From Austin city council to the halls of Congress, this lawmaker has been increasingly critical of Musk, saying the billionaire receives special treatment and has conflicts of interest.

The billionaire and his followers are out to cull federal employees they think are lazy and overpaid. But without people like Bianca Sicich, the Attwater’s prairie chicken could go extinct.

EV giant Tesla Inc is reportedly looking to put up a third megafactory in Texas after starting production at its Shanghai facility.

Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting agency says it has killed more than $57 million in contracts with Texas vendors, mainly in San Antonio.

Beginning Tuesday, rideshare hailers on Uber in Austin, Texas, can call a driverless Waymo, from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, for the first time. Travelers will be able to book rides across 37 square miles in Austin, the backyard of competitor Tesla, and in the Lone Star State that has long been a testing ground for driverless vehicles.

SpaceX successfully recovered the first-stage booster using giant mechanical arms, but the engines on the spacecraft atop the booster started shutting down as it streaked eastward, aiming for a controlled entry over the Indian Ocean, half a world away. Contact was lost with the spacecraft as it went into an out-of-control spin.

The days of Elon Musk and the DOGE squad running roughshod through federal government agencies seem to be coming to an end. President Donald Trump met with his Cabinet Thursday and -- with Musk in the room -- announced a shift back to a "scalpel" strategy for government cuts rather than "hatchet.