AUSTIN—The state’s public school accountability system fails students, parents and businesses because it has allowed schools to hide high dropout rates and still be considered academically acceptable, a Texas business leader and activist said Thursday

The Senate Finance Committee chairman said Monday he expects Texas' new business tax to fall about $1 billion short of projected revenues this year, but he said higher-than-expected collections from other taxes mean the state budget will be fine.

A recent survey conducted by the Dallas chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) establishes the chapter as an excellent resource for area networking. Members of the Dallas/IABC chapter average more than 18 years of experi

The Business Calendar runs each Sunday in the Business section. Notices of meetings, seminars and workshops of interest to the area business community should be sent to the Business News Desk of The Buffalo News, P. O. Box 100, Buffalo, N. Y. 14240, by th

The Acton School of Business will stage its second annual Acton Angel Network Event on May 22 at the Four Seasons connecting promising young entrepreneurs with area angel investors.