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HASLET, TEXAS — Amazon Inc. plans to open its sixth Texas distribution center in the Dallas suburb of Haslet. The company employs more than 8,000 full-time hourly associates at its Texas fulfillment centers and plans to hire 1,000 more full-time positions in the new Haslet facility. In addition to its existing Haslet facility, which began shipping customer orders in 2013, Amazon’s other Texas fulfillment centers are located in Coppell, southern Dallas and Schertz, with a fifth under construction in San Marcos. Amazon also operates three sortation centers in Texas, located in Irving, Houston and San Antonio.