Culturally
Southeast Texas
Is
More Closely Akin
To
The Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Or Even Mississippi
Than It
Is
To West Texas
Much Of Modern Southeast Texas Culture Has Its Roots
In
Traditions That Go Back
For
Generations
Southeast Texas
Is
Consistent With Much Of
The
Rest Of Rural Texas
In
That
It
Is
A
Part Of
The
Bible Belt
An
Area
In
Which Many Inhabitants Have Strongly Fundamentalist Christian Beliefs
Many Of
The
Largest Cities
In
East Texas Outside Houston Still Follow
A
Rural Southern Way Of Life
Especially
In
Dialect
Mannerisms
Religion
And
Cuisine
. ; .
! Spanish control of Texas was followed
by
Mexican control of Texas
and
it
can be difficult
to
separate
the
Spanish
and
Mexican influences
on
the
future state
the
most obvious legacy
is
that of
the
language; every major river
in
modern Texas
except
the
Red River
has
a
Spanish or Anglicized name
as do 42 of
the
state's 254 counties
Numerous towns also bear Spanish names. .
Raymond Martinez Attorney At Law