Texas and especially Houston are leading the US economy. Take a look at a few of these points:
-Allied Movers has rated Texas the highest number of in-coming relocation movers than any other state in the USA for the last 4 years.
-Texas created 70% of all jobs created in the USA in 2008.
-Fortune Magazine rates Texas #1 in the US economy.
-Texas has more Fortune 500 companies than and US state.
-Two leading publications name Houston in the top 5 growth cities in the USA.
Source: Mike Brubaker - Houston Appraiser