b'THE TEXAS COASTAL BENDGROWING LIKE NEVER BEFORE, THE TEXAS COASTAL BEND IS POSITIONED AS THE NEXT BIG TEXAS INVESTMENT DESTINATIONThose who do business around the world will tell you that the United States, even after trillions in economic losses due to the Covid-19 crisis, is still the safest and most attractive place to invest. Within the United States, the most attractive and fastest growing state for business investment is Texasand its not just low taxes, including no state income tax. Austin and San Antonio, both now approaching 1.5 million in population, plus a now-con-tinuous corridor of development along I-35, are among the fastest-growing cities in the country.Within the state of Texas, fueled by over $50 billion in industrial projects under construction, the Texas Coastal Bend could arguably be considered the most attractive, open-opportunity investment market in the entire world. In full disclosure, it should be pointed out that many Coastal Benders, those who have witnessed and even been a part of once-promising, but lost opportunities to strive forward as a community, see our beloved home as the underachieving child compared to our sibling Texas cities. We may prefer to think of ourselves as the late bloom-erand it looks like we might enjoy some advantage to that status while on the verge of historic growth.18 THE COASTAL BEND TOUR+RELO+BUILD GUIDE TheCoastalBend.com'