Texas' state fair opens with major labor shortage
The State Fair of Texas opened Friday, but food vendors warned the lines will be longer because they are severely short on staff.
Apple tracking political fights over Texas abortion law, immigration policy: reports
Apple executives signaled to employees this week that they plan to take an active role in discussions on key political issues that have roiled Capitol Hill in recent weeks, including the fight over Texas’ abortion law and current U.S. immigration policy under the Biden administration.
Salesforce billionaire CEO says he'll move workers out of Texas due to abortion law
Salesforce, an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, is offering to help employees who have concerns about access to "reproductive healthcare" to move out of Texas in light of the state’s new law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected around six weeks.
Elon Musk won’t address Texas abortion law
Elon Musk says he "would prefer to stay out of politics" after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named the billionaire in defending the state's abortion law.
Freight train in Texas smashes through semi-truck hauling wind turbine blade, video shows
A freight train barreled through a semi-truck that was carrying what appeared to be a piece of a wind turbine as the 18-wheeler drove over the tracks at a rail crossing in Texas on Sunday.
California, NY taxes driving Texas real estate
Land Tejas Executive Vice President Uri Man discusses a new WalletHub report that found Texas cities rank highest for the best places to buy a house in 2021.
Texas officials bus untested migrants all over state at cost of $8G per day: report
Officials in Texas border cities overwhelmed by the number of arriving migrants are sending busloads of migrants to other cities across the state without testing them for the COVID-19 in a desperate attempt to alleviate the overcrowding, according to reports.
Miller: Biden 'doesn't want ICE to do anything,' made 'corrupt bargain with Marxists'
Former Trump senior policy adviser Stephen Miller warned that President Biden is proving his opposition to immigration enforcement with his nomination of Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to lead ICE.
Texas considers banning Ben & Jerry's over Israel boycott
Texas officials said Thursday they are considering banning Ben & Jerry’s statewide after the Vermont-based company announced it will no longer sell ice cream in "Occupied Palestinian Territory."
Texas farmers request Biden administration cover illegal immigration costs
Texas farmers are requesting the Biden administration pay for all the damages to their farms caused by the surge in illegal immigration.
Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, SpaceX hubs could help boost local real estate prices
"Given that SpaceX and Blue Origin employees have sophisticated high-tech skills with presumably high income, the impacted small community real estate market will clearly benefit," NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun told FOX Business.
Tesla Energy, partners eye Austin, Texas, as site for first ‘solar neighborhood’: report
Elon Musk’s Tesla Energy company and some corporate partners announced Friday that they’re planning the nation’s most sustainable residential neighborhood – and they plan to create it in Austin, Texas.
Texas mayor hopes Trump’s border visit ‘brings attention to the issues we have’
McAllen, Texas Mayor Javier Villalobos said on Tuesday that he is “happy” former President Trump is visiting the southern border and told “Varney & Co.” that “hopefully this brings attention to the issues we have.”
Facebook could be held liable for sex trafficking on its platform, court rules
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Facebook can be held liable if sexual traffickers use the platform to prey on children.
Alleged Capitol rioter pleads guilty to plotting to blow up Amazon data center
A Texas man who was allegedly present during the January riot at the U.S. Capitol pleaded guilty Wednesday to plotting to attack an Amazon data center in Virginia he believed provided services to the federal government, federal authorities said.
Royal Caribbean setting sail next month from US for first time in a year
Royal Caribbean International plans to set sail from Texas and Florida next month for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic sidelined the entire cruise industry more than a year ago, the company announced Friday.
Austin, Texas, ranks top for tech worker migration, LinkedIn data shows
Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee and Charlotte, North Carolina rank as the top three cities to see the largest inflow of tech-related job migration over the past 12 months, according to new data provided by LinkedIn.
Texas 'Darth Vader' home listed for $4.3 million
An otherworldly home hit the Texas real estate market as the "Darth Vader House" goes on sale for a whopping $4.3 million.
Texas bans law enforcement partnerships with reality TV shows
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law Friday that will make it illegal for law enforcement agencies in the state to partner with reality TV shows.
Houston hospital's vaccine requirement draws lawsuit from 100-plus employees
More than 100 employees at Houston Methodist are suing their employer for requiring them to get vaccinated.