Housing construction, permits slow locally and nationally (The Orange Leader)

Tommy Mann, Jr. The Orange Leader A modest rebound in single-family home construction in April raised hopes Tuesday that the three-year slide in housing could be bottoming., more 
and Texas banks perform better than those in other parts of the U.S., report says (Austin American-Statesman)  Texas banks, especially those in Austin, are doing better than banks across the nation, according to a report released Tuesday., more