We build data centers in Texas. Land, power, and construction under one contract.
We source the land, line up utility power, design and build the facility, and test it before turnover. Enterprise, edge, powered shell, colocation, and modular.
What we handle, start to finish.
One contract covers land, power, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning. It also covers the crews you need to build it.
We search Texas land for the things that decide a data center site: utility capacity and substation distance, fiber routes, water and sewer, zoning and county approvals, flood risk, and incentive eligibility. We look at listed land, off-market land, and rural sites.
- Parcel shortlist scored on power, fiber, water, entitlements, and flood risk
- Utility capacity and substation-distance screening before you sign an option
- County, ETJ, and municipal approval path mapped up front
- Incentive screen: state sales tax exemption and local abatements
On most Texas builds, getting utility power takes longer than construction. We start that process first: the utility load study, the ERCOT large-load interconnection (including Senate Bill 6 obligations for loads of 75 MW and up), substation and switchgear scope, and bridge or on-site generation where it makes sense.
- Utility load-study and interconnection application managed on your behalf
- We treat the ERCOT large-load process as the critical path from day one
- Substation, medium-voltage, and switchgear scope coordinated with the utility
- We evaluate bridge power and behind-the-meter options, including when they don't pencil out
Architecture, structural, and in-house MEP coordination for the data hall, electrical rooms, and mechanical yard. We design for the Gulf Coast: humidity, heat, hurricane wind loads, and flood elevation. We build constructability and budget into the drawings before construction starts.
- We set the topology per hall, N+1 or 2N, based on the uptime class you need
- Liquid-cooling-ready distribution and floor loading for AI/HPC density
- Clash detection on paper before rough-in, on one coordinated MEP schedule
- We file permits while the design is still being finished
We choose equipment and materials for what they cost to run over time. That means high-efficiency transformers and UPS, EC-fan air handlers, liquid-cooling-ready distribution, LED lighting and controls, and low-carbon concrete or recycled-content steel when the cost is the same. We release long-lead equipment early and track it every week.
- We track long-lead equipment (switchgear, generators, chillers, transformers) from week one
- We only specify efficiency measures that pay back
- Regional sourcing to cut haul distance and lead time
- Prefabricated electrical and mechanical skids where they shorten the field schedule
We build ground-up powered shells, fit out data halls inside existing buildings, or set factory-built modular pods on a prepared site. The same in-house MEP subcontractors, permit expediting, and named superintendent and project manager run our commercial division too.
- Powered shell: site work, structure, envelope, utility yard, core power path
- Fit-out: raised floor or slab halls, containment, busway, cooling, fire suppression
- Modular: prefabricated pods and skids for speed and repeatable quality
- Weekly owner reporting on schedule, budget, and long-lead status
We run Level 1 through 5 commissioning: factory witness testing, installation verification, start-up, functional performance testing, and integrated systems testing at design load, including a pull-the-plug test. Your operations team gets clean documentation they can use.
- Independent commissioning agent coordinated from design review onward
- Integrated systems test with load banks at design capacity
- We prove redundancy and failover before turnover
- Turnover package: as-builts, O&M manuals, sequences of operation, training
Electrical work is roughly half of a data center's construction budget, and Texas does not have enough electricians for the work ahead. We keep a network of electricians, electrical engineers, HVAC and controls technicians, and commissioning agents, so crews are ready before the slab is poured. They are also available for staffing after turnover.
- Pre-qualified electricians and engineers on file before mobilization
- A staffing plan sized to the electrical scope of your project
- Operations and maintenance staffing referrals after turnover
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Data centers of every size.
Single-tenant halls for corporate, healthcare, energy, and industrial owners. Also regional edge sites built close to the load.
Entitled land, utility power, and a finished shell, ready for a colocation or hyperscale tenant to fit out.
Phased data halls built with N+1 or 2N redundancy, so the next phase does not disturb the one already live.
Direct-to-chip and rear-door liquid cooling, higher floor loading, and the electrical capacity to match.
Factory-built pods and skids set on a prepared site. Less field labor, a faster schedule, and consistent quality.
We add capacity, replace old UPS or cooling equipment, or convert industrial and warehouse space, without taking a live hall down.
We build efficient data centers.
We choose equipment that lowers your power and water bill. If a feature does not pay for itself, we leave it out.
Cooling
- Water-free and closed-loop cooling options sized for Gulf Coast humidity
- Liquid-cooling-ready distribution (direct-to-chip, rear-door) for high-density halls
- Economizer hours modeled for the actual site climate
Electrical
- High-efficiency transformers and UPS, with eco-mode where the uptime class allows
- Redundancy sized per hall: N+1 or 2N, chosen by risk
- LED lighting, occupancy controls, and EC-fan air handlers
Envelope & materials
- Insulated metal panel envelopes and cool roofs
- Low-carbon concrete mixes and recycled-content steel when cost-neutral
- Regional sourcing to cut haul distance
Water
- Dry-cooler and closed-loop designs that minimize evaporative water use
- Water use is a growing permitting issue in Texas. We design around it.
Heat reuse
- Waste-heat capture for adjacent buildings or process loads when a customer is on site
Measurement
- Metering designed in from day one, so power usage effectiveness (PUE) and water usage effectiveness (WUE) are measured instead of estimated
We do not promise certifications we have not earned. We do not publish efficiency numbers for buildings we have not measured. We do not spec equipment that never pays back.
How a project moves, step by step.
Discovery call
Week 0We talk through capacity, timeline, budget, and whether you have land or power yet. We tell you what is realistic in Texas right now.
Site & power feasibility
Weeks 1–6We give you a parcel shortlist, a utility capacity check, an incentive screen, and a rough budget and schedule you can take to your board.
Design-build
Parallel tracksWe develop the design with in-house MEP coordination, release long-lead equipment early, and file permits while the drawings are finished.
Construction
One scheduleWe build the shell, yard, fit-out, or modular set. You get one project manager, one superintendent, and weekly reports on schedule and budget.
Commissioning & turnover
Before go-liveWe run Level 1–5 commissioning and an integrated systems test at design load. You get full documentation and, if you want it, help staffing operations.
Why build a data center in Texas.
Land
Land near transmission lines is available across the Houston region, the I-10 and I-45 corridors, and Central Texas. Prices have not been this low in the established data center markets for years.
Power
ERCOT is fielding more new large-load requests than any grid in the country. The interconnection process is the schedule, so we start it before anything else.
Incentives
Texas exempts qualifying data centers from state sales tax on equipment, cooling, generators, and electricity. To qualify, a project needs at least 100,000 square feet, a $200 million investment over five years, and 20 qualifying jobs. We coordinate with your tax counsel so the project can qualify. We are not tax advisors.
Climate
Heat and humidity drive the cooling design. We model economizer hours for site-specific conditions and engineer for hurricane wind loads and flood elevation from day one.
Workforce
Texas does not have enough electricians for the data centers being planned right now. That is the binding constraint on most schedules. We run our own talent pipeline so crews are ready when we mobilize.
Trust spine
Texas issues no state general-contractor license. Our credibility comes from City of Katy contractor registration, licensed MEP trades, general liability and workers' comp insurance, bonded crews, and a named project manager on every job. It is the same setup our construction division runs on.
Common questions.
One contract covers land and site sourcing, utility and ERCOT power coordination, design-build with in-house MEP coordination, procurement of efficient equipment and materials, construction of the shell, fit-out, or modular set, and Level 1–5 commissioning with a full turnover package. You bring the compute. We build the facility.
Either works. If you already control a site, we start with a power and entitlement feasibility check. If you do not, we run a Texas site search based on utility capacity, substation proximity, fiber, water and sewer, zoning and county approvals, flood risk, and incentive eligibility. We hand you a shortlist before you sign an option.
It depends more on power than on construction. Enterprise and edge halls on a site with secured utility power typically run nine to eighteen months from design start. Modular deployments can be faster. Powered shells and larger campuses depend on the utility and ERCOT interconnection timeline, which can take longer than construction itself. We build your schedule backward from the interconnection date.
From enterprise and edge facilities around half a megawatt, up to multi-hall colocation and powered-shell projects in the tens of megawatts. We deliver larger campuses in phases and bring in partner firms for scope beyond our own crews. If you are not sure what size you need, the discovery call is where we work that out.
We build efficient where it pays back, and we say so plainly. That includes water-free or closed-loop cooling, liquid-cooling-ready distribution, high-efficiency transformers and UPS, redundancy sized to the risk, insulated metal panel envelopes, low-carbon concrete and recycled-content steel when the cost is the same, and metering built in so PUE and water use are measured instead of estimated. We do not promise certifications we have not earned, publish efficiency numbers we have not measured, or specify equipment that never pays back.
We coordinate with your tax counsel to structure the project around the thresholds. Texas exempts qualifying data centers of 100,000 or more square feet, with $200 million invested over five years and 20 qualifying jobs, from state sales tax on equipment, cooling, generators, and electricity. A larger tier exists with higher thresholds. We are builders, not tax advisors. Your counsel makes the filing.
We manage the process for you: the utility load study, the interconnection application, substation and switchgear scope, and coordination with the transmission or distribution provider. For loads of 75 MW and up, Texas Senate Bill 6 adds financial security, site control, and curtailment obligations, and we plan around them from the start. We are not a utility. We will tell you when bridge power or on-site generation is worth it for your project, and when it is not.
We are building a talent network now so crews are lined up before projects mobilize. Journeyman and master electricians, electrical engineers, mechanical and HVAC engineers, controls and BMS technicians, low-voltage installers, pipefitters, commissioning agents, superintendents, and project managers can sign up at tanglewoodbuilds.com/data-centers/careers. We contact people as projects and roles open.
Texas does not issue a state general-contractor license, so there is none to hold. Our credibility comes from City of Katy contractor registration, the licensed MEP subcontractors we coordinate in-house, general liability and workers' comp insurance, bonded crews, and a named project manager on every job. Registration and insurance details are available on request.
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