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Big Texas

High Plains Public Radio | By Carol Hillendahl

Published March 30, 2015 at 8:37 AM CDT

It would appear that the old adage "Everything is bigger in Texas" can now be applied to the Lone Star State itself. From NPR affiliate KUT of Austin Texas, Reporter Laura Rice, "Texas has gotten used to topping lists about booming business and population growth."

Data collected from the 2013-14 census indicates rapid growth across the state. "In a lot of cases, Texas leads a lot of the growth area statistics primarily because Texas itself is very, very large." U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Branch Chief Ben Bolender.

New census information will be available this Junes, which will expose a new 'Big' picture of the demographics and population growth in Texas.

See the whole story here.