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Houston is the fourth-largest city
in the United States, and the
largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 US Census,
the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of 579
square miles. Houston is the seat of
Harris County and the economic
center of Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown, which is the sixth-largest
metropolitan area in the US of nearly 6 million people. |
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San Antonio |
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San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United
States and the second-largest city within
Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the
American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the
city serves as the seat of
Bexar County. In 2011, it was
estimated to be the 24th largest metropolitan area in the
US with a population of 2.2 million according to US
Census Bureau figures tabulated by Business First.
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Dallas |
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Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas
and the ninth-largest in the United States. The
Dallas-Fort
Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the
South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the US. Divided between
Collin,
Dallas,
Denton,
Kaufman, and
Rockwall counties, the city had a population of
approximately 1.2 million, in 2010 according to the US Census Bureau. |
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Austin |
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Austin is the capital city of Texas and
the seat of
Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the
eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the
fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city
in the US. It was the third-fastest-growing large
city in the nation from 2000 to 2006. Austin has a
population of 790,390 (2010 US Census). The city is the
cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock–San
Marcos metropolitan area, which has a population of over
1,716,291 (2010 US Census), making it the 35th-largest
metropolitan area in the United States. |
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Fort Worth |
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Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States and the
fifth-largest city in the state of Texas.
Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas
Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American
West and covers nearly 300 square miles in
Tarrant,
Parker,
Denton, and
Wise counties, serving as the
seat for Tarrant County. According to the 2010 Census, Fort
Worth had a population of 741,206. It has been estimated
that by 2030 it will have 1,211,665 residents. The city is
the second most populous in the
Dallas–Fort Worth
metropolitan area. |
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El Paso |
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El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of
El Paso
County, Texas, and lies in far West Texas. In
the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is
the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in
the US. Its metropolitan area covers all of
El
Paso County, whose population in the 2010 census was
800,647. |
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Arlington |
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Arlington is a city in
Tarrant County, Texas within
the
Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the
2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438,
making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex. Arlington is the seventh-largest city in Texas and the
50th
largest city in the US. |
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Corpus Christi |
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Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South
Texas region of Texas. The county seat of
Nueces
County, it also extends into
Aransas,
Kleberg, and
San
Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376.
The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the eighth-largest city in the state. It is the principal city
of the three-county Corpus Christi Metropolitan Statistical
Area as well as the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville
Combined Statistical Area. The translation from Latin of the
city's name is Body of Christ, given to the settlement by
the Spanish, in honor of the Blessed Sacrament (Eucharist).
The city has been nicknamed the "Sparkling City by the Sea",
particularly in literature promoting tourism. |
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Plano |
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Plano is a city in Texas, located mostly
within
Collin County. The city's population was 259,841 at
the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Texas and the
71st most populous city in the US. Plano
is located within the metropolitan area commonly referred to
as the
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The city is home to many
corporate headquarters: Alliance Data, Cinemark Theatres,
Dell Services, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Ericsson, Frito-Lay,
HP Enterprise Services, Huawei, J. C. Penney, Pizza Hut,
Rent-A-Center, and Siemens PLM Software. |
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Laredo |
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Laredo is the county seat of
Webb County, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South
Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
According to the 2013 census, the city population was
248,142 making it the 3rd most populated on the US-Mexican border, after San Diego, California and
El
Paso, Texas. Laredo is part of the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo
Metropolitan Area with an estimate population of 636,516.
Laredo's economy is based on international trade with
Mexico. Most major transportation companies have a facility
in Laredo. Laredo's location along the southern end of i35
close to the manufacturers in North Mexico promotes its
vital role in trade between the US and Mexico. |
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