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1
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College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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7.57
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2
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Lubbock, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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2.91
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3
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Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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2.14
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4
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Abilene, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.95
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5
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Tyler, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.33
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| 
6
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Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State
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Average opportunities
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1.14
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| 
7
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Laredo, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.13
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8
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Texas
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Average opportunities
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1.1
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| 
9
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El Paso, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.97
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10
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Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State
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Average opportunities
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0.96
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11
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.96
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12
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Longview, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.95
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| 
13
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.93
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| 
14
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Odessa, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.92
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15
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North Region of Texas Balance of State
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Average opportunities
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0.9
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| 
16
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Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.88
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| 
17
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Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State
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Average opportunities
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0.8
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| 
18
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Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.76
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| 
19
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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.76
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| 
20
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.72
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21
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.61
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22
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Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State
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Below average opportunities
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0.5
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23
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Midland, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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24
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Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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25
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Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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26
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Border Region of Texas Balance of State
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No data available
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No data available
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27
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Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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28
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San Angelo, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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| 
29
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Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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| 
30
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Amarillo, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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| 
31
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Victoria, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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32
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Waco, TX Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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33
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Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
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No data available
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No data available
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