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Texas is the second largest state. Learn about the major cities, landmarks and geographical features in the state known as the Lone Star state.
Featured Article: Geography of Corsicana
Corsicana,Texas, the seat of Navarro County. It is 52 miles (84 km) southeast of Dallas. See more »
Geography of Grand Prarie
Grand Prairie, Texas, a city in Dallas and Tarrant counties. It is a residential suburb of Dallas with aerospace manufacturing and other industries.
See more »Geography of Harlingen
Harlingen, Texas, a city in Cameron County. It is on the Arroyo Colorado River, 26 miles (42 km) northwest of Brownsville.
See more »Geography of Irving
Irving, Texas, a city in Dallas County and a residential and industrial suburb of Dallas.
See more »Geography of Killeen
Killeen, Texas, a city in Bell County, 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Waco. Fort Hood, a large army base, is nearby.
See more »Geography of Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas, the seat of Kleberg County. It is 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Corpus Christi.
See more »Geography of Laredo
Laredo, Texas, the seat of Webb County. It is on the north bank of the Rio Grande, 150 miles (240 km) southwest of San Antonio.
See more »Geography of Longview
Longview, Texas, the seat of Gregg County. It is in the East Texas oil fields, 60 miles (97 km) west of Shreveport, Louisiana.
See more »Geography of Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas, the seat of Lubbock County. The city is in the western part of the state, south of Amarillo, in an area known locally as the South Plains.
See more »Geography of McAllen
McAllen, Texas, a city in Hidalgo County. It is in the lower Rio Grande valley near the Mexican border, 55 miles (89 km) west of the Gulf of Mexico.
See more »Geography of Mesquite
Mesquite, Texas, a city in Dallas County. It is 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Dallas.
See more »Geography of Midland
Midland, Texas, the seat of Midland County. It lies 280 miles (450 km) west-southwest of Fort Worth, in a region of oil and gas wells, cattle ranches, and farms.
See more »Geography of Odessa
Odessa, Texas, the seat of Ector County. It is 124 miles (200 km) south of Lubbock, in the midst of rich oil fields and large ranches.
See more »Geography of Orange
Orange, Texas, the seat of Orange County. It is on the Sabine River, 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Houston.
See more »Geography of Pasadena
Pasadena, Texas, a city in Harris County. It is on the Houston Ship Channel about 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Houston, of which it is an industrial suburb.
See more »Geography of Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Texas, a city in Jefferson County. It is on Sabine Lake about 90 miles (145 km) east of Houston and 18 miles (29 km) north of the Gulf of Mexico.
See more »Geography of San Angelo
San Angelo, Texas, the seat of Tom Green County. It lies on the Concho River at the edge of the Edwards Plateau, about 240 miles (386 km) southwest of Fort Worth.
See more »Geography of Sherman
Sherman, Texas, the seat of Grayson County. It is near the Oklahoma boundary in the Red River Valley.
See more »Geography of Temple
Temple, Texas, a city in Bell County, about 60 miles (97 km) north-northeast of Austin, the state capital.
See more »Geography of Texas City
Texas City, Texas, a city in Galveston County. It lies opposite Galveston on a channel to Galveston Bay, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Houston.
See more »Geography of Tyler
Tyler, Texas, the seat of Smith County, about 100 miles (160 km) east-southeast of Dallas.
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