Texas Mega-Project Pipeline Tops $500B, Led by $100B Stargate AI Hub
MatthewChang · x · 2026-11-02
A viral map rounds up Texas's mega-projects totaling $500B+: the $100B+ OpenAI/SoftBank/Oracle "Project Stargate" AI hub in Abilene, Samsung's $44B Taylor fab complex, Texas Instruments' $40B Sherman mega-site, Google's $40B data center buildout, Meta's $10B+ Hyperion data center, Tesla's $10B Gigafactory/Cybercab line, SpaceX Starbase at $10B, plus multiple LNG terminals (Port Arthur $18B, Golden Pass $12B). AI infrastructure now sits alongside chips and energy as the state's biggest construction driver.
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