Houston—The booming energy sector and the plethora of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in and near Houston would be enough to lure new residents to the area by the thousands. The attractive tax incentives ensure that startups and corporations continue to pour in, with notable results: Houston’s metro area has added more than 100,000 residents between 2013 and 2014, and just shy of 160,000 in the subsequent year, according to the US Census Bureau.