THE ECONOMIST: Here we go again!
As the Treasury Department defines it, the “debt limit is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow...
THE ECONOMIST: 30,000,000 Texans
The Texas population now tops 30 million according to recent estimates from the US Census Bureau. In fact, the state added 470,708 people (measured...
THE ECONOMIST: Key factors to watch in 2023
As we ease into a new year, uncertainty is high and there are challenges aplenty. Everywhere you look, somebody else is predicting a recession....
THE ECONOMIST: A look back
This past year has been a wild ride – full of peaks and valleys, with good news, bad news, and not a lot of...
THE ECONOMIST: Around the state
Our latest projections indicate that both large and small Texas metropolitan areas are on track to experience notable employment growth over a long-term forecast...
THE ECONOMIST: Gazing at the Texas economic horizon
Despite incessant headwinds, the Texas economy has been performing quite well, regaining ground lost during the COVID-19 shutdowns and then some. In fact, the...
THE ECONOMIST: Staying on the track
We just avoided a major train wreck!
Rail is a crucial component of the US logistics system, and a prolonged strike would lead to chaos....
THE ECONOMIST: One million and counting
Job openings in Texas as of September reached an all-time high at 1,026,000. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),...
THE ECONOMIST: Texas taxes worth a closer look
Every year, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts prepares a document detailing the financial status of the State of Texas. The 2022 report (for...
THE ECONOMIST: 8,000,000,000!
World population recently reached the eight billion milestone according to estimates from the United Nations. That’s up from about 2.5 billion people in 1950,...