Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into a proposed artificial intelligence data center in Taylor, questioning whether the project sits on land that was set aside decades ago for public parkland.
The property at the center of the inquiry was conveyed in 1999 by the Bland Family to the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation for $10, with the stipulation that it be held in trust for future use as parkland by Williamson County, according to a press release Taylor acquired it in 2003 for $10, and it was transferred to the Taylor Economic Development Corporation in 2009. In April 2025, the TEDC sold the tract for $10 million to NCP Travis TPP Project, LLC, a Delaware entity tied to the proposed Blueprint Projects Data Centers.
Paxton’s office said the investigation will examine whether the trust and restrictions laid out in the 1999 deed were properly modified, released, or terminated as allowed under a granting instrument or by law. If the review finds that the land remains subject to a charitable trust or other restriction, Paxton said he intends to pursue court action to enforce those terms.
“I will not allow any person or entity to disregard the rule of law or obligations owed to the public,” Paxton said in a news release. “If the Taylor data center development is unlawful, I will do everything in my power to stop it and hold those who have violated the law accountable.”
The attorney general’s office said the probe will focus on whether the site can lawfully be used for the private development of a large AI data center given the parkland designation attached to the original conveyance.
The City of Taylor has posted an informational page about the proposed Blueprint Projects data center on its website, which includes a history of the property transfers and copies of the deeds.
The records show that when the Bland Family sold the property to the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation, the verbiage on the cash warranty deed stated that the property was to be held in trust for future use as parkland by Williamson County, Texas. However, this was not a deed restriction, according to the City.
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