| Vast
& Diverse Resources.
Texas
has a civilian labor force of 10.3 million
people, which is growing by almost 100,000
annually.
Manufacturing
Resources.
The number of persons employed in Texas
manufacturing industries surpassed 1 million
in 1994.
Strategically located.
Two-thirds of all
trade between the United States and Mexico
passes through Texas, which shares a 1,248-mile
border with Mexico.
Access
to a Global Market.
Inland ports and waterways give industry
year-around, all weather access to a global
world market. AEP Texas's service territory
includes 3 deep-water ports.
The
Right Infrastructure.
Texas has the largest
road network of the 50 U.S. states.
Right-to-work
State.
Texas is a right-to-work
state, with low unionization of the manufacturing
workforce.
Low
Energy Costs.
Total energy costs
in Texas rank among the lowest in the nation. |
