This Texas town shot down a proposed $1.5B data center project
News ClipAustin American-Statesman·San Marcos, Hays County, TX·2/18/2026
The San Marcos City Council voted 5-2 to deny a preferred scenario map request for a proposed $1.5 billion, 200-acre data center campus by Highlander SM One LLC. The project faced strong community opposition, with hundreds of residents protesting the plan during a heated city council meeting that lasted nearly 9 hours.
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San Marcos residents protest a proposed $1.5 billion data center during a City Council meeting Tuesday. Hundreds packed City Hall, filling the council chambers, hallways and front lawn to oppose plans to annex and rezone the project site. The proposal failed. SAN MARCOS — Six months ago, community