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Royal Bank of Scotland Warns: "Monster" $printing by FED to stem deflation in US
London Telegraph 06.28.10

Inside the Dire Financial State of the States
Time.com 06.17.10

EPA Takes Over Third of Thirty-Nine Texas Disputed Air Permits From State Agency
Houston Chronicle chron.com 06-15-10

New EPA Rules Could Put More Cities Over Pollution Limits
Texas Tribune 06.16.10  

Inspector General Report on El Paso DEA Intelligence Unit: EPIC Failures
Washington Post 06-15-10

Immigration Crackdown on Employers Coming from ICE
Texas Tribune 06.16.10

Justice Department report says DEA Intelligence Info Outdated 
El Paso Times 06.16.10

Buffett Expects "Terrible Problem" With Municipal Debt
Bloomberg.com 06.02.10

Capitol Security Checkpoints Bypassed by Unchecked Staff
Austin American Statesman 06.04.10

Gallup Poll: Federal Debt, Terrorism Top Threats to US Future

Health of Texas Fresh Water Mussels Could Cut Water Allocations from Texas Rivers
Austin American Statesman 05.23.10

Tarrant County Commercial Forclosures Double LastYear's Numbers
Ft Worth Business Press 5-20-10

State Pensions could become a federal bailout problem
Financial Times of London FT.com 05.19.10

Texas Doctors Opting Out of Medicare at Alarming Rate
Houston Chronicle Chron.com 05.17.10

Study explains reasons for risky teen behavior: Teen Brain Wired to Take Risks
Discovery.com 05.17.10

Jail Beds Outnumber Psych Beds for Mentally Ill
Houston Chronicle 05.14.10

Giant Plumes of Oil Forming Beneath Surface of Gulf of Mexico
New York Times 05.16.10

Low Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement rates limiting patient access to doctors
Texas Tribune 05.05.10 

Obama biggest recipient of BP cash
Politico 05.05.10

TXDOT: 2012 No money for new transportation projects
Dallas Morning News Transportation Blog 05.03.10

Tech Solutions for Water Shortages
Kiplinger.com 04.22.10

Water Rights Lawsuit in the Texas Supreme Court
Texas Tribune 04.22.10

T Boone Pickens sues state agency to scrap state water plan
Betsy Blaney | Associated Press 04.21.10

Ft Stockton fights Clayton Williams over water rights
Texas Tribune 04.21.10

Hold on to your wallet: the Legislature is looking for more revenue 
Ft Worth Star Telegram 04.18.10

Wave of commercial foreclosure postings hits central Texas
Austin American Statesman 04.17.10

Perry: Obama's NASA plan puts "Target" on Texas
Houston Chronicle 04.17.10
 
Most Members of Congress Hire Tax Preparers Citing Tax Law's Complexity
The Hill 04.15.10

Texas Refinery Tax Break Request Raising Hackles of Local Governments
Houston Chronicle 04.15.10

Oil could give kiss of death to global recovery
Financial Times of London 04.08.10

Rising oil prices raise fears on economic recovery
Houston Chronicle 04.06.10

Sen. Ogden: Broaden state sales tax; lower tax rate
Houston Chronicle 04.03.10

Texas Democrats still waiting for Hispanic voter surge
Houston Chronicle 04.03.10

Reduced government revenues leading to revenue enhancing traffic enforcement
USA Today 03.31.10

While Texas factory activity rises, strength of economic recovery remains in doubt
Dallas Morning News 03.30.10 

Two Thousand US House Of Reps Staffers Earn Six Figures
Politico 03.26.10

Tarrant County Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure "Storm" Predicted for 2010
Fort Worth Business Press 03.24.10 

US Government Bond Auction: Weak Demand Drives Prices Down
Wall Street Journal 03.24.10

US Postal Service Plans End of Saturday Deliveries
Washington Post 03.24.10

State School Workers With Felony Records Kept Jobs After "Fight Club" Revelations 
Dallas Morning News 03.23.10

Adding 2 million to Texas Medicaid Won't Be Easy
Austin American Statesman 03.23.10

Six of Nation's Thirty Fastest Growing Counties in Texas
Texas Tribune 03.23.10

Texas Alternative Energy Developing Unevenly: Wind Up, Others, Slower
Texas Tribune 03.23.10

The shortest distance to cutting 5% at TDCJ: Reduce drug penalties
TDCJ Budget Cut Discussions Ignore Savings from Possible Prison Closures
gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com 03.10.10

Public Pension Funds Are Adding Risk to Raise Returns
New York Times 03.08.10

Dallas-Fort Worth home sales fell 5 percent in February
Dallas Morning News 03.09.10

U.S. Chamber of Commerce grows into a political force
Los Angeles Times 03.08.10

Comptroller: Texas Economy In Focus (Updated)
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Susan Combs 02.25.10

At tech-savvy DFW districts, netbooks are joining textbooks
Ft Worth Star Telegram 02.25.10

Rising Jobless Claims Reflect Worsening Economy
AP Economics Writer Christopher S. Rugaber 02.25.10

Governors say states haven't seen worst of economy yet
New York Times 02.20.10

House Select Committee on Transportation Appointed
Texas Tribune 02.19.10

***New Blog entry: Livingston Announcement Rooted in Practical, Political Reality

Sales Tax Revenue Continues Slide
Austin American Statesman 02.14.10

DPS Internal Audit: '07-'08 Accident Reports Riddled with Errors
Texas Tribune 02.09.10

New Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index sees gloom
USA Today 02.11.10 

DPS Cuts Training by Nine Weeks to Help Recruiting/Save Money
Dallas Morning News 02.11.10

Texas Urged to "Go Solar" by Coalition
Ft Worth Star Telegram 02.11.10

Brave New Ideas in Texas Transportation
Texas Tribune 02.02.10

Yáñez-Correa: Cutting Criminal Justice Budget Would Negate Progress
Austin American Statesman 02.05.10

***New Blog Entry... "Ana Yanez Correa is Right!"

TWC Certifies $219 Million in Federal Tax Credits for Texas Employers
Texas Insider Online Newsletter 02.04.10

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Comptroller Federal Stimulus Awards in Texas by Economic Category 
Office of the Texas Comptroller 02.03.10

Texas Efforts to Lead in Health Information Technology
Office of the Texas Comptroller as of 02.01.10

Tracking Federal Stimulus Dollars by Texas State Agency
Office of the Texas Comptroller as of 01.24.10

Comptroller: Updated Economic Outlook-Texas
Office of the Texas Comptroller 01.29.10

Obama Proposed Budget Slams Houston Twice
Houston Chronicle 02.01.10

Texas Windpower Generation Leads U.S.
Amarillo Globe-Democrat 02.01.10

Heflin Opinion Column: Texas Can End the Property Tax
Fort Worth Star Telegram 02.01.10

New Green Jobs Guidebook Unveiled
Austin American Statesman 02.01.10

DFW Executives Looking to Corporate Relocations for Economic Recovery
Dallas Morning News 01.24.10

Texas Spending Big Bucks on Highway Rest Stops
Fort Worth Star Telegram 01.24.10

Millions Spent on Transportation Projects Unrelated to Traffic
Fort Worth Star Telegram 01.23.10

US Supreme Court Strikes More McCain-Feingold Restrictions
Washington Times 01.21.10

Foreclosed Homes Numbers Still Rising...Threaten Housing Recovery
Dallas Morning News 01.21.10

Austin, TX Traffic Rated 4th Worst in Nation
Austin Business Journal 01.20.10

Grim Outlook for Retail Development...Five Years Until Market Returns
Ft Worth Business Press 01.19.10

Texas Governor's Race
Rasmussen Reports.com 01.19.10

As Fed Budget Bleeds Red, Calls for Gramm Budget Curbs Sounding
Dallas Morning News 01.17.10

Editorial: State Needs Emergency Steps on Food Stamps
Dallas Morning News 01.17.10

Economist Says Texas Will Be 1st State to Recover
Fort Worth Star Telegram 01.17.10

Texas Colleges Feeling the Recession
Houston Chronicle 01.17.10

State Leaders Ask Agency Heads to Plan 5% Budget Cuts
Austin American Statesman 01.15.10

Contract Cons Can Exploit Transportation Delays...
Washington Times 01.13.10

Trinity River Among Most Polluted in Texas
Dallas Morning News 01.13.10

Exxon Mobil to Spend $340 million on New Technology for 70 year old East Texas Oil Field
Dallas Morning News 01.13.10

Old and Cold: Many Courthouses are Hard to Heat
Austin American Statesman 01.13.10

2009 Job Losses May Be Reversed
San Antonio Express News 01.13.10

Senate Interim Charges Announced
Austin American Statesman 01.13.10