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Government, Business, Safety

Texas Bill Seeks to Reduce Large Jury Verdicts in Crash Lawsuits

A bill making its way through the Texas Legislature could make it more difficult for victims to reap multimillion-dollar jury verdicts against truckers in lawsuits that result in serious injury or death following a crash.

April 8, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

In Wake of Outages, Tesla Plugs Secret Battery Into Texas Grid

The move marks Tesla Inc.’s first major foray into the epicenter of the U.S. energy economy.

March 8, 2021
Business, Safety

ATA Launches Efforts to Help Texans Battered by Storm

American Trucking Associations has launched a relief effort aimed at helping those in Texas and Louisiana impacted by the recent deadly snowstorm.

February 22, 2021
Business, Fuel

Texas Gas Stations Still Dark Following Big Freeze

More than 1,700 gas stations are without electricity Feb. 19 because of the Texas power disaster, threatening to push pump prices even higher with key refineries in the state still shut.

February 19, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

Texas’ Gas-Export Clampdown Shocks Market as Blackouts Continue

Texas is restricting the flow of natural gas across state lines in an extraordinary move that some are calling a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s commerce clause.

February 18, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

Texas Officials Unveil Truck Inspection Facility Along I-10

The Texas Department of Public Safety has opened a technologically advanced truck inspection facility in Seguin, which straddles Interstate 10.

October 14, 2020
Business

Chevron Sees ‘Boom Boom Boom’ Permian Despite Signs of Slowdown

Chevron Corp. sees a “boom boom boom kind of economy” in West Texas, shrugging off signs of a Permian Basin slowdown showing up in everything from jobs to hotel rooms.

October 22, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Imelda Moves Inland, Dumping Inches in Texas

Imelda is threatening to dump up to 18 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana as the tropical depression moves inland over the next few days.

September 18, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

Toyota Invests $391 Million in Texas as Trump, Abe Finalize Deal

Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $391 million at its Texas truck plant to build next-generation pickups as part of a drive to boost output in the U.S. and ease trade tensions with the Trump administration.

September 17, 2019
Business, Logistics

Amazon to Open Hub for Air Delivery in Fort Worth

Amazon is bringing its latest hub for air delivery to Fort Worth.

September 12, 2019