Housing Headaches
Column Published in syndication July 02, 2025The US housing market continues to struggle, with 2024 sales of existing homes reaching a 30-year low and affordability remaining a major challenge for many potential buyers. Although the most recent data shows some signs of improvement in selected measures, other problems are persisting. Let's hit a few high points.
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The Five‑Year Outlook for the Texas Economy
Newsletter Published on July 07, 2025 (Vol. 42, No. 04)The Texas economy is clearly affected by uncertainty and challenges in the US and global economies, but the state is well positioned to continue to be a growth leader. The Perryman Group's latest forecast calls for significant expansion over the next five years, but growth may be somewhat uneven and backloaded. Highlights of key trends are summarized in this issue.
Texas Wins Golden Shovel Award
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on July 03, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the Golden Shovel Award and Texas' efforts in economic development.
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- Texas
What did the Texas legislature do with the R&D tax credit?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on July 02, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the Texas legislature's actions on the R&D tax credit.
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- R&D
What did the Texas legislature do about property taxes?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on July 01, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses Texas property taxes.
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- property taxes
Turning on the Juice
Column Published in syndication June 25, 2025The 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.
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- electricity,
- power grid
What does the latest World Bank forecast show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on June 24, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the latest forecast from the World Bank.
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- World Bank,
- economic forecast
Partly Cloudy
Column Published in syndication June 18, 2025The 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.
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- economy,
- economic forecast
What did the May retail sales numbers show?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on June 23, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses the May retail sales numbers.
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- retail sales
What did the Texas Legislature do to help education and career opportunities?
Radio Spot Broadcast via Texas State Networks on June 19, 2025Dr. Perryman discusses what the Texas Legislature did to help education and career opportunitites.