Tex

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Tex may refer to

• Tex (unit), unit code "tex", a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers.
• TeX, a typesetting system created by Donald Knuth
• Tex-Mex, disambiguation page
  • Tex-Mex cuisine, used primarily in Texas to describe American foods created by or influenced by Mexican-Americans or cuisines found in Mexico, specifically cuisines from Texas

[edit] People

• Joe Tex (1933-1982), American soul singer most popular during the 1960s and 1970s
• Tex Avery (1908–1980), American animator, cartoonist, and director, famous for producing animated cartoons
• Tex Beneke (1914-2000), American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader
• Tex Brashear (born 1955), American voice actor, previously in radio
• Tex Ritter (1905–1974), American country singer and actor
• Tex Schramm (1920-2003), original president and general manager of the U.S. National Football League's Dallas Cowboys franchise
• Tex Williams (1917-1985), American country musician
• Tex Winter (born 1922), American basketball coach, innovator of the triangle offense

[edit] Entertainment

• Big Tex, the 52 foot (16 m) high icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas (USA)
• Tex (novel), a novel by S.E. Hinton, published in 1979
• Tex (Red vs. Blue), a fictional character from the sci-fi video series Red vs Blue
• Tex (THX), a red/silver robot appearing in some animated THX trailers.
• Tex Murphy, the main character of five adventure games from Access Software and performed by Chris Jones
• Tex Willer, a character in an Italian comic book of the same name

[edit] Also see

• Ark-La-Tex, a U.S. socio-economic region where Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma intersect
• Gore-Tex, a registered trademark of W.L. Gore & Associates best known for its use in relation to waterproof/breathable fabrics