VIRIDIEN SUING CITY OF BRENHAM, ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BLOCK RELEASE OF RECORDS FOR COMPUTING CENTER PROJECT
The company leading a computing center project in Brenham has filed a lawsuit against the City of Brenham and the Texas Attorney General regarding the release of records.
In a statement from City of Brenham Communications and Public Relations Manager Melinda Gordon, she said the city and the AG’s Office are currently involved in a lawsuit with CGG Services U.S. Inc. The civil suit, filed in 419th District Court in Travis County (Case No. D-1-GN-26-004140), pertains to a private citizen’s request for records concerning the Viridien high-performance computing center project to be built at 2602 Longwood Drive.
According to Gordon, the AG’s Office’s Open Records Division recently issued a decision that certain records in the city’s possession must be released to the requestor, but Viridien is disputing the open records decision. She said the process for disputing the decision requires Viridien to file a lawsuit against the AG’s Office and the City of Brenham.
Earlier this month, the court entered an agreed temporary injunction, which prevents the release of the records while it oversees the litigation.
Gordon said, “The City of Brenham is committed to releasing the records in accordance with the Court’s ruling, hopefully to be issued in the near future.” She said no further statements will be made at this time, due to this being a pending legal matter.
KWHI is attempting to contact Viridien for additional details or comments on the basis for the lawsuit, including the type of records being requested that Viridien is seeking to block the release of.
The company plans to complete construction of its Brenham facility by the end of 2027. It expects to create 26 permanent technical roles and estimates a total capital investment of $100 million at full build-out.
In January, the Brenham City Council voted to reject the creation of a reinvestment zone for commercial tax phase-in for the project.