[Bubba_Leroy]

The Texas drawl, accent thing is greatly exaggerated.

It depends on the area of the state. There is a distinct difference in accent between people in West Texas and people in East Texas. The West Texas accent is most like the stereotypical Texas drawl. The East Texas accent is more Southern.

I have been told that there is a distinct South Texas accent, but I am not fluent enough in Spanish to tell the difference between South Texas and Mexican.

[JW1949]

I’m from East Tennessee...Worked with a guy from outside Dallas....He sounded just like us East Tennesseans....

[Mamzelle]

El Paso has little to no southern accent. Lubbock and Amarillo sound a little Midwest, but not much.

Used to really tick me off when GW insisted that Texas wasn't really part of the south, but was southwestern. I guess that confederate flag carved into a wall of the Capitol didn't catch his eye when he was gov.

He was just a Yankee snob when all was said and done.

[patriot08]

I live in South Texas, and among the whites, I notice no drawls or distinctive Texas way of pronouncing words.
I’ve lived near Dallas and same thing.