By Haya El Nasser
The national recession cant stop Texas cities from growing. Four of the 10 fastest gainers including No. 1 Frisco are in the Lone Star State according to Census population estimates out Tuesday.
From 2008 to 2009 11 of the 25 fastest-growing cities that have populations above 100000 people were in Texas.
The state has escaped much of the downturn because of a diversified economy that includes oil and high-tech.
Among the big Texas gainers:
- Dallas suburbs such as McKinney Carrollton & Lewisville;
- Oil centers Odessa & Midland; and
- High-tech hub & state capital Austin;
- Frisco & Odessa passed the 100000 mark.
Texas is the star of the Sun Belt says demographer William Frey of the Brookings Institution.
Its big cities its oil its the suburbs. Its a diversified economy. People are moving there for high-skilled and low-skilled kinds of jobs Frey Said
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