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Tesla investors clear 3-for-1 stock split amid shares rally since late May

The split will bring Tesla's shares down to the $300 range, but the Austin, Texas based-company did not immediately specify as of when it will take effect

Tesla CEO Elon Musk may build his own airport outside of Austin: Report

According to sources, Musk is developing plans for a new private airport, Teslarati reported citing Austonia.

Woman shot by police after opening fire at Dallas airport in US Texas

A woman opened fire inside a teminal of the Dallas Love Field Airport in the US state of Texas before a responding police officer shot her, authorities said.

At least 21 homes destroyed by Texas wildfires in US, says officials

A pair of two-day-old North Texas wildfires continued to resist containment Wednesday after destroying 21 homes, officials said. The Chalk Mountain Fire near Glen Rose, Texas, destroyed 16 homes and damaged five others as it remained on the move Wednesday after scorching almost 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) of mostly short grass, brush and juniper as of midday Wednesday, said Alexandra Schwier, a Texas A&M Forest Service spokeswoman. The fire about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Fort Worth was 10% contained Wednesday with embers from burning tree crowns flying up to 200 yards (183 meters). The fire at Possum Kingdom Lake destroyed five homes as it spread along its western shore, charring 500 (200 hectares) acres about 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Fort Worth. That fire was 15% contained Wednesday, the Forest Service said. Temperatures approaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), combined with a relative humidity near 20% and 10-mph (16-kph) winds ...

Texas Guv names Indian American to Economic Development Corporation's BOD

Texas Governor has named Arun Agarwal, Indian American philanthropist and CEO of Dallas-based home textile company NEXTT, to the Texas Economic Development Corporation's (TxEDC's) Board of Directors

Gunman kills two civilians and injures three cops in Texas, says report

Haltom City Police Det. Matt Spillane said none of those wounded in the shooting Saturday evening in a residential neighbourhood have life-threatening injuries

Texas clinics halt abortion services after state high court ruling

The Friday night ruling stopped a three-day-old order by a Houston judge who said clinics could resume abortions up to six weeks into pregnancy

Death toll rises to 53 from human-trafficking tragedy in US Texas: Report

The death toll of migrants found on Monday inside a sweltering 18-wheeler in San Antonio, a major city in the south-central US state of Texas, has risen to 53 after two more migrants died

46 dead, 16 hospitalised after trailer of migrants found in south Texas

Forty-six people were found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio

Texas governor reappoints Indian-American to top university position

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed eminent Indian-American Ashok A K Mago to the University of North Texas System Board of Regents

US Supreme Court blocks Texas law targeting social media firms' rules

The US Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that would ban large social media companies from removing posts based on the views they express

School door shut but was not locked before attack, say Texas police

An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers, state police said

President Biden, First Lady visit site of school shooting in Texas

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Uvalde, Texas, to grieve with the community and comfort them after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a school shooting

Police waited 48 minutes in school before pursuing Texas shooter

Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week's attack on a Texas elementary school as nearly 20 officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes

19 children, two adults killed in Texas elementary school massacre

18-year-old opens fire in elementary school, is shot dead

Man plotted to kill former Prez Bush in revenge for Iraq war: US govt

An Iraqi man who came to the US 2 years ago hatched a plot to assassinate former President George W Bush in retaliation for casualties against his compatriots during the Iraq war, the government said

Google 'private browsing' mode not really private, says Texas lawsuit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's filing adds Google's Incognito mode to the lawsuit filed in January

Wipro launches 40,000 sq-ft new tech innovation studio in Austin, US

IT major Wipro has launched its new innovation studio at Austin in Texas, US, the company said on Thursday. Wipro said that the new centre, spread over 40,000 square feet, will create hundreds of jobs locally. "The studio will provide a dynamic collaborative workplace environment with a harmonious balance of diverse work settings and amenity offerings. It will also create a fresh intake of new-age talent for hot tech skills, thereby creating hundreds of new jobs locally and bringing investments from tech organisations starting from the first year itself," the company said in a statement. Wipro's innovation studio is designed to be a collaborative space of 36 huddle rooms, 12 conference rooms and 330 individual think spaces, energising community spaces and areas for focused collaboration, the statement said. "The studio will provide our clients a wide range of solutions, with a potential to unlock a world of possibilities for their business," said Srini Pallia, Wipro Limited CEO of

Tornadoes strike Texas, Oklahoma; more storms in forecast, says report

There were no reports of serious injuries following the Wednesday night tornadoes

1st trial in Capitol riot of Texas man ends in conviction on all counts

A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the US Capitol with a holstered handgun