Fiscal Notes Archive
Business & Industry
Agriculture
The Long(est), Hot(test) Summer (November 2011) | Issue PDF
Stock Shows Fund Futures: Texas Kids Earn College Dollars by Raising Livestock (July 2011) | Issue PDF
King Cotton Goes All Natural: Texas Cotton Farmers Create New Market (February/March 2010) | Issue PDF
Bring the Rain… Please: Is Texas’ Worst Drought in 50 Years Ending? (November 2009) | Issue PDF
Energy
Oil Prices and the Texas Economy: Impacts Vary with Production and Prices (June 2012) | Article PDF
Water for Power: Hot, Dry Summer Affects Electricity Markets (May 2012) | Article PDF
Boom in the Shale: Big energy find worth billions (May 2012) | Article PDF
The Oil Beneath the Oil: Texas University Seeks to Revive Oilfields (May 2011) | Issue PDF
Wells They Left Behind: State Cleans Up When Production Stops (August 2010) | Issue PDF
Tough Times for Oil and Gas (November 2009) | Issue PDF
Corporate Giants: Big Names Dominate Texas Business (June/July 2009) | Issue PDF
Is Cap and Trade Coming? Proposed Regulations Will Be the Subject of Intensive Debate (June/July 2009) | Issue PDF
Information Technology/Telecommunications
Technology Tomorrow: New Tech Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010 (February/March 2010) | Issue PDF
Health Care/Life Sciences
Wellness Programs Bolster Business, Employee Health | Article PDF
Technology Tomorrow: New Tech Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010 (February/March 2010) | Issue PDF
Racing for the Cure: Texas Charity Leads the Fight against Breast Cancer (December 2009/January 2010) | Issue PDF
Health Care on the Record: Can Texas Take the Lead in Electronic Medical Records? (December 2009/January 2010) | Issue PDF
Texas Against Cancer: Top Scientists Vie for Research Dollars (December 2009/January 2010) | Issue PDF
Life Sciences Thrive in Texas: West Texas Reaches for Share of Biotech (August 2009) | Issue PDF
Talent on their Doorstep: Scott & White Offered Skills and Found a Work Force in its small Texas City (May 2009) | Issue PDF
Manufacturing
Promising Stability: Avoiding Layoffs in a Downturn (May 2009) | Issue PDF
Manufacturing Tomorrow’s Work Force: South Texas College Offers Customized Training Options (April 2009) | Issue PDF
Media
Social Media and Business: The New Rules (January/February 2011) | Issue PDF
Real Estate
Stay Dry in a Texas Home (July 2011) | Issue PDF
Texas Commercial Real Estate Looking Up (May 2011) | Issue PDF
Homebuyers Hold the Cards: Recession and Recovery in Texas Housing (August 2010) | Issue PDF
On Hold: The Slump in Commercial Real Estate (February/March 2010) | Issue PDF
Better Days Ahead? The Strongest Commercial Real Estate Markets (February/March 2010) | Issue PDF
Home By Any Other Name: Rent or Own — the Eternal Question (September 2009) | Issue PDF
Cities Within Cities: “Lifestyle Centers” for Working, Shopping, Living (September 2009) | Issue PDF
Housing for Everyone: Low-Income Housing Challenge Sharpened by Disasters, Downturn (September 2009) | Issue PDF
Powerful Union: Trade, Retail and Residential Fit Together in Mixed-Use Developments (April 2009) | Issue PDF
Recreation
Hooked on Tournament Fishing: Anglers Compete on Texas Lakes (November 2011) | Issue PDF
Cool Ways on Hot Days — Texas Water Parks: Oases from the Summer Heat (June/July 2010) | Issue PDF
Big Bucks for Big Bucks: Millions of Deer Attract Billions of Dollars (November 2009) | Issue PDF
Retail Trade
Texas Entrepreneur Acts Naturally: Green Exports Keep Company in the Black (May 2011) | Issue PDF
A New Chapter for Malls? (April/May 2010) | Issue PDF
Cities Within Cities: “Lifestyle Centers” for Working, Shopping, Living (September 2009) | Issue PDF
Powerful Union: Trade, Retail and Residential Fit Together in Mixed-Use Developments (April 2009) | Issue PDF
Transportation
Texas Airports Keep Economy Soaring: General Aviation Supports Thousands of Texas Jobs (September 2012) | Article PDF
The Road to Prosperity: IH-35 Project Improves Vital Economic Asset (April 2012) | Article PDF
Improving MPG: What’s Driving Texans to More Fuel-Efficient Vehicles? (June/July 2010) | Issue PDF
More MPG, Less Tax (June/July 2010) | Issue PDF
Bumpy Road Ahead: Funding Tight as Road Congestion Grows (April/May 2010) | Issue PDF
Switching Tracks: Can Texas Ease its Traffic Woes with Rail? (February/March 2010) | Issue PDF
Texas Airlines in a Down Economy: Flight Line Becomes a Tight Line (December 2009/January 2010) | Issue PDF
Turning Into a Skid: Texas Auto Dealers Take a Rough Ride (August 2009) | Issue PDF
Corporate Giants: Why Big Names Dominate Texas Business (June/July 2009) | Issue PDF
Promising Stability: Avoiding Layoffs in a Downturn (May 2009) | Issue PDF
Powerful Union: Trade, Retail and Residential Fit Together in Mixed-Use Developments (April 2009) | Issue PDF
Aerospace
Texas Airports Keep Economy Soaring: General Aviation Supports Thousands of Texas Jobs (September 2012) | Article PDF
Texas and the New Space Race: An Interview with Richard Garriott, Part 3 (May 2011) | Issue PDF
A New Plan for Space: An Interview with Richard Garriott, Part 2 (January/February 2011) | Issue PDF
The New Space Race: An Interview with Richard Garriott, Part 1 (August 2010) | Issue PDF
Small Business/Entrepreneurship
Angel and Venture Investing in Texas (February 2012) | Article PDF
Entrepreneurialism 101: Getting Started in the Best State for Business (July 2011) | Issue PDF
Texas Entrepreneur Acts Naturally: Green Exports Keep Company in the Black (May 2011) | Issue PDF
Amarillo’s Sage Oil Vac Cleans Up (June/July 2010) | Issue PDF
Kyser Capo Takes Global Sales Up a Key (April/May 2010) | Issue PDF
Air Tractor Plows Into Global Markets (February/March 2010) | Issue PDF
Technology Tomorrow: New Tech Likely to Drive Texas Industries in 2010 (February/March 2010) | Issue PDF
Business Ownership: Is It for You? (December 2009/January 2010) | Issue PDF
A Sense of Relief: Tax Change Eases Burden on Some Texas Businesses (August 2009) | Issue PDF
Top Small Business Havens (June/July 2009) | Issue PDF
Craft Brewing in Texas: Sparkling Rise, Cloudy Future (June/July 2009) | Issue PDF
When You’re the Boss (June/July 2009) | Issue PDF