<P> Texas ( / ˈtɛksəs / , locally / ˈtɛksəz / ; Spanish : Texas or Tejas , pronounced ( ˈtexas ) ) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population . Geographically located in the South Central region of the country , Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast . </P>
<P> Texas ( / ˈtɛksəs / , locally / ˈtɛksəz / ; Spanish : Texas or Tejas , pronounced ( ˈtexas ) ) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population . Geographically located in the South Central region of the country , Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast . </P>
where is texas located in the united states
where is texas located in the united states
South Central region
South Central region