A Texan is a person associated with

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

, US. Texan may also refer to:

Aircraft

* T-6 Texan, World War II era training plane * T-6 Texan II, airplane used by the United States Air Force for basic pilot training * Fly Synthesis Texan, an Italian ultralight aircraft

Entertainment

The Texan (fictional character) The following is a list of characters in the 1961 novel ''Catch-22'' by Joseph Heller. Significant characters Yossarian Captain John Yossarian is a fictional character in Joseph Heller's novel ''Catch-22'' and its sequel '' Closing Time'', and t ...

, a character in ''Catch-22'' * ''

The Texans ''The Texans'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Joan Bennett and Randolph Scott. The screenplay was written by Bertram Millhauser, Paul Sloane and William Wister Haines and is based on the novel ''North of ...

'', 1938 film starring Joan Bennett and Randolph Scott * ''The Texan'' (TV series), CBS TV series from 1958–1960 starring Rory Calhoun * TexANS, a band featuring

Maynard James Keenan Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan; April 17, 1964) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and winemaker. He is best known as the singer and primary lyricist of the rock bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Pusci ...

Sports

Current sports teams

Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division, and play their home ga ...

, National Football League (NFL) team based in Houston, Texas * Tarleton State Texans and TexAnns, NCAA Division I athletic program representing Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas

Former sports teams and former names of sports teams

* Houston Texans, a 1974 World Football League team that became the

Shreveport Steamer The Shreveport Steamer were a professional American football team in the World Football League. The franchise began the 1974 season in Houston, Texas, as the Houston Texans (no connection to the current NFL team of the same name), playing their ...

* Dallas Texans (Arena), an Arena Football League team that played from 1990 to 1993 * Dallas Texans (NFL), an NFL team in 1952 * The Dallas Texans, an American Football League team of 1960–1962 that became the

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea ...

* San Antonio Texans, a Canadian Football League team that played during the 1995 season *Dallas Texans (AHA), 1941–1942 team in the American Hockey Association *

Dallas Texans (USHL) The Dallas Texans were a professional ice hockey team in Dallas, Texas. They were a member of the United States Hockey League from 1945 to 1949. They played their home games in the Dallas Ice Arena Dallas Ice Arena was an indoor arena in Dalla ...

, 1945–1949 team in the United States Hockey League (1945–1951)

Transportation

*''Texan,''

Frisco Railway Frisco may refer to: Places in the United States *Frisco, Alabama, an unincorporated community *San Francisco, California, as a nickname *Frisco, Colorado, a home rule municipality **Frisco Historic Park – see Frisco Schoolhouse * Frisco, Idaho ...

long distance train (St. Louis-Tulsa-Dallas) *''Texan,'' Missouri Pacific long distance train (St. Louis-Little Rock-Dallas-Fort Worth) *''Texan,'' Santa Fe long distance train (Los Angeles-Houston)

Other uses

Texan (chocolate bar) Texan was a nougat and toffee candy bar covered with chocolate, manufactured during the 1970s and 1980s. It was withdrawn from sale in the 1980s but was briefly re-launched as a limited "nostalgia" edition by Nestlé Nestlé S.A. (; ; ) is a ...

Texan English Texan English is the array of American English dialects spoken in Texas, primarily falling under Southern U.S. English. As one nationwide study states, the typical Texan accent is a "Southern accent with a twist". The "twist" refers to inland S ...

* , a US ship * ''

The Daily Texan ''The Daily Texan'' is the student newspaper of University of Texas at Austin, the University of Texas at Austin. It is one of the largest college newspapers in the United States, with a daily circulation of roughly 12,000 during the fall and spri ...

'', the student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin