Tracking large data-center proposals in Williamson County and Central Texas, with a focus on Taylor-area projects, electric power and on-site generation, water and wastewater, tax incentives, local regulation, government approvals and neighboring property impacts.
Taylor and eastern Williamson County are seeing major digital-infrastructure proposals. WLP follows the government decisions and public costs behind those projects, while the separate Project Mustang investigation provides deeper records-based coverage of that specific proposal.
Conroe is advancing an ordinance that would require data-center applicants to provide 37 categories of documentation covering utilities, emergency response, traffic, grid impacts and more. Taylor is considering its own digital-infrastructure rules while Project Mustang advances nearby.
Rural Republican resistance to data-center growth is putting pressure on state leaders over water, power, subsidies and local control. Williamson County’s Taylor-area projects make those statewide arguments immediate and local.
Fermi’s Project Matador has signed TensorWave for 222 MW of capacity under a 15-year deal. The project illustrates the same broader industry shift toward pairing massive computing campuses with dedicated power generation — a model relevant to Project Mustang.
Taylor will hold an Aug. 25 public meeting on digital-infrastructure code changes and water and wastewater planning as multiple data-center projects move forward.
A proposed 665-acre campus east of Taylor would include at least two data centers and a 477-megawatt gas-powered generation facility, according to recent reporting and city information.
Large security deposits posted by projects seeking ERCOT grid connections are now caught in uncertainty as Texas audits proposed data-center loads.
The governor ordered PUCT and ERCOT to verify power, water, incentives, ownership and community impacts before grid-interconnection projects advance.
PUCT and ERCOT leaders want additional tools to manage huge new loads, including registration, direct emergency communications and protections against shifting infrastructure costs to ordinary customers.
A Senate Finance review is questioning a sales-tax exemption whose projected cost has grown dramatically, along with permanent jobs, compliance and taxpayer return.
WLP separates confirmed facts, attributed reporting, analysis and investigative leads. Our data-center coverage prioritizes public records, official filings, meeting materials and primary government sources whenever available.
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