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A lot of people have asked a fair question: If the county can’t legally stop a data center from being built on private land, why focus so much on the tax abatement? The short answer is this: Because the tax abatement is the most meaningful leverage the county — and the public — actually has. The county can’t “ban” a data center — but it can refuse to subsidize one In Texas, counties generally have very limited zoning authority. That means: ...

One issue that has not received nearly enough attention in discussions about large industrial projects is first responder readiness. This matters even more in Leon County, where fire protection is handled almost entirely by volunteers. Our current reality Leon County already hosts several large industrial facilities, including multiple solar farm installations. Many of those projects received tax abatements from the county. After reviewing those abatement agreements, one thing stands out: ...