A survey of town names in Texas reveals a pattern - many of the names are those of major cities or countries elsewhere. Though this makes sense, it's still interesting. The following list is not exhaustive.

Town names in Texas:

Albany
Amherst
Athens
Atlanta
Bellaire
Beverly Hills
Boston
Breckenridge
Bunker Hill Village
Carthage
Charlotte
China
Cleveland
Corinth
Detroit
Dublin
Edinburg
Egypt
Florence
Hollywood Park
Iraan
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica Beach
Jonestown
Lexington
London
Memphis
Miami
New York
Normandy
Omaha
Palestine
Paris
Pasadena
Petersburg
Pittsburg
Portland
Princeton
Reno
Scotland
Sudan
Trinidad
Troy

And a few of my favorites:

Robert Lee
Santa Anna
Happy
Log Cabin
Lone Star
Matador
Cactus
Sharp
Cut and Shoot
Gunsight
Gun Barrel City