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Consumer lenders reported their weakest business conditions in 13 quarters in Q3 2026, as rising funding costs and growing financial pressure on borrowers weighed on the industry, according to the latest Consumer Credit Conditions (C3) Index by @AFSA_DC: txbusinessbrief.com/article/… #survey #research #consumersentiment #consumers #economics #EconTwitter #monetarypolicy #economy #MichiganIndex #economictrends #marketnews #inflation
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"Every successful business has something that drives its success, whether it is a distinctive customer experience, a recognizable brand, an efficient operating model, a specialized product or service..." Franchise expert Elena Villaseñor Sullivan, founder and managing partner of #SanAntonio-based Endereza Law, PLLC, identifies 5 STEPS to take a successful business beyond what its founder could build alone: txbusinessbrief.com/article/… #SanAntonioTX #SanAntonioTexas #attorney #lawyer #texasattorney #texaslawyer #texaslawfirm #texaslaw #Texaslawyer #Texaslawyers #SanAntonioAttorneys #TexasBusiness #TXBusiness #TexasEconomy #TXeconomy #investment #Entrepreneurship #franchise #franchising #franchisebusiness #franchisee #franchisor #franchiseopportunities #franchiseopportunity
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1/7 Texas voters delivered a historic political shake-up on November 3. Democrats captured major statewide offices, ending decades of Republican dominance. Here's a look at the results and what they could mean for Texas. #TexasPolitics #TXElections
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7/7 WHAT COMES NEXT? New leadership means new priorities for energy, education, taxes, regulation and economic development. The implications for Texas businesses will become clearer as the new administration and Legislature take shape.
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6/7 THE LEGISLATURE: Democrats flipped the Texas House. Republicans will retain the Texas Senate.
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5/7 TURNOUT MATTERED: More than 7.7 million Texans cast ballots before Election Day, representing more than 40% of registered voters.
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4/7 STATEWIDE POWER SHIFT: Democrats also won lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner and railroad commissioner.
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3/7 A NEW GOVERNOR: @GinaHinojosaTX defeated Greg Abbott, becoming the first Democrat elected Texas governor since Ann Richards in 1990 – and the state's first Latina governor.
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2/7 HISTORY IN THE U.S. SENATE: @jamestalarico defeated Ken Paxton, giving Democrats their first Texas U.S. Senate victory since 1988.
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5 Issues to Keep on Your Radar with @GinaHinojosaTX as #Texas’s New Governor: txbusinessbrief.com/article/… Hinojosa's election victory could usher in a new political era, beginning with renewed debate over the economic policies that have long shaped the Lone Star State's business climate. #TXlege #Texaspolitics #TXbusiness #politics #policy #TXpolitics #TexasPolitics #Elections2026 #TexasElection #TexasBusiness #TXeconomy #TexasEconomy
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The permission you need to forgive yourself for feeling stressed RIGHT HERE 👇 One of the nation's top executive leadership coaches Leigh Ann Errico reveals secrets to optimizing your own built-in operating system in "Your Nervous System Is Part of Your Professional Toolkit": txbusinessbrief.com/article/… #Texas #TexasBusiness #TXBusiness #ExecutiveLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #BusinessGrowth #BusinessStrategy #businessowners #businesstips #leadershipdevelopment #leadership #leadershipcoach #healthandwellness #wellnessjourney #healthandwellnesscoach
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Gulf Coast refiners produce more than half of America’s sulfur. Yet a share of it ships overseas to state-run competitors who restrict their own exports. Former House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway explains what that means for Texas farms and your grocery bill. Tell your lawmakers to keep American sulfur working for American producers: phosphateinnovation.com/cont…
Honorable Mike Conaway (@ConawayTX11), former chairman of the House #Agriculture Committee: "Sulfur is a byproduct of oil refining, and #Texas has more operating refineries than any other state...this should be a win for #Americanagriculture. Instead, a foreign adversary has found a way to use our own output against us..." txbusinessbrief.com/article/… #TexasBusiness #TexasEconomy #TXLege #farming #USAfarming #China #TexasEnergy #oilandgas
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How do we become friends with the algorithm? @ElonMusk, you have time to help, right?
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Nearly $74 million A DAY from the oil and natural gas industry helps build the schools, roads and public services that support #Texas families, businesses and communities – read more from Todd Staples (@TXOGA): txbusinessbrief.com/article/… #oilandgas #TXenergy #TexasEnergy #oilandgasindustry #energy #TexasOilandGas #TXbusiness #TexasBusiness #business #economy #TXeconomy #TexasEconomy
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Ken Paxton would need 61.4% of the remaining vote to win. Kalshi users say it's not happening. #Texas #TexasElection #ElectionDay #TXelection #Election #ElectionNight #ElectionResults #MidtermElections2026 #MidtermElections
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America produces 70% of the sulfur it needs. #Texas refineries supply more than half of the nation's output. Yet American fertilizer producers are struggling to secure enough of this critical ingredient. The sulfur supply chain deserves a closer look, says former Congressman Conaway: txbusinessbrief.com/article/… #TexasBusiness #TXLege #Americanagriculture #Texasfarmers #farming #oilandgas
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"Farmers can't grow crops without fertilizer, and you can't make phosphate fertilizer without sulfur."
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