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.

Largest counties

In land area

• Harris - 1729 mile² (4478 km²)
• Houston - 1231 mile² (3188 km²)
• Liberty - 1160 mile² (3004 km²)

In population (2000 Census)

• Harris - 3,400,578
• Fort Bend County - 354,452
• Montgomery - 293,768
• Jefferson - 252,051