2 data center projects in Unincorporated Pecos County
Who decides here: the Pecos 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 Pecos County
GW Ranch off-grid power and Amazon data center campus (north of Fort Stockton)
Unincorporated Pecos County, Pecos County
8,000 acres · for Amazon Web Services
🕒 Aug 2026: Amazon filed state building plans for three data center buildings at the site.
Status unclearPoolside Project Horizon AI campus (near Fort Stockton)
Unincorporated Pecos County, Pecos County
559 acres · for Poolside (CoreWeave left the deal in April 2026)
🕒 July 27, 2026: Fort Stockton Board of Adjustment held a hearing on Poolside's request for zoning except…
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Pecos 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 Pecos County: Rio Grande Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Southwest Texas Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or AEP Texas North Company (company) or Texas-new Mexico Power Co. (company).
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
- Did Pecos County give Amazon or Pacifico a tax break?
- How much groundwater will the campus and power plant use?
- How many permanent jobs will there be?
- Is Poolside still building, and has it found a new tenant or funding?
- Did Pecos County give a tax break?
- How much groundwater will it use?