Google is investing $40 billion in Texas, the company announced Friday afternoon.

The funding will support new cloud, artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure across the state, Google said, adding that new data centers will be developed in Armstrong and Haskell counties.

"This is a Texas-sized investment in the future of our great state," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement. "Texas is the epicenter of AI development, where companies can pair innovation with expanding energy. Google's $40 billion investment makes Texas Google's largest investment in any state in the country and supports energy efficiency and workforce development in our state."

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Google's historic investment in the Lone Star state is a testament to the state's growing role as a hu

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