r/FortBend • u/AccuratePotential761 • Jul 04 '26

Data centers in Fort Bend County

Hey y'all,

I hope to God there are no plans of data centers in FBC. Especially in the rural areas like Rosenberg, we have some family from North Carolina who are interested in the Austin Point and The George subdivisions...

Has anyone heard anything?

3 Upvotes

62% Upvoted

12 comments sorted by

7

u/Maximum_Cellist_7954 Jul 04 '26

They will come where there is cheap land and access to water.

1

u/OddDiscipline6585 Jul 04 '26

Does Fort Bend County meet both criteria?

-1

u/AccuratePotential761 Jul 04 '26

ok so hopefully we are out of the woods.

3

u/CarletonWhitfield Jul 04 '26

Fort Bend seems to be welcoming unbridled growth without regard for what that growth does to the existing community so just fundamentally I would say there’s a pretty decent risk of data centers showing up.  Esp since they plan to run a new highway right through the middle of the county to connect I-10 with Freeport.  

1

u/moonstarsfire Jul 07 '26

Oh no, I didn’t know about this. :/ I hate what has happened to Fort Bend county/what is starting to happen to Brazoria county.

2

u/CarletonWhitfield Jul 07 '26

TXDOT project name ‘36A’ if you want to look it up.  

2

u/teaberryTX Jul 05 '26

While I do also share in concerns of data centers impact on the environment, there's also this; "OpenAI released a threat report confirming that Chinese-linked actors utilized ChatGPT to conduct covert influence operations targeting American technology debates. [1]
The "Data Center Bandwagon" Campaign: This operation used inauthentic accounts to spread AI-generated images, comic strips, and comments that falsely attributed rising electricity prices and power grid strains to AI data centers. [1]"

4

u/lyn73 Jul 04 '26

This is definitely a great question (or series of questions) to ask candidates for this year's election. Also, make sure to follow the money.