SAN MARCOS — Is the Texas economy slowing down? Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas says yes, but business leaders at a panel discussion at Texas State University on Thursday said they don’t feel it. “It’s not slowing down in Texas at all. There are exciting things happening here in our state,' Aaron Demerson, president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Corp.
set to be big year for transportation in San Antonio Demerson's comments came after a keynote presentation by Luis Torres, senior business economist in the San Antonio branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, that included one chart after another showing that in some ways, Texas’ economic growth isn’t so exceptional anymore, compared with the United States as a whole. For example, employment in Texas increased in November by 0.9%, Torres said. Unusually, job growth in the U.S.
San Antonio's vision for a sprawling bike network could cost billions Priorities for legislative session In the panel discussion, Demerson was joined by Tony Bennett, president and CEO of the Texas Association of Manufacturers, and Gabriela Perdichizzi, vice president of government and external relations with the Texas Association of Business.