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Government, Business, Fuel

Shale Firms Shrug Off Trump Push to Drill as Price Rally Ebbs

In the shale oil fields of Texas, North Dakota and New Mexico, executives are unlikely to change their capital budgets based on abrupt price moves from U.S. military strikes on Iran.

June 23, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Democratic Lawmakers Try to Delay Tesla's Robotaxi Rollout

A group of Democratic lawmakers in Texas is asking Elon Musk to delay the planned rollout of driverless 鈥榬obotaxis鈥 in the state this weekend to assure that the vehicles are safe.

June 20, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Tesla, Musk Tease Robotaxi Launch With Driverless Demo

Tesla executives including Elon Musk promoted a video of one of its vehicles driving in Austin with nobody behind the wheel, hinting that it鈥檚 close to launching its robotaxi service there.

June 10, 2025
Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Autonomous

Tesla Targets June 12 Rollout of Robotaxi Service in Austin

Tesla is poised to begin its long-awaited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on June 12, according to a person familiar with the matter.

May 28, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous

Aurora Debuts First Driverless Trucking Service in US

Aurora Innovation has launched the nation鈥檚 first commercial driverless freight service, sending autonomous 18-wheelers between Dallas and Houston without a human behind the wheel.

May 1, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Tariff 'Chaos' Drags Manufacturing Gauge to Worst Since 2020

A widely followed measure of Texas manufacturing activity weakened as executives used words like 鈥渃haos鈥 and 鈥渋nsanity鈥 to describe the turmoil spurred by President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs.

April 28, 2025
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Mexico Halts Fuel Imports at Texas Border as Inspections Rise

Fuel shipments from Texas headed to Mexico have ground to a halt as the Mexican government cracks down on imports over tax payments.

April 15, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Texas Is Becoming the Epicenter of US Battery Expansion

The Lone Star State may be the heart of America鈥檚 oil and gas map, but it鈥檚 quickly becoming the biggest installer of a technology key for renewables development: battery storage.

April 11, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Tariff Threats Cause Surge, Uncertainty for Border Trucking

Trucking companies along the southern border faced increased freight and heightened uncertainty as the threat of tariffs loomed over the first quarter, according to industry experts.

April 10, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Texas Startup Launches Hybrid Retrofitted Class 8 Tractor

A Texas-based startup is promising 40% fuel efficiency savings and reductions in carbon emissions from a hybrid diesel-electric Class 8 tractor set to be unveiled at the end of March.

February 25, 2025