In a move that underscores Houston’s growing role in the tech world, Apple has announced a $500 billion investment, which includes a new server manufacturing facility slated to open in 2026.
As part of Apple’s largest-ever financial commitment—totaling more than $500 billion over the next four years—this initiative will focus on advancing artificial intelligence, enhancing silicon engineering, and continuing skills development programs for students and workers nationwide.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said:
We are bullish on the future of American innovation, and we’re proud to build on our long-standing U.S. investments with this $500 billion commitment to our country’s future. From doubling our Advanced Manufacturing Fund to building advanced technology in Texas, we’re thrilled to expand our support for American manufacturing. And we’ll keep working with people and companies across this country to help write an extraordinary new chapter in the history of American innovation.
A key component of this investment package is the planned opening of a 250,000-square-foot server manufacturing facility in the Houston area. This facility will produce servers to support Apple Intelligence—Apple’s proprietary AI system. Additionally, the servers will be integral to Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, which combines advanced AI with industry-leading security architecture for AI computing.
The broader investment also includes the creation of an academy in Michigan, the growth of data centers in North Carolina, Iowa, Oregon, Arizona, and Nevada, and several smaller initiatives. The Houston facility is scheduled to open in 2026 and is expected to create thousands of new jobs.
Apple is one of many businesses moving to Texas. Last year, Elon Musk relocated X (formerly Twitter) and SpaceX to Texas. Just two weeks ago, Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr. signed an order approving a May 3 election to determine the incorporation status of Starbase, Texas—home to SpaceX—as an official city.
According to the Texas Realtors 2024 Texas Relocation Report, approximately 668,000 people moved to Texas last year, with 102,000 of those coming from California—the largest share from any state. This shift is partly due to cost-of-living differences, with Texas’ cost of living being nearly 6 percent lower than the national average, compared to California’s cost of living, which is roughly 50 percent higher than the national average.
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