Houston-area private employers cut 7,300 jobs in September 2026, the second-largest decline for that month since 1990. Losses spread across major industries including Leisure and Hospitality, Professional and Business Services, and Trade, Transportation and Utilities. Government added 12,100 jobs.
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HyProMag USA completed an independent pre-feasibility study evaluating expansion of its planned rare earth magnet manufacturing platform in Texas. The study supports three new plants plus a centralized hub in addition to the company's first plant at Northlake.
$US$1.85 billion to US$2.06 billion for incremental post-tax net present value (NPV)
HyProMag USA LLC, company announcing completion of pre-feasibility study; PegasusTSI Inc., study conductor; BBA USA Inc., study conductor and 1 more
Bell Textron announced a purchase order for a Bell 407GXi helicopter to HALO-Flight, a Texas-based nonprofit air medical provider serving South Texas. This aircraft marks the seventh IFR-equipped Bell 407GXi for the HALO fleet.
Bell Textron Inc., aircraft manufacturer announcing purchase order; HALO-Flight, nonprofit air medical provider purchasing aircraft; Lane Evans, managing director, North America, Bell and 1 more
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey on Oct. 23, showing manufacturing production and new orders grew more slowly in October while overall business outlook improved.
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released manufacturing survey
Travis Kalanick, Uber's cofounder, moved to Austin, Texas, on December 18, 2025, about two weeks before January 1, 2026, when California's proposed billionaires tax would have applied to him.
$California's proposed 5% billionaires tax, if approved, would apply only to billionaires whose primary residence was in California as of January 1, 2026. Billionaires departing before that date would not be subject to the tax.
Wonder, founded by Marc Lore, plans to expand into Texas next year with 100 or more locations by the end of 2027. The company also plans to launch Wonder Create on Nov. 17, a $10-per-month subscription letting users run their own restaurants from Wonder locations.
$$9 billion for series D valuation (pre-money)
Marc Lore, founder of Wonder; Gabrielle Scheibe Rabinovitch, chief financial officer; Wonder, food startup
A Dallas-Fort Worth homeowner with two Tesla Powerwalls and a 17-kilowatt solar system compared Tesla's annual battery credit against a free-overnight electricity plan. Tesla pays $400 per Powerwall annually; the homeowner estimated a free-overnight plan could reduce annual bills to about $224-$717.
President Trump announced that Audi plans to build a $4 billion assembly plant in Georgia to produce SUVs annually, creating about 4,500 jobs with production starting in the early 2030s. Toyota said it would spend $3.6 billion to build a truck assembly line on its San Antonio, Texas campus, creating 2,000 jobs by 2030.
$$4bn for assembly plant investment
Donald Trump, US President; Gernot Doellner, Audi CEO; Audi, automotive company announcing factory expansion and 2 more