The planned sites include one data center in Armstrong County, located in the Texas Panhandle, and two in Haskell County, a region near Abilene in West Texas. Google is also continuing to develop its existing Midlothian campus and Dallas cloud region, part of its global network of 42 cloud regions.
“This investment will create thousands of jobs, provide skills training to college students and electrical apprentices, and accelerate energy affordability initiatives throughout Texas,” Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in a statement.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott welcomed the announcement, calling it the state’s largest-ever corporate investment. “Google’s $40 billion investment makes Texas Google's largest investment in any state in the country and supports energy efficiency and workforce development in our state,” Abbott said.
The move comes amid a broader trend of tech giants significantly expanding their U.S. operations. Companies such as OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Amazon are similarly investing billions in AI-focused data centers, a surge driven in part by government encouragement for domestic investment to maintain America’s technological leadership.
Google’s latest expansion underscores the strategic importance of AI infrastructure in the tech industry, as firms race to scale their cloud and AI capabilities while supporting local workforce development and energy initiatives.