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An interview with Sam Middleton, founder of ranches seller Chas. S. Middleton and Son, is presented. Topics discussed include impact of higher interest rates on the company, situation of the ranch market fifty years ago, agriculture, livestock, and farming. He also discusses about meaning for Texas to legendary ranches.

The article discusses how businessperson Michael Dell is planning to focus on managing business clients' data needs. It notes that Dell needs to refocus his business, having backed away from the PC market. It adds that he would require some heavy spending on the front end and some quarterly losses in the short term.

The article focuses on the boom of the fracking industry in Midland, Texas. Topics discussed include an overview of the fracking industry in the city, the oil field companies in the area, the investments of businesses on the industry, the proliferation of the oil fields, and the oil production in other basins.

The article focuses on the works of the Texan entrepreneur and financier T. Boone Pickens selling its Mesa Vista Ranch in Texas. Topics include Mesa Vista being listed as the highest-priced real estate in the U.S., Pickens' business with the publicly traded companies to buy shares, and Pickens' initiative for the natural gas reserves.

The article offers a corporate profile for Houston, Texas-based oil company Black Elk Energy LLC. John Hoffman formed the company in 2007 after he left British oil company BP PLC. Hoffman provided employees equity so that they could share in its success, even though Black Elk was privately held. The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement cited the operations of the company 315 times for risky procedures and rules violations between 2010 and 2012.

The article discusses why privately owned transmission company Sharyland Utilities charge higher electricity delivery bills compared to other large transmission companies in Texas. Topics covered include details relating to the fragmented service areas covered by Sharyland in North Texas, the company profile and brief history of Sharyland Utilities, and how Sharyland's rates skyrocketed according to a report from the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas.

The article offers information on the merging of Continental Airlines with UAL Corp. and corporate history of the Continental Airlines. Topics discussed includes serving of Jeff Smisek, as chief executive officer (CEO) at the firm, views of Phil Bakes, former president of Continental Airlines, on the corporate innovation and emotions of Houston, Texas with the firm, and employee management, incentives, and bankruptcy.

The article focuses on a lawsuit filed against the restaurant chain Whataburger by franchisee Whataburger of Alice Inc. (WOA) claiming that burger chain had violated an agreement between the two firms. Topics discussed include lawsuit filed by Kathy Andrews Reese of WOA in San Antonio, Texas in March 2015; views of Stephen Barth, professor at Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, and decision of Andrews to sell the existing San Antonio stores to Whataburger.

The article offers information on the closures of Dairy Queen, the fast-food mainstay of small-town Texas, in October 2017 after Vasari LLC, which operated 70 Dairy Queens across Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, filed for bankruptcy. Topics discussed include the effect of Hurricane Harvey on inventories and stores, meetings hosted by Republican Representative Will Hurd at Dairy Queen, and Dairy Queen's growth.

The article presents a brief profile of L. Lowry Mays, the owner of Clear Channel which has now been rebranded as iHeartMedia, on the brink of bankruptcy. He earned an master of business administration (MBA) at Harvard and eventually set up his own investment banking firm. It mentions that his friend entrepreneur B. J. "Red" McCombs invested on the advertising he bought for his car dealerships.

The article discusses work and life of John Goodenough, a German-born American professor and solid-state physicist. It mentions that he is currently a professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the University of Texas at Austin. It mentions that he is widely credited for the identification and development of the Li-ion rechargeable battery as well as for developing the Goodenough–Kanamori rules.

The article profiles RadioShack Corp., an American franchise of electronics retail stores in the U.S. Topics discussed include financial performance of the firm which revealed decline in sales for the first six months in 2014 and prospects for filing bankruptcy and not for debt restructuring, increase in competition in the computing industry with rise of companies electronic makers such as Apple, and acquisition of the electronic retailer firm by leather good firm Tandy Corp. in 1962.

The article offers information on patents cases filled in Marshall, Texas, by several technology companies such as Apple, Samsung, and Dell. Topics discussed include restrictions enacted on Marshall by the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts in New Orleans, Louisiana, on new patent filings, views of former federal magistrate judge Judith Guthrie, on Marshall, and infringement rights violation by automotive manufacturer Hyundai.

The article reports on involvement of Texans in the U.S. president Donald Trump's administration for enhancement of energy industries. Topics discussed include appointment of Rex Tillerson, chairman of oil firm ExxonMobil, as secretary of state and former governor Rick Perry as Department of Energy minister; description of Perry's energy policy over adoption of renewable source of energy; and speculation over several Texas energy firms as benefactor of Trump's regulations such as Kinder Morgan.

The article presents brief profile of cooler maker Yeti Coolers located in Texas. It informs about sales, profit and revenues of the company in 2015. It highlights views of Kevin Williams, a senior lecturer in marketing at University of Texas's McCombs School of Business. It also mentions that the company has sold a majority stake in the company to private equity firm Cortec Group.

The article discusses the lawsuit faced by Bob Kaluza, supervisor of the British oil company BP, regarding the oil spill of oil well drilling platform Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Topics discussed include the felony manslaughter and misdemeanor charges filed against him and his co-supervisor Don Vidrine by the federal government for their role in the offshore oil disaster, the events which took place during the incident, and how the two was acquitted on February 25, 2015.

The article focuses on the lawsuit filed against the retirement benefits offered by the Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund (HFRRF) for over 6,500 active firefighters and retirees. Among the topics include Houston, Texas Mayor Annise Parker who brought the suit against the HFRRF, 401(k) retirement plans, and statements from HFRRF chairman Todd Clark.

An obituary for George Phydias Mitchell, who was a Texas-based businessman and real estate developer, is presented.

The article discusses the fall of the late Texas fracking billionaire Aubrey McClendon of Chesapeake Energy, and its effect on Houston's energy sector in 2016. Topics covered include McClendon's development of his company from 1989, his alleged rigging of bids for drilling rights, and the halt of his business with private equity firm Energy and Minerals Group (EMG). Also noted are the oil and gas company bankruptcies, and likely investor and pension fund losses due to McClendon's collapse.

The article discusses the intense competition between supermarket operators Walmart and H-E-B in Texas. Topics covered include the proximity of the stores of the two retailers in various parts of the state, the increase in Walmart's share of the local grocery market in 2015 while that of H-E-B declined, and the history of the establishment of H-E-B in San Antonio. Also mentioned is the tendency for Walmart and H-E-B to emulate each other in terms of their business strategies.

The article takes a look at the history and development of the town of Round Top, Texas. It notes that the town was founded in 1826 and was originally named Townsend. Round Top is known as the hometown of poetess Clara Rummel, and became more prominent with the start of Antiques Week in 1968. The article also mentions the efforts of real estate developer Mark Massey to improve the house and property market of Round Top since his family's purchase of the Henkel Square in 2013.

The article focuses on the legal battle of entrepreneur Bill Koch with ranch HeartBrand Beef in Harwood, Texas. Topics discussed include an overview of the case, the dispute on land or property use, Koch's way of raising cattle, the management of his stakes, the legality of his beef marketing, and his other cases.

The article offers information on engineer Thomas Edison who turned a Texas town into place of agricultural aviation.

The article focuses on how Kyle Lagow, a mortgage appraiser who worked in hiring and training appraisers at Countrywide Financial, warned his bosses that the company was damaging the U.S. housing market which contributed to the recession. Topics covered include how Countryside raised its lending activities by loosening guidelines, underwriting riskier loans, and hiding a rising default rate from investors in 2005.

The article focuses on business tax law of Texas and its impact on firm Norris Conference Centers, founded by David Norris, It mentions that free-market advocacy group Americans for prosperity launched a grassroots campaign to repel the law, informs that U.S. lawmakers including Senator Jane Nelson, who supported the law regret their support, and presents views of Dale Craymer, president of the Texas Taxpayers & Research Association, on the issue.

The article discusses the business of Schlitterbahn, the German-themed water park overlooking the Comal River in New Braunfels, Texas. Topics discussed include higher attendance at the park in 2013 according to Aecom Technology Corp. and the Themed Entertainment Association, incentive packages like those offered by the city of Corpus Christi which kept the company's costs down, and the views of park's owner Gary Henry on the success of his business.

The article offer information on decreasing price of oil in the U.S. which lead to changes in employment rate, customer's decision and evaluates its associated impacts. Topics discussed includes impact of declining oil prices on economic condition of Texas, advantages of price drop on petroleum plants, efforts taken by oil companies to minimize the financial risks, views of economist Boyd Nash- Stacey on strength of economy of Texas to withstand the decline in prices and role of banks in same.

The article reports on Texas becoming the most Bitcoin-friendly state in the U.S. Jeremy Kandah, a member of the Austin venture capital group BitAngels Network, says that Texas is bullish on the headline-making virtual currency. BitAngels tries to convince Bitcoin-related start-ups that Texas is where they should be turning for capital.

The focuses on the impact of the completion of oil company Cheniere Energy's terminal in Sabine Pass, Louisiana on hydraulic fracturing and gas production in the U.S. Topics include the permit received by the company from the Department of Energy in May 2011 for export of liquefied natural gas (LNG), an approval gained by Freeport LNG to export LNG to countries that did not signed the Free Trade Agreements with the U.S., and the increase of LNG exports in Australia.

The article examines the predicament of Texas-based regional sports network Comcast SportsNet (CSN) Houston LP which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, highlighting its impact on the broadcasting of baseball games. It notes that CNS has the exclusive rights to air the games of baseball team Houston Astros and explores how the bankruptcy filing is affecting the finances of three sports teams. Comments from several industry experts on the issue are also presented.

The article offers the author's insights on the failure of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to suply the needed electricity across the state. Topics discussed include Houston Lighting & Power (HL&P), Energy Future Holdings (EFH) is facing potential bankruptcy, and the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Legislature which overseen the wholesale market that the generators participate. It mentions the renewable fuels might play a role to balance the grid.

The article reports on the move of Dallas-based telecommunication firm AT&T to beat GoogleFiber's service by launching its superfast GigaPower at selected neighborhoods in Austin, Texas. Telecoms executive Dahna Hull explains that the GigaPower rollout is a significant upgrade to the conventional internet speeds. The author thinks that the competition between Google Inc. and AT&T tells a lot about the promise, as well as broken promises, for a superfast service

The article focuses on the bankruptcy of store chain J.C. Penny Co. Inc. Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, cites the four factors that brought the firm to bankruptcy, including the collapse of the middle-market retail sector, recession, and shareholder's ill-advised action. It states that Penny had the lowest sales per square foot of any department store and it was gradually improving its merchandise, under the former Macy's executive Myron Ullman.

The article discusses the successful cloned black bull named Alpha by West Texas A&M University animal science professor Ty Lawrence, wherein Alpha was mated with three cows cloned from a different prime carcass and prioduced thirteen calves, nine bulls and four heifers with impressive results. Topics include the emphasis to cloned beef as not a genetically modified beef and declared by U.S. Food and Drug Administration as safe beef and the offsprings benefits towards being disease resistance.

The article offers information on Randall Stephenson , chairman and president of AT&T Inc., and mentions federal government's opposition for firm's Time Warner deal, vast asset base of firm, and profits gained by firm.

The author presents a personal narrative of his experiences as he used to make the Houston-Dallas commute dealing with topics including his flying commercial from Dallas to Houston, co-founder Nick Kennedy of the private air-service Rise and its appeal to travelers such as executive Pierce Bush.

The author discusses the experience of visiting business man T. Boone Pickens at his Panhandle ranch to report month's business column and mentions that Pickens pursuits since running hedge funds trying to sell Panhandle water to parched cities.

The article discusses brief business profile of software company SnapStream which was founded by Rakesh Agrawal, a Houston, Texas native, and offers search engine for television. It informs that several television programs like "The Daily Show", and "The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" uses equipment provided by SnapStream. It presents the views of Alan Bernstein, a spokesman for Texas' Harris County Sheriff's Office, on SnapStream.

The article focuses on the business expansion of app-based transportation network and taxi firm Uber on to Lubbock, Texas. Topics discussed include the criticism raised by the local cab drivers against the plan of the firm to enter into Houston market, Texas, retirement of Jim Sexton, owner of Yellow Can Co. in Lubbock, Texas, making ways for Uber to provide service in Lubbock, and the firm giving importance to college students for its expansion plans.

An obituary for Nelson Bunker Hunt, an executive at an American oil company, is presented, who died on October 21, 2014 at the age of 88.

The article offers the author's insights regarding Hastings Entertainment record shop at the College Station in Texas. The author states that Amarillo's Marmaduke family has sold the Hastings chain to New Jersey merchandising businessman Joel Weinshanker for $21 million. She adds that Hastings has always focused on small to midsize markets since it was founded in 1968.

The article focuses on the trial to Dallas, Texas billionaire Sam Wyly, who along with his brother Charles was alleged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hide ownership in four public companies through offshore trusts. Topics include the inconsistent testimony of Wyly, SEC's practice to receive fine from defendants without admitting misconduct, and Wyly's business success. It says that Wyly denied intent of fraud, adding that he only followed advice from his lawyers.

The article reflects on the business conditions of the computer manufacturing firm Dell Inc. which was founded by Michael Dell in Austin, Texas. It mentions that the company experiences poor economic condition and sales revenue due to the integration of smart phones and tablet computers in the market. It mentions the strategies adopted by Dell in order to improve the condition of the firm which include development of new generation computers and laptops and mergers and acquisitions.

The article presents the profile of richest Texans in 2013. It informs that Alice Walton is richest Texans with asset worth 833.5 billion U.S. dollars but she is modest and is known for her contribution behind the Crystal Bridges art museum located in Bentonville, Arkansas. It mentions that Michael Dell, chief executive officer of the computer firm Dell Inc., is the second richest person. It states that Harold Simmons, founder of the holding firm Contran, has assets of 10 billion U.S. dollars.