South Texas Builders Expo Aug 20-21 At Edinburg Conference Center At Renaissance

August 18, 2022

If you are thinking of purchasing a new home or maybe renovating and don’t know where to get started, come down to the South Texas Builder’s Expo! The highly anticipated expo will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022, 9…

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Pablo Vegas, A Utility Executive In Ohio, Named ERCOT’s New CEO, To Be Paid $900K+

August 18, 2022

By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Pablo Vegas, a utility executive who lives in Ohio, will be the new leader of Texas’ main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. ERCOT’s board announced Vegas’ hiring Tuesday. Vegas becomes…

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Whence Workers

August 17, 2022

Dr. M. Ray Perryman Recent data indicates that the Texas economy continues to generate jobs at a torrid pace. In June, the state added 82,000 positions, pushing the year-over-year gain to 778,700. The 6.2% growth rate is second only to…

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Future Work

August 9, 2022

Dr. M. Ray Perryman What will Texas jobs and the workforce look like in the future? The underlying driver is, of course, patterns in expansion by industry. We recently took a look at this question using our databases and models.…

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Greater Texas Credit Union Event Marks Edinburg Branch Renovation

August 9, 2022

EDINBURG – Greater Texas Credit Union is hosting a “Greatest Day” community event to celebrate the grand reopening of its remodeled Edinburg branch. The carnival-themed affair will include fresh food from an array of popular local food trucks, family-oriented games…

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Sen. Hinojosa Reminds Texans Of Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend

August 4, 2022

By DAVID A. DÍAZ, [email protected] Texas’ highly successful annual Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled this year from Friday, August 5, through midnight Sunday, August 7, 2022 and will offer Texans an opportunity to save millions in state and local sales tax…

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Why the High Plains turns off its turbines to limit wind production while the Texas power grid is stressed

August 3, 2022

Photo above: The Hale Wind Farm is outside of Petersburg and south of Plainview. Credit: Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune, Aug. 2, 2022 LUBBOCK — The state’s High Plains region, which covers 41 counties in…

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Dallas landlord made record profits while evading eviction moratoriums, U.S. House committee says

August 2, 2022

Photo above: An aerial view of a Houston housing complex in 2019. A U.S. House subcommittee found that four corporate landlords tried to evict thousands of tenants while a federal ban on evictions was in place. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune…

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Bio Bonanza!!

August 1, 2022

Dr. M. Ray Perryman, July 27, 2022 The Texas economy has been setting the standard for economic growth, leading the country in major new corporate locations for the past 10 straight years. The population is also diverse and growing, which…

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Texas Drops To #5

July 26, 2022

Dr. M. Ray Perryman, July 20, 2022 About this time last year, I referred to Texas falling to fourth in the CNBC rankings of top states for business as “eerily disturbing.” That remark got more attention than I anticipated. My…

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