The Texas economy is 'surging' with no signs of slowdown due to omicron as some businesses in California voluntarily close
"But double-digit growth continued in receipts from home improvement and furniture stores, sporting goods and hobby stores, and online general merchandisers, segments boosted a year ago by pandemic spending patterns," Hegar said.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during the Houston Region Business Coalition's monthly meeting on October 27, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Abbott spoke on Texas' economic achievements and gave an update on the state's business environment. "If things keep going the way they’re going in the first four months of the fiscal year 2022, we’ll end with a couple billion more in just sales tax alone," analyst Eva DeLuna Castro told the Dallas Morning News.
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