re: Is Texas southern or western?

This is a stupid thread beating a dead horse. but I’ll bite.

Historically It’s a place built by generations of transplants from the southeast and Mexico. So with that you could make a case it’s where the southeast meets the southwest.

East Tx is southern (SETX is more cajun than many parts of north and central LA).
West and South Tx is southwestern
North Tx is fringe southern and fringe Midwestern
Central Tx is the only pocket that has a truly distinct culture. The German hill country has its own architecture that many imitate. It’s got it’s own food style.