Beto O'Rourke and Texas business, Sears, L3 Technologies, where D-FW ranks: Wednesday's D-FW business news

October 10,  2018 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Follow us on Twitter [@DMNBiz](. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke says his vision for Texas' business community is "focused on investments in communities and people" and that it would be "good for us all." But many business leaders are supporting incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz. (Loren Elliott / Getty Images) The Big Story What would a Sen. Beto O'Rourke mean for Texas' business community? Whether Rep. Beto O’Rourke can bridge a divide that stretches from Main Street to Wall Street could be a fundamental challenge as he whips up enthusiasm among his liberal base while also seeking to win crossover support for his underdog campaign from moderates on the other side of the aisle. That’s because the issue could pit O’Rourke, the progressive crusader, against O’Rourke, the pragmatic policymaker. Senator Ted Cruz sees only one version, saying that a Sen. O’Rourke would result in “higher taxes and higher regulations” that would be “disastrous for the business community in Texas.” Key business figures aren’t so negative, particularly since many support O’Rourke’s positions on immigration, trade and other areas. But [there’s no mistaking the fact that Texas’ business community, at least in the aggregate, has lined up behind the Republican Cruz.]( “We have a high degree of comfort with Sen. Cruz,” said Jeff Moseley, Texas Association of Business president. “He does very well on the business issues that our members see as important.” Advertisement The Latest Trammell Crow kicks off DFW Airport project The facility is being built on a [27-acre site]( leased from DFW Airport near the northwest intersection of N. Belt Line Road and Bush Turnpike. How close is Sears to filing for bankruptcy? [Sears' efforts to stay afloat by selling assets may be over]( for the 125-year-old retailer, according to published reports. What L3 Technologies' Arlington expansion will do [The expansion marks continued investment in the region by L3](, which employs nearly 10,000 workers in Texas Best U.S. property market in 2019? D-FW gets nod [The annual Emerging Trends in Real Estate report]( polled industry professionals on property market prospects for 79 U.S. cities. Frisco scores another firm's headquarters [Altair Global plans to move its corporate headquarters]( from the Legacy business park in West Plano to the Hall Park office campus in Frisco. Elsewhere in Texas - Statewide: [Humana was fined $700,000]( for not offering enough specialists in 3 Texas counties. (Houston Chronicle) - Houston: [Emerson]( has bought an office building near Westchase campus. (Houston Chronicle) - San Antonio: San Antonio door maker [Steves and Sons Inc.]( won a major antitrust case. (San Antonio Express-News) - Houston: [Sign maker Sherman Hink]( is a Houston icon in his own right. (Houston Chronicle) - Statewide: [Crude oil exports]( are expected to double by 2020. (San Antonio Express-News) Baylor Scott & White of Dallas plans to merge with Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston and create more affordable ways to get health care. (Ashlety Landis / Staff Photographer) featured columnist: mitchell Schnurman Baylor wants merger to cut costs, even as its main Dallas hospital tops all in profits Last week, Baylor Scott & White Health in Dallas and Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston agreed to combine operations with the aim of closing the deal next summer. Each is a leading player in its respective market and they share a similar faith-based mission. In combining, their primary goal is to reduce health costs -- or at least slow the growth in health spending, said Baylor Scott & White CEO Jim Hinton, who would lead the new organization. [But industry consolidation hasn’t led to lower prices, and some studies show that prices climb after hospital mergers.Â]( Follow DFW stocks: [See how top North Texas stocks performed](, as well as the oil and gas markets and major stock exchanges. DFW Top 100 Places to Work 2017: The Dallas Morning News and Workplace Dynamics partner each year to feature the [Top 100 workplaces](, based on ratings by the people who work at them.  Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to our Business Editor Paul O'Donnell at [podonnell@dallasnews.com](mailto:podonnell@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Reddit](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2018 - [The Dallas Morning News]( | [1954 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201](#)