# San Marcos

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-06**: Report Reveals Regulatory Pause and Data Gap — News outlets report that Texas officials lack data on data center resource usage and that Governor Abbott has effectively halted new grid connections until the impact is assessed.
- **2025-08**: Data Center Proposal in San Marcos — A developer approached the city of San Marcos with a request to build a data center behind Torrie Martin's ranch, prompting local opposition over power and water worries.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Texas Pause on Data Centers Puts Cloud Capacity at Risk Near 990 MW Plant
2026-08-07 00:26:53 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

A moratorium on new Texas data center grid connections—triggered by unmeasured water and power use—could throttle cloud infrastructure expansion in a key market. With a 990 MW plant already humming, SaaS platforms dependent on hyperscale growth face delays and higher costs if the pause persists.
Full story: https://getsaasbrief.com/story/texas-data-center-pause-cloud-saas-capacity

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