Why is the DFW area (particularly Frisco) getting so many more new immigrants from India compared to Houston?

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nomadschomad@reddit

DFW has more direct immigration of South Asians related to UTD and tech H1-B pipelines

DFW also has more domestic relocators from CA, NJ, Chicago, Seattle and places with significant Indian-heritage populations, again due to tech jobs.

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getdatwontonsoup@reddit

The key here also is UTD has connections to mainland India for recruitment, which leads to an increased amount of them in the city.

Dallas does have better tech / IT options but not nearly as much as you’d think… but outside of Austin, Dallas is the next best spot. Lot of SaaS out in Grapevine, traditional engineering in Richardson, and B/A tier companies in Dallas proper.

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Mental-Scientist-393@reddit

Will be interesting over the next couple of years how UTD adapts to the crackdown on international students.

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nomadschomad@reddit

Dallas does have tons of tech. We're not just talking FAANG. You know how many banks/corps have moved corp HQs or SSCs here?

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Outrageous_Row4567@reddit

Houston has more STEM , Medicine and Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing.

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nomadschomad@reddit

OK. How does that explain why Houston has fewer south Asian immigrants?

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Gilded_Mage@reddit

I know I good amount of remote FAANG workers in DFW, hell I doubt anyone even knows there’s an Amazon office in the Galeria

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Cream5oda@reddit

DFW has always been the other Silicon Valley. When telecom was king. Richardson/irving was a backbone of infrastructure and support. Nortel. GTE. Now ATT/VZ/FTR. Samsung has been here for 30 years. Nokia, Avaya. The list goes on. We’ve been a main hub for all things communications well before the high speed internet era FAANG dominance

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

Securus is also based in DFW if I’m not mistaken.

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thecobra42@reddit

Fuck securus

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jameebaiser@reddit

All those “America First” corporations filed for the most HB1 visas ever.

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Playful_Reaction_847@reddit

Can you name the “America First” corporations. Whatever that’s supposed to mean

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mathmagician9@reddit

What are you on about? DFW has a ton of international companies. Austin has Oracle and Tesla lol

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Ok_Mousse4534@reddit

See Sugarland

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CoastieKid@reddit

Nothing wrong with immigrants. I do think the amount of H1B tech employees needs to be curbed. Many of these happen to be from India. I can't blame someone for wanting better opportunity. I also believe that there are many qualified American citizens that can hold those jobs and the H1Bs are being abused by tech companies for either cheap labor or easier to exploit labor.

As an aside, this is why it is so difficult for Indians to obtain green cards. U.S. immigration law caps green cards at 7% per country annually for both employment-based and family-sponsored categories. This is to ensure diversity of immigrants and that not anyone nationality will flood the U.S.

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Johwya@reddit

It’s not just “many”.. over 70% of H1B’s go to Indian nationals. At this point it should be renamed to Indian Special Work Visa program

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CoastieKid@reddit

There are agencies like Tata Consultancy Services that will also take 1/4 or 1/5 of a worker's salary because they brought them over

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MD92100@reddit

That's so true. I am a clinical researcher from South Asia, did my medschool and PhD there, but when I moved to the US, I realized that hiring from countries like India and Pakistan is mostly because you can tell them to work on weekends, extra hours, on Christmas and thanksgiving (and even my own religious holidays) and expect twice more work always than a US citizen, and if they refuse, you can just tell them there are many more like them willing to take their place

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TheWizard@reddit

Frisco is vying to be the racist capital of Texas, so you hear about it more.

That said, Frisco is seeing a surge of tech (and medicine) driven immigrants as a result of commercial growth, just like Irving did decades ago. The racists in Frisco want to brag about commercial growth but think they can keep their "small town racism" in play.

BTW, DFW has always had a huge South Asian presence (first generation, or beyond that).

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MsOpheliaBeverhousen@reddit

How does the cast system work in Frisco? Really curious.

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TheWizard@reddit

You mean a different kind of bigotry than one you subscribe to? Ask someone that can help you with it.

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MsOpheliaBeverhousen@reddit

What? Are you unaware of a cast system in India? Ask my Indian Partner about it.

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Mental-Scientist-393@reddit

If this is a serious question, why wouldn't you ask your partner? I've read that it's an issue for indians- trying to figure out which caste others are from, not wanting to hire indians from lower castes, etc.

It's a weird question to ask without the context. It may be racist, but it's also an extremely valid criticism of their culture (just like how we treat racial/ethnic minorities is a valid criticism of ours).

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OkRecommendation1244@reddit

It was actually because the land was blessed by some Indian guy so they all moved there. The Indian population ballooned to 30% of Frisco residents.

It’s not a racism thing. That ignorance. You are ignorant. It’s normal to complain when 30% of your neighborhood changes.

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Garrettino@reddit

When 30% of what changes? 30% increase in educated, high income earners? That seems like a weird thing to complain about. Oh you mean race. So your argument is it’s not racist and is entirely normal to complain when your neighborhood’s race percentages change?

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OkRecommendation1244@reddit

I doubt the validity of a diploma from an Indian diploma mill.

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HibernianFriend41@reddit

Of course you’re a nurse

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Playful_Reaction_847@reddit

What’s wrong with nurses?

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GoodShitBroBro@reddit

I’d like to see the education system where you got your diploma… yikes

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OkRecommendation1244@reddit

ZOINKS! That’s a heckrino zinger there kind stranger! Here’s your updoot redditor!

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TheWizard@reddit

Do you even have one?

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OkRecommendation1244@reddit

Yes, certainly.

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SubstantialStable265@reddit

How do people not know this?

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Mental-Scientist-393@reddit

First I’ve heard of the “blessing” thing but my parents neighbor who just moved their from India- 1500 miles from here- knew about frisco as a destination for Indian immigrants. Seems like a lot of Indians move here for the Indian community.

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TheWizard@reddit

Ignorance is a virtue of the racists and your arguments, and the math, prove both existing in harmony.

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caffpanda@reddit

That's rich, considering the population of Frisco was less than 10,000 people when I started school there. To complain about the "neighborhood changing" when most of the neighborhoods didn't even exist a couple of decades ago is farcical.

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lucki-dog@reddit

Just wanna drop in, I won’t say there isn’t racism but how are Indians not racist? Only hire h1nb from India for not only cheap labor but to also have a pseudo caste system in America. Holding citizenship over their heads for cheap labor, causing more problems in our economy, not to mention the shell empty data companies.

Also, as a white guy who’s lived in dfw my whole life and seen this stuff, nobody is more racist than Indians. They think less of you, and it is prevalent throughout their culture. They hide behind “this white guy is racist to brown people so therefore they can’t be racist” type thinking and hope idiots like yourself don’t go asking questions.

From personal experience: worked with individuals who were Indian. Never experienced in my life have I ever seen such racism.

So yeah youre right about frisco being the racist capital of Texas, because Indians are racist. And it’s a huge problem. It’s not all of them, their kids seem to be changing and adopting American culture. And there’s a few people who actually want to live in America, but you’ll be hard pressed to find those individuals. 90% of Indians coming here are racist, you live in a fantasy world

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Ok-Stock-1523@reddit

the tech boom in frisco is definitely pulling people but i think its more about timing than anything else. when my unit was stationed at different bases i noticed similar patterns - newer tech hubs always get the fresh wave of immigrants while established areas like houston already have their communities set up

from what ive seen working on base the newer immigrants often pick places where there's both job opportunities and newer infrastructure. frisco checks both boxes with all the corporate relocations happening there in recent years. plus the school districts are really good which matters a lot for families making that big move

houston might have the established community but sometimes people want to start fresh instead of joining existing social hierarchies. seen this play out in military communities too where new airmen pick different bases even when there are obvious "better" choices on paper

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Boyhowdy107@reddit

Some of it is definitely jobs/industries, but also it always becomes a self perpetuating cycle with immigrant communities. If you are from there and get approval to come to the US, anywhere you have family or have heard has a strong Irish, Polish, Asian, Somali, or whatever community is going to be higher on your list than some place you don't know anyone. That's what my girlfriend's Romanian family did when they got political refugee status back in the 80s. It's a big country and you might only have a fleeting idea of what any of the places in it are like, so you follow the wisdom of the crowd hoping that helps make a new life easier.

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

Interesting, this makes a lot of sense actually.

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Organic-Class-8537@reddit

Well, they’re definitely winning in the record capitol dept.

I’m not in frisco, but an adjacent city and just reading articles about their city council meetings are horrible.

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Reeman09@reddit

What

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Skinnieguy@reddit

Everyone talks about the jobs aspect but doesn’t explain why Frisco. Why not spread across DFW?

Well from my opinion as Asian American (not Indian), North Dallas attracts IT and medical jobs which are common with Indians. After finding a job, they then look for homes. They want something newer. Frisco has a ton of new development in the past 20 years.

After buying, they bring over their family. Well, the family members usually don’t have the education/job like the original family member. So it’s very common to start a business for the family members work there.

This attracts more Indians and a community develops. Older generations has the support and feels safe which then attracts more migrants. Rinse and repeat.

This been going on since the beginning of American history - Germans, Irish, Chinese, Mexicans, etc.

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Particular_Area3941@reddit

The city of Frisco provides grants as an incentive for businesses to locate there plus low property taxes. People who work for these companies want to live close by.

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

Is wanting a new construction home an immigrant thing? Aren’t older homes generally better constructed?

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Skinnieguy@reddit

Lots of migrants see new as something home better. Less need for a fixer up. New neighborhoods are more attractive (even if they look like cookie cutters).

On top of that, it’s a bit of a statue symbol. Of course unless you can afford a older home in rich neighborhood.

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Additional-Sky-7436@reddit

Because the US has systematically devalued our own education system and we aren't producing as many engineers and technically trained people as companies need.

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CoastieKid@reddit

Not true at all. There are lots of people coming out of undergraduate computer science programs who cannot find job placements. Even experienced hires in IT are having a difficult time

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Particular_Area3941@reddit

Yeah, a US undergrad program doesn’t really compete with workers from India who have been studying tech their entire lives. Y’all really underestimate how much India’s education system prioritizes tech and the level of expertise that produces.

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Additional-Sky-7436@reddit

Well, yeah. Doesn't everyone know the IT industry is still in the midst of a major bust right now and has been for a while?

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CoastieKid@reddit

We have plenty of engineers and technically trained American citizens who would love an opportunity. Shame on these companies

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Gilded_Mage@reddit

This is literally just not true, it’s cuz companies and public universities know they can make more money by recruiting international students that depend on visas since they won’t “complain” about shitty working conditions and poor pay

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Beautiful-View-8670@reddit

Someone said there is a billBoard in India telling them to move to Frisco, TX, so...

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HockeyCookie@reddit

There is a huge temple in Frisco. The man that built it said that God told him to leave India and build a Temple in Frisco. The guy didn't even know where Frisco was. Well, he built it, and they came. All of his followers with money, and gold came. Truthfully, it's the money that created little India. When one demographic has the will, money, and bravery to invest this is what happens.

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Beautiful-View-8670@reddit

Cool

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

Maybe they thought they’d be ending up in San Francisco instead. 😂

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Loud_Inspector_9782@reddit

Most likely the jobs that are bringing in people from India are located in Collin County. There is a large need for people with excellent computer skills there. Also many people from India are specialist in medicine. Huge need for them as well at the area hospitals and medical schools.

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Few_Entertainer_5523@reddit

UTD loves international students. I had some classmates show my their tuition costs, it was literally double mine. No exaggeration. I’m sure they are staying in Dallas and if they make good money they go north to buy newer houses in newer neighborhoods. All my IT coworkers live up north in newish builds.

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Impossible-Bat-6713@reddit

Every university loves its international students. Out of state tuition is 2-3 times in-state and that keeps them bankrolling all departments.

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code-seeker@reddit

Frisco is huge on the H1B farmers

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ButterscotchMain7074@reddit

Besides the rise in tech jobs that DFW has seen since Covid, Frisco specifically is known for its larger homes, which is great for larger families. Traditionally, I think most Indian families tend to live together for longer periods of time compared to Western families that break apart around college… they’re getting a better deal for what their needs are in Frisco vs Dallas. Also, the education system is amazing, most of the districts schooling starting at 5A with engineering departments. Good school = good tech jobs.

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Outrageous_Row4567@reddit

Houston is far more tolerant of diversity that Dallas!

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missames@reddit

Because Houston 's boom happened 30 years ago, and now it's Dallas's turn. Follow the jobs and money.

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010Horns@reddit

Dallas also had its boom 30 years ago. Tech isn’t even a new industry for this area, y’all must not remember the Silicon Prairie and Telecom Alley days in North Texas.

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MC_ScattCatt@reddit

They even made a show about like 10 years ago at least haha

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010Horns@reddit

People in this thread like “Dallas just started a tech boom” as though TI and EDS didn’t start that in the 1950s and 60s lol

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Beginning-Olive-3745@reddit

DFW surpassed Houston metro for South Asian population a while ago. Houston just kept that reputation from before.

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

How long ago?

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TheWizard@reddit

Well over a decade, and close to two decades now. I recall an article from 2009 (during opening of Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington) that DFW had 160K people of South Indian origin placing. Then there is AAPI data (from 2017). According to it:

In 2017, Houston had 519K people of Asian origin in a metro population of 6.8 million and 27% of them were of South Asian origin, or about 140K.

In 2017, Dallas had 480K people of Asian origin in a metro population of 7.3 million, and 36% of Asian population is from South Asia, or about 173K.

This aligns with the 2009 report of 160K. So, DFW likely has had more South Asians than Greater Houston for over two decades now, even though overall Asian population is lower.

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Beginning-Olive-3745@reddit

I remember this because of some cases my wife had in Houston. I remember thinking there were many more in Houston metro around 2013, but looking it up then DFW had closed the gap really quickly and was on the verge of surpassing Houston then.

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TheWizard@reddit

I moved to DFW in 1997. It was sixth largest metro with around half its current population (about 8.4 million now), behind Greater Philadelphia and Greater Houston. Within a decade or so, it overtook both, and Philly fell behind Houston as well.

DFW is anticipated to overtake Greater Chicago within a few years for the third spot.

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

Interesting, thanks for the data.

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HighPlainsDrifter79@reddit

Because Houston is more blue collar and Dallas is more white collar.

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Fabulous_Hand2314@reddit

There is a video about this on YouTube but I’m not allowed to mention it. You could also compare US and Indian degree equivalents as well but I can’t link those. We could also see how many US citizens migrate to India but I’m not allowed to like to those stats.

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JohnPaulDavyJones@reddit

I think I’m missing something, why wouldn’t you be allowed to link to those?

Also, what bearing does the A US-India degree equivalent or the number of US citizens migrating to India have on the growth of the south Asian population in Frisco compared to Houston?

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Fabulous_Hand2314@reddit

No one wants to live in India that’s why they move to US. Indian degrees don’t have the same US accreditation, because standards.

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mathmagician9@reddit

That doesn’t answer why DFW over Houston metro.

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soonerfreak@reddit

"I could link you to a bunch of racists rants but I can't."

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bluechip1996@reddit

What is your point?

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Exciting-Banana-5488@reddit

Dallas>Houston and the schools I would think are better!

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Healthy_Newt_4684@reddit

Why are is there an increase of scam callers tho???

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FuturePath6357@reddit

I think the north texas area is like the holy land for them.

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AnyStannyDee@reddit

For some folks, that is relatively correct: there is a temple in Frisco founded by a popular guru. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/iconic-guru-visits-sri-swamiji-frisco-temple/287-4b29b88d-4d86-4c0e-ba5f-189fbbd8e3e5

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hoshiwa1976@reddit

I just need the racists to remember Frisco used to have establishments like the Tub Club and The Dollhouse. Businesses with very tall fences out front. That's what Frisco used to be known for

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GUIACpositive@reddit

I don't know but I have had the BEST indian food of my life up there..... Keep it coming.

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PrefersEarlGrey@reddit

Is it getting so many more?

Going off the latest data we have the demographics of DFW are 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% Two or More.

https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US19100-dallas-fort-worth-arlington-tx-metro-area/

Houston for reference is 39% Hispanic, 31% White, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or More

https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US26420-houston-pasadena-the-woodlands-tx-metro-area/

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ShroomSensei@reddit

That’s DFW as a whole which isn’t really fair to the question. Pretty sure a new census was just posted here or some other Texas city subreddit a couple days ago showing Frisco was about 30%+ Asian now.

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

I think the point is that DFW was a lot less than 9% a decade ago, whereas Houston was still likely around 9% a decade ago.

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Carey251@reddit

Tech.

Going to be interesting to see what happens in N. Dallas with 2008 level layoffs in mostly just tech and tech adjacent fields. The worrisome part is with AI I don't see the need every returning unless all the vibe coded applications go catastrophically wrong.

Getting laid off right now and finding a job in tech is very difficult. Getting laid off and finding a job in tech making the same salary is nearly impossible.

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mijo_sq@reddit

It was also covid era remote positions, that also helped Frisco boom. Now some corporations are mandating RTO, it’ll also be interesting how many will migrate away in coming years.(if it even happens)

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SoggyManufacturer693@reddit

Coppell advertised overseas for Indian/Paki immigrants a couple of years ago to buy in new housing developments that are in Irving proper but the Coppell school district….

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Sorry-Equipment6579@reddit

It started back in 2008 when land in Frisco was blessed. Once they started to move here, the culture began to grown and the population snowballed since there are now festivals, markets, etc. and they do have billboards in India promoting Frisco as well. I suspect word of mouth more than anything drove the movement.

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PutOk9921@reddit

Because American companies can get cheaper labor from immigrants on visas than Americans Citizens. It’s a great recipe for a thriving society 🤥

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Suspicious_Prior_808@reddit

I don't understand why do you give a shit. Dfw is very multi cultural

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kitsunegoon@reddit

The companies are more in technology in DFW than Houston. My company and industry are all mostly south Asian and Plano has always had a South Asian population to begin with.

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Lost_Condition_9562@reddit

Think it’s just where it’s trendy. Irving has always had a decent little South Asian community, but I don’t think anyone actually wants to live in Irving (source: I live in Irving)

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djwurm@reddit

as someone who did insulation sales for many years Irving was always predominantly Indian. they would own a whole block of homes and all be related. I would sell one job that would cover 3 to 10 homes at once.

we always knew they would haggle pretty hard and would take a few back and forth before closing the deal. so we never gave the best price first ans work down to something like buy 5 get 1 free but in reality the 5 would be priced to cover the labor and materials for the free one

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Sirsnacksalot23@reddit

Tech and weather

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Tchaik748@reddit

Way to Racism.

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TexasBaconMan@reddit

Why are there so many racists in Frisco?

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Beautiful-View-8670@reddit

Because that is how the majority have been raised. Don't wp only tolerate minorities?

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MuscleFlex_Bear@reddit

Because Texas.

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

there's not enough resources to be shared with non-americans, it's not racism.

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Electrical_Long_4222@reddit

What "resources?"

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Latter_Depth_4836@reddit

Dust and tumbleweeds

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Electrical_Long_4222@reddit

I was gonna guess Raising Canes and Whataburgers

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Latter_Depth_4836@reddit

Raising Canes made it to the East Coast, it is no longer a Texas thing!

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

roads, housing, food, jobs, healthcare facilities. too many people using them, exhausts the resources.

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Electrical_Long_4222@reddit

none of that is happening. And if it were it wouldn't be because of inmigration from any group, let alone Indian people.

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Latter_Depth_4836@reddit

Immigrants are also job creators and healthcare providers. Your view is simplistic and uneducated.

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

yeah that's the minority, you act like majority are creating a business, they're just filling roles because they get paid cheaper like h1b people. the government doesn't subsidize medical school for americans here, many americans aren't finishing it bc of the price, therefore the us imports foreigners.

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Latter_Depth_4836@reddit

You are generalizing against immigrants and that's where your racism comes in. I'm an immigrant who went to American schools, pay my taxes, and will be shortly entering a medical career. There are a lot more immigrants than you can imagine, and I bet if you were to look back, you aren't too many generations from your immigrant roots. I'm guessing you're not Native American?

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Aurelio_Casillas@reddit

We are the ones providing the intellectual (medical, engineering) resources

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

do you want indians to import athletes from all over the planet because indians don't succeed in sports? this is the same logic, with the us and engineering/medical. the us doesn't owe u anything.

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LonelyxFlame@reddit

Lmao 🤣 bro are you really personifying a country? Do you think the US is a single entity with morals with the ability to owe people something? Get over the propaganda you’ve been fed. The us government is there to facilitate people and resources for people. People themselves and independent with their own free will. Again dude everyone else in the world is just like you and me we’re all human trying to do our best for the most part.

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

We all have different cultures. I don't want the US to be 3rd worlded. Why isn't India a powerhouse? Or Mexico? or Pakistan? or Nigeria? or Albania? Fix your own homes before taking up space in other people's homes.

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LonelyxFlame@reddit

Again dude, it’s problematic to think of these countries and their citizens as a monolith. Actually think critically and treat people like humans. In a lot of ways the US is similar to “3rd world countries” another propaganda piece btw. 3rd world actually just classified countries based on their political and economic alignments, not whether they’re shit holes or not 🤣. Is the entirety of the United States your home?? Of course not, it’s simply the country where you reside, just like everyone else, they just happen to reside in other countries. And each one of them just like you are trying to better their own households and probably even those around them. The question is why do you think you’re personally affected by immigrants coming in when clearly they make “your own home” a better home?

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Aurelio_Casillas@reddit

It certainly doesn’t owe us anything-We earned it

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

why aren't u giving it to your fellow indians? millions of people live in slums.

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Aurelio_Casillas@reddit

Valid point

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bluechip1996@reddit

How very 1930's Germany of you.

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LordOfTheBord@reddit

“Not enough resources” in the richest country in history, which still has substantial vacancy. Stop listening to brainwashed boomers who disinherited their kids so they could hoard everything.

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

why do u want more strip malls and mcmansions?

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LordOfTheBord@reddit

You are changing the subject now. Fine, we’re all better off if you keep your opinions on immigrants to yourself.

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

I didn't change the subject, I don't want more resources to be taken. This results in more mcmansions and strip malls. do u understand logic?

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LordOfTheBord@reddit

Yes population growth results in more construction, you are a genius and obviously my intellectual superior.

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FaxxMaxxer@reddit

The economy isn’t a zero-sum game dum dum.

Immigrants contribute to our economy. Every single time it’s been studied it’s determined that immigrants add much more value to our economy than they take. Look at developed countries that haven’t had our level of immigration and you’ll see they’ve all stagnated because there is no growth and the natives aren’t having enough children.

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

Look up what brain drain is. Housing is getting more out of hand.

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FaxxMaxxer@reddit

Who the fuck do you think is building most of the housing? Cheap immigrant labor is the backbone of the entire construction industry.

Brain drain? You realize the US has been on the benefitting end of brain drain since WWII?!

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

also stop cursing at me, it's quite offensive.

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

if we import human capital from other countries, we will take their best people, which then ends up in their infrastructures becoming worse. and ok, you want cheap illegal labor that exploits people, do you.

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LonelyxFlame@reddit

Lol the racism continues, get your xenophobia out of here, people are people they’re just like you and me homie, not more or less deserving of anything

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

xenophobia? i love indian food, indian cultures, and i learn about hinduism, sikhism and buddhism. i don't want west europeans to come, if you're thinking i want the us to be a white utopia, it's not racism.

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LonelyxFlame@reddit

“i don’t want west europeans to come” what do you mean where’s the xenophobia 🤣like i said bro everyone is the same as you and me, just because you like a certain culture doesn’t mean you’re free from your ignorant biases, take a moment and unpack your original statement

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Independent_Fox3760@reddit

I don't want more people to use the resources already here. Do you want millions of Americans to go to any European country? No. They will exhaust the resources.

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LonelyxFlame@reddit

Why do you see immigrants as pure consumers? do you know how much value they bring and how much more productive a country becomes when you get people who want to actually make something of themselves and bring prosperity? It’s not like a country is sitting on a pile of gold and each immigrant just comes and takes a piece and that’s that. Like I said, take a minute and actually humanize people

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Tchaik748@reddit

There are. The US govt. Just spends them all on bombs for foreign countries.

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

How is my question racist? I’m South Asian myself (from Houston).

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Tchaik748@reddit

I stand corrected. Apologies.

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hellasalty@reddit

they didnt say anything negative they literally just asked a data driven question

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benhur217@reddit

Do you realize themassive change in demographics over the past decade?

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slimecog@reddit

how many tech jobs yall got in houston? my bet is nowhere near as many as are in dallas

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

Not a lot, but tons of engineering and healthcare jobs.

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TheWizard@reddit

Houston jobs are mostly in oil industry and healthcare. Dallas jobs are more diverse, and includes healthcare, and some oil industry as well. I think larger corporate relocations are more frequent in DFW than going to Houston. Frisco-Plano itself has quickly developed into a significant business district in just the last decade, while Irving continues to chug along what it started in the 1980s/90s.

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CeilingUnlimited@reddit

Mods- thanks in advance for your great work?

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Sensitive_Primary309@reddit

Idk but they need to leaveeeeee. Literally anywhere I go north of 635, packed with Indians (Las Colinas and Frisco are the worse).... restaurants, grocery stores, the gym, dentist, chiropractor. Don't get me wrong I've met some that are a great vibe, but so many others have poor manners, smell or simply it's hard to understand their English.

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htownnwoth@reddit (OP)

So it sounds like UNT is pretty much what the University of Houston was in the 1970s.

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mathmagician9@reddit

Better job opportunities, specifically in tech & support roles.