I visited a relative who was living in the Dallas area at the time - and drove down to Houston - seeing the Astro dome and few other sites. Never made it to San Antonio regrettably.
But one thing I remember was riding / driving the Texas highways! They were like long flat ribbons that just went on straight and flat forever!!! (We obviously didn't make it to the hill country).
In NC - except in our Coastal Plain - the land is just not straight and flat.
So, anyway, I was doing a search for a picture of such a long flat stretch of Texas roads - and this is what came up when I did a search on "Texas roads":
Another Texas hombre who likes to DRIVE those Texas roads, I guess! LOL