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.
Where
Statewide
When
Nov. 2, 2026
Sources
Official record and 3 more
Taxes and money
None stated in sources.
Who's involved
Governor Greg AbbottGovernor of Texas
Site Selection magazineawarded rankings
The facts
Site Selection magazine named Texas top U.S. business climate for fourth consecutive year.123Stated by 3 sources
Texas won the 2026 Prosperity Cup for attracting new business investments.123Stated by 3 sources
Texas ranking based on survey of corporate real estate executives and site selectors.123Stated by 3 sources
Texas won Site Selection's Governor's Cup 14 consecutive times for job-creating business relocations.12Stated by 2 sources
Texas is the eighth-largest economy in the world, according to Governor Abbott.12Stated by 2 sources
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Governor Greg Abbott Texas leads nation in economic opportunity and is premier business destination.12
Governor Greg Abbott Strategic investments in infrastructure and workforce development strengthen economic momentum.12
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Texas Secures Top U.S. Business Climate Ranking for 4th Straight Year
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Cipher Digital, which operates industrial-scale data centers for bitcoin mining and high-performance computing, added a 70MW Horizon site in Texas to its portfolio.
$70MW for data center capacity
Cipher Digital, company adding data center site; KBW, analyst firm rating the company
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
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
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation announced updates to its electrician licensing reciprocity agreements. Since September 2025, when House Bill 11 took effect requiring TDLR to maximize reciprocity, the department has added five master electrician agreements and one journeyman electrician agreement with various states.
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), government agency implementing reciprocity agreements; Josh Hall, Deputy Chief, TDLR electrical licensing; Larry Reichle, Chief electrical inspector, TDLR
A new study published in Cell Reports Sustainability found that average levels of PFAS (forever chemicals) in U.S. drinking water may be about twice as high as standard summaries suggest, because test results below laboratory minimum reporting levels are usually counted as zero.
Gehendra Kharel, Environmental scientist at Texas Christian University
Two fire alarms were activated at the Texas Union polling location at UT Austin on Election Day, briefly interrupting voting. Police are seeking a person of interest identified by witnesses and believe the individual is not affiliated with the university.
UT Austin Police Department, investigating the incidents; University of Texas at Austin, operating polling location at Texas Union