Texas Adds Jobs as July Unemployment Holds at 6.5 Percent
Texas gained 19,900 seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs in July, bringing yearly gains to 293,000 since July 2012. The state’s unemployment rate stayed at 6.5 percent, below the national rate of 7.4 percent, with the Midland MSA at 3.5 percent, Odessa 4.2 percent, and Amarillo 5.1 percent. Financial Activities posted a sixth gain in seven months, totaling 19,000 over the year.
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Texas Comptroller moves to intervene in dunes sagebrush lizard case
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs files a motion to intervene in a suit by Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity challenging the FWS decision not to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered. The move would ensure input from affected industries in the Permian Basin, a major oil producing and jobs region. The lizard's range links to significant state oil activity and employment.
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Texas
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Defenders of Wildlife
Center For Biological Diversity
Combs
Permian Basin
Railroad Commission of Texas
KeepingTexasFirst.org
Planned Parenthood to close Midland health center by month end
Planned Parenthood announced it will shutter the Midland health center by month’s end citing attacks by state lawmakers who politicize women’s health. The center serves about 2,000 low income women annually with gynecological screenings and family planning and will relocate services to San Angelo two hours away.
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San Angelo
Mara Posada
Posada
Midland
Jeffrey Hans
Planned Parenthood Trust of
South Texas
West Texas
Texas
Rick Perry
Homegrown Jim's for Tall and Big Men marks 40 years
The Odessa store Jim's for Tall and Big Men celebrates four decades since 1973 after moving in 1979 to 423 N. Grant St. Owners David and Gladys Simpson, with longtime worker Maria Fernandez, emphasize service and a welcoming, family atmosphere while serving local customers and community needs.
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Jim
Gladys Simpson
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Gladys
Maria Fernandez
Simpson
David Simpson
Odessa
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Cornyn to Speak at UTPB Center in Midland Today
U S senator John Cornyn will address the public at noon at the UTPB Center for Energy and Economic Diversification located at 1400 Farm to Market 1788 in Midland. He is expected to discuss jobs the economy government accountability education and health care in a free public event.
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Midland
John Cornyn
Utpb Center For Energy and Economic Diversification
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