population

Fort Worth has a population of 956,709 as of 2022, while Austin wasn’t far ahead with 974,447 people. It is estimated by some people that Fort Worth has likely overtaken Austin in population by this time in 2024.

Here's where Texas is growing the fastest.

Tyler isn't growing at warp speed, but it did make the top 200 list for the fastest growing cities in America. And two Texas towns made the top ten.

Are you a native Texan, or do you transfer in from another state?  I'm originally from Nebraska and I moved to Texas in 1996.  I have friends who moved here from Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Michigan, and I'm sure you and your friends can add to that list. The Texas population is always growing it seems, and people are coming from one state more than any other.

I graduated with 12 people in my high school class in Nebraska, so it's hard for me to comprehend a high school where there are three thousands students.  That's huge! Or maybe it's time to admit my little class of six boys and six girls was abnormally tiny.  I graduated at the top of my class, but I don't spend much time telling people I only had 11 people behind me.  Shh...don't tell!  And those