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Topical Index
Business/Industry
Agriculture
The Long(est), Hot(test) Summer (November 2011)
Stock Shows Fund Futures: Texas Kids Earn College Dollars by Raising Livestock (July 2011)
King Cotton Goes All Natural: Texas Cotton Farmers Create New Market (February/March 2010)
Bring the Rain… Please: Is Texas’ Worst Drought in 50 Years Ending? (November 2009)
Energy
Boom in the Shale: Big energy find worth billions (May 2012)
The Oil Beneath the Oil: Texas University Seeks to Revive Oilfields (May 2011)
Wells They Left Behind: State Cleans Up When Production Stops (August 2010)
Tough Times for Oil and Gas (November 2009)
Corporate Giants: Big Names Dominate Texas Business (June/July 2009)
Is Cap and Trade Coming? Proposed Regulations Will Be the Subject of Intensive Debate (June/July 2009)
Information Technology/Telecommunications
Technology Tomorrow: New Tech Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010 (February/March 2010)
Health Care/Life Sciences
Technology Tomorrow: New Tech Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010 (February/March 2010)
Racing for the Cure: Texas Charity Leads the Fight against Breast Cancer (December 2009/January 2010)
Health Care on the Record: Can Texas Take the Lead in Electronic Medical Records? (December 2009/January 2010)
Texas Against Cancer: Top Scientists Vie for Research Dollars (December 2009/ January 2010)
Life Sciences Thrive in Texas: West Texas Reaches for Share of Biotech (August 2009)
Manufacturing
Promising Stability: Avoiding Layoffs in a Downturn (May 2009)
Manufacturing Tomorrow’s Work Force: South Texas College Offers Customized Training Options (April 2009)
Media
Social Media and Business: The New Rules (January/February 2011)
Real Estate
Stay Dry in a Texas Home (July 2011)
Texas Commercial Real Estate Looking Up (May 2011)
Homebuyers Hold the Cards: Recession and Recovery in Texas Housing (August 2010)
On Hold: The Slump in Commercial Real Estate (February/March 2010)
Better Days Ahead? The Strongest Commercial Real Estate Markets (February/March 2010)
Home By Any Other Name: Rent or Own — the Eternal Question (September 2009)
Cities Within Cities: “Lifestyle Centers” for Working, Shopping, Living (September 2009)
Housing for Everyone: Low-Income Housing Challenge Sharpened by Disasters, Downturn (September 2009)
Powerful Union: Trade, Retail and Residential Fit Together in Mixed-Use Developments (April 2009)
Recreation
Hooked on Tournament Fishing: Anglers Compete on Texas Lakes (November 2011)
Cool Ways on Hot Days — Texas Water Parks: Oases from the Summer Heat (June/July 2010)
Big Bucks for Big Bucks: Millions of Deer Attract Billions of Dollars (November 2009)
Retail Trade
Texas Entrepreneur Acts Naturally: Green Exports Keep Company in the Black (May 2011)
A New Chapter for Malls? (April/May 2010)
Cities Within Cities: “Lifestyle Centers” for Working, Shopping, Living (September 2009)
Powerful Union: Trade, Retail and Residential Fit Together in Mixed-Use Developments (April 2009)
Transportation
The Road to Prosperity: IH-35 Project Improves Vital Economic Asset (April 2012)
Improving MPG: What’s Driving Texans to More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles? (June/July 2010)
More MPG, Less Tax (June/July 2010)
Bumpy Road Ahead: Funding Tight as Road Congestion Grows (April/May 2010)
Switching Tracks: Can Texas Ease its Traffic Woes with Rail? (February/March 2010)
Texas Airlines in a Down Economy: Flight Line Becomes a Tight Line (Dec 2009/Jan 2010)
Turning Into a Skid: Texas Auto Dealers Take a Rough Ride (August 2009)
Corporate Giants: Why Big Names Dominate Texas Business (June/July 2009)
Promising Stability: Avoiding Layoffs in a Downturn (May 2009)
Powerful Union: Trade, Retail and Residential Fit Together in Mixed-Use Developments (April 2009)
Aerospace
Texas and the New Space Race: An Interview with Richard Garriott, Part 3 (May 2011)
A New Plan for Space: An Interview with Richard Garriott, Part 2 (January/February 2011)
The New Space Race: An Interview with Richard Garriott, Part 1 (August 2010)
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
Angel and Venture Investing in Texas (February 2012)
Entrepreneurialism 101: Getting Started in the Best State for Business (July 2011)
Texas Entrepreneur Acts Naturally: Green Exports Keep Company in the Black (May 2011)
Amarillo’s Sage Oil Vac Cleans Up (June/July 2010)
Kyser Capo Takes Global Sales Up a Key (April/May 2010)
Air Tractor Plows Into Global Markets (February/March 2010)
Technology Tomorrow: New Tech Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010 (February/March 2010)
Business Ownership: Is It for You? (Dec 2009/Jan 2010)
A Sense of Relief: Tax Change Eases Burden on Some Texas Businesses (August 2009)
Top Small Business Havens (June/July 2009)
Craft Brewing in Texas: Sparkling Rise, Cloudy Future (June/July 2009)
When You’re the Boss (June/July 2009)
People and Places
Boom in the Shale: Big energy find worth billions (May 2012)
Hooked on Tournament Fishing: Anglers Compete on Texas Lakes (November 2011)
Grow for the Green: The Business Case for “Green Infrastructure” (November 2011)
Texans On the Fire Line: Volunteer firefighters are a mainstay, but demand pushes more hiring. (October 2011)
All the President’s Memories: From the Oval Office to Texas (July 2011)
Hispanic-Owned Businesses Rising in Texas (January/February 2011)
Houston, Dallas Gain Most Residents in 2009 (June/July 2010)
Roll Call for the State: Accurate Census Means Money, Clout for Texas (June/July 2010)
On the Move to Texas: Top U.S. Destination Cities (April/May 2010)
Quick Recovery: Texas Cities Dominate List of Fastest-Recovering Metros (December 2009/January 2010)
Relocating? Try Texas: Texas Cities Rank High as Best Places to Move (November 2009)
Getting (Not Too Far) Away From it All: “Exurbs” Seek the Best of Both Worlds September 2009)
New Directions Home: Retirees Roll into Texas (September 2009)
Country Oases: Four Rural Counties Thrive on Their Own (September 2009)
Cities Within Cities: “Lifestyle Centers” for Working, Shopping, Living (September 2009)
Life Sciences Thrive in Texas: West Texas Reaches for Share of Biotech (August 2009)
Winds of Change: Financing a Comeback for Galveston (August 2009)
Recovery, Next Exit: Texas Cities Among Best for Recession Recovery (August 2009)
Top Women: Women in Business Making it Happen (June/July 2009)
Texas Metros Dominate Best Large Cities for Job Growth (May 2009)
Texas Cities Remain Strong for Corporate Growth (April 2009)
Manufacturing Tomorrow’s Work Force: South Texas College Offers Customized Training Options (April 2009)
Economy
Texas Economy
Boom in the Shale: Big energy find worth billions (May 2012)
An Earthquake in Financial Markets (April 2012)
Texas’ Trillion-Dollar Economy among Nation’s Fastest-Growing (November 2011)
Fast Forward: The Fastest-Growing, Highest Paying Texas Industries (November 2011)
Gaining Costs, Losing Time: Costs Grow Along with Waistlines (July 2011)
Texas Top for Business, Again (August 2010)
Homebuyers Hold the Cards: Recession and Recovery in Texas Housing (August 2010)
Signposts for the Economy: A look at Our Economic Tables (April/May 2010)
Staying Afloat: Constitution, Economy Keep Texas Bankruptcy Rates Low (February/March 2010)
Better Days Ahead? The Strongest Commercial Real Estate Markets (February/March 2010)
Technology Tomorrow: New Tech Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010 (February/March 2010)
On Hold: The Slump in Commercial Real Estate (February/March 2010)
Quick Recovery: Texas Cities Dominate List of Fastest-Recovering Metros (December 2009/January 2010)
Relocating? Try Texas: Texas Cities Rank High as Best Places to Move (November 2009)
Tough Times for Oil and Gas (November 2009)
Free at Last, and Sooner: Tax Freedom Day Comes Early in Texas (September 2009)
Recovery, Next Exit: Texas Cities Among Best for Recession Recovery (August 2009)
Corporate Giants: Why Big Names Dominate Texas Business (June/July 2009)
Spurring Business Growth (May 2009)
Weathering the Storm: Where Do We Go From Here? (May 2009)
Promising Stability: Avoiding Layoffs in a Downturn (May 2009)
Texas Works: New Report Calls for More Skilled Work Force Training (April 2009)
Weathering the Storm: Batten the Hatches (April 2009)
U.S. Economy
On Hold: The Slump in Commercial Real Estate (February/March 2010)
State of the Dollar: What the Falling Dollar Means to U.S. Businesses (December 2009/January 2010)
Weathering the Storm: Where Do We Go From Here? (May 2009)
Personal Finance
Home By Any Other Name: Rent or Own — the Eternal Question (September 2009)
Reversing the Housing Slump: Opportunities for Homeowners and Home Buyers (June/July 2009)
Education/Work Force
Fast Forward: The Fastest-Growing, Highest Paying Texas Industries (November 2011)
A “Bubble” in Higher Education? (July 2011)
Assessing Your Schools, FAST: Examining Cost-Effectiveness in Education (May 2011)
Locking in Success: Today’s Prices for Tomorrow’s Education (January/February 2011)
When Dreams Meet Opportunity: Texan Takes Every Chance at a New Life (June/July 2010)
Less Giving When It Hurts: Economy Pinches College Donations (April/May 2010)
New Help for Higher Ed: Breakthrough Legislation in the 2009 Session (August 2009)
Texas Works: New Report Calls for More Skilled Work Force Training (April 2009)
School Pays: Working Texans Earn Return on Educational Investment (April 2009)
Manufacturing Tomorrow’s Work Force: South Texas College Offers Customized Training Options (April 2009)
Skilled Labor: Community Colleges Turn Funds into Technical Training for Texas Workers (April 2009)
Environment
A Victory for Property Rights (May 2012)
Water Planning in Dry Times (April 2012)
Texans On the Fire Line: Volunteer firefighters are a mainstay, but demand pushes more hiring. (October 2011)
The Long(est), Hot(test) Summer (November 2011)
Grow for the Green: The Business Case for “Green Infrastructure” (November 2011)
Wells They Left Behind: State Cleans Up Oil Wells When Production Stops (August 2010)
Net Effects: Texas Fishermen on the Oil Spill (August 2010)
Bring the Rain… Please: Is Texas’ Drought Ending? (November 2009)
New Money for Conservation: State Energy Program Gets Stimulus Funding (September 2009)
Is Cap and Trade Coming? The Scoop on Cap and Trade (June/July 2009)
Government
Texas Government
A Victory for Property Rights (May 2012)
Water Planning in Dry Times (April 2012)
Entrepreneurialism 101: Getting Started in the Best State for Business (July 2011)
Assessing Your Schools, FAST: Examining Cost-Effectiveness in Education (May 2011)
Locking in Success: Today’s Prices for Tomorrow’s Education (January/February 2011)
Rainy Day Fund 101: A Look at the Basics (January/February 2011)
Wells They Left Behind: State Cleans Up Oil Wells When Production Stops (August 2010)
When Dreams Meet Opportunity: Texan Takes Every Chance at a New Life (June/July 2010)
Roll Call for the State: Accurate Census Means Money, Clout for Texas (June/July 2010)
Bumpy Road Ahead: Funding Tight as Road Congestion Grows (April/May 2010)
Property of (Your Name Here): Unclaimed Property Reunites Texans with Lost Treasures (November 2009)
New Money for Conservation: State Energy Program Gets Stimulus Funding (September 2009)
Housing for Everyone: Low-Income Housing Challenge Sharpened by Disasters, Downturn (September 2009)
Getting Back Your Green: Reconnecting Texans with Their Unclaimed Property (August 2009)
A Sense of Relief: Tax Change Eases Burden on Some Texas Businesses (August 2009)
Winds of Change: Financing a Comeback for Galveston (August 2009)
Spurring Business Growth (May 2009)
Drawing a Crowd: Texas Lottery Weathers Economic Changes (May 2009)
Texas Works: New Report Calls for More Skilled Work Force Training (April 2009)
Skilled Labor: Community Colleges Turn Funds into Technical Training for Texas Workers (April 2009)
U.S. Government
Sarbanes-Oxley, Eight Years On: How a Major Reform of Corporate and Finance Law Affected Business (May 2011)
Roll Call for the State: Accurate Census Means Money, Clout for Texas (June/July 2010)
A Bigger and Bigger Hole: Entitlements and the Economy (June/July 2010)
High Tide for Red Ink: Federal Deficits and the National Debt (April/May 2010)
New Funding for Child Care: Stimulus Funds to Aid Parents Searching for Work (November 2009)
New Money for Conservation: State Energy Program Gets Stimulus Funding (September 2009)
Is Cap and Trade Coming? The Scoop on Cap and Trade (June/July 2009)