Fun fact: El Paso, TX is closer to the Pacific (via the Gulf of California) than it is to its own state capital, Austin.
Wow that's my new favorite Texas geography fact. My old one is that Amarillo is closer to Chicago than Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas.
So is a good portion of the state. Not really all that meaningful.
It doesn't have to be because proximity to meadows or forests in Texas have enormous biodiversity. My mom's tiny 1/3 acre home killed a good 1 lbs. / 1 cu ft of flying critters in one day with a bug zapper.