Data center campus · McGregor industrial park, northeast of the SpaceX facility, McLennan County, Texas
Project Merlin
Approved
as of June 2026
McGregor's council approved Galaxy's plans for a 500-acre AI data center campus, and residents then launched a recall petition against the mayor over water and transparency concerns. Also known as: Galaxy McGregor data center.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site500acres
Who is behind it
ProjectProject MerlinAlso: Galaxy McGregor data center
Developer and teamGalaxy Digital
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.
The record, newest first
Residents submitted a recall petition against the mayor, citing concerns about the aquifer and the transparency of the data center approval; the city was to verify the signatures. (KXXV 25 News, July 21, 2026)
McGregor City Council approved Galaxy's Project Merlin plans and a development contract for about 500 acres, after the company pledged closed-loop cooling, a contractual water cap and to pay for its own substation. (KWTX, June 24, 2026; The Energy Mag, June 25, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- MW not stated in sources opened.
- Exact meeting date and vote count for the council approval were not reported; KWTX reported the approval June 24, 2026.
- City officials called the approval an early step, with construction months away.
The full record
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)