Google is making its biggest state-level bet in company history, committing tens of billions of dollars to build out AI and cloud infrastructure across Texas.
In a new press release from the Office of the Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, Google says the investment will anchor three new data center campuses and expand the company’s energy and workforce footprint statewide.
Google says the $40 billion package is part of its broader “Investing in America” initiative, which targets large-scale technical infrastructure, expanded energy capacity and workforce development across the country.
Abbott says Google’s investment cements Texas’s position as the main hub for AI development in the US.
“Texas is the epicenter of AI development, where companies can pair innovation with expanding energy. Google’s $40 billion investment makes Texas Google’s largest investment in any state in the country and supports energy efficiency and workforce development in our state. We must ensure that America remains at the forefront of the AI revolution, and Texas is the place where that can happen.”
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says the investment will benefit both the state of Texas and the tech giant.
“They say that everything is bigger in Texas – and that certainly applies to the golden opportunity with AI. The $40 billion investment we announced today will bring three new data center campuses to the state to power the new era of AI innovation. This investment will create thousands of jobs, provide skills training to college students and electrical apprentices, and accelerate energy affordability initiatives throughout Texas.”
Texas officials say the investment will boost the state’s economy by creating new jobs and career opportunities in North Texas, West Texas and the Panhandle.
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