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Vital Farms landed at No. 8 in Fortune magazine’s 2025 ranking, jumping from No. 50 a year ago. Tesla fell off the list, as did Valero Energy.

A separate report showed unusually sharp spikes in unemployment claims in the first week of September in both areas — possibly due to this summer’s flooding.

The planned shutdown of the San Antonio refiner’s plant in the Bay Area could drive up prices for drivers in California. Lawmakers are trying to head that off.

The deal paves the way for growth of SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink Direct to Cell constellation, which provides cellular connectivity directly to smartphones.  

Companies are reluctant to expand in part due to increasing uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. Unemployment hit a four-year high.

Trying to shift the narrative from the Austin company’s plummeting sales, CEO Elon Musk is putting more focus on autonomy and robotics. 

No injuries were reported in the mishap, which occurred with the upper-stage vehicle on a test stand ahead of a planned test firing.

The launch plans come more than two months after Starship’s last failed flight from Starbase. That flight, and its predecessor in January, ended in explosions.

It's possible Starlink could be taken public, he said, but offered no timeline. He's also pushing ahead with his lawsuit against OpenAI.

San Antonio's most valuable companies saw some gains Monday, but are still down since the president escalated his trade war.

As the company's struggles deepen, Musk is acknowledging his role in the Trump administration is 'very expensive.'

The Texas-based airline is also closing a base in Florida as it consolidates operations in 12 main base cities.

The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp earlier said it was replacing its third-party fact checkers with a Texas-based community notes operation.

Snow, sleet and freezing rain across Central and South Texas could bring down power lines, causing localized outages beginning Monday evening.

Other Texas business sectors also are fretting about Trump following through on campaign promises that would increase their costs and tighten supply chains.

In the report, Cirium CEO Jeremy Bowen said 2024 was an especially difficult year for airlines due to severe weather patterns and a summer technology outage.

San Miguel Electric Cooperative's plan to convert its site south of San Antonio to solar and batteries will leave only 14 coal-fired power plants in Texas

Tesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue. It brings annual total to 15, including 7 Cybertruck recalls.

A letter from the Tesla and SpaceX CEO's attorney says the regulator has also reopened an investigation into his Neuralink brain implant company.

The FBI warns Americans to use encrypted apps as agencies investigate the Salt Typhoon hack, which officials are calling the largest in U.S. history.