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.
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Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas was named America's Top Business Climate for the fourth consecutive year by Site Selection magazine. The ranking was based on survey responses from corporate real estate executives and site selectors, along with Texas's regulatory environment, entrepreneurial ecosystem, and job-creating business projects.
Greg Abbott, Governor; Site Selection magazine, organization that ranked business climate
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.
$$9.8 billion for market capitalization of Cullen/Frost
Cullen/Frost Bankers, company moving primary listing; Phil Green, Chairman and CEO of Cullen/Frost Bankers; James H. Lee, Chairman and CEO of Texas Stock Exchange
London-based payments technology company Navro secured a Money Transmitter Licence from the Texas Department of Banking, allowing it to handle payments and remittances across Texas.
Navro, London-based payments FinTech company receiving license; Texas Department of Banking, agency issuing license; Aran Brown, Navro CEO
Fluidstack announced it has begun construction on a $4 billion data center campus on more than 1,100 acres east of Valley International Airport near Rio Hondo in Cameron County. The project received a worksite permit from Cameron County after Harlingen city commissioners tabled a drainage agreement.
$Project will add millions of dollars per year to the local tax base with no local property tax breaks.
Fluidstack, company developing the data center project; Kate Franko, Fluidstack spokesperson; Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor and 5 more
Texas Pacific Land Corporation will release third-quarter 2026 financial results after market close on November 4, 2026, followed by an earnings call on November 5.
$$2.35 for Q3 2026 earnings per share consensus estimate
Texas Pacific Land Corporation, company reporting earnings
The U.S. Department of Agriculture provided a $24.6 million loan to fund construction of a beef processing plant in the Texas Panhandle amid tight cattle supplies.
$$24.6 million for loan for beef plant construction
Brown County Judge Alan Shane Britton resigned from office in lieu of disciplinary action on October 21, 2026, and is now prohibited from serving as a judge or performing judicial duties in Texas.
Alan Shane Britton, Brown County Judge; State Commission on Judicial Conduct, issuing disciplinary agreement
A family was rescued by the Presidio County Sheriff's Office after becoming stranded in muddy terrain near Candelaria. The family had been exploring the river area and received assistance from sheriff deputies, US Border Patrol, and Department of Wildlife.
Presidio County Sheriff's Office, responders who rescued family; US Border Patrol, assisted in rescue; Department of Wildlife, assisted in rescue