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1
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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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4.31
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2
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Longview, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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4.06
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3
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North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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3.63
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4
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Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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3.56
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5
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Odessa, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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3.07
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6
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Midland, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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2.94
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7
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Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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2.30
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8
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Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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2.26
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9
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West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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2.10
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10
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Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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2.07
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11
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Abilene, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.89
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12
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.89
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13
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San Angelo, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.88
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14
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Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.84
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15
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Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
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1.75
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16
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Victoria, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.74
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17
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Waco, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.63
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18
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Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.62
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19
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
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1.50
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20
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Texas
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Above average opportunities
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1.40
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21
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Amarillo, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.20
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22
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Tyler, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.13
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23
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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1.03
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24
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Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.99
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25
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Lubbock, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.95
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26
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College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.89
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27
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.73
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28
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El Paso, TX Metro Area
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Average opportunities
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0.72
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29
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Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.67
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30
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Border Region of Texas Balance of State
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Below average opportunities
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0.52
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31
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.47
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32
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Laredo, TX Metro Area
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Below average opportunities
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0.38
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