TEXAS – Accents and expressions are deeply rooted in language. Texas talk, accent, and dialect is perhaps one of the most iconic in the United States. But has it left Houston? Where is the Texas twang ...

Kathleen Phillips hustles around the Donut Chef in Van Alstyne, Texas, on a pair of bad knees, pouring coffee, taking orders, frying eggs and manning the register, much like she’s done for the last 38 ...

Say these sentences: "I pulled open a drawer to find a banana. Then, I peeled it." Most Texans no longer sound like stereotypical Texans, according to language researchers at the University of Texas ...

Right up to the moment I park, I’m not sure which of South Oceanside’s new, Tex-inflected restaurants I’m going to try. But then, I spot them, just across from one another on Vista Way, where the 78 ...

This weekend comes fully loaded with Texas twang, tropical beats and a few sudsy secrets. McKinney goes all in with two days of Americana at the Texas Music Revolution, while Frisco trades cowboy ...

Former Southlake Carroll and Texas Longhorn QB Quinn Ewers’ twang got a backhanded compliment from his NFL head coach.

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Texas talk, accent, and dialect is perhaps one of the most iconic in the United States. But has it left Houston? Where is the Texas twang these days?