New🌐 Google’s $1.4B Settlement Could Unlock CRE Development in Texas 🚧 Blog Post

Bill Rapp, CRE Broker

Published on: 12/05/2025

Texas Scores $1.4B from Google—Here’s Why It Could Be a Game-Changer for Commercial Real Estate The Lone Star State just landed one of the largest data privacy settlements in U.S. history. On May 9, 2025, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Google has agreed to pay $1.375 billion to settle allegations of unlawfully tracking and collecting personal data from Texas residents. It follows a similar settlement with Meta in 2024 for the same amount.