Two Truths and a Lie About Texas Summers: Can You Spot the Lie?
Think you know a Texas summer inside out?
Here’s a two truths and a lie game for you. There are three statements each round: Two are true, and one is false.
You tap the fake.
See how many you can catch.
Hottest on Record
Texans love to one-up each other over who has survived the worst heat.
The actual numbers behind the state’s hottest days are stranger than the bragging.
Can you spot the lie?
Your Own Power Grid
Come five o’clock on a triple-digit afternoon, millions of air conditioners across Texas kick on at once, and the power grid has to handle all of it.
Can you spot the lie?
Lakes and Drought
In a Texas summer, water runs to extremes, from gully-washer floods one year to cracked earth the next.
Texans tell some tall tales about the droughts and the lakes, too.
Can you spot the lie?
The Summer Critters
The heat isn’t the only thing sharing your backyard come July.
A Texas summer comes with a full roster of crawling, buzzing, stinging company.
Can you spot the lie?
Friday Night Lights
Texas high school football cranks up in the thick of August, weeks before the first Friday night kickoff.
Then comes the heat.
Can you spot the lie?
It’s a Dry Heat
Somebody always says it, usually while wiping their forehead: At least it’s a dry heat.
Texas is big enough to hold a desert, a swampy coast, and everything in between.
Can you spot the lie?
Cold Water Country
When the pavement starts to shimmer, Texans make for the nearest spring-fed swimming hole.
The Hill Country is full of cold, clear water that stays that way all summer.
Can you spot the lie?
A Scoop of Summer
No Texas summer is complete without a bowl of Blue Bell going soft on the counter.
Even devoted fans get a few things about the brand wrong.
Can you spot the lie?
10 Texas Laws That Catch New Residents Off Guard
Texas rolls out the welcome mat, then starts a thirty-day clock the same afternoon.
Nobody at the closing table mentions it, and the first person who does is usually a trooper on the shoulder of I-35.
10 Texas Laws That Catch New Residents Off Guard
8 Texas Road Trip Stops Locals Swear By
Anybody with a full tank of gas can drive across Texas.
Ask a native Texan for directions and they’ll steer you off the interstate before you finish the question.
8 Texas Road Trip Stops Locals Swear By (and 3 Tourist Traps to Skip)
