Project Big Pine (TexAmericas Center)
A planned 500-acre campus for data centers and other power-heavy users at TexAmericas Center, built around on-site prime power and batteries, that has drawn resident opposition in Texarkana. Also known as: Big Pine.
Who is behind it
TexAmericas Center
The record, newest first
Residents raised concerns again at local meetings; the Bowie County judge said the county could not change the project locally. (KTBS, May 19, 2026)
Residents urged the Texarkana, Texas, City Council to study the AI data center proposal; the council took no action. (TXK Today, May 14, 2026)
TexAmericas Center and Potentia Development announced the roughly 500-acre, $3.5 billion campus, saying it had entered AEP-SWEPCO's study queue in SPP and aimed to energize in 24 to 30 months. (KSLA, April 28, 2026; Business Facilities, undated)
Conflicts and open questions
- MW not reported. Plan pairs behind-the-meter generation with battery storage; a 345-kV line borders the site.
- TexAmericas Center serves as the local permitting authority for the park.
- Separate from the Datahub Developers tract north of I-30 between Hooks and New Boston (see datahub-bowie-hooks).
The full record
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)