Business
December 13, 2018
Apple Announces Plan to Build $1 Billion Austin Campus
The tech giant will become the largest employer in Austin, bringing an additional 5,000 jobs.
Apple
Burka Blog
October 4, 2017
The Bathroom Bill Might Have Cost Texas 50,000 Jobs
The anti-transgender bathroom bill debate is a strike against any Texas city getting the Amazon HQ2.
Business
October 9, 2015
A Michael Dell Biopic Would Be Way Less Dramatic Than ‘Steve Jobs’
The Texas computer titan has done big things, but he’s not exactly an aspirational figure in the tech world.
Politics & Policy
March 10, 2015
Business Versus the Bible
The goals of big business are clashing the the religious freedom agenda of Christian conservatives in the Legislature.
Business
January 21, 2013
Texas Business Report: Austin Gets a Med School
The University of Texas Board of Regents approved plans for a medical school in the city, which could generate up to $2 billion for the local economy.
Business
January 21, 2013
Austin Named “America’s Fastest Growing City”
The city tops Forbes' annual list for the second year in a row, while Dallas, Houston, San Antonio all crack the top ten. …
Business
April 13, 2012
Texas Business Report: The State Sues Apple
Texas joins fourteen other states in a lawsuit against Apple, AT&T dumps the Yellow Pages, and Mattress Firm will get a great night's sleep after it becomes the largest bedding chain in America.
Business
March 9, 2012
Texas Business Report: Texas Enterprise Fund Spends $21 Million to Woo Apple
The state pays big bucks to bring Apple (and 3,600 jobs) to Austin, Texans eat out more often than residents of any other state, and the Capitol City will bring in $264 million this month. …
Business
February 1, 1996
Power to the People
With its cut-rate knockoffs of Apple’s Macintosh line, Austin’s Power Computing hopes to surpass Compaq and Dell as Texas’ top clone shop.