Google Invests $40B in Texas Data Centers

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Above: Gov. Greg Abbott and CEO Sundar Pichai at the Google Midlothian Data Center on Nov. 14, 2025. Image credit: Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

The Spin

Techno-optimist narrative

Google’s historic $40 billion investment is the most substantial state investment in U.S. history, positioning Texas as America’s AI epicenter. This massive commitment creates thousands of jobs, provides workforce training and accelerates energy affordability initiatives. The investment will ensure that America continues to lead the global AI revolution.

Office of the Texas Governor: Gregg Abbott

Techno-skeptic narrative

Google’s massive Texas investment may be too much too quickly. The scale of the project risks dramatically outpacing the state’s infrastructure and would likely require a doubling of the electrical grid in just five years. These energy demands are plainly unrealistic and will strain Texas’s power system beyond its limits.

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