How high is housing demand?
Travis Turner and Harlie Deckert bought their first new home on Monday morning. But to do it, they had to spend months on a...
Permian Basin Drilling Report: Mar. 15 – Mar. 21
Permit applications approved by the Texas Railroad Commission for March 15 through March 21 for Districts 7C, 8 and 8A. Numbers in parentheses indicate...
ELAM: Dear Mr. President
Dear Mr. President,I see you are changing multiple advisors including Secretary of State, Chief Economic Adviser, National Security Adviser and various others. Let me...
PERRYMAN: Another win for the Texas economy
Texas continued its streak of wins of Site Selection Magazine’s “Governor’s Cup” competition, which goes to the state with the most major corporate location...
Gilliams win top A&M honor
Recognized for an array of contributions, Frosty Gilliam Jr. and his wife, Rhonda, of Odessa were given the Texas A&M University Foundation’s highest honor,...
Permian Basin Drilling Report: Mar. 8 – Mar. 14
Permit applications approved by the Texas Railroad Commission for March 8 through March 14 for Districts 7C, 8 and 8A. Numbers in parentheses indicate...
ELAM: U.S. gains lead in oil production
The International Energy Agency IEA believes the U.S.A. will be able to produce enough oil to provide 60 percent of the world needs over...
PERRYMAN: Keeping the Texas economy on track
The Texas economy has been turning in impressive results, winning major corporate locations, and expansions and adding jobs at a notable pace. This success...
BUILDING PERMITS: Apr. 4 – Apr. 6, 2018
NEW RESIDENTIALSDR Horton, 7017 Spur Ranch Road, $161,680; DR Horton/Eric Weisbrod, 7007 Kate Reed Road, $161,680; Betenbough, 1021 90th St., $222,150; Betenbough, 925 E....
ELAM: Brinksmanship: Trump’s tariff strategy, ‘the new energy realism,’ and grasping oil prices
This column has addressed the tariff issue before it became the mainstream topic it is today. I will grant that the Smoot Hawley tariffs...