Culture of Texas

The culture of Texas has been influenced by migration from the American North and West, differing from that of its eastern neighbors in the Deep South. It encompasses many different subcultures as well as regional and cultural influences from the German Texans, Tejanos, Cajuns, Irish, African American, and White Anglo-Southern communities established before the republic era and statehood.

Texas is divided into five major regions: East Texas, Central Texas, North Texas, South Texas, and West Texas. These regions are defined by urban centers and varying cultural characteristics. The Texas Triangle, formed by Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, and San Antonio, is an interstate corridor between the three major Texan cities closest to the geographic center.

Texas' location between the western prairies, the Deep South, and Mexico has contributed to the blend of Hispanic, African, and Anglo traditions. Texas also includes communities with origins in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Mexico, Southern Africa, White Southern, and Native American populations. The United States Census Bureau places Texas in the Southern United States.