Texas Officials Estimate Higher Property Values
The Texas comptroller's office has estimated higher statewide property values in a sign of a stronger economy.
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The Texas comptroller's office has estimated higher statewide property values in a sign of a stronger economy.
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President Obama will make perhaps his highest profile case for reelection Tuesday, delivering a State of the Union address that will lay out an economic agenda he hopes will connect with the middle class.
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President Obama is scheduled to touch down in Dallas on Tuesday and will appear in Mesquite to tout aspects his $447 billion jobs bill.
Texas has emerged from the Great Recession but economic growth will continue to be slow, in part because of hesitant consumers, the state comptroller's top revenue estimator told lawmakers Wednesday.
Allen homeowners already pay higher school district taxes than people in several neighboring cities. But the district says without it, more layoffs are possible.
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The unemployment rate in Texas has jumped to 8.4 percent despite another increase in the number of jobs.
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling the nation's economic turmoil a national nightmare. But he's also saying the country's brightest days are ahead.
The Texas Workforce Commission reported the state's unemployment figure is a full percentage point behind the national jobless rate.
So let's get this straight. We get a parade and now it's over? No Mavericks basketball? No defending the title? Whether NFL or NBA, "lockout" seems to be a dirty word these days, especially to North Texas sports fans.
National statistics show the number of first-time homebuyers decreased by 35 percent last month. But realtors in North Texas say it's a different story here.
