Texas' oil and gas rig count for March rose more than 8 percent from February's numbers, the highest rig count since January 2009. Not to the high during the boom of 2008.

Link to Texas Ahead Web Site.

Texas Production and Consumption Indicators

Gov. Perry Announces Kohl's to Create More than 1,000 Jobs in San Antonio

TEF helps close deal on retailer’s customer operations center

April 20, 2010 AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry today announced the state will invest $750,000 through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in Kohl's Department Stores …

Gov. Perry Announces LegalZoom to Move Up To 600 Jobs to Austin

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry today announced the state will invest $1 million through the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) in LegalZoom.com for the relocation of certain office functions from Los Angeles to Austin. This investment will create up …

February 18, 2010

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement regarding the plane crash in Austin:

"In true Texas form, first responders and everyday citizens responded to today's plane crash with selfless acts of heroism, securing the area, evacuating the building and controlling the fire, and are …

News Release
Media Contact: Tom Harvey, 512-389-4453, tom.harvey@tpwd.state.tx.us

Jan. 26, 2010

Texas Parks & Wildlife takes Expo on the Road

San Antonio Rodeo Hosts First Life's Better Outside® Experience Event of 2010

AUSTIN, Texas - On Feb. 20-21 at the San Antonio Stock Show …

Gov. Perry Sends Search and Rescue Teams to Aid Earthquake Victims in Haiti

Offers Additional Disaster Response Assistance from Texas

January 14, 2010|

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry today sent Texas Task Force One, the state's elite search and rescue team, to provide assistance in the aftermath of Tuesday's …

Gov. Perry Activates State Resources as Precautionary Measure as Winter Storm Threatens Texas Communities

January 06, 2010

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry has directed the activation of state resources, including Texas Military Forces personnel and high profile vehicles, as a precautionary measure as a winter weather system threatens many Texas communities …

In Case You Missed It... California Should Copy Texas

December 08, 2009

California Should Copy Texas

Investor’s Business Daily Editorial
Investors.com
Dec. 7, 2009

AUSTIN – The following Investor’s Business Daily editorial highlights the differences between Texas and California’s economic and energy policies, and why California should look to …

Statement by Gov. Rick Perry Regarding EPA Ruling on Carbon Dioxide

December 07, 2009

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ruling on the danger of carbon dioxide:

“It is unconscionable that unelected bureaucrats at the EPA have declared carbon dioxide …

Texas Comptroller’s Economic Outlook

Updated November 13, 2009