September in Austin: Best photos of the Longhorns, HAAM Day, protests and more
A photo gallery documenting September in Austin includes images of protests against data center development outside the Datacloud USA conference. Demonstrators called for a moratorium on new data centers, citing concerns about water and electricity use, land consumption and infrastructure demands.
The Austin American-Statesman’s September photo gallery covers sports, public ceremonies, concerts, protests and other events across the Austin area. Among the featured images are demonstrations outside the Austin Marriott Downtown during the Datacloud USA conference, where industry leaders gathered to discuss data center, energy, fiber and AI infrastructure.
Protesters called for a moratorium on new data center development and raised concerns about the sector’s impacts on water supplies, electricity demand, land and public infrastructure. The gallery does not report that a moratorium has been formally adopted or that a specific data center project has been approved or blocked.