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Squat with their spurs on.
Julie Baker, Bluebonnet EC | Caldwell
Pick a bluebonnet.
Tracey Powell, Tri-County EC | Aledo
Miss a chance to brag about Texas (and rightly so).
Donna Faldyn | Via Facebook
Turn down barbecue.
Thelma Beasley, Lighthouse EC | Memphis
Ask someone else to finish their sentence.
Jay Geis, Heart of Texas EC | Moffat
Say never.
Laura Ricciardi | Via Facebook
See a problem with “fixin’ to.”
Gay Kinard, Bluebonnet EC | Brenham
Fuss about rain.
Regena Wingate Rushing | Via Facebook
Forsake a neighbor who needed him.
Cory Craft, Hamilton County EC | Lampasas
Pronounce pecan as PEE-can.
Linda Jones | Via Facebook
Be caught dead lying about where they are from.
Edie Bluntzer, Nueces EC | Robstown
Say “terlit.”
Jean Cunningham | Via Facebook
Deny the fact.
William M. Russell, Lyntegar EC | Brownfield
Turn down barbecue.
Robin Folsom Andrews | Via Facebook
Turn his back in the face of trouble.
Gary Galloway, Tri-County EC | Weatherford
Willingly leave Texas.
Vicki E. Riley, Wise EC | Bowie
Be rude to anyone.
Elaine Byrne | Via Facebook
Turn away from a good fight.
Kent Collins, CoServ | Copper Canyon
Tell you a joke without telling you it is one.
Penny Haulman | Via Facebook
Stop using the word “y’all.”
Sandy Bowen, Big Country EC | Hawley
Turn down a steak.
Louis Sanchez | Via Facebook
Turn down an opportunity to judge a chili cook-off.
Debbie Lincoln, United Cooperative Services | Bluff Dale
Accept a dime he or she didn’t earn.
Danny McAuley | Via Facebook
Not know how to Texas two-step.
Brenda Hinz, Cherokee County EC | Whitehouse
Say “youse.”
Joyce Fogleman | Via Facebook
Walk away when you need help.
Jada Smallwood, Trinity Valley EC | Canton
Betray our state.
Linnie Moss | Via Facebook
Forget to say please and thank you.
Pam Raymer, Central Texas EC | Stonewall
Move.
Wanda McWhorter Huddleston | Via Facebook
Move away.
Gail Jackson | Via Facebook=
Move north of the Red River.
Keith Bickel | Via Facebook
Move to California.
Bob Wiseman, Pedernales EC | Driftwood
Forget the Alamo.
David Madoux | Via Facebook
Leave someone stranded on the side of the road.
Guyla Mittelstedt, Houston County EC | Crockett
Complain about the heat.
Blayne Stansberry, Pedernales EC | Manchaca
Turn on a turn signal when a hand swivel and wave will do.
Jeanette Martin | Via Facebook
Mess with Texas.
Mattie Silas, Rusk County EC | Henderson
Disrespect an elderly person.
Kaye Shepherd | Via Facebook
Say “aren’t” instead of “ain’t.”
Ralph Jones, HILCO EC | Morgan
Forget their roots.
JoAnn Keith | Via Facebook
Set his hat down brim down.
Alice M. Wolf, Navasota Valley EC | Bryan
Put barbecue sauce on their brisket and beans in their chili. But they would always have cornbread or biscuits at the table and always have a smile and a handshake for a new friend.
Corey Jacob, Pedernales EC | Dripping Springs
Be rude.
Lora Horton | Via Facebook
Barbecue in an oven.
Rebecca Garza, San Bernard EC | Hockley
Pass up helping someone in need.
Randy Welborn | Via Facebook
Say “you guys” instead of “y’all.”
Steve Yates, Pedernales EC | Wimberley
Forget manners.
Nelda Fayle | Via Facebook
Pass an oncoming car or pickup on a country road without waving.
Kristi Horton, Bluebonnet EC | Lockhart
Put cinnamon in chili.
Brent Terry | Via Facebook
Put beans in chili.
Gary Evers, Wood County EC | Yantis
Say “you all,” y’all.
Clifford Brite, Coleman County EC | Coleman
Criticize a cook for putting beans in their pot of chili. We’re much bigger than that.
Lisa Flowerree Bigon | Via Facebook
Stop praying for rain in South Texas, even in the winter.
Bruce Mabrito, Pedernales EC | Fair Oaks Ranch
Put beans in chili.
Ira Hennigan, Jasper-Newton EC | Orange
Drink unsweetened tea.
Peggy Sue Dillard | Via Facebook
Use “y’all” as a singular pronoun.
Donna Pardue, Pedernales EC | Marble Falls
Call a coke a “pop.”
Alan Smithee | Via Facebook
Ignore a neighbor in need.
Susan Barker, Medina EC | Devine
Let a neighbor down.
Manford Greninger | Via Facebook
Refuse a bowl of chili.
Vernette Dorsey, Rusk County EC | Henderson
Wear their pants tucked inside their boots.
Lori McNeil | Via Facebook
Turn down a golden fried chicken-fried steak tender as a hummingbird heart smothered in milk cream gravy.
Traylor Walker, San Bernard EC | Bellville
Disrespect elders.
Diane Markham | Via Facebook
Move to California.
Sue Caldwell, Bandera EC | Pipe Creek
Pass up chocolate pecan pie with whipped cream and a cup of hot coffee.
T.J. Cain Ramsey, Sam Houston EC | Via Facebook
Trade being a Texan.
Mary Lou Garcia, Magic Valley EC | Mercedes
Put brown gravy on a chicken-fried steak.
Jan Howard, Pedernales EC | Cedar Park
Say “cookout” or “pop.”
Jon Riggs, Victoria EC | Victoria
Not tell you he’s a Texan.
Amy Donaldson, Pedernales EC | Spicewood
Stop in progressing towards their goals.
Nuruddin Kapadia, CoServ | Frisco
Turn his back on a friend.
Jesse Davalos, Pedernales EC | Fischer
Live in any other state.
Robert Wisnoski, Sam Houston EC | Lufkin
Add beans to chili.
Magdalina Garcia, Pedernales EC | Marble Falls
Put beans in his red.
Jim Jezek, CoServ | Krugerville
Make a stranger feel unwelcome.
Avia Klatt Dowden, Pedernales EC | Sattler
Exaggerate.
Teddy King, PenTex Energy | Gainesville
Wear flip-flops and shorts at a rodeo.
Robert Tusch, Pedernales EC | San Marcos
Pronounce pecan as PEE-can.
Kay Bell, Heart of Texas EC | Waco
Honk at a driver in front of them to leave a stoplight quicker.
John Hille, Pedernales EC | Austin
Call anywhere else home.
Laura West-Hinojosa, Magic Valley EC | Arroyo City
Let facts get in the way of a good story.
Mitchell Schroeder, Hamilton County EC | Goldthwaite
Turn down ice cream.
Amy Ishee, Pedernales EC | Austin
Reveal her true age.
Belinda Billingsley, Bluebonnet EC | Bastrop County
Put beans in chili.
Richard Willis, Pedernales EC | Travis County
Look you in the eye while shaking your hand and go back on his word.
Miriam Gustavson, Fannin County EC | Farmersville
Forget the Alamo.
Julie Kunz, Grayson-Collin EC | McKinney
Say PEE-can.
Angel Solis, Taylor EC | Abilene
Give up their barbecue for another state’s barbecue.
Cindy Clarke, Pedernales EC | Lampasas
Eat hot sauce made anywhere but Texas.
Eileen Peek, Guadalupe Valley EC | Seguin
Put beans in their chili.
Diana Johnson, Grayson-Collin EC | Whitesboro
Destroy the beautiful landscape of the Texas highways by littering and would never be unkind to a neighbor.
Jean Hernandez, Houston County EC | Leona
Not always tip his hat and say howdy to all the ladies—young, old and in between.
Rick Gonzalez, Central Texas EC | Kingsland
Not be friendly.
J.F. Maguire, Pedernales EC | Cedar Park
