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Residents warn commissioners that data centers, mining could strain Paluxy watershed
Summary
Public commenters told Hood County commissioners that expanding data centers and Bitcoin mining around Wolf Hollow could strain local water resources and harm the Paluxy River watershed; one speaker urged the county to use legal tools to push back.
Several residents used the citizens‑comment portion of the Dec. 19 Hood County Commissioners Court meeting to urge caution about data‑center development and related power and water infrastructure.
Jim Bell told the court the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality had a recent meeting in which Constellation Energy sought a permit for another gas power plant, and he…
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