Yücel, Mine K.; Thies, Jackson - In: Southwest Economy (2011) Q1, pp. 10-13
The oil and gas industry has been a driver of the Texas economy for the past 40 years. Its contribution declined with the oil-led recession of 1986 and appeared to slip further in the 1990s as the high-tech industry boomed. But oil and natural gas prices have risen since 1999, reaching record...