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Published in syndication on November 20, 2019

The Texas economy is among the strongest in the nation, and the state continues to chalk up wins in terms of major corporate locations. Recent growth and the ongoing stream of new and expanding businesses is signaling an upward trend over the long term. In fact, in the latest release of output data by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Texas ranked first in percentage increase, a remarkable achievement for such a large state (but one that occurs frequently). ... Read More

On November 14, the University of Texas System Board of Regents Thursday voted unanimously to allocate $95 million in Permanent University Fund (PUF) proceeds to UT Health Science Center at Tyler and UT Tyler to fund construction of two new facilities to accelerate high-quality health education and health care in East Texas.

Regents earmarked $60 million for a Graduate Medical Education & Resident Teaching Facility at UT Health Science Center at Tyler and $35 million for an Advanced Nursing... Read More