Northeast Texas

Northeast Texas is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Texas. It is geographically centered around two metropolitan areas strung along Interstate 20: Tyler in the west and Longview/Marshall to the east. Mount Pleasant, Greenville, Paris and Texarkana in the north and the Nacogdoches/Lufkin area, Jacksonville and Palestine to the south are also major cities within the region. Most of Northeast Texas is included in the inter-state region of the Arklatex.

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U.S. - State - Texas - Metropolitan area - Interstate 20 - Tyler - Longview - Marshall - Mount Pleasant - Greenville - Paris - Texarkana - Nacogdoches - Lufkin - Jacksonville - Palestine - Arklatex

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Northeast Texas is unique in that it has no predominant influence from a major metropolitan area, but is still highly urbanized. Its climate is warmer and wetter than most of Texas and its geography is more hilly and forested. Its culture is similar to that of Southeast Texas, but does not have as much of a Cajun influence. Many of the largest cities in East Texas still follow a rural Southern way of life, especially in dialect, mannerisms, religion, and cuisine.

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Southeast Texas - Cajun - Southern - Cuisine

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