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			Perryman: A Whale of a Shale WACO, May 15 - If early estimates prove to be even close to true, the vast amounts of recoverable oil and natural gas will make the Cline Shale go down in history as the largest shale play ever.				Estes and Otto: Let’s Keep Texas Competitive AUSTIN, May 13 - Smart fiscal policies and innovative approaches to strengthening the Texas economy have been a tenet of both the Texas Senate and House. For this reason, our state weathered the economic downturn better than most by creating jobs and spurring economic activity.




			Perryman: A Natural for Driving? WACO, May 9 - Over the past several years, the U.S. supply of natural gas has grown dramatically as improved methods of recovery have allowed for the development of “unconventional” resources such as shale plays.				Balido: Mexican Border Tax? Sound the Alarm! PHOENIX, May 6 - When the Obama administration looks at our border with Mexico, does it see dollar signs? That's what the president's Fiscal Year 2014 budget says with the border tax it's considering.




			Perryman: Six Minute Madness WACO, May 6 - The recent, drastic temporary market drop in response to a tweet supposedly from the Associated Press regarding explosions in the White House and injuries to President Obama raised a number of questions about the market and how it reacts to information.				Perryman: Texas and U.S. Economic Performance WACO, April 26 - How Texas is doing compared to other areas is a question I am frequently asked. It’s also a topic I have touched on in columns, speeches, conversations, and many other contexts.

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		Perryman: A Whale of a Shale WACO, May 15 - If early estimates prove to be even close to true, the vast amounts of recoverable oil and natural gas will make the Cline Shale go down in history as the largest shale play ever.

		Estes and Otto: Let’s Keep Texas Competitive AUSTIN, May 13 - Smart fiscal policies and innovative approaches to strengthening the Texas economy have been a tenet of both the Texas Senate and House. For this reason, our state weathered the economic downturn better than most by creating jobs and spurring economic activity.

		Perryman: A Natural for Driving? WACO, May 9 - Over the past several years, the U.S. supply of natural gas has grown dramatically as improved methods of recovery have allowed for the development of “unconventional” resources such as shale plays.

		Balido: Mexican Border Tax? Sound the Alarm! PHOENIX, May 6 - When the Obama administration looks at our border with Mexico, does it see dollar signs? That's what the president's Fiscal Year 2014 budget says with the border tax it's considering.

		Perryman: Six Minute Madness WACO, May 6 - The recent, drastic temporary market drop in response to a tweet supposedly from the Associated Press regarding explosions in the White House and injuries to President Obama raised a number of questions about the market and how it reacts to information.

		Perryman: Texas and U.S. Economic Performance WACO, April 26 - How Texas is doing compared to other areas is a question I am frequently asked. It’s also a topic I have touched on in columns, speeches, conversations, and many other contexts.

		Whitlock: Why Texas needs Lucio’s guest worker legislation CORPUS CHRISTI, April 22 – The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security has before it a couple of bills of great significance to South Texas and indeed Texas as a whole.

		Texas Border Coalition hopes this is year ABE finally gets moved from TEA AUSTIN, April 15 - The Texas Border Coalition believes that with more investment in the border region’s human capital, its cities can become more attractive to high tech and high-skilled industries that can provide better paying jobs.

		Perryman: Fabulous at Forty WACO, April 11 - The ability to communicate has always been a defining part of our economic and social progress. As the turn of the Millenium, Johann Gutenberg was selected as the most important person of the past 1,000 years because of the revolutionary effect of his printing press.

		Perryman: Too Much With Too Little WACO, April 4 - Texas is big. Really big. Whether you look at square miles, number of residents, or the size of the economy, the Lone Star State is right up there at the top of the rankings of states (and even most nations).

		Blum: Here's what makes the Valley so Grande McALLEN, March 29 - A recent newsletter sent to clients and prospective clients by Mike Blum, partner and managing broker of NAI Rio Grande Valley, caught the eye when its headline asked, What Makes the Valley so GRANDE?

		Perryman: Texas Back on Top WACO, March 29 - It’s no secret that the Texas economy has been, continues to be, and will remain one of the strongest in the nation.

		Balido: Learning to love sequestration on the border PHOENIX, March 28 - We are just now starting to feel the effects of the sequester, and I’m not talking about a cancellation of the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.

		Vale, Alvarez: Trade with Mexico must be promoted in D.C. WESLACO, March 27 - Those of us in the Rio Grande Valley don’t need to be reminded of the importance of cross-border trade and travel to our region’s economy.

		Balido: For a change: Good news from U.S. borders PHOENIX, March 13 - Looking back over my regular commentaries on border affairs, I'm afraid that from time to time I've given readers the impression that things are all doom and gloom on the border.

		First winners of Ruby Red Ventures grant announced MISSION, March 13 - The City of Mission is attempting to create a “new playing field” for small businesses in the Rio Grande Valley by offering startup funding.

		Oliveira: Incentives package needed for Texas to land SpaceX AUSTIN, March 12 - State Rep. René Oliveira says the state is going to have to put together a very attractive incentives package in order to get SpaceX to build the world’s first commercial orbital launch site in Texas.

		Musk: Texas is 'leading candidate' to land SpaceX AUSTIN, March 12 - Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, spoke of his plans to develop the first commercial orbital launching site in the world when he testified at a House appropriations committee hearing last Friday.

		Coronado optimistic about border economy BROWNSVILLE, March 7 - A top border economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas says he is largely optimistic about the Texas-Mexico border economy, thanks in part to a spillover in economic activity from Mexico.

		Perryman: The Dow Now WACO, March 7 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently reached an all-time high, finally surpassing October 2007’s 14,164.

		Border Texan of the Year discusses demographics, battle for resources HIDALGO, March 1 - The new Border Texan of the Year says the real battle in Austin is not between the two major political parties but between different geographical regions in Texas.

		Perryman: Expanding Medicaid benefits industries, communities across Texas WACO, February 28 - Several months ago, my firm released a study quantifying the benefits for Texas of expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

		Pitts throws his support behind SpaceX project for Brownsville AUSTIN, February 27 - The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations shocked Rio Grande Valley leaders on Wednesday by saying SpaceX could launch manned commercial flights to Mars from Brownsville within the next two years.