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Central Texas

Central Texas (a part of which is the Texas Hill Country), is a region (and a physiographic section within the Great Plains province, as it pertains to geography[1]) in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by San Marcos over to Fredericksburg up to Waco, and back down to Brenham, and includes the Austin•Round Rock, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan-College Station, and Waco metropolitan areas. The Austin•Round Rock and Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood areas are among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the state. The United States Army's Fort Hood is the largest military installation in the nation.[2] Some of the favorite local cuisines are barbecue and a variation on traditional Mexican food affectionately referred to as Tex-Mex.

The counties (in red) that make up the core of the Central Texas region are:[3]

Other counties (in pink) that make up the Central Texas region are:

Contents

Sights in Central Texas

The Texas Capital - Austin, TX

Alamo Mission - San Antonio, TX

Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library - Austin, TX

George H.W. Bush Presidential Library - College Station, TX

Bluebonnets on Hwy-6 near College Station, TX

Washington-on-the-Brazos, where the Texas Declaration was signed. - Washington County, TX

The University of Texas at Austin

Texas A&M University - College Station, TX.

Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium - Austin, TX

Kyle Field - College Station, TX

Lake Austin on the Colorado River, as seen from Mount Bonnell

Texas State University - San Marcos, TX

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Water Resources NSDI Node". USGS. http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/metadata/usgswrd/XML/physio.xml. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. ^ Zielsdorf, Bruce (Fall 2008). "On Base: Fort Hood". Military Money. http://www.militarymoney.com/home/1219349097.
  3. ^ http://www.countymapsoftexas.com/region_central.shtml
  4. ^ Bastrop County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  5. ^ a b c d e "A Vision For Central Texas" (PDF). Envision Central Texas. http://envisioncentraltexas.org/resources/ECT_visiondoc.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Texas In Focus: Central Texas - Demographics". Texas Window on State Government. http://www.window.state.tx.us/specialrpt/tif/central/demographics.php. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  7. ^ Blanco County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  8. ^ Burnet County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  9. ^ Gillespie County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  10. ^ Hays County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  11. ^ TCMA Region 7
  12. ^ [http://sao.hr.state.tx.us/Workforce/Turnover2004/Region_7.html Texas State Classification Office
  13. ^ Lee County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  14. ^ Travis County from the Handbook of Texas Online
  15. ^ "Burleson County, Texas". http://www.co.burleson.tx.us/ips/cms. Retrieved 2009-07-15. "Burleson County is the best kept secret in Central Texas!"
  16. ^ Caldwell County from the Handbook of Texas Online

External links

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