City asks Attorney General to review comprehensive Project Mustang records request
City outside counsel filed the 10-business-day ruling request in matter AUS26-253, stating that responsive information may implicate eight Public Information Act exceptions, including attorney-client, deliberative-process, proprietary/commercial, audit-working-paper, economic-development and email-address provisions. The filing does not establish that the Attorney General will allow any particular record to be withheld.
Project Mustang withdraws annexation and Employment Center applications
The City of Taylor announced that the proposed Project Mustang data center withdrew its annexation and zoning/Employment Center applications. The City simultaneously stated that the project is still pursuing development of the site and remains in discussions with Taylor. The withdrawal ends the currently noticed PZ 2026-2715 path, including the previously expected September 10 City Council hearing, but it does not establish that the underlying development has been abandoned.
City files Attorney General brief over one-mile property-owner notice records
In City matter AUS26-263, outside counsel asked the Texas Attorney General to allow the City to withhold the responsive exhibit in full under Texas Government Code §§552.107 and 552.111. The City’s brief concerns records tied to the Project Mustang one-mile property-owner notice and does not itself establish the underlying contents of the withheld material.
PUCT issues $180 cost estimate for Project Mustang records request
The Public Utility Commission of Texas estimated $180 to process request 2026-319, consisting of 10 hours of labor plus overhead. The request remains part of the investigation into Project Mustang utility and large-load records.
Big Watt and PowerHouse file third-party objection in Taylor EDC records case
Jackson Walker LLP filed a confidential third-party objection with the Texas Attorney General on behalf of Big Watt Digital LLC and PowerHouse Data Centers LLC. The filing concerns Taylor EDC records requested under the Texas Public Information Act and does not itself establish the substance of any incentive or development agreement.
Taylor P&Z tables Project Mustang Employment Center Plan for 90 days
The Planning & Zoning Commission heard the Project Mustang Employment Center Plan, questioned project representatives, and tabled the item for 90 days. The hearing added new project-specific details including roughly 1,040 MW of proposed on-site generation, approximately 700 MW of data-center load, 84–112 gas units, stacks up to about 125 feet, proposed noise controls, utility concepts and later-stage traffic review.
See the current approval status → · Review the technical issues →
Williamson County production reveals months of Project Mustang road-alignment coordination
A 15-file production under PIA 2026-1507 documents Kimley-Horn contacts with Williamson County infrastructure staff from May through August, a June 22 meeting, County engineering requirements issued July 8, and a July 22 revised exhibit with two potential 136-foot future County ROW paths. The production does not document County approval of either option.
Read the transportation findings → · Open the source production →
City agenda identifies Big Watt Digital LLC and PH DIGITAL DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT LLC
The City Council agenda places the entities in a closed-session legal/economic-development item described as “formerly Project Mustang.” The posted agenda documents scheduled deliberation, not final approval, an incentive amount, or an executed agreement.
Government-approval record updated
Newly reviewed City records add the July 23 executive-session history and clarify the current approval path. Project entity relationships and any negotiated public incentives remain under investigation.
TCEQ request record reports no data found
The available record for request 26-118470-PIR states “Request Documents: No data found.” The site does not interpret that statement as proof that TCEQ has no Project Mustang-related records.