[avargas]

I'm curious why none of the cables go through the Gulf of Mexico into Texas (or somewhere around there)? There are many datacenters around Texas, I'd think it would make sense to have some cables going there to speed things up, or maybe I'm wrong?

[abakker]

seems like the design minimizes the runs that are underwater. The gulf is VERY deep at the center, and the distance saved is probably negligible compared to the easier to maintain overland routes. Just my guess though.