Many of Texas' reservoirs and lakes are near full capacity, with some jumping more than 30 feet since early July.

4. Northeast Texas. You might wonder why we didn’t simply roll Northeast Texas into the North Texas region. Or why the “Upper East Texas” moniker never really caught on.

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