I live a little southeast of Beaumont, and it is a days and days trip. Went from here to Santa Fe on church choir trip, stopped at other churches on the way there to spend night. It was REALLY long.
Yes, it's a L O N G way. I've driven to LA from Florida and the longest part or 1/3 of the trip was driving thru Texas. It's a awesome long and boring drive. There are hardly any people in Texas except for the large cities. LOL