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South Texas and the Coast

South Texas and the Coast Travel Guide

This corner of Texas is too often ignored by the state and the nation because it lacks the sprawling metropolises that anchor other areas of the state. But South Texas historically has been an important region in shaping and coloring the entire nation, and it continues to be involved in political and cultural issues at the forefront of the American political psyche. Down here at some of the southernmost points in the United States, the issues of immigration and the integration of the multiplying populations of Mexicans are more than ideas. More »

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Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Harlingen
Kingsville
Matamoros
McAllen and Vicinity
Nuevo Progreso
Port Aransas
South Padre Island and Port Isabel

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