Apple’s decision this week to build a massive facility in Houston for making AI servers could mark a resurrection of the region's tech past that began with Texas Instruments in the 1970s, continued with Compaq Computer Corp.

Alongside establishing the new Texas facility, Apple announced plans to hire approximately 20,000 employees nationwide.

The company pledged the multibillion-dollar investment over the next four years and said it would create 20,000 jobs. The Texas facility is set to open in 2026.

Apple's Houston server manufacturing plant would shift manufacturing from overseas. The plant was scheduled to open in 2026.

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The announcement comes as the tech giant is slated to spend more than $500 billion in the United States over the next four years and bolster "Apple Intelligence," an in-house artificial intelligence system.

Apple is set to bring a 250,000-square-foot server manufacturing facility to Houston, according to a Feb. 24 news release. The overview The facility will bring thousands of jobs t

Tech giant Apple says it will build a new manufacturing facility in Texas at some point in 2026 which will create "thousands" of new jobs including in artificial intelligence.

Apple will grow its Texas presence with a new factory focusing on its Apple Intelligence system, as part of a $500 billion investment over four years, the company announced Monday. Apple said the Houston factory will focus on building advanced technology and manufacturing servers for the Apple Intelligence system.