SpaceX will build the Terafab semiconductor plant in Grimes County on a state grant and two school district agreements
Governor Greg Abbott announced on August 6th, 2026 that SpaceX will construct a vertically integrated semiconductor fabrication plant in Grimes County. A Texas Enterprise Fund grant of $30 million has been extended to the company. The project is also qualified under the state's Jobs Energy Technology and Innovation program. The release states a first phase of more than $16.8 billion in capital investment and 3,000 new jobs. The company's own statement in the release says the plant will produce AI chips at scale. Two school districts have agreements of their own. The Iola board voted to enter one and the Anderson-Shiro superintendent describes another.
How to take part
The state grant and the school district agreements are already made. A resident who wants to follow what happens next goes to the Grimes County Commissioners Court. The Iola and Anderson-Shiro school boards hold the local agreements. All three meet in public. The Texas Enterprise Fund is administered by the Governor's economic development office.
Where
1 county. In Grimes, which is in no metropolitan or micropolitan area.
Timeline
- decided
Governor announced the grant and the qualified project
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-08-19
Checked and unchanged. The state's announcement of August 6th still gives a capital investment of more than 16.8 billion dollars and 3,000 new jobs. The Texas Enterprise Fund grant is still 30 million dollars.
- 2026-08-22
Checked and unchanged. The state's announcement of August 6th still gives a capital investment of more than 16.8 billion dollars and 3,000 new jobs. The Texas Enterprise Fund grant is still 30 million dollars.
- 2026-08-25
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-08-28
Checked and unchanged. The Terafab plant still stands as announced for Grimes County on the terms the Governor's release gave. Neither the enterprise fund grant nor the school district agreements has been reported altered.
- 2026-09-01
The state grant and school-district agreements supporting SpaceX's Terafab remain approved.
- 2026-09-02
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-05
The Grimes County semiconductor plant still rests on the state grant and the two school district agreements. Nothing about the package has changed.
- 2026-09-08
SpaceX's Terafab plant in Grimes County still rests on the state grant and the two school district agreements named in the record.
- 2026-09-09
The Terafab plant in Grimes County still has its state grant and both school district agreements, on the terms each was signed under.
- 2026-09-12
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-13
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-16
The Terafab plant is still committed to Grimes County on the grant and the two school district agreements the record names. No party has moved to unwind any of the three.
- 2026-09-19
The plant is still planned for Grimes County on the grant and the two school district agreements, with no change published to any of the three.
- 2026-09-23
The Grimes County plant still rests on a state grant and two school district agreements.
- 2026-09-26
The Terafab plant in Grimes County still rests on the state grant and the two school district agreements.
- 2026-09-29
The Terafab plant in Grimes County still rests on one state grant and two school district agreements.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Governor Greg Abbott today announced SpaceX will construct a vertically integrated semiconductor fabrication plant in Grimes County.Office of the Texas Governor, Governor Abbott Announces SpaceX Expansion In Grimes County Primary source, official · gov.texas.gov
The first phase of the Terafab project represents a capital investment of more than $16.8 billion and will create 3,000 new jobs.Office of the Texas Governor, Governor Abbott Announces SpaceX Expansion In Grimes County Primary source, official · gov.texas.gov
A Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) grant of $30 million has been extended to SpaceX.Office of the Texas Governor, Governor Abbott Announces SpaceX Expansion In Grimes County Primary source, official · gov.texas.gov
The facility is also a qualified project under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program.Office of the Texas Governor, Governor Abbott Announces SpaceX Expansion In Grimes County Primary source, official · gov.texas.gov
The Terafab is bringing cutting-edge manufacturing to America, creating thousands of high-paying jobs in the Lone Star State, and enabling us to produce AI chips at scale for use on Earth and in space.Office of the Texas Governor, statement of SpaceX Founder and CEO Elon Musk in the release Primary source, official · gov.texas.gov
The Iola Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to enter into an agreement with TeraFab AI, LLC under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act,Office of the Texas Governor, statement of Iola ISD Superintendent Jeff Dyer in the release Primary source, official · gov.texas.gov
The 100-million-square-foot facility will consolidate the production chain under a single roof to accelerate semiconductor manufacturing to meet the company's future chip needsOffice of the Texas Governor, Governor Abbott Announces SpaceX Expansion In Grimes County Primary source, official · gov.texas.gov
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
Governor Greg Abbott announced on August 6th, 2026 that SpaceX will construct a vertically integrated semiconductor fabrication plant in Grimes County. A Texas Enterprise Fund grant of $30 million has been extended to the company. The project is also qualified under the state's Jobs Energy Technology and Innovation program. The release states a first phase of more than $16.8 billion in capital investment and 3,000 new jobs. The company's own statement in the release says the plant will produce AI chips at scale. Two school districts have agreements of their own. The Iola board voted to enter one and the Anderson-Shiro superintendent describes another.
Who decides it?
Office of the Texas Governor decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The state grant and the school district agreements are already made. A resident who wants to follow what happens next goes to the Grimes County Commissioners Court. The Iola and Anderson-Shiro school boards hold the local agreements. All three meet in public. The Texas Enterprise Fund is administered by the Governor's economic development office. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It covers Grimes County.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was decided on August 6th.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is August 6th, 2026.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under state policy.
What sources back it?
One source backs it. It is primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on September 29th, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, SpaceX will build the Terafab semiconductor plant in Grimes County on a state grant and two school district agreements. Tracked since August 6th, 2026. Last verified September 29th, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0071/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0071.
Beat
Filed under State policy, with every other decision on that beat.