Two Texas senators and the state’s governor called on the Army to choose Texas to host the Army Futures Command reorganization program.
"Locating Army Futures Command in Texas would provide unparalleled access to the business community, given that Texas was recently named as Chief Executive Magazine’s ‘Best State for Business’ for the 13th consecutive year,’ wrote Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, and Gov. Greg Abbott, in a press release posted on Cruz’s website.
The Army has told 15 cities that they are being considered, including Houston, Austin, and Dallas, the press release said.
"As the Army adapts to confront these growing strategic challenges, we must work together to preserve our ability to deter aggression and promote peace through strength," the senators and governor wrote.
"We believe that Texas is uniquely positioned to help the Army accomplish this mission," the senators and governor wrote.
The group noted that Texas is the site of three Carnegie Foundation Tier 1 research universities. "This has fostered a culture of innovation and contributed to the sustained growth of the second largest civil workforce in the nation, as well as the addition of over two million new jobs in the last decade," the group wrote in the letter.
"The Army Futures Command and these new soldiers would be welcomed with open arms," the group said in the letter, noting the 15 active military installations already in the state.
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