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Go Figure: Texas Taps into Craft Brewing After Law Change
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Go Figure: Pandemic, Remote Learning Undo STAAR Test Gains; Texas Student Scores Slide
Hispanic and Black students’ scores on the 2021 exam fell more than those of white students and reversed previous years' gains.
Delta Surge Disrupts Texas Firms Less than Earlier COVID-19 Waves, Dallas Fed Surveys Say
The overall impact on business of the summer and fall wave of the COVID-19 virus infection was more muted than initial surges because firms were better prepared and demand didn’t plunge as it did before, according to respondents to the Dallas Fed’s Texas Business Outlook Surveys.
Texas Economy Keeps Growing Despite More Pessimistic Outlook
The regional economy is growing at a moderate pace, and labor markets remain tight. However, the outlook among Texas firms has deteriorated due to concern about tariffs, trade policy uncertainty and slowing global growth.
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Texas Economy Shifting into Second Gear in 2017
Amid an energy sector recovery in the second half of 2016, the Texas economy is positioned to return to its long-term pace of growth this year. However, a significant change in oil prices or further weaknesses in manufacturing remain risks to the outlook.
Potential Mismeasurement of Mining Limits Official Texas Real GDP Data
We show how a new measure tied to oil and gas production provides a result that is more consistent with other assessments of real output in this industry.
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Supply Chains Slowly Mend as Texas Firms View Recovery in 2023
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, disrupted global supply chains have strained Texas businesses trying to meet strong demand. Initial supply shortages affecting primarily manufacturers and retailers intensified and broadened, impacting firms across most industries. Many Texas firms don’t expect supply-chain normalization until 2023, though the latest data suggest conditions are improving.
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ADP payroll processing data can provide early look at Texas job growth
A monthly estimate of state job growth prepared by payroll processor ADP is a reliable advance indicator of changes in official employment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ADP figures are useful in providing timely analysis of the Texas economy.
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Texas Economy Starts 2018 Firing on All Cylinders
Aided by the oil and gas sector?s recovery, the Texas economy rebounded in 2017 and is poised to expand at a faster pace in 2018. However, tight labor markets, disruptions to trade, and potential oil price declines pose risks to the outlook.
Texas Economic Outlook Weakens, Price Pressures Persist
The Texas economy shows continuing signs of softening, as output and employment indicators suggest slower growth relative to the first half of the year.