Flanked by Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, business leaders, exchange officials and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Gov. Greg Abbott touted Texas’ business friendly policies before ringing the New York Stock Exchange’s closing bell at AT&T Stadium Wednesday.

The Texas branch of the exchange opened at the end of March when the Chicago Stock Exchange officially relocated to Dallas, marking the end of its 143 years in the largest city in Illinois.

The Texas Workforce Commission announced earlier in August its chairman, Bryan Daniel, would leave the commission to head NYSE Texas. Prior to leading the Texas Workforce Commission, Daniel was a member of Abbott’s senior staff .

“This is the home of the economy,” Abbott said of Texas before ringing the bell. “It's going to be the home of

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