The tech giant will become the largest employer in Austin, bringing an additional 5,000 jobs.
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The anti-transgender bathroom bill debate is a strike against any Texas city getting the Amazon HQ2.
The Texas computer titan has done big things, but he’s not exactly an aspirational figure in the tech world.
The goals of big business are clashing the the religious freedom agenda of Christian conservatives in the Legislature.
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.
The city tops Forbes' annual list for the second year in a row, while Dallas, Houston, San Antonio all crack the top ten.
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.
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.
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.