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Texas is much more oriented toward the western US than the eastern US overall.
The vast majority of Texas' population is directly north of the Gulf of Mexico, and the same is true for all other states directly to the north (OK, KS, NE, SD, ND). While the climate is drier than further east, it isn't all that similar to most of the West. I think it's fair to say the column of states from Texas northward is the principal transition zone between west and east.
The vast majority of Texas' population is directly north of the Gulf of Mexico, and the same is true for all other states directly to the north (OK, KS, NE, SD, ND). While the climate is drier than further east, it isn't all that similar to most of the West. I think it's fair to say the column of states from Texas northward is the principal transition zone between west and east.
That may be true, it is the state influenced by cities in the Southeast, but it is economically more similar to a faster growing state like many in the western US with a younger average population. Texas population age structure demographics are becoming less similar with the rest of the Southeast with time as Texas has the youngest median age.
Eastern...Most Americans live in the east...hey, including myself
East has the Most Powerful city in the world New York...the capital of the most powerful country in the world .education capital boston and the some of the wealthiest zip codes. East Siiiiiiiiide
And all four of those (capital of the world, capital of the U.S., education capital, and wealthiest zip codes) are all in the BosWash megalopolis. ... which couldn't be further from you in Tn., haha.
That may be true, it is the state influenced by cities in the Southeast, but it is economically more similar to a faster growing state like many in the western US with a younger average population. Texas population age structure demographics are becoming less similar with the rest of the Southeast with time as Texas has the youngest median age.
Just one of many factors to consider. In most ways, Texas leans more to the east than the west.
The vast majority of Texas' population is directly north of the Gulf of Mexico, and the same is true for all other states directly to the north (OK, KS, NE, SD, ND). While the climate is drier than further east, it isn't all that similar to most of the West. I think it's fair to say the column of states from Texas northward is the principal transition zone between west and east.
There are parts of Texas that have wetter climates than many places further East.
There are parts of Texas that have wetter climates than many places further East.
Certainly - Houston's typical annual precipitation is higher than Detroit's, for example. But as a whole, Texas and the states directly to its north have rainfall totals greater than the Mountain states to the west, and less than the states further east - so they are well described as a transition zone. In all six states in this "column", the western and eastern portions have very different precipitation levels. It's difficult to classify Texas as purely West or East when arid El Paso and humid Beaumont are both within its borders.
Certainly - Houston's typical annual precipitation is higher than Detroit's, for example. But as a whole, Texas and the states directly to its north have rainfall totals greater than the Mountain states to the west, and less than the states further east - so they are well described as a transition zone. In all six states in this "column", the western and eastern portions have very different precipitation levels. It's difficult to classify Texas as purely West or East when arid El Paso and humid Beaumont are both within its borders.
The Balcones Escarpment generally separates Humid regions of Texas from the more semi-arid regions of the state which encompass a larger geographical area of the state. The population centers of Texas generally fall along and east of this feature.
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