CloudBurst data center, San Marcos
San Marcos, Guadalupe County, TX
Source: Primary source
CloudBurst data center in Guadalupe County, TX is a proposed facility, operated by CloudBurst. DataCentersExposed has documented a 3,000,000 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkAnnounced investment: $14.5B. Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asCloudBurst
- This facilityCloudBurst data center
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Hill Country residents push water utility to say no to data centerSan Antonio Express-News· Jun 4, 2026
- 706-acre data center approved for development outside San Antonio, TexasData Center Dynamics· May 7, 2026
- Cloudburst Data Centers secures incentives for $14B project between Austin and San AntonioThe Real Deal· May 1, 2026
- San Marcos City Council blocks proposed data centerKUT· Feb 18, 2026
- San Marcos residents urge city to stop development of 200-acre data centerKVUE· Jan 14, 2026
- Cloudburst data center exploits Hays CountyThe University Star· Dec 5, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Texas reported $16.1M in Property used in certain large data center projects; temporary exemption (Texas Tax Code § 151.3595) for FY2025 (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Rodriguez El in San Marcos, is 2.8 mi from this site (498 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.