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ThisWay Global Research and AI Compute Center (former RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center)
ThisWay Global (says it acquired the project out of bankruptcy Sep 30 2026, per DCK); RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center, LLC (City of Bryan abatement applicant and property lessee); land owned by The Texas A&M University System (City of Bryan)
- Status
- Approved (tax abatement)
- Developer / parties
- ThisWay Global (says it acquired the project out of bankruptcy Sep 30 2026, per DCK); RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center, LLC (City of Bryan abatement applicant and property lessee); land owned by The Texas A&M University System (City of Bryan)
- Location
- Bryan (Texas A&M-RELLIS campus), Brazos County
- Size
- 73 MW AI/HPC planned, phased, on ~25 acres (company, via DCD and DCK); first building about 25% of total compute (company via DCK). The abatement covers the 25.00-acre RELLIS Reinvestment Zone No. 2 (City of Bryan)
- Investment
- Estimated cost of improvements and tangible personal property at least ~$298M (City of Bryan agenda item, Jun 26 2026). Information given to the city in Apr 2025, under the earlier owner, put the value at $700M (WTAW)
- Reported benefits
- 2026 agreement: at least 5 full-time jobs with annual payroll reaching $518,000; the Apr 2025 information cited at least 100 jobs (WTAW)
- Concerns / impacts
- Residents raised water and power concerns at the Jun 26 2026 meeting (KBTX)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-20
Milestones
- Nov 2025 the original developer, RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 (KBTX; DCK)
- Jun 26 2026 Bryan City Council unanimously approved a replacement Tax Abatement Agreement (2026) with RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center, LLC: 10 years from Jan 1 2029, annual payment in lieu of taxes (minimum ~$14.9M over 10 years) plus quality-of-life payments (City of Bryan agenda item; WTAW; KBTX)
- Sep 8 2026 council approved a first amendment changing the construction start dates, 5–0 (OpenCity meeting record, third-party transcript)
- Sep 30 2026 ThisWay Global says it completed the acquisition (company via DCK)
- Oct 9 2026 ThisWay announced a phased 73 MW Research and AI Compute Center (DCD; DCK). Build status differs: KBTX (Jun 2026) calls the facility nearly finished
- DCK (Oct 2026) says the project was left unfinished. Promoted from lead Oct 20 2026
Linked power & water
Power
- News report Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) supply: Councilman James Edge: the center is not large enough to generate its own power and can buy power from BTU (WTAW). wtaw.com ↗
- Company claim Phased deployment tied to BTU approvals: ThisWay has not disclosed its requested capacity from Bryan Texas Utilities; deployment is tied to confirmed power availability and utility approvals (company via DCK). datacenterknowledge.com ↗
Water
- Company claim Closed-loop liquid cooling (propylene glycol-water): ThisWay plans a closed-loop liquid cooling system using a propylene glycol-water mix (company via DCK). datacenterknowledge.com ↗
Related records
DCK: ThisWay Global says it bought the bankrupt RELLIS project Sep 30 2026; plans a phased 73 MW AI/HPC center on ~25 acres.
Source: datacenterknowledge.com ↗OpenCity meeting record: Bryan council approved, 5–0, a first amendment changing construction start dates in the RELLIS data center abatement.
Source: bryan.myopentexas.org ↗City of Bryan agenda: replacement Tax Abatement Agreement (2026) with RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center, LLC; 25-acre zone; at least ~$298M improvements.
Source: wtaw.com ↗KBTX: Bryan council unanimously approved the replacement agreement; original developer filed Chapter 11 in Nov 2025; new owner took over the facility.
Source: kbtx.com ↗Sources
- News report wtaw.com
- News report wtaw.com
- News report kbtx.com
- News report bryan.myopentexas.org
- News report datacenterknowledge.com
- News report datacenterdynamics.com
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