Texas’ metropolitan areas have been grouped into five tier levels for further study. The tier levels are as followed:
Dallas PMSA, Ft.Worth-Arlington PMSA, Longview-Marshall MSA,
Tyler MSA, Texarkana MSA, and Sherman-Denison MSA.
San Antonio MSA, Austin-San Marcos MSA, Killeen-Temple MSA,
Waco MSA, and Bryan-College Station MSA.
Houston PMSA, Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA, Galveston-Texas City PMSA,
Brazoria PMSA, Victoria MSA.
El Paso MSA, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA, Corpus Christi MSA,
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito MSA, and Laredo MSA
Lubbock MSA, Odessa-Midland MSA, Amarillo MSA, Wichita Falls MSA,
Abilene MSA, San Angelo MSA.
Texas Metropolitan Areas
Figure 14(4)