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Old 05-28-2015, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Northwest Houston
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Houston is too humid and susceptible to flooding, Dallas is susceptible to more snow than usual for a city in the south and has tornados, Atlanta is just right !
Atlanta is another one of those sunbelt metros like Phoenix and DFW they stuck in the middle of nowhere for reasons unknown. Houston has a economic purpose and will thrive come hell or high water....

 
Old 05-28-2015, 08:54 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Houston is too humid and susceptible to flooding, Dallas is susceptible to more snow than usual for a city in the south and has tornados, Atlanta is just right !
That's hilarious.


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People in glass houses.....
 
Old 05-29-2015, 05:14 AM
 
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Default But Houston's economy is DEPENDENT on high oil prices...

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Relatively uncrowded highways... Hahaha.. Good one! I would hope it's the biggest boom in 30 years for Dallas. Everywhere else in Texas is booming as such, why shouldn't DFW?
Houston has boomed in the recent past when the price of oil was high. DFW, Austin, San Antonio, others are booming as they have multiple strong industries and don't rely on oil. If Houston does not have high oil prices to support it's economy it immediately starts tanking.

Houston's economy slowing faster than expected - Houston Chronicle

The article says "Half of Houston jobs are still tied to the energy industry, he said"
 
Old 05-29-2015, 06:52 AM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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Houston has boomed in the recent past when the price of oil was high. DFW, Austin, San Antonio, others are booming as they have multiple strong industries and don't rely on oil. If Houston does not have high oil prices to support it's economy it immediately starts tanking.

Houston's economy slowing faster than expected - Houston Chronicle

The article says "Half of Houston jobs are still tied to the energy industry, he said"
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Houston comes in number 4 in Technology job growth, behind Austin, Raleigh, and San Jose. what happened to the Dallas tech industry?

The Valley And The Upstarts: The Cities Creating The Most Tech Jobs | Newgeography.com
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a rendering of the planned Texas Medical Center Research Campus that they hope to break ground on next year. apparently a monorail system is being considered to link it to the light rail.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CE-t48CUgAA0c7U.jpg


Texas Medical Center official presents conceptual plan for nearly 30-acre campus - Prime Property
yep.. Houston is doomed. no other sectors besides oil & gas. and you might want to do some research on why lower oil prices are actually good for the eastern half of Houston (where all the manufacturing and industrial jobs are).
 
Old 05-29-2015, 08:13 AM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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The cruise industry in Galveston cements itself for future growth..

Galveston cruise terminal expansions move forward, Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas to dock in November - Houston Business Journal

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The improvements and expansion are necessary to accommodate Liberty of the Seas, a 1,100-foot cruise ship with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) that will depart from Galveston beginning in November, said Port Director Michael Mierzwa. Mierzwa said that each Liberty of the Seas departure will bring around 4,000 people to the terminal, but departures during the holidays could bring around 4,200 people.

The Port of Galveston is the fourth largest home port in the United States when measured by embarkations, according to data compiled by the Galveston Park Board of Trustees.
 
Old 05-29-2015, 09:12 AM
 
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yep.. Houston is doomed. no other sectors besides oil & gas. and you might want to do some research on why lower oil prices are actually good for the eastern half of Houston (where all the manufacturing and industrial jobs are).
The stuff you posted in response didnt say anything....somtimes you mistake the word "Growing" for booming....not the same at all. If houston added just 1 single tech job. It would then have the right to write all the articles they want about a growing tech industry......but they just added 1 job.....get it?...probably not.

Houston is an oil city....just.face it....if it was as diverse as you paint it then you would be seeing more articles about all the other BOOMING Industries in Houston....instead Houston is mourning over all the job loss in the oil industry.
 
Old 05-29-2015, 09:52 AM
 
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Dallas Skyline 2015-05-25 - Imgur
 
Old 05-29-2015, 10:10 AM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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The stuff you posted in response didnt say anything....somtimes you mistake the word "Growing" for booming....not the same at all. If houston added just 1 single tech job. It would then have the right to write all the articles they want about a growing tech industry......but they just added 1 job.....get it?...probably not.

Houston is an oil city....just.face it....if it was as diverse as you paint it then you would be seeing more articles about all the other BOOMING Industries in Houston....instead Houston is mourning over all the job loss in the oil industry.
i guess you completely ignored all the ongoing activity in the Texas Medical Center? or have you forgotten along with being the king of O&G, Houston also has the largest concentration of medical facilities in the world?

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...ir-campus.html

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/m...er-in-the.html

http://m.bizjournals.com/houston/new...7668169&r=full

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/b...ds.html?page=2

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Old 05-29-2015, 01:42 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Northwest Houston
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Houston has boomed in the recent past when the price of oil was high. DFW, Austin, San Antonio, others are booming as they have multiple strong industries and don't rely on oil. If Houston does not have high oil prices to support it's economy it immediately starts tanking.

Houston's economy slowing faster than expected - Houston Chronicle

The article says "Half of Houston jobs are still tied to the energy industry, he said"
You do realize the article you post states very clearly that the national economy shrank in the first quarter of 2015 which may be the reason Houston's non oil & Gas sectors haven't picked up the slack yet. Oil & Gas is the main driver of Houston's economy but OIl & Gas is still the main driver of the states economy. Also how you can call Austin's economy diverse is beyond me, they are extremely, "Tech" dependent, and tech itself is prone to crashes from time to time......

Last edited by Jack Lance; 05-29-2015 at 02:35 PM..
 
Old 05-29-2015, 05:20 PM
 
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Default Houston's per capita numbers will be dropping bigtime

BEA releases its 2015 estimates in September 2016 reflecting the drop in oil prices of the recent past. You are not going to like your per capita numbers so much.
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