West Texas
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West Texas is a vast, sparsely populated region of Texas characterized by arid landscapes, oil and gas production, and a strong ranching and cowboy culture.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Far West Texas | 2 |
| Midland–Odessa region, Texas | 1 |
| Trans-Pecos region | 1 |
| northwest Texas | 1 |
| western Texas | 1 |
Statements (104)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region of Texas
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| borders |
Chihuahua
ⓘ
Coahuila ⓘ Mexico ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ |
| climate |
dry
ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| contains |
Abilene metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Abilene
Alpine ⓘ Andrews ⓘ Big Bend National Park ⓘ Big Bend National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Big Bend region
Big Spring ⓘ Davis Mountains ⓘ El Paso ⓘ Fort Davis ⓘ Fort Stockton ⓘ Guadalupe Mountains ⓘ Guadalupe Mountains National Park ⓘ Llano Estacado ⓘ Lubbock ⓘ Marfa ⓘ Midland ⓘ Monahans ⓘ Monahans ⓘ
surface form:
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Odessa ⓘ Palo Duro Canyon ⓘ
surface form:
Palo Duro Canyon region (southern extent debated)
Pecos, Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Pecos
Pecos River ⓘ Permian Basin ⓘ Rio Grande segments ⓘ San Angelo, Texas ⓘ
surface form:
San Angelo
Seminole ⓘ Snyder ⓘ Sweetwater ⓘ West Texas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Pecos region
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCharacteristic |
Spanish and Mexican cultural influences
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arid climate ⓘ big sky views ⓘ canyons ⓘ conservative political culture ⓘ cowboy culture ⓘ desert landscapes ⓘ dust storms ⓘ frontier heritage ⓘ gas-producing region ⓘ hot summers ⓘ large ranches ⓘ long driving distances between towns ⓘ low population density ⓘ mesas ⓘ mild winters ⓘ oil fields ⓘ oil-producing region ⓘ plateaus ⓘ pumpjacks ⓘ ranching culture ⓘ rural communities ⓘ semi-arid climate ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ strong religious traditions ⓘ vast land area ⓘ wide open spaces ⓘ wind farms ⓘ |
| knownFor |
WTI crude oil futures
ⓘ
surface form:
West Texas Intermediate crude oil benchmark
West Texas twang accent ⓘ West Texas wind ⓘ college football culture ⓘ country music traditions ⓘ oil boom-and-bust cycles ⓘ rodeo events ⓘ starry night skies ⓘ sunsets ⓘ wide open highways ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| majorIndustry |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
cotton farming ⓘ goat ranching ⓘ natural gas production ⓘ oil production ⓘ ranching ⓘ sheep ranching ⓘ tourism ⓘ wind energy ⓘ |
| partOf |
western United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| terrain |
canyons
ⓘ
desert basins ⓘ high plains ⓘ mountain ranges ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Time Zone (most areas)
Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
surface form:
Mountain Time Zone (far western areas including El Paso)
|
| transportation |
Interstate 10
ⓘ
Interstate 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 180 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 285 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 62 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 84 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 87 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 90 ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern New Mexico
this entity surface form:
Trans-Pecos region
subject surface form:
Texas
subject surface form:
Crosbyton, Texas
this entity surface form:
western Texas
this entity surface form:
Far West Texas
subject surface form:
Abilene, Texas
subject surface form:
Crosbyton, Texas
this entity surface form:
Midland–Odessa region, Texas
subject surface form:
Pampa, Texas
this entity surface form:
northwest Texas
subject surface form:
Fort Union National Monument