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ОглавлениеTHE SHALE GAS REVOLUTION STARTED HERE
AND IT’S FRACKIN’ AMAZIN’! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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REMAKING AMERICA’S
ENERGY LANDSCAPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE DO DEREGULATION RIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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...BUT WE’LL STILL STEP
IN TO HELP THE LITTLE GUY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS’S GREEN GRID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
CARRIE MARCUS NEIMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE INVENTED
AMERICA’S FAVORITE COCKTAIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’RE FAITHFUL TO OUR LOCAL BRANDS . . . . . . .
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WE PUT THE “MICRO”
IN MICROELECTRONICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A BUSINESS MECCA FOR
THE TOP TIER & UP-AND-COMING . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CORPORATE CAPITAL ON THE MOVE . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
DELL INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE’RE THE NEW TECH FRONTIER . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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THE “NEXT BIG THING”
TAKES OFF FROM AUSTIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LEADING THE NATION
OUT OF RECESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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EVEN OUR PREACHERS ARE
ENTREPRENEURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE GOT RELIGION (IN EVERY FLAVOR) . . . . . . . .
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TEXANS ARE CHART-TOPPERS
(AND WE CAME UP WITH THE CHART) . . . . . . . . .
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WE INVENTED THE DANCE HALL . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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…AND THE MUSIC VIDEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
HALF PRICE BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE LIKE TEARING DOWN
FENCES, NOT PUTTING ‘EM UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE SEE BEAUTY IN THE WILDEST PLACES . . . . . . .
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WE HARNESSED THE HIGH PLAINS . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE MAKE THE MOST OF OUR COAST . . . . . . . .
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FARMING FOR THE NATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WE SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
TEXAS A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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GOD GAVE US BLACK-EYED PEAS
AND WE MADE CAVIAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COMMONSENSE TAXATION
AND REGULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A DOLLAR GOES FURTHER IN TEXAS . . . . . . . . .
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A HOUSING MARKET OPEN TO ALL . . . . . . . . . .
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WE GOT ROOM TO ROAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NOBODY MESSES WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS . .
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TEXAS TOOK FOOTBALL TO
THE NEXT LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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…AND TURNED CHEERLEADERS
INTO SUPERSTARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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OUR SMALL-TOWN HEROES WEAR CLEATS . . . .
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WE GROW UP TO BE
DAREDEVILS AND BRONC RIDERS . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS LOVES A MAN OR
WOMAN IN A UNIFORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
MARY KAY ASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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TEXANS ARE GREAT AT DOING GOOD . . . . . . . .
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TORT REFORM:
A BIG WIN FOR DOCTORS AND PATIENTS . . . . .
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TEXAS GAME-CHANGER:
RICHARD FISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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HOW TO BE MORE LIKE TEXAS…
IN TEN EASY STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . .
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