Data Center Registry

Palomino Alpha Data Center

Guadalupe County County, Texas

ProposedIn litigationRecord updated November 5, 2026

Palomino Alpha Data Center is a proposed data center in Texas (Guadalupe County County), operated by Palomino Alpha, LLC. It is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator: Palomino Alpha, LLC
Facility type: Data center
Location: Guadalupe County County, TX
Coordinates: 29.5830, -97.9490 (approximate)
Power capacity: Not established from a public source
Land: Not established from a public source
Investment: Not established from a public source
Announced: Not established from a public source
Utility: Not established from a public source
Cooling: Not established from a public source
Water use: Not established from a public source
Jobs: Not established from a public source
Public subsidy: Not established from a public source
Community reception: In litigation
Source confidence: Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

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.

February 27, 2026
Proposed
Commissioners voted 3-1 to expand and amend Palomino Alpha Reinvestment Zone #1, which was first created in December 2024. Source: Seguin Today

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Palomino Alpha Data Center in Guadalupe County County, Texas is or has been the subject of litigation over its siting, permitting, or operation. On July 20, 2026, the Data Center Action Coalition and residents sued the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court to stop the Palomino Alpha and CloudBurst projects.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: in litigation means the facility is or has been the subject of a lawsuit related to its siting, permitting, or operation.

On July 20, 2026, the Data Center Action Coalition and residents sued the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court to stop the Palomino Alpha and CloudBurst projects. The suit alleges open-meetings and conflict-of-interest violations.

Source: Community Impact

People and entities in the record

Drew Engelke · public_official via Guadalupe County Commissioners Court
Member of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court; voted for the First Amendment to the Tax Abatement Agreement with Palomino Alpha, LLC, adding land. Outcome: carried 3-1 with one abstention; all five members present (2026-02-24).
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Jacqueline Ott · public_official via Guadalupe County Commissioners Court
Member of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court; voted for the First Amendment to the Tax Abatement Agreement with Palomino Alpha, LLC, adding land. Outcome: carried 3-1 with one abstention; all five members present (2026-02-24).
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Jim Wolverton · public_official via Guadalupe County Commissioners Court
Member of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court; voted for the First Amendment to the Tax Abatement Agreement with Palomino Alpha, LLC, adding land. Outcome: carried 3-1 with one abstention; all five members present (2026-02-24).
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Kyle Kutscher · public_official via Guadalupe County Commissioners Court
County Judge of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court; abstained on the First Amendment to the Tax Abatement Agreement with Palomino Alpha, LLC, adding land. Outcome: carried 3-1 with one abstention; all five members present (2026-02-24).
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Stephen Germann · public_official via Guadalupe County Commissioners Court
Member of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court; voted against the First Amendment to the Tax Abatement Agreement with Palomino Alpha, LLC, adding land. Outcome: carried 3-1 with one abstention; all five members present (2026-02-24).
Source
Greg Seidenberger · public_official via Guadalupe County Commissioners Court
Member of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court; voted for the ten-year tax abatement agreement with Palamino Alpha, LLC (as the minutes spell it) for this site. Outcome: approved 4-0 with the County Judge abstaining, all five members present (2024-12-17).
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Michael Carpenter · public_official via Guadalupe County Commissioners Court
Member of the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court; voted for the ten-year tax abatement agreement with Palamino Alpha, LLC (as the minutes spell it) for this site. Outcome: approved 4-0 with the County Judge abstaining, all five members present (2024-12-17).
Source

Notes on the record

Not affiliated with CloudBurst. The county judge said the project area is near Zorn on SH 123, adjoining a large LCRA substation. Palomino Alpha asked Crystal Clear SUD for 500,000 gallons of water a day. The coordinates are the county centroid.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

Power capacity in megawatts
Cooling method and water use
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
Permanent jobs promised
Land area
Which utility serves it

Which document closes each gap

Power capacity in megawatts: The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use: The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy: The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised: The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Land area: The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
Which utility serves it: The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Palomino Alpha Data Center in Guadalupe County County, Texas?

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Palomino Alpha Data Center?

Yes. This site is recorded as being in litigation. The case, the court, and the filings we hold are listed on this page under the timeline and the sources.

How much water does Palomino Alpha Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Palomino Alpha Data Center is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Palomino Alpha Data Center, and how big is it?

Palomino Alpha, LLC is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Palomino Alpha Data Center," updated November 5, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/palomino-alpha-guadalupe-county-tx.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.35.1 (November 2, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/palomino-alpha-guadalupe-county-tx, retrieved November 5, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

1.Officials amend changes for data center plans officially in the works in Guadalupe County · Seguin Today · retrieved November 4, 2026
2.Guadalupe County sued over data center development agreements · Community Impact · retrieved November 4, 2026
3.Guadalupe County Commissioners Court minutes, February 24, 2026 (clerk-attested, filed March 2, 2026) · Guadalupe County Commissioners Court · retrieved November 4, 2026
4.Guadalupe County Commissioners Court minutes, 2024-12-17 (clerk-attested, filed and recorded 2024-12-20) · Guadalupe County, Texas · retrieved November 5, 2026

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