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Residents urge Hays County to investigate Cloudburst AI data center proposal near York Creek; ask for environmental and water-use details
Summary
Two residents raised environmental and infrastructure concerns about a proposed Cloudburst AI data center and onsite natural‑gas power plant on Francis Harris Lane in the county’s unincorporated area, calling for public hearings and answers on water use, runoff, floodplain work and historical/archaeological protections.
Two residents told the Hays County Commissioners Court on March 25 that they are worried about a proposed Cloudburst AI data-center campus and associated natural‑gas power plant on a 95‑acre property at 2955 Francis Harris Lane, a parcel with a New Braunfels mailing address that lies inside both Hays and Guadalupe counties and outside municipal limits.
Abigail Lindsey, who identified the site’s location and described a working farm on the property with century‑old oaks and York Creek running through the lower section, said Hays County Development Services received a development application on Jan. 26, 2025 and Guadalupe County’s fire marshal also had an application on file. Lindsey said residents found no public notice from the company and that state, county and city leaders…
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