What's right with Texas?

[dabrockster]

Surprised to not see this here yet..

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The $1.3 trillion Texas economy has completely recovered from the Great Recession and is getting stronger, official and independent economists told state lawmakers Thursday.

Texas and New York are the only two states to have restored all of the jobs lost when the recession hit in 2007, said John Heleman, chief revenue estimator in the Texas comptroller's office. The Texas economy is now larger than those in Michigan, North Carolina and Georgia combined, he added.

http://news.yahoo.com/economists-texas-economy-strong-getting-225507331.html;_ylt=Ai9krN_byTt_oVnqBtj7S6nQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTBsNGg1aHNnBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwM0BHNlYwNzcg--

[Uncle Ted]

I have been too busy looking at the UFO's flying over our heads to noticed all the jobs created in Texas...

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[Uncle Ted]

I have been too busy looking at the UFO's flying over our heads to noticed all the jobs created in Texas...

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http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.as...8-14d04d3ef6a1

OK, it is just one of those X-45C Phantom Rays...



No need to panic.

[Uncle Ted]

Nearly one-third of Texas is wind powered...

Wind generation output in ERCOT tops 10,000 MW, breaks record

March winds brought a new wind power record to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region Wednesday evening, March 26, when instantaneous output reached a record 10,296 megawatts (MW) at 8:48 p.m.


At the time the new record was set, wind generation was providing nearly 29 percent of the 35,768 MW of electricity being used on the ERCOT grid. The new record beats the previous record set earlier this month by more than 600 MW, and the American Wind Energy Association reports it was a record for any U.S. power system.
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And with the new transmission lines Texas is on track to be the world's 5th-largest wind power producer.

When are y'all going to get serious about renewable energy?

[MarkGrace]

Austin

[Flystripper]

On a flight to Dallas right now. I will let you know if anything right exists this time around.

[TripletDaddy]

On a flight to Dallas right now. I will let you know if anything right exists this time around.

Dude try the hamburger with egg. Trust me on this one.

[Joe Public]

On a flight to Dallas right now. I will let you know if anything right exists this time around.

It will not be the water. Trust me on this one.

[Flystripper]

Dude try the hamburger with egg. Trust me on this one.

[Moliere]

Nearly one-third of Texas is wind powered...



And with the new transmission lines Texas is on track to be the world's 5th-largest wind power producer.

When are y'all going to get serious about renewable energy?

Ha, yeah 1/3 for like a split second on a shoulder month. In the summer it's closer to 15% for ERCOT.

[smokymountainrain]

Austin

Apparently not Beaumont-Port Arthur.

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-10-most-miserable-cities-in-america-2013-3?op=1

[Pheidippides]

Apparently not Beaumont-Port Arthur.

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-1...ca-2013-3?op=1

You won't get any argument from me. Beaumont is a pit.

[Uncle Ted]

You won't get any argument from me. Beaumont is a pit.

Isn't Beaumont in Louisiana?

[Pheidippides]

Isn't Beaumont in Louisiana?

As far as I'm concerned it is.

[smokymountainrain]

Isn't Beaumont in Louisiana?

If Jefferson County is in Louisiana.