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Robert Plocheck Trucks parked along U.S. 287 in Jolly in Clay County.
• Oil and Texas: A Cultural History
For Texans, the 20th century did not begin on January 1, 1901, as it did for everyone else. It began nine days later, on Jan. 10, when, spurting drilling pipe, mud, gas and oil, the Lucas No. 1 well blew in at Spindletop near Beaumont. The gusher spewed oil more than 100 feet into the air until it was capped nine days later. With that dramatic fanfare, Texas’ economy was wrenched from its rural, agricultural roots and flung headlong into the petroleum and industrial age. . . . (for more, click).
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(from the Texas Almanac 2008–2009)
Comparative Summary of Texas Trucks by Year
| USE (Estimates are shown as percent of total trucks.) |
2002 |
1997 |
1992 |
1987 |
|
| Agriculture, hunting |
2.0 |
4.9 |
7.2 |
8.5 |
| Mining |
.2 |
.9 |
.8 |
.6 |
| Construction |
4.0 |
5.8 |
7.9 |
9.8 |
| Manufacturing |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
| Wholesale/retail trade |
2.9 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
| For-hire/warehousing |
1.2 |
.9 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
| Utilities |
5.6 |
9.0 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
| Personal transportation |
80.1 |
71.4 |
69.4 |
67.9 |
| Other |
3.0 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
.3 |
| BODY TYPE |
| Pickup, minivan, SUV
| 95.2
| 94.1
| 94.0
| 91.8
|
| Flatbed, stake, platform
| 1.2
| 2.0
| 1.9
| 2.9
|
| Van
| 1.4
| 1.6
| 1.2
| 1.5
|
| Service, utility
| .2
| .1
| .3
| .3
|
| Van (step, walk-in)
| .4
| .3
| .4
| 1.1
|
| Dump
| .4
| .5
| .5
| .6
|
| Tank for liquid, dry bulk
| .4
| .5
| .4
| .5
|
| Other
| .7
| 1.0
| 1.3
| 1.4
|
Cost of Living Index for Metro Areas
The comparison standard of all values is for the United States set at 100. Data are for the fourth quarter of 2005.
| Metro area |
Overall |
Groceries |
Housing |
Utilities |
Transport |
Health |
Goods/
Services |
| Austin |
96.1 |
91.9 |
84.0 |
91.8 |
99.1 |
101.9 |
107.4 |
| Brownsville |
86.3 |
81.0 |
71.2 |
103.3 |
103.7 |
90.4 |
90.9 |
| Corpus Christi |
88.3 |
79.3 |
78.1 |
93.6 |
98.4 |
90.7 |
95.6 |
| Dallas |
94.6 |
99.2 |
76.7 |
117.7 |
108.0 |
105.1 |
96.3 |
| El Paso |
91.1 |
106.0 |
72.2 |
96.3 |
98.6 |
99.0 |
96.8 |
| Fort Worth |
88.6 |
91.7 |
77.5 |
93.7 |
102.7 |
93.8 |
91.1 |
| Houston |
88.9 |
84.7 |
72.9 |
103.3 |
103.8 |
98.5 |
94.8 |
| Lubbock |
84.8 |
86.2 |
72.3 |
75.4 |
89.6 |
98.3 |
94.6 |
| San Antonio |
91.6 |
82.9 |
84.5 |
84.2 |
89.1 |
100.8 |
102.3 |
| Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007. |
In the Texas Almanac 2008–2009
• Per capita income statistics by county.
• Labor statistics.
• Bank deposits by county.
• Ranking list of leading Texas banks.
• Report on construction in Texas.
• Addresses of foreign consulates in Texas.
• Tonnage handled by Texas ports.
• Statistics on aviation and railroads.
• Reports on fuel minerals.
• Nonfuel minerals in Texas.
• Report on telecommunications in Texas.
Links
The Economic Development and Tourism Web site of the Office of the Governor has information and links on many different aspects of Texas business. Their site map page is the most efficient way of finding the information you want.
The The Business and Industry Data Center of the Office of the Governor offers statistics on every subject from the aerospace industry and agriculture to wage statistics and women-owned businesses.
The Texas Workforce Commission Web site posts employment, labor market and unemployment statistics, as well as links for job listings and information on job training and education programs.
The Minerals Yearbook of the U.S. Bureau of Mines has figures on production and value of Texas' nonfuel minerals, prepared with the assistance of the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at Austin.
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