Hood County data center sees another setback after officials vote against the project
Hood County commissioners voted twice to reject a proposed 2,000-acre data center campus near Dinosaur Valley State Park. The developer offered to reduce the project's size and use closed-loop cooling, but opponents continue to cite water, power and drainage concerns, and the developer may sue.
The Hood County Commissioners Court rejected a proposed 2,000-acre data center campus near Dinosaur Valley State Park, creating another setback for the project. The developer had offered to scale back the campus and install a closed-loop cooling system, but those changes did not resolve opposition concerns about the project's water and power sources or drainage impacts.
The developer has indicated it is willing to take the matter to court, while opponents continue to challenge the proposal. The project and developer were not identified by name in the report.