Gov. Greg Abbott spoke about the boost the State Fair of Texas and SpaceX have been for Texas during fireside chat at American Airlines headquarters.Gov. Greg Abbott spoke in a fireside chat held in Fort Worth at the American Airlines headquarters Tuesday. Moderated by Geoff Freeman, CEO and president of the U.S. Travel Association, the two discussed Texas’ booming economy fueled by Texas’ “everything’s bigger” attitude. Last year, he said, over 470,000 people moved to Texas from another state.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom introduces Gov. Greg Abbott before a a fireside chat with U.S. Travel president and CEO Geoff Freeman at American Airlines headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Fort Worth.He also pointed to the growth in North Texas, like the relocation of the PGA headquarters to Frisco and opened a new headquarters in 2022. That eventually led to the massive Omni PGA Frisco Resort.
Abbott reiterated that Texas is built for just about all of the major entertainment experiences imaginable, just maybe not the Winter Olympics. The state is naturally accustomed to high demand and big venue events, he said. “Texas has always been a huge entertainment center,” Abbott said. “There were different people — before Taylor Swift, there was Willie Nelson.”Alexandra Skores
Alexandra Skores is the aviation writer for The Dallas Morning News, covering airlines, air travel and the aerospace industry. She's a graduate of the University of Iowa. Alexandra has previously worked at the Oregonian in Portland, Oregon and The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.