Don’t forget to send your Go Texan Day pictures to the Houston Press Flickr page, where glory awaits.

Meanwhile, we have two entries from the Educators category. Above, Drew Houlihan — the principal at Parker Elementary, HISD’s music magnet and piece of Beyoncé history — sets the bar very high for his competitors. A hat, sure. A cowboy wave, yeah. A horse?

Ball’s in your court, other principals, teachers and educators.

Next is a more well-known member of this category….

UH President Renu Khator rides a desk instead of a horse, but she also misses a key opportunity.

“Showing my Texan pride,” she wrote on her Twitter page. “I must say boots are lot more comfortable than high heels!”

Dude: The only proper photo in that case is you leaning back, your boot-clad feet crossed casually on the desk. Work it!!

This article appears in Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2011.