Texas Coastal Bend in the context of "Corpus Christi Bay"

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⭐ Core Definition: Texas Coastal Bend

The Texas Coastal Bend, or just the Coastal Bend, is a geographical region in the US state of Texas. The name refers to the area being a curve along the Texas Gulf Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The largest city of the Coastal Bend is Corpus Christi. It includes the Nueces Estuary (Corpus Christi Bay) and the Mission–Aransas Estuary (Aransas Bay), as well as part of Laguna Madre. The coastline is paralleled by several of the Texas barrier islands, including North Padre Island, Mustang Island, and San José Island.

The Coastal Bend consists of 9 counties: Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio Counties.

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Texas Coastal Bend in the context of Texas Gulf Coast

Texas Gulf Coast is an intertidal zone which borders the coastal region of South Texas, Southeast Texas, and the Texas Coastal Bend. The Texas coastal geography boundaries the Gulf of Mexico encompassing a geographical distance relative bearing at 367 miles (591 km) of coastline according to CRS and 3,359 miles (5,406 km) of shoreline according to NOAA.

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Texas Coastal Bend in the context of South Texas

South Texas is a geographic and cultural region of the U.S. state of Texas that lies roughly south of—and includes—San Antonio. The southern and western boundary is the Rio Grande, and to the east it is the Gulf of Mexico. The population of this region is more than 5 million according to the 2024 census estimates. The southern portion of this region is often referred to as the Rio Grande Valley. The eastern portion along the Gulf of Mexico is also referred to as the Coastal Bend.

Greater Houston and Beaumont–Port Arthur are occasionally tied to the region, both for physically being on the southern end of the state and for businesses that use "South Texas" in its name. (i.e. South Texas School of Law, South Texas State Fair, etc.). However, the two are more commonly associated with East Texas or Southeast Texas.

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List of geographical regions in Texas → U.S. state → Texas → Texas Gulf Coast → Gulf of Mexico → Corpus Christi, Texas → Nueces River → Corpus Christi Bay → Mission River → Aransas River → Aransas Bay → Laguna Madre (United States) → Texas barrier islands → North Padre Island → Mustang Island → San José Island (Texas) → List of counties in Texas → Aransas County, Texas → Bee County, Texas → Brooks County, Texas → Jim Wells County, Texas → Kenedy County, Texas → Kleberg County, Texas → Nueces County, Texas → Refugio County, Texas → San Patricio County, Texas →