With a strong and growing coalition in Texas, the USGLC works to educate and engage policymakers and community leaders on why investments in development and diplomacy help keep America safe and strengthen Texas’s economy.
The USGLC’s Texas Advisory Committee brings together more than 230 business, faith, non-profit, and political leaders who understand how American global leadership matters for Texas. We’re also proud of Texas’s Veterans for Smart Power – part of a nationwide network of 30,000 veterans.
Texas exports about
$509 billion in goods and services
to overseas markets annually.
In Texas,
3,600,000 jobs
(20.0%)
are supported by trade.
In 2024–2025,
97,043 international students
in Texas contributed
$2.5 billion
to the state economy.
HOUSTON, TX – Ahead of Uzbekistan’s World Cup match against Portugal in Houston, the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, hosted “Beyond the Pitch: Winning in Central Asia through Trade...
As the nation’s leading exporting state, Texas reaches every part of the global economy, with international trade supporting one in five jobs statewide and generating over $509 billion in exports annually. As a major economic hub in...
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