April 8, 2026
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Texas Built Its Tax Break for Yesterday's Data Center Market
Samsung's $17 billion Taylor fab pulled Oncor transmission assets into eastern WilCo, directly enabling the buildout.
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Samsung has operated a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas since 1996, making it a significant consumer of industrial water and electricity in the state's technology sector.
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