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Residents urge court to block data centers; commissioners move to reinstate development commission
Summary
Multiple residents opposed proposed power plants and data centers along the Brazos River and urged use of 'subchapter k' to limit industrial development. The court accepted counsel’s recommendation and voted to post applications for a five‑member development commission to advise on regulation and land‑use implementation.
Several residents told Hood County’s commissioners on Nov. 25 that proposed power plants and data centers near the Brazos River would harm health, quiet and property values and urged immediate county action under state law.
Matt Long, a Pecan Plantation resident, framed the issue in moral and environmental terms and urged commissioners to reject large data‑center campuses: "We don't need a law on the books to stand against that. We just say no, not in Hood County," he said. Jessica Long, who lives directly on the Brazos River, described persistent humming and low‑frequency noise from an existing facility and warned that a…
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