Texas’s rapidly expanding biotech sector, currently employing over 129,000 professionals and generating $95 billion annually, received high-profile attention from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization during a two-day visit. Key engagements included workshops on enhancing U.S. biotechnology security, collaborations with academic centers like Rice University and the Texas Medical Center, and discussions on patient access and policy. The visit highlighted Houston’s and Dallas’s strengths in biomedical innovation, positioning Texas as a critical hub in the national biotech landscape.