Wendell Cox, City Journal

Texas Growth Machine

Texan job creation has far outpaced the national average, and that includes high-paying new jobs.  The number of jobs in Texas has grown by a truly impressive 31.5 percent since 1995, compared with just 12 percent nationwide, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data (see Figure One). Texas has also lapped California, an important economic rival and the only state with a larger population.

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