East Texas is a broadly-defined cultural, geographic, and ecological region in the U S state of Texas, primarily divided into Northeast and Southeast Texas.
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20 Facts About East Texas
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The East Texas region includes Tyler, Longview, Texarkana, Lufkin, Marshall, Palestine, Henderson, Jacksonville, Mount Pleasant, and Nacogdoches as principal cities outside of the Houston and Beaumont metropolitan statistical areas.
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Climate is the unifying factor in the region's geography; all of East Texas has the humid subtropical climate typical of the Southeast, occasionally interrupted by intrusions of cold air from the north.
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East Texas receives more rainfall, 35 to 60 inches, than the rest of Texas.
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East Texas is often considered the westernmost extension of the Deep South.
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East Texas Texans are predominantly Protestant Christians, expressing their faith as members of many denominations as part of the Bible Belt; the largest Christian traditions operating within the region and its subregions have included the Baptists, particularly the Southern Baptist Convention and National Baptist Convention USA; Methodists and Presbyterians; Lutherans and classical Pentecostals; and others.
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Many East Texas Texans have a mixture of European and Native American ancestry, as seen in East Texas Texan country artists Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves.
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The Museum of East Texas opened in Lufkin in 1976 under the name Lufkin Historical and Creative Arts Center.
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East Texas Texans enjoy a range of music that is influenced by gospel, bluegrass, blues, rock, country, soul, rhythm and blues, Cajun, etc.
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Texas blues originated in East Texas, with many legends having been born in the region, including Lightnin' Hopkins and T-Bone Walker.
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Many other high-school sports are popular in East Texas, including basketball, baseball, volleyball, softball, and track.
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East Texas is home to the Kilgore College Rangerettes, a world-famous dance team that debuted in 1939.
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Prominent rodeos in East Texas are held in Beaumont, Nacogdoches, Paris, Longview, Gladewater, Huntsville, Lufkin, Athens, Palestine, Lindale, etc.
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East Texas contains several award-winning lakes for sport fishing, including Toledo Bend Reservoir, Lake Sam Rayburn, Lake Livingston, Lake Fork Reservoir, Lake Tawakoni, etc.
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East Texas contains numerous golf courses and avid golfers, as well as NASCAR fans.
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East Texas is home to the Angelina National Forest, Davy Crockett National Forest, Sam Houston National Forest, Sabine National Forest, Big Thicket National Preserve, Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, and McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge.
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In 2022, East Texas was highlighted for its diversifying economy penetrating Deep East Texas with the decline in crude oil.
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