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The Cedar Creek story, with the source record attached.

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Media brief

What the public record currently supports

Numbers below are rounded for briefing use. Follow the source links before publication.

Proposed power710 MW site-rated gas generation
Associated computing loadApproximately 490 MW in Pacifico’s filing
Filed project narrativeApproximately 2,842 acres
Initial planned disturbance477.54 acres across two operators
Permanent power-facility jobs25 projected by the applicant
Estimated power-side reliefApproximately $143.7M over ten years if approved
Next public actionCountywide industrial-authority resolution · August 10
Confirmed

Two construction operators appear in TCEQ records

Black Chamber Partners is identified on a 304-acre data-center footprint, and Pacifico CCK Energy 1 on a 173.54-acre power footprint. Active stormwater coverage is not approval of the overall project.

Open the IDs and TCEQ lookup guide →
Unresolved

Aqua tabled a conditional 14-gpm water request again

Aqua voted August 4 to table proposed Resolution 26.08.02. The detailed record models only 23 LUEs, a 14-gpm peak and no fire flow, while making service contingent on new wells and treatment, pumping, storage and approximately 2.5 miles of approach main. It does not disclose a complete campus water balance or final NSSA.

Read the records update →
Corridor update

CoreWeave is now officially named at AUS02

The Texas Comptroller lists CoreWeave as occupant of EdgeConneX AU02. Community Impact reports the $440 million building is expected to open in August. This is a separate project from Pacifico.

Open the FM 535 corridor record →
Precision matters

Use these distinctions in coverage

Lost Pines Watch takes a public position while keeping its evidence labels explicit.

Say“Black Chamber appears to control development of the data-center footprint.”
Do not overstateAmazon is a priority lead, but is not established as this campus’s tenant, owner, or customer.
SayThe July 27 action concerned countywide guidelines, not approval of Pacifico’s individual requests.
Do not overstateStormwater authorization does not mean the overall project has been fully permitted. A pending motion does not mean an active authorization has been suspended.
Primary package

Start with the documents, then call

Pacifico Supplement 1Aqua June 3 minutesAqua August tabled packetTCEQ challenge docketCounty August 10 agendaDraft industrial-authority resolutionSigned county tax-abatement policyState data-center registerBlackChamber websiteComplete Cedar Creek dossierInteractive project mapDated project updatesMethods and corrections