Texas Exes Around the Globe From A to Z
Some of the world’s most passionate 450,000 living Longhorns are in our 128 Texas Exes chapters and networks. From bull-riding to painting, here’s a sampling of the innovative, spirited things they do.
A The Alaska Chapter cooks a Texas-Alaska feast for the Texas 4000 charity cyclists every summer.
B The Brownsville Chapter raises scholarship funds through a dinner dreamed up by Brownsville native PJ Calapa, BJ ’74, now a chef at New York’s Ai Fiori.
C The Chicago Chapter takes an “art walk” through Chicago’s Arts District.
D The Dallas Chapter went brainy with a lecture by UT neuroscientist Russ Poldrack.
E The El Paso Chapter got its game on with a Bunco Night for scholarships.
F The France Network hosted students from the McCombs School of Business when they studied in Paris.
G The Guadalupe County Chapter crafted a giant cardboard Tower and a 7-foot inflatable Bevo for its Fourth of July parade float.
H The Houston Chapter teamed up with its gamewatch bar, Junction, to create a Trudy’s-style Mexican Martini for a taste of Austin.
I The Indonesia Network goes cycling in the scenic Sentul Highlands outside Jakarta.
J The Johnson County Chapter teamed up with the Lake Granbury Chapter for a joint scholarship fundraiser—complete with live country music.
K The (Karachi) Pakistan Network munched on peri-peri chicken— and longed for Texas barbecue—at a dinner in Karachi.
L The LGBT Alumni Network and friends added burnt orange to the rainbow by marching in Houston and Austin’s pride parades.
M The Madison Network represented the “Austin of the Midwest” with a Texas-OU gamewatch party.
N The New York Chapter hosts a mechanical bull-riding tournament as part of its Texas Independence Day celebration.
O The Orange County, Calif. Chapter is planning a barbecue contest to raise scholarship funds.
P The Portland Network hangs with Portland Trailblazers star LaMarcus Aldridge, ’06, at an annual postgame meet-and-greet.
Q The brand-new Albuqerque Network, with a dozen members, is learning from the Santa Fe Network as it gears up for its first gamewatch.
R The Rocky Mountain (Colo.) Chapter president jumped in icy water for a midwinter polar bear plunge.
S The San Antonio Chapter raised $50,000 for scholarships with a tailgate at the Alamodome.
T The Treasure Valley, Idaho, Network sent care packages to soldiers in Afghanistan.
U The U.K. Chapter throws a wild Halloween Party, complete with a costume contest (and thousands raised for scholarships).
V At one week old (as of presstime), the Vermont Network is our newest group. Great events ahead.
W In The Woodlands, Texas, members of the Montgomery County Chapter created paintings of the UT Tower to support scholarships.
X The Phoenix Chapter got the inside scoop on the new Bowl Championship Series format with a lecture by Robert Shelton, Fiesta Bowl executive director.
Y The Lake Ray Hubbard County Chapter is in Texas’ smallest county (147-square-mile Rockwall County), but members are doing big things: their 6th-annual golf tournament drew 115 Longhorn golfers.
Z The Brazos Valley Chapter is located deep in Aggieland, but that just makes the group prouder: members once spontaneously serenaded a restaurant full of A&M fans with “The Eyes of Texas.”
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