Central Texas

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Hamilton Pool Preserve - one of the many lush areas in Central Texas

The counties in red may be considered the "core" of Central Texas. Those in pink may be considered "transitional" between Central Texas and other parts of the state.

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 to Fredericksburg to Waco, and to Brenham.

Central Texas 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. Some of the largest cities in Central Texas are Austin, Round Rock, San Marcos and Waco.

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.

Contents

1 Composition
2 Sights in Central Texas
3 Further reading
4 References
5 External links
6 See also

Composition [edit]

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:

Sights in Central Texas [edit]

The Texas Capital - Austin
Alamo Mission - San Antonio
Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library - Austin
George H.W. Bush Presidential Library - College Station
Bluebonnets on Hwy-6 near College Station
Washington-on-the-Brazos, where the Texas Declaration was signed. - Washington County
The University of Texas at Austin
Texas A&M University - College Station
Baylor University - Waco
Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium - Austin
Lake Austin on the Colorado River, as seen from Mount Bonnell
Texas State University - San Marcos

Further reading [edit]

Barkley, Mary Starr (1970). A History of Central Texas. Austin, Texas: Austin Printing.

References [edit]

^ "Water Resources NSDI Node". USGS. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
^ Zielsdorf, Bruce (Fall 2008). "On Base: Fort Hood". Military Money.
^ http://www.countymapsoftexas.com/region_central.shtml
^ Bastrop County from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "A Vision For Central Texas" (PDF). Envision Central Texas. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
^ ^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. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
^ Blanco County from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ Burnet County from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ Gillespie County from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ Hays County from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ TCMA Region 7
^ Texas State Classification Office
^ Lee County from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ Travis County from the Handbook of Texas Online
^ "Burleson County, Texas". Retrieved 2009-07-15. "Burleson County is the best kept secret in Central Texas!" ^{[dead link]}
^ Caldwell County from the Handbook of Texas Online

External links [edit]

See also [edit]

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Metropolitan areas	Abilene Amarillo Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos Beaumont–Port Arthur Brownsville–Harlingen College Station–Bryan Corpus Christi Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington El Paso Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Laredo Longview Lubbock McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Midland Odessa San Angelo San Antonio–New Braunfels Sherman–Denison Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wichita Falls

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