The Texas economy has, until a few months ago, been booming due to shale oil & gas development. Add in no income tax and warm weather with young folks doing sp

The Texas economy has, until a few months ago, been booming due to shale oil & gas development. Add in no income tax and warm weather with young folks doing sporty things and it's fairly attractive. Austin has a somewhat robust semiconductor focus, with Freescale, AMD, Intel, and Apple present. Some low-power IOT type tech including Silicon Labs (Energy Micro), and Ambiq in addition to afore-mentioned Freescale. There are a few DOD/spook type shops, and some financial techs, such as Visa, Paypal, Netspend, etc.