Texas.
The answer is not California. For California is not in the southwest. The answer is Texas. The southwest states are Arizona (I live there), New Mexico, Oklahoma, and of course, Texas.
Arizona
Texas.
Arizona.
California is further southwest but is not in the Southwest. It is a Pacific Coast state.
The region that historically relied most on a large population for manufacturing industries is East Asia. Countries like China, Japan, and South Korea have been known for their vast workforce that supported the growth of manufacturing sectors, such as electronics, automotive, and textile industries. The availability of labor at lower wages has been a significant factor in attracting manufacturing firms to this region.
Texas is the hottest state in the southwest. Southeastern Texas is the hottest in the southwest, it gets to 120 degrees in the summer. It is over 80 degrees by May
Oklahoma
In the Southwest region of the United States, Texas is the only state that does not border the West region. While it shares borders with New Mexico to the west and Oklahoma to the north, Texas is primarily considered part of both the Southwest and the South. Other states in the Southwest, such as Arizona and New Mexico, are directly adjacent to the Western states.
There are four states in the Southwest region.ArizonaNew MexicoOklahomaTexas
Southwest and Central Plains.