The Texas 100
First published in January 1998, the Texas 100 consisted of the 100 largest publicly traded employers in the state measured by their average number of workers during 1996.
The revision for January 2009 is based on employment in the last two quarters of 2007 and the first two quarters of 2008.
See the Texas 100 Stock Index, October 1996-present.
Companies that were added in 2009 are denoted with an *.
All new companies and deletions are listed at the bottom of this page.
| Firm | Headquarters | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Sector | ||
| Atmos Energy Corporation * | Dallas, TX | Gas Utilities |
| Baker Hughes, Inc. | Houston, TX | Oil field services |
| BJ Services Company * | Houston, TX | Oil field services |
| BP America | London, UK | Oil and gas operations |
| Centerpoint Energy | Houston, TX | Electric utility |
| Chevron USA Inc. | San Francisco, CA | Oil and gas operations |
| ConocoPhillips | Houston, TX | Oil and gas operations |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | Irving, TX | Oil exploration, production |
| Halliburton Co. (including Brown & Root, Dresser) |
Dallas, TX | Oil field services |
| Key Energy Services Inc. * | Houston, TX | Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration |
| National-Oilwell Varco Inc. * | Houston, TX | Oil field services |
| Schlumberger (including GeoQuest) |
New York, NY | Oil field services and utilities metering |
| Royal Dutch Shell | London, UK | Oil and gas operations |
| The Dow Chemical Co., Inc. | Midland, MI | Chemicals |
| Valero Energy Corp. | San Antonio, TX | Natural gas utility, refining, convenience stores |
| Entertainment/Travel | ||
| American Airlines Inc. (including Teleservice Resources) |
Fort Worth, TX | Airline, travel agency, telemarketing |
| Blockbuster | Dallas, TX | Movie Rentals |
| Brinker International, Inc. (Chili's, On the Border) |
Dallas, TX | Restaurant |
| Cinemark Holdings | Plano, TX | Movie Theatres |
| Continental Airlines, Inc. (including Chelsea Catering) |
Houston, TX | Airline |
| Jack in the Box | San Diego, CA | Restaurant |
| Landry's Restaurants Inc. * | Houston, TX | Restaurant |
| Luby's Cafeterias, Inc. | San Antonio, TX | Restaurant |
| Marriot Hotels | Bethesda, MD. | Hotels and Motels |
| McDonalds | Oak Brook, IL | Restaurant |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | Dallas, TX | Airline |
| Starwood Hotels (HOT) | White Plains, NY | Hotel |
| YUM! Brands (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC) |
Louisville, KY | Restaurant |
| Hi-Tech Sector | ||
| ATT Communications Inc. | New York, NY | Telecommunications |
| Boeing Co. | Chicago, IL | Aerospace |
| Dell Computer Corp. | Round Rock | Computer maker/seller |
| Hewlett-Packard | Palo Alto, CA | Computer maker/seller |
| IBM | Armonk, NY | Computer maker/software developer |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | Bethesda, MD | Aerospace, defense |
| Nortel Networks (including BNR) |
Brampton, Ontario | Telecom equipment |
| Raytheon (including E Systems) |
Lexington, MA | Aerospace, defense |
| Sprint Corp. | Kansas, MO | Telecommunications |
| T-Mobile | Bonn, Germany | Telecommunications |
| Texas Instruments Inc. | Dallas, TX | Chipmaker |
| Textron (Bell Helicopter) |
Providence, RI | Aircraft |
| Verizon Communications | New York, NY | Telecommunications |
| Other Manufacturing Sector | ||
| Coca Cola Enterprises | Atlanta, GA | Bottler |
| Fluor Corp | Irving, TX | Construction |
| General Motors Corp | Detroit, MI | Auto Manufacturer |
| Pepisco | Purchase, NY | Bottler |
| Temple-Inland Inc | Austin, TX | Paper |
| Pilgrim's Pride | Pittsburg, TX | Chicken producer |
| Tyson Foods | Springdale, AR | Poultry, meat producer |
| Retail Sector | ||
| Abercrombie & Fitch | New Albany, OH | Department Store |
| AutoZone Inc. | Memphis, TN | Auto parts |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. | Eden Prairie, MN | Consumer electronics |
| Circuit City | Richmond, VA | Consumer electronics |
| CONN'S INC | Beaumont, TX | Consumer electronics |
| CVS Pharmacy | Woonsocket, RI | Drug Store |
| Dillard's Inc. | Little Rock, AR | Department store |
| Family Dollar | Charlotte, NC | Discount retail |
| GameStop Inc. * | Grapevine, TX | Consumer electronics |
| Gap Inc. (including Old Navy, Banana Republic) |
San Francisco, CA | Clothing |
| Goodyear Tire | Akron, OH | Tires |
| J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (including Eckerd Drug) |
Plano, TX | Department store, drugstore |
| Kohl's Department Stores | Menomonee Falls, WI | Department store |
| Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. | North Wilkesboro, NC | Home improvement |
| Macy's | St. Louis, MO | Department store |
| Office Depot | Delray Beach, FL | Office Supplies |
| O'Reilly Automotive (Hi Lo) |
Springfield, MO. | Auto Parts |
| Petsmart | Phoenix, AZ. | Specialty Retail |
| Radio Shack | Fort Worth | Consumer electronics |
| Ross Stores | Pleasanton, CA. | Apparel Stores |
| Safeway, Inc. (Randall's, Tom Thumb) |
Pleasanton, CA. | Food |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Hoffman Estates, IL | General merchandise |
| Stage Stores | Houston, TX | Department Store |
| Starbucks Coffee | Seattle, WA. | Coffee Company |
| Target Stores (Target, Mervyns) |
Minneapolis, MN | General merchandise |
| The Home Depot | Atlanta, GA | Home improvement |
| The TJX Companies (TJ Maxx, Marshall's} |
Framingham, MA | Department Stores |
| The Kroger Co. | Cincinnati, OH | Food |
| Walgreen Co. | Deerfield, IL | Drugstore chain |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | Bentonville, AR | General merchandise |
| Whole Foods Market | Austin, TX. | Grocery Stores |
| Services and Finance Sector | ||
| Accenture, LLC | Chicago. IL | Management Consulting Services |
| Administaff Inc. | Kingwood, TX | Employee Benefits |
| Aetna Life | Hartford, CT. | Insurance |
| Allstate Insurance Co. | Northbrook, IL | Insurance |
| Bank of America, NA (including NationsBank) |
Charlotte, NC | Banking |
| BBVA USA Inc. * | Bilbao, Spain | Banking |
| Citicorp, Inc | New York, NY | Financial services |
| Convergys Customer Management | Cincinnnati, OH | Outsources telephone customer service |
| Cullen Frost Bankers | San Antonio, TX | Banking |
| FedEx Corp. | Memphis, TN | Shipping |
| J.P. Morgan Chase (including Texas Commerce Bank) |
New York, NY | Banking |
| International Bancshares Corp | Laredo, TX | Banking |
| Kelly Services Inc. | Troy, MI | Employment |
| L-3 Communications | New York, NY | Security services |
| Manpower Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | Employment |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp | Dallas, TX | Healthcare |
| Time Warner Inc | New York, NY | Entertainment and media services |
| TrueBlue, Inc | Tacoma, WA | Employment |
| Spherion Corp. | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Employment |
| United Parcel Service | Atlanta, GA | Shipping |
| Washington Mutual | Seattle, WA | Financial Services |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | San Francisco, CA | Banking |
* 2009 New Companies
- National-Oilwell Varco Inc., Houston, TX Oil field services, Energy
- Landry's Restaurants Inc., Houston, TX Restaurant, Entertainment
- BBVA USA Inc., Bilbao, Spain, Banking, Services and Finance
- BJ Services Company, Houston, TX, Oil field services, Energy
- Key Energy Services Inc., Houston, TX, Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration,Energy
- Atmos Energy Corporation, Dallas, TX, Gas Utilities, Energy
- GameStop Inc., Grapevine, TX, Consumer electronics, Retail
2009 Deletions
- Applied Materials
- Borg-Warner Protective Service
- Conagra
- Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
- International Paper
- Nordstrom
- Xerox
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.