Lone Star State

American  

noun

1. Texas (used as a nickname).

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Example Sentences

Exxon Mobil XOM -0.51%decrease; red down pointing triangle plans to move its legal home to Texas from New Jersey, joining other companies that have flocked to the Lone Star state in search of a more business-friendly environment.

From The Wall Street Journal

If faith is indeed “the substance of things hoped for,” as St. Paul wrote in his letter to the Hebrews, then James Talarico’s win on Tuesday in the Texas Senate primary was surely, at least for the Lone Star State’s Democrats, “the evidence of things not seen.”

From Salon

The “Dawson’s Creek” star and his wife, Kimberly, moved to the picturesque 36-acre property, which is located in Spicewood, Texas, just outside of Austin, in 2020, when they relocated their family from Beverly Hills, Calif., to the Lone Star State in a bid to give their children more opportunity to enjoy the beauty of nature.

From MarketWatch

Musician Post Malone’s “famous” childhood home in Texas has hit the market for $549,000—over a decade after he traded the Lone Star State for California amid his stratospheric rise to stardom.

From MarketWatch

Alberta, known as the Texas of Canada, is roughly the same size as the Lone Star State, borders Montana and features rich prairieland along with Rocky Mountain skiing at Banff.

From The Wall Street Journal