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Harlingen residents urge moratorium on AI data centers, citing water, power and transparency concerns
Summary
Multiple Harlingen residents told the City Commission they oppose potential AI data centers and asked elected officials to consider a moratorium, citing local water and grid limits, noise and nondisclosure agreements used by developers.
Residents at Monday’s Harlingen City Commission meeting pressed elected officials to halt or slow consideration of AI data centers, saying the projects could strain the region’s limited water supply and local electric grid and that developers have used nondisclosure agreements that limit public information.
The commission heard a string of public comments from residents who said they had read limited material about proposed projects and were worried about long-term local impacts. Joshua Morales said he had spoken with a Cameron County mother who regularly runs brown tap water and warned the commission that the Rio Grande is the…
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