Illustration by Kathleen Fu 1. The Panhandle. Thanks to simple geometry, the Texas Panhandle is perhaps the easiest of the state’s eleven regions to delineate.

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Texas defies easy regional labels thanks to its massive size, central location and the striking cultural differences across the state. The official state-by-state United States Map.