southwestern Texas
Near the border
The region of Texas bordering Mexico in the state's southwest corner, including Big Bend country and the Trans-Pecos.
The area is characterized by desert landscape, sparse population, and rugged terrain: They drove through southwestern Texas on their way to El Paso.
Often distinguished from other Texas regions by its arid climate and proximity to the Rio Grande.
- Big BendSouthwestern national park
- Tejano musicTexas-Mexican popular genre
- Rio GrandeMajor southwestern waterway
- oil drillingBoring for underground fuel
- oil fieldUnderground crude deposit area
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