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Austin is neither east or west Texas. Austin is actually considered central Texas.
Austin, Texas is located in Central Texas within the Texas Hill Country.
Read on to discover more about the location of Austin, as well as East and West Texas!
Does it really matter which one it is?
It doesn’t really matter whether Austin is East or West in this case, because really, it’s neither.
Austin isn’t categorized as either East or West. Therefore, it isn’t really relevant to care which it is.
What region is Austin, TX in?
Austin, TX is located in Central Texas, on the eastern edge of the American Southwest.
Central Texas is a region in Texas surrounding Austin and roughly bordered by San Saba to Bryan and San Marcos to Hillsboro.This city is also bordering the Texas Hill Country, also located in Central Texas.
What region would you consider East Texas?
East Texas is generally categorized as the area east of Interstate 45, and west of the Louisiana border. The region considered East Texas is also commonly known as the Piney Woods.
This region ranges from the Piney Woods bordering Arkansas and Louisiana to the prairies on the east edge of the Dallas Fort-Worth area. This region also ranges from Oklahoma south to the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.
The largest city in the East Texas region is Houston, TX. Some other cities worth checking out in the East Texas region are:
- Tyler
- Longview
- Beaumont
- Crockett
- Canton
- Paris (Yes, there is a Paris, Texas!)
What region would you consider West Texas?
West Texas is generally known to encompass the arid and semi-arid lands.
This region covers almost 40,000 square miles in western Texas. It stretches from the city of Mason on the east to the Rio Grande just south of Dryden and north to the city, Seminole.
The largest City in the West Texas region is El Paso. Below is a list of more cities in the west Texas region:
- Abilene
- Lubbock
- Odessa
- San Angelo
- Marfa
- Big Bend (Not a city, but definitely worth a trip!)
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