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.
Business
Reporting and commentary on Texas businesses and the trends and innovation happening in our state
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Uncategorized
March 6, 2017
A Tale of Two Legislatures
On Tuesday we'll see bathrooms as a Christian issue in the Senate, while the House tries to reform school finance.
Business
March 2, 2017
Cornyn: Don’t Kill NAFTA
Modernize Free Trade Agreement without abandoning it.
Business
February 23, 2017
Cast Out of Eden
Why were the residents of Lake Diversion forced to abandon their longtime homes?
Business
February 14, 2017
Corpus Christi’s New $740 Million Plant Brings More Industry to South Texas
But, thanks to advanced automation, the direct reduction plant will create fewer than 200 jobs.
Business
February 7, 2017
A 40-Cent per Gallon Price Increase Predicted for Gasoline
If an import tax proposal goes through, refineries would have to pass costs on to consumers.
Uncategorized
February 3, 2017
R.G.’s Roundup: Border Wall, NAFTA, and Media Fatigue
Our favorite political reads of the week.
Uncategorized
January 31, 2017
Abbott Silent on Bathroom Bill, Trump’s Border Wall
Fact checking the governor’s state of the state address.
Real Estate
January 30, 2017
Let’s See What Houston Rentals On Airbnb Cost During The Super Bowl
Holy cow.
Business
January 25, 2017
Towering Debts
in a state known for austerity, how can Texas's largest cities be nearly broke?
Business
January 25, 2017
The Woman Behind the ’Boys
How Charlotte Jones Anderson, the chief brand officer and executive vice president for the Dallas Cowboys, helped build the organization into a $4 billion behemoth.
Sports
January 24, 2017
The Dream Of The San Antonio Raiders Is Officially Dead, But Why?
The NFL isn’t coming to San Antonio. Instead, the Raiders filed paperwork to move to a town less than half the size.
The Daily Post
January 11, 2017
Forget Cattle Rustling—Watch Out For Bee Rustlers
$90,000 of bees were stolen from a Danbury resident as bee rustling is on the rise.
Made in Texas
December 21, 2016
Keith Kreeger Studios
A hot kiln can be entrusted with earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and . . . brisket?
Business
November 23, 2016
The Pot of Cold
How Yeti turned the lowly cooler into a hot commodity—and a white-hot IPO.
Made in Texas
November 23, 2016
Hatton Henry
A fourth generation of Texas leatherworkers saddles up.
Scandal
November 23, 2016
Enron and On and On . . .
Sherron Watkins, fifteen years later.
Business
November 23, 2016
Crossed Stitches
Beverly Pennington was a Pinterest-perfect entrepreneur whose patchwork quilts—made from people’s most treasured T-shirts—found thousands of devotees all over the country. But when the quilts stopped coming, leaving the shirts in limbo, her customers pieced together a plan to fight back.
Sports
October 6, 2016
The Travis County Surf Park Is Going To Open After All
Yes, you read that correctly.
Sports
October 4, 2016
Is the Threat of the Rangers Moving From Arlington to Dallas Real?
A massive stadium bond raises the idea that Dallas could claim the Rangers as their own.
Business
September 29, 2016
Fort Worth-Based Pier 1 Is Fighting Off A Takeover
The next time you buy an ornamental serving platter as a wedding gift, it may come from new owners.
Art
September 28, 2016
This Houston Tattoo Parlor Is Run By a Police Sergeant
Prison Break Tattoos, designed to look like a jail cell, caters to law enforcement and first responders.
Business
September 26, 2016
The White House’s SXSL Highlights How Much Obama And SXSW Have In Common
”South By South Lawn,” or SXSL, takes place next month with Leonardo DiCaprio, the Lumineers, and the cast of Stranger Things.
Business
September 23, 2016
The Texas Rangers Announced A $250 Million Entertainment District Next To Their Stadium
...with a $100 million taxpayer commitment.
Business
September 21, 2016
Are You Ready to Meet Your Fixer Uppers?
How Chip and Joanna Gaines are renovating Waco’s reputation, one home at a time.
Business
September 21, 2016
Body of Work
Meet James Bryant, the National Embalmer of the Year.
Business
September 21, 2016
Smith Map Studio
Go west—and east and north and south—young man.
Media
September 9, 2016
Let’s Talk About That San Antonio Mattress Store’s 9/11 Ad
Miracle Mattress's 9/11 ad didn't go over well, to say the very least.
The Culture
September 7, 2016
Deep-fried Couture
How Longview inspired fashion designer Brandon Maxwell.
Music
September 6, 2016
Drake Is Opening A Club In Houston
Drake, Canada’s biggest Texas hip-hop fan, is putting his money where his mouth is.
Business
July 20, 2016
Countdown to Liftoff
Sleek, shiny rockets on sleepy, shifty sands: as SpaceX prepares to build in South Texas, I wonder if my old stomping grounds can handle the inevitable collision of cultures. I sure hope so.
Made in Texas
July 20, 2016
Nathaniel’s Custom Hats
A chapeau of one’s own.
Energy
July 20, 2016
Electric Mayhem
Every month, the customers of the state’s smallest energy transmission utility open their bills—and can’t believe what they see.
Business
July 14, 2016
The Rosé Revolution
The inaugural Texas Wine Revolution sees the future of the business through rosé glasses.
Business
July 13, 2016
Why Houston Needs Another AstroWorld
Do it for the children.
Business
June 22, 2016
Out of Gas
How Aubrey McClendon, “America’s most reckless billionaire,” left some Houston energy firms holding the tab.
Style & Design
June 22, 2016
Side Project Skateboards
A Houston ad man embraces the DIY spirit.
Business
June 9, 2016
Food Fight
Can Walmart displace H-E-B as Texas’s grocer of choice?
Business
May 27, 2016
D.H. Phillips
A Dallas furniture maker creates pieces that are old and new at once.
Music
May 17, 2016
Transmission Events Founder Graham Williams On Leaving The Company He Started And What Comes Next
It’s the remix to Transmission, hot and fresh out the kitchen.
Business
May 9, 2016
What Comes Next For Ride Services In Austin And Beyond Now That Prop 1 Is Dead?
Some frequently asked questions, and even a handful of answers.
Transportation
May 2, 2016
Austin’s Prop 1 Vote Has Big Implications Around The State—And Around The Country
What the battle over who writes regulations for Uber and Lyft in Austin tells us about the future of ridesharing and how much votes cost.
Business
April 26, 2016
Big Mac, Bigger Mac, Baby Mac
Texans will decide if McDonald's should add new sizes of its classic menu item.
Business
April 20, 2016
Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us?
Since he finished his prison sentence, Andy Fastow, Enron’s disgraced CFO, has been quietly trying to make amends. But is the public ready to accept his apology?
Business
April 20, 2016
Uber for Frequent Fliers
The rise of Rise, a private air-service start-up.
Business
April 20, 2016
Caddo Watershed
When your day job has you down, building a canoe by hand may be the way to go.
Business
April 19, 2016
Whole Foods Says It Didn’t Write Homophobic Slur On An Austin Man’s Cake
This is the most complicated that thinking about cake has ever been.
Business
April 6, 2016
Why Did So Many Sixth Street Bars Close In Austin On The Weekend Of Texas Relays?
Seems like a strange coincidence.
Business
March 28, 2016
What Do All The Regulations Facing Airbnb And Homeaway Really Mean?
Short answer? Nothing.
Made in Texas
March 23, 2016
Marfa Brands
Ginger Griffice is cleaning up with her soap-making company.