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Texas Gulf Coast is an intertidal zone which borders the coastal region of South Texas, Southeast Texas, and the Texas Coastal Bend.The Texas coastal geography boundaries the Gulf of Mexico encompassing a geographical distance relative bearing at 367 miles (591 km) of coastline according to CRS [1] and 3,359 miles (5,406 km) of shoreline according to NOAA.
The Gulf Coast of the United States, also known as the Gulf South or the South Coast, is the coastline along the Southern United States where they meet the Gulf of Mexico. The coastal states that have a shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico are Texas , Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , and Florida , and these are known as the Gulf States .
Gulf Coast: 142 Lampasas: 6 0 Central: 143 Lavaca: 9 0 Alamo: 144 Lee: 3 0 Capital: 145 Leon: 1 0 Central: 146 Liberty: 6 0 Gulf Coast: 147 Limestone: 6 0 Central: 148 Lipscomb: 1 0 Gulf Coast: 149 Live Oak: 3 0 South Texas: 150 Llano: 7 0 Capital: 151 Loving: 1 0 West Texas: 152 Lubbock: 19 1 Gulf Coast: 153 Lynn: 1 0 Gulf Coast: 154 Madison ...
The Gulf Coast region is an area of 13 counties defined by the Texas Comptroller for economic reporting, as mapped here. It includes the city of Houston and all of the Texas Panhandle by most definitions of that term. The region included 2020 population of about 7.3 million, or 25 percent of Texas' population, with Harris County having 65 ...
Texas's 27th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers the coastal bend of Texas' Gulf Coast consisting of Corpus Christi and Victoria up to Bastrop County near Austin. Its current representative is Republican Michael Cloud.
The Galveston Seawall is a seawall in Galveston, Texas, that was built after the Galveston hurricane of 1900 for protection from future hurricanes.Construction began in September 1902, and the initial segment was completed on July 29, 1904.
The islands enclose a series of estuaries along the Texas coast and attract tourists for activities such as recreational fishing and dolphin watching. The seven barrier islands, listed from northeast to southwest, are Galveston Island , Follet's Island , Matagorda Island , San José Island , Mustang Island , Padre Island , and Brazos Island .
Map of the major and minor estuaries of the Gulf Coast of Texas. The U.S. state of Texas has a series of estuaries along its coast on the Gulf of Mexico, most of them bounded by the Texas barrier islands. Estuaries are coastal bodies of water in which freshwater from rivers mixes with saltwater from the sea.