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The new tax law makes Dallas even stronger

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: February 2, 2018 The rich will get richer, thanks to the new tax law, and Texas will become an even better destination. For many years, Texas has been attracting corporations and residents from high-tax states, in part because there’s no state income tax and the cost-of-living remains relatively affordable. The […]

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Cullum Clark, Economics, charities hold breath as lawmakers work on tax reform

Fox 4 Originally Posted: December 7, 2017 Charities are holding their breath as lawmakers hammer out details of a massive overhaul to the taxcode Some organizations are fearful the changes could equal a drop in charitable giving. “The last couple of weeks of the year our donations go way up,” said Jonathan Rich, Salvation Army. […]

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How Would a Tax Code Overhaul Impact North Texas Charities?

NBC 5 Originally Posted: November 27, 2017 After Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday, part of a national call to encourage people to give to their favorite charities during the Christmas season. At the same time, Congress is back to work trying to overhaul the U.S. Tax Code before the end of the year, and some […]

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Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says North Texas cities must work together to win ‘job wars’

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: October 26, 2017 Dallas is the nation’s ninth-largest city, but in the eyes of Mayor Mike Rawlings, it’s simply a neighborhood that’s part of a larger “city-state” known as the Dallas-Fort Worth area. And that entire area, he said Thursday, will have to work together as a region to compete […]

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Watch: SMU Economics Center Director on NBC DFW RE: GOP tax plan

NBC 5 Originally Posted: September 28, 2017 Republicans in Congress are now turning their attention to overhauling the tax code. There are three key points of the tax reform proposal you should know for how they could affect your earnings. WATCH

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Cullum Clark, director of SMU Economics Center, lends expertise to Dallas Morning News

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: September 2, 2017 After Harvey’s destruction, will a new and different Houston emerge? In the end, Hurricane Harvey’s most powerful weapon was the rain. For five days, the storm hovered over Houston and southeast Texas, dumping more than 50 inches of water in the state’s most populated region. Inch by […]

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Event: October 26- Cities, Suburbs, and the New America

RSVP The SMU-Cox Folsom Institute for Real Estate The SMU Economics Center & The Center for Opportunity Urbanism invite you to a lively discussion on: Cities, Suburbs, and the New America Minorities, Immigrants, and Millennials in America’s Favorite Geography Featuring presentations and expert panels with former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, author Joel […]

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Watch: Cullum Clark, Director of the new SMU Economics Center, weighs in on lessons learned from Katrina & Harvey

Fox 4 Originally Posted: August 29, 2017 While it’s unclear how many evacuees are expected in North Texas, there is some idea of what will unfold during the next several months. With the Dallas mega shelter at the convention center expected to quickly fill up once more evacuees arrive, officials are frantically looking for other places to […]