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Wednesday, March 27, 2013  An economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas expects jobs in Texas to grow at a slightly slower pace than last year, but still at a faster pace than the nation overall.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Texas lawmakers are moving to make up a $5 billion budget deficit.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Gov. Rick Perry will use his State of the State address to call for amending the Texas Constitution to allow the state to return tax money it collects but doesn't spend back to its citizens.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Texas jobless rate for December has slipped to 6.1 percent in the fourth straight month of declines.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Federal officials say operators of small nonfarm businesses in 207 Texas counties still recovering from drought can seek low-interest federal disaster loans.

Saturday, September 29, 2012  The economy is booming in Pampa, according to the Economic Development Corporation there.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  More than 220,000 jobs are currently available for truck drivers across the country and until those jobs are filled, fewer products will be delivered to businesses.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Some very unexpected and welcome news for state lawmakers as a windfall of $5 billion is being added to the state's bank account.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  The Texas comptroller's office says it now expects the state to collect at least $5 billion in unanticipated revenue during the present two-year budget cycle.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Ever since the housing bubble burst in this country, mortgage rates have continued to drop -- and overnight, they hit a new all-time low.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Many are still waiting for the 2009 recession hangover to be over. Yes, even here in the Panhandle.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  Amarillo's economy continues to be on the rise, but the national outlook may not share the same increase in 2012.

Monday, December 12, 2011  The Texas Comptroller says the economic recovery is taking hold, producing higher than expected tax revenues.

Friday, October 21, 2011  The Texas unemployment rate held steady at 8.5 percent in September as the state bounced back from a month of job losses by adding more than 15,000 positions.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  The economy is something all of us are thinking about and during FirstBank Southwest's Panhandle Economics luncheon on Thursday, speaker Ray Perryman addressed the latest trends.