A few weeks after President Donald Trump ordered the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, GOP lawmakers are considering other name changes. But instead of a body of land, the Republican lieutenant governor of Texas wants to rename the cut of beef known as the “New York Strip” to the “Texas Strip,” in an apparent slight at liberals.
“In a world filled with serious issues that we address every day at the Texas Capitol, this simple resolution will help better market Texas beef,” Lt. Governor Dan Patrick wrote on X on Friday as the state faces its worst measles outbreak in three decades.