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Black Friday has long been associated with the beginning of the most intense period of holiday shopping of the year, ... Read Story »
The ability to communicate has always been a defining part of our economic and social progress. At the turn of ... Read Story »
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Texas is big. Really big. Whether you look at square miles, number of residents or the size of the economy, ... Read Story »
One of the more watched statistics in the realm of economics is the trade balance. For decades, the United States ... Read Story »
I have been involved in economic development efforts in Texas for about 30 years and have been privileged to be ... Read Story »
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The recent, drastic temporary market drop in response to a tweet supposedly from the Associated Press regarding explosions in the ... Read Story »
For several months now, warnings have been growing in volume about the "fiscal cliff" the U.S. economy is rapidly approaching ... Read Story »
During the past few months, a number of measures of national business activity have indicated that the pace of the ... Read Story »
Texas remains well-positioned to outperform the United States economy for the foreseeable future. Growth is stemming from long-time sources of ... Read Story »
The "fiscal cliff" coming at the end of this year (assuming Congress and the president fail to take action) involves ... Read Story »
The state of Texas has a budget surplus, thanks primarily to the strong economic recovery (with a huge assist from ... Read Story »
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Our latest long-term forecast calls for Texas to continue to outpace the nation in terms of economic performance. The outlook ... Read Story »
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Import and export activity is an essential aspect of optimizing economic performance. By allowing each nation to focus resources on ... Read Story »
The United States is rapidly approaching the "fiscal cliff," a one-two punch of automatic federal spending cuts and the expiration ... Read Story »
By Ray PerrymanOnce again, immigration reform is making headlines, with various proposals on the table for meaningful change to the ... Read Story »
The choice facing Texas (and every other state) regarding expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a difficult ... Read Story »