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 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.