[apercu]

Weirdly the first thing I thought was "Why Texas"?

[mgh95]

Likely a combination of business-friendly policies (low tax, no employer payroll tax, etc.) and proximity to ports. Houston is the 6th [1] largest port in the USA.

[1] https://pangea-network.com/busiest-and-biggest-ports-in-the-...

[dmix]

Apple also managed to build a Houston factory quickly there, it was announced in Feb 2025 and was starting production by August which is pretty impressive.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/economy/article/ap...

[apercu]

I agree with you on all of these except: low tax

I grew up in DFW.

My house in WI is assessed at a significantly higher value than my siblings house in Ft Worth.

My 2025 property tax bill ~$5k, my 2025 state income tax - not gonna publish it here but not all that significant.

Sibling in Texas property tax bill: ~$14k. Significantly higher than my state income tax + property tax.

Also, I don't have to live in Texas.

[ViscountPenguin]

Given that this is being done in large part to appease Trump the fact that it's a red state surely has something to do with it too.