Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

08/28/2025

The adequacy of the Texas educational system, which enrolls more than 5.5 million children in public kindergarten-through-12 schools, has been a recurring source of concern in the state.

05/14/2025

In Abilene, Big Country success depends on small-town community: Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan met with local leaders and executives in banking, manufacturing, aerospace and agriculture during her listening tour.

Read how these local insights can shape monetary policy at the national level:

Abilene anchors a 19-county rural region dubbed “The Big Country” by early pioneers. Collaboration was a consistent theme in Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan's conversations with community and business leaders during a recent trip to the area.

04/16/2025

Join us live this evening for Dallas Fed Global Perspectives! Tune into the conversation at 6:00 p.m. CT with Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan.

This event is in partnership with Dallas Citizens Council. Livestream information can be found here: www.dallasfed.org/research/perspectives/2025/25schmid

04/10/2025

Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan delivers welcome remarks for the the Outlook for North American Trade and Immigration conference in Dallas:

This conversation comes at a pivotal time as governments adjust trade, immigration and other policies.

04/09/2025

📺 WATCH: Dallas Fed Economist Jesus Cañas discusses outlooks and concerns from our business survey respondents in the latest Texas Economy 360 video. 🔗www.dallasfed.org/research/economics/2025/0403

03/20/2025

Join us April 10 for a conference on the economic outlook for North America, hosted in partnership with the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Topic experts will discuss the economic implications of declining immigration, higher tariffs and nearshoring in Mexico. View event information and register here: www.dallasfed.org/research/events/2025/25peterson

03/13/2025

Join us April 16 for an engaging conversation on the economy and community banking with Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid and Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan. This Global Perspectives event is cohosted with the Dallas Citizens Council. Learn more and register here: www.dallasfed.org/research/perspectives/2025/25schmid

03/10/2025

Join us March 25 for the Small Business Resilience Forum! This forum will support Texas small businesses to prepare for natural disasters and share resources for understanding and managing commercial property insurance policies. Learn more: https://web.cvent.com/event/d59b47f5-6c2f-43ed-a81a-af27fac6726f/summary

02/25/2025

In remarks delivered at the Bank of England Agenda for Research Conference in London, President Lorie K. Logan discusses efficient and effective central bank balance sheets.

At a Bank of England conference on central bank balance sheets, President Lorie Logan laid out two key principles: efficient and effective. It’s heartening that central banks around the world have converged on some approaches to uphold these twin principles.

02/24/2025

We are pleased to welcome a new cohort of community partnerships to Advance Together, a Dallas Fed initiative to help improve employment outcomes in Texas. Each of the five local efforts is leading innovative work to connect residents in their region with quality jobs. The Advance Together program helps them accelerate their progress and expand their impact. Learn more: www.dallasfed.org/cd/at

2025–27 participants: Education Service Center Region 19, RGV FOCUS, Tarrant To & Through Partnership, UpSkill Coastal Bend, UpSkill Waco

02/20/2025

While Gen Z borrowers in Texas have a larger share of their credit cards highly utilized than other generations, a deeper analysis of how they swipe shows some hopeful signs for their financial futures.

Generation Z’s rising debt load has been widely reported, sparking concerns for the financial future of America’s youngest adult generation.

02/20/2025

Calling all digital access researchers! Submit your proposal to present at the Federal Reserve’s 2025 Digital Access Research Forum in Kansas City, September 16-18, 2025.

This event brings together academics, researchers, community development practitioners and policymakers for impactful conversations around digital access research in areas such as labor market implications, program evaluation and outcomes measurement, and the benefits of digital access interventions in communities.

Proposals are due by March 14. For more information, visit: www.dallasfed.org/cd/events/2025/25digitalaccess