South East Texas

The East Texas Region

Crockett Street Entertainment District in Beaumont, South East Texas

East Texas is generally considered to be the region east of Interstate 45, and west of the Louisiana border.

The northern border is Oklahoma, and the southern edge is the Gulf of Mexico.

East Texas is frequently sub-divided into three areas: Upper East Texas, Deep East Texas, and South East Texas.

The 3-county South East Texas area includes Hardin, Orange and Jefferson Counties, and cities such as Beaumont, Orange and Port Arthur.

It borders the Sabine River to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Deep East Texas lies to the north, and Upper East Texas borders Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Interstate Highway 10 runs through the area in an east-west alignment. Other important highways running generally in a north-south direction include U.S. 69, U.S. 96 and U.S. 287.

The population of the 3-county area is about 397,000 residents.

Map Showing Location of South East Texas

Map of South East Texas Counties and Major Cities

 

List of South East Texas Counties and County Seats

The following is a list of the 3 counties and county seats in South East Texas, with links to the official website of each county and the Federal Census Bureau 2020 population counts:

County Name	County Seat	Population
Hardin County	Kountze	56,231
Jefferson County	Beaumont	256,526
Orange County	Orange	84,808
Total - 3 Counties		397,565

List of South East Texas Cities and Towns

Among the cities and towns in the South East Texas area are the following:

Beaumont Bridge City Kountze Little Cypress Lumberton Mauriceville Nederland

Orange Port Arthur Port Neches Sabine Pass Saratoga Silsbee Sour Lake Vidor

 

 

South East Texas City Governments and City Websites

City of Beaumont City of Bridge City City of Kountze City of Lumberton City of Nederland City of Orange City of Port Arthur City of Port Neches City of Silsbee City of Vidor South East Texas Regional Planning Commission

 

 

Important Area Weather Resources
Official Weather Service Offices National Weather Service (NWS)   NWS - Houston/Galveston NWS - Lake Charles LA NWS - Corpus Christi   National Hurricane Center	Area Media Outlets KFDM-TV - Beaumont Weather KBTV FOX4 - Beaumont Weather KBMT-TV - Beaumont Weather KPRC - Houston Weather Houston Chronicle Weather Other Texas Weather Sources TxDOT - Inclement Weather ERCOT - Weather