Happy Economic Development Week in Texas!

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Dear Texas Economic Development Partners,

Happy Economic Development Week in Texas! This May 12-16 we are honored to celebrate YOU—the dedicated economic development professionals across the state whose efforts help increase prosperity for all Texans!

We are excited to share Governor Greg Abbott's official proclamation and special video celebrating this important week.

This week also highlights the critical role economic development plays in our state's future and the team effort behind Texas' record-breaking success. It takes a collaborative and strategic effort of local, regional and statewide teams, focused on attracting new businesses and new investments, as well as promoting and retaining businesses already growing here.

Thanks to our state’s strong partnerships, Texas has remained the Best State for Business for 21 years and counting. We have also won a record-smashing 13 Governor's Cups in a row for attracting the most corporate relocations and expansions in the country, received the 2025 Prosperity Cup as the top-performing state in the U.S. for attracting new business investments and we were named the Best Business Climate in America—giving us the “Triple Crown” for award designations from Site Selection magazine.

This year, the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office launched our "Bigger. Better. Texas." Economic Development Strategic Plan—a five-year blueprint for the future of our economy. It will take all of us working together in this effort and capturing the promise of our future economy as we build a bigger, better Texas for decades to come!

Join the celebration! Download the official Economic Development Week badge for use in your own promotions, use the hashtag #EconDevWeekTexas in social media posts and follow us @TexasEconDev for content to like and share.

Other helpful Economic Development Week resources:

• Review and download the new "Bigger. Better. Texas." Economic Development Strategic Plan for data and recommendations to inform economic development across the state. 
• Sign up for our Texas Business Bulletin and Resource Provider Updates to stay in-the-know about new economic development resources from our office.
• Visit our website for the latest resources, economic data, reports, publications and general information for economic development partners: gov.texas.gov/business

Texas is truly a global beacon of economic optimism and resilience and we thank all of our economic development partners for your dedicated work, creating jobs for hardworking Texans and bringing investment to our communities.

Have a happy Economic Development Week and please don’t hesitate to reach out to our office if we may be of any assistance!

 Sincerely,

Adriana Cruz
Executive Director
Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office
Office of the Governor