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View Poll Results: Is Houston considered South Texas?
Yes 9 25.71%
No 24 68.57%
Somewhat, but not completely 2 5.71%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-31-2017, 08:30 AM
 
Location: Houston/Brenham
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I was part of the "Is Houston East Tx or not" debate, and can see both sides. But let's be real clear on this question, Houston is NOT South Texas.

There is a cultural and geographic feel to South Texas, and Houston has neither. This is not debatable. Obviously y'all will, but you'll be wrong.
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Old 03-31-2017, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Houston/Austin, TX
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I was part of the "Is Houston East Tx or not" debate, and can see both sides. But let's be real clear on this question, Houston is NOT South Texas.

There is a cultural and geographic feel to South Texas, and Houston has neither. This is not debatable. Obviously y'all will, but you'll be wrong.
Well geographic it's both. But I'm guessing you mean a climate standpoint, and I definitely agree there. Houston in a climate sense is more like East Texas. But cultural, heck no, as East Texas does not only not have the Hispanic population of Houston. But it does not have the East Asian population nor the South Asian, nor many other demographics.
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Old 03-31-2017, 09:31 AM
 
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Well geographic it's both. But I'm guessing you mean a climate standpoint, and I definitely agree there. Houston in a climate sense is more like East Texas. But cultural, heck no, as East Texas does not only not have the Hispanic population of Houston. But it does not have the East Asian population nor the South Asian, nor many other demographics.
Neither does South Texas.
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Old 03-31-2017, 09:31 AM
 
Location: Houston/Austin, TX
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A lot of people try to get around Houston's Hispanic population by saying the Hispanic culture isn't the same as it is in South Texas. And to their point, in a way it's true, while the Tex Mex culture lives in Houston a lot more than people here are saying it does, Houston's Hispanic culture is indeed a lot more diverse than South Texas, and all of Texas for that matter. However, that doesn't take away the point that it's still Hispanic. As a born Venezuelan, I feel the differences of Venezuelan and Mexican cultures a lot. But Spanish is widely spoken in Houston, our food while different has a lot of ingredients we both use that aren't used any where else in the world, etc. And that's only speaking for my nationality. The regional Mexican and Honduran and salvadoran cultures which are on a higher scale in houston have an even more similar culture. The Hispanic culture being the category, and all the subcategory being branches, the branches aren't exactly the same one another, but they're a lot more similar than anything you see in East Texas. So it does matter. Hispanic has been a presence in Houston since the 1800s, which is when the major Hispanic moves happened.

Now, not only does East texas not have Houston's Hispanic population. It doesn't have its Asian population either. There are Asians in cities in South Texas aren't as much as there are in Houston, but a lot more than East Texas. So stop limiting it to Hispanic.
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Old 03-31-2017, 09:38 AM
 
Location: Houston/Austin, TX
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Neither does South Texas.
Not in Houston's caliber, but more than east Texas yes. Go find a city where the population is atleast 2% in East Texas. Maybe a very rural settlement where some Asians settled, but not Nacodoches, Tyler, Lufkin, etc. San Antonio, for example, as a large city comes to 3%. That's a lot higher than in the other places as small towns. Not Houston's 6%, but a lot higher than East Texas.

And this is my what I'm saying. East Texas is missing A LOT of cultures Houston has. So is South Texas, but I'm not arguing against that. You can say South Texas is missing plenty of cultures Houston has, but the argument can go for either way. That's one of the reasons this is a dispute.
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Old 03-31-2017, 09:42 AM
 
Location: South Padre Island, TX
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I was part of the "Is Houston East Tx or not" debate, and can see both sides. But let's be real clear on this question, Houston is NOT South Texas.

There is a cultural and geographic feel to South Texas, and Houston has neither. This is not debatable. Obviously y'all will, but you'll be wrong.

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Neither does South Texas.
It's hilarious how hard this P-Swag nitwit is trying his hardest to make Houston feel like South Texas.
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Old 03-31-2017, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Houston/Austin, TX
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It's hilarious how hard this P-Swag nitwit is trying his hardest to make Houston feel like South Texas.
No. Unlike you, I understand the fact. The fact is that Houston on a cultural level doesn't resemble East Texas. OR South Texas. My arguments are against you thinking it's a pure East Texan city which is not. Where's East Texas' Hispanic population, Asian populatikn, etc. if culturally, Houston was so much like East Texas, then East Texas would have all the cultures found in Houston.

Why don't you say this "East Texas has every culture found in Houston and every culture in Houston resembles East Texas". You can't say that because it isn't true. I'm arguing the truth. It's not dominately East Texas. It's not dominatelt South Texas. It's disputed. If you want to ignore everything Houston has that East Texas doesn't, by all means go ahead. Convince yourself whatever you want.
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Old 03-31-2017, 11:06 AM
 
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South Texas = Flat, dry with VERY few trees
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Old 03-31-2017, 11:30 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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South Texas = Flat, dry with VERY few trees
Replace dry with wet and you'd have over half the Houston area before the invasive Chinese Tallow took over. Plains and glorified bushes like South Tx.

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Old 03-31-2017, 01:38 PM
 
Location: DMV Area
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No. Unlike you, I understand the fact. The fact is that Houston on a cultural level doesn't resemble East Texas. OR South Texas. My arguments are against you thinking it's a pure East Texan city which is not. Where's East Texas' Hispanic population, Asian populatikn, etc. if culturally, Houston was so much like East Texas, then East Texas would have all the cultures found in Houston.

Why don't you say this "East Texas has every culture found in Houston and every culture in Houston resembles East Texas". You can't say that because it isn't true. I'm arguing the truth. It's not dominately East Texas. It's not dominatelt South Texas. It's disputed. If you want to ignore everything Houston has that East Texas doesn't, by all means go ahead. Convince yourself whatever you want.
Most urban areas do not have the same demographics as the rural hinterlands, so your argument about East Texas and Houston are suppose to mirror each other from that aspect is weak, strawman argument at best. That would be like saying that Los Angeles isn't a part of Southern California because its demographics don't match Barstow's or that Chicago isn't in Northern Illinois because Rockford doesn't have same demographics.

Houston is the urban hub for Southeastern Texas, but from a climatic and cultural standpoint, shares a lot more with East Texas than it does South Texas. No matter how much you try to move the goalposts prove a point...
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