SpaceX is building a large data center on a 444-acre tract between State Highway 4 and the Brownsville Ship Channel. The City of Brownsville released the land in August 2026, and Starbase annexed it in September 2026. SpaceX also applied for a state permit for a power plant at the site in September 2026; the application is pending under the state's pause on data center air permits.
xAI, which runs large AI computing campuses in Memphis, is now part of SpaceX. Industry reports in November 2026 described two large buildings under construction.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 8.54 miles | AT&T: 735 E Washington St, Brownsville |
AT&T's main central office in downtown Brownsville, Texas.
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SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) designs and launches rockets and spacecraft and runs the Starlink satellite network. Elon Musk founded the company in 2002, and it is headquartered at Starbase, Texas. xAI, the AI company behind Grok, is now part of SpaceX, and SpaceX is building a large data center near the Port of Brownsville.
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