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    Climbing the corporate ladder

    2 Dallas companies clock in as the top employers in Texas, says Forbes

    John Egan
    Mar 9, 2022 | 9:40 am
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    Dallas reigns as the capital of Texas when it comes to the best big and small employers, according to Forbes magazine.

    New rankings from Forbes put University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas at No. 9 among the country’s best large employers in the country and Dallas-based life insurance platform Bestow at No. 16 among the country’s best startup employers. Looking at Texas employers as a whole, UT Southwestern and Bestow hold the top positions on their respective lists.

    “UT Southwestern has a dynamic culture of integrity, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration, and accountability that shapes the way we deliver on our mission of providing expert medical care, academic achievement, and transformative research,” Holly Crawford, executive vice president for business affairs at UT Southwestern, says in a news release.

    On the career section of its website, Bestow touts its mission of revolutionizing the “old” industry of life insurance.

    “Our goal is to simplify a traditionally complicated product, and give more families than ever before access to affordable financial tools. Our incredible team is devoted to craft, cooperation, and making hard things easier,” the company says.

    UT Southwestern isn’t the only Dallas-Fort Worth employer to pop up on the Forbes list of the best large employers. Richardson-based software company RealPage sits at No. 49; Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, No. 56; Plano-based Toyota North America, No. 253; Plano-based Cinemark, No. 370; Dallas-based Jacobs, No. 375; Dallas-based Topgolf, No. 394; Dallas-based Primoris Services, No. 399; Irving-based Fluor, No. 422; Dallas-based CBRE, No. 423; Irving-based McKesson, No. 429; Fort Worth-based American Airlines, No. 446; and Plano-based Keurig Dr Pepper, No. 483.

    Meanwhile, Dallas-based software company Slync.io, holding the No. 290 spot, joins Bestow on the list of the country’s best startup employers.

    Other Texas employers ranked among the best large employers in the U.S. are:

    • No. 10 — MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
    • No. 37 — Houston Methodist, Houston
    • No. 38 — H-E-B, San Antonio
    • No. 135 — USAA, San Antonio
    • No. 140 — Keller Williams Realty, Austin
    • No. 143 — Dell Technologies, Round Rock
    • No. 214 — Texas Tech University, Lubbock
    • No. 245 — Waste Management, Houston
    • No. 279 — University of Texas at Austin
    • No. 314 — Sysco, Houston
    • No. 318 — Daikin Industries, Waller (North American operations hub for manufacturing, marketing, research, R&D, and customer support)
    • No. 324 — Whole Foods Market, Austin
    • No. 361 — Shell Oil, Houston
    • No. 389 — Halliburton, Houston
    • No. 403 — Schlumberger, Houston
    • No. 440 — ExxonMobil, Houston
    • No. 487 — BP, Houston (North American headquarters)

    What follows are the other Texas employers ranked among the best startup employers in the country.

    Austin

    No. 104 — Apty
    No. 121 — Homeward
    No. 169 — SparkCognition
    No. 186 — Outdoor Voices
    No. 255 — Outdoorsy
    No. 323 — ICON
    No. 324 — The Zebra
    No. 330 — TrustRadius
    No. 335 — Innovetive Petcare (Cedar Park)
    No. 387 — AlertMedia
    No. 400 — Iris Telehealth
    No. 410 — Wheel
    No. 455 — Billd
    No. 460 — Aceable
    No. 470 — Shipwell

    Houston

    No. 120 — Imbuit
    No. 310 — Code Ninjas (Pearland)
    No. 353 — Axiom Space
    No. 462 — Liongard

    Forbes teamed up with data and research company Statista to develop the rankings of the best large employers and best startup employers.

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    Merry & bright news

    Dallas makes Santa's nice list as 2nd most festive U.S. city in 2025

    Amber Heckler
    Nov 28, 2025 | 11:15 am
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    Dallas sparkles and shines for the holidays.

    In merry and bright news, Dallas has landed a coveted spot near the top of a 2025 ranking of America's most festive cities.

    Home services platform Thumbtack analyzed holiday light installation requests from customers from October 2024 to 2025 to determine the most festive U.S. cities. Rankings were based on the "relative frequency" of requests after being adjusted for the population of each state and metro area.

    Dallas comes in at No. 2.

    Dallas has been resting easy at the top of Santa's nice list since 2022. But the city's festive spirit has yet to dethrone Austin, which has held on to the top spot for four years in a row.

    There's plenty of dazzling shows illuminating Dallas-Fort Worth for the holidays, including drive-thru light parks and CultureMap's very own ice rink at Main Street Garden in downtown Dallas.

    Other festive holiday events happening around Dallas include many more local ice rinks, pop-up bars, plus volunteer opportunities to give back to the local community. Readers can also keep up with all of Dallas' holiday happenings in CultureMap's season-long editorial series.

    Other big Texas cities like Houston and San Antonio also all landed top-10 spots, proving the Lone Star State is much more festive than the rest of the country.

    "From Texas to Florida, the South is setting the standard for holiday spirit, and in true Texas fashion, bigger is definitely brighter," the report said. "Mild winters and a strong sense of community keep the Lone Star State shining at the top."

    Thumbtack's top 10 most festive U.S. cities in 2024 are:

    • No. 1 – Austin, Texas
    • No. 2 – Dallas, Texas
    • No. 3 – Seattle, Washington
    • No. 4 – Las Vegas, Nevada
    • No. 5 – Sacramento, California
    • No. 6 – Houston, Texas
    • No. 7 – San Francisco, California
    • No. 8 – Charlotte, North Carolina
    • No. 9 – San Antonio, Texas
    • No. 10 – Atlanta, Georgia
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