Tag: economy
Texas’ Rainy Day Fund gets bigger — and dustier
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced that the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund, better known as the Rainy Day Fund, grew by $1.13 ...As more Texans lose their jobs, congressional unemployment benefits approach deadline
Passed in March by the Senate, a $2 trillion stimulus bill was expected by lawmakers to provide necessary relief to unemployed Americans ...Abbott plans cautious reopening of Texas ahead of pandemic’s projected peak
Gov. Greg Abbott issued three executive orders on Friday, planning for and scheduling the phased reopening of the Lone Star State amid ...Dan Patrick says elderly should be willing to get sick, possibly die, to save economy
In an interview that’s hard to believe until seen, Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick said he was willing to get sick and ...MJ Hegar calls for greater focus on renewable energy
Texas may be an oil state, but that hasn’t stopped Senate candidates from speaking about the need for change. In a wide ...Signal Q&A: Royce West discusses his biggest campaign challenge, which is also the biggest prize.
The Signal’s editor Kevin Nix spoke to U.S. Senate candidate Royce West yesterday by phone about health care, climate change, the economy, ...Signal Q&A with Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez: ‘It makes me angry when I see things that ...
The Signal’s editor Kevin Nix spoke to Democratic Senate candidate Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez today by phone about health care, impeachment, capitalism, and ...Rising income inequality in Texas is out of control
The News Newly released Census figures show the gap between the rich and poor in Texas continues to grow. The Lone Star ...Dallas gets two Trumps in two weeks
The News On Thursday, the president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, is hosting a roundtable in Dallas with Google CEO Sundar Pichai to discuss ...