/business Business en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 27 May 2025 10:16:00 GMT /business/2025-05-27/austin-tx-thc-ban-hemp-law-cannabis-marijuana Unless Senate Bill 3 is vetoed, hundreds of Austinites stand to lose their jobs. Tue, 27 May 2025 10:16:00 GMT /business/2025-05-27/austin-tx-thc-ban-hemp-law-cannabis-marijuana Katy McAfee /politics/2025-05-20/elon-musk-texas-spacex-starbase-city-official-election-certification Local officials certified the election results creating the new City of Starbase after opposition from local activist groups. Tue, 20 May 2025 17:42:31 GMT /politics/2025-05-20/elon-musk-texas-spacex-starbase-city-official-election-certification Lauren McGaughy /business/2025-05-20/what-a-texas-showerhead-salesman-discovered-about-made-in-the-usa-labels A showerhead salesman based in Austin wanted to know how much more customers would pay to buy a product that's made in the USA. The answer could pour cold water on President Trump's plan to encourage more companies to open factories in the U.S. Tue, 20 May 2025 17:10:23 GMT /business/2025-05-20/what-a-texas-showerhead-salesman-discovered-about-made-in-the-usa-labels Scott Horsley /energy-environment/2025-05-16/data-center-megasite-is-coming-to-lockhart-as-similar-facilities-strain-texas-water-energy-supply Data centers, which operate 24/7 and provide computing power for cloud operations and AI, require cooling units, fans and tons of water to operate. Fri, 16 May 2025 09:56:00 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-16/data-center-megasite-is-coming-to-lockhart-as-similar-facilities-strain-texas-water-energy-supply Lina Fisher /energy-environment/2025-05-06/spacex-starbase-starship-launch-texas-faa-environment-approval The federal agency determined that more frequent launches at SpaceX’s rocket site, Starbase, would have no significant impact on the local environment if the company takes the proper mitigation steps. The FAA has not issued a final decision. Tue, 06 May 2025 20:33:41 GMT /energy-environment/2025-05-06/spacex-starbase-starship-launch-texas-faa-environment-approval Lauren McGaughy /politics/2025-05-03/elon-musk-texas-spacex-city-starbase-vote-election-results A small group of mostly SpaceX employees voted to incorporate the area around the SpaceX rocket testing and launch site near Brownsville as the City of Starbase. Sun, 04 May 2025 00:31:29 GMT /politics/2025-05-03/elon-musk-texas-spacex-city-starbase-vote-election-results Lauren McGaughy, Berenice Garcia /politics/2025-05-01/elon-musk-spacex-starbase-city-texas-election-vote-voters-employees The City of Starbase would encompass the SpaceX rocket testing and launch complex in South Texas. It could lay the groundwork for similar towns Musk plans to create here in the future. Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-05-01/elon-musk-spacex-starbase-city-texas-election-vote-voters-employees Lauren McGaughy /business/2025-04-28/texas-bill-aims-to-make-ticket-prices-more-transparent-critics-say-it-boosts-resellers Venue owners worry fewer restrictions on resale tickets will harm concertgoers. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:23:10 GMT /business/2025-04-28/texas-bill-aims-to-make-ticket-prices-more-transparent-critics-say-it-boosts-resellers Marcheta Fornoff /austin/2025-04-24/6th-street-austin-tx-bars-entertainment-district-dirty-sixth-atxplained Sixth Street is known for being party central, but it's actually one of the most historic areas of the city. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-24/6th-street-austin-tx-bars-entertainment-district-dirty-sixth-atxplained Elizabeth McQueen /texas/2025-04-21/executive-director-of-the-texas-lottery-commission-resigns-following-investigations Ryan Mindell stepped down just days after marking one year as executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission. Over the last few months, the agency's integrity has been questioned by state lawmakers and Gov. Greg Abbott. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:06:53 GMT /texas/2025-04-21/executive-director-of-the-texas-lottery-commission-resigns-following-investigations Nina Banks