All signs point to a slowdown of the Texas economy as job growth slows, construction declines and inflation ticks up, according to a Monday report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.<\/p>\n
The report on the Fed\u2019s recent Texas Business Outlook Surveys \u2014 recurring surveys of Texas business executives across industries \u2014 was published as President Donald Trump attempts to reshape the U.S. economy through aggressive immigration and trade policies through the first six months of his second term in office.<\/p>\n
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