As CEO of Occidental Petroleum, Vicki Hollub made the biggest deal the oil business had seen in years. Will it also go down as the biggest failure?
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Attracting so many tech companies and workers from California isn’t going to transform the city into another San Francisco—for both the better and worse.
The Austin firm whose software has become nearly ubiquitous in the networks of the federal government and Fortune 500 companies reportedly left its clients vulnerable.
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX says he’s relocating to the Lone Star State. But which of our tech hubs is the best fit for the eccentric billionaire?
During a very tough year, no Texas CEO did more—for customers, students, and voters.
Dallas-based airline JSX operates small planes out of private-jet terminals—meaning no body scans, pat-downs, or other TSA hassles.
The Beaver nominally approves.
As other major oil companies have invested in renewable energy, the Irving-based producer has stubbornly stayed the course.
Travel demand has cratered because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Dallas-based carrier has made recent significant shifts to cope.
The longtime adman had no choice in the face of massive losses following his insensitive statement that a Motel 6 ad was “too Black.”
With its industry reeling, the Fort Worth–based airline giant is quietly betting that diminished competition will keep passengers coming—even as they grumble about the carrier’s poor service, late arrivals, and the jam-packing of its flights amid the pandemic.
Vegans want to end the killing of animals. Scientists say livestock are accelerating climate change. COVID-19 is ravaging meat-packers. Texas beef is under fire—but all across the industry, from the pasture to the butcher case, a vision of more sustainable burgers and briskets is beginning to come into focus.
Six months ago, Nuro was still making a name for itself. Now, thousands of Houstonians rely on the autonomous delivery service to help them avoid getting the coronavirus.
Travis County offered the electric car giant a package of tax incentives worth about $1,200 a year for each of the five thousand jobs it promises to create at its new factory.
It's not just the pandemic. Texas's beloved grocery chain has been developing its disaster response for more than a decade.
After the pandemic, will Texas's wide open cityscapes lure big business?
Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield has been through more ups and downs than just about anyone in the business. This bust, he says, will change everything—forever.
After the oil bust, wind and solar energy might be the Permian Basin’s best hope.
On the National Podcast of Texas, the leader of the beleaguered, but beloved, Dallas carrier on what it will take to survive the pandemic.
The high-profile philanthropist and furniture retailer says the time is right for Texas to carefully reopen for business.
The inside story of the Dallas-born luxury retailer’s struggle to remain relevant—and solvent.
The tech entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner took reader questions about how to navigate the coronavirus crisis.
You didn’t have to be a fortune teller or an economist to know that unemployment claims were going to spike.
On a special edition of The National Podcast of Texas, the Houston chef/restaurateur lays out how his Southern Smoke Emergency Relief Fund is assisting hospitality industry workers.
Get those $400 fajitas while you can, because Houston's boom is over.
The newly opened Sesh Coworking arrives as the number of female entrepreneurs in the city is on the rise.
Suspending the festival amid coronavirus fears would be The Big One for Austin’s economy.
Record-breaking oil production in the Permian Basin has brought the boom to the Big Bend's doorstep for the first time. Is it too late to save this pristine landscape?
An imbroglio aboard an American Airlines flight has divided our nation. Let us instead unite in accepting the inherent awfulness of flying coach.
Emily Ramshaw and Andrea Valdez discuss their vision for the 19th*, a nonprofit venture where politics, policy, and gender will converge.
No oil and gas baron since John D. Rockefeller has made more of an impact on society than George P. Mitchell. But this son of poor Greek immigrants who died a billionaire wanted to leave a legacy beyond oil and gas.
Christian talks with renowned business writer Bethany McLean about how the finances of fracking aren't what they're cracked up to be.
The uneasy alliance between ranchers and the oil industry goes all the way back to the early wildcatting days in West Texas. But today, that relationship is more fraught than ever.
Alto is betting that if a safer, more expensive ride-hailing service can turn a profit in Dallas, it can do it just about anywhere.
During booms, the Permian Basin sees a rise in prostitution charges. But misperceptions and stereotypes about sex work have led to policies that may actually harm the women involved.
We explore a different kind of boom in the Permian Basin. Meet the women working at a lingerie coffee shop, a “breastaurant,” and two area strip clubs.
Working in the oil patch is incredibly dangerous. But March 10, 2015, brought unimaginable tragedy for one Andrews family.
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A devastating bust transforms the Permian from the promised land into a wasteland.
The Santa Rita oil well, named after the patron saint of impossible dreams, launched the first Permian Basin boom and has been fueling the dreams of West Texas wildcatters ever since.
The owners of the Grand Ole Opry snapped up ACL Live At The Moody Theater earlier this week.
A conversation with Ben Lamm of Hypergiant, on solving climate change, the surveillance state, and our automated future.
Our new 11-part series takes you inside the rugged Permian Basin of West Texas, where roughnecks and billionaire wildcatters are fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.
Beaumont is home to one of just a handful of stores in a chain once beloved by movie nerds.
The Austin-based jobs site has aired some curious ads during the Astros-Nationals games.
Well Go USA has become one of the leading distributors of Asian action films in the U.S.
In his plainspoken, hilariously vivid vernacular, the Texas oilman constantly spun tales about good times and bad.
The Dallas oilman and corporate raider's long, complicated history as an aw-shucks billionaire.
A new study finds the Lone Star State lagging behind in backbreaking labor.