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Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services. Compaq produced some of the first IBM PC compatible computers, being the second company after Columbia Data Products to legally reverse engineer the BIOS of the IBM Personal Computer. It rose to become the largest supplier of PC systems during the 1990s. The company was initially based in Harris County, Texas.
Continental Airlines
defunct airline of the United States (1934—2012)
Enron
Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities and services company based in Houston, Texas. It was led by Kenneth Lay and developed in 1985 via a merger between Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, both relatively small regional companies at the time of the merger. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 20,600 staff and was a major electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper company, with claimed revenues of nearly $101 billion during 2000. Fortune named Enron "America's Most Innovative Company" for six consecutive years.
Blockbuster LLC
defunct American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services; now a franchise brand name
Cyrix
Cyrix Corporation was a microprocessor developer that was founded in 1988 in Richardson, Texas, as a specialist supplier of floating point units for 286 and 386 microprocessors. The company was founded by Tom Brightman and Jerry Rogers. Jerry Rogers was also serving as the company Chief Executive Officer and president up until December 9, 1996, when he stepped down from this role, but remained on the Board of Directors.
Tandy Corporation
trading company

Conoco
Conoco ( ), formerly known as Continental Oil, is an American petroleum brand that is operating under the current ownership of the Phillips 66 Company since 2012 and is headquartered in the Westchase neighborhood of Houston, Texas. The brand is one of the several successors of the original Standard Oil Company ("oil trust" founded 1870 by John D. Rockefeller). Conoco was a subsidiary of Standard Oil from 1884 until 1911 when the Supreme Court of the United States, in an anti-trust legal case, ruled to decouple and break up the monopolized entity of Standard Oil.
Anadarko Petroleum
American oil and gas exploration company
Ritual Entertainment
former video game developer
Rogue Entertainment
computer game developer
Renegade Kid
American video game development company
Q835847
former United States video game developer
United Space Alliance
former American aerospace corporation
Datapoint
Datapoint Corporation, originally known as Computer Terminal Corporation (CTC), was a computer company based in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Founded in July 1968 by Phil Ray and Gus Roche, its first products were, as the company's initial name suggests, computer terminals intended to replace Teletype machines connected to time sharing systems.
Acclaim Studios Austin
American video game developer
Junction Point Studios
American video game developer
Paradigm Entertainment
American video game development company
Vigil Games
American game development company
Arbusto Energy
former oil and gas exploration company
Perot Systems
information technology company
Edge of Reality
American video game developer
Selena Etc.
Boutique founded and owned by American singer, Selena
Freedom Airlines
airline
Tradewest
Tradewest, Inc. was an American video game company based in Corsicana, Texas that produced numerous games in the 1980s and early 1990s. The company was the publisher of the Battletoads and Double Dragon series in North America and the PAL region. In 1994, the company was acquired by WMS Industries and became Midway Home Entertainment when WMS spun off its video game operations as Midway Games.
Belo
American media company (1842-2013)
7th Level
video game developer in United States
Hostess Brands
company
Micrografx
Micrografx (Micrografx Inc., Richardson, Texas) was a United States–based software-house most notable for its graphics products. It was founded in 1982 by Paul and George Grayson and was a pioneer for graphics products for Windows.
Cinematronics, LLC
company
TimeGate Studios
American video game developer