AI Sovereignty Council

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX leads Texas in computer systems design firms with 6,228 firms—more than any other metro in the state. This isn't just a business statistic; it's a structural advantage for the AI Sovereignty Council. The concentration of firms enables local, self-hosted AI development, private RAG pipelines, and open-weight model deployment without cloud dependency. This is where sovereignty isn't a policy—it's a physical condition. The full dataset is available here: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-09-ai-tech-ind-5415-msa Computer Systems Design Firms, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2022) #1 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — 6,228 #2 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — 3,328 #3 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — 2,603 #4 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — 702 #5 El Paso, TX — 146 #6 Killeen-Temple, TX — 69 #7 Lubbock, TX — 68 #8 College Station-Bryan, TX — 66 #9 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — 57 #10 Corpus Christi, TX — 54 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-11-09-ai-tech-ind-5415-msa View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request.