It's no secret that Texas is one of the economic leaders in the country, but CardHub.com's latest study shows that the state is as good for small businesses as it is for Fortune 500 companies.

Improved economy leads to fewer available homes Over the past year, buyers looking to purchase homes in The Woodlands have found a short supply of available properties as low mortgage rates and an improving economy drive up demand.

Texas added 33,100 jobs in April - more than any other state - despite the federal payroll tax increase, U.S. spending cuts and a global slowdown. The state also added the most jobs nationally - 326,100 - over the last 12 months, the Texas Workforce Commission reported Friday. "Texas was

Texas is killing it. It dominated the recession, crushed the recovery, and in a new analysis of jobs recovered since the downturn, its largest city stands apart as the most powerful job engine in the country -- by far. The ten largest metros have recovered 98 percent of the jobs lost during the recession, on average.

Houston's home prices set new all-time records in April as the area's housing market reached a number of other milestones, the Houston Association of Realtors reported Tuesday. The median price for single-family homes set another record for Houston, increasing 14.5 percent year over year to $184,900.

The certain beginning of a shockingly steady rise in real estate prices. You see signs everywhere. Longer lines. Thicker traffic. More shoppers. Lanky construction cranes pepper the skyscape. And then there's this endless parade of good news about growth .

Segments F1, F2 and G enter design phase After decades of anticipation, Greater Houston Area residents will see three new segments of the city's third loop begin to materialize with construction expected to begin in summer 2013.

PetroQuest Energy Inc. (NYSE: PQ) has signed a lease for 13,091 square feet at One Hughes Landing in the Woodlands, the Woodlands Development Co. said Monday. The Layfette, La.-based company's regional office will be on the second floor of the office building, the first to be built at Hughes Landing, a 66-acre mixed-use development situated on 200-acre Lake Woodlands.

Houston awarded Super Bowl LI Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:02 PM EST Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:15 PM EST BOSTON (FOX 26) - The NFL's owners voted to award Super Bowl LI in 2017 to Houston at the league meetings on Tuesday in Boston.

Oil and gas at forefront of record job growth The growth in the energy sector in The Woodlands over the last two years has been significant. As companies relocate and expand in the area, cranes and construction crews are changing the skyline of The Woodlands.

Another Top-10 City List: Top One-Way Rental Truck Destinations and Growth Markets in 2012 Images for this post are temporaraly unavailable. As the U.S. economy and housing markets recover, Americans are once again moving. An excellent proxy of where things are happening are the number of one-way truck rentals.

PetroQuest Energy Inc. (NYSE: PQ) has signed a lease for 13,091 square feet at One Hughes Landing in the Woodlands, the Woodlands Development Co. said Monday. The Layfette, La.-based company's regional office will be on the second floor of the office building, the first to be built at Hughes Landing, a 66-acre mixed-use development situated on 200-acre Lake Woodlands.

The Houston area made another national list for its strong economic factors - though it came in behind Austin and San Antonio. For its "Top 12 American Boomtowns" list, Bloomberg ranked the fastest-growing metropolitan areas using a combined score based on population growth and growth in gross domestic product, adjusted for inflation.

Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) released details for its new corporate headquarters campus north of Houston in Springwoods Village. HBJ reported last week that the Houston-based company is developing a 10-story office building near Exxon Mobil Corp.'s corporate campus, also under construction.

A poster on HAIF has leaked this rendering that might show what Southwestern Energy is planning to build to consolidate its employees in Springwoods Village. It was first reported to be a 10-story office building on 22 acres at I-45 and the future Grand Pkwy., just south of the ExxonMobil campus.

Aerial photos show multiple buildings and parking garages being framed on the 386-acre site west of Interstate 45 near the Hardy Toll Road. Vacant office space is hard to find, and home prices are springing up amid insatiable housing demand.

People must believe everything is bigger in Texas, because the most popular city to move to in 2012 was Houston, according to new data on relocation trends released by U-Haul. The moving company's figures were based on one-way truck rentals from January 2012 to December 2012.

If it seems like everyone is moving to Houston these days, perhaps that's because they are. For the fourth year running, U-Haul has ranked Houston No. 1 on its list of ...

Situations like the Ortizes' are multiplying as Houston's housing market roars ahead after one of the best years on record for home-price appreciation. In 2012, the median price per square foot for a single-family house was up 4.2 percent over the previous year, to $74.25, according to an analysis of home sales in five area counties commissioned by the Houston Chronicle.

Houston single-family home sales increased 17% over last March bringing the First Quarter sales increase to 19% over 2012. Contracts written [pending sales] also increased by 7% in March; an indicator that future sales will continue upward.

Today, reports Prime Property's Nancy Sarnoff, the city and developer Rida announced that an agreement has been reached and construction will begin soon on the 1000-room Downtown Marriott Marquis - the one with that Texas-shaped lazy river on the roof.

Prime Property reader and photographer Ben Hafer shot this aerial of the Exxon Mobil campus last week. The Anadarko office building in The Woodlands can be seen in the background. Here's what the site looked like last year.

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Big things are happening just north of Houston. A massive ExxonMobil complex is being built in north Harris County. And now, Noble Energy is moving its headquarters to the northwest side. Noble Energy posted a video on YouTube to announce its move to the old HP headquarters on Highway 249 near Louetta.

Texas metropolitan statistical areas, micropolitan statistical areas and counties - including Houston and Harris County - were among the fastest-growing last year, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. Between July 2011 and July 2012, Harris County experienced the largest increase in raw numbers of any county in the U.S.

MLS Report for November 2012 MLS Report for February 2013 NO SLOWDOWN IN SIGHT FOR THE HOUSTON HOUSING MARKET Home buyers snapped up enough homes in February to raise prices and hold inventory levels to 13-year lows HOUSTON - (March 19, 2013) - Home buyers kept Houston-area REALTORS® hopping in February, generating a 15.5 percent increase in sales compared to the same month last year, according to the latest monthly data compiled by the Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR).