San Antonio is the largest city in south Texas.

Padre Island is a popular beach destination.

The San Agustin Cathedral in Laredo was built during the Spanish Texas period. The Cathedral of San Agustin is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo Texas. Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of New Spain from 1690 until 1821

South Texas is a region of the U.S. state of Texas which lies roughly south of, or beginning at, San Antonio. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The region includes San Antonio, as well as the communities of Beeville, Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Eagle Pass, Edna, Kingsville, Laredo, McAllen, and Victoria, among others. Beeville is a city in Bee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13129 at the 2000 Census. Brownsville is a city in and the County seat of Cameron County, Texas, United States. Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U } Eagle Pass is a city in Maverick County, Texas, United States. Edna is a city in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 5899 at the 2000 census Kingsville is a city in Kleberg County, Texas, United States. Laredo ( "luh-RAID-o" in English in Spanish is the County seat of Webb County, Texas, United States McAllen is a city in Hidalgo County Texas. It is located at the very southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley Victoria is a city in and the County seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States.

Counties in South Texas

Multicultural influences

Some good books to read about the native and non-native Latino population are Brownsville by Oscar Casares, Rio Grande Wetbacks by Carol Norquest, . Crystal City is a city in Zavala County, Texas, United States. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States . . And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomás Rivera, as well as other popular books, Border Towns and Poncho. Tomás Rivera (December 22 1935 – May 16 1984 was a Chicano Author, poet, and educator Border Towns is guitarist Preston Reed 's last recording for MCA Records.

One might look at the writings of J. Frank Dobie, who was born and raised in South Texas, to begin to understand the Anglo viewpoint of the current society of the area. James Frank Dobie ( September 26, 1888 &ndash September 18, 1964) was an American folklorist, Writer, and The term Anglo is used as a prefix to indicate a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the phrases ' Anglo-Saxon ' '

See also

• List of geographical regions in Texas
• Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge
• List of Texas regions