THE AUSTIN-SAN ANTONIO MEGAREGION BOOK TO LAUNCH

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A book launch will be held for "The Austin-San Antonio Megaregion: Opportunity and Challenge in the Lone Star State" on October 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. CT at the Central Library at 600 Soledad Street in San Antonio, TX. The event will feature the book co-authors, former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros, Robert Rivard and David Hendricks.

Published by Texas A&M University Press, the forward-looking book examines the rapid growth of the Austin and San Antonio metropolitan areas that covers 13 Texas counties. Population growth in and between the large cities has accelerated significantly in recent decades, forming a single, cohesive urban center of more than 5.2 million people, from Pflugerville to Floresville. The current population combined within all 13 counties is larger than the entire population of Louisiana and is larger than each of 25 states in the nation. If the two metro areas were viewed as a single metro, it would be the 10^th largest in population in the nation.

At the current residential growth rates, the megaregion is projected to reach populations of 8.3 million by 2050 and 9.6 million people by 2060. It is imperative, according to the co-authors, that local government and business leaders coordinate planning to accommodate the inevitable future population growth by paying attention to rising demands for housing, airport capacity, water, energy and highway and rail transportation. The book also argues the megaregion is underrepresented in professional sports franchises and should be prepared to compete for coming opportunities in pro football, baseball and other major league teams.

About the Authors
Lead author former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros is a former secretary of Housing and Urban Development during the Clinton administration. He also was the lead writer in a 2021 book titled "The Texas Triangle: An Emerging Power in the Global Economy." Robert Rivard is a longtime Texas journalist, former Newsweek senior editor, book author and cofounder of the Rivard Report, now known as the San Antonio Report. He currently serves as host of the "bigcitysmalltown" podcast in San Antonio. David Hendricks had a 42-year career with the San Antonio Express-News as business section editor and business columnist. Hendricks also is a co-author of "The Texas Triangle."

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SOURCE Henry G. Cisneros