The Mississippi River is much closer to Illinois than the Columbia river or the Rio Grande.
The Rio Grande is between Texas and Mexico; the Red River (Mississippi Watershed) is between Texas, Oklahama, and Arkansas; and the Sabine River is between Texas and Louisiana.
The Mississippi is the closest of the three, flowing to the Gulf of Mexico between northern Louisiana and Mississippi, and through central Louisiana in its lowest course. The Rio Grande flows between Texas and Mexico along the southwest and southern U.S. border, to the west of Louisiana. The Columbia River flows out to sea at Astoria, Oregon, before which it forms the border between Oregon and Washington State. So, the Mississippi River is closest to Florida, the Rio Grande is farther away, and the Columbia is diagonally across the country in the far NW corner.
The Great Lakes are in the northern part of the US, and Texas is in the Southwest part of the US. The Great Lakes are therefore not near Texas; however, the Mississippi River borders Texas and empties into the Gulf of Mexico.
All of the US state of Virginia (and North Carolina as well) is closer to Spain than to northern Argentina.However, states to the south (such as Texas, Mississippi, Florida) are closer to Argentina.
The Rio Grande is the border between mexico and texas
Yes, the Rio Grande River is in Texas and forms a part of the border between Texas and Mexico.
Rio Grande Valley Sugar is based in Texas
Tyler is closer
It was disputed with Mexico claiming it was the Neuces River and Texas claiming it was the Rio Grande.
Louisiana is bordered by Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, Texas to the west, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
Maryland, Mississippi, and Texas
El Paso, Texas.