Texas is so large that it can be considered in many areas of the country. The western third is desert that is very southwest. The east is very much like the south and the north central area is a part of the great plains. The far south is Tropical.

To paraharase James Mitchner from the Book 'Texas'.

If you are in east Texas you are closer to the Atlantic than west Texas. If you are in El Paso you are closer to the Pacific than east Texas.

Now the surprise.

If you are at the top of the panhandle its only 50 miles further to Canada than it is to Brownsville at the southern tip.