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At a glance: Parker County actions on data-center concerns (June 9, 2026)
Summary
The commissioners court adopted an advisory resolution calling for transparency on electricity and water demand, opposing open-loop evaporative cooling in water-constrained regions and declining county tax abatements for large data centers; distribution and follow-up tasks were assigned.
Action taken: The Parker County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution calling for enhanced reporting and independent assessments of grid and water impacts before large data center projects proceed, opposing open-loop evaporative cooling in water-constrained regions and establishing a county policy not to grant property-tax abatements to hyperscale data centers.
Motion and outcome: The motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Walden and seconded by Commissioner Conley. The court carried the motion by voice vote; the transcript records the action as "carries" without a roll-call vote or numeric tally. The court authorized distribution of the resolution to the governor, legislative leaders, ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Water Development Board, and regional entities; commissioners asked staff to add local utilities and transmission/distribution providers to the distribution list.
Next steps: County staff will prepare a public summary of the meeting, distribute the adopted resolution to the listed agencies and utilities, encourage resident testimony before the House Natural Resources committee on June 23 and schedule an after-hours meeting to allow additional public input.
