Texas Economic Development Guide 2025: BIGGER BETTER TEXAS

Welcome to Texas. The Lone Star State star has never shone brighter.

How Combined Arms helps veterans while supporting the efforts of TxEDC.

Small business owners operating in the best state in the nation for small business now have a new ally in the fi eld.

How does the top exporting state for 23 years in a row keep leading America in foreign trade? The answer: It never stops opening doors.

From Amarillo to the Rio Grande and from El Paso to Longview, Texas boasts 10 vast regions, each one uniquely positioned to serve the needs of expanding businesses.

A new Statewide Economic Development Strategic Plan aims to unify Texans around a common goal: Ensure that Texas remains the best state for business into the year 2030 and beyond.

Whether by road, rail, air or waterway, Texas leads all challengers in delivering products to market.

Texas is poised to lead the future in many industries because the state is carving out a global leadership position in rare earth mining.

How Texas became the Headquarters of Headquarters and home to the all-new Texas Stock Exchange.

No one does oil and gas better than Texas. A long track record of world-leading production proves it.

The Texas Medical Center is a beacon to the world when it comes to providing world-class health care and cutting-edge biotech.

No need to fear artificial intelligence when you are in Texas. The Lone Star State ensures that businesses are not alone in harnessing the power of the chip.

A growing number of places in Texas are being certified as Tourism Friendly Texas Communities. Film, digital media and music get their day in the Texas sun too.

From high-grade beef cattle to award winning wines, Texas grows food and beverage products to satisfy every palate.

Texas By the Numbers

Board Chairman, Texas Economic Development Corporation (TxEDC) — Dallas entrepreneur and textile executive Arun Agarwal leads an organization focused on being the best America has to offer.

President and CEO, Texas Economic Development Corporation (TxEDC) — The state’s chief marketing arm for economic development leaves no stone unturned.

Powering the grid requires a constantly growing mix of energy sources. Texas is up to the task.

Executive Director, Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office — How Texas partners with a diverse array of economic developers statewide.

Texas is where the future of advanced manufacturing is building.

America’s most ambitious governor talks about the path that delivered to Texas a record-setting 13th consecutive win in the Site Selection Governor’s Cup race.