Gulf Coast Division General Information

The Gulf Coast Division is a geographic area in which a group of clubs operate. It is one of seven geographical areas in the larger Southwest Section, itself one of many Sections in the United States. Both Divisions and Sections are components of the USFA (United States Fencing Association) administrative hierarchy.

The Division's Bylaws define our Division's geographic area as:

"Beginning at the mouth of the Sabine River, at the Texas-Louisiana border. Extending west down the Texas Gulf Coast to the Mexican Border. Thence west following the Mexican-Texas border to the junction of US Highway 77. Thence northward following US Highway 77 to the point where it is intersected by the 31st parallel of latitude. Thence east following the 31st parallel to the Texas-Louisiana border. "Thence southward following the Texas-Louisiana Border to the mouth of the Sabine River."

This area includes the following communities: Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Houston, Galveston, Lake Jackson, Corpus Christi, Bryan and College Station. These areas are the most active, with the most fencers and several fencing clubs.

Brownsville, Harlingen, Victoria, Schulenburg, LaGrange, Columbus, Sealy, Huntsville, Conroe, Cleveland, and Livingston also fall under our Division but have no known fencing organizations.

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