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May 2012 Photo Contest

Focus on Texas: Everything’s Bigger in Texas

Texas-sized sights are everywhere—and not too far from where you hang your hat

Now, that’s what you call a turnip. Five-year-old Zarey’a Bonner, granddaughter of Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative members Arono and Joyce Jeter, picked the biggest of the bunch—an approximate 3-pounder—from her grandfather’s patch.

You’ve heard it before: “Everything’s bigger in Texas.” But this doesn’t just go for 10-gallon hats, big hair and the famous 72-ounce steak at The Big Texan in Amarillo. If you’ve paid attention, you might also have noticed the world’s largest cowboy boots in San Antonio. Or Paisano Pete, the world’s largest roadrunner, in Fort Stockton. So keep a keen eye. Texas-sized sights are everywhere—not too far from where you hang your hat.