There are certain things every Texan should know how to do and say whether your Lone Star roots reach all the way back to the 1836 Republic or you were just transplanted here yesterday Some of these may be second nature to you but others well maybe it wouldn t hurt to have a few handy hints if say branding the herd or hosting a tamalada aren t your usual pastimes That s where How to Be a Texan can help In a friendly lighthearted style Andrea Valdez offers illustrated easy to follow steps for dozens of authentic Texas activities and sayings In no time you ll be talking like a Texan and dressing the part hunting fishing and ranching cooking your favorite Texas dishes and dancing cumbia and two step You ll learn how to take a proper bluebonnet photo and build a Dia de los Muertos altar and you ll have a bucket list of all the places Texans should visit in their lifetime Not only will you know how to do all these things you ll finish the book with a whole new appreciation for what it means to be a Texan and even more pride in saying I m from Texas anywhere you wander in the world