(1) TX leading nation in economic recovery.  (2) Texas’economy is big & getting bigger (almost as much GDP – gross domestic product – as Australia).  (3) Texas’ economy is profitable with GDP 2nd only to California & just passed NY.  (4) Texas’ population is growing & could be 12 million from 2010 to 2030.  (5)  Texas’ economy is international sending products to 25 countries with  Mexico receiving 34.4%.  (6)  Tax burden is less in TX with Texans accounting for 7.9% of state’s per capita income, compared with 9.8 for the nation.  (7)  TX has affordable housing with owner-occupied housing units having a value of $125,800 or 40th in the nation.  (8) Texans have entrepreneurial spirit.  (9) Texans are mobile & since there are no constrains by language & cultural we move around.