There are more Texans than ever before – more of all ages, more Anglos and considerably more Hispanics.  Although the population growth rate during the 1st decade of the 2000s was slightly less than that of the 1990s, the state still continues to far outpace the national experience & almost all states, according Dr. James Gaines, TX A&M Real Estate Center.  Four demographic trends to watch:  (1)  the state’s overall rate of growth & urbanization;  (2)  the composition of Texas’ population, especially the growth in non-anglo population groups;  (3)  the principal sources of population growth: and (4) shifts in the population’s age distribution.  By 2050 Dallas, Plano, Irving, Fort Worth & Arlington (DFW) is projected to expand to 16.8 million residents by 2050 or a 164% increase & the Houston, Sugar Land, Baytown (MSA) will expand similarly.