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The boom is a sequence of public decisions, not a market accident. Seeing those decisions together changes the accountability debate from anecdotes to evidence.
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- Start with the question and coverage below.
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What you’re looking at
A synchronized timeline plus Texas map of policy actions, local approvals, utility constraints, and project expansion from 2015 through 2026.
The question behind it
Turn fragmented public records into one chain: state-level incentives, county approvals, utility decisions, and the growing pressure on the grid and water systems.
Why it matters
The boom is a sequence of public decisions, not a market accident. Seeing those decisions together changes the accountability debate from anecdotes to evidence.
Open the full visualizationSources & method
- Texas Legislature Online bill and bill-history pages
- PUC and ERCOT interconnection and queue records
- County and city meeting materials and local approval records
- Public permitting and utility-filings for major data-center projects
- Community petitions, hearing records, and public opposition filings
Method
54 source-linked events, 10 major deal records, and 12 jurisdiction-level community-friction markers. Counts are jurisdiction- and record-bounded; they are not statewide polls or sentiment surveys.