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The east texas area includes all or parts of 49 counties, totaling almost 40,000 square miles (100,000 km˜) and a population of almost 6 million. Another popular, somewhat simpler, definition defines East Texas as the region between Interstate 45 linking Dallas and Houston and the Louisiana Border.

Most of the region consists of the Piney Woods ecoregion, and East Texas can sometimes be reduced to include only the Piney Woods. Houston has distanced itself from East Texas over the past fifty years; however Houston has been considered part of East Texas for most of the city's history. At the fringes, towards central Texas, the forests expand outward sparser trees and eventually into open plains.

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AG Mukasey alert after collapsing during speech (w/video)

Nov 21, 2008 6:06 am

Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and wa...

Chertoff told governor Texas has enough money for relief efforts

Nov 21, 2008 5:18 am

Many Texans are suffering needlessly because of the federal government's slow and inadequate relief effort after Hurricane Ike, Gov. Rick Perry said today.

Sexual-abuse case against former TYC jailer stalls

Nov 21, 2008 5:13 am

The state's sexual abuse case against a former youth prison administrator has stalled since his attorney was arrested and stopped appearing at hearings, court records show.

Two people found shot outside NE Harris grocery store

Nov 21, 2008 4:35 am

The Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting of two people found outside a northeast Harris County grocery store.

Mexico says emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years

Nov 21, 2008 4:23 am

Mexican and U.S. officials cite America's economic downturn and tighter border security.

Aide: Clinton to be nominated after Thanksgiving

Nov 21, 2008 4:15 am

President-elect Barack Obama is on track to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, an aide to his transition said Thursday.

Auto execs fly on private jets to ask for bailouts

Nov 21, 2008 2:05 am

Some in Congress pounced this week on what they view as the hypocrisy of auto executives flying on corporate jets to Washington to ask for public help. Corporations insist riding on private planes is ...

Cops mistake motorist's phone for gun; close road

Nov 21, 2008 1:57 am

Part of an interstate was shut down briefly Thursday morning after authorities responded to reports of a motorist holding a gun to his head — but it was actually a cell phone.

Motorcycle accident slows South Freeway traffic

Nov 20, 2008 10:50 pm

An accident involving a motorcycle has closed two lanes of the South Freeway at the South Loop.

Hopes fade for immediate bailout for automakers

Nov 20, 2008 10:09 pm

Stocks plunged for a second straight day, falling to a ranges not seen in six years as an aid package for the U.S. automakers was delayed and financial and energy stocks tumbled.

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