Alphabet’s Google announced a $40 billion investment to build three new data centers in Texas by 2027, marking its largest U.S. state-level investment to date. The move aims to expand the company’s artificial intelligence and cloud computing capacity amid intensifying competition with Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI. One facility will be located in Armstrong County and two in Haskell County, with additional investments planned for Google’s Midlothian campus and Dallas cloud region. CEO Sundar Pichai said the initiative will create thousands of jobs, provide technical training, and support energy affordability programs across Texas. Governor Greg Abbott welcomed the investment, highlighting its contribution to workforce development and energy efficiency. The announcement follows similar large-scale AI infrastructure commitments by other tech firms, including Anthropic’s $50 billion U.S. data center plan and Google’s €5.5 billion expansion in Germany, reflecting a global race to build AI-ready infrastructure despite concerns about overvaluation and uncertain demand growth.