Lone Star State

noun

1. Texas (used as a nickname).

Example Sentences

The state is trying to persuade power companies to come to the Lone Star State to build or upgrade reliable generation, especially natural gas.

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Her relocation to the Lone Star State prompted Barr to finally part ways with the coastal retreat that she had called home for so long—with listing agent Paul Stukin, of Deep Blue HI, revealing to Robb Report that they received a frenzy of interest from buyers around the globe.

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“We will always defend the freedom of speech in Texas, which is why I am proud to sign House Bill 20 into law to protect First Amendment rights in the Lone Star State,” Abbott said at the time.

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One of them is James Talarico, a Texas state representative and Presbyterian seminarian who announced a run for the United States Senate in the Lone Star State against GOP Sen. John Cornyn the day before Kirk’s assassination.

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Texas Democrats’ stunts drew national media attention, but they were impotent in the end precisely because the party holds no power in the Lone Star State.

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