💾 Semiconductors · Sherman, Texas
Texas Instruments: Sherman chip fabs
💰 $40 billion (potential total for up to four fabs)👷 3,000 jobs (new TI jobs)🏗️ First fab producing since December 2025; second under construction; two more plannedAnalog and embedded processing chips on 300mm wafers, at up to four connected fabs.
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Built by Austin Commercial. Register with them as a subcontractor.
Source: Texas Instruments, Sherman site page · checked Oct 25, 2026
💾 Semiconductors · Taylor, Texas
💰 $37 billion (total central Texas investment)👷 2,000 jobs (more than)🏗️ Limited operations began in early 2026; a second fab is plannedA foundry fab for advanced 2nm-class chips northeast of Austin.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: Austin American-Statesman, 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
💊 Pharmaceuticals · Houston, Texas
Eli Lilly: Houston Generation Park plant
💰 $6.5 billion👷 615 jobs (permanent, plus about 4,000 construction jobs)🏗️ Announced September 2025; operating within about five yearsA plant making active pharmaceutical ingredients at Generation Park in northeast Houston.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits. Lilly supplier information →
Source: Lilly press release, Sep 2025 · checked Oct 25, 2026
💾 Semiconductors · Sherman, Texas
GlobalWafers: Sherman silicon wafer plant
💰 $3.5 billion (for the first plant; more announced in 2025)👷 650 jobs (up to, by end of 2028)🏗️ Opened May 2025300mm silicon wafers for U.S. chipmakers.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: Manufacturing Dive, May 2025 · checked Oct 25, 2026
💾 Semiconductors · Fort Worth, Texas
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC): Nvidia chip testing plant (Aeternz Semiconductor Testing)
💰 $1.3 billion👷 630 jobs (full-time by the end of 2031, averaging at least $80,000 a year; at least 30% (about 180) to be Fort Worth residents)🏗️ Fort Worth City Council approved a 10-year tax abatement; plant planned on 27 acres at 273 W. Everman ParkwayA manufacturing and research plant in south Fort Worth where KYEC's U.S. subsidiary, Aeternz Semiconductor Testing, will test chips for Nvidia.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: CoStar, Oct 2026 · checked Nov 2, 2026
🥤 Food & beverage · Lubbock, Texas
Leprino Foods: Lubbock cheese plant
💰 $1 billion👷 600 jobs (expected after the second phase)🏗️ First phase operating since January 2025; second phase to followMozzarella cheese and dairy ingredients.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: KCBD, Jan 2025 · checked Oct 25, 2026
🏭 Manufacturing · Fort Worth, Texas
Carrier: Fort Worth chiller plant
💰 $600 million (more than, over three years)👷 1,500 jobs (manufacturing, engineering and support)🏗️ Announced October 2026; operations expected in 2027Over a million square feet at AllianceTexas making commercial chillers for data centers, hospitals, schools and industry.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits. Carrier supplier information →
Source: Carrier press release, Oct 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
☀️ Energy · Houston, Texas
Valero: Houston refinery restart (former LyondellBasell)
💰 $320.5 million (purchase price; restart cost not disclosed)🏗️ Purchase expected to close in late 2026; restart of 165,000 barrels a day targeted by the end of 2027Valero is buying LyondellBasell's idled refinery on the Houston Ship Channel, about 700 acres with 13.5 million barrels of storage, docks, rail and truck racks, and plans to bring it back online.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: Oil & Gas Journal, Oct 2026 · checked Nov 2, 2026
🚗 Automotive · McAllen, Texas
Valeo: McAllen vehicle computer plant
💰 $225 million (over five years)👷 500 jobs (up to)🏗️ Under construction since March 2026; production late 2027A plant making central computers for software-defined vehicles.
How to get on the sub list
The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits. Valeo supplier portal →
Source: Valeo press release, Mar 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
🖥️ Tech · Houston, Texas
Apple: Houston AI server plant
🏗️ Operating since October 2025; Mac mini production added in 2026Apple builds AI servers for its data centers here, part of its $600 billion U.S. investment commitment.
How to get on the sub list
The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: Apple Newsroom, February 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
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