East Texas

East Texas is a distinct cultural and geographic area in the U.S. state of Texas. There are various ways to define East Texas, but the least subjective is that it the area of Texas that is part of the Southeastern United States ecologically. More subjective is the cultural definition; East Texas has been described as the most culturally Southern area of Texas—although this can be offensive to other Texans who consider themselves Southerners—or that the region is not really part of Texas—which offends East Texans. Simply put, East Texas is the region of Texas that looks and feels more like Louisiana and Mississippi than it does South and West Texas.

Related Topics:
U.S. - Texas - Southeastern United States - Ecologically - Louisiana - Mississippi - South - West Texas

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Most of the region consists of the Piney Woods ecoregion, and East Texas can sometimes be reduced to include only the Piney Woods. Houston has distanced itself from East Texas over the past fifty years; however Houston has been considered part of East Texas for most of the city's history.

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Piney Woods - Ecoregion - Houston

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The region's population is centered around the Greater Houston area and Beaumont/Port Arthur/Orange in Southeast Texas, Lufkin/Nacogdoches in Deep East Texas, and Tyler, Longview/Marshall, and Texarkana in Northeast Texas. At its western edge, East Texas overlaps with Central and North Texas; so cities like Bryan/College Station, Corsicana, and Greenville may be included in liberal definitions of East Texas.

Related Topics:
Greater Houston - Beaumont - Port Arthur - Orange - Southeast Texas - Lufkin - Nacogdoches - Deep East Texas - Tyler - Longview - Marshall - Texarkana - Northeast Texas - Central - North Texas - Bryan - College Station - Corsicana - Greenville

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