The culture of Texas has been a melting pot of the "Southern" (Dixie) and Southwestern (Anglo-Mexican fusion) North American culture, with pockets of colonies of ethnic groups in and around metropolitan and other urban areas while the entire Rio Grande River valley, and increasingly other areas to the east and north of it, have been re-mexicized due to recent migration and high birth rates (accompanied by "white flight") among the ethnic Mexican population. All of this is due to Texas' geographic location and settler past in the United States' history. The state of Texas is a diverse ethnic-origin state predominantly due to international migration before and over its history, while at the same time very North American, and an international place to live, in part because of its many oil industries. Texas also has an influx of people from the central United States moving in to find oil. Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota have experienced a "brain drain" as their university graduates move to Texas to find employment.

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how demographic trends in texas are changing the states political culture?
Q. how demographic trends in texas are changing the states political culture?
Asked by beautiful_change87 - Sun Sep 27 19:18:12 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Hispanic population is expected to be the majority within the next decade. It was in a report that came out after the last census was completed.
Answered by Truthseeker - Sun Sep 27 19:37:49 2009

Can you tell me what you think the culture is in Austin, Texas in a nice paragraph or two?
Q. Can you tell me what you think the culture is in Austin, Texas in a nice paragraph or two?
Asked by NiKKiB.:hiS P Y T:.lEt hM R.i.P - Thu Aug 13 08:59:35 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Ignore the other guy... he got some issues... wow...
Answered by . - Thu Aug 13 10:10:34 2009

How much more excepting of Homosexuals are peole in London, England than Waco, Texas?
Q. I live in Waco, TX and I hate it!!! I get treated bad all the time by people because i'm gay! I have always wanted to move to the UK.. I have British ancestry and I love the culture wayyy more than TEXAS :( and was wondering how much more excepting they wold be of me being gay??
Asked by David - Mon Feb 5 17:57:59 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. do you mean 'accepting'? If so, I would say London is pretty accepting of people who are homosexual - not sure about Texas though. London is a very socially-advanced city. I would just like to add that Sydney, Australia is probably the most gay-friendly city on earth - we do have the yearly Mardi Gras after all!! I know heaps of gay people here who are very happy that they can be themselves without fear of persecution.
Answered by Frankie - Mon Feb 5 18:00:11 2007

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Texas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.

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