Amid a data center boom in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Google is making a $40 billion investment to build additional data centers in the state.
“We must ensure that America remains at the forefront of the AI revolution, and Texas is the place where that can happen,” said Abbott on Friday.
Sundar Pichai—the CEO of Google and its parent company, Alphabet—explained that the “$40 billion investment we announced today will bring three new data center campuses to the state to power the new era of AI innovation.”
Data centers are surging in number around Texas—oftentimes meeting opposition from local residents due to the centers’ consumption of large amounts of energy and unknown amounts of water.
According to Abbott’s office, the “investment in Texas will help support Texas businesses and the economy, creating robust career opportunities across North Texas, West Texas, and the Panhandle.”
