AutoNation's new Texas store kicks off national expansion
According to the automotive retailer, AutoNation USA San Antonio is one of five new stores that will open in 2021. Meanwhile, an additional 12 AutoNation USA stores will open in 2022. The company is aiming to have a total of 130 AutoNation USA stores open across the country by the end of 2026.
Texas Gov. Abbott signs cybersecurity compliance law after Colonial Pipeline hack
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced that he was signing a law intended to penalize local governments that do not keep up with cybersecurity training requirements one week after ransomware attack shut down a major U.S. pipeline.
60th anniversary of first American in space: Bezos, Musk, Branson are new liftoff leaders
Sixty years to the day that NASA astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard the Freedom 7 rocket, U.S. business leaders are continuing to help the country make major strides in space exploration.
Ex-New York power market CEO named interim ERCOT CEO
He takes over a grid manager whose management has been assailed over its handling of a February cold wave that caused the grid to collapse.
Major League Soccer's Austin FC aims to score economic boost for city
Austin’s first-ever professional sports team kicked off its debut to major league soccer last weekend. Although Austin FC may have fell in a loss to Los Angeles FC, things are looking up for the new football club and the local community. In a city still trying to recover from the tough economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, this football club brings a new hope for many businesses in the community.
Deadly Texas crash involving Tesla worth $80,000 sparks 4-hour fire
Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said that a fully-electric 2019 Tesla Model S was traveling along a curve at a high rate of speed before crashing into a tree at around 11:25 p.m. Saturday night in the Carlton Woods subdivision near The Woodlands.
Las Vegas Sands debuts ad campaign in push to bring casinos to Texas: Report
Las Vegas Sands reportedly debuted a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign Thursday in a bid to bring casinos to Texas.
Ted Cruz: Big corporations becoming ‘the woke enforcers of the Democratic Party’
Se. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argued on Thursday that big corporations are becoming “the woke enforcers of the Democratic Party” while responding to why he is calling for Major League Baseball’s decades-old antitrust exemption to be revoked.
Texas electrical grid operator avoids 'emergency conditions,' says call to conserve energy is over
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) tweeted a warning Tuesday saying "consumers and businesses are urged to reduce their electricity use this afternoon and into the evening."