Data Center Projects in McLennan County, Texas

Last verified: October 27, 2026 · 2 tracked projects · 2 tracked records

Overview

Texas Data Center Watch tracks two data center projects in McLennan County. This page was added on Oct. 19, 2026, after the tracker's Oct. 18–19 updates.

Lacy Lakeview Data District (L2D2), Lacy Lakeview: listed as proposed / in development. Developer, per the tracker: Infrakey DC Parks LLC (developer); City of Lacy Lakeview (MOU partner) (l2d2.org · DCD).
Galaxy McGregor campus (Project Merlin), McGregor industrial park, northeast of the SpaceX facility (news): listed as approved (development agreement with City of McGregor). Developer, per the tracker: Galaxy (galaxy.com · KWTX).

Tracked projects

Project	Developer	Status	Capacity / size	Investment	Key dates	Sources
Lacy Lakeview Data District (L2D2), Lacy Lakeview	Infrakey DC Parks LLC (developer); City of Lacy Lakeview (MOU partner)	Proposed / in development	About 521 acres; 925 MW of interconnection capacity requested in ERCOT's large-load process; phased (project site, citing its Oct 2026 ERCOT community impact filing); 520 acres, 925 MW (DCD)	About $50M in developer-funded roads, water and sewer (company)	Dec 9 2025 Lacy Lakeview City Council approved an MOU with Infrakey · Jan 2026 district unveiled (DCD) · annexation to be requested · construction targeted late 2026, first energization 2027, completion 2029 (company)	l2d2.org · DCD
Galaxy McGregor campus (Project Merlin), McGregor industrial park, northeast of the SpaceX facility (news)	Galaxy	Approved (development agreement with City of McGregor)	About 500 acres; initial phase expected to reach 74 MW, potential multi-hundred-MW campus (company)	Not recorded	Jun 2026 McGregor City Council approved plans · Galaxy calls it Project Merlin (KWTX, Jun 24 2026) · Galaxy acquired ~500 acres under a development agreement with the city and signed a utility services agreement for interconnection facilities · first power expected in 2028 (company)	galaxy.com · KWTX

Recorded benefits and concerns (Lacy Lakeview Data District (L2D2)):

Benefits: ~1,500 peak construction jobs, ~350 permanent jobs (company estimates)

Recorded benefits and concerns (Galaxy McGregor campus (Project Merlin)):

Benefits: Estimated minimum of $130 million added to the local property tax base (company)
Concerns: Council members raised water capacity questions (news)

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

Record timeline

Date	Type	What happened	Source
Jun 24, 2026	City council	KWTX: McGregor City Council approved Galaxy's Project Merlin data center on 500 acres in the industrial park.	KWTX
Dec 9, 2025	City council	Lacy Lakeview City Council approved an MOU with Infrakey DC Parks for the 925 MW Lacy Lakeview Data District (per project site).	l2d2.org

What's next

These dates come from the tracker. Texas Data Center Watch has no recorded upcoming McLennan 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). The tracker doesn't show whether any project in McLennan County has a pending TCEQ permit.

Frequently asked questions

What data center projects are tracked in McLennan County, Texas? Two: Lacy Lakeview Data District (L2D2) in Lacy Lakeview, listed as proposed / in development; Galaxy McGregor campus (Project Merlin) in McGregor industrial park, northeast of the SpaceX facility (news), listed as approved (development agreement with City of McGregor).

Where does this information come from? Every fact on this page comes from the sources linked in the project table and record timeline, such as state building registrations (TDLR TABS), local government agendas and minutes, company statements and news reports. Company claims and news reports are labeled as such.

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