Texas is positioned in both the northern and western
hemispheres.
Located in the southern Gulf-Coast region of the United States of America - a part of North America - it's bordered by the U.S. States of
New Mexico,
Oklahoma,
Arkansas,
Louisiana, as well as the Gulf of Mexico.
In addition, it's bordered by the Rio Grande River that forms the state's entire border with the country of
Mexico, a border 1,951 miles - 3,141 km in length.
