GDP and other hard data are more comprehensive and focus on the past. While anecdotal evidence is more fickle, but can show early signs of an economic shift.
Houston is one of the cheaper major metro real estate markets in the country. But homeownership there comes with expensive baggage, like high winds, flooding and power outages.
Six-figure operator jobs at Gulf Coast chemical plants require certain mechanical skills that have fallen out of vogue in an increasingly digital world.
New analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights shows U.S. natural gas companies are catching up to oil companies in their valuations amid demand growth from AI and foreign importers of liquefied natural gas.
A bill passed by the Texas Senate asks solar and wind plants to pay for additional power generation for when the sun doesn't shine or the wind doesn't blow.
The Trump administration reportedly plans to cut the program, just as electricity demand is rising in the United States due to the rise in data centers and AI.
Specifics are still TBD, but the U.K. got a reprieve on auto, steel and aluminum tariffs, while the U.K. may open up to more U.S. agricultural products.
