We're on to something

According to an Associated Press article, we aren't the only ones who came up with the idea to move to Texas recently. According to the article, "Census: Texas is the hot place to live," Austin was one of the top ten metro areas in terms of net gain in population from July 2006 to July 2007. It wasn't the only area in the state to post big gains either. Dallas-Fort Worth, at the top of the list, added more than 162,000 residents, while Houston and San Antonio also cracked the top 10. Other interesting facts from the article:

• Of the 50 fastest-growing metro areas, 27 were in the South and 20 were in the West. Two were in the Midwest, one — Fayetteville, Ark. — straddles the South and Midwest and none was in the Northeast.
• Detroit lost more than three times as many people as any other metro area — its population declined more than 27,300. Other areas losing more than 5,000 people were Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Ga., Youngstown, Ohio, and Buffalo, N.Y.

So maybe it isn't the most original idea, but if you suddenly decide to do what we did, we promise to show you around to all of the good restaurants!