They've projected ofor decades but now it looks liek reality. Not only is The Houston metropolitain area about to approach 6 milion the city population is about to surpass Chicago.

Htx beats Chitown

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Well, it's still too early to declare Houston as the third largest city; we'll have to await the official census results in December, but considering that Houston benefited greatly in the job market in the 2000's while Chicago's industrial base shrank, that in itself would draw a lot of people to the city. In addition, Houston was a huge destination for Latino immigrants the past decade, and it also absorbed a large number of African Americans displaced by Hurricane Katrina. According to the Census bureau, they estimated Houston had 2.3 million residents as of 2009 while Chicago had just under 2.9 million. Granted, these are estimates, but the official headcount will reveal a lot more.

Now if only Astroworld could be rebuilded and make a comeback......!

This is gonna sound ignorant, but what is there? Oil industry?

Houston is a terrible ass city, been there never wanna go back

nursev said:

Houston is a terrible ass city, been there never wanna go back

Exhibit A

any place that would give rise to paul wall has to be hell

LOL at all the jealous haters.

Don't worry, we've got plenty of room, funk and jobs for everyone.

houston looks like fun to me.

XxAxX said:

is that counting the birds too?

Dear, I don't think that birds are part of the census figures.

No birds don't and neither do illegals. Many say Houston has just as many ilegal aliens as american citizens. witht hat we'd be at the 12 milion mar.

But Houston and Dallas have stugg. Amusement pars, the nations best economies, the most Fortune 500 companies, diversity,gays, hot party scene,liberal and alternative culture, and one of the biggest Science and Technology states in The Union.