The Texas park at the center of the border battle between Texas and Washington DC is named after a confederate general who refused to surrender and instead fled to Mexico.
Texas is famous for having everything bigger than anyone or anywhere else and that includes our "tall tales". Every state has 'em but (some of) ours are true!
It seems like everywhere you go there is a tip jar that is put in front of you but here is a list of places you don't need to leave a tip according to etiquette.