Minor Cities SMACKDOWN! (Lubbock, Waco, Tyler: students)

[jabbit]

that list is bucket full of LOL. my guess is its geared towards the white anglo saxon protestant (wasp) culture considering Lubbock is in the lead. haha

[MrMcCoySays]

Originally Posted by jabbit

that list is bucket full of LOL. my guess is its geared towards the white anglo saxon protestant (wasp) culture considering Lubbock is in the lead. haha

It's probably just because of Texas Tech.

[Westerner92]

Originally Posted by jabbit

that list is bucket full of LOL. my guess is its geared towards the white anglo saxon protestant (wasp) culture considering Lubbock is in the lead. haha

You just revealed your ignorance. These are the demographics as of 2000: The racial makeup of the city was 72.87% White, 8.66% African American, 0.56% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 14.32% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.45% of the population.
Current estimates have the Hispanic population at about 35%, the Black population roughly the same, and the Asian population closer to 5%. There are over 90 nationalities represented, mostly because of Texas Tech.

[jabbit]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

You just revealed your ignorance. These are the demographics as of 2000: The racial makeup of the city was 72.87% White, 8.66% African American, 0.56% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 14.32% from other races, and 2.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.45% of the population.
Current estimates have the Hispanic population at about 35%, the Black population roughly the same, and the Asian population closer to 5%. There are over 90 nationalities represented, mostly because of Texas Tech.

Well i wasn't just talking about lubbock. Did you just reveal your sore spot?

Revealed my ignorance? Please tell me how I did that. No where in your post did you counter the crux of my opinion. TBH I'm playing around. WASP culture doesn't just impact whites for the record. Thanks for your kind reply to my opinion.

[case44]

Originally Posted by Spade

Because they are not that really connected as of yet. They share the same media market, but since Killeen is so close to Austin and Waco is so close to Dallas, there is no need for a national airport as of yet. Now that's pretty much the goal of what they want the Killeen airport to become in that it will offer an alternative for people in the Northern part of the Austin metro (like Georgetown, Taylor, and maybe even Round Rock) area to fly out of the area.

But the people in, say, Georgetown or Round Rock, those folks can go down State Highway 130 to Bergstrom to catch a flight, so distance would actually be about the same as opposed to flying out of Killeen, which does have less traffic. Bergstrom would actually be a better choice, but it would depend on what type of flight.

Originally Posted by jabbit

Revealed my ignorance? Please tell me how I did that. No where in your post did you counter the crux of my opinion. TBH I'm playing around.

Then split. The rest of us are not. Since this website is about data, why not discuss some of the smaller places?

Originally Posted by jluke65780

I'm speaking about when Waco was in its primes (40s-50s). After these times is when Waco's growth started to slow and become stagnant. It's just now beginning to grow more steadily. Waco had plenty of big name acts performing here. Elvis for starters.

It still puzzles me about why Waco had stagnated, jluke, especially at times when the rest of the state was in a boom. They've always had a good location where lots of people -- including myself -- always traveled. You know, when they get the river and downtown projects really going, it may surprise a lot of people how much Waco will be positively impacted by them.

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by case44

But the people in, say, Georgetown or Round Rock, those folks can go down State Highway 130 to Bergstrom to catch a flight, so distance would actually be about the same as opposed to flying out of Killeen, which does have less traffic. Bergstrom would actually be a better choice, but it would depend on what type of flight.



Then split. The rest of us are not. Since this website is about data, why not discuss some of the smaller places?



It still puzzles me about why Waco had stagnated, jluke, especially at times when the rest of the state was in a boom. They've always had a good location where lots of people -- including myself -- always traveled. You know, when they get the river and downtown projects really going, it may surprise a lot of people how much Waco will be positively impacted by them.

Well once the Tornado tore through downtown; the city never really tried to redevelop. Us losing the railroad to Dallas also hurt us. I believe Waco would've been very prosperous if it weren't for Dallas. We lost the railroad, Paul Quinn, the Presidential Library and more to Dallas.

[case44]

Originally Posted by jluke65780

Well once the Tornado tore through downtown; the city never really tried to redevelop. Us losing the railroad to Dallas also hurt us. I believe Waco would've been very prosperous if it weren't for Dallas. We lost the railroad, Paul Quinn, the Presidential Library and more to Dallas.

That's true. Forgot about the tornado.

[jabbit]

Originally Posted by case44

Then split. The rest of us are not. Since this website is about data, why not discuss some of the smaller places?

Oh, so now we're giving out orders to other folks and telling them how to run part of their day... okay.

How bout you take a sedative and chill, you data head you.

[malfunction]

Originally Posted by Angel713

I would put Corpus in the Midland-Odessa/Lubbock/Amarillo/Longview/Tyler category.

I always thought Corpus Christi would have qualified as a major city in Texas, as large as it's gotten. It seems larger than what some suggest. And would you look at who's ahead in the poll? Lubbock??? Who would have thought they'd be this popular?

[Mark Senior]

Lubbocks vote equals Tech Students, I bet.