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Where the growth is

Posted on July 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

No surprise here – Houston’s suburbs have rapid growth rates. Between the 2000 head count and July 1, 2004, Houston’s population increased by 3 percent, according to the new estimates. During the same period, populations in Missouri City and League … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where the real sausagemaking occurs

Posted on February 7, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

We aren’t anywhere near the point of specific proposals to overhaul our state’s tax structure, but we all know that redoing the way we tax businesses is going to be a big part of it. The issue, as always, is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Business tax revisited

Posted on September 17, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Now that a judge has forced the issue, Tom Craddick is stating the obvious: We need a real tax to replace the useless corporate franchise tax. “I really believe we’ve got to find a broad-based business tax in this state, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Welcome to the minority

Posted on August 27, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

According to the state demographer, “non-Hispanic whites” are now officially a minority in the state of Texas. Buried within a new Census Bureau report, “Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States,” was an estimate that 49.5 percent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Today Philly, tomorrow Houston?

Posted on May 31, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

So now that Phoenix has passed (or is on the brink of passing) Philadekphia to become America’s fifth-most populous city, how long until they catch up to Houston for #4? During the 1990s, Phoenix grew by 34 percent, or 340,000 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Baby booming

Posted on March 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Texas is the fastest growing state for people under 18. The new data show that Texas added more than 350,000 residents under 18 between 2000 and 2003, 75,000 more than Florida and 183,000 more than California, the next two fastest-growing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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