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AMERICA’S TRADE NEXUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE WORLD’S PORT OF CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS IS STILL COWBOY COUNTRY . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
SAMUEL MAVERICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE NEW GREAT MIGRATION LEADS HERE . . . .
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A POPULATION MAGNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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POWERHOUSE METROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OUR POLITICIANS
PUT PEOPLE BEFORE PARTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ODDFELLOWS AND
ICONOCLASTS WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’VE GOT THE SPIRIT OF A WILDCATTER . . . .
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…PLUS THE GRIT AND GUTS
OF A ROUGHNECK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FOR OUR MONEY,
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
SID RICHARDSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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BETWEEN A ROCK AND
A HARD PLACE, WE THRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SMALL OIL IS STILL GOING STRONG . . . . . . . . .
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THE WORLD’S DEEP-DRILLING PIONEER . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
RICHARD KINDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’RE MONOPOLY BUSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE COUNTRY’S WIND-ENERGY LEADER . . . . .
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THE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION STARTED HERE
AND IT’S FRACKIN’ AMAZIN’! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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REMAKING AMERICA’S
ENERGY LANDSCAPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE DO DEREGULATION RIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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...BUT WE’LL STILL STEP
IN TO HELP THE LITTLE GUY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS’S GREEN GRID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
CARRIE MARCUS NEIMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE INVENTED
AMERICA’S FAVORITE COCKTAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’RE FAITHFUL TO OUR LOCAL BRANDS . . . . . . .
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WE PUT THE “MICRO”
IN MICROELECTRONICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A BUSINESS MECCA FOR
THE TOP TIER & UP-AND-COMING . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CORPORATE CAPITAL ON THE MOVE . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
DELL INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’RE THE NEW TECH FRONTIER . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE “NEXT BIG THING”
TAKES OFF FROM AUSTIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LEADING THE NATION
OUT OF RECESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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EVEN OUR PREACHERS ARE
ENTREPRENEURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE GOT RELIGION (IN EVERY FLAVOR) . . . . . . . .
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TEXANS ARE CHART-TOPPERS
(AND WE CAME UP WITH THE CHART) . . . . . . . . .
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WE INVENTED THE DANCE HALL . . . . . . . . . . . . .
