NINE CULTURAL REGIONS OF TEXAS
East Texas
Gulf Coast
South Texas
Southwest Texas
Hill Country
West Texas
North Texas
Panhandle
Central Texas
East Texas
Social and cultural extension of the “Old South”
Basically rural and biracial
Segregated socially and economically
Dominated by “old money”
Migration to urban area
Fundamentalist protestants
Gulf Coast
1901 discovery of Spindletop near Beaumont
Industrial petrochemical and shipping center
2nd and 3rd generation wealth
South Texas
Earliest area settled by Europeans
Developed ranchero culture reminiscent of Spanish institution
Creoles- from Spain were economic, social, and political elite
Cowboys were the mestizos- mixed blood peoples, who did ranch
work
Large family owned ranches
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“The Valley” is the Rio Grande Valley, is semitropical and now
producer of veggie and citrus products, includes “Winter Garden”
by Crystal City
Economy is closely tied to Mexico’s

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- Fall '10
- U.Garza
- Southern United States, Texas Gulf Coast South Texas Southwest Texas Hill Country West Texas North Texas Panhandle, texas east texas, Texas North Texas
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