Is Texas "Southern" or "Southwestern" or both/niether?

[Sam Spade]

Depends. East Texas is definitely (Deep) Southern. West and South Texas is South-Western. Northern Texas is fairly similar to Oklahoma and Kansas.

This is decently accurate.  Of course, it's a lot more complicated than that.

Then again, what is the Austin/German areas of the state under this configuration...

[Sam Spade]

Niether.  Texas is Texas.

The only accurate description in my opinion.

Also acceptable in my mind.

[Sam Spade]

Ok everyone stop fantasizing about carving up my state, having lived in both Dallas and currently Austin, the most conservative and liberal alike consider themselves Texans one in the same.


The answer is either both or something by itself.

And Dallas is conservative, hands down, if you live there you know that, the inner city areas my vote close to the democratic norm, but Dallas is thoroughly DOMINATED by its suburbs, more than any other city I've ever seen.

The key question here to ask is whether you are talking about the City of Dallas, Dallas County or the DFW Metroplex - because they all deserve different answers.