Williamson County, TX

June 25, 2026

facilities in counties without groundwater conservation districts, including Falls, Limestone, Hamilton, Mills, and Williamson, can withdraw groundwater without local permitting.

June 9, 2026

Risk: Texas's permitting speed and ERCOT's grid visibility only pay off for developers who engage counties early, articulate benefit-sharing, and lock water and power before announcement, because the same opposition organizing in Edmond and Lansing is organizing in Williamson and Nueces.

April 30, 2026

Texas datacenters consumed 25 billion gallons in 2025, projected to hit 161 billion by 2030, with 30+ projects in development across Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, Caldwell, and Williamson counties.

April 8, 2026

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 19, 2026

Separately, Iron Mountain is planning its first Texas datacenter: a seven-building, 500-acre campus called Taylor Meadows near Hutto in Williamson County, targeting grid connection around 2030 with behind-the-meter natural gas generation as a bridge.