Texas Is Chili Country: A Brief History with RecipesAuthor: Judy Alter Texans love to eat, and one dish they can't get enough of is chili so much so that chili con carne is Texas's state meal. This seemingly simple staple of Texan identity proves to be anything but, however. Beans or no beans? Beef, pork, or turkey? From a can or from scratch? Texas Is Chili Country is a brief look at the favored fare its colorful history, its many incarnations, and the ways it has spread both across the country and