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SpaceX Plans $24 Billion Data Center in South Texas

HeadlineNov 12, 2026

In Texas, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is planning to build a $24 billion data center just outside of Brownsville, despite the city’s data center moratorium that went into effect last week. At SpaceX’s request, Brownsville deannexed the land for the proposed data center. Democratic Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has called for a data center moratorium throughout the state of Texas.

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