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Where Texas Data Centers Are Showing Up

Two widely used sources tell two different parts of the story. This guide compares the private Data Center Map directory with the Texas Comptroller’s registered data-center lists, then shows how to move from a market name or project code to the county records that matter near your land.

Continually reviewed Source snapshot: July 19, 2026 Primary-source links included

Start with the evidence trail

One source gives you a market. One gives you names. County records give you the land.

The most useful approach is not choosing one list over the other. It is using each source for the question it is actually able to answer.

1

Find the regional signal

Use the private directory to see reported markets and broad concentrations. Treat a market label as a search area, not a city limit or parcel boundary.

2

Recover project and entity names

Use the Comptroller registry to identify project names and the owner, occupant, or operator entities connected to a state tax-program entry.

3

Trace the land locally

Use county deed, appraisal, commissioners court, permit, groundwater, and grid records to determine what the public record actually shows near you.

Two sources · two definitions

Why the numbers should not match

The private directory is designed around reported facilities and service markets. The Comptroller page is a registry for two specific Texas tax programs. Comparing them is useful; subtracting one total from the other is not.

Third-party industry directory

Data Center Map — Texas

506page headline
43markets
191operators

Useful for seeing reported concentrations and discovering market labels. It is a private directory aimed largely at data-center, cloud, connectivity, and colocation research.

It does not establish: parcel ownership, permit status, operating status, tax-program participation, water use, electric demand, or the terms offered to a landowner.

Open the Texas directory

Official Texas government registry

Texas Comptroller Data-Center Lists

59qualifying entries
84large-project entries
143combined entries

Useful for obtaining exact project and entity names associated with registrations in Texas’s qualifying data-center tax programs.

It does not establish: a complete statewide inventory, unique facility count, parcel boundary, construction status, operating status, utility status, or a landowner’s contract terms.

Open the Comptroller registry

Plain-language takeaway: 506 directory listings and 143 state registrations are not competing answers to the same question. One reported facility may have no state registration; one campus may have several registrations; and the same named project may appear in both state-program sections.

Private directory snapshot

Most listings remain concentrated in four large markets

Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and Houston account for most of the visible market-row total. The smaller-market listings are still important because they can be the first public clue available to a rural landowner.

View all 43 reported markets
43 markets shown
Data Center Map market rows captured July 19, 2026.
MarketListingsMarketListings
Dallas193Bay City1
San Antonio71Big Spring1
Austin65Brazoria1
Houston50Bryan1
Abilene18Cameron1
Amarillo16Colorado City1
Wichita Falls13Dickens1
El Paso8Dumas1
Waco8Eagle Pass1
McAllen4Kermit1
Pecos4McCamey1
Lubbock4Montgomery, Texas1
Fort Stockton3Nacogdoches1
Garden City3Snyder1
Harlingen3Stratford1
Corpus Christi3The Woodlands1
Laredo3Wallis1
Lufkin2Andrews1
Odessa2Brady1
Pampa2
Tyler2
San Angelo2
Sweetwater2
Big Lake2
Visible market-row sum502

Official state-program registry

The registry is most valuable for the names it gives you

The Comptroller page separates qualifying data centers from qualifying large data-center projects. A row can identify a project, effective date, owner, occupant, and operator—but the row is still a tax-program record, not a parcel map or construction report.

59 Registered qualifying data-center entries

Top-level entries counted on the Comptroller page in this source snapshot.

84 Registered qualifying large-project entries

Top-level entries counted in the separate large-project section.

Read each entity column separately

OwnerThe entity listed as owner for the program entry. It may be a project-specific company rather than the public-facing brand.
OccupantThe entity listed as occupying or using the project for program purposes. This can be a useful clue, but it is not proof of current operation.
OperatorThe entity listed as operating the project. A row can name more than one operator or include related special-purpose entities.
Effective dateThe date shown for the registry entry. It should not be treated as a construction start, opening date, or permit date unless another record establishes that fact.

Entries added or made effective after the earlier May snapshot

LBB01 Data CenterAligned Data Centers (Abernathy); Lambda entities listed in occupant/operator fields.
Princeton ProjectCo LLCProject-specific entity name; location still requires record tracing.
Walnut Springs ProjectCo LLCProject-specific entity name; the name alone is not a parcel location.
STN OD1 — Project LandmanLarge-project entry; “OD1” may be a location clue but requires independent confirmation.
Milam County Data Center Phase 2County-named entry that can be paired with local deed, appraisal, and public-meeting records.
Project LightningCode-name entry; entity names are more useful than the project title for local research.

From legal names to public companies

Companies Connected to Registered Texas Data Centers

The names shown in Texas data-center registrations do not always represent public-facing companies. A registration may list a project-specific limited liability company, property owner, equipment owner, occupant, operator, cloud provider, or parent-company affiliate. The links below are provided to help readers identify publicly available company information while preserving the legal names and roles shown in the Texas Comptroller’s records.

Each entry keeps the exact legal name(s) from the state list, labels what kind of website the link points to, and does not assume that the owner, occupant, and operator of any project are the same company. The authoritative source remains the Texas Comptroller’s registered data-center lists.

Browse verified company links 51 organizations matched to official or parent-company websites
51 organizations shown
Entities without a separate verified public website 28 legal entities shown as plain text

These names appear on the state list but no separate public company website was verified for them. They are shown as plain text rather than guessed links; a project shell without a website is common and is not, by itself, meaningful. Review the Texas Comptroller registration list for the underlying entries.

  • 1102 McKinzie LLCNo standalone public website verified
  • 1242 McKinzie LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Shown with the same operator as 1102 McKinzie LLC on the state list.

  • Ocean Blockchain LLCNo official website confidently verified

    Similarly named websites should not be assumed to belong to this entity.

  • Zephyr Infrastructure LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Canadian Breaks owner/operator entry; American Bitcoin, listed separately, has its own link above.

  • Fort Blocks LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Project-specific legal entity.

  • Fort Haskell LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Project-specific legal entity.

  • Silver Basin Digital Infrastructure LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Hackberry owner/operator entry; American Bitcoin is the listed occupant.

  • Collins Technology Park Partners LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Property entity associated with the LinkedIn Richardson facility.

  • Lonestar Dream Inc.No standalone public website verified

    Listed for Pyote and Tarbush; the exemption dates shown have passed.

  • Princeton ProjectCo LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Project-specific entity; no parent company is confirmed in the records used here.

  • Walnut Springs ProjectCo LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Project-specific entity; no parent company is confirmed in the records used here.

  • 3350 Marquis LPNo standalone public website verified

    Project Star legal entity.

  • OBOE LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Listed as occupant at Stream DFW VII.

  • Temple Green Data LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Rhodium Renewables was the listed occupant.

  • Rhodium Renewables LLCNo active official website verified

    Rhodium assets were later involved in a transaction connected to Whinstone/Riot; any link to Riot Platforms would be historical rather than a current company site for this entity.

  • WTDM OZB LLCNo standalone public website verified

    West Texas Data Center project entity.

  • Beacon Point Commercial Property Owners Association, Inc.No standalone public website verified

    A property-owner association, not a public-facing data-center brand.

  • TX Energy Dev, LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Beacon Point owner entity.

  • Beacon Point DC, LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Beacon Point occupant/operator entity.

  • Borden County DC, LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Project-specific entity.

  • C1 Freestone 1, LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Paile/Meta is the listed occupant and operator on this entry.

  • MDC Building 1, LLC; MDC Building 2, LLC; Milam County DC, LLC; Orion DC I, LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Milam County project entities; no parent company is confidently confirmed.

  • GN DC1, LLC; GN DC2, LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Project Goodnight entities.

  • Vector Lightning, LLC; Vector Lightning Energy, LLC; Vector Power US LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Project Lightning entities.

  • DDH (North America) Inc.No official website confidently verified

    Pyote Data Center owner/operator entry.

  • RXT POWER, LLCNo official website confidently verified

    Project Landman entity.

  • Winner LLC d/b/a Ernst LLCNo standalone public website verified

    Historic large data-center registration.

  • Wurldwide LLC DBA Statue LLCNo standalone public website verified

    No reliable public-facing company website located.

About company and project names. Texas data-center registrations may use legal entities created for a particular property, facility, financing arrangement, or operating relationship. A linked parent-company or public-facing website does not necessarily mean that the linked company owns every part of the listed project. Readers should consult the Texas Comptroller’s registration records and relevant local public records when researching ownership, operations, tax treatment, land use, water demand, utility infrastructure, or development agreements.

For nearby landowners, the company name is only one part of the research process. Proposed or operating data centers may involve local zoning, development agreements, tax incentives, electric transmission, substations, groundwater or municipal water use, road access, noise, backup generation, drainage, and emergency planning. These matters are generally documented through local governments, appraisal districts, utility providers, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, ERCOT, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, groundwater conservation districts, and other public agencies.

Regional cross-reference

Where the two sources overlap—and where they do not

These regional panels use directory market counts and registry names as research clues. A name-based placement is an inference, not a legal description or verified project location.

Dallas–Fort Worth193 directory listings

Registry clues

C1 Dallas–Allen, C1 Richardson, DFW 9–12, DFW02 Lancaster, DFW-04, DFW 37, Digital Garland, Lewisville DFW38, QTS Irving DC3, NTT Dallas TX2–TX4, Red Oak projects, PowerCampus Dallas, Denton, Stream and SDC entries, TX11/TX11-12, and other DFW-coded names.

Landowner takeaway

The strongest overlap is not limited to Dallas proper. Registry names point toward Allen, Richardson, Garland, Irving, Lewisville, Denton, Lancaster, Red Oak, and other communities across the wider region.

San Antonio71 directory listings

Registry clues

ALE60–ALE62, Microsoft SAT09–13, SAT14, SAT15–17, SAT80–85, SAT89–90, San Antonio Data Center II and III, SDC SATB1, and Alamo Data Center.

Landowner takeaway

Repeated SAT-series and campus-family names suggest expansion in phases. A sequence of registrations should not be mistaken for the same number of separate sites.

Austin & the Central Corridor65 Austin listings

Registry clues

Austin Data Center 2, SDC Austin Tandem, Switch AUS 4, ECX AUS11–16, EDC Austin, EdgeConneX AU02, Giga Texas, Hutto Data Center Campus, and Bastrop Project One.

Landowner takeaway

The names extend beyond Austin into Hutto, Bastrop, and other surrounding areas. A metro market label should be expanded into a county-by-county search.

Houston & the Gulf Coast50 Houston + nearby small markets

Registry clues

CyrusOne Houston West III, Hockley Data Center, Cutten Data Center, and HOU-coded entity names. Nearby directory markets include Bay City, Wallis, Brazoria, The Woodlands, and Montgomery.

Landowner takeaway

The directory shows a large market, while the tax-program list names comparatively fewer obvious Houston-area entries. That difference does not establish absence or status; it reflects different source scopes.

Abilene & Big Country18 Abilene + 2 Sweetwater listings

Registry clues

Lancium Abilene Clean Campus I–VIII and Sweetwater II. Several Abilene entries list Oracle cloud entities in occupant fields.

Landowner takeaway

Multiple numbered registrations can represent phases or components within a larger campus family. Research the campus and the individual entities together.

Permian Basin & Far West Texassmall-market directory cluster

Registry clues

USBTC Pecos, Cipher Odessa, Lancium Fort Stockton, Pyote and Cedarvale/Barslow-Pyote entries, Poolside Pecos County I and II, Cipher Barber Lake, Cipher Black Pearl, Borden County Data Center, West Texas Data Center, and STN OD1—Project Landman as a name-based lead.

Landowner takeaway

Several lightly populated areas have only one to four directory listings but multiple state-program entries. That makes county-level entity and deed searches especially important.

Panhandle & Rolling PlainsAmarillo, Wichita Falls, Pampa, Lubbock and smaller markets

Registry clues

Childress Data Center, Horizon, Lancium Childress 1, Lancium Turkey 1, Canadian Breaks, Fluidstack Abernathy, Fermi Data Center 1, and LBB01 Data Center in Abernathy.

Landowner takeaway

The July 10 LBB01 entry shows how quickly the registry can change. Save the legal entity names and repeat county searches rather than relying on a one-time screenshot.

Central Texas & Brazos ValleyWaco, Bryan, Cameron, Tyler and Lufkin markets

Registry clues

Whinstone and Riot Rockdale entries, Milam County Data Center and Phase 2, Riot Corsicana entries, Temple Green and Temple Data Center, Rellis Campus, C1 Bosque I and II, Freestone Data Center, and Nexus/Hubbard entities.

Landowner takeaway

County-named entries can narrow the search quickly, but the actual parcel, easements, option agreements, and local approvals still require county and agency records.

Border & South TexasEl Paso, McAllen, Harlingen, Laredo, Corpus Christi and Eagle Pass

Registry clues

Few project names on the state page clearly identify these markets compared with the number of private-directory listings.

Landowner takeaway

A directory listing without an obvious state registration may reflect source scope, project size, timing, or participation choices. It does not establish the project’s status either way.

Names are clues—not coordinates

Project codes and LLC names can obscure the geography

Some registry names identify a county or city. Others provide only a code name, street reference, numbered campus, or special-purpose entity. The safest approach is to use the name as a search key without assuming why it was chosen.

Names that may narrow a search

Borden CountyMilam CountyPecos CountyRed OakLancasterAbernathyHuttoRockdaleCorsicana

Names that require more tracing

Project StarProject GoodnightProject LightningSpectrumMeitnerBullTX 301–310Princeton ProjectCoWalnut Springs ProjectCo

A better search habit: search the exact project name, each listed legal entity, and any registered agent or related entity in the county clerk and appraisal district systems. Preserve spelling, punctuation, and abbreviations because public-record search tools can be literal.

Move from a name to the ground

The Texas landowner research path

A directory pin or registry row is a lead. The records below can help answer the next questions about land, agreements, local action, utilities, and permits.

County clerk records

Search deeds, memoranda of option, easements, assignments, plats, and other recorded instruments under the project and entity names.

County appraisal district

Check the owner of record, parcel boundaries, legal description, situs address, acreage, and related accounts.

Commissioners court and local agendas

Review agendas, minutes, tax-abatement or development agreements, road matters, and public-hearing materials.

Environmental and groundwater records

Check applicable TCEQ records, water-supply information, groundwater-district materials, and local permit documents.

Electric-grid and utility filings

Look for relevant PUCT, ERCOT, transmission-provider, municipal-utility, or cooperative records without assuming every request is public or final.

Your documents and advisers

Before signing an option, lease, easement, confidentiality agreement, or sale contract, obtain advice based on the actual document and property.

Use the Texas Homestead Law County Resources directory to locate county offices and property-search tools. If a county link has moved, contact the listed county office for the best current online option.

Keep the conclusion proportional to the evidence

What this cross-reference can—and cannot—tell you

It can help you

  • See where reported markets are concentrated
  • Identify project and legal entity names
  • Notice repeat campus or phase naming
  • Develop county-specific search terms
  • Document changes between source snapshots

It cannot establish

  • A complete or duplicate-free statewide census
  • A verified parcel or project boundary
  • Construction, operation, financing, or permit status
  • Actual electricity demand or water use
  • The fairness or legal effect of a landowner agreement

Frequently asked questions

Why does the directory show 506 while the visible market rows total 502?

That is how the source appeared when captured on July 19, 2026. The page headline reported 506 facilities across 43 markets, but the displayed market counts summed to 502. Texas Homestead Law reports both rather than silently forcing them to match.

Why is the state total different from the private directory?

The sources count different things. The directory reports facilities and markets for industry research. The Comptroller page lists registrations in two tax programs. One campus may have multiple registrations, while many directory-listed facilities may have no entry in either state-program section.

Does a registry entry prove a project is operating?

No. The registry lists program information and entities. The page itself does not establish construction, opening, operating, permit, financing, parcel, water, or utility status.

If a project appears in both sources, is the location confirmed?

No. Overlap strengthens the research lead, but a market label and a registry name still need to be traced through county and agency records before drawing a location-specific conclusion.

My county is not named. Does that mean no project is being considered?

No. A source may be incomplete, updated at a different time, use a nearby market name, use a project code, or omit a project outside its scope. Absence from these two sources is not proof of absence on the ground.

Which source should I check first?

Use the directory first for the broad regional picture and the Comptroller registry for project and entity names. Use county and agency records before relying on a specific location or making a signing decision.

Source notes and methodology

This page is a cross-reference, not an independent data-center census. The source snapshot was reviewed July 19, 2026.

  • Private directory: the page headline, operator count, market count, and each visible market-row count were recorded. The visible rows were independently summed, producing 502 compared with the page headline of 506.
  • Comptroller registry: top-level project entries were counted separately in the Registered Qualifying Data Centers and Registered Qualifying Large Data Center Projects sections, producing 59 and 84 entries.
  • Regional placement: based only on location language in project names, entity names, market labels, or widely recognizable city codes. It is identified as a research inference and should be checked against official local records.
  • Continual review: counts, names, links, and classifications may change as the source pages change. The direct source links remain the controlling place to recheck a current entry.

Found a project name near your land?

Carry the exact entity names into the county-records checklist before you rely on the map, respond to outreach, or sign a property document.

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Educational purpose: This page explains how public and third-party research sources can be used together. It is not legal, tax, engineering, environmental, appraisal, real-estate, or financial advice and does not determine the status, location, ownership, or terms of a particular project.

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