A long-delayed data center project at Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus in Bryan, Texas, has new ownership and a new purpose. ThisWay Global (TWG), an Austin-based AI software company, says it completed the acquisition of the bankrupt project on September 30, 2026, and plans to convert the site into a 73 MW Research and AI Compute Center (RACC).
From Stalled Build to Bankruptcy
TAMUS had explored building a data center at RELLIS since 2013. A private developer broke ground in 2024 but filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2025, leaving the project unfinished. TWG says it acquired the project out of bankruptcy, working with Texas-based Centaurus Capital, Skylar Capital Management, and other investors to fund the purchase and make creditors whole.
A Testbed for Sovereign AI
TWG plans to use the RELLIS site, about 25 acres of TAMUS land, to demonstrate its Sovereign AI Blueprint, a framework introduced in September 2026 for documenting and verifying who controls data, AI models, and compute resources, and who can access them. The company describes RACC as a sovereign training and innovation center aimed at research, workforce development, and regulated industries including defense, healthcare, and energy. CEO Stephan Fabel said the public land and university setting position the project to support TAMU research as well as industry, defense, and government partners.
Redesigning for HPC Density
The existing building was originally designed for modest computational capacity, with more than half the space allotted to office and classroom use, and conventional air cooling. TWG says its team conducted structural analysis and computational planning to convert the design into a high-density facility, adding a closed-loop liquid cooling system using a propylene glycol-water mix to support HPC workloads. The first building is expected to account for about 25 percent of the total planned compute power.
Phased Power and Software Stack
TWG has not disclosed the power capacity it has requested from Bryan Texas Utilities. Fabel said RACC will be developed in phases tied to confirmed power availability and utility approvals. The company plans to run its Amalgamy.AI software stack on each node to enforce sovereign controls and compliance, and says it hopes to work with the broader R1 university research ecosystem to offer short-term, large-scale access to HPC-grade infrastructure.