Data centers, crypto mines and power plants are lining up over the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, the water Deep East Texas drinks. We’re a grassroots coalition out of Angelina County. We ask the questions in writing, file the records requests, and put every answer where y’all can see it.
Every figure here comes from a public record or a published report, and the source sits right under it. If we can’t prove it, it isn’t on this page.
About 1,041 acres optioned for an AI data center campus the developer plans to grow to 2.1 gigawatts.
The City’s water estimate: about 500 gallons a day, roughly what three houses use.
We have follow-up questions.
Sources: Data Center Dynamics, Feb. 5, 2026; City of Lufkin Data Center FAQ.About 40 acres. County Judge Keith Wright says the company has secured power and water agreements and started clearing land. Local officials say it plans to use the wells already on the property, with power from Oncor.
Old wells, new thirst.
Sources: Data Center Dynamics, citing KLTV; Baxtel data center listing.Approved for 80 million gallons a year in 2024–25 and never drilled. In March 2026 it asked for 1.5 billion gallons a year. That request has been on hold since July.
That’s not a rounding error. That’s a lake.
Source: Pineywoods general manager Wil Blough, email to ETLC, Sept. 22, 2026.ERCOT keeps a list of every power project asking to plug into the Texas grid. Here’s what that list showed for the 15 East Texas counties we track.
ETLC was one voice among a lot of folks. Here’s what changed while we were making noise.
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Seventh-generation Texan. Mother of three. Co-owner of Zion Auto Glass in Lufkin. Self-taught systems architect who built every tool on this site because nobody else was going to.
She founded the coalition, testified in Austin in May 2026, and hasn’t stopped filing paperwork since. Somebody in city government has her email address memorized by now.
This isn’t a big-money operation. It’s a mom from Angelina County with a laptop, a stack of records requests, and a whole lot of neighbors who are tired of finding out last. Here’s how y’all can stand with her.
The ETLC Facebook group is where we share sightings, meeting dates and every record that comes back. It’s free, and it’s where the organizing happens.
Join the groupRecords aren’t free. The City of Lufkin charged us a $54 deposit for one set. Angelina County charged $45. Every request costs money, gas and time off work, and we pay it so the answers end up public.
Give another amountMost folks around here still haven’t heard a word about any of this. Send this page to one person who drinks well water. That’s it. That’s the ask.
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New construction, a lease offer, a well going in, a document somebody ought to see. This opens an email to the coalition with your note filled in.
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