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Greg Abbott
California's Kairos Power is one of the companies working on advanced nuclear reactors. [Photo: Kairos Power]
The Last Word: Gov. Greg Abbott on Texas’ Advanced Nuclear Energy Future
by David Seeley | Nov 21, 2024
Earlier this week, Governor Abbott announced the release of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group’s final report on Texas’ plan to build "a world-leading advanced nuclear power industry to enhance electric reliability and energy security, promote economic development, and unleash new opportunities for the growing Texas workforce."
by David Seeley |
Nov 1, 2024
Founded in 2022, financial services firm Strive announced its relocation from Columbus, Ohio, to Dallas along with today's launch of its new wealth management business. Governor Greg Abbott cited the move as one more reason that "Y'all Street is growing rapidly in Dallas."
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![Rockwall-based Patriot Paws, which helps veterans regain independence and find new purpose through life-changing partnerships with service dogs, received a $50,000 grant from the Texas Veteran's Commission on the TVC's Texas Tour on Wednesday. [Image: Screenshot April 2024 Patriot Paws video]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Patriot-Paws-VideoScreenshot-2024-09-27-at-10.14.27 AM-360x203.png)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 2, 2024
36 grants awarded to 32 organizations across North Texas will fuel services for veterans, including mental health counseling, home repairs, employment support, and more through organizations like Patriot PAWS, Meals on Wheels, Equest, Baylor Research Institute, and local governments.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 1, 2024
In June, TXSE Group announced plans to launch the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), focused on enabling U.S. and global companies to access U.S. equity capital markets via a “fully electronic, national securities exchange." In the months since, that's led to endless discussion of the impact of North Texas' "Y'All Street." It was capped by yesterday's announcement that the TXSE had raised over $135 million to date as it named members of TXSE's board—including former Texas Governor and former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry; former SEC Commissioner Rick Roberts; and Alex Bussandri, the global head of strategy at Citadel Securities.
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Construction is underway on two of Texas Instruments’ new 300mm semiconductor wafer fabs in Sherman, Texas, SM1 and SM2. The site has the potential for up to four fabs. [Photo: TI]
Texas Instruments Gets Up to $1.6B in Federal CHIPS Funding for Semiconductor Plants in North Texas and Utah
by David Seeley | Aug 16, 2024
The funding from the U.S. Commerce Department will support the construction of two semiconductor wafer fabrication plants in Sherman, 40 miles north of Dallas—part of TI's $30 billion, four "fab" project in the city. It will also support the buildout of another TI fab plant in Lehi, Utah.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 12, 2024
There's a new bat in town, and it's swinging into play at UT Dallas in October. Dallas-based National Cricket League USA will feature six teams in its inaugural Sixty Strikes Tournament—adding to North Texas' ever-rising cricket fervor.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 26, 2024
Texas' new statewide Business Courts—eventually 11 across Texas—are aimed at swift resolutions for complex commercial disputes. Dallas and Fort Worth join Houston, Austin, and San Antonio as the first wave of cities to host these specialized courts, opening on September 1.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 24, 2024
Vehicle Accessory Group is moving jobs from California and New York to a new corporate headquarters in Mesquite, where a new facility will create more than 600 manufacturing jobs. Texas Gov. Abbott presented the company with a proclamation last week, saying the move exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit and thriving business climate of Texas.
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Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban Is Selling Majority Ownership of the Dallas Mavericks to the Adelson Family
by David Seeley | Nov 29, 2023
News of the deal hit North Texas with something of a shock wave late Tuesday, leading to a series of aftershocks and follow-up stories about why the sale happened—and what shoes may drop next: Is Cuban running for president? And could a "casino entertainment district" be in Dallas' future?
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Oct 20, 2023
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health—or ARPA-H— wants to enable 90% of eligible Americans to participate in clinical trials within 30 minutes of their homes. The agency officially launched its new Texas "customer experience" headquarters at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Thursday, which will be home base for the initiative.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 11, 2023
On Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott addressed more than 250 CEOs, industry innovators, investors, political leaders, and military officials gathered at Circle T Ranch just outside Fort Worth for the invite-only UP.Summit. The three-day event—once described by a co-creator as “Sun Valley meets CES meets the Oshkosh Airshow meets Burning Man meets TED meets Davos“—convened minds, money, and mobility tech from across the globe.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 9, 2023
The invitation-only UP.Summit at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake brought together minds, money, and mobility tech from around the world last week. UP.Partners' "moving world" ecosystem also includes a VC arm investing in transportation tech companies "that make you say, 'Hell yes!'" and a venture lab ranked No. 7 in Fast Company.
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Rep. Giovanni Capriglione discussing the Texas Privacy Protection Act [Photo: VoteGiovanni.com]
The Last Word: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione on How You’re Being Tracked and Why Texas Needs a New Data Privacy Law
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 12, 2023
Southlake resident Capriglione wants you to have a say in how your data is tracked every day, which is why he sponsored the “most consumer-friendly” data privacy law in the nation—the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which passed in the legislature on May 29 and now awaits Gov. Abbott's signature.
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by David Seeley |
May 2, 2023
A year after the PGA of America opened its new headquarters a few steps away, the Omni PGA Frisco Resort opened today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Gov. Greg Abbott. The resort offers 500 guests rooms plus suites, two new 18-hole championship courses, a lighted par-3 short course, a full-service Mokara Spa, a Lounge by Topgolf, 13 restaurant and bar offerings, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 22, 2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed four members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, including one from North Texas, for terms set to expire on Sept....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 15, 2022
Google has announced the Google Career Certificates are available to students across The University of Texas and Texas State University systems, bringing with them the potential to reach tens of thousands of students across the state....
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