Coming to Texas? You and everyone else:
tl;dr version:
- July 2018 to July 2019, the population of Texas grew by 367,215. (That's one whole Arlington's worth)
- Texas accounted for nearly one-fourth of the country’s population growth from 2018 to 2019
- From April 2010 Census to July 2019, Texas added 3,849,790 residents. (Just shy of the whole population of Oklahoma)
Most of these people are landing in and around Dallas and Houston. The DFW Metroplex is about 7.5 million and the Houston MSA is 7 million people. I've lived in Houston all my life so I'm used to the growth here, but for perspective on Texas' insane growth I just go to Dallas; the sprawl in every direction never ceases to amaze me. Places that used to be distant and rural look no different any other suburb, or are getting there fast. I don't know what goes on between them and Corsicana but there's a six lane highway for all 55 miles between them. Houston built the widest freeway on the planet and it's busier than it ever was before in less than 10 years. Traffic is heavier and edgier than ever before. Live close to where you work, if you have any sense.