TEXAS – The Texas comptroller has released the latest estimate of statewide property values, which show a 1.3 percent increase from $1.67 trillion in 2010 to $1.69 trillion in 2011. The difference will save the state $300 million to $400 million by reducing its obligation to school districts, according to Joe Wisnoski of Moak Casey [...]

(RECON) Austin, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston were among the top 15 U.S. cities in a global study to determine the level of recovery from the recession. The report from the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program ranks 150 cities: 50 in the United States, 50 in Europe and 50 in the rest of the world. [...]