Texas cities lead in population growth in the US
By U.S. Census Bureau
Jul 30, 2013
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According to a release by the U.S. Census Bureau, eight of the 15 fastest-growing large U.S. cities and towns for the year ending July 1, 2012 are in Texas.

The Lone Star State also stood out in terms of the size of population growth, with five of the 10 cities and towns that added the most people over the year.

Fastest Growing Large (Texas) Cities from July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2012

#1 San Marcos 4.91%

#3 Midland 4.87%

#4 Cedar Park 4.67%

#7 Georgetown 4.21%

#10 Conroe 4.01%

#11 McKinney 3.95%

#12 Frisco 3.92%

#13 Odessa 3.83%

The Texas cities that added the most people (From July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2012) included:

Houston increased 34,625

San Antonio increased 25,400

Austin increased 25,395

Dallas increased 23,341

Fort Worth increased 16,328

Out of the 15 most populous cities in the U.S. Texas cities rank as follows:

#4 Houston population 2,160,821

#7 San Antonio population 1,382,951

#9 Dallas population 1,241,162

#11 Austin population 842,592