Sovereign AI and high-performance computing (HPC) provider ThisWay Global Inc. is planning a 73MW data center project in Bryan, Texas.

Dubbed the Research and AI Compute Center (RACC), the data center will be located at the Texas A&M-Rellis campus, a public university in the state, and will offer access to AI and HPC compute for eligible researchers, public sector, and industry users.

The data center will be developed in phases and is planned for a 25-acre site, subject to approvals.

According to ThisWay Global, the facility will use closed-loop, direct-to-chip liquid cooling

RACC will offer sovereign AI compute capacity, using TWG's Amalgamy.ai software - an orchestration layer. Based on its Sovereign Blueprint framework, it aims to help support research and innovation collaboration.

“RACC is an opportunity to demonstrate how AI and high-performance computing digital infrastructure can be developed as an accountable, governed institutional capability, one that can support Texas research, innovation and workforce opportunity,” said Angela Hood, founder and executive chairman of ThisWay Global. “We intend to advance this development in collaboration with A&M-Rellis leadership, local stakeholders and qualified partners, with a focus on responsible infrastructure and meaningful community benefit in the Bryan-College Station region.”

“The future of this development will be shaped by disciplined engineering, collaboration and compliance with the legal, regulatory, contractual and community requirements that apply to a project of this importance,” Hood added.

ThisWay Global was founded in 2016 and is based in Austin, Texas. The company worked with governments, enterprises, universities, and research institutions on governed AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. The company has previously provided a GB300 NVL72 cluster to Texas Tech University.

Hood founded the company with seed money generated by selling her 1967 Ford Mustang convertible in 2015.