Business
April 17, 2014
It’s Been a Weird Week to Be an Airline
Flight attendants go viral with comedy routines, official Twitter accounts go viral with porn, and emergency landings ahoy. What's going on in the skies? …
Business
Reporting and commentary on Texas businesses and the trends and innovation happening in our state
Business
April 9, 2014
Businessweek Explores the Phenomenon of People Moving To “Second Tier” Cities Like Austin and San Antonio
Them's fightin' words. …
Business
April 4, 2014
Texas Business Report: Anadarko Petroleum Pays $5.1 Billion to Settle Pollution Case
The award—a record high for a Justice Department environmental settlement—will go toward restoring sites harmed by uranium mining, chemical manufacturing, waste dumps, and other operations overseen by Anadarko’s subsidiary Kerr-McGee.
The Daily Post
April 3, 2014
Texas Athletic Director Steve Patterson Is Cool With Abandoning The Three-Year-Rule For College Football Players To Enter The NFL
Patterson's desire to take the UT brand to China and Dubai may have grabbed the headlines, but the bigger deal could be that he's comfortable dropping the three-year-rule that requires college football players to wait to enter the NFL Draft.
Business
April 1, 2014
A Dallas Bar Offered Free Drinks To Anyone Who Returned One Of The Mugs They Stole
"Amnesty day": Not just for libraries anymore!…
Business
March 25, 2014
The Houston Ship Channel Is Still Closed
This is bad news environmentally and economically. …
Business
March 24, 2014
This Dallas Pizzeria Charges $1,000 For A Side Of Ranch
The curious Texas tradition of dipping pizza crusts in ranch dressing will cost you.
The Daily Post
March 24, 2014
Mark Cuban Thinks That The NFL Is Going To Implode
The Maverick NBA owner issued some cautionary words for the people who run America's most popular sports entertainment. …
Business
March 20, 2014
Texas Isn’t Saying Where It Got Its New Supply of Pentobarbital
The state managed to find a new supply of Pentobarbital, the drug it uses to perform lethal injections, but officials aren't saying where it came from.
Business
March 19, 2014
A Look at Texas’ Most Valuable Brands
AT&T takes the top spot for Texas, but it comes in behind Apple, Google, Microsoft, Verizon, and GE nationally. …
The Daily Post
March 18, 2014
Robert Rodriguez Is Not Suing The State Of Texas, But One Of His Financiers Is
The complicated world of film incentives has resulted in an unfortunate lawsuit surrounding the financing of Machete Kills. …
Business
March 12, 2014
Man, There Are A Lot Of Brands To Interact With At SXSW, Y’all
Who isn't psyched at the thought of interacting with Samsung, Pennzoil, and Doritos? …
Business
March 7, 2014
San Antonio Food Truck Owner Banned Because of the Trailer’s Name
When the "CockAsian" food truck rolled into Port San Antonio, local officials Googled the name to find the menu. What Google offered in return led them to ban the truck from the development. …
News & Politics
March 6, 2014
Fire Fight
How Houston mayor Annise Parker’s nasty battle with the firefighters’ pension fund could affect the fate of Texas’s largest city.
Business
March 5, 2014
Someone Paid $7,250 For a License Plate That Says “DALLAS”
We're betting they live in Highland Park.
The Daily Post
March 5, 2014
Alright, Alright, Alright: The T-Shirt Is Just Part Of Matthew McConaughey’s Clothing Line
The mall is a flat circle, at which one can buy McConaughey's "just keep livin" line of menswear at Dillard's. …
Business
March 3, 2014
Will Elon Musk Bring The Future To Texas?
The eccentric billionaire is considering launching his space program in Cameron County and making his car batteries in-state—which could add thousands of space-age jobs to the Texas economy. …
The Daily Post
February 19, 2014
Should The New “Tacoland” In San Antonio Have Changed Its Name?
Taco Land, the beloved punk rock dive in San Antonio, closed its doors in 2005 when owner Ram Ayala was shot and killed inside his own club. Now, the space has been renovated and reopened by a new owner—but just how much the new Tacoland resembles the old is up…
News & Politics
February 17, 2014
The Revolt Against Crony Capitalism
Rick Perry’s approach to economic development is being challenged by candidates from both parties. But history shows that Perry is only conducting business as usual.
Business
February 14, 2014
Texas Business Report: Dr Pepper Weathers the Soda Slump
Trinity East Energy sues Dallas, Whole Foods' stock takes a dip, and more from the week in business. …
Business
February 11, 2014
The Generation Gap
Was deregulating the Texas electricity markets a colossal mistake?…
The Daily Post
February 3, 2014
J.C. Penney Did Not Drunk-Tweet The Super Bowl
The struggling Plano-based department store chain was trying to advertise mittens. …
Business
January 28, 2014
The Revival of Bennigan’s and Steak & Ale
The much-publicized—but thus far underwhelming—return of Bennigan's has nonetheless heralded the return of the casual dining chain's sister restaurant. …
The Daily Post
January 17, 2014
An Austin Victoria’s Secret Refused to Let a Woman Breastfeed in a Dressing Room
An employee at the store, which famously celebrates breasts, told her to go to the alley out back instead. …
Business
January 9, 2014
High-Fiber Duet
The competition between Google and AT&T to bring ultra-high-speed Internet to Austin is not exactly what it seems.
Business
December 6, 2013
Unlucky Penney
Over the past few years, J. C. Penney, the venerable department store and the largest retailer based in Texas, has very nearly collapsed. What happened?…
Business
November 25, 2013
How Do We Feel About Space Exploration Companies Buying Up A Bunch Of Cheap Texas Land?
Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin have both bought up a lot of land along the border. Brownsville and Van Horn are not exactly where you'd expect to find the cutting-edge vanguard of private, high-tech space exploration. …
Business
November 8, 2013
This Story About A San Antonio Stripper/Accused Murderer Is Nuts
John William Snavely was recruited into the world of gay porn from the stage at a strip club in San Antonio. As the Houston Press story details in a story about his second career in Miami, where he's now in jail on murder charges, that is a dark world to enter.
Business
October 25, 2013
Texas Business Report: Making a Killing In the Funeral Industry
America's leading death-care provider, based in Houston, charges 42% more for its traditional funeral services; Torchy's taco is suing the Texas Taco Company; bags might not fly free at Southwest; and more.
The Daily Post
October 23, 2013
How J.C. Penney Is Distancing Itself From the Ron Johnson Era
J.C. Penney is trying desperately to revive its brand after a disastrous stint by former CEO Ron Johnson. Let's revisit some of his biggest missteps.
Business
October 14, 2013
Claus Pummer, Sleep Coach
“Our bedrooms are no longer bedrooms. They are offices and living rooms and playrooms.”…
Business
October 11, 2013
Texas Business Report: Boom Goes the Housing Market
Home prices in Houston and Dallas are “up more than at any time since the oil boom of the 1980s." And with every rise... …
Business
October 4, 2013
Texas Business Report: Dell Finally Goes Private
A Done Dell After months of delays and deliberations, Dell Inc. shareholders voted Thursday to take the company private in a $24.8 billion buyout from CEO Michael Dell and the Silver Lake Partners investment group. The deal, which is expected to go through by November 1, comes after a…
Business
October 4, 2013
Texas Business Report: Cuban’s Insider Trading Crisis
Cuban Confidential Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank panelist Mark Cuban is back in court this week to defend himself against a federal insider-trading lawsuit that has spanned nearly a decade. The Securities and Exchange Commission claims Cuban “broke a promise of confidentiality and traded on private information that gave him an advantage…
Business
September 27, 2013
Texas Business Report: Gannet Got It Good
The Love Belo Shareholders of Dallas-based TV broadcasting company Belo Corp. voted this week to approve the company’s sale to Gannett in a deal worth $1.5 billion. If the deal closes by the end of the year as expected, Gannett will be one of the nation’s largest TV-station owners,…
News & Politics
September 17, 2013
Money Makes the World Go Round
And as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard Fisher helps make the money go round. Meet the Fed’s most unlikely central banker.
Business
September 17, 2013
41 Of The 400 Richest Americans Live In Texas
There are a whole lot of Texans on Forbes's list of the wealthiest people in America.
Business
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.