Data Centers in Texas
At least 220 data centers have been tracked across Texas — the 2nd state by data-center buildout in the country by capacity.
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Every one of those 220 data centers draws power and water from the same grid you rely on — reshaping where Texas rates, land use, and water go, whether or not anyone put it to a vote. Here’s what that means, and what you can do about it.
Statewide, an industry analysis counts about 405 operational and 442 planned or under‑construction data centers in Texas, plus an estimated $1,654 million in projected 10‑year tax revenue — the map below shows the 220 we’ve pinned so far, so help us map the rest. Statewide totals: American Edge Project & TECNA, Dec 2025.
On the agenda: Leon Valley packet — Data Center (Oct 27)
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On the agenda: Coppell City Council — data center (Oct 27)
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On the agenda: Borden County October 27, 2026 — Data Center (Oct 27)
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- Oct 21, 2026 On the agenda: Harlingen City Commission Meeting — Data Center (Oct 21)
- Oct 20, 2026 On the agenda: Taylor County Commissioners Court Meeting — Data Center (Oct 20)
- Oct 20, 2026 On the agenda: Poteet meeting — data center (Oct 20)
- Oct 20, 2026 On the agenda: Westlake Town Council/Board of Trustees — Data Center (Oct 20)
Every record for this area on the Docket → · nothing is ever deleted.
No new reports near Texas in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 27, 18:43 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
What these facilities actually do
Hyperscale data centers aren’t ordinary warehouses. Each one draws megawatts of power and millions of gallons of water, and locks in decades of tax abatements — deals routinely approved with little public scrutiny. Across Texas, that’s 220 facilities quietly reshaping the grid, water table, and tax base. See how the buildout works and where the power and water go.
How Texas compares
Texas ranks #2 of 52 states and territories by tracked data-center capacity — among the biggest buildouts in the nation. Nationwide, we have tracked over 2,000 megawatts and counting. Nearby by camera count: California (114), Oregon (133), Virginia (401).
The latest from Texas
- Power Pause: Abbott’s Data Center Freeze Slows Texas Dealmaking
- Fireworks to lease data center capacity in Dallas, Texas
- Texas Suspends 17 Data Center Permits After Automated Portal Kept Approving Them
- Texas Data Center Boom Could Undo Air Quality Gains
- Carrier’s $600M Fort Worth Plant Brings 1,500 Planned Jobs Into Texas’ Data Center Debate
On camera in Texas — each opens right here on GridWatch:
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What you can do in Texas
You don’t have to accept it — and you don’t have to be anti-growth to demand accountability. File a public records request to learn a project’s power draw, water use, and abatement terms, speak up at a city-council meeting, and see the full playbook on our Take Action page.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
DeFlock Wylie — Wylie, Texas
Resident-led, nonpartisan campaign digging into the city’s own audit logs and records to end Wylie’s Flock contract.
Join the fight ↗DeFlock El Paso — El Paso, Texas
The contract got renewed; the fight continues. Border-city organizing where ALPR data and immigration enforcement collide.
Join the fight ↗DeFlock DFW — Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
Metroplex chapter spinning up now — site coming soon.
Join the fight ↗Data centers by city in Texas
We track 46 Texas cities and towns with tracked data centers — each with its own local report:
Data centers by county in Texas
21 Texas counties have at least one reported camera. Tap any county for its full local report.
Counts come from the open-source DeFlock project’s volunteer reports and update as new cameras are mapped. A county not listed has no reported cameras yet — not necessarily none. Spot one? Report it.