A massive expansion of the Panama Canal will double the capacity of its trade route by 2014. As Andy Uhler of KUT News reports, it will likely mean a significant increase in freight traffic for Texas, which is looking at how to accommodate the extra boats, trucks and trains set to travel through the state.
Economy
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Interactive: Public Agencies With Access to Employment Data
Nearly 100 local government entities in Texas have online access to a database with Texans’ employment information. This interactive shows which entities access the database — and how often.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: How’s it Going?
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked some questions from the latest UT/TT poll about the economy, the state of the state and the country, and the most important problems ahead.
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Economy
Economists: Private Job Gains Offset Government Losses
Economists don’t think the loss of state jobs will have a significant continuing impact on the Texas economy.
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Economy
TribLive: Carona on Perry’s “Disrespectful” Pledge
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, discussed his opposition to Gov. Rick Perry’s anti-tax pledge, which he says is “disrespectful” to the “adults” in the Legislature.
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Economy
April Jobs Report: Growth in Texas Economy Slowing
Although economic growth has slowed, April marks the 21st month in a row that the state has gained jobs, according to the latest statistics released by the Texas Workforce Commission.
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Economy
On the Records: Texas One of Five “Minority-Majority” States
According to demographic data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, 55.2 percent of Texas’ 2011 population was of a race other than non-Hispanic white, making it one of five “minority-majority” states in the nation.
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Economy
On the Records: Expanded Role for Nurses Could Boost Economy
Expanding the role of advanced practice nurses in the next legislative session would add nearly 100,000 permanent jobs to the current Texas economy, according to a new report by economist Ray Perryman.
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Updated Interactive: Texas Budget Cuts Shrink State Government
With the state government tightening its belt, there are now 10,200 fewer state government employees, according to our latest analysis of data collected by the state auditor’s office.
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Economy
Something for Everyone
Democrats see the governor as wounded and unpopular, and the more he becomes an issue in the 2012 elections, the happier they are. He has become their favorite whipping post and fundraising foil.