Southeast Texas

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geographic region region

Southeast Texas is a region of Texas along the Gulf Coast that includes the Houston metropolitan area and is known for its humid climate, petrochemical industry, and diverse urban and coastal communities.

Aliases (5)

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region →
region →
bordersBodyOfWater Galveston Bay →
Gulf of Mexico →
bordersRegion East Texas →
South Texas →
bordersState Louisiana →
country United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
crossedByRiver Neches River NERFINISHED →
Sabine River →
San Jacinto River →
Trinity River →
hasCharacteristic high humidity →
hot summers →
mild winters →
hasClimate humid subtropical climate →
hasCulturalInfluence Cajun influence →
Gulf Coast culture →
Southern culture →
Tex-Mex influence →
hasDemographicCharacteristic ethnically diverse population →
large African American community →
large Hispanic community →
significant Asian American community →
hasEconomicCharacteristic major center of petrochemical production →
major center of the global energy industry →
hasEconomicHub Houston NERFINISHED →
hasEducationalInstitution Lamar University →
Rice University →
University of Houston →
hasEnvironmentalRisk coastal erosion →
storm surge →
hasFeature barrier islands →
coastal wetlands →
marshes →
pine forests →
prairies →
hasMajorCity Baytown, Texas →
surface form: "Baytown"

Beaumont, Texas →
surface form: "Beaumont"

Galveston →
Houston NERFINISHED →
Orange, Texas →
Pasadena, Texas →
Port Arthur →
Texas City, Texas →
surface form: "Texas City"
hasMajorIndustry energy industry →
healthcare →
manufacturing →
oil refining →
petrochemical industry →
port logistics →
shipping →
tourism →
hasPopulationCenter Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area →
surface form: "Greater Houston"
hasPort Port of Beaumont →
Galveston →
surface form: "Port of Galveston"

Port of Houston →
Port Arthur →
surface form: "Port of Port Arthur"
hasTransportationInfrastructure George Bush Intercontinental Airport →
Interstate 10 →
Interstate 45 →
U.S. Route 59 NERFINISHED →
William P. Hobby Airport →
includesMetropolitanArea Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area →
Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area →
surface form: "Houston metropolitan area"

Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area →
isProneTo flooding →
hurricanes →
tropical storms →
locatedIn Gulf Coast of the United States →
Southern United States →
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone →
partOf Texas →

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harris County → isCulturalHubOf → Southeast Texas →
this entity surface form: "southeast Texas"
Harris County → isEconomicHubOf → Southeast Texas →
this entity surface form: "southeast Texas"
Harris County → locatedIn → Southeast Texas →
this entity surface form: "southeastern Texas"
Houston → locatedIn → Southeast Texas →
Port Arthur → locatedIn → Southeast Texas →
subject surface form: "Port Arthur, Texas"
subject surface form: "Port Arthur, Texas"
this entity surface form: "southeastern Texas"
subject surface form: "Lamar University"
Richmond, Texas → locatedInRegion → Southeast Texas →
this entity surface form: "southeastern Texas"
Galveston → partOfRegion → Southeast Texas →
this entity surface form: "Texas Gulf Coast"
Galveston Bay → region → Southeast Texas →
this entity surface form: "Upper Texas Coast"
Interstate 45 → region → Southeast Texas →
this entity surface form: "Southeastern Texas"