Apple’s announcement that it plans to build a 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Houston is the latest major corporation to establish a footprint in the region. The California-based tech company and producer of iPhone and Mac computers said in the statement the move is part of a four-year $500 billion investment in the U.

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,

Apple will grow its Texas presence with a new factory focusing on its Apple Intelligence system, as part of a $500 billion investment over four years, the company announced Monday. Apple said the Houston factory will focus on building advanced technology and manufacturing servers for the Apple Intelligence system.