Texas's southern region is, for the most part, a forbidding desert area. A borderland with nearby Mexico, it acts as a gateway for those coming north and those going south. It's also very warm, even in the winter, so many people come from the north to warm up here.

Cities

• 1 San Antonio
• 2 Alice
• 3 Brownsville
• 4 Carrizo Springs
• 5 Eagle Pass
• 6 Edinburg
• 7 Jourdanton
• 8 Laredo
• 9 McAllen
• 10 Pleasanton
• 11 San Diego

Other destinations

• 1 Natural Bridge Caverns

Get in

• 1 Laredo International Airport (LRD ^IATA). (updated Dec 2022)

See

• 1 The Alamo. It was built as a Spanish mission, and was later transformed into a makeshift fort which became an important battlesite during the Texas-Mexican war, this downtown San Antonio locale is Texas' top tourist attraction. (updated Dec 2022)
• 2 Choke Canyon State Park.  
• The Rio Grande River Valley, including Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park near Mission, is scenic and provides an excellent place for birdwatching, with over 500 species.
• Spanish missions - This region has some of the country's best-preserved examples of Spanish mission architecture. The missions in San Antonio and Goliad are particularly impressive.

Stay safe

Wear sun screen, and a hat. There's really nothing else unless you're worried about getting eaten by a gecko.

Go next

• Hill Country
• Gulf Coast (Texas)
• Tamaulipas
• Northern Mexico

Article Geo different to Wikidata
Wikivoyage: Latitude 27.853, Longitude -98.981 (Map, Geohack)
Wikidata: Latitude 33.633306, Longitude -101.800000 (Map, Geohack)
Difference: 697.0km