William H. Frey

The rise of Texas cities can be attributed to their relative immunity to the housing bubble burst and later recession that plagued other parts of the Sun Belt, the continued draw of immigrants and their mix of both new and old economy industries.

The aging of baby boomers beyond young middle age will have profound impacts on our labor force, housing market, schools and generational divisions on issues such as Social Security and Medicare. The engine of growth for the younger population in most states will be new minorities.

The seeds of new racial and ethnic competition for public resources have been planted as a result of decadelong race-ethnic shifts.

People have stopped moving; largely because of the housing crunch and the recession.