Drone Footage Captures Rapid Land Clearing and Early Construction at Terafab Grimes County Site
Independent observers and media share aerial/drone updates showing land clearing, earthworks, and fast-paced prep work underway on the Grimes County Terafab site, confirming physical construction has begun.
Key facts
- Joe Tegtmeyer drone videos document tree removal, machinery activity, and site preparation across multiple phases
- Footage highlights the site's rugged, forested terrain with ponds and streams being transformed
- Scale comparisons overlay Giga Texas buildings and renderings to illustrate the massive footprint
- Articles from TeslaNorth, Torque News, and others confirm official start of construction
The pace the crews are working is stunning!
How the story unfolded
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- technocracy.news Turner: The Technate Builds Its Fab On Thursday, August 6, SpaceX and Tesla formally confirmed that Terafab, the advanced semiconductor complex they are jointly developing, will be built in Grimes County, Texas, about an hour northwest of Houston.
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- teslanorth.com Tesla Terafab Construction Already Underway in Texas, Drone Footage Reveals | TeslaNorth.com Tesla’s massive new semiconductor manufacturing plant, known as Terafab, is already under construction, according to new aerial footage shared online.
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- torquenews.com Tesla and SpaceX's Terafab Has Officially Started Construction, And Here Is The First Image Construction crews just started building a 100 million square foot chip factory in Texas. What Tesla and SpaceX plan to do with it might surprise every EV owner reading this.
- Joe Tegtmeyer 1st Flight & Massive Land Clearing Ops are already underway! 14 August 2026 Terafab Update (08:15AM) - YouTube Terafab! This is a joint venture between SpaceX and Tesla will be the most advance chip manufacturing facility and the largest structure in the world once co...
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- kbtx.com Elon Musk-connected company now controls over 4,600 acres in Grimes County Published: Aug. 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM CDT ... GRIMES COUNTY, Texas (KBTX) - The land-grabbing company tied to SpaceX’s Terafab project has grown its footprint in Grimes County yet again, this time by more than 1,300 acres in just a few weeks.
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- Joe Tegtmeyer TERAFAB Construction site update, 23 August 2026 Short Video Clip! - YouTube This short video clip shows the current progress with land and tree clearing & initial site prep for the new SpaceX & Tesla massive building.This shows phase...
- Terafab Drone Updates SpaceX Terafab Site Drone Footage 4K Update #2 - Carlos/College Station, TX (August 23, 2026)
- basenor.com Tesla's Terafab Site Crosses 6,600 Acres With More Land Coming Aerial observer Joe Tegtmeyer captured fresh footage on August 23, 2026 showing active land and tree clearing underway at the Terafab site — marking the official start of Phase 1 construction on the western side of the property. The joint SpaceX & Tesla mega-building is planned across 10 total phases, making this early ground prep just the first step of a long buildout.
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- kxxv.com SpaceX Terafab neighbors face life-changing land buy offers outside reinvestment zone Landowners in the Singleton and Roans Prairie areas are receiving significant purchase offers from companies connected to SpaceX Terafab, creating difficult decisions for families who have held their land for generations.
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- youtube.com TERAFAB: Grimes County, TX - September 5th, 2026 - YouTube Happy Labor Day!Here is my first flyover of the joint Tesla and SpaceX TERAFAB project in Grimes County, Texas. It was a gorgeous day for a flyover. The scat...
- x.com S.E. Robinson, Jr. on X: "TERAFAB: Grimes County, TX - September 5th, 2026 Happy Labor Day! Here is my first flyover of the joint Tesla and SpaceX TERAFAB project in Grimes County, Texas. It was a gorgeous day for a flyover. The scattered showers made for a beautiful backdrop. I took this trip … / X TERAFAB: Grimes County, TX - September 5th, 2026 Happy Labor Day! Here is my first flyover of the joint Tesla and SpaceX TERAFAB project in Grimes County, Texas. It was a gorgeous day for a flyover. The scattered showers made for a beautiful backdrop. I took this trip a learning expedition to find spots to fly from and how to get as close as possible.
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- Joe Tegtmeyer Foundation Construction Has Started! 50%+ More Land Cleared! 11 Sep 2026 Terafab Update (9:15AM) - YouTube Terafab! This is a joint venture between SpaceX and Tesla will be the most advance chip manufacturing facility and the largest structure in the world once co...
- @JoeTegtmeyer Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠🛸😎 on X: "What is going on at the @Space & @Tesla Terafab? Almost unbelievable progress right out of the gates! Already the first part of foundation construction has started. As a reminder, the Terafab project was formally announced in March this year and initial ground breaki… / X As a reminder, the Terafab project was formally announced in March this year and initial ground breaking & clearing began only about 1 month ago! Terafab, once completed, will be about the size of 10 Giga Texas factories ... this is a gigantic ...
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- Joe Tegtmeyer Progress is Unreal and the site is Growing Even Larger! 27 September 2026 Terafab Update (10:15AM) - YouTube Terafab! This is a joint venture between SpaceX and Tesla will be the most advance chip manufacturing facility and the largest structure in the world once co...
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- kbtx.com Terafab site takes shape as Elon Musk’s companies face growing transparency questions This comes just weeks after KBTX reported SpaceX filed a lawsuit in Travis County’s 126th District Court against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Grimes County, seeking to block the release of records tied to Terafab, including its tax abatement application and land acquisition records.
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- Joe Tegtmeyer Terafab Grows at a Phenomenal Pace of Construction & Expansion! 16 Oct 2026 Terafab Update (9:30 AM) - YouTube Terafab! This is a joint venture between SpaceX and Tesla will be the most advance chip manufacturing facility and the largest structure in the world once co...