MARA Garden City
Garden City, Glasscock County County, TX
Source: Primary source
MARA Garden City is an operating data center in Glasscock County County, TX, operated by MARA. DataCentersExposed has documented 200 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: link200MW wind-adjacent site built by Applied Digital, sold to MARA.
Operator chain
- Files asMARA
- This facilityMARA Garden City
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: GDELT- An anti-data center sign that reads "Protect Texas Water" sits on a bench at The Garden, at 1801 Buddy Holly Ave, during the South Plains Swing Tour on July 18, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. - The Lufkin Daily NewsThe Lufkin Daily News· Aug 10, 2026
- Texas lawmakers discuss data centers, transmission lines in marathon hearing - KVUEKVUE· Aug 19, 2026
- Texas lawmakers discuss data centers, transmission lines in marathon hearing - kens5.comkens5.com· Aug 19, 2026
- Mara acquires 1,200-acre Texas site from HIF USA for up to 2GW data center campus - Data Center DynamicsData Center Dynamics· Jul 13, 2026
- MARA’s $600M Texas Acquisition, PUC/ERCOT’s New Data Center Rules, Hunterbrook’s Bloom Energy Short Report - Yahoo FinanceYahoo Finance· Jul 9, 2026
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, Garden City El in Garden City, is 0.3 mi from this site (142 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
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.