Which Texas Metro has the Brightest Future (Houston, Dallas: event, live)

[jd433]

Which of the Texas metros will flourish the most over the next 2 decades.
Will it be Dallas, Houston, Austin or San Antonio and why please. Also if you see a reason why one of the metros may have problems let us know please.

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by jd433

Which of the Texas metros will flourish the most over the next 2 decades.
Will it be Dallas, Houston, Austin or San Antonio and why please. Also if you see a reason why one of the metros may have problems let us know please.

i think that dallas is more broadly diversified economically and more room geography wise to grow. austin is already too expensive to live in andfaces too many growth issues,will eventually sour in ppls' minds.

[autotech4dallas]

Dallas for the win.

[westhou]

i'm thinking that the San Antonio-Austin Area will combine to form a massive metro area like DFW.

[BBQgritz]

All the large metros + Midland/Odessa should have bright futures over the next two decades. Oil/gas $$$ baby!

Let's not turn this into a Dallas vs Houston vs Austin vs SA; I'm trying to keep my gun in it's holster.

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by westhou

i'm thinking that the San Antonio-Austin Area will combine to form a massive metro area like DFW.

SA/austin are 90 miles apart!! dallas/fw is only about 30-40 miles or so. big difference, i think.

[Mark-Tyler is Special]

Oh heck, lets just get really off topic... If you talk about Midland/Odessa which is Midland and Ector counties for a total population of 252,000 then lets just add Tyler/Longview which is Smith/Gregg counties for a population of 318,000

[Acntx]

While I believe that all of the four aforementioned metros will do well within the next two decades, I would have to give Dallas a very slight edge over Houston, followed closely by San Antonio and Austin.

Originally Posted by wehotex

SA/austin are 90 miles apart!! dallas/fw is only about 30-40 miles or so. big difference, i think.

While the two cities are further apart than D/FW, the Austin and San Antonio metropolitan areas do border each other. I believe that was the point westhou was trying to make. Hays County is part of the Austin Metro and Comal County is part of the San Antonio Metro. Under current census bureau definitions, I personally think that Austin and San Antonio are more likely to be paired together as a "Combined Statistical Area" in the near future rather than part of the same "Metropolitan Statistical Area" like Dallas-Fort Worth, which seems unlikely.

[CMDallas]

Originally Posted by westhou

i'm thinking that the San Antonio-Austin Area will combine to form a massive metro area like DFW.

I've been thinking the same, but they're farther apart so it may take time to form...
I voted for Dallas, as if no one could guess that.
But like BBQ...I'll try not to smack Houston, Austin, or San Antonio with the truth ...jk...I really don't want another "well... Dallas is Inferior...so shut up" sort of thing...

[Spade]

Originally Posted by Acntx

While I believe that all of the four aforementioned metros will do well within the next two decades, I would have to give Dallas a very slight edge over Houston, followed closely by San Antonio and Austin.



While the two cities are further apart than D/FW, the Austin and San Antonio metropolitan areas do border each other. I believe that was the point westhou was trying to make. Hays County is part of the Austin Metro and Comal County is part of the San Antonio Metro. Under current census bureau definitions, I personally think that Austin and San Antonio are more likely to be paired together as a "Combined Statistical Area" in the near future rather than part of the same "Metropolitan Statistical Area" like Dallas-Fort Worth, which seems unlikely.

DFW is both an MSA and a CSA. If San Antonio and Austin merge (which I really do not care to happen since it's nothing ugly endless cookie cutter sprawl between the two cities), it will probably only become a CSA.