The story of Texas in recent decades has been shaped by rapid growth — booming cities and a steady influx of new residents. But new U.S. Census data suggests that is starting to change.
Texas is still growing faster than any other state, from what we can tell, but that growth is no longer concentrated in its biggest cities. Instead, some of the state’s largest urban centers like Dallas, Plano, Arlington and Austin actually lost residents last year.
So what seems to be driving this reshuffling?…