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September 15, 2013
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September 13, 2013
Michael Dell’s Victory
After seven months of wrangling and a shareholder vote that was rescheduled three times, Dell has finally prevailed in his $24.9 billion bid to take his namesake company private.
Business
September 9, 2013
Texas Business Report: Save the Buffalo
A new bill that went into effect making it illegal to shoot stray bison could save ranchers thousands of dollars.
Business
August 30, 2013
Texas Business Report: Tan Ban Begins
A new law goes into effect on Sunday prohibiting Texans under the age of eighteen from tanning. Salons oppose the new legislation, and one scientific advisors says, “If you’re going to tell people sunshine is bad for them, you may as well tell them air is harmful.”
Business
August 16, 2013
Texas Business Report: A New Wind Farm for Amarillo
Construction is underway on a new wind farm at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pantex Plant near Amarillo. When completed the plant will be the largest federally owned wind farm in the U.S.
Business
July 15, 2013
Dell and Back
Can the company that changed personal computing muster a second act?
Business
July 12, 2013
Texas Business Report: Funding the Most Expensive College Stadium Ever
While Houston boasts the nation's leading export market and one particularly pesky debt collection agency incurs its own $3.2 million fine.
Business
June 28, 2013
Texas Business Report: West Foot Forward
The city of West filed a lawsuit against the fertilizer plant that exploded there in April, Neiman Marcus plans to go public, Rick Santorum's Christian movie career, and more.
Business
June 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: Men’s Warehouse Ousts Its Founder, “I Guarantee It” George Zimmer
The Houston-based says it has dismissed George Zimmer, its founder and executive chairman. The company didn't give a reason for the abrupt firing of Zimmer, who built Men's Wearhouse from one small Texas store using a cigar box as a cash register to a men's retail empire.
Business
June 14, 2013
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.
Business
June 7, 2013
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.
Business
May 24, 2013
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.
Business
May 19, 2013
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.
News & Politics
May 10, 2013
Conflicts and Interests
John Carona is a state senator from Dallas who chairs the Business and Commerce Committee. He’s also the CEO of the country’s largest homeowners’ association management company. And the word “recusal” isn’t in his vocabulary.
Business
May 10, 2013
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.
Business
May 7, 2013
Predicting the Next Financial Collapse
J. Kyle Bass, a Dallas-based investor, forecasted the mortgage bubble and the European collapse. But what happens if his third prediction comes true?
News & Politics
May 3, 2013
Texas Business Report: Transformers to Invade Texas
Scenes for Transformers 4 will be filmed in Central Texas, bringing millions to the local economy.
Business
April 26, 2013
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.
Business
April 12, 2013
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.
Working Life
April 11, 2013
Tracey Zettner, Oil and Gas Sales Representative
“I haven’t thought about the bust or what I’ll do then. I live one day at a time. I’ll go with it as long as I can.”
Business
April 5, 2013
Texas Business Report: Cable Companies v. Satellite Providers
Could new legislation make cable more appealing than satellite television?
Business
March 29, 2013
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.
Business
March 22, 2013
Texas Business Report: Beer Brewers Bristle Over Bills
Proposed legislation would limit microbreweries' ability to distribute their product.
The Culture
March 11, 2013
The Bust of Times
Can Texas’s oil and natural gas boom keep going forever?
Business
March 8, 2013
Texas Business Report: Is Martha Stewart Cheating on Macy’s with J.C. Penney?
Macy's thought they were exclusive.
Business
March 1, 2013
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).
News & Politics
February 20, 2013
Texas Is Pro-Work, Right?
Why Texas should think about raising the minimum wage—and why doing so might not be such a good idea in other states.
Business
February 15, 2013
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.
Business
February 8, 2013
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.
Business
February 7, 2013
So Governor Brown Called Governor Perry’s Pitch to Californian Businesses “Barely A Fart”
How likely are Californian businesses to move to Texas?
Business
February 7, 2013
Dell’s Great Success Story
Twenty-five years after the company’s first offering, Dell’s public stock will cease to exist. But its astonishing rocket-ride changed Austin forever.
News & Politics
February 5, 2013
Rick Perry to Californians: Come Check Out Texas
Perry's thirty-second radio ad aimed at wooing businesspeople will run in six Californian cities.
Business
January 29, 2013
Texas Business Report: Dell May Go Private
The company's stocks shot up thirteen percent on news that CEO Michael Dell might work with private investors to buyout shareholders.
Business
January 25, 2013
Texas Business Report: Mark Cuban’s Legal Woes
The Dallas Mavericks owner is back in federal court this month, hoping to get an insider-trading lawsuit against him thrown out.
Business
January 23, 2013
Jackpot of the Plains
My unsentimental education in the wheeler-dealer ways of the most American of Texas cities.
Business
January 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: Prison Phone Calls Break the Bank
Thanks to a near monopoly on inmate calling services. Plus: shipping strikes, SeaWorld’s IPO, and stalled stem cell therapy.
Business
January 21, 2013
Southwest Airlines Plays with Fees
Southwest Airlines announced that it would start charging fees for no-shows and for third bags on Friday.
Business
January 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: What the Fiscal Cliff Could Mean for NASA
If the slate of federal budget cuts goes into effect on January 2, NASA's budget will be slashed by 8.2 percent, and some 5,600 jobs could be lost at Johnson Space Center.
January 21, 2013
Inside Texas’s New Radioactive Dump
The new dump for low-level radioactive waste in west Texas will help relieve an overburdened site in Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.
January 21, 2013
Five Questions: What’s Next for Johnny Heisman
Now that Johnny Football is officially Johnny Heisman, what’s in store for Texas A&M and its star quarterback? Besides the Cotton Bowl and tonight's Letterman Top 10, that is.
Business
January 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: Texas Instruments to Lose 1,700 Jobs
And Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson will get a $4.59 million bonus.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
19 Billion Reasons To Talk About Texas Business Incentives
Texas business tax incentives, yay or nay? What people are saying about the lengthy front-page New York Times investigative piece by Louise Story.
January 21, 2013
Midland: The Second-Richest City in America
Residents in the more upscale half of the Permian Basin make more money per capita than people in New York, San Francisco, Dallas, and Houston.
Business
January 21, 2013
U.S. Government to BP: No New Contracts, For Now
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is temporarily suspending the British oil giant's ability to receive contracts from the federal government.
Business
January 21, 2013
Long Live the Twinkie!
Following a union strike, Irving-based Hostess Brands announced on Friday that it would liquidate its factories.
Business
January 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: High-Definition Scoreboard for Reliant Stadium?
The home of the Houston Texans, which hopes to host the 2017 Super Bowl, may install a $10 million to $30 million high-definition digital scoreboard. Every other NFL team already has one.
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Lance Armstrong’s Image Blows Another Tire
On the same day Armstrong stepped down as chairman of Livestrong, Nike ended its relationship with the cyclist.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Confirmed: Texans Drink A Lot Of Beer
Texas buys more beer than every state except for California, though we're only #8 per capita.
Business
January 21, 2013
Laredoans Love Sweat Suits
The Texas border city sneaks onto a list of consumer markets that buy the most "sweats and sweat items" each year.
Business
January 21, 2013
Print Your Own Gun?
A second-year University of Texas law student has raised $20,000 towards his goal of enabling gun enthusiasts to use three-dimensional printers to make their own guns at home.