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Texas is a U.S. state, with Austin as its capital. Other cities located here are Dallas, El Paso and Houston.
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Zappa concerts in San Antonio, Texas
- 66/02-03/ TX US
- 66/07/ Dallas TX US TV Show
- 68/08/30 Dallas TX US Memorial Auditorium
- 68/08/31 Houston TX US The Catacombs
- 70/06/12 San Antonio TX US Municipal Auditorium
- 70/10/08 San Antonio TX US Memorial Center, Trinity University
- 73/03/10 Austin TX US Armadillo World Headquarters Martin Mull
- 73/03/11 Arlington TX US Texas Hall Auditorium
- 73/03/12 Houston TX US Music Hall
- 73/10/26-27 Austin TX US Armadillo World Headquarters
- 74/03/05 Dallas TX US Convention Center
- 74/03/10 Houston TX US Sam Houston Coliseum
- 74/05/ Dallas TX US Memorial Auditorium
- 75/05/ Dallas TX US
- 75/05/20-21 Austin TX US Armadillo World Headquarters
- 75/05/23 El Paso TX US County Coliseum
- 75/10/10 San Antonio TX US Municipal Auditorium
- 75/10/11 Houston TX US Hofheinz Pavilion, University Of Houston
- 75/10/12 Dallas TX US Convention Center
- 76/10/ Dallas TX US
- 76/10/ Houston TX US
- 77/09/13 Austin TX US Armadillo World Headquarters
- 77/09/14 Houston TX US Music Hall
- 77/09/16 Dallas TX US Convention Center Auditorium
- 80/10/14 El Paso TX US Special Events Center, University of Texas
- 80/10/16 Austin TX US Armadillo World Headquarters
- 80/10/17 Dallas TX US Convention Center Arena
- 80/10/21 Houston TX US Sam Houston Coliseum
- 81/10/16 Dallas TX US Convention Center Arena
- 81/10/17 Houston TX US Summit Arena
- 81/10/18 Austin TX US Erwin Center, University Of Texas
- 84/12/10 San Antonio TX US Majestic Performing Arts Center
- 84/12/11 Austin TX US Palmer Auditorium
- 84/12/12 Houston TX US Sam Houston Coliseum
- 84/12/13 Dallas TX US Fair Park Coliseum
References to Texas in Frank Zappa's work
- James R. 'Jim' Leavelle (Dallas Cop) and President Lyndon B. Johnson (who was born in Texas) can be seen on the cover of We're Only In It For The Money, alongside Lee Harvey Oswald, who murdered John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas.
- Interviewed in Data For Sensitive or Critical-sensitive Position (1968), Zappa ranked Dallas and Houston among his "favorite other stuff".
- What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?: "Hey, your escort service has always been far-out 'n groovy - Ever been to the Texas Motel?"
- Lonesome Cowboy Burt: "All my family come down in Texas, make their livin' diggin' dirt"
- What Will This Morning Bring Me This Evening? (from Tengo Ná Minchia Tanta (BTB)): "A partial list of clubs and bars to go get laid while you're on the road!" (...) The Navy Club - San Antonio, Texas."
- Muffin Man: "Good night, Austin, Texas, wherever you are!"
- One of the stars on the back cover of One Size Fits All is called Katy, Texas, which is a small town in the state. Another is called Houston (which could also refer to the Houston Street Station in New York). Another star depicts the Bufo speciosus, better known as the Texas Toad.
- Inca Roads: "At the Armadillo in Austin, Texas"
- The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary (1975 - Record Plant & UCLA): "A peccary is a little pig with a white collar that usually hangs around between Texas and Paraguay, sometimes ranging as far west as Catalina."
- German Lunch: "I live in Texas. (...) Oh, I see, Lyndon Johnson lives in Texas too, does he not?"
- Were We Ever Really Safe In San Antonio?
- Texas Medley
- Wonderful Tattoo!: "And the wonderful tattoo John Stuckey in Houston did for me. / We plan to continue the design on my balls the next time I'm in Houston."
People born (or from) Texas
- Arthur Barrow (born in San Antonio)
- Jimmy Carl Black (born in El Paso)
- Charles Brown (born in Texas City)
- Ornette Coleman (born in Fort Worth)
- Albert Collins (born in Leona)
- Christopher Cross (born in San Antonio)
- Dallas Cop (born in Red River County)
- Vernon Greene (born in Dallas)
- Peppermint Harris (born in Texarkana)
- Ron Jarzombek (born in San Antonio)
- Lyndon B. Johnson (born in Gillespie County)
- Janis Joplin (born in Port Arthur)
- Don Julian (born in Houston)
- Harold Land (born in Houston)
- Eunice Levy (from Gene & Eunice) (born in Texarkana)
- Richard Linklater (born in Houston)
- Mike Nesmith (The Monkees) (born in Houston)
- Oliver North (born in San Antonio)
- Joe Stuessy (born in Houston)
- Roy Tann (born in Texas)
- Robert Tilton (born in McKinney)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (born in Dallas)
- Johnny "Guitar" Watson (born in Houston)
- Donald Roller Wilson (born in Houston)
- Forest Gene Wilson (half of Gene & Eunice) (born in San Antonio)
- Johnny Winter (born in Beaumont)
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