Tex
Encyclopedia
Tex may refer to:
state of Texas
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- Tex (unit), a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers
- TeXTeXTeX is a typesetting system designed and mostly written by Donald Knuth and released in 1978. Within the typesetting system, its name is formatted as ....
, pronounced "tech", a typesetting system created by Donald E. Knuth - Text Executive Programming LanguageText Executive Programming LanguageIn 1979, Honeywell Information Systems announced a new programming language for their time-sharing service named TEX, an acronym for the Text Executive processor...
- Tau Epsilon Chi (Sorority)
People
Tex is often used as a nickname for someone having been born and/or raised in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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- Joe TexJoe TexJoseph Arrington, Jr. , better known as "Joe Tex", was an American Southern soul singer-songwriter, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s...
(1933–1982), American soul singer most popular during the 1960s and 1970s - Tex AveryTex AveryFrederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery was an American animator, cartoonist, voice actor and director, famous for producing animated cartoons during The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. He did his most significant work for the Warner Bros...
(1908–1980), American animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons - Tex BenekeTex BenekeGordon Lee Beneke , professionally known as Tex Beneke, was an American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader. His career is a history of associations with bandleader Glenn Miller and former musicians and singers who worked with Miller. His band is also associated with the careers of Eydie Gorme...
(1914–2000), American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader - Tex BrashearTex BrashearTex Brashear is a voice actor, who after a career in radio in Texas, Arizona and Los Angeles, made the transition into voice acting. Known as "The Man of 1000 Voices" , Brashear has been heard in thousands of cartoons, radio and television commercials, and has narrated many nature and historical...
(born 1955), American voice actor, previously in radio - Tex PerkinsTex PerkinsTex Perkins is an Australian singer-songwriter, who is widely known for fronting the popular Australian rock-band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie. He has also released many...
(born 1964), Australian rock musician - Tex RitterTex RitterWoodward Maurice Ritter , better known as Tex Ritter, was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter family in acting...
(1905–1974), American country singer and actor - Tex SchrammTex SchrammTexas Earnest "Tex" Schramm, Jr. was the original president and general manager of the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys franchise. Schramm became the head of the Cowboys when the former expansion team started operations in 1960.-Early life and career:Despite his name, Schramm was not born...
(1920–2003), original president and general manager of the U.S. National Football League's Dallas Cowboys franchise - Tex WilliamsTex WilliamsSollie Paul Williams , known professionally as Tex Williams, was an American Western swing musician from Ramsey, Illinois....
(1917–1985), American country musician - Tex WinterTex WinterMorice Fredrick "Tex" Winter is a Hall-of-Fame American basketball coach, and innovator of the triangle offense.-Early life:...
(born 1922), American basketball coach, innovator of the triangle offense - Mark TeixeiraMark TeixeiraMark Charles Teixeira , nicknamed "Tex" is an American Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees. Mostly a first baseman, he has also played third base and in the outfield...
(born 1980), Major League Baseball player - Charles "Tex" Watson, an American murderer and former member of the Manson Family
Entertainment
- Big TexBig TexBig Tex is the 52 foot tall icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. He wears size 70 boots, a 75 gallon hat, a size 100 180/181 shirt and 284W/185L XXXXXL pair of Dickies jeans...
, the icon of the annual State Fair of Texas - Tex (novel)Tex (novel)Tex is a novel by S. E. Hinton, published in 1979. It was adapted to the film in 1982, which starred Matt Dillon. The book takes place in the same universe as Hinton's first book The Outsiders, but in a rural town called Garyville, Oklahoma, a fictional suburb of Tulsa.Tex and his older brother...
(1979), by S.E. Hinton - Tex (film)Tex (film)Tex is a 1982 American drama film released by Buena Vista Distribution Company and directed by Tim Hunter based on the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton. Tex is about the life of two brothers after their mother dies, and their father walks out on them...
, a 1982 film based on S.E. Hinton's novel, starring Matt Dillon - Tex (Red vs. Blue), a fictional character
- Tex (THX), a red and silver robot appearing in some animated THX trailers
- Tex MurphyTex MurphyTex Murphy is a series of five adventure games from Access Software, designed by Chris Jones. The games feature the titular character, performed by Chris Jones himself...
, the main character of five adventure games from Access Software - Tex WillerTex WillerTex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948. It is among the most popular characters of Italian comics, with translations to numerous ...
, a character in an Italian comic book of the same name - Tex, a Cadillac Coupe de Ville from the film CarsCars (film)Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
. His full name is Tex Dinoc
Other
- Texas Rangers (baseball)Texas Rangers (baseball)The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League, and are the reigning A.L. Western Division and A.L. Champions. Since , the Rangers have...
, a Major League Baseball team based in Arlington, Texas - .tex used as a file extension for LaTeXLaTeXLaTeX is a document markup language and document preparation system for the TeX typesetting program. Within the typesetting system, its name is styled as . The term LaTeX refers only to the language in which documents are written, not to the editor used to write those documents. In order to...
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See also
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- Tex-MexTex-MexTex-Mex is a regional American cuisine that blends food products available in the United States and the culinary creations of Mexican-Americans influenced by the cuisines of Mexico.Tex Mex may also refer to:...