Highlighting the dynamic economy of Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico
January 16, 2026
Isabel Brizuela, Jesus Cañas and Robert Leigh
Despite a relatively stable peso-dollar exchange rate that would normally favor shopping in the U.S., Mexican consumers increasingly stay closer to home.
January 7, 2026
Samuel Dodini, Jeanna Kenney, Kamran Haq and Isabel Dhillon
A pandemic-era period of relatively low interest rates and rising house prices drew a record number of new real estate agents to the field. Home prices have since remained high, but elevated interest rates and slowing sales have made the industry less attractive.
December 12, 2025
Jim Burke, president and chief executive officer of Vistra Corp., the largest competitive power producer in the country, discusses the outlook for electric power generation in Texas as data centers and artificial intelligence demands are expected to reframe the business.
November 17, 2025
Cullum Clark, director of the Bush Institute–SMU Economic Growth Initiative and an adjunct professor of economics at Southern Methodist University, discusses his recent report, “Build Homes, Expand Opportunity: Lessons from America’s Fastest-Growing Cities.”
November 14, 2025
Tucker Smith, Luis Torres and Ethan Dixon
The Texas economy appears to be cooling following an upturn during the summer. The TBOS headline indexes of manufacturing production and services revenue weakened in September and October, following a brief late -summer rebound.
November 10, 2025
Ethan Dixon and Pia Orrenius
After years of mounting deaths and costs from opioid addition, recent declines in both Texas and the nation suggest the worst may have passed.
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