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At Google’s Midlothian data center on Nov. 14, Google executives joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other government leaders to announce the company’s $40 billion Texas investment. [Photo: Google]
Google Bets $40 Billion on Texas Buildout of U.S. AI Infrastructure
by Quincy Preston | Nov 16, 2025
Google CEO Sundar Pichai was in North Texas on Friday to announce the tech giant’s largest investment in a single state. The multiyear plan will add three Texas data center campuses, increase energy supply to the state’s grid, and train 1,700 electricians as the AI economy scales.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Nov 6, 2025
TXSE’s launch will spur needed competition and smooth the way for companies to go public, the strategic advisor said at the 2025 Venture Dallas conference. And, over time, he says it will help make Texas America’s ‘center for capital markets’ and become a defining chapter in the state’s economic history, alongside Spindletop and the integrated circuit.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 2, 2025
The Canadian banking giant will open a regional hub in Dallas’ Victory Park with state and city support, positioning its U.S. operations at the “core of the North American corridor,” its CEO said.
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by David Seeley |
May 1, 2025
“We founded Aurora to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly," Aurora Co-Founder and CEO Chris Urmson said. "Now, we're the first company to successfully and safely operate a commercial driverless trucking service on public roads."
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Ross Perot Jr., Nasdaq Board Chair and CEO Adena Friedman, and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Nasdaq luncheon in Dallas Tuesday. [Photo: Office of the Governor]
The Last Word: On Nasdaq’s Plans for a New Regional HQ in Dallas
by David Seeley | Mar 19, 2025
With the Texas Stock Exchange slated to launch trading in 2026 and the New York Stock Exchange planning its own launch of NYSE Texas, the Nasdaq is setting up its own home on Y'all Street. Yesterday the Nasdaq held a luncheon in Dallas honoring Ross Perot Jr. for his contributions to the thriving Texas economy—and announced that it will be opening a new regional headquarters in Dallas.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 26, 2025
Last week, Yum! Brands announced that it's relocating its KFC U.S. headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut global HQ in Plano, Texas. The news didn't escape the attention of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who proposed a Lone Star-flavored name change for KFC.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 12, 2025
In a move that serves to counter the planned launch of the Texas Stock Exchange, the NYSE said it will reincorporate NYSE Chicago in Texas and rename it NYSE Texas, with headquarters in Dallas. The news set both Wall Street and Y'all Street buzzing, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying the launch will "cement our great state as an economic powerhouse on the global stage."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 10, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott has named six individuals to the Trinity River Authority Board of Directors, including two North Texans, Megan Deen of Fort Worth and Cathy Altman of Midlothian, according to a news release from the governor’s office....
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Strive Co-Founder and Senior Advisor Anson Frericks with Co-Founder Vivek Ramaswamy at Strive's first NYSE bell ringing. [Photo: NYSE Group]
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive Enterprises Relocates to Dallas, Launches Bitcoin-Focused Wealth Management Business
by David Seeley | Nov 1, 2024
Founded in 2022, financial services firm Strive announced its relocation from Columbus, Ohio, to Dallas along with today's launch of its new wealth management business. Governor Greg Abbott cited the move as one more reason that "Y'all Street is growing rapidly in Dallas."
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![Rockwall-based Patriot Paws, which helps veterans regain independence and find new purpose through life-changing partnerships with service dogs, received a $50,000 grant from the Texas Veteran's Commission on the TVC's Texas Tour on Wednesday. [Image: Screenshot April 2024 Patriot Paws video]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Patriot-Paws-VideoScreenshot-2024-09-27-at-10.14.27 AM-360x203.png)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 2, 2024
36 grants awarded to 32 organizations across North Texas will fuel services for veterans, including mental health counseling, home repairs, employment support, and more through organizations like Patriot PAWS, Meals on Wheels, Equest, Baylor Research Institute, and local governments.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 1, 2024
In June, TXSE Group announced plans to launch the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), focused on enabling U.S. and global companies to access U.S. equity capital markets via a “fully electronic, national securities exchange." In the months since, that's led to endless discussion of the impact of North Texas' "Y'All Street." It was capped by yesterday's announcement that the TXSE had raised over $135 million to date as it named members of TXSE's board—including former Texas Governor and former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry; former SEC Commissioner Rick Roberts; and Alex Bussandri, the global head of strategy at Citadel Securities.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 23, 2024
Governor Abbott appointed the Nextt CEO and civic leader to helm the board of the Corporation, the private entity in a public-private partnership promoting Texas business.
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From left: Kyle Edgington, VP of development and alumni relations at UTD; UTD President Richard C. Benson; and Arun Agarwal, chairman of the National Cricket League USA. [Photo: UTD]
National Cricket League USA’s Inaugural ’60 Strikes’ Tournament Coming to UT Dallas
by David Seeley | Aug 12, 2024
There's a new bat in town, and it's swinging into play at UT Dallas in October. Dallas-based National Cricket League USA will feature six teams in its inaugural Sixty Strikes Tournament—adding to North Texas' ever-rising cricket fervor.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 26, 2024
Texas' new statewide Business Courts—eventually 11 across Texas—are aimed at swift resolutions for complex commercial disputes. Dallas and Fort Worth join Houston, Austin, and San Antonio as the first wave of cities to host these specialized courts, opening on September 1.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 24, 2024
Vehicle Accessory Group is moving jobs from California and New York to a new corporate headquarters in Mesquite, where a new facility will create more than 600 manufacturing jobs. Texas Gov. Abbott presented the company with a proclamation last week, saying the move exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit and thriving business climate of Texas.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 4, 2024
The Governor's Cup recognizes the nation’s top-performing state for job-creating business relocations and expansions. Texas has now won the award for a record-setting 12 years in a row—and has won it 20 times overall.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
