We should pay attention to what my old boss, Bob Bullock, used to call the thorns among the roses here in Texas.
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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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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Multi-part stories from Ramshaw and Grissom and Stiles on mental health services for detained immigrants and on payday lenders who provide exorbitantly priced credit to people with nowhere else to turn… Twitter, word clouds and the race for governor — a Stiles joint… Farouk Shami is in and Hu was there to watch… Philpott went to Bastrop for a gather of Republican governors… Rapoport finds a State Board of Education that’s trying to control itself… and we have the skinny on legislative races that are likely to be competitive (only about 5 percent of the races on the ballot). It’s the best of The Texas Tribune from November 14 to 20, 2009.
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TribBlog: Unemployment Rises in Texas
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in October, up from 5.2 percent a year ago.
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Economy
TribBlog: Interim Charges
Speaker Joe Straus has given committees their assignments for the next year.
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Economy
Math Anxiety
Will there be enough money to cover the current state budget? “Fortunately, it’s too early to tell,” jokes House Speaker Joe Straus. He and other state leaders are well aware of the numbers, and although they think it’s not yet time to act, they’re focused on the big question.
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Economy
On the Records: Feds Stimulate Imaginary Districts
The Obama administration’s economic stimulus package has failed to create any jobs in Texas’ 52nd congressional district, despite pouring nearly $9 million into it. This would be a problem — if CD-52 existed.
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Economy
Economist: A “mild” recovery ahead
Texas probably started its version of the recession in the second half of 2008, and October of this year might turn out to have been the low point.
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Criminal Justice
The Public Payroll
Our searchable database of public employees’ pay — now featuring data from universities and eight of the state’s largest cities.
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Economy
Is Texas in the Race?
The federal government is giving away $4.35 billion to state education systems through Race to the Top. But is Texas already out?