Bentaus Texarkana AI Data Center (Chadbourne Ranch site)

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

1. August 15, 2026

   Proposed
   Public records reporting identified the site as 15 contiguous parcels totaling more than 2,700 acres owned by Fort Chadbourne Farm LLC; no county approval action had been reported and the developer did not respond to questions about project status. Source: Texarkana Gazette
2. February 3, 2026

   Proposed
   Bentaus announced a partnership with Chadbourn Infrastructure Partners LLC to build an AI data center in Texarkana, Arkansas supporting up to 200 MW and up to 3,000 acres of developable land. Source: KCMC-AM

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 15, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Bentaus Texarkana AI Data Center (Chadbourne Ranch site) in Miller County, Arkansas appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Power and water

Bentaus's February 2026 announcement describes support for 'up to 200 megawatts (MW) of power capacity'; the Texarkana Gazette reports 'an initial 48MW' secured through an Electric Service Agreement. The plans also call for 'access to pipeline-quality natural gas, allowing the facility to generate power on site as the project expands.' The electric service provider is not established: SWEPCO denied involvement and Southwest Arkansas Electric Cooperative declined to discuss the project, citing a possible nondisclosure agreement - so no utility is recorded here.

Notes on the record

Coordinates are the OpenStreetMap point for Mandeville, the nearest named community inside the block of parcels described by the Texarkana Gazette - 'bordered on the west by U.S. 71, on the north by Arkansas 108 and on the south roughly by Interstate 49.' This is a nearest-community approximation only; no source gives coordinates or a street address, and the pin has NOT been confirmed to fall inside the assembled tract. Landowner and co-developer: Fort Chadbourne Farm LLC and Chadbourn Infrastructure Partners LLC, both with Michael 'Jacques' Davison of Bradley, Arkansas as sole corporate officer; a third entity, Chadbourn Energy Park LLC, was formed in February 2026. About 2,300 acres were marketed as Chadbourne Ranch and sold in October 2025 for $5.165 million. Confidence is 'reported' rather than 'confirmed' because the two newspaper accounts are from the same ownership group and the developer has not confirmed status; the 200 MW figure is the developer's own announcement, not a utility or permit record.

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