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Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

People

* Robert Allen (actor) (1906–1998), American film actor * Tex Austin (1886–1938), American rodeo promoter *

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (; February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of America ...

(1908–1980), American animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons * Tex Banwell (1917–1999), British Second World War soldier and decoy for General Bernard Montgomery * Tex Beneke (1914–2000), American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader * Tex Brashear (born 1955), American voice actor, previously in radio * Tex Carleton (1906–1977), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Tex Clevenger (1932–2019), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), American boxer and actor * Tex Coulter (1924–2007), American National Football League lineman * Tex Erwin (1885–1963), American Major League Baseball catcher * Tex Fischer, American politician * Tex Hill (1915–2007), American World War II flying ace and brigadier general * Tex Hughson (1916–1993), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Tex Irvin (1906–1978), American football player * Tex Jeanes (1900–1973), American Major League Baseball player *

Alvin M. Johnston Alvin Melvin "Tex" Johnston (August 18, 1914 – October 29, 1998) was an American test pilot for Bell Aircraft and the Boeing Company. Early life Johnston was born August 18, 1914, in Admire, Kansas, to farmers Alva and Ella Johnston. He ...

(1914–1998), American test pilot * Tex Maule (1915–1981), American football writer for ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine * Tex McDonald (1891–1943), America Major League Baseball player * Tex Morton (1916–1983), New Zealand singer * Tex Perkins (born 1964), Australian rock musician * Tex Rickard (1870–1929), American boxing promoter, founder of the New York Rangers hockey team and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden * Tex Ritter (1905–1974), American country singer and actor * Tex Schramm (1920–2003), original president and general manager of the U.S. National Football League's Dallas Cowboys franchise * Tex Shirley (1918–1993), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Mark Teixeira (born 1980), Major League Baseball player * Taylor Walker (footballer) (born 1990), Australian rules footballer * Tex Watson (born 1945), American murderer and former member of the Manson Family *

Tex Williams Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing musician. He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)", which held th ...

(1917–1985), American country musician * Tex Winter (1922–2018), American basketball coach * Tex Wisterzil (1888–1964), American Major League Baseball player

Fictional characters

* Tex Murphy, the main character of five adventure games from Access Software * Tex Randall, a 47-foot tall cowboy figure constructed in 1959 in Canyon, Texas * Tex Sawyer, villain from the ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' franchise * Tex Thompson, a DC Comics superhero * Tex Willer, a character in an Italian comic book of the same name * Tex Dinoco, a character from the 2006 film ''

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'', a personified Cadillac Coupe de Ville * The title character of '' Tex Granger'', a 1948 movie serial * Tex Hex, a character from the 1987 animated series '' BraveStarr'' * Tex Richman, a character from the 2011 film ''

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'' * Tex, a penguin villager from the video game series

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* Tex, the mascot for THX * Tex (''Red vs. Blue''), in the webseries ''Red vs. Blue'' * Vortex "Tex", in the animated series '' Helluva Boss'', voiced by James Monroe Iglehart

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