Njalo uma siqala unyaka omusha, sibonakala sinombono omuhle futhi sigcwele ithemba. Ngomunye wokuthi 'unyaka omusha' awunalutho, inyanga yokuqala yonyaka igcwele imicimbi eminingi eTexas. Ezinye zalezi zenzakalo zibonakala zidlala ngqo etimpikiswaneni 'zokuxazulula' uNyaka Omusha - ngokuphawulekayo izenzakalo ezihlukahlukene ezigijima zikhona kulo lonke izwe. Abanye, njengesikebhe sibonisa, basebenzisa ngokunenzuzo izilaleli zabo 'ze-off-season' ukukhombisa imikhiqizo emisha.
Phakathi, kunezinto eziningi ezithokozisa kakhulu, ezithakazelisayo nezithakazelisayo, ukuvakashela eTexas ngoJanuwari indlela enhle yokukhipha unyaka omusha.
Imicimbi yokugijima iphakathi kohlobo oluyinhloko lwezehlakalo nemisebenzi ebanjwe e-Texas njengoba unyaka omusha uqhubeka. Noma kunjalo, lezi zenzakalo ezigijima zihlukahlukene ngobukhulu nobubanzi obukhulu. Kodwa, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ibanga, injongo noma indawo, ngayinye iyingqayizivele ngendlela yayo. Eqinisweni, omunye wezenzakalo ezigijima kunazo zonke eTexas zenzeka ngoJanuwari ngamunye. I-Running Road Longest Run kanye ne-Wellness Walk yenzeke kwi-Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge, ehlanganisa i-Lower Laguna Madre Bay phakathi kwePort Isabel neSouth Padre Island. Ngenxa yendawo yaso eseningizimu, i-Longest Causeway Run kanye ne-Wellness Walk ngokuvamile ihlinzeka abahlanganyeli ithuba lokuphumula kusukela ebusika kanye nethuba lokuwela iBridge eyaziwa kakhulu ngezinyawo.
Imicimbi emibili emikhulu yaseTexas iqhutshwa ngoJanuwari. Idolobha elikhulu kunazo zonke likahulumeni libuye libe yikhamera yalo enkulu kunazo zonke - i-Chevron Houston Marathon. Ngaphandle kwe-namesake ibanga lomcimbi, i-Houston Marathon nayo inikeza inkambo ye-5K neye-half-marathon yabagijimi abangakulungeli ukuthatha umncintiswano ogcwele.
E-Austin, i-3M Half-Marathon & Relay ingenye yezenzakalo ezinkulu zomgwaqo zomgwaqo wombuso.
Ukugijima akuwona kuphela umdlalo owenza isikhungo esiphakathi eTexas ngoJanuwari. Eqinisweni, unyaka omusha uvame ukuqala ngenkathi yebhola lebhola ekolishi iphela. Enye yezemidlalo yokugcina yebhola lebhola yenkathi yile mdlalo umdlalo weCotton Bowl owakhiwe minyaka yonke ngoJanuwari.
Nakuba iTexas iyisifundazwe eseningizimu, i-Old Man Winter ivame ukuvakashela eziningi zeLone Star State ngoJanuwari noFebhuwari. Ngalokhu engqondweni, abathandekayo abaningi abangaphandle bafuna imisebenzi yasendlini ngezikhathi zesimo sezulu esingahle. Ngalokhu engqondweni, abahleli bemicimbi yonkana besifundazwe ukudoba nokuhamba ngesikebhe phakathi nesikhathi sasebusika. Eminye isikebhe esikhulu sonyaka kanye nemikhumbi yokudoba , kuhlanganise nase-Austin, eHouston naseSan Antonio, kuzokwenzeka kule nyanga.
Ngisho ngaphandle kokugijima, ibhola noma ukudoba, kunezenzakalo eziningi eziyingqayizivele kulo lonke elaseTexas ngoJanuwari. Eqinisweni, ama-fairs, imikhosi, imisebenzi nemicimbi eyenziwe ngoJanuwari kulo lonke i-Lone Star State iningi kakhulu ukuba lingakhulumi ngabo bonke. Kodwa, kunezimbhangqwana ezibonakala ngokucacile.
I-San Antonio ihlala njalo indawo enkulu yokuvakasha eTexas noJanuwari ayifani.
Eqinisweni, enye yeSan Antonio kumele imicimbi evamile futhi engavamile yenzeke kule nyanga - umkhosi we- San Antonio Riverwalk Mud . Njalo ngonyaka, uMfula i-Riverwalk owaziwa kabanzi emhlabeni wonke oMfula iSan Antonio ukhiphe isondlo. Ukugubha lokho okungenzeka kube ukuhlanzwa kwonyaka, iSan Antonio yakha uMkhosi Wodaka. Namuhla, abantu abangaphezu kuka-15 000 baya khona futhi bahlanganyele ezenzakalweni eziningi 'ezinodaka' njengeMad Pie Ball, uMncintiswano weMad and Queen, nokuningi.
E-Laredo, umcimbi obonakala ngokungafani ekuqaleni kokuqala kwenzeka njalo njalo ngoJanuwari. Sekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-100, uLredo ubambe umkhosi omkhulu kunazo zonke eGeorge Washington Birthday . Ekuqaleni ngo-1898 njengendlela yokubonisa ukwethembeka e-United States, lo mkhosi ukhule ukuheha abantu abangaba yingxenye yezigidi ngonyaka kulo muzi edolobheni.
Umkhosi wokuzalwa kaGeorge Washington waseLaredo uhlala inyanga egcwele - kusukela maphakathi noJanuwari phakathi noFebruwari - futhi ngokuqinisekile into yonke isivakashi iTexas kufanele ihambe okungenani kanye.