May 25, 2012 NEWS OF THE WEEK Booming business: Jobs increase, towns thrive as result of oil, gas spike The energy business is booming in the eastern Texas Panhandle, and the impact is hard to miss, from constant convoys of oil and gas trucks rumbling through Canadian to apartment buildings ... Keep Reading
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WEEKLY REPORT May 11, 2012 Texas sales tax revenue up 10.9 percent in April, comptroller says Texas registered another month of strong sales tax collections in April, with revenue increasing to $2.07 billion, a 10.9 percent increase over the same month last year, the state comptroller's office ... Keep Reading
Texas PTA has entered into a partnership with Belo-owned TV stations around the state to run 30 second TV ads SBOE 30 to educate voters about the candidates for the State Board of Education (SBOE). Voters can go to Belo websites to get information about the candidates and in most cities to see ... Keep Reading
WEEKLY REPORT May 4, 2012 BP to begin restoration in Gulf, but Texas holding out About $60 million worth of coastal restoration projects to be paid for by British petroleum giant BP PLC are about to begin in every Gulf Coast state except Texas. (View complete article here.) With $12 ... Keep Reading
WEEKLY REPORT April 27, 2012 Let's raise loan limits at credit unions The No 1 issue for small businesses is having access to capital. It's the difference between success and failure, job growth and unemployment and a successful start-up or a going-out-of-business sign. (View complete ... Keep Reading