Data Centers

What Abbott’s Data Center Directive Actually Changes About Your Electric Bill and Home Value in North Texas

Last updated: August 4, 2026 The clip is everywhere. Governor Greg Abbott at a podium, directing the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to shield Texans from data center infrastructure costs. It made the rounds on Instagram, the commentary accounts picked it up, and now every group chat from Midlothian to Mansfield is asking the same two questions. Here are the answers, stated plainly...

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Learn the current and future impact of data centers on water, power and land in Ellis County

The 24 Gigawatt Mirage: What Data Centers Mean for Water, Power and Land In North Texas

By Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® | North Texas Market Insider™ | Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team | TREC #0805459 Last updated: July 23, 2026 Ellis County has 29 data center power requests on file totaling roughly 23.9 gigawatts, the most of any county in Texas, and the man who runs the grid has said out loud that most of them will never get built. Hold both of those facts at the...

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Should you buy a home near an AI data center in North Texas? Learn more with Bobby Franklin, the North Texas Market Insider. Bobby Franklin is the best realtor in Waxahachie.

Should You Buy a Home Near an AI Data Center in North Texas?

Here’s what I’m watching while other agents are still asking if AI matters: While most real estate professionals are debating whether data centers will affect their business, I’m tracking forty billion dollars in capital commitments that are already reshaping where smart money flows in North Texas. Google’s massive AI campus announcements in Armstrong and Haskell Counties, OpenAI’s...

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