Galaxy Digital has signed a 15-year agreement to rename Texas Tech’s football stadium Galaxy Stadium starting in the 2026 season.
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- Galaxy Digital has held the naming rights to Texas Tech’s football stadium for 15 years.
- Galaxy will support the university’s AI and digital asset programs, athletes and workforce.
- The deal expands Galaxy’s presence near the 1.6 gigawatt Helios data center.
According to Friday’s announcement, the deal also makes Galaxy the official digital asset and data center partner of Texas Tech Athletics. Financial details were not disclosed.
The renamed stadium will host its first game on Sept. 5, when Texas Tech opens the season against Abilene Christian. Along with the naming rights, the Galaxy and the university plan to work on artificial intelligence projects, workforce training and opportunities that include student-athletes’ names, images and likenesses.
Galaxy indeed Manages the Helios data center The campus is in Dickens County, about 60 miles east of Lubbock. The company’s figures show that the site has received approval for 1.6 gigawatts of capacity dedicated to artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.
Through the Texas Tech agreement, Galaxy connects its infrastructure business in West Texas with one of the region’s most visible college sports programs. The announcement did not provide details about planned AI projects, training programs or potential payments involving athletes.
Galaxy is tying its data center business to Texas Tech football
Once the 2026 season begins, the Galaxy name will appear on the field used by one of the universities competing in the Big 12 Conference. The company’s role will also extend beyond branding because the agreement covers digital assets, data centers and shared university programs.
The Helios campus is located in nearby Dickens County, giving Galaxy an existing operational base near Texas Tech. Galaxy has dedicated the facility to AI and high-performance computing workloads, while its power-based capacity places the site among the region’s large digital infrastructure developments.
The Texas Tech deal comes on the heels of continued investment in computing facilities across the state. Texas already hosts bitcoin miners and infrastructure operators including Riot padsCipher Mining, Core Scientific, CleanSpark, IREN, and Hut 8.
In February, mining hardware maker Canaan bought a 49% stake in three operating mining sites in Texas from Cipher Mining for roughly $40 million. Earlier this month, MARA Holdings announced plans to acquire a 2-gigawatt site in Texas for a campus supporting high-performance computing and Bitcoin mining.
Texas is attracting more cryptocurrency investment and political spending
Beyond infrastructure development, political groups linked to cryptocurrencies increased their spending in the Texas elections. Industry political action committees spent more than $10 million in May on candidates competing in congressional primary runoffs, according to the filing.
The report stated that the six candidates supported by those groups won their races. The spending added another layer to industry activity in a state already attracting miners, data center developers and digital asset companies.
Texas officials have also adopted policies related to Bitcoin. Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott Signed legislation Establishment of a strategic bitcoin reserve in Texas.
In May, state officials began moving reserve exposure away from a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund and toward direct custodial bitcoin, according to the report. This shift places Texas among the US states that use public policy to hold Bitcoin directly rather than relying solely on a regulated investment product.
The Galaxy Stadium agreement now adds a major college sports partnership to that activity. While the 15-year term gives the company a long presence at Texas Tech, neither party has disclosed the value of the contract or a timeline for planned student and workforce programs.
