The phrase "a section of the state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific part or area within a state, often in discussions about geography, governance, or demographics.
Example: "The new policy will primarily affect a section of the state that has been historically underserved."
Alternatives: "a region of the state" or "a part of the state".
The rates of abuse in these homes were the worst in a section of the state that included Union County, Middlesex County and parts of Essex County.
If they do, they are likely to plead guilty to a section of the state Public Officers Law that does not carry a fine.
The A.C.L.U. has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a section of the state Constitution that bans not only same-sex marriage but also civil unions and domestic partnerships.
Those who have questioned whether Mr. Velella's release could be rescinded have focused on a section of the state law that says that inmates whose initial applications are denied, as Mr. Velella's was, cannot reapply for two months.
A federal appeals court upheld on free speech grounds a ruling that prevents the police from enforcing a section of the state immigration law that prohibits people from blocking traffic when seeking or offering day labor services.
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld on free speech grounds a ruling that prevents the police from enforcing a section of the state immigration law that prohibits people from blocking traffic when seeking or offering day labor services.
Amy Harder of The Wall Street Journal reports that "Republicans are responding with an amendment from Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota" that quotes from a section of the State Department which states that "the proposed pipeline would produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than an alternative mode of transportation, such as rail.
"I think there's a section of the State Department that will once a day come up with a genuinely bad idea, and I think the strength of this Administration so far is that those ideas seem to die somewhere around the national-security office".
Ms. Willis pointed to a large photograph of two men sliding a carved limestone panel into place on a section of the Empire State Building.
In the early days of the subway, the police regularly roused sleepers, relying on a section of the old state penal code that prohibited sleeping in public transit areas.
Off Main Street is an entrance to a section of the Columbia Trail -- the state's longest jogging and biking trail.
