Data Center Projects in Archer County, Texas

Last verified: October 27, 2026 · 1 tracked project · 7 tracked records

Overview

Texas Data Center Watch tracks one data center project in Archer County: Project Raptor, a proposed Google data center campus off Three Way Road near Wichita Falls. It is listed as proposed (county denied tax abatement).

Company plans: Slides and an FAQ posted on the county's website in April 2026 describe about 2,800 acres and four planned buildings. Google requested 1,000 MW, subject to ERCOT approval, with a small initial portion hoped for in 2028 and the rest in 2031. The slides estimate $1B in capital investment and 50 new direct jobs. The FAQ says maximum daily water use would be 32,000 gallons using closed-loop air-cooled chillers (company FAQ; company slides; county data center page). These are company claims.

Abatement denied: On June 22, 2026, the Commissioners Court unanimously denied the Chapter 312 application for tax abatement and reinvestment zone dated June 3, 2026, submitted by Michael Monfort, Manager of Dynamo. Residents at the hearing opposed the abatement and raised road, water-rate and land-use concerns (minutes).

Wastewater permits: TCEQ received Dynamo Ventures LLC's application WQ0017005001 on June 9, 2026, to discharge up to a 95,000 gallon-per-day average of treated domestic wastewater to an unnamed tributary of Pecan Creek, then Lake Wichita; TCEQ's notice says the Executive Director found it administratively complete (TCEQ notice). A companion land-application permit, WQ0016998001, would dispose of the same volume by evaporation on 4 acres until the discharge permit is approved (TCEQ application file). Both were filed before the Governor's Sept. 21, 2026 directive to TCEQ.

County resolutions (official): On Sept. 28, 2026, the court adopted two resolutions, filed Sept. 29 (agenda). One opposes both wastewater permits for the "Project Raptor" data center proposed by Dynamo Ventures LLC on a 2,800-acre site near 3-Way Road and asks TCEQ to hold a public meeting in Archer County (resolution). The other asks TCEQ to reevaluate City Concrete, Inc.'s air standard permit registration 183845L001 for a concrete batch plant near 3-Way Road, which the resolution says is "believed to be associated with a proposed data center project" (resolution). That batch plant registration belongs to City Concrete, not Dynamo. Archer County News and the Times Record News reported the resolutions as tied to the Google project (Archer County News; Times Record News via Galveston Daily News). The Sept. 28 minutes hadn't been posted as of Oct. 12. TCEQ's pending wastewater applications list includes WQ0017005001, and Texas Data Center Watch found no TCEQ reply to the public-meeting request (TCEQ pending applications).

Who is behind it: The Google attribution comes from the company slides and FAQ posted on the county site. The abatement applicant was Dynamo, and the TCEQ wastewater applicant is Dynamo Ventures LLC. On file with TCEQ, the applications list a Dynamo Ventures permitting contact with a google.com email address, and their engineering drawings carry file paths under "Google Data Centers" (TCEQ application file). That is what the filings show; it isn't proof of ownership, and no Google statement Texas Data Center Watch has opened names Dynamo.

Tracked projects

Project	Developer	Status	Capacity / size	Investment	Key dates	Sources
Project Raptor (proposed Google data center campus), Off Three Way Road, near Wichita Falls	Google (per presentation and FAQ posted on the county site); Ch. 312 applicant Dynamo, Michael Monfort, Manager (minutes); TCEQ wastewater permits sought by Dynamo Ventures LLC (TCEQ applications; county resolution; Archer County News). The TCEQ applications list a Dynamo Ventures permitting contact with a google.com email address, and their engineering drawings carry file paths under "Google Data Centers" (TCEQ application files); no opened Google statement names Dynamo	Proposed (county denied tax abatement)	About 2,800 acres, four planned buildings; Google requested 1,000 MW, subject to ERCOT approval, with a small initial portion hoped for in 2028 and the rest in 2031 (company FAQ prepared for the Commissioners Court)	$1B estimated capital investment; 50 estimated new direct jobs (company slides, Apr 27 2026)	Apr 27–28 2026 Project Raptor slides and FAQ posted on the Archer County website (company documents) · Jun 22 2026 Commissioners Court unanimously denied the Ch. 312 abatement and reinvestment zone application dated Jun 3 2026, submitted by Michael Monfort, Manager of Dynamo (minutes, official) · Jun 9 2026 TCEQ received Dynamo Ventures LLC's TPDES application WQ0017005001 to discharge up to a 95,000 gallon-per-day average of treated domestic wastewater to an unnamed tributary of Pecan Creek, then Lake Wichita · the notice states TCEQ's Executive Director found it administratively complete (TCEQ notice, official) · Jun 9 2026 transmittal letter for TLAP application WQ0016998001, disposal of the same volume by evaporation on 4 acres until the discharge permit is approved (TCEQ application file). Both predate the Governor's Sep 21 2026 directive to TCEQ · Sep 28 2026 agenda lists resolutions on TCEQ permits WQ0017005001, WQ0016998001 and 183845L001 (agenda, official) · the court adopted a resolution opposing both wastewater permits for the "Project Raptor" data center proposed by Dynamo Ventures LLC on a 2,800-acre site near 3-Way Road and asking TCEQ for a public meeting in the county, and a second resolution asking TCEQ to reevaluate City Concrete, Inc.'s concrete batch plant air standard permit registration 183845L001 near 3-Way Road, which it says is "believed to be associated with a proposed data center project" (resolutions, filed Sep 29, official). News reports described both as tied to the Google project (Archer County News · Times Record News). Sep 28 minutes not posted on the county minutes page as of Oct 12 · TCEQ's pending TPDES applications list shows WQ0017005001 (dated 08/12/2026), and no TCEQ reply to the public meeting request or scheduled public meeting was found (TCEQ, official)	Archer County 1 · Archer County minutes · Archer County 2 · Archer County 3 · Archer County News · Times Record News (via Galveston Daily News) · Archer County resolution 1 · Archer County resolution 2 · Archer County agenda · TCEQ application 1 · TCEQ · TCEQ application 2

Recorded benefits and concerns (Project Raptor (proposed Google data center campus)):

Benefits: Company FAQ: max daily water use 32,000 gallons with closed-loop air-cooled chillers; Google to pay water connection costs; water infrastructure improvements estimated at $3.5M–$4.5M
Concerns: Residents at the Jun 22 2026 hearing opposed the abatement and raised road, water-rate and land-use concerns (minutes); county resolution cites demands on water, electric infrastructure, roads, drainage, wastewater and emergency services (Times Record News)

Sources for each project are linked in the table. Figures labeled "company" come from the developer.

Record timeline

Date	Type	What happened	Source
Oct 1, 2026	News	Times Record News (via Galveston Daily News): county resolutions oppose wastewater permits that could send treated effluent toward Lake Wichita.	Times Record News (via Galveston Daily News)
Sep 30, 2026	News	Archer County News: Sep 28 resolutions oppose Dynamo's wastewater permits; the air item is City Concrete batch plant registration 183845L001, not Dynamo's.	Archer County News
Sep 28, 2026	Commissioners court	Resolution opposes TCEQ wastewater permits WQ0016998001 and WQ0017005001 for Dynamo Ventures' Project Raptor data center; requests public meeting.	Archer County resolution
Sep 28, 2026	Commissioners court	Resolution asks TCEQ to reevaluate City Concrete batch plant permit 183845L001, "believed to be associated" with a data center project.	Archer County resolution
Jun 22, 2026	Tax abatement	Minutes: court unanimously denies Ch. 312 abatement and reinvestment zone application (dated Jun 3) for the Raptor Project, submitted by Dynamo's manager.	Archer County minutes
Jun 9, 2026	TCEQ permit	TCEQ receives Dynamo Ventures TPDES application WQ0017005001: up to 95,000 gpd treated wastewater toward Pecan Creek and Lake Wichita.	TCEQ application
Apr 28, 2026	Company announcement	County-posted Project Raptor FAQ: Google requested 1,000 MW for ~2,800-acre, four-building campus; power subject to ERCOT approval.	Archer County

What's next

These dates come from the tracker. Texas Data Center Watch has no recorded upcoming Archer County hearings or votes on data centers.

Statewide permit pause: Under the Governor's Sept. 21 order halting permits sought by data centers (Governor's office), TCEQ sent its Oct. 19 compliance letter: it says permits for infrastructure directly supporting data centers are paused, pending applications are being screened, and claimed authorizations are suspended where possible (TCEQ letter). The Texas Tribune reported Oct. 20 that TCEQ says stormwater permits flagged by Public Citizen were suspended (Texas Tribune). On Oct. 21 TCEQ posted that its STEERS e-filing system for automatic authorizations is temporarily shut down so staff can check whether applications relate to data centers (TCEQ STEERS notice); the Texas Tribune reports a spokesman said applications must be physically provided (Texas Tribune, Oct. 21). TCEQ received Dynamo Ventures' wastewater applications (WQ0017005001 and WQ0016998001) on June 9, 2026, before the Governor's directive; Archer County formally opposes them and has asked for a public meeting. The tracker doesn't record a TCEQ decision.

Frequently asked questions

What data center projects are tracked in Archer County, Texas? One: Project Raptor (proposed Google data center campus) in Off Three Way Road, near Wichita Falls, listed as proposed (county denied tax abatement).

Did Archer County give Google a tax break? No. On June 22, 2026, the court unanimously denied the Chapter 312 abatement and reinvestment zone application (minutes).

How much water would Project Raptor use? The company FAQ posted on the county site says up to 32,000 gallons a day, using closed-loop air-cooled chillers (company FAQ). That is a company figure.

Does Archer County oppose the project's permits? Yes. On Sept. 28, 2026, the court adopted a resolution opposing Dynamo Ventures' two TCEQ wastewater permits and asking for a TCEQ public meeting in the county (resolution). A second resolution asks TCEQ to reevaluate a City Concrete batch plant registration that the county believes is associated with a data center project (resolution).

Is Dynamo the same as Google? No source Texas Data Center Watch has opened says so. TCEQ filings list a Dynamo Ventures contact with a google.com email and drawings filed under "Google Data Centers" (TCEQ application file), but no Google statement names Dynamo.

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