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Samsung

Samsung has operated a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas since 1996, making it a significant consumer of industrial water and electricity in the state's technology sector.

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April 8, 2026

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Texas Built Its Tax Break for Yesterday's Data Center Market

Samsung's $17 billion Taylor fab pulled Oncor transmission assets into eastern WilCo, directly enabling the buildout.

March 28, 2026

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Texas Built the Datacenter Boom. Now It's Auditing the Deal.

Taylor City Council approved a $2.5 billion KDC campus next to Samsung's chip plant.

March 19, 2026

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Communities Aren't Anti-Datacenter. They're Anti-Surprise.

Samsung's nearby Taylor semiconductor fab creates shared infrastructure potential but also competing load risk.

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