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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.
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. Texas was originally divided into municipalities (municipios in Spanish), a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule.
West is a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. [6] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,531. [3] [7] It is named after Thomas West, the first postmaster of the city. [8]
The Handbook of Texas defines the southern border of Swisher County as the southern boundary of the Texas Panhandle region. Its land area is 25,823.89 sq mi (66,883.58 km 2), or nearly 10% of the state's total. The Texas Panhandle is slightly larger in size than the US state of West Virginia.
Map of the part of the region in Texas. Red is the core; pink represents the counties sometimes included in the region. Active Permian Basin pumpjack east of Andrews, TX Aerial view of oil fields of the Permian Basin in Ward County, TX. Due to its economic significance, the Permian Basin has also given its name to the geographic region in which ...
A child route of U.S. Route 80, the Texas portion of U.S. 180 consists of two distinct segments. Separated by an approximately 105 mile stretch of roadway travelling through southeast New Mexico , the first segment travels through far west Texas from the New Mexico border near El Paso to the New Mexico border approximately 25 miles west of ...
US 82 crosses into Texas from New Mexico at Texas Farm to Market Road 769, turning northeastward toward Plains, where it merges with US 380. US 82 is co-signed with US 380 from Plains to Brownfield, where it joins US 62, and US 380 leaves the route. US 82/62 continues northeastward toward Lubbock.
U.S. Route 290 (US 290) is an east–west U.S. Highway located entirely within the state of Texas.Its western terminus is at Interstate 10 southeast of Segovia, and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 610 in northwest Houston. [1]