The Athens of Texas is a nickname that has been coined to describe several cities in Texas including:
- Marshall, Texas
- Sherman, Texas
- Waco, Texas
Athens, Texas is a city in Northeast Texas.
Famous quotes containing the words athens and/or texas:
“What is the city over the mountains
Cracks and reforms and bursts in the violet air
Falling towers
Jerusalem Athens Alexandria
Vienna London
Unreal”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.”
—Fran Lebowitz (b. 1950)