Data centers and downtown: See what's trending in Bastrop this week

Data centers and downtown: See what's trending in Bastrop this week

News ClipCommunity Impact Newspaper·Bastrop County, TX·10/23/2026

Bastrop County commissioners approved a resolution requesting that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality hold a public meeting about a proposed natural gas-fired power plant intended to support Pacifico Energy's 2,842-acre Cedar Creek data center campus. The request would give residents an opportunity to raise concerns about the project.

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Gov: Bastrop County Commissioners Court, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Bastrop Planning & Zoning Commission, Bastrop City Council, Texas Department of Transportation

The Bastrop County Commissioners Court approved a resolution Oct. 13 asking the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to hold a public meeting on a proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Cedar Creek. The plant would support Pacifico Energy's planned 2,842-acre data center campus, and the county said the meeting would allow residents to voice concerns about the project.

The article also covers proposed business rules for Bastrop's Downtown Historic District and the approval of a site for the BTX Love Locks sculpture, but those matters are unrelated to the data center development.