I can't quite tell from the picture whether that's a 'he', or a 'she'. But either way it appears they might be accustomed to pulling on things they need to be a little longer!!! LOL!
Gotta' say that ain't just Texas. I say it much the same way and only been in Texas once ... that was when I crossed Texas on my way from Alabama to Arizona ,,,,,, with a banjo on my knee and 3 paternity lawyers on my tail!!! YeeeHaw!