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  "name": "Texas AI Index",
  "publisher": "Texas AI Report",
  "url": "https://texasaireport.com/texas-ai-index",
  "edition": "2026-09-25",
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  "license": "https://texasaireport.com/ai-usage",
  "attribution": "Source: Texas AI Report, Texas AI Index, edition 2026-09-25 (https://texasaireport.com/texas-ai-index). Use with attribution.",
  "derivedFrom": "https://texasaireport.com/companies.json",
  "scopeNote": "Covers the AI-native, Texas-headquartered companies in the Top Texas AI Companies dataset, by disclosed funding. It measures that tracked list, not the whole Texas AI market.",
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        "label": "AI Infrastructure & Platforms",
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        "Apptronik",
        "Avride",
        "Mythic",
        "Neurophos",
        "Sensi.AI",
        "Uptiq",
        "Astromech",
        "Darkhive",
        "Circuit",
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        "RMFG",
        "Cydelphi"
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        "Hello Patient",
        "KeepTabz"
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  "recentRoundsRule": "A company counts if the whole date range of its latest disclosed round falls inside the 12 months ending on the edition date (windowStart to windowEnd, inclusive). A round dated only to a month or year counts if that whole month or year is inside the window. Rounds whose date straddles a window edge or is not a date are listed under unplaced and are not counted. Only the latest round per company is considered.",
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    },
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      "asOf": "2026-09-25",
      "status": "first published edition",
      "companies": 41,
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