by Joel Kotkin, Forbes
… Read moreIn the last decade, Texas emerged as America’s new land of opportunity — if you will, America’s America. Since the start of the recession, the Lone Star State has been responsible for the majority of employment
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Texas Doesn’t Break Your Bank
by Susan Combs
Growing up as the daughter of a very cost conscious father had the beneficial effect of making me cost conscious as well. When you never know if it is going to rain over the summer, or whether …
Read moreLed by oil and gas, Texas No. 1 in U.S. for exports
by David Hendricks, San Antonio Express-News
… Read moreTexas led the nation in exports last year, selling a record-breaking $279.5 billion worth of goods abroad, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said Monday in San Antonio.
That marked a 183 percent increase over
Conservation program helps to protect lizard
by Susan Combs
Texans scored a significant victory this week when the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. soundly rejected claims by plaintiffs asserting that the dunes sagebrush lizard should have been listed as an endangered species over …
Read moreTexas economy humming, could get $8.4 billion for rainy day
by Matthew Waller, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
AUSTIN — Texas’ economy continues to outpace the country as a whole — in job growth, in employment and in personal income, resulting in the possibility of a tax decrease for businesses.
If Texas …
Read moreTexas Cities Top Rankings in Recession Recovery Study
by Aaron Reiss, Houston Press
The Great Recession is a thing of the past in Texas, according to a study by Wallet Hub.
The website ranked the economic recoveries from the Great Recession of America’s 150 largest cities by non-metro …
Read moreBest And Worst Cities For Jobs 2014
by Kurt Badenhausen, Forbes
The Florida economy was hammered during the financial crisis as tourism slowed, real estate prices plummeted and jobs disappeared, but the state has crawled back and continues to see heavy net migration into nearly every Sunshine …
Read moreHouston is home to half of the Fortune 500 companies in Texas
by Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle
Houston handily claimed the most Fortune 500 companies in Texas, according to the magazine’s new ranking released Monday.
Half of the 52 Texas firms on the annual list of the biggest U.S. companies are based …
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