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Amarillo Globe-News, Texas, Dwayne Hartnett Column.

By Dwayne Hartnett, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 18--AFFORDABILITY DRIVING FORCE OF HOMEOWNERSHIP: The Perryman Report has been a must-read for Texas businessmen for the past 22 years.

And in recent years the readership includes more and more Texas businesswomen.

There's a sound reason behind their reading habits.

The report authored by M. Ray Perryman addresses a multitude of state economic issues.

Better yet, Perryman, who has a doctorate in economics from Rice University, uses c

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