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On the Record: A Conversation with Judge Ed Emmett
Edward M. Emmett became Harris County judge in 2007. He is the chief administrative officer and director of emergency management in the county, which includes most of the city of Houston. He recently released a 15-point plan to prevent future flooding disasters. Harris County is the third-most populous U.S. county, accounting for two-thirds of the Houston metropolitan statistical area?s population of 6.8 million people.
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On the record: Hispanic workforce faces smaller but persistent education, wage gaps
Marie T. Mora, a past president of the American Society of Hispanic Economists, is an expert on labor-market issues, particularly along the U.S.?Mexico border. She is coauthor with Alberto Dvila of the forthcoming book Hispanic Entrepreneurs in the 2000s and is a professor of economics and Vice Provost Faculty Fellow at the University of Texas?Pan American in Edinburg.
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On the record: a conversation with Alan D. Viard - corporate tax overhaul plan targets disincentives to invest in the U.S.
Alan D. Viard is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit research organization, and an expert on tax policy. He outlines his plan, developed with Eric Toder of the Urban Institute, for revising the tax code to make it less attractive for U.S. companies to shelter profits abroad.
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On the record: Texas banking legend shares lessons learned
Richard W. (Dick) Evans Jr. will retire in March 2016 as chairman and CEO of San Antonio-based Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. Over his 44-year tenure, he helped Frost Bank navigate the difficulties of the 1980s and emerge as one of Texas? largest financial institutions. He discusses what he has learned during this time, which included serving on the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board and the Federal Advisory Council, and his views regarding opportunities and challenges facing Texas and the banking industry.
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On the record: south Texas county hopes to see lasting gains from Eagle Ford Shale oil boom
Joel Rodriguez took office in 2003 as La Salle County judge, the area?s chief administrative and judicial officer. The South Texas county had among the largest oil production increases in the booming Eagle Ford Shale from 2010 to 2013. The Eagle Ford is one of the most productive formations brought online with hydraulic fracturing technology. As a result of the boom, wages and employment have soared, but so have rents and food prices.
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On the record: Texas students often lack skills, financial knowledge for college success
Jeff Webster is assistant vice president for research and analytical services for TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp.), a nonprofit that promotes educational access and administers the Federal Family Education Loan Program. He has studied student loan default, debt burden and student retention.
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On the record: Texas home prices to keep rising despite energy slowdown
James Gaines, chief economist of the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, is a leading authority on housing and development issues in Texas. He discusses the supply and demand conditions that have led to rapidly rising house prices, as well as the unique role municipal utility districts (MUDs) play in single-family housing construction in Texas.
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Harvey Highlights Houston MUD Bond Development Funding
Historic flooding from Hurricane Harvey struck many Houston housing developments whose infrastructure was funded with municipal utility district (MUD) bonds. The tax-exempt debt has been widely used in the Houston area, and in the storm?s aftermath, MUD bond issuance has come under review with the possibility investors may seek greater future compensation.