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Public commenters press Williamson County on tax abatements for data centers and growth of private police forces
Summary
During the public‑comment period March 3, residents criticized proposed tax‑abatement incentives for large technology projects and raised concerns about growing numbers of private police forces and school‑district police; speakers called for more transparency and questioned who benefits from incentives.
Several members of the public used the March 3 Williamson County Commissioners Court public‑comment period to criticize incentives and policing arrangements they said merit closer scrutiny.
Jim Dillon, who was introduced by the judge, told the court that multibillion‑dollar corporations receiving tax abatements "are rich enough to pay taxes instead of shifting the tax burden onto the working people." He repeatedly characterized the projects under consideration as data centers that "gobbl[e] up enormous amounts of electricity and water" and said the county should reconsider…
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