[VerySadAmerican]

It’s been my experience that Texans by Choice seem to appreciate the state more than those born here. Maybe they just don’t like to brag.

[re_nortex]

I was not born in Texas but was conceived here. My mom had to move in with my father's family up north to Pennsylvania after he was killed while serving in WWII, a few months before my birth. Since life begins at conception, I consider myself a native Texan. On the other hand, it wasn't until a few decades later that I actually relocated to what I always thought of as home.

I'll add that while I was a kid in elementary school, a little girl whose father was transferred from the Beaumont area to Pennsylvania absolutely charmed me. She was so sweet, well-mannered and had that unforgettable, delightful Texas accent. She brought in a little Texas flag for me and I used to wave it around during recess on the playground. I knew that by accident of birth I'll just have to live with Pennsylvania on my BC but Texas was, is and always will be in my DNA.