Buzz·Posted on Aug 1, 201445 Things Texans Have Every Right To Brag AboutAs if Beyoncé wasn't reason enough.by Javier MorenoBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. One of the best regional beers around. View this photo on Instagram 2. The 72oz challenge. 3. Eight hour smoked brisket. View this photo on Instagram 4. The glory that is Dr Pepper. View this photo on Instagram 5. Swimming holes. View this photo on Instagram 6. Epic river parties. View this photo on Instagram 7. Inventing this game-changing water balloon technique. 8. Everything that is Matthew McConaughey. Not only does he look good, but he's a winner to boot. 9. Great food and drink options like barbacoa and Big Red. View this photo on Instagram 10. Tex-Mex. View this photo on Instagram 11. Tea so sweet you wanna marry it. View this photo on Instagram 12. Kolaches. View this photo on Instagram 13. Friday Night Lights... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. Walker Texas Ranger... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. And one of the greatest shows of all time... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF ... That provided the answer to this burning question. View this photo on Instagram 16. NASA, 'cause if you want to go to the moon you gotta go through Texas first. View this photo on Instagram 17. Amazing music festivals like South by Southwest. View this photo on Instagram 18. And Austin City Limits. View this photo on Instagram 19. Whole Foods Market. View this photo on Instagram 20. Authentic blues in Dallas's Deep Ellum. View this photo on Instagram 21. Schlitterbahn. View this photo on Instagram 22. Houston Rodeo, which just so happens to be the biggest in the world. View this photo on Instagram 23. The one and only Texas accent. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 24. High-end art in the middle of nowhere. 25. The King of Country Music, George Strait. View this photo on Instagram 26. The Tejana goddess Selena. View this photo on Instagram 27. And the R&B icon of a generation: Usher. Yeah! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 28. One of the premier stadiums in all of sports. 29. The Cowboys' five Super Bowls. 30. And the San Antonio Spurs five NBA championships. 31. The world largest convenience store Buc-ee's. View this photo on Instagram 32. And the awesomeness that is Beaver Nuggets and NUG-EES. View this photo on Instagram 33. Amazing beaches at Galveston Island. 34. Flour tortillas so good that they serve as edible spoons. View this photo on Instagram 35. The perfect appetizing marriage of chips and queso. View this photo on Instagram 36. The glory that is the Texas State Fair. View this photo on Instagram 37. And all the fried food that comes with it. View this photo on Instagram 38. Gas station breakfast tacos. View this photo on Instagram 39. Highway 130, which has the country's highest speed limit. View this photo on Instagram 40. Bluebonnet-lined prairies in the spring. View this photo on Instagram 41. The romantic setting of the San Antonio River Walk. View this photo on Instagram 42. And a symbol of independence and rebellion in the Alamo. View this photo on Instagram 43. The best regional fast food chain anywhere. View this photo on Instagram 44. The fact that it was once a sovereign nation. View this photo on Instagram 45. Oh, and of course the gloriousness that is Beyoncé. How can you top that? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF In the end you have to ask yourself... Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF