San Marcos Blocks Billion-Dollar AI Data Center Project

Name: San Marcos Blocks Billion-Dollar AI Data Center Project
Uploaded: 2026-04-17T00:52:47.000Z
Duration: 1 min 1 s
Description: The San Marcos City Council denied a proposed zoning change that would have allowed for a billion-dollar AI data center to be built in the community. This decision effectively blocks the development of the large-scale data center project.

News Clip1:01University Star·San Marcos, Hays County, TX·4/17/2026

The San Marcos City Council denied a proposed zoning change that would have allowed for a billion-dollar AI data center to be built in the community. This decision effectively blocks the development of the large-scale data center project.

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Gov: San Marcos City Council

Star News Network's Talia Bernstein and Jonathan Adame report on San Marcos's city coucnil's denial of a proposed zoning change that would allow for a just over billion dollar AI data center to be built in the community 

Photography: Lauren Tourish