Oct 19, 2020 | Business & Economy
Those who have been following the record surge in US public debt (excluding the roughly $100 trillion in off-balance sheet obligations), which exploded by $3 trillion in the three months following the covid shutdowns and which just hit an all time high $27.1 trillion this week, will be all too aware that the US budget deficit this year – and every year after – will be staggering.
Read MoreOct 19, 2020 | International News
This week, the IMF presented its 2020 World Economic Outlook providing an overview of the global economy and the challenges ahead. The most inconvenient fact in the Report is one Americans don’t want to hear; China has now displaced the U.S. to become the largest economy in the world.
Read MoreOct 17, 2020 | Local News
Austin County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a local man Tuesday afternoon after a two day manhunt in Austin and Colorado Counties.
Read MoreOct 15, 2020 | Commissioners Court
The Austin County Commissioners Court met on Monday, October 12, 2020 in the basement of the Austin County Courthouse to discuss county business. The following video is of that meeting.
Read MoreOct 13, 2020 | State News
Civil rights groups and voting advocates had argued the restriction would disproportionately impact low-income voters, voters with disabilities, older voters and voters of color in Democratic counties.
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