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Tesla debuts new car insurance that uses Texans' real-time driving behavior
Tesla now offers insurance in Texas, and it calculates for premiums based on owners' real-time driving behavior.
Tesla is moving its headquarters to Texas from California
Tesla is moving its headquarters to Austin, Texas.
Lyft and Uber will cover legal fees of drivers sued under Texas abortion law
Lyft will cover the legal fees of drivers sued under the state of Texas’ recently enacted SB8 abortion law, the company announced on Friday.
Tesla applies to become an energy supplier in Texas
Tesla wants to sell electricity directly to consumers in Texas.
Tesla may have to ship Texas-made EVs out of state to sell them to Texans
Tesla may have to ship EVs made in Texas out of the state to sell them to local customers due to pro-dealership laws that haven't been changed.
Google allegedly gave its ad system an advantage with a special project
Google ran an effort, Project Bernanke, that supposedly gave its ad system an unfair edge — and Texas intends to use this in its antitrust case.
Twitter sues Texas AG alleging political retaliation for Trump ban
Twitter has sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for allegedly abusing his office to retaliate against former President Trump's ban.
Tesla is building a 100MW energy storage project in Texas
In Angleton, a town of nearly 20,000 located 40 miles south of Houston, Tesla subsidiary Gambit Energy Storage is installing the company’s modular Megapacks.
Extreme cold snap causes T-Mobile outages in Texas and other parts of the US
If you’re not getting wireless service on your T-Mobile device, you’re not the only one.
Texas announces a multi-state antitrust suit against Google
The state's AG said the company used 'monopolistic power to control' ad pricing.
Netflix faces a criminal charge over controversial movie ‘Cuties’
A Texas grand jury indicted the company over alleged lewd depiction of a child.
A $13,000 electric car will go on sale in the US by late 2020
Kandi is planning to sell an electric car in the US for just $13,000 in 2020, but you'll have to visit Texas to buy one.
Tesla's next Gigafactory is being built in Austin, Texas
Tesla announced its Q2 2020 earnings on Wednesday and reports its first full year of profitability to date.
Texas embraces a virtual jury trial amid coronavirus concerns
A Texas court is conducting what officials believe is the first virtual jury trial.
Elon Musk says he'll move Tesla's headquarters to Nevada or Texas (updated)
Tesla chief Elon Musk says he's moving the company headquarters to Nevada or Texas after the Fremont factory was told to stay closed.
The virusbuster boom
Disinfecting services like Enviro-Master are having a moment, but how long will it last? Omar L. Gallaga joins the company as it cleans up a Chick-fil-A.
Texas backs out of the lawsuit to stop the T-Mobile and Sprint merger
Texas no longer stands in the way of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. The state has reached a settlement with T-Mobile, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today. In exchange for T-Mobile's commitment to build a 5G network throughout Texas, Paxton will drop the lawsuit he filed in August in an attempt to block the $26.5 billion deal.
President Trump will visit Apple's Mac Pro factory on November 20th
Apple is determined to win as as many tariff exemptions as it can, it seems. The White House has confirmed that President Trump will visit Apple's Mac Pro factory in Austin, Texas on November 20th, backing up rumors of an impending tour. It's not clear if Tim Cook or other Apple executives will be present (we've asked Apple for details), but it wouldn't be surprising given the optics. Apple wants to be seen as having the Trump administration's support, while Trump wants to be seen supporting American jobs.
Ford is bringing its self-driving cars to Austin, Texas
Ford has announced it will bring its self-driving cars to Austin. The Texas state capital joins Miami and Washington, DC as initial launch markets for the company's autonomous vehicle service. It's also testing the cars in Detroit, Palo Alto and Pittsburgh.
Honda will offset 60 percent of its US electricity use with wind and solar
Honda plans to cover 60 percent of the electricity used at its North American manufacturing plants with renewable energy. Beginning next fall, Honda will purchase 530,000 MWh per year from the Boiling Spring Wind Farm in Oklahoma. In fall 2021, it will begin receiving 482,000 MWh per year from a Texas solar facility. According to Honda, this deal is the largest single purchase of solar and wind power by any automaker.
