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Austin, Texas is home to multiple large data centers and has become a major hub for cloud computing infrastructure due to its relatively affordable real estate, available fiber optic networks, and access to power from the ERCOT grid.

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July 13, 2026

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The Permit Was Never the Hard Part. The Neighbors Are.

Fermi Inc.'s Project Matador near Austin is stacking gas, nuclear, solar, and storage for gigawatt-scale private generation, cla

May 21, 2026

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Dallas, Austin, West Texas Sweep the Global Top Three

Cushman & Wakefield's latest global ranking puts Dallas first, Austin-San Antonio second, and West Texas third, with West Texas alone carrying 2.9 GW under construction, more than the entire EMEA region's 2.7 GW combined.

April 8, 2026

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

Williamson County now anchors Central Texas's data center corridor, with 7,823 megawatts planned across the Austin-San Antonio region against just 1,154 megawatts operating.

March 25, 2026

Grimes County Has No Land-Use Plan. That's Every Developer's Problem Now.

Elon Musk announced Terafab at Austin's Seaholm Power Plant, a $20-25 billion joint venture between Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI targeting 100 to 200 million advanced AI chips annually.

March 21, 2026

Illinois and New York Are Closing. Texas Has a Window.

Modular solar startup Exowatt is standing up an **11-acre campus with 48,000 square feet** of office, manufacturing, and warehouse space in Austin, targeting behind-the-meter power for AI workloads.

February 18, 2026

Texas Attracts Megawatts Faster Than It Can Write the Rules to Manage Them

Partner Accelsius, an Austin startup with $24 million in Series A funding, is contributing its two-phase direct-to-chip liquid cooling hardware.

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