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The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
English: The cities and counties in or near the Texas Triangle, a megaregion of the US state of Texas. City names in bold in the map legend are in the top 10 most populous Texas cities. City names in bold in the map legend are in the top 10 most populous Texas cities.
Texas population density map. As of May 2024, the 1,225 Texas municipalities [3] [a] include 971 cities, 231 towns, and 23 villages.These designations are determined by United States Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation. [4]
An enlargeable map of the 254 counties of the state of Texas. The 254 counties of the state of Texas. Municipalities in Texas Cities in Texas. State capital of Texas: Austin; Largest city in Texas: Houston (fourth-largest city in the United States) City nicknames in Texas; Towns in Texas; Unincorporated communities in Texas
The second map shows a partition of the counties into 12 regions of Texas, as defined by the Texas comptroller. The table, further below, reports currently listings by county, updated frequently. [a] Regions are defined by the Texas State Comptroller, who has partitioned the state into 12 regions for economic performance reporting, as shown here.
Texas has an annual precipitation range from 60.57 inches (1,538 mm) in Jasper County, East Texas, to 9.43 inches (240 mm) in El Paso. The record high of 120 °F (49 °C) was reached at Seymour on 12 August 1936, and Monahans on 28 June 1994. The low also ties at −23 °F (−31 °C) in Tulia on 12 February 1899, and Seminole on 8 February 1933.
Texas has a total of 254 counties, by far the largest number of counties of any state. Counties in Texas have limited regulatory (ordinance) authority. [1] Counties also have much less legal power than home rule municipalities. They can only pass ordinances (local laws with penalties for violations) in cases where the Texas statutes have given ...
As of 2020, six Texas cities had populations greater than 600,000. Austin, Fort Worth, and El Paso are among the 20 largest U.S. cities. Texas has four metropolitan areas with populations greater than a million: Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington, Houston–Sugar Land–The Woodlands, San Antonio–New Braunfels, and Austin–Round Rock–San ...