Texas
Texas is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders the American states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, and New Mexico to the west. To the south and southwest, it has an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas, along a natural boundary formed by the Rio Grande. Texas has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) and with an estimated population of over 31.7 million residents in 2025, it is the second-largest U.S. state both by area and by population. Texas is nicknamed the "Lone Star State" for the single star on its flag, symbolic of its former status as an independent country, the Republic of Texas.
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Texas experiences overwhelmingly bullish momentum driven by technological innovation (TXN, SpaceX), energy export dominance (LNG, ammonia), and infrastructure investments. Positive drivers include tech-adjacent energy growth and policy incentives for retirement. Risks remain limited but could involve regulatory challenges in energy projects or market saturation in data center power demand.
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