No project in Industry City, but 2 nearby
Who decides here: the City Council of Industry City votes on zoning. The Austin County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Viridien computing center (Longwood Drive, Brenham)
Brenham, Washington County
21 acres
🕒 Jan 8, 2026: Brenham City Council unanimously rejected a reinvestment zone for the project.
Being builtabout 15 miles awayCleanSpark AI data center campus (Austin County)
unknown, Austin County
271 acres
🕒 Oct 29, 2025: CleanSpark announced it bought rights to 271 acres and signed 285 MW of power deals.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Industry City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Industry City: Centerpoint Energy (company) or San Bernard Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Fayette Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Bluebonnet Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
In much of Texas you can pick who sells you power, but this company owns the power lines.
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Texas.