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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

Low-tax Texas opens London office to lure jobs and investment

Cityscape image of Dallas, Texas, at twilight
Dallas’s financial district has boomed in recent years. Photograph: rudi1976/Alamy

The US state of Texas is putting UK businesses in its crosshairs with the launch this month of a dedicated London office to lure jobs and investment to the low-tax Lone Star State.

Texas recently secured approval for the new site, adding to a growing list of international offices from which it can try to draw corporate heavyweights across its borders.

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