Clichés are everywhere. Their presence wouldn’t matter a bit if they were not so detrimental to the interests of many people, places, and cultures. How do you deal with clichés that keeps you from appreciating some of the beautiful landscapes of the U.S.? Some states, such as Texas, receive very little tourism as a result of these unfair preconceptions. The idea that Texas is a vast dry land, burnt by the sun and where nothing but cows and horses can survive is a little off-putting, to say the least. But thankfully, it’s also completely inaccurate. Texas has, in fact, a rich wildlife and natural environment, miles away from the expected arid cowboy towns. Forget about cowboys, there's more to Texas The unfair Texan clichés Texas has been suffering from a lot of unfair stereotypes, starting with the one that implies that the entire population lives on horseback. But given that 88% of the Texans live in town, you can forget about the cowboys cliché . Similarly the state...