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LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock)

This record consolidates 13 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

proposed_or_reviewproject status
DISCOVERY_LEADbest evidence tier
13linked evidence rows
Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developerNOT_FOUND
JurisdictionLubbock, TX
Address800 block of Drew Street (west of Lubbock airport, west of I-27), plus a north Lubbock tract near rail and a 52-acre tract near I-27
Location precisionlocality centroid
CoordinatesNot published; no coordinate inferred
CapacityNot established
AliasesLEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock) · LEDA industrial land assemblage west of Lubbock airport and in north Lubbock · Drew Street tract · North Lubbock rail tract · LEDA 377/383-acre assemblage
Evidence coverage

What has been researched

Project profile0 rows
Intent / permits0 rows
Civic / infrastructure2 rows
SOURCE RECORD

LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock): source record

planned

Not a confirmed data center. Recorded because the annexations and rezonings were publicly contested specifically over data center speculation, and LEDA is the same agency behind Project Infrared. | Original status detail: "planned (land assembled, annexed and rezoned industrial; no data center project confirmed)"

Key data: Lubbock Power & Light (assumed for in-city tracts, not confirmed for a specific project) | ERCOT (LP&L) | City of Lubbock | City Council annexation and rezoning actions in July 2026 (single-family to industrial for the 52-acre tract); case numbers not published in the fetched reports

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock): ownership and profile

planned

Owner: Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) | Permit applicant: LEDA (annexation and rezoning applicant) | County: Lubbock | Research region: Amarillo-Panhandle / Lubbock-South Plains / El Paso-Far West

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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POWER AND GRID

LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock): power and grid

planned

Key data: Utility: Lubbock Power & Light (assumed for in-city tracts, not confirmed for a specific project) | Utility region: LP&L municipal utility | Grid area: ERCOT (LP&L)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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WATER AND COOLING

LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock): water and cooling

planned

Key data: Water utility: City of Lubbock

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock): permits and jurisdiction

planned

Key data: Zoning case: City Council annexation and rezoning actions in July 2026 (single-family to industrial for the 52-acre tract); case numbers not published in the fetched reports | Permit IDs: NOT_FOUND | Jurisdictions: City of Lubbock | Lubbock County | LEDA

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock): civic and community

planned

Roughly 150 residents attended the rezoning hearing; recall threats were made against council members over data center fears

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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planned

LEDA president John Osborne stated a data center is not likely and not the highest and best use for the land

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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ENVIRONMENT AND SITE

LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock): environment and site

planned

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: BNSF main line

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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planned

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Interstate 27

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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planned

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09-05

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TIMELINE

LEDA-owned industrial tracts with suspected data center use (Lubbock): timeline

planned

LEDA buys roughly 377-383 acres for just over $9 million

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2023

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planned

LEDA adds about 44.5 acres for roughly $668,000

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-05

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planned

City Council annexes and rezones tracts west of the airport for industry amid roughly 150 attendees, anger and recall threats over data center fears

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-07

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Sources

Evidence and provenance

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