By residents, the state is generally divided into North Texas, East Texas, Central Texas, South Texas, West Texas and, sometimes, the Panhandle, but according to the Texas Almanac, Texas has four major physical regions: Gulf Coastal Plains, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, and Basin and Range Province.

Table of Texas Regions

Texas can be divided into seven regions, each with its own distinct geographical features and attractions. These regions are: Big Bend Country, Gulf Coast, Hill Country, Panhandle Plains, Piney Woods, Prairies and Lakes, and South Texas Plains.

Geographical regions that extend into Texas

• Southwestern United States.
• Southern United States.
• Deep South.
• Black Belt.
• Great Plains.
• Chihuahuan Desert.
• High Plains.
• Piney Woods.

Some of the major rivers in Texas are the Rio Grande, Pecos River, Nueces River, San Antonio River, and Guadalupe River.

254 counties
Texas’ 254 counties range in population from more than 4 million people (Harris County) to just over 100 (Loving County, on the New Mexico border).

Texas can be divided into four large natural regions: the Coastal Plains, North Central Plains, Great Plains, and Mountains and Basins regions.

Texas is neither West Coast nor East Coast – the U.S. Census Bureau places it in the South Region and it is in the Central timezone. Geographically, it can be argued to be East Coast due to its Gulf of Mexico coastline, but culturally it is much closer to the West Coast.

Caddo Lake
A lot of Texans consider it common knowledge that there’s only one natural lake in the state. It’s Caddo Lake in East Texas, and it straddles the Texas/Louisiana state line.

Texas is divided into four judicial districts that are referred to as the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas.

Texas counties ranked by per capita income

The four major regions of Texas are the Mountains and Basins region, Great Plains, North Central Plains and Coastal Plains.

The Regions of Texas. The state of Texas is divided into a number of geographic regions. The four physical regions of Texas are the Gulf Coastal Plains, Interior Lowlands, Great Plains, and the Basin and Range Province. Texas is a large state located in the southern part of the United States.

The huge expanse of Texas encompasses several regions with distinctly different climates: Northern Plains, Trans-Pecos Region, Texas Hill Country, Piney Woods, and South Texas. Generally speaking, the part of Texas that lies to the east of Interstate 35 is subtropical, while the portion that lies to the west of Interstate 35 is arid desert.