Texas is the second largest U.S. state by area (after Alaska) and the second by population (after California). Texas has diversified its economy and the high tech industry has become a major economic driver in Texas since the mid 20th century.
As of 2015, it is second in the United States of most Fortune 500 company headquarters with 54. With a growing base of industry, the state leads in many industries, including tourism, sciences, agriculture, petrochemicals, energy, computers and electronics, aerospace, and biomedical sciences.
East Texas is the home of Bessie Coleman, born in Atlanta, Texas in Cass County (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926). She was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.
She earned her pilot license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and was the first Black person to earn an international pilot’s license.
African Americans, Native Americans, and women had no flight training opportunities in the United States, so she saved and obtained sponsorships to go to France for flight school. Her pioneering role was an inspiration to early pilots and to the African American and Native American communities.
The State of Texas always embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities. Texas is rolling out the “Welcome to Texas” inviting welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.