It's your water.It's your air.It's your land.
Billion-dollar data centers are pumping Texas aquifers dry, fouling the air with diesel exhaust, and filling homes with round-the-clock noise that can make property harder to enjoy or sell. We document who's doing it, where — and what landowners can do about it.
The damage
Three ways the data center boom is hurting Texas landowners
When a hyperscale facility moves in next door, the burdens can land on you while the benefits go elsewhere. Here is where the harm tends to show up.
By the numbers
The scale of the Texas data center rush
Texas is the nation's top target for new data centers. Here is how fast they are arriving — and where they are landing.
Where they're going — 187 planned facilities by region
The investigation
News & guides for Texas property owners
From around Texas
Latest news & video
Staying informed is the first step to protecting your land. Here is the latest reporting on Texas data centers — water and power impacts, property and quiet-enjoyment fights, and transmission-line and eminent-domain disputes. Links open the original at the source.
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Free landowner guide
The Texas Landowner's Data Center Toolkit
A data center is proposed near your land. What do you ask about water, power, generators, and noise? What should you document before the first truck arrives? When is it time to call someone? One sourced guide — read it online or take the PDF to your next county meeting.
Research & studies
The evidence, gathered in one place
A curated library of the peer-reviewed studies and agency reports on how data centers affect health — noise, diesel emissions, water, and more. Each one links to the full text at its source.
Browse the researchBy location
Is a data center near you?
We track the Texas communities at the front lines of the data center fight. Find yours.