Texas Railroad Commission Approves Geothermal Well
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on March 13, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the Railroad Commission's recent approval of a geothermal well in Texas.
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- geothermal

The High Cost to the Texas Economy of Tariffs on Imports from Mexico, Canada, and China
Brief Published on March 13, 2025The recent barrage of tariffs involves very high economic costs. The Perryman Group estimates that the US economy could lose millions of jobs if the tariffs are sustained, and with each new levy the consequences are escalating. As a large economy and leading trading region, Texas bears a substantial portion of the national burden (more than any other state).
Texas Wins the Governor's Cup for the 13th Straight Year
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on March 12, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses Texas winning the Governor's Cup for economic development for the 13th straight year.
What is likely to happen with the recent budget proposal in the US House?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on March 11, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the recent budget proposal from the US House.
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- budget plan
Sweet 16
Column Published in syndication March 05, 2025The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is the nation's best-known framework for categorizing US higher education institutions into tiers based on various criteria. Of particular interest from an economic perspective are the designations related to research activity.
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- universities,
- research,
- Texas
What did the February jobs report show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on March 10, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the latest jobs report.
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- jobs
What does the latest consumer confidence survey show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on March 06, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the latest consumer confidence survey.
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- consumers
What do the latest consumer spending numbers show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on March 05, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the latest consumer spending numbers.
What is an inverted yield curve?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on March 04, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the inverted yield curve and what it means.
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- yield curve
Water
Column Published in syndication February 26, 2025Adequate supplies of fresh water at reasonable prices are essential to quality of life and economic growth. Over the next 30 years, we are predicting that the Texas population will increase from about 31 million to well over 45 million. This increase of more than 14 million people plus growth in economic output of some $3.4 trillion, much of it in water-intensive sectors, will clearly require far more resources than are currently available.
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- water,
- Texas economy