Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced a USD 40-billion expansion in Texas, marking the company's largest-ever investment in a single US state.
Governor Greg Abbott joined the announcement on Thursday in Midlothian, highlighting the initiative's economic and technological impact.
The plan includes three new data centre campuses to support Google's growing cloud and artificial intelligence operations. These energy-intensive facilities will be paired with programmes to strengthen Texas' grid, improve energy affordability, and provide workforce training for students, apprentices, and skilled workers.
“This is a Texas-sized investment in the future of our great state … Texas is the epicentre of AI development, where companies can pair innovation with expanding energy… We must ensur

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