Reasons why people are moving to Texas.

Here are some reasons why people are moving to Texas: We all know the State of Texas is huge. Most don’t know about the TEX-A-PLEX. Do you? It will blow your mind!!!! 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: the 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 land owner 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, 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 world's energy capital.

• 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 of the 159 universities and colleges 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