A data center houses a server rack with supercomputer hardware.

Texas could become the world’s largest AI data center hub by 2030

Hotspots within Texas are also experiencing a shift, with the Austin-San Antonio corridor’s growth surpassing the disaster-prone Houston and maxed-out Dallas.

by Stephanie Koithan April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Data centers such as this one operated by DataBank in Houston are already heavy consumers of water, and Texas is building dozens more.

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Texas data centers could consume 161 billion gallons of water annually by 2030

A new study by the Houston Advanced Research Center cautions that Texas has a ‘structural blind spot’ when it comes to how much water the industry will consume.

by Stephanie Koithan January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

The steel frame of data centers under construction during a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene on Sept. 23, 2025. A total of eight data center buildings are planned to exist on the campus.

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Texas forecast to be top market for data centers in two years, increasing grid demand

As artificial intelligence pushes demand for more data centers, companies are drawn to the state’s relatively inexpensive land and natural gas that can run on-site power plants.