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Sam Houston, arguably the most famous Texan, was actually born in Virginia. Houston served as governor of Tennessee before coming to Texas. |
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The San Antonio Mud Festival is held the first Saturday of January. The festival involves draining the Riverwalk canal, lugging out all the garbage, fixing the pumps and refilling the Riverwalk with water. There is live music, dancing and food in conjunction with the event. |
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The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden, located in Texas, is the world's largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden. |
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