Texas Triangle always makes me think of the 3 game NBA road trips against San Antonio, Houston and Dallas. But as an Australian I think I picked up most of my knowledge on US geography through NBA teams anyway

As someone who lives in DFW, that 80 min travel from McKinney to Weatherford shown was mostly on toll roads and no traffic. Actual time is probably closer to 2 hrs.

Thanks!

As a resident of Killeen, I must agree with you. The suburbs are terrible. Too uniform, heartless, treeless, and —most importantly— it's damn near impossible to get anywhere without a car.

College Station is unique for having its name before it was even there. It used to be that travelers going to the Texas A&M College, from Bryan or Houston would take the train, and they would disembark when the train stopped at the College Station. Eventually the town grew up from around the college, but the conductor on the train kept announcing it as the College Station.

Outside of the Triangle but worth a mention is the Odessa-Midland, TX growth. They both gained over 100k since the 1950s.

I grew up in Beaumont and describing it as "mini Houston" is probably the best way to describe it. Same climate, similar demographics, similar economies, same sports teams, similar cultures.

I’m watching this from a hotel in Dallas, on a business trip. Every time I fly into DFW, I’m reminded of how massive the city is. First by seeing it from the air, then by the 30 minute taxi to the gate after landing. The airport alone is staggeringly huge.

I've always thought it was a good idea to cover smaller metro areas, maybe a series of forgotten or unknown but secretly booming metro areas (Northwest Arkansas for instance)