Which Texas City Is Your Temperament Most Like?

By: Elisabeth Henderson
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4 min
Which Texas City Is Your Temperament Most Like?
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About This Quiz

The differences between the many personalities that call Texas home are as big as the state itself. Texas has an international reputation for being the cowboy capital of the world. Of course, that’s not wrong. According to the Texas Department of Agriculture, Texas has the highest number of farms and ranches in the country—248,000, taking up 130.2 million acres. It takes a lot of cowboys to work those fields! 

But, in some cities, like Austin, you may find it difficult to locate a pair of cowboy boots that are not just a fashion statement. Austin has a reputation for being one of the most vegetarian cities in the nation and is the birthplace of the hippie-foodie mecca Whole Foods. Austin’s not all hippies, of course. With the skyrocketing real estate prices, it may make a more comfortable home to the tech gurus who fit right in with Google’s offices downtown. 

Between the poles of Austin and Texas’s ranch lands there are 960 additional cities, each with their own unique temperament. Texas shares a 1,954-mile border with Mexico, and the blending of Mexican and American culture along the borderland creates fertile ground for unique Texas personalities to be born, as in the cities of El Paso and Brownsville. And then there’s the Gulf Coast, a sweeping curve of beach land and culture, mixed with a South Texas vibe. 

Clearly, there’s a place for every temperament in Texas. Where in Texas does your temperament fit best? Read on to find out where you should move next! 


Texas 1
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Which landscape feels most like home to you?
An urban playscape of restaurants and shops
Ocean surf reaching out to the horizon
Rugged mountains and serene desert
Rivers, lakes, trees and trails

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Texas 2
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Which plant most clearly says Texas?
Bluebonnets
Prickly pear
Live Oak
Mesquite

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Texas 3
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What does outdoor recreation mean to you?
Paddle boarding on a lake
Mountain biking in the desert
Walking from the car to the restaurant
Laying in the sun

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Texas 4
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How do you prefer to relax on a Saturday evening?
Listening to live music
Eating at a boutique restaurant
Watching the ocean surf come in and out
Listening to country music in a rocking chair

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Texas 5
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If you are going out dancing with friends, what will you wear?
Jeans and a tastefully torn-up T-shirt
My nicest pants and shirt
My tightest shirt and designer jeans
Jeans, boots and a pearl-snap shirt

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Texas 6
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What does down-home cooking mean in your family?
Fried tofu and kimchi
Freshly caught and fried fish
Carne Asada
Chicken-fried steak

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Texas 7
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What historical heritage are you most proud of?
The hippie movement
The Mexican ancestors who lived here for so many centuries
The Native American ancestors who had sacred sites here
The history of Texan independence

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Texas 8
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Which of these heroes do you most identify with?
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Cesar Chavez
Ross Perot
Jimmy Buffett

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Texas 9
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In your own life, what are cowboy boots good for?
Ironic fashion statement
Required dress code at a country concert
Not much
Protecting ankles from rattlers and mesquite

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Texas 10
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How do you like your BBQ?
Smoked brisket, wet, salt and pepper
Smoked brisket on a tortilla with green chile
BBQ shrimp
Pork spare ribs

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Texas 11
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If you were going to go fishing, what kind of fish would you hope to catch?
Not in this water
Do people still fish?
Swordfish
Guadalupe bass

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Texas 12
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If you were asked by a stranger what makes Texas Texan, how would you answer?
Our free spirit
Our bi-national culture
Our rugged individualism
Our traditional cowboy culture

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Texas 13
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If you imagine a nasty storm, what does that entail?
Huge clouds of dust
Green-skied tornadoes
Rain, rain and chance of hurricane
Rain, lightning, chance of tornado

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Texas 14
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What is the best education you would like to give your children?
A solid liberal arts education
The school of life
Bilingual, multicultural education
Well-rounded agricultural education

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Texas 15
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In your personal opinion, what are family values?
Love is love is love.
Family always comes first.
Giving your children as many opportunities for activities as you can
Blood is thicker than water.

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Texas 16
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What would you think if you saw a person wearing an absurd costume in broad daylight on a regular working day in a business district?
I’m so glad people can be themselves here.
Somebody needs a job.
Is there a fiesta?
Who let the freaks out?

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Texas 17
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What is the most essential ingredient in a taco?
Bacon
Green chile
Fish
The tortilla

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Texas 18
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How would you define Tex-Mex?
Anything is good with enough guac.
A crime
Mexican food for people who don’t eat Mexican food
Mexican food

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Texas 19
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What is the appropriate place for a cowboy hat?
At an outdoor music festival
At the shopping mall
On the beach
Working in the field

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Texas 21
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What is the most important thing you can achieve on any given day?
Being aligned in your soul
Spending time with family
Working hard and having people notice
Full relaxation

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Texas 22
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What is the most traffic you are willing to tolerate on your way to work?
An hour
25 minutes
An hour and a half
A slow walker in front of me

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Texas 23
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How do you prefer to exercise?
In a crowd of people running on a trail
In perfect solitude on a trail
In a gym
I don’t need to exercise—I work.

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Texas 24
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In an ideal world, where would your food come from?
A natural foods market
Delivered to my door from an upscale grocer
My fishing pole
My farm

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Texas 25
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What is the most dangerous thing you are willing to tolerate for your teenagers?
Crazy highway driving
Going across the border to party
Sailing alone
Roping a steer

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Texas 26
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What future direction of Texas industry do you think would be best for the state?
Tech
Sustainable energy
Oil
Ranching

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Texas 27
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What kind of concert would you most likely attend?
An Indie show
A pop icon
A Jimmy Buffett cover band
Texas country

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Texas 28
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When you think of dancing, what comes to mind?
Free movement, people dancing in a group
Salsa dancing
Dancing in a club with different partners
Two-steppin’

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Texas 29
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What do you need your local grocery story to carry?
Grain-free, dairy-free items
Fresh salsa
Fresh fish
Fresh tortillas

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Texas 30
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What do you most highly value in a city?
Openness to my free spirit
Shopping and dining opportunities
Multiculturalism
Traditional values

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What are you getting for dinner when you *really* want ice cream?
DQ, of course.
Mexican food, obviously
Why wouldn't I just get Blue Bell for dinner?
Whataburger. There is no other place to eat.

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