Hill County Passed a Data Center Moratorium. Other Texas Counties Should Follow.
Hill County has taken an important step. By passing a temporary moratorium on data center development, Hill County sent a clear message: counties do not have to sit quietly while massive industrial projects move faster than local governments can study them. Other Texas counties should follow that example now. Not someday. Not after the next legislative session. Not after every rural county has already been approached by developers, utility companies, battery storage projects, transmission planners, and tax abatement consultants. ...