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Texas Business Report: The Merger Will Be Televised

Gannett Company bought Belo Corporation, the Dallas-based television media company, for $1.5 billion. This makes Gannett the third-largest local station owners in America, behind CBS and News Corp.

Texas Business Report: A Big Gulp For 7-Eleven

The convenience store chain, which has its U.S. headquarters in Dallas, plans to double the number of North American locations.

Texas Business Report: Houston Wins the 2017 Super Bowl

Plus Apple will open a Texas factory, and NASA has selected an Austin company to develop a 3-D printer that can produce food for astronauts.

Texas Business Report: Texas May "Dominate the Drone Economy"

Texas is likely to become a top state for unmanned drone aircraft production in the next two decades, according to a new analysis by Fortune.

Texas Business Report: Now Boarding For Mars

South Texas inches closer to becoming the home of the world’s first “commercial Cape Canaveral” after legislators pushed forward a bill that helps clear the way for construction of a spaceport on the Gulf Coast.

Texas Business Report: Transformers to Invade Texas

Scenes for Transformers 4 will be filmed in Central Texas, bringing millions to the local economy.

Texas Business Report: The Quick Death and Revival of the Lottery

Did you know lawmakers killed the state lottery this week? But no need to rush out and buy a roll of scratch-offs; legislators reconvened and approved a measure to keep the Texas Lottery Commission another decade.

Texas Business Report: It's Expensive to Die in Houston

Houston has some of highest funeral costs, Tesla Motors wants to sell electric cars directly to customers, J.C. Penney's embattled CEO was fired, and more.

Texas Business Report: Cable Companies v. Satellite Providers

Could new legislation make cable more appealing than satellite television?

Texas Business Report: Lege Your Bets

Some think the state should lessen its 14 percent tax on mixed drinks for bars that present live music more than four times a week.

Texas Business Report: Beer Brewers Bristle Over Bills

Proposed legislation would limit microbreweries' ability to distribute their product.

Texas Business Report: Four Texas Cities Considered for 2024 Olympics

Plus, floundering J.C. Penney hired Sergio Zyman, the man who introduced one of Coca-Cola's most successful products (Diet Coke)—and one of its least successful (New Coke).

Texas Business Report: What the American-US Airways Merger Means

Some analysts predict the deal could be bad news for leisure travelers, especially those in smaller markets.

Texas Business Report: Film Fund May Be Slashed

Tightening the budget means the Lege may reduce film incentive spending by nearly $30 million, a decision that could end up costing millions in economic impact.

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