Texas’s latest boom is its biggest yet
The state is sucking in people, companies and federal spending
THIS APRIL will mark 45 years since “Dallas”, a hit soap opera, first aired. The show, with its greedy oilmen, sun-soaked cattle ranches and lilting drawls, introduced the Lone Star State to the world. But it’s not just the big hair and grainy resolution that make “Dallas” seem dated today. It is also the Dallas skyline.
This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “The lodestar state”
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March 18th 2023
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