One Service. Five Ways to Be the Online Leader in Your Texas Industry.
Online marketing success in Texas is powered by excellence in five deliverables. The Texas Authority Network™ delivers all five through long-form articles about your business, published across 40 Texas business news, press release sites.
Introduction to the Marketing Platform: Florida Authority Network
Brian French walks through how his Florida Authority Network™ works as a marketing platform. The Texas Authority Network™ is built on the same model, and a Texas video is coming soon.
URGENT!
“If no one writes about your Texas business,
AI won’t recommend you and your business won’t visibly exist on the internet.”
— Brian French, Texas Authority Network™ publisher
Customers now ask frontier AI models like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity who to hire. AI answers from what’s been published, and most Texas businesses have nothing published about them.
The Texas Authority Network™ places AI-optimized business news articles and videos about your company across a network of 40 Texas publications, so AI knows your business, your team, your products, your accomplishments and which customers you can best serve.
A statewide Texas business news network built for AI and search engines to cite your business.
Texas’ $2.9 trillion economy has more than 3.5 million small businesses, and only a few are ever written about.
The solution:The Texas Authority Network™ publishes professional business news across the entire state of Texas, from El Paso to Houston, with publications for every major city and region plus statewide, industry, press release brands.
Why marketing stopped working
TAN tells your business story, and makes sure search engines and AI know it. We publish complete, professional coverage of your company across 40 Texas publications, building an AI knowledge graph of who you are, what you do and why customers choose you. That becomes a long-term competitive advantage ads can’t buy.
TAN pages are built for AI and search engines, from quick answers to deep-dive business profiles, with question-based headings, full schema markup, named authors, dates and cited sources, open to every crawler. Social media can’t match that. Posts sit behind logins, carry no structured data and read as self-promotion.
Built on a model with a strong track record in Google search, TAN bridges today’s search to tomorrow’s AI answers (AEO/GEO), with coverage that keeps working long after an ad stops.
Sources: Medill State of Local News 2025; Pew Research Center (2025); WordStream 2025 Google Ads Benchmarks; Seer Interactive (2025); SocialInsider.
AI won’t take your word for it.
Your website says you’re the best. So does every competitor’s. AI treats what you say about yourself as a claim. It recommends businesses that other published sources confirm.
One voice is a claim
Your site, your ads, your posts. It’s all you talking about you, and AI weighs it that way.
Agreement is proof
When multiple published sources agree on who you are and what you do, AI gains the confidence to name you.
Most businesses have none
No press. No industry coverage. Nothing published by anyone but themselves. That’s why AI names someone else.
AI is learning which Texas businesses to recommend right now. Get written about first, and your business becomes the answer in your industry in Texas.
TAN builds the outside record your website can’t: verified coverage across Texas business news, structured for AI.
See if AI knows your businessWhat does the Texas Authority Network™ do for businesses?
The Texas Authority Network™ (TAN) creates AI authority and online visibility for Texas businesses. It publishes verified, long-form business coverage across 40 Texas business news publications, so AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity can find, understand and recommend member companies.
From invisible to cited, in three steps.
What makes a TAN article different?
TAN articles are long-form business news: in-depth, fact-checked, fully sourced and original. They give readers the full story and give AI engines the detail they need to recommend your Texas business with confidence.
Long-form, every time
Our articles average more than 2,300 words. Enough depth to answer the questions customers and AI engines ask.
Real business analysis
Written with an analyst’s eye: what your company does, how it competes and why it matters to customers.
Reviewed before publishing
A human analyst reviews each article before it goes live.
Every source listed
Each article ends with a numbered list of sources, so readers and AI can trace every claim.
Never duplicate content
Every article is written new. Never copied, never spun, never repeated across the network.
Schema built for AI engines
Quick Answer, question-based headings, full schema markup, a named author and dates on every page.
Stop buying clicks. Become the answer.
Members stay current and cited every month they’re with us. Sponsored content is always clearly labeled. See our Standards page for details.
Registry Listing
Put your verified name, address and phone on Texas Business Registry.
- Data supplied by management, dated
- Upgrade to verified anytime
One and Done
One-time purchase. No subscription.
One complete news article about your company, published on the TAN site that fits your city or industry.
- 2,000+ word sponsored article
- You control the timing of publication
- You choose your matched city or industry site
- Two sponsored links to your website
- Verified by a human analyst before publishing
Online Marketing Campaign
Flexible Plan
Month to month, cancel anytime
Your company’s story, told in depth and placed across 5 TAN website publications monthly.
- 2,500-word analyst profile
- Registry entry and structured data
- Placement in city and industry sites
Online Marketing Campaign
Network Presence
Most popular6-month minimum, non-cancelable
Your company’s story, told in depth and placed across 5 TAN website publications monthly.
- Coverage across city and industry sites
- Verified registry status
- Monthly AI Visibility report
Online Marketing Campaign
Deluxe
Premium12-month minimum, non-cancelable
Everything in Network Presence, plus direct strategy time with TAN’s publisher and favored placement across the network.
- Monthly live strategy briefing with Brian French (limited to 8 members)
- Favored pinned placement on TAN website home pages, labeled as sponsored
- Placement across 6 TAN publications monthly
- Each article 2,500+ words
- 4 sponsored links per article
- Video creation service available
- Enhanced monthly AI and online marketing visibility report
Agency Partners
Minimum relationship: 4 client accounts
Marketing and public relations agencies can place TAN coverage for their clients across the network.
- Minimum of 4 client accounts
- Contact us directly for details
Have a question? Text 813-409-4683
40 Texas publications. Launching December 2026.
Every statewide, metro, regional, industry and press release site in the Texas Authority Network™. All sites are coming soon.
Statewide and metro · 9
Regions · 7
Industry · 21
Industry ·
Press releases · 3
Stop chasing. Start publishing.
AI recommends businesses when many trusted sources tell the same story. One TAN purchase opens a network of 40 Texas news websites, so your story runs on the city, regional and industry sites that target your market and niche, without the time and money of chasing placements outlet by outlet.
Chasing outlets one by one
- Dozens of editors and submission rules
- Endless pitching, follow-ups and waiting
- No guarantee your story ever runs
- A different story at every outlet
- Months of staff time and agency fees
One owned network
- One purchase, access to 40 Texas websites
- Placed on the sites that fit your market and industry
- Systematic distribution over time
- Committed publication, not hopeful pitching
- One consistent story, the kind AI demands
- Saves time and money
Why are TAN’s publications all Texas-branded?
Because customers ask AI local questions, and AI answers them with local sources. When a publication named for Texas, or for Dallas, Houston or Austin, covers your business, it tells AI exactly where you operate and who you serve.
Customers ask by place
“Best CPA in Austin.” “Roofer near Midland.” AI matches those questions to sources about that place.
The name is a signal
A Texas domain and masthead tie your business to your city, your region and your state in every article.
Focus builds authority
40 publications covering only Texas business make TAN a specialist source on Texas companies, not one more national site.
Your city and your industry
City sites place you locally. Industry sites for energy, law, healthcare, real estate, tech and finance place you in your field. Together they define you.
Is TAN a blog network?
No. TAN is a Texas business news publisher. Our sites accept no advertising. On our city, region and industry news sites, sponsored content stays under 30% of what we publish. Our press release sites are excluded from that cap because they carry more client material, and every sponsored piece on every site is labeled. See our Standards page for details.
Ads
No display ads, pop-ups or ad networks on any TAN site.
Sponsored
On news and industry sites; press release sites are excluded. Every sponsored piece is clearly labeled.
Independent news
On our news and industry sites: original Texas business coverage, reviewed by a human analyst.
Most publications pay their bills with ads that clutter every page. We don’t run them. That keeps TAN clean for readers and credible for AI engines.
Reviewed by a human analyst before publishing.
Technology gathers and structures public data. Brian French, a former investment manager and analyst and the network’s founder and owner, verifies the facts and adds judgment before anything publishes. That’s why readers and AI engines can trust what TAN says about your business.
Our track record
TAN is built on the published record of its sister network, the Florida Authority Network™: thousands of original, sourced articles across Florida’s cities and industries, and client results measured before and after coverage.
Client case study: a Florida nursing school
After an AEO coverage campaign by the Florida Authority Network™, the school’s search footprint grew on every measure we tracked, including appearances in Google AI Overviews.
Rankings were measured in Google Search, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode. They show visibility, not traffic or enrollments, and other factors may have contributed.
| Measure | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| First-page Google keywords | 16 | 74 |
| Top-three Google rankings | 1 | 16 |
| Google AI Overview appearances | 1 | 46 |
See the full archive of Florida Authority Network™ articles on Authory.
Our standards
Sponsored content is labeled. Paid profiles and mentions carry a clear disclosure.
Every fact has a source. Articles end with a numbered sources list.
Corrections are published. Report an error and we review it promptly.
Questions businesses ask
What is AI visibility?
AI visibility is how often, and how accurately, AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity name your business when customers ask for a recommendation. AI answers from sources it can read and trust, so businesses with independent, structured coverage get named and businesses without it are left out.
How is this different from Google Ads?
Google Ads rents attention: you pay for every click, and your visibility ends when the spending stops. TAN builds a permanent, published record of your business that ranks in Google and that AI engines read and cite, and it keeps working after you pay for it.
How soon will AI engines mention my business?
Google typically indexes new TAN coverage within days to a few weeks. AI engines refresh on their own schedules, so they can take longer to reflect new coverage, and no publisher can guarantee a specific AI recommendation. Keeping coverage current month to month builds visibility over time.
Does the Texas Authority Network™ have competition?
Some, but it’s limited. Texas has local business journals, press release wires and marketing agencies, but most of that coverage is paywalled, national, or built for ads and clicks rather than AI answers. Few, if any, publishers focus on Texas business coverage built for AI engine optimization. That’s TAN’s niche: 40 Texas publications with verified, structured, long-form coverage designed for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.
Does TAN use AI to help write its content?
Yes, absolutely. We believe in the technology. AI helps TAN research public data, organize facts and draft long-form articles at scale. But understanding and judgment come from people. Brian French, a former investment manager and analyst, verifies the facts and adds human insight to every article before it publishes. AI makes TAN thorough. Human analysis makes it trustworthy.
Who owns the Texas Authority Network™?
TAN is 100% owned and operated by Brian French.
How long have you been doing online marketing?
Brian French has been doing high-level, performance-based online marketing for over 15 years for BoardroomPR, one of Florida’s largest and most respected PR and marketing firms. The Florida Authority Network™, TAN’s sister network, has been a 5+ year buildout and has published over 2,500 articles to date. The Texas Authority Network™ brings the same model to Texas.
Do you have a performance track record?
Yes, and a very impressive one. Text us at 813-409-4683 for a quick consultation.
Why does TAN disclose sponsored content?
Because federal law requires it. Under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce are illegal. That includes hiding paid sponsorships, free products or other material connections from consumers. Broadcast media (radio and television) are bound by a similar federal law, 47 U.S. Code § 317, which requires sponsors to be identified on air.
TAN labels every sponsored article so readers always know when a business paid for coverage. Clear disclosure also protects our members and keeps the network credible with the readers and AI engines that rely on it.
Does labeling sponsored content hurt AI visibility?
No. AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity cite content that is specific, well structured, sourced and published by a recognized source. A sponsored label doesn’t change that. Google’s own guidance asks publishers to label sponsored content clearly, and hiding sponsorship can get content penalized.
TAN labels every sponsored piece and keeps sponsored content under 30% on our city, region and industry news sites (press release sites are excluded and labeled instead; see our Standards page for details). That keeps the network a credible news source AI engines trust, which is what gives your coverage its value.
What are Texas business profile knowledge graphs, and why do you need them?
A Texas business profile knowledge graph is a structured, verified record of your business: name, address, phone, industry, leadership and locations, all connected in a format AI engines can read. It helps ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews recognize your business, describe it accurately and recommend it with confidence when Texans search for what you offer. With a TAN subscription, your business gets fresh knowledge graph content every month: new structured profiles and coverage across multiple TAN sites. AI engines favor fresh, regularly updated content.
What is schema, and why do my Texas business articles need it?
Schema is structured code, built on the shared schema.org vocabulary, that sits behind an article and tells search engines and AI exactly what the page is about: who published it, which business it covers, where that business is located and what it does. Texas business articles with schema are easier for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google to understand, trust and cite. TAN adds schema to your business profiles and coverage, connecting each article directly to your business.
Are traditional press releases and news articles schema optimized?
Most do not, at least not in the way AI engines need. Traditional news sites and wire services usually add only basic article markup such as headline, date and author. They rarely identify the business in the story as a verified entity with its address, industry and leadership. All 40 TAN sites are built schema optimized for client content, connecting every article and press release directly to your business.
Do you offer social media marketing or traditional PR services?
No. Texas Authority Network™ focuses on AEO-optimized business news publishing, video, and press release distribution across our 40 Texas publications. We don’t provide social media marketing or traditional public relations services, but we’re happy to refer you to a trusted partner. Text us at 813-409-4683.
Can you audit my website and online marketing presence?
Yes, though our audits start at $3,999 because we put our marketing analyst hat on for that. Many marketing firms use an “audit” to find minor website formatting issues, then sell small tweaks for big fees. Our primary business is publishing on the Texas Authority Network™, not the on-page website formatting that any “me too” online marketing firm can do.
What is the biggest difference between the Texas Authority Network™ and other marketing providers?
TAN owns a one-of-a-kind marketing resource: 40 news websites. Traditional marketing agencies simply tweak your existing website and social media, which produces meager results in search and AI authority.
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