Texas
CKD invests US$13 million in Texas
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this month announced CKD had picked Central Texas for its first U.S. production site,…
Texas is ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccine
TEXAS – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he expected the first shipment of Pfizer’s touted COVID-19 vaccine to come by…
Texas A&M approves new US$53 million expansion for SA campus
SAN ANTONIO – Texas A&M University-San Antonio plans to invest US$53 million in new a development to house its College…
Texas restaurants will not survive
TEXAS – As states begin to reimpose restrictions on dining due to an increase in coronavirus cases, Texas Restaurant Association…
CEMEX implements technology to reduce carbon emissions
NEW BRAUNFELS – Cemex works with low cost technology for carbon capture in its Cemento Balcones plant in New Braunfels,…
Tesla submits filings for battery cell production at Gigafactory Texas
TEXAS – Tesla has filed papers hinting that Giga Texas will have its own cell facility when it enters operations….
Texas manufacturing sector sees slow growth
TEXAS – Texas factory activity expanded for the fifth month in a row in October, rebounding from record lows during…
Exxon and Chevron to cut U.S. jobs
NEW YORK – Exxon Mobil is slashing 1,900 jobs from its U.S. workforce, and Chevron plans to cut a quarter…
SpaceX’s Starship to launch Texas’ space industry
SAN ANTONIO – In the South Texas border village of Boca Chica, SpaceX’s 17-story-tall Starship dominates the flat marshland and…
Texas A&M to lead US$100 million hypersonic research project
TEXAS – The U.S. Department of Defense has picked Texas A&M University to lead a five-year, US$100 million national research…
Texas announces Mexico will meet water delivery
EL PASO – Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, announced that Mexico will meet its obligations to the state under the…
Goya Foods to invest U$80 million in Texas expansion
BROOKSHIRE – Goya Foods, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, will invest US$80 million in an expansion…
Texas unemployment rate rises to 8.3% in September
TEXAS – The Texas unemployment rate rose to 8.3% in September, surpassing the national unemployment rate of 7.9% and returning…
Navistar to Build Electric Trucks in TX
SAN ANTONIO – The Navistar International Corp. electric trucks will be built on the same assembly line than the diesel…
Pandemic helps to plug ‘sales tax leakage’ in rural South Texas
RIO GRANDE CITY – At a time when many Southwest border communities are suffering from a drop in sales tax…
