Tropical Storm Alberto makes landfall in Mexico; Texas faces flooding and heavy rain
The first named storm of the hurricane season made landfall in Mexico on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and flooding to the country's Gulf Coast and to Texas.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
DALLAS (AP) — With around 270,000 homes and businesses still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said he’s demanding an investigation into the response of the utility that serves the area as well as answers about its preparations for upcoming storms.
Texas governor pursues Japan, Taiwan, South Korea chip investments
HOUSTON -- Texas looks to work with U.S. partners including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan in semiconductors as the country races against China in the technology, Gov. Greg Abbott told Nikkei.
Beryl bears down on Texas, where it is expected to hit after regaining hurricane strength
Beryl was hurtling across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Texas, forecast to pick up strength and regain hurricane status before nearing the coast Sunday and making landfall the following day with heavy rains, howling winds and dangerous storm surge.
Houston utility says 500K customers still won’t have electricity next week as Beryl outages persist
HOUSTON (AP) — About 500,000 customers still won’t have electricity into next week as wide outages from Hurricane Beryl persist and frustration mounts over the pace of restoration, an official with Houston’s biggest power utility said Thursday.
Citadel and BlackRock back project to start a national stock exchange in Texas
BlackRock and Citadel Securities are among investors backing a group seeking to start a new national stock exchange in Texas.
U.S. to award Samsung up to $6.6 billion chip subsidy for Texas expansion: Reuters
The Biden administration plans to announce it is awarding more than $6 billion to South Korea's Samsung next week to expand its chip output in Taylor, Texas, as it seeks to ramp up chipmaking in the U.S., two people familiar with the matter said.