Southwest Economy Podcast
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas senior economist Pia Orrenius explores new and noteworthy trends and developments affecting Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico. Topics are drawn from Southwest Economy, the Dallas Fed's regional quarterly.
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Faster, farther, cheaper: Permian Basin energy exploration (opens the original)
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Kaes Van't Hof, chief executive officer of Diamondback Energy, an independent energy producer in the Permian Basin, discusses the company's energy prospects in the region and how supporting its hometown of Midland plays a pivotal role.
Are Houston's boom times in its past? (opens the original)
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Bill King, a fellow at the Rice University's Baker Institute who follows demographic trends, believes Houston's sustained, rapid growth may be over. He discusses how the metro area may want to consider a future where new residents no longer strain public services.
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