there are 25 metros in texas overall, midland and texarkana and laredo and corpus christi and el paso. and those 25. are second only to california's 26, so if there's any doubt of texas as a state being pulled by the economy of its cities driven by its metropolitan reality these numbers sort of spell it out. texas triangle is home to 49 of the fortune 500 companies. that's one tenth of all the fortune 500 in one state dallas fort worth has 23 houston has 22 and austin san antonio have four austin gaining recently major moves like oracle headquarters and teslas major presidents. this is a pretty dynamic indication of where we are. the texas triang if measured as a country would have a gdp as the 15th largest economy in the world just those 35 counties so they count in global terms, texas has a whole has a an economy as a number 10, but you can see with the size of the triangle economy that that's a big part of this. this is interesting the dallas, fort worth msa alone has an economy about the size of sweden's. the houston metropolitan area has an economy slightly larger than belgium. a

i've left pittsburgh texas after being in texarkana the night before.re represented by republican state legislatures. in every one of those communities, there is common ground that those republicans and democrats in the room about raising the minimum age, about extending background checks until they are universal in the state of texas. implementing a red flag law. and, if the governor is serious about mental health care, let's invest there. we are 51st in the nation and access to mental health care provider. the month before uvalde, greg abbott took 200 and $11 million out of the state of texas's mental health care budget. so, we're all about it, but unfortunately, he's not wini. doctor at this moment or there will be more shootings like the one we saw in uvalde, and santa fe high, school midland odessa, they're so many of them. we've had five of the worst shootings in u.s. history, right, here in the state. in the last five years. abbott has been governor for every single one of them. i don't think he wants these mass shootings. i don't think he wants

host: michael is in texarkana on the republican line. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i've been a fanatic since the day you first aired. i have several points to cover and i will be as quick as i can. i want to address that salmon from the heritage foundation. has he considered the cost of bearing a child that is now forced to bear child. who pays the hospital bill? you can imagine with the explosion of welfare and food stamps that will cost the federal government. second, i strongly suggest that the heritage foundation change their moniker to the adoption agency because you're going to be flooded with adoptions. it costs $50,000 to adopt a child. i know that firsthand. i was a disabled veteran trying to adopt. it costs $50,000 to adopt a child. for a couple adopting a child of $40,000 a year, they cannot. with all due respect to your intellect, be prepared to set up a great foundation for adoption at the heritage foundation. if you feel strongly in telling a child, if a man demands the right to choose, demanded. guest: as a practical matt