We may have lost our beloved Whataburger to Chicago, but one major fast food chain is now moving its headquarters to Texas!

What would the Colonel think? Let's all give a big Lone Star welcome to KFC who is moving its U.S. headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to Plano, Texas. This change will happen over the next six months and will involve about 100 employees.

The move is part of Yum! Brands' plan to have two main offices: one in Plano for KFC and sister company Pizza Hut, and another in Irvine, California, for Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill.

While it may sound exciting, some leaders in Kentucky, like Gov. Andy Beshear, are unhappy with this decision because KFC has deep roots in the state. In a statement to CNN Beshear bemoaned:

This company’s name starts with Kentucky, and it has marketed our state’s heritage and culture in the sale of its product. My hope is that the company will rethink moving Kentucky Fried Chicken employees out of Kentucky.

However, I think the move is set in stone.

Despite the move, Yum! Brands say they will keep some offices and 560 employees in Louisville. They also plan to give $1 million to the University of Louisville's College of Business and hope to build a special KFC restaurant in the city.

So it doesn't look like KFC is completely forgetting about its roots. KFC is also just one of many companies who are making the move to the Lone Star state; Chevron, Elon Musk’s Tesla, X and SpaceX, as well as Hewlett-Packard all made similar moves to Texas in recent years.

KFC started in Kentucky nearly 100 years ago and now has over 24,000 restaurants worldwide. Welcome to Texas!