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.

The U.S. government is leaning hard on tech companies to make more commitments to building their businesses in the country, and Big Tech is falling in

In November, Foxconn’s parent company, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., announced the acquisition of land and a facility to expand its artificial intelligence server production in the Houston area. That $225 million expansion is expected to create 300 jobs, per the GHP.