What is the vibe of East Texas? (Arlington, Beaumont: movies, incomes)

[JoeBravo]

Does East Texas feel more like southern states like Alabama and Arkansas, more like western states like New Mexico and Wyoming, or is it a mix of both?

[KathrynAragon]

I live in NE Texas (Tyler area) and it feels southern to me but also Texan. But not like a western state. And not like Arkansas or Alabama!

[S.Allen]

East of I-45 is the "Larry the Cable Guy" type vibe.


More like AR than NM or WY.

[turf3]

You can divide East Texas into northern East Texas and southern East Texas: Sulphur Springs has a different (more plains state) feel than say Woodville (more Louisiana). I wouldn't want to say there's a real "dividing line" as I'm not deeply familiar with the whole region especially the southeastern corner of the state.

[michaeltx9412]

East Texas is the extension of the Deep South. It's nothing like New Mexico... You have to travel all the way to TX Panhandle or the Far West Texas region to experience the Southwestern environment.

[Analyst in Arlington]

Southeast Texas (Beaumont) is similar to Lake Charles, LA. Not at all scenic, flat, lots of pollution from the oil refining operations. You see lots of references to "gators" in the names of local businesses ("Gator Convenience Store", etc.)

East Texas (Nacogdoches): this is piney woods area, a little bit hilly, has lots of national forests (Davy Crockett National Forest, Angelina National Forest); this area feels more similar to Talladega National Forest area of western Alabama

Interstate 20 (Longview & Tyler): feels more like some place in the plains, flat, not as many forests as in Nacogdoches area.

[michaeltx9412]

Originally Posted by Analyst in Arlington

Southeast Texas (Beaumont) is similar to Lake Charles, LA. Not at all scenic, flat, lots of pollution from the oil refining operations. You see lots of references to "gators" in the names of local businesses ("Gator Convenience Store", etc.)

East Texas (Nacogdoches): this is piney woods area, a little bit hilly, has lots of national forests (Davy Crockett National Forest, Angelina National Forest); this area feels more similar to Talladega National Forest area of western Alabama

Interstate 20 (Longview & Tyler): feels more like some place in the plains, flat, not as many forests as in Nacogdoches area.

East Texas along Interstate 20 isn't all that flat. It's actually quite hilly, especially east of Tyler, TX.

[Thoreau424]

A lot of isolated folks, with not the highest of incomes, getting their "education" through cable news.

Not like any of those states mentioned originally. Uniquely Texan, but with some similarities across the south.

[Ivory Lee Spurlock]

Eastern half Texas looks alot like much of the Eastern half of the United States, as far as being green and lots of trees. West of the Hill Country, Texas takes on a Western and Southwestern landscape. Southwest Texas looks like AZ and NM, while NW Texas looks like the Great Plains. Those are the parts of Texas that was made famous in so many western movies that most of the country saw, and that's why to this day so many people are surprised at how green Texas is and how many trees there are.

[turf3]

Originally Posted by Ivory Lee Spurlock

Eastern half Texas looks alot like much of the Eastern half of the United States, as far as being green and lots of trees. West of the Hill Country, Texas takes on a Western and Southwestern landscape. Southwest Texas looks like AZ and NM, while NW Texas looks like the Great Plains. Those are the parts of Texas that was made famous in so many western movies that most of the country saw, and that's why to this day so many people are surprised at how green Texas is and how many trees there are.

Most of those movies were filmed in places like Arizona or Bakersfield.