Fluidstack announced it has begun construction on a $4 billion data center campus on more than 1,100 acres east of Valley International Airport near Rio Hondo in Cameron County. The project received a worksite permit from Cameron County after Harlingen city commissioners tabled a drainage agreement.
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OpenAI announced Monday it will pilot a "Grid Protectors Program" at a data center in Georgia and is partnering with Oracle and SoftBank to build "Stargate" data centers across multiple states, including two in Texas. OpenAI said its data centers will free up to 1,000 megawatts of power during emergencies.
OpenAI, company building data centers; Oracle, partner in Stargate data center project; SoftBank, partner in Stargate data center project
Site Selection magazine named Texas America's top business climate for the fourth year in a row. Texas also won the 2026 Prosperity Cup for attracting new business investments.
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas; Site Selection magazine, awarded rankings
Cullen/Frost Bankers is moving its primary stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Texas Stock Exchange. Trading on TXSE begins November 12, with both the company's common stock and depositary shares transferring under the same symbols.
$$9.8 billion for market capitalization of Cullen/Frost
Cullen/Frost Bankers, company moving primary listing; Phil Green, Chairman and CEO of Cullen/Frost Bankers; James H. Lee, Chairman and CEO of Texas Stock Exchange
London-based payments technology company Navro secured a Money Transmitter Licence from the Texas Department of Banking, allowing it to handle payments and remittances across Texas.
Navro, London-based payments FinTech company receiving license; Texas Department of Banking, agency issuing license; Aran Brown, Navro CEO
Texas voters are choosing candidates in congressional, state legislative, and local races on Election Day. Major races include U.S. House contests in South Texas, East Texas, and Lubbock, plus state legislative races, bond votes, and city council elections.
Monica De La Cruz, incumbent Republican congressional candidate in District 15; Bobby Pulido, Democratic congressional candidate in District 15; Jace Yarbrough, Republican congressional candidate in District 32 and 7 more
Marcotulio Melendez Diaz, 42, of Honduras, was charged with rape after allegedly assaulting a woman in Minnesota on October 11. He had been released from ICE detention in August by U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia of the Western District of Texas after Garcia granted his habeas petition on due process grounds.
Marcotulio Melendez Diaz, charged with rape; U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia, federal judge who ordered release from ICE custody; Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), federal agency that arrested and detained Melendez Diaz
Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, and James Talarico, state representative, are competing in a close U.S. Senate race for Texas. The race addresses economy, immigration, and Latino voter outreach ahead of Election Day.
Ken Paxton, U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General; James Talarico, U.S. Senate candidate, state representative; Joshua Blank, research director, Texas Politics Project at University of Texas at Austin
Texas held its 2026 general election on November 3, 2026, with voters deciding races for governor, U.S. Senate, Harris County offices, and a Houston ballot measure on policing. Major campaign issues included property taxes, schools, healthcare, affordability, border security, and data centers.
$$140.3 million for campaign funds raised Jan. 1, 2025 through Oct. 14, 2026
Greg Abbott, Republican governor candidate; Gina Hinojosa, Democrat governor candidate; Pat Dixon, Libertarian governor candidate and 3 more