Tex.
abbreviation
Texan.
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noun
Etymology
Origin of tex
C20: from French, from textile textile
Example Sentences
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The Centuries, a tanker carrying about two million barrels of Venezuelan oil, was seized last week and is now headed toward Galveston, Tex., where its oil will be unloaded, officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
In July, Samsung signed a $16.5 billion supply deal with Tesla to make chips at its Taylor, Tex., facility.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025
She’d sometimes visit the World Champions Centre, her training facility in Katy, Tex., but that wasn’t unusual because her family owns it.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023
The resultant liquid, called hydrolysate, is trucked to a facility outside Port Arthur, Tex., where it is incinerated.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
As she studied the Mother Paula’s advertisement, she said, “We’ve got two choices, Tex. We either tell him, or we don’t.”
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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