Texas Triangle

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The Texas Triangle is a region of Texas that contains the state's five largest cities and is home to over half of the state's population. The Texas Triangle is formed by the state's four main urban centers, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, connected by Interstate 45, Interstate 10, and Interstate 35. The Texas Triangle is one of eleven megaregions in the United States, clusters of urban areas that share economic and cultural ties. In 2004, the Texas Triangle contained five of the 20 largest cities in the U.S. and was home to over 70% of all Texans, with a population of 13.8 million. In 2025, its population reached nearly 23 million, following rapid growth across much of Texas. In 2009, Kent Butler and Fritz Steiner projected that, by the mid-21st century, its population was expected to increase by around two-thirds, or 10 million people, comprising nearly 80% of all Texans. Additional metropolitan areas in the region include Bryan–College Station, Killeen–Temple–Fort...

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