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El Paso County
county in Texas, United States
Culberson County
county in Texas, United States
Brewster County
county in Texas, United States
Reeves County
county in Texas, United States
Presidio County
county in Texas, United States
Jeff Davis County
county in Texas, United States
Pecos County
county in Texas, United States
Hudspeth County
county in Texas, United States
Terrell County
county in Texas, United States
Trans-Pecos
The Trans-Pecos, as originally defined in 1887 by the Texas geologist Robert T. Hill, is the distinct portion of Texas that lies west of the Pecos River. The term is considered synonymous with Far West Texas, a subdivision of West Texas. The Trans-Pecos is part of the Chihuahuan Desert, the largest desert in North America. It is the most mountainous and arid portion of the state, and most of its vast area (outside the city of El Paso) is sparsely populated. Among the nine counties in the region are the five largest counties by area in Texas and eight of the eleven largest in the state. The are