"Resolved . . . , That Congress doth consent that the territory properly included within, and rightfully belonging to the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State, to be called the State of Texas... New States, of convenient size, not exceeding four in number, in addition to said State of Texas, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the federal constitution."
— The Annexation of Texas Joint Resolution of Congress March 1, 1845 (U. S. Statutes at Large, Vol. V, p. 797-8)
"You have heard the saying that everything is bigger in the Lone Star state, and it is true that the cats are the size of dogs and the dogs are the size of European cars. But Texans themselves are of normal proportions, with normal-sized dreams and loves, who just happen to own cars that are the size of twenty-five European cars."
— John Hodgman, The Areas of My Expertise
"Mars is almost as big as Texas."
—Lt. James Calder, It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Sheldon: Why do they say "Everything's bigger in Texas?"
Gramp: Because everything IS bigger in Texas. The trucks, the hats, the cows... a five-minute conversation takes twenty-six minutes... and there ain't nuthin' bigger than Texas bluster.
Sheldon: Yeah, but Gramp... isn't Alaska a way, way bigger state?
Texan: Oh, we gon' take care a'that. (cracks knuckles)
Gramp: See? That's what I'm gettin' at!
Gramp: Because everything IS bigger in Texas. The trucks, the hats, the cows... a five-minute conversation takes twenty-six minutes... and there ain't nuthin' bigger than Texas bluster.
Sheldon: Yeah, but Gramp... isn't Alaska a way, way bigger state?
Texan: Oh, we gon' take care a'that. (cracks knuckles)
Gramp: See? That's what I'm gettin' at!
— Sheldon
"SpongeBob, I'm from Texas. What you think is big and what I think is big are two totally different bigs!"
— Sandy Cheeks, SpongeBob SquarePants, "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm"
