Well, as a friend of mind says, "If Ft. Worth is where the West begins, then Dallas is where the East peters out."
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Prime Suspect you friend is definitely correct! As for Texas being south or southwest debate it doesn’t matter as long as we are never associated with north.
However a Texas forum would be nice....
Displaced Texan
~Maat