San Angelo is the largest city in Texas without an interstate — and it’s building a $400–600M future anyway. Mayor Tom Thompson sits down with Justin McKenzie to break down how this 100,000-person West Texas city is quietly outpacing expectations through data centers, water reclamation, airport expansion, and the Ports to Plains corridor.

What we cover: Why San Angelo is aggressively pursuing data centers ($400–600M 10-year revenue projection) “You can build it and get the tax revenue — or watch one go up over the fence and get nothing.” How San Angelo is solving water before it becomes a crisis (14–21M gallons/day consumption) The airport expansion bringing Canadian Air Force training pilots twice a year Why I-27, I-14, and the Ports to Plains corridor are about to change everything for West Texas Angelo State University: one of the most recognized cybersecurity programs in the nation The $31M privately funded legacy trail coming to downtown San Angelo San Angelo calls itself “a little diamond in the rough” — Mayor Thompson is making sure the rest of Texas notices.

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