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1
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Midland, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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4.55
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2
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Odessa, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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3.43
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3
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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.53
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4
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Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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2.39
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5
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Longview, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2
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6
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Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.85
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|
7
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Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.81
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8
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Victoria, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.56
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9
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Border Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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1.51
|
|
10
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Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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1.49
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11
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.45
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12
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North Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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1.33
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13
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Texas
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Average opportunities
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1.24
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14
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Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.22
|
|
15
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Waco, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.2
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|
16
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Amarillo, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.18
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|
17
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Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State
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Average opportunities
|
1.15
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18
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San Angelo, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.1
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|
19
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.05
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|
20
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Abilene, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.02
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|
21
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
1.01
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|
22
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Lubbock, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.98
|
|
23
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Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.97
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|
24
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Tyler, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.95
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|
25
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Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.93
|
|
26
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College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.86
|
|
27
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Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.84
|
|
28
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Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.81
|
|
29
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El Paso, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
|
0.79
|
|
30
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Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
|
0.56
|
|
31
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
|
0.53
|
|
32
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Laredo, TX Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
|
0.5
|
|
33
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
|
0.48
|