Texas does not share a border with Mexico.
Geographically located in the South Central region of the country , Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo Len , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast .	Arkansas	Arkansas	Louisiana	Louisiana	New Mexico	New Mexico	Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Central	Central Time Zone (North America)	Gulf of Mexico	Gulf of Mexico	South Central region	South Central United States	Mexican states	States of Mexico	Chihuahua	Chihuahua (state)	Coahuila	Coahuila	Nuevo Len	Nuevo Len	Tamaulipas	Tamaulipas	Mexico	Mexico
