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Residents urge Hood County court to block data centers, cite water, air and health risks
Summary
Dozens of residents who spoke at the Dec. 9 Hood County Commissioners Court meeting urged the court to use Subchapter K authority, impose a moratorium, and deny tax abatements for proposed data centers and power plants over concerns about water withdrawal, air emissions and property values.
Granbury, Texas — Dozens of residents addressed the Hood County Commissioner's Court on Dec. 9, 2025, pressing elected officials to block or strictly regulate proposed large data centers and associated power plants that speakers said would threaten local water supplies, air quality and property values.
At the county courthouse, speakers invoked Subchapter K of the Texas Local Government Code and called for a moratorium on new data centers until cumulative environmental studies are completed. "We need to demand studies on the cumulative impact of massive water consumption as well as the impact of runoff water," said Brian Crawford, a Glen Rose resident who asked the court to refuse tax abatements for developers. "No more closed sessions — hearings where subject matter experts can debate real results," he said.
Why it matters: Residents argued the scale of proposed projects could alter Hood County's…
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