Houston Weathering Oil Downturn Says Economists
Economists say Houston can weather the oil downturn with growth in healthcare construction and petrochemicals offsetting energy losses. Moody’s Analytics director Ed Friedman calls the outlook bad but not awful as crude prices stay weak and job losses in manufacturing and oil and gas loom, while a net regional job gain near 25,000 is anticipated this year.
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DPS identifies man killed in Saturday wreck
The DPS said Modisett was driving a 2012 Subaru Legacy west on FM 554 when he failed to yield the right of way at Grandview. He died in the crash Saturday while Gilbert was taken to Medical Center Hospital with non life threatening injuries and remained stable Sunday.
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Texas agriculture fees rise to fund regulation keeps costs on producers
The Department of Agriculture hikes over 100 Texas agricultural fees including pesticide and organic certifications along with fuel pump regulation and scales. Commissioner Sid Miller says increases cover regulatory costs, with farmers likely absorbing the higher charges while the public seeks tighter farming methods. Local officials note consumer impact is indirect but regulation remains vital after a decade without hikes.
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Avoid Indoor Triggers for Asthma Attacks
The article explains how cold air and indoor triggers irritate asthma. It advises breathing through the nose in cold weather and using a scarf, avoiding wood burning, and using electric space heaters. It warns against cigarette smoke and stresses quitting smoking to reduce attack risk and seek medical help if an attack worsens.
Catsam Reflects on South Africa, terrorism, and U S race issues
Historian Catsam discusses the Springboks visit to the United States, noting it spurred US anti apartheid action. He outlines his research on bus boycotts, Civil Rights, and post 1940s history, while critiquing labels of terrorism and the politics of memory. He plans courses linking presidential elections and policy framing in a volatile era.
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Paranoid politics and extremism in early 20th century America
Hofstadter’s phrase parades through discussion of WWI era politics, noting the rise of the John Birch Society ideology and extreme nativism into the 1920s. The passage traces a cycle where a movement creates an opposing monster, reflecting cooler minds’ hoped restraint amid intensifying rhetoric.
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John Birch Society
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