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Texas A&M research economist says Texas growth fueled by fiscal policy, housing and remote-work flows; warns of hiring and tariff risks
Summary
Dr. George Barrow told the Texas Real Estate Commission that Texas’s population rose about 10% since 2018 and real GDP about 25%, driven by favorable fiscal policy, housing supply and labor-market dynamics; he cautioned that declining hiring expectations and tariffs could pose risks to future growth.
Dr. George Barrow of the Texas Real Estate Research Center presented an economic briefing to the Texas Real Estate Commission on May 5, outlining recent growth trends and risks facing Texas.
Barrow said Texas’s population growth since 2018 is roughly 10%, compared with about 4% for the United States, and that Texas real GDP grew about 25% over the same period while U.S. real GDP grew about 16%. He…
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