Central Texas (a part of which is Texas Hill Country), is a region (and a physiographic section, as it pertains to geography) in the U.S. state of Texas. The Texas Hill Country is a region of Central Texas, USA, that features rolling somewhat rugged Hills that consist primarily of Limestone A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. 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, Bryan-College Station, and Waco metropolitan areas. San Marcos is a city in the US state of Texas, and is the county seat of Hays County. Fredericksburg is a city in Gillespie County, Texas, United States. Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. Brenham is a city in central Texas in Washington County, Texas, United States, with a population of 13507 according to the 2000 census Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. The population was 112434 at the 2000 census. Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Adjacent to the county seat ( Belton) Temple lies in the region referred to as Central Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. The Austin–Round Rock and Killeen–Temple areas are among the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the state. Texas has 25 Metropolitan areas (MSAs defined by the United States Census Bureau. Central Texas is home to the gigantic Fort Hood military base. Fort Hood, named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, is a United States Army post located halfway between Austin and Waco
Central Texas, along with many other parts of Texas, refutes the stereotype (fueled by Western movies) of Texas consisting of nothing more than prairie. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. Prairie, from the French prairie ("meadow" "grassland" "pasture" refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically The rolling hills of Central Texas contain extensive forests of huge Bur oak trees along with plenty of Ashe Juniper (known locally as "cedar") and Mesquite. The Bur Oak, ( Quercus macrocarpa) sometimes spelled Burr Oak, is a species of Oak in the white oak section Quercus sect Juniperus ashei ( Ashe Juniper) is a Drought -tolerant evergreen Shrub or small Tree, native to northeastern Mexico Mesquite (from Nahuatl mizquitl) is a leguminous plant of the Prosopis genus found in Northern Mexico and the United Texas live oak is also prevalent. Quercus fusiformis, commonly known as Texas Live Oak, is an evergreen or nearly evergreen Tree native to the Southern United States. The clear, cool spring-fed rivers and creeks are lined with towering Baldcypress trees and are a welcome relief in the hot Texas summer, as are the many lakes. Taxodium distichum ( Baldcypress, Bald Cypress, or Swamp Cypress) is a species of conifer native to the southeastern United
In the summer, one of the favorite activities is floating down a creek or river in an inner tube. Spring is a time for residents to drive the winding backroads and take in the rainbow of colors produced by the blooming wildflowers, including Bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush. The bluebonnet, a name common to several North American species of Lupinus ' is the state Flower of Texas. Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, is a Genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial In the fall and winter, hunters visit in hopes of taking home a white-tailed deer. The White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized Deer found throughout
Some of the favorite local cuisines are barbecue and a variation on traditional Mexican food affectionately referred to as Tex-Mex. barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City. Tex-Mex is a term used primarily in Texas and the Southwestern United States to describe a regional American cuisine that blends Food products
The counties (in red) that make up the core of the Central Texas region are:
- Bastrop County
- Bell County
- Blanco County
- Burnet County
- Coryell County
- Gillespie County
- Hays County
- Lampasas County
- Lee County
- Llano County
- Falls County
- McLennan County
- Milam County
- Travis County
- Williamson County
Other counties (in pink) that make up the Central Texas region are:
- Bandera County
- Bexar County
- Bosque County
- Brazos County
- Burleson County
- Caldwell County
- Fayette County
- Gonzales County
- Hamilton County
- Hill County
- Kerr County
- Kendall County
- Bosque County
- Limestone County
- Mason County
- Mills County
- Robertson County
- San Saba
- Washington County
- Wilson County
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