BaRupOn Looks Beyond Liberty as Diode Withdraws Henderson County Plan

Two proposed Texas data center developments have taken different turns. BaRupOn, which pursued a 700-acre site in Liberty under the name Project Tough, is now pursuing opportunities in Wyoming and North Dakota. Diode Ventures has withdrawn its separate proposal in Henderson County. Inside Climate News’ reporting on Texas project withdrawals

BaRupOn’s Liberty concept combined data centers, rare-earth manufacturing and on-site power plants. That would have put computing, industrial production and electricity generation within one development. The company’s interest in sites outside Texas changes the immediate direction of its expansion search. The status of the Liberty property remains unresolved.

Diode’s withdrawal removes its Henderson County proposal from the local development pipeline in its previously proposed form. The two developments were in separate counties and had distinct project plans, so each change has its own implications for local land use and prospective construction.

The October 30 reporting also describes industry expectations that other proposals could be withdrawn. Those observations concern the broader market. For the two projects named here, the available update establishes Diode’s withdrawal and BaRupOn’s geographic shift, with the future of Project Tough still open.