Logix Fiber Networks is planning a multi-route expansion of its fiber-optic network in Texas to support explosive data center growth.
While the company did not disclose the size of the investment, it said it will build new high-capacity fiber routes in two corridors: the South Dallas area (serving Wilmer, Red Oak, Lancaster, and Midlothian) and the Austin-to-Bastrop County corridor. The routes will connect the growth zones to primary carrier hubs in downtown Dallas and Fort Worth.
Over the last two years, both regions have seen rapid expansion in AI and cloud computing. The Dallas-Fort Worth data center market alone counted 190 data centers as of late 2025. Stack Infrastructure is building a 220 MW flagship campus in Lancaster on more than 100 acres; Google has committed $600 million across Red Oak and Midlothian; and QTS Realty Trust filed plans for $650 million in new construction near Wilmer/Lancaster. A CBRE report projected that recently completed and under-construction activity would double the Dallas-Fort Worth market by the end of this year, with 425.1 MW of colocation space preleased.
Central Texas has followed a similar trajectory. Data center construction surged by 463.5 MW in 2023-2024, making it the second-largest data center market outside of Northern Virginia, according to Industry Intelligence. According to a Mordor Intelligence report, the Austin data center market was valued at 1.54 GW in 2025.
Texas as New Data Center Capital?
A recent JLL report suggests Texas could overtake Northern Virginia as the world’s largest data center market by 2030.
Houston-based Logix operates more than 300,000 fiber miles, serves over 3,000 on-net buildings, and connects to more than 80 third-party data centers across the state, the company said. The company said its new routes will connect strategic growth areas to Dallas-Fort Worth’s carrier hubs.
“The scale of these new builds, utilizing high-count conduits, is essential to meet the massive bandwidth and density requirements of the AI era,” Greg O’Conner, Logix CEO, said in a statement. “Texas is the fastest-growing market for data centers in the country, and Logix is uniquely positioned to support this momentum as we invest to expand our network.”
While Logix positions itself as Texas’s largest fiber network provider, the company faces competition from national players like Lumen and Zayo, as well as local provider Crown Castle, based in Houston. Those competitors serve broader national footprints, whereas Logix maintains a dense metro network within Texas and is actively building into data center campuses. The company has also deployed 400G wavelength services on an 800G backbone statewide, which it said enables low-latency transport between markets.
The Speed Advantage
The Texas data center boom doesn’t come as a surprise, said Steven Dickens, CEO and founder of HyperFrame Research, in an interview with Data Center Knowledge. “I think it’s the regulatory framework. … It’s more relaxed,” he said. “That allows the speed of innovation to happen faster. We’re increasingly going to see Texas winning out with an innovation-first approach.”
The key is speed, Dickens said. “You have space, availability of land, a lot of access to energy, and relaxed regulatory frameworks — it’s just a perfect storm,” he added. “As hyperscalers look for where they are going to deploy, they are going to look for speed.”