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.

Apple said it will work with partners to open a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing facility in Houston.

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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 Inc. says it plans to produce servers at a new manufacturing plant in Texas. The company announced the project as part of more than $500 billion it says it will spend in the U.S. over the next four years on a wide swath of items ranging from data centers to Apple TV+ productions.

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.