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This important new study examines the intricately linked phenomena of interwoven population growth, economic power, quality education, business leadership, and fiscal significance as exemplified in the "Texas Triangle," a network of metropolitan complexes that are reshaping the destiny of Texas and adding a strong pinnacle in the global system of economic mega-centers. The Texas Triangle consists of three metropolitan complexes: Dallas-Fort Worth at the northern tip, Houston-Galveston at the southeastern point, and Austin-San Antonio at the southwestern edge. It consists of four US Census-designated metropolitan statistical areas and includes 35 urban counties that comprise those areas. The Texas Triangle soon will include four of the ten most populous cities in the United States. Together these metro areas represent the fifteenth largest economy in the world. The authors describe the trajectories of each of the Texas Triangle metros in which they live and work and integrate them into a larger dynamic of functioning cohesion and effective collaboration. The Texas Triangle offers community leaders, elected officials, policy makers, and others a more nuanced understanding of an important moment in America's continuing urban development. With broader perspectives for how community-building advances the public interest, this book lays important foundations for matching the path of economic prosperity to an informed sense of what is possible.

Upon George Mitchell's death in 2013, The Economist proclaimed, ""Few businesspeople have done as much to change the world as George Mitchell"", a billionaire Texas oilman. Award-winning author Loren Steffy offers the first definitive biography of Mitchell, placing his life and legacy in a global context.

In 2012, Richard E. Wainerdi retired as president and chief executive officer of the Texas Medical Center after almost three decades at the helm. During his tenure, Wainerdi oversaw the expansion of the center into the world's largest medical complex. William Henry Kellar traces Wainerdi's remarkable life story.

Tom Slick was a legend among the ""independents"" - those who hunted for oil the way mountain men hunted for furs. Ray Miles traces the growth of Slick's career and the modern petroleum industry.

In this book, the author demonstrates that the myth of Texas Railroad Commission's power was devised by the agency itself as part of building a civil religion of Texas oil. He focuses on the interplay between business and regulators, between state and national regulatory commissions, and among the three branches of government.

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has become the nation's primary tool of energy policy. This book examines the interactions that have shaped the development of the SPR. It argues that the SPR has survived because it is a passive regulatory tool that serves to protect energy consumers and petroleum consumption.

This work examines CRS, a world leader in modern architectural practice, and explores the ways architects of the mid-20th century developed methods that allowed professionals to analyze projects systematically rather than relying on the traditional combination of information and intuition.

Emerging from the close co-operation between the petroleum industry and the federal government during World War II, the National Petroleum Council has evolved into the voice of the marketplace. This book analyzes the choices and strategies that have given the Council the adaptability to survive.

When the first gusher blew in at Spindletop, near Beaumont, Texas, in 1901, petroleum began to supplant cotton and cattle as the economic engine of the state and region. Very soon, much of the workforce migrated from the cotton field to the oilfield, following the lure of the wealth being created by black gold.The early decades of the twentieth century witnessed the development of an oilfield culture, as these workers defined and solidified their position within the region's social fabric. Over time, the work force grew more professionalized, and technological change attracted a different type of laborer.Weaver tracks the differences between company workers and contract workers. He details the work itself and the ethos that surrounds it. He highlights the similarities and differences from one field to another and traces changing aspects of the work over time. Above all, Oilfield Trash captures the unique voices of the laboring people who worked long, hard hours, often risking life and limb to keep the drilling rigs "turning to the right."

Drawing on interviews with many principals, as well as extensive mining of company and legal archives, the author's study captures a moment in time when a segment of Houston's working-class seized the initiative and won economic and racial justice in their work place.