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Mitchell Bend residents press Hood County to keep incorporation on November ballot amid noise fight with Marathon
Summary
Residents from Mitchell Bend told commissioners Aug. 12 they followed Texas law to put a municipal incorporation on the Nov. 4 ballot and described chronic noise from a nearby Marathon Data bitcoin facility; petitioners urged the county judge not to allow an outside company to block the vote.
Residents of the Mitchell Bend area urged the Hood County Commissioners Court on Aug. 12 to let voters decide whether to incorporate, saying petition procedures were followed and outside interests are trying to block the election. Several speakers said they collected verified signatures and that county officials had previously signed an order placing the measure on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Why it matters: Petitioners said incorporation is a local remedy to unresolved quality-of-life problems tied to industrial development in their neighborhood. Commissioners must…
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