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Residents press Hood County for industrial moratorium; hearing set for Feb. 10

Hood County Commissioner's Court · January 30, 2026

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Summary

Landowners and legal representatives asked the commissioners to impose a temporary moratorium on large data centers and adjacent power plants to allow the county to study cumulative water, drainage and air impacts; the court scheduled a public hearing on a proposed moratorium for Feb. 10, 2026.

A broad cross‑section of Hood County landowners and legal counsel urged the commission to impose a temporary moratorium on permitting large industrial data‑center campuses and associated on‑site power generation. Speakers cited Subchapter K of the Texas Local Government Code and the county's…

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