Big Deal: Interactive Timeline of Energy Transfer/Williams Merger

Below is an interactive timeline assembled from regulatory filings by Energy Transfer [Dallas] and Williams Companies [Tulsa]. Just one is from the Texas Triangle but both are heavyweights in the Petroplex.

Global and Regional Links

Yesterday the AP published a story on the cancellation of an air route between Houston and Stavanger, Norway's oil and gas capital. Appropriately named the "oil line," the airline SAS said the downturn in oil and gas has obviated the need for the flight.

Interestingly, Houston is home to one of the largest collection of Norwegians outside of Norway, according to multiple reports. The Scandinavian country maintains an embassy in Washington and three consulate generals in the US: Washington, San Francisco and Houston, according to Norway.org.

According to one oil and gas industry executive, the cost of a flight to Midland from Houston is much reduced lately. It's likely similar types of routes to other locations are likewise feeling the pain of the downturn: Houston to Denver or Houston to Calgary. .:.

The metros at night - are big and bright

The metros at night - are big and bright,
Deep in the heart of Texas
The downtown cores - skyward sore
Deep in the heart of Texas

The glowing towns - shine like crowns
Deep in the heart of Texas
Reminds of - the stars above
Deep in the heart of Texas

Urban cowboys roam - their ranch-style homes
Deep in the heart of Texas
Commuters rush - to avoid traffic's crush
Deep in the heart of Texas

The economy booms - when oil price zooms
Deep in the heart of Texas
Roughnecks bawl when prices fall - and bawl and bawl
Deep in the heart of Texas

(adapted by Mark Druskoff)



Image Description: One of the Expedition 36 crew members aboard the International Space Station, some 240 miles above Earth, used a 50mm lens to record this oblique nighttime image of a large part of the nation's second largest state in area, including the four largest metropolitan areas in population. The extent of the metropolitan areas is easily visible at night due to city and highway lights. The largest metro area, Dallas-Fort Worth, often referred to informally as the Metroplex, is the heavily cloud-covered area at the top center of the photo. Neighboring Oklahoma, on the north side of the Red River, less than 100 miles to the north of the Metroplex, appears to be experiencing thunderstorms. The Houston metropolitan area, including the coastal city of Galveston, is at lower right. To the east near the Texas border with Louisiana, the metropolitan area of Beaumont-Port Arthur appears as a smaller blotch of light, also hugging the coast of the Texas Gulf. Moving inland to the left side of the picture one can delineate the San Antonio metro area. The capital city of Austin can be seen to the northeast of San Antonio. This and hundreds of thousands of other Earth photos taken by astronauts and cosmonauts over the past 50 years are available on http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov

The downside to industry clustering

During boom times, industry clusters can provide a rising tide that lifts all boats. But when the good times end, there are equal and opposite consequences. 

Today, Fitch released an analysis of the impact of the oil and gas downturn on the finances of local US governments, highlighting the impact on Houston.

Below is a copy of the text: 

Fitch: Oil Price Effect on US Locals Will Vary 

The recent decline in oil prices has raised the pressure on certain cities, counties and single-purpose districts in oil-producing states, Fitch Ratings says. In our view, some will be able to raise taxes (and other revenue sources), cut spending and use reserves. Others have sufficient size and economic diversity to weather the economic stresses. All will be affected to varying degrees by the decline. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil fell below $40 per barrel in trading yesterday for the first time since 2009.

“How Will Local Oil Patch Governments Fare?”

Our recent review of historical financial and economic data from selected Fitch-rated local governments since the early 1980s shows a high correlation between energy prices and financial data. We considered total tax revenue, GDP, unemployment and home prices. For example, sales tax collections in Texas fell by 1.4% in June 2015 from the previous June due largely to a weaker energy industry, ending a more than five-year streak of monthly gains.

We believe cities like Houston are facing some risk due to the decline in oil. Most major regional and multinational energy companies have offices in the Houston area, exposing it to employment pressures. Houston has limited ability to raise property taxes to compensate for revenue losses, as Proposition 1 limits tax revenue increases to the lesser of 4.5% or the combined percentage increases in population and consumer inflation. However, Houston's job diversity may mitigate some of this risk. Roughly 30,000 workers there are employed by hundreds of refining plants in the area, which benefit from lower oil prices.

Terrebonne Parish, LA also serves as headquarters for some offshore oil and gas companies and faces economic-related risks. The recent decline in oil prices will likely affect local employment, sales tax collections and home prices. Any related state funding decline could compound the impact, as cities and parishes in Louisiana receive a portion of state severance taxes and royalties. For Terrebonne Parish, these two sources total $5.9 million in the fiscal 2015 budget, or roughly 25% of general fund revenues. And, at nearly $41 million, sales taxes represented more than 35% of budgeted parish governmental revenues in fiscal 2015. Property tax millage rates can be increased to counter tax base losses, but any hike in a local sales tax rate must be approved by voters.

In our view, two Fitch-rated local issuers are at the highest risk: Culberson County Hospital District and Zapata County, TX, which are in remote locations with limited economies. To read more about these issuers and our review of historical financial and economic data for other issuers, see Fitch's Aug. 17 special report on "How Will Local Oil Patch Governments Fare?"(www.fitchratings.com)
 

Football, College Towns, Affordable Homes... Oh, My!

Texas Triangle top-ranked in college football and affordable homes

Real estate agency Coldwell Banker has cleverly ranked college towns based not only on average home price for a 2,200 square foot home but also in terms of BCS standings. Texas performs well along both axes.

Fort Worth and Houston are highlighted as having football-teams-to-watch this year, currently ranked in the BCS top 25 standings, and also being front-runners for home buyers:

• Fort Worth, Texas (Texas Christian University), $153,450
• Houston, Texas (University of Houston), $159,847
• Cincinnati, Ohio (University of Cincinnati), $189,750
• Boise, Idaho (Boise State University), $215,432
• Iowa City, Iowa (University of Iowa), $217,500

The following Texas Triangle towns are ranked as being in the top 10 most affordable college markets:

-5th Fort Worth....Texas Christian University....$153,450
-7th Denton..........University of North Texas....$154,900
-8th Houson..........Rice & Univ. of Houston.....$159,847


A further 110 more college towns are ranked by Coldwell. Below are the other Lonestar college towns on the list. (Aggies will note they edged out UT by a mere $142):

-17th Lubbock.........Texas Tech University...$175,225
-38th Waco.............Baylor University.............$201,000
-52nd El Paso..........UT - El Paso.....................$218,000
-58th Coll. Station...Texas A&M.....................$226,500
-59th Austin...........UT - Austin.......................$226,642
-101st Dallas...........Southern Methodist..........$332,375







You can find the complete list here. .:.

Largest Private Companies

Magazine debuts latest list of big non-publics

Raising the floor to $2 billion in sales to make the list, a number of Texas companies were cut from Forbes' list in 2009.

• Austin Industries
• Brookshire Brothers
• CompuCom Systems
• David Weekley Homes
• Freeman
• Goodman Manufacturing
• GSC Enterprises
• HealthMarkets
• Interstate Battery System International
• Safety-Kleen Systems
• The Brock Group
• Truman Arnold Cos
• Vought Aircraft Industries
• Warren Equipment
• Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing

Nevertheless, 23 Lonestar firms made it onto the list of the 250 largest companies in the U.S. .:.

Texas Rank.....Overall Rank.....Company
1.....19.....HE Butt Grocery
2.....26.....Energy Future Holdings
3.....67.....Freescale Semiconductor
4.....68.....Gulf States Toyota
5.....85.....Republic National Distributing Company
6.....103.....Michaels Stores
7.....109.....Neiman Marcus Group
8.....128.....US Oncology
9.....145.....Glazer's Wholesale Drug
10.....147.....Sabre Holdings
11.....149.....Grocers Supply
12.....156.....Hunt Consolidated/Hunt Oil
13.....162.....Sammons Enterprises
14.....163.....Zachry Construction
15.....166.....Interstate Bakeries
16.....169.....Ben E Keith
17.....175.....Mary Kay
18.....193.....Camac International
19.....206.....Brookshire Grocery
20.....210.....Academy Sports & Outdoors
21.....214.....Dresser
22.....223.....Merit Energy
23.....227.....Metals USA

Texas Billionaires

This year's Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans is replete with Texans, 42 to be exact. Their average is is 65 and a half and their average net worth is $2.9 billion. Just 42.8 percent of these billionaire Texans got their money from energy or energy related endeavors.

Below is the list of Texas, with hyperlinks to their individual profiles on Forbes.com. .:.


Texas Rank.....Overall Ranking.....Source of Wealth.....URL

1.....6.....Retail.....Alice Walton
2.....13.....Tech/Telecom.....Michael Dell
3.....30.....Energy.....Dan Duncan
4.....52.....Finance.....Andrew Beal
5.....64.....Energy.....Robert Rowling
6.....65.....Retail.....John Paul DeJoria
7.....65.....Energy.....Robert M. Bass
8.....65.....Retail.....Charles Butt
9.....80.....Finance.....Harold Simmons
10.....85.....Tech/Telecom.....Henry Ross Perot
11.....91.....Finance.....John Arnold
12.....94.....Energy.....Richard Kinder
13.....97.....Energy.....Ray Lee Hunt
14.....123.....Real Estate.....Richard Rainwater
15.....139.....Media/Entertainment.....Mark Cuban
16.....158.....Energy.....George Phydias Mitchell
17.....158.....Energy.....Timothy Headington
18.....158.....Energy.....Lee Bass
19.....158.....Energy.....Sid Bass
20.....196.....Media/Entertainment.....Jerral Jones
22.....204.....Finance.....David Bonderman
23.....220.....Retail.....Thomas Friedkin
24.....236.....Legal.....Joseph Jamail
25.....236.....Energy.....Jeffrey Hildebrand
26.....236.....Energy.....Trevor Rees-Jones
27.....236.....Energy.....Edward Bass
28.....272.....Retail.....Drayton McLane Jr.
29.....289.....Finance.....Gerald J. Ford
30.....289.....Energy.....Kelcy Warren
31.....296.....Media/Entertainment.....B.J. (Red) McCombs
32.....317.....Tech/Telecom.....Henry Ross Perot Jr.
33.....326.....Media/Entertainment.....Todd Wagner
34.....326.....Energy.....Robert McNair
35.....341.....Energy.....Kenneth Adams Jr.
36.....341.....Energy.....T. Boone Pickens
37.....347.....Food.....Christopher (Kit) Goldsbury
38.....366.....Energy.....William (Tex) Moncrief Jr.
39.....371.....Tech/Telecom.....Kenny Troutt
40.....371.....Finance.....Thomas Hicks
41.....371.....Energy.....Ray C. Davis
42.....399.....Finance.....Sam Wyly

Texas Economy Round-up

1. Texas in the Spotlight> New article in The Economist highlights Texas' super growth .:. http://bit.ly/tWaM9
2. Black Gold Winners> Texas, along with OK and AK, should rebound first say economists thanks to energy's strength .:. http://bit.ly/YbIsE
3. More Good News> Brookings Study shows Texas metros are among the 20 strongest economies in nation .:. http://bit.ly/cvkCE
4. Alamo City Economy> S.A. public companies right the ship .:. http://bit.ly/1M3cfq
5. Focus for Foreign Investment> #AlamoCity lures investors, like Mexico-friendly culture and stable real estate values.:. http://bit.ly/Lg6ZX
6. The One that Got Away> #AlamoCity losing AT&T's HQ really a good thing? Could be. .:. http://bit.ly/3lKnMs
7. Texas T-Bone Rail Link> High-speed rail funding may bypass Texas.:. http://bit.ly/AAVB1
8. "It doesn't hurt to ask"> Texas asks Federal gov to have common sense regarding high speed rail .:. http://bit.ly/3Qq0Nb
9. Say What?> Growing cities, shrinking suburbs, not just Texas but nationally .:. http://bit.ly/XobNQ
10. Census Data> Latest county-based data available .:. http://bit.ly/ZeymG
11. Keep Austin Loud> ATX's music scene cited in article on downtowns and civic hubs.:. http://bit.ly/szZXH
12. Derailing Rail Plans> RT @alanhuynh @cleancartalk: High-Speed Trains Cost Too Much To Be Worth Building -- Harvard Prof http://bit.ly/TnpMi
13. Neck and Neck> Dallas and Houston tie for 9th place on Inc. 500 top metro area list .:. http://bit.ly/S5alb

Texas vs.California Round-up

1. Bulls vs. Bears> Is their a rivalry between growing Texas and shrinking California, The Economist thinks so.:. http://bit.ly/kWF5f
2. In the Black> Texas only big state to have a surplus in 2009, gap in 2010 just 10% of California's.:. http://bit.ly/ESbEr
3. Texas' Loss, California's Gain> US military strategy shift impacts stationing of Navy vessels.:. http://bit.ly/X5qiD
4. Las Vegas is to L.A. as New Orleans is to... > Cali's high-speed rail plan offers useful analogy for Texas.:. http://bit.ly/78u1I
5. State vs. State> Study of California's competitiveness shows Texas' strength .:. http://bit.ly/p8KVy
6. Apples-to-Apples> Comparison of 37 different taxes on state-by-state basis, how does Texas compare?.:. http://bit.ly/3nxu0O

Innovation Clusters Round-up

1. Venture Capital Hubs> Fascinating Harvard paper on VC clusters, DFW ranked 6th, down from 1990 peak, ATX not ranked.:. http://bit.ly/2hG3rz
2. Top 10 Nano Metros> ATX and Houston rank 9th and 10th among nanotechnology cluster cities .:. http://bit.ly/DUtCC
3. Small is Big> Texas ranks 4th in nanotech among states, PDF of nanotech resources here.:. http://bit.ly/YLEIz
4. How much the Apollo Program would cost today .:. http://bit.ly/U0nw9
5. Tech Empires> Rome wasn't built in a day, neither are technology powerhouses .:. http://bit.ly/3Q1xuK
6. IPOs in the Lone Star> How Texas stacks up in public offerings over last 10 years .:. http://bit.ly/qMYlb
7. Arcologies for Innovation> Nations invest big in research & tech parks to attract corporations .:. http://bit.ly/1oTWPu
8. Creator Class> Film-maker Mike Judge and who Butt-head really was based on .:. http://bit.ly/OCBw0
9. Aerospace Clusters> #AlamoCity fights for aerospace work, borne of Air Force presence, plenty of competition .:. http://bit.ly/AFDSe
10. Cluster Power> How a small California #industrycluster gave rise to the Information Age .:. http://bit.ly/D4hyv
11. Physicians heal themselves > Houston Medical Center giants seek to mend past wounds, bring back breakthroughs.:. http://bit.ly/4ToXI
12. Think Different> Richard Florida tells Fort Worth to get creative to prosper .:. http://bit.ly/6PYRu

Megapolitan Round-up

1. Megapolitan America> Where the next 100 million people will live .:. http://bit.ly/cyn9V
2. 22nd Century America> U.S. home to 600 million by 2109, says Metropolitan Institute; South and West will boom.:. http://bit.ly/FCWM4
3. Population Boom> U.S. 3rd most populous country; by 2050, 439 million people will live here .:. http://bit.ly/XSpPb
4. Arcologies for Innovation> Nations invest big in research & tech parks to attract corporations .:. http://bit.ly/1oTWPu
5. Ur-Mega> Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is a harbinger of things to come; Austin and San Antonio best watch out .:. http://bit.ly/1CQ2OL

Thoughts on the Energy Economy

1. There Be Giants> Don Quixote wasn't so crazy afterall .:. http://bit.ly/1az294
2. Quantum Leaps> Until jet engines, icebergs were a major threat to intercontinental travel, just ask the Titanic .:. http://bit.ly/dqmia
3. Vinyl records are to coal as CDs are to...> How technology progress could enable energy-source transition .:. http://bit.ly/JwzKQ
4. Forget petroleum, we're living in the Age of Methane.:. http://bit.ly/16KLVj
5. Future of Energy> Decarbonization and other megatrends driving energy industry.:. http://bit.ly/4h96tL
6. The Age of Petroleum, Act 2> Natural gas will be energy's star in the coming decades.:. http://bit.ly/OCBw0
7. Oil Independence Talk = Demagoguery> Saudi prince writes op-ed in Foreign Policy magazine.:. http://bit.ly/ihEFT 

Texas Triangle Codes & Districts

1. Texas Courts Map: County by County [statewide]
   
2. Texas Court System Structure [statewide]
   
3. Area Codes - interactive map [statewide]
4. Congressional Districts - interactive map [statewide]
5. Counties - interactive map [statewide]
6. Federal FIPS Codes [all cities, statewide]
7. Megaregions - image [national]
8. Natural & Manmade Landmarks -list + search [statewide]
9. Zip Codes - seardch [statewide]

Recent Tweets February 2009

1. DataWell> Site redesign: Texas Triangle industry clusters, entrepreneurs, megapolitan stats .:. http://tinyurl.com/texastri...11:47 AM Feb 27th from web
2. *SacredCows> Is Football Good for Texas' Economy? http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...*5:13 PM Feb 24th from TwitterMail
3. Epic> Bar brawler Richard "Racehorse" Haynes [Houston] http://preview.tinyurl.com/...2:50 PM Feb 24th from TwitterBar
4. Epic> Willie Nelson's drinking buddy, trial lawyer Joe Jamail [Houston] http://preview.tinyurl.com/...2:49 PM Feb 24th from TwitterBar
5. FutureTex> Plan for mega-subways for Texas in stimulus package http://tinyurl.com/borpab11:04 PM Feb 19th from TwitterMail
6. Keep Austin Wired> AustinStartUp.com calls for nominations for Austin Emerging 100 competition http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...7:17 PM Feb 18th from TwitterMail
7. ForSale> Town of Albert, TX, 13 acres. Just minutes from Fredericksburg in Hill Country! Be you... Read more at http://tinyurl.com/asf6gy1:57 PM Feb 18th from TwitterMail
8. LoneStar2.0> Statesman.com [Austin] names Texas' top 25 social media entrepreneurs http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...3:33 AM Feb 18th from web
9. Limelight> Inc. 5000 applications due by March 31 http://www.inc.com/inc5000a...4:43 PM Feb 17th from TwitterMail
10. GoodInk> McCombs B-School [Austin] featured in BusinessWeek re: MBA job hunting http://preview.tinyurl.com/...4:38 PM Feb 17th from TwitterMail
11. U of Hardknocks> @door64_Texas reports QikCom [Austin] fails | http://door64.com/node/82864:26 PM Feb 17th from TwitterBar
12. @DMagazine SciAm Mag says A-Rod's doping explained by game theory... sheds no light on Madonna thing http://preview.tinyurl.com/...4:17 PM Feb 17th from web in reply to DMagazine
13. RoleReversal> Between 1982-85, Houston lost 82,500 jobs, while Detroit gained 53,000 http://harpers.org/x/1985/1...5:53 PM Feb 16th from TwitterMail
14. DoingGood> The Amish are Coming! The Amish are Coming! http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...12:14 PM Feb 16th from TwitterMail
15. DealFlow> TXCO Resources [San Antonio] reviewing strategic allternatives http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...1:52 PM Feb 13th from TwitterMail
16. Honchos> Billionaire R. Allen Stanford [Houston] possibly under investigation by SEC http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...1:34 PM Feb 13th from TwitterMail
17. Energy> Feast and famine for ethanol producers http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...1:32 PM Feb 13th from TwitterMail
18. Boom, Crash, Presto> Creative Class' Richard Florida envisions how crash will reshape U.S. and Texas http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...7:04 AM Feb 12th from web
19. Who Shot J.R.?> Relive the glory days of the oil boom with a Ewing Oil ball cap http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...6:53 PM Feb 11th from TwitterMail
20. Energy> North Dakota could become the Texas of the Upper Midwest http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...1:03 PM Feb 11th from TwitterMail
21. *DealFlow> *MC Companies [AZ] acquires Encore Management [Arlington] * http://tinyurl.com/texasdea...*10:54 AM Feb 11th from TwitterMail
22. MicroCaseStudy> Clash of the Titans: Visualizing the growth of Wal-Mart vs. Target http://1link.in/texastriang...10:54 AM Feb 11th from TwitterMail
23. DealFlow> Arlington Neonatal Intensive Care, P.A. [Arlington] is acquired by MEDNAX, Inc. [FL] http://tinyurl.com/texasdea...10:51 AM Feb 11th from TwitterMail
24. NonSequitur> A-Rod's doping explained by game theory... sheds no light on Madonna thing http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...10:47 AM Feb 11th from TwitterMail
25. *NewCapital> **Money anyone?** Maverick's owner Mark Cuban [Dallas] makes open call for biz plans http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...*10:34 AM Feb 11th from TwitterMail
26. DealFlow> ROUND2 Inc. [Austin] acquires PolymerCycle, LLC [Grand Prairie] * http://tinyurl.com/texasdea...*5:38 PM Feb 10th from TwitterMail
27. DealFlow> Boundless Network [Austin] acquires Corporate Specialities [Dallas] *http://tinyurl.com/texasdea...*5:32 PM Feb 10th from TwitterMail
28. NewCapital> Austin tech firms OneSpot and 7 Billion People haul in combined $7.2M *http://tinyurl.com/texascap...*12:06 PM Feb 10th from TwitterMail
29. Energy> Texas companies galore mentioned in The Deal's take on state of the oil & gas and alt energy http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...5:23 PM Feb 6th from TwitterBar
30. Capital> UTIMCO's fund performance http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...5:51 AM Feb 6th from web
31. Dude... Chairman of UTIMCO board Robert Rowling resigns during state senate hearing, PEHub has the video http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...5:45 AM Feb 6th from web
32. Energy> Author Peter Schwartz says cleantech VCs don't GET energy and don't know what they're doing http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...5:38 AM Feb 6th from web
33. Face2Face> Tech-related Networking Groups [Austin ] http://www.austinstartup.co...12:58 PM Feb 5th from TwitterBar
34. Dealipedia> Viverae [Dallas] raises $6.5M from Frontier Capital [Charlotte, NC] http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...12:53 PM Feb 5th from TwitterBar
35. Dealipedia> HomeAway [Austin] buys French Homelidays SAS based http://tinyurl.com/algers12:45 PM Feb 5th from TwitterBar
36. DealFlow> Texas Pacific Group [Fort Worth] ends 2 yr. talks with sov fund/pension funds to buy stakes http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...8:20 PM Feb 4th from web
37. Dealipedia> IDC Westinghouse [Fort Worth] acquired by Sorenson Capital http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...1:56 PM Feb 3rd from TwitterBar
38. Honchos> NY Times catching Dell fever from Wall Street Journal http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...10:46 AM Feb 3rd from TwitterBar
39. Honchos> Mark Cuban [DFW] pursues offense as his best defense http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...10:38 AM Feb 3rd from TwitterBar
40. Honchos> The many faces of Michael S. Dell... tech visionary... philanthropist... VEGETABLE CAPITALIST http://1link.in/texastriang...12:06 PM Feb 2nd from TwitterBar

Recent Tweets March 2009

1. Capital Capital> Austin's newest startup incubator .:. http://bitly.com/2alL5n9:05 PM Mar 31st from web
2. Honchos> Even for billionaire Mark Cuban $500/word is spendy .:. http://is.gd/pW243:22 PM Mar 31st from web
3. TexasTriangle.Biz is born. The first dedicated business publication covering the Lone Star's megalopolitan area .:. http://bitly.com/t2biz9:49 AM Mar 31st from web
4. Texas Triangle News: Updates on economy, industry clusters, C-level changes, deal flow & more .:. http://tinyurl.com/texastri...3:39 PM Mar 30th from web
5. Border Situation> Thought-provoking debate by national security experts .:. http://preview.tinyurl.com/...5:03 PM Mar 26th from TwitterBar
6. @texastriangle is ranked 109,913 (with 204 followers) on Twitterholic.com, and 1 in Texas Triangle! http://twitterholic.com/tex...9:42 AM Mar 26th from web
7. W's X Factor>How Bush's re-lo affects Dallas, and spillover benefits of his popularity in India .:. http://preview.tinyurl.com/...4:47 AM Mar 25th from TwitterBar
8. The Locus Years>DMagazine's Wick Allison argues Dallas will emerge first from recession .:. http://preview.tinyurl.com/...4:39 AM Mar 25th from TwitterBar
9. CleanTech Stars> Wind energy clusters growing by leaps and bounds in the Lone Star and North Star states .:. http://tinyurl.com/windergy4:54 PM Mar 24th from web
10. Bright Lights, Big Cities> Mapping mega cities from space .:. http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...12:09 AM Mar 24th from web
11. Launching 2nd Blog> The Content Life... Down-in-the-trenches writing + glimpses of the sublime http://thecontentlife.blogs...9:21 AM Mar 23rd from web
12. By The Numbers>10-k annual reports for all Texas Triangle companies by MSA .:. http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...12:21 AM Mar 23rd from web
13. CleanTech> Oklahoma pitching windpower, Rodgers & Hammersten wondering what took so long .:. http://preview.tinyurl.com/...2:22 PM Mar 20th from TwitterBar
14. Just in... Texas Triangle region posts monster gains in population... here's the breakdown of numbers .:.http://preview.tinyurl.com/...12:44 PM Mar 20th from web
15. Fresh Ink> Austin-based OtherInbox gets nice write-up in VentureBeat http://tinyurl.com/d58wez10:31 PM Mar 19th from TwitterBar
16. 15 Minutes> Statesman's Internet Editor Robert Quigley on social media strategy http://www.mediabistro.com/...5:32 PM Mar 18th from TwitterBar
17. St. Patty's Architects>Mapping "green" commercial real estate in the Texaplex .:. http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...6:44 PM Mar 17th from web
18. By the Numbers>Just 23% of the state, Texas Triangle home to 70% of population and housing .:.http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...8:24 PM Mar 16th from web
19. The Grass Ain't Always Greener> RT @Richard_Florida Charlotte's boom to bust economy http://www.wsoctv.com/news/...11:28 AM Mar 12th from web
20. Newton's Third Law in Action> Energy companies among firms seeking Swiss tax haven .:. http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...11:21 AM Mar 12th from web
21. CleanTech> Solar power forecast not so sunny for Texas .:. http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...4:16 PM Mar 11th from TwitterBar
22. BigPicture> Drug war escalating dangerously, what impact on Texas? http://preview.tinyurl.com/...2:48 PM Mar 6th from TwitterBar
23. RT @statesman Whole Foods will sell 13 stores in a settlement deal with the FTC over its purchase of Wild Oats. http://budurl.com/2dra1:41 PM Mar 6th from web
24. RT @TexasMonthlyITP: Edge of Seventeen (billion). Poll shows most Texans are against the bailout. http://tinyurl.com/c4qb941:13 PM Mar 6th from web
25. Shock and Awe>Houston and Dallas Top 5 for green buildings... yippee ki-yay! .:. http://tinyurl.com/b3kg5b10:40 PM Mar 5th from web
26. RT @governorperry http://www.texaplex.com/ In honor of Texas Independence Day...1:18 PM Mar 4th from TwitterBar
27. Texas Guanxi> Mayors Thomas Leppert [Dallas] and Bill White [Houston] also corporate directors http://preview.tinyurl.com/...12:57 PM Mar 4th from TwitterMail
28. Food4Thought> Everything you wanted to know about innovation clusters, but were afraid to ask .:. http://tinyurl.com/txtriang...11:22 PM Mar 1st from TwitterBar

Recent Tweets April 2009

1. RT @NYTimesDealBook For Chesapeake's Chief, Some Big Money in Maps http://bit.ly/avQDY7:00 PM May 1st from web
2. Anti-Hype> Some reasons not to worry about #swineflu .:. http://bit.ly/flu-antihype6:46 PM May 1st from bit.ly
3. RT @Texaplex ...King Ranch in Texas bigger than the entire state of Rhode Island .:.2:15 PM Apr 29th from web
4. Texas-Sized Puzzle Piece> Federal study shows how Texas Triangle fits into transportation big picture.:. http://bitly.com/t2biz-fhwa...12:05 PM Apr 24th from bit.ly
5. Good Times> 5 Texas Triangle metros dominate Forbes best cities list http://bitly.com/texas-forb...12:48 PM Apr 21st from bit.ly
6. RT @austinist: Colbert on Gov. Perry: "Oklahoma better get to work on that border fence” http://tinyurl.com/d4pml812:37 PM Apr 21st from TweetDeck
7. Talk Ain't Cheap> Texans say "secession" and furor erupts .:. http://bitly.com/texas-sece...11:42 AM Apr 21st from bit.ly
8. Braggin' Rights> Fortune 1000 rankings reinforce Texas' dominance in business http://bitly.com/texas2009F...9:10 AM Apr 20th from bit.ly
9. Texas-Big Business> Exxon-Mobile takes coveted #1 spot on *Fortune 500* with $442.85B, 3 more Tex cos. in top 10 http://bitly.com/qhcdh7:59 AM Apr 20th from bit.ly
10. Growing Consensus> University publishes 150-page report on Texas urban triangle .:. http://bitly.com/t2report-T...8:51 AM Apr 14th from bit.ly
11. Deal Making> M&A is on the rocks, so joint ventures are order of the day... but beware of antitrust risks http://bitly.com/jointventures9:40 AM Apr 10th from bit.ly
12. Don't Mess With Texas> 4 dog-killers randomly kill Houston Navy SEAL's lab... and he has them in sights .:. http://bitly.com/wFQa79:35 AM Apr 10th from bit.ly
13. Silicon Valley VCs learn, to their chagrin, that oil and gas industry is "high tech" too .:. http://bitly.com/boondoggle10:10 PM Apr 7th from web
14. Is Texas' biggest export firearms? It depends on what your definition of "is" is .:. http://bitly.com/UuD7e10:18 PM Apr 6th from web
15. Gun sales, border conflicts, war corresondents... Oh my! .:. http://preview.tinyurl.com/...12:07 AM Apr 2nd from TwitterBar
16. Dear Earth, Your Welcome. Love, Texas .:. http://preview.tinyurl.com/...8:54 PM Apr 1st from TwitterBar