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Is Formula One coming to Austin?
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monte Carlo. Istanbul. Barcelona. Montreal.
Austin?
Maybe.
In two years, Austin might join the glamorous international circuit of Formula One racing, where the low-slung cars can hit 220 mph and…
Business tax not expected to hit goal
Monday, May 17, 2010
It was a tax born in a barbecue joint, the story has it, and now it's giving state budget writers heartburn.
The Texas business tax comes due again today, and…
America’s Route to Recovery
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
As part of an extensive report on the national economy, Reuters explored challenges and opportunities facing the country, focusing on where jobs and economic prosperity will come from in the…
Leaders helped turn economic storm into foundation for future
Friday, December 25, 2009
For the Central Texas economy, this past decade looked like it might one day be remembered as the Cyclone – and whether you were talking about the storm or the…
Seeing the light and all its power
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Dismiss talk of global warming and environmentalism if you must. But times are changing fast and, along with them, the very way we heat and cool our homes and businesses.
…A boost for film productions
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
A bill that would establish tax-free “media production development zones” to help bring more film business to Texas was approved today by the Texas Senate.
State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin,…
Will stem-cell debate derail the Senate budget?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Controversy is brewing over language that the Senate Finance Committee put into its proposed budget Monday that would bar state funds from being used for embryonic stem-cell research. Corrie MacLaggan…
Texas and the Economic Stimulus: What Happened, What’s Next
Sunday, February 22, 2009
This week, on KVUE News' weekly Sundays with the Senator, reporter Elise Hu interviewed Senator Watson about Governor Perry's decision last week to accept funding provided in the federal economic…
Texas should build on a bright idea
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Optimism about Texas' solar energy potential is aglow in the Capitol.
State Sens. Troy Fraser, Kirk Watson, Leticia Van de Putte and Rodney Ellis and state Reps. Mark Strama and…
Lawmakers look for ways to build solar industry
Monday, February 02, 2009
Positioning Texas to jockey with other states for green energy jobs, lawmakers are unveiling plans to spur the research and manufacture of solar power in the state.
The series of…
Citing Perry inaction, lawmakers move to get Texas’ share of stimulus
Saturday, January 31, 2009
State legislators took steps this week to ensure that Gov. Rick Perry's snubbing of the federal economic stimulus package does not keep Texas from getting its share.
Texas could…
State energy industry got break in 2008
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
At a time when the oil and gas industry was enjoying record profits, producers got a break under Texas' new business tax, according to a draft report from a tax…
Sen. Watson calls for another flagship university
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
To compete effectively in education on the national and international stage, Texas needs a third flagship university, says newly elected State Sen. Kirk Watson. The Austin Democrat says he may…
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