Texas Instruments Inc said constructionwill begin in April on a new plant near Denton, Texas, on 193
acres owned by the company.
    It said the plant will initially employ between 1,000 and
1,500 people, and will be used by its Defense Systems and
Electronics Group for producing electronic equipemnt. The plant
is expected to be operational in late 1988.
    Separately, the company said it leased about 185,000 square
feet of a complex in Texas for its Defense Systems group. It
plans to transfer about 700 employees to work at the site by
the third quarter of 1987.
 Reuter
