“This project is another step toward keeping our grid strong and our economy the envy of the world,” Gov. Greg Abbott said.
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Rayburn Electric Cooperative acquired the Panda Sherman Power Plant in 2023 and renamed it Rayburn Energy Station 1. The new Sherman power plant, Rayburn Energy Station 2, will be built nearby. [Photo: Rayburn Electric Cooperative]
Texas Energy Fund Backs New Sherman Power Plant With $411M Loan
by David Seeley | Jun 4, 2026
The 570-megawatt natural gas plant is the latest project backed by the Texas Energy Fund to add dispatchable power to the ERCOT region. The loan to Rockwall-based Rayburn Electric Cooperative is the seventh issued through the state’s In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program.
“This project is another step toward keeping our grid strong and our economy the envy of the world,” Gov. Greg Abbott said.
“This project is another step toward keeping our grid strong and our economy the envy of the world,” Gov. Greg Abbott said.
by David Seeley |
Jun 3, 2026
Texas' Quantum Initiative is a law enacted by the legislature in January 2025, with the aim of positioning the Lone Star State as a U.S. leader in quantum computing, networking, and sensing technologies. Along with the governor-appointed advisory committee, the law calls for a strategic planning regimen and a grant fund that will support research, workforce training, and quantum manufacturing efforts across Texas.
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by Sandra Engelland |
May 5, 2026
Partnering with Rice University, UTA’s Water Engineering Research Center will provide a high-resolution, Texas-focused weather monitoring and modeling network to deliver faster, more precise flood warnings in flood-prone areas of the Texas Hill Country.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Feb 25, 2026
The purpose-built radiopharmaceutical site is the company’s fifth in the U.S. and the first manufacturing facility in Texas. It's expected to create new jobs in bioengineering, advanced manufacturing, quality, and operations.
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Image: U.S.-Japan Council
Japan-Texas Economic Summit To Be Held Next May in Arlington
by Lance Murray | Jul 29, 2025
Highlighting Texas's key role in boosting Japan-U.S. economic ties, Arlington will serve as host city for three consecutive years, anchoring the summit in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Lance Murray |
May 15, 2025
Founded in 2015, Rio Rancho, New Mexico-based NTx Bio manufactures pharmaceutical-grade raw materials for use in the development of RNA- and protein-based therapeutics.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 11, 2025
Site Selection noted 1,368 corporate investment projects in Texas in 2024—more than doubling second-place Illinois and surpassing last year’s total by 114—as Texas continues its commanding economic leadership. DFW led the way with 36% of Texas' total projects.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 18, 2024
Two years after winning the U.S. Army’s biggest helicopter competition in 40 years—replacing the famed Black Hawk with a Future Long Range Assault Aircraft—Fort Worth-based Bell Textron announced a new factory in AllianceTexas will manufacture components for the next-gen tilt-rotor aircraft.
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Rendering of the Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern.
Gov. Abbott Announces 7 New State Hospital Projects, Including $1B+ for Two in North Texas
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Jul 15, 2024
Two local projects—the North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls and the Terrell State Hospital—got the lion’s share of the recently announced $1.5 billion in funding. Another North Texas hospital construction project funded by the state of Texas, the nearly half-billion-dollar Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern, is already underway.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 20, 2024
The executive committee will govern the work of the consortium and work with industry stakeholders to ensure Texas’ place as a national leader in advanced semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing. "We now lead the nation as the No. 1 state for semiconductor manufacturing," Gov. Abbott said.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 14, 2024
Local Tech Hub consortium members made their pitches remotely Thursday to representatives of more than 100 companies and academia attending the meeting in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. SMU's Suku Nair said the pitch is just one example of how the Tech Hub's impact has "regional, national, and global significance."
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 10, 2024
A Dallas architecture firm executive is one of five people appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.
Justin Hiles, the COO of VLK Architects in Dallas, was appointed to the board along with Michael A....
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Governor Greg Abbott spoke at Charter's announcement event Thursday. [Photo: Charter Communications]
Charter Communications Announces $1.3B Broadband Investment in Texas
by Lance Murray | Nov 30, 2023
Serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand, Charter said the investment will enable the delivery of symmetrical and multi-gigabit speeds across Texas, while also funding rural broadband expansion for currently unserved and underserved homes and small businesses in the Lone Star State.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 3, 2023
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that’s considered far more addictive than heroin, is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49. Experts say that Fentanyl can be fatal even if just a tiny amount—so small it could fit on a pencil eraser—is ingested.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 15, 2023
Angelique De Luca of Fort Worth has been appointed to the Governor’s Commission for Women for a term set to expire on December 31.
De Luca is the founder and CEO of Four Falling Stars Productions....
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