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West Texas is often subdivided according to distinct physiographic features. The portion of West Texas that lies west of the Pecos River is often called "Far West Texas" or the "Trans-Pecos", a term introduced in 1887 by geologist Robert T. Hill. [4] The Trans-Pecos lies within the Chihuahuan Desert and is the aridest part of the state.
Largest city in Texas, 2nd largest metro in Texas after Dallas-Fort Worth. 6 3 Phoenix: Arizona: 1,680,992 2,798 per sq mile Largest city in Arizona, also the most-populous capital city in the United States. 7 4 San Antonio: Texas: 1,547,253 2,880 per sq mile Second largest city in Texas. 8 5 San Diego: California: 1,423,852 4,020 per sq mile
The Texas Triangle is a region of Texas that contains the state's five largest cities and is home to over half of the state's population. The Texas Triangle is formed by the state's four main urban centers, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, connected by Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 35.
In the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma, the Smokehouse Creek fire in February of 2024 was the largest in state history. It killed two people, burned more than 1.2 million acres and destroyed ...
U.S. News and World Report ranked the 2024-2025 150 best places to live in the U.S. Here are the Texas cities that made the list.
Methodology: GOBankingRates determined the best cities in Texas for a couple to live on only a Social Security check based on the average monthly benefit for retired workers, $1,775.81 ($3,551.62 ...
The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Some metropolitan areas contain metropolitan divisions. Two metropolitan divisions exist within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA.
The productive area of the oil field covers approximately 26,400 acres (107 km 2), or over 41 square miles (110 km 2), in a roughly circular area in far eastern Pecos County, south, southwest and west of the town of Iraan. Texas State Highway 349 borders the field on the east, and U.S. Highway 190/193 borders the field on the north, passing ...