Oracle-Austin Data Center
Austin, Travis County, TX
Source: Primary source
Oracle-Austin Data Center is an operating data center in Travis County, TX, operated by Oracle Corporation.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkFULLY REGULATED Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentOracle Corporation
- Files asOracle Corporation
- This facilityOracle-Austin 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- Silicon Valley company tied to Stargate data center venture buys former 3M siteAustin American-Statesman· Apr 1, 2026
- Oracle cutting thousands of jobs worldwide amid AI data center pushThe Business Journals· Mar 31, 2026
- Oracle layoffs reported as AI spending ramps upAustin American-Statesman· Mar 31, 2026
- Layoffs feared as TX tech giant secures $2.1B for restructuringMySA· Mar 13, 2026
- Oracle and OpenAI scrap deal to expand flagship Texas data centreFinancial Times· Mar 6, 2026
- Why has TikTok been glitching? Oracle says data center outage led to issues plaguing U.S. usersAustin American-Statesman· Jan 28, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Oracle Corporation (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2025 · term — yr · source
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project ExemptionTax break$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
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, Mcbee El in Austin, is 0.3 mi from this site (344 students). 3 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.