The Lone Star State is home to over 50 Fortune 500 corporate headquarters including Exxon Mobil, Phillips 66 and AT&T. Texas is also home to American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, two of the largest airlines in the world.
Texas is the only state with its own power grid and is not subject to federal regulation over electrical transmission.
With no corporate income tax and no individual income tax, Texas has one of the lowest tax burdens in the country, ranking as a Top 10 Best State in the Tax Foundation's 2015 State Business Tax Index.
Our state capital, Austin, houses one of the largest music festivals in the nation, and the city consistently sits atop Forbes' annual list of the best cities for jobs.
Texas was named the “Best State for Business” by CNBC and has been ranked the “Top State for Business” by CEO Magazine for the past six years.
Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south.
