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Here are some Fun Texas Facts:<\/p>\nHere are some Fun Texas Facts:<\/p>\n
Texas is known as the “Lone Star State.”
\nTexas means friend in Hasinai.
\nAustin is the capital, but Houston is the largest city
\nState Motto: friendship.
\nState Flower: Bluebonnet.
\nState Animal: Armadillo<\/p>\n
Mystery authors who are found on the Cozy Mystery Site and who feature Texas locations in their books:<\/strong><\/p>\n Jeff Abbott<\/a><\/strong>: Jordan Poteet Mystery Series AND Whit Mosley Mystery Series<\/p>\n Rebecca Adler<\/a><\/strong>: Taste of Texas Mystery Series<\/p>\n Susan Wittig Albert<\/a><\/strong>: China Bayles Herbal Mystery Series<\/p>\n Susan Wittig Albert<\/strong><\/a>: Crystal Cave Mystery Series<\/p>\n Jeffrey Allen<\/strong><\/a>: Stay at Home Dad Mystery Series<\/p>\n Robin Allen<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Poppy Markham: Culinary Cop Mystery Series<\/p>\n Carolyn Banks<\/a><\/strong>: She Rides, He Doesn’t Mystery Series<\/p>\n Nancy Bell<\/a><\/strong>: Biggie Weatherford Mystery Series AND Judge Jackson Crain Mystery Series<\/p>\n Melissa Bourbon<\/a><\/strong> (aka Misa Ramirez): Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series<\/p>\n Laura Bradley<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0 Hair-Raising Mystery Series<\/p>\n James Lee Burke<\/a><\/strong>: Billy Bob Holland Mystery Series<\/p>\n Susan Rogers Cooper<\/a><\/strong>: E. J. Pugh Mystery Series AND Kimmey Kruse Mystery Series<\/p>\n Bill Crider<\/a><\/strong>: Dan Rhodes Mystery Series,\u00a0Sally Good Mystery Series,\u00a0Carl Burns Mystery Series, AND Truman Smith Mystery Series<\/p>\n Nancy Fairbanks<\/a><\/strong> (aka Nancy Herndon): Culinary Food Writer Mystery Series AND Elena Jarvis Mystery Series<\/p>\n Kay Finch<\/a><\/strong>: Bad Luck Cat Mystery Series\u00a0AND Corie McKenna Mystery Series<\/p>\n Louise Gaylord<\/a><\/strong>: Allie Armington Mystery Series<\/p>\n Kaye George<\/strong><\/a> (aka Janet Cantrell): Imogene Duckworthy Mystery Series<\/p>\n Chloe Green<\/a><\/strong>: Dallas O\u2019Connor Mystery Series<\/p>\n Janice Hamrick<\/a><\/strong>: Jocelyn Shore Mystery Series<\/p>\n Charlaine Harris<\/strong><\/a>: Midnight, Texas Mystery Series<\/p>\n Carolyn Hart<\/strong><\/a>: Death on the River Walk<\/a> (book 5 in the Henrie O Mystery Series)<\/p>\n Honor Hartman<\/a><\/strong> (aka Dean James & Jimmie Ruth Evans): Bridge Club Mystery Series<\/p>\n L.C. Hayden<\/a><\/strong>: Harry Bronson Mystery Series<\/p>\n Nancy Herndon<\/a><\/strong> (aka Nancy Fairbanks):\u00a0 Elena Jarvis Mystery Series AND Culinary Food Writer Mystery Series<\/p>\n James Hime<\/strong><\/a>:\u00a0Jeremiah Spur Mystery Series<\/p>\n Sharon Kahn<\/a><\/strong>: Ruby, the Rabbi’s Wife Mystery Series<\/p>\n Diane Kelly<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Tara Holloway Death and Taxes Mystery Series<\/p>\n Diane Kelly<\/strong><\/a>: Megan Luz Mystery Series<\/p>\n Mitzi Kelly<\/a><\/strong>: Silver Sleuths Mystery Series<\/p>\n Elizabeth Lee<\/strong><\/a> (aka Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli): Nut House Mystery Series<\/p>\n Liz Lipperman<\/strong><\/a> (aka Lizbeth Lipperman & Liz Roth): Clueless Cook Mystery Series<\/p>\n Lizbeth Lipperman<\/strong><\/a> (aka Liz Lipperman & Liz Roth): Dead Sister Talking Mystery Series<\/p>\n Kylie Logan<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(aka Miranda Bliss & Casey Daniels): Chili Cook-Off Mysteries<\/p>\n Lee Martin<\/a><\/strong> (aka Anne Wingate & Martha G. Webb): Deb Ralston Mystery Series AND Mark Shigata Mystery Series AND Smoky O’Donnell Mystery Series<\/p>\n Nancy Martin<\/strong><\/a>: Miss Ruffles Mystery Series<\/p>\n Susan McBride<\/a><\/strong>: Debutante Dropout Mystery Series AND Maggie Ryan Mystery Series<\/p>\n Susan McBride<\/a><\/strong>: River Road Mystery Series<\/p>\n D.R. Meredith<\/a><\/strong>: Murder by the Yard Mystery Series AND\u00a0 Sheriff Charles Matthews Mystery Series AND John Lloyd Branson Mystery Series<\/p>\n Rick Riordan<\/a><\/strong>: Tres Navarre Mystery Series<\/p>\n Aileen Schumacher<\/a><\/strong>: Tory Travers Mystery Series<\/p>\n Barbara Burnett Smith<\/a><\/strong>: Purple Sage Mystery Series AND Kitzi Camden Beading Mystery Series<\/p>\n Ann Summerville<\/a><\/strong>: Stand Alone Storms & Secrets<\/p>\n Leann Sweeney<\/a><\/strong>: Yellow Rose Mystery Series<\/p>\n Teresa Trent<\/strong><\/a>: Pecan Bayou Mystery Series<\/p>\n Diane Vallere<\/strong><\/a>: Mad for Mod Mystery Series<\/p>\n Mary Willis Walker<\/a><\/strong>: Mollie Cates Mystery Series<\/p>\n Wendy Lyn Watson<\/a><\/strong>:\u00a0Mystery \u00e0 la Mode Mystery Series<\/p>\n Livia J. Washburn<\/a><\/strong>: Fresh Baked Mystery Series<\/p>\n Martha G. Webb<\/a><\/strong> (aka Anne Wingate & Lee Martin):\u00a0 Smoky O’Donnell Mystery Series AND Mark Shigata Mystery Series AND Deb Ralston Mystery Series<\/p>\n