Samsung is building a massive, multi-billion dollar microchip fabrication plant in the middle of a cornfield in Taylor, about 40 miles northeast of Austin (photos by Jana Birchum) Brandt Rydell, the mayor of Taylor, Texas, traces his family's roots in the area back to the 1800s. There are few people who know the history of Taylor so well, or spend so much of their time thinking about its future. These days, however, thinking about Taylor's future is a daunting task. Rydell started negotiating with Samsung Electronics in January 2021 and has watched as closely as anyone as the corporation reached an agreement to build in Taylor, began construction on its new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, entered into a partnership with the local high school, and laid plans for future investments that could boost a reported initial investment of $17 billion at the site to as much as $200 billion.

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