On Thursday Kunal Patel will be providing an update on the Texas Economy and the outlook for the energy sector. Mr. Patel is a business economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As a member of the Research Department’s energy group, Mr. Patel analyzes and investigates developments and topics in the oil and gas sector. Mr. Patel is also heavily involved with the production of the Dallas Fed Energy Survey and is an organizer of the annual Dallas Fed–Kansas City Fed energy conference.