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Old 05-25-2013, 06:04 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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"Metroplex" in Texas usage means the Dallas/Fort Worth area specifically, you should know that. In Central Texas we use the term, "Austin/San Antonio Corridor".
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Old 05-25-2013, 06:05 PM
 
Location: Up on the moon laughing down on you
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What the heck is a metroplex?
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Old 05-25-2013, 06:06 PM
 
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LOL OK - if you want to tell yourself that the Austin/San Antonio area as well as the Houston area aren't metroplexes, that's fine with me. Thank you.

It's all semantics, really. A metroplex requires multiple anchor cities of near equal importance in the same area. Houston doesn't have that. Maybe you meant "metropolis." Austin and San Antonio would work if the cities were closer together.


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Old 05-25-2013, 06:15 PM
 
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haha....its not that I dont recognize them as major metros....its just that the term "metroplex" was coined specifically for the DFW area but I dont mind it either way....I just only use that term for the Dallas area but to each his own.
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Old 05-25-2013, 06:17 PM
 
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[quote=HtownLove;29728896]What the heck is a metroplex? [/
DFW area.

Last edited by Westerntraveler; 05-25-2013 at 06:18 PM.. Reason: sorry I didnt meant to edit (delete)some of your post
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Old 05-25-2013, 11:22 PM
 
Location: Wonderland
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"Metroplex" in Texas usage means the Dallas/Fort Worth area specifically, you should know that. In Central Texas we use the term, "Austin/San Antonio Corridor".
I'm not from Texas and don't limit my vocabulary to "Texas definitions" of commonly used words.

met·ro·plex
/ˈmetrəˌpleks/
Noun
A very large metropolitan area, esp. an aggregation of two or more cities.

met·ro·plex noun \ˈme‧trōˌpleks\
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Definition of METROPLEX

: a large metropolitan area usu. made up of two or more cities along with neighboring heavily populated areas
Metroplex - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

metroplex
Syllabification: (met·ro·plex)
Pronunciation: /ˈmetrəˌpleks/
Definition of metroplex
noun
chiefly North American
a very large metropolitan area, especially one that is an aggregation of two or more cities.
Definition of metroplex in Oxford Dictionaries (US English) (US)

With that being said, Houston doesn't qualify so since I have no problem admitting when I'm wrong - I'm wrong on Houston. But I definitely would define Austin/San Antonio as a metroplex, as well as other closely located cities in other states (for instance, Baltimore/DC, Dayton/Cincinnati)
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Old 05-25-2013, 11:25 PM
 
Location: Wonderland
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haha....its not that I dont recognize them as major metros....its just that the term "metroplex" was coined specifically for the DFW area but I dont mind it either way....I just only use that term for the Dallas area but to each his own.
The term may or may not have started with D/FW but it doesn't matter - it's now a term that is used outside of that area to describe other similar areas.
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Old 05-25-2013, 11:26 PM
 
Location: Warrior Country
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Select the metro area where you're able to find job(s) first.

None of the major areas are backwater. (Htown is a little more humid than the other 3..none are in the desert.)
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Old 05-26-2013, 01:06 AM
 
Location: San Antonio. Tx 78209
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Cybersecurity on the government side is a huge industry in San Antonio. It does require a security clearance though, for obvious reasons. It's the least expensive area to live in out of the big three metros. Suburban school districts have strong arts programs including special magnet schools.
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Old 05-26-2013, 06:07 AM
 
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The term may or may not have started with D/FW but it doesn't matter - it's now a term that is used outside of that area to describe other similar areas.
Learn something new everyday because I honestly thought it was only used for DFW.I did a google search and it confirmed what you said about different metroplexes.
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