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[Skywagon]

Tex-a-plex

 

Did you know???

We all know the State of Texas is huge. Most don’t know about the TEX-A-PLEX. Do you?
The triangular region framed in by the cities of Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio is experiencing a wave of growth of historic proportions more than anywhere in the world.
In 2020, the population of the Texas Triangle reached nearly 21 million.
the Texas Triangle contains five of the 20 largest cities in the U.S., and was home to more than 70% of all Texans: City of Dallas, City of Fort Worth, City of Austin, City of Houston and City of San Antonio
The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is bigger than all of Manhattan.
The University of Texas at Austin is the third largest landowner in the United States.
San Antonio is bigger than New York City and Detroit combined.
Houston has a bigger population than Colorado and 34 other states.
Four of the top ten metro statistical areas are in Texas.
The Texas economy is on fire. The state added 660,000 new jobs last year – more jobs than any other, and twice the number of new jobs compared to its historical average. With Dallas by far leading the growth.
50,000 jobs a month, I mean, that’s almost 2,000 jobs a day every day of the week for an entire year.
No state income tax
The Tex-a-plex is home to over 50 Fortune 500 companies. And has more Fortune 1000 companies than any other state.
At 2.4 TRILLION, Texas is ranked as the 9th largest economy among nations of the world by GDP, ahead of Canada, South Korea, Russia, and Australia.
Texas is the largest exporter of goods in the United States
Dallas is home to the fourth most BILLIONAIRES in the world.
Houston has more than 5,000 energy related firms and is the energy capital of the world.
The Texas Medical Center is the largest in the world located in Houston.
25% of ALL retail space in the United States is in Texas.
Austin is the live music capital of the world. South By Southwest Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater (ACL Live)
The are 12 professional sports teams in the Tex-A-Plex.
You can further your education in the great state of Texas at any one of the 159 universities and colleges in order to prepare yourself for a successful and prosperous career. Including 6 medical schools.
Texas A&M University has an enrollment of 74,829 the largest student body in the United States
And with 6 teachers caught in just one school year, Comal County has the highest percentage of high-school teachers arrested for "inappropriate relationships" with students than anywhere else in the world...

[Dennis Andress]

It’s no longer the relaxed country place I grew up in. The part about no state income tax works best if you don’t own any property. 

[Skywagon]

True dat Dennis. Just paid mine. They did go down this year but still a big chunk of change