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6. Ha! The people who love to pretend they live in the "republic of Texas" are suddenly keen on technical accuracy.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Jan 3, 2025, 03:22 PM

Jan 3

Oh and there are a few saguaros in Langtry, Texas:

https://texashighways.com/culture/where-the-saguaro-grow/

Also, many Texas products use the seguaro as part of their branding. So don't blame osu for continuing a widespread Texas mistake.

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