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TJ Larkin

AI operator · Builder · Texan
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TJ Larkin, Founder of Texas AI Lab

TJ Larkin

AI operator. Builder. Texan.

TJ Larkin is an AI operator based in Liberty Hill, Texas. He builds AI software, runs a network of newsletters with 145,000+ subscribers, and started Texas AI Lab to close the gap between what AI can do and what most Texas businesses are actually doing with it.

Texas AI Lab is part class, part lab, part watering hole. The free Zoom clinics are open to anyone in Texas. The in-person meetups happen across Williamson County, Austin, and San Antonio.

The pieces below are what he writes when something is worth writing down. New work shows up here and in the Texas AI Lab newsletter.

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AI Follow-Up Systems for Austin Home Service Businesses
AI for BusinessMay 30, 2026

AI Follow-Up Systems for Austin Home Service Businesses

Austin home service companies lose jobs when leads go cold. Here is a practical AI follow-up system for calls, quotes, texts, and daily closeout.

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Plano Medical Practices Need Better AI Intake and Follow-Up
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Plano Medical Practices Need Better AI Intake and Follow-Up

Plano medical practices can use AI to summarize intake, cut missed calls, draft recall campaigns, and keep patient follow-up moving, all within HIPAA boundaries. Here is the system, the no-show data, and the human line.

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Fort Worth Contractors Are Losing Jobs Between the Call and the Quote
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Fort Worth Contractors Are Losing Jobs Between the Call and the Quote

Fort Worth contractors lose warm jobs in the gap between the call and the quote. Here is the practical AI system that answers missed calls, drafts quote follow-ups, and keeps leads from going cold, with real numbers and a build order.

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Houston Logistics Companies Need an AI Admin Layer
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Houston Logistics Companies Need an AI Admin Layer

Houston logistics and service companies can use AI as an admin layer to process emails, extract shipping details, summarize exceptions, and draft customer updates. Here is the system, the time savings, and the human line.

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Frisco Med Spas Need AI Lead Response Before the Lead Goes Cold
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Frisco Med Spas Need AI Lead Response Before the Lead Goes Cold

Frisco med spas can use AI to respond to consult requests before the lead goes cold, draft follow-ups, manage reviews, and keep seasonal campaigns moving. Here is the system, the speed-to-lead data, and the human line.

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Irving Hotels and Logistics Teams Need Faster AI Customer Updates
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Irving Hotels and Logistics Teams Need Faster AI Customer Updates

Irving businesses near Las Colinas and DFW Airport can use AI to draft guest replies, shipment updates, exception summaries, and bilingual service messages fast. Here is the system, the response-time data, and the human line.

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Southlake Wealth Advisors Can Use AI for Client Prep Without Losing Trust
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Southlake Wealth Advisors Can Use AI for Client Prep Without Losing Trust

Southlake wealth advisors can use AI for meeting prep, follow-up drafts, and client summaries while keeping every piece of advice human and compliant. Here is the system and where the human line stays firm.

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Grapevine Event Venues Need AI Inquiry Follow-Up
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Grapevine Event Venues Need AI Inquiry Follow-Up

Grapevine venues, hotels, and hospitality businesses can use AI to triage event inquiries, draft proposals fast, and keep review queues clean. Here is the system, with response-time data and a clear human line.

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Katy Real Estate Teams Need AI Follow-Up That Does Not Sound Canned
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Katy Real Estate Teams Need AI Follow-Up That Does Not Sound Canned

Katy real estate teams can use AI to follow up with buyers, sellers, open-house leads, and past clients while keeping the relationship local and human. Here is the system, the speed-to-lead data, and the human line.

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Sugar Land Professional Services Need AI Client Communication Systems
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Sugar Land Professional Services Need AI Client Communication Systems

Sugar Land law, accounting, medical, and advisory firms can use AI to draft client updates, summarize meetings, and manage intake while keeping advice and judgment human. Here is the system and the confidentiality line.

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McKinney Home Service Companies Need AI Quote Follow-Up
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

McKinney Home Service Companies Need AI Quote Follow-Up

McKinney home service businesses can use AI to answer missed calls, draft quote follow-ups, summarize job photos, and keep warm leads moving. Here is the system, the missed-call numbers, and a build order.

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Arlington Restaurants Need AI for Event-Week Marketing
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Arlington Restaurants Need AI for Event-Week Marketing

Arlington restaurants live and die by event weeks at AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field. Here is how to use AI to plan event offers, draft social posts, answer reservation questions fast, and manage reviews around stadium traffic.

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Keller Family Service Businesses Need Better AI Parent Communication
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Keller Family Service Businesses Need Better AI Parent Communication

Keller tutors, clinics, studios, and family-service businesses can use AI to draft parent updates, reminders, and intake summaries without sounding automated. Here is the system, with no-show data and a clear human line.

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Pearland Contractors Need AI Estimate Follow-Up
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Pearland Contractors Need AI Estimate Follow-Up

Pearland contractors can use AI to answer missed calls, draft estimate follow-ups, summarize job notes, and keep south Houston leads from going cold. Here is the system, the missed-call numbers, and a build order.

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The Woodlands Wellness Clinics Need Careful AI Patient Follow-Up
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

The Woodlands Wellness Clinics Need Careful AI Patient Follow-Up

The Woodlands wellness clinics can use AI to draft patient follow-ups, reminders, intake summaries, and reactivation campaigns with human approval and proper data handling. Here is the system, the no-show data, and the line.

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Houston Port-Adjacent Service Companies Need AI Document Workflows
Local & CommunityMay 30, 2026

Houston Port-Adjacent Service Companies Need AI Document Workflows

Houston port-adjacent service companies can use AI to extract details from PDFs, draft customer updates, summarize exceptions, and cut manual admin. Here is the document-workflow system and the human verification line.

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AI Voice Agents: Turn Missed Calls Into Booked Customers
AI for BusinessApril 21, 2026

AI Voice Agents: Turn Missed Calls Into Booked Customers

AI voice agents answer every call, book appointments, and text leads for Round Rock and Georgetown businesses. How they work and what they cost.

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Write Better Customer Emails with ChatGPT in 5 Minutes
AI for BusinessApril 20, 2026

Write Better Customer Emails with ChatGPT in 5 Minutes

Learn how to write professional customer emails using ChatGPT in under 5 minutes. Real prompts and templates for business owners in Williamson County, TX.

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Leander's Growth and Why AI Is the Only Way to Keep Up
Local & CommunityApril 17, 2026

Leander's Growth and Why AI Is the Only Way to Keep Up

Leander is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas. Local businesses that want to keep pace need AI systems handling their phones, content, and follow-ups.

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Why Cedar Park Fitness Studios Need AI Now
Local & CommunityApril 16, 2026

Why Cedar Park Fitness Studios Need AI Now

How fitness studios in Cedar Park and Leander can use AI to handle calls, reminders, captions, and reactivation. Real tools, real prices, ship this week.

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ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs AI Overviews for Local Business
AI SearchApril 15, 2026

ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs AI Overviews for Local Business

ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs Google AI Overviews for local businesses in Round Rock, Georgetown, and Cedar Park. Which sends real customers your way.

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AI 101 for Business Owners: What to Do First
AI 101April 14, 2026

AI 101 for Business Owners: What to Do First

A practical, founder-level beginner guide to AI. What to pay for first, how to use voice dictation, Suno, meta prompting, AI interviews, browser agents, Codex, and workflow advice.

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ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: Which to Pay For in 2026
AI EducationApril 14, 2026

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: Which to Pay For in 2026

Three chat AIs, three price tags, one subscription you actually need. A plain-English comparison for small business owners in Round Rock and Cedar Park.

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Five Pages Every Local Business Needs for AI Search
AI SearchApril 14, 2026

Five Pages Every Local Business Needs for AI Search

AI search tools cite specific pages, not websites. The five pages every business in Round Rock, Georgetown, and Cedar Park needs to show up in 2026.

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Georgetown's AI Gap: Where Local Operators Lose Ground
Local & CommunityApril 14, 2026

Georgetown's AI Gap: Where Local Operators Lose Ground

Georgetown businesses are quietly falling behind on AI adoption. An audit of fifty local sites shows the gap and the fastest ways to close it.

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Google AI Overviews: Rank In the Summary, Not Under It
AI SearchApril 14, 2026

Google AI Overviews: Rank In the Summary, Not Under It

Google AI Overviews now appear on roughly 30% of searches. How local businesses in Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park, and Leander get cited inside the summary.

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Get Your WilCo Business Found by ChatGPT and AI Search
AI SearchApril 14, 2026

Get Your WilCo Business Found by ChatGPT and AI Search

AI search is replacing Google for millions. How local businesses in Round Rock, Georgetown, and Cedar Park can get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity.

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Prompting 101: How to Actually Talk to ChatGPT and Claude
AI EducationApril 14, 2026

Prompting 101: How to Actually Talk to ChatGPT and Claude

Most people get bad output from ChatGPT because they prompt badly. A working guide for Williamson County business owners who want real results from AI tools.

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The Round Rock Businesses Already Winning With AI
Local & CommunityApril 14, 2026

The Round Rock Businesses Already Winning With AI

Real Round Rock businesses using AI every day to win customers from bigger competitors. Five stories, no fluff. What they use and what they got back.

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The $20 AI Stack That Runs a Small Business in 2026
AI for BusinessApril 14, 2026

The $20 AI Stack That Runs a Small Business in 2026

A 20-dollar-a-month AI stack that handles half the operations of a small business in Williamson County. What to buy, what to skip, and how to start today.

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What Schema Markup Is and Why Your Business Needs It
AI SearchApril 14, 2026

What Schema Markup Is and Why Your Business Needs It

Schema markup is the code that tells Google and ChatGPT what your business does. A plain-English guide for Round Rock and Georgetown business owners.

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