The City approval path changed again on October 8, when Taylor City Council unanimously approved a development agreement for Taylor Technology Campus (formerly Project Mustang) and authorized execution. The agreement creates a City development framework and a later voluntary-annexation process; it is not itself evidence that annexation has already occurred.
Last verified October 9, 2026. Current status: Council approved the development agreement October 8. The agreement requires preliminary-plat review before the voluntary annexation petition is filed. A fully executed signature copy and annexation ordinance have not yet been archived by ProjectMustangTX.org.
| Action / Record | Agency | Status | Evidence Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 development agreement | City of Taylor | Council approved — execution authorized | Council voted unanimously to approve the Section 212.172 development agreement for Taylor Technology Campus and authorize execution. The agenda-packet agreement identifies Taylor Technology Campus LLC as Developer. A fully executed signature copy has not yet been archived here. |
| Future voluntary annexation | City of Taylor | Future process required | The agreement requires a complete preliminary-plat application by April 8, 2027. Within seven days after approval or conditional approval of that preliminary plat, the Developer must file a voluntary annexation petition. No annexation ordinance is documented here as of October 9. |
| PZ 2026-2715 / original Employment Center path | City of Taylor | Withdrawn September 3, 2026 | The August Employment Center and original annexation applications were withdrawn after the August 18 P&Z hearing. They remain historical evidence but are no longer the current approval vehicle. |
| Economic-development / legal deliberations | City of Taylor | Documented | The City’s current project timeline lists Project Mustang executive-session discussions on January 8, May 28, June 25, July 9 and July 23, with discussion only and no action taken at those meetings. |
| Plat approval delegation | City Manager / designee | Administrative approval authority delegated | The agreement delegates approval, conditional approval and denial of project plats to the City Manager or qualified designee during the agreement term, with a right to appeal a disapproval to City Council. |
| Minor modifications to Additional Regulations | City Development Review Committee | Administrative authority defined | The DRC may approve defined Minor Modifications. The agreement’s definition excludes, among other things, decreases in setbacks and changes exceeding specified thresholds; modifications that are not minor require City Council approval. |
| Chapter 245 vesting / “first permit” provision | City of Taylor | Contained in Council-approved agreement | Section 5.2 states that the agreement is the “first permit” in the series of permits for the project and recognizes vested authority to develop consistent with the agreement and Development Standards. |
| Taylor EDC Project Mustang records / Attorney General ruling | Taylor Economic Development Corporation | AG ruling pending / supplemental objections filed | Taylor EDC sought an Attorney General ruling in August. On September 25, Jackson Walker submitted a supplemental, document-specific objection on behalf of Big Watt Digital LLC, PowerHouse Data Centers LLC and Project Mustang Data Center LLC after receiving the responsive records. |
| Williamson County PIA 2026-1507 production | Williamson County / County Attorney coordinating office | Production received — review active | The August 18 15-file production documents County infrastructure correspondence and conceptual future-road alignment work. No County approval of either July 22 road option is documented. |
| Wastewater / environmental record lead | TCEQ / City of Taylor | Earlier PIA no-data response; later permit application referenced | TCEQ request 26-118470-PIR earlier reported no responsive data. The October City packet and current City project page later state that the developers have a TCEQ wastewater-discharge permit application that the development agreement requires them to withdraw after the specified project milestone. The permit number, filing entity and filing date remain to be obtained. |
| Large-load / electric records | ERCOT / PUCT | ERCOT denial / PUCT cost estimate received | ERCOT denied project-specific Large Load / Batch Zero information as Protected Information. PUCT issued a $180 cost estimate for request 2026-319. Final grid/interconnection details remain unresolved. |
| Transportation records / future County arterial | TxDOT / Williamson County | Later-stage review / County concepts not approved | The October agreement requires a Traffic Impact Analysis with preliminary plat, coordinated with the City Engineer and TxDOT and covering construction and operational traffic. Separate County records still show two conceptual 136-foot future arterial options with no documented County selection. |