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The economy of the State of Texas is the second largest by GDP in the United States after that of California. It has a gross state product of $2.694 trillion as of 2023. [ 7 ] In 2022, Texas led the nation with the most companies in the Fortune 500 with 53 in total. [ 8 ]
The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
Texas is ranked twenty-fifth among US states by median household income, with a per capita income of $19,617 (2000). Texas counties ranked by per capita income
Grapes are a common crop in some parts of Texas. [10] [11] Pierce's Disease is a common problem in the East and South. [10] From 1970 to 1996, PD was unknown outside of the southern part of the state. Though thought to be impossible, in 1996 suddenly many vineyards were heavily hit in north central Texas and some were wiped out completely.
In his latest column, Texas Tech researcher Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar looks at the impact of global textile demand on the High Plains economy.
North Texas is a term used primarily by residents of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex [7] [8] to refer to a geographic area of Texas, generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, west of Paris, and north of Waco. [9]
Both the U.S. Census Bureau and Centers for Disease and Control have categorized Texas as West South Central and South. ... Panhandle and South Plains: Great Plains. North Texas: South. East Texas ...
Midland–Odessa is a metropolitan area located in The Texas Plains approximately half-way between El Paso and Fort Worth, Texas.This combined statistical area (CSA) is made up of two metropolitan statistical areas (the Midland MSA and the Odessa MSA) and one micropolitan statistical area (Andrews μSA), and comprises four counties: Andrews, Ector, Martin, and Midland counties.