Lidl’s recall involves Vitasia Chinese Style brand Asian Style Wok Spice Mix, which was distributed in store locations in multiple states including Georgia, New York, and Pennsylvania....
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on U.S. policy. The lawsuit alleges the service offering paying customers sne...
Small business owners explain how becoming farmers market vendors has grown their business.
Flock Safety, a surveillance equipment company, says it partners with more than 5,000 law enforcement agency partners across 6,000 communities. Is your city one of them?...
DoorDash is showcasing thousands of locally owned restaurants in six different cities, including three in Texas, through its initiative "Flavor Fest."
Construction has officially begun on the building at its original location, which co-owners Barry and Lisa Katz purchased at auction in 2024.
Spirit Halloween is well-known for taking over empty retail stores every year. Now, its parent company is acquiring hundreds of still-open stores.
NEW YORK (AP) — The president's media company posted a massive loss in the second quarter and announced plans to ditch new business lines and refocus as a forum for users to post their views. Trump Media & Technology, the company behind the Truth Social platform, said Monday that...
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Semiconductor and wireless technology company Qualcomm is planning a nearly 70,000-square-foot expansion of its North Austin facility, according to newly filed state records. The $16.2 million project includes new office and research space and is expected to be completed in 2027....
Communities and politicians are starting to push back against an industry fueling both the AI boom and a national debate. While supporters argue the economic benefits more than offset any tax breaks, lawmakers are facing pressure to scale back lucrative incentives ballooning into...
Several of the nation’s largest grocery chains, including Target, Walmart, and Whole Foods, have issued recalls following a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people and been linked to jalapeño peppers....
Verizon said fiber cuts related to vandalism were causing service interruptions for some customers in Los Angeles and parts of Southern California, with engineers working to make repairs....
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An Austin restaurant owner feels a changing downtown dried up business for his seafood spot.
One East Austin business owner says construction near her restaurant is making it harder for customers to get to her business and its hurting sales.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defended his decision to pause new data center approvals over power grid and water concerns after Donald Trump criticized the policy as an economic mistake....
A South Congress business owner is frustrated by repeated water main breaks outside his shop. He says he loses business every time it happens.
On Aug. 12, Buc-ee's opened its newest travel center in San Marcos, marking the company’s 57th location.
Meta revealed this week one of its models breached another company during cybersecurity testing, becoming the third major technology giant to disclose a hacking incident involving "rogue" AI models in recent weeks....
Multiple businesses in the community called it just another example of a big corporation shutting down the little guy.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that QTS Data Centers has committed to meeting Texas' new regulatory standards for data center projects, following his directive for a comprehensive audit of the state's rapidly expanding data center sector....
Meta said Thursday that one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue. In recent weeks OpenAI and Anthropic also have described instances of AI models going ...
Attendees at a cold case conference heard a different message from keynote speakers Shawn and Angie Ayers. Shawn's sister, Amy, was the youngest victim in what became known as the "Yogurt Shop murders."...
Surveillance footage at Heartening in North Austin captured a woman stealing hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise.
More than 300 people have gotten sick as a result of a Salmonella outbreak that has spread to over two dozen states and ensnared two popular restaurant chains, the Food and Drug Administration reported....
The Dallas Federal Reserve's Texas Business Outlook Survey says 59.1% of surveyed Texas businesses reported using either traditional or generative AI in May 2025, up from 38.3% just a year earlier....
Beaumont crews restored water service after a major water main break caused a road collapse and swallowed a pickup truck. The intersection remains closed for road repairs....
An executive from TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of the UFC, said Monday the firm lost roughly $30 million from its June event at the White House....
It's another battle of the beavers.
A new state rule scheduling Delta-8 and other hemp derivatives as controlled substances could turn Texas shop owners into felons overnight, prompting business advocates to challenge the ban in federal court....
NEW YORK (AP) — SpaceX reported a smaller loss than Wall Street expected along with a surge in revenue in its first quarterly report as a public company as it sharply boosted spending, particularly on artificial intelligence. The company run by Elon Musk posted a loss of $541 mil...
CHICAGO (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill said Tuesday that it had removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants after determining the peppers could potentially be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health officials are investigating. In a brief statement, Chipotle maintained that...
Chipotle is pulling jalapeños from its store after a salmonella outbreak in Minnesota.
A driver charging his electric taxi and a former law enforcement officer who tried to intervene were among the seven people wounded in a mass shooting at an Idaho fast food restaurant that also left three people dead, according to friends and relatives of the two men. The attack ...
Brotherton's Black Iron Barbecue announced it will close Aug. 30 after nearly nine years in Pflugerville. The restaurant cited the economy and rising beef costs, while USDA forecasts show cattle prices remaining high and beef production declining....
Multiple people were killed and several more injured in a shooting at an Idaho fast-food restaurant.
A former Taylor Farms executive is accused of embezzling more than $32 million from the company through a vast web of schemes.
A statewide ban on certain hemp-derived THC products is now in effect for Texas.
AI shopping assistants can often detect when "Made in USA" product labels are falsely labeled, but Amazon and Walmart are not using that technology to crack down on the listings, according to a new study....
Carpenter Technology CEO Brian Malloy died suddenly just weeks after taking the helm of the specialty materials manufacturer, the company announced Monday....
Tanya Tucker showed up at a special hearing hosted by the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce to discuss the state grid and a proposed 765-kilovolt transmission line network tied to the Permian Basin Reliability Plan....
Restaurant chains and local eateries are grappling with a dip in customer foot traffic and inventory challenges after a massive cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded lettuce....
New THC rules are going into effect on Friday, July 31, banning Delta 8 products. This comes after months of back-and-forth legal challenges.
The distillery this week announced that it will open The Still Austin Quarter this fall. It's a four-room, 15,000-square-foot "hospitality destination" that aims to take visitors on a narrative journey through the company's recognizable bottle label musician....
A Texas puppy-selling business is under investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s Office.
Costco shoppers in this state could receive a payout from a major multi-million-dollar settlement. Here’s how to claim your money.
National Chicken Wing Day is Wednesday, July 29, and many restaurants and businesses are offering deals to mark the occasion. Here are all the places you can get some wings and save some money....
KFC founder Colonel Sanders ' pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction Tuesday night, along with his former home and a dinner house Sanders opened after selling his iconic restaurant chain....
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TOKYO (AP) — A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan ’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving several people dead and dozens of others injured or missing after part of a shopping center and a huge chimney at a paper factory collapsed, officials said. A tsunami advisor...
A major rural lifestyle retailer is closing dozens of pet stores in its portfolio around the country as it reevaluates both its existing footprint and growth plans....
Texas lawmakers are reconsidering massive tax breaks offered to attract data centers, pointing to a dramatic shift in the political and economic climate since the incentives were first established twelve years ago....
Texas and Discord have agreed to a temporary injunction requiring the platform to roll out its UK-standard age verification and teen safety features to Texas users within 90 days as a state lawsuit against the company proceeds toward a 2027 trial....
Chipotle opened its first restaurant in Mexico this month and plans additional locations in Nuevo León before expanding into Mexico City in 2027.
AMC, the world's largest theater chain, estimates it will see $100 million in revenue this year alone from its collectable popcorn buckets.
Store owner Derrick Johnson told WGN-TV that there were more than 350 fish in the tank.
Former Montana state Senate President Jason Ellsworth was convicted this week of awarding no-bid contracts to a company with ties to a long-time business associate....
A driver spotted a Tesla robotaxi going the wrong way down a one-way street a day after the company rolled out its driverless taxi service.
Some Chick-fil-A loyalty members may have had their personal information exposed following a recent cyberattack, the company said.
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