{"id":20728,"date":"2026-07-18T22:14:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/news\/18\/07\/2026\/se-propone-la-construccion-de-un-centro-de-datos-en-el-interior-de-un-antiguo-walmart-cerca-del-puerto-de-brownsville\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T22:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T03:14:19","slug":"se-propone-la-construccion-de-un-centro-de-datos-en-el-interior-de-un-antiguo-walmart-cerca-del-puerto-de-brownsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/18\/07\/2026\/se-propone-la-construccion-de-un-centro-de-datos-en-el-interior-de-un-antiguo-walmart-cerca-del-puerto-de-brownsville\/","title":{"rendered":"Se propone la construcci\u00f3n de un centro de datos en el interior de un antiguo Walmart cerca del puerto de Brownsville"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Valle del R\u00edo Grande podr\u00eda contar con un segundo centro de datos si un nuevo promotor logra llevar a cabo el proyecto.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seg\u00fan un aviso de la comisi\u00f3n de urbanismo y planificaci\u00f3n enviado a los residentes y publicado en las redes sociales, hay planes para construir un centro de datos en un terreno de 32 acres que alberga una antigua tienda de Walmart de 265 000 pies cuadrados, cerca del puerto de Brownsville y del Aeropuerto Internacional de Brownsville-South Padre Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hay una audiencia p\u00fablica sobre el proyecto prevista para el 6 de agosto a las 17:30 h en el Ayuntamiento de Brownsville para examinar la solicitud del promotor.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kmosbruckergarza\/video\/7663595002320129310\" data-video-id=\"7663595002320129310\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@kmosbruckergarza\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kmosbruckergarza?refer=embed\">@kmosbruckergarza<\/a> <p>There\u2019s a data center proposed in Brownsville, Texas. Here\u2019s what we know \u2014 it was once a big box store, then a detention center for asylum seeker children, and now there\u2019s a Brownsville Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in early August to turn this into a data center. Stay tuned. <a title=\"brownsville\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/brownsville?refer=embed\">#Brownsville<\/a> <a title=\"texas\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/texas?refer=embed\">#Texas<\/a> <a title=\"datacenter\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/datacenter?refer=embed\">#datacenter<\/a> <a title=\"rgv\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rgv?refer=embed\">#rgv<\/a> <a title=\"riograndevalley\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/riograndevalley?refer=embed\">#riograndevalley<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - kmosbruckergarza\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7663594995269602079?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; kmosbruckergarza<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El 17 de julio no se dispon\u00eda de inmediato de una copia de la solicitud del promotor ni de la ordenanza correspondiente al centro de datos. Se espera que el documento se publique en la p\u00e1gina web de la agenda de Brownsville en las pr\u00f3ximas semanas, antes de la reuni\u00f3n de agosto.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde hace meses, los vecinos de la zona se han mostrado en contra de un proyecto de centro de datos en el condado de Cameron, a las afueras de la ciudad de Harlingen. Las autoridades municipales han decretado una moratoria sobre los centros de datos, pero esta medida no afecta a los terrenos del condado. Harlingen Water Works, en concreto, ha firmado un acuerdo con Eneus, la empresa promotora del centro de datos, para el suministro de millones de galones de agua reciclada para el proyecto.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En Brownsville, la Junta de Servicios P\u00fablicos de Brownsville ser\u00eda la encargada de suministrar electricidad y agua a cualquier centro de datos que se proponga construir. No qued\u00f3 claro de inmediato si la empresa de servicios p\u00fablicos ha previsto un aumento en el consumo de agua y electricidad. Los centros de datos suelen utilizar generadores di\u00e9sel como fuente de energ\u00eda de reserva en caso de tormenta o corte de suministro. Brownsville tambi\u00e9n ha invertido en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os en la ampliaci\u00f3n de su infraestructura de Internet por fibra \u00f3ptica, algo que los centros de datos tambi\u00e9n necesitan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El promotor solicita un permiso de uso espec\u00edfico en un distrito urban\u00edstico designado como centro regional para un centro de datos. El edificio, de clase B, se construy\u00f3 en 2004 y se renov\u00f3 en 2018. Cuenta con un enorme aparcamiento con m\u00e1s de 1.200 plazas.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.57-PM-1024x542.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.57-PM-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.57-PM-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.57-PM-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.57-PM-1200x636.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.57-PM-690x366.png 690w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.57-PM-350x185.png 350w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.57-PM.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El terreno se encuentra cerca del puerto de Brownsville. Cortes\u00eda de | Coldwell Banker Rio Grande Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La propiedad ha sido <a href=\"https:\/\/images1.loopnet.com\/d2\/rHhb-fyY6kdsel6Wpkkl3k-U1oXJd5cJmPkXQ4YAyaI\/7480%20Padre%20Island%20Hwy.pdf?_gl=1*140amfz*_gcl_au*MjA5OTY2NjgzOS4xNzg0MzI5NzU1*_ga*MTMzNDU5ODA1OC4xNzg0MzI5NzU1*_ga_2DVXTE8M0Q*czE3ODQzMjk3NTUkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODQzMjk3NjckajQ4JGwwJGgw\">puesta a la venta o en alquiler por Coldwell Banker Commercial Rio Grande Valley<\/a>, que estima que la poblaci\u00f3n total en un radio de 5 millas alrededor de la propiedad es de unos 130 400 habitantes, con una renta media por hogar de 63 661 d\u00f3lares.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La propiedad fue valorada en 10 millones de d\u00f3lares a efectos fiscales en 2026. Es propiedad de Randr Ventures LLC desde 2018, a\u00f1o en el que se reform\u00f3 para convertirla en un centro de acogida para menores. Seg\u00fan los registros, Randr Ventures es propiedad de Mohamed Ryad Bakalem y Rafael Chac\u00f3n, de Olmito (Texas).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.37-PM-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.37-PM-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.37-PM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.37-PM-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.37-PM-1200x655.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.37-PM-690x376.png 690w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.37-PM-350x191.png 350w, https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-17-at-6.10.37-PM.png 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Una vista a\u00e9rea del antiguo Walmart. Cortes\u00eda de | Coldwell Banker Rio Grande Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El inmueble se encuentra junto al bulevar Rub\u00e9n Torres y la calle E 14, que se convierte en la carretera de South Padre Island, o carretera estatal 48 de Texas, y su \u00faltimo inquilino fue Southwest Key Programs Inc., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/inside-casa-padre-the-converted-walmart-where-the-us-is-holding-nearly-1500-immigrant-children\/2018\/06\/14\/0cd65ce4-6eba-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_story.html\">un centro de acogida para menores inmigrantes solicitantes de asilo<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Southwest Key Programs perdi\u00f3 su contrato federal en los \u00faltimos meses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rgvbusinessjournal.com\/es\/news\/12\/10\/2025\/un-centro-de-acogida-para-ninos-inmigrantes-del-valle-del-rio-grande-cierra-sus-puertas-y-despide-a-cientos-de-personas-descubre-donde-hay-edificios-en-venta\/\">y despidi\u00f3 a cientos de trabajadores a finales de 2025<\/a>. Southwest Key Programs lleg\u00f3 a gestionar m\u00e1s de una docena de centros para menores no acompa\u00f1ados, principalmente en Brownsville. Hay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/viewer?mid=1jNVj9oTSor4IOVIZdZGP7mE1Bsl4Joo&amp;ll=31.53055329999999%2C-106.2356664&amp;z=8\">toda una cartera de inmuebles de Southwest a la venta<\/a> a lo largo de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y M\u00e9xico, sobre todo en el Valle del R\u00edo Grande.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En julio de 2024, la Administraci\u00f3n Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/violations-found-converted-walmart-housing-undocumented-children-separated\/story?id=56044343\">present\u00f3 una demanda federal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sylviagarcia.house.gov\/media\/in-the-news\/former-southwest-key-leader-who-ran-migrant-child-shelters-us-government-earned-36\">contra Southwest Key Programs<\/a>, en la que se alegaban <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/migrant-children-provider-lawsuit-0bfd45735aa6d41a4233abe6059f0e1f\">abusos sexuales a menores<\/a>. En marzo de 2025, la Administraci\u00f3n Trump revoc\u00f3 los contratos federales de esta organizaci\u00f3n sin \u00e1nimo de lucro y desestim\u00f3 la demanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El antiguo Walmart de Brownsville se utiliz\u00f3 hasta hace poco como centro de acogida para menores inmigrantes solicitantes de asilo hasta que cerr\u00f3, pero ahora podr\u00eda transformarse en un centro de 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