Travis County, Texas
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Your county: 19 data center sites, 0 with a sourced job figure, 6 officials who represent them.
| Site | Status | Construction | Permanent |
|---|---|---|---|
| CyrusOne Austin Data Center III | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Digital Realty AUS11 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| ORACLE-AUSTIN DATA CENTER | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Tesla Cortex 2.0 AI Training Cluster (Giga Texas) | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Alpheus DataCenter | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Core Scientific Austin Data Center (Austin 1) | Operating (partial) | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Cortex supercomputer | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Cosmos Technology Campus (former 3M campus) | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Data Foundry, Texas 1 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Data Foundry, Texas 2 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Data Foundry Austin 1 Data Center | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Element Critical Austin One | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| LightEdge Austin I | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Lumen Austin 1 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Lumen Austin 3 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Skybox, Austin 2 | Under construction | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| Thin-nology | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| CyrusOne AUS2 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
| CyrusOne AUS3 | Operating | No sourced figure yet | No sourced figure yet |
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Sources
- 1.Associated Press race call, 2026 Governor TX result. ↩
- 2.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. Senate TX result. ↩
- 3.KBTX interview, May 15, 2026, KBTX interview, May 15, 2026 statement, May 15, 2026. ↩
- 4.AP, result call, May 26, 2026. ↩
- 5.Houston Chronicle, Houston Chronicle statement, Sep 1, 2026. ↩
- 6.Associated Press race call, 2026 U.S. House TX-37 result. ↩
- 7.House Clerk, Roll Call 312, House Clerk, Roll Call 312 vote record. ↩
- 8.menendez.house.gov release, menendez.house.gov release statement, Jan 8, 2026. ↩
- 9.casar.house.gov, casar.house.gov statement. ↩
- 10.Hinojosa victory remarks, Hinojosa victory remarks statement, Nov 4, 2026. ↩
- 11.Hinojosa campaign site, Data Centers priority, Hinojosa campaign site, Data Centers priority statement, Oct 14, 2025. ↩
- 12.Hinojosa campaign release, Texans First Data Center Priorities, Hinojosa campaign release, Texans First Data Center Priorities statement, Jul 23, 2026. ↩
- 13.Oct 22, 2026 video on X, quoted by The Texas Tribune, Oct 22, 2026 video on X, quoted by The Texas Tribune statement, Oct 22, 2026. ↩
- 14.Talarico campaign site, Talarico campaign site statement, Jan 2, 2026. ↩
- 15.Texas Tribune, Jul 22, 2026, Texas Tribune, Jul 22, 2026 statement, Jul 22, 2026. ↩
- 16.Hold Data Centers Accountable Plan release, via Austin American-Statesman, Hold Data Centers Accountable Plan release, via Austin American-Statesman statement, Jul 22, 2026. ↩
- 17.Gober campaign site, Gober campaign site statement. ↩
Who represents this county
Outgoing · lost 2026 race · leaves Jan 2027
Greg Abbott (R) · Governor2026 Governor TX: won by Gina Hinojosa (D), AP call1, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Gina Hinojosa1
"Data centers must pay their own way, protect our grid and water, and complete the ERCOT and TWDB audits. Until they do, TCEQ will issue no permits sought by data center projects."
Governor press release, Sep 21, 2026 · source
Outgoing · lost 2026 primary runoff · leaves Jan 2027
John Cornyn (R) · U.S. Senator2026 U.S. Senate TX: won by James Talarico (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
Lost 2026 race to Ken Paxton4
I know there's some concern at the local level about electricity and water use and land use. And I think it's important that all of that discussion occur with input by all the local stakeholders,3
KBTX interview, May 15, 2026, May 15, 2026
Contact: website · DC 202-224-2934 · contact form
Serving now · not on 2026 ballot
Ted Cruz (R) · U.S. Senator · term ends Jan 3, 2031Most data centers built today use a closed-loop cooling system, meaning they use a fraction of the water of a golf course,5
Houston Chronicle, Sep 1, 2026
Contact: website · DC 202-224-5922 · contact form
Serving now · leaving Jan 2027
Lloyd Doggett (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · TX-37 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House TX-37: won by Greg Casar (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-4865
Serving now · won 2026 race
Pete Sessions (R) · U.S. Representative (119th) · TX-17 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House TX-17: won by Pete Sessions (R), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-6105
Serving now · re-elected in a new district
Greg Casar (D) · U.S. Representative (119th) · TX-35 · term ends Jan 3, 20272026 U.S. House TX-35: won by Johnny Garcia (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Co-introduced legislation with Rep. Menendez to protect Americans from the financial and environmental impacts of AI data centers.8
Paraphrase: Backs the Connect the Grid Act to link the Texas grid to neighboring grids.9
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5645
Re-elected in a new district · Jan 2027
Greg Casar (D) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · TX-372026 U.S. House TX-37: won by Greg Casar (D), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Co-introduced legislation with Rep. Menendez to protect Americans from the financial and environmental impacts of AI data centers.8
Paraphrase: Backs the Connect the Grid Act to link the Texas grid to neighboring grids.9
Vote: Roll call vote: Yea on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (passed 417 to 3, Sep 16, 2026). The bill asks states to make large loads such as data centers pay for the grid upgrades they need.7
Contact: website · DC 202-225-5645
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Gina Hinojosa (D) · Governor-elect2026 Governor TX: won by Gina Hinojosa (D), AP call1, not yet certified · official count
Paraphrase: Her Nov 4 victory remarks did not mention data centers, per the campaign transcript; the campaign pledges above stand.10
We need an immediate moratorium on data centers to last until the legislature can meet to put in place real protections so Texans can have a seat at the table to decide if and how data centers come into their communities.11
Hinojosa campaign site, Data Centers priority, Oct 14, 2025
Lowering costs for Texans by ensuring data center companies prove households won't pay more for electricity or water, including the hidden costs passed through for grid upgrades, transmission, and new capacity.12
Hinojosa campaign release, Texans First Data Center Priorities, Jul 23, 2026
Make data centers pay for themselves by stopping subsidies.12
Hinojosa campaign release, Jul 23, 2026
When I am governor I will issue a moratorium, a ban, on all data center approvals until laws can be passed by the Legislature to protect Texans,13
Oct 22, 2026 video on X, quoted by The Texas Tribune, Oct 22, 2026
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
James Talarico (D) · U.S. Senator-elect2026 U.S. Senate TX: won by James Talarico (D), AP call2, not yet certified · official count
Hold data centers accountable and stop them from jacking up our utility bills: End sweetheart tax deals for big tech companies, guarantee large energy users like data centers fund the infrastructure improvements they need rather than passing those costs on to consumers, require new data centers to use a closed-loop system to reduce water consumption and pollution14
Talarico campaign site, Jan 2, 2026
Texas should be a leader when it comes to innovation and technology, but that only works if Texans get a say and get a share of that economic growth15
Texas Tribune, Jul 22, 2026, Jul 22, 2026
We need to ensure AI works for working people by ending sweetheart tax deals to data centers, empowering local residents to weigh in on data center construction in their communities, holding data centers accountable for polluting our water, and making AI companies pay for their own electric and water infrastructure so that those costs aren't passed onto consumers,16
Hold Data Centers Accountable Plan release, via Austin American-Statesman, Jul 22, 2026
Texas should be a leader when it comes to innovation and technology, but that only works if Texans get a say and get a share of that economic growth, and that's not what's happening right now,15
Austin news conference, The Texas Tribune, Jul 22, 2026
Incoming · takes office Jan 2027
Chris Gober (R) · U.S. Representative-elect (120th) · TX-102026 U.S. House TX-10: won by Chris Gober (R), AP call6, not yet certified · official count
Put local communities first when data centers want to come to town: preserve our water, protect families from higher power bills, and require a clear economic benefit for local citizens.17
Gober campaign site
Paraphrase: Campaign page 'Responsible Growth for Texas' backs AI infrastructure if it protects water, prevents higher power bills and brings local benefits.17
Questions
How many data centers are in this county?
This page lists every data center campus we track in the county: operating, under construction, permitted and announced. Figures are listed site by site and never added up across claim types. Source
What trades build data centers?
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