East Coast PE and family offices are pouring money into Texas data center sites, getting properties under contract, and then hitting a wall they didn't see coming: the mineral estate. Most of these developers come from commercial real estate backgrounds where mineral rights, MORs, and surface waivers aren't part of the conversation. In Texas, they are.

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What you'll walk away with:

• The knowledge gap data center developers face when entering the Texas market
• Why rural water providers can't service the demand data centers require
• How municipalities are using oil and gas zoning to attract data center development
• Where land professionals fit in this new competitive landscape

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Why it matters: The gap between what data center developers need and what they know about Texas land is where land professionals create value right now. If you can speak both energy development and infrastructure siting, there is a lot of work headed your way.