Posts Tagged ‘ Texas ’

Recession, Texas Style

Apr 28th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
We Texans pride ourselves on everything being bigger and better, but the definition of a "better" depression is a smaller, lighter one. I wrote months ago about how Texas was last into the Depression and has been hit less hard than most areas. At that time, only Brownsville, on the ...read more

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Why the State of the Union Was Good News for Tech Stocks

Feb 9th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Personal Investing, Technology
The good news from the president’s State of the Union speech is that he recognized that our federal deficit is a bad thing. His proposed spending freeze, starting next year, is only a symbolic gesture, but it is important. It proves that the administration learned a lesson from the Massachusetts ...read more

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“Give Me a Boost” Now Has a Whole New Meaning

Jun 16th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
Texas--being as large, diverse and unique as we are--finds it quite possible to mess up in entertaining ways. More times than we care to admit, bills emerge from the Texas Legislature that are so ridiculous they make our politicians look like a bunch of untalented stand-up comedians, though the ...read more

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