Quote Originally Posted by Detroitnerd View Post
To talk about "growth" in Houston without qualifications misses the point. When a large area is developed outside Houston, Houston annexes the area, capturing the taxes and providing the services.
This is completely irrelevent. It has nothing to do with annexation.

We're talking about overall metropolitan growth, not municipality-specific growth. Houston has the fastest growth in the nation, yet is a craptastic sprawlfest with almost no urbanity.