Texas born, Texas raised. We definitely have so much pride in our state.

The longhorns that they parade through town are the gentlest they can find. They would never drive a herd of normal cattle through town.

If y'all are in Texas and a tornado comes through someone will guide you- PROMISE! That's one good thing about Texans we are very friendly and helpful when they see someone in need ❤

Born and raised here in Texas, I will never live in another state. I have traveled most of Texas, and still have so many more places that is on my bucket list to visit. Yeah Texas is big.

If anyone isn't impressed with Garin, they're just not paying attention! That kid has got to be one of the most articulate and mature people his age I have ever seen. WAY TO GO, GARIN!! Come to the USA soon, I hope!! :D :)

We do have four seasons in Texas...January, February, March and Summer. It is not how many miles it is from point A to point B, it's how many hours it takes you to get there.

One thing he didn't mention is that winters in the Texas Panhandle are nothing like winters in the rest of texas. It can get below zero there and it is always very cold during winter because of the elevation.

Garin does a great job opening the video, He's a natural.

Of note to you- there are police car clubs in Europe that collect and show American police cars. It is An amazing sight to see an American police car club parade going through your town .

I'm in my 70s and can still recall the sights, sounds, and smells of Friday night high-school football games from when I was ten. A crisp night, the smells of coffee, hot chocolate, popcorn and cigar smoke. Yep, it was a long time ago.

Everything is bigger in Texas....... I won't even recommend any particular video but look up Texas High School Football Stadiums and get ready to be shocked. My HS had a 13000 seat stadium but the next town over, Allen TX, has videos just about it. And remember these are High School kids.

The heat - last time I was there - the temperature was 113 degrees with 70 humidity - UGH!!! Chiggers - little bugs that get under your skin and itch like crazy - the only cure is to use fingernail polish on the bumps where they are. When I visited with my parents a scorpion fell off the roof of our van and hit my dads watch and then fell on the ground. My great uncle stomped on it and killed it. Then when we got back to Michigan, my dad came out to the van in the morning (it was cold) and there was a dead tarantula on his seat - it died from the cold weather - but traveled with us from Texas.

If it's daytime when a tornado happens in the vicinity, the sky turns what we call "tornado green." I interrupted dinner one evening to have the kids look at the sky and remember the importance of the color. The next day I couldn't go to work because the tornado had turned downtown Fort Worth into a serious mess.

When my dad was a kid in the 50s, his family went out on a picnic one day and came home to find their neighborhood had been hit by a tornado. They had no idea it had even happened. They were very fortunate that their house wasn't struck, but plenty of their neighbors lost everything.

Seeing that clip of the lady cutting the slices of brisket with a fork and knife hurts my soul lol. If you don't eat your BBQ with your fingers, did you actually even BBQ? Everything, besides some sides, are considered finger-foods 😆

Its been said,That you could send the whole world's population over 7 Billion to Texas and still have plenty of room for yourself

I was born and raised in L.A. but retired in Florida after 40yrs with the Army. So I drive to SoCal every year (Oct or Christmas). So that means I drive on I-10. So that means I drive 880 miles (one way) across Texas. I love the drive west of San Antonio or across the "pan handle" towards Albuquerque, NM. PS. In "Young Shelton" he is supposed to be from east Texas.....but the opening credits of the show....the family is together in the country....that is more like West Texas.

Hurricanes can be viewed as one gigantic, centralized storm that sustains power from warm ocean waters while tornadoes are a smaller (still big), focused outburst. Like if a thunderstorm threw up and left a path of destruction

Can't wait to see some videos with the smoker! Very cool!

The reason chips/crisps have a pocket of air in the bag is to prevent crushing during shipping. They are sold by weight, not volume. Items such as Buc-es Nuggets can be filled to the top of the bag because there is not a breakage issue.

Hook'em Horns 🤘 Love y'all.. Peace from Central Texas.

That trip across Texas is really unique in that you'll see multiple different landscapes. From the East Texas Piney woods ,to Prairie , the Texas hill country and far West Texas that is mainly desert mountains.

One thing about our diversity here in Texas he forgot to tell you we also have mountains. The Big bend area is also the home of the McDonald observatory. It's areally beautiful area.

One tip for driving is if you want to drive more cautiously or slower then stay in the "slow lane" which is the right lane.. left lane is for passing and speeding.. I know you will enjoy your trip to Texas when you come!

When Garrin said it looks like the future, that's the Dallas skyline. That tall building that looks like a microphone it's a restaurant at the top that turns so you can view the city.

Here’s something no one mentions. You can be driving around the small town country roads, hit a town and pass the Dairy Queen and Sonic, round a bend and suddenly encounter the biggest, newest, most spectacular building you’ve ever seen - and it’s the local town high school 🤣. And next to it the huge new football stadium.

It's getting harder to find the old Crown Victoria Ford police cars. Every police dept seems to be updating to newer Dodge Chargers or a SUV lineup.

So Glad you got your BBQ Pit. Jono, I’m from Texas and I BBQ quite a bit. When you start your fire and build a coal base. The wood need not be prepped. But when adding wood to your cook, strip the bark off of your wood you are adding. The bark will give your meat a bitter taste. Some barks more than others. But still bitter. Starting the coal base isn’t as important. The bark will have burnt off. Just don’t add your meat until you have a good coal base.

Congrats on the smoker. You’ll have such a good time learning. It’s expensive but once you get your style dialed in you’ll be a legend

I live in Fort Worth Texas. I have been through countless tornado warnings. I've been hit by a tornado. The first tornado that I went through was when I was 8 years old. It was April, 10 of 1979 in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was called "Terrible Tuesday". It was the largest tornado to ever hit the United States at the time. It came so close to our home that it busted out all the windows and picked up our motor home and gently bumped it onto the side of our house. I still remember the sound...it was as if a train were passing right over us (We had a cellar for protection). Later in life I became an on-air personality and had my own show in country music radio. One of my responsibilities was to be on-call in case of severe weather. I basically just gave weather updates on the air whenever severe weather was imminent. The stories I could tell you! I have grown to oddly love severe weather. Fortunately, Texas is so big that much of the state is just vast wide-open, uninhabited space. Most tornado's occur in these areas.

The driving is fast but the roads are wide and clean

in texas its not uncommon driving from city to city to reach speeds of 80, 85, 90 MPH

A tornado is a mini-me hurricane whose power and force is increased 100 fold as the size is decreased.

You can easily tell who is a Texan and who moved from a different state.

Just love this family!

8:45 I believe that drink might be Horchata. It’s a Mexican refreshment that is made of rice, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, etc. It is extremely addictive in the best way! Great for cooling down any heat from those salsas :) Could be iced coffee but horchata would be a better option

There's a high school football stadium in Texas that seats over 19000 people

People in Texas treat the speed limits more like a minimum, but also don't go too too fast or the police will stop you

Buddy, so wish you and your family would make a trip, and give America a chance. I know you would love us! I would be honored to have you, and your family as fellow Americans. Great opportunities for your children, and you!

Those huge interchanges, on the highways, there will drive you crazy.

10:46 There's a large graffiti culture in the U.S. I got into some trouble as a young teen and had to do 150 hours of court-ordered community service. Every Saturday, me, a counselor, and a group of other juveniles, went to a local business that had been graffitied. If it was just small tags, we'd use acetone wipes (basically nail polish remover on a napkin). Sometimes it would be a large mural and we'd have to paint the whole wall. Here in Louisiana there's lots of historical buildings, and sadly they got graffitied a lot. If it was a really important historical site, the city would hire a restoration company to clean it up.

There are so many things to do here in Texas you will be amazed. Even more than what was listed on the video. You'll enjoy the food and ..us Texans. Look forward to hearing your reviews of what you saw here.

At my old High School Katy they recently spent $70 Million dollars on a new football stadium. So yeah we love our football here in Texas,from High school,college and the NFL.

The Police car model is the Ford Grand Victoria CVPI (Crown Victoria Police Interceptor) One of best cars Ford ever made. It's not unusual to put a half million miles on them. After the Police retire them taxi companies buy them and put them into service.

I moved to Oklahoma from Connecticut. Connecticut had to tornados that caused damage. Me in Oklahoma no. There were close encounters but nothing. Thank God. Been here 8 years now and never hit by a Tornado. Close yes but no damage.

The rodeo has started already here in San Antonio TX

When visiting my aunt for the summer when I was a kid there was a tornado that came out of nowhere on the way home from picking my uncle up at work. It was crazy & thankfully we went to the basement for safety. The room I was staying in a huge tree fell thru that room. Scared me to death

The "futuristic" scene was downtown Dallas..... The longhorns are in the Stockyards in Fort Worth.....

Congrats on the new smoker Just an FYI brine all poultry and any beef take to 74 Celsius then wrap to 96 Celsius rest 1 to 6 hours enjoy

I'm living at my 34th address in places all around the world, but, praise God I lived 24 years of my life in the Great State of Texas. Don't get me wrong, I've loved everyplace I've lived, which includes 15 states in the United States, Germany, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Hawaii, Qatar, and the United Kingdom, and they are all fantastic in their own way. But, Texas is special. The Alamo, Buc-ee's, Texas A&M Aggies (Whoop!), the University of Texas Longhorns (Hook 'em!), the Dallas Cowboys, the Houston Texans, Tex-Mex (salivating), HEB, Texas barbeque (again, salivating), the world's best margaritas, turnarounds, breakfast tacos, Whataburger, frontage roads, the hill country, the Gulf coast, THE RIVERWALK (OMG), and, the greatest restaurant in THE ENTIRE WORLD (and I've literally been around the world), Paloma Blanca in Alamo Heights in San Antonio. You must get the Chili con Queso and Guacamole (made at your table), the house frozen margarita is the absolute best, and my favorite is the Crema Ligera Poblana soup--absolutely amazing. Please say hi to Ruth and Luis--they're the best. I'm currently living in Colorado, which is also absolutely amazing, and praise God we now have Whataburger here in Colorado--but I miss Texas.

Definitely think about ordering meals as a family to share. The wait staff are more than happy to answer questions and tell you how large something is so you'll know in advance. He's correct in saying there are some places that a chicken fried steak would feed your whole family, so order one and maybe some extra sides!

15:31 What Mark was talking about when he'd mentioned how tight they make the lanes whenever they're doing road construction, he's not exaggerating about that. I can personally vouch for this from first-hand experience, as I'd actually drove in Texas at night when I'd took my nephew back to Fort Cavazos after his leave for for Christmas was up. It was so tight that it was a rather claustrophobic feeling for me to drive through this

Congratulations on getting your smoker. Make some awesome and amazing videos.

Yay another Graham Family video🎉🎉! We are snowed in where I live so I'm thoroughly enjoying watching all of your content. Love seeing your videos as a family, you all bring something different and awesome to them.

Just go with the traffic and use the rear view mirror and the side mirror and you will be fine

Happy to hear that you liked "Walker Texas Ranger." Our daughter worked at the Chick-fil-A that the Norris family would go to while she was in college. She said that Chuck Norris and his family were very nice and polite and he always bought lemonades for his kids. How sweet is that?!

Walker Texas Ranger is one of my all time favorite shows! Chuck Norris is one of my favorite people, too! Chuck is also a very nice man as well!

"Everything is bigger in Texas!" 🤠 Alaska: Hold my beer! 😫🍺

When I visited my aunt in Texas, in the morning we stopped at a gas station for gas and my aunt went in and brought these breakfast tacos and they were AMAZING!!!! At a GAS STATION!!😱

The Longhorn Cattle Drive was February 3rd and is right there at the Alamo as well

*Hey Jono* Congrats on finally getting your smoker!!! Now if you can just get some hickory wood/chips, or some mesquite, or some apple wood - you'll really be in business... they add the flavors that no other wood will. Again, congrats, I know you must be a happy camper... now git bizzy! 😆 *Good luck getting a nice brisket or a full rack of beef ribs there. Hey Bro, tell *Kat* YES, a tornado is basically an inland hurricane.

If you are in any hurry to get somewhere, don't stop at the B. It's like the Hotel California-you may never leave!

Smoke your smoker well before you try to cook on it. The more seasoned it is the better your food will taste.

We visited the Fort Worth Stockyards in December and had a wonderful time. I also lived near Dallas in the 1980s for five years. The people are wonderful.

You can drive the speed limit, but just stay in the right lane. The left lane people drive faster or pass on the left. Most people drive the speed limit. If you come to Austin I'd be happy to show you Austin. ( Drive you around)

I'll be getting a loaded baked potato with pulled pork tomorrow for lunch. I grew up in Texas but live in NW NM now. We luckily have a "food truck" that has pretty darn good BBQ for a small NM town. I also love Mexican food, New Mexican food, and Tex-Mex! Plus, we have Navajo food! Peace, Love!!

As a Texan living in the DFW (Dallas Fort Worth) metroplex I have a few additions. The distance from Galveston to Dallas is 290 miles (466 Kilometers). There and back is a day trip for Texans. It is common for Texans to drive considerably above the speed limit. Some highways in Texas (especially in West Texas) have an 85 mph (136 kph) speed limit because of the vast distances we have to cover. Driving from the most eastern border in Texas to the most western border takes 12 hours. The same is true for driving from the most southern tip to the most northern tip. The current price of fuel in Texas is around $2.80 per gallon (about $0.74 per liter). Texas heat can commonly get to 105 F (40 C) and sometime hotter. The tornado damage in the "Young Sheldon" episode you referenced was realistic for the house and the car. Come soon and enjoy!

5:31 Tornadoes are similar to a hurricane, but the biggest differences between a torando and a hurricane is that tornados are primarily formed over land whereas a hurricane is formed over water

Oh yes, as an "adopted" Texan tornadoes are more prelevant in North Texas in the Wichita Falls/Dallas area, very rare here in San Antonio and South Texas. Come see the Alamo, Missions, Riverwalk.....Visit charming Fredericksburg in the Hill Country. And I highly recommend the McDonald Observatory Star Party in West Texas---even the stars are big and bright here....😁

Small towns in texas the people are always helpful and friendly. The large cities are much the same world wide, with not so friendly people and more of the rude behaviors. If your coming to the u.s. for a visit, I highly recommend the mid-west and the southwest. The food is outstanding, and the sights are beyond description

In a lot of Texas, when you cross the border into Texas there will be a road sign that says "Drive Safe, Drive The Texas Way"

One thing I absolutely need to say. Love you beautiful family. And cows have beautiful eyes and gorgeous eyelashes I wish I had.

If you ever go to the DFW area of Texas get ahold of me somehow. 👍

The Greatest Guitar on the Face of the Planet is from Texas my Sweet Brother Stevie Ray Vaughan. We're from Oak Cliff Texas which is Soth of Dallas. ❤❤ Don't Mess with Texas ya'll. ❤❤ We are the Best! ❤❤❤❤

Hi from Texas! We definitely LOVE our state!! I hope y’all have the chance to visit! You won’t regret it!! ❤

Lifelong Texan here. Would love to see you guys visit

If you are in San Antonio for a while check out the mission Trails which leads you to some of the beautiful missions..... you can be outside in a sitting area and fill the peace.

As a San Antonian I have to say that as it is literally deep in the heart of TEXAS, driving from here just to the state line is HUNDREDS of miles in any direction! Also about San Antonio, downtown. The 3 must do’s are the Alamo (of course), the world famous Riverwalk and the Tower of the Americas which Nobody ever talks about! It’s the tallest thing in the city and hands down the best city view. There’s a bar, a slowly rotating restaurant and 360 degree open air observation deck that is just awesome. The glass elevator ride up is half the fun! I don’t know how many KZfaqrs I’ve recommended it to when I find out they’re coming here. Still unbelievably no takers. Nobody even mentions it, it’s like it’s invisible, which it obviously isn’t! You can’t miss it. No channels have even said “what’s that?” I strongly recommend going up there it’s awesome and you’ll be glad you did. Take it from a local, we even tend to forget how cool it is because we’ve grown up with it. Just pick a good weather day or night with clear skies and you’ll never forget it! It’s really spectacular. Invisible unbelievable! 😆 Ha Ha!

There’s 50 states. Not so sure why there’s so much focus on Texas (and I lived there 12 years ago). 😊

I just gotta say, I really love the family channel. I think it's cool how your son likes hockey and your daughter is into horses. I'm glad you were able to get the wife in on the videos too. You're gonna have fun with that grill. By the way, I live in West Texas in a town called Andrews, TX about an hour north of Midland/Odessa.

Jono, congratulations on your smoker 🎉

I don't live in Texas, but have been there several times. I never meet a Texan I didn't like. They love their state, which translates that they love their families and friends, just as much. My next trip is going to west Texas which I haven't seen yet. Been to Dallas, Houston, Amarillo, Austin, Fredericksburg, and San Antonio.

I’m from El Paso Texas born and raised

As a south Texan, I can tell you that you would fit right in! Right attitude! Or, as we might say, "Winner, Winner, chicken dinner!" Referring to doing well at something, and then the reward. Longhorns are, overall, very gentle, although huge. But, they are careful of which 'Horns they bring into town, as you can imagine the damage that just ONE of these guys could do, not to mention a while bunch of them. Texas takes care of their own, but, of course, we do have the assorted bunch of people, moving away from their State after screwing it up, and bringing their loser ways and beliefs with them to Texas. We have to put up with them a bit. But, they are NOT "Texas". Texas is a state of mind, not about where you're from, but what values you hold. Again, you'd fit right in!

@ 0.25 based on the equipment hanging underneath, I think you'll find those Longhorns are steers, not cows. You'd get a bit of a shock if you tried to milk them.

Summers are hot in Texas !!!!

Some places in the United States do have graffiti and trash around, but some states/cities have a culture of respect for the place you live in. You wouldn’t throw trash on the floor inside your own home, why would you do it in your own city?

The futuristic building with the round top like a microphone? It's a fancy restaurant.

Yep, Texans drive fast... However, they usually drive well, too. I've been in other places where people drive slower, but much more dangerously.

Graham Family, I can't wait for yall to come visit us here in Texas. I've commented before, my doors are always open if you need a place to stay. I can cook a mean biscuit and gravy and I know yall been wanting to try some.

You must have breakfast tacos. There are a million places to get good breakfast tacos and the best usually mom and pop places. Ask the locals where to get breakfast tacos. Try the nopales and egg, don't let the term cactus put you off. You need to take your daughter to a guest ranch. She needs to have a real trail ride. There are some really great places in the Hill Country, that have half day and single day packages. As for the driving, there are unwritten rules. You can figure them out. People do drive very fast, too fast really. The interstates in the cities can be pretty hairy.

Before you have a breakfast taco, you have to have biscuits and gravy! Also I think trying the country/chicken fried steak is a must. You might learn that with some meals, there’s enough for two people to eat. A good way to save money. Hubby and I learned that a long time ago. As long as you like and agree on sharing one meal. But whatever you end up doing, I bet you will enjoy yourselves. Can’t wait till y’all get to come!!

There are ranchers here in Montana that still keep the longhorns. It's more of a historical thing for them than for any other purpose. In most of the western states the speed limit is 80 mph on the interstate highways. In Montana most of the two lane roads are 70 mph.

We Texans brag about the Alamo. We lost that fight 😮lol

I’m going to Texas for the first time for a concert in April in Austin and then my fiancé’s parents are also driving down from Colorado for the eclipse. I absolutely adore road trips and I’d go with my parents on one at least twice a year. My fiancé is from Texas and has told me about all the new things I’m gonna see. I’ll be there for just over a week so if anyone has any suggestions (we’re willing to drive a few hours) please let me know! Outside of Austin it looks like we may be driving tanks near Uvalde and going to the National Video Game Museum in Frisco on the way back! 😊

Long horns aren’t only in Texas in the late nineties one of the places I was working a part time job as a Paramedic in Dixie County Florida and there was a cattle ranch next to one of the ambulance stations and they would come right up to the fence and we would feed them apples and oranges and pet them

Torches taco is amazing!!

Don't live there but have been through Texas a couple of times. If you go and get the chance try The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. Been a long time since I was there but it was great. If you're really, really hungry they have what's called the 72oz steak challenge. Eat the whole meal in an hour or less and it's free. ;O) I knew a guy that did it, 3 times. One of the biggest slabs of beef you'll ever see that ain't still on the hoof.

Proud Texan 💪🏼

Texas is great! I’m in Oklahoma so I visit often, but if you just stay in Texas you’ll miss some beautiful places outside the state. You really need to watch some tornado videos.