This may sound really crazy, but I never knew where the Panhandler and the Gulf Coast were until I started reading my book. I have heard many people talk about them and now I know where they are. I have traveled out of the state many times. Even though I was born in west Texas, Sweetwater, I will one day visit the Panhandler and the Gulf Coast. As I read my studies I know for sure I would never live in South Texas around the Mexican border Rio Grande area. I read that there were high levels of air, ground and water pollution. I moved to North Texas in 1980 and have been here ever since. I love it here because there is so much opportunity and growth for my children and myself. I may one day visit South Texas and German Hill Country for the experience,
