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Engineering News-Record
Construction markets across the Texas-Louisiana region continued to show strength over the last year and a half, according to some of the region's leading contractors.
Reported 2017 regional revenue among the top 100 firms on ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2018 Top Contractors ranking totaled $42.38 billion across the five-state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas, compared to $40.95 billion in 2016.
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By Jason Zimmerman
 Matthew Pollard, the "Rapid Growth Guy," shared his blueprint for growth and success as the general keynote speaker Aug. 9 at the 18th annual Sunbelt Builders Show™, hosted by the Texas Association of Builders at the Hilton Anatole. Pollard, the founder and CEO of Rapid Growth, LLC, is dedicated to achieving maximum ROI for business of all sizes. But his passion is helping small business owners. His methods have transformed more than 3,500 businesses.
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The Texas Tribune
This president casts a big shadow.
Donald Trump's popularity with Texas Republicans could buffer any midterm election blues; if you're with him and he's popular, you're in good shape. If he's not popular when it comes time to vote, of course, a lot of Republican candidates could go down on Election Day. That said, Texas Republican voters overwhelmingly approve of the job he's doing now — Democrats, by similar margins, overwhelmingly disapprove.
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The Hill
Recent news indicates that young people are skipping over the good-paying, high-growth careers in the building industry, but HBI begs to differ.
With a mission to train some of society's most underserved individuals, HBI finds that more than 50 percent of its students want to have their own construction business. Many have gone on to do that.
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Vox
For several months, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has quietly shambled along in a zombielike state.
The Trump administration had announced in September 2017 that it was sunsetting the program, which had temporarily protected from deportation young adult unauthorized immigrants who came to the US as children.
But then this January, a federal court partially blocked the administration's move, allowing some 700,000 unauthorized immigrants who were already protected under the program to renew their applications.
That limbo may come to an abrupt end in the next few weeks.
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By Jason Zimmerman
 "We have a marketing problem in America." So said Roy Spence, co-founder and chairman of GSD&M, a leading marketing communications and advertising company, to attendees of the 18th annual Sunbelt Builders Show™, hosted by the Texas Association of Builders at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. "All we hear is the political sides, on all sides, who would perpetuate and 'us vs. them' culture. Us versus them is not the purpose of America. Us versus them is not the promise of America." To combat this divide, Spence — whose agency has helped grow some of the world’s most successful brands — decided to take on America as his client.
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Palestine Herald-Press
A federal judge last week ordered revival of the controversial DACA program, but on Aug. 8, Texas headed to court, contesting the policy's constitutionality.
The outcome of the Texas-led challenge by 10 states could affect not just the lives of those living here under DACA, but also the state's economic health. In a friend-of-the-court brief, the Texas Association of Business and its allies argue that if the young people, brought to the U.S. by parents who immigrated illegally, were no longer covered under the DACA policy, the nation would lose about $450 billion in gross domestic product over the next decade, with Texas absorbing $6 billion in lost annual GDP.
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CantBeatBrick.org
Haley is a football Hall of Famer and five-time World Champion, but he and other building materials are no match for brick.
Prospective homebuyers want brick because it withstands the elements and keeps homes comfortable year-round. It eliminates maintenance and can last for centuries. And brick delivers insurance savings and higher resale value. Even Charles Haley agrees…You Can’t Beat Brick!
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The Dallas Morning News
Julián Castro may be a very long shot for president. But he's making the standard pushes to be more visible. And — who knows? — in about 18 months, the efforts may land him where fortune can shine.
On Aug. 8, Castro announced that his political action committee, Opportunity First PAC, was supporting 64 youthful, liberal-leaning Democratic hopefuls in federal, state and local races across the country. About one-third are Texans.
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The Texas Tribune
After seven long years of litigation, opponents of Texas' voter ID law say the case is over.
In a court filing on Aug. 8, opponents of the law requiring Texas voters to present photo identification to vote told a federal district judge that the case was settled and that they would not pursue any other remedies or changes to the law they first challenged in 2011 as discriminatory against voters of color.
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CityLab
Housing prices are cooking. Across the nation, the price of homes is rising faster than the rate of inflation—in some places by a factor of three. That's true of high-cost cities and lower-cost cities such as Charlotte and Tampa alike. And the overheated market for homes is costing the middle class the American dream. Nationwide, the price for homes is approaching the zenith seen in 2006, just before the market fell into a foreclosure crisis and the economy sank into the Great Recession. But there are key differences between the housing peak in 2006 and the housing peak today.
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New regulations are driving elevation as the means to protect homes from flooding. Understand the lift and vent movement by contacting local Flood Mitigation Specialist, Julie Close, by phone at 281-299-4945 or email txsupport@yourfloodrisk.com. Schedule an in person meeting to better understand how these new floodplain construction rules will change the way you build, and how we can help.
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Houston Public Media
Early voting for the Harris County Flood Control District Bond Election started Aug. 8 and will end Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Overall, 45 locations will be available to Harris County registered voters during the 12 day early voting period, which includes two weekends. Currently, there are approximately 2.3 million registered voters in Harris County.
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Fredericksburg Standard
The Fredericksburg City Council recently approved and adopted an annexation agreement and zoning ordinances for land that will become "The Beginning" subdivision.
The 11.7-acre subdivision will create 52 single-family, owner-occupied housing units on Smokehouse Road. The developers of the subdivision, BarTrei Properties, LLC, will sell lots to other builders. Several local companies will be participating in the project by providing services at a reduced fee to help keep the housing units affordable and attainable.
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The Texas Observer
An aging fleet of voting machines presents one of the biggest immediate challenges facing Texas elections, but state leaders have shown no interest in chipping in.
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The Dallas Morning News
The 20th year for tax-free shopping in Texas starts Friday at 12:01 a.m. and ends at midnight on Sunday. During that time, shoppers won't be charged state and local sales taxes, which amount to 8.25 percent in Dallas, on purchases of school supplies, shoes and clothing.
The Texas Comptroller's Office estimates that Texans (and a few people from Louisiana, which isn't having a sales-tax weekend this year) will save $90.3 million, which comes out to about $1 billion worth of pencils and paper, backpacks and shoes, and tops and bottoms.
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