Gummy candy proteins in bite-sized pieces could level the playing field for blind STEM students. Noah Shaw, a thirteen-year-old with perfect pitch, is fascinated by planets. His father, Bryan Shaw, is a biochemist at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and he aspires to be a scientist
The third-biggest U.S. chicken producer plans to test robots at a “big bird” processing plant in Texas, a first for the industry if successful. The push by Sanderson Farms Inc. for more automation comes at a cost of $5 million a plant and could replace as many as
Creative lawyering won’t be enough to override constitutionally protected rights. When a state adopts a flatly unconstitutional anti-abortion law, as Texas did last week, it ordinarily never takes effect. Activists immediately ask a federal court to order state officials not to enforce it, and the court does. What’s unusual
Texas lawmakers advanced a sweeping and potentially costly measure that would require power plants and some gas facilities to prepare for extreme winter weather as part of an effort to avoid a repeat of February’s energy crisis. The Texas House of Representatives on Monday gave final approval to
Aerion Corp., the supersonic-jet developer founded by Texas billionaire Robert Bass and backed by Boeing Co., said it’s ceasing operations after failing to secure enough money to start building the aircraft. Raising the large investment needed to move the AS2 private jet from design to production has been
Ultra-high earners can cut their tax bills a lot by moving from a high-tax state to a low-tax one. For most other people, that's not at all a sure thing. A lot of people left California for other states over the past decade, with 912,038 more
A new study is the first to put a dollar figure on the effect of global warming in the 2012 superstorm. When Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast in 2012, the storm sent an extra 9 feet of water over and above New York harbor’s high tide gauges, flooding
Vanguard Group will open an office in the Dallas-Fort Worth area early next year as Texas becomes a hotbed for firms that provide financial advice and investment management. The outpost will accommodate financial advisers and tech-support staff, the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based company said Friday in an emailed statement. The
Vericast Corp., the payment and marketing company controlled by billionaire Ronald Perelman, sold its discount drug company RxSaver to GoodRx Holdings Inc. for $50 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The sale occurred in April, the company told investors on a private call Thursday, said the
With lumber prices at all-time highs it would make sense for U.S. homebuilders to be looking for alternative materials to meet demand for new houses. But unless supply chains morph drastically, most folks will be forced to stomach the costs. That’s according to the National Association of
