Page 80 - FDI Alliance International Magazine | September 2018 1

GOVERNOR

GREG ABBOTT

STATE OF

TEXAS

Texas is a West South Central state bordered by structure designed for businesses to succeed. Texas quarter, Texas is one of the leading economies in the
Oklahoma to the north, Louisiana to the East, and is committed to maintaining its position as the best United States this year.
Mexico to the south. It is the second most populous state for business, and recently passed legislation
state in the United States. The only state that has providing over $4 billion in tax relief for businesses. Texas’ 382 airports, including 26 commercial air-
more residents than Texas is California. Not to mention, Texas is home to one of the largest, ports, make up the second-largest state airport
most competitive deal-closing funds in the nation, system in the United States. The state’s two largest
Texas has two intermodal facilities, Fort Worth’s Al- the Texas Enterprise Fund. airports, Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) and
liance Airport and San Antonio’s Port San Antonio, George Bush Intercontinental in Houston (IAH), are
integrate high-capacity industrial airports, Class I rail Powered by nearly 50 Fortune 500 companies, major domestic and international hubs
terminals and direct interstate highway access. Texas thousands of international and small businesses,
is also home to American Airlines and Southwest Air- and a diverse, skilled workforce of 13.5 million, the Texas prides itself on being a right-to-work state, and
lines, two of the largest airlines in the world. Texas economy is the 10th largest when compared will continue to make strategic investments to ensure
to the nations of the world. Texas is also the country’s it maintains our competitive advantage, allowing
Texas offers companies of all sizes and across all leading producer of oil, natural gas, and sulfur. businesses to prosper and grow.
industries one of the best business climates in the With solid economic growth last year including a
nation, with a fair, transparent tax and regulatory torrid 5.2 percent state GDP increase in the fourth

80 FDI ALLIANCE | SEPTEMBER ISSUE 2018