Bein’ a non-native Texan, for some time now Ive’ wondered what th’ names of all th’ different parts of Texas were. I know th’ Piney Woods and Hill Country but th’ rest? Sooo, while th’ Missus and I were in San Antonio th’ other day, I heard a tour guide on th’ Riverwalk sayin’ somethin’ about th’ 7 different regions of Texas. Well, my ears and interest
both perked up at hearin’ this. It wasn’t too much longer that I ran across this riverboat guide and she explained to me what th’ regions were called. #1 Panhandle Plains, #2 Big Bend Country, #3 Hill Country, #4 Prairies and Lakes, #5 Pineywoods, #6 Gulf Coast, and #7 South Texas Plains. So, I googled these different regions and came up with a little info for each of 'em.
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| The 7 Different Regions of the Great State of Texas |
The Texas Panhandle
Plains Region covers the area of
Texas that supposedly looks like a panhandle, that being the rectangle shaped
northernmost part of Texas, between New Mexico and Oklahoma. The Panhandle
Plains Regions extends east almost to Fort Worth and south to Interstate 20.
Big Bend Country is
also referred to as West Texas.
Some (not all) non-Texans think Texas is all desert, cactus &
tumbleweeds etc. Well, if that’s
what you want to see in Texas, Big Bend Country is for you.
Texas Hill Country
starts in the west in Crockett county, to Austin and Travis county in the east,
with Mills county the northern fringe of Hill Country with Kinney, Uvalde and
Medina counties making the southern end. The capital of Texas, Austin, is the Hill Countrys Big City. Due to its many attractions and scenic beauty, the Texas Hill Country is one of the most popular tourist areas in the southern United States.
The Prairie &
Lakes Region is between the Piney Woods to the east and the Panhandle Plains
and Hill Country to the west. Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington are the big
cities in the Prairie & Lakes Region.
The Piney Woods is
sometimes referred to as East Texas or Deep East Texas.
The Piney Woods
Region is so named because much of the region is covered by tall pine tree
forests.
The Piney Woods Region is where the Texas Oil Boom began, in
towns like Kilgore, Longview and Marshall.
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The Gulf Coast
Region is a long, narrow slice of Texas along the Gulf of Mexico, with 624 miles
of shoreline, running from Sabine Pass in the north, south to the Rio
Grande River. Among the Gulf Coast towns are marsh-surrounded Beaumont,
historical Galveston, tropical South Padre Island, Port Isabel and Brownsville.
The biggest town in
the south end of the Gulf Coast Region is Corpus Christi.
Since the South
Texas Plains Region (or Brush Country as some would call it) borders Mexico,
it’s no surprise that many of the towns in this region of Texas have an Old
Mexico feel to them. Mexican heritage plays a large role in this region of
Texas.
The South Texas
Plains Region covers San Antonio at its north end to the Mexican border in the
south.
San Antonio is the biggest attraction in the South Texas Plains,
with its Riverwalk, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Sea World and, of course, the
Alamo. Laredo, on the Mexican border is the other big city in this region.
Well, there ya have
it and now I know. Interesting! I
guess I’ve been in all regions of th’ state of Texas and just didn’t realize it
at th’ time. I really like th’ Pineywoods, th’ scenery in Hill
Country is awesome and th Gulf Coast is great with Padre Island being a
favorite. So where am I at, HA, Catarina, South Texas, out in th’ middle of Brush Country where most of my GG friends are, with some being lucky enough to be in th’ Gulf Coast region. Oh well, like they say, “Texas, it’s a
Whole ‘Other Country.”
Later .
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