Abilene, Texas — Established 1881
Stargate is the largest AI data center buildout in U.S. history and it is happening right outside Abilene. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank promised prosperity. What actually showed up was rent nobody here can afford, an industrial gas plant, and a tax deal the rest of us are paying for.
We are Abilene citizens from every corner of this city and every kind of politics. What we have in common is simple. This is our city and we were not asked.