Publications | The Perryman Group
Texas Wins Golden Shovel Award
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on July 03, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses the Golden Shovel Award and Texas' efforts in economic development.

What did the Texas legislature do with the R&D tax credit?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on July 02, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses the Texas legislature's actions on the R&D tax credit.

What did the Texas legislature do about property taxes?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on July 01, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses Texas property taxes.

Turning on the Juice
Column Published in syndication June 25, 2025

The 89th Session of the Texas Legislature adjourned on June 2 after 140 days. As with every biennium, there were both good and not-so-good elements of the outcome. Considerable progress was made in dealing with a number of challenges facing the state, including, among others, public school finance and teacher pay (though much remains to be done), water supplies, rural health care, wildfire preparation, and the current topic of electric power supplies and the stability of the grid. Amongst the usual sound and fury, there were clear steps in the right direction.

What does the latest World Bank forecast show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on June 24, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses the latest forecast from the World Bank.

Partly Cloudy
Column Published in syndication June 18, 2025

The US economy is presently facing daunting challenges on multiple fronts. Nonetheless, signs of remarkable underlying strength and resilience persist. Our latest forecast indicates reasonable growth over the next five years, although the pace will likely be uneven and backloaded in light of current uncertainty. In other words, the crystal ball is a bit cloudier than usual.

What did the May retail sales numbers show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on June 23, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses the May retail sales numbers.

What did the Texas Legislature do to help education and career opportunities?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on June 19, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses what the Texas Legislature did to help education and career opportunitites.

What is happening with oil prices?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on June 18, 2025

Dr. Perryman discusses the conflict between Iran and Israel and the impact on oil prices.

Glaring Global Gloom
Column Published in syndication June 11, 2025

A new report on the global economic outlook has recently been released. The World Economic Forum regularly surveys chief economists, with the current information collected during the first half of April. The findings are worthy of note.