Texas Economy

Is Rick Perry’s Presidential Campaign Boosting the Texas Housing Market?

By Candy Evans | September 2, 2011 |

We talked about this yesterday over at NBC Nonstop Nightly with Jane McGarry. In a meeting with a major North Texas developer this week, he said to me: “I do not like Rick Perry all that much, and I do not think he is very smart. However, he is sending out a great message about Texas…

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It’s the (Texas) Economy, Stupid: Why Rick Perry Is Mulling a White House Run

By Candy Evans | July 5, 2011 |

I found this piece in the LA Times over the holiday weekend — it takes a brutally honest look at the Texas economy. One of every four jobs in the U.S. has been created in Texas post-recession — something I know you’ve heard here before, but the sound is now resonating loud and clear across the…

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