Cities with the most potential (Houston, Dallas: real estate, schools, university)

[Dangerfield]

El Paso. Ft Bliss, INS, DEA, Border Patrol are all booming in the region. UTEP is expanding. EP is gaining a better civic reputation and drawing retirees, especially military. If EP can revitalize it's downtown, clean up it's image as a sleepy border town and draw more white collar professional employers, it could be right up there with San Antonio, ABQ and Tucson.

[TXperson]

As others have mentioned, Corpus Christi easily has the most potential.

I also feel that Midland/Odessa will be get a lot of attention/boom sometime in the future.

edit: I thought that El Paso was already large and well established.

[Mark-Tyler is Special]

Oh geez, after some of the places I've seen, then of course Tyler, however we are NOT pro-growth, so that's why I didn't first "jump in" with me, me, me. lol

[jluke65780]

Originally Posted by An0nym0us88

I like to have someone else that is not from Waco to confirm this.

When I went there last time, a lot of buildings there are rundown and even several of my friends said that also. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong part of the city or is that what happen after losing Paul Quinn?

Paul Quinn brought in African American's from all over the world and was a big part of the East Waco Community. Those old rundown buildings are very historic buildings that really need to be rennovated (which is happening downtown).

Waco already has Baylor as well as MCC and TSTC. Keeping Paul Quinn around would of been icing on the cake. Lots of historic places like Elm St, Austin/Washington Ave, Dr. Pepper,etc

Waco is home to Big Red (was the 6th best selling soda in 2006). Waco has lots of potential to become a great city if done right, but what is happening is the same thing that is happening to Houston and Dallas. The middle class is being droven out of the inner city and to the suburbs.

[jluke65780]

Originally Posted by TXperson

As others have mentioned, Corpus Christi easily has the most potential.

I also feel that Midland/Odessa will be get a lot of attention/boom sometime in the future.

edit: I thought that El Paso was already large and well established.

El Paso is large and established, but it's average compared to other cities in Texas, even smaller ones.

[Westerner92]

After reading these responses, I think we can safely conclude that almost all the midsize cities in Texas have a lot of potential.

[Grainraiser]

I would vote for Corpus Christi has having the most promise. The Killen/Waco corridor would be my second choice.

[JohnCarpenter]

Originally Posted by Mark-Tyler is Special

Oh geez, after some of the places I've seen, then of course Tyler, however we are NOT pro-growth, so that's why I didn't first "jump in" with me, me, me. lol

My parents lived in Tyler for a job for a couple years. There's nothing special about it. Most of the people I met when visiting them were rude and arrogant. (They thought Tyler was something it isn't).

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[Mark-Tyler is Special]

Ouch, can't win them all, maybe your parents were the problem, you think. Sometimes people want to make where THEY move to, like "back home"

[An0nym0us88]

Originally Posted by JohnCarpenter

My parents lived in Tyler for a job for a couple years. There's nothing special about it. Most of the people I met when visiting them were rude and arrogant. (They thought Tyler was something it isn't).

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Rude and Arrogant?

There are rude and arrogant people in every big cities. Yeah, Tyler has MANY wealthy people compared to other cities with population of 100K. I still wouldn't say they're arrogant.

Try Dallas.