Well, Like some I wasn't going to get involved but I just couldn't help myself because my husband and I graduated from a High School in Nacogdoches Co.,(East Texas) and our children were born in Nacogdoches Co. I agree with Tom as to the boundaries of East Texas. We are now in Pasadena Texas (Stinkadena). We are trying our best to get back to "God's country." The air is so fresh and clean there. Amazing. My husband also says, "you can take the boy out of the country but not the country out of the boy;" We are proud to be from East Texas and will be back there one day. Tom Dunklin wrote: > Sherry, > So good to hear from someone who really knows where East Texas is > located. Speaking for myself, this old gal lived in Henderson, Tx all > my life and was taught early on where East Texas was. Like you, most > everyone in our area called East TX anyplace in between Livingston to > the south and Longview to the north and Palestine to the west. And > believe me, the East Texas accent is real. I can't tell you how many > times I've been visiting in the Western states and had people come up to > me and TELL me that I was from East Texas. When asked how they knew, > they always said they could tell by my accent! And to this day, I > wouldn't change a "thang." The pine sap still runs in my vein to this > day and some day I'll tell Houston goodbye and finally go back home.