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Brazoria County, TX

Brazoria County, located in Southeast Texas near the Gulf Coast, hosts multiple data centers that benefit from the region's proximity to petrochemical infrastructure and established power generation facilities.

Referenced in 3 briefingsLast referenced: May 18, 2026

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May 18, 2026

Opposition Hits 70%. The Siting Playbook Just Got Three Items Longer.

But Brazoria County's "washing machine" complaints and Vantage's 1,200-acre, 1.4 GW Frontier campus outside Abilene show the friction is already here.

March 14, 2026

Texas Captures 30% of AI Power Demand Before the Rules Are Written

Sixty-five miles southwest of Houston, Brazoria County commissioners unanimously rejected four 10-year, 100% property tax abatements for Nightpeak Energy's $3.5 billion Old Ocean campus: two 310 MW datacenters paired with two 310 MW natural gas plants on 158 acres.

February 20, 2026

Big Tech's Grid Bypass Meets a 14-State Backlash

The deal's first $36 billion tranche also includes a $2.1 billion deepwater crude export terminal off Brazoria County, Texas, tied to the Texas GulfLink project.

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