Elon Musk claimed his Boring Company is developing a Hyperloop between Austin and San Antonio to reduce travel time to under 30 minutes. While most of the company's announced projects have not materialized, it operates a transit system in Las Vegas and recently raised $3 billion funding. Musk made the statement in response to an AI-generated video about future human colonies.
Elon Musk announced that Boring Company is developing a Hyperloop tunnel between Austin and San Antonio capable of speeds over 200 mph, potentially reducing travel time from 2.5 hours to under 30 minutes.
Two San Antonio H-E-B family members, Charles Butt and Eleanor Butt Crook, rank among America's richest billionaires in Forbes' 2026 list, with Charles at 137th nationally ($11.3 billion) and Eleanor at 367th ($4.7 billion). The collective wealth of America's richest billionaires reached $8 trillion, up $1.4 trillion from last year, with a record $4.4 billion minimum needed to make the Forbes 400.