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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

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5 Important Takeaways From The Latest Jobs Report

PBS NewsHour

Posted on June 1, 2018 · The economy added 223,000 new jobs, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department

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U.S. Unemployment Drops To 3.9 Percent — Lowest Since 2000

Bill Chappell, NPR

Posted on May 4, 2018 · The last time the U.S. jobless percentage sat below 4 percent was in December of 2000. April brought net job gains, but fell short of economists' predictions.

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Fewer People Seek Jobless Aid As Hurricane Impact Fades

CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP

Posted on October 12, 2017 · The unemployment rate fell in September, as many unemployed workers in parts of the country unaffected by the hurricanes found jobs

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U.S. Economy Grew At 2.6 Percent In Second Quarter

John Ydstie, NPR

Posted on July 28, 2017 · The economy staged a comeback from a tepid first quarter, but still fell short of the turbo-charged 3 percent growth rate promised by the Trump administration.

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State agency that oversees Texas power grid needs more money to do its job, Sunset Commission finds

Emily Foxhall, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 12, 2023 · The Public Utility Commission has about 200 employees but needs more to handle shoring up the state power grid and tackling an expanded list of regulatory duties, according to the state Sunset Advisory Commission.

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How Texans helped plot, foment and carry out the Jan. 6 insurrection

Robert Downen, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 6, 2023 · From those who planted the seeds of Trump’s strategy to try to challenge the election, to others who sowed doubt and anger by spreading baseless election-fraud conspiracy theories, Texans played major roles in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol two years ago.

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Houston’s GDP growth rate of 1.9% ranked near the bottom of U.S. metro areas in 2021

Andrew Schneider, Politics & Government Reporter

Posted on January 4, 2023 · The pandemic slowdown led the region’s oil and natural gas sector to crater in value by 51%, dragging down manufacturing with it.

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Houston Matters

Oil’s effect on Houston’s economy (Jan. 4, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on January 4, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: Some recent numbers suggest Houston's GDP grew slower than the rest of the nation last year. Is that true -- and is it the fault of oil and gas?

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