Tex

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Tex may refer to:

• Tex (unit), a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers
• TeX, a typesetting system created by Donald Knuth
• Text Executive Programming Language
• Tau Epsilon Chi high school sorority

[edit] People

Tex is ofen used as a nickname for someone having been born and/or raised in the United States state of Texas.

• 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 icon of the annual State Fair of Texas
• Tex (novel) (1979), by S.E. Hinton
• Tex (film), 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 Murphy, the main character of five adventure games from Access Software
• Tex Willer, a character in an Italian comic book of the same name
• Tex, a Cadillac Coupe de Ville from the film Cars. His full name is Tex Dinoco.

[edit] See also

• IATA ariport code for Telluride Regional Airport
• Tex-Mex