The Secret To Texas’ Success: They Build Houses There

Left-winger Matthew Yglesias has a reason for Texas' success:

I’ve been looking at this same issue from a number of different directions for a while now, but the key point is that when you hear about Texas’ economic success over the past decade it’s worth understanding what specifically has driven the growth. And to a large extent it appears to be the case that people are moving to Texas largely because Texas is where you can build houses.

Some places want a middle class and jobs. Some don't.