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3 Months Of Hell: U.S. Economy Drops 32.9% In Worst GDP Report Ever

Scott Horsley, NPR

Posted on July 30, 2020 · The coronavirus triggered the sharpest economic contraction in modern history in the second quarter as the pandemic hammered the economy, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Tags COVID-19 Donald Trump economy gdp

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Immigration

Curtailing Immigration Could Cost Houston Billions In GDP

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on March 8, 2019 · New research shows how restrictive immigration policies could hurt the city’s future economic growth.

Tags gdp houston immigration stem workforce

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U.S. Economy Surges To A 4.1 Percent Growth Pace In 2nd Quarter

Chris Arnold, NPR / AVIE SCHNEIDER, AP

Posted on July 27, 2018 · A key measure of the economy's health showed a dramatic pickup, which President Trump called "amazing." But some analysts doubt the higher growth rate will last.

Tags economic growth gdp gross domestic product

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Texas Keeps 9 Percent Share of U.S. Economy, GDP Growth Ranked Sixth in Country

Davis Land

Posted on July 25, 2018 · Texas sees gains in oil and gas, but lower GDP in agriculture

Tags economy gdp gross domestic product texas U.S. economy

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Hurricane Harvey Affects Consumer Price Index

Ed Mayberry

Posted on October 13, 2017 · Hurricane Harvey's economic effect on Houston is having a ripple effect on the U.S. economy

Tags Consumer Price Index gdp Great Houston Partnership harvey

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GDP Grew Just 0.7 Percent In First Quarter Of 2017, Slowest Growth In Three Years

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on April 28, 2017 · While the Commerce Department did report a growth, it is slow

Tags gdp president Trump

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President And CEO Of Dallas Fed Reserve Bank Speaks In Houston

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on July 14, 2016 · Robert Kaplan, the president and CEO of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank came to Houston this week to speak to the World Affairs Council.

Tags economy federal reserve gdp World Affairs Council Houston

Willie Bennett (left), senior organizer for The Metropolitan Organization, and Father Christopher Plant (right), Pastor at Houston's Resurrection Catholic Community, led a presentation in which they analyzed factors that cause economic disparities in our city.

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Summit On Poverty Analyzes Factors That Cause Economic Disparity In Houston

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on January 29, 2016 · The University of Saint Thomas hosted the second edition of the event, which is organized by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Tags gdp houston poverty stock market The Metropolitan Organization University of Saint Thomas

Business

Texas Drops To Eighth Place In State GDP Growth Rankings

Andrew Schneider

Posted on June 12, 2014 · The state's growth rate in 2013, while slower, is likely more sustainable.

Tags business gdp news

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Houston doctor suspended for vaccine misinformation files $25 million defamation lawsuit against Methodist Hospital

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 25, 2022 · The lawsuit accuses Methodist Hospital and Methodist CEO Marc Boom of making "false and defamatory" statements about Dr. Mary Bowden, an ear, nose, and throat doctor in River Oaks.

Tags COVID-19 Houston Methodist lawsuit mary bowden vaccine

Town Square

Presidential historian says Trump’s ‘dereliction of duty’ should also be seen as criminal conduct

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on July 22, 2022 · Today, we talk with experts and the general public about what they think of the information discovered and presented at day eight of the Jan. 6 hearings.

Tags Donald Trump jan. 6 insurrection January 6th Hearings Jennifer Mercieca Mike Purdy NYU texas a&m university Timothy Naftali

Health & Science

Home testing makes predicting new COVID waves in Texas challenging

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 15, 2022 · New cases of COVID-19 in Texas are increasing again. But predicting how long this wave of infections will continue — and how severe it could be — will not be easy this time around.

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Houston Matters

What rising inflation means for Houston’s economy (July 14, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 14, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Whether continued inflation could lead to a recession, local activists and officials take on hazardous chemical leaks on Houston's east side, and gay conservatives in Texas search for belonging in a party that's openly hostile to them.

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