While 'R&B' and 'Nearly Daffodils' are sprightly, irreverent post-punk, the influence of Black Country, New Road and Radiohead are evident on the complex, proggy title track and the diverse, hushed final third of the album.

[10] Jack Faulds of The Skinny wrote that This Could be Texas "sees English Teacher beginning to consolidate and take the already-delicious sounds introduced on their Polyawkward EP to even greater heights".

[5] NME's Andrew Trendell felt that the "moments of weight are always lifted by joyful and curious twists, the pathos by a human humour, and the mathier bits are never too wanky", describing it as "everything you want from a debut; a truly original effort from start to finish, an adventure in sound and words, and a landmark statement".

[7] In the review for Pitchfork, Caitlin Wolper claimed that "English Teacher can’t leave a song alone: Not a track goes by without a twist or complication, whether a time-signature change, an instrumental flourish, or a sudden wall of sound.

"[11] All tracks are written by Nicholas Eden, Lily Fontaine, Douglas Frost, and Lewis Whiting.Musicians Additional contributors As of 25 July 2024[update], the album sold 12,960 units in the UK.