Growth in Texas factory activity resumed in September, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. The production index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, rebounded nearly 20 points to 7.9—its highest reading of the year. Other measures of manufacturing activity also moved up this month, though some remained in negative territory. The new orders index pushed up 11 points to -5.2, a reading still indicative of falling demand though not at the pace seen in the past several months. The capacity utilization index rebounded into positive territory, rising from -3.7 ... (full story)