcome to Bat Conservation International
  10. ^ The Big Apple: City of the Violet Crown (Austin nickname)
  11. ^ a b c U.S. City Monikers website, accessed January 5, 2008
  12. ^ Austin Music and Musical Attractions - Live Music in Austin, TX
  13. ^ a b c d e Claims to Fame - Favorites, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Wanda McKinney, Our Favorite Town Slogans, Southern Living, April 2005
  15. ^ a b c d Claims to Fame - Food, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  16. ^ a b Claims to Fame - Ethnic Groups, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  17. ^ a b c d e The World Capital of Whatever, The New York Times by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.
  18. ^ a b c d e Claims to Fame - Birds, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  19. ^ Claims to Fame - Braggadocio, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  20. ^ Based on the lyrics of Marty Robbins' song El Paso City
  21. ^ Amazon.com's Description of Brides And Sinners in El Chuco: Short Stories quotes Publishers Weekly: "El Paso is El Chuco ("the disgusting one") to locals of the border town where Granados sets the 15 stories of this debut."
  22. ^ http://www.fortwortharchitecture.com/oldftw/vignettepanther1.jpg
  23. ^ Queen City, Time (magazine), January 30, 1928, accessed April 13, 1928.
  24. ^ Handbook of Texas Online - GONZALES, TX, accessed June 15, 2008
  25. ^ a b Prison city; life with the death penalty in Huntsville, Texas, Reference & Research Book News, May, 2007
  26. ^ Huntsville: Death Capital, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Episode 637, May 16, 2003
  27. ^ Karla Faye's Final Stop: How my hometown deals with being the execution capital of the world, Christianity Today, July 13, 1998
  28. ^ Historic Downtown Kingsville website, accessed August 17, 2008
  29. ^ Claims to Fame - Products, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  30. ^ a b Claims to Fame - Fish, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  31. ^ Motto ought to be boffo, Irvine World News, February 22, 2004
  32. ^ City of Texas City website, accessed January 5, 2008
  33. ^ City of The Colony website, accessed July 20, 2008
  34. ^ Handbook of Texas Online - VICTORIA COUNTY, accessed June 15, 2008
  35. ^ Hal Crowther, Gather at the River: Notes from the Post-millennial South, page 86. "Baylor, the world's largest Baptist university, sets the moral tone for the town secular Texans call 'the Buckle of the Bible Belt.'"
  36. ^ a b Brief History, City of Weatherford website. "Named by the State Legislature as the Peach Capital of Texas, Weatherford and Parker County growers produce the biggest, sweetest, juiciest peaches in all of Texas... Known as the Cutting Horse Capital of the World, Weatherford is home to dozens of professional trainers [and] hall-of-fame horses."
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