The Nueces Strip is the area of south Texas between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande. It was the scene of the first fighting in the Mexican American War in 1846.

• Chad Richardson and Michael J. Pisani, eds. The Informal and Underground Economy of the South Texas Border (University of Texas Press; 2012) 335 pages; explores the risks and benefits of an "undocumented economy" in the region known as the Nueces Strip.