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Old 09-09-2010, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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While Texas is doing decent economically right now things in the country could worsen in the future. So what Texas made/based products, services, or strategies do yall use to support our own economy.

Here are some of the things I buy or do.

Shiner Bock
Tito's Vodka
Igloo icechest
Gearbox Software video games
I buy shirts from Shirt.woot.com (now owned by amazon, but still has office in Carrollton)
Most of my vacationing is one in the state.

When I eat out I usually eat at local restaurants instead of national chains.

Shop for my groceries at HEB and sporting goods and clothes at Academy instead of Walmart.

When I go to the movies I wait till two weeks after a movie is released. Opening weeks the studios get about 90% of ticket sales, later weeks they get much less. I'd rather the theater get a some money instead of hollywood, also you wont deal with the dumb crowds and if the movie sucks you will have heard about that by then.

I'm looking to buy an access cab Toyota Tacoma. Double cabs are made in Mexico but the single cab and access cab versions are made in San Antonio.

If I still lived in their area I would have Grande for Cable and Internet instead of Time Warner
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Old 09-09-2010, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Where I live.
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I had Grande Communications for TV cable and Internet, too, and I really liked them. I hated to give it up when I moved!

Some products that started out in Texas are no longer made in Texas....Ro-Tel tomatoes and Pace Picante Sauce. I never liked Pace that much, but I used to use Ro-Tel all of the time. I don't know what they did, but Ro-Tel sure doesn't taste like it once did!
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Old 09-09-2010, 05:40 PM
 
Location: The land of sugar... previously Houston and Austin
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Food products -- free range eggs from Texas chickens (HEB has them), local honey, anything I see that's Texas or local at the grocery.
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Old 09-09-2010, 06:27 PM
 
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Shiner

Dr. Pepper

Texas Wines

Academy

SBC/ATT TV and DSL

Texas produce

Texas based restaurants

Igloo

United Food Stores, HEB, (Randalls and Tom Thumb when they were Texas Based)

Diamond Shamrock Valero

7-11
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Old 09-09-2010, 07:28 PM
 
Location: North Texas
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Academy for sporting goods and guns.

Shiner Bock beer.

Dr Pepper soft drinks.

Various local products when I find them.
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Old 09-09-2010, 07:57 PM
 
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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Texas Wines
What are some good Texas wines to try out? Looking for red wines that arent too sweet.

For Christmas I'll be making some of my friends some Vodka Tonic kits, a couple of glasses, Tito's, Schweppes Tonic water, and limes. A couple of my friends dont like vodka though so I was going to get them some bottles of wine. IMO alcohol beats the hell out of cheap chinese trinkets for Christmas.
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Old 09-09-2010, 09:42 PM
 
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What are some good Texas wines to try out? Looking for red wines that arent too sweet.

For Christmas I'll be making some of my friends some Vodka Tonic kits, a couple of glasses, Tito's, Schweppes Tonic water, and limes. A couple of my friends dont like vodka though so I was going to get them some bottles of wine. IMO alcohol beats the hell out of cheap chinese trinkets for Christmas.
LLano Cab/Shiraz and the LLano Cellar Reserve Cab and Merlot

Flat Creek makes good wines pretty much across the board

Becker Vineyards Cab Franc

Inwood Estates Tempranillo
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Old 09-10-2010, 09:08 AM
 
Location: TX
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Texas-based companies I support,

Southwest Airlines

both Intel & AMD have a presence in Austin

Texas Instruments - TI products are ubiquitous in most modern consumer electronics.

USAA

Whataburger

Greyhound (yes, the bus line)

HEB

Luby's/Fuddrucker's

Schlotzsky's
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Old 09-10-2010, 10:18 AM
 
Location: Tejas
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Big Red sodas
Lone Star beer
Menchaca seasonings

just to add to the list.
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Old 09-10-2010, 01:48 PM
 
Location: Finally on Texas Soil!
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I give a second vote for Inwood Estates Tempranillo. Actually, any of their reds are fantastic, and are not sweet.

You can find Inwood wines at Central Markets and Whole Foods.

Enjoy!
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