Table of Contents
Preface Henry G. Cisneros xi
1 The Origins of the Texas Triangle 1
2 The Texas Triangle among the United States' Megaregions 14
3 The Texas Triangle's Position in the Nation and World 32
4 The Texas Triangle's Rising Migration Crescendo 38
5 How Texas Grows More Rapidly Than Other States 56
6 What Texas Triangle Growth Means for Politics 72
7 Dallas 81
8 Fort Worth 108
9 Houston 126
10 Austin 143
11 San Antonio 164
12 The Rest of the Texas Triangle 185
13 Texas Metros outside of the Triangle 198
14 Rural Texas 220
15 The Texas Triangle's Economic Reach outside of Texas 229
16 Texas Triangle Challenges 233
17 The Texas Triangle in the Coming Decades 258
18 Old Texas versus New Texas 267
Acknowledgments 283
Appendix 1 Texas Fortune 500 Companies (2019) 285
Appendix 2 Top Texas Triangle Tourism Destinations 287
Appendix 3 Top Texas Triangle Amusement Parks 289
Appendix 4 Selected Texas Triangle Public and Private Universities 291
Appendix 5 Texas Triangle Community College Systems! 293
Appendix 6 Passenger Rail Travel in the Texas Triangle 295
Appendix 7 International Flights to and from Texas Triangle Airports 297
Appendix 8 A Triangle Counties 301
Notes 303
Index 317
