On Friday, September 18 in Dallas, Nasdaq Texas convened ConnecTXions, a gathering of bankers, asset managers, infrastructure executives, and policymakers shaping the Texas economy. The premise, as Nasdaq Texas President Rachel Racz framed it beforehand, is that the lines between public and private markets are blurring, capital allocators have more choices than ever, and companies are competing for investor attention across a more complex ecosystem. That backdrop set the day’s central themes: where capital is flowing, why Texas keeps attracting it, how companies compete for it, and what role public markets play in the next phase of growth. The day opened with a fireside chat between President George W. Bush and Racz on leadership and decision-making.
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