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Why Texas is thriving<br>10 reasons, not including Gov. Rick Perry

Though economists say Perry’s low-tax, low-regulation policies have helped the state’s economy, there are many other reasons why Texas’ economy is thriving while other states’ flail. Here are 10 of them:

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10. Drug trafficking
Jack Schumacher, a recently retired Texas-based DEA agent, told New York Magazine that at least half the drug shipments coming from Mexico stop and offload in Texas, where it is repackaged for sale elsewhere.

That means the money that comes with the drug trade also flows through Texas, driving consumption and investment in the state and possibly contributing substantially to the state’s economy.

“If you have a few million,” Schumacher said in the article, “would you invest in a war zone or a bank in San Antonio?”

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Last edited by jeffkrol; 08-08-2011 at 10:53 AM.