05-02-2008, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jetking
Alice Ideals (famous Tejano record label in the city)
Austin Blues (big time blues-heavy local music scene)
Beeville Bees (how can you say no?)
Brownsville Eagles (Eagle Bus Manufacturing was a big employer for a long time)
Corpus Christi Giants (old Texas League team was the Giants)
Eagle Pass Mavericks (name of the county)
Edna Railmen (railroad important to city's founding)
Freeport Hurricanes (just because)
Harlingen Herons (the Texas coast is excellent for birding)
Galveston Pirates (old Texas League was the Pirates)
Kingsville Kings (lame but easy)
Laredo Cowboys ("As I walked out in the streets of Laredo...")
McAllen Royals (it's in Hidalgo County, Hidalgo is a corruption of the Spanish "Hijo de Algo" - son of someone, which was used for minor royalty & such)
Port Lavaca Mariners/Indians/Whoopers (it's a port, Indians used to live there, Whooping Cranes winter near there)
San Antonio Bears (it's a pun on Bexar, pronounced "Bear" more or less, which is the county in which San Antonio resides)
Victoria Bulls (just because)
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Very well thought out.
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