AWS Withdraws From Proposed Hood County Data Center Site in Texas
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Amazon Web Services has decided not to build a data center in Hood County, Texas, after seeking a property-tax abatement of up to 90% for as long as 30 years. The county was one of several sites under consideration by AWS.
- AWS will not proceed with the proposed Hood County, Texas, data-center site.
- The company sought a property-tax abatement of up to 90% for up to 30 years.
- No capacity, CAPEX, construction schedule, or projected power and water demand was publicly disclosed.
- The outcome underscores how local approval, incentive structures and infrastructure transparency can affect data-center siting before construction begins.
- Hood County was one of several locations considered by AWS, so the decision does not on its own establish a broader cancellation of AWS development plans.
Amazon Web Services has withdrawn from a prospective data-center development in Hood County, Texas. AWS had considered the county as one of several potential locations and had requested a property-tax abatement of up to 90% for up to 30 years.
The project did not progress to construction. Publicly available information did not disclose the proposed facility’s technical configuration, capacity, investment level, delivery schedule, or expected electricity and water demand. Those omissions were material to the local discussion: Hood County Commissioner Dave Eagle voted against the project, citing a lack of specific information.
It remains unclear whether the requested abatement was formally rejected or whether AWS ended its consideration of the site independently following discussions with local authorities. AWS has not identified the other locations it was evaluating, and the available information does not indicate whether another project will replace the Hood County proposal.
For data-center developers and infrastructure investors, the outcome highlights the dependence of site selection on more than physical land availability. Tax treatment, local-government alignment and clarity around grid and water requirements can all affect whether a proposed campus advances beyond the initial siting stage. Because Hood County was only one of several options, the withdrawal does not by itself indicate that AWS has cancelled broader development plans.
The case comes amid a substantial Texas development pipeline. A June analysis cited by Texas Tribune reported that at least 248 data centers were planned in the state, although no technical or project-level details for the Hood County proposal were publicly disclosed.
The decision illustrates how data-center site selection can fail before development begins when local approvals, tax incentives and unresolved infrastructure requirements do not align. It also suggests that transparency on project parameters and early engagement with county and municipal stakeholders can be as consequential as access to land, power and water.
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