Census: Texas has 3 of 5 fast-growing cities

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WASHINGTON (AP) — They grow everything bigger in Texas, even the cities.

Three of the nation’s five fastest-growing cities — and seven of the top 15 — are located in the Lone Star State, new data from the Census Bureau shows. The Texas cities of San Marcos, Frisco and Cedar Park were No. 1, 2 and 4 in percentage population growth between 2012 and 2013, each growing by at least 5 percent in that time span.

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