A Brief History of the Texaplex

More on the fascinating Texaplex. This subject is receiving a lot of time on our blog, but the way this area is bucking the trend of the rest of the nation deserves an explanation. To understand why the areas of Dallas Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Houston are succeeding, David Winans gives a brief insight into some of the factors that have led to the sustained boom of this region.

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With this much growth in such a concentrated area and 70% of the states population living within 200
miles of Austin, cities are expanding with continuous urban areas blending cities together. It’s much
more than a Metroplex… we call it the Texaplex!

The Texaplex got a jump start early on from the cargo and passenger trains that originally connected the Texaplex cities over 130 years ago. Now these cities are connected by the major interstate’s I-45, I-10 and I-35. The Texaplex includes the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex in the north down to the Houston metropolitan area in the SouthEast on over to Austin and San Antonio in the West, completing the Texaplex.

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Of the 24 million Texans four out offive live in the Texaplex and it is growing… fast! Forecasts show that the Texaplex will add another 12 million people by the year 2030.That is the equivalent of adding to the current Texas population another San Antonio metropolitan area, Houston metropolitan area, Austin metropolitan area and Dallas / Forth Worth metropolitan area and all within the Texaplex.

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