Texitude

Send us Fan Mail Episode Description What is Texitude? This week on The Texan Edge, Tweed Scott explores a real, lived Texas attitude that goes deeper than slogans or stereotypes. Texitude is that quiet mix of confidence, grit, scale, memory, and manners that shows up in everyday moments—from Hill Country cafés to refinery shifts on the Gulf Coast. It’s the rancher who stops to help a stranger in bad weather. The nurse who stays late because compassion matters. The roughneck who’ll argue hard and still show up for you the next morning. Texitude isn’t loud, but it’s unmistakable. It’s how Texans think, plan, recover from hardship, and treat one another—even when they disagree. Pull up a chair and take a closer look at the code that keeps showing up across Texas, one small decision at a time.  Show Notes An introduction to the idea of Texitude: a lived Texas mindset, not a caricatureWhy Texitude is built from small, everyday decisions—not grand gesturesHow grit, generosity, and scale quietly shape Texas cultureThe role of hardship, boom-and-bust cycles, and memory in Texas thinkingWhy Texans often sound optimistic and cautious in the same breathCourtesy, handshakes, and the unspoken rule that everyone deserves a fair shotHow Texitude shows up in work, community, and disagreementA simple challenge: listen for Texitude in how people show up todayThis episode sets the tone for a full week of conversations through the Texitude lens—what it is, how it formed, and why it still matters.  This isn't just a podcast, it's a Texas state of mind.