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James Lee, chairman and CEO of the TXSE Group [Image: James Lee; domi8nic, flags istock; DI Studio]
Y’all Street: TXSE Funding Surpasses $250M After New Round Adds J.P. Morgan Investment
by Lance Murray | Nov 3, 2025
As it looks toward its Q1 2026 launch of the Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange, TXSE Group announced that J.P. Morgan has made an equity investment and will join TXSE Group's board of directors as an observer. Other top backers include Black Rock, Charles Schwab, and Citadel Securities.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 30, 2025
“Thryve is providing families and foundations with an independent approach to wealth, centered around innovation and American exceptionalism, and there are few investment leaders who embrace that philosophy more than Randol Curtis,” CEO Gary K. Dorfman said.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 30, 2025
Six months after launching fully driverless trucking runs on I-45 between Dallas and Houston, Aurora is now robo-driving trucks on the long, flat, 600-mile route to El Paso. Surpassing 100,000 driverless miles on public roads, the company aims to sharply scale up in 2026, with new next-gen hardware and new OEM truck partners.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 29, 2025
VerifyID.ai delivers a simple, flexible, and secure digital identity verification platform with built-in fraud prevention, MTX Group said. The acquisition comes just weeks after after MTX launched MTX Ventures, an investment arm focused on backing early- and mid-stage companies in the enterprise AI space.
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Rendering of the Purse Building as a downtown Dallas hotel: Wildcat Management
Boutique Hotel Concept Explored for The Purse Building in Downtown Dallas
by Lance Murray | Oct 29, 2025
Dallas-based Wildcat Management said the project is envisioned as a 100-key boutique hotel with 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, creating a destination that melds Dallas’s architectural history—the historic Purse Building dates to 1905—with a modern guest experience.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 29, 2025
Houston-based WM—formerly known as Waste Management—said its new facility features optical sorters for fibers and plastic, eddy currents and magnets for metals, and advanced glass recovery systems. Together, they recycle products for use in future backpacks, boxes, water bottles, apparel, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 29, 2025
Wiley X opened its HQ in Frisco in 2023 after relocating from California. Now it's opened the doors of its first-ever Wiley X Pro Shop at the same location, with some sunglass styles meeting U.S. military MIL-PRF-32432 (GL) standards for ballistic eye protection.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 28, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 23 with a total of 146 patents granted.
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Lisa Atherton (left) and Danny Maldonado [Photos: Textron]
Fort Worth’s Bell CEO Named as Next Chief Executive of Textron; Bell’s CCO Will Take Her Former Post
by Lance Murray | Oct 28, 2025
Lisa Atherton—who has been president and CEO of Fort Worth-based Bell since April 2023—will join Textron's board upon assuming her new role at the parent company on Jan. 4. Taking the CEO helm at Bell will be current chief commercial officer Danny Maldonado.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 28, 2025
Based in Austin with an office in Dallas, Valkyrie has partnered with Colorado's XTI Aerospace to launch the Vanguard Platform, an intelligent technology system for next-gen vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 28, 2025
Creatives Care Dallas brings virtual care, behavioral health, 2,000+ medications with zero copay, and more to Dallas County's gig workers. The community initiative is powered by Arete Health Shield in partnership with the Dallas Music Office.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 28, 2025
In partnership with Lewisville–based Open Space, the city of Cedar Hill has brought in a herd of goats to chow down on overgrown vegetation in a local nature preserve—aiming to get rid of invasive plant species while restoring the natural balance of the habitat for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife.
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[Photo: Texan by Nature]
Texan by Nature Names 23 Companies to Its 2025 TxN 20, Recognizing Texas Businesses Advancing Conservation
by Lance Murray | Oct 27, 2025
From DFW Airport to Darling Ingredients, North Texas leaders join other innovators statewide proving that conservation and business can thrive together.
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by Maddie Preston |
Oct 24, 2025
At a kickoff event held at JPMorgan Chase ahead of the 2025 Inclusive Capital Summit, the announcement of Impact Ventures' new CDFI fund set the tone for a two-day gathering focused on the future of capital, inclusion, and community-driven growth.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 24, 2025
Austin-based Flex said its new facility in East Dallas "significantly boosts production capacity and efficiency" for its grid-to-chip data center power infrastructure solutions, including power pods, power distribution units, and low-voltage switchgear.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2025
Bowles will advise the Lab’s leadership team and students on fund strategy, investment process, and entrepreneurial execution, and will bring "a practical investor’s perspective" to the lab’s mission of supporting ventures that create measurable social impact.
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