Taylor, Texas is a city in Williamson County located approximately 30 miles northeast of Austin that has experienced significant growth in data center development due to its proximity to major fiber optic networks and reliable electrical infrastructure.
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In Taylor, BPP Projects' $1 billion campus on a former parkland tract leans on closed-loop cooling the city says uses minimal water, even as 14,000 petition signatures landed at City Council.
Blueprint's $1 billion Taylor project survived community litigation when a state district court dismissed the case in October 2025 (an appeal is pending at Austin's Third Court of Appeals), with the city projecting $30 million in municipal revenue and the school district $20 million over a decade.
Community opposition is coalescing in coordinated fashion: a San Antonio convening called "Texas Data Center Rebellion" brought organizers from El Paso, Taylor, Amarillo, San Antonio, and DFW.