Bureau of Business Research

The Bureau of Business Research (BBR) aims to provide Texas business-people and policymakers with applied economic research and data to strengthen the state’s business environment.  Since its founding in 1926, the BBR has developed a reputation for nonpartisan analysis of economic trends through publications, independent reports, and sponsored research.

Recent and representative projects include:

• Human trafficking trends in Texas
• Surveys of Black-owned and Hispanic-owned businesses
• Study of housing needs after Hurricane Harvey
• Survey and impact of campus sexual assault