5 data center projects in Unincorporated Medina County
Who decides here: the Medina County Commissioners Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits. Texas counties have very few zoning powers, so land outside cities often has few local rules.
In Unincorporated Medina County
CyrusOne data center SAT14A (U.S. 90 West, near Castroville)
Unincorporated Medina County, Medina County
244 acres
🕒 July 2026: CyrusOne filed state plans for project SAT14A; Medina County created a tax zone for the …
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
ProposedTract 'Medina Technology Park' (U.S. 90 W and CR 4516, near Castroville)
Unincorporated Medina County, Medina County
265 acres
🕒 May 2026: Medina County residents spoke out against the planned technology park.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtMicrosoft data center campus SAT80-SAT82 (FM 471 and Potranco Road, near Castroville)
Unincorporated Medina County, Medina County
206 acres · for Microsoft
🕒 Dec 2025: Microsoft filed plans for a $400 million, 195,670-square-foot building at 3580 FM 471 No…
Being builtMicrosoft data center campus SAT89-SAT91 (U.S. 90 West, near Castroville)
Unincorporated Medina County, Medina County
for Microsoft
🕒 March 2025: Microsoft filed state plans for two buildings (SAT89 and SAT90) at 2995 U.S. 90 West, co…
Approved, not built yetRowan 'Project Cinco' data center campus (west of Lytle)
Unincorporated Medina County, Medina County
440 acres
🕒 April 28, 2025: Lytle City Council approved an 80% tax break, 5-0.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Medina County. - Go to county 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 Unincorporated Medina County: Karnes Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or AEP Texas Central Company (company) or Medina Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Bandera 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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much water will the campus use, and from which supplier?
- How many diesel backup generators are on site?
- How much power will the campus draw, and will new power lines be built?
- How much water and power will this campus use?
- Did Medina County give a tax break for this site?
- Did Medina County approve the CyrusOne tax break, and on what terms?
- Who is the tenant?
- How much power and water will it use?
- Has construction started?
- Has Lytle annexed the land?
- How much power and water will it use?
- Who is the tenant?
- Which data center company will build here?
- How much water will it use?