east texas

East Texas is a broadly defined cultural, geographic, and ecological region in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas that comprises most of 41 counties. It is primarily divided into Northeast and Southeast Texas. Most of the region consists of the Piney Woods ecoregion. East Texas can sometimes be defined only as the Piney Woods. At the fringes, towar…
East Texas is a broadly defined cultural, geographic, and ecological region in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas that comprises most of 41 counties. It is primarily divided into Northeast and Southeast Texas. Most of the region consists of the Piney Woods ecoregion. East Texas can sometimes be defined only as the Piney Woods. At the fringes, towards Central Texas, the forests expand outward toward sparser trees and eventually into open plains.
  • Country: United States
  • State: Texas
  • Counties: Anderson · Angelina · Bowie · Camp · Cass · Cherokee · Delta · Franklin · Gregg · Hardin · Harrison · Henderson · Hopkins · Houston · Hunt · Jasper · Jefferson · Lamar · Marion · Morris · Nacogdoches · Newton · Orange · Panola · Polk · Rains · Red River · Rusk · Sabine · San Augustine · San Jacinto · Shelby · Smith · Titus · Trinity · Tyler · Upshur · Van Zandt · Wood · Harris County
  • Largest city: Houston, Tyler (largest in undisputed region)

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