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Hood County adopts tighter rules for data centers, adds definitions and checklist requirements
Summary
After months of community debate, the Hood County Commissioners Court on March 10 adopted amendments to development regulations that add definitions for AI/data centers and crypto-mining facilities, limit build coverage for such uses, and require enhanced application checklists including decommissioning and safety provisions.
Hood County’s commissioners voted March 10 to adopt multiple changes to the county’s development-permit regulations aimed at large computing and energy projects, including AI data centers, cryptocurrency-mining sites and associated power generation.
The court approved amendments to Article 5 (general district standards), updates to the definitions section and new checklist requirements for concept and site development plans after a lengthy public hearing that drew dozens of speakers and detailed edits from the county’s development commission and legal staff.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the changes are intended to give the county clearer…
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