TQEA
Texas Quantum Economy Alliance

A statewide coalition for quantum-enabled growth.

TQEA aligns industry, universities, and public partners around shared quantum standards and a neutral, openly accessible testbed and network across Texas.

Explore the framework Join the Alliance
501(c)(6)AllianceStandards & advocacy
501(c)(3)FoundationResearch access & workforce
For-profitInfrastructureOwns the neutral testbed
01 — About

One shared facility. Three entities.

The Alliance convenes companies, universities, municipalities, and research institutions to build the connective tissue of a Texas quantum economy — standards, workforce, and a shared testbed the whole ecosystem can use.

Stakeholders convened
IonQAWSNVIDIA UT DallasUT ArlingtonSouthern Methodist UniversityOak Ridge National Laboratory Texas Research AllianceCity of RichardsonCity of PlanoCity of ArlingtonDevelopAbilene Texas Blockchain CouncilNational Security Innovation Council Texas LEARNVAJR Group
02 — Strategy & Foundation

Principles we operate by.

A few commitments shape every part of the Alliance and carry into its governing documents.

Neutral governance

No single organization holds unilateral control. Independent directors sit at every level.

Neutral facility

The testbed and network are open to all on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.

Three functions, three entities

Industry collaboration, research access, and infrastructure each sit in their own vehicle.

Public benefit, private return

Public and philanthropic funding subsidizes research access; private capital earns from commercial revenue.

03 — Structure & Governance

The three-entity framework.

Industry collaboration, research funding, and infrastructure are held in separate entities, joined to a single neutral facility.

FIREWALL FIREWALL 501(c)(6) Alliance Industry standards & advocacy Member dues 501(c)(3) Foundation Research access & workforce Grants & gifts FOR-PROFIT Infrastructure Vehicle Owns testbed, fiber & compute Private + public capital arm's-length agreements Neutral Shared Facility Metroplex Quantum Network testbed · open FRAND-style access
501(c)(6)

Alliance

Industry collaboration, standards, certification, workforce, and policy advocacy. Owns no infrastructure and sells no access.

Funded by member dues
501(c)(3)

Foundation

Buys and allocates subsidized testbed access for universities and startups, and runs workforce and scholarship programs.

Funded by grants & philanthropy
For-profit

Infrastructure Vehicle

Owns and operates the physical testbed, fiber, and compute. Neutrally governed — no single member controls the asset.

Private + public co-investment
Built with safeguards

Each entity is separately governed with independent directors, arm's-length cross-entity agreements, and standalone conflict-of-interest and antitrust policies. Public-entity participants follow recusal and independent-counsel requirements. Alliance materials align with — but do not imply endorsement by — the Texas Quantum Initiative.

Governance framework — draft for stakeholder review; refined in Alliance sessions, not final bylaws.
04 — Industry & Usecases

What quantum unlocks.

Members join the Alliance's working groups, standards, certification, and workforce programs — quantum reaches well beyond computing.

01
Computing — optimization, simulation, and hybrid HPC/AI + quantum workloads.
02
Sensing — precision measurement for energy, defense, and industry.
03
Communications — QKD and entanglement distribution over the Metroplex network.
04
Cybersecurity — post-quantum readiness and secure key infrastructure.
05 — Testbeds & Infrastructure

The Metroplex Quantum Network.

A shared quantum testbed and fiber network, owned by the infrastructure vehicle and governed as a neutral facility.

Baseline build

A three-node backbone

The first build interconnects UT Arlington, UT Dallas, and SMU, using existing and new fiber where each makes sense.

FRAND access

Open by commitment

Published, uniform pricing; no preferential routing tied to membership; academic access subsidized through the Foundation.

Why neutrality

Investable and open

Diversified revenue makes the facility financeable while guaranteeing open access for researchers.

06 — Ecosystem & Coverage

Across the Texas quantum ecosystem.

Alliance participants take part in quantum initiatives and events across the state.

Texas Quantum Summit · August 13, 2026 · UT Dallas

TQEA panel — Advancing the State's Position as a National Leader through Public–Private Collaboration

ModeratorDon MagnerCity Manager, City of Richardson
PanelistRashmi VarmaManaging Partner, VAJR Group
PanelistKerry MobleyPresident & CEO, LEARN — Lonestar Education and Research Network
PanelistDavid WieseSr. Director, SLED & Business Development, IonQ
PanelistRep. Giovanni CapriglionePresident, Texas Blockchain Council
The TQEA panel seated at the Texas Quantum Summit 2026, UT Dallas.
The TQEA panel on August 13, Texas Quantum Summit, UT Dallas.
The Texas Quantum Summit 2026 main stage during the TQEA panel session, UT Dallas.
The session on the main stage at UT Dallas.
07 — Join the Alliance

Builders contribute. Users access. Investors fund.

Three ways to engage, matched to the three-entity structure.

Builders & members

Join the Alliance

Take part in working groups, standards, certification, and workforce programs as a member of the 501(c)(6).

Universities & startups

Access through the Foundation

Reach testbed and compute time at subsidized or no cost, funded by grants and philanthropy through the 501(c)(3).

Investors

Fund the infrastructure

Capitalize the neutrally governed vehicle and earn a market return through its own offering process.