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Hunt County commissioners move to draft guideline changes to bar local tax abatements for data centers, solar and battery projects
Summary
At the April 28 Hunt County Commissioner’s Court meeting residents pressed officials over planned data centers; commissioners directed staff to draft updated Chapter 312 guidelines that would exclude data centers, solar farms, battery storage and similar projects from local tax-abatement eligibility, while noting state-level abatements would be unaffected.
HUNT COUNTY, Texas — Hunt County commissioners on April 28 discussed a countywide response to planned data centers, solar farms and battery-storage projects after several residents raised concerns about water use, electricity demand, noise and e‑waste.
During a prolonged public-comment period and a later agenda item on tax abatements, residents urged the court to act. “If we don’t take care of the environment, who will?” said Marcia Kirkandall, a Greenville resident, during the public testimony portion of the meeting. Shirley Turner asked, “Why are we just now finding out about the data center?” and pressed officials for clarity on what authority the county…
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