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.

Apple is opening a new manufacturing facility in Houston to produce servers that support its artificial intelligence system as part of a larger $500 billion spending plan in the U.S.

Central to Apple’s $500 billion investment in the U.S. is the largest city in Texas: Houston, which is struggling with a range of failing infrastructure. When announcing Apple’s historic investment in domestic production,