Texas is aggressive about attracting and growing business, and it has real funding tools — but, like other states, none is an “AI grant.” Here’s what’s actually available to a Texas tech or AI company in 2026, cited to official sources, and who realistically qualifies. (dgm implements AI; the state programs are pursued with the Governor’s office.)

The honest headline

There is no verified Texas grant or tax credit specifically for AI adoption in 2026. Texas’s incentives reward relocation, expansion, job creation, and semiconductor work — so they fit certain tech and AI companies, but not a typical business simply rolling out AI software.

Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF)

The marquee program is the Texas Enterprise Fund, a “deal-closing” performance-based grant awarded to companies that choose a Texas site over a competing out-of-state location. It’s tied to substantial job creation and investment — generally more than 75 new full-time jobs in urban areas or more than 25 in rural areas, at wages at or above the county average — and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. TEF is built for sizable relocation or expansion decisions, so it fits an AI company moving or scaling a significant operation in Texas, not a small internal adoption.

Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF)

For the hardware side of AI, the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund provides grants for semiconductor manufacturing and design — open to state entities, universities, and businesses with an established Texas presence, with roughly $948 million appropriated and 2026 awards ranging from under $1 million to about $20 million. This is squarely a chip-industry program: relevant to AI hardware and semiconductor companies, not to businesses adopting AI software.

Who actually qualifies

Be realistic about fit:

  • TEF suits AI/tech companies making a large relocation or expansion with significant hiring.
  • TSIF suits semiconductor and AI-hardware companies.
  • A typical Texas business adopting AI software generally qualifies for neither — and is better served by the federal R&D tax credit (if it builds or customizes AI) or an SBA loan to finance the purchase.

Pursuing a program you don’t fit wastes time; matching your actual situation to the right lever doesn’t.

How dgm helps

dgm implements osFoundry and other AI for Texas businesses — scoping, deploying, automating, and training. TEF and TSIF are pursued with the Governor’s office by companies that qualify; our role is to deliver the AI itself, whatever incentives apply. If you’re a Texas business simply adopting AI, we’ll point you to the realistic funding levers rather than a program you can’t use.