The Automobile Club of Southern California is negotiating with the governor’s office over a Texas Enterprise Fund grant. The company’s CEO is a longtime contributor to Gov. Rick Perry.
Economy
Get the latest on jobs, business, growth, and policy shaping the state’s economy with in-depth reporting from The Texas Tribune.
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Economy
Comptroller Candidates Duel Over Tax Relief Bill in Speeches
Three of the four Republican candidates for comptroller spoke at a conference in Austin on Thursday. And taxing was the topic of choice.
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Demographics
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal: The TT Interview
Mexico’s secretary of the economy on tax reforms in his country, changes that would allow private investment in Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly and his government’s thoughts on immigration reform in the United States.
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Economy
Efforts to Boost Veterans’ Job Prospects Praised
As the nation honors its veterans Monday, many are having difficulty finding a job. But in Texas, businesses, advocacy groups and higher ed institutions are working to address that issue, and their efforts have earned national attention.
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Economy
TribLive: A Conversation With Harvey Hilderbran
Full video of my 11/7 TribLive conversation with state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, a 2014 candidate for Texas comptroller.
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Economy
Judge Allows Comptroller to Intervene in Lizard Lawsuit
A federal judge has granted Comptroller Susan Combs the day in court she asked for to address what she calls Texas’ balance between environmental protection and economic growth.
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Economy
TribLive: Hilderbran on His Budget Vote
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, a 2014 candidate for comptroller, explained his 83rd session vote against the state budget.
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Economy
TribLive: Hilderbran on the Revenue Estimate
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, a 2014 candidate for comptroller, talked about how he’d make the biennial revenue estimate more accurate.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Border, Immigration, Fiscal Issues Top Texans’ Concerns
Immigration, border security, federal budget matters and the economy top Texans’ lists of state and national concerns, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Economy
Combs Defends Conservation Program
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs on Tuesday defended a controversial program her office oversees to conserve the state’s threatened dunes sagebrush lizard.
