Business
May 12, 2021
Elon Musk Is Turning Boca Chica Into a Space-Travel Hub. Not Everyone Is Starstruck.
Residents of the South Texas beach town say SpaceX’s billionaire owner is ruining their “little piece of heaven.”
Tesla
Business
December 17, 2020
Welcome to Texas, Elon Musk. You Don’t Have to Move to Austin.
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?
Business
July 29, 2020
How Tesla Was Lured to Austin
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.
Energy
September 22, 2017
This Week in Texas Energy: Gas Prices Coming Back Down
Plus: AMD bids to make Tesla chips, Perry pushes carbon capture, and a cute promotion from a gas station in Nash.
Energy
March 8, 2017
The UT Researcher Who Helped Create The Lithium-Ion Battery Has A New Invention
John Goodenough’s new battery could change cars, phones, and more.
Politics & Policy
April 13, 2015
Tesla Pokes Its Nose Into the Auto Dealers’ Tent
The fight between Tesla and the Texas Automobile Dealers Association is about anything but free markets.
Business
January 16, 2015
Elon Musk Wants to Build His Hyperloop Test Track in Texas
It may be his most ambitious invention yet.
The Daily Post
July 14, 2014
Does San Antonio or Dallas Make More Sense For the Potential Tesla Battery Factory?
Both cities would love to be the home of what will be one of the larger new factories in the U.S.
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.