Why Texas is Becoming America's Most Powerful State

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[@barak-rocky-giles2081]

Texas is the only state I've ever been too where there are more people who identify with the state than identify with the country. A true testament to how unique the Texas culture is.

[@President_Mario]

When my wife and I travel abroad we just say we're from Texas lol

[@kern65paw]

One of my cousins married a man from New Zealand (1955). Many of his family and friends came to Austin for the wedding. We exposed them to Texan culture including food and even a nearby rodeo . The New Zealanders were quite surprised at the opening rodeo festivities when the audience politely clapped as the cowgirls rode about with the American flag, but were wildly demonstrative, hooting, yelling whistling, etc. when the cowgirls rode by displaying the flag of Texas...says it all.

[@chrismcdougall8550]

Until they need government aid when there power grid goes down.

[@subedipatel3133]

I was in Japan and when people asked where I was from I would say Texas while other Americans would say the U.S. and some of the Japanese caught on to it. "wait he says the state and you say the country."

[@amanacatandhisdog8836]

It was its own country before becoming a state.

[@phoenix5054]

We add the fact that Mexico is becoming a manufacturing superpower and Laredo, TX is becoming its logistics partner into the US. Texas is holding so many cards right now.

[@michaelbirdwell7985]

Texit!

[@jeromebarry1741]

@@michaelbirdwell7985 Bad idea. That whole thing about the Cuba chokepoints not being blocked by a hostile foreign power doesn't apply to a Texas Republic.

[@Birginio420]

Not really a good thing if you're playing UNO

[@jafe860]

Pfp bros

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

its because texas isnt a woke'ard state ,go woke go broke

[@gru8177]

I’ve lived in a small town in Texas for my entire life, and let’s just say it’s been an EXPERIENCE seeing how much this once “small town” has changed. It’s now soooo over populated. I miss my small town😭

[@bradleylovej]

I grew up in Abilene in the 90s and 00s, and my whole life it seemed like it hovered around 90,000. I hated Abilene because it felt like there was nothing to do. 90,000 people isn't enough to get really cool stuff going, and the conservative nature of the city wasn't helping. Now, Abilene has grown 30,000 people in ten years and every time I visit my folks I can feel it. Being in my mid-30s I actually want my old, boring Abilene back. I really miss it, even though I took it for granted when I was young. This population growth is crazy. And scary.

[@buckleupteddy]

New braunfels?

[@gru8177]

@@buckleupteddy Georgetown

[@JohnnyJaga]

I here ya. Im from Frisco TX and we thought we were big time when we got a McDonalds in the early 90s. Now Frisco is just one big mall full of Karens and Kens. This is due to companies being allowed to not pay taxes for 2-3 decades to move their HQ's/Operations to Texas. And this single reason is why Texas will never be the same.

[@ReisterJP]

In El Paso the desert that I rode horses and drove 4x4 in has become neighbors for miles and miles in every direction but south.

[@italtexasgal]

It feels good to hear positive facts about my home state. ❤ Born and raised Texas proud from the ATX. Now, let's pray for some rain. 🌧 🙏🏼

[@kathycaldwell7126]

Austin here as well! Agree with your post @italtex.

[@_Obi-Wan_Kenobi_]

As a German I‘m impressed that Texas is literally bigger than Germany entirely, at least geographically

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

Texans are very good at secession. No other state hates the United States more than Texas

[@H8onG]

It takes 12hrs to cross Texas. How long does it take to drive across the longest part of Germany?

[@Nattedooier]

@@H8onG 7 days because of stau(traffic jams)

[@joshuagarner1654]

Texas is about the size of france

[@ilmaio]

​@@H8onG very little, because you can drive 160 mph legally, up there...😂

[@nekomakhea9440]

"The gap in land size between Texas and Alaska can never be filled" *Texas has declared war on Oklahoma*

[@Juice1984]

When has it not?

[@staywoke2198]

We should take back more of Mexico

[@trolledchaos6531]

They’d probably just join us, Texans and Oklahomans are basically cousins, and I’m not just saying that because I’m Texan and my cousins are literally from Oklahoma

[@mr.d1796]

It would still be smaller than Alaska afterwards 😂

[@ErikPT]

No that's NM (hint: History)

[@Dr_Nay]

I moved to Texas in 2019 and the amount of growth that has occurred in this short period of time is insane! Texas is a great state; however, traffic is becoming unbearable in almost every direction. They have been widening the roads, doing construction and such, but I can only imagine what Texas will look like in a few more years. I love Texas and have no plans to leave 😊.

[@watema3381]

Road widening never solves it. Viable public transport is the solution.

[@moomooha234]

@@watema3381 Me personally, I would never take public transport. I'm not gonna get robbed, I get to listen to music/have a conversation/have quiet, I always have a seat, I can have privacy if I'm driving with a passenger, I have comfortable storage space. And also I think cars are cool so there's that too.

[@DeRico1337]

The thing with public transport is Texas is too yuge. It works if you live and work inside downtown, many people choose to remain outside city limits. Hence the “Texas triangle”.

[@watema3381]

@@DeRico1337 That's why is has to be _viable_ in order to work. Have highspeed mass transit train lines connecting major hubs, with smaller trams connecting smaller hubs, along with busses connecting even smaller areas.

[@DeRico1337]

@@watema3381 knowing txdot that’ll take as long as widening 35 🤣🤣

[@yalpad]

I moved from downtown SF to Southwest San Antonio. People are so educated here, is lovely. I'm loving texas and the birds singing in the morning instead of homeless in drugs howling in pain and desperation at 5am. I JUST FUCKING LOVE TEXAS

[@Antinatalists_Unite]

San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin are the coolest places in Texas. Most other areas the people are mean spirited and uneducated form my experience.

[@fjblgb2023]

@@Antinatalists_Unite this is by far the dumbest comment. The cities you mention a blue cities, therefore you must be a liberal therefore a bigot

[@ryanclark692]

@@Antinatalists_Unitestill infinitely better then California

[@grtgamer6807]

Please vote differently if you came to Texas to keep it better than Cali.

[@ryanclark692]

@@grtgamer6807 both sides are equally just as bad for equally different reasons. Politicians do not look out for the average citizen but whatever business is willing line their pockets

[@johncstory]

As a native Texan, Texas is so big that we have 4 different biomes and just and hour drive from one city to the next gives you vastly different cultures

[@anon_y_mousse]

More than an hour, but yeah. Back when my brother was in college we'd regularly make the trip from a small town north of Austin to San Antonio and it took about 2 hours each way. From where we were living at the time it was 4 hours to Dallas and 3 to Houston. Even though I've lived here my whole life it's still a bit mind boggling how huge this state is, and it's not even the largest by land mass. Do you ever watch Daytripper?

[@JewishMarine]

I'm a native Texan and am tired of seeing different cultures invade my homeland.

[@gorsching]

Also don't forget once you pass I35 going west there's NOTHING. I'm from West TX and that is something that is missed everytime. Just how empty it is. You get near el paso and good luck finding someone

[@Collect2Disconnect]

Born and raised and only left the state a handful of times haha

[@morganbean7068]

One of the things I love about Texas is you can't be bored here! Just move to a different part 😂

[@foxylovelace2679]

My parents bought their home in austin for something like $80,000 in 1991. Last year their neighbor sold their home for $1 million. It's just a normal neighborhood built in the late 70s. That is wild to me.

[@larrys4618]

1991? Back then having a $100,000 home was a big deal in Fort Worth.

[@ihaveshellytricks6934]

Same, my parents got their home here in 2007 for $300,000 and now it’s valued well over a million

[@Gerwulf97]

Great for your parents terrible for millenials and zoomers who just want to be able to afford a starter home at some point in their life.

[@ihaveshellytricks6934]

@@Gerwulf97 fr

[@TheAmericanCatholic]

@@Gerwulf97 it’s great for boomers but horrible for millennials and gen z. Housing shouldn’t b e a commodity bought and sold. Speaking of the boomers and silent generation that bought single family houses in the 60s-80s for the equivalent of $80k-200k today and are now worth 1m for the sake of location are now fighting any denser housing development like apartments that would house more people more affordably or fighting mass transit projects that will provide more affordable transportation.

[@psychologymajorptsd62]

I’ve lived in Texas for the past 17 years, spent my entire 13 year stint in the Navy in three of its NOSCs, and I have loved every second of it. I’m just sad that I may have to leave after marrying into Active Military. Hopefully we can come back home after retirement.

[@waltt69]

Good luck and stay safe.

[@kathycaldwell7126]

We need folks like YOU here in Texas. Please return

[@fernandoaguilera9775]

Even with this crazy housing rate going on, my Real estate business in Dallas has not slowed down much. I get a lot of out of state clients from California and New York I show them what they can afford here in Texas land and they always say “this could triple the price in my state”. As my Texan clients are starting to have some trouble keeping up with the prices.

[@alexsolo4085]

People are too greedy for that. But nice wishful thinking.

[@ansonpang]

@BabyRainbowFriendexactly, california housing should only be bought by californians, same with new york, and LA! So ridicious to see Texans in other states when they can stay in their own

[@texasray5237]

_"my Texan clients are starting to have some trouble keeping up with the prices."_ What a surprise that is.

[@lordhater2]

Living in Austin, TX my whole life I can tell you that the growth out here is insane. Every time I go off to college and come back for breaks, there’s 3 new apartment complexes and 2 more lanes of traffic paved

[@realityDUBSTEP]

yeah, my family is from the east side and man it's unrecognizable these days haha.

[@joey9511]

Here in Pflugerville there are tens of thousands of people living in areas that were farm land 5 years ago 😂

[@aquifer9480]

I visited for a few weeks 12 years ago when it was a small college town. I drove through recently and I was shocked with how much larger it was

[@bonesandbells]

Moved into Gracywoods before the Domain was developed and it's a little crazy seeing the skyline of the Domain when exiting. It was more in the country before and there are still guinea birds roaming the neighborhood from the farms that existed before that actually have protected status in the city. Several of the Office Space movie scenes were filmed in the area in the late 90's.

[@Stormy28]

No more room for people go to Louisiana Lmao

[@hilestoby2628]

Texas has some of the greatest bird diversity in the United States. Many birds use Texas as a transit in their migratory routes. The wildflowers in the state are beautiful, especially with blue bonnets. You see waves wildflowers in the highways and many in the country roads.

[@nomaderic]

I always go down to Aransas to see the whooping cranes

[@angelcepeda6386]

Great biodiversity, it’s beautiful. I feel fortunate to live on the Texas blackland prairie as I get to see all sorts of wildlife but I worry that it’ll continue to dwindle. Less than 1% of the prairie actually remains and lots of these methods mentioned for our energy needs are continuing to do more harm to life than good.

[@randymillhouse791]

I agree. Winding, up and down country roads with fields of wildflowers is so soothing. I recently changed my commute from work to home in order to go through areas like this. No more highway and such a relaxing commute.

[@assaqwwq]

not for long :D or not in the triangle at least.

[@garrettjackson1451]

My dad would agree I lived in Texas for all my life

[@Drizzt643]

I moved to Texas in 2019 from Kentucky. I got my house in 2020 (during the pandemic) & this is the best thing I could've done (should've moved here years ago)

[@fatboysgarage7984]

I'm a life long Texan and I've noticed the growth even in small towns. A lot of it (from what I've seen) is from people leaving California, Florida, and Oklahoma to come to Texas.

[@frankrenstein]

Yep! I live in smaller town 40 mins outside dfw and as of recently, almost every empty field/land I’ve ever known is either in construction at the moment or has already been built over. I’d say 3 out of 4 of everything built were rich people neighborhoods.

[@azerko]

FL as well?

[@fatboysgarage7984]

@@azerko Yup. My manager is originally from Florida and moved here in 2018.

[@daveb2280]

@fatboysgarage7984: I know the feeling. I moved to Seattle in 1993. Back then, Seattle was very quirky, independent and beautiful. Fast forward to 2024 and now it's filled with people mostly from Cali who have utterly destroyed the PNW. I moved to Anna, TX (Collin County) in 2020 and loved it. Then came the same people from Cali who destroyed my beloved Seattle area. I came to Texas to assimilate and to retire. I respect the culture and (for now at least) is still a great place to live. I've also noticed that while many blue state transplants are better off financially, they are miserable. They refuse to change their ways and I see many transplants who don't last a year in Texas. Let's keep Texas, Texas. Red. Free. Prosperous. And independent from the tyranny of our US government.

[@j.campbell8491]

And Louisiana too

[@jedwalker4543]

The “affordability” of Texas though is quickly going away. The incomes are justifying the rapidly increasing housing cost and all the other costs that are shooting up

[@ElectrostatiCrow]

That's the bad part about affordable houses. The more people know about it the less affordable it becomes.

[@staywoke2198]

Yeah it sucks. I bought my first home in Austin in 2018 for 270k. Worth closer to 600k now. Maybe even more

[@Grak70]

@@staywoke2198 bought my first house in 2002 for $147,000. That house is now worth over half a million, and it’s in Buda: a bedroom community 15 miles south of Austin. The condo downtown I bought in 2015 for $440k is now worth almost $700k even with interest rates at 5%+. It’s nuts.

[@starmaker75]

As a Oregonian, I can tell you that you can still suffer from affordability problem even with so munch land.

[@punkhop23]

We have always paid more in property tax than any state and the growth and foreign land ownership is killing us and DFW will be san fran in 5 years.

[@fawfulfan]

I'm glad you brought up how much wind power we produce in Texas. It's a massive operation. You can't go down any highway out in the west of the state without seeing wind farms now.

[@Morpheus187]

Governor Abbott claimed ,the reason why Texas grid failed was because of wind and solar as he took $1 million bribe from the gas Industry. So what are you trying to say ? Your governor It’s cause more damage to your state than you will ever be able to repair. Good luck, Texas, dirt.

[@kingace6186]

Cool!

[@franksmith4730]

It'd sure be nice if our state government got the transmission lines out to all of them like they said they would. The amount of anti green energy people that harp about *still windmills* and how it is all a scam without factoring in that the windmills were built on time, it is the state dragging their feet getting the high density transmission lines fully built.

[@assaqwwq]

Didnt Trump say that windmills give you cancer? Also, no electrical grid, no point in windmills, Tesla cars, or rooftop solar panels. SUCK. MY. OILY. BITS -Texas probably.

[@ZennExile]

yeah because the contracts sold a bazillion barrels of diesel "JUST IN CASE" that have to be processed every 3 years for contaminants and result in billions of dollars in infrastructure contracts no one actually has to complete because by the time any of it matters the entire system will be too expensive to run compared to extremely cheap alternatives already on the market. Bragging about Texas wind generation is like bragging about Trumps gold toilets. They are both just for shts. Literally.

[@RnWSolutions]

I'm glad he finally mentioned Corpus Christi after showing its biggest port in TX and refineries at least 5 times previously. I'm surprised though he didn't mention the beaches as a growing travel destination. We continue to see more and more Canadians, Asians, and Europeans vacation here.

[@MssTheatreBh]

and Spanish speakers

[@ccormx]

The beaches? Bro, I am many generations Texans, I have spent a large portion of my life on all the beaches of Texas, I live here now, in POC, but from north Houston so Crystal Beach, Galveston, dads a fisherman so Port Aransas, Matagorda, I was young once so Corpus, Padre, etc. our beaches aren’t great for being beaches, good fishing though

[@bala007rapidfire]

You mean to tell me there are Europeans who prefer Texan beaches to Spain, France and Croatia?

[@RnWSolutions]

@@bala007rapidfire ask them but they sure come here to Corpus.

[@marccus1989]

And spaceX in boca raton

[@leticiasanchez1234]

As a Texan myself i believe that i can speak for all Texans when I say that seeing Texas grow more and more over the years is a big accomplishment and seeing it get better just warms my heart also I wouldn't have known it was getting bigger with out you so thank you

[@Noobody-]

We just have to figure out the border issue and we’ll be good.

[@Infiltrator_]

Americans should be proud of their country and the Americans who live in Texas that made this possible.

[@plagueday5395]

I'm not even american, but out of the 50 states, Texas Is my favourite and I'm so glad that it's doing so well. I wish one day I'll be able to visit Texas, but my secret dream Is to live there ❤

[@creekmorenoelle]

Texas is without a doubt the most American state in my mind. As a Chinese, I am curious about what the people of Texas think about China.

[@leticiasanchez1234]

@@creekmorenoelle well me personally I think China is a cool country, sure it had soome set backs in the past but hey, it's having a come back! But there are some people in Texas who don't take to kindly to others, but there republicans so you probably already knew that

[@The_Proud_Texan]

As I Texan I love seeing my state grow and prosper but I also see it as a little bitter sweet. A lot of the things that make Texas special to me is is changing, lets hope its for the better!

[@theEVOhero94]

Its not for the better. Just ask anyone from Phoenix...

[@ifthisismyhandlewhereismyspout]

Gentrification + globalisation = a lack of identity.

[@johansjournal]

aoc will move to texas and improve the state lmao

[@musclecarenjoyer]

@@johansjournal tell me that’s a joke aoc is a literal communist and she wants control over everything

[@pandakicker1]

@@SA.................. If that is all it is to you, that is sad.

[@coreyengwall6779]

I lived in Texas for about 6 years, and you can literally see the population growing on a month by month basis. I dated a girl that live nearly an hour away and I could see the traffic on 35 get heavier and heavier over the course of 2 years.

[@XENNETH]

I just moved to Sioux Falls SD and it’s the same here. I can see every month how the city is growing

[@IDrinkandKnowThings]

A long time ago, you could do San Antonio to Dallas in 3.5 hours. 😢

[@MiahWolfe]

The drive from dripping springs to San Marcos literally doubled in the span of 6minths

[@noellelovespandas]

Yeah today (a Wednesday) the traffic was unbelievable even on 287

[@Slowmo896]

I lived in Houston in early 1970’s and roads which were two lanes are now 8 lane highways, the traffic here sucks, it’s why we moved to Central Texas..

[@susanswinny588]

I'm out of touch with what is taught in school these days, but when I was in 7th grade (1964) in San Antonio, we had the required Texas history class as taught by a native Texan, as were most of us back then. San Antonio was more than half Mexican, descended from families who lived there since Texas was part of Mexico. I left Texas for a few years for NY state and Chicago but came back home. In those places, I never saw the state pride and welcoming homey feeling. Texas used to be like a big spread out town...everyone was so neighborly. It's lessened over the years a little. It harder in the bigger cities to catch the Texas aesthetic. But I plan to stay here the rest of my life if I have my way.

[@JacobT.2211]

As a guy who actually lives in Texas, I feel very thankful for talking abt us

[@Supernova2464]

I don’t know how I feel about Texas growing like this. On the one hand, I feel an lot of pride in how this state has grown, on the other, I’m worried about becoming California 2.0

[@Zelia_Wolf]

Nah. We won't be Cali 2.0. Cause we're worse. Granted Prices aren't ad high, and the people might be friendlier, but Cali has better Education, more progressive, and has better road ways and Mass transit. Texas has, Higher control on education, with overall worse education. The roads aren't as well maintained, the politicians add conservative as all hell, and the people often worse. Upside. Food is better, the hospitality most folks is better, and more people are carrying guns to settle disputes. But with the way Texas is holding against LGBTQ and Aborstion, and well as Decenct education studies, disheartens me more and more everyday. Texas won't be Cali 2.0 when it's worse.

[@splintery9357]

​@@Zelia_Wolf and your the reason Cali is collapsing, good job

[@Zelia_Wolf]

@@splintery9357 would you like to elaborate?

[@UGNAvalon]

@splintery9357 RLL has already explained why Cali has so many problems. Progressivism isn’t one of them; it’s mainly the lack of land & the high rate of NIMBY among residents resisting high density housing developments. :P

[@nmzamora]

@@splintery9357 I love that "collapsing" = one of the largest economies in the entire world (literally still bigger than Texas), but yes. It's definitely collapsing.

[@rajgunjal9021]

as a Texan, this was a 30 minute ego boost lol. incredibly made video. really enjoyed it!

[@432Tx]

Right on brotha 🤘🏽

[@ivan-1689]

Hi raj it’s been a while , we went to school together but I’m sure u don’t remember 😂 funny to find u here

[@rajgunjal9021]

@@ivan-1689 bro let's go😂Ivan from elementary school?

[@Bum_Hip]

Helps that he didn’t mention the power grid disasters, high property taxes, and housing costs outpacing incomes.

[@AaronCMounts]

As a fellow Texan, this slightly boosts my confidence in going forward with my desires of starting a small trucking company in the state.

[@williamscoggin1509]

You did a pretty good job on getting most of the facts right. A lot better than most of the videos produced on KZbin. One misconception that a lot of people have especially younger people is that fracking his new technology. I was working on fracking Cruise in the 1970s and it had already been around a long time. Perfecting horizontal drilling was the key that changed everything.

[@waltt69]

That is what I was going to say, as well as bringing the two technologies together.

[@joseCalderon1976]

I've been in Texas since 2011. The growth from just 2011 to 2023 in San Antonio TX, where I live, has been immense. There are a lot more people here now. I don't regret the move from California to Texas, but it's getting crowded here. Texas has improved my life and my family's lives dramatically though. My son was born in Texas in 2016. I'll probably never leave. I really like it here.

[@joelmurphy7980]

Native Texan, old and gray. Frankly we were quite happy with the smaller population numbers. Part of the charm of living here, and those of us old enough to remember Texas as it was 50-60+ years ago miss that aspect of it. I recently had to make a trip to a small town roughly 100 miles north of Austin, good grief what a madhouse of people. The rural two lane highways were jammed, everyone drives like the seat of their britches is on fire and it's 50 miles to water.

[@onefastboi14]

I agree. Having lived in Houston for most of my life it’s grown so much it’s mind boggling… looking forward to moving out toward rural parts of Texas.

[@meneither3834]

Wyoming, Alaska and others are still like that.

[@Tetragonoloba]

I wish I got to see Texas when it was like that, I'm sure it was much nicer. I'm currently in Dallas, but only lasted for my year lease before deciding to hightail it out of the state to a less populated one. My issue with videos like this is they don't really go into the negatives that come with growth... The homeless situation in the DFW area is truly insane. Tent cities galore, almost any abandoned building you see being broken into and lived in by huge groups, drugs everywhere, crackheads everywhere, open prostitution, etc all run rampant here. I just went to 7/11 yesterday and a prostitute walked past my car wearing no underwear and an extremely short dress with her butt hanging out, I saw everything and my two young daughters were in the car. I even saw her pimp. In downtown Dallas, you see homeless folks sleeping on cardboard right outside ritzy hotels that cost hundreds a night to rent. It is a sad state of affairs here in the city; I'm sure it's nicer in smaller towns, but for how much longer? Will the depravity and sadness of the city leak to those places as well? I'm not sticking around to find out first hand, but I hope Texas gets a grip on the negatives that come with all this growth or people will eventually mass exodus out of Texas just like they are from California now.

[@DaveG-kb2sr]

I remember it like that, I'm 47. Raised around Marble Falls and a bunch of other areas in Texas. I miss it too.

[@lisasdfwhightechworld9946]

When I was born in Texas, the entire state population was 9.6 million. Now we have 30 million.

[@thetexc]

As a resident of Live Oak (A town bordering San Antonio), I’ve seen this town grow so fast in just 10 years. What used to be empty forest has now been made into a town center. The neighborhoods are growing and sprawling. I can’t help but feel bittersweet about the place I call home.

[@aareyes06]

We are neighbors! I live in UC, right next door 😊

[@Wowowowdjnf]

Wow! I live in cibolo that’s crazy we’re all so close

[@VALLET78]

ayyy sup neighbor from converse

[@ivettedizon7020]

I live in Converse but I lived in Live oak on topperwein. I was born and raised in NJ lived in PA & CA I've been everywhere pretty much. Now I'm here and its crazy seeing all these highways being built so fast.

[@TrenCoinArchive]

That’s not bittersweet it’s just bitter

[@moisesaguilar4835]

I was born in dallas and have lives here ever since. I grew up in a city north of dallas called plano and I remember we could go out at any time of the day when I was a kid and encounter little to no traffic. Now from 4-7pm it is hell anywhere you go. Traffic is filled in every small street and and highway in the dfw. It makes me happy to know my state is growing. But its also a bit sad seeing so much things that as a kid I experienced disappear. Sometimes I really miss being able to drive around with out having to worry about getting stuck in traffic for hours.

[@rachellera-shellkoon5977]

As a dual citizen of US and Canada the only state I've lived in and love is Idaho but Texas is the only other state I could see myself living in. I have always admired the state for many reasons.

[@bradleylovej]

The thing I like most about Texas is we don't get pushed around. Texans, truthfully, don't give a f*ck. I live in Missouri right now and am shocked at how demure this culture is. Nobody wants to speak up. Nobody wants to walk through the door first. I'll roll up to a stop sign that a car is already at, and they act like they're scared to go and will just wave for me to go. I really miss Texas and how forthright, honest, and independent the people are. These people in Missouri try to make me out to be crazy because I'm independent and proud of it. I feel like I'm in bizarro world.

[@maryfrederickson2526]

I am a Texan. My great grand parents were born in Texas. Personally, I do not want the population of Texas to grow larger. When driving across the beautiful open spaces of Texas there is a peace and calm that is not possible in crowded areas in other states.

[@user-qs7kk9ei8j]

A Big Amen to that. Love my Texas!

[@-xnnybimb-9398]

@@user-qs7kk9ei8j even doubling the population wouldn’t really change that, given how most people will pretty much be concentrated in one area. Population density is crazy than you might believe. Remember, Germany has much, much more people than Texas and is much smaller, yet it’s not overcrowded with plenty of beautiful countryside. I don’t want my lone star state to be too heavily populated either, but land is the least of the concern.

[@markgray6982]

I heard in The Great Awakening,,,,,,,TEXAS will be part of SAVING THE WORLD,,,,,,,,,,dont ask me more, cause i dont know,,but the person who said this has been Right on all the other stuff they are saying. The Ken Paxon story is way BIGGER than anyone know's,,,,,,,,,,Nothing can stop what is Coming,,,,,,,,,,,,Q

[@jbarton1541]

As long as Republicans control the state, Texas will never gain power. The IDIOTS running the state only hold a small majority of voters but gerrymandering tilts the state their way. They re going down the Florida path of passing laws that allow government sanctioned discrimination, rob women of their rights, an target the LGBTQ community. Inclusion in the path to power but Republicans haven't found a CULTURE WAR they aren't willing to start and fight. Even if it is based on LIES. I would not live in Texas or Florida if you PAID me A LOT.

[@shlokbhakta2893]

@@-xnnybimb-9398 still, we here don’t really like change, it is very hard to get us all to agree on something (at least where I am from lol)

[@bigbo1764]

If Lawmakers here can get some funding into public transit between and inside the Texas triangle, it would be a truly unstoppable metropolitan area. The main issue, as well as strength, with Texan transport is the hyper-focus on the road system, which provides a lot of benefits, but also detracts from attractiveness of the cities. Houston is infamously a nightmare, and Dallas is close in second with Austin getting worse by the day; I think Texas could benefit from a better planned or more well-rounded system that allows cars/trucks, trains, and pedestrians/bikers to coexist. American cities don’t need to be copies of other international cities, it’s a different situation, but there are some lessons to be learned from places like Paris and Tokyo.

[@bigbadferg1649]

That's not happening. 20 years living in this state and the prevailing sentiment I've heard about public transit is that it's too expensive, dirty, unsafe, and nobody here wants car traffic to be deprioritized one iota. People here are way too attached to their massive trucks and SUVs to ever allow real spending on public transit or biking infrastructure. Maybe in Austin, cause that's where most people go if they're more liberal, but DFW/Houston I just can't see it happening there.

[@badcatz]

not just bikes approved this message

[@giosanchez90]

Agreed. As a resident of the triangle, I’d give anything to be able to hop on a train and go to another triangle city

[@VicSage1836]

A train system connecting our big cities would be cool. I wouldn’t use public transit in a city though.

[@lui9040]

Be honest it’s perfect that way it is. Different cup of tea for everyone. I like that it’s not trying to be like other cities around the world. It’s especially semi truck friendly. If one doesn’t like driving then Texas ain’t for them and that’s ok.

[@CallMeByMyMatingName]

13:53 "... Will become the tallest all residential building ANYWHERE in North America... Outside of Manhaddin." lol

[@53doowopbill]

Spent the best 16yrs of my life lovin Irving. God bless Texas .

[@BusterNut]

Fun fact as a native texan, if you go to Waco Texas there is a museum of where dr.pepper was founded. It's really something. They even have a ice cream bar and a food court as well as candy

[@Redcheeks66]

I wanna go to Waco and see the remains of the Branch Davidian cult compound

[@carterross5240]

ive been, its actually pretty cool

[@oliviat.4672]

I literally lived in Waco and never went to either 💀

[@lollyvandee1800]

The Dr. Pepper Museum! I love Waco…had many family members (both sides) living there over the years so my fondest memories are almost all from times I was there visiting. Most don’t know that the Branch Dividian was located outside of Waco-I never saw it. Chip and Joanna Gaines have brought Waco back into the national conversation but in a positive way. (They have a hugely successful show about their home renovation business, a popular store in downtown Waco, and even a magazine that Joanna created called Magnolia that comes out quarterly, I think).

[@TxGambler77]

@@Redcheeks66 you are allowed to visit and the residence are very welcoming, especially if you visit on April 19th, which is the anniversary of the siege. I may or may not have a piece of their swimming pool in my collection of macabre artifacts.

[@kilpatrickkirksimmons5016]

Its crazy how the West is so empty, but when people do go West they flock to the same places. The Eastern U.S. still has about 80% of our population but Texas and California have stacks and stacks of people. Plus you have pretty large metropolitan areas like Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Las Vegas, etc.

[@RonsmooveTI]

California/West is tech hub of USA like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix for example so many more

[@oofcloof]

I hate the city system. I’d never want to live in a Large metro area

[@alter112]

All the libs moving and making the places they moved to EXACTLY what they escaped from

[@andrewlegrand4416]

The west is America's Siberia

[@nomobobby]

It's not only the west, ALOT of the USA's territory is really underpopulated, often because development is difficult and unprofitable to make building much of anything other than farms. If you ever travel away from the highways it's a whole another world. But nobody cares since the big cities are often the only places where businesses can build and turn profits. The west is just the logical extreme of states +2x times the size of Ohio, yet a tenth of the population. I suspect it will only get worse, espeically if those big cities are the only ones able to get fresh water. The resulting migration will just straight up ignore the 1,000s of small, dying towns trying to give away houses to cram into NE corridor, or sunbelt cities while complianing about how the sudden influx sent the cost of living skyrocketing again.

[@tianlihu1220]

Proud of Texas! Proud of being a resident of Texas for more than thirty years!

[@WingManFang1]

I live in San Antonio Texas, in the last month I made 2 trips to Bloomington Illinois for family (first the birthday, then the funeral), but I can attest, where 10 years ago there were Miles of open road with only small towns and open fields as the eye could see. There is now no more than almost 2 miles of road between San Antonio and Austin/Waco that isn’t city. You literally can’t tell you ever left the city. I didn’t realize it went all the way over to the coast almost but I did notice we have a massive mega city growing between those 5 cities along my route. It’s beautiful in a way but also slightly terrifying. We need cities like this but we also need forests to produce air so we can breath. We also need lower cost of living so people can actually live on what their paid. But mega corps don’t believe people deserve to live, only to serve and die for their own wallets. It’s very depressing in a way.

[@ehold6877]

I think Texas is going to have the first supermega city. Basically, I35 is going to be nothing but one long city.

[@markrobinowitz8473]

Texas isn't terribly concerned about ecological requirements.

[@larrywarren1049]

​@@markrobinowitz8473 haven't met our hunting folks then

[@davehughesfarm7983]

Really its ugly..Concrete , brown stucco and scrub brush....for hundreds of miles

[@ReisterJP]

Drive from San Antonio to El Paso if you don't want to see anything for a few hundred miles.

[@stephensparkman3072]

The 1st OPEC minister, Abdullah Tariki, is an alum of the University of Texas. Khalid A. Al-Falih, the OPEC minister between 2016 -2019, is an alum of Texas A&M University. The petroleum engineering programs at both universities are considered word class and are known world wide for producing talented PE grads… for obvious reasons.

[@kylewalker641]

@Jocob Cohen THE University of Texas is better!

[@barbanderson8439]

Thanks for that information...I am IMPRESSED!!!!

[@MS-vk9ph]

@Vivienne Scarlet would u rather take a couple of million dollars or care about people who could care less about you. most people would take the former. don't think you are above that. most of our politicians that seem to "have your back" do the exact same thing on either side of the aisle.

[@christiandauz3742]

Too bad the Pro-Rape, Pro-Incest Republikkkans will ruin Texas Roy Moore is already looking for his next victims there

[@Mqpc]

@Jocob Cohen Nope. Hook 'em horns 🤘🧡

[@thenear1send]

I got my degree in chemical engineering in California. One of my professors said, "if you want a job in chemical engineering, move to the gulf". Not only does Texas have the greatest energy industry in the USA, it also has the greatest chemical engineering industry. I couldn't possibly quantify the number if chemical goods that are produced in the region. The industry is massive!

[@Wolfcamp555]

One of the largest in the world.

[@IAmAllEyes]

Somehow they still can’t keep the lights on…

[@Wolfcamp555]

@@IAmAllEyes electricity is unreliable everywhere and everyone in the U.S. will become total electric soon, except Texas.

[@joyramirez7518]

Literally every other person I know in right now is going into some form of engineering- even getting an engineering degree at a small, public college is enough to get a job here

[@bendover2425]

@@IAmAllEyes for a day lol good luck this summer California 😁

[@Ocean7Fox5]

Thank you for this video. It is very informative.

[@martinrubio2328]

I’m from the Permian basin born and raised there tbh I do see we are getting more people here in Texas so yeah.

[@styxtoya3470]

I'm from there as well, and you are correct.

[@hunkydory1620]

I could tell this was made by a Texan well before you mentioned it. Born and raised in Houston and lived in Austin since 2010. The growth is equally as wild and exciting as it is sad. There was a charm and quirkiness to Austin in the 80s/90s that I sorely miss, but nothing gold can stay. One other note of Texas pride: NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston playing such a significant role on a global scale.

[@C.O._Jones]

Truth! I can’t stand Austin these days. It’s awful.

[@sinusoidalKant]

I moved here in 2010, and everyone was soo nice and friendly, but.... Comparing austin back then to now is like comparing heads to tails. It feels less like it used to. I don't know how it was in the 80s but well either way the amount that austin changes from decade to decade is incredible.@@C.O._Jones

[@angeliaparish]

no mention of Kilgore for oil! Worse, creator's emphasis of Dallas over Houston - that burns!

[@hunkydory1620]

@@sinusoidalKant It was basically a sleepy college town, you could see the Capitol from pretty much any vantage point, the streets were filled with one-of-a kind characters, and the music scene was organic. Watch Linklater's movie Slacker for a pretty solid capture of late 80s/early 90s Austin.

[@PsyrenZero]

Democrats and their vision from the 80/90s have done nothing but hurt Austin in ALL(most) categories.

[@yodatrombonist121]

It would’ve also been worth mentioning how there’s a huge chunk of our military-industrial sector in Texas along with a large amount of military infrastructure/bases

[@cralix2782]

That is because if th3 oil industry and its use for training in arid climates

[@ZefOrath]

Why would that be worth mentioning? California is the biggest military presence in the country. So in comparison, it's not worth mentioning.

[@ZanesFacebook]

@@ZefOrath came here to say the same thing thing. Most of the military bases are in California

[@thomasuga5708]

@@ZefOrathdemocrats are slow

[@alexnowicki286]

@@ZanesFacebookya but they isn’t respect the military so it doesn’t count

[@stephp6623]

As a texan I had no idea how incredibly rich we were seeing that many of us are living paycheck to paycheck & can barely afford rent, groceries, gas or even a home. What good is it if we can’t reap what we sow. I wanna be proud how far we’ve come but the Texas we built was not meant for us, but for the highest bidder. How sad.

[@KougarManx468]

Despite not being from the U.S.A , Texas has got to be my most favorite state and this video proves why it is , if l were not broke l would've migrated over there .

[@davidnguyen7951]

Texan born and raised. Although I do see major benefits to the growth of Texas. Please do not overlook the stress it put on native Texans. It pains me to see my brothers and sisters be priced out of their home towns.

[@ChrispaulPeters-pu9dr]

It happened to me and now I am homeless .I sleep in my truck and work framing and foundation s .rent is unaffordable .so I build houses for people to feed my self to be homeless. This is progress mind you.

[@AKdaJuiceGuy]

Welcome to Colorado

[@TA-np4mc]

Sucks. Get better jobs

[@Michelrs]

Don't you like capitalism?

[@caseypittman9950]

Same here, so many on the internet like to look at Texas with rose-tinted goggles, but overlook the issues we are facing because of that growth including us locals being unable to afford housing, the water shortages, the strain on the grid, and worst of all, many of these folks ignoring the growing authoritarianism in Texas.

[@ninjason57]

I grew up in Texas and lived there through college then left for about a decade for higher education and work. Then decided to move back to raise my kids next to family that still live in Texas. I honestly never thought id move back but it's been the best decision I've ever made.

[@jmgonzales7701]

texas is the best

[@45acpisdope]

our fatherland is beautiful, we mustn't forgot the sacrifices to form this land, or to build us to the superpower of a state we are

[@texasgal3001]

Welcome Home

[@mschivas9356]

Being close to your support network is the most valuable thing you can have.

[@billycarpenter4740]

I grew up in Texas, 1972- 1989. We all hold that Texas pride for our whole lives.

[@MariaGarcia-mi1xs]

i like his voice. also, that art deco concept skyscraper is AMAZING

[@phil669]

At the beginning of the pandemic my family and I had just moved out of Houston to Texas City to be near family and get out of the city but it seems the city has followed us because the expansion even out here is crazy .

[@vr6one]

The south in general has seen a massive uptick in population. People are moving out of the east and west and filling up southern states. Wish I would have bought property in some TX suburbs in 2019...

[@phillipromero7591]

Ayo yea Texas City has been growing so fast with new apartments and neighborhoods being built everywhere! Also tons of construction on 45!

[@phil669]

@@phillipromero7591 it's kinda cool to see one these videos about our area . It's fun to know that the sights we see everyday might be cool to others , like our refineries almost next door .

[@dennisp8520]

@@vr6one Pennsylvania, easily has the potential to see a population uptick as well the cost of living up here is pretty low compared to other parts of the US and there are a ton of jobs up in our state thanks to the natural gas boom

[@phillipromero7591]

@phillipgodkin2493 yea people visiting are always astonished seeing the flames from the plants when they open the door 😅

[@xclavex]

A dirty secret not mentioned here; Texas has some of the highest property taxes in the entire country. Makes it more expensive than the sticker price shows to own a home.

[@dariusrucker7854]

Even with a higher property tax rate, it is still vastly cheap than most states.

[@xclavex]

Not for much longer the way prices are jumping.

[@ianthegreatt]

This isn't mentioned enough. Yes, zero income tax and zero capital gains, but property taxes are huge. I thought the NE would be bad with their income tax, etc. But I found Pittsburgh to be even more affordable, shockingly. I suppose Pittsburgh is more Midwest though.

[@jjd-lx5vr]

NY property taxes are higher

[@xclavex]

@@jjd-lx5vr Actually it's not. NY property taxes are at 1.72%, Texas property taxes are 1.80%.

[@lisaraub8529]

This is so well done and very interesting. Thank you!

[@DaRealBlade]

Me and my family recently moved to Dallas and we love it here!

[@martins8786]

I think you are missing 2 major industries that are key to the rapid growth of Texas, more specifically Houston. The medical and the aeronautics industries. The Texas Medical Center in Houston is the largest medical center in the world, attracting people from everywhere to work. Then you have NASA and the work revolving around them.

[@mitchdroese84]

You forgot it's becoming the new silicon valley too

[@daveb2280]

Raytheon also has a large footprint in Texas.

[@kathycaldwell7126]

Absolutely correct, @martins. MDAnderson is opening a branch in Austin soon. Expansion from Houston. Dallas will be next IMHO.

[@kathycaldwell7126]

Speaking of NASA, our uncle John Aaron was one of the first EECOM engineers at NASA. Apollo missions. A steely-eyed missile man, Uncle Bud.

[@BrendaBowman104]

Great video! As a native Texan, I have lived through a lot of this growth and the ups and downs. My hope is that people moving into Texas will help preserve all the factors that made it such a desirable place to move to! I love my Texas!

[@RS-ls7mm]

Then you need to close down Austin right away. Basically the California transfer center.

[@Case639]

Yes ma’am, I agree 100%!

[@Texg1rl_]

I worry about that as well.

[@yamahasuperbike2202]

All the people moving here from other states want to change texas to where they came from. It's not so special anymore. Especially austin. Liberal shithole.

[@elijahwhite3720]

Thats being hopeful lol

[@mathewjones7663]

I remember last year you were spot on with the November 15 prediction in Chicago.

[@teacherchil]

Hello from Brazil....I spend hours on Google Earth looking at that. Happy I have stumbled upon your channel.🎉

[@Global_Optimization]

Texas also has proximity to Mexico, allowing cheaper labor for manufacturing of certain lower skill components. And Texas has HEB, the greatest grocery chain in America.

[@usienwkdau2jfb28u4b]

HEB is an institution in Texas

[@natedogg2990]

As a 2 year partner, and my father surpassing his 27 year. I can confirm, no store does more than my HEB.

[@abiku2923]

I finally get to move from Texas to Washington state next month. I'm really going to miss HEB. Everything else can stay, if I could have my HEB and open carry.

[@babakgasimzade4176]

What does op mean (op state)? I can't find the meaning of it.

[@theeyespy1656]

@@babakgasimzade4176 OP in the context of this video is short for "overpowered". And separately, when people refer to the "op" in the comments, they mean "original poster".

[@oacevedo81]

The only thing that I think was missed was the Texas Medical Center located in Houston. It's one of the largest and most advanced medical centers in the world. Other than that, this was very informative!

[@Arcnat]

It always boggled my mind driving through Downtown how the Med Center was essentially it's own city within a city

[@nathaneast7923]

It's the largest medical center in the world. Let that sink in. There are more CT scanners in just one hospital (MD Anderson) than many first-world nations have. Let that sink in. The scale of the Medical Center in Houston is mind-boggling. I want a whole RLL video just on that!

[@andrez850]

Yeah and the ridiculous prices they charge

[@DavidCoxDallas]

interestingly, it's Houston Methodist rather than TMC which is more highly rated (#81 on Newsweek's list of world's top hospitals) Dallas' UT Southwestern, next highest in Texas, is way down at @239. teaching hospitals tend to be the most bleeding edge - pardon the expression. 😁

[@iluvcrocs4152]

im so happy that i wanna work in medicine and i happen to live in houston lol

[@joanwei2046]

I love TX! Southern hospitality, Bible Belt and the people here are laid-back. I moved from NJ/NY to DFW in 2010 due to work relocation. The only problem is the lack of water/rainfall in the summer. But it rained every week in the last couple of months.

[@MohOEM]

Its Ironic that this video came to my mind on the "watch later" list with the events currently happening in Texas.

[@alexsteven.m6414]

In my opinion, a housing market crash is imminent due to the high number of individuals who purchased homes above the asking price despite the low interest rates. These buyers find themselves in precarious situations as housing prices decline, leaving them without any equity. If they become unable to afford their homes, foreclosure becomes a likely outcome. Even attempting to sell would not yield any profits. This scenario is expected to impact a significant number of people, particularly in light of the anticipated surge in layoffs and the rapid increase in the cost of living.

[@bernisejedeon5888]

I suggest you offset your real estate and get into stocks, A recession as bad it can be, provides good buying opportunities in the markets if you’re careful and it can also create volatility giving great short time buy and sell opportunities too. This is not financial advise but get buying, cash isn’t king at all in this time!

[@RickyRodriguez-pg4yu]

California is a shit state ran by a terrible governor. Left wing policies makes everyone poor and no one actually like them

[@Jurornumber5]

@@fresnaygermain8180 This all looks and sounds like a good way to pitch this professionals services. I have been seeing this quite a bit in YT comments. Last time I took advice from a professional financial advisor and purchased a certain stock, it plummeted.

[@beloveddaughterofthelordmo8622]

@alexsteven.m6414, God forbid! I bless Texas in Jesus name! Nothing is impossible with God! I hold on to Jeremiah 29:11 amen! God is faithful.

[@TheBattery124]

I've been hearing this since 2019. I really did think it would crash at one point between 2021-2022 but I honestly don't think there will be a major housing market crash, especially in California.

[@Colbbee]

As a native Texan and longtime subscriber, I was super surprised by the ending ad and finding out that you are from Texas as well...love your content. Thanks!

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

Same

[@kimberlycampbell1100]

I think he's from Dallas, too. Which is cool!

[@brittonkennedy7070]

So cool having a video talking about west Texas. Especially the Permian basin. Oil truly does dictate everything around here

[@taynguyen8087]

I came from cali early on. thanks for all the new comers driving up my home price. It nearly doubled. Much appreciated.

[@garsto9718]

Before I moved to Texas in 2004 I had this weird love when I saw Texans. Whether it was on TV, in movies or in real life. They had an aura to em and a spirit. Then I moved to Texas and it's been the best place I've ever lived in and experienced. A close runner up has to be Okinawa, JP.

[@billycarpenter4740]

Texans are a breed unto themselves, jus ta good bunch of people. I grew up in Texas, 1972- 1989. Texas pride gets instilled into us.

[@rival2589]

As a Texan I want to go to Japan, how is it there?

[@18890426]

@@rival2589 as a Japanese I want to go to Texas someday in the future

[@garsto9718]

@@rival2589 It's a lot like Texas. Japanese people are so damn nice and respectful, the food is fantastic and the weather is great 90% of the year. 10/10 would recommend to anyone.

[@billycarpenter4740]

@@rival2589 Of all the military guys I've met who were stationed in Japan and Germany, they said Americans are treated very well. Kind and respectful are the Japanese, and the Germans like having good times. I say "make your dream happen " !

[@chirondawn2966]

I was born and raised in Wichita Falls, Tx and I'm about 120 miles north of DFW and our population has been booming and I love how much Texas has stayed self sufficient, I miss the small town, polite, hospitable , courteous demeanor of the people. I've noticed people have been so rude and hateful in grocery stores. This was not the usual way of life here. plus the traffic is horrible . Our prices have skyrocketed along with housing costs . the more we develop and in habitat, the higher our prices go .

[@voxveritas333]

sounds like California.

[@only1adonis]

IOW: California

[@thetapheonix]

It's the Californians carpet bagging here.

[@Jo-sg7pn]

Fr

[@nancybrewer8494]

People in Amarillo are some of the nicest anywhere, but I have noticed people being not so courteous. I cringe whenever I see a car with California or Colorado license tags. We also have started to see beggars at the intersections. Never had that before.

[@tiffanybrown1001]

Very interesting video! It was awesome learning about my home country. I mean state. Lol Loved it 🇨🇱

[@tristanbishop34]

As a Texan... I love seeing us excel and the rugged history of our state! But I hate what we are becoming as we are growing way to fast....

[@Scrrumy]

I was born and raised in the Dallas area. Spent the last 4 years overseas and recently came back to the DFW area. I am blown away by how many people are just…everywhere. It’s insane. New housing under construction everywhere you look.

[@chazfu]

My family moved from the Houston area to Collin County in the mid 80's. The area has always been growing, but it exploded in the early 2000's, and continues to do so.

[@laurahoward5426]

Me too...we had 14 acres in the Dallas City limits...now, not an open piece of land for miles and miles....I moved to South Texas...no people for miles

[@michele5695]

​@@laurahoward5426 what part? I need to move to another part of Texas

[@laurahoward5426]

@@michele5695 Good Luck

[@GR33ZY.A1]

That's everywhere basically

[@cullenreeves3108]

I grew up in the, statistically, poorest county in the state of Texas. It’s in east Texas, next to Louisiana, and you would be amazed at the difference 3 hours does from the fringes of the Houston and DFW metroplexes. In the last 25 years, the state has become more international and more business minded, but also more insular of its own state identity comparatively to America. “Make Texas a country again” is a very common saying and the state pride is unlike any other state by a mile. However, socially, Texas has a lot of concerning issues that are far too deep to get into on a comment. Great job on the video! Always nice to remember home.

[@MikeDiEva]

"...the state pride is unlike any other state by a mile." *New Jersey has entered the chat*

[@firghteningtruth7173]

@@MikeDiEva Bro, even New Jersey residents don't like New Jersey. 🤣

[@HTV-2_Hypersonic_Glide_Vehicle]

I really hope Texas does not become a country 😓

[@lawrencefrost9063]

"Texas has a lot of concerning issues that are far too deep to get into on a comment. " Well tell us a short version then? People like myself who have never even been to the US would like to know.

[@cakepie3484]

​@@lawrencefrost9063 If I had to take a stab at it (having done d2d sales in the DFW area since the start of the year, ive gotten to get a ton of different perspectives), it has become so culturally and ideologically diverse so quickly that the "melting pot" (i.e. people from different cultures integrating into the larger culture as a whole) hasn't been able to take effect. This has created quite a bit of friction, and people here generally aren't quite as friendly as they used to be on the whole. Native Texans see it as Texas is losing its identity. On the flip side, however, I would also say that people like myself moved to Texas because of that Texan pride. I always loved the unapologetic pride, yet undeniably welcoming nature of the people in the state. It is why I moved here from central Illinois, I wanted to be a part of, to add to, and reinforce that aspect of the culture. And I am far from alone, so many people have moved here because there is a sense of hope and freedom here. Would be curious to hear the OPs thoughts

[@deborahlarive7711]

If you want some of the best barbeque and you find yourself in Belton TX stop in at Miller's where you can even take home some of their delicious Barbeque sauce along with other items they display in there cooler counter.

[@Shari-lq8rb]

Born and raised in McAllen, Texas. Then lived in Houston for 4 years and Dallas Fort Worth area for 42 years. Visited abilene often for 15 years. Never wanted to move from Texas, just don't like traffic congestion.

[@Artificer_Blondie]

The rapid development of Texas has been astonishing, having watch it all happen growing up in a small suburb city, Irving. I watched farmlands be turned into industrial warehouses, townhouses, you name it. And currently we have the star of the city Las Colinas, an urban powerhouse that's rapidly growing with many major businesses settling there. Currently as of recent events, Gordan Ramsey moved his American HQ to Las Colinas. What took many cities decades to achieve, Texas has done it in the shorter spans at times as highways are rapidly built (Enjoy the gore that is Texas Highways), major housing projects of mostly townhouses with no backyards (An honest tragedy there), and so much more. You can say that Texas can be crowned the Golden State, rather black gold as much of the coastal cities here are Oil Cities, with thousands of oil workers living in them.

[@mml1426]

Having no backyards is the best thing that can happen to a city. We need walkable, densely populated neighborhoods with access to everything within a 15 minute walk or public transit. We don’t need 3,000sqft houses for 2 people

[@sumerianliger]

I live in Allen and yes it's been wild seeing the rapid growth all round DFW.

[@kevinr5187]

I’m from Texas, born and raised. No matter were you are in the world when two Texans run across each other there is a common bond.

[@GrandTourHTX]

100%

[@mikeelliot6832]

Howdy

[@thomaswatson1739]

Secede

[@ofAwxen]

You mean like in a brokeback mountain way?

[@guylewis477]

And shit starting😂😂

[@drfranke]

Great video. The Bacon Jalapeño mac-n-cheese is the bomb!

[@yesher12]

Those of us Native Texans aren't as thrilled with the RAPID expansion of our state. It is getting way too crowded here. I am about an hour east of Dallas and getting anywhere within a 20-25 mile radius of Dallas is a traffic nightmare. I have lived all over the state in the last 55+ years and the Panhandle and South Plains is where I would prefer to be. Probably go back to retire to the much slower life out there.

[@davehughesfarm7983]

But they are so damn ugly...

[@benc1927]

We have many German settlement towns, where some of the residents still speak our own German-Texan style of German. German food, beer and music being very popular in Texas. Some of my favorite Texas towns are Fredericksburg, New Braunfuls, Schulenburg, Luckenbach, (Great song about Luckenbach by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson) ,Gruene, Boerne, Muenster, Weimar, New Berlin the list goes on! Tejano music wouldn't be what it is today without German influence!

[@rockyroad7345]

Don't forget the Czechs. What would we do with out kolaches? My great grandparents immigrated from there in the 1800's. I live in the hill country and love it!!

[@knoahbody69]

That explains A LOT of why Tex Ass is the way it is.

[@Grimm_Lord95]

@@knoahbody69 stay mad

[@laurahoward5426]

And Alsatian in Castroville

[@eustacemcgoodboy9702]

Neat. Texas is 37% white, and among children it's 15% white.

[@Bowlyful]

One massive thing forgotten in this video is the ever growing relation between US-Mexico that is providing enormous oportunities to the south of Texas and is bound to become a very strategic location as Chinese-US relation deteriorates further.

[@fstringer1486]

Wtf?

[@tailoredteflon5738]

​@@fstringer1486There's a lot of manufacturing in northern Mexico right across the border from Texas. Some Chinese companies have started moving there.

[@miguelavila4026]

mexico is about to become allie’s with china buddy 💀

[@Levitiy]

The pivot to Mexico is quite overstated, I think. South Texas will remain a backwater indefinitely, hopefully.

[@jackkrauss]

What?

[@user-yv4gg7jb2f]

Nice background music and information/data

[@becurious2000]

Fantastic video about Texas from a fellow Texan KZbinr. You did a great job. I get a lot of questions from folk here where I live in Sweden so I will make sure to share this video with those that are curious.

[@NinjaKiller1022]

I love how captivating and informative these videos are. Sometimes I find myself wanting more, even after watching a 15-30 min plus video.

[@jameslovallo9603]

Great news!!! [Insert ad for curiosity stream here] (both comments read in a bad acting voice)

[@Twincam808]

I work in a hotel in Las Vegas and the nicest people I've interacted with are Texans, also the best tippers. They have this aura that makes you feel light hearted. Always polite and friendly.

[@Nessal83]

Sounds like the opposite of Californians lol

[@pornsakpongthong1092]

Texans are the rudest people we meet here in Germany

[@kathyparkhurst7005]

born in cisco and raised till i was 13 in odessa, i love my texas

[@edjarrett3164]

I spent a year in Del Rio learning how to fly. It was also a chance to be part of a culture that was embracing and warm. Many later trips to every airport and the hospitality was so awesome. I always knew that I could find a fellow Texan who would show me the town and best eats. While the population grows, I think that distinct hospitality will always live with Texans.

[@BeeBeeBeeLol]

Ayyy DR represent!!! Those are my peoples.

[@charleswieand4445]

Does all the hot air down there make it easier for planes to takeoff?

[@isThreeman]

@@charleswieand4445 Is that a legit question or a sarcastic quip? If the air is hot it's usually less dense and less efficient for a plane to fly in.

[@edjarrett3164]

@@jonathanhildebrand2161 yes.

[@edjarrett3164]

@@jonathanhildebrand2161 I understand. Last time to Laughlin was over 2 decades ago, flying the t38. We were trying to fly into Randolph in San Antonio, but the weather was below mins for fog and we didn’t have a lot of gas to loiter. Diverted into Laughlin and spent a few hours chilling until we had decent weather in San Antonio. It was really a weird feeling returning after 20 years into a pilot training base again. I’m sure you have the same observations returning to old training bases.

[@sherirobinson6867]

One thing about Texas I've found fascinating is the fact everybody who wants to work can find a job🎉... Being a disabled American I have lived in six other States and have found it extremely difficult to find fulfilling employment. Since I moved to Texas in the 90s I have always been able to work and make a reasonable income. Having purchased a home and finding roots I have been very satisfied with being a resident in Texas 🎉

[@prosperitylife5344]

Same here in California…

[@thetroytroycan]

That's great to hear. Proud to be an American.

[@mmmd3429]

California is light years ahead of Texas.

[@thetroytroycan]

@@mmmd3429 it's a competition. Or it should be.

[@mmmd3429]

@@thetroytroycanMeanwhile Texas is moving backwards.

[@cwbypatrick__________8342]

Very informative

[@wc4260]

Subbed when you said you were texan. Appreciated the refresher up until then though. Should be taught in schools.

[@TexasBUSHMAN]

I moved to Texas a decade ago..I got recruited by Peterbilt and moved to Midland, Texas in 2013. Then opened my Diesel Shop the following year during the beginning of the fracking boom. Companies were throwing money in the Permian Basin just trying to keep up with the demand. Currently living in San Antonio and don't plan on going anywhere for a long time. Great detailed video. Really enjoyed it, thank you. Just earned a new Subscriber 💪🏾

[@travio25]

Fellow Midlander here

[@Numu_Nunit]

BUSHMAN! Keep up the videos! They always make my day! Respect from Nevada.

[@isaacreyes1181]

Whoa didn't know you lived in Midland, I'm still here but glad you got out, it's getting crazy with the amount of people moving here. Also the fracking is causing earthquakes lol

[@travio25]

@@isaacreyes1181 pretty sure earthquakes are from the swd wells not fracking.

[@jeromebarry1741]

I have a young cousin who went to Baylor. She met a cute man her first day there and married him after they graduated. The moved to a ranch out near Ft. Davis so he could help manage it. They had two lovely kids. When the husband turned 35, his daddy informed him of his inheritance. That ranch had been granted to his 6th great grandfather by the Republic of Texas for his service in the Texas Navy. It started as a 1 million acre grant. Various generations since have sold parts of it so that only 250,000 acres remain. At the same population density as Los Angeles, there is enough real estate in Texas to house every human on Earth.

[@Gyrfalcon312]

Such a wholesome family story. 😌

[@garyshan7239]

I seriously doubt this guy onlyh learned his family owned at 250K acre ranch at 35-he was told about this in the womb. And if you think Texas is big enough to build 8 Billion homes I got ocean front property in Arizona I will sell you cheap buddy.

[@tommoore2012]

@@garyshan7239 You could actually take every person on Earth fit them onto Rhode Island and still have room left over before crossing state lines. Texas probably could in fact house all 8 billion humans.

[@1974billym]

How many are you housing there? Just asking for a friend...and the rest of Texas..kthx

[@garyshan7239]

I googled there is only one Texas ranch of that size and it's 255K acres

[@bamaman6478]

As a Alabamian I am so proud of our big brother out west 🇨🇱

[@9kk99k9k]

Sweet home Alabama. How is doing your sister btw?

[@bamaman6478]

@@9kk99k9k pretty good man, just got married with 2.5 kids!

[@9kk99k9k]

@@bamaman6478 A boy, a girl and a kid which half of its body got eaten by their own parents. Nice! :)

[@bamaman6478]

@@9kk99k9k nah I wish its been slim eatens since ma died no more breast milk : ( But the so called "skientistz" say that the incests caused him to come out half cooked.

[@9kk99k9k]

@@bamaman6478 Try milks from your female cousins. :)

[@Sweaty-Boi]

Born in Texas and have lived in Texas my whole life. Never plan to leave.

[@floopydoopy9410]

I’ve grown up in DFW and it’s amazing to travel west and see the expanse of sprawling land and oil wells that go on forever. You can drive for hours and see thousands of pumps, wind turbines. It’s truly insane how much energy Texas produces.

[@billycarpenter4740]

I grew up in Abilene, 1972- 1989. Back then it was more sparse and central/west Texas use to be alot of cotton farming and yes, cattle and the oil fields. I roughnecked on the oil rigs for about 4 years, back then.

[@tessielou5110]

Yet the price of gas is $4 a gallon, it shows you how greedy Texans are and how they don’t give s damn about other states inflation.

[@deadbot19]

u like seeing that?

[@sifridbassoon]

I remember the first time I drove home from Dallas to Lubbock and ran into the HUGE wind farm west of Abilene. I was shocked. It was at night and they each had a red warning light at the top. It was like something like War of the Worlds.

[@billycarpenter4740]

@@sifridbassoon That wind farm was built after I left Abilene. My sister still lives in Abilene so I encouraged her to go out there and take a look. My girlfriend and I were up in Nova Scotia, Canada a few years ago and we walked up to and under several windmills in a windmill farm, it was awesome. That slow chunk-chunk of air being moved and the whine of the turbines. An experience most should try to have.

[@gumecindogarcia1070]

I have an Uncle that was a 1st Marine division Sergeant on Gualad Canal, after 3 or so months of fighting he's watching a jungle clearing and hears machinery coming, he figured so late in the battle that it had to be American. A tank flying a big Texas flag gets close and his favorite cousin is hitching a ride! He said talking Spanish with his favorite person, they talked mostly about the fighting they'd been thru, was a great comfort. They both made it back to Texas and lived long and healthy, one in C.C., the other in Beaumont

[@ryanupchurch9683]

Love that story

[@ViralChubb]

Incredible that they both made it back. That was a horrific battle. Howdy, from Deep South Texas

[@gumecindogarcia1070]

Gilbert loved the service and also made jumps in Korea. He cried telling me about a fellow Marine that went on patrol and was never found, the man had four daughters and my uncle begged him that night to let him take his place since he didnt have a family at the time. Hey South, have a nephew went MM Academy down the, thankfully they taught him about GC and he got to visit with Tio some. My folks are originally from Brownsville and Los Fresnos

[@ViralChubb]

@@gumecindogarcia1070 that’s where I’m from lol

[@paulm749]

Many thanks to your uncle and his cousin for their heroic service. As a fourth generation Anglo-Texan, it's obvious to see that the success and prosperity of Texas today would not have been possible without the essential contributions of the millions of tough, smart, hard-working Tejanos in our state - it couldn't have been done without you!

[@mikeaugustus4210]

I live in little texas, also known has albertexas. Drove to mineral wells and magnolia once and didn't want to leave

[@lanehodnett8222]

I live in Louisiana and the first time I went to Dallas in 2016 compared to now…it’s already night and day

[@psychobeef5176]

As someone who is living in midland, the oil industry is only getting bigger. It keeps growing and growing. To go along with that, the high exports of sand from here is high. And then the unemployment rate here being one of the lowest in the country. The Permian basin is a huge economic hub for Texas.

[@Teporame]

Boom and bust town along with Odessa.

[@SelfReflective]

@@Teporame At least they'll have their boom. And you, sir, where are you from?

[@mrsillytacos]

​@@TeporameCalifornian detected

[@Zodia195]

My dad grew up in West Texas (Andrews) and his step-dad worked in that industry and made great money. He and my grandma were able to travel a lot once they retired and had their own fishing house at Lake Amstead near Del Rio. So yeah, definitely a huge industry.

[@ConfusedGeriatric]

@@SelfReflectivehe is from the town of Buttfuck in the state of Nowhere

[@luckyrefer7442]

One more factor for Texas growing economy is Mexico industrialization and US-Mexico trade. Laredo is now one of the biggest port like Los Angeles and Chicago as a small inland city, and more land ports are under development.

[@outlawreader]

Yeah, and this Texan growth has contributed to the northern mexican city of Monterrey's rapid growth too. It recently became the second biggest city in Mexico (in population and economy) and a Tesla mega factory is getting built. It's all very interesting.

[@ngx3649]

​@@outlawreaderI heard it was Nuevo Leon ????

[@outlawreader]

@@ngx3649 Monterrey is Nuevo Leon's capital city

[@pasofino9583]

@@outlawreaderMonterrey has a been a power house since it’s founding in 1500’s.

[@primavirae]

@@ngx3649nuevo león is the state, monterrey is the city and capital of it