Oct 10
KRCR
Meta agrees to meet Abbott’s new Texas data center rules on grid and water impacts↗
KRCR
Water
Oct 10
The Lufkin Daily News
Angelina County to consider legal work for Amp Z after rejecting tax abatement request↗
The Lufkin Daily News
Water− , Denied or halted
Oct 10
Taylor Press
Power plant, data center agreement approved↗
Taylor Press
Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 9
KTSM 9 News
Los Angeles-based firm breaks ground on $15B data center in Hudspeth County↗
KTSM 9 News also carried by 4 other outlets
Water+ , Approved or advancing Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 9
Yahoo
Developer behind Westlake data center prepares for construction, state filings show↗
Yahoo also carried by 2 other outlets
Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing Water+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 9
Yahoo Finance
Co-Development Partners Big Watt Digital and PowerHouse Data Centers Announce Planning Approval for Taylor Technology Campus↗
Yahoo Finance
Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 8
Community Impact Newspaper
Plans filed for $366M Pacifico-BlackChamber data center | Bastrop - Cedar Creek↗
Community Impact Newspaper
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 8
Hoodline
Project Longhorn Data Center Moves Ahead in Bastrop County↗
Hoodline
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 8
kiiitv.com
What is being built off Highway 1694? A massive AI project is taking shape↗
kiiitv.com
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 8
MySA
Anthropic-tied data center moves ahead with $366M construction↗
MySA
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 8
The Real Deal ($)
$22B data center and power campus dubbed Project Star planned for rural Encinal↗
The Real Deal ($)
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 7
The Killeen Daily Herald
Councilwoman Williams says she did not vote in data center staff direction this week↗
The Killeen Daily Herald
Siting− , Denied or halted
Oct 7
Yahoo
Austin Water weighs new rules for biggest water users as data centers draw scrutiny↗
Yahoo
Siting− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
Oct 7
Austin American-Statesman ($)
Why Austin Water wants new rules for major water users↗
Austin American-Statesman ($) also carried by 1 other outlet
Water− , Denied or halted
Oct 7
Yahoo
Controversial Data Center Project Gets Second Chance After Community Pushback↗
Yahoo
Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing Water+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 7
Yahoo
Taylor City Council to vote on controversial data center, power plant project↗
Yahoo also carried by 2 other outlets
Siting+ , Approved or advancing Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing Water+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 7
Yahoo
Data center construction in Wichita Falls may see delay↗
Yahoo
Siting
Oct 7
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
Granbury puts recall election on hold after lawsuit filed against city amidst data center concerns↗
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting
Oct 6
News Channel 6 | Wichita Falls, TX
Skybox data center project delayed as company provides Wichita Falls update↗
News Channel 6 | Wichita Falls, TX
Subsidies Water
Oct 6
ValleyCentral.com
Brownsville to hold data center moratorium public hearing↗
ValleyCentral.com
Siting− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
Oct 5
The Real Deal ($)
Power grid audits shifting plan for data center developer in Austin suburb↗
The Real Deal ($)
Power and grid− , Denied or halted
Oct 5
facebook.com
City of Brownsville, TX - Municipal Government. . The Brownsville City Commission will hold the second of three public hearings on a proposed data center moratorium during its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 6, at 5 p.m. and the third and final public he↗
facebook.com
Siting− , Denied or halted
Oct 5
KTSM 9 News
Escobar says she remains concerned over Fort Bliss data center↗
KTSM 9 News also carried by 3 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted
Oct 5
Yahoo
Austin Suburb Set To Decide On Annexation, Zoning For Data Center Campus↗
Yahoo
Water
Oct 5
25 News KXXV
Petition to recall Lacy Lakeview council members over data center proposal↗
25 News KXXV
Water− , Denied or halted
Oct 5
globalelr.com
Texas Pauses Certain Data Center Approvals Amid Grid, Water, and Community Concerns↗
globalelr.com
Water− , Denied or halted
Oct 5
Yahoo
Wilbarger County candidates debate taxes and data center↗
Yahoo
Water
Oct 4
Hoodline
Skybox Files $550M Fourth Data Center in Hutto as Texas Tightens Grid Rules↗
Hoodline
Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 3
The Center Square
Regulators approve 3,000-acre Amazon data center in Wharton County↗
The Center Square
Water+ , Approved or advancing Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 2
KUT
Taylor has struck a deal on a nearby data center, allowing it to annex the site and set conditions↗
KUT also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting Water Subsidies
Oct 2
Dallas Observer
Southern Dallas neighborhood ‘begging to be part of the process’ amid data center fight↗
Dallas Observer
Siting− , Denied or halted
Oct 2
houstonchronicle.com ($)
Amazon clears key water hurdle for nearly 3,000-acre data center near Houston↗
houstonchronicle.com ($)
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Oct 1
Times Record News
Archer County officials make moves against data center plans↗
Times Record News
Water− , Denied or halted
Oct 1
kdhnews.com
Killeen council, P&Z to hold joint meeting on data centers, short-term rentals↗
kdhnews.com
Siting
Sep 30
star-telegram.com ($)
$430M data center planned for this North Texas tech hub, as Abbott halts permits↗
star-telegram.com ($)
Siting
Sep 30
Inside Climate News
Meta Announces Large Solar Purchase Agreement in Texas, But It’s Powering Some Data Centers With Gas↗
Inside Climate News
Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 30
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ($)
A Texas data center project puts Rick Jackson’s Georgia promises to the test↗
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ($)
Siting
Sep 30
KSAT
San Antonio councilman wants new data centers to operate on recycled water↗
KSAT
Water
Sep 29
KCBD
SB Energy is hosting a community open house on the proposed Scurry County data center↗
KCBD also carried by 1 other outlet
Subsidies
Sep 29
Austin Free Press
Data driver: SOS sues to force the City of Austin to release details on a Tesla data center↗
Austin Free Press
Water Subsidies
Sep 29
ValleyCentral.com
‘Our hands are tied’: County judge explains why county approved Fluidstack project↗
ValleyCentral.com
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 29
W.Media
Crusoe named developer of Google’s Armstrong County data center campus↗
W.Media
Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 29
The Moore County News-Press
Amendments to strengthen data center rules in Denton’s development code now head to the City Council↗
The Moore County News-Press also carried by 2 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 29
The Victoria Advocate
Victoria County included in data center probe↗
The Victoria Advocate
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 28
WFAA
Special meeting to be held after residents submit petitions to recall Granbury mayor, 4 city council members over proposed data center↗
WFAA also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting Subsidies
Sep 28
Times Record News
One data center planned for Wichita Falls is 'not there yet'↗
Times Record News also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting Subsidies
Sep 28
AOL.com
Submit data center questions ahead of public panel discussion↗
AOL.com
Water
Sep 28
KEYE
New coalition to release records, seek pause on Texas data center water deals↗
KEYE also carried by 2 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 28
KERA News
Granbury City Council to hear five recall petitions after legal fight↗
KERA News
Subsidies
Sep 27
cbs19.tv
Abbott pauses new Texas data center permits as state studies water and power use↗
cbs19.tv also carried by 1 other outlet
Water− , Denied or halted Siting− , Denied or halted Power and grid− , Denied or halted
Sep 27
Diario AS
In 1999 a farmer donated 87 acres of land to Taylor, Texas: 26 years later the city sold the land for $10 mill↗
Diario AS
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 27
TheEnergyMag
MARA Posts $100M Deposit, Reworks Texas Deal Amid Data Center Audit↗
TheEnergyMag
Water
Sep 27
Hoodline
Meta Locks In 144MW Gonzales County Solar Deal as Texas Grid Strain Grows↗
Hoodline
Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 27
CandysDirt.com
Some Dallas Officials Want More Guardrails Around New Technologies↗
CandysDirt.com
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 26
Hoodline
Aqua WSC Clears Water Deal For $2.2B Pacifico Data Center in Cedar Creek↗
Hoodline
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 26
KESQ
A Texas woman is fighting to preserve land that was supposed to become a public park. Now it may be a data center instead↗
KESQ also carried by 3 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 26
CNN ($)
This land was supposed to become a public park. Now it might be a data center instead↗
CNN ($)
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 25
CBS News
Judge delays decision on controversial Westlake data center proposal↗
CBS News
Siting
Sep 25
Yahoo
Judge dissolves Westlake data center restraining order, but fight continues↗
Yahoo
Siting
Sep 25
MyRGV.com
Edinburg to consider zoning recommendation for data centers↗
MyRGV.com
Siting
Sep 25
The Real Deal ($)
$430M data center planned in Fort Worth despite fresh state regulations↗
The Real Deal ($)
Subsidies Siting
Sep 25
Weatherford Democrat
Data centers: Groundwater district GM says development still 1-2 years out↗
Weatherford Democrat
Water
Sep 25
The Lufkin Daily News
Not-So-Open AI: Lack of transparency from local officials on data center project leaves citizens in the dark↗
The Lufkin Daily News
Water
Sep 25
kltv.com
Data Center developer holds community meeting on potential Sulphur Springs project↗
kltv.com
Power and grid
Sep 24
Inside Climate News
Texas Electric Utility Only Considered Gas to Power $10 Billion Meta Data Center↗
Inside Climate News also carried by 1 other outlet
Power and grid
Sep 24
News Channel 6 | Wichita Falls, TX
Attorney General Paxton announces investigation into Texas data centers, Talarico responds to stance change↗
News Channel 6 | Wichita Falls, TX
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 24
TechTarget ($)
TCEQ’s data center permit freeze may reach beyond ERCOT review↗
TechTarget ($)
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 24
KVII
Potter, Randall County data centers among those investigated over water-use survey↗
KVII
Water
Sep 24
MyRGV.com
Brownsville progresses on data center task force, SpaceX agreement↗
MyRGV.com
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 24
EverythingLubbock.com
Lubbock data center named in statewide water use compliance investigation↗
EverythingLubbock.com also carried by 1 other outlet
Water
Sep 24
Washington Examiner
Paxton opens investigation into Texas data centers that haven’t reported water usage↗
Washington Examiner also carried by 1 other outlet
Water− , Denied or halted Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 24
KVUE
Texas AG investigating data centers over water use reporting↗
KVUE
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 24
News Radio 1200 WOAI
AG's Office Launches Investigation Into Data Centers Water Usage Reporting↗
News Radio 1200 WOAI also carried by 1 other outlet
Water
Sep 24
conchovalleyhomepage.com
Tom Green County named in initial probe for ‘landmark’ data center development investigation↗
conchovalleyhomepage.com also carried by 1 other outlet
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 24
pipeline-journal.net
Woodway Energy to Build 22-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline for Hyperscale Data Center↗
pipeline-journal.net
Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 24
RTO Insider
Abbott Tightens Pause on ERCOT Data Center Interconnections↗
RTO Insider
Power and grid− , Denied or halted
Sep 23
Baytown Sun
Baytown City Council to consider data center zoning restrictions↗
Baytown Sun
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 23
KCBD
Lubbock data center moratorium↗
KCBD also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 23
simplywall.st
What Does SpaceX (SPCX) Gain By Sidestepping A Data Center Moratorium?↗
simplywall.st
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 23
NewsChannel 10
Construction underway on six-building Claude data center↗
NewsChannel 10 also carried by 1 other outlet
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 23
sanangelolive.com
Red Creek Power Substation One of a Kind↗
sanangelolive.com
Water
Sep 23
Boerne Star
State halts data center permitting↗
Boerne Star
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 23
Yahoo
Denton residents call for city council to impose temporary restriction on data centers↗
Yahoo also carried by 2 other outlets
Siting− , Denied or halted Subsidies− , Denied or halted
Sep 22
KLBK
Lubbock City Council moves toward 90-day ban on large-scale data centers↗
KLBK also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 22
tcu360.com
Fort Worth weighs data center growth as residents raise concerns↗
tcu360.com
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 22
MyHighPlains.com
Google, Crusoe address Armstrong County AI data center questions↗
MyHighPlains.com
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 22
Austin Free Press
Misdeeds? Paxton probe raises hopes and doubts for Taylor data center↗
Austin Free Press
Subsidies− , Denied or halted
Sep 22
CBS News
Who will take over police service for Westlake after the town ended its contract with Keller?↗
CBS News
Siting
Sep 22
Mugglehead Investment Magazine
New Era Energy signs 207 MW Vistra PPA for Odessa site↗
Mugglehead Investment Magazine
Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 22
AOL.com
Finally something California and Texas can agree on: regulating data centers↗
AOL.com also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 21
Bloomberg Law News ($)
Green Groups Launch Clean Air Suit Against Texas Data Centers↗
Bloomberg Law News ($)
Power and grid− , Denied or halted
Sep 21
Forth.News
Vercel Security Checkpoint↗
Forth.News
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 21
The Center Square
Abbott orders a halt on all data center permits↗
The Center Square also carried by 2 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted Power and grid− , Denied or halted Subsidies− , Denied or halted
Sep 21
Utility Dive
Texas PUC adopts softened rules on data center interconnection↗
Utility Dive
Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 21
Water Finance & Management
Texas governor wants penalties for data centers that don’t report water use↗
Water Finance & Management also carried by 5 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted Siting− , Denied or halted Subsidies− , Denied or halted Power and grid− , Denied or halted
Sep 20
wfaa.com
Art show being held next month in Fort Worth to protest against planned data center↗
wfaa.com
Water
Sep 19
KRGV
Fluidstack breaks ground on $4 billion data center project in Cameron County↗
KRGV
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 19
City of Temple Newsroom
September 17 Council Recap↗
City of Temple Newsroom
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 19
Temple Daily Telegram
Temple City Council approves Rowan project after contentious meeting with police presence↗
Temple Daily Telegram also carried by 1 other outlet
Siting+ , Approved or advancing Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 18
kcentv.com
Temple City Council approves new data center requirements, development agreements↗
kcentv.com
Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 18
The Killeen Daily Herald
Water provisions in Rowan data center contract survive planned termination, may allow for large water use↗
The Killeen Daily Herald
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 18
Community Impact Newspaper
Four Points-area residents discuss future of former 3M campus↗
Community Impact Newspaper
Subsidies
Sep 18
keranews.org
Gov. Abbott's data center audit is underway. Here's what ERCOT is asking.↗
keranews.org also carried by 2 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 18
KVUE
New Project Cosmos details emerge as northwest Austin neighbors press for answers↗
KVUE
Siting
Sep 18
MySA
Hill Country town moves to keep data centers away from homes↗
MySA
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 18
The Lufkin Daily News
Amped up for Amp Z? How some local officials encouraged an AI data center to come to Angelina County↗
The Lufkin Daily News
Water
Sep 17
Yahoo
Texas AG Ken Paxton investigates data center planned on property deeded for parkland↗
Yahoo
Siting− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 17
finance.biggo.com
Cipher Digital Rallies as Texas Grid Signals 3.2 GW of Potential Power Capacity↗
finance.biggo.com
Power and grid
Sep 17
marshallnewsmessenger.com
Abbott wants Texas data centers penalized for failing to respond to water use inquiry↗
marshallnewsmessenger.com also carried by 2 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 16
myrgv.com
Mayor says $27M question looming as data center takes Harlingen offer to Cameron County↗
myrgv.com also carried by 1 other outlet
Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 16
Yahoo
How did a small data center crop up in southeast Dallas?↗
Yahoo
Siting
Sep 16
ssnewstelegram.com
Council rejects review of data center agreement↗
ssnewstelegram.com
Subsidies− , Denied or halted Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 16
Yahoo
Austin’s former 3M campus set for data center following $1B transformation↗
Yahoo also carried by 1 other outlet
Water+ , Approved or advancing Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 16
The Killeen Daily Herald
Killeen council puts forward staff direction that could regulate data centers↗
The Killeen Daily Herald
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 16
newswest9.com
Data center developers donate $10 million to update Colorado City water system↗
newswest9.com
Siting+ , Approved or advancing Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 15
wfaa.com
Joppa residents upset over data center construction saying there was no notification to residents↗
wfaa.com
Water
Sep 15
spectrumlocalnews.com
El Paso City Council voices frustration about data centers, sends letter to Gov. Abbott↗
spectrumlocalnews.com
Siting
Sep 15
myfoxzone.com
New foundation launches $10M effort to improve water infrastructure in Colorado City↗
myfoxzone.com
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 15
Yahoo
El Paso outlines priorities for possible community agreement with Meta↗
Yahoo
Siting
Sep 14
kiiitv.com
Rapid growth of data center industry prompts Bee County to seek state guidelines↗
kiiitv.com also carried by 1 other outlet
Water
Sep 14
KFOX
Meta to hold eight El Paso meetings this fall as data center agreement talks advance↗
KFOX also carried by 1 other outlet
Subsidies
Sep 14
texastribune.org
Texas could penalize data centers for not reporting water use↗
texastribune.org also carried by 4 other outlets
Siting− , Denied or halted Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 14
Gadget Review
Childress Texas Is a Water Disaster Zone. A 750 MW Data Center Is Next Door.↗
Gadget Review also carried by 1 other outlet
Water
Sep 14
Texas Border Business
Governor Abbott Directs TWDB To Penalize Data Center Reporting Failures↗
Texas Border Business also carried by 3 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 14
Texas Scorecard
Abbott Threatens Criminal Penalties for Data Centers Failing to Report Water Use↗
Texas Scorecard also carried by 7 other outlets
Water− , Denied or halted Power and grid− , Denied or halted Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 14
Austin Free Press
Short circuit: New Austin data center leaves council members with questions↗
Austin Free Press
Subsidies+ , Approved or advancing Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 14
W.Media
Sangha Renewables advances Texas data center project after ERCOT Grid Review↗
W.Media
Power and grid+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 13
The Killeen Daily Herald
Rowan’s $4.2 billion Temple data center campus advances as water, power questions persist↗
The Killeen Daily Herald
Siting+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 12
KRGV
Concerns arise over data center's water and power usage in Cameron County↗
KRGV also carried by 1 other outlet
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 12
Atlanta Daily World
Keisha Lance Bottoms calls for pause on new data centers, Rick Jackson is forcing them onto communities↗
Atlanta Daily World
Water− , Denied or halted
Sep 11
baytownsun.com
Baytown Planning and Zoning drafting official definition for data centers↗
baytownsun.com
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 11
houstonpublicmedia.org
ERCOT to survey more than 400 data centers as part of Gov. Abbott’s audit↗
houstonpublicmedia.org also carried by 1 other outlet
Power and grid− , Denied or halted
Sep 11
TheEnergyMag
Fluidstack Gets Site-Work Permit for $4 Billion Texas AI Data Center↗
TheEnergyMag also carried by 1 other outlet
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 11
Click2Houston
Jacinto City leaders oppose proposed AI data center as company eyes October redevelopment↗
Click2Houston also carried by 1 other outlet
Water Subsidies Siting
Sep 11
sanangelolive.com
Data Center, AI Companies Pay to Upgrade Colorado City's Water System↗
sanangelolive.com
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 10
MyRGV.com
Company launches data center’s $4B first phase near Harlingen↗
MyRGV.com
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 10
KCBD
Lubbock commission delays vote on data center zoning rules↗
KCBD also carried by 1 other outlet
Water Siting
Sep 10
The Killeen Daily Herald
Killeen council to discuss data center regulations at City Hall meeting↗
The Killeen Daily Herald also carried by 1 other outlet
Subsidies
Sep 10
Click2Houston
Boling residents meet Amazon leaders over massive data center project↗
Click2Houston
Water+ , Approved or advancing
Sep 10
The Business Journals ($)
City leaders oppose data center blockade↗
The Business Journals ($)
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 10
thetexan.news
Tarrant County Commissioner Holds Town Hall on Data Center Concerns↗
thetexan.news
Subsidies− , Denied or halted
Sep 10
starlocalmedia.com
Project Tomahawk data center gets axed↗
starlocalmedia.com
Siting− , Denied or halted
Sep 10
San Antonio Current
Texas chose a ‘soft approach’ with data center survey. It was so soft it flopped.↗
San Antonio Current
Siting
