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Texan

British  
/ ˈtɛksən /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Texas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Texas or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One is 71-year-old Texan Jim McConnell, accompanying his youth-pastor wife, Susan.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

“The scale of the Texan push for data centers is difficult to overstate,” he said in a Tuesday note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The native Texan was born in El Paso, but spent the first few years of her life just across the Mexican border in Ciudad Juárez.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

As one booster recently put it, Mr. Talarico’s faith is a potential draw to Texan voters who feel the Democratic Party “doesn’t respect their religion.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

“Take it easy, fellas,” the short patriotic Texan counseled affably, with an uncertain grin.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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