Texas retains certification-based sales-tax incentives. In June, the governor directed regulators to make data centers fund required electric infrastructure and proposed further legislation.
In the historical record
site preparation
Amazon confirms Somervell County site preparation
Amazon described a planned campus near Glen Rose and said site preparation was underway on Vistra-owned land next to Comanche Peak.
≥550 positionsFull-time positions supportedforecast jobsSomervell County projectat leastAmazon ↗
Unincorporated Somervell County, near Glen Rose, Texassite preparation underway
Sources and context
The source does not disclose an IT capacity or investment amount. Adjacency to a nuclear plant is not proof of a particular electricity supply contract. Preparation is not commercial operation.
400 MWSI training compute targetcompany targetTesla SI training computeplanned by end-2026Tesla ↗
Texas Cortex training infrastructureproduction company report
Sources and context
The table on printed page 7 excludes 40 MW of other compute. Installed capacity does not measure utilization. These figures concern Tesla, separately from SpaceX/xAI. Successive quarterly totals describe the same facilities over time and cannot be added.
Cameron County discloses Fluidstack worksite permit
The county authorized land preparation east of FM 509 and west of FM 106 near Valley International Airport; it said building construction requires future permits.
Unincorporated Cameron County near Harlingen, Texasland preparation authorized
Sources and context
Disclosure date; exact issuance date is not specified. No county tax abatement reported. This does not establish the status of other incentives or approvals.
≈$14BDevelopment cost commitmentcommitted development costBuildings and long-lived power, cooling and connectivity infrastructureapproximatelyMeta ↗
El Paso, Texasventure announced
Sources and context
Closing was expected after the announcement and has not been verified. BlackRock-managed funds would own 80%; Meta would own 20%. Opening was targeted for 2028. Debt, equity, distributions and guarantees overlap with the development costs; they cannot be added as separate project spending.
Texas; Tesla's Cortex training infrastructureproduction company reported
Sources and context
The event is the July disclosure, not an exact commissioning date. Installed capacity is not measured consumption or utilization. Tesla's Cortex facilities are separate from xAI's Colossus facilities.
Galaxy reports Phase I Helios delivery to CoreWeave
Galaxy announced delivery of Phase I and said rent began in Q2; Phase II civil and structural work was underway with deliveries expected in H1 2027.
133 MWPhase I critical IT load deliveredcritical IT loadHelios Phase Ireported deliveredGalaxy Digital ↗
≈200 MWPhase I gross powergross powerHelios Phase IapproximatelyGalaxy Digital ↗
Helios, West Texasphase1 delivered company report
Sources and context
Delivery is company-reported; GPU utilization was not independently checked. 133 MW critical IT and approximately 200 MW gross describe the same phase and must not be added.
San Marcos adopts data-center prohibition amendment
Council adopted the amendment prohibiting data centers in all city zoning districts by four votes to three.
4 for · 3 against
Adopt the amendment prohibiting data centers in all city zoning districts
San Marcos City Council · official council recap
San Marcos, Texasprohibition amendment adopted
Sources and context
The broader development-code update passed 7–0; that is not the data-center amendment tally. Recap names Hughson, Mendoza and Paselk as opposing the amendment. No specific project's investment is assigned to this general policy vote.
Texas governor directs regulators to place data-center infrastructure costs on developers
Governor Greg Abbott directed the PUC to require data centers to fund the electric infrastructure needed to serve them. The announcement also proposed future legislation on water, reporting and incentives.
Texasdirective issued
Sources and context
This records the directive, not completion of rulemaking or passage of the proposed legislation.
Crusoe announces adjacent Microsoft campus with site preparation underway
Crusoe reported land clearing for two Microsoft buildings adjacent to its existing Abilene campus; first energization was targeted for mid-2027.
900 MWOn-site power plantgeneration designnew Microsoft campusplannedCrusoe ↗
336 MWCritical IT load per buildingIT load designeach of two new buildingsdesignedCrusoe ↗
Abilene, Texassite preparation
Sources and context
Separate from the original Oracle/OpenAI campus. Two 336 MW IT buildings total 672 MW design load; the 900 MW headline refers to the power/site plan. Existing-campus completion by end-2026 remains a forecast at this announcement.
Oracle said two buildings were fully operational, the remaining campus was on track and leasing for its additional 4.5 GW OpenAI commitment was complete.
Abilene, Texaspartially operational company report
Sources and context
Oracle published the post at 10:40 PM Eastern on March 8, which was March 9 in UTC. The 4.5 GW figure describes leasing across multiple sites, rather than Abilene's operating capacity. Oracle's statement does not negate Katti's account of redirecting an incremental expansion.
