Far from the rural frame depicted in the movies, Texas is on the foreground of the US economy. Second most populated state of the country with one of the highest population growth (1.43% in 2017), it would stand as the 10th economy in the world as a stand-alone country. Strongly rooted in the oil industry since the 1900s, the state significantly diversified its activities by the end of the WWII into the aerospace, defense and renewable energy sectors (Georgetown was one of the first 100% wind-powered city worldwide – Texas is the 1st wind power producer in the US). 2nd commercial exporter in the nation ($23B in 2017), counting 51 of the 500 Fortunes companies, Texas nowadays acts as one of the main player of the Sun Belt economy, reaching closely Canada GDP on its own.