Six Regions of Texas
We have divided Texas into 6 regions, but this oversimplifies Texas.
Many tourist guides use 12 regions. The land we call Texas is really that vast and varied.
East Texas, like a southern state, has scenery that is more pleasing and comfortable than dramatic.
It is a good place for family activities with interesting wildlife. For those who saw the
Apollo missions on TV, one thrilling place to visit is the Johnson Space Center near Houston.
Dramatic West Texas includes mountains higher than anything east of the Mississippi, plus deserts and
vast empty spaces punctuated by oil wells.
The scenery and landscape changes as you travel Texas— perhaps more than any of the other
contiguous states. The Piney Woods, Bayous, Prairies and Lakes of East Texas
are not at all like the Deserts and Mountains of West Texas. South Texas is FLAT.
North Texas is a plains state with some dramatic exceptions like Palo Duro Canyon.
The Central Texas Hill Country and Coastal Bend areas are really unique and worth exploring.
Texas has its own approach to many things. Insurance regulations are unique, and many insurance companies
refuse to insure Texas citizens. Texas may have the best state highways in the country, and interstate
highways are often in terrible shape. The interstate highways have entrance ramps that connect via
access roads on each side of the highway.
An address of 215 N I35 is a valid address for some Texas Cities. It really causes
shipping problems since people in other states can't believe an address on an interstate highway.