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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.66), 20 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "reason": "Lowndes County 0.62 · 21 km",
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        "reason": "Chilton County 0.55 · 45 km",
        "weight": 0.11893519853869718
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      {
        "reason": "Montgomery County 0.68 · 46 km",
        "weight": 0.11752532098127208
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      {
        "reason": "Elmore County 0.90 · 53 km",
        "weight": 0.08561683095603301
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      {
        "reason": "Perry County 0.74 · 61 km",
        "weight": 0.06610196974965953
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      {
        "reason": "Butler County 0.75 · 80 km",
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  "01003": {
    "name": "Baldwin County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.92,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Baldwin County Commission unanimously adopted a 180-day moratorium on Oct 6, 2026, and Foley adopted a six-month data center and crypto-mining moratorium on Sep 8, 2026. Stop Solar in Stockton and Friends of the Tensaw River fought the Silicon Ranch solar farm tied to Meta.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.85,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:02:39.324Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
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      "pres_2024_margin": 58.2,
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        "status": "moratorium",
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        "reason": "multiple jurisdictions pausing (Foley)",
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        "reason": "state legislator opposition",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Community Uproar: Solar Farm for Data Center Sparks Outrage in Stockton, AL (2026)",
        "url": "https://ppmhc.org/article/community-uproar-solar-farm-for-data-center-sparks-outrage-in-stockton-al",
        "date": "2026-11-08T22:50:08.000Z",
        "source": "ppmhc.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County development moratoriums: what's paused and until when · Baldwin Watch",
        "url": "https://baldwincountywatch.com/moratoriums",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "source": "Baldwin Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County Commissioners Adopt 180-Day Zoning Moratorium – Hyperlocal Loop",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/baldwin-county-commissioners-adopt-180-day-zoning-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-12T21:34:16.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperlocal Loop",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County approves 180-day zoning moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/10/12/baldwin-county-approves-180-day-zoning-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-12T21:31:00.000Z",
        "source": "WALA (FOX10 News)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Decision Scoreboard: Approvals, Moratoriums & Bans | Your Data Center Ally",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterally.com/insights/scoreboard",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "source": "Your Data Center Ally",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County Commission enacts 180-day moratorium on rezoning, data centers and renewable projects | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10592441/alabama/baldwin-county/baldwin-county-commission-enacts-180-day-moratorium-on-rezoning-data-centers-and-renewable-projects",
        "date": "2026-10-07T18:48:04.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County approves 180-day moratorium on rezoning requests, data centers",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/baldwin-county-approves-180-day-moratorium-on-rezoning-requests-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "1819 News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County OKs 180-Day Moratorium | South AL News",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/baldwin-county-180-day-moratorium-rezoning-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T07:27:48.000Z",
        "source": "South AL News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County Discovers the Pause Button — The Salt Line Vol. 115 | Perdido Key OG",
        "url": "https://perdidokeyog.com/drift/the-salt-line-vol-115/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Perdido Key OG",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County adopts 180‑day moratorium on rezoning and new data centers and renewable projects | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10631312/alabama/baldwin-county/baldwin-county-adopts-180day-moratorium-on-rezoning-and-new-data-centers-and-renewable-projects",
        "date": "2026-10-06T20:39:39.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County Commission approves 180-day moratorium on rezoning, data centers and renewable energy projects - Gulf Coast Media",
        "url": "https://gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/baldwin-county-commission-approves-180-day-moratorium-on-rezoning-data-centers-and-renewable,351953",
        "date": "2026-10-06T18:46:19.000Z",
        "source": "Gulf Coast Media",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Baldwin passes data center moratorium  | News | lagniappemobile.com",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/baldwin-passes-data-center-moratorium/article_ce01bd18-2fc9-4b8d-a8e6-6b1088318640.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T16:06:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lagniappe",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County Commission - File #: 27-0118",
        "url": "https://baldwincountyal.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?GUID=785402D7-8E7F-40F0-A444-43A5CF4BCF2C&ID=8282739&Options=&Search=",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "source": "Baldwin County Commission",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Resolution #2027-020 - Imposing a One Hundred Eighty (180) Day… — Baldwin County, AL · docketcity.com",
        "url": "https://www.docketcity.com/al/baldwin-county/legislation/27-0118",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "source": "docketcity.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "",
        "url": "https://baldwincounty.myopenalabama.org/llms.txt",
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        "source": "OpenAlabama",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mullet Wrapper: Foley sets 6-month data center moratorium in Gulf Shores & Orange Beach",
        "url": "https://mulletwrapper.net/foley-sets-6-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-15T19:13:58.000Z",
        "source": "Mullet Wrapper",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin County city sets six-month data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/09/13/baldwin-county-city-sets-six-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "FOX10 News (WALA)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley puts six month moratorium on data centers to update ordinances, evaluate capacity",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/foley-puts-six-month-moratorium-on-data-centers-to-update-ordinances-evaluate-capacity",
        "date": "2026-09-13T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "1819 News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley Approves Six-Month Data Center Moratorium",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/foley-six-month-data-center-moratorium-approved/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T07:34:19.000Z",
        "source": "South Alabama News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley Puts Six-Month Freeze on Data Centers While City Studies Impacts",
        "url": "https://www.obawebsite.com/foley-puts-six-month-freeze-on-data-centers-while-city-studies-impacts",
        "date": "2026-09-11T09:00:07.000Z",
        "source": "OBA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley pauses new data center projects with 6-month moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.newsradio923.com/post/foley-pauses-new-data-center-projects-with-6-month-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-10T18:05:16.000Z",
        "source": "NewsRadio 92.3",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley joins Alabama cities with temporary moratorium on data centers - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/09/foley-joins-alabama-cities-with-temporary-moratorium-on-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-09-10T15:50:37.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley approves 6-month moratorium on data centers, crypto-mining facilities",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/foley-city-council-approves-6-month-moratorium-on-data-centers-crypto-mining-facilities",
        "date": "2026-09-10T14:14:42.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 15",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley Sets Six-Month Data Center Moratorium - Foley News",
        "url": "https://foleynews.com/foley-sets-six-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T13:53:00.000Z",
        "source": "Foley News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "List of Alabama Cities With Data Center Moratorium Grows",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/list-of-alabama-cities-with-data-center-moratorium-grows",
        "date": "2026-09-10T11:34:19.000Z",
        "source": "GovTech (al.com via TNS)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley approves 6-month data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/09/09/foley-approves-6-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-09T22:31:23.000Z",
        "source": "WALA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley Approves Six-Month Data Center Moratorium - City of Foley",
        "url": "https://cityoffoley.org/foley-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-09T18:00:50.000Z",
        "source": "City of Foley",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley Weighs Data Center Moratorium, FY2027 Budget",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/foley-city-council-data-center-moratorium-fy2027-budget/",
        "date": "2026-09-09T08:24:11.000Z",
        "source": "Southal News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOLEY, ALABAMA… — Foley, AL · docketcity.com",
        "url": "https://www.docketcity.com/al/foley/legislation/26-0439",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "source": "DocketCity",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fast-growing Foley moves to get ahead of data centers with proposed moratorium  - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/09/fast-growing-foley-moves-to-get-ahead-of-data-centers-with-proposed-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-09-01T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Foley considers 6-month moratorium on data centers",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/foley-considers-six-month-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-27T20:39:02.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 15",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stockton residents vote for zoning despite county exemption for proposed solar farm - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/stockton-residents-vote-for-zoning-despite-county-exemption-for-proposed-solar-farm.html",
        "date": "2026-07-01T02:51:41.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Baldwin residents revolt as solar giants circle, grassroots effort underway to add zoning",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/baldwin-residents-revolt-as-solar-giants-circle-grassroots-effort-underway-to-add-zoning",
        "date": "2026-05-22T21:30:39.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 15",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bill that seeks to regulate data center boom in Alabama heads to Governor’s desk - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/04/bill-that-seeks-to-regulate-data-center-boom-in-alabama-heads-to-governors-desk.html",
        "date": "2026-04-09T21:20:09.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘Astroturfing’ — Who’s behind Baldwin's anti-zoning push? | Baldwin County | lagniappemobile.com",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/baldwin_county/astroturfing-who-s-behind-baldwins-anti-zoning-push/article_237574ad-c500-4157-a685-7e7a1afc9fb1.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24T16:46:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lagniappe",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Alabama Is Threatening to Ban Utility-Scale Solar - Heatmap News",
        "url": "https://heatmap.news/energy/meta-solar-alabama",
        "date": "2026-03-13T21:12:19.000Z",
        "source": "Heatmap News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Resident asks county to consider 180‑day moratorium on solar farms and data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7625001/alabama/baldwin-county/resident-asks-county-to-consider-180day-moratorium-on-solar-farms-and-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-05T10:58:17.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "State Sen. Chris Elliott strongly opposes proposed 4,500-acre Baldwin County solar farm, will 'affect quality of life' - Yellowhammer News",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/state-sen-chris-elliott-strongly-opposes-proposed-4500-acre-baldwin-county-solar-farm-will-affect-quality-of-life/",
        "date": "2026-02-12T19:55:29.000Z",
        "source": "Yellowhammer News",
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      {
        "title": "Baldwin County town explodes over solar farm in 'America's Amazon,\" Mobile-Tensaw River Delta - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/02/alabama-town-explodes-over-proposed-solar-farm-one-two-punch.html",
        "date": "2026-02-10T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
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      {
        "title": "Hundreds demand answers after learning of approved project to power Meta data center in Montgomery",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/10/blindsided-community-packs-town-hall-oppose-solar-farm-near-tensaw-river-delta/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T03:30:03.000Z",
        "source": "FOX10 News (WALA)",
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      },
      {
        "title": "South Alabama community members oppose solar panel project for Montgomery data center - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/south-alabama-community-members-oppose-solar-panel-project-for-montgomery-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09T16:34:09.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
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      {
        "title": "Solar farm approved for north Baldwin County to power Meta data center",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/05/solar-farm-approved-north-baldwin-county-power-meta-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-05T23:39:10.000Z",
        "source": "FOX10 News (WALA)",
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      {
        "title": "Baldwin County residents fight proposed solar farm that will power Meta data center",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/metas-solar-farm-plans-face-opposition-in-baldwin-county",
        "date": "2026-02-04T22:52:15.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 15",
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      {
        "title": "Locals react to Stockton’s Meta solar farm | Baldwin County | lagniappemobile.com",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/baldwin_county/locals-react-to-stockton-s-meta-solar-farm/article_658602be-ded2-4673-af3c-f50799719ab0.html",
        "date": "2026-02-03T16:56:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "City of Foley, Alabama: six-month moratorium on data center and cryptocurrency mining applications | DataCenterData",
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        "title": "Baldwin County, AL data center moratorium: enacted",
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      {
        "title": "Baldwin County, Alabama · computecompute.org",
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        "title": "Alabama Data Center Moratoriums: Free Tracker",
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      {
        "title": "OpenAlabama — Baldwin County",
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      {
        "title": "Baldwin County Land Report",
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        "platform": "tiktok",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@timlowerpodcast/video/7681081463953001759",
        "text": "Foley Alabama just banned new Bitcoin mining data centers for now. City Councilman Tim Lower explains why the city placed a moratorium on cryptocurrency facilities to protect the community and study the massive infrastructure impact. Head over to the Tim Lower Podcast YouTube channel to watch the full conversation! #FoleyAlabama #Bitcoin #PodcastClips #TimLowerPodcast #CryptoMining #LocalNews#thetimlowerpodcast #TimLowerPodcast #Baldwincounty #timlowerrealtor",
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKt9lPkOII",
        "text": "Why Foley Alabama Just Paused Data Center Moratorium\nChannel: Tim Lower \nCity Councilman Tim Lower discusses the explosive growth in Baldwin County and the city's brand new moratorium on data ...\nThen, you know, you're also, especially in areas like this where the growth is exploding, sometimes there'll be moratoriums. >> We just passed one in Foley. >> And so, what's the one in Foley right now? Is it on >> It's on data centers, things like that. So, we're doing a full moratorium on data centers, >> Cool. >> Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, all them kind of places. And it's not that we don't want them here, we just want to get a better understanding of what kind of impact it'll have on our community before we decide if we want them here or not. >> There's a limit to how much time we can put a moratorium on, and >> you got to have a good plan in place of why we're putting it. We can't just throw a moratorium out there. >> We got to have a >> why. >> Do some studies on the impact on the communit",
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      {
        "platform": "reddit",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePatentDangers/comments/1up3rnu/silicon_ranch_4500acre_solar_project_clears/",
        "text": "Silicon Ranch 4,500-Acre Solar Project Clears Tensaw River Forests in Alabama for Data Centers Lacking Public Notice and Oversight\n\nSilicon Ranch advances a 4,500-acre solar farm beside Sue Carberry's home in Baldwin County, Alabama, clearing Tensaw River forests for panels that lead to data centers.\nLack of notice to commissioners and landowners enabled approval despite Meagan Fowler and Friends of the Tensaw River protests over runoff to the biodiverse area and lost storm protection from trees.\nGreen energy incentives plus claims to preserve 2,500 acres facilitate fast rollout, yet hidden data center plans near Prichard and Mobile reduce transparency in impact assessments.\nThis infrastructure drives large land conversion for data processing, leaving residents with little recourse against habitat loss, flooding risks, and lost local control.\nSources\nSilicon Ranch addresses residents concerns for first time over proposed solar farm in Baldwin County\nhttps://www.wkrg.com/baldwin-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T17:18:00.000Z",
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqw9yZrx11c",
        "text": "# Silicon Ranch continues to face opposition over proposed solar farm\n\n- Channel: WKRG\n- Length: 01:44\n- Views: 123\n- Likes: 3\n- Published: 2026-04-08T20:10:19-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: WKRG, WKRGNews5\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nFor the first time, the developer of a proposed 45-hundred-acre solar farm met face to face tonight with residents in North Baldwin County.\n\n## Transcript\n\nCenter in Bay Minette before a meeting addressing controversy around a PROPOSED solar farm.\nRESIDENT PROTESTING: \"I feel like there's so many more options for solar to go in other places than a wetlands in Stockton, Alabama.\" RESIDENT PROTESTING: \"I would like to know what the economic benefit is to the citizens of Stockton.\" As residents marched inside for the meeting at 6:30, President of Silicon Ranch, Reagan Farr said THIS MEETING was about clearing up misinformation regarding the 4,500 acre farm that will generate power for a Meta Data Center in Montgomery. REAGAN FARR, PRESIDEN",
        "date": "2026-04-09T03:10:19.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6IVLSArr6g",
        "text": "Baldwin County residents fight proposed solar farm that will power Meta data center - NBC 15\nChannel: NBC 15\nFull story: https://mynbc15.com/news/local/metas-solar-farm-plans-face-opposition-in-baldwin-county There are plans to build a ...\nDuring its December meeting, the Alabama Public Service Commission approved Alabama P's request to purchase power for 25 years from two subsidiary companies of Silicon Ranch. Dodier LLC, a subsidiary of Meta, will use the energy created from the solar panels for a new data center being built south of Montgomery. Alabama Power, says the projects will add 260 megawatts of clean energy capacity. Baldwin County residents are worried about the project's proximity to the delta known as America's Amazon, the impacts on the tributary creeks that eventually lead to the Tensaw River, and what could happen during a hurricane if solar panels are damaged. A Silicon Ranch spokesperson says the panels made of cadmium teluride can be stowed away during storms to red",
        "date": "2026-02-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "# Baldwin County residents fight proposed solar farm that will power Meta data center - NBC 15\n\n- Channel: NBC 15\n- Length: 02:52\n- Views: 676\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-02-05T08:04:22-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: nbc 15 news, wpmi, nbc15, channel 15, nbc, wpmi 15, gulf coast news, mobile news, mobile alabama news, mynbc15, my nbc 15, alabama news, local 15\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nFull story: https://mynbc15.com/news/local/metas-solar-farm-plans-face-opposition-in-baldwin-county\n\nThere are plans to build a massive solar farm on thousands of acres in rural Baldwin County. The power generated will be used to meet the needs of a data center Meta is building south of Montgomery. Meta is the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. People who live in Stockton, where this solar farm is slated to go, say not in my backyard.\n\n\"It is very upsetting to most of Stockton,\" said Susan Burger.\n\nBurger says her family has owned land in Stockton for 200 years. She just gave",
        "date": "2026-02-05T16:04:22.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "Along the main highway heading into Stockton, posted in front yards and driveways, a call to action. Stop solar in Stockton. What we're trying to do now is get our feet under us and understand what's going on and see if we can put some kind of plan in place. At issue is 4,500 acres of wetlands and woodlands. That is the site for a proposed solar farm developed by Silicon Ranch to help power a meta data center in Montgomery. The Baldwin County Commission has accepted an application from the citizens group friends of Tinsaw River to request a planning and zoning referendum. People Stockton decide if they think that they can enrich their life and better their possibilities of getting rid of a solar panel farm, then they would vote on it. Zoning is the control uh somewhat control of land use. Um and so um without zoning there is no government control over land use. Silicon Ranch had promised community meetings on how such a large operation would impact such a small town. There's no date se",
        "date": null,
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR5P2m2Y6bY",
        "text": "# Baldwin County commissioner concerned after announcement of 45,000‑acre solar project in Stockton\n\n- Channel: WKRG\n- Length: 02:06\n- Views: 233\n- Keywords: WKRG, WKRGNews5\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThe developer of a massive solar farm planned for North Baldwin County has agreed to meet with residents in the coming weeks to discuss their plans, according to Baldwin County Commission Chairman Jeb Ball.\n\n## Transcript\n\nplanned for North Baldwin County... The developers have agreed to meet with residents in the coming weeks to discuss their plans and hopefully calm their fears... As WKRG News 5s Debbie Williams reports,...it could be a hard sell..\n45 hundred acres of timber land, unzoned and unincorporated and the proposed site for a solar farm in Stockton ... details of the plan made public after a meeting in Montgomery. SUPER Jeb Ball/Chariman Baldwin Co.\nCommission :12-:20 \"action taken by PSC approving Ala Power purchase of electricity from a solar development company Silicon ",
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        "text": "Foley leaders are considering a 6-month moratorium on new applications for data centers or similar operations with high electrical demand or high water consumption. Mayor Ralph Hellmich says there is no proposed data center in Foley and no company has filed an application with the city. Hellmich says the city wants to be prepared if one is proposed in the future. We have to figure this out and that's why we're trying to be proactive here in Foley to make sure we have it figured out before somebody asks the question. Hellmich says Riviera Utilities already has policies intended to prevent a major new user from adding power costs for existing customers. He says current zoning regulations also address where industrial operations can be located, but he says the city will use the moratorium to determine whether its ordinances need to change to address concerns including noise and water use. We want to make sure that our ordinances like for zoning and environmental protection are adequate to",
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        "text": "Solar done right can be a tremendous attribute for the communities where we locate. Where Silicon Ranch plans to locate in rural Stockton near the Mobile Tensaw Delta shocked and upset many who live nearby. Neighboring property owners say they don't want to look out their windows and see thousands of acres of solar panels where there's now timber. Silicon Ranch CEO Regan Farre says while site plans aren't finalized, they do try to leave visual buffers. One of the reasons he says they're buying more than twice the amount of land they actually need is because they build around existing wetlands and don't disturb them. Far says in almost every place they've developed a solar farm, people have formed a stop solar group on Facebook and spread misinformation about how the panels leech toxic materials. There has never been one instance of solar modules from First Solar leeching toxic chemicals into the ground. That's a complete myth. Silicon Ranch emphasizes the farm in Solar Farm. Bar says t",
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        "text": "It's needed for mainly our staff and for the citizens of this county just to slow down a minute and catch our breath, let the new commission get a planning director in place, let them get the master plan set up and then if they feel like they're ready to go, the new commission can always undo the moratorium.",
        "source": "Jeb Ball, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/baldwin-county-approves-180-day-moratorium-on-rezoning-requests-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
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        "text": "I know the developers will be upset, but like I said earlier, when do we ever listen to developers?",
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        "text": "This is not about putting brakes on development at all. It's about making sure we have the proper framework in place to guide the development that is continuing to come.",
        "source": "Billie Jo Underwood, Commissioner",
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        "text": "Our staff is inundated right now with rezoning cases",
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        "text": "It is getting out of hand to the point where we can’t catch our breath.",
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        "text": "This is not about saying no to development",
        "source": "Billie Jo Underwood, District 3 Commissioner",
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        "text": "I am not for or against",
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        "text": "Baldwin County is going to continue to grow, and we need to be prepared for that growth,",
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        "text": "Our staff is inundated right now with rezoning cases. It is getting out of hand to the point where we can’t catch our breath.",
        "source": "Jeb Ball, Baldwin County Commission Chairman",
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        "text": "Is it going to cause some backlashes and rifts? It probably will. Don’t care,",
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        "text": "This is not about saying no to development. It’s about taking 180 days to make sure that when we say yes, we are doing it with a plan.",
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        "text": "I am not for or against. I am trying to collect information so that we can make guided, valuable decisions for our citizens.",
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        "text": "This way we can review all of our regulations, environmental, zoning, and make sure everything coordinates so that if, in the future, any of one of these types of industries come to us, we’re prepared,",
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        "text": "We want to make sure that our city has all the questions answered before anybody shows up.",
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        "text": "This way we can review all of our regulations, environmental, zoning, and make sure everything coordinates so that if, in the future, any of one of these types of industries come to us, we’re prepared,",
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        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/09/13/baldwin-county-city-sets-six-month-data-center-moratorium/",
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        "text": "The city does not wish to restrict the legal use of private property,",
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        "text": "We want to make sure that our city has all the questions answered before anybody shows up,",
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        "text": "This way we can review all of our regulations, environmental, zoning, and make sure everything coordinates so that if, in the future, any of one of these types of industries come to us, we’re prepared,",
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        "text": "This way we can review all of our regulations, environmental, zoning, and make sure everything coordinates so that if, in the future, any of one of these types of industries come to us, we’re prepared,",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Foley Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/09/foley-joins-alabama-cities-with-temporary-moratorium-on-data-centers.html",
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        "text": "We want to make sure that our city has all the questions answered before anybody shows up,",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Foley Mayor",
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        "text": "We’re in a unique position. Foley owns Riviera Utilities, which already has protections built in.",
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        "text": "If a data center comes, they have to bring the power with them.",
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        "text": "This way we can review all of our regulations, environmental, zoning, and make sure everything coordinates so that if, in the future, any of one of these types of industries come to us, we’re prepared,",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Mayor",
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      {
        "text": "We want to make sure that our city has all the questions answered before anybody shows up,",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Mayor",
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        "text": "If a data center comes, they have to bring the power with them.",
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        "url": "https://cityoffoley.org/foley-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This way we can review all of our regulations, environmental, zoning, and make sure everything coordinates so that if, in the future, any of one of these types of industries come to us, we're prepared.",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Mayor of Foley",
        "url": "https://foleynews.com/foley-sets-six-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Foley Alabama just banned new Bitcoin mining data centers for now.",
        "source": "Tim Lower, City Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@timlowerpodcast/video/7681081463953001759",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're doing a full moratorium on data centers, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, all them kind of places.",
        "source": "Tim Lower, City Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKt9lPkOII",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And it's not that we don't want them here, we just want to get a better understanding of what kind of impact it'll have on our community before we decide if we want them here or not.",
        "source": "Tim Lower, City Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkKt9lPkOII",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think you really won’t see data centers a lot in this part of the state because of the price of land and other factors like hurricanes,",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Foley Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/09/fast-growing-foley-moves-to-get-ahead-of-data-centers-with-proposed-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But we want to be prepared for the future, and that’s why we’ve asked staff to do this.",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Foley Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/09/fast-growing-foley-moves-to-get-ahead-of-data-centers-with-proposed-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If a data center comes, they have to bring the power with them,",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Foley Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/09/fast-growing-foley-moves-to-get-ahead-of-data-centers-with-proposed-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to figure this out, and that's why we're trying to be proactive here in Foley to make sure we have it figured out before somebody asks the question,",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Mayor of Foley",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/foley-considers-six-month-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to make sure that our ordinances, like for zoning and environmental protection, are adequate to address the questions that come up,",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Mayor of Foley",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/foley-considers-six-month-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is what they lacked before,",
        "source": "Megan Fowler, president of the Friends of the Tensaw River",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/stockton-residents-vote-for-zoning-despite-county-exemption-for-proposed-solar-farm.html",
        "date": "2026-07-01T02:51:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This shows that residents are ready to have a voice in the conversation about their own town's future.",
        "source": "Friends of the Tensaw River, Facebook post",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/stockton-residents-vote-for-zoning-despite-county-exemption-for-proposed-solar-farm.html",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can’t understand why they feel like it’s more important to take up valuable farmland and forestry for the sake of computers,",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Escambia County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/baldwin-residents-revolt-as-solar-giants-circle-grassroots-effort-underway-to-add-zoning",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re trying to make it as uninviting as we possibly can,",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Escambia County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/baldwin-residents-revolt-as-solar-giants-circle-grassroots-effort-underway-to-add-zoning",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Being un-zoned, unincorporated, there’s no input from anybody. Anybody can come in, buy a giant parcel of land, and put in whatever they want to,",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler, Founder, Friends of the Tensaw River",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/baldwin-residents-revolt-as-solar-giants-circle-grassroots-effort-underway-to-add-zoning",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The billion-dollar companies that build these data centers should be responsible for all construction, infrastructure, etc.",
        "source": "Lance Bell, State Sen. R-Pell City",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/04/bill-that-seeks-to-regulate-data-center-boom-in-alabama-heads-to-governors-desk.html",
        "date": "2026-04-09T21:20:09.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not on the backs of hardworking Alabamians.",
        "source": "Lance Bell, State Sen. R-Pell City",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/04/bill-that-seeks-to-regulate-data-center-boom-in-alabama-heads-to-governors-desk.html",
        "date": "2026-04-09T21:20:09.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are under contract to buy the land, and we'll be closing in a relatively short time.",
        "source": "Reagan Farr, President, Silicon Ranch",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqw9yZrx11c",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like there's so many more options for solar to go in other places than a wetlands in Stockton, Alabama.",
        "source": "Resident (unnamed), Resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqw9yZrx11c",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would like to know what the economic benefit is to the citizens of Stockton.",
        "source": "Resident (unnamed), Resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqw9yZrx11c",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "That would be a question for Cardinal. Yellowhammer News has no involvement in the group in question.",
        "source": "Grayson Everett, Yellowhammer News Editor-in-Chief",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/baldwin_county/astroturfing-who-s-behind-baldwins-anti-zoning-push/article_237574ad-c500-4157-a685-7e7a1afc9fb1.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I’ve done with this bill — what I’m doing here, at this point — is I’m asking we pass this, a moratorium on construction of any new ones until we can get answers on any policies and procedures,",
        "source": "Greg Albritton, State Senator",
        "url": "https://heatmap.news/energy/meta-solar-alabama",
        "date": "2026-03-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "SB 354 would impose a blanket, statewide prohibition on new large-scale solar facilities — something that isn’t defined — for an entire year.",
        "source": "John Dodd, policy director, Energy Alabama",
        "url": "https://heatmap.news/energy/meta-solar-alabama",
        "date": "2026-03-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There was a wind farm nobody wanted. It’s like the same scenario on repeat,",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler, president of Friends of the Tensaw River",
        "url": "https://heatmap.news/energy/meta-solar-alabama",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "While the project is not located in my Senate district, it is important for all of Baldwin County to stand tall together when our communities feel threatened and the public’s voices are not being heard by the bureaucrats in Montgomery.",
        "source": "Chris Elliott, State Sen. (R-Josephine)",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/state-sen-chris-elliott-strongly-opposes-proposed-4500-acre-baldwin-county-solar-farm-will-affect-quality-of-life/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I passed legislation to ban mud dumping in Mobile Bay in order to protect the environment that makes Baldwin County such a special place to live, and for that same reason, I oppose the proposed solar energy complex in Stockton,",
        "source": "Chris Elliott, State Sen. (R-Josephine)",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/state-sen-chris-elliott-strongly-opposes-proposed-4500-acre-baldwin-county-solar-farm-will-affect-quality-of-life/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's kind of a one-two punch.",
        "source": "Nick Williams, resident of Spanish Fort and outdoorsman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/02/alabama-town-explodes-over-proposed-solar-farm-one-two-punch.html",
        "date": "2026-02-10T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The County does not have legal authority to approve or deny this type of private development.",
        "source": "Baldwin County Commission, statement on Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/south-alabama-community-members-oppose-solar-panel-project-for-montgomery-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09T16:34:09.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The public is curious, outraged and would like to understand, one, why this is happening down here, two, how is it going to benefit us if at all?",
        "source": "Melissa Nichols, community herbalist",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/10/blindsided-community-packs-town-hall-oppose-solar-farm-near-tensaw-river-delta/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were all totally blindsided by this,",
        "source": "Erin Lewis",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/10/blindsided-community-packs-town-hall-oppose-solar-farm-near-tensaw-river-delta/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Delta is the Amazon of the United States so we want to do everything we can to protect it,",
        "source": "Erin Lewis",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/10/blindsided-community-packs-town-hall-oppose-solar-farm-near-tensaw-river-delta/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that it’s time for the people to stand up and let people know, like this is how we feel,",
        "source": "Alex Mizell",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/02/10/blindsided-community-packs-town-hall-oppose-solar-farm-near-tensaw-river-delta/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Politicians blindsided the citizens of Baldwin County, who were given zero notice,",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler, co-founder of Stop Solar in Stockton",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/south-alabama-community-members-oppose-solar-panel-project-for-montgomery-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is an example of predatory practices that large corporations sometimes use - acquire unincorporated, un-zoned land at lower cost and minimize pushback from the surrounding communities,",
        "source": "Laura Chancey-Lane, co-founder of Stop Solar in Stockton",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/south-alabama-community-members-oppose-solar-panel-project-for-montgomery-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They just showed up on the block, and when you start Googling them, these are the lawsuits that come up in other communities,",
        "source": "Nick Williams, board member for Mobile Baykeeper, speaking in individual capacity",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/south-alabama-community-members-oppose-solar-panel-project-for-montgomery-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not a solar farm, it's a solar monstrosity right here in Stockton.",
        "source": "Jim Zeigler, longtime politician running for Public Service Commission",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/02/alabama-town-explodes-over-proposed-solar-farm-one-two-punch.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We caught this early, so I'm very optimistic.",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler, anti-solar organizer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/02/alabama-town-explodes-over-proposed-solar-farm-one-two-punch.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to grow up in a world where I feel safe to swim in the water.",
        "source": "Alex Mizell, 16-year-old resident of the county",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/02/alabama-town-explodes-over-proposed-solar-farm-one-two-punch.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is very upsetting to most of Stockton.",
        "source": "Susan Burger, Stockton resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arPO5Eko6nM",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once some of this comes in, it invites other industrial things to come in, and that's going to really, really be tragic for this beautiful place.",
        "source": "Georgene Gause Conner, Stockton resident and Stockton Heritage Association President",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arPO5Eko6nM",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this is a great thing and excited about it.",
        "source": "Cynthia Lee Almond, PSC President",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arPO5Eko6nM",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't go down without voicing against this, we have to fight this.",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler, Baldwin County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arPO5Eko6nM",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is very upsetting to most of Stockton,",
        "source": "Susan Burger",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/metas-solar-farm-plans-face-opposition-in-baldwin-county",
        "date": "2026-02-04T22:52:15.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once some of this comes in, it invites other industrial things to come in, and that's going to really, really be tragic for this beautiful place,",
        "source": "Georgene Gause Conner, Stockton resident and Stockton Heritage Association President",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/metas-solar-farm-plans-face-opposition-in-baldwin-county",
        "date": "2026-02-04T22:52:15.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't go down without voicing against this, we have to fight this.",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/metas-solar-farm-plans-face-opposition-in-baldwin-county",
        "date": "2026-02-04T22:52:15.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Absolutely no one muni. Off guard is really an understatement. We are really just in the dark.",
        "source": "Georgene Conner",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/baldwin_county/locals-react-to-stockton-s-meta-solar-farm/article_658602be-ded2-4673-af3c-f50799719ab0.html",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're supportive of this project, it's a good thing that's happening",
        "source": "Daniel Tait, Executive Director, Energy Alabama",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/baldwin_county/locals-react-to-stockton-s-meta-solar-farm/article_658602be-ded2-4673-af3c-f50799719ab0.html",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We support technology, but what we don't want to do is totally damage our community and everything in some kind of quest for it.",
        "source": "Unnamed Stockton resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-v3eDtYq20",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to make sure that if something's done now, it's going to be something that's good for later.",
        "source": "Unnamed Stockton resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-v3eDtYq20",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "what better way to engage the public than to bring the actual company here to answer all the questions that maybe most of can't answer.",
        "source": "Jeb Ball, Chairman, Baldwin County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR5P2m2Y6bY",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think renewable power is great...I have concerns about putting that on a wetland especially on the edge of one of the most pristine chunks of wetlands we have left.",
        "source": "Nick Williams, Stockton resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR5P2m2Y6bY",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to figure this out and that's why we're trying to be proactive here in Foley to make sure we have it figured out before somebody asks the question.",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Mayor of Foley",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjJ2nBJGBZM",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to make sure that our ordinances like for zoning and environmental protection are adequate to address the questions that come up.",
        "source": "Ralph Hellmich, Mayor of Foley",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjJ2nBJGBZM",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Solar done right can be a tremendous attribute for the communities where we locate.",
        "source": "Regan Farre, Silicon Ranch CEO",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5rxohat2zo",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There has never been one instance of solar modules from First Solar leeching toxic chemicals into the ground. That's a complete myth.",
        "source": "Regan Farre, Silicon Ranch CEO",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5rxohat2zo",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Proposed 4,500-acre solar project in Stockton would support a Meta data center in Montgomery",
      "Approved by the Alabama Public Service Commission",
      "Facebook group 'Stop Solar in Stockton' has over 2,000 members",
      "Town hall scheduled for February 9 at the Stockton Civic Club",
      "Project set to be operational by December 31, 2028",
      "Baldwin County adopted a 180-day moratorium on Oct 6, 2026 covering all rezonings, new data centers and renewable-energy projects, ending Apr 4, 2027.",
      "Foley adopted a moratorium on Sep 8, 2026 on large data centers and crypto mining (1 MW or more, or 50,000 gallons of water a day or more) ending about Mar 8, 2027.",
      "On Oct 20, 2026 the County Commission still decided four rezoning cases, approving three and denying one, despite the pause.",
      "As of Oct 27, 2026, 6 Baldwin County governments have a development moratorium in effect.",
      "Voters in Planning District 3 near Stockton chose County zoning on June 30, 2026, 215 to 161, after a proposed solar farm of about 4,500 acres.",
      "Baldwin County commissioners approved a 180-day moratorium on certain zoning applications, effective immediately.",
      "Moratorium halts acceptance and review of new rezone requests and permits for data-center construction and renewable-energy projects.",
      "Projects already approved and single-family home permits on existing lots are not affected.",
      "County planning department will hold public workshops and commissioners pledged a report on recommended changes before the moratorium expires.",
      "Baldwin County commissioners approved a 180-day moratorium on certain zoning applications, reported Oct. 12, 2026.",
      "The moratorium took effect immediately.",
      "During the moratorium the county will not accept or review rezoning requests or permits for new data centers and renewable energy projects.",
      "The moratorium does not affect single-family home permits on existing lots or projects already approved.",
      "Birmingham City Council unanimously approved a 270-day moratorium on new or expanding hyperscale data centers on March 3, 2026",
      "Facilities under 20 megawatts are exempt from the Birmingham moratorium",
      "Cullman City Council unanimously passed a 1-year data center moratorium and directed staff to draft a potential outright prohibition, recorded 2026-06-22",
      "Foley data center pause runs 2026-09-08 to 2027-03-08 and was verified active by Data Center Ally on Oct 9, 2026",
      "Harpersville town-wide data center pause recorded 2026-09-01 to 2027-03-01",
      "Baldwin County Commission voted to impose a 180-day moratorium on rezoning and new data centers and renewable energy projects in zoned areas",
      "Commission approved the resolution by voice vote",
      "Moratorium cited need for updated planning tools, a new planning director and time to review rapidly changing energy technologies",
      "Baldwin County Commission passed a 180-day moratorium on rezoning requests, new data centers and renewable energy projects within zoned areas",
      "Moratorium took effect upon passage",
      "County lacks a planning director and an updated master plan",
      "Previously approved renewable energy projects and data centers are exempt",
      "Commissioner Underwood is unaware of any data center plans for Baldwin County",
      "Baldwin County Commission unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on Oct. 6, 2026 on rezonings, data centers and renewable energy in county-zoned areas",
      "14 rezoning cases were scheduled for an upcoming meeting and the county has no planning director",
      "Underwood said the commission has not been approached about any data center proposals in Baldwin County",
      "Silicon Ranch's Stockton solar project covers about 4,500 acres of timberland and wetlands",
      "At least three of four commission seats will be filled by newcomers after the November election",
      "The Baldwin County Commission enacted a 180-day moratorium covering zoning change requests, renewable energy projects, and data center development countywide.",
      "Baldwin County Commission voted Oct. 6, 2026 to adopt a 180-day moratorium",
      "Moratorium covers new rezoning requests not yet filed and unpermitted renewable energy projects, including data centers and solar farms",
      "Reasons cited: staff capacity, no updated master plan, no planning director"
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    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Stop Solar in Stockton",
        "url": "https://ppmhc.org/article/community-uproar-solar-farm-for-data-center-sparks-outrage-in-stockton-al",
        "date": "2026-11-08T22:50:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Friends of the Tensaw River",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePatentDangers/comments/1up3rnu/silicon_ranch_4500acre_solar_project_clears/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T17:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Citizens for Property Rights Baldwin County",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/baldwin_county/astroturfing-who-s-behind-baldwins-anti-zoning-push/article_237574ad-c500-4157-a685-7e7a1afc9fb1.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24T16:46:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Stockton residents' petition to stop solar farm",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/baldwin_county/astroturfing-who-s-behind-baldwins-anti-zoning-push/article_237574ad-c500-4157-a685-7e7a1afc9fb1.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24T16:46:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Energy Alabama",
        "url": "https://heatmap.news/energy/meta-solar-alabama",
        "date": "2026-03-13T21:12:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Stockton anti-solar organizers",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/02/alabama-town-explodes-over-proposed-solar-farm-one-two-punch.html",
        "date": "2026-02-10T11:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Friends of Tinsaw River",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-v3eDtYq20",
        "date": null
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    "name": "Barbour County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.75), 1 project within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:25.954Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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      "01069",
      "01031",
      "01081",
      "01101"
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        "effect": 0.027
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "1",
        "effect": 0.019
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      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
        "effect": 0.005
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      {
        "label": "Voters 2024",
        "value": "9,832",
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.75 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.004
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        "reason": "Pike County 0.74 · 50 km",
        "weight": 0.3267704324919028
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      {
        "reason": "Macon County 0.68 · 71 km",
        "weight": 0.16317597884350962
      },
      {
        "reason": "Houston County 0.75 · 74 km",
        "weight": 0.15198061316432854
      },
      {
        "reason": "Coffee County 0.93 · 80 km",
        "weight": 0.13073171497045039
      },
      {
        "reason": "Lee County 0.75 · 80 km",
        "weight": 0.12920167403041777
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      {
        "reason": "Montgomery County 0.68 · 92 km",
        "weight": 0.09813958649939099
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    "social": [],
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    "facts": [],
    "groups": []
  },
  "01007": {
    "name": "Bibb County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "There is little evidence specific to Bibb County beyond a YouTube short asking local leaders whether data centers could come there. Neighboring Chilton and Shelby counties adopted data center moratoria in October 2026, and Birmingham passed restrictive rules 6-3 in June 2026.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:59.167Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 64.4,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "01125",
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        "reason": "thin local evidence",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Birmingham City Council approves data center zoning ...",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-zoning-rules-after-nearly-3-hours-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T01:11:30.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    ],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3HfKQe4ZAks",
        "text": "Could data center projects be headed to Bibb County? Here's what local leaders had to say - YouTube",
        "date": null,
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        "emotion": "none"
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    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "I support economic development, innovation, and job creation. But I also believe projects of this magnitude require transparency, community engagement, and strong oversight.",
        "source": "Wardine Alexander, Council President Pro Tempore (District 7)",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-zoning-rules-after-nearly-3-hours-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T01:11:30.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "When you remove a special exception, you remove the public ability to have any meaningful input that matters,",
        "source": "Allison Black Cornelius, CEO of Greater Birmingham Humane Society",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-zoning-rules-after-nearly-3-hours-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this data center was opening within 500 feet of your child's school or your grandchild's house, would you leave it as is,",
        "source": "Valerie Paul",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-zoning-rules-after-nearly-3-hours-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have looked at all of these major concerns and created an ordinance that we genuinely believe when combined, produces one that is unmatched in the southeast and stands among the nation's strongest ordinances regulating data centers in the country,",
        "source": "Hunter Garrison, deputy director of the mayor's office of resilience and sustainability",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-zoning-rules-after-nearly-3-hours-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
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      "Birmingham City Council approved data center zoning ordinance on June 9, 2026 by a 6-3 vote",
      "Ordinance includes 20 conditions, including ban on on-site power generators, closed-loop cooling, five-acre minimum lot size, and 500-foot setback",
      "Ordinance removed the special exception requirement for hyperscale data centers, so they would not need zoning board public hearings if they meet all 20 requirements",
      "Current six-month moratorium prevents data center developers from submitting applications; new regulations take effect when it ends",
      "A YouTube Short asks whether data center projects could be headed to Bibb County, Alabama, and features comments from local leaders."
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    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Oxmoor community residents lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-zoning-rules-after-nearly-3-hours-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T01:11:30.000Z"
      }
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    "name": "Blount County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.87,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Blount County's Planning Commission voted 9-0 on July 29 to recommend a 12-month moratorium on AI data centers. In June, commissioners unanimously sought restrictions, and a moratorium resolution backed by three commissioners reached the Oct. 13 workshop agenda.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.7,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:55.070Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 81,
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        "status": "moratorium",
        "fips": "01009",
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      "operating_60km": 6,
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Blount County Board of Commissioners Workshop agenda has moratoriums, ambulances and ALPR cameras on agenda | News | thedailytimes.com",
        "url": "http://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-board-of-commissioners-workshop-agenda-has-moratoriums-ambulances-and-alpr-cameras-on-agenda/article_f41478cd-4709-4e0d-b733-4c6f5affc239.html",
        "date": "2026-10-10T03:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "thedailytimes.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blount County Planning Commission requests 12 month moratorium on AI data centers while it develops regulations | News | thedailytimes.com",
        "url": "https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-planning-commission-requests-12-month-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers-while-it-develops/article_02323a27-16df-46e7-8cda-bd059e2916c4.html",
        "date": "2026-07-30T03:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Daily Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blount County Commission passes budget, data center restrictions; storm water fails | News | thedailytimes.com",
        "url": "https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-commission-passes-budget-data-center-restrictions-storm-water-fails/article_526dd15e-45d2-4599-a9e5-8316db8e33b1.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22T03:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Daily Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "blount county commission",
        "url": "https://linkedin.com/company/blount-county-commission",
        "date": null,
        "source": "linkedin.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "a temporary pause on certain large-scale developments is necessary to allow sufficient time for the Zoning Review Committee to review the existing regulations and make recommendations.",
        "source": "Sponsors of the subdivision and apartment moratorium resolution",
        "url": "http://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-board-of-commissioners-workshop-agenda-has-moratoriums-ambulances-and-alpr-cameras-on-agenda/article_f41478cd-4709-4e0d-b733-4c6f5affc239.html",
        "date": "2026-10-10T03:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The plan is to have a draft in some form back to you all next month with either a blessing from legal or maybe some recommended changes to it.",
        "source": "Thomas Lloyd, director of Development Services, Blount County",
        "url": "https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-planning-commission-requests-12-month-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers-while-it-develops/article_02323a27-16df-46e7-8cda-bd059e2916c4.html",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "All data centers are not alike,",
        "source": "David Wells, Commissioner, Blount County Planning Commission",
        "url": "https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-planning-commission-requests-12-month-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers-while-it-develops/article_02323a27-16df-46e7-8cda-bd059e2916c4.html",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      "Blount County Board of Commissioners Workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 will consider a 12-month moratorium on AI data centers while a study is conducted",
      "Planning Commission passed a zoning amendment creating definitions and location restrictions for data centers on Sept. 24, 2026",
      "A public hearing resolution setting a date for the data center amendment is not on the October agenda but would likely appear in November",
      "Blount County Planning Commission voted 9-0 on July 29, 2026 to recommend a 12-month moratorium on AI data centers and crypto-currency mining while zoning regulations are developed",
      "Knox County Commission passed a similar moratorium on June 30 and Knoxville City Council followed on July 7",
      "Staff determined the 5,000-foot distance requirement would leave no site within the county's jurisdiction able to meet it",
      "The county has not currently received any permit requests for such an operation",
      "Blount County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution requesting the Planning Commission adopt restrictions on data center and cryptocurrency mining operations, 19-0 vote context on budget resolutions",
      "Proposed restrictions would allow data centers only in the Industrial zone as a special exception approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals",
      "Proposed restrictions require at least 5,000 feet from Suburbanizing, R-1, R-2, or RAC zoning districts and from residential dwellings, schools, or churches, with sound not exceeding 60 decibels at property lines",
      "A stormwater quality management amendment failed on a 9-10 vote on the same night",
      "Blount County Planning Commission requested a 12-month moratorium on AI data centers while it develops regulations (reported 2026-07-30)",
      "Blount County Board of Commissioners sent moratorium resolutions to the Planning Commission (reported 2026-10-24)"
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    "name": "Bullock County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.693134920634921,
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.74), 11 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:25.954Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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      "01051",
      "01081",
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        "status": "planned",
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        "effect": -0.022
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      {
        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "SoftBank Pike County, 37 km (planned)",
        "effect": 0.019
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      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "11",
        "effect": 0.002
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      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "2",
        "effect": -0.002
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.74 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.001
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    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Pike County 0.74 · 37 km",
        "weight": 0.3151652951110187
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      {
        "reason": "Macon County 0.68 · 39 km",
        "weight": 0.27527767755362237
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      {
        "reason": "Montgomery County 0.68 · 56 km",
        "weight": 0.13562031153858042
      },
      {
        "reason": "Elmore County 0.90 · 65 km",
        "weight": 0.10024786165698181
      },
      {
        "reason": "Lee County 0.75 · 65 km",
        "weight": 0.09971160697802581
      },
      {
        "reason": "Tallapoosa County 0.80 · 76 km",
        "weight": 0.07397724716177084
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  "01013": {
    "name": "Butler County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "A rumored 380-acre Elm Lane site near Greenville is marketed as a data center and energy site with on-site 230-kV Alabama Power transmission. No buyer, developer or official confirmation exists, and no opposition or official action is recorded.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:28.017Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 22.7,
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        "name": "Elm Lane Greenville",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "01013",
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      "operating_60km": 0,
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        "reason": "statewide wave of county moratoria",
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        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Greenville 380-acre data center and energy site, Butler County, AL | Community Digital Technologies",
        "url": "https://communitydigitaltech.com/projects/greenville-380-acre-data-center-and-energy-site-elm-lane-greenville-al",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Community Digital Technologies",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Greenville, Alabama",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/butler-county-al/greenville-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      "About 380 acres off Elm Lane near Greenville, AL are listed as a data center and energy development site",
      "Site has on-site 230-kV Alabama Power transmission and a 230/115-kV substation about 885 feet away",
      "No buyer or operator has been reported or announced",
      "Not confirmed by the developer or local officials; location approximate",
      "No tracked data center project is inside Greenville city limits; nearest is 30.4 miles away.",
      "Four projects tracked within 50 miles of Greenville: 2 MW operating, 195 MW under construction, 1.5 GW proposed.",
      "Meta Montgomery has $82M in known public incentives and 100 permanent jobs.",
      "Greenville-area projects equal about 28.5% of Alabama's known active data center capacity (1.7 GW of 6.1 GW)."
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  "01015": {
    "name": "Calhoun County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.88,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On August 18, 2026, the Anniston City Council unanimously adopted a 12-month moratorium on data center permitting, development, expansion and licensing, running to August 2027. The Planning Commission must report recommendations within six months.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:28.855Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 48530,
      "pres_2024_margin": 44.8,
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      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Anniston moratorium",
        "status": "moratorium",
        "fips": "01015",
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      "operating_60km": 1,
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        "reason": "active municipal moratorium (Anniston)",
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        "reason": "no organized local group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Southern Edge Connect (SEC) Data Center - The Gateway (Southern Edge Connect / Southern Telecom): 2 MW data center in Calhoun, AL | Data Center Tracker",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/southern-edge-connect-sec-data-center-the-gateway-al--f2546de9-7255-49d4-b18d-2a4c936d06f0",
        "date": null,
        "source": "More Than Just Parks",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Calhoun County, AL | Data Center Record",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/calhoun-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Center Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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    "facts": [
      "Southern Edge Connect data center in Calhoun County, AL is operating with 2 MW reported capacity",
      "Utility power is scalable to 10 MW",
      "Site is 2.9 miles from Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge",
      "No dated events recorded for the site beyond its listing",
      "Anniston City Council adopted Resolution No. 26 R-97 on August 18, 2026, imposing a 12 month data center moratorium.",
      "Anniston Planning Commission was directed to present data center recommendations within six months (reported August 26, 2026).",
      "No data center in Calhoun County is on the record.",
      "Nearest planned data center is Patmos Fairfield in Jefferson County, about 59 miles away.",
      "Westover Proposed Data Center in Shelby County is about 61 miles away."
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "name": "Alabama Power Data Center Contracts",
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        "reason": "no local project or group",
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      {
        "title": "The Frequency — Issue #26 | Public Notice.",
        "url": "https://readtheroom.news/the-frequency/issue/26/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Frequency",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "The Frequency — Issue #20 | Split Decision.",
        "url": "https://readtheroom.news/the-frequency/issue/20/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Frequency",
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        "text": "Energy Alabama’s Daniel Tait noted that under the new rule, silence still counts as approval.",
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        "date": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "Commission President Cynthia Almond said the size of the facilities, their power use and public concern made a public vote important.",
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        "url": "https://readtheroom.news/the-frequency/issue/26/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "The vote of this commission took it away from your children.",
        "source": "Debra Riley, Commissioner, District 6",
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        "date": "2026-08-24",
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        "text": "It doesn't need to be in Valley.",
        "source": "James Williams, Commissioner, District 3",
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        "date": "2026-08-24",
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      "In the governor's race, Democrat Doug Jones has called for a one-year moratorium on new data center construction.",
      "Chambers County Commission deadlocked 3-3 on Aug. 24, 2026, failing a $1.5 million-a-year school funding agreement for a consolidated high school",
      "The Alabama Public Service Commission opened a formal review of how Alabama Power negotiates contracts with large data centers, covering data centers pulling 150 megawatts or more",
      "Valley City Council denied Thirsty Tiger LLC's hemp beverage sales application 4-2 on Aug. 24, 2026",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "title": "\"You're Not Gonna Outrun Money\": Bryant on the AI Data Facility, the Pushback, and What This County Actually Needs",
        "url": "https://www.heycherokeecounty.com/p/issue003",
        "date": "2026-07-11T10:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hey Cherokee County",
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        "text": "Did I want it? No, not necessarily. If you said, 'Alan, do you want AI?' No",
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        "url": "https://www.heycherokeecounty.com/p/issue003",
        "date": "2026-07-11",
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        "text": "When you're working with multi-billion dollar companies, you done lost. You already lost",
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        "text": "They're coming whether you like it or not. They'll have you tied up in court.",
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        "text": "You're not gonna outrun money. You'll never outrun money.",
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        "text": "I get pollution and different things; you do not want chemicals and stuff like that in your county",
        "source": "Alan Bryant, former Cherokee County Board of Commissioners Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.heycherokeecounty.com/p/issue003",
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      {
        "text": "But then you've got to look at the offset; they're going to tax the far out of them. And this county will have money to actually help your children, help schools, help do something.",
        "source": "Alan Bryant, former Cherokee County Board of Commissioners Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.heycherokeecounty.com/p/issue003",
        "date": "2026-07-11",
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      "Projected tax revenue from the AI data facility is $6 million to $14 million per year",
      "County employees had gone without raises for several years, per Bryant",
      "Residents pushed back at meetings and on social media against the AI data facility",
      "Bryant says the county was working on environmental concerns and that such projects need planning"
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    "name": "Chilton County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.55,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Chilton County commissioners adopted a data center moratorium in mid-2026 while drafting siting rules. They unanimously rescinded it on Oct 14, 2026, after the chair said state law gives the county no authority to deny data centers. No organized local opposition is documented.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.4,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:42.147Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "reason": "unanimous rescission of moratorium",
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      {
        "reason": "no local zoning authority",
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        "reason": "no organized opposition group",
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      {
        "title": "Chilton County rescinds data‑center moratorium; commissioners say county lacks legal grounds to deny projects | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11030599/alabama/chilton-county/chilton-county-rescinds-datacenter-moratorium-commissioners-say-county-lacks-legal-grounds-to-deny-projects",
        "date": "2026-10-14T21:14:34.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "Chair to seek vote to lift data-center moratorium, citing limited local authority | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10664226/alabama/chilton-county/chair-to-seek-vote-to-lift-data-center-moratorium-citing-limited-local-authority",
        "date": "2026-10-09T11:02:22.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "Commissioner proposes up to yearlong moratorium on data center development while county drafts regulations | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8037466/alabama/chilton-county/commissioner-proposes-up-to-yearlong-moratorium-on-data-center-development-while-county-drafts-regulations",
        "date": "2026-05-21T02:06:27.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Chilton County commissioners begin discussion on possible local guidelines for data‑center siting | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8002551/alabama/chilton-county/chilton-county-commissioners-begin-discussion-on-possible-local-guidelines-for-datacenter-siting",
        "date": "2026-05-12T15:16:13.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Childersburg City Council to begin morning meeting schedule with data center zoning hearing - Sylacauga News",
        "url": "https://www.sylacauganews.com/local/childersburg-city-council-to-begin-morning-meeting-schedule-with-data-center-zoning-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-01-08T16:01:48.000Z",
        "source": "Sylacauga News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Clanton, Alabama",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/chilton-county-al/clanton-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "text": "no grounds to deny by state law",
        "source": "Chair, Commission chair",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11030599/alabama/chilton-county/chilton-county-rescinds-datacenter-moratorium-commissioners-say-county-lacks-legal-grounds-to-deny-projects",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "due to the fact it has no teeth",
        "source": "Commission chair, Commission chair",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10664226/alabama/chilton-county/chair-to-seek-vote-to-lift-data-center-moratorium-citing-limited-local-authority",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      "Chilton County commissioners unanimously voted to rescind the data center moratorium on Oct 14, 2026.",
      "Chair said state law gives the county no authority to outright deny a proposed data center.",
      "Commissioners said a moratorium could be used to buy time for planning.",
      "Chilton County's data center moratorium has been in place for about four months",
      "The commission chair will ask the commission Tuesday for a resolution to lift the moratorium",
      "The county lacks home-rule zoning authority to fully regulate data centers",
      "A Chilton County commissioner asked the commission to request the county attorney draft a resolution imposing a moratorium of up to one year on new data center development",
      "The discussion produced no formal vote and staff were asked to draft language",
      "The moratorium would allow the commission to develop local data center regulations",
      "Chilton County commissioners opened a preliminary discussion on local data-center siting guidelines after members noticed cleared and leveled parcels.",
      "Commissioners discussed residential buffer zones and possible power-draw thresholds and agreed to put the item on a future agenda to draft guidance.",
      "Childersburg City Council will hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on January 20, 2026 on a zoning ordinance recommendation concerning data centers.",
      "The proposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance 1022, Section 18 would permit data centers as a principal use within the PUD zoning district as new Section 18.2.",
      "18 active data center projects tracked in the Clanton area; none has a coordinate-backed site inside city limits",
      "Known pipeline capacity about 5.3 GW versus 10 MW operating",
      "Known investment across the area is $61.4B and $82M in public incentives",
      "Nearest coordinate-backed project is 23.2 miles from Clanton (Digi Power X Columbiana)",
      "Community opposition or litigation documented for 2 of 18 projects (Project Marvel, Meta Montgomery)"
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.74), 6 projects within 60 km and the county profile. Only 3 weak local items.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
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        "label": "Nearest project",
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        "effect": -0.003
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        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.74 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.001
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        "reason": "Marengo County 0.72 · 44 km",
        "weight": 0.44557695531217206
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      {
        "reason": "Clarke County 0.75 · 56 km",
        "weight": 0.28312270081679664
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      {
        "reason": "Hale County 0.74 · 93 km",
        "weight": 0.10089223224067612
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      {
        "reason": "Perry County 0.74 · 108 km",
        "weight": 0.07581758094119008
      },
      {
        "reason": "Escambia County 0.80 · 133 km",
        "weight": 0.0493083340940603
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        "reason": "Butler County 0.75 · 139 km",
        "weight": 0.04528219659510489
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Center item on this week’s commissioner agenda | Hugo News",
        "url": "https://www.hugonews.com/news/data-center-item-weeks-commissioner-agenda",
        "date": "2026-10-28T12:17:24.000Z",
        "source": "Hugo News",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      "Choctaw County Board of County Commissioners considered M.E.N.S. Ranch proposal for Data Centers at a regular weekly session on a Monday",
      "Commission Chairman Jim Bob Sullivan, D-1, said he personally requested the item be placed on the commission agenda"
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    "name": "Clarke County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Thomasville residents opposed a planned data center near the Kimbrough property at the Aug. 10 council meeting. Doug Jones backed a statewide moratorium on Sept. 26 in Thomasville; Mayor Sheldon Day says no council vote can stop the project.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:02:44.412Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 17.1,
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        "fips": "01025",
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      {
        "title": "Doug Jones Thomasville Stop: Data Centers, Hospital",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/doug-jones-takes-data-center-pause-hospital-pledge-to-thomasville-library-crowd/",
        "date": "2026-10-01T15:17:09.000Z",
        "source": "Southal News",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Thomasville pursues $100M industrial project - Thomasville Times",
        "url": "https://www.thethomasvilletimes.com/articles/thomasville-pursues-100m-industrial-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-16T18:32:20.000Z",
        "source": "Thomasville Times",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "Thomasville Weighs Annexing Land Near Proposed Data Center",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/thomasville-considers-annexing-land-near-proposed-data-center-as-residents-press-for-answers/",
        "date": "2026-08-17T08:33:06.000Z",
        "source": "South Alabama News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Clarke County Commissioners Say They Can't Block Data Center",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/clarke-county-commissioners-say-they-have-no-power-to-block-data-center-near-thomasville/",
        "date": "2026-08-17T08:32:34.000Z",
        "source": "South Alabama News",
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      {
        "title": "County: Powerless on data centers - South Alabamian",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/county-powerless-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T17:57:50.000Z",
        "source": "South Alabamian",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners concerns about data center voiced - Clarke County Democrat",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/commissioners-concerns-about-data-center-voiced/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T17:12:50.000Z",
        "source": "Clarke County Democrat",
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        "title": "Clarke County Democrat - Audio Articles",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/audio-articles/player/audio-article-147093",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "source": "Clarke County Democrat",
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      {
        "title": "DILEMMA ON DATA CENTERS - South Alabamian",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/dilemma-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:39:40.000Z",
        "source": "South Alabamian",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Leaders can’t stop data centers - Clarke County Democrat",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/leaders-cant-stop-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:03:05.000Z",
        "source": "Clarke County Democrat",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Questions remain about Thomasville’s future - Clarke County Democrat",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/questions-remain-about-thomasvilles-future/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T16:45:45.000Z",
        "source": "Clarke County Democrat",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council says no decisions yet on potential data center near south Thomasville | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8382982/alabama/clarke-county/thomasville/council-says-no-decisions-yet-on-potential-data-center-near-south-thomasville",
        "date": "2026-06-22T11:05:57.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Buying Land in Clarke County, AL: Zoning & Timber Basics",
        "url": "https://www.uslandlife.com/alabama/clarke-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "US Land Life",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "text": "If they violate what they tell you, we will doggone hold somebody accountable,",
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        "url": "https://southalnews.com/doug-jones-takes-data-center-pause-hospital-pledge-to-thomasville-library-crowd/",
        "date": "2026-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can’t get out of the problem by building your way out,",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for governor",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/doug-jones-takes-data-center-pause-hospital-pledge-to-thomasville-library-crowd/",
        "date": "2026-09-26",
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      {
        "text": "I think the bad outweighs the good,",
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        "url": "https://southalnews.com/clarke-county-commissioners-say-they-have-no-power-to-block-data-center-near-thomasville/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
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        "text": "We don’t have a dog in the fight. We don’t have zoning,",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/clarke-county-commissioners-say-they-have-no-power-to-block-data-center-near-thomasville/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m not for it and I’m not against it,",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/clarke-county-commissioners-say-they-have-no-power-to-block-data-center-near-thomasville/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the bad outweighs the good,",
        "source": "Sven Swanson Jr., Thomasville resident",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/county-powerless-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have a dog in the fight. We don't have zoning.",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/county-powerless-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not for it and I'm not against it,",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/county-powerless-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the bad outweighs the good,",
        "source": "Sven Swanson Jr., Thomasville resident",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/commissioners-concerns-about-data-center-voiced/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have a dog in the fight. We don’t have zoning.",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/commissioners-concerns-about-data-center-voiced/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m not for it and I’m not against it,",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/commissioners-concerns-about-data-center-voiced/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are looking for ways of how we can do a good job,",
        "source": "Sheldon Day, Mayor",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/thomasville-considers-annexing-land-near-proposed-data-center-as-residents-press-for-answers/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do our best to sell Thomasville to the whole world,",
        "source": "Sheldon Day, Mayor",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/thomasville-considers-annexing-land-near-proposed-data-center-as-residents-press-for-answers/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to be clear, Clarke County does not have a dog in this fight",
        "source": "Jackie Rush, Clarke County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/dilemma-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:39:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no vote that this council can take directly to stop the project,",
        "source": "Sheldon Day, Mayor of Thomasville",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/dilemma-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:39:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission does not have the authority to permit or not permit a data center,",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Mobile County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/dilemma-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:39:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't need to ban them but we do need some kind of controls where they can't just come in and plop down next to people who have lived in a particular place for decades and without any type of sayso by local government,",
        "source": "Arthur Orr, State Sen. (R-Decatur)",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/dilemma-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:39:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no vote that this council can take directly to stop the project,",
        "source": "Sheldon Day, Mayor of Thomasville",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/leaders-cant-stop-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:03:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to be clear, Clarke County does not have a dog in this fight,",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/leaders-cant-stop-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:03:05.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission does not have the authority to permit or not permit a data center,",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Mobile County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/leaders-cant-stop-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:03:05.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t need to ban them but we do need some kind of controls where they can’t just come in and plop down next to people who have lived in a particular place for decades and without any type of say-so by local government,",
        "source": "Arthur Orr, State Sen. (R-Decatur)",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/leaders-cant-stop-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:03:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have received a countless number of phone calls about data centers",
        "source": "Jackie Rush, Clarke County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.southalabamian.com/articles/dilemma-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are being built anywhere they can find a place. Are we that place?",
        "source": "Unnamed guest column writer, Thomasville resident",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/questions-remain-about-thomasvilles-future/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just don’t believe we are the right fit for the project.",
        "source": "Unnamed guest column writer, Thomasville resident",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/questions-remain-about-thomasvilles-future/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They should have a public hearing on a matter this important to our town.",
        "source": "Unnamed guest column writer, Thomasville resident",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/questions-remain-about-thomasvilles-future/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "He emphasized the council has not signed nondisclosure agreements and is only at an early information-gathering stage.",
        "source": "Mayor, Mayor of Thomasville",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8382982/alabama/clarke-county/thomasville/council-says-no-decisions-yet-on-potential-data-center-near-south-thomasville",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
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      "Doug Jones backed a one-year moratorium on new data centers in Alabama at a Sept. 26, 2026 stop at the Thomasville Public Library",
      "Jones said data center developers should not receive tax incentives or abatements",
      "Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day said no significant movement on the potential data center project; power supply study not expected finished until January at earliest",
      "Thomasville Regional Medical Center closed in 2024, eliminating more than 100 jobs",
      "A power supply study for a potential Thomasville data center remains underway, with completion expected by January at the earliest.",
      "Many Thomasville residents are opposed to the data center, citing impacts on citizens and infrastructure.",
      "Mayor Sheldon Day reported no significant movement on the data center project at the Monday council meeting.",
      "Thomasville City Council heard resident opposition to the proposed data center at its Aug. 10, 2026 meeting",
      "City is exploring annexing the property, which requires property owner approval",
      "Power supply study is expected to take five to six months",
      "City attorney Glenn Powell said ordinances on alcohol, business licenses and zoning need updating because data centers are classed as commercial and can locate almost anywhere in the city",
      "Clarke County has no zoning and little legal authority over development outside city limits",
      "Clarke County has no zoning authority over land outside city limits",
      "Only Baldwin and Shelby counties of Alabama's 67 counties have home rule",
      "Thomasville officials are exploring annexing the property near the proposed site",
      "Commissioners said the public has no mechanism to vote down the proposed data center",
      "Clarke County lacks home rule, so it must get Legislature permission to zone or raise taxes",
      "Commissioners said the public cannot vote to reject data centers in Clarke County",
      "U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell has no authority over state or local data center moratoriums, according to commissioners",
      "All but two of Alabama's 67 counties need Legislature permission to zone; Baldwin and Shelby are exceptions",
      "Clarke County lacks home rule and has no zoning authority",
      "All but two of Alabama's 67 counties (Baldwin and Shelby) must go through the Legislature to zone or raise taxes",
      "Commissioners told a resident the public cannot vote to reject data centers",
      "A Thomasville resident raised concerns about electricity, water use and noise",
      "Clarke County Democrat front-page article dated 8/12/2026 titled 'Commissioners concerns about data center voiced' by Jim Cox; article body not included in the document",
      "Clarke County has no countywide zoning, like 65 other Alabama counties; only Baldwin and Shelby counties have broad home rule powers",
      "Alabama lawmakers this year approved legislation requiring Public Service Commission oversight of data centers using more than 150 megawatts",
      "Doug Jones called for a six-month to one-year moratorium on new data centers",
      "Alabama has 27 operating or planned data centers, according to Cleanview",
      "Only Baldwin and Shelby among Alabama's 67 counties have home rule authority",
      "Clarke County has no zoning ordinances",
      "This year Alabama required Public Service Commission oversight for data centers using more than 150 MW",
      "Alabama has 27 operating or planned data centers per Cleanview",
      "Doug Jones favors a six-month to one-year moratorium on new data centers",
      "Guest column accuses Thomasville's mayor of lacking transparency over a proposed data center",
      "Writer says Thomasville residents already pay more for water than any nearby town",
      "Writer says the data center would buy water from the city, which could raise rates",
      "City's economic developer cited a data center being built in north Mobile County/Washington County as state-of-the-art",
      "Writer says the site mentioned by the economic developer is out in the country, not near any town",
      "Multiple developers have reviewed the Kimbrough property on Thomasville's south end"
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    "name": "Clay County",
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    "score": 0.88,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Clay County commissioners have a Data Centers Moratorium Ordinance on their agenda, with public hearings set for June 9 and June 23, 2026. A revised ordinance was uploaded June 8; the County Attorney approved the item June 3.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:00:50.289Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Coversheet",
        "url": "https://claycounty.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=16886&MeetingID=2160",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "source": "Clay County Board of County Commissioners",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65H9Flt9dFk",
        "text": "After a heated meeting in Clay County last night, the debate over a 12 month moratorium on data centers is growing. So one commissioner's view drawing some strong disagreement after she didn't, doesn't, saying she doesn't support or oppose data centers, while others want the county to ban them outright. Our Sydney DeSean spoke with that commissioner before Sydney headed to that breaking news. I don't support or oppose data. Centers, I have a problem with us not being able to have a conversation about them coming to the county. -- District\n-- 2 Commissioner Alexandra Compare says she wants the county to keep the door open on data centers. The debate came to a head at Tuesday's meeting where many speakers made their opposition clear. What's your response to all of the concerns about water, power, and the environment? I know we heard a lot of that last night. Thank you for raising them. And I mean that sincerely. That's what it's all about. Some even walking out after Compere shared her v",
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      {
        "text": "I don't support or oppose data. Centers, I have a problem with us not being able to have a conversation about them coming to the county.",
        "source": "Alexandra Compare, District 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65H9Flt9dFk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So I am not in favor of preventing even an application being submitted for our consideration.",
        "source": "Alexandra Compare, District 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65H9Flt9dFk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our land development code is silent on something like a data center, so Right now we really don't have any guardrails in place.",
        "source": "Betsy Condon, District 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65H9Flt9dFk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am very concerned, especially about the water consumption and the environmental impact.",
        "source": "Betsy Condon, District 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65H9Flt9dFk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not interested in selling out to the highest bidder. Nothing is worth selling out Clay County for that.",
        "source": "Betsy Condon, District 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65H9Flt9dFk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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      "First of two public hearings on the Data Centers Moratorium Ordinance is set for June 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM",
      "Second and final public hearing is scheduled for June 23, 2026",
      "Revised ordinance uploaded 6/8/2026",
      "County Attorney approved the item on 6/3/2026",
      "Clay County is considering a 12-month pause on rezoning or permitting applications for data centers",
      "Second and final public hearing on the ordinance is set for June 23",
      "No data center application has been submitted yet",
      "Many speakers opposed data centers at Tuesday's meeting, citing water, power and environmental concerns",
      "Some attendees walked out after Commissioner Compere shared her views"
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    "name": "Cleburne County",
    "state": "AL",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.85), 8 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:25.956Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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        "fips": "01015",
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        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.85 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.023
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
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        "effect": 0.013
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      {
        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Anniston moratorium, 21 km (moratorium)",
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "reason": "Randolph County 0.85 · 44 km",
        "weight": 0.12683813191801752
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        "reason": "Clay County 0.88 · 49 km",
        "weight": 0.10279340404063142
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      {
        "reason": "Etowah County 0.85 · 54 km",
        "weight": 0.08360941101984827
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      {
        "reason": "Cherokee County 0.73 · 56 km",
        "weight": 0.07833952570935239
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      {
        "reason": "Talladega County 0.76 · 61 km",
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  "01031": {
    "name": "Coffee County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.93,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "The Coffee County Commission unanimously approved a 12-month data center moratorium on June 9, 2026, after the Planning Commission recommended a year instead of the mayor's proposed six months. Four residents spoke in favor, citing water supply.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.8,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:56.190Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 22270,
      "pres_2024_margin": 57.9,
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        "status": "moratorium",
        "fips": "01031",
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      "operating_60km": 0,
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      {
        "reason": "moratorium in force",
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        "reason": "restrictions being drafted",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Coffee County Commission Approves 12-Month Data Center Moratorium - Thunder Radio",
        "url": "https://thunder1320.com/coffee-county-commission-approves-12-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T19:17:09.000Z",
        "source": "Thunder Radio",
        "stance": "oppose"
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    ],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWrWUhsRWwc",
        "text": "Coffee County leaders exploring restrictions for data centers during one year ban - YouTube",
        "date": null,
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        "emotion": "none"
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "I'm very thankful that you guys are taking a look at the moratorium on AI because of its impacts on our water supply,",
        "source": "Steven Arnold, county resident",
        "url": "https://thunder1320.com/coffee-county-commission-approves-12-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "What I've always been told is that we cannot zone out any legal activity, that we must have a place for all legal activities,",
        "source": "Dennis Hunt, County Mayor",
        "url": "https://thunder1320.com/coffee-county-commission-approves-12-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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    ],
    "facts": [
      "Coffee County Commission unanimously approved a 12-month data center moratorium at its June 9, 2026 meeting",
      "Planning Commission unanimously recommended a 12-month moratorium after County Mayor Dennis Hunt proposed six months on May 26, 2026",
      "Four Coffee County residents spoke in favor of the moratorium on June 9, 2026",
      "Planning Commission will meet again June 16, 2026 to continue discussing the data center resolution",
      "Coffee County leaders are exploring data center restrictions during a one year ban"
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    "name": "Colbert County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition or county data center proposals documented in Colbert County. Only small nearby facilities are listed: about 9.9 MW of pipeline near Tuscumbia, a bitcoin mine in Russellville, and two roughly 5 MW projects in Lawrenceburg, TN.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:31.616Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "name": "Compass Lauderdale County",
        "status": "approved",
        "fips": "01077",
        "km": 11
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        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Tuscumbia, Alabama",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/colbert-county-al/tuscumbia-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      "3 projects are tracked near Tuscumbia, AL; none is coordinate-backed inside the city boundary",
      "Known pipeline capacity near Tuscumbia is 9.9 MW",
      "Flatwoods Road Data Center in Lawrenceburg, TN is permitted at 4.9 MW, 41.8 miles from Tuscumbia",
      "Synergy South Russellville bitcoin mining facility is operational, 14.9 miles from Tuscumbia",
      "A separate proposed Lawrenceburg TN data center is 5 MW with expected completion in 2027"
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    "name": "Conecuh County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.77), 3 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
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        "value": "3",
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        "label": "Regional evidence",
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        "reason": "Butler County 0.75 · 37 km",
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        "reason": "Escambia County 0.80 · 43 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Clarke County 0.75 · 84 km",
        "weight": 0.0804718371221512
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      {
        "reason": "Coffee County 0.93 · 85 km",
        "weight": 0.07847052939331756
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      {
        "reason": "Lowndes County 0.62 · 92 km",
        "weight": 0.06755592783603227
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        "reason": "Pike County 0.74 · 106 km",
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    "name": "Coosa County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.76), 27 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
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        "reason": "Chilton County 0.55 · 35 km",
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        "reason": "Shelby County 0.88 · 45 km",
        "weight": 0.18437771067684453
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      {
        "reason": "Elmore County 0.90 · 50 km",
        "weight": 0.14551228030774713
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      {
        "reason": "Talladega County 0.76 · 52 km",
        "weight": 0.13587120808102907
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      {
        "reason": "Tallapoosa County 0.80 · 55 km",
        "weight": 0.12102932800026912
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      {
        "reason": "Clay County 0.88 · 57 km",
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    "name": "Covington County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.81), 4 projects within 60 km and the county profile. Only 2 weak local items.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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      "voters_2024": 17072,
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
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        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Covington data center, 0 km (planned)",
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    "reasons": [
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        "reason": "Coffee County 0.93 · 39 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Butler County 0.75 · 48 km",
        "weight": 0.2411122172223165
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      {
        "reason": "Geneva County 0.76 · 66 km",
        "weight": 0.12715394926076617
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      {
        "reason": "Escambia County 0.80 · 71 km",
        "weight": 0.11090369810474218
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      {
        "reason": "Pike County 0.74 · 73 km",
        "weight": 0.10369670794052939
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      {
        "reason": "Lowndes County 0.62 · 103 km",
        "weight": 0.05217808280722969
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    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N-BIb0PwDs",
        "text": "Advocacy groups say Covington data center, power plant are building without proper permits - YouTube",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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    "facts": [
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    "name": "Crenshaw County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.764134920634921,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.79), 5 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:25.958Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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      "01101",
      "01085",
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        "name": "Coffee County moratorium",
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.79 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.01
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "5",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +55",
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      {
        "reason": "Coffee County 0.93 · 35 km",
        "weight": 0.2952688985697765
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      {
        "reason": "Pike County 0.74 · 37 km",
        "weight": 0.26654176614935676
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      {
        "reason": "Butler County 0.75 · 40 km",
        "weight": 0.22898316217213305
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      {
        "reason": "Montgomery County 0.68 · 67 km",
        "weight": 0.0815439791771028
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      {
        "reason": "Lowndes County 0.62 · 72 km",
        "weight": 0.0695504953728492
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      {
        "reason": "Geneva County 0.76 · 79 km",
        "weight": 0.05811169855878162
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  "01043": {
    "name": "Cullman County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.88,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Cullman City Council unanimously adopted a one-year data center moratorium on June 22, 2026. A proposed permanent ban was pulled from the Sept. 1 Planning Commission agenda. The county lacks zoning power, and Cullman Electric Cooperative reports no spare capacity.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.7,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:06.120Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 43052,
      "pres_2024_margin": 80.5,
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      "operating_60km": 6,
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        "reason": "utility capacity limits",
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        "reason": "permanent ban stalled",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data center agenda item withdrawn from Planning Commission agenda  - The Cullman Tribune",
        "url": "https://www.cullmantribune.com/2026/09/06/data-center-agenda-item-withdrawn-from-planning-commission-agenda/",
        "date": "2026-09-06T16:13:28.000Z",
        "source": "The Cullman Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of Cullman Planning Commission Archives - The Cullman Tribune",
        "url": "https://www.cullmantribune.com/tag/city-of-cullman-planning-commission/",
        "date": "2026-09-06T16:13:28.000Z",
        "source": "The Cullman Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cullman City Planning Commission set to consider permanent data center ban | The Cullman Times",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/08/17/planning-commission-set-to-consider-permanent-data-center-ban/",
        "date": "2026-08-17T16:17:50.000Z",
        "source": "The Cullman Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of Cullman puts moratorium on data centers. Limited home rule prevents county from doing the same. | The Cullman Times",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/07/15/limited-home-rule-prevents-county-from-placing-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T09:27:37.000Z",
        "source": "The Cullman Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of Cullman approves temporary pause on data centers | The Cullman Times",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/06/30/city-of-cullman-approves-temporary-pause-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T15:33:47.000Z",
        "source": "The Cullman Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cullman, Fort Payne join growing list of Alabama cities pausing data center development - Yellowhammer News",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/cullman-fort-payne-join-growing-list-of-alabama-cities-pausing-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T11:04:07.000Z",
        "source": "Yellowhammer News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cullman City Council unanimously passes 12-month temporary moratorium on data centers",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/26/cullman-city-council-unanimously-passes-12-month-temporary-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T03:40:56.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cullman City Council imposes temporary moratorium on ...",
        "url": "https://www.cullmantribune.com/2026/06/23/cullman-city-council-imposes-temporary-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-24T03:17:07.000Z",
        "source": "The Cullman Tribune",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Opinion | AI data centers are changing the world — and not for the better – The Crimson White",
        "url": "https://thecrimsonwhite.com/129181/opinion/opinion-ai-data-centers-are-changing-the-world-and-not-for-the-better/",
        "date": "2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Crimson White",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Another Alabama city approves one-year pause on data centers – with penalties to enforce it - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/alabama-city-approves-one-year-pause-on-data-centers-with-penalties-to-enforce-it.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23T20:37:14.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Homewood, Cullman join growing Alabama debate over data centers",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/homewood-cullman-data-center-moratoriums-alabama-2026",
        "date": "2026-06-22T15:47:36.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Cullman, AL | WatchPennies",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/cullman-county-al/cullman-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "A quorum is not present today, therefore the Cullman Planning Commission cannot take official action or vote on any agenda items during this meeting,",
        "source": "Michael Sullins, Planning Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.cullmantribune.com/2026/09/06/data-center-agenda-item-withdrawn-from-planning-commission-agenda/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Additional time is needed for review.",
        "source": "Wesley Moore, Cullman City Clerk",
        "url": "https://www.cullmantribune.com/2026/09/06/data-center-agenda-item-withdrawn-from-planning-commission-agenda/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No building permit, site plan approval, variance, or other land use approval shall be granted for the development, construction, expansion, or operation of any data center,",
        "source": "Ordinance text, proposed Cullman ordinance",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/08/17/planning-commission-set-to-consider-permanent-data-center-ban/",
        "date": "2026-08-17T16:17:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have headhunters that call us almost weekly asking for substations that have spare capacity,",
        "source": "Justin Lee, Cullman Electric Cooperative Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/07/15/limited-home-rule-prevents-county-from-placing-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the problems with data centers, historically, is that they use a lot of load, but don't create a lot of jobs,",
        "source": "Justin Lee, Cullman Electric Cooperative Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/07/15/limited-home-rule-prevents-county-from-placing-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't control what goes on people's property or anybody wanting to locate in Cullman without any kind of zoning ordinance, and we don't have that in the county,",
        "source": "Jeff Clemons, Cullman County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/07/15/limited-home-rule-prevents-county-from-placing-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can just buy the property, set up shop and do whatever they want to do as long as it's nothing illegal.",
        "source": "Jeff Clemons, Cullman County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/07/15/limited-home-rule-prevents-county-from-placing-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It really just keeps us from having to say yes or no to something like that until we have more information and can make the best decision,",
        "source": "Jason Willoughby, councilmember",
        "url": "https://cullmantimes.com/2026/06/30/city-of-cullman-approves-temporary-pause-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're just trying to get ahead of things before it does come up,",
        "source": "Nick Brown, Zoning Administrator",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/cullman-fort-payne-join-growing-list-of-alabama-cities-pausing-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T11:04:07.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Brown stressed that the city is not trying to prohibit data centers.",
        "source": "Nick Brown, Zoning Administrator",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/cullman-fort-payne-join-growing-list-of-alabama-cities-pausing-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T11:04:07.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The City Council finds that the rapid emergence and potential proliferation of such facilities require careful study of their compatibility with the City's existing zoning districts, infrastructure capacity, environmental resources, residential quality of life, and long-term economic development goals,",
        "source": "Cullman City Council, resolution",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/alabama-city-approves-one-year-pause-on-data-centers-with-penalties-to-enforce-it.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any violation of this moratorium shall be subject to the penalties and remedies available under the City's Zoning Ordinance and other applicable laws, including injunctions and abatement as a public nuisance,",
        "source": "Cullman City Council, resolution",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/alabama-city-approves-one-year-pause-on-data-centers-with-penalties-to-enforce-it.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "The Cullman Planning Commission met Sept. 1, 2026 to address Ordinance No. 2026-42, which would prohibit data centers in city limits, but the item was withdrawn and no discussion took place.",
      "On June 22, 2026 the Cullman City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-116, imposing a temporary moratorium on data centers.",
      "An Aug. 24, 2026 letter from City Clerk Wesley Moore asked that Ordinance No. 2026-42 be removed from the Sept. 1 Planning Commission agenda.",
      "The next Cullman Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Oct. 6, 2026.",
      "City of Cullman Planning Commission met Sept. 1, 2026 to address Ordinance No. 2026-42, which would prohibit the development and operation of data centers",
      "The data center agenda item was withdrawn from the Planning Commission agenda",
      "Cullman city council enacted a one-year data center moratorium in June 2026.",
      "Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a permanent data center ban on Sept. 1, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.",
      "Ordinance sponsored by councilmember Jason Willoughby says data centers are incompatible with the city's zoning districts and comprehensive plan.",
      "Leeds, Homewood, Springville and Helena have also enacted temporary moratoriums.",
      "Final approval of the ban requires a later city council vote.",
      "City of Cullman approved a one-year data center moratorium in June 2026",
      "At least six Alabama municipalities have placed moratoriums of at least one year on data centers and other high-impact projects",
      "Alabama counties cannot pass ordinances, zone property or raise taxes without local legislation from the Legislature",
      "TVA requires local provider approval for any facility using over 5MW",
      "Cullman Electric Cooperative does not foresee spare capacity to approve such projects",
      "Cullman City Council approved a one-year pause on data-center development during its June 22, 2026 meeting",
      "Birmingham, Leeds and Homewood have also approved data center moratoriums in Alabama",
      "The Morgan County Commission approved a similar moratorium the same evening after Somerville residents protested a proposed cryptocurrency mining center on Union Road",
      "Cullman City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to approve a one-year data center moratorium, becoming the fourth known Alabama city to pause data center development after Birmingham, Leeds and Homewood",
      "Fort Payne City Council unanimously approved a six-month data center moratorium on June 16 while drafting zoning rules",
      "Fort Payne has not received any inquiries about building a data center within the city",
      "Proposed Fort Payne rules would allow data centers primarily in the M2 heavy industrial district with conditional-use approval through the Board of Zoning Adjustment and a 1,000-foot setback from residential property lines",
      "Birmingham City Council adopted a 20-point data center ordinance covering water use, noise, setbacks, electrical demand and public notification",
      "Cullman City Council unanimously passed a 12-month temporary moratorium on data centers the week of June 25, 2026",
      "Birmingham, Homewood, and Leeds have also passed data center moratoriums, per the article",
      "During the moratorium the city will evaluate existing zoning districts and how a data center could impact quality of life",
      "Cullman City Council adopted a temporary data center moratorium on June 22, 2026 via Resolution No. 2026-116.",
      "Moratorium covers acceptance, processing and approval of applications for development, construction, expansion or operation of data centers within city limits.",
      "Ordinance No. 2026-42, which would prohibit data centers in city limits, must be referred to the Cullman City Planning Commission; no action taken.",
      "Resolution cites Birmingham's six-month moratorium and Leeds' one-year moratorium.",
      "The Cullman City Council is deliberating on a one-year data center moratorium.",
      "Leeds City Council moved forward on a data center moratorium on June 8.",
      "Homewood voted to temporarily shut down data centers larger than one megawatt.",
      "A medium-sized data center can use up to 110 million gallons of fresh water a year.",
      "Cullman City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to approve a year-long data center moratorium",
      "Cullman is the fourth known Alabama city to approve a data center moratorium, following Birmingham in March, Leeds in early June, and Homewood",
      "Birmingham's moratorium lasted three months, ending mid-June after new zoning regulations were adopted",
      "Moratorium excludes already approved and permitted data centers, routine maintenance, and internal modifications that do not expand capacity or footprint",
      "Cullman City Council expected to consider a one-year data center moratorium, which would immediately bar acceptance, processing and approval of applications within city limits"
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.78), 6 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "reason": "Houston County 0.75 · 33 km",
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        "reason": "Geneva County 0.76 · 37 km",
        "weight": 0.27535617245818694
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      {
        "reason": "Coffee County 0.93 · 45 km",
        "weight": 0.18754401816552177
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      {
        "reason": "Pike County 0.74 · 58 km",
        "weight": 0.11318014669165596
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      {
        "reason": "Butler County 0.75 · 112 km",
        "weight": 0.030652095816820005
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      {
        "reason": "Macon County 0.68 · 119 km",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.68), 8 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "8",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
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      {
        "reason": "Perry County 0.74 · 37 km",
        "weight": 0.33291683659741667
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      {
        "reason": "Lowndes County 0.62 · 39 km",
        "weight": 0.30159856943313645
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      {
        "reason": "Chilton County 0.55 · 67 km",
        "weight": 0.10472408019195739
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      {
        "reason": "Marengo County 0.72 · 70 km",
        "weight": 0.09355859832882348
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      {
        "reason": "Hale County 0.74 · 72 km",
        "weight": 0.0903423160221123
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        "reason": "Butler County 0.75 · 78 km",
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    "name": "DeKalb County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.9,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "DeKalb County commissioners extended a data center moratorium around June 9, 2026, per a news video title. No named opposition group or petition appears; a trackers' pipeline near Fort Payne lists 725 MW and $5.6B.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.55,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:34.905Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 73.9,
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        "status": "moratorium",
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        "reason": "statewide wave of county moratoria",
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        "reason": "thin detail, no named local group",
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        "title": "Council discusses data centers, battery storage and possible zoning changes; planning commission to review | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10169078/alabama/dekalb-county/fort-payne/council-discusses-data-centers-battery-storage-and-possible-zoning-changes-planning-commission-to-review",
        "date": "2026-06-02T20:02:31.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Fort Payne, Alabama",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/dekalb-county-al/fort-payne-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPIrDANaCAg",
        "text": "Commissioners extend data center moratorium in DeKalb County | What we know - YouTube",
        "date": "2026-06-09T21:34:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
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      "DeKalb County commissioners extended a data center moratorium, per the video title.",
      "Fort Payne council discussed pausing data center applications or treating data centers as conditional uses in manufacturing zones on June 2, 2026",
      "Staff will send the data center zoning item to the Planning Commission for its June 23 meeting",
      "15 data center projects tracked near Fort Payne, none with a coordinate-backed site inside the city boundary",
      "Nearest coordinate-backed project is 28.8 miles from the city center",
      "Known pipeline capacity is 725 MW versus 2 MW operating",
      "Known investment across the area is $5.6B",
      "Opposition documented for 2 of 15 projects"
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  "01051": {
    "name": "Elmore County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.9,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Elmore County commissioners unanimously approved a 182-day moratorium on new data center permits in July 2026, citing water, noise and land concerns. A proposed 10-20 MW data center at Tallassee's historic mill was withdrawn after residents and the mayor raised concerns.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.7,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:24.483Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 41491,
      "pres_2024_margin": 52.1,
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        "name": "Undisclosed Tallassee 1852 Mill",
        "status": "withdrawn",
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      "operating_60km": 2,
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        "reason": "active county moratorium",
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      {
        "reason": "unanimous commission vote",
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      {
        "reason": "Tallassee mill proposal withdrawn",
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      {
        "reason": "water, noise and utility bill worries",
        "weight": 0.15
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Elmore County Commissioners issue Moratorium on Data Center ...",
        "url": "https://www.mountainhomenews.com/opinion/elmore-county-commission-issues-moratorium-on-data-center-permits-ac5302d2",
        "date": "2026-07-02T23:02:41.000Z",
        "source": "Mountain Home News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "NYT Spotlights Zeigler PSC Bid Ahead of Runoff",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/nyt-spotlights-zeigler-psc-bid-ahead-of-runoff/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T18:24:41.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Politics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Historic Tallassee mill could become data center; residents urge caution",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/29/historic-tallassee-mill-could-become-data-center-residents-urge-caution/",
        "date": "2026-04-29T12:09:30.000Z",
        "source": "WSFA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Elmore County, AL | Data Center Tracker",
        "url": "https://trackdatacenters.com/usa/alabama/counties/elmore-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Center Tracker",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Elmore County, Alabama - Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/counties/elmore-al",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Tallassee, Alabama",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/elmore-county-al/tallassee-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
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      {
        "text": "Do you know who in Montgomery is overseeing the data centers and solar farms?",
        "source": "Jim Zeigler, Republican candidate, Alabama Public Service Commission",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/nyt-spotlights-zeigler-psc-bid-ahead-of-runoff/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "No one. Nobody is overseeing all this, and that will come to a halt if you elect me to the PSC.",
        "source": "Jim Zeigler, Republican candidate, Alabama Public Service Commission",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/nyt-spotlights-zeigler-psc-bid-ahead-of-runoff/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "At that point, it was early, early stages. We really didn't have any information, just some interest.",
        "source": "Joey Wiginton, Mayor of Tallassee",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/29/historic-tallassee-mill-could-become-data-center-residents-urge-caution/",
        "date": "2026-04-29T12:09:30.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "If it would do any of those things, raise our rate, if it would hurt the river in any way at all, I'm not for that.",
        "source": "Joey Wiginton, Mayor of Tallassee",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/29/historic-tallassee-mill-could-become-data-center-residents-urge-caution/",
        "date": "2026-04-29T12:09:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They claim that, 'oh, it's going to bring a lot of economic impact.' It doesn't.",
        "source": "Charles Bodenhemer, Tallassee resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/29/historic-tallassee-mill-could-become-data-center-residents-urge-caution/",
        "date": "2026-04-29T12:09:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "My family having been here for six generations, I would like to see something useful go in the old mill site, but not a data center.",
        "source": "Charles Bodenhemer, Tallassee resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/29/historic-tallassee-mill-could-become-data-center-residents-urge-caution/",
        "date": "2026-04-29T12:09:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
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      "Elmore County Commissioners unanimously approved a 182-day moratorium on new data center permits",
      "Moratorium cites concerns over water use, noise, land impacts and regulation",
      "The New York Times published a feature on Alabama PSC candidate Jim Zeigler and data center and solar debates on June 15, 2026",
      "The PSC approved the 260-megawatt Silicon Ranch solar project near Stockton in December 2025",
      "Alabama Republicans vote in a statewide PSC Place 2 runoff on June 16, 2026 between Zeigler and incumbent Chris Beeker III",
      "Proposal surfaced about two weeks before April 29, 2026 after mayor received a letter from a man interested in a data center at the old Tallassee mill site",
      "Proposed center described as 10 MW that could grow to 20 MW",
      "Council plans to bring in experts before the proposal goes to a public vote",
      "Residents raised concerns about noise, Tallapoosa River ecosystem and higher utility bills",
      "Data Center Tracker lists 1 tracked data center in Elmore County, Alabama: Tallassee Mill Data Center.",
      "Compute Atlas tracks 1 data center in Elmore County, Alabama.",
      "10 MW of capacity is planned or under construction in Elmore County, with none operational.",
      "The Tallassee 1852 Mill Data Center Proposal is a 10 MW facility in Tallassee, AL.",
      "5 data center projects are tracked in the Tallassee area, none inside city limits",
      "Pipeline capacity is 1.8 GW versus 2 MW operating",
      "Known investment in tracked projects is $3.4B with $82M in public incentives",
      "Montgomery has 3 of the tracked projects",
      "Meta Montgomery is the only tracked project with documented opposition"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Baldwin County residents opposing the Stockton solar project",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/nyt-spotlights-zeigler-psc-bid-ahead-of-runoff/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T18:24:41.000Z"
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  "01053": {
    "name": "Escambia County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On June 8, 2026, the Escambia County Commission unanimously passed resolutions opposing a proposed 2,700-acre data center and solar complex near Lottie, citing water, power bills, noise and no local jobs. Residents gathered about 400 petition signatures.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:02:42.173Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 14929,
      "pres_2024_margin": 46.4,
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        "name": "Escambia County data center",
        "status": "planned",
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        "reason": "tax abatement denial signaled",
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        "reason": "resident petition / outside groups",
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      {
        "title": "Escambia Commission To Consider Hearings For 12-Month Data Center Moratorium : NorthEscambia.com",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/09/escambia-commission-to-consider-hearings-for-12-month-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "NorthEscambia.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Escambia Commission Approves Ordinance Banning Data Centers, Starting Process For Moratorium : NorthEscambia.com",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/08/escambia-commission-approves-ordinance-banning-data-centers-starts-process-for-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "NorthEscambia.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Escambia Commission Bans Data Centers; Barry Says No Projects Ever Under Consideration In District 5 : NorthEscambia.com",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/escambia-commission-bans-data-centers-barry-says-no-projects-ever-under-consideration-in-district-5",
        "date": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "NorthEscambia.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Commission: no to data centers, solar - Tri-City Ledger",
        "url": "https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2026/06/11/news/commission-no-to-data-centers-solar/6772.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Tri-City Ledger",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commission takes stand against solar farm, data center",
        "url": "https://www.brewtonstandard.com/news/commission-takes-stand-against-solar-farm-data-center-c11e64df",
        "date": "2026-06-09T17:33:40.000Z",
        "source": "The Brewton Standard",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Escambia County, Alabama, passes resolutions opposing Lottie...",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-alabama-passes-resolutions-opposing-lottie-solar-farms-and-data-center-f922deb5",
        "date": "2026-06-08T16:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Atmore Advance",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Escambia County commissioners voice concern on west side dat...",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-commissioners-voice-concern-on-west-side-data-center-solar-farm-over-water-power-concerns-674bb436",
        "date": "2026-05-11T16:50:06.000Z",
        "source": "Atmore Advance",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Articles, stories, news, by Lisa Tindell | The Atmore Advance.",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/writers/lisa-tindell",
        "date": "2026-02-11T16:09:58.000Z",
        "source": "The Atmore Advance",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "U.S. Data Center Project Tracker | Your Data Center Ally",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterally.com/project-watch",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Your Data Center Ally",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "In my opinion, the cleanest thing to do is to continue to use the Land Development Code because it prohibits these activities because they are not specifically included in the code,",
        "source": "William Nelson, county attorney designate",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/08/escambia-commission-approves-ordinance-banning-data-centers-starts-process-for-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If that is what is going to take to ensure an additional blanket level for our community, I don’t have an issue with that,",
        "source": "Steven Barry, District 5 Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/08/escambia-commission-approves-ordinance-banning-data-centers-starts-process-for-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s banned, clearly, because the Land Development Code does not allow for it,",
        "source": "Lumon May, Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/08/escambia-commission-approves-ordinance-banning-data-centers-starts-process-for-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "Data center facilities are not identified as a permitted or conditional principal use in any zoning district,",
        "source": "Escambia County Resolution",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/escambia-commission-bans-data-centers-barry-says-no-projects-ever-under-consideration-in-district-5",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Your code does not anticipate any size as a permitted use,”",
        "source": "Alison Rogers, County Attorney",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/escambia-commission-bans-data-centers-barry-says-no-projects-ever-under-consideration-in-district-5",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We all believe this. None of us want data centers. It’s not happening,”",
        "source": "Steve Stroberger, Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/escambia-commission-bans-data-centers-barry-says-no-projects-ever-under-consideration-in-district-5",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“There’s not been a single approach made, no proposal or even an off-conversation at the gas station about a project involving any type of data center in District 5,”",
        "source": "Steven Barry, District 5 Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/escambia-commission-bans-data-centers-barry-says-no-projects-ever-under-consideration-in-district-5",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“They are not real jobs,”",
        "source": "Lumon May, Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/07/escambia-commission-bans-data-centers-barry-says-no-projects-ever-under-consideration-in-district-5",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I refuse to call them 'solar farms' because they're not farming anything, except money,",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler, administrator for 'Stop Solar in Baldwin' and president of 'Friends of the Tensaw River'",
        "url": "https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2026/06/11/news/commission-no-to-data-centers-solar/6772.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would be facing the possible destruction of our aquifers, our wells, our creeks and waterways,",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler, administrator for 'Stop Solar in Baldwin' and president of 'Friends of the Tensaw River'",
        "url": "https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2026/06/11/news/commission-no-to-data-centers-solar/6772.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have a strong suspicion that a data center is shopping for land near Atmore,",
        "source": "Meagan Fowler, administrator for 'Stop Solar in Baldwin' and president of 'Friends of the Tensaw River'",
        "url": "https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2026/06/11/news/commission-no-to-data-centers-solar/6772.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've got a lifestyle here,",
        "source": "Jason Cox, farmer and hunter",
        "url": "https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2026/06/11/news/commission-no-to-data-centers-solar/6772.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not anti-technology, it should be embraced.",
        "source": "Jason Cox, farmer and hunter",
        "url": "https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2026/06/11/news/commission-no-to-data-centers-solar/6772.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to start somewhere,",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-alabama-passes-resolutions-opposing-lottie-solar-farms-and-data-center-f922deb5",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our way of life, water resources and land are not for sale.",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-alabama-passes-resolutions-opposing-lottie-solar-farms-and-data-center-f922deb5",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The commission has no home rule,",
        "source": "Larry White, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-alabama-passes-resolutions-opposing-lottie-solar-farms-and-data-center-f922deb5",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no land use regulations in the county.",
        "source": "Larry White, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-alabama-passes-resolutions-opposing-lottie-solar-farms-and-data-center-f922deb5",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I work with tech and we should embrace tech, but tech should not pollute.",
        "source": "Jason Cox, Atmore area community member",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-alabama-passes-resolutions-opposing-lottie-solar-farms-and-data-center-f922deb5",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are elected by the people,",
        "source": "Raymond Wiggins, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-alabama-passes-resolutions-opposing-lottie-solar-farms-and-data-center-f922deb5",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to start somewhere. We need every city, county and area leader to stand in opposition of this.",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.brewtonstandard.com/news/commission-takes-stand-against-solar-farm-data-center-c11e64df",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our way of life, water resources and land are not for sale.",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.brewtonstandard.com/news/commission-takes-stand-against-solar-farm-data-center-c11e64df",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Commission has no home rule. We are limited in our authority.",
        "source": "Larry White, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.brewtonstandard.com/news/commission-takes-stand-against-solar-farm-data-center-c11e64df",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no land use regulations in the county. It's going to take legislature in Montgomery to change that.",
        "source": "Larry White, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.brewtonstandard.com/news/commission-takes-stand-against-solar-farm-data-center-c11e64df",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I work with tech and we should embrace tech, but tech should not pollute.",
        "source": "Jason Cox, Atmore area resident",
        "url": "https://www.brewtonstandard.com/news/commission-takes-stand-against-solar-farm-data-center-c11e64df",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are elected by the people.",
        "source": "Raymond Wiggins, Commissioner (chairman)",
        "url": "https://www.brewtonstandard.com/news/commission-takes-stand-against-solar-farm-data-center-c11e64df",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are pros and cons that go along with that, and the cons outweigh the pros,",
        "source": "Larry White, Escambia County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-commissioners-voice-concern-on-west-side-data-center-solar-farm-over-water-power-concerns-674bb436",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is proposed to occupy about 2,700 acres. That is a big footprint for something that provides no jobs and no benefit to our county at all.",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Escambia County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-commissioners-voice-concern-on-west-side-data-center-solar-farm-over-water-power-concerns-674bb436",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Power bills go up and water tables go down,",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Escambia County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-commissioners-voice-concern-on-west-side-data-center-solar-farm-over-water-power-concerns-674bb436",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to send a message that we are not open for business like this.",
        "source": "Brandon Smith, Escambia County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-commissioners-voice-concern-on-west-side-data-center-solar-farm-over-water-power-concerns-674bb436",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no authority on the location of a data center or solar farm and only get asked for a tax abatement in the plans being made.",
        "source": "Larry White, Escambia County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-commissioners-voice-concern-on-west-side-data-center-solar-farm-over-water-power-concerns-674bb436",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no control on a site coming into the county,",
        "source": "Raymond Wiggins, Commission Chair",
        "url": "https://www.atmoreadvance.com/news/escambia-county-commissioners-voice-concern-on-west-side-data-center-solar-farm-over-water-power-concerns-674bb436",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
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      "In July the Escambia County Commission approved a resolution memorializing that data centers are not allowed as principal uses under the Land Development Code.",
      "In August the Escambia County Commission approved an ordinance banning large-scale data centers.",
      "The commission would consider on September 10 advertising two public hearings on a 12-month moratorium for data centers of at least 10 MW but less than 50 MW.",
      "Moratorium public hearings would be held October 1 at 5:31 p.m. and October 15 at 9:01 a.m.",
      "On Thursday night the Escambia County Commission approved an ordinance banning large-scale data centers in unincorporated Escambia County outside the City of Pensacola and the Town of Century",
      "The commission started the legal process for a data center moratorium, which requires two noticed public hearings before a vote",
      "A late July resolution stated data center facilities are not permitted under the county's Land Development Code",
      "The Escambia County Commission unanimously voted Thursday night to ban data centers in unincorporated Escambia County.",
      "A forthcoming ordinance is to be considered at a public hearing on August 6.",
      "Commissioners expect to tweak ordinance language to ban data centers smaller than 50 megawatts, the state's threshold for a large-scale data center.",
      "District 5 is the only district with enough land for a large-scale data center, according to the article.",
      "Barry said no data center proposal has ever been under consideration in District 5.",
      "Escambia County (Ala.) Commission passed two resolutions on Monday, one against solar farms and one against data centers proposed for the county.",
      "Commissioners said the county has no zoning, home rule or land-use ordinances for rural areas.",
      "Commissioner Larry White said the only action the county could take is denying tax abatements for such projects.",
      "Stephanie Rollin said 400 signatures against solar farms and data centers were collected at a festival in Poarch.",
      "Escambia County Commission unanimously passed a resolution opposing a proposed data center on Monday, June 8, 2026 (motion by Larry White, second by Karean Reynolds).",
      "Commission also unanimously passed a resolution opposing solar farms (motion by Brandon Smith, second by Steven Dickie).",
      "Two solar sites proposed near Lottie: 3,432 acres by EDF Renewables and about 1,200 acres by NextEra Energy.",
      "A resident said 400 signatures opposing the developments were gathered at the PCI election.",
      "The county has no land use regulations; commissioners are only approached when a tax abatement is requested.",
      "Escambia County, AL commissioners unanimously passed resolutions opposing a proposed data center and Lottie-area solar farms.",
      "Proposed solar sites in Lottie: EDF Renewables about 3,432 acres and NextEra Energy about 1,200 acres, possibly 1,500 total.",
      "Commissioner White said the county is only approached when a tax abatement is requested.",
      "A resident said 400 signatures opposing the developments were gathered at the PCI election.",
      "A proposed data center and solar farm in west Escambia County would occupy about 2,700 acres",
      "Commissioners Larry White and Brandon Smith voiced opposition at the Monday meeting",
      "Commission Chair Raymond Wiggins said he received a call requesting a meeting about the proposed site",
      "The county commission has no authority over data center siting and is only asked for tax abatements",
      "Wiggins said he doesn't think the commission wants to grant a tax abatement",
      "Escambia County commissioners unanimously passed resolutions opposing proposed Lottie-area solar farms and a data center.",
      "Residents raised environmental and land-use concerns.",
      "Commissioners signaled opposition to a proposed 2,700-acre data center and solar farm, citing water, power, noise and lack of local benefits.",
      "Bessemer City Council approved a 700-acre rezoning from agricultural to light-industrial use in November 2025",
      "A second Bessemer rezoning request to expand the campus by 900 acres was submitted in January 2026",
      "Somerville Voltcore Bitcoin Mine site is under a moratorium according to the tracker"
    ],
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        "url": "https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2026/06/11/news/commission-no-to-data-centers-solar/6772.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Friends of the Tensaw River",
        "url": "https://www.tricityledger.com/story/2026/06/11/news/commission-no-to-data-centers-solar/6772.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Bessemer Data Center - We Say No!",
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    "state": "AL",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Reece City Town Council held the first reading of Ordinance No. 181, a temporary moratorium on data center construction and permitting, on Oct. 13, 2026, with a final vote expected Nov. 10. No company, site or opposition group is named.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:54.869Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "reason": "statewide moratorium wave",
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      {
        "reason": "no named project or group",
        "weight": 0.2
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      {
        "title": "Etowah County Town Councils: Recent Actions, Next Meetings",
        "url": "https://gadsdenthrive.com/around-etowah-county-town-councils-october-14-2026/",
        "date": "2026-10-14T21:50:59.000Z",
        "source": "GadsdenThrive",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Reece City Weighs Data Center Moratorium, Rental Fees, EMA Deal",
        "url": "https://gadsdenthrive.com/reece-city-data-center-moratorium-council-october-13-2026/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T21:52:12.000Z",
        "source": "GadsdenThrive",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Etowah County, AL | Data Center Tracker",
        "url": "https://trackdatacenters.com/usa/alabama/counties/etowah-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Center Tracker",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "text": "Hamic said the council will vote on it at its next meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 10.",
        "source": "Amanda Hamic, Town Clerk, Reece City",
        "url": "https://gadsdenthrive.com/around-etowah-county-town-councils-october-14-2026/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Reece City’s Town Council will introduce a temporary moratorium on data centers Tuesday night, Oct. 13.",
        "source": "GadsdenThrive",
        "url": "https://gadsdenthrive.com/reece-city-data-center-moratorium-council-october-13-2026/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Reece City Ordinance No. 181, a temporary moratorium on data centers, had its first reading on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026",
      "Reece City Council's next meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 10, when the data center moratorium is due for a vote",
      "Reece City Town Council will introduce Ordinance No. 181, a temporary moratorium on establishment, construction and permitting of data centers within town limits, at its Oct. 13, 2026 meeting",
      "The agenda lists only introduction and first reading; no adoption vote is shown",
      "The agenda names no data center company, site or project",
      "Town Clerk Amanda Hamic provided the agenda",
      "Data Center Tracker lists 1 tracked data center in Etowah County, Alabama: Southern Telecom Gadsden."
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.75), 12 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:25.960Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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        "fips": "01127",
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        "effect": 0.021
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +72",
        "effect": 0.009
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
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        "effect": -0.008
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.75 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.003
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "2",
        "effect": -0.002
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
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        "reason": "Walker County 0.92 · 41 km",
        "weight": 0.3660407030214518
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      {
        "reason": "Tuscaloosa County 0.42 · 48 km",
        "weight": 0.26037688624214056
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      {
        "reason": "Jefferson County 0.85 · 72 km",
        "weight": 0.11702598861922875
      },
      {
        "reason": "Franklin County 0.74 · 82 km",
        "weight": 0.08989572577648491
      },
      {
        "reason": "Cullman County 0.88 · 85 km",
        "weight": 0.08450394199739589
      },
      {
        "reason": "Bibb County 0.76 · 86 km",
        "weight": 0.08215675434329787
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    ],
    "news": [],
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  "01059": {
    "name": "Franklin County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Franklin County commissioners are revising a proposed data center ordinance and scheduling another public hearing after strong neighbor opposition at the first. The revision drops a 25% solar offset requirement and no longer recommends nuclear power.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:39.623Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 12077,
      "pres_2024_margin": 73.3,
      "projects_60km": 3,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "01059",
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      {
        "reason": "commission drafting data center regulation",
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      {
        "reason": "existing crypto mining presence and state support",
        "weight": 0.14128828404242055
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        "reason": "no named local group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Alabama Legislature remains supportive of digital data centers — Franklin Free Press",
        "url": "https://www.franklinfreepress.net/news/blrb5kjszintu5ro1fsryaaeijfbco",
        "date": "2026-04-15T05:03:31.000Z",
        "source": "Franklin Free Press",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Franklin County, Alabama · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/counties/franklin-al",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ar8lmFOKtA",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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    ],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "A 2025 Alabama Senate bill that sought to bar the state from restricting digital mining operations died in the last legislative session.",
      "Maine passed a law this year freezing construction of new digital data centers.",
      "Synergy South is the largest off-peak electricity customer of the Russellville Electric Board.",
      "A second mining company on Walnut Gate Road in Russellville awaited TVA approval after an interconnection study.",
      "Compute Atlas tracks 1 data center in Franklin County, Alabama.",
      "Synergy South is the most active operator on file in Franklin County.",
      "The listed facility is the Synergy South Russellville Bitcoin Mining Facility, status operational.",
      "Franklin County commissioners are revising a proposed ordinance regulating data centers and scheduling another public hearing after strong opposition at the first hearing.",
      "The revision removes a rule that would have required data centers to offset 25% of energy use with solar power.",
      "The revision also drops nuclear energy as a recommended power source."
    ],
    "groups": []
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  "01061": {
    "name": "Geneva County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "At the Sept. 14, 2026 Geneva County Commission meeting, speakers Shannon Flaherty and Austin Roberson opposed a data center at the county's newly purchased 100-acre industrial park. No data center deal was mentioned at the meeting.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:39.271Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 12390,
      "pres_2024_margin": 77,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "01061",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 1,
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      "regional_score": 0.821951420119961
    },
    "drivers": [],
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      {
        "reason": "residents speaking against data center use at public meeting",
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        "reason": "county controls the industrial park land",
        "weight": 0.23770033112455047
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        "reason": "no organized group or board action yet",
        "weight": 0.1413381153707947
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Residents, speakers oppose data center at new Geneva County industrial park; commission authorizes price negotiation for school board | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10638568/alabama/geneva-county/residents-speakers-oppose-data-center-at-new-geneva-county-industrial-park-commission-authorizes-price-negotiation-for-school-board",
        "date": "2026-09-14T22:30:09.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "Geneva County recently purchased 100 acres for an industrial park.",
      "At the Sept. 14 meeting, commissioners authorized the chairman to negotiate a reduced per-acre price for the Geneva County School Board and Wiregrass Electric, with a $10,000 minimum.",
      "Speakers Shannon Flaherty and Austin Roberson opposed a data center at the site."
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
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    "name": "Greene County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.686134920634921,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.72), 6 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:25.960Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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      "01065",
      "01091",
      "01105",
      "01125",
      "01007",
      "01021"
    ],
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      "voters_2024": 4035,
      "pres_2024_margin": -55.7,
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        "status": "moratorium",
        "fips": "01119",
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      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "D +56",
        "effect": -0.042
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
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        "effect": -0.022
      },
      {
        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Sumter County moratorium, 19 km (moratorium)",
        "effect": 0.008
      },
      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "6",
        "effect": 0.007
      },
      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
        "effect": 0.005
      },
      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.72 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": -0.003
      }
    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Hale County 0.74 · 23 km",
        "weight": 0.669293993033068
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      {
        "reason": "Marengo County 0.72 · 58 km",
        "weight": 0.10393329326370573
      },
      {
        "reason": "Perry County 0.74 · 62 km",
        "weight": 0.09087660831806425
      },
      {
        "reason": "Tuscaloosa County 0.42 · 79 km",
        "weight": 0.05584196337586537
      },
      {
        "reason": "Bibb County 0.76 · 79 km",
        "weight": 0.05456783717876042
      },
      {
        "reason": "Chilton County 0.55 · 116 km",
        "weight": 0.025486304830536332
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    ],
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    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [],
    "groups": []
  },
  "01065": {
    "name": "Hale County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Gallion residents have a Facebook group and a petition with 600+ signatures. About 100 people attended each of two Demopolis data center forums (April and July 30, 2026). No developer has filed and no body has acted; Demopolis annexed 100+ acres near Gallion.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.38,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:02:50.614Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 7290,
      "pres_2024_margin": -6.8,
      "projects_60km": 7,
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        "name": "Gallion hyperscale Gallion",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "01065",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 73,
      "regional_score": 0.6828361737878682
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    "drivers": [],
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      {
        "reason": "organized local petition and Facebook group",
        "weight": 0.4400318956766991
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      {
        "reason": "statewide wave of moratoria",
        "weight": 0.2056813178155211
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      {
        "reason": "no county authority to regulate or impose moratorium",
        "weight": 0.1924226049895058
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      {
        "reason": "outside officials oppose (Rep. Sewell)",
        "weight": 0.12215268735151211
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Two storms: One tropical, one regarding data centers",
        "url": "https://exa.ai/library/podcast/p03tq43qsjy/episode/fyjlm9ywx0t",
        "date": "2026-10-07T11:02:00.000Z",
        "source": "AL.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center companies are swooping in on rural Alabama - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Easy targets: Why data center companies are swooping in on rural Alabama",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "lehighvalleylive.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sewell backs pause on new AI data center development – The Greensboro Watchman",
        "url": "https://greensborowatchman.com/2026/08/08/sewell-backs-pause-on-new-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-08T14:57:26.000Z",
        "source": "The Greensboro Watchman",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sewell backs pause on new AI data center development – The Alabama Beacon",
        "url": "https://thealabamabeacon.com/sewell-backs-pause-on-new-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-08T08:57:33.000Z",
        "source": "The Alabama Beacon",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Watch: Sewell wants hold on data centers to get federal  rules in place | Multimedia | blackbeltnewsnetwork.com",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/multimedia/watch-sewell-wants-hold-on-data-centers-to-get-federal-rules-in-place/video_a995512f-c8a6-5cee-b61f-4e947a6481f9.html",
        "date": "2026-07-24T18:47:00.000Z",
        "source": "blackbeltnewsnetwork.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Forum to examine data center impacts in area – The Alabama Beacon",
        "url": "https://thealabamabeacon.com/forum-to-examine-data-center-impacts-in-area-2/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T02:39:14.000Z",
        "source": "The Alabama Beacon",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Forum to examine data center impacts in area – The Greensboro Watchman",
        "url": "https://greensborowatchman.com/2026/07/19/forum-to-examine-data-center-impacts-in-area/",
        "date": "2026-07-19T15:02:55.000Z",
        "source": "The Greensboro Watchman",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hale County | blackbeltnewsnetwork.com",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/news/halecounty/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Black Belt News Network",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV7OKJyVVCw",
        "text": "Watch: Data center information meeting held in Demopolis\nChannel: Black Belt News Network\nAbout 100 residents gathered Thursday afternoon at Wallace Community College in Demopolis for a community forum aimed at ...\nعقدوا منتدى مساء  الخميس في كلية والاس  المجتمعية في  ديموبوليس. وهذا في  الواقع هو المنتدى  الثاني الذي يقدم  المعلومات التي  يريدها الناس حول  مراكز البيانات. لذا،  يأتي هذا رداً على  مركز بيانات قد يتم  إنشاؤه في مقاطعتي  مارينغو وهيل. إنه  يمتد على مساحة شاسعة  هناك. وهذا الحضور لا  يقل عن 100 شخص. لست  بارعاً دائماً في عد  الرؤوس، لكن القاعة  كانت مكتظة حقاً، مع  الكثير من الأسئلة  الكبيرة، والقليل من  الإجابات حتى الآن  لأنه لم يُطرح شيء  بالكامل أمام لجان  المقاطعة للموافقة  عليه. لذا، ما يمثله  هذا هو جلسة معلومات  لتهيئة وإعداد السكان  لمعرفة أكبر قدر ممكن  عما يحدث وما تعنيه  مراكز البيانات. بعضه  يتعلق بـ، هل نحتاج  إلى تقسيم مناطق لها؟  هل نحتاج إلى لوائح  للمياه؟ وتهدف إلى  تحضير وتسليح السكان  ليكونوا مستعدين لطرح  أسئلة جيدة. حسناً،  مركز القانون البيئي  الجنو",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "This is Wilson Hamrick. He's lived here on several hundred acres of property outside of Demopolis, Alabama since 1999.",
        "source": "Wilson Hamrick, local resident landowner",
        "url": "https://exa.ai/library/podcast/p03tq43qsjy/episode/fyjlm9ywx0t",
        "date": "2026-10-07T11:02:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And I think too many people are blind right now about what's coming.",
        "source": "Wilson Hamrick, local resident landowner",
        "url": "https://exa.ai/library/podcast/p03tq43qsjy/episode/fyjlm9ywx0t",
        "date": "2026-10-07T11:02:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re targeting these rural areas because we don’t have zoning, and we’re more vulnerable,",
        "source": "Katherine Eddins, Gallion resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lord, I don’t want to have to move again,",
        "source": "Wilson Hamrick, second-generation cattle farmer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we had planning and zoning, we wouldn’t even be here, at least for that piece of property,",
        "source": "Robert Harris, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You just simply may not have the capacity, staff time and sophistication needed to manage what are essentially Wall Street-type deals.",
        "source": "Mark Muro, senior fellow, Brookings Institution",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lord, I don't want to have to move again,",
        "source": "Wilson Hamrick, second-generation cattle farmer",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're targeting these rural areas because we don't have zoning, and we're more vulnerable,",
        "source": "Katherine Eddins",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is where I plan to die,",
        "source": "Marie Barnes, retired Marine",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we had planning and zoning, we wouldn't even be here, at least for that piece of property,",
        "source": "Robert Harris, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I guess when the time comes for us to get involved they'll involve us,",
        "source": "Woody Collins, mayor of Demopolis",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Make no mistake, I am not anti-technology. I am not anti-innovation.",
        "source": "Terri Sewell, U.S. Rep.",
        "url": "https://greensborowatchman.com/2026/08/08/sewell-backs-pause-on-new-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But it’s clear that these projects are being built faster than we can establish the safeguards our communities deserve.",
        "source": "Terri Sewell, U.S. Rep.",
        "url": "https://greensborowatchman.com/2026/08/08/sewell-backs-pause-on-new-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The bill simply says let’s put common sense guardrails in place before this expansion continues,",
        "source": "Terri Sewell, U.S. Rep.",
        "url": "https://greensborowatchman.com/2026/08/08/sewell-backs-pause-on-new-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The bill simply says let's put common sense guardrails in place before this expansion continues,",
        "source": "Terri Sewell, U.S. Rep.",
        "url": "https://thealabamabeacon.com/sewell-backs-pause-on-new-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "responds to the rapid nationwide expansion of AI data centers whose enormous demands for water and other public resources are raising concerns in communities across the country, including in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District.",
        "source": "Terri Sewell, U.S. Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/multimedia/watch-sewell-wants-hold-on-data-centers-to-get-federal-rules-in-place/video_a995512f-c8a6-5cee-b61f-4e947a6481f9.html",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "According to Eddins, data center aggregators are eyeing the Demopolis area for a series of hyperscale data centers.",
        "source": "Katherine Eddins, conservation attorney and Gallion resident",
        "url": "https://thealabamabeacon.com/forum-to-examine-data-center-impacts-in-area-2/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T02:39:14.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "According to Eddins, data center aggregators are eyeing the Demopolis area for a series of hyperscale data centers.",
        "source": "Katherine Eddins, conservation attorney and Gallion resident",
        "url": "https://greensborowatchman.com/2026/07/19/forum-to-examine-data-center-impacts-in-area/",
        "date": "2026-07-19T15:02:55.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is where I plan to die,",
        "source": "Marie Barnes, Lowndes County resident, retired Marine",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Land in Marengo and Hale counties is being optioned for data center development near Gallian",
      "Proposed Gallian-area project could span around 1,000 acres or more, with NDAs limiting disclosed details",
      "Alabama cities and counties need state legislature authority to regulate data centers; the next session begins in February",
      "Until end of 2026, qualifying data center projects with tax abatements can get property tax cuts for up to 30 years, capped at 20 years beginning next year",
      "Alabama counties cannot ban, regulate or put a moratorium on data centers because the state lacks home rule for counties",
      "At least 17 Alabama cities have considered or adopted temporary data center bans",
      "Alabama data center investment has grown past $63 billion with more than a dozen developments proposed or under construction",
      "Online petition in Gallion has more than 600 signatures",
      "Lowndes County petition for zoning had over 100 signatures; county passed a resolution to start zoning process",
      "Gallion online petition against data centers had more than 600 signatures",
      "Lowndes County commission passed a resolution to start planning and zoning two weeks after a petition with more than 100 signatures",
      "In Alabama, counties cannot ban, regulate, or impose a moratorium on data centers because there is no home rule",
      "At least 17 Alabama cities have considered or adopted temporary bans on data centers",
      "Projects granted abatements before the start of 2027 are eligible for state, county and city property tax cuts for up to 30 years",
      "Rep. Terri Sewell co-sponsored the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, which would pause new large AI data centers until federal safeguards are set.",
      "A public forum on the proposed Gallion-area data center in Hale County drew residents on July 30, 2026.",
      "Alabama Power paid $14 million in January for more than 1,300 acres at Lock Five for a planned 500-kV transmission project.",
      "Regional grid documents put the new transmission line in service by 2030.",
      "Hale County residents attended a public forum on a proposed Gallion-area data center on July 30",
      "Sewell has co-sponsored the AI Data Center Moratorium Act, which would pause new large-scale data center projects while national standards are written",
      "About 100 residents attended a data center information forum on Thursday at Wallace Community College in Demopolis",
      "The forum was the second information session on data centers held in Demopolis",
      "The proposed data center would span Marengo and Hale counties and cover a large area",
      "No proposal had been fully submitted to county commissions for approval at the time of the forum",
      "Residents raised questions about water consumption, whether wells would dry up, noise, and tree-line buffers",
      "U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell cosponsored the AI Data Center Moratorium Act to pause large AI data centers until federal safeguards are set",
      "A data center is proposed in Marengo and Hale counties",
      "Forum on the data center to be held in Gallion on July 30, 2026",
      "About 100 people attended a forum in Demopolis in April",
      "A public forum on proposed data center development in Hale and Marengo counties is set for Thursday, July 30, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Wallace Community College lecture hall in Gallion.",
      "No data center deal has been finalized, but aggregators are optioning land along the Alabama Power transmission line running through Demopolis and Linden.",
      "Featured speakers include Gerald Pouncey Jr., Katherine Moore of the Georgia Conservancy, Danny Johnson of the Atlanta Regional Commission, and Jeff Berry.",
      "Public forum on potential data center impacts in Hale and Marengo counties to be held Thursday, July 30, 2026, from 3 to 6 p.m. at Wallace Community College lecture hall, Demopolis SportsPlex, Gallion",
      "While no deal has been finalized, aggregators are optioning land along the Alabama Power transmission line running from Greene County through Demopolis and Linden",
      "About 100 residents attended a community forum on data centers at Wallace Community College in Demopolis in late July 2026",
      "A community forum on a proposed data center for Hale and Marengo counties was set for July 30 in Gallion",
      "Almost 100 people gathered in Demopolis on April 30, 2026 to learn about a proposed Marengo County data center",
      "Rep. Terri Sewell cosponsored a bill to pause AI data centers, including one proposed for the Black Belt",
      "Demopolis City Council approved annexing more than 100 acres in Hale County near Gallion at US 69 and US 80"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Gallion residents Facebook group and online petition",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/easy-targets-why-data-center-companies-are-swooping-in-on-rural-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Gallion residents online petition",
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        "name": "Lowndes County petition led by Marie Barnes",
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        "name": "Southern Environmental Law Center",
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        "reason": "Pike County 0.74 · 76 km",
        "weight": 0.13810446794565184
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      {
        "reason": "Geneva County 0.76 · 80 km",
        "weight": 0.12706464111649537
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      {
        "reason": "Coffee County 0.93 · 85 km",
        "weight": 0.11112933035016594
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      {
        "reason": "Macon County 0.68 · 112 km",
        "weight": 0.06403306387066829
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:39.196Z",
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        "title": "Alabama-based Construction Partners to build data center as part of ...",
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        "date": "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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    "name": "Jackson County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Google announced a $1.5B expansion of its Widows Creek/Bridgeport campus on June 15, 2026, backed by Bridgeport's mayor, Senate Majority Leader Livingston, House Speaker Ledbetter, the chamber and the county economic development authority. No local opposition group, petition or lawsuit documented as of October 2026.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:50.911Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Google Jackson County Campus, Stevenson, AL",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/google-jackson-county-stevenson-al",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "source": "SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Who Pays for North Alabama’s Data Center Boom?",
        "url": "https://speakinoutweeklynews.net/2026/09/30/who-pays-for-north-alabamas-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Speakin' Out News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google Bridgeport Data Center News",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/data-centers/google-bridgeport",
        "date": "2026-09-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Generational change – North Alabama Electric Coop",
        "url": "https://naecoop.com/generational-change/",
        "date": "2026-09-01T14:27:04.000Z",
        "source": "North Alabama Electric Coop",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jackson’s Data Center Moratorium Is Ticking. The Ordinance Isn’t Drafted. | The Jackson Wire",
        "url": "https://www.thejacksonwire.com/article/jackson-data-center-moratorium-clock-ordinance",
        "date": "2026-09-01T12:33:30.000Z",
        "source": "The Jackson Wire",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "As Data Centers Expand, Alabama Communities Question Their Environmental Impact – WLRH",
        "url": "https://wlrh.org/episode/as-data-centers-expand-alabama-communities-question-their-environmental-impact/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WLRH",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Should Alabama pause data center development? Here’s what you said - 205Focus – Informative Alabama newsmag covering metropolitan Birmingham and its surrounding counties",
        "url": "https://205focus.com/should-alabama-pause-data-center-development-heres-what-you-said",
        "date": "2026-08-04T16:16:17.000Z",
        "source": "205Focus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google’s Jackson County expansion shows how data centers can work for Alabama - Yellowhammer News",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/googles-jackson-county-expansion-shows-how-data-centers-can-work-for-alabama/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T16:58:08.000Z",
        "source": "Yellowhammer News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Big Tech Colonizing Alabama With Hyperscale Data Centers - Alabama Gazette",
        "url": "https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2026/06/30/opinion/big-tech-colonizing-alabama-with-hyperscale-data-centers/11611.html",
        "date": "2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Gazette",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jackson County Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting - June 23, 2026 9:00 AM CST | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/source/8321018/jackson-county-board-of-county-commissioners-regular-meeting-june-23-2026-900-am-cst",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "On the site of a former Alabama coal plant, Google bets big with a data center expansion - ABC News",
        "url": "https://abcnews.com/US/site-former-alabama-coal-plant-google-bets-big/story?id=133898378",
        "date": "2026-06-18T10:20:00.000Z",
        "source": "ABC News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google plans $1.5bn Alabama data centre campus expansion",
        "url": "https://www.datacenter-intelligence.com/news/google-alabama-data-centre-expansion/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T13:56:00.000Z",
        "source": "datacenter-intelligence.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google plans $1.5 billion Jackson County data center expansion",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/16/google-plans-1-5-billion-jackson-county-data-center-expansion",
        "date": "2026-06-16T13:00:03.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Reporter",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google's $1.5B Alabama Data Center Expansion Puts Power Costs at Center Stage | WireNorth",
        "url": "https://wirenorth.com/article/google-jackson-county-data-center-2026-06-16",
        "date": "2026-06-16T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WireNorth",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center gets $1.5B boost - Axios Huntsville",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2026/06/16/data-center-gets-1-5b-boost",
        "date": "2026-06-16T11:28:01.000Z",
        "source": "Axios Huntsville",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Google Expands Alabama Footprint With New Data Center Investment And Community Programs | The Tech Data",
        "url": "https://thetechdata.com/google-expands-alabama-footprint-with-new-data-center-investment-and-community-programs/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T09:10:02.000Z",
        "source": "The Tech Data",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Google invests $1.5B to expand Jackson County data center - Alabama Daily News",
        "url": "https://aldailynews.com/google-invests-1-5b-to-expand-jackson-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T01:26:05.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Daily News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google invests $1.5B to expand Alabama data center powered by TVA - Chattanooga Times Free Press",
        "url": "https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/jun/15/google-invests-15b-to-expand-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T01:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Chattanooga Times Free Press",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google to spend $1.5bn expanding its data center campus in Jackson County, Alabama - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-to-spend-15bn-expanding-its-data-center-campus-in-jackson-county-alabama/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google investing $1.5B more in Jackson County data center campus, adds energy and education initiatives",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/15/google-investing-15b-more-jackson-county-data-center-campus-adds-energy-education-initiatives/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T15:11:20.000Z",
        "source": "WAFF",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Today, Google announced a new investment in Jackson County, Alabama, including an expanded data center campus and new Energy Impact Fund. | Michael Terrell",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7472306949850710016",
        "date": "2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google announces massive data center expansion in Jackson County | rocketcitynow.com",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/google-announces-massive-data-center-expansion-in-jackson-county/525-c97215f2-d871-4775-8d85-c095bff5036d",
        "date": "2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "rocketcitynow.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google Jackson County campus expansion: Google AI data",
        "url": "https://datacenters.fru.dev/builds/google-jackson-county-al-expansion",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "source": "datacenters.fru.dev",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google Widows Creek data center: operating, Jackson County, AL",
        "url": "https://isadatacentercoming.com/projects/google-widows-creek-bridgeport",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "source": "isadatacentercoming.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "'Not on the backs of Alabama families': Livingston working to ensure power for local data center at less cost to residents",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/not-on-the-backs-of-alabama-families-livingston-working-to-ensure-power-for-local-data-center-at-less-costs-to-residents",
        "date": "2026-03-22T19:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "1819 News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "TVA to buy power from nuclear plant to fuel Google data center in Jackson County",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2025/08/27/tva-buy-power-nuclear-plant-fuel-google-data-center-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2025-08-27T16:58:02.000Z",
        "source": "WAFF",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "How The Site of a Former Coal Plant Drew Google to Jackson County - Greater Chattanooga Economic Partnership",
        "url": "https://www.greaterchatt.com/success_stories/how-the-site-of-a-former-coal-plant-drew-google-to-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2022-09-25T20:21:31.000Z",
        "source": "Greater Chattanooga Economic Partnership",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "\"IN-THE-BORO\" News, Video and Commentary: Scottsboro, Alabama - August 13, 2018 Jackson County Commission Regular Session",
        "url": "https://arklite.blogspot.com/2018/08/scottsboro-alabama-august-13-2018_14.html",
        "date": "2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "IN-THE-BORO",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "What Alabama can expect from a Google Data Center - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2018/04/what_alabama_can_expect_from_a.html",
        "date": "2018-04-23T22:50:51.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "More details about Google's $600M Alabama data center - Yellowhammer News",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/more-details-about-googles-600m-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-04-12T12:30:29.000Z",
        "source": "Yellowhammer News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google officially breaks ground in Bridgeport - WDEF",
        "url": "https://www.wdef.com/google-officially-breaks-ground-bridgeport/",
        "date": "2018-04-10T00:11:58.000Z",
        "source": "WDEF",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google breaks ground at Bridgeport data center | Feature Story | jcsentinel.com",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/feature_story/article_0bfb6594-3c2e-11e8-895e-efd4b4ee847a.html",
        "date": "2018-04-09T19:41:00.000Z",
        "source": "jcsentinel.com",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Google kicks off construction on $600M Alabama data center - Made in Alabama",
        "url": "https://www.madeinalabama.com/2018/04/google-kicks-off-construction-on-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-04-09T15:10:02.000Z",
        "source": "Made in Alabama",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google to break ground on delayed Alabama data center next week - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-to-break-ground-on-delayed-alabama-data-center-next-week/",
        "date": "2018-04-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google to hold groundbreaking for long-awaited north Alabama data center",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2018/04/google_to_hold_groundbreaking.html",
        "date": "2018-04-03T18:57:08.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google behind schedule on $600m Alabama site - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-behind-schedule-on-600m-alabama-site/",
        "date": "2016-11-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Inside Alabama's secret (successful) effort to attract Google to the Yellowhammer State - Yellowhammer News",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/inside-alabamas-secret-google-plan/",
        "date": "2016-08-02T23:39:29.000Z",
        "source": "Yellowhammer News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "SACE | Southern Alliance for Clean Energy",
        "url": "https://cleanenergy.org/blog/tvacoaldemolition",
        "date": "2016-06-21T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Southern Alliance for Clean Energy",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commission discusses Google at Bridgeport community meeting | News | jcsentinel.com",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/news/article_cfb8a5d0-d643-11e5-b748-6b2f764fd487.html",
        "date": "2016-02-18T13:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "jcsentinel.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "\"IN-THE-BORO\" News, Video and Commentary: Is Google Really a Sweet Deal for Jackson County Alabama, or is it \"Hemlock?\" Update is needed - Transparency is Important!",
        "url": "https://arklite.blogspot.com/2016/01/is-google-really-sweet-deal-for-jackson.html",
        "date": "2016-01-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "\"IN-THE-BORO\" News, Video and Commentary",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bridgeport residents hope Google data center will 'make people sit up and notice Jackson County' - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/08/bridgeport_residents_hopeful_g.html",
        "date": "2015-08-23T16:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "What will the new Google data center in Alabama do? Take a guided tour - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/06/google_stevenson_data_center.html",
        "date": "2015-06-26T01:13:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama Coal-Fired Power Plants Shifts from Megawatts to Megabytes | Scientific American",
        "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alabama-coal-fired-power-plants-shifts-from-megawatts-to-megabytes/",
        "date": "2015-06-25T15:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Scientific American",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google Coming to North Alabama, Coosa River Survey | Alabama Public Radio",
        "url": "https://www.apr.org/news/2015-06-25/google-coming-to-north-alabama-coosa-river-survey",
        "date": "2015-06-25T10:24:55.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Public Radio",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Want a job at Google's new Alabama data center? Here's what we know now - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/06/google_alabama_jobs.html",
        "date": "2015-06-24T23:05:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google building next data center at Alabama power plant site | AP News",
        "url": "https://apnews.com/general-news-9a120bb6680f4ef89722e2ebf24e9975",
        "date": "2015-06-24T22:37:12.000Z",
        "source": "AP News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "A power plant for the Internet: our newest data center in Alabama",
        "url": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/a-power-plant-for-internet-our-newest/",
        "date": "2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Google",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "\"IN-THE-BORO\" News, Video and Commentary: Jackson County Commission June 22, 2015",
        "url": "https://arklite.blogspot.com/2015/06/jackson-county-commission-june-22-2015.html",
        "date": "2015-06-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "IN-THE-BORO",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jackson County, Alabama – Google Data Center Location",
        "url": "https://datacenters.google/locations/alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Google Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "text": "Sustainable growth is only possible when a community thrives alongside it",
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        "text": "One of our points, as we always do, we pay our way,",
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        "text": "If it will constrain capacity, we will not build at that site,",
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        "text": "It’ll change the environment for our folks here locally that are able to participate in those programs.",
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      {
        "text": "Strong partnerships between industry and local communities are the foundation of regional prosperity,",
        "source": "Steve Livingston, State Senate Majority Leader",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/15/google-investing-15b-more-jackson-county-data-center-campus-adds-energy-education-initiatives/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to partner with an organization that recognizes the importance of investing in people and communities,",
        "source": "Luke Laney, CAANEAL executive director",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/15/google-investing-15b-more-jackson-county-data-center-campus-adds-energy-education-initiatives/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Sustainable growth is only possible when a community thrives alongside it,",
        "source": "Thomas Gamble, Jackson County site lead for Google",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/15/google-investing-15b-more-jackson-county-data-center-campus-adds-energy-education-initiatives/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "From funding STEM education initiatives to supporting critical energy affordability programs, Google has consistently demonstrated a deep dedication to Jackson County,",
        "source": "Steve Livingston, Alabama State Senate Majority Leader",
        "url": "https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/jun/15/google-invests-15b-to-expand-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "While TVA does not recruit or incentivize data centers, our low-cost, reliable power is a driving factor for businesses who want to move or expand in the valley,",
        "source": "Scott Fiedler, TVA spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/jun/15/google-invests-15b-to-expand-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google will cover the costs required to upgrade the transmission system to accommodate the expansion.",
        "source": "Scott Fiedler, TVA spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/jun/15/google-invests-15b-to-expand-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our continued expansion in Alabama is driven by a long-term vision of shared success,",
        "source": "Thomas Gamble, Jackson County site lead at Google",
        "url": "https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/jun/15/google-invests-15b-to-expand-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This data center site has a lot of significance to me personally,",
        "source": "Michael Terrell, Google's head of advanced energy",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/google-announces-massive-data-center-expansion-in-jackson-county/525-c97215f2-d871-4775-8d85-c095bff5036d",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everywhere I go, I say, we got Google in our backyard,",
        "source": "David \"Bubba\" Hughes, Bridgeport Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/google-announces-massive-data-center-expansion-in-jackson-county/525-c97215f2-d871-4775-8d85-c095bff5036d",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "For every job that Google has, it supports nine other jobs in the community,",
        "source": "Rick Roden, Mountain Lakes Chamber of Commerce CEO",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/google-announces-massive-data-center-expansion-in-jackson-county/525-c97215f2-d871-4775-8d85-c095bff5036d",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This funding will significantly expand our capacity to provide weatherization and energy efficiency services in Jackson County,",
        "source": "Luke Laney, executive director of CAANEAL",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/google-announces-massive-data-center-expansion-in-jackson-county/525-c97215f2-d871-4775-8d85-c095bff5036d",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This new expansion will undoubtedly generate lasting, positive impacts for local families and businesses alike.",
        "source": "Steve Livingston, State Senate Majority Leader",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/google-announces-massive-data-center-expansion-in-jackson-county/525-c97215f2-d871-4775-8d85-c095bff5036d",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It has become a proving ground for how data center growth can catalyze the transition to 24/7 clean, affordable electricity and drive significant local investment.",
        "source": "Michael Terrell, Google head of advanced energy in Alabama",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zw_k52c-VI",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google coming to Jackson County has been a blessing, he says, especially with the company's reinvestment in the community.",
        "source": "David Bubba Hughes, Mayor of Bridgeport",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zw_k52c-VI",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can stand in my front door and look at this rezoning, if passed, and see the top of the data center. We don't want that center built in our area.",
        "source": "Thomas Cheetham Jr., Ward 2 resident",
        "url": "https://www.thejacksonwire.com/article/jackson-data-center-moratorium-clock-ordinance",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to make sure that we've got power for them, but we also need to make sure it's not on the backs of Alabama families, that the data centers pay for it well.",
        "source": "Steve Livingston, Senate Majority Leader (R-Scottsboro)",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/not-on-the-backs-of-alabama-families-livingston-working-to-ensure-power-for-local-data-center-at-less-costs-to-residents",
        "date": "2026-03-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't need to put that on the backs of Alabama's families. We need to make sure they'll help fund that in some capacity.",
        "source": "Steve Livingston, Senate Majority Leader (R-Scottsboro)",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/not-on-the-backs-of-alabama-families-livingston-working-to-ensure-power-for-local-data-center-at-less-costs-to-residents",
        "date": "2026-03-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are seeing tremendous growth all across our region in terms of population and also advanced manufacturing and onshoring of manufacturing,",
        "source": "Scott Fiedler, TVA",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2025/08/27/tva-buy-power-nuclear-plant-fuel-google-data-center-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2025-08-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Jackson County is open for business,",
        "source": "Nathan Lee, Jackson County Economic Development Authority",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2025/08/27/tva-buy-power-nuclear-plant-fuel-google-data-center-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2025-08-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not asking you to open up your wallets and subsidize this,",
        "source": "Scott Fiedler, TVA",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2025/08/27/tva-buy-power-nuclear-plant-fuel-google-data-center-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2025-08-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re thrilled to have Google in Jackson County,",
        "source": "Gary Chandler, president and CEO of the Jackson County Economic Development Authority",
        "url": "https://www.greaterchatt.com/success_stories/how-the-site-of-a-former-coal-plant-drew-google-to-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2022-09-25T20:21:31.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google is committed to investing in Jackson County to create new economic and educational opportunities for the people of Alabama and the surrounding region.",
        "source": "Dr. Nan Boden, senior director and head of Global Technology Partners for Google Cloud",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/more-details-about-googles-600m-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-04-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a big day for Bridgeport because it helps our city in many different ways,",
        "source": "David \"Bubba\" Hughes, Mayor",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/more-details-about-googles-600m-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-04-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Google footprint, initially at $600 million, is an incredible commitment to establishing and expanding the company's internet capabilities.",
        "source": "Greg Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/more-details-about-googles-600m-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-04-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a great day for the state of Alabama!",
        "source": "Kay Ivey, Alabama Governor",
        "url": "https://www.wdef.com/google-officially-breaks-ground-bridgeport/",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bridgeport is just the perfect balance of land, power, water and a great community for the workforce,",
        "source": "Brenda Standridge, Google's Alabama project manager",
        "url": "https://www.wdef.com/google-officially-breaks-ground-bridgeport/",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just glad Google's here and we're going to love 'em to death!",
        "source": "David Hughes, Bridgeport Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wdef.com/google-officially-breaks-ground-bridgeport/",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google is committed to investing in Jackson County to create new economic and educational opportunities for the people of Alabama and the surrounding region,",
        "source": "Dr. Nan Boden, Senior Director and Head of Global Technology Partners for Google Cloud",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/feature_story/article_0bfb6594-3c2e-11e8-895e-efd4b4ee847a.html",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are so excited to become a part of Jackson County, and are committed to helping the community thrive.",
        "source": "Brenda Standridge, Hardware Operations Manager and Site Lead",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/feature_story/article_0bfb6594-3c2e-11e8-895e-efd4b4ee847a.html",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a big day for Bridgeport because it helps our city in many different ways,",
        "source": "David \"Bubba\" Hughes, Bridgeport mayor",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/feature_story/article_0bfb6594-3c2e-11e8-895e-efd4b4ee847a.html",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google is committed to investing in Jackson County to create new economic and educational opportunities for the people of Alabama and the surrounding region.",
        "source": "Dr. Nan Boden, senior director and head of Global Technology Partners for Google Cloud",
        "url": "https://www.madeinalabama.com/2018/04/google-kicks-off-construction-on-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a big day for Bridgeport because it helps our city in many different ways,",
        "source": "David \"Bubba\" Hughes, Mayor of Bridgeport",
        "url": "https://www.madeinalabama.com/2018/04/google-kicks-off-construction-on-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google is a company that has an international reputation for excellence. This particular project has so much meaning not only for Jackson County but also for the state of Alabama,",
        "source": "Greg Canfield, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.madeinalabama.com/2018/04/google-kicks-off-construction-on-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're a very secretive group.",
        "source": "A.J. Buckner, Jackson County Schools Curriculum Supervisor",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-to-break-ground-on-delayed-alabama-data-center-next-week/",
        "date": "2018-04-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Like nearly all of the tech giant's other data centers, the facility in Bridgeport will be 100 percent powered by renewable energy - at no cost to efficiency.",
        "source": "Alabama Department of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-to-break-ground-on-delayed-alabama-data-center-next-week/",
        "date": "2018-04-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "“They just don’t tell us a lot,” Roden told Tech Alabama.",
        "source": "Rick Roden, president of Greater Jackson County Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-behind-schedule-on-600m-alabama-site/",
        "date": "2016-11-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google doesn't come along every day in northeast Alabama.",
        "source": "Dus Rogers, President and CEO, Jackson County Economic Development Authority",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/inside-alabamas-secret-google-plan/",
        "date": "2016-08-02T23:39:29.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are incredibly quiet about everything they do.",
        "source": "Matthew Hodges, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/news/article_cfb8a5d0-d643-11e5-b748-6b2f764fd487.html",
        "date": "2016-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to happen.",
        "source": "Matthew Hodges, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/news/article_cfb8a5d0-d643-11e5-b748-6b2f764fd487.html",
        "date": "2016-02-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where are we going to put them?",
        "source": "Barry Hughes, Bridgeport city council member",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/news/article_cfb8a5d0-d643-11e5-b748-6b2f764fd487.html",
        "date": "2016-02-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just don't have that information yet.",
        "source": "Stacy Ledwell, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://jcsentinel.com/news/article_cfb8a5d0-d643-11e5-b748-6b2f764fd487.html",
        "date": "2016-02-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was going to try to get a real job, but I thought I better tough it out here because things might turn around.",
        "source": "Misty Flynn, cashier at Charlie B's Grill",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/08/bridgeport_residents_hopeful_g.html",
        "date": "2015-08-23T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google will do the same thing TVA did. It will be good for the area and put money back in Bridgeport and Stevenson.",
        "source": "Don McConkey, Beverage Barn owner",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/08/bridgeport_residents_hopeful_g.html",
        "date": "2015-08-23T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's kind of like a little piece of heaven.",
        "source": "Deana Bradford, owner of John's corner store",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/08/bridgeport_residents_hopeful_g.html",
        "date": "2015-08-23T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Wonderful - that's what I think about anything that brings business here.",
        "source": "Gracie Sewell, Bridgeport Antiques co-owner",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/08/bridgeport_residents_hopeful_g.html",
        "date": "2015-08-23T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "For every one downbeat, I'd say there's three or four upbeats.",
        "source": "John T. Hughes, owner of Bonus Furniture and Appliances",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/08/bridgeport_residents_hopeful_g.html",
        "date": "2015-08-23T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a lot different project for us than what we're accustomed to working.",
        "source": "Dus Rogers, CEO and President, Jackson County Economic Development Authority",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/06/google_stevenson_data_center.html",
        "date": "2015-06-26T01:13:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since the 1960s, Widows Creek has generated power for the region -- now the site will be used to power Internet services and bring information to people around the world.",
        "source": "Patrick Gammons, Senior manager of Data Center Energy and Location Strategy, Google",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/06/google_stevenson_data_center.html",
        "date": "2015-06-26T01:13:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since the 1960s, Widows Creek has generated power for the region—now the site will be used to power Internet services and bring information to people around the world,",
        "source": "Patrick Gammons, Google senior manager for data center energy and location strategy",
        "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alabama-coal-fired-power-plants-shifts-from-megawatts-to-megabytes/",
        "date": "2015-06-25T15:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Google is one of the world's most innovative companies that just about every Alabamian interacts with daily,",
        "source": "Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama",
        "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alabama-coal-fired-power-plants-shifts-from-megawatts-to-megabytes/",
        "date": "2015-06-25T15:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "we see a lot of potential in redeveloping large industrial sites like former coal plants.",
        "source": "Gary Demasi, Director of Global Infrastructure, Google",
        "url": "https://www.apr.org/news/2015-06-25/google-coming-to-north-alabama-coosa-river-survey",
        "date": "2015-06-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In Jackson County, everything came together perfectly.",
        "source": "A.J. Jongewaard, Google representative",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/06/google_stevenson_data_center.html",
        "date": "2015-06-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Few details are known at this time, but Alabama Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said Google data centers create well-paying jobs with highly-technical skill sets.",
        "source": "Greg Canfield, Secretary, Alabama Department of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2015/06/google_alabama_jobs.html",
        "date": "2015-06-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "we’ll be building on the grounds of the Widows Creek coal power plant in Jackson County, which has been scheduled for shutdown.",
        "source": "Patrick Gammons, Senior Manager, Data Center Energy and Location Strategy",
        "url": "https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/infrastructure-and-cloud/global-network/a-power-plant-for-internet-our-newest/",
        "date": "2015-06-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the start of a long-lasting, productive relationship with Google.",
        "source": "Robert Bentley, Former Gov.",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2018/04/google_to_hold_groundbreaking.html",
        "date": "2015-06-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since the 1960s, Widows Creek has generated power for the region—now the site will be used to power Internet services and bring information to people around the world,",
        "source": "Patrick Gammons, Google senior manager of data center energy and location strategy",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-behind-schedule-on-600m-alabama-site/",
        "date": "2015-06-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We expect to begin construction early next year and look forward to bringing a Google data center to Alabama.”",
        "source": "Patrick Gammons, Google senior manager of data center energy and location strategy",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-behind-schedule-on-600m-alabama-site/",
        "date": "2015-06-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Strong partnerships between industry and local communities are the foundation of regional prosperity,",
        "source": "Steve Livingston, State Senate Majority Leader",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/google-pledges-1-5-billion-110500732.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Sustainable growth is only possible when a community thrives alongside it,",
        "source": "Thomas Gamble, Jackson County Site Lead, Google",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/google-pledges-1-5-billion-110500732.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everywhere I go I say we got Google in our backyard.",
        "source": "David Bubba Hughes, Bridgeport Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSLfCH9RRS0",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "For every job that Google has supports 9 other jobs in the community.",
        "source": "Rick Rhoden, Mountain Lakes Chamber of Commerce CEO",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSLfCH9RRS0",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's really clear the community feels like there needs to be some rules about these things.",
        "source": "Sean Smith, Jackson County legislator",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqsJb4Ib4jM",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "And I think it's time that we allow the public participation in the process and the transparency to make sure that if somebody decides to build something somewhere, it's because the whole community thanks to good idea.",
        "source": "Sean Smith, Jackson County legislator",
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        "date": null,
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        "text": "I do not want to see Alabama become the dumping ground for data centers simply because we have lax zoning laws, lax rules and regulations, and we just open the doors to anybody who says they might make a buck for us.",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for Alabama governor in the 2026 election",
        "url": "https://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Alabama.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "Local ordinances cannot have a standards lower than the state. So I will make the standards very high and clear.",
        "source": "Keith O. Williams, independent candidate for Alabama House District 55",
        "url": "https://www.protectingtaxpayers.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Alabama.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "Supervisor Nicole Pettibone said the county does not currently have a plan that specifically addresses data centers.",
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        "url": "https://hocakworak.com/article.aspx?headline=Jackson+County+Approves+180-Day+Review+of+Potential+Data+Center",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"This is probably one of the largest announcements that have been made in Jackson County,\" said Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter.",
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        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/google-jackson-county-bridgeport-bridgeport-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
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      {
        "text": "\"One of our points, as we always do, we pay our way,\" said site lead Thomas Gamble.",
        "source": "Thomas Gamble, site lead",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/google-jackson-county-bridgeport-bridgeport-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The idea of repurposing a former coal generating site and powering our new facility with renewable energy, especially reliable, affordable energy that we can count on 24/7 with the existing infrastructure in place, was attractive\", Google's Gary Demasi said then.",
        "source": "Gary Demasi, Google",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/google-jackson-county-bridgeport-bridgeport-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Google announced a $1.5B expansion of the Jackson County campus on June 15, 2026, with construction planned for 2026-2027",
      "Original campus at former TVA Widows Creek coal-plant site became operational in January 2019",
      "No opposition, petition, or lawsuit is documented for the site as of October 22, 2026",
      "Expansion expected to employ 1,000+ contract workers during construction, per Alabama Reporter",
      "Google announced a $1.5 billion investment over 2026 and 2027 to expand its Jackson County data center campus.",
      "Google says it will pay 100% of its own power and infrastructure costs.",
      "Google announced a $2 million Energy Impact Fund with TVA and CAANEAL for weatherization and efficiency programs.",
      "Huntsville City Council recently approved an adjustment aligning data center electric rates with TVA changes; reportedly no effect on residential rates.",
      "Google says its Alabama work has helped train more than 130,000 people in digital skills.",
      "Google will invest an additional $1.5 billion to expand its data center campus in Jackson County through 2027",
      "The Jackson County site was built on the former Widows Creek coal plant and has been operational since 2019",
      "Google will spend $1.5 billion to expand its Bridgeport data center campus in Jackson County, AL",
      "More than 1,000 contract workers expected on the expansion before completion next year",
      "Bridgeport data center began operating in 2019 on the former TVA Widows Creek coal plant site",
      "Google announced a $2 million Energy Impact Fund with TVA and Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama",
      "Google will pay 100% of the data center's electricity and infrastructure-upgrade costs under the Ratepayer Protection Pledge",
      "On July 14, the council voted 5-2 to pause data center construction for 183 days",
      "The moratorium took effect in mid-August and expires around mid-January 2027",
      "On August 11, the council voted 5-2 on a nonbinding resolution urging the administration to explore appropriate locations for data center development",
      "Jackson's zoning code contains no definition of a data center and no regulations governing one",
      "Saxum asked the Planning Board to postpone its rezoning request in May",
      "Google's Jackson County data center reported withdrawing about 200 million gallons of water from the Tennessee River in 2024",
      "The facility consumed roughly 90% of the water withdrawn",
      "Alabama lacks permitting for water withdrawals, per Charles Miller of the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
      "Short-term data center moratoriums have been enacted in Birmingham, Leeds, Homewood, and Cullman.",
      "As about a dozen Alabama communities grapple with proposed data center projects, the debate over regulation continues.",
      "Major data center projects are underway in Bessemer, Birmingham, Hayneville, and Montgomery.",
      "Activity is also surfacing in Mobile, Lowndes, and Jackson counties.",
      "The Alabama Public Service Commission is holding a public comment period on electrical agreements and regulatory oversight for large-scale data centers.",
      "Google announced a $1.5 billion expansion of its Jackson County data center campus, bringing its total Alabama investment past $2 billion",
      "Google's Jackson County campus began operations in 2019 and the site is on TVA's retired Widows Creek coal plant, decommissioned in 2015",
      "Alabama HB399 reduced the default maximum data center abatement period to 20 years, with an additional 10 years available under a binding agreement",
      "Jackson County commissioners unanimously banned data centers, associated accessory structures and affiliated businesses, effective June 23",
      "Google's Bridgeport data center is 143 MW on 260 acres with over $2 billion invested",
      "A lawsuit over public notice for rezoning 700 acres of timber land for Project Marvel Bessemer was dismissed by Jefferson County judge David Hobdy",
      "The Great Seminole Nation of Oklahoma adopted a data center moratorium on March 7, 2026 by a 24-0 Tribal Council vote",
      "Jackson County Board of County Commissioners met June 23, 2026 to consider an ordinance banning data centers in unincorporated Jackson County",
      "Board approved the data center ban ordinance as amended",
      "Board heard extensive public comment for and against a proposed 35 MW data center facility",
      "Google announced a $1.5 billion expansion of its Jackson County, Alabama data center in the week of June 18, 2026."
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        "title": "André Holland condemns Bessemer data center near family home - al.com",
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        "title": "QTS Data Centers offers to buy homes near Project Marvel, postpones meeting with Bessemer mayor - al.com",
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        "title": "Jefferson County Council Approves Emergency Network Security Funding as Residents Raise Data Center Concerns",
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        "date": "2026-10-14T17:10:39.000Z",
        "source": "The Jefferson Review",
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        "title": "When a data center moratorium ends: Augusta, Birmingham",
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        "date": "2026-09-30T01:00:06.000Z",
        "source": "GridWatch AI",
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        "title": "Project Marvel Data Center, Bessemer, AL: Status & Timeline",
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        "source": "Data Center Census",
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        "title": "QTS Bessemer (Project Marvel) — QTS Data Centers data center in Bessemer, AL · Compute Atlas",
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        "source": "Compute Atlas",
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      {
        "title": "Commissioner Meeting 9-3-26 | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/source/9763682/commissioner-meeting-9-3-26",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
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      {
        "title": "Brookwood mayor confirms proposed project is “AI data center” during community meeting on economic development",
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        "title": "Bessemer Alabama Project Marvel Lawsuit: Data Center",
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        "title": "Data Centers in Alabama: The Bessemer Fight and Your Rights",
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        "title": "Judge hits pause on hearings in lawsuit challenging Oxmoor Valley data center",
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        "title": "Jobs, power and water: Fairfield presses data center developers",
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        "title": "Data Center Foes’ Newest Tack: Sue Locals Over Approval Process",
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        "title": "'People are dug in': Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on the debate over data centers and more",
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        "date": "2026-08-08T17:56:56.000Z",
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        "title": "Public can read Alabama Power’s data center contract, just not parts that could affect bill",
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        "date": "2026-07-30T23:10:45.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-07-24T11:00:01.000Z",
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        "title": "Project Marvel data center emerges as key issue in upcoming Bessemer mayoral race - WVTM",
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        "date": "2026-07-20T22:56:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
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        "title": "Bessemer releases NDA for Project Marvel data center after lawsuit threat - al.com",
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        "date": "2026-07-13T13:33:38.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
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        "title": "Bessemer lawsuit over zoning decision for data center dismissed - WVTM",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/bessemer-lawsuit-over-zoning-decision-for-data-center-dismissed/71740823",
        "date": "2026-06-26T11:36:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
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        "title": "Birmingham grants 30-year tax abatement for controversial AI data center despite Woodfin claiming no incentives offered",
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        "date": "2026-06-26T10:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Bessemer Data Center Project Clears Major Federal Court Hurdle - LawyerDamages",
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        "date": "2026-06-26T08:16:12.000Z",
        "source": "LawyerDamages",
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        "title": "Bessemer data center lawsuit dismissed by a federal court",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer data center rezoning lawsuit dismissed",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/25/bessemer-data-center-rezoning-lawsuit-dismissed/",
        "date": "2026-06-25T19:57:18.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
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      {
        "title": "Judge dismisses residents’ lawsuit against Bessemer over massive data center - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/judge-dismisses-residents-lawsuit-against-bessemer-over-massive-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-06-25T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
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        "title": "6-25-2026 Jimmie Stephens - BirminghamWatch",
        "url": "https://birminghamwatch.org/2026/06/25/jeffco-pumps-the-brakes-on-a-data-center-moratorium/6-25-2026-jimmie-stephens/",
        "date": "2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "BirminghamWatch",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers: Daily Notes | June 24, 2026",
        "url": "https://writing.strisker.com/data-centers-daily-notes-june-24-2026/",
        "date": "2026-06-24T14:15:27.000Z",
        "source": "Data Centers: Daily Notes",
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      {
        "title": "Homewood approves new pause on data centers - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/homewood-approves-new-pause-on-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23T16:38:51.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jefferson County commissioners seek temporary moratorium on new data centers and heavy industrial development | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8280029/alabama/jefferson-county/jefferson-county-commissioners-seek-temporary-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-and-heavy-industrial-development",
        "date": "2026-06-23T08:22:07.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham approves data center ordinance, facing public's criticism",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-10T13:08:40.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Reflector",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham passes data center ordinance after hours-long public hearing - WVTM",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-data-center-ordinance-hearing-alabama/71539365",
        "date": "2026-06-09T21:41:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham City Council Approves Data Center Ordinance",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-birmingham-city-council-birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-ordinance-despite-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-06-09T20:41:54.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham City Council passes new regulations for data centers in heated meeting - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/06/birmingham-city-council-passes-new-regulations-for-data-centers-in-heated-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09T20:26:43.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘Absolutely nothing has been there’ — Residents, activists struggle to get answers on Bessemer data center",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/absolutely-nothing-has-been-there-residents-activists-struggle-to-get-answers-on-bessemer-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-04T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "1819 News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jefferson County Reviews Criteria for New Data Centers - BirminghamWatch",
        "url": "https://birminghamwatch.org/2026/05/21/jefferson-county-reviews-criteria-for-new-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "BirminghamWatch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nebius sues Birmingham zoning board over data center decisions - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/05/data-center-company-sues-birminghams-zoning-board-over-power-structure-denials.html",
        "date": "2026-05-14T12:27:05.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham City Council delays vote on regulating data centers",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-04-29/birmingham-city-council-delays-vote-on-regulating-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-29T16:15:43.000Z",
        "source": "WBHM 90.3 FM",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham City Council considers, delays vote on data center ordinance",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/04/29/birmingham-city-council-considers-delays-vote-on-data-center-ordinance",
        "date": "2026-04-29T13:04:23.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham City Council Delays Vote Until June on Data Center Regulations | The Birmingham Times",
        "url": "https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2026/04/birmingham-city-council-delays-vote-unitil-june-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-04-29T00:01:30.000Z",
        "source": "The Birmingham Times",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘We acted’: Birmingham mayor weighs in on Oxmoor AI factory amid moratorium  - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/04/we-acted-birmingham-mayor-weighs-in-on-oxmoor-ai-factory-amid-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-04-23T20:43:03.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Alabama: Proposed Bessemer campus just got bigger  - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/04/data-centers-in-alabama-proposed-bessemer-campus-just-got-bigger.html",
        "date": "2026-04-23T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘This project feels like an invasion’: Bessemer council approves major data center rezoning amid community divide",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/04/22/this-project-feels-like-an-invasion-bessemer-council-approves-major-data-center-rezoning-amid-community-divide/",
        "date": "2026-04-22T02:32:06.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "McCalla residents raise environmental concerns over data center rezoning - WVTM",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/mccalla-residents-raise-environmental-concerns-over-data-center-rezoning/71087862",
        "date": "2026-04-21T21:43:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham City Council passes 6 month moratorium on hyperscale data centers - WVTM",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-city-council-passes-6-month-moratorium-on-hyperscale-data-centers/70596829",
        "date": "2026-03-03T23:12:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham places hold on new data centers, for now - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/03/birmingham-places-hold-on-new-data-centers-for-now.html",
        "date": "2026-03-03T21:19:10.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham halts new data center projects with six-month moratorium",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/birmingham-halts-new-data-center-projects-with-six-month-moratorium-city-of-birmingham-council-public-hearing-data-centers-zoning-land-use-regulations-review-infrastructure-demands-development",
        "date": "2026-03-03T19:49:31.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham City Council Six Month Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium Vote (March 3, 2026) | Public Meetings Archive | Data Center Record",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/hearings/al-birmingham-city-council-2026-03-03",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "source": "WVTM 13 News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham Vote on Data Center Pause Highlights Search for Rules",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/birmingham-vote-on-data-center-pause-highlights-search-for-rules",
        "date": "2026-03-02T10:30:01.000Z",
        "source": "Bloomberg Law",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Birmingham AI Factory, Data Center Project Vote Delayed After Community Concerns | The Birmingham Times",
        "url": "https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2026/03/birmingham-ai-factory-data-center-project-vote-delayed-after-community-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-01T16:40:22.000Z",
        "source": "The Birmingham Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer Residents Are Speaking Out Against AI Data Center Development - Community Sentinel",
        "url": "https://communitysentinel.media/2026/02/18/bessemer-residents-are-speaking-out-against-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T18:57:37.000Z",
        "source": "Community Sentinel",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer Planning and Zoning Commission approves recommendation to expand proposed data center site | CBS 42",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/bessemer-planning-and-zoning-commission-approves-recommendation-to-expand-proposed-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T04:34:12.000Z",
        "source": "CBS 42",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama data centers multiply as artificial intelligence fuels ...",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/alabama-data-centers-multiply-artificial-intelligence-fuels-growth/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T00:49:13.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "900 acre expansion to Alabama's \"Project Marvel\" receives recommendation from planning commission - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/900-acre-expansion-to-alabamas-project-marvel-receives-recommendation-from-planning-commission/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer unveils revised plan for data center, residents continue to push back | CBS 42",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/bessemer-unveils-revised-plan-for-data-center-residents-continue-to-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-02-11T00:18:40.000Z",
        "source": "CBS 42",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer unveils revised “Project Marvel” data center campus plan amid ongoing controversy",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/bessemer-unveils-revised-project-marvel-data-center-campus-plan-amid-ongoing-controversy",
        "date": "2026-02-10T01:10:22.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘AI factory’ being proposed along Lakeshore Parkway in Birmingham",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/11/ai-factory-being-proposed-along-lakeshore-parkway-birmingham/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center in Bessemer continues to draw praise, skepticism and growing questions",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-in-bessemer-continues-to-draw-praise-skepticism-and-growing-questions-project-marvel-logistic-land-investments-development-mayor-kenneth-gulley-data-center-impact-environmental-concerns-zoning-plans-northern-beltline-follow-up",
        "date": "2026-02-05T17:22:04.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EDOC Nears Data Center Framework",
        "url": "https://www.thejeffersonreview.com/p/edoc-nears-data-center-framework",
        "date": "2026-02-05T03:36:25.000Z",
        "source": "The Jefferson Review",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama's planned $14bn \"Project Marvel\" data center could double in size - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/alabamas-planned-14bn-project-marvel-data-center-could-double-in-size/",
        "date": "2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Legal fight continues over rezoning for Bessemer data center",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/bessemer-rezoning-fight-continues-over-proposed-data-center-court-hearing-complaint-motion-to-dismiss-response-legal-ruling-complaint-amendment-dispute-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-12-10T01:27:45.000Z",
        "source": "WBMA (ABC 33/40)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer data center approved, lawsuit might force city to share documents councilors reviewed ahead of vote",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/12/10/bessemer-data-center-approved-lawsuit-might-force-city-share-documents-councilors-reviewed-ahead-vote/",
        "date": "2025-12-10T00:24:21.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer City Council approves data center construction despite public concerns",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/11/20/bessemer-city-council-approves-data-center-construction-despite-public-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-20T13:54:50.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Political Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$14bn \"Project Marvel\" data center approved by Bessemer City Council amidst fierce opposition - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/14bn-project-marvel-data-center-approved-by-bessemer-city-council-amidst-fierce-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer City Council votes to move 'Project Marvel' data center project forward",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/bessemer-city-council-votes-to-move-project-marvel-data-center-project-forward",
        "date": "2025-11-18T20:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "1819 News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama data center proposal moves forward  - Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/news/another-data-center-proposal-is-paused/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T19:16:00.000Z",
        "source": "Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer City Council greenlights controversial data center rezoning  - Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/bessemer-city-council-greenlights-controversial-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T18:13:09.000Z",
        "source": "Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer greenlights $14 billion data center with rezoning vote  - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/11/bessemer-greenlights-14-billion-data-center-with-rezoning-vote.html",
        "date": "2025-11-18T17:44:13.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Marvel data center faces crucial Bessemer vote Tuesday - Birmingham Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2025/11/17/data-center-project-marvel-bessemer.html",
        "date": "2025-11-17T17:10:00.000Z",
        "source": "Birmingham Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer residents rally against 'Project Marvel' data center ahead of crucial vote",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/bessemer-residents-rally-against-project-marvel-data-center-ahead-of-crucial-vote",
        "date": "2025-11-17T01:40:45.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "\"Project Marvel\" data center could come to Bessemer ...",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/project-marvel-data-center-could-come-to-bessemer-alabama/",
        "date": "2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "A Proposed Alabama Data Center Faces New Hurdles: A ‘Road to Nowhere’ and the Birmingham Darter - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13112025/proposed-alabama-data-center-clashes-with-northern-beltline-birmingham-darter/",
        "date": "2025-11-13T23:55:59.000Z",
        "source": "Inside Climate News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "ALDOT director warns Bessemer Data Center developers of conflicts with Northern Beltline plans",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/11/06/aldot-director-warns-bessemer-data-center-developers-conflicts-with-northern-beltline-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-06T17:15:52.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "A Huge Data Center Set for a Black Alabama City Gains Ground - Word In Black",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/10/ai-data-center-black-alabama-city-gains-ground/",
        "date": "2025-10-22T12:50:28.000Z",
        "source": "Word In Black",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Secrecy agreements fuel pushback of $14 billion Alabama data center - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/secrecy-agreements-fuel-pushback-of-14-billion-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2025-10-16T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "AL.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "How Will Project Marvel Affect Bessemer And Surrounding Areas?",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/bessemer-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-10-14T16:47:30.000Z",
        "source": "Tuscaloosa Thread",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Despite Stiff Opposition, an Alabama City Changes Its Laws to Accommodate Data Centers - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102025/bessemer-alabama-changes-laws-to-accommodate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-08T23:50:51.000Z",
        "source": "Inside Climate News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents remain divided over proposed Bessemer data center project",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/08/residents-remain-divided-over-proposed-bessemer-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-10-08T03:35:29.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of Bessemer backs data center despite opposition from community",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/city-of-bessemer-backs-data-center-despite-opposition-from-community-logistic-land-investments-community-opposition-city-council-meeting-planning-and-zoning-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-10-06T19:13:03.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer city leaders to consider controversial data center proposal",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/06/bessemer-city-leaders-consider-controversial-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-10-06T04:20:49.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Why Are Plans for This Alabama Data Center So Hush- ...",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/09/alabama-data-center-is-hush-hush/",
        "date": "2025-09-30T19:55:51.000Z",
        "source": "Word In Black",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Citing climate crisis, NAACP expresses opposition to massive Bessemer data center | Alabama Reflector",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2025/09/30/citing-climate-crisis-naacp-expresses-opposition-to-massive-bessemer-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-30T11:57:52.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Reflector",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Citing Climate Crisis, NAACP Expresses Opposition to Massive Alabama Data Center - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25092025/naacp-opposes-massive-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-25T20:43:48.000Z",
        "source": "Inside Climate News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Northern Beltline vs. Bessemer data center: concerns raised over colliding plans",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/northern-beltline-vs-bessemer-data-center-concerns-raised-over-colliding-plans-planning-growth-development-alabama-department-of-transportation-data-center-zoning-change-proposal-projects",
        "date": "2025-09-25T15:56:23.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jefferson County commissioner opposes Bessemer data storage center project - WVTM",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/bessemer-data-center-faces-opposition-jefferson-county/67953782",
        "date": "2025-09-18T22:26:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jefferson County commission president against new data center",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/video/2025/09/19/jefferson-county-commission-president-against-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-18",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer Planning and Zoning sends data center proposal to city council",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/09/17/bessemer-planning-zoning-sends-data-center-proposal-city-council/",
        "date": "2025-09-17T04:10:57.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "NAACP Issues Letter Opposing Project Marvel Data Center ...",
        "url": "https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-issues-letter-opposing-project-marvel-data-center-alabama-growing-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-16T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "NAACP",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer Planning and Zoning Commission 1700 Third Avenue North Bessemer, Alabama 35020",
        "url": "https://naacp.org/sites/default/files/documents/Final%20NAACP%20Opposition%20Letter%20to%20Project%20Marvel.pdf",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "source": "NAACP",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Briefing 08/22/2025 - Data Center Watch Briefing",
        "url": "https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-08222025",
        "date": "2025-08-22T14:23:03.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Watch Briefing",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Amid Community Opposition, Alabama Hyperscale Data Center Project Hits a Speed Bump - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082025/alabama-hyperscale-data-center-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-21T08:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "Inside Climate News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Controversial $14 billion data center proposal delayed again by Bessemer council  - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/controversial-14-billion-data-center-proposal-delayed-again-by-bessemer-council.html",
        "date": "2025-08-19T18:27:57.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "The small-town Alabamians fighting a data center",
        "url": "https://unherd.com/2025/08/the-small-town-alabamians-resisting-a-data-centre/",
        "date": "2025-08-17T23:01:28.000Z",
        "source": "UnHerd",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bessemer city government clashes with residents over proposed hyper-scale data center",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/08/05/bessemer-city-government-clashes-with-residents-over-proposed-hyperscale-data-center",
        "date": "2025-08-05T12:46:35.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Reporter",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fact-Checking Claims About a Proposed Hyperscale Data Center - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25072025/alabama-proposed-hyperscale-data-center-impacts/",
        "date": "2025-07-25T09:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Inside Climate News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Continuing coverage on Bessemer data center proposal: a look into demand and impact",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/continuing-coverage-on-bessemer-data-center-proposal-a-look-into-demand-and-impact-jefferson-county-data-center-huntsville-meta-energy-policies-growth-data-storage-concerns-pros-cons-effects-impact-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-07-14T12:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Water Utility Says It Can’t Meet Demand for Alabama Data Center Without ‘Significant Upgrades’ - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12072025/bessemer-alabama-water-utility-data-center-upgrades/",
        "date": "2025-07-12T09:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Inside Climate News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "An Alabama City Recommends Changing Its Laws to Accommodate One of the Country’s Largest Proposed Data Centers - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/bessemer-alabama-recommends-changing-zoning-laws-to-accommodate-proposed-data-center/",
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        "text": "A Jefferson County judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit filed by Oxmoor Valley residents against the Nebius data center under construction off Lakeshore Parkway can move forward. Abby Haymond has the details. #wbrc #datacenter #aidatacenter #nebius #birminghamdatacenter",
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        "text": "🚨 JUST IN $NBIS Nebius is planning a new data center development in Birmingham, Alabama.\n\nFirst reported by WBRC, the European cloud firm has filed for a data center project known as BHM01 on some 80 acres in the Oxmoor area of the city in Jefferson County.\n\nFull details on the",
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        "text": "Bessemer unveils revised plan for data center\nChannel: Alabama's 42\nBessemer city leaders have released an updated framework for a proposed data center campus, expanding the project to roughly ...\nأصدر قادة المدينة  إطار عمل محدثًا لمركز  البيانات المقترح.  ستوسع هذه الخطة  الجديدة المشروع إلى  1600 فدان. تحدثت تشاريس  راموس من قناة CBS42 مع  الجيران الذين يعيشون  بجوار الموقع. تشاريس،  ماذا يقولون عن هذه  التغييرات؟ كارلي،  تتضمن هذه التغييرات  المقترحة توسيع  الموقع، والتنسيق مع  خطة أخرى للولاية،  والبناء بعيدًا عن  الأحياء السكنية. لكن  السكان الذين تحدثت  إليهم في تلك الأحياء  يقولون إنهم لا يهتمون  بأي تغييرات يتم  إجراؤها. فهم لا  يزالون لا يريدون مركز  بيانات في مدينتهم. >> نحن عالقون هنا تحت  رحمة شخص آخر، ولا  يبدو أنهم يهتمون  لأمرنا. >> هذا ما يقوله السكان  الذين يعيشون بجوار  مركز البيانات  المقترح بمساحة 1600  فدان إذا تمت الموافقة  على الخطط المحدثة من  قبل مدينة بيسمير. تمت  الموافقة على الخطة  الأصلية في نوفمبر  الماضي. تتضمن الخطة  الآن توسيع الموقع،  والتنسيق مع مشرو",
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        "text": "Data center in Bessemer continues to draw praise, skepticism and growing questions\nChannel: ABC 33/40\nSubscribe now http://www.youtube.com/abc3340?sub_confirmation=1 ---------- Follow us on other social media: ABC 33/40 on ...\nnews. >> A major data center project pitched as an economic game changer is also raising some environmental concerns and political division in Bessemer, as plans shift in the city considers changing to industrial zoning rules. Some people who live nearby say they still don't know exactly what's coming or how it could affect their land, their water and their neighborhoods. The I-team's Valerie Bell will break down what's changed and what hasn't. And also what happens next. But first, we want to hear from you. Our data centers moving too fast for communities. Go ahead. Scan that QR code right there on your screen to vote. And here's the I-team's Valerie Bell. In the meantime, with more. >> We first met Ron Morgan nearly a year ago, interviewing him on the property ",
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        "text": "NEW: @ALDOT reaction to Bessemer Data Ctr. vote:\n\"ALDOT recognizes the significance of the data center campus to the City of Bessemer, Jefferson County and the State of Alabama.  We have an ongoing dialogue with the project’s developer about the Birmingham Northern Beltline’s",
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        "text": "Bessemer data center plans face conflict with northern beltline project\nChannel: WVTM 13 News\nBessemer data center plans face conflict with northern beltline project WVTM13 is your home for Alabama breaking news and ...\nSET FOR 630. PLANS FOR A CONTROVERSIAL DATA\nCENTER IN BESSEMER MAY HAVE RUN\nINTO A SNAG. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO BUILD\nMORE THAN 18,000,000FT OF DATA\nSTORAGE BUILDINGS NEAR THE ROCK\nMOUNTAIN LAKES COMMUNITY. THE CITY HAS OPENLY SUPPORTED\nTHE $14 BILLION PLAN THAT WOULD\nBRING IN 330 JOBS. THE PROJECT HAS RECEIVED A LOT\nOF PUSHBACK FROM RESIDENTS\nEXPRESSING CONCERN OVER\nENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND NOISE. IT MIGHT CAUSE. IN OCTOBER, THE CITY APPROVED AN\nORDINANCE CHANGE TO INCLUDE DATA\nCENTERS IN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL\nZONING. PROJECT LEADERS HOPE TO REZONE\nTHE POTENTIAL SITE OF THE\nPROJECT TO THAT CLASSIFICATION. THE COUNCIL PLANS TO HOLD A\nREZONING PUBLIC HEARING THIS\nMONTH, BUT AS WVTM 13 ZOE BLAIR\nEXPLAINS, WE’VE LEARNED A STATE\nPROJECT COULD CAUSE SOME\nCOMPLICATIONS FOR TH",
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        "text": "New warning from ALDOT director over data center\nChannel: WBRC 6 News\nNew warning from ALDOT director over data center Read more: ...\nالأخبار هي القصة التي  تابعتموها أولاً هنا  على قناة WBRC. كشفنا لكم  عن الرسالة التي  أرسلها مدير إدارة  النقل في ألاباما (ALDOT)  إلى مطوري مشروع مركز  بيانات \"بيسمير\"  المثير للجدل، محذراً  من أن خططهم تتعارض مع  خطط الولاية طويلة  الأمد لتطوير الطريق  الدائري الشمالي.  رسالة جون كوبر هي  أوضح إشارة حتى الآن  على قلق الولاية بشأن  مركز البيانات الذي  تبلغ تكلفته 14 مليار  دولار، لكنه يقول إن  المشروعين يمكنهما  التعايش مع إجراء بعض  التغييرات. يُطلق على  هذا المشروع اسم \" مشروع مارفل\"، وهو  مركز البيانات  المقصود. من المقرر  عقد جلسة استماع عامة  بشأنه في مجلس مدينة  بيسمير خلال أسبوعين.  يشعر الجيران بالقلق  من أن يؤدي ذلك إلى  زيادة فواتير الخدمات  في جميع أنحاء المنطقة ، وتعطيل أحيائهم،  والإضرار بالبيئة.  يقول المؤيدون إنه  سيوفر مئات الوظائف  ويجلب استثمارات  بمليارات الدولارات.  يقول مدير إدارة النقل  في رسالته إنه يدرك  إمكانية توفير  الوظائف و",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
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        "text": "# Alabama residents push back against proposed data center\n\n- Channel: CBS 42\n- Length: 02:35\n- Views: 2.4K\n- Likes: 35\n- Published: 2025-10-06T16:08:23-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: Bessemer, Data Center, Project, Black Warrior Riverkeeper\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThe Bessemer City Council is expected to revisit plans Tuesday for a massive data center that is sparking concern among nearby residents who said the project could change their community forever.\n\n## Transcript\n\nTHE BESSEMER CITY COUNCIL WILL REVISIT PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTROVERSIAL DATA CENTER.\nGOOD EVENING, I'M CARLY LAING.\n(MADDIE)I'M MADDIE MCQUEEN, IN FOR SHERRI JACKSON. SOME WHO LIVE NEAR THE PROPOSED SITE SAY IT WILL DESTROY THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.\n(MADDIE) CBS 42 NEWS REPORTER CHARLIZE RAMOS IS LIVE AT BESSEMER CITY HALL. CHARLIZE, YOU SPOKE WITH NEIGHBORS AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PROJECT.\n(CHARLIZE) ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S PROPOSAL, THE REZ",
        "date": "2025-10-06T23:08:23.000Z",
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        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Birmingham/comments/1nrynxn/northern_beltline_vs_bessemer_data_center/",
        "text": "Northern Beltline vs. Bessemer data center: concerns raised over colliding plans\n\nTwo major projects are raising questions about their potential impact on local communities and development. The long-planned Alabama Northern Beltline, a 52-mile project intended to connect various parts of Jefferson County, is eventually set to intersect with a proposed 700-acre data center in Bessemer, raising concerns about whether or not the two projects are possible for the same location.\nDavid Havron, a resident of McCalla and president of the Rock Mountain Lakes Landowners Association, has been vocal in his opposition to the data center. \"You can see the I-422 beltline goes right through, 1,2,3,4,5 of the data buildings and right beside these other two,\" Havron said, pointing to a map. He believes the beltline will bring significant economic benefits, stating, \"It ties Bessemer and this side of town to Hoover, to Birmingham, to Gardendale, ties all of us in. The economic boom for businesses and job",
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        "platform": "reddit",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/DataCenterDebate/comments/1nfc75u/bessemer_al_project_marvel_bessemer_hyperscale/",
        "text": "Bessemer, AL - Project Marvel - Bessemer Hyperscale Data Center\n\nIn Bessemer, AL, there is a proposed $14.4 billion, 1,200 megawatt data center project on 700 acres of property which would include 18 buildings (each slightly larger than a Walmart Supercenter) totaling 4.5 million square feet.\nThe property is currently owned by Valley Creek Land & Timber of Jackson, MS. The project was proposed by Logistics Land Investment LLC (incorporated in DE in 2023) which used an address belonging to TPA Group (commercial real estate firm in Atlanta, GA) in filings with the city.\nLogistics Land Investment, LLC also filed to build a data center in Venus, TX in 2024.\nThere isn't much publicly available documentation about the project. The city hasn't provided documents requested by media because Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley, his chief of staff, and the city attorney have signed non-disclosure agreements related to the project.\nIt has been estimated it will need 2 million gallons of water per day fo",
        "date": "2025-09-12T19:20:18.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvAS4xuv9d8",
        "text": "# Proposed data center in Bessemer faces strong opposition\n\n- Channel: ABC 33/40\n- Length: 03:02\n- Views: 2.5K\n- Likes: 31\n- Published: 2025-03-18T20:29:04-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nA proposed 700-acre data center in Jefferson County is facing strong opposition from local residents. The site, located near Rock Mountain Lake Road in Bessemer, would require a zoning change from agricultural to industrial to accommodate the development, which includes 18 buildings, each 250,000 square feet -- MORE ➡ https://shorturl.at/gfCul\n\nSubscribe now http://www.youtube.com/abc3340?sub_confirmation=1\n----------\n\nFollow us on other social media:\nABC 33/40 on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/abc3340\nABC 33/40 on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/abc3340\nABC 33/40 on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/abc3340\n\nFor more information, visit http://abc3340.com\nHave a newstip? Send it to us! share@abc3340.com\n\nABC 33/40 is an Alabama based ABC Television affiliate owned a",
        "date": "2025-03-19T03:29:04.000Z",
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        "text": "YOU’RE HEADING OUT AT THIS HOUR,\nDRIVE SAFELY. BRITTANY MICHAEL, THANKS SO\nMUCH. DATA CENTERS ARE POPPING UP ALL\nACROSS ALABAMA. THERE ARE DOZENS ALREADY IN THE\nSTATE. NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND TEXAS. AND ACCORDING TO THE DATA CENTER\nMAP, THERE ARE 19 DATA CENTERS\nIN OUR STATE, THE MAJORITY OF\nTHEM HERE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA,\nEIGHT LISTED IN OUR VIEWING AREA\nBY THE DATA CENTER MAP. SOME ARE STILL IN THE WORKS,\nLIKE PROJECT MARVEL. WELL, YOU’VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT\nTHE ONE IN BESSEMER AND IN\nBIRMINGHAM, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AN\nAI FACTORY. THE TWO ARE SIMILAR, BUT THEY’RE\nNOT EXACTLY THE SAME. IBM DESCRIBES A DATA CENTER AS A\nBUILDING HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE\nTO RUN, DELIVER, STORE AND\nMANAGE APPLICATION AND SERVICES,\nSAYS THE AI. FACTORIES ARE NOT LIKE\nTRADITIONAL DATA CENTERS USED\nFOR GENERAL PURPOSE COMPUTING,\nBUT ARE RATHER BUILT FOR THE\nENTIRE AI LIFE CYCLE. THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS. THESE ARE BOTH DATA CENTERS, BUT\nTHIS IS NOT WHERE YOUR ICLOUD\nPHOTOS ARE STORED OR WHERE YOUR\nNETFLIX IS RUN O",
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        "text": "there's a statewide. Be on the\nlookout for law enforcement there's a statewide. Be on the\nlookout for law enforcement\nagencies there's a statewide. Be on the\nlookout for law enforcement\nagencies for there's a statewide. Be on the\nlookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this there's a statewide. Be on the\nlookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. there's a statewide. Be on the\nlookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If there's a statewide. Be on the\nlookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If you lookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If you lookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If you\nsee lookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If you\nsee him lookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If you\nsee him or lookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If you\nsee him or know lookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If you\nsee him or know where lookout for law enforcement\nagencies for this man. If you\ns",
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        "text": "WHITE HOUSE. WELL, DESPITE MAJOR PUSHBACK BY\nRESIDENTS TODAY, BESSEMER CITY\nCOUNCIL MEMBERS APPROVED\nREZONING PROPERTY FOR PROJECT\nMARVEL. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG TALKER\nSTORY. WE’VE BEEN HAVING ON OUR\nNEWSCAST. THE 5 TO 2 VOTE CAME AFTER A\nNUMBER OF PEOPLE SHARED THEIR\nCONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROJECT. SO THE PLAN TO BUILD OVER A 14\nBILLION MULTI BUILDING DATA\nCENTER IS BEGINNING TO MOVE\nFORWARD. ONE WOMAN AGAINST THE PLAN\nDOESN’T LIVE IN BESSEMER BUT IS\nWORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT\nWILL STRETCH BEYOND THE CITY. SO THIS IS REALLY GOT ME VERY\nVERY UPSET. I DO NOT LIKE IT AND I FEEL\nSORRY THAT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT\nLIVE HERE IN BESSEMER. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT’S NOT\nJUST ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE\nHERE IN BESSEMER. IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE HERE IN\nBIRMINGHAM BECAUSE IT WILL\nIMPACT ALL OF US. IT WILL IMPACT OUR WALLETS\nBECAUSE IT WILL IMPACT OUR POWER\nBILLS. THE CITY HAS REPEATEDLY\nEXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE\nCONTROVERSIAL PROJECT, WHICH",
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      {
        "text": "It’s just devastating,",
        "source": "André Holland, actor and Bessemer native",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/just-devastating-actor-andre-holland-condemns-bessemer-data-center-near-family-home.html",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I personally have no intention of selling, at all,",
        "source": "André Holland, actor and Bessemer native",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/just-devastating-actor-andre-holland-condemns-bessemer-data-center-near-family-home.html",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m going to do every single thing in my power to raise awareness to try to stop it.",
        "source": "André Holland, actor and Bessemer native",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/just-devastating-actor-andre-holland-condemns-bessemer-data-center-near-family-home.html",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We respect Mr. Holland’s concerns and are equally dedicated to a transformative future for Bessemer,",
        "source": "QTS spokesperson, company spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/just-devastating-actor-andre-holland-condemns-bessemer-data-center-near-family-home.html",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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        "text": "These are people who have been in this community for such a long time. I mean, like, generations,",
        "source": "André Holland, actor and Bessemer native",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/just-devastating-actor-andre-holland-condemns-bessemer-data-center-near-family-home.html",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have about 80% of the real estate needed for development in your area,",
        "source": "Jessica Buckmaster, real estate broker",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/10/bessemer-asks-qts-data-centers-to-pause-construction-until-joint-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-21T16:23:49.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "I have been talking with tons of my neighbors who have actually had meetings with the realtor and have received and/or accepted offers,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Martin Roberts, resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/10/bessemer-asks-qts-data-centers-to-pause-construction-until-joint-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-21T16:23:49.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not excited about it at all,",
        "source": "Lee Hornsby, vice president of the landowners' association in Rock Mountain Lakes",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/10/bessemer-asks-qts-data-centers-to-pause-construction-until-joint-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-21T16:23:49.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The review has raised questions about the notice, procedures and documentation underlying some of those actions, and the Mayor would like to discuss them with QTS directly,",
        "source": "K. Mark Parnell, attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/10/bessemer-asks-qts-data-centers-to-pause-construction-until-joint-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-21T16:23:49.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
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        "text": "Site development is currently underway in accordance with the approved permits from the City of Bessemer, as noted in your letter,",
        "source": "Theo Yedinsky, chief external affairs officer for QTS Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/10/bessemer-asks-qts-data-centers-to-pause-construction-until-joint-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As part of our standard practice across many communities, QTS often offers to purchase nearby homes as an accommodation for residents if they wish,",
        "source": "Theo Yedinsky, chief external affairs officer for QTS Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/10/bessemer-asks-qts-data-centers-to-pause-construction-until-joint-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We did send them a letter to cease because they have to get their permits from the City of Bessemer,",
        "source": "Louise Alexander, Mayor of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/homeowners-near-bessemer-data-center-approached-about-selling-property-jefferson-county-development-questions-property-sales-rock-mountain-lake-road-construction-underway",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's really tough because she told us that we have to be out by December the 18th of this year, so that's a lot,",
        "source": "Tina Mann, Rock Mountain Lake Road homeowner",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/homeowners-near-bessemer-data-center-approached-about-selling-property-jefferson-county-development-questions-property-sales-rock-mountain-lake-road-construction-underway",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The ingress, egress will be done so on county terms, not on their terms,",
        "source": "Jimmie Stephens, Jefferson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/homeowners-near-bessemer-data-center-approached-about-selling-property-jefferson-county-development-questions-property-sales-rock-mountain-lake-road-construction-underway",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to be a part of the Bessemer community and look forward to meeting with Mayor Alexander and her staff.",
        "source": "QTS, Developer",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/homeowners-near-bessemer-data-center-approached-about-selling-property-jefferson-county-development-questions-property-sales-rock-mountain-lake-road-construction-underway",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would like each of you to think about if it was your home.",
        "source": "A resident addressing the council",
        "url": "https://www.thejeffersonreview.com/p/jefferson-county-council-approves-emergency-network-security-funding-as-residents-raise-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "About 1.2 gigawatts, which is the power confirmation that we've received from Alabama Power,",
        "source": "Rashid",
        "url": "https://datacentercensus.com/dc/project-marvel-bessemer-al",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "lacks additional protections from communities where these data centers will call home.",
        "source": "Jordan Johnson, Augusta Commissioner",
        "url": "https://aigridwatch.com/blog/when-the-moratorium-ends-augusta-birmingham-roswell-2026",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I start having some issues with my cattle and my springs, I think we all are going to have some issues because that's not right,",
        "source": "Jeff Snider, owns land near the site",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/09/02/brookwood-mayor-confirms-proposed-project-is-ai-data-center-during-community-meeting-economic-development/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they need to cancel the next two meetings, go do your homework...get it to where you can explain it to the citizenry that elected you,",
        "source": "Larry Holloway, Former Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/09/02/brookwood-mayor-confirms-proposed-project-is-ai-data-center-during-community-meeting-economic-development/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The difference between me and him, we're going to do everything in the public",
        "source": "Louise Alexander, mayoral candidate, former state legislator and councilwoman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/08/bessemer-mayor-faces-runoff-as-data-center-backlash-reshapes-city-council.html",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's huge",
        "source": "Valerie Williams, District 6 council candidate",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/08/bessemer-mayor-faces-runoff-as-data-center-backlash-reshapes-city-council.html",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's the NDA that's the factor, more than the data center. It's all of the deception",
        "source": "Heidi Colpo, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/08/bessemer-mayor-faces-runoff-as-data-center-backlash-reshapes-city-council.html",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know the whole country's watching us on how this election turns out. Today has been a big day for us.",
        "source": "Amy Mims, McCalla resident near Project Marvel site",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/08/bessemer-mayor-faces-runoff-as-data-center-backlash-reshapes-city-council.html",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we were under that much threat, they should've just stood with us",
        "source": "Joseph Baker, data center opponent",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/08/bessemer-mayor-faces-runoff-as-data-center-backlash-reshapes-city-council.html",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a free for all,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Birmingham/comments/1vx3ot8/is_a_data_center_coming_to_your_county_see_the_map/",
        "date": "2026-08-24T14:01:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not an ordinance designed to ban.",
        "source": "Lee Dimmitt, Supervisor",
        "url": "https://www.kciiradio.com/2026/08/17/jefferson-county-board-of-supervisors-approve-data-center-ordinance-immediately-impose-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-17T16:40:20.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What they're wanting to do is keep building, keep building, keep building, and make it so big that it's too big to fail,",
        "source": "Mark Parnell, attorney for two residents suing to stop the project",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-14/judge-hits-pause-on-hearings-in-lawsuit-challenging-oxmoor-valley-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-14T13:35:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We worked together to try to find a schedule that we felt was reasonable, and the judge agreed with that,",
        "source": "Charles Prueter, lawyer for Nebius",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-14/judge-hits-pause-on-hearings-in-lawsuit-challenging-oxmoor-valley-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-14T13:35:46.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't know enough to say this is a good idea,",
        "source": "Jenny Craig, Fairfield resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/jobs-power-and-water-fairfield-presses-data-center-developers",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It seems like it's a done deal,",
        "source": "Jenny Craig, Fairfield resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/jobs-power-and-water-fairfield-presses-data-center-developers",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We make sure that it has no impact on residents in the area,",
        "source": "Arthur Jemison, Alabama Power community relations manager",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/jobs-power-and-water-fairfield-presses-data-center-developers",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn't about one project,",
        "source": "Herman Carnes, Jr., Mayor of Fairfield",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/jobs-power-and-water-fairfield-presses-data-center-developers",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not here to change your opinion,",
        "source": "Patmos representative",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/jobs-power-and-water-fairfield-presses-data-center-developers",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given the fact that these issues are teed up to your honor to decide now, based on the evidence that's already been presented, both testimony and documents, it just makes sense to go ahead and get a decision on that now,",
        "source": "Mark Parnell, attorney for two residents suing to stop the project",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-14/judge-hits-pause-on-hearings-in-lawsuit-challenging-oxmoor-valley-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "To move the goal post, move it to we're going to a trial on the merits, without giving us a chance to fully develop our defenses, fully explore discovery we might need … It's just fundamentally unfair on its face,",
        "source": "Amaobi Enyinnia, attorney for the city of Birmingham",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-14/judge-hits-pause-on-hearings-in-lawsuit-challenging-oxmoor-valley-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have rules in place that don't really fit what is happening on the ground in this moment,",
        "source": "Amanda Garcia, senior attorney and head of the data center project at the Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/data-center-foes-newest-tack-sue-locals-over-approval-process-100",
        "date": "2026-08-10T09:07:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I'm honest with you, on data centers, I feel like there's been a significant amount of misinformation and disinformation out there.",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-10/people-are-dug-in-birmingham-mayor-randall-woodfin-on-the-debate-over-data-centers-and-more",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There was no backroom deal.",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-10/people-are-dug-in-birmingham-mayor-randall-woodfin-on-the-debate-over-data-centers-and-more",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "People are dug in on how they feel and how they see it.",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-10/people-are-dug-in-birmingham-mayor-randall-woodfin-on-the-debate-over-data-centers-and-more",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we have one of the most comprehensive data center ordinances, not just in the Southeast, but I dare say in the nation.",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-08-10/people-are-dug-in-birmingham-mayor-randall-woodfin-on-the-debate-over-data-centers-and-more",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This would be a 12-month moratorium that would allow you the time to make sure that you have your regulations zipped up and in place,",
        "source": "Ben Goldman, Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/pinson-enacts-yearlong-data-center-moratorium-as-officials-study-impacts.html",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are the hyper data centers that are geared towards artificial intelligence processing,",
        "source": "Brad Walker, Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/pinson-enacts-yearlong-data-center-moratorium-as-officials-study-impacts.html",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So in the right industrial sector setting, where they're sufficient and not a strain, it could be an option.",
        "source": "Hoyt Sanders, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/pinson-enacts-yearlong-data-center-moratorium-as-officials-study-impacts.html",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The projects are bigger, the contracts are more complicated and the commission staff needs more time to review those contracts,",
        "source": "Luke Bentley, APSC chief administrative law judge",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/30/public-can-read-alabama-powers-data-center-contract-just-not-parts-that-could-affect-bill/",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s just time the state took some action and said let’s put a pause on this.",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for governor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/07/2-alabama-candidates-call-for-halt-to-new-data-centers-lets-put-a-pause-on-this.html",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A moratorium allows time to say, ‘Let’s have a rigorous environmental review,’",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, state Rep. running for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/07/2-alabama-candidates-call-for-halt-to-new-data-centers-lets-put-a-pause-on-this.html",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What the state could do during a moratorium, besides providing a pause for the municipalities and citizens to all get up to speed, it also could put things in place that will protect the people,",
        "source": "Terri Michal, Birmingham resident and former elected official",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/07/2-alabama-candidates-call-for-halt-to-new-data-centers-lets-put-a-pause-on-this.html",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The state of Alabama will grow. We’re going to do data centers.",
        "source": "Tommy Tuberville, Republican nominee for governor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/07/2-alabama-candidates-call-for-halt-to-new-data-centers-lets-put-a-pause-on-this.html",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I haven’t talked to a single constituent who is in favor of data centers,",
        "source": "Maurice Mercer, former Pelham city councilman running in Alabama's 6th Congressional District",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/07/2-alabama-candidates-call-for-halt-to-new-data-centers-lets-put-a-pause-on-this.html",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the wrong type of business in the wrong place,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, owns 230 acres near the proposed Lowndes County development",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/07/2-alabama-candidates-call-for-halt-to-new-data-centers-lets-put-a-pause-on-this.html",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no way that people have done the research to determine what the long-term effects will be,",
        "source": "Heidi Colpo, Humans United of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/project-marvel-data-center-emerges-as-key-issue-in-upcoming-bessemer-mayoral-race/73195897",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center was shut down. It was almost met with hostility. And so instead of having a glimmer of hope, which I did have, thinking, oh, we could just protest this, it turned out that they already had their plans in motion, and it didn’t matter,",
        "source": "Heidi Colpo, Humans United of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/project-marvel-data-center-emerges-as-key-issue-in-upcoming-bessemer-mayoral-race/73195897",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Jefferson County has already paused approvals for new large data centers in unincorporated areas of the county while the commission finalizes a formal ordinance.",
        "source": "Diana Howell, Real estate agent, Birmingham",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMEPDk03k2E",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's deeply concerning when it takes legal threats for a government to comply with basic transparency laws,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/07/bessemer-releases-secrecy-agreement-for-massive-data-center-after-being-threatened-with-lawsuit.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13T13:33:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's anti-transparent, even if it is within the letter of the law, and I'm not sure it is,",
        "source": "Evans Bailey, attorney for the Alabama Press Association",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/07/bessemer-releases-secrecy-agreement-for-massive-data-center-after-being-threatened-with-lawsuit.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13T13:33:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city is not under the NDA,",
        "source": "Aaron Killings, city attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/07/bessemer-releases-secrecy-agreement-for-massive-data-center-after-being-threatened-with-lawsuit.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13T13:33:38.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Economic incentives were a key factor in our decision to invest in Birmingham and, as a result of the Industrial Development Board's review and decision, our multi-billion-dollar investment is projected to generate $87 million annually in tax revenue for the state, city, county and schools",
        "source": "John Sutter, Nebius spokesman",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/birmingham-grants-30-year-tax-abatement-for-controversial-ai-data-center-despite-woodfin-claiming-no-incentives-offered",
        "date": "2026-06-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Plaintiffs have lived on and maintained the surrounding land – some for over 100 years – and stand to suffer permanent loss of quiet enjoyment, diminished property value, and ecological harm if the rezoning proceeds without proper and procedural review",
        "source": "Residents (court filing), plaintiffs",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/judge-dismisses-residents-lawsuit-against-bessemer-over-massive-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-06-25T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The council recognizes that data centers represent an emerging and potentially high-intensity land use that may involve significant considerations related to electrical infrastructure, water resources, land use compatibility, noise, emergency services, and other matters affecting the public health, safety and welfare of our city,",
        "source": "Nick Sims, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/homewood-approves-new-pause-on-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This temporary action is a proactive planning measure and should not be interpreted as opposition to economic development or technological investment,",
        "source": "Keith Jackson, City attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/homewood-approves-new-pause-on-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If there’s an entity that’s currently permitted, that they could apply for an expansion to their existing permit, the moratorium does not apply to them.",
        "source": "Josh Vasa, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/06/birmingham-city-council-passes-new-regulations-for-data-centers-in-heated-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a need to get to an ordinance on the books.",
        "source": "Clinton Woods, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/06/birmingham-city-council-passes-new-regulations-for-data-centers-in-heated-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Under this version, the next hyperscale is simply permanent. No hearing, no room like this one.",
        "source": "David Butler, Oxmoor Valley resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/06/birmingham-city-council-passes-new-regulations-for-data-centers-in-heated-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We deserve to have a voice in data center development in our city, and to have a seat at the same table that Big Tech does.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/06/birmingham-city-council-passes-new-regulations-for-data-centers-in-heated-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot ban data centers. We can only put meaningful guardrails around them to protect our citizens.",
        "source": "Hunter Garrison, deputy director, Birmingham Office of Resilience and Sustainability",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/06/birmingham-city-council-passes-new-regulations-for-data-centers-in-heated-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The concern there is if we do not act today, there is room for growth from those entities that are currently permitted",
        "source": "Josh Vasa, Birmingham City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "And we believe our staff has produced one of the nation's strongest data center ordinances.",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Birmingham Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot ban data centers. We can only put meaningful guardrails around them to protect our citizens.",
        "source": "Hunter Garrison, deputy director of the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Sustainability",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do agree with the majority of the people who have spoken here today that the special exception requirement that gives citizens a voice in this process is incredibly, incredibly important",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I strongly implore you not to approve this ordinance as it's currently written",
        "source": "Julianne Tharp, field and advocacy fellow, Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"We believe our staff has produced one of the nation's strongest data center ordinances,\" Mayor Randall Woodfin said.",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-birmingham-city-council-birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-ordinance-despite-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Under this version the next hyperscaler simply files a permit. No hearing, no room like this one,\" public speaker David Butler said.",
        "source": "David Butler, public speaker",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-birmingham-city-council-birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-ordinance-despite-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"That's a disgrace because if you put the 500 feet, the residents and neighbors, they cross the street from it,\" Olivia Thompson said.",
        "source": "Olivia Thompson",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-birmingham-city-council-birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-ordinance-despite-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"If this data center were proposed in your district and the residents in your district strongly opposed it, would you still vote in favor of it?\" Hudson asked.",
        "source": "Libby Hudson",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-birmingham-city-council-birmingham-city-council-approves-data-center-ordinance-despite-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They removed the special exception.",
        "source": "Allison Black Cornelius, Greater Birmingham Humane Society",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-data-center-ordinance-hearing-alabama/71539365",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a model ordinance for not just other states around us, but the entire country.",
        "source": "Hunter Garrison, Office of Resiliency and Sustainability",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-data-center-ordinance-hearing-alabama/71539365",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I submitted over 300 questions in writing to the city council, to the zoning commission, to the mayor [and] to the city attorney, and had them certified, delivered",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, landowner adjoining the development",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/absolutely-nothing-has-been-there-residents-activists-struggle-to-get-answers-on-bessemer-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason this is so important: this land is one of the most pristine pieces of property left in Jefferson County, and possibly even the state of Alabama",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, landowner adjoining the development",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/absolutely-nothing-has-been-there-residents-activists-struggle-to-get-answers-on-bessemer-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I kind of just don't understand why you would sign a non-disclosure agreement as an elected official. You're there to serve the public, not some private interest.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/absolutely-nothing-has-been-there-residents-activists-struggle-to-get-answers-on-bessemer-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have seen kind of unprecedented levels of people getting involved just on their own",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/absolutely-nothing-has-been-there-residents-activists-struggle-to-get-answers-on-bessemer-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to bring Alabama's water law into the 21st century.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/absolutely-nothing-has-been-there-residents-activists-struggle-to-get-answers-on-bessemer-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "As of right now in our current zoning ordinance, which we updated last year, we do not have a provision that would say data centers are specifically allowed with any of our zoning categories,",
        "source": "Josh Johnson, Development Services Director",
        "url": "https://birminghamwatch.org/2026/05/21/jefferson-county-reviews-criteria-for-new-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we're working on right now is an environmental impact review that would let us have the right criteria (to) ask the right questions up front to the developer coming in that wants to build these types of data centers and other heavy industrial, heavy utility intensive type uses.",
        "source": "Josh Johnson, Development Services Director",
        "url": "https://birminghamwatch.org/2026/05/21/jefferson-county-reviews-criteria-for-new-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because no special exception is required for the proposed facilities, the ZBA had no authority to hear and render a decision on the applications,",
        "source": "Lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/05/data-center-company-sues-birminghams-zoning-board-over-power-structure-denials.html",
        "date": "2026-05-14T12:27:05.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city does not discuss pending or ongoing litigation,",
        "source": "Rick Journey, Birmingham city spokesman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/05/data-center-company-sues-birminghams-zoning-board-over-power-structure-denials.html",
        "date": "2026-05-14T12:27:05.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want my kids and all children in Alabama to have the right to clean air, clean water,",
        "source": "Liz Lane, Hoover resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-04-29/birmingham-city-council-delays-vote-on-regulating-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Staff believes that these proposed regulations will protect our existing neighborhoods and the health and quality of life of our residents,",
        "source": "Kim Speorl, zoning administrator for the city",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-04-29/birmingham-city-council-delays-vote-on-regulating-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our concern is not that this ordinance regulates – it should,",
        "source": "Trevor Sutton, chief economic development officer, Birmingham Business Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-04-29/birmingham-city-council-delays-vote-on-regulating-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our home is 800 feet from what is being constructed right now, so we are already experiencing some of the effects of that.",
        "source": "Rob Sansome, Birmingham resident living near the site",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-04-29/birmingham-city-council-delays-vote-on-regulating-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you already have a condition, a respiratory condition, the fumes that will be emitted to the air is going to be harmful,",
        "source": "Madelyn Greene, president of the Oxmoor Valley Neighborhood Association",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-04-29/birmingham-city-council-delays-vote-on-regulating-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "[Transparency is] very critical for us as leaders in the community and as an administration, how we govern",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Birmingham Mayor",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/birmingham-grants-30-year-tax-abatement-for-controversial-ai-data-center-despite-woodfin-claiming-no-incentives-offered",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would support a 1,000-foot setback. That would be what we're looking for,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/04/29/birmingham-city-council-considers-delays-vote-on-data-center-ordinance",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's very close in my opinion,",
        "source": "Brian Gunn, Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/04/29/birmingham-city-council-considers-delays-vote-on-data-center-ordinance",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would recommend some additional time to actually make sure we can get this right and then be back in the position to advertise to the general public what we're adding, what we're subtracting, et cetera,",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Birmingham Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/04/29/birmingham-city-council-considers-delays-vote-on-data-center-ordinance",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want to ban data centers, but we want to allow them in an economy that is flourishing with data centers across the country, but we want to make sure that we do it responsibly.",
        "source": "Kim Speorl, zoning administrator, Birmingham Department of Planning and Permits",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/04/29/birmingham-city-council-considers-delays-vote-on-data-center-ordinance",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Preliminary Comprehensive Data Center Campus Plan reflects the meaningful dialogue we've had with our residents and community stakeholders,",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/04/data-centers-in-alabama-proposed-bessemer-campus-just-got-bigger.html",
        "date": "2026-04-23T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Northern Beltline is a generational investment in connectivity and economic growth for Bessemer, Jefferson County and all of Alabama,",
        "source": "Michael Staley, executive director of the Coalition for Regional Transportation",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/04/data-centers-in-alabama-proposed-bessemer-campus-just-got-bigger.html",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Legally, we cannot retroactively block a project that has already entered that process.",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Birmingham Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/04/we-acted-birmingham-mayor-weighs-in-on-oxmoor-ai-factory-amid-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We saw this, we acted, and we put a pause on it. One project made it through. We stopped more from following.",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Birmingham Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/04/we-acted-birmingham-mayor-weighs-in-on-oxmoor-ai-factory-amid-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no approval from the mayor's office in this process, and it's independent of any action that the mayor's office can take,",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Birmingham Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/04/we-acted-birmingham-mayor-weighs-in-on-oxmoor-ai-factory-amid-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This technology is moving faster than government has been able to keep up with,",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Birmingham Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/04/we-acted-birmingham-mayor-weighs-in-on-oxmoor-ai-factory-amid-moratorium.html",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to affect us with pollution, it's going to affect us with our power bills, our water bills. My main focus is the pollution,",
        "source": "Amy Mims, McCalla resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/mccalla-residents-raise-environmental-concerns-over-data-center-rezoning/71087862",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want it. We would like to have representatives outside of Jefferson County to represent us on the McCalla side and the Tuscaloosa side. It's an environmental problem we don't want,",
        "source": "Amy Mims, McCalla resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/mccalla-residents-raise-environmental-concerns-over-data-center-rezoning/71087862",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "So all we can go on is what the other data centers all over the United States are experiencing.",
        "source": "David Havron, McCalla resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/mccalla-residents-raise-environmental-concerns-over-data-center-rezoning/71087862",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We always focus on the negative, but each of you who've come up to this podium never did say anything about the successful data centers right here in the state of Alabama, which is Huntsville, Alabama, okay, 64 percent,",
        "source": "Chester W. Porter, Bessemer City Council Member, District 2",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/mccalla-residents-raise-environmental-concerns-over-data-center-rezoning/71087862",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project feels like it is an invasion that could put our land and water at risk,",
        "source": "Neighbor (unnamed), Resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/04/22/this-project-feels-like-an-invasion-bessemer-council-approves-major-data-center-rezoning-amid-community-divide/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is only going to bring more projects and we are excited to welcome them all.",
        "source": "Carla Foreman Jackson, Bessemer City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/04/22/this-project-feels-like-an-invasion-bessemer-council-approves-major-data-center-rezoning-amid-community-divide/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This council body got with the developer and asked them to purchase additional land, and likewise they did purchase additional land so that the city of Bessemer will not interfere with the Northern Beltline project.",
        "source": "Chester Porter, Bessemer City Council District 4",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/04/22/this-project-feels-like-an-invasion-bessemer-council-approves-major-data-center-rezoning-amid-community-divide/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our office, in consultation with staff, has evaluated this issue and determined that these facilities, as proposed, do not fall within the Ordinance's definition of a 'utility substation,' because they are not intended to serve individual neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Nicole King, Birmingham city attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/05/data-center-company-sues-birminghams-zoning-board-over-power-structure-denials.html",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re hearing a lot of things about energy consumption, impact on the environment, land, noise, all of these we want to be sure that we have taken a closer look into consideration,",
        "source": "Wardine Alexander, Council President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/birmingham-halts-new-data-center-projects-with-six-month-moratorium-city-of-birmingham-council-public-hearing-data-centers-zoning-land-use-regulations-review-infrastructure-demands-development",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those two will be excluded based on the significant amount of work that has already been done,",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/birmingham-halts-new-data-center-projects-with-six-month-moratorium-city-of-birmingham-council-public-hearing-data-centers-zoning-land-use-regulations-review-infrastructure-demands-development",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The moratorium, or temporary suspension, was intended to give us time to conduct research so that we could draft regulations,",
        "source": "Katrina Thomas, Birmingham's director of planning, engineering and permits",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/03/birmingham-places-hold-on-new-data-centers-for-now.html",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're the neighbors that live there. And it sounds like we didn't have a choice until this thing got to a point where now it's going to be built,",
        "source": "Rob Sansome, Oxmoor Valley resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/03/birmingham-places-hold-on-new-data-centers-for-now.html",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The benefits of data centers must not be outweighed by public health consequences that also take a toll on our energy and water, not to mention healthcare systems.",
        "source": "Julianne Tharp, field and advocacy fellow at Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP)",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/03/birmingham-places-hold-on-new-data-centers-for-now.html",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency is on our side,",
        "source": "Randall Woodfin, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/03/birmingham-places-hold-on-new-data-centers-for-now.html",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we all collectively know that we don't want that same scenario to happen in Birmingham,",
        "source": "Hunter Williams, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/03/birmingham-places-hold-on-new-data-centers-for-now.html",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't care how much money they're going to contribute to schools if you're killing us, you don't belong in our neighborhood.",
        "source": "Renetta Brown, Oxmoor Valley resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-city-council-passes-6-month-moratorium-on-hyperscale-data-centers/70596829",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is something new that our ordinance doesn't currently consider, so it is something we want to plan for in a way that responsibly allows for this type of growth in the city while taking into account the best interest of our community and residents.",
        "source": "Hunter Garrison, Mayor's Office of Resilience and Sustainability",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-city-council-passes-6-month-moratorium-on-hyperscale-data-centers/70596829",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a lot to learn about and to figure out how to, how to educate the public about what different kinds of data centers are and how much energy they use, and the process for how to engage in meaningful, in meaningful dialogue with the communities in which they're going.",
        "source": "Allison Black Cornelius, The Greater Birmingham Humane Society",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/birmingham-city-council-passes-6-month-moratorium-on-hyperscale-data-centers/70596829",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "ACCORDING TO THE DATA CENTER MAP, THERE ARE 19 DATA CENTERS ALREADY BUILT OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN OUR STATE.",
        "source": "Birmingham City Council Elected Official, Birmingham City Council",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/hearings/al-birmingham-city-council-2026-03-03",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT MEETING? WELL, THE COUNCIL VOTED ON A SIX MONTH MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS.",
        "source": "Resident Public Comment, Resident",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/hearings/al-birmingham-city-council-2026-03-03",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "THE INDUSTRY SO NOVEL IT DOESN’T REALLY FIT INTO CURRENT ORDINANCES OR ZONING REGULATIONS.",
        "source": "Birmingham City Council Member, Birmingham City Council",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/hearings/al-birmingham-city-council-2026-03-03",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers' cumulative risk to the region's water supply and air quality should be a key consideration,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director for the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/birmingham-vote-on-data-center-pause-highlights-search-for-rules",
        "date": "2026-03-02T10:30:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am truly not even sure this campus is even going to happen anymore.",
        "source": "Allison Black Cornelius, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Birmingham Humane Society",
        "url": "https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2026/03/birmingham-ai-factory-data-center-project-vote-delayed-after-community-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-01T16:40:22.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities shouldn't have to choose between clean air and clean water and having a robust education system and a thriving economy.",
        "source": "Anderson, attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.birminghamtimes.com/2026/03/birmingham-ai-factory-data-center-project-vote-delayed-after-community-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-01T16:40:22.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is supposedly a $14.5 billion dollar investment, but people in the area were treated as if some of the most basic questions about the project were unreasonable, and couldn't be answered.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, involved with Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://communitysentinel.media/2026/02/18/bessemer-residents-are-speaking-out-against-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T18:57:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "These facilities place excessive demands on our power grid, water supply, and public infrastructure while offering minimal long-term economic benefit to our residents.",
        "source": "Cleo King, Bessemer city council member",
        "url": "https://communitysentinel.media/2026/02/18/bessemer-residents-are-speaking-out-against-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T18:57:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are dealing with noise; we are dealing with pollution.",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://communitysentinel.media/2026/02/18/bessemer-residents-are-speaking-out-against-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T18:57:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are the big buildings that power the modern economy,",
        "source": "Costa Samaras, director of Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/alabama-data-centers-multiply-artificial-intelligence-fuels-growth/",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Alabama looks attractive to data centers for the same reason that heavy industry always has - access to power, access to land and access to logistics,",
        "source": "Costa Samaras, director of Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/alabama-data-centers-multiply-artificial-intelligence-fuels-growth/",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There needs to be an open and transparent conversation between communities and companies to make sure that this is good for everybody.",
        "source": "Costa Samaras, director of Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Institute for Energy Innovation",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/alabama-data-centers-multiply-artificial-intelligence-fuels-growth/",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody will tell us anything,",
        "source": "Mary Rosenboom, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/bessemer-planning-and-zoning-commission-approves-recommendation-to-expand-proposed-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’re going to destroy that land, that habitat, and then you’re going to surround Red Mountain Heights and say you’re making it better?",
        "source": "Mary Rosenboom, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/bessemer-planning-and-zoning-commission-approves-recommendation-to-expand-proposed-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a mountain,",
        "source": "David Havron, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/bessemer-planning-and-zoning-commission-approves-recommendation-to-expand-proposed-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re stuck here, it seems at the mercy of somebody else and it don’t seem like they care,",
        "source": "James Williams, resident for more than 40 years",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/bessemer-unveils-revised-plan-for-data-center-residents-continue-to-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s like they’re trying to convince us to sell off on the idea. Well, I’m not buying it,",
        "source": "Ronnie Buchanan, resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/bessemer-unveils-revised-plan-for-data-center-residents-continue-to-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If it’s going to be in my community, set back a hundred feet, 400 feet or a thousand feet that’s still in my community, and I’m not satisfied.",
        "source": "Ronnie Buchanan, resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/bessemer-unveils-revised-plan-for-data-center-residents-continue-to-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "By incorporating that feedback, we are working to ensure this project supports the economic goals of Jefferson County and the State of Alabama while remaining deeply respectful of the neighborhoods and families that call Bessemer home,",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Bessemer Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/bessemer-unveils-revised-plan-for-data-center-residents-continue-to-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are working to ensure this project supports the economic goals of Jefferson County and the state of Alabama while remaining deeply respectful of the neighborhoods and families that call Bessemer home.",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAXOuq_7EWA",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're trying to sell us on the idea, but I don't buy it.",
        "source": "Ronnie Buchanan, Resident living near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAXOuq_7EWA",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the facility is good. I think it is bad for this community, for this neighborhood, for these people who live and reside and have businesses here.",
        "source": "Brenda Perryman, Oxmoor neighborhood resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/11/ai-factory-being-proposed-along-lakeshore-parkway-birmingham/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "At Nebius, we believe in this concept of responsible AI and I think that starts with design through operations and all the way through community engagement.",
        "source": "John Sutter, vice president of U.S. public affairs, Nebius",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/11/ai-factory-being-proposed-along-lakeshore-parkway-birmingham/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Preliminary Comprehensive Data Center Campus Plan reflects the meaningful dialogue we’ve had with our residents and community stakeholders",
        "source": "Kenneth E. Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/bessemer-unveils-revised-project-marvel-data-center-campus-plan-amid-ongoing-controversy",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're going to destroy what is probably the most pristine environment left in Jefferson County.",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAazASk9cf4",
        "date": "2026-02-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're going to crush the aquifer.",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAazASk9cf4",
        "date": "2026-02-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We listen to the concerns of the citizens in that area, and we wanted to make sure that we were doing the right thing.",
        "source": "City of Bessemer official (unnamed in transcript)",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAazASk9cf4",
        "date": "2026-02-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the biggest thing is how unimportant I feel in this whole decision making process.",
        "source": "Heidi Koppel, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAazASk9cf4",
        "date": "2026-02-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Council member Cleo King issuing a statement opposing large scale data centers in Bessemer, saying the city should not become what he calls a dumping ground for developments that prioritize corporate convenience over community well-being.",
        "source": "Cleo King, Bessemer City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAazASk9cf4",
        "date": "2026-02-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Have you bought the 900 acres? Are you going to move any buildings?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAazASk9cf4",
        "date": "2026-02-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are gonna crush the aquifer.",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, nearby homeowner",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-in-bessemer-continues-to-draw-praise-skepticism-and-growing-questions-project-marvel-logistic-land-investments-development-mayor-kenneth-gulley-data-center-impact-environmental-concerns-zoning-plans-northern-beltline-follow-up",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We listened to the concerns of those citizens in that area, and we wanted to make sure we were doing the right thing.",
        "source": "Chester Porter, Bessemer City Council President Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-in-bessemer-continues-to-draw-praise-skepticism-and-growing-questions-project-marvel-logistic-land-investments-development-mayor-kenneth-gulley-data-center-impact-environmental-concerns-zoning-plans-northern-beltline-follow-up",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Many people have opposed, but a far greater number of our residents have expressed excitement.",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-in-bessemer-continues-to-draw-praise-skepticism-and-growing-questions-project-marvel-logistic-land-investments-development-mayor-kenneth-gulley-data-center-impact-environmental-concerns-zoning-plans-northern-beltline-follow-up",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bessemer will not become a dumping ground for developments that prioritize corporate convenience over community well-being.",
        "source": "Cleo King, Bessemer City Council Member",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-in-bessemer-continues-to-draw-praise-skepticism-and-growing-questions-project-marvel-logistic-land-investments-development-mayor-kenneth-gulley-data-center-impact-environmental-concerns-zoning-plans-northern-beltline-follow-up",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the biggest thing is how unimportant I feel in this whole decision-making process.",
        "source": "Heidi Colpo, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-in-bessemer-continues-to-draw-praise-skepticism-and-growing-questions-project-marvel-logistic-land-investments-development-mayor-kenneth-gulley-data-center-impact-environmental-concerns-zoning-plans-northern-beltline-follow-up",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Have you bought the 900 acres? Are you gonna move any buildings?",
        "source": "David Havron, president of the Rock Mountain Lakes Landowners Association",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-in-bessemer-continues-to-draw-praise-skepticism-and-growing-questions-project-marvel-logistic-land-investments-development-mayor-kenneth-gulley-data-center-impact-environmental-concerns-zoning-plans-northern-beltline-follow-up",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Project Marvel has been met with opposition since its inception, and a public Facebook group called 'Bessemer Data Center - We Say No!' has been created to protest the development.",
        "source": "Jason Ma",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/alabamas-planned-14bn-project-marvel-data-center-could-double-in-size/",
        "date": "2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are grateful for the thoughtful input provided by our residents, neighbors, and stakeholders.",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://communitysentinel.media/2026/02/18/bessemer-residents-are-speaking-out-against-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not all data centers are equal. Some make better neighbors than others. Some I'd be comfortable having in my neighborhood; some not,",
        "source": "David Perry, chairman of the Birmingham Industrial Development Board",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/birmingham-vote-on-data-center-pause-highlights-search-for-rules",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Homeowners who live near the proposed data center tell ABC 33/40 that Tuesday's action in court is a step in the right direction and that they will continue to fight.",
        "source": "Homeowners near proposed data center",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/bessemer-rezoning-fight-continues-over-proposed-data-center-court-hearing-complaint-motion-to-dismiss-response-legal-ruling-complaint-amendment-dispute-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-12-10T01:27:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "“the rezoning constitutes arbitrary and capricious spot zoning, unsupported by a rational basis, inconsistent with surrounding land uses, unsupported by any comprehensive plan, and unjustified by any public necessity.”",
        "source": "homeowners (amended complaint)",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/25/bessemer-data-center-rezoning-lawsuit-dismissed/",
        "date": "2025-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They requested two million gallons a day from a fairly rural, under-resourced, drinking water utility, and we have questions about whether that utility can upgrade its system without any cost to its customers in order to serve the data center,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/11/20/bessemer-city-council-approves-data-center-construction-despite-public-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-20T13:54:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am very concerned about the aquifer because they will dewater the site,",
        "source": "Mary Rosenboom, resident near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/11/20/bessemer-city-council-approves-data-center-construction-despite-public-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-20T13:54:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The proposed construction of a hyperscale data center in Bessemer poses an imminent threat to the Birmingham darter,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/11/20/bessemer-city-council-approves-data-center-construction-despite-public-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-20T13:54:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our community, the city of Bessemer, and other parts of Jefferson County will have to live with this reckless plan for years to come,",
        "source": "Janice Sanders, President of the Red Mountain Heights Community Association",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/news/another-data-center-proposal-is-paused/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T19:16:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "God's most important rule is to love your neighbor as yourself,” says resident Mary Rosenboom. “But data centers are anything but good neighbors.",
        "source": "Mary Rosenboom, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/news/another-data-center-proposal-is-paused/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T19:16:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "People have a right to transparency around major developments that put their communities at risk. It's not a privilege.",
        "source": "Barry Brock, Alabama Office Director",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/news/another-data-center-proposal-is-paused/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T19:16:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're people, too. So please respect us no matter what the vote is",
        "source": "Carla Jackson, Bessemer City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/11/bessemer-greenlights-14-billion-data-center-with-rezoning-vote.html",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't even go to Walmart because of all the badgering. Yes, this was a very hard decision.",
        "source": "Carla Jackson, Bessemer City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/11/bessemer-greenlights-14-billion-data-center-with-rezoning-vote.html",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a lot of promises from these developers. We've not been able to see any of them in writing",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/11/bessemer-greenlights-14-billion-data-center-with-rezoning-vote.html",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "When it comes to zoning in Bessemer, there's actually more specifics for how you can build a swimming pool in your backyard than for building a data center.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/11/bessemer-greenlights-14-billion-data-center-with-rezoning-vote.html",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've done our series of diligence",
        "source": "Brad Kaaber, Logistics Land Investment",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/11/bessemer-greenlights-14-billion-data-center-with-rezoning-vote.html",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have all been listening,",
        "source": "Carla Jackson, Bessemer Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/11/20/bessemer-city-council-approves-data-center-construction-despite-public-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In order to get to this point, we had to go through vast amounts of due diligence,",
        "source": "Brad Kaaber, representative, Logistics Land Investment",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/11/20/bessemer-city-council-approves-data-center-construction-despite-public-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "ALDOT recognizes the significance of the data center campus to the City of Bessemer, Jefferson County and the State of Alabama.",
        "source": "ALDOT, Alabama Department of Transportation statement",
        "url": "https://x.com/WBRC6Hardison/status/1990859661218566240",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "After the Bessemer City Council voted 5-2 to rezone nearly 700 acres of agricultural land for the \"hyperscale\" server farm, a dissenting council member said city officials who signed non-disclosure agreements weren't being transparent with citizens.",
        "source": "Unnamed dissenting council member, Bessemer City Council",
        "url": "https://datacentercensus.com/dc/project-marvel-bessemer-al",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given the time windows involved, the Governor is confident a decision will be reached to accommodate both priorities.",
        "source": "Spokesman for Gov. Kay Ivey, Spokesman for Governor",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/bessemer-city-council-votes-to-move-project-marvel-data-center-project-forward",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our community, the city of Bessemer, and other parts of Jefferson County will have to live with this reckless plan for years to come,",
        "source": "Janice Sanders, President of the Red Mountain Heights Community Association",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/bessemer-city-council-greenlights-controversial-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are incredibly disappointed that the Bessemer City Council has approved the rezoning proposal for a project that would irreparably change our peaceful neighborhood and our quality of life,",
        "source": "David Havron, President of Rock Mountain Lake Landowner's Association",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/bessemer-city-council-greenlights-controversial-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We remain confident that this project will not come to fruition in its current form, and ARA will support neighbors in their continuing fight to ensure that their questions are answered, and their homes, livelihoods, and communities are protected.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Policy Director for Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/bessemer-city-council-greenlights-controversial-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bessemer residents and surrounding communities have every right to be frustrated at this result,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney in SELC's Alabama office",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/bessemer-city-council-greenlights-controversial-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It needs to be moved to a more appropriate location, preferably not at all in the state of Alabama.",
        "source": "Mary Rosenboon, McCalla resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/bessemer-residents-rally-against-project-marvel-data-center-ahead-of-crucial-vote",
        "date": "2025-11-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That one little fish has been around for 5 million years, and the Bessemer City Council has the possibility Tuesday morning to say this is going to be extinct forever.",
        "source": "David Havron, president of Rock Mountain Lakes",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/bessemer-residents-rally-against-project-marvel-data-center-ahead-of-crucial-vote",
        "date": "2025-11-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've tried to call their office many times, I have not gotten a response.",
        "source": "Sara Greenspan, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/bessemer-residents-rally-against-project-marvel-data-center-ahead-of-crucial-vote",
        "date": "2025-11-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a crude saying, but all fecal matter rolls downhill,",
        "source": "Thomas Near, Yale biologist",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13112025/proposed-alabama-data-center-clashes-with-northern-beltline-birmingham-darter/",
        "date": "2025-11-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "These phenomenal fish will slide further toward extinction if this data center is built, so we have to act fast,",
        "source": "Will Harlan, Southeast director, Center for Biological Diversity",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13112025/proposed-alabama-data-center-clashes-with-northern-beltline-birmingham-darter/",
        "date": "2025-11-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The lower Valley Creek watershed was already facing a threat decades in the future from the Northern Beltline, but this hyperscale data center poses an imminent threat to the Birmingham darter population in Little Blue Creek,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13112025/proposed-alabama-data-center-clashes-with-northern-beltline-birmingham-darter/",
        "date": "2025-11-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s shocking,",
        "source": "Thomas Near, Yale biologist",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13112025/proposed-alabama-data-center-clashes-with-northern-beltline-birmingham-darter/",
        "date": "2025-11-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "However, the current site configuration presents a direct conflict with ALDOT’s longstanding plans for the Beltline, a project that remains an essential part of the region’s future transportation network.",
        "source": "John Cooper, ALDOT director",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/11/06/aldot-director-warns-bessemer-data-center-developers-conflicts-with-northern-beltline-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The power bills will not go up as far as Bessemer Utilities nor will their water bill.",
        "source": "Carla Jackson, Bessemer City Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/11/06/aldot-director-warns-bessemer-data-center-developers-conflicts-with-northern-beltline-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve attended the Bessemer Council meetings on the data center project and have expressed my opposition,",
        "source": "Jimmie Stephens, Jefferson County Commission President",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/11/06/aldot-director-warns-bessemer-data-center-developers-conflicts-with-northern-beltline-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our standard should be simple - no free rides for Big Tech,",
        "source": "Cynthia Lee Almond, APSC President",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/11/06/aldot-director-warns-bessemer-data-center-developers-conflicts-with-northern-beltline-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "THE CURRENT SITE CONFIGURATION PRESENTS A DIRECT CONFLICT WITH ODOT'S LONGSTANDING PLANS FOR THE BELTLINE, A PROJECT THAT REMAINS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE REGION'S FUTURE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK.",
        "source": "ODOT Transportation Director, Transportation Director, Alabama Department of Transportation",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQF3GO4LtkI",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "JEFFERSON COUNTY IS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THE NORTHERN BELTLINE AND THE PROPOSED DATA CENTER. WE BELIEVE BOTH PROJECTS SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND CAN COEXIST.",
        "source": "Cal Markert, Jefferson County Manager",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQF3GO4LtkI",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "إن التكوين الحالي للموقع يتعارض مباشرة مع خطط إدارة النقل طويلة الأمد للطريق الدائري، وهو مشروع يظل جزءاً أساسياً من شبكة النقل المستقبلية في المنطقة",
        "source": "John Cooper, ALDOT director",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E7zbpz24JY",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "لقد حضرت اجتماعات مجلس بيسمير بشأن هذا المشروع وأعربت عن معارضتي له",
        "source": "Jimmy Stephens, Jefferson County Commission chairman",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E7zbpz24JY",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "While proceeding with development on this site as proposed would create serious challenges for the eventual construction of the Beltline interchange, we believe your development can be planned in such a way as not to conflict with the Beltline,",
        "source": "John Cooper, ALDOT Director",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13112025/proposed-alabama-data-center-clashes-with-northern-beltline-birmingham-darter/",
        "date": "2025-11-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All we’re doing is adding the data center to the zoning ordinance in place.",
        "source": "Donna Thigpen, President, Bessemer City Council",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/10/ai-data-center-black-alabama-city-gains-ground/",
        "date": "2025-10-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is nothing to do with that particular property.",
        "source": "Donna Thigpen, President, Bessemer City Council",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/10/ai-data-center-black-alabama-city-gains-ground/",
        "date": "2025-10-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "represents a tremendous investment in Bessemer and in Alabama,",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/10/ai-data-center-black-alabama-city-gains-ground/",
        "date": "2025-10-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re going to do exactly what they want to do, regardless of the results, regardless of the consequences. All they see is money.",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, Owns property adjacent to the Marvel parcel",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/10/ai-data-center-black-alabama-city-gains-ground/",
        "date": "2025-10-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why are public municipalities signing NDAs when you’re discussing public money and the things that are going to directly affect the public?",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, landowner near the site",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/secrecy-agreements-fuel-pushback-of-14-billion-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Consider anything. Amazon, Mercedes, any large company that’s coming in that is looking at a particular piece of property or they’re looking to close a certain type of deal, you don’t make that publicly known,",
        "source": "Aaron Killings, Bessemer city attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/secrecy-agreements-fuel-pushback-of-14-billion-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Initially, we did sign an NDA, but that was the interim,",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/secrecy-agreements-fuel-pushback-of-14-billion-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All we’re doing right now is just rezoning the property, and this is just a step in that direction,",
        "source": "Aaron Killings, Bessemer city attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/secrecy-agreements-fuel-pushback-of-14-billion-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The issue is even more important now as huge data centers are proposed in communities, which could consume a ton of water and electricity,",
        "source": "David Cuillier, director of the Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/secrecy-agreements-fuel-pushback-of-14-billion-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not light industrial,",
        "source": "Becky Morgan, resident affected by the project",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102025/bessemer-alabama-changes-laws-to-accommodate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-08T23:50:51.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Telling Bessemer citizens what to do with our land is like showing up at their community meeting and telling them to plant apple trees in their front yards and build swimming pools by their mailboxes,",
        "source": "Chester Porter, Bessemer City Council member",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102025/bessemer-alabama-changes-laws-to-accommodate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-08T23:50:51.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Air pollution knows no boundaries. It doesn't know where the county line is,",
        "source": "Shelby Standfield, architectural designer, McCalla resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102025/bessemer-alabama-changes-laws-to-accommodate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's not the law for the public hearing. You have to be able to be heard,",
        "source": "Sarah Stokes, attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102025/bessemer-alabama-changes-laws-to-accommodate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that they're railroading,",
        "source": "William Spencer, owner, Spencer Wood Recycling",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102025/bessemer-alabama-changes-laws-to-accommodate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Quite frankly, if we want to talk about outsiders, there's only one person in that room upstairs that I know of that doesn't live in Jefferson County, and that's the developer,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102025/bessemer-alabama-changes-laws-to-accommodate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think they are going to pass it because they’ve already made up their minds they are going to pass it,",
        "source": "Ronald Morgan, Resident near Rock Mountain Lake Road",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/08/residents-remain-divided-over-proposed-bessemer-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The power bills will not go up as far as Bessemer Utilities, nor will their water bill. It will not come from the City of Bessemer,",
        "source": "Carla Jackson, Bessemer City Councilor, District 6",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/08/residents-remain-divided-over-proposed-bessemer-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The growth of the city was just tremendous; it brought a tremendous impact to the city.",
        "source": "Carla Jackson, Bessemer City Councilor, District 6",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/08/residents-remain-divided-over-proposed-bessemer-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Your power bills are going to go up.",
        "source": "Ronald Morgan, Resident near Rock Mountain Lake Road",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/08/residents-remain-divided-over-proposed-bessemer-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center project represents a tremendous investment in Bessemer and in Alabama.",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/city-of-bessemer-backs-data-center-despite-opposition-from-community-logistic-land-investments-community-opposition-city-council-meeting-planning-and-zoning-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-10-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "By referring the rezoning request back to the Planning and Zoning Commission, we are making sure that every detail is addressed properly, so the project can proceed on the strongest possible foundation.",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/city-of-bessemer-backs-data-center-despite-opposition-from-community-logistic-land-investments-community-opposition-city-council-meeting-planning-and-zoning-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-10-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't matter. You know, they said we're not part of the city, so we don't matter.",
        "source": "Ronnie Buchanan, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgFmAJgw3FY",
        "date": "2025-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We bought a property in our community for our kids and grandkids to have for generations.",
        "source": "Ronnie Buchanan, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgFmAJgw3FY",
        "date": "2025-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to use a ton of power, maybe 1200 megawatts, which is half the capacity of our largest coal fired power plant here in the Birmingham area.",
        "source": "Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgFmAJgw3FY",
        "date": "2025-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "First concern is the impact to my utility bills, water usage,",
        "source": "Alfred DeVore, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/06/bessemer-city-leaders-consider-controversial-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I spend all my time outside so breathing in whatever is gonna be emitted from the facility is going to be a great concern for me,",
        "source": "Alfred DeVore, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/06/bessemer-city-leaders-consider-controversial-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Watching the video, listening to the questions gave a much better grasp of the project scope, size, and impact that it's gonna have,",
        "source": "Alfred DeVore, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/06/bessemer-city-leaders-consider-controversial-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-10-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We ain't trying to pay no extra money to do anything. Why did they choose this spot out of all places? Why did they choose Bessemer, Alabama?",
        "source": "Dante Franklin, Birmingham resident who grew up in Bessemer",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/10/06/bessemer-city-leaders-consider-controversial-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "reaffirmed its full support for the proposed data center project, recognizing its tremendous potential to benefit the city of Bessemer, its citizens, and the State of Alabama as a whole.",
        "source": "Bessemer City Council, city council (October press release)",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/project-marvel-data-center-could-come-to-bessemer-alabama/",
        "date": "2025-10-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "On behalf of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, Metro Birmingham Branch of the NAACP, and the NAACP Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, we are writing to oppose the construction of the Logistic Land Investments data center known as Project Marvel",
        "source": "NAACP letter, open letter to Bessemer planning and zoning commission",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2025/09/30/citing-climate-crisis-naacp-expresses-opposition-to-massive-bessemer-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the very least, the data center cannot be built without full analysis of these impacts, and full disclosure to the community of the risk and a true opportunity for community-centered decision making for next steps",
        "source": "NAACP letter, open letter to Bessemer planning and zoning commission",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2025/09/30/citing-climate-crisis-naacp-expresses-opposition-to-massive-bessemer-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities like Bessemer have borne the brunt of toxic industries for far too long",
        "source": "Abre' Conner, NAACP director of environmental and climate justice",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/09/alabama-data-center-is-hush-hush/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Adding yet another major polluter into a majority-Black community already burdened by some of the highest greenhouse gas emissions in the nation is unacceptable.",
        "source": "Abre' Conner, NAACP director of environmental and climate justice",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/09/alabama-data-center-is-hush-hush/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have had a hard time finding any agenda information regarding meetings and any advance notice that is easily discernible to the public for input",
        "source": "NAACP letter",
        "url": "https://wordinblack.com/2025/09/alabama-data-center-is-hush-hush/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can see the I-422 beltline goes right through, 1,2,3,4,5 of the data buildings and right beside these other two",
        "source": "David Havron, McCalla resident and president of the Rock Mountain Lakes Landowners Association",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Birmingham/comments/1nrynxn/northern_beltline_vs_bessemer_data_center/",
        "date": "2025-09-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It should be possible, but there would have to be alterations and changes. I believe it would be easier to move the data center than it would be to move the beltline.",
        "source": "Jimmie Stephens, Jefferson County Commission President",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Birmingham/comments/1nrynxn/northern_beltline_vs_bessemer_data_center/",
        "date": "2025-09-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "That's a local issues, you've got local officials that got to address that. We'll be confident that it will get worked out",
        "source": "Kay Ivey, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Birmingham/comments/1nrynxn/northern_beltline_vs_bessemer_data_center/",
        "date": "2025-09-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "On behalf of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, Metro Birmingham Branch of the NAACP, and the NAACP Center for Environmental and Climate Justice, we are writing to oppose the construction of the Logistic Land Investments data center known as Project Marvel,",
        "source": "NAACP letter, Alabama State Conference of the NAACP, Metro Birmingham Branch, and Center for Environmental and Climate Justice",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25092025/naacp-opposes-massive-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the very least, the data center cannot be built without full analysis of these impacts, and full disclosure to the community of the risk and a true opportunity for community-centered decision making for next steps,",
        "source": "NAACP letter",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25092025/naacp-opposes-massive-alabama-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can see the I-422 beltline goes right through, 1,2,3,4,5 of the data buildings and right beside these other two",
        "source": "David Havron, McCalla resident and president of the Rock Mountain Lakes Landowners Association",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/northern-beltline-vs-bessemer-data-center-concerns-raised-over-colliding-plans-planning-growth-development-alabama-department-of-transportation-data-center-zoning-change-proposal-projects",
        "date": "2025-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It should be possible, but there would have to be alterations and changes. I believe it would be easier to move the data center than it would be to move the beltline.",
        "source": "Jimmie Stephens, Jefferson County Commission President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/northern-beltline-vs-bessemer-data-center-concerns-raised-over-colliding-plans-planning-growth-development-alabama-department-of-transportation-data-center-zoning-change-proposal-projects",
        "date": "2025-09-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's nothing good for the surrounding communities to come from this. no benefits whatsoever. 300 jobs is a drop in the bucket compared to what the beltline will bring",
        "source": "David Havron, McCalla resident and president of the Rock Mountain Lakes Landowners Association",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/northern-beltline-vs-bessemer-data-center-concerns-raised-over-colliding-plans-planning-growth-development-alabama-department-of-transportation-data-center-zoning-change-proposal-projects",
        "date": "2025-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's a local issues, you've got local officials that got to address that. We'll be confident that it will get worked out",
        "source": "Kay Ivey, Governor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/northern-beltline-vs-bessemer-data-center-concerns-raised-over-colliding-plans-planning-growth-development-alabama-department-of-transportation-data-center-zoning-change-proposal-projects",
        "date": "2025-09-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's filled with flaws that I think need to be worked out before it proceeds,",
        "source": "Jimmie Stephens, Jefferson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/bessemer-data-center-faces-opposition-jefferson-county/67953782",
        "date": "2025-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities like Bessemer have borne the brunt of toxic industries for far too long.",
        "source": "Abre' Conner, NAACP Director of Environmental and Climate Justice",
        "url": "https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-issues-letter-opposing-project-marvel-data-center-alabama-growing-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people of Bessemer deserve better than to have their health, homes, and futures sacrificed for corporate profit.",
        "source": "Benard Simelton, President of the NAACP Alabama State Conference",
        "url": "https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-issues-letter-opposing-project-marvel-data-center-alabama-growing-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our community is not a dumping ground.",
        "source": "Dorothea Crosby, President of the Metro Birmingham Branch of the NAACP",
        "url": "https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-issues-letter-opposing-project-marvel-data-center-alabama-growing-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We call for full transparency of the impacts of the data center on this community,",
        "source": "NAACP letter, letter to Bessemer planning and zoning commission",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/secrecy-agreements-fuel-pushback-of-14-billion-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city of Bessemer doesn’t give a damn about the homeowners affected by this because we don’t vote in the city of Bessemer,",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, lives near the proposed site in unincorporated Jefferson County",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/09/17/bessemer-planning-zoning-sends-data-center-proposal-city-council/",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve only heard that a certain amount of water will be used, but the developer’s not even able to commit to what form of cooling will be used in this project,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/09/17/bessemer-planning-zoning-sends-data-center-proposal-city-council/",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are generally white-collar jobs and sometimes the starting salaries are the six-figure range,",
        "source": "Brad Kaaber, represents Logistics Land Investments, LLC",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/09/17/bessemer-planning-zoning-sends-data-center-proposal-city-council/",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I simply know the project will help the city’s schools, city infrastructure and even more,",
        "source": "Ron Marshall, supporter of the project",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/09/17/bessemer-planning-zoning-sends-data-center-proposal-city-council/",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know that each one of you have done your due diligence to ensure that this a good project and this project will change the lives in a positive way for many of our citizens here in Bessemer,",
        "source": "Michael Turner, Superintendent of Bessemer City Schools",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/09/17/bessemer-planning-zoning-sends-data-center-proposal-city-council/",
        "date": "2025-09-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The volume, speed, and effectiveness of local opposition are reshaping the landscape of political risks for the data center industry",
        "source": "Data Center Watch, statement to NBC News",
        "url": "https://datacenterwatch.substack.com/p/briefing-08222025",
        "date": "2025-08-22T14:23:03.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We urge you to take this zoning proposal into careful consideration for the citizens of Bessemer, their neighbors, and all Alabamians. As the record stands now, there are simply too many unanswered questions for the City Council to approve this rezoning proposal.",
        "source": "Letter signatories, environmental lawyers, community groups and residents",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082025/alabama-hyperscale-data-center-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-21T08:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Any delay is good",
        "source": "Mary Rosenboom, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082025/alabama-hyperscale-data-center-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We're hearing you. Don't think we're not hearing you.",
        "source": "Donna Thigpen, Council President",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082025/alabama-hyperscale-data-center-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We're fighting. We're going to use every tool available in our arsenal.",
        "source": "Mary Rosenboom, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082025/alabama-hyperscale-data-center-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This developer needs to tuck their tail and run.",
        "source": "Mary Rosenboom, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082025/alabama-hyperscale-data-center-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "With that much opposition, we just wanted to make sure that all I's are dotted and T's are crossed,",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/controversial-14-billion-data-center-proposal-delayed-again-by-bessemer-council.html",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We think it's a great project and a very impactful project.",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/controversial-14-billion-data-center-proposal-delayed-again-by-bessemer-council.html",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are a lot of questions that need to be answered,",
        "source": "Cleo King, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/controversial-14-billion-data-center-proposal-delayed-again-by-bessemer-council.html",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are some legitimate concerns, and I hope everyone looks at it and sees what it means in terms of long-term consequences of such an investment,",
        "source": "Jimmie Stephens, Jefferson County Commission President",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/controversial-14-billion-data-center-proposal-delayed-again-by-bessemer-council.html",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Contrary to the rhetoric and what people are trying to insinuate, it's a good project and we've done due diligence in the project,",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/controversial-14-billion-data-center-proposal-delayed-again-by-bessemer-council.html",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We might be fighting an uphill battle, but we're going to fight it to the very end.",
        "source": "David Havron, President, Rock Mountain Lakes Landowner's Association",
        "url": "https://unherd.com/2025/08/the-small-town-alabamians-resisting-a-data-centre/",
        "date": "2025-08-17T23:01:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is going to be a massive water user… and a massive wastewater user,",
        "source": "Nelson Brooke, Black Warrior Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://unherd.com/2025/08/the-small-town-alabamians-resisting-a-data-centre/",
        "date": "2025-08-17T23:01:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't get a straight answer on this one, but the developer has said during these planning and zoning meetings and the city council meeting that Alabama Power is going to provide the electricity for this project",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director for the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/08/05/bessemer-city-government-clashes-with-residents-over-proposed-hyperscale-data-center",
        "date": "2025-08-05T12:46:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You don't try to hide good things, right?",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director for the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/08/05/bessemer-city-government-clashes-with-residents-over-proposed-hyperscale-data-center",
        "date": "2025-08-05T12:46:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’re going to hear things that simply are not true.",
        "source": "Brad Kaaber, representative of the developer, Logistic Land Investments LLC",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25072025/alabama-proposed-hyperscale-data-center-impacts/",
        "date": "2025-07-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Y’all just don’t care about the facts",
        "source": "JC Matthews, director of economic development for the Birmingham Business Alliance",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25072025/alabama-proposed-hyperscale-data-center-impacts/",
        "date": "2025-07-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In Alabama, we have no water quantity laws, so no state body or board will be examining whether the volume of water this project requires is reasonable or will harm neighboring communities,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director for the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25072025/alabama-proposed-hyperscale-data-center-impacts/",
        "date": "2025-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just because they’re on a transmission line doesn’t mean that Alabama Power can flip a switch and provide an additional 1,200 megawatts of power,",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, Army veteran, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25072025/alabama-proposed-hyperscale-data-center-impacts/",
        "date": "2025-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to know how many generators are going to be backing up the 1,200 megawatts, because that’s a huge factor,",
        "source": "Becky Morgan, Bessemer resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25072025/alabama-proposed-hyperscale-data-center-impacts/",
        "date": "2025-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’ve already made their mind up,",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, Army veteran",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25072025/alabama-proposed-hyperscale-data-center-impacts/",
        "date": "2025-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It would be intrusive. It would be ever present 24/7. Our quality of life would go in the toilet",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/continuing-coverage-on-bessemer-data-center-proposal-a-look-into-demand-and-impact-jefferson-county-data-center-huntsville-meta-energy-policies-growth-data-storage-concerns-pros-cons-effects-impact-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-07-14T12:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We never got a consideration of what's good for the citizens of western Jefferson County",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, resident near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/continuing-coverage-on-bessemer-data-center-proposal-a-look-into-demand-and-impact-jefferson-county-data-center-huntsville-meta-energy-policies-growth-data-storage-concerns-pros-cons-effects-impact-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-07-14T12:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Sometimes an alarm will go for 12 hours before they turn it off, it's not super loud but it's noticeable",
        "source": "Harold Greenleaf, resident of West Ridge Drive, Madison County",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/continuing-coverage-on-bessemer-data-center-proposal-a-look-into-demand-and-impact-jefferson-county-data-center-huntsville-meta-energy-policies-growth-data-storage-concerns-pros-cons-effects-impact-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-07-14T12:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Warrior River Water Authority has existing mains along Rock Mountain Lake Road where water service can be provided but not at the requested demand.",
        "source": "Warrior River Water Authority, utility letter to engineering firm",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12072025/bessemer-alabama-water-utility-data-center-upgrades/",
        "date": "2025-07-12T09:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a vampire that will drain all of our natural resources.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12072025/bessemer-alabama-water-utility-data-center-upgrades/",
        "date": "2025-07-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The lack of clarity around how much water this project will use is the product of one thing: the secrecy of this developer, and whatever big tech company is actually behind this.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12072025/bessemer-alabama-water-utility-data-center-upgrades/",
        "date": "2025-07-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This would nuke this creek,",
        "source": "Thomas Near, Yale University biologist",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/bessemer-alabama-recommends-changing-zoning-laws-to-accommodate-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-06-18T23:19:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s said over and over again, by the Mayor, who was sitting here tonight, ‘We’re doing what’s best for Bessemer.’ We’re not doing anything for consideration at all for thousands of people that live in the Western part of Jefferson County,",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, west Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/06/18/bessemer-planning-zoning-commission-recommends-data-center-proposal-second-time/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is wrong. There are industrial parks in this city already set up for this madness.",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/06/14-billion-proposed-data-center-near-birmingham-hits-another-hurdle.html",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is turning a large tract of raw land close to the interstate and putting it to a productive use, which creates jobs.",
        "source": "Martin Evans, Birmingham attorney representing the developer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/06/14-billion-proposed-data-center-near-birmingham-hits-another-hurdle.html",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "All I ask for you to do is to listen to the concerns of the citizens, act as I do, as we are all commanded to do, in their best interest, without harming the city of Bessemer.",
        "source": "Jimmie Stephens, Jefferson County Commission President",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/06/14-billion-proposed-data-center-near-birmingham-hits-another-hurdle.html",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If there was actually concerns on this site, we wouldn't be developing on it.",
        "source": "Brad Kaaber, representative for Logistics Land Investment",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2025/06/14-billion-proposed-data-center-near-birmingham-hits-another-hurdle.html",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The site would go from benefiting the city of about a couple thousand in tax revenue a year to a couple hundred million in tax revenue",
        "source": "Brad Kaaber, project representative",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/continuing-coverage-on-bessemer-data-center-proposal-a-look-into-demand-and-impact-jefferson-county-data-center-huntsville-meta-energy-policies-growth-data-storage-concerns-pros-cons-effects-impact-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The site would go from benefiting the city of about a couple thousand in tax revenue a year to a couple hundred million in tax revenue,",
        "source": "Brad Kaaber, Logistic Land Investments LLC",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/bessemer-zoning-commission-backs-controversial-data-center-plan-amid-public-concerns-logistic-land-investments-data-center-jefferson-county-rock-mountain-lake-road-proposal-planning-and-zoning-process-council-chambers-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody who opposes this even votes in the city of Bessemer.",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/bessemer-zoning-commission-backs-controversial-data-center-plan-amid-public-concerns-logistic-land-investments-data-center-jefferson-county-rock-mountain-lake-road-proposal-planning-and-zoning-process-council-chambers-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would be very reluctant to approve any of that on behalf of Jefferson County,",
        "source": "Jimmy Stephens, Jefferson County Commission President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/bessemer-zoning-commission-backs-controversial-data-center-plan-amid-public-concerns-logistic-land-investments-data-center-jefferson-county-rock-mountain-lake-road-proposal-planning-and-zoning-process-council-chambers-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The way I found out about this project was through the news media.",
        "source": "Jimmy Stephens, Jefferson County Commission President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/bessemer-zoning-commission-backs-controversial-data-center-plan-amid-public-concerns-logistic-land-investments-data-center-jefferson-county-rock-mountain-lake-road-proposal-planning-and-zoning-process-council-chambers-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This was only a damn formality,",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/bessemer-alabama-recommends-changing-zoning-laws-to-accommodate-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not light industrial,",
        "source": "Becky Morgan, impacted resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/bessemer-alabama-recommends-changing-zoning-laws-to-accommodate-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not voting just for this project,",
        "source": "Alfedo Acoff, Bessemer planning and zoning commissioner",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/bessemer-alabama-recommends-changing-zoning-laws-to-accommodate-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no recognized environmental concerns on the site,",
        "source": "Brad Kaaber, representative of the developer",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/bessemer-alabama-recommends-changing-zoning-laws-to-accommodate-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What you're dealing with this morning with this proposal is whether this is good for the city, and it most certainly is,",
        "source": "Martin Evans, Attorney for the developer",
        "url": "https://unherd.com/2025/08/the-small-town-alabamians-resisting-a-data-centre/",
        "date": "2025-06-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Town is moving closer to us. And we're not happy about it.",
        "source": "Jeff Lowe, resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11052025/bessemer-alabama-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-11T09:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We have not met with the builders yet. We know nothing about it.",
        "source": "Donna Thigpen, president of Bessemer City Council",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11052025/bessemer-alabama-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-11T09:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, while it's under litigation, I'm not going to talk about it.",
        "source": "Carla Jackson, Bessemer City Council member",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11052025/bessemer-alabama-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-11T09:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We have not met with the builders yet. We know nothing about it.",
        "source": "Donna Thigpen, Local official, Bessemer",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/jefferson-county",
        "date": "2025-05-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Town is moving closer to us. And we're not happy about it.",
        "source": "Jeff Lowe, Resident, Bessemer community",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/jefferson-county",
        "date": "2025-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Attorney Reginald McDaniel, representing the residents, has argued that this failure undermined the essence of public participation in local governance.",
        "source": "Reginald McDaniel, Attorney representing the residents",
        "url": "https://www.herebirmingham.com/bessemer-data-center-lawsuit/",
        "date": "2025-04-25T07:47:43.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "City Attorney Shan Paden has asserted that the city complied with the legal requirements for public notice and engagement.",
        "source": "Shan Paden, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.herebirmingham.com/bessemer-data-center-lawsuit/",
        "date": "2025-04-25T07:47:43.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They didn't follow procedure based on what they promised under Alabama law, to give notice.",
        "source": "Reginald McDaniel, attorney for the Bessemer landowners",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/04/14-billion-data-center-faces-early-setback-in-alabama-town-what-we-know-about-700-acre-project.html",
        "date": "2025-04-24T15:21:42.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would assert to you that we did, that we complied with the notice.",
        "source": "Shan Paden, attorney for Bessemer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/04/14-billion-data-center-faces-early-setback-in-alabama-town-what-we-know-about-700-acre-project.html",
        "date": "2025-04-24T15:21:42.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is important to the state, county and city.",
        "source": "Aaron Killings, attorney for Bessemer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/04/14-billion-data-center-faces-early-setback-in-alabama-town-what-we-know-about-700-acre-project.html",
        "date": "2025-04-24T15:21:42.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why are you so intent on putting this in our backyard where we've lived for generations?",
        "source": "Reginald McDaniel, attorney for the Bessemer landowners",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/04/14-billion-data-center-faces-early-setback-in-alabama-town-what-we-know-about-700-acre-project.html",
        "date": "2025-04-24T15:21:42.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Judge Hobdy decided to dissolve the TRO in order for Bessemer to start over with the process of taking the project back to the planning and zoning commission who failed to follow legal requirements for notice and due process as filed in our TRO",
        "source": "Reginald D. McDaniel, Attorney representing the plaintiffs",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/judge-dissolves-temporary-restraining-order-in-bessemer-zoning-case",
        "date": "2025-04-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is about protecting property owners' rights to protect their land from money-grabbing AI developers who have devastated many, many communities across the country.",
        "source": "Reginald McDaniel, attorney for the residents",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11052025/bessemer-alabama-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-04-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This could be a Chinese data center. And that's scary—that could be happening in our backyard and us not know.",
        "source": "John Parker Yates, attorney for the residents",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11052025/bessemer-alabama-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-04-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I took a sworn oath of office to do what was in the best interest of the citizens of the city of Bessemer, and that’s what I am doing,",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2025/04/15/community-members-file-lawsuit-over-proposed-data-site-bessemer/",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The law requires you to at least give a 15-day notice, and the last notice that went out only gave them 11 days,",
        "source": "Reginald McDaniel, attorney",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/judge-pauses-rezoning-for-planned-14-billion-bessemer-project/64493532",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're totally against it, and we will fight. We will not stop,",
        "source": "Janice Sanders, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/judge-pauses-rezoning-for-planned-14-billion-bessemer-project/64493532",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The fact that they removed it from the agenda means they know there's controlled opposition and they aren't going to be able to ram this through",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, local resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/legal-challenge-filed-to-halt-controversial-data-center-project-in-bessemer-public-hearing-temporary-restraining-order-preliminary-injunction-environmental-concerns-outlined-court-documents-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have a community threatened by an enormous data center and they know very little information about the proposal, impact on their homes, impact on the environment",
        "source": "Reginald McDaniel, Attorney",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/legal-challenge-filed-to-halt-controversial-data-center-project-in-bessemer-public-hearing-temporary-restraining-order-preliminary-injunction-environmental-concerns-outlined-court-documents-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every time I've approved projects for the city, I've signed an NDA.",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/legal-challenge-filed-to-halt-controversial-data-center-project-in-bessemer-public-hearing-temporary-restraining-order-preliminary-injunction-environmental-concerns-outlined-court-documents-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they want a data center, I'm all for them having a data center, but put it on 9th Avenue, or put it in an industrial center already zoned for data centers, don't put it into one of the most pristine ecological environments left in Jefferson County just because you don't want it in your downtown",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, local resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/legal-challenge-filed-to-halt-controversial-data-center-project-in-bessemer-public-hearing-temporary-restraining-order-preliminary-injunction-environmental-concerns-outlined-court-documents-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We as a community are determined to move forward from here today and fight the battles that are going to come, and they are going to come because there's going to be a massive resistance from the city against this.",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/legal-challenge-filed-to-halt-controversial-data-center-project-in-bessemer-public-hearing-temporary-restraining-order-preliminary-injunction-environmental-concerns-outlined-court-documents-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would assert to you that we did, that we complied with the notice",
        "source": "Shan Paden, attorney for Bessemer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/judge-dismisses-residents-lawsuit-against-bessemer-over-massive-data-center.html",
        "date": "2025-04-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every time I've recruited projects to this city, I've signed an NDA.",
        "source": "Kenneth E. Gulley, Mayor of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://unherd.com/2025/08/the-small-town-alabamians-resisting-a-data-centre/",
        "date": "2025-04-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every time I've approved projects for the city, I've signed an NDA",
        "source": "Kenneth Gulley, mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/continuing-coverage-on-bessemer-data-center-proposal-a-look-into-demand-and-impact-jefferson-county-data-center-huntsville-meta-energy-policies-growth-data-storage-concerns-pros-cons-effects-impact-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-04-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are dealing with noise, we are dealing with pollution. This particular land is rich, filled with ecology, we’re talking about natural watersheds, we’re talking about little blue creeks [which] run through it. We’re talking about a habitat for deer, turkey, you name it.",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, resident of Jefferson County for more than 40 years",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/700-acre-data-center-in-bessemer-alabama-approved",
        "date": "2025-03-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It would be intrusive. It would be ever present 24/7. Our quality of life would go in the toilet.",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, resident living within 500 feet of the proposed site",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/proposed-data-center-faces-strong-opposition-planning-and-zoning-commission-meeting-bessemer-city-hall-non-disclosure-aggreement-concerns-jefferson-county-industrial",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're dealing with noise, we are dealing with pollution. this particular land is rich, filled with ecology, we're talking about natural water sheds, we're talking about little blue creek runs through it.",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, resident living nearby",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/proposed-data-center-faces-strong-opposition-planning-and-zoning-commission-meeting-bessemer-city-hall-non-disclosure-aggreement-concerns-jefferson-county-industrial",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "IT WOULD BE INTRUSIVE. IT WOULD BE EVER PRESENT 24 OVER SEVEN.",
        "source": "Ron Morgan, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvAS4xuv9d8",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE'RE DEALING WITH NOISE. WE'RE DEALING WITH POLLUTION.",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvAS4xuv9d8",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "THIS IS THE WRONG COMMUNITY CHOSEN.",
        "source": ", resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvAS4xuv9d8",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"This is, probably would be, the largest data center in Alabama,\" Killingsworth said.",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/residents-against-proposed-bessemer-data-storage-campus/64153061",
        "date": "2025-03-11T22:28:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"That's really what I think is bothering us all is why? Why right here? In my backyard,\" Killingsworth said.",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/residents-against-proposed-bessemer-data-storage-campus/64153061",
        "date": "2025-03-11T22:28:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are dealing with noise, we are dealing with pollution. This particular land is rich, filled with ecology, we’re talking about natural watersheds, we’re talking about little blue creeks [which] run through it. We’re talking about a habitat for deer, turkey, you name it.",
        "source": "Marshall Killingsworth, resident of Jefferson County for more than 40 years",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/700-acre-data-center-in-bessemer-alabama-approved-despite-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-03-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities shouldn't have to choose between clean air and clean water, and having a robust education system and a thriving economy.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, attorney at Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82RT8uUuWqo",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will be tens of millions of dollars annually in tax revenue associated with this facility.",
        "source": "Nebulous representative",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82RT8uUuWqo",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Your community does not want this. It should be your job to protect fellow citizens",
        "source": "Janice, Jefferson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-uphold-decision-allow-data-024536730.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The company we're dealing with will rebuild the roads, rebuild the sewer, rebuild water. It will double or triple the current county tax and create 300-450 jobs",
        "source": "Dean Ford",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-uphold-decision-allow-data-024536730.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Money is not everything",
        "source": "Tim",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-uphold-decision-allow-data-024536730.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not much, unfortunately! Like other data center developments popping up across the country, this project has been shrouded in secrecy.",
        "source": "Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://alabamarivers.org/project-marvel/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Birmingham City Council enacted a 180-day suspension on data center proposals on March 3, 2026; permanent data-center zoning was reported adopted June 9, 2026.",
      "Anniston adopted Resolution No. 26-R-97 on 2026-08-18, a twelve-month temporary moratorium on permitting, development and licensing of data centers.",
      "Fairfield adopted Ordinance 1174 on 2026-07-27, a 180-day prospective pause on new data centers that exempts two parcels on Aaron Aronov Drive.",
      "Calera approved a six-month data-center moratorium on 2026-07-06 by a 5-0 vote with one abstention.",
      "Cullman adopted Resolution No. 2026-116 on 2026-06-22 for a temporary data-center moratorium with a one-year term reported by the city.",
      "Jefferson County supervisors appointed three members on 2026-11-05, bringing the data center study committee to five.",
      "Jefferson County has a 12-month data center moratorium in place while the committee studies development.",
      "The committee's work could shape future data center rules for areas outside city limits.",
      "Supervisors said they do not expect to add more committee members.",
      "Jefferson County's commission approved a technology zoning ordinance that covers data centers at a meeting on a Wednesday, reported Nov 2, 2026.",
      "Under the ordinance, any data center request must go through several public meetings before approval.",
      "No land in the county is currently zoned for the technology district, and a company would need to finish the full rezoning process first.",
      "No official data center applications had arrived, though developers had contacted a few landowners, according to the county administrator.",
      "Jefferson County joins Edgefield County as having a data center zoning ordinance, while neither has a data center under construction.",
      "Tracker lists 20 Alabama data center builds, 8 building or expanding, as of Nov 3, 2026",
      "DC BLOX has the most Alabama builds at 3",
      "Residents have protested Project Marvel since spring 2025",
      "Three homeowners sued the city to stop the project; the case was voluntarily dismissed",
      "Mayor Louise Alexander asked QTS to pause clearing and blasting, but work continues",
      "Project Marvel is on a 1,600-acre site and will use 1,200 MW of power",
      "Former Mayor Kenneth Gulley and two other city officials signed NDAs tied to the project",
      "QTS is eyeing a five- to seven-year buildout for its Bessemer data center",
      "Bessemer asked QTS on Oct. 19, 2026 to pause site work until a meeting scheduled for Oct. 23; QTS postponed the meeting and continued work",
      "QTS bought the site for nearly $432 million from Logistics Land Investment in June",
      "Mayor Louise Alexander took office Oct. 6, 2026 after a September runoff against Kenneth Gulley",
      "QTS donated $8 million to a scholarship for Bessemer High School graduates",
      "Three homeowners sued the city to stop the project; the case was voluntarily dismissed",
      "Bessemer mayor says a cease letter was served around 6:30 or 7 p.m. the previous day, but construction was still active on Oct. 20, 2026",
      "Homeowners say a broker identifying QTS approached them about buying property near the project; ABC 33/40 has not verified the representation",
      "A December 18 move-out deadline was reportedly given to at least one homeowner on Rock Mountain Lake Road",
      "Commissioner Stephens says the county is considering a proposed 1,000-foot vegetative buffer and protections against taxpayer-funded incentives in unincorporated areas",
      "City meeting with QTS was scheduled for the Friday after the Oct. 20 council meeting",
      "Public comments at the Jefferson County Council's Oct. 13, 2026 meeting focused heavily on proposed hyperscale data centers and their noise, water, and property-value impacts.",
      "The council did not vote on a data center development, ban or moratorium during the meeting.",
      "One resident called for a moratorium of at least one year on future data center development.",
      "Speakers asked the county to prohibit tax incentives and fee waivers for data center developers.",
      "Mayor Woodfin's wife's business was subpoenaed in a lawsuit over a Birmingham data center",
      "Mayor Woodfin responded to the subpoena",
      "Birmingham council voted March 3, 2026 to stop accepting applications for data centers over 20 MW for six months.",
      "Birmingham council delayed its vote on the rules on April 28, then passed them 6-3 on June 9 after a nearly three-hour public hearing."
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Rock Mountain Lake residents",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/homeowners-near-bessemer-data-center-approached-about-selling-property-jefferson-county-development-questions-property-sales-rock-mountain-lake-road-construction-underway",
        "date": "2026-10-20T18:10:30.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://aigridwatch.com/blog/when-the-moratorium-ends-augusta-birmingham-roswell-2026",
        "date": "2026-09-30T01:00:06.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Greater Birmingham Humane Society",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@al.comnews/video/7691109671951813919",
        "date": "2026-09-29T23:53:42.000Z"
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        "name": "Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://datacentercensus.com/dc/project-marvel-bessemer-al",
        "date": "2026-09-24"
      },
      {
        "name": "NAACP",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/qts-marvel-bessemer-al",
        "date": "2026-09-09"
      },
      {
        "name": "Black Warrior Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/qts-marvel-bessemer-al",
        "date": "2026-09-09"
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      {
        "name": "Bessemer Data Center - We Say No!",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/qts-marvel-bessemer-al",
        "date": "2026-09-09"
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      {
        "name": "Homeowners near Rock Mountain Lake Road",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/lawsuits/bessemer-project-marvel-lawsuit",
        "date": "2026-08-28T13:30:41.000Z"
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        "name": "Rock Mountain Lake Road homeowners",
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        "date": "2026-08-28T01:50:30.000Z"
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        "name": "Humans United of Bessemer",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/project-marvel-data-center-emerges-as-key-issue-in-upcoming-bessemer-mayoral-race/73195897",
        "date": "2026-07-20T22:56:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Residents near Rock Mountain Lake Road",
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        "date": "2026-06-26T08:16:12.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Greater Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-10T13:08:40.000Z"
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        "name": "South Titusville Association",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-10T13:08:40.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Voters Legal Justice Watch Group",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/06/10/birmingham-approves-data-center-ordinance-facing-publics-criticism",
        "date": "2026-06-10T13:08:40.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Oxmoor Valley Neighborhood Association",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-04-29/birmingham-city-council-delays-vote-on-regulating-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-29T16:15:43.000Z"
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        "name": "Birmingham Business Alliance",
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        "date": "2026-04-29T16:15:43.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP)",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/03/birmingham-places-hold-on-new-data-centers-for-now.html",
        "date": "2026-03-03T21:19:10.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "We Say No",
        "url": "https://communitysentinel.media/2026/02/18/bessemer-residents-are-speaking-out-against-ai-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T18:57:37.000Z"
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        "name": "Oxmoor neighborhood residents",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/11/ai-factory-being-proposed-along-lakeshore-parkway-birmingham/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Rock Mountain Lakes Landowners Association",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAazASk9cf4",
        "date": "2026-02-06"
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      {
        "name": "Coalition for Regional Transportation",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-in-bessemer-continues-to-draw-praise-skepticism-and-growing-questions-project-marvel-logistic-land-investments-development-mayor-kenneth-gulley-data-center-impact-environmental-concerns-zoning-plans-northern-beltline-follow-up",
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        "name": "Havron, Buchanan and Morgan plaintiffs",
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        "name": "Center for Biological Diversity",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2025/11/20/bessemer-city-council-approves-data-center-construction-despite-public-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-20T13:54:50.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Red Mountain Heights Community Association",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/news/another-data-center-proposal-is-paused/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T19:16:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Rock Mountain Lake Landowner's Association",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/bessemer-city-council-greenlights-controversial-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T18:13:09.000Z"
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        "name": "Bessemer City School District",
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        "name": "NAACP Alabama State Conference",
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        "name": "Alabama State Conference of the NAACP",
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        "name": "Cahaba Alliance for Conservation and Sustainability",
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        "name": "Troy Neighborhoods Action Council",
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        "name": "Great Rivers Habitat Alliance",
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        "name": "Energy Alabama",
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        "name": "GASP",
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        "date": "2025-08-21T08:55:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "People's Justice Council",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082025/alabama-hyperscale-data-center-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-21T08:55:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Rock Mountain Lakes Landowner's Association",
        "url": "https://unherd.com/2025/08/the-small-town-alabamians-resisting-a-data-centre/",
        "date": "2025-08-17T23:01:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Bessemer residents opposed to the data center",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062025/bessemer-alabama-recommends-changing-zoning-laws-to-accommodate-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-06-18T23:19:36.000Z"
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        "name": "Rock Mountain Lake and McCalla residents",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2025/04/14-billion-data-center-faces-early-setback-in-alabama-town-what-we-know-about-700-acre-project.html",
        "date": "2025-04-24T15:21:42.000Z"
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        "reason": "Colbert County 0.76 · 107 km",
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    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Lauderdale County supervisors pass FY27 budget - Lauderdale County",
        "url": "https://www.lauderdalecounty.org/lauderdale-county-supervisors-pass-fy27-budget/",
        "date": "2026-09-08T16:53:01.000Z",
        "source": "Lauderdale County",
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        "date": "2025-01-29T05:13:22.000Z",
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        "text": "It is going to be life-changing, not only for this sitting board but for boards in the future,",
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        "date": "2026-09-08",
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      "Lauderdale County adopted its FY27 budget on Monday, with about $68.9 million in expected revenue and $78.3 million in planned spending",
      "Compass Datacenter's project in the I-20/59 industrial park is expected to bring a fee-in-lieu agreement generating significant revenue for the county, city of Meridian and school district",
      "Total assessed property value in the county topped $848.3 million, up more than $16.8 million",
      "Compass Data Centers hosted an official groundbreaking ceremony in Lauderdale County, per video title (published 2025-01-29)."
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    "name": "Lawrence County",
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    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In July 2026, Trent Ford, independent candidate for Alabama House District 7, which covers Lawrence County, called for a statewide data center moratorium, as did gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones. No local group, commission action or project dispute is reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:40.677Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/ford-proposes-data-center-moratorium-statewide-safeguards/",
        "date": "2026-07-21T10:59:13.000Z",
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        "text": "Alabama is not handling data centers correctly. What I did was start by identifying what other States like Texas and Utah have done, and then tried to improve upon that.",
        "source": "Trent Ford, Independent Alabama House District 7 candidate",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/ford-proposes-data-center-moratorium-statewide-safeguards/",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
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        "text": "Until we can get these guardrails in place, we need a moratorium on any new data centers in Alabama. A pause of a few months could save communities decades of problems.",
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        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/ford-proposes-data-center-moratorium-statewide-safeguards/",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
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      "If elected, Ford plans to introduce two bills in the 2027 Regular Session: the Alabama Data Center Statewide Siting Standards Act and the Community Accountability and Ratepayer Protection Act",
      "House District 7 includes all of Lawrence County and parts of Morgan and Colbert Counties; many rural areas lack county zoning authority",
      "Proposed standards cover setbacks, noise limits, generator emissions, water-use agreements, stormwater controls, road damage bonds and community benefits agreements where there is no zoning",
      "Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones called for a similar pause the previous week"
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    "name": "Lee County",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No organized opposition or moratorium in Lee County. Auburn's existing AUBix data center got a $55M cooling-expansion permit in February 2026, and Opelika residents raised concerns in 2026 over a rumored data center.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "title": "Residents urge caution on potential data centers, citing water and power concerns | Citizen Portal",
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        "date": "2026-06-16T19:10:26.000Z",
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        "title": "Auburn, Opelika welcome combined $134M in new investments",
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        "date": "2026-02-25T23:01:18.000Z",
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        "title": "Core Scientific leases AUBix data center in Auburn, Alabama - DCD",
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        "date": "2025-02-19T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Lee County, AL | Data Center Tracker",
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        "title": "Data centers in Lee County, Alabama: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/lee-county/",
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      {
        "title": "Core Scientific Auburn Data Center (AUBix) — data center in Auburn, AL · Compute Atlas",
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        "text": "Auburn represents an exciting new chapter for Core Scientific as we establish our presence in Alabama,",
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        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/core-scientific-leases-aubix-data-center-in-auburn-alabama/",
        "date": "2025-02-19",
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        "text": "Alabama has long been a pro-business state, and Core Scientific's investment in Auburn is a testament to our ability to attract cutting-edge technology companies,",
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        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/core-scientific-leases-aubix-data-center-in-auburn-alabama/",
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      "A speaker cited a Guardian analysis and a Bessemer example claiming a proposed site could use about 2 million gallons of water per day",
      "Core Scientific secured a $55 million building permit for its AUB-I-X data center expansion in Auburn.",
      "Staffing at the Auburn facility will increase from 11 to at least 20 full-time employees.",
      "Opelika City Council unanimously approved a 10-year tax abatement for Faith Technologies' $79M manufacturing project, which is not a data center.",
      "Some Opelika residents raised concerns citing rumors the Faith Technologies project was a data center; officials and the company said this was inaccurate.",
      "Core Scientific will launch the Auburn site with 16MW capacity, with potential for expansion.",
      "Initial investment is about $135 million; total investment expected to exceed $400 million.",
      "September 2024 SEC filing: 10-year lease for 5.7 acres and a 40,000 sq ft building, minimum payments about $43.5 million.",
      "AUBix facility construction finished in March 2022 with up to 4MW planned across two data halls.",
      "Core Scientific operates nine crypto and HPC data centers across six states.",
      "Data Center Tracker lists 1 tracked data center in Lee County, Alabama: AUBix + Core Scientific Data Center.",
      "Core Scientific took over the AUBix building at 1571 West Samford Avenue in Auburn in February 2025, starting at 16 MW.",
      "Core Scientific signed a 10-year lease on the 5.7-acre site in September 2024.",
      "In February 2026 a $55 million permit was secured for Brasfield & Gorrie to add new cooling systems.",
      "Core Scientific shareholders voted down the CoreWeave merger on October 30, 2025, and the agreement was terminated that day.",
      "Auburn Mayor Ron Anders said the city projects $1.5 million a year for schools and other services.",
      "Core Scientific announced the Auburn, AL expansion on 2025-02-19, leasing the existing AUBix facility at 1571 W Samford Ave",
      "First phase targets about 16 MW, with a full build of about $400M",
      "Core Scientific retained 11 existing full-time employees and plans to grow to 20+",
      "Projected local tax revenue is about $1.5M per year",
      "Nearest waterway is about 0.5 mi away (Parkerson Mill Creek); baseline water stress is medium-high"
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    "name": "Limestone County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.64,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Athens Planning Commission voted March 17, 2026 to allow data centers in heavy industrial zoning; on April 27 the City Council voted 4-0 to make them a conditional use limited to M2. Residents raised noise, water and utility-rate concerns.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:43.923Z",
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      "operating_60km": 6,
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      {
        "title": "Athens council adopts zoning change to treat data centers as ...",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7868997/alabama/limestone-county/athens-city/athens-council-adopts-zoning-change-to-treat-data-centers-as-conditional-use-in-heavyindustrial-zone",
        "date": "2026-04-28T01:08:21.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Athens considers zoning changes for AI data centers",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/04/09/athens-considers-zoning-changes-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-09T23:25:49.000Z",
        "source": "WAFF",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "New Athens zoning amendment addresses potential data ...",
        "url": "https://hvilleblast.com/new-athens-zoning-addresses-data-center-issues/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T18:13:48.000Z",
        "source": "Hville Blast",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Athens Planning Commission recommends zoning ...",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/athens-planning-commission-approves-zoning-ordinance-amendment-attract-data-centers-business-development-investment-growth/525-446e2637-2044-4280-ad46-e5c1638f49a1",
        "date": "2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "rocketcitynow.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Real Estate Data Center",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/7liwmn",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itiJ18HJvaY",
        "text": "# Proposed zoning changes in Athens and Limestone County could bring new industry\n\n- Channel: FOX54 News Huntsville\n- Length: 01:58\n- Views: 37\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2026-03-30T16:28:15-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ local, news ]\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nPotential zoning changes could affect what kinds of businesses are allowed in Athens' industrial district.\n\n## Transcript\n\nSome zoning changes over in Athens could potentially allow for some new developments, and it all has to do with keeping up with the times.\nThe Athens Planning commission hoping the changes will bring new tech investments to the city and the county.\nIt's all about new data centers, massive facilities to store, process, and manage a large amounts of Internet data, and they're often used for artificial intelligence.\nFox 54's Caleb Aguayo shows us what the changes could mean for residents in Limestone County.\nA new data center could eventually make its way to the city of Athens after the plan",
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        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "Conditional use provides an additional level of scrutiny and the ability to apply conditions of use, restricts the location and does not offer a guarantee of approval,",
        "source": "Ronnie Marks, Athens Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/04/09/athens-considers-zoning-changes-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "text": "People should be shouting that we are doing this and not ridiculing,",
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        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/04/09/athens-considers-zoning-changes-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "But your point is well taken. Could it drive up utilities rates overall? That’s a possibility,",
        "source": "Marc Sachs, tech expert",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/04/09/athens-considers-zoning-changes-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They provide many jobs and help out our community, but they also have a great ecological impact on our community, as well.",
        "source": "Claire Tribble, executive director of Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/athens-planning-commission-approves-zoning-ordinance-amendment-attract-data-centers-business-development-investment-growth/525-446e2637-2044-4280-ad46-e5c1638f49a1",
        "date": "2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z",
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      "Athens City Council voted 4-0 on April 27, 2026 to amend its zoning ordinance to define data centers as their own use",
      "Data centers are made a conditional (not by-right) use limited to the M2 heavy industrial district",
      "Public hearing drew dozens of residents and experts who pressed for enforceable limits on noise, water and utility impacts",
      "Athens city council will discuss a proposed data center zoning amendment on April 27, 2026",
      "Amendments would make data centers a conditional use, with no guarantee of approval",
      "No AI data center companies have approached Athens about building in the city, per Mayor Ronnie Marks",
      "City of Athens has not received any data center request as of April 2, 2026",
      "Proposed zoning amendment would make data centers a conditional use in the manufacturing/heavy industrial zone",
      "Amendment goes through Planning Commission public hearing, then City Council public hearing and final action",
      "Amendment is scheduled for the City Council agenda on April 27",
      "Athens Planning Commission voted March 17, 2026 to amend the zoning ordinance for its heavy industrial district along Wilkinson Street to allow data centers.",
      "The proposal goes before the Athens City Council on April 27.",
      "There are no current plans for a data center inside Athens city limits.",
      "The ordinance update is meant to match other cities in North Alabama.",
      "The Athens Planning Commission moved a zoning ordinance amendment on March 17 that would make data centers a conditional use in the heavy industrial district.",
      "The Athens City Council is scheduled to take up the proposed amendment on April 27.",
      "The City of Athens has received no formal request for a data center, according to City Planner Erin Tidwell.",
      "Westbridge announced a new Alabama data center project in October 2025",
      "Westbridge began repurposing the Aster battery storage project as a data center campus in 2026",
      "In August 2026 Westbridge listed Aster as mid-stage with land secured and environmental feasibility complete",
      "Year planned is 2030; utility provider is TVA",
      "Westbridge has not named the substation or point of interconnection",
      "Athens and Limestone County residents shared concerns over possible future data centers in the area"
    ],
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        "name": "Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful",
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        "date": "2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z"
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    "name": "Lowndes County",
    "state": "AL",
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        "title": "AGP Executive Report Archive | Birmingham News Network",
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        "title": "Lowndes County Commission sued over data center tax break",
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        "title": "Lambda Plans $33.1B Red Clay AI Campus in Alabama",
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        "title": "Lambda's $33.1 Billion Alabama Data Center Faces Lawsuit Over Tax Breaks and Public Approval",
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        "title": "Lambda names itself as the company behind the $33 billion Lowndes County data center · Daily Birmingham",
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        "source": "Daily Birmingham",
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      {
        "title": "If the Campus Is Named Before the Plug Is Approved, Where Does Cash Stick? — Analysis",
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        "title": "Lambda to develop four-building data center campus in Lowndes County, Alabama | The Data Center Next Door",
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      {
        "title": "Anchor company named for Project Red Clay data center in Lowndes County",
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        "date": "2026-11-04T23:02:35.000Z",
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        "title": "Lambda Plans Alabama AI Data Center Campus in Lowndes County – Unite.AI",
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        "title": "Lambda to Build New Data Center in Lowndes County, Alabama, Investing More Than $33 Billion in State - Project Red Clay",
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        "title": "Commission sued for illegal data center tax break vote",
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        "title": "Lambda to develop four-building data center campus in Lowndes County, Alabama - DCD",
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        "title": "A Small Alabama County Is Betting on a $33 Billion Data Center. Residents Fear the Cost. | The Politic",
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        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/lowndes-county-commission-sued-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote",
        "date": "2026-11-03T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "NRDC",
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        "title": "4. It is an approximately 2,200-acre hyperscale data center campus planned for northeastern Lowndes County, near the southeast junction of U.S. Highway 80 and Alabama",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Doc.-2-2026-11-03-Complaint.pdf",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
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      {
        "title": "In a Rare Statewide Debate, Alabama Candidates Spar Over Data Centers, Utility Rates - Inside Climate News",
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        "source": "Inside Climate News",
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        "title": "Data centers beyond DeKalb: the federal, state and local record | SourceLine",
        "url": "https://mysourceline.com/stories/data-centers-beyond-dekalb/",
        "date": "2026-10-29T17:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "SourceLine",
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        "title": "Wary of data center health impacts, some rural Alabamians are fighting back",
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        "source": "Marketplace",
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        "title": "A county that is 72% Black gave a data center a $1.1 billion tax break in a vote nobody saw coming · The Black Observer",
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        "source": "The Black Observer",
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      {
        "title": "Proceedings begin in lawsuit accusing Lowndes County Commission of violating Open Meetings Act to approve data center",
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        "date": "2026-10-28T01:08:58.000Z",
        "source": "WSFA",
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      {
        "title": "Alabama Data Center Tax Break: $1.15 Billion in 10 Minutes",
        "url": "https://unwonked.com/alabama-data-center-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-10-27T14:41:30.000Z",
        "source": "Unwonked",
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      {
        "title": "Commission resolves to uphold data center deal",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-resolves-to-uphold-data-center-deal-b74f8b36",
        "date": "2026-10-26T19:22:20.000Z",
        "source": "The Lowndes Signal",
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      {
        "title": "Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are ...",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/facing-pushback-on-data-centers-tech-giants-are-promising-hosts-more-money-and-fewer-secrets/article_e35e97e8-e050-4f33-a03f-e66f6f4e5bc7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-22T14:05:00.000Z",
        "source": "Associated Press",
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      {
        "title": "Lowndes County Commission approves minutes advancing Red Clay data center as residents protest - PeachtreeTV",
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        "date": "2026-10-21T03:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "PeachtreeTV",
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      {
        "title": "Lowndes County Commission sued over approval of hyperscale data center | Alabama Reflector",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/21/lowndes-county-commission-sued-over-approval-of-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Reflector",
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      {
        "title": "Lowndes County Commission approves minutes advancing Red Clay data center as residents protest",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/20/lowndes-county-commission-approves-minutes-advancing-red-clay-data-center-residents-protest/",
        "date": "2026-10-20T23:34:41.000Z",
        "source": "WSFA",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners advance data center agreement",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commissioners-advance-data-center-agreement-942081a4",
        "date": "2026-10-20T22:19:10.000Z",
        "source": "The Lowndes Signal",
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      {
        "title": "Residents sue Lowndes County in fight against Project Red Clay data center - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/residents-sue-lowndes-county-in-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20T19:29:30.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "John Wahl calls for transparency and local control after Lowndes County approved a 20-year data center abatement - Yellowhammer News",
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        "date": "2026-10-20T11:02:42.000Z",
        "source": "Yellowhammer News",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama's Lowndes County data center vampires: 'Trick or tax break treat'  - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/alabamas-data-center-vampires-trick-or-tax-break-treat.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
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      {
        "title": "Project Red Clay Data Center, Hayneville, AL: Status & Timeline",
        "url": "https://datacentercensus.com/dc/project-red-clay-lowndes-county-al",
        "date": "2026-10-19",
        "source": "Datacentercensus",
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      },
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        "title": "We hear you, Lowndes County",
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        "date": "2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Lowndes Signal",
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      {
        "title": "Lowndes County residents react to commission approving Project Red Clay data center despite their opposition",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/16/lowndes-county-residents-react-commission-approving-project-red-clay-data-center-despite-their-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T00:02:27.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Lowndes Co. Commission approves controversial data center project - WAKA 8",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2026/10/15/lowndes-co-commission-approves-controversial-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T23:03:21.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Environmental advocates question water use, tax incentives f...",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/environmental-advocates-question-water-use-tax-incentives-for-project-red-clay-86f0f19d/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T15:29:30.000Z",
        "source": "The Lowndes Signal",
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      {
        "title": "Alabama's largest data center gets $1.15 billion tax break",
        "url": "https://newsletters.alabamareflector.com/p/alabama-s-largest-data-center-gets-1-15-billion-tax-break",
        "date": "2026-10-15T12:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Reflector",
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      {
        "title": "Bibb Voice Newsbits – October 15, 2026 | The Bibb Voice",
        "url": "https://www.bibbvoice.com/2026/10/15/bibb-voice-newsbits-october-15-2026/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T08:49:43.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "LCBOC CM 10 13 26 - Lowndes County Board of Commissioners | Govly",
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        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "source": "Lowndes County Board of Commissioners",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center gets massive tax break in surprise vote by lownd...",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission-7be6b2c7",
        "date": "2026-10-14T21:29:59.000Z",
        "source": "The Lowndes Signal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Gets Massive Tax Break in Surprise Vote by Lowndes Commission  - Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission/",
        "date": "2026-10-14T20:50:16.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Lowndes County, Ala., Approves $1.1B in Data Center Tax Breaks",
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        "title": "Alabama Democrats blast Lowndes County for data center tax breaks - al.com",
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        "date": "2026-10-14T16:56:10.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Lowndes County approves $1.1B in tax breaks for data center, shuts down public comment - al.com",
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        "date": "2026-10-14T13:15:19.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Data Center Gets Massive Tax Break in Surprise Vote by Lowndes County Commission",
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        "date": "2026-10-14T12:00:00.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Lowndes County approves new data center",
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      },
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        "title": "Lowndes County Commission approves data center deal",
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      },
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        "title": "BREAKING NEWS: Lowndes County Commission approves data cente...",
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        "date": "2026-10-13T15:23:45.000Z",
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        "title": "Doug Jones outlines data center policies at Lowndes County town hall | Alabama Reflector",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Protect Lowndes County · This is our home.",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/",
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        "source": "Protect Lowndes County",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Project Red Clay · SignalData",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/al/data-centers/projects/project-red-clay-lowndes/",
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        "source": "SignalData",
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        "text": "Watch: Lowndes County approves data center\nChannel: Black Belt News Network\nThe Lowndes County Commission approved Tuesday development agreements for a controversial hyperscale data center project ...\nسننتقل الآن إلى  مقاطعة لاوندز  لمناقشة الموافقة على  إنشاء مركز بيانات.  لقد كان هذا المشروع  محور حديث الكثيرين،  ليس فقط في الحزام  الأسود، بل في الولاية  بأكملها. >> صحيح. >> حيث يحارب الكثير من  الناس ما يعتبرونه  مراكز بيانات عملاقة.  وقد وافقت لجنة مقاطعة  لاوندز يوم الثلاثاء  على اتفاقيات التطوير  لهذا المشروع الواقع  على الطريق السريع 80  وطريق ألاباما 21.  يُطلق عليه اسم \"مشروع  الطين الأحمر\"(Project Red  Clay). لقد سبق لنا  التغطية عنه من قبل.  يتم تطويره من قبل  شركة \"كلوفرهيد  إنفراستراكتشر\". وقد  كان مشروعًا مستهدفًا  منذ البداية، حيث  يؤكدون أنهم يعلمون  أنه سيصبح مركزًا  للبيانات. تمت  الموافقة على الموقع  الذي يمتد على مساحة  2200 فدان. ويأتي هذا بعد  توصية لجنة التنمية  الاقتصادية في مقاطعة  لاوندز الأسبوع  الماضي بالمضي قدمًا  في المشروع. لذا كان  الأمر يسير في هذا  الا",
        "date": "2026-10-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "x",
        "url": "https://x.com/NaomiBethune/status/2105696271230984603",
        "text": "@jamesjbaratta and I spent the summer getting to know the residents of Lowndes County, AL. They're fighting to stop the development of a hyperscale data center; a struggle sustained by the community's rich tradition of civil rights and environmental justice advocacy.",
        "date": "2026-10-01T16:28:07.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "Lowndes County Commission debates data centers\nChannel: WSFA 12 News\nTensions boiled over tonight in Lowndes County as residents once again confronted county leaders over the proposed Project ...\nTENSIONS BOILED OVER TONIGHT\nIN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE TENSIONS BOILED OVER TONIGHT\nIN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE AGAIN TENSIONS BOILED OVER TONIGHT\nIN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED TENSIONS BOILED OVER TONIGHT\nIN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED COUNTY IN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED COUNTY IN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED COUNTY\nLEADERS IN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED COUNTY\nLEADERS OVER IN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED COUNTY\nLEADERS OVER THE IN LOWNDES COUNTY AS RESIDENTS\nONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED COUNTY\nLEADERS OVER THE PROPOSED ONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED COUNTY\nLEADERS OVER THE PROPOSED ONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED COUNTY\nLEADERS OVER THE PROPOSED\nPROJECT ONCE AGAIN CONF",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcJ1oClCn-Y",
        "text": "What's going on with the $1.5 billion data center in Lowndes County?\nChannel: AL.com\nProject Red Clay is a proposed, large-scale data center about six miles southwest of Montgomery. For nearby residents, concerns ...\n[music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] No industry should be able to come into a community and just say we want to make this transformational change to your landscape, transformational change to what things looks like and All we're going to pay up is some property taxes and these data centers will facilitate hundreds of trillions of dollars of economic activity [music] and that activity is not going to be in our backyard. >> Exactly. [music] >> [music]",
        "date": "2026-08-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "platform": "x",
        "url": "https://x.com/foodandwater/status/2068031210853454083",
        "text": "Anti-Black racism is intertwined with so many climate issues, including data centers. Residents of Lowndes County, AL are fighting a data center that would both exploit already-limited water resources and insult local legacies of civil rights activism. https://t.co/rIAq6AAbDE",
        "date": "2026-06-19T18:00:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "# Cloverleaf responds to Lowndes County data center concerns after weeks of resident pushback\n\n- Channel: WSFA 12 News\n- Length: 01:48\n- Views: 17\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2026-06-04T05:41:21-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nWSFA 12 News is now hearing directly from representatives with Cloverleaf Infrastructure about Project Red Clay after weeks of pushback from residents. \n \nFor more Local News from WSFA: https://www.wsfa.com/ \nFor more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJGMzEs9XnBRPcXH1ZE4K-A\n\n## Transcript\n\nLOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL LOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL FACING LOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL FACING\nPUSHBACK LOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL FACING\nPUSHBACK FROM LOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL FACING\nPUSHBACK FROM SOME LOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL FACING\nPUSHBACK FROM SOME RESIDENTS LOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL FACING\nPUSHBACK FROM SOME RESIDENTS & LOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL FACING\nPUSHBACK FROM SOME RESIDENTS &\nEVEN LOWNDES COUNTY IS STILL FACING\nPUSHBACK FROM SOME RESIDE",
        "date": "2026-06-04T12:41:21.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bf6yfqffnE",
        "text": "# What we know about the$1.5B data center eyeing Lowndes County\n\n- Channel: AL.com\n- Length: 01:03\n- Views: 739\n- Likes: 17\n- Published: 2026-06-03T14:00:37-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: pl\n\n## Description\n\nAfter searching for the right site across Alabama for nearly a year, a Houston-based real estate developer settled on a rural area in Lowndes County for its future $1.5 billion artificial intelligence data center.\nIt’s called Project Red Clay, a proposal from Cloverleaf Infrastructure that would span 800 acres in Hayneville. \n\nThe company is hosting an open house-style meeting at Hayneville Middle School on Wednesday between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. About a dozen company representatives, plus local experts, will be available to answer questions on specific subjects related to the project and the data center industry.\n#alabama #ai #datacenters #artificialintelligence #localnews\n\n## Transcript\n\n[muzyka] [muzyka] [muzyka] [muzyka] [muzyka] [muzyka] [muzyka] [muzyka] [muz",
        "date": "2026-06-03T21:00:37.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "# Lowndes County leaders, residents continue debate over proposed Project Red Clay data center\n\n- Channel: WSFA 12 News\n- Length: 02:52\n- Views: 87\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nA day after a packed and emotional public meeting in Lowndes County, county leaders and residents are continuing to debate the future of Project Red Clay. \n \nFor more Local News from WSFA: https://www.wsfa.com/ \nFor more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJGMzEs9XnBRPcXH1ZE4K-A\n\n## Transcript\n\nPROPOSED PROPOSED BILLION- PROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR PROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR DATA PROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR DATA\nCENTER PROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR DATA\nCENTER PROJECT PROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR DATA\nCENTER PROJECT THAT PROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR DATA\nCENTER PROJECT THAT HAS PROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR DATA\nCENTER PROJECT THAT HAS\nDIVIDED PROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR DATA\nCENTER PROJECT THAT HAS\nDIVIDED RESIDENTS.\nPROPOSED BILLION- DOLLAR DATA\nCENTER PROJECT THAT HAS\nDIVIDED RESIDENTS. SUPPORTERS CENTER PROJECT THAT HA",
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        "text": "We refuse to stand by and allow our government to ignore the law and cut the public out of the process",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, member of Protect Lowndes County who lives next to the proposed data center site",
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        "date": "2026-11-06",
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        "text": "This lawsuit seeks to ensure that major public decisions are made openly and with meaningful public participation",
        "source": "Todd Gleason, senior litigating counsel with the Natural Resources Defense Council",
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        "text": "Project Red Clay is a significant investment in Lowndes County and the future of our community",
        "source": "Charlie King Jr., Lowndes County Commissioner",
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        "text": "The process of approving these tax breaks did not happen in a transparent or equitable way as required by Alabama law.",
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        "text": "I don’t think it’s an accident this developer came to Alabama’s Black Belt,",
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        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/lowndes-county-commission-sued-for-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote/",
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        "text": "We refuse to stand by and allow our government to ignore the law and cut the public out of the process,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, member of the Protect Lowndes County coalition",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/lowndes-county-commission-sued-for-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
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        "text": "The process of approving these tax breaks did not happen in a transparent or equitable way as required by Alabama law.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center's Alabama office",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/lowndes-county-commission-sued-for-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
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        "text": "Lowndes County residents deserve full visibility into projects that stand to alter their local economy, infrastructure, and natural resources,",
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        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/lowndes-county-commission-sued-for-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
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        "text": "We're committed to showing up as a good neighbor, keeping the lines of communication open, and building a relationship that lasts well beyond the project's development.",
        "source": "Stephen Balaban, Lambda co-founder and chief technology officer",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/were-committed-to-showing-up-as-a-good-neighbor-lowndes-county-data-center-construction-announced-on-heels-of-election",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
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      {
        "text": "Project Red Clay is a significant investment in Lowndes County and the future of our community,",
        "source": "Charlie King, Jr., Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/were-committed-to-showing-up-as-a-good-neighbor-lowndes-county-data-center-construction-announced-on-heels-of-election",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "More than $1.6 billion in project revenue for local schools represents a significant, long-term investment in the educational future of Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Samita Jeter, superintendent of Lowndes County Public Schools",
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        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
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        "text": "Building a successful project starts with building strong relationships in the community.",
        "source": "Stephen Balaban, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Lambda",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/lambda-to-build-new-data-center-in-lowndes-county-alabama-investing-more-than-33-billion-in-state/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
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      },
      {
        "text": "This project represents a significant and historic investment in Lowndes County and an opportunity to create lasting value for the area.",
        "source": "Michel Combes, Chief Executive Officer at Lambda",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/lambda-to-build-new-data-center-in-lowndes-county-alabama-investing-more-than-33-billion-in-state/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County worked hard to secure this investment because we believe in what it will mean for our community's future.",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, Chairman of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/lambda-to-build-new-data-center-in-lowndes-county-alabama-investing-more-than-33-billion-in-state/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf is pleased to announce that Lambda will serve as the end user for Red Clay Technology Center Campus as we continue to work together to prepare the site for development.",
        "source": "David Berry, Co-founder and CEO of Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/lambda-to-build-new-data-center-in-lowndes-county-alabama-investing-more-than-33-billion-in-state/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to understand what matters to Lowndes County residents and local leaders and ensure those perspectives inform our approach.",
        "source": "Stephen Balaban, co-founder and chief technology officer at Lambda",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/lambda-to-invest-33b-in-lowndes-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project represents a significant and historic investment in Lowndes County and an opportunity to create lasting value for the area.",
        "source": "Michel Combes, chief executive officer at Lambda",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/lambda-to-invest-33b-in-lowndes-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County worked hard to secure this investment because we believe in what it will mean for our community's future.",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, chairman of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/lambda-to-invest-33b-in-lowndes-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Building a successful project starts with building strong relationships in the community,",
        "source": "Stephen Balaban, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Lambda",
        "url": "https://lambda.ai/blog/lambda-to-invest-33-billion-in-alabama-with-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project represents a significant and historic investment in Lowndes County and an opportunity to create lasting value for the area,",
        "source": "Michel Combes, Chief Executive Officer at Lambda",
        "url": "https://lambda.ai/blog/lambda-to-invest-33-billion-in-alabama-with-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County worked hard to secure this investment because we believe in what it will mean for our community's future,",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, Chairman of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://lambda.ai/blog/lambda-to-invest-33-billion-in-alabama-with-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf is pleased to announce that Lambda will serve as the end user for Red Clay Technology Center Campus as we continue to work together to prepare the site for development,",
        "source": "David Berry, Co-founder and CEO of Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://lambda.ai/blog/lambda-to-invest-33-billion-in-alabama-with-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not against all development in Lowndes County. We're against irresponsible development, and that's what we believe this project is.",
        "source": "Hayden Freeman, Lowndes County resident and mechanic",
        "url": "https://thepolitic.org/article/a-small-alabama-county-is-betting-on-a-33-billion-data-center-residents-fear-the-cost/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T12:00:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It could poison our well waters.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes County landowner",
        "url": "https://thepolitic.org/article/a-small-alabama-county-is-betting-on-a-33-billion-data-center-residents-fear-the-cost/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T12:00:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have the right to know what our tax dollars are going towards,",
        "source": "Hayden Freeman, Lowndes County resident and mechanic",
        "url": "https://thepolitic.org/article/a-small-alabama-county-is-betting-on-a-33-billion-data-center-residents-fear-the-cost/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T12:00:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think that a single answer was given,",
        "source": "Hayden Freeman, Lowndes County resident and mechanic",
        "url": "https://thepolitic.org/article/a-small-alabama-county-is-betting-on-a-33-billion-data-center-residents-fear-the-cost/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T12:00:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think it’s an accident this developer came to Alabama’s Black Belt,",
        "source": "Tom Gardner, pastor of Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Hope Hull",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/lowndes-county-commission-sued-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We refuse to stand by and allow our government to ignore the law and cut the public out of the process,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, member of the Protect Lowndes County coalition",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/lowndes-county-commission-sued-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The process of approving these tax breaks did not happen in a transparent or equitable way as required by Alabama law.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center's Alabama office",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/lowndes-county-commission-sued-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County residents deserve full visibility into projects that stand to alter their local economy, infrastructure, and natural resources,",
        "source": "Todd Gleason, senior litigating counsel, NRDC",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/lowndes-county-commission-sued-illegal-data-center-tax-break-vote",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Alabama Power thinks they can just walk over anyone and everyone,",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, state Rep. and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29102026/alabama-lieutenant-governor-debate-utility-rates-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-29T22:26:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It hurts my heart to have to go through it again at my age",
        "source": "Linda Hall, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/29/rural-alabama-braces-for-impact-of-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-29T13:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "That pollution has been linked to asthma, cognitive decline, heart disease, and even premature death",
        "source": "Rob Friedman, Natural Resources Defense Council",
        "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/29/rural-alabama-braces-for-impact-of-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-29T13:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have lupus. I walk every morning. I don't want that in my neighborhood at all because it's going to interfere with my health.",
        "source": "Veronica Lane, resident living next to the project site",
        "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/29/rural-alabama-braces-for-impact-of-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-29T13:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This data center, and the economic development it would bring and the taxes it would bring, are a huge source of revenue that could pay for the water and wastewater that people deserve in their homes and businesses",
        "source": "David Berry, CEO of Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/29/rural-alabama-braces-for-impact-of-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-29T13:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not against development. We’re not against moving ahead",
        "source": "Lori Russell, resident living next to the project site",
        "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/29/rural-alabama-braces-for-impact-of-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-29T13:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's at the intersection of two highways, has a large 500 kV transmission line passing through it",
        "source": "Sarah Allen, VP of Development for Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/10/29/rural-alabama-braces-for-impact-of-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-29T13:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The judge did the right thing to allow time to find an expert, especially for hyperscale data centers, which are a new phenomenon in Alabama,",
        "source": "Residents' attorney, attorney for plaintiffs",
        "url": "https://theblackobserver.com/a-county-that-is-72-black-gave-a-data-center-a-1-1-billion-tax-break-in-a-vote-nobody-saw-coming/",
        "date": "2026-10-28T03:52:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are a necessary evil,",
        "source": "John Wahl, former Republican Party Chairman and candidate for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29102026/alabama-lieutenant-governor-debate-utility-rates-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want the capital investment,",
        "source": "John Wahl, former Republican Party Chairman and candidate for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29102026/alabama-lieutenant-governor-debate-utility-rates-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are residents all over that are very concerned about the lack of transparency. They're concerned about data centers being forced on their communities,",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, state Rep. and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29102026/alabama-lieutenant-governor-debate-utility-rates-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "over and over",
        "source": "Chairman, Lowndes County commission chairman",
        "url": "https://unwonked.com/alabama-data-center-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-10-27T14:41:30.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The judge did the right thing to allow time to find an expert, especially for hyperscale data centers, which are a new phenomenon in Alabama.",
        "source": "Arlene Richardson, plaintiff's attorney",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/28/proceedings-begin-lawsuit-accusing-lowndes-county-commission-violating-open-meetings-act-approve-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "[This] is just a way to shore up what previous actions have been taken by the commission if it is the will of the commission,",
        "source": "Prince Chestnut, county attorney",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-resolves-to-uphold-data-center-deal-b74f8b36",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a proper motion to reconsider or rescind. The time for reconsidering has passed,",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-resolves-to-uphold-data-center-deal-b74f8b36",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Validity of the Oct. 13 action is now before the circuit court.",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-resolves-to-uphold-data-center-deal-b74f8b36",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're playing tricks on us,",
        "source": "Diane Stuckey, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-resolves-to-uphold-data-center-deal-b74f8b36",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why was the closed-loop system listed as a priority and not a mandate if it's a way to prevent so much water usage by this facility?",
        "source": "Dennis Blair, Lowndesboro resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-resolves-to-uphold-data-center-deal-b74f8b36",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are often community questions to be addressed.",
        "source": "Devi Thomas, Google's global head of community development and engagement",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/facing-pushback-on-data-centers-tech-giants-are-promising-hosts-more-money-and-fewer-secrets/article_e35e97e8-e050-4f33-a03f-e66f6f4e5bc7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-22T14:05:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Early public consultation is increasingly a very important part of the process.",
        "source": "Devi Thomas, Google's global head of community development and engagement",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/facing-pushback-on-data-centers-tech-giants-are-promising-hosts-more-money-and-fewer-secrets/article_e35e97e8-e050-4f33-a03f-e66f6f4e5bc7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-22T14:05:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That practice raises people's suspicion as to what's truly happening.",
        "source": "Anita Verma-Lallian, developer with data center projects in Arizona",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/facing-pushback-on-data-centers-tech-giants-are-promising-hosts-more-money-and-fewer-secrets/article_e35e97e8-e050-4f33-a03f-e66f6f4e5bc7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-22T14:05:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe the best developments are the ones that create lasting value for the communities where they are located.",
        "source": "David Berry, CEO and co-founder of Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/alabamas-data-center-vampires-trick-or-tax-break-treat.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Frankly, I'm kind of still in shock.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director for the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/alabamas-data-center-vampires-trick-or-tax-break-treat.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This matter has already been decided. The Lowndes County Commission has a special meeting, and it wasn't posted on the door right there for the minutes to be dealt with,",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County Commissioner and vice chair",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/21/lowndes-county-commission-sued-over-approval-of-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's issues about the water, there's issues about the power, there's issues about the environment, there's issues about the property values and the health of the people that live around there, and none of that's been dealt with,",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/21/lowndes-county-commission-sued-over-approval-of-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they got out somewhere where nobody was around or something, I would probably go for it,",
        "source": "Joseph Barganier, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/21/lowndes-county-commission-sued-over-approval-of-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But 254 houses. They're gonna disturb those families for the rest of their lives.",
        "source": "Joseph Barganier, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/21/lowndes-county-commission-sued-over-approval-of-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, so proud of our commissioners, Farrior and Barganier, and how they stood up for us.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/21/lowndes-county-commission-sued-over-approval-of-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only thing that you could take up is possibly considering the minutes, to adopt the actions taken at the Oct. 13 meeting, because that would be consistent with authorizing related actions,",
        "source": "Prince Chestnut, Rep., D-Selma, commission attorney",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/21/lowndes-county-commission-sued-over-approval-of-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people that are supposed to represent us have totally let us down, all the way in my opinion from the Governor's office all the way down. There's no one representing Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Dennis Blair, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/20/lowndes-county-commission-approves-minutes-advancing-red-clay-data-center-residents-protest/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Most of the people here are not objecting to a data center, they're objecting to where it's located.",
        "source": "Dennis Blair, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/20/lowndes-county-commission-approves-minutes-advancing-red-clay-data-center-residents-protest/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "White residents, Black, Democrats, Republicans, independent, all with the same message that they want transparency and that they don't want a data center here in Lowndes County. It is not that complicated,",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, state Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/20/lowndes-county-commission-approves-minutes-advancing-red-clay-data-center-residents-protest/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't get answers. I'm on the county commission and I can't get answers,",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/20/lowndes-county-commission-approves-minutes-advancing-red-clay-data-center-residents-protest/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "People who live in Lowndes County and the region should expect to hear from us on an ongoing basis. We have people on the ground working on the project including in Alabama. We have ongoing website and Facebook updates,",
        "source": "David Berry, Cloverleaf Infrastructure CEO",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/20/lowndes-county-commission-approves-minutes-advancing-red-clay-data-center-residents-protest/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we're moving in the right direction,",
        "source": "Marie Barnes, plaintiff and Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/residents-sue-lowndes-county-in-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It was just thrown in our face to vote on,",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County Commission vice-chairman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/residents-sue-lowndes-county-in-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think it's good for the county,",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County Commission vice-chairman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/residents-sue-lowndes-county-in-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're not listening to their constituents, and the people here deserve better,",
        "source": "Philip Ensler, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/residents-sue-lowndes-county-in-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's very troubling and confusing,",
        "source": "Joseph Spraggins, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/residents-sue-lowndes-county-in-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "[Approval of the deal] has already been decided,",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commissioners-advance-data-center-agreement-942081a4",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It wasn't posted on the door that the minutes would be dealt with. [We] can only deal with what's on the agenda. That's Code of Alabama Section 11‑3‑8.",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commissioners-advance-data-center-agreement-942081a4",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We always hope for the best, but are not at all surprised by the outcome,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Protect Lowndes County organizer",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commissioners-advance-data-center-agreement-942081a4",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The fight continues. We're going to dig our way out of this and expose the issues that they've brought forward.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Protect Lowndes County organizer",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commissioners-advance-data-center-agreement-942081a4",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Government exists to serve the people, not the other way around.",
        "source": "John Wahl, Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of Alabama",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/john-wahl-calls-for-transparency-and-local-control-after-lowndes-county-approved-a-20-year-data-center-abatement/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe in economic development, but I also believe in responsible government,",
        "source": "John Wahl, Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of Alabama",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/john-wahl-calls-for-transparency-and-local-control-after-lowndes-county-approved-a-20-year-data-center-abatement/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tax incentives should never be a blank check, and economic development should never come at the expense of the citizens we are elected to represent.",
        "source": "John Wahl, Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of Alabama",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/john-wahl-calls-for-transparency-and-local-control-after-lowndes-county-approved-a-20-year-data-center-abatement/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "These decisions should be made with the people, not for the people,",
        "source": "John Wahl, Republican nominee for Lt. Governor of Alabama",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/john-wahl-calls-for-transparency-and-local-control-after-lowndes-county-approved-a-20-year-data-center-abatement/",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County residents criticize a 3-2 vote approving a data center abatement agreement, saying months of public opposition and transparency requests went unheard.",
        "source": "The Lowndes Signal editorial board, Editorial Opinion of The Lowndes Signal",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/opinion/we-hear-you-lowndes-county-7bb5ea96",
        "date": "2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Anything that's more than 30 megawatts is going to be a hyperscale data center, and Project Red Clay is projected to be 1,500 megawatts, which is the same energy used to power 900,000 homes.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/environmental-advocates-question-water-use-tax-incentives-for-project-red-clay-86f0f19d/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T15:29:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The richest company in the world is coming to Lowndes County to ask to get taxes forgiven.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC)",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/environmental-advocates-question-water-use-tax-incentives-for-project-red-clay-86f0f19d/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T15:29:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have any water withdrawal or water quantity permitting laws.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Alabama Rivers Alliance (ARA)",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/environmental-advocates-question-water-use-tax-incentives-for-project-red-clay-86f0f19d/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T15:29:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Seriously, I'd rather live next to a landfill or a prison,",
        "source": "Amanda Mueller, Wisconsin resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/environmental-advocates-question-water-use-tax-incentives-for-project-red-clay-86f0f19d/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T15:29:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only thing that made the Oracle Hyperscale Data Center in our area leave was the media coverage.",
        "source": "Amanda Mueller, Wisconsin resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/environmental-advocates-question-water-use-tax-incentives-for-project-red-clay-86f0f19d/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T15:29:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's extremely frustrating for those of us who live in the area because we know what the impact is going to be, and it's going to continue to exacerbate population loss.",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, future neighbor of Alabama's largest planned data center",
        "url": "https://newsletters.alabamareflector.com/p/alabama-s-largest-data-center-gets-1-15-billion-tax-break",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a win-win situation for Lowndes County all the way around. In my terms I use, it’s just a cash cow,",
        "source": "Charlie King, Jr., Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2026/10/15/lowndes-co-commission-approves-controversial-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We feel like its going to destroy our community. We’re going to have a massive billion dollar industrial site located in the middle of what has been a quiet rural residential area of farms,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2026/10/15/lowndes-co-commission-approves-controversial-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody lives in Lowndes County because they want to live next to a billion dollar industrial site.",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2026/10/15/lowndes-co-commission-approves-controversial-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to continue to exacerbate that problem of population loss, of property devaluation.",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/16/lowndes-county-residents-react-commission-approving-project-red-clay-data-center-despite-their-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "These community leaders, if they want to call themselves that, we certainly don't feel they are, have made the deal they've made despite the six months of opposition that's been in front of them,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Protect Lowndes County founder",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/16/lowndes-county-residents-react-commission-approving-project-red-clay-data-center-despite-their-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will be nuisance lawsuits, I can assure you, coming if this follows through.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Protect Lowndes County founder",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/16/lowndes-county-residents-react-commission-approving-project-red-clay-data-center-despite-their-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I ain't going to go away until we win this thing,",
        "source": "Eddie Barnes, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/16/lowndes-county-residents-react-commission-approving-project-red-clay-data-center-despite-their-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "So no citizens in this county had a meaningful opportunity to review any of the documents,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/16/lowndes-county-residents-react-commission-approving-project-red-clay-data-center-despite-their-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think there's a place in this country where Cloverleaf is less welcome than Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission/",
        "date": "2026-10-14T20:50:16.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we witnessed on Tuesday was disgraceful. Lowndes County government officials have blatantly discouraged public access and input into such a consequential decision that will impact generations to come,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, Staff Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission/",
        "date": "2026-10-14T20:50:16.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Lowndes County Commission serves the people first,",
        "source": "Todd Gleason, senior litigating counsel for NRDC",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission/",
        "date": "2026-10-14T20:50:16.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "For going on two years now, we've seen out-of-state developers force hyperscale data centers into Alabama communities where they are not wanted.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Policy Director of the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission/",
        "date": "2026-10-14T20:50:16.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project represents an incredible opportunity for Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, chairman of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/lowndes-county-ala-approves-1-1b-in-data-center-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-10-14T18:41:49.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's been hard to stomach,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, resident",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/lowndes-county-ala-approves-1-1b-in-data-center-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-10-14T18:41:49.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Yesterday's decision by the Commission does not represent the will of the people.",
        "source": "Philip Ensler, State Rep., D-Montgomery",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/10/deeply-disappointed-phillip-ensler-blasts-lowndes-county-for-data-center-tax-breaks.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14T16:56:10.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe the best developments are the ones that create lasting value for the communities where they are located,",
        "source": "David Berry, CEO and co-founder of Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/lowndes-county-approves-11b-in-tax-breaks-for-data-center-in-10-minute-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We understand that it is one of the top five capital investments in Alabama history,",
        "source": "Prince Chestnut, County attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/lowndes-county-approves-11b-in-tax-breaks-for-data-center-in-10-minute-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project represents an incredible opportunity for Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, Chairman, Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/lowndes-county-approves-11b-in-tax-breaks-for-data-center-in-10-minute-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Frankly, I’m kind of still in shock,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Policy director, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/lowndes-county-approves-11b-in-tax-breaks-for-data-center-in-10-minute-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re far from this fight being over.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/lowndes-county-approves-11b-in-tax-breaks-for-data-center-in-10-minute-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is appalling that three of our county commissioners would vote to deprive the county of $2.4 billion in tax revenue,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission-7be6b2c7",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think there’s a place in this country where Cloverleaf is less welcome than Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission-7be6b2c7",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "For going on two years now, we’ve seen out-of-state developers force hyperscale data centers into Alabama communities where they are not wanted.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Policy Director of the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission-7be6b2c7",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Lowndes County Commission serves the people first. But their continued underhanded, back door deals are fueling distrust in this project and in the commission,",
        "source": "Todd Gleason, senior litigating counsel for NRDC",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission-7be6b2c7",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we witnessed on Tuesday was disgraceful.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, Staff Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission-7be6b2c7",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The vote in Lowndes County represents a larger trend in the state and in the County to leave the people most impacted out of the decisions and force data centers into places that are already bearing the brunt of environmental and climate harms,",
        "source": "Abre’ Conner, NAACP Director of Environmental and Climate Justice",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission-7be6b2c7",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is appalling that three of our county commissioners would vote to deprive the county of $2.8 billion in tax revenue,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, resident",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-surprise-vote-lowndes-commission",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think there’s a place in this country where Cloverleaf is less welcome than Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-surprise-vote-lowndes-commission",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this is ‘just how things are done,’ in Lowndes County or anywhere else in our state, something has to change in Alabama.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Policy Director of the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-surprise-vote-lowndes-commission",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Lowndes County Commission serves the people first,",
        "source": "Todd Gleason, senior litigating counsel for NRDC",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-surprise-vote-lowndes-commission",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we witnessed on Tuesday was disgraceful.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, Staff Attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-surprise-vote-lowndes-commission",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The vote in Lowndes County represents a larger trend in the state and in the County to leave the people most impacted out of the decisions and force data centers into places that are already bearing the brunt of environmental and climate harms,",
        "source": "Abre’ Conner, NAACP Director of Environmental and Climate Justice",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-surprise-vote-lowndes-commission",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe the best developments are the ones that create lasting value for the communities where they are located,",
        "source": "David Berry, CEO and co-founder of Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/lowndes-county-ala-approves-1-1b-in-data-center-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Frankly, I'm kind of still in shock,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, policy director for the Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/lowndes-county-ala-approves-1-1b-in-data-center-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am deeply disappointed that the Lowndes County Commission ignored the voices of residents and moved forward yesterday with approving a data center deal,",
        "source": "Philip Ensler, State Rep., D-Montgomery",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/10/deeply-disappointed-phillip-ensler-blasts-lowndes-county-for-data-center-tax-breaks.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers should NOT be getting massive tax breaks, especially when they are building in underserved communities!",
        "source": "Terri Sewell, Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/10/deeply-disappointed-phillip-ensler-blasts-lowndes-county-for-data-center-tax-breaks.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is appalling that three of our county commissioners would vote to deprive the county of $2.4 billion in tax revenue",
        "source": "John Urquhart, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/13/lowndes-county-commission-approves-data-center-deal/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It really locks in two things; one is how the project will be built and the other is what the economic benefits will be for the county and the state",
        "source": "David Berry, CEO, Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/13/lowndes-county-commission-approves-data-center-deal/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Lowndes County Commission serves the people first. But their continued underhanded, back door deals are fueling distrust in this project and in the commission",
        "source": "Todd Gleason, senior litigating counsel, Natura Resources Defense Council (NRDC)",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/13/lowndes-county-commission-approves-data-center-deal/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Officials have failed to provide substantive information about the data center and yet still voted to give a data center developer affiliated with the wealthiest company in the history of the world a multi-billion-dollar tax break without even knowing who the end-user of the data center will be.",
        "source": "Todd Gleason, senior litigating counsel, Natura Resources Defense Council (NRDC)",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/13/lowndes-county-commission-approves-data-center-deal/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We tried to allow an opportunity for everybody to speak, both to be heard and to ask questions, and we’ve done that,",
        "source": "Charlie King, Lowndes County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/10/lowndes-county-approves-11b-in-tax-breaks-for-data-center-in-10-minute-meeting.html",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would like to make a motion to approve the resolution and order authorizing, execution and delivery of a project development agreement and a tax abatement agreement for Project Red Clay... ",
        "source": "Robert Harris, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/breaking-news-lowndes-county-commission-approves-data-center-abatement-25ec2ac9",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, I think we need to amend Alabama law, so they don't get any tax breaks,",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic gubernatorial nominee",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/13/doug-jones-outlines-data-center-policies-at-lowndes-county-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you put a moratorium and there are people who want to do this, you get everybody to the table, you start talking, you try to figure this out, I really think it could be done in less than a year,",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic gubernatorial nominee",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/13/doug-jones-outlines-data-center-policies-at-lowndes-county-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not just property taxes, but how are you going to help fund our local law enforcement, how are you going to help fund education,",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic gubernatorial nominee",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/10/13/doug-jones-outlines-data-center-policies-at-lowndes-county-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I live in a fairly dense, just to be honest with you, fairly dense residential neighborhood, so no,",
        "source": "David Berry, CEO of Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://thepolitic.org/article/a-small-alabama-county-is-betting-on-a-33-billion-data-center-residents-fear-the-cost/",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "An additional $124 million in local tax revenue each year would give the County resources on a scale we have never had before.",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, Chairman of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/project-red-clay-data-center-expected-to-generate-124-million-annually-for-lowndes-county/",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe major development should create lasting value for the communities that host it,",
        "source": "David Berry, Co-Founder and CEO of Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/project-red-clay-data-center-expected-to-generate-124-million-annually-for-lowndes-county/",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project could create short-term and long-term economic development opportunities that can help Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, Chairman of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/project-red-clay-data-center-expected-to-generate-124-million-annually-for-lowndes-county/",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can’t do it here today.",
        "source": "David Berry, CEO, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/timeline/",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe this signals they're close to voting on tax breaks for the data center.",
        "source": "Terah Boyd, senior communications manager, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-hosts-cloverleaf-lcedc-meeting-1a8d6e42/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to pack the courthouse.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Hope Hull resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-hosts-cloverleaf-lcedc-meeting-1a8d6e42/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody should be allowed to bring a project like this in without ever presenting what the actual truth is, and they've yet to do that,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Hope Hull resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-hosts-cloverleaf-lcedc-meeting-1a8d6e42/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Project Red Clay is a proposed data center campus in unincorporated Lowndes County near U.S. 80 and Alabama Highway 21.",
        "source": "Dave Berry, CEO, Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Commissioner-Packet_Combined-PDF.pdf",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These documents are considered CONFIDENTIAL and should not be shared publicly until officially presented on Friday.",
        "source": "Lowndes County Economic Development Commission, Cover letter to commissioners",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/timeline/",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If your community says no, my answer is no.",
        "source": "Tommy Tuberville, U.S. Senator (R-Auburn)",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/our-history-has-always-been-priced-cheap-lowndes-county-commission-nears-2-billion-incentive-for-nvidia-backed-data-center-developer-on-selma-march-route/",
        "date": "2026-10-01T17:58:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't know which way to turn if it comes, but I know I couldn't live here,",
        "source": "Rev. Tom Gardner, Vietnam veteran whose property is next to the site",
        "url": "https://prospect.org/2026/10/01/data-center-alabama-lowndes-county-black-belt-cloverleaf-infrastructure-project-red-clay/",
        "date": "2026-10-01T09:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this point, we really don't know exactly what the Economic Development Commission does.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney at SELC",
        "url": "https://prospect.org/2026/10/01/data-center-alabama-lowndes-county-black-belt-cloverleaf-infrastructure-project-red-clay/",
        "date": "2026-10-01T09:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want you here.",
        "source": "Local residents",
        "url": "https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2026/09/30/news/lowndes-county-commission-votes-to-give-massive-tax-abatements-to-massive-data-center/12815.html",
        "date": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The truth does not fear light or hard questions,",
        "source": "Dennis Blair, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/09/29/lowndes-county-residents-continue-oppose-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We live here. This is our world, this is our property, this is our land, and we don't want a data center here because we don't want to look like a Silicon Valley,",
        "source": "Marie Barnes, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/09/29/lowndes-county-residents-continue-oppose-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not in the right place. Within 2 and a half miles of this data center, there are 276-something families right around it,",
        "source": "Tom Gardner III, Elder, Beulah Primitive Baptist Church",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/09/29/lowndes-county-residents-continue-oppose-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It shouldn't be that these residents have to show up week after week after week after week and not get answers,",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, Alabama state Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/09/29/lowndes-county-residents-continue-oppose-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think anyone with common sense would say this is not a part of the county that's economically distressed, so why here?",
        "source": "Dennis Blair, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/09/29/lowndes-county-residents-continue-oppose-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This partnership with the Cloverleaf Project Red Clay Fund allows us to directly invest in grassroots organizations that are making a tangible, lasting difference in Lowndes County,",
        "source": "Burton Crenshaw, president of the Central Alabama Community Foundation",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/september-2026-project-red-clay-update-responses-to-recent-community-questions/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you want to use our resources, you pay full taxes, cover the total cost of your energy, and replace what you take,",
        "source": "Tommy Tuberville, Republican gubernatorial nominee",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/09/02/tommy-tuberville-outlines-new-data-center-approach-amid-mounting-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A project that works in one community may be wrong for another,",
        "source": "Tommy Tuberville, Republican gubernatorial nominee",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/09/02/tommy-tuberville-outlines-new-data-center-approach-amid-mounting-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've seen a huge data center boom in the state of Alabama over the past year, and you know we really need our elected officials to start stepping up to the plate and doing something to protect communities,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/09/02/tommy-tuberville-outlines-new-data-center-approach-amid-mounting-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think that anyone is opposed to data centers. The opposition is to the wrong developments coming to the wrong place with no transparency.",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin Faulkner, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/09/02/tommy-tuberville-outlines-new-data-center-approach-amid-mounting-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Another key piece that's missing from this is required government transparency, whether that's banning the use of NDAs (non-disclosure agreements), reforming the Open Records Act, something needs to be done to make sure that these decisions are made in a transparent manner,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/09/02/tommy-tuberville-outlines-new-data-center-approach-amid-mounting-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The commission’s role was not to evaluate or approve the project’s location or siting, we don’t have that authority, but rather to determine whether it satisfied the Renewable Generation Certificate criteria, including whether it would have a positive economic impact on Alabama Power’s customers,",
        "source": "Cynthia Almond, Public Service Commission President",
        "url": "https://aldailynews.com/new-resolution-says-county-commissions-dont-want-specific-power-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-30T18:18:27.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the Legislature were to consider giving counties land use authority to stop data centers, we would be opposed to that,",
        "source": "Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director",
        "url": "https://aldailynews.com/new-resolution-says-county-commissions-dont-want-specific-power-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission can listen, but the county commission can’t stop the establishment of a data center,",
        "source": "Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director",
        "url": "https://aldailynews.com/new-resolution-says-county-commissions-dont-want-specific-power-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I plan to pass my land on to my children and grandchildren. Some of my neighbors have been in Lowndes County for generations. Now this data center threatens everything we’ve built, including our health and livelihoods,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes County resident whose home is next to the proposed data center site",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/lowndes-county-alabama-residents-call-accountability-and-transparency-around",
        "date": "2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency isn’t a courtesy the commission extends to the public. It’s the law, and it’s the foundation of the public’s trust in how this decision gets made,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center's Alabama office",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/lowndes-county-alabama-residents-call-accountability-and-transparency-around",
        "date": "2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The proposed data center poses severe, uncalculated risks to an already overburdened community, threatening local water supplies, public health, and local infrastructure,",
        "source": "Rob Friedman, NRDC's director of environmental health for the southeast",
        "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/lowndes-county-alabama-residents-call-accountability-and-transparency-around",
        "date": "2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Granting planning and zoning authority for a single industry raises practical and constitutional concerns,",
        "source": "Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-demand-transparency-in-hyperscale-data-center-development/?channel=brytalocals",
        "date": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Granting planning and zoning authority for a single industry raises practical and constitutional concerns,",
        "source": "Sonny Brasfield, ACCA Executive Director",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-demand-transparency-in-hyperscale-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can’t stop it because we don’t have planning and zoning,",
        "source": "Robert Harris, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/small-alabama-county-takes-step-toward-zoning-after-data-center-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The facility has requested 1,500 megawatts of energy capacity from Alabama Power.",
        "source": "Route Fifty",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cloverleaf-red-clay-lowndes-al",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can’t stop it because we don’t have planning and zoning.",
        "source": "Robert Harris, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://205focus.com/small-alabama-county-takes-step-toward-zoning-after-data-center-backlash",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency isn’t a courtesy that the commission extends to the public. It’s the law.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://205focus.com/small-alabama-county-takes-step-toward-zoning-after-data-center-backlash",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency isn’t a courtesy the commission extends to the public. It’s the law.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, Staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once something like this comes in and takes hold, there will be no turning back,",
        "source": "Bradfield Evans, cattle farmer and Lowndes County resident of 17 years",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-intensify-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This community was never asked on the front end if we wanted this project,",
        "source": "Bradfield Evans, cattle farmer",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-intensify-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want it here in our county,",
        "source": "Bradfield Evans, cattle farmer",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-intensify-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where the data center will be, maybe within 200 yards from where I live,",
        "source": "Joseph Spraggins, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-intensify-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "In the case of this data center development, the only laws that we really have in our legal tool belt are transparency laws, like the Open Records Act and the Open Meetings Act,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-intensify-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have acknowledged our request, but we have not received any substantive documents,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-intensify-fight-against-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re asking for transparency,",
        "source": "Marvenita Scott, resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/small-alabama-county-takes-step-toward-zoning-after-data-center-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want a data center in Lowndes County.",
        "source": "Felicia Williams, resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/small-alabama-county-takes-step-toward-zoning-after-data-center-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have any information that we’re holding back,",
        "source": "Charlie King Jr., Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/small-alabama-county-takes-step-toward-zoning-after-data-center-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency isn’t a courtesy that the commission extends to the public. It’s the law.",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/small-alabama-county-takes-step-toward-zoning-after-data-center-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our message is now on the highway,",
        "source": "Protect Lowndes County, residents group",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/billboards-go-up-in-opposition-to-lowndes-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Selma to Montgomery March passed through this land. People bled for the right to be heard here,",
        "source": "Protect Lowndes County, residents group",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/billboards-go-up-in-opposition-to-lowndes-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now an out-of-state developer wants to drop a hyperscale data center on top of it, and the folks who actually live here were the last to find out.",
        "source": "Protect Lowndes County, residents group",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/billboards-go-up-in-opposition-to-lowndes-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s depressing to think we put our life savings into buying all this, and getting it together, and they move in, and they destroy it,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-demand-transparency-in-hyperscale-data-center-development/?channel=brytalocals",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve asked for answers since April. Our commissioners have given us absolutely nothing.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-demand-transparency-in-hyperscale-data-center-development/?channel=brytalocals",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency isn’t a courtesy the commission extends to the public. It’s the law, and it’s the foundation of the public’s trust and how this decision gets made,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-demand-transparency-in-hyperscale-data-center-development/?channel=brytalocals",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The power of the people is greater than the people in power.",
        "source": "Negatha Holt, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-demand-transparency-in-hyperscale-data-center-development/?channel=brytalocals",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's depressing to think we put our life savings into buying all this, and getting it together, and they move in, and they destroy it,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-demand-transparency-in-hyperscale-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency isn't a courtesy the commission extends to the public. It's the law, and it's the foundation of the public's trust and how this decision gets made,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/25/lowndes-county-residents-demand-transparency-in-hyperscale-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's gonna be in my backyard, it's literally gonna be across my fence,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2026/08/24/lowndes-county-residents-bring-proposed-data-center-concerns-to-commission/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're concerned about excessive water usage,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2026/08/24/lowndes-county-residents-bring-proposed-data-center-concerns-to-commission/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we all be a lot less testy if there was more transparency in this process, and if we had an actual vote in what moves in beside us,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, resident",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2026/08/24/lowndes-county-residents-bring-proposed-data-center-concerns-to-commission/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the biggest issue still is misinformation and disinformation, and they're being misled by people and getting more of their feelings involved in it than what the actual law allows us to do,",
        "source": "Robert Harris, Lowndes County Commissioner, District 1",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2026/08/24/lowndes-county-residents-bring-proposed-data-center-concerns-to-commission/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want it here in our county.",
        "source": "Farmer, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6O85xzeJqg",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do want to see things become open.",
        "source": "Farmer, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6O85xzeJqg",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's an open records request that has not been responded to yet.",
        "source": "Farmer, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6O85xzeJqg",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s home. It’s the only home I’ve ever known. I’ve never lived anywhere else.",
        "source": "Linda Lofton Hall, Lifelong resident",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re asking us to live with long-term consequences, but only projected benefits.",
        "source": "Trevor Haney, Born and raised in Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not going to give up. We’re not going to bow down. Not at all.",
        "source": "Veronica Lane, Moved to Lowndes County 18 years ago",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re asking us to live with long-term consequences, but only projected benefits.",
        "source": "Trevor Haney, Born and raised in Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/voices/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "How can a million-home electrical requirement not completely upend the electrical grid?",
        "source": "Ed Redman, Lives about an eighth of a mile from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/voices/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The backroom deals and the shady handshakes is how this project got to where it is today.",
        "source": "Bradfield Evans, Cattle farmer, CK Cattle",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/voices/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I look at the diminished value that’s coming and it just scares the hell out of me.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Bought his property to retire on",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/voices/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This property was going to be my legacy to them, and now there's this monstrosity that could be going up a hundred yards away.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, landowner",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/news/the-reason-the-land-is-cheap/",
        "date": "2026-08-14T06:24:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Build it. Just not there.",
        "source": "Charles Steele Jr., former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/news/the-reason-the-land-is-cheap/",
        "date": "2026-08-14T06:24:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The pattern of targeting Black communities for environmentally hazardous projects must end, and it must end here.",
        "source": "Benard Simelton, president of the NAACP Alabama State Conference",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/news/the-reason-the-land-is-cheap/",
        "date": "2026-08-14T06:24:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I see happening in Lowndes County right now is really typical of what's wrong with Alabama government",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for governor",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/08/13/doug-jones-calls-for-data-center-transparency-in-lowndes-county",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want to see Alabama become the dumping ground for data centers.",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for governor",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/08/13/doug-jones-calls-for-data-center-transparency-in-lowndes-county",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not even just rural or urban",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/08/13/doug-jones-calls-for-data-center-transparency-in-lowndes-county",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This property was going to be my legacy to them, and now there's this monstrosity that could be going up a hundred yards away.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/in-rural-alabama-voters-feel-sold-out-to-massive-data-centers-slap-in-the-face.html",
        "date": "2026-08-09T12:24:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I cannot fathom voting Republican in the next election.",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin Faulkner, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/in-rural-alabama-voters-feel-sold-out-to-massive-data-centers-slap-in-the-face.html",
        "date": "2026-08-09T12:24:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's just zero transparency.",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, local judge living near proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/in-rural-alabama-voters-feel-sold-out-to-massive-data-centers-slap-in-the-face.html",
        "date": "2026-08-09T12:24:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf, as a company, has been extremely transparent.",
        "source": "Tom Ellis, local business owner and volunteer member of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/in-rural-alabama-voters-feel-sold-out-to-massive-data-centers-slap-in-the-face.html",
        "date": "2026-08-09T12:24:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are plenty of places in Alabama for a data center. It should be up to the local counties and municipalities.",
        "source": "Rhett Marques, State Rep. and Republican congressional candidate",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/in-rural-alabama-voters-feel-sold-out-to-massive-data-centers-slap-in-the-face.html",
        "date": "2026-08-09T12:24:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My question is, do the people of Lowndes County want this specific project?",
        "source": "Shomari Figures, U.S. Representative (D)",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/in-rural-alabama-voters-feel-sold-out-to-massive-data-centers-slap-in-the-face.html",
        "date": "2026-08-09T12:24:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're told if you don't get behind this development, you're in league with a Chinese communist.",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, local judge",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/news/the-reason-the-land-is-cheap/",
        "date": "2026-08-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Asks for independent analysis of water demand and impact before the project moves forward, and joins residents in opposing it as things stand.",
        "source": "U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, Alabama’s 7th Congressional District",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/voices/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The lack of transparency around the proposed Project Red Clay has left us angry, scared, and desperate for answers,",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Lowndes resident and organizer with Protect Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://prospect.org/2026/10/01/data-center-alabama-lowndes-county-black-belt-cloverleaf-infrastructure-project-red-clay/",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“It’s going to affect the people’s health, the property values, the quality of life… everything,” Farrior told The Lowndes Signal.",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/mystery-data-center-could-receive-30-year-tax-break-beside-sacred-selma-march-ground/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T11:30:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“This is a very serious matter,” Berry said, “and this particular data center has no business at the proposed location.”",
        "source": "Jeff Berry, Lowndesboro resident",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/mystery-data-center-could-receive-30-year-tax-break-beside-sacred-selma-march-ground/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T11:30:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“It is sacred ground in the history of this nation.”",
        "source": "Joann and Katanga Mants, Widow and daughter of Robert Mants Jr.",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/mystery-data-center-could-receive-30-year-tax-break-beside-sacred-selma-march-ground/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T11:30:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Lowndes Commission in the state of Alabama does not have the authority to stop any company from coming because we don't have planning and zoning,",
        "source": "Robert Harris, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-debates-hearing-data-center-opposition-76e19fb8",
        "date": "2026-07-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not gonna be intimidated by y'all,",
        "source": "Diane Stuckey",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-debates-hearing-data-center-opposition-76e19fb8",
        "date": "2026-07-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "A person who does not believe in your cause cannot adequately defend your cause,",
        "source": "Negatha Holt",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-debates-hearing-data-center-opposition-76e19fb8",
        "date": "2026-07-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am a concerned citizen and resident of Lowndes County, and I come before you today with many unanswered questions about Project Red Clay data center, which I am opposed to.",
        "source": "Pam McCurdy, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-we-have-many-unanswered-questions-2ae460f6",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, please vote \"no\" on any tax abatement.",
        "source": "Pam McCurdy, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-we-have-many-unanswered-questions-2ae460f6",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Dr. Charles Steele Jr. wrote that the project should be built somewhere else in Alabama.",
        "source": "Dr. Charles Steele Jr., Former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; former Alabama State Senator",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/our-history-has-always-been-priced-cheap-lowndes-county-commission-nears-2-billion-incentive-for-nvidia-backed-data-center-developer-on-selma-march-route/",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "People will claim that there's millions of gallons of water being consumed, and that's simply not true,",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, Cloverleaf's Chief Development Officer",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2026/06/19/hayneville-data-center-plan-draws-fight-from-lowndes-county-residents/90384566007/",
        "date": "2026-06-19T09:03:21.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They kept saying, 'People don't like change,'",
        "source": "John Urquhart, Hayneville local",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2026/06/19/hayneville-data-center-plan-draws-fight-from-lowndes-county-residents/90384566007/",
        "date": "2026-06-19T09:03:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's been a lack of transparency in letting us know that this was even a consideration until it was already way down the road with the County Commission and the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission,",
        "source": "Lori Dickson, Lowndesboro resident",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2026/06/19/hayneville-data-center-plan-draws-fight-from-lowndes-county-residents/90384566007/",
        "date": "2026-06-19T09:03:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're the middleman buying the land to then sell to another company, and they won't even tell us who that is,",
        "source": "Dottie Dickson Skipper, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2026/06/19/hayneville-data-center-plan-draws-fight-from-lowndes-county-residents/90384566007/",
        "date": "2026-06-19T09:03:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is not a thing for a broker developer like Cloverleaf to train individuals from a rural community like Lowndes County as to how to be a data center operations technician,",
        "source": "Jeff Berry, Lowndes County local with data center experience",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2026/06/19/hayneville-data-center-plan-draws-fight-from-lowndes-county-residents/90384566007/",
        "date": "2026-06-19T09:03:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a question of opposing economic development.",
        "source": "Ed McCurdy, Mayor of Lowndesboro",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-lowndesboro-mayor-opposes-data-center-f850ef15",
        "date": "2026-06-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Therefore, we respectfully urge the Lowndes County Commission to deny approval of this project.",
        "source": "Ed McCurdy, Mayor of Lowndesboro",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-lowndesboro-mayor-opposes-data-center-f850ef15",
        "date": "2026-06-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County is not just any rural place,\" his daughter and widow wrote. \"It is sacred ground in the history of this nation.",
        "source": "Bob Mants family (daughter and widow)",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/reject-project-red-clay-on-alabama-s-sacred-civil-rights-ground",
        "date": "2026-06-12T19:44:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf will not work in communities where this type of development is unwelcome or does not match the existing use of the land. A decision we will make 10 times out of 10.",
        "source": "Cloverleaf development principal, development principal",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/reject-project-red-clay-on-alabama-s-sacred-civil-rights-ground",
        "date": "2026-06-12T19:44:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "How can you bring this type of facility here when we still have people who have sewage in their yard?",
        "source": "Perman Hardy, Lowndes County native",
        "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/historic-route-selma-montgomery-ai-cloud-looms/414145/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't need this in our community,",
        "source": "Chequita Surles-Johnson, Farmer and school bus driver",
        "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/historic-route-selma-montgomery-ai-cloud-looms/414145/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any commitment we make here, the end user has to carry out,",
        "source": "Danielle Decatur, vice president of community engagement and communications, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/historic-route-selma-montgomery-ai-cloud-looms/414145/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, y'all are so nice, but we don't want it here.",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin Faulkner, resident leading opposition to Project Red Clay",
        "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/historic-route-selma-montgomery-ai-cloud-looms/414145/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't need this in our community,",
        "source": "Chequita Surles-Johnson, farmer and school bus driver",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-06-11/on-the-historic-route-from-selma-to-montgomery-an-ai-cloud-looms",
        "date": "2026-06-11T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "How can you bring this type of facility here when we still have people who have sewage in their yard?",
        "source": "Perman Hardy, 67-year-old Lowndes County native",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-06-11/on-the-historic-route-from-selma-to-montgomery-an-ai-cloud-looms",
        "date": "2026-06-11T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any commitment we make here, the end user has to carry out,",
        "source": "Danielle Decatur, vice president of community engagement and communications, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-06-11/on-the-historic-route-from-selma-to-montgomery-an-ai-cloud-looms",
        "date": "2026-06-11T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County is not just any rural place. It is sacred ground in the history of this nation.",
        "source": "Katanga and Joann Mants, daughter and widow of Bob Mants",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062026/rural-alabama-community-opposes-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T00:54:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "How can you bring this type of facility here when we still have people who have sewage in their yard?",
        "source": "Perman Hardy, 67-year-old Lowndes County native",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062026/rural-alabama-community-opposes-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't need this in our community.",
        "source": "Chequita Surles-Johnson, farmer and school bus driver",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062026/rural-alabama-community-opposes-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any commitment we make here, the end user has to carry out.",
        "source": "Danielle Decatur, vice president of community engagement and communications, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062026/rural-alabama-community-opposes-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, y'all are so nice. But we don't want it here.",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin Faulkner, resident leading opposition",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062026/rural-alabama-community-opposes-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County is bleeding. We need to stop that bleeding.",
        "source": "Charlie King, Jr., Lowndes County Commission chair",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/youre-not-welcome-ai-data-center-planned-for-lowndes-county-prompts-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04T14:52:23.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need the jobs.",
        "source": "Orbuty Ozier, mayor of Gordonville and member of the county economic development commission",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/youre-not-welcome-ai-data-center-planned-for-lowndes-county-prompts-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04T14:52:23.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're hoping to connect with the community and share and spread information about the proposed project.",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, Cloverleaf Infrastructure chief development officer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIskRD1Jbw4",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're from Lowndes County...Go home. We don't want you.",
        "source": "Resident",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cloverleaf-red-clay-lowndes-al",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The most amount of water that we've asked for for consumption is 100,000 gallons of water per day.",
        "source": "Cloverleaf representative",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cloverleaf-red-clay-lowndes-al",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf's Chief Development Officer told WSFA the facility would typically operate under 60 decibels at the property line, comparing the sound to air conditioning.",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, Chief Development Officer, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/the-harm/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We understand that the community is going to have questions about large scale data centers,",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, Cloverleaf Infrastructure's chief development officer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/what-we-know-about-the-15b-data-center-eyeing-lowndes-county.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of the costs for those substations, as well as any upgrades that would be required across the system to support the data center, are fully paid for by the data center,",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, Cloverleaf Infrastructure's chief development officer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/what-we-know-about-the-15b-data-center-eyeing-lowndes-county.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This whole industry used to run on NDAs,",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, Cloverleaf Infrastructure's chief development officer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/what-we-know-about-the-15b-data-center-eyeing-lowndes-county.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "People can't afford what their power bills are now.",
        "source": "Perman Hardy, Lowndes County voting activist and resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/what-we-know-about-the-15b-data-center-eyeing-lowndes-county.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf has stated that they would not come to communities where they’re unwelcome. Look around. You’re not welcome.",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin Faulkner, lifelong county resident and local organizer with opposition group 45Strong",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/youre-not-welcome-ai-data-center-planned-for-lowndes-county-prompts-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "How is that going to help us?",
        "source": "Marie Barnes, retired Marine and nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/youre-not-welcome-ai-data-center-planned-for-lowndes-county-prompts-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "These events are not to try to persuade people. It’s to have conversations with real human beings.",
        "source": "Dave Berry, Cloverleaf chief executive",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/youre-not-welcome-ai-data-center-planned-for-lowndes-county-prompts-backlash.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're hosting a community open house to talk about Project Red Clay, which is a proposed data center here in Lowndes County.",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, chief development officer, Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/06/04/cloverleaf-responds-lowndes-county-data-center-concerns-after-weeks-resident-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The most amount of water that we've asked for for consumption is 100,000 gallons of water per day.",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, chief development officer, Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/06/04/cloverleaf-responds-lowndes-county-data-center-concerns-after-weeks-resident-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given that there's no end user in place, I feel that any promises made are still premature.",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin-Faulkner, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/06/04/cloverleaf-responds-lowndes-county-data-center-concerns-after-weeks-resident-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want it. They're unwelcome.",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin-Faulkner, Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/06/04/cloverleaf-responds-lowndes-county-data-center-concerns-after-weeks-resident-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project will pay its own way in terms of power.",
        "source": "Dave Berry, CEO, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/06/04/cloverleaf-responds-lowndes-county-data-center-concerns-after-weeks-resident-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Trust is earned, right? It's not given lightly, and we understand that, and we're going to do what we say we're going to do.",
        "source": "Dave Berry, CEO, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/06/04/cloverleaf-responds-lowndes-county-data-center-concerns-after-weeks-resident-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "With the amount of power we have requested here, this could easily be a gigawatt data center.",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, chief development officer, Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-residents-talk-one-on-one-at-open-house-59ebadbb",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lowndes County is a family farm county, a wildlife [and] make-your-living-from-wildlife county.",
        "source": "Cindy Lang",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-residents-talk-one-on-one-at-open-house-59ebadbb",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're very good at dancing around the truth.",
        "source": "John Urquhart, resident living 1,200 yards from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-residents-talk-one-on-one-at-open-house-59ebadbb",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm protesting against this data center that's going in down the road from me.",
        "source": "Robin Garland, 37-year Lowndes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-residents-talk-one-on-one-at-open-house-59ebadbb",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are trying to accomplish community engagement and bringing our entire community together to oppose the data center Project Red Clay,",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin-Faulkner, member of Opposition Rate 4-5 Strong",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/05/27/more-than-1000-sign-petition-opposing-proposed-lowndes-county-data-center-debate-intensifies/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers of this scale take roughly three to six million gallons of water a day,",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin-Faulkner, member of Opposition Rate 4-5 Strong",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/05/27/more-than-1000-sign-petition-opposing-proposed-lowndes-county-data-center-debate-intensifies/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission cannot vote to say no to them coming,",
        "source": "Robert Harris, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/05/27/more-than-1000-sign-petition-opposing-proposed-lowndes-county-data-center-debate-intensifies/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have not been formally asked for any abatement,",
        "source": "Robert Harris, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/05/27/more-than-1000-sign-petition-opposing-proposed-lowndes-county-data-center-debate-intensifies/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not a Democratic or Republican issue,",
        "source": "Philip Ensler, candidate for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/05/27/more-than-1000-sign-petition-opposing-proposed-lowndes-county-data-center-debate-intensifies/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The noise pollution and light pollution alone would really take away from the historical integrity of the site,",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin-Faulkner, member of Opposition Rate 4-5 Strong",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/05/27/more-than-1000-sign-petition-opposing-proposed-lowndes-county-data-center-debate-intensifies/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would not vote to give no 30-year tax evasion.",
        "source": "Charlie King Jr., Chairman, Lowndes County Commission",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/news/the-reason-the-land-is-cheap/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "“You told me my prices were going to go up. And I read all over and the prices goes down.”",
        "source": "Tom Gardner, Rev.",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/mystery-data-center-could-receive-30-year-tax-break-beside-sacred-selma-march-ground/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This land is not disposable.",
        "source": "The family of Robert “Bob” Mants Jr., Letter to the Lowndes County Commission",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/",
        "date": "2026-05-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This land is not disposable.",
        "source": "Robert “Bob” Mants Jr. family, Letter to the Lowndes County Commission",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/voices/",
        "date": "2026-05-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is, for all intents and purposes, it's a digital equivalent of toxic waste, and the health effects from these things are dominant.",
        "source": "Jeff Berry, Lowndesboro resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-opposition-meets-in-fort-deposit-f43e0fa2",
        "date": "2026-05-13T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It this data center is what's going to get us a new fire truck, I don't want it,",
        "source": "Darren Russell, former employee for Pintlala Water",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-opposition-meets-in-fort-deposit-f43e0fa2",
        "date": "2026-05-13T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that people need to flood the economic development board meetings.",
        "source": "Arlene Richardson, Fort Deposit Town Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-opposition-meets-in-fort-deposit-f43e0fa2",
        "date": "2026-05-13T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just that equipment alone is going to generate an un silenceable magnetic frequency hum that will emanate for miles",
        "source": "Jeff Berry, Lowndes County resident with 36 years of data center experience",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/data-center-expert-and-lowndes-county-resident-outlines-issues-with-projects-coming-to-the-black/article_878a846b-688a-406b-8ce2-87cd6489ea81.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Something like this is going to burn two to five million gallons a day.",
        "source": "Jeff Berry, Lowndes County resident with 36 years of data center experience",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/data-center-expert-and-lowndes-county-resident-outlines-issues-with-projects-coming-to-the-black/article_878a846b-688a-406b-8ce2-87cd6489ea81.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are going to leave town in a plane so full of cash it will barely make it off the ground,",
        "source": "Jeff Berry, Lowndes County resident with 36 years of data center experience",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/data-center-expert-and-lowndes-county-resident-outlines-issues-with-projects-coming-to-the-black/article_878a846b-688a-406b-8ce2-87cd6489ea81.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a responsible proposal and therefore I am adamantly opposed to it.",
        "source": "Jeff Berry, Lowndes County resident with 36 years of data center experience",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/data-center-expert-and-lowndes-county-resident-outlines-issues-with-projects-coming-to-the-black/article_878a846b-688a-406b-8ce2-87cd6489ea81.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is a plague on the country, especially in the South,",
        "source": "Jeff Berry, Lowndes County resident with 36 years of data center experience",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/data-center-expert-and-lowndes-county-resident-outlines-issues-with-projects-coming-to-the-black/article_878a846b-688a-406b-8ce2-87cd6489ea81.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission cannot vote to say no to them coming.",
        "source": "Robert Harris, Commissioner, District 1",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/our-history-has-always-been-priced-cheap-lowndes-county-commission-nears-2-billion-incentive-for-nvidia-backed-data-center-developer-on-selma-march-route/",
        "date": "2026-05-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Construction, they’re talking about 50 to 100 permanent jobs, so it’s great for our people,",
        "source": "Charlie King, Lowndes County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/30/lowndes-county-leaders-residents-continue-debate-over-proposed-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T02:23:56.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re only at the beginning phases of working with the companies to find out all the information we need to answer questions,",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, chair of the Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/30/lowndes-county-leaders-residents-continue-debate-over-proposed-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T02:23:56.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The citizens of Lowndes County have decided through multiple and deep-dive researches that this is not good for Lowndes County and we do not want it here,",
        "source": "Gwen Johnson, organizer of a local opposition group",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/30/lowndes-county-leaders-residents-continue-debate-over-proposed-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T02:23:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The old data centers was totally different than the new data centers,",
        "source": "Ozier Beauty, chairperson of the Lowndes County Industrial Movement",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/30/lowndes-county-leaders-residents-continue-debate-over-proposed-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T02:23:56.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents raised urgent questions about energy demand, water usage, land impact and long-term community outcomes,",
        "source": "Dr. Ozelle Hubert, Lowndes County Area Chamber of Commerce Interim Executive Director",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/two-public-meetings-set-for-this-week-about-data-centers-in-lowndes-marengo-and-hale/article_f4b1dca8-c7ed-476d-abca-98dbe72a0131.html",
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "However, there was no unified framework or execution plan to evaluate a development of this magnitude.",
        "source": "Dr. Ozelle Hubert, Lowndes County Area Chamber of Commerce Interim Executive Director",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/business/two-public-meetings-set-for-this-week-about-data-centers-in-lowndes-marengo-and-hale/article_f4b1dca8-c7ed-476d-abca-98dbe72a0131.html",
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I decided it's time for this stuff to stop,",
        "source": "Gwen Johnson, Social media influencer and organizer",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/opposition-growing-against-proposed-data-center-bd05c398",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want this data center; this is the purpose of this gathering today.",
        "source": "Gwen Johnson, Social media influencer and organizer",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/opposition-growing-against-proposed-data-center-bd05c398",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are proposing to build a 5 million square foot facility using three times as much power as everything in Lowndes County currently,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, District Judge",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/opposition-growing-against-proposed-data-center-bd05c398",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're all stronger when we stand together.",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, District Judge",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/opposition-growing-against-proposed-data-center-bd05c398",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a lot of questions that can't be answered,",
        "source": "Adrian Johnson, District Judge",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/opposition-growing-against-proposed-data-center-bd05c398",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This [effort] has to be equal,",
        "source": "Barbara Evens, Longtime activist and Burkeville resident",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/opposition-growing-against-proposed-data-center-bd05c398",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Strong communities are the foundation of successful projects,",
        "source": "David Berry, CEO of Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/cloverleaf-infrastructure-announces-community-benefits-for-lowndes-county/",
        "date": "2026-04-15T19:46:24.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "When companies invest not just in a project, but in people and local priorities, it creates opportunities that can have a lasting impact for generations,",
        "source": "Burton Crenshaw, Central Alabama Community Foundation",
        "url": "https://redclaydatacenter.com/cloverleaf-infrastructure-announces-community-benefits-for-lowndes-county/",
        "date": "2026-04-15T19:46:24.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to go on record denying them any [tax] abatement.",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-emphasizes-data-center-benefits-amid-community-concerns-ecfd50df",
        "date": "2026-04-15T14:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to affect the people's health, the property values, the quality of life... everything.",
        "source": "Dickson Farrior, Lowndes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-emphasizes-data-center-benefits-amid-community-concerns-ecfd50df",
        "date": "2026-04-15T14:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't use water for cooling of data centers anymore.",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, Chief Development Officer, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-emphasizes-data-center-benefits-amid-community-concerns-ecfd50df",
        "date": "2026-04-15T14:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will sit there quietly, and no one will realize it's there.",
        "source": "Aaron Bilyeu, Chief Development Officer, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-emphasizes-data-center-benefits-amid-community-concerns-ecfd50df",
        "date": "2026-04-15T14:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The commissioners, 100% of them, are highly engaged in trying to make sure they understand what this project is and that it will be good for our community if it comes to our community.",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, volunteer chairman, Lowndes County Economic Development Board",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/stakeholders-consider-potential-data-center-project-f0d8d387",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This AI plant [could be] coming in directly behind my house",
        "source": "Rev. Tom Gardner, pastor, Beulah Primitive Baptist Church",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/stakeholders-consider-potential-data-center-project-f0d8d387",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've heard from representatives from Alabama Power and PowerSouth, who assure us they will make sure that current rate payers have no impact from future data centers being built,",
        "source": "Thomas Ellis, volunteer chairman, Lowndes County Economic Development Board",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/stakeholders-consider-potential-data-center-project-f0d8d387",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have already talked to Pintlala Water and that that was that was secure.",
        "source": "Orbuty Ozier, Gordonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/stakeholders-consider-potential-data-center-project-f0d8d387",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The power bill will not go up. They will pay their own charges.",
        "source": "Charlie King Jr., Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/the-harm/",
        "date": "2026-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“The power bill will not go up,” King said in April. “They will pay their own charges.”",
        "source": "Charlie King Jr., Chairman",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/mystery-data-center-could-receive-30-year-tax-break-beside-sacred-selma-march-ground/",
        "date": "2026-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf will not work in communities where this type of development is unwelcome or does not match the existing use of the land.",
        "source": "Michael Evans, development principal at Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10062026/rural-alabama-community-opposes-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf will not work in communities where this type of development is unwelcome or does not match the existing use of the land,",
        "source": "Michael Evans, development principal at Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-06-11/on-the-historic-route-from-selma-to-montgomery-an-ai-cloud-looms",
        "date": "2025-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf will not work in communities where this type of development is unwelcome or does not match the existing use of the land,",
        "source": "Michael Evans, development principal at Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/historic-route-selma-montgomery-ai-cloud-looms/414145/",
        "date": "2025-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Cloverleaf will not work in communities where this type of development is unwelcome,” development principal Michael Evans wrote in a September 2025 email to local officials in Michigan.",
        "source": "Michael Evans, Development principal, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/mystery-data-center-could-receive-30-year-tax-break-beside-sacred-selma-march-ground/",
        "date": "2025-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Construction, they're talking about 50 to 100 permanent jobs& so it's great for our people. It will help our people help themselves.",
        "source": "Charlie King, County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHAGu0kxLBc",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cloverleaf will not work in communities where this type of development is unwelcome or the development does not match the existing use for the land.",
        "source": "Cloverleaf development principal, Development principal, Cloverleaf",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/about-project-red-clay/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The tax break does not depend on jobs.",
        "source": "Protect Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://protectlowndescounty.org/the-math/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If your community says no, my answer is no",
        "source": "Tommy Tuberville, Governor candidate",
        "url": "https://computecompute.org/us/al/press",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Lambda proposed a $33.1 billion AI data center campus in Lowndes County, described as the county's largest-ever project",
      "Residents' group and Alabama Rivers Alliance sued over Lowndes County's approval of tax breaks for the data center, alleging open-government law violations",
      "Commissioners in Lowndes County face a second lawsuit over the data center tax break",
      "Irondale is weighing data center rules addressing water and power use, noise and neighborhood impacts",
      "Lowndes County Commission voted 3-2 on Oct. 13, 2026 to approve more than $2.7 billion in tax breaks for Project Red Clay",
      "Protect Lowndes County and the Alabama Rivers Alliance sued the Lowndes County Commission on Tuesday over the tax break approval",
      "Meta's Huntsville campus expansion brings it to seven buildings and nearly 3.5 million square feet, with more than $1.5 billion investment",
      "Commission voted 3-2 on October 13, 2026 to approve over $2.7 billion in tax abatements for Project Red Clay",
      "Second lawsuit filed Tuesday by Protect Lowndes County and Alabama Rivers Alliance alleging Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act violations; earlier residents' suit filed in October",
      "Project is 1,500 MW on 2,200 acres near U.S. 80 and Alabama 21, about six miles southwest of Montgomery",
      "Cloverleaf projects over $2.8 billion in local tax revenue through 2049, including over $1.6 billion for Lowndes County Schools",
      "Lambda expects 225 full-time jobs and over 1,000 construction workers; $10M community benefits agreement pledged",
      "Lambda blog on Nov 4 announced a $33.1B Red Clay campus in Lowndes County, AL",
      "Lambda said on Nov. 4, 2026 it will anchor Project Red Clay, a 1GW campus in Lowndes County, Alabama",
      "Project Red Clay is estimated at $33.1 billion",
      "Digi Power X secured a $200 million debt financing commitment on Oct. 14, 2026 for its 40MW Columbiana, Alabama data center",
      "Lambda announced on 2026-11-04 a $33.1B campus in Lowndes County, Alabama, with construction from Q1 2027 and first operations in Q4 2028.",
      "Project expected to create more than 1,000 construction jobs and over 225 full-time roles.",
      "Cloverleaf projects more than $2.8B in local tax revenue through 2049, including over $1.6B for Lowndes County Public Schools.",
      "Lowndes County Commission approved tax abatements totalling over $1.1B by a 3-2 vote.",
      "Reported plan is 1GW scalable to 1.5GW on about 800 acres near US Highway 80 and Alabama Highway 21.",
      "Lambda announced November 4, 2026 it would be end user of the Red Clay Technology Center Campus in Lowndes County",
      "Protect Lowndes County and the Alabama Rivers Alliance sued the Lowndes County Commission in November over approvals tied to Project Red Clay",
      "Plaintiffs allege violations of Alabama's Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act over a vote approving more than $2.7 billion in tax breaks",
      "The lawsuit describes Red Clay as a 1,500-megawatt, 2,200-acre hyperscale data center proposal",
      "Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and take up to five years",
      "Lambda announced a $33.1 billion data center campus in Lowndes County on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026",
      "Construction expected to begin Q1 2027 and take up to five years",
      "Project expected to create more than 1,000 construction jobs and over 225 full-time jobs",
      "Cloverleaf projects $3.4 billion in combined state and local tax revenue through 2049, with over $1.6 billion for Lowndes County Public Schools",
      "Lambda and Cloverleaf are investing $10 million through a community benefits agreement with the Central Alabama Community Foundation",
      "Lowndes County commissioners voted 3-2 on Oct. 13, 2026 to approve over $2.7 billion in tax breaks for Project Red Clay",
      "Protect Lowndes County and Alabama Rivers Alliance sued on Nov. 3, 2026 alleging Open Meetings Act and Open Records Act violations",
      "An earlier suit by Marie Barnes and Felicia Williams was filed Oct. 18; hearing set for Dec. 2",
      "Lambda announced a $33 billion investment in the Cloverleaf-built data center",
      "Site is up to 2,200 acres with six buildings, 3 million sq ft, up to 1,500 MW",
      "Lambda, Inc. announced it will invest $33 billion in Project Red Clay, developed by Cloverleaf Infrastructure",
      "Construction expected to start in first few months of 2027 and take up to five years",
      "Project will employ more than 1,000 construction workers and at least 225 full-time",
      "Two nearby residents, Protect Lowndes County and the Alabama Rivers Alliance are suing the county commission over billions in tax breaks"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.birminghamnewsnetwork.com/executive-report",
        "date": "2026-11-08T11:12:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Protect Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://gadsdenthrive.com/top-headlines-across-alabama-november-6-2026/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T23:43:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Natural Resources Defense Council",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/11/06/lowndes-county-commission-sued-for-second-time-over-data-center-tax-break",
        "date": "2026-11-06T14:17:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.alreporter.com/2026/11/06/lowndes-county-commission-sued-for-second-time-over-data-center-tax-break",
        "date": "2026-11-06T14:17:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County Economic Development Commission",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/11/company-named-for-lowndes-county-data-center-what-we-know-about-lambda-inc.html",
        "date": "2026-11-04T20:00:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "45 Strong",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/were-committed-to-showing-up-as-a-good-neighbor-lowndes-county-data-center-construction-announced-on-heels-of-election",
        "date": "2026-11-04T20:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Stop the Lowndes County, AL Data Center",
        "url": "https://thepolitic.org/article/a-small-alabama-county-is-betting-on-a-33-billion-data-center-residents-fear-the-cost/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T12:00:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "NAACP",
        "url": "https://mysourceline.com/stories/data-centers-beyond-dekalb/",
        "date": "2026-10-29T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition of 350+ Lowndes County residents",
        "url": "https://theblackobserver.com/a-county-that-is-72-black-gave-a-data-center-a-1-1-billion-tax-break-in-a-vote-nobody-saw-coming/",
        "date": "2026-10-28T03:52:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition against Project Red Clay",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/john-wahl-calls-for-transparency-and-local-control-after-lowndes-county-approved-a-20-year-data-center-abatement/",
        "date": "2026-10-20T11:02:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County residents opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/alabamas-data-center-vampires-trick-or-tax-break-treat.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20T11:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "No Data Center residents",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/opinion/we-hear-you-lowndes-county-7bb5ea96",
        "date": "2026-10-18T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "NRDC",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/data-center-gets-massive-tax-break-in-surprise-vote-by-lowndes-commission/",
        "date": "2026-10-14T20:50:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/10/13/lowndes-county-commission-approves-data-center-deal/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T19:53:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Civil rights and environmental groups",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/al/data-centers/projects/project-red-clay-lowndes/",
        "date": "2026-10-13"
      },
      {
        "name": "Gallion residents petition and Facebook groups",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/rural-alabama-towns-can-t-stop-data-centers-and-developers-know-it/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T11:26:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Project Red Clay petition",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/rural-alabama-towns-can-t-stop-data-centers-and-developers-know-it/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T11:26:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "National Resources Defense Council",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-hosts-cloverleaf-lcedc-meeting-1a8d6e42/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Alabama River Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/commission-hosts-cloverleaf-lcedc-meeting-1a8d6e42/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County residents opposing the project",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/our-history-has-always-been-priced-cheap-lowndes-county-commission-nears-2-billion-incentive-for-nvidia-backed-data-center-developer-on-selma-march-route/",
        "date": "2026-10-01T17:58:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Association of County Commissions of Alabama",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2026/09/02/tommy-tuberville-outlines-new-data-center-approach-amid-mounting-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County data center opponents",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6O85xzeJqg",
        "date": "2026-08-24"
      },
      {
        "name": "45Strong",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/in-rural-alabama-voters-feel-sold-out-to-massive-data-centers-slap-in-the-face.html",
        "date": "2026-08-09T12:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Save Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/in-rural-alabama-voters-feel-sold-out-to-massive-data-centers-slap-in-the-face.html",
        "date": "2026-08-09T12:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Public Facebook group opposing the project",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/mystery-data-center-could-receive-30-year-tax-break-beside-sacred-selma-march-ground/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T11:30:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition presented to Lowndes County Commission (1,000+ signatures)",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/mystery-data-center-could-receive-30-year-tax-break-beside-sacred-selma-march-ground/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T11:30:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Town of Lowndesboro Town Council",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-lowndesboro-mayor-opposes-data-center-f850ef15",
        "date": "2026-06-19T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Reject Project Red Clay petition",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/reject-project-red-clay-on-alabama-s-sacred-civil-rights-ground",
        "date": "2026-06-12T19:44:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Residents organizing against Project Red Clay",
        "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/historic-route-selma-montgomery-ai-cloud-looms/414145/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Mants family letter to Lowndes County commissioners opposing Project Red Clay",
        "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/historic-route-selma-montgomery-ai-cloud-looms/414145/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County residents opposing Project Red Clay",
        "url": "https://www.wbhm.org/local-news/2026-06-11/on-the-historic-route-from-selma-to-montgomery-an-ai-cloud-looms",
        "date": "2026-06-11T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County data center protesters",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/cloverleaf-residents-talk-one-on-one-at-open-house-59ebadbb",
        "date": "2026-06-04T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County residents opposed to Project Red Clay",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/06/04/cloverleaf-responds-lowndes-county-data-center-concerns-after-weeks-resident-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-04T03:56:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition against the data center",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/06/what-we-know-about-the-15b-data-center-eyeing-lowndes-county.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03T15:36:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Opposition Rate 4-5 Strong",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/05/27/more-than-1000-sign-petition-opposing-proposed-lowndes-county-data-center-debate-intensifies/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T04:02:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Opposition town hall organized by Gwen Johnson",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/data-center-opposition-meets-in-fort-deposit-f43e0fa2",
        "date": "2026-05-13T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County Industrial Movement",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/30/lowndes-county-leaders-residents-continue-debate-over-proposed-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T02:23:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Local opposition group organized by Gwen Johnson",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2026/04/30/lowndes-county-leaders-residents-continue-debate-over-proposed-project-red-clay-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T02:23:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County residents' anti-data center coalition/petition led by Gwen Johnson",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/opposition-growing-against-proposed-data-center-bd05c398",
        "date": "2026-04-22T00:40:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lowndes County Economic Development Board",
        "url": "https://www.lowndessignal.com/news/opposition-growing-against-proposed-data-center-bd05c398",
        "date": "2026-04-22T00:40:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Residents' coalition",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/projects/al-lowndes-project-red-clay/",
        "date": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "01087": {
    "name": "Macon County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.68,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No data center has been proposed in Macon County. The state PSC unanimously approved the Meta-funded Clearview Ranch solar and battery project on Aug. 4, 2026; Energy Alabama objected to PSC secrecy, and no local residents' group has formed.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:02:52.999Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 7820,
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        "text": "I think Macon County is the last place that you would want to put a data center,",
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        "text": "I think geographically it just doesn't make any sense here,",
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        "text": "He is firmly opposed to data centers, citing water, noise, and light impacts on a tourism-dependent economy, and he wants Macon to coordinate regulations with Swain, Jackson, and Cherokee counties rather than draft them alone.",
        "source": "Terry Bell, Democrat candidate for Macon County Commission",
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        "text": "Like many communities, we're concerned about data centers or something similar to them being able to operate in Highlands,",
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        "date": "2026-08-19T13:45:08.000Z",
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        "source": "Cynthia Almond, Commission President",
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        "text": "In fact, because Dotier is bearing all of the project costs, Alabama Power’s customers are expected to benefit over time rather than to ever have to pay for the projects, just wanted to make that clear on the record,",
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        "text": "After reviewing the project’s economics and supporting information, staff concluded that the project meets those requirements and will not negatively impact customers",
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        "text": "My pledge to every single Alabamian is that I will protect Alabamians from paying a single cent more for their energy as a result of a data center moving to their community. Not a single cent.",
        "source": "Tommy Tuberville, Republican nominee for governor",
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        "text": "This project represents an investment in education and the future workforce",
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        "text": "The commission's role is not to evaluate or approve the location or siting. We do not have that authority, but rather to determine if it has satisfied the renewable generation certificate criteria, including if it would have a positive economic benefit on Alabama Power's customers.",
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        "text": "Even as a clean energy advocate, it is very problematic when this type of information is being filed supposedly in a docket, but there is no information there,",
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        "text": "Now, we have not seen a data center yet, that is a different thing.",
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        "text": "The Clearview Ranch project represents the kind of investment that creates lasting benefits across our region,",
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        "text": "Alabama Power’s customers are expected to benefit over time",
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        "text": "The Clearview Ranch project represents the kind of investment that creates lasting benefits across our region.",
        "source": "Louis Maxwell, Alonza Ellis and Ron Smith, Macon County Commission chair, Bullock County Commission chair and Union Springs Mayor",
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        "text": "It will provide power to the power grid, and it is not going to cost us any money,",
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        "text": "Even as a clean energy advocate, it is very problematic when this type of information is being filed supposedly in a docket, but there is no information there,",
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      {
        "text": "Those concerns are not bull crap",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic nominee for governor",
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        "date": "2026-07-27",
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      "Six candidates are running for three seats on the Macon County Board of Commissioners in 2026.",
      "Russ Lunn wants data center regulations as strict as state law allows, citing water quality, land use, and utility costs.",
      "Kellie McConnel Burns is a strong opponent of data centers in Macon County.",
      "On Sept. 8, 2026, Macon County commissioners declined to add a data center moratorium, following the county attorney's advice that the existing high-impact ordinance is the stronger legal shield.",
      "The existing high-impact ordinance includes an 8-to-5 operating limit and setbacks for data centers.",
      "The board unanimously approved $959,107 in FY28 transit grant applications.",
      "Macon County residents have asked for a data center moratorium, according to the article headline",
      "Highlands commissioners will hold a public hearing on a proposed data center moratorium ordinance at the Thursday, Aug. 20 town commissioners meeting.",
      "Macon County Commissioners voted to implement a one-year moratorium on development of data centers.",
      "If the Highlands moratorium passes, the town will spend six to 12 months studying how to update its zoning ordinances.",
      "The Alabama Public Service Commission unanimously approved a 1,400-acre, 200-megawatt solar and battery storage project in Macon and Bullock counties.",
      "The project is expected to generate about $110 million in state and local tax impacts over two decades, including $57 million in Bullock County and $37 million in Macon County.",
      "The solar plant has an expected service life of 35 years; the 200-megawatt battery storage system has a 20-year life and two-hour duration.",
      "The PSC is seeking public input on how it should evaluate data center contracts going forward.",
      "Alabama PSC unanimously approved Clearview Ranch solar farm in Bullock and Macon counties",
      "Facility will generate 200 MW on 1,400 acres with 200 MW battery storage for two hours",
      "Scheduled to open in June 2029",
      "Meta subsidiary Dotier LLC will purchase the power for 20 years",
      "Project to generate $110 million in tax revenue over 20 years, $27 million to Macon County",
      "A huge solar power facility will be coming to Bullock and Macon counties in the coming years",
      "PSC unanimously approved a 1,400-acre, 200-MW solar and 200-MW battery storage project in Macon and Bullock Counties.",
      "Meta subsidiary Dotier LLC finances the solar facility and receives 100% of renewable energy credits for 20 years.",
      "Target commercial operation date is June 30, 2029; construction will create about 400 jobs.",
      "Solar plant expected to produce about 485,000 MWh in its first full year.",
      "Meta is also building a $1.5 billion data center in Montgomery.",
      "Alabama PSC unanimously approved the 200 MW Clearview Ranch solar and battery project in Macon and Bullock counties.",
      "Meta subsidiary Dotier covers full project cost for a 20-year term; Alabama Power customers do not pay.",
      "Construction is expected to create about 400 jobs and about $110 million in tax revenue over 20 years, with $44 million for local schools.",
      "Doug Jones proposes a one-year moratorium on new data center development.",
      "A spring 2026 Alabama law bars environmental regulations stricter than federal ones.",
      "Alabama PSC on Tuesday approved a 1,400-acre, 200 MW solar project in Macon and Barbour counties",
      "The solar project will support a Meta-backed data center in Montgomery",
      "A separate solar farm being built in Baldwin County for the same center sparked local opposition",
      "Data centers divided the two major Alabama gubernatorial candidates",
      "Alabama PSC approved ClearView Ranch solar and battery storage plant in Macon and Bullock Counties.",
      "ClearView Ranch is expected to generate 200 megawatts.",
      "Alabama Power signed a 20-year contract with DoTier Incorporated, a Meta subsidiary.",
      "Meta's $1.5 billion Montgomery data center is expected to open before the end of 2026.",
      "A solar plant in Baldwin County's Stockton area is also being built for Meta's Montgomery plant.",
      "Alabama PSC approved the Clearview Ranch solar and battery project on Aug. 4, 2026"
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        "text": "We have limited energy here in the Tennessee Valley and, particularly in challenging times, I want that limited energy to be utilized to run plants, such as Eli Lilly, that provide high paying jobs for our citizens and not simply running super computers with limited associated maintenance jobs.",
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        "text": "This is not simply a NIMBY issue for me. While they are important for our national defense and commerce, they don't have to be located in TVA territory.",
        "source": "Sam Givhan, State Senator",
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        "text": "Our electricity usage is something we don’t disclose at the exact megawatt level for our sub gigawatt facilities, but we match every megawatt we use with clean and renewable energy,",
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        "text": "I am opposed, lock, stock, and barrel, to any additional data centers coming into the city of Huntsville. Period,",
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        "text": "Honestly, the one hyperscale data center we currently have in Huntsville is plenty.",
        "source": "Jennie Robinson, Huntsville City Council President",
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        "text": "It’s clear now that they want to come whether they get the incentives or not. So why should we give them incentives?",
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        "date": "2026-09-23",
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        "text": "We want a moratorium on any new data centers.",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, President, Empowering Women’s Causes",
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        "text": "I think at a minimum we do need some kind of a temporary moratorium so that we can just better understand what’s happening,",
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        "text": "They use about as much as a big retailer might use,",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city of Leeds wants to do our due diligence before we agree to any data center. We want to know all about it, the pros and cons",
        "source": "Cary Kennedy, Council Member, District 3, Leeds",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/as-data-centers-boom-some-alabama-cities-say-wait-a-minute/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a long track record of being good community partners",
        "source": "Stacey Yip, Meta spokesperson",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/as-data-centers-boom-some-alabama-cities-say-wait-a-minute/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It has a multiplier effect of about 2.5 per permanent job. So, when the campus is finished, those 400 jobs create 800 additional jobs in the community to support that campus.",
        "source": "Shane Davis, urban and economic development director, city of Huntsville",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/as-data-centers-boom-some-alabama-cities-say-wait-a-minute/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities are asking fair questions to understand",
        "source": "Lauren Hunter, public affairs manager, Google",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/as-data-centers-boom-some-alabama-cities-say-wait-a-minute/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think you're going to see changes coming. I don't know about a moratorium",
        "source": "Sam Givhan, State Sen. (R-Huntsville)",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/not-sensing-a-lot-of-energy-there-givhan-skeptical-of-possible-statewide-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm focused more on data centers in Madison County and the Tennessee Valley as a whole.",
        "source": "Sam Givhan, State Sen. (R-Huntsville)",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/not-sensing-a-lot-of-energy-there-givhan-skeptical-of-possible-statewide-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, the data centers are not in favor with the Alabama public. That's for sure.",
        "source": "Sam Givhan, State Sen. (R-Huntsville)",
        "url": "https://1819news.com/news/item/not-sensing-a-lot-of-energy-there-givhan-skeptical-of-possible-statewide-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no regulations that regulate data centers — their water consumption, their power consumption, their noise pollution, quality of life,",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, president of Empowering Women's Causes",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-residents-seek-answers-on-meta-data-center-expansion/525-11474777-c88c-4937-9e69-f68ace83b205",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would like a year moratorium on any other data centers that are planned,",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, president of Empowering Women's Causes",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-residents-seek-answers-on-meta-data-center-expansion/525-11474777-c88c-4937-9e69-f68ace83b205",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'd like to make sure that they are fulfilling this promise,",
        "source": "Naimah Russ, a concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-residents-seek-answers-on-meta-data-center-expansion/525-11474777-c88c-4937-9e69-f68ace83b205",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to find a responsible way to work with data centers and communities.",
        "source": "Jennie Robinson, Council President, Huntsville City Council District 3 incumbent candidate",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-city-council-district-3-candidates-weigh-in-on-proposed-data-centers-ai-technology/525-6d18830c-0ae6-48a4-9c45-33559c4dd565",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before we allow any of those to come here to Huntsville, first we need to understand: Do we even get enough return on investment?",
        "source": "Liliana Peinder, Huntsville City Council District 3 candidate",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-city-council-district-3-candidates-weigh-in-on-proposed-data-centers-ai-technology/525-6d18830c-0ae6-48a4-9c45-33559c4dd565",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our agreement didn't put a lot of teeth in it,",
        "source": "John Stuart, Huntsville City Council District 3 candidate",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-city-council-district-3-candidates-weigh-in-on-proposed-data-centers-ai-technology/525-6d18830c-0ae6-48a4-9c45-33559c4dd565",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It seems to be a trend that we invite companies into our space and we sacrifice hundreds of acres for their usage, and they're not always strong contributors.",
        "source": "John Stuart, Huntsville City Council District 3 candidate",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-city-council-district-3-candidates-weigh-in-on-proposed-data-centers-ai-technology/525-6d18830c-0ae6-48a4-9c45-33559c4dd565",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to have transparency, and we want to know what the plans are.",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, president of EWC",
        "url": "https://www.wdhn.com/news/residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-proposals-call-for-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Things we feel like have not been open to us as the public and transparent, and we would like our elected officials to be more transparent with us,",
        "source": "Karen Lovell, citizen",
        "url": "https://www.wdhn.com/news/residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-proposals-call-for-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do want to know what kind of enforcement, what kind of restrictions, what kind of oversight, what kind of transparency are they going to give us, the public, the voting public",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, president of Empowering Women's Causes",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/community-groups-host-forum-data-centers-as-north-alabama-cities-enact-regulations-moratoriums/525-4c43cdbd-3f0a-4792-aebc-2c3bae78b075",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "North Huntsville needs to be able to grow, but let it grow in a way that people have a quality of life",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, president of Empowering Women's Causes",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/community-groups-host-forum-data-centers-as-north-alabama-cities-enact-regulations-moratoriums/525-4c43cdbd-3f0a-4792-aebc-2c3bae78b075",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not necessarily 100% 'We don't need new data centers,'",
        "source": "Scott Griffin, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/community-groups-host-forum-data-centers-as-north-alabama-cities-enact-regulations-moratoriums/525-4c43cdbd-3f0a-4792-aebc-2c3bae78b075",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to have transparency, and we want to know what the plans are. We want to know how it's going to impact the community, and we are very concerned that we are left out of the whole process,",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, president of EWC",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-proposals-call-for-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Things we feel like have not been open to us as the public and transparent, and we would like our elected officials to be more transparent with us,",
        "source": "Karen Lovell, citizen",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-proposals-call-for-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will be working with our board to ensure that serving new data centers does not create rate pressure on other electric customers and consumers across the Tennessee Valley region,",
        "source": "Don Moul, CEO, TVA",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2026/03/04/data-center-demand-gut-check",
        "date": "2026-03-04T12:28:01.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There may be a data center that comes to Huntsville, but it won't be incentivized and recruited,",
        "source": "Wes Kelley, CEO, Huntsville Utilities",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/huntsville/2026/03/04/data-center-demand-gut-check",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think anybody is opposed to it, but we don't know enough,",
        "source": "Rick Lauschke, Village board trustee",
        "url": "https://www.ehstigertimesonline.com/news/2026/01/30/data-centers-flock-to-madison-county-met-with-popular-disapproval/",
        "date": "2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "AI data centers harm the environment by wasting fresh water, so I would not want one in my community,",
        "source": "Reggie Cummins, junior",
        "url": "https://www.ehstigertimesonline.com/news/2026/01/30/data-centers-flock-to-madison-county-met-with-popular-disapproval/",
        "date": "2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I disapprove of the water waste and dumping money into something that helps no one but the wealthiest,",
        "source": "Emily Raymer, Junior",
        "url": "https://www.ehstigertimesonline.com/news/2026/01/30/data-centers-flock-to-madison-county-met-with-popular-disapproval/",
        "date": "2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "In order to best serve our needs for the future, we have decided to change the design of a portion of our Huntsville Data Center which will result in a temporary construction pause of a portion of the project while we update our design,",
        "source": "Meta, company statement",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/12/meta-pauses-construction-on-part-of-huntsville-data-center-over-redesign.html",
        "date": "2022-12-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We remain committed to this community, our local stakeholders, and our supply chain partners,",
        "source": "Meta, company statement",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2022/12/meta-pauses-construction-on-part-of-huntsville-data-center-over-redesign.html",
        "date": "2022-12-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're excited to announce that we are expanding the Meta Huntsville Data Center campus with two new buildings, reaching nearly 3.5 million square feet,",
        "source": "Meta, company",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-expanding-huntsville-data-center-in-alabama/",
        "date": "2022-06-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This expansion raises our investment in Huntsville to more than $1.5 billion,",
        "source": "Meta, company",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/meta-expanding-its-huntsville-campus/",
        "date": "2022-06-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Huntsville has proven to be a great home for our data center, and we are excited to be expanding even further,",
        "source": "Meta, company",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/meta-expanding-its-huntsville-campus/",
        "date": "2022-06-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They like Huntsville and they want to continue to grow,",
        "source": "Shane Davis, Huntsville Director of Urban and Economic Development",
        "url": "https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/data-center-expansion-to-benefit-north-huntsville-local-schools/",
        "date": "2021-12-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are paying their way,",
        "source": "Shane Davis, Huntsville Director of Urban and Economic Development",
        "url": "https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/data-center-expansion-to-benefit-north-huntsville-local-schools/",
        "date": "2021-12-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "When you take 27.5 mills annually of that investment and it's going to your school system, it's significant,",
        "source": "Shane Davis, Huntsville Director of Urban and Economic Development",
        "url": "https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/data-center-expansion-to-benefit-north-huntsville-local-schools/",
        "date": "2021-12-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are so excited to officially announce the Facebook Huntsville Data Center is online and serving traffic,",
        "source": "Katie Comer, Facebook community development regional manager",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2021/09/facebook-data-center-in-huntsville-is-now-online-handling-traffic.html",
        "date": "2021-09-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to be joining the Huntsville community. As one of the fastest growing tech hubs in the country, we knew it would be a great location for our newest data center,",
        "source": "Matt VanderZanden, Director of Site Selection at Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/facebook-to-invest-750-million-in-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-06-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Huntsville is proud to be the center of these connections with the construction of this data center.",
        "source": "Tommy Battle, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/facebook-to-invest-750-million-in-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2018-06-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are paying their way",
        "source": "Shane Davis, city's economic development director",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/madison-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no regulations that regulate data centers",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, president, Empowering Women's Causes",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/meta-huntsville-toney-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would like a year moratorium on any other data centers that are planned,",
        "source": "Lynn Anderson, president, Empowering Women's Causes",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/meta-huntsville-toney-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Honestly, the one hyperscale data center we currently have in Huntsville is plenty.",
        "source": "Jennie Robinson, Huntsville City Council President",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/meta-huntsville-toney-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am opposed, lock, stock, and barrel, to any additional data centers coming into the city of Huntsville. Period,",
        "source": "Bill Kling, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/meta-huntsville-toney-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's clear now that they want to come whether they get the incentives or not. So why should we give them incentives?",
        "source": "Sam Givhan, State Sen.",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/meta-huntsville-toney-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I wish that data centers would be a little more responsible for the communities that they're moving into our agreement didn't put a lot of teeth in it.",
        "source": "Jon Stewart, Huntsville City Council District 3 candidate",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJcOuSoCT4s",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can work with data centers because people aren't willing to give up their cell phones, their social media, their AI.",
        "source": "Jenny Robinson, Huntsville City Council District 3 candidate",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJcOuSoCT4s",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Meta's 2022 Huntsville expansion is nearly complete and will bring the campus to seven buildings",
      "Meta's Huntsville campus began serving traffic in 2021 after groundbreaking in 2018",
      "Meta is building a second Alabama campus in Montgomery, bringing its statewide investment past $3 billion",
      "Meta paid $7 million for local water and wastewater upgrades",
      "Meta buys power directly from TVA, not Huntsville Utilities",
      "Meta broke ground in Huntsville in 2018 and the campus began serving traffic in 2021",
      "Total Meta investment in Huntsville exceeds $1.5 billion; Alabama total past $3 billion",
      "Meta has put more than $4.5 million into Madison County-area schools and nonprofits",
      "Four Meta-supported projects add 687 MW of clean generation in Alabama",
      "Meta committed to being water positive by 2030",
      "Voters in Madison County say they do not want future data center development.",
      "Voters in Madison County say they don't want future data center development",
      "First two Meta Huntsville buildings went online Sept. 15, 2021",
      "Huntsville City Council approved sale of 340 acres to Starbelt LLC on May 24, 2018, unanimously",
      "Meta announced two more buildings in June 2022, taking campus to nearly 3.5M sq ft",
      "Meta paused part of the expansion build in Dec. 2022 to redesign for AI workloads",
      "Meta confirmed in Sept. 2026 that it is expanding the campus again",
      "Givhan served as closing attorney for city of Huntsville land sales to Starbelt LLC for the Meta data center between 2018 and 2022, totaling roughly 455 acres for $16,566,563",
      "Meta's Huntsville campus was granted Alabama's then-maximum 30-year tax abatement",
      "During the 2026 Legislative Session, Alabama reduced the maximum data center tax incentive period from 30 years to 20 years",
      "Givhan has raised $711,013 in total campaign contributions compared to $59,417 for Sluss",
      "Meta officials cited more than $4.5 million in contributions to local schools, charities and nonprofits",
      "The post urges Madison residents to push for extending the data center moratorium.",
      "Meta hosted a tour of its Huntsville data center in October 2026 amid nationwide questions about data center energy and water use",
      "Meta is scheduled to present on the Huntsville facility at the Dec. 3 Huntsville City Council meeting",
      "Meta has pledged to achieve water-positive status by 2030",
      "Four Meta-supported projects are adding 687MW of new clean and renewable energy in Alabama",
      "The Huntsville City Council will vote on whether customers will pay for power used by data centers, tied to TVA data center rate changes",
      "TVA board approved a data center rate structure in August 2026 effective October 1; data centers expected to pay about 10 percent more, phased in over three years",
      "New or expanding data centers over 5 MW must pay a TVA capacity commitment charge of about $1.5 million per megawatt",
      "A March 2026 Gallup poll found 70 percent of Americans somewhat or strongly oppose local data center construction",
      "Sen. Sam Givhan's poll found 55 percent of respondents in his district opposed more data centers",
      "Alabama law now requires Public Service Commission review of electricity contracts for very large data centers",
      "Meta's Huntsville data center broke ground in 2018 and began operating in 2021",
      "Meta has given over $4.8M in grants to Huntsville-area schools and nonprofits",
      "Meta construction employed 1,000 to 3,000 workers; 400 permanent jobs expected",
      "At least eight Alabama cities have tightened data center rules or declared moratoria, including Birmingham, Leeds, Fort Payne, Cullman, Chelsea, Rogersville, Homewood and Prichard",
      "Leeds council unanimously approved a one-year data center moratorium on June 8, 2026",
      "TVA board approved new data center rate structure on August 20, 2026 in Memphis; rates take effect October 1 and phase in over three fiscal years",
      "New structure creates four standard rate classes based on contracted demand and is expected to raise data center electricity costs about 10 percent for new and existing facilities"
    ],
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        "name": "Empowering Women’s Causes",
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        "date": "2026-09-23T11:00:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://fisherandfarmer.com/the-meter-the-tennessee/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T11:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Tennessee Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://fisherandfarmer.com/the-meter-the-tennessee/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T11:00:00.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Empowering Women's Causes",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/huntsville-residents-seek-answers-on-meta-data-center-expansion/525-11474777-c88c-4937-9e69-f68ace83b205",
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        "date": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "url": "https://www.wdhn.com/news/residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-proposals-call-for-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T18:26:07.000Z"
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    "name": "Marengo County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.72,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Gallion attorney Katherine Eddins held forums drawing about 100 residents each in April and July 2026, and petitions oppose data centers in Demopolis, Gallion and Faunsdale. Regional groups including the Southern Environmental Law Center are involved; no commissioner has opposed.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:02:44.604Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "text": "Right now it is it is not, but it's um So it would be uh whether you need to ask about power, what you need to ask about water use, noise and air pollution.",
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      "Lambda Inc., a California-based supercomputer business, is building a $33 billion data center in the Black Belt region of Alabama",
      "The project could generate more than $3 billion in revenue for the state",
      "The company anticipates 1,000 construction jobs and more than 200 full-time jobs if the project proceeds",
      "Wilson Hamrick has lived on several hundred acres outside Demopolis since 1999",
      "Land in Marengo and Hale counties is being optioned for a possible hyperscale data center",
      "Proposed data center could span roughly 1,000 acres",
      "NDAs and ongoing deals have limited public information",
      "Land is currently being optioned for data center development in Marengo and Hale Counties near Demopolis, Alabama",
      "Due to ongoing deals and signed nondisclosure agreements, exact figures have been hard to determine",
      "The proposed project could be another large data center in Alabama spanning about 1,000 acres or more, depending on how much land developers can obtain",
      "According to a resident, no one has yet approached nearby residents to tell them anything about the project",
      "Public forum on data center development in Hale and Marengo counties held 4:30-6 p.m. on Aug 2, 2026 at Wallace Community College lecture hall, Demopolis SportsPlex",
      "Katherine Eddins says aggregators are optioning land along the Alabama Power transmission line from Greene County through Demopolis and Linden; no deal is final",
      "A 500 kV line of about 63 miles from Greene County to South Bessemer is listed in regional planning documents, in service by 2030",
      "No developer, megawatt figure, water withdrawal estimate or generator count has been disclosed in either county",
      "A 250 MW solar project near Greensboro has contracted to connect to the Greene County to Moundville 230 kV line",
      "Public forum on data center development in Hale and Marengo counties runs 4:30-6 p.m. on Aug 2, 2026 at the Demopolis SportsPlex.",
      "No developer has identified itself in either county; no megawatt, water withdrawal or generator figures disclosed.",
      "A 500 kV line of roughly 63 miles from Greene County to South Bessemer is listed in regional planning documents, in service by 2030.",
      "A new Alabama Power substation site in Hale County is financed in part through the U.S. Department of Energy.",
      "A 250 MW solar project near Greensboro has contracted to connect to the Greene County to Moundville 230 kV line.",
      "About 100 residents attended a community forum Thursday (July 30, 2026) at Wallace Community College in Demopolis.",
      "The forum was organized by environmental advocates and sparked by a proposed data center in Marengo and Hale counties.",
      "Organizers said the forum aimed to inform residents about environmental, infrastructure and community issues before proposals go to local governments.",
      "About 100 residents attended a forum at Wallace Community College in Demopolis on July 30, 2026",
      "An April meeting in Demopolis also drew 100 residents",
      "Hale County Commission meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Hale County Courthouse",
      "Proposed Marengo-Hale project is about 1,000 acres with a building on 100 acres",
      "Alabama has few regulations specific to data centers and many rural communities lack zoning",
      "Forum on proposed data center set for July 30, 2026, 4:30-6 p.m. at Wallace Community College, Demopolis",
      "Start time moved from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.",
      "An April forum in Demopolis drew about 100 residents",
      "Forum facilitated by conservation attorney Katherine Eddins, a Gallion resident",
      "Speakers cover environmental law, land-use planning, water resources policy and technology infrastructure",
      "U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell cosponsored the AI Data Center Moratorium Act to pause large AI data centers until Congress establishes federal safeguards.",
      "A free public forum on the proposed Marengo/Hale data center is set for July 30 from 3 to 6 p.m. in Gallion.",
      "About 100 people attended a forum in Demopolis in April.",
      "Doug Jones, Democratic candidate for governor, proposes a similar ban at the state level; Tommy Tuberville has expressed support for data centers.",
      "Public forum 'What the Community Should Know About Data Centers' set for July 30, 2026, 3 to 6 p.m., at Wallace Community College lecture hall, Demopolis SportsPlex, Gallion",
      "Forum facilitated by conservation attorney and Gallion resident Katherine Eddins"
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        "name": "Oppose local datacenters- Demopolis, Gallion, and Faunsdale, Alabama petition",
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        "date": "2026-04-14T20:51:50.000Z"
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        "name": "Calvin Martin petition opposing local data centers in Demopolis, Gallion, and Faunsdale",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.73), 1 project within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
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        "reason": "Franklin County 0.74 · 36 km",
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        "reason": "Walker County 0.92 · 75 km",
        "weight": 0.12042046098113432
      },
      {
        "reason": "Colbert County 0.76 · 78 km",
        "weight": 0.11193554612036716
      },
      {
        "reason": "Lawrence County 0.76 · 83 km",
        "weight": 0.09923724321555545
      },
      {
        "reason": "Lauderdale County 0.60 · 89 km",
        "weight": 0.08514514523791962
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      {
        "reason": "Tuscaloosa County 0.42 · 99 km",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:44.617Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Guntersville, Alabama",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/marshall-county-al/guntersville-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:20:00.152Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Alabama Data Center Investment Tracker",
        "url": "https://savrn.com/data-center-capital-atlas/alabama",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "source": "SAVRN",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council schedules public hearing on proposed data-center moratorium next Thursday at 4 p.m. | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11703214/alabama/mobile-county/prichard/council-schedules-public-hearing-on-proposed-data-center-moratorium-next-thursday-at-4-pm",
        "date": "2026-10-30T05:48:40.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calvert Infrastructure Hub Data Center, Calvert, AL",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/beacon-calvert-al",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "source": "SueDataCenters.org",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents press Prichard council for answers on Edge/‘data center’ permits, moratorium and community benefits | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11096608/alabama/mobile-county/prichard/residents-press-prichard-council-for-answers-on-edgedata-center-permits-moratorium-and-community-benefits",
        "date": "2026-10-16T13:38:18.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prichard data center gets site plan approval as developer ...",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/prichard-data-center-gets-site-plan-approval-as-developer-addresses-community-concerns",
        "date": "2026-09-30T01:18:13.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 15",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mobile Environmental Justice Newsletter (September 2026)",
        "url": "https://www.mejacoalition.org/2026/09/27/26-09-ejnews/",
        "date": "2026-09-27T19:24:07.000Z",
        "source": "Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calvert Data Center Would 'Transform' Mobile County",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/calvert-data-center-would-not-raise-utility-bills-officials-tell-mobile-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T04:55:48.000Z",
        "source": "SouthAlNews",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$6 Billion Data Center Planned Near Calvert in Mobile County",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/6-billion-ai-data-center-planned-for-calvert-and-residents-want-it-in-writing/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T04:48:41.000Z",
        "source": "South Alabama News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prichard weighs blocking $93M Edged data center as residents demand answers on power and water",
        "url": "https://dmnews.com/dmn-r-prichard-weighs-blocking-93m-edged-data-center-as-residents-demand-answers-on-power-and-water/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:52:49.000Z",
        "source": "Direct Message News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama city considers data center moratorium, could kill Edged project - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/alabama-city-considers-data-center-moratorium-could-kill-edged-project/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama Counties Say They Lack Authority for Data Center ...",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/alabama-counties-say-they-lack-authority-for-data-center-bans",
        "date": "2026-08-05T21:59:44.000Z",
        "source": "GovTech (al.com via TNS)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center fight reveals hard truth for rural Alabama: Counties have little say - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/data-center-fight-reveals-hard-truth-for-rural-alabama-counties-have-little-say.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "AL.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calvert Infrastructure Hub · SignalData",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/al/data-centers/projects/beacon-calvert-infrastructure-hub/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘Lame duck’ commission: PSC candidates question who should decide Alabama’s data center future - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/lame-duck-commission-candidates-question-who-should-decide-alabamas-data-center-future.html",
        "date": "2026-08-02T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "No Home Rule: Alabama Counties Can't Block Data Centers",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/why-clarke-and-mobile-county-leaders-say-their-hands-are-tied-on-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T00:23:31.000Z",
        "source": "South Alabama News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama residents pack meeting over $6 billion data center, challenge leaders to stand up for their communities",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/alabama-residents-pack-meeting-over-054700483.html",
        "date": "2026-07-31T05:47:00.000Z",
        "source": "Yahoo News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calvert data center would ‘transform’ county | Mobile County | lagniappemobile.com",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile_county/calvert-data-center-would-transform-county/article_92c4cdf6-8c63-473d-bcba-3adf1f0b5fec.html",
        "date": "2026-07-29T19:20:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lagniappe",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "No stopping data centers? - Thomasville Times",
        "url": "https://www.thethomasvilletimes.com/articles/no-stopping-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T15:21:10.000Z",
        "source": "Thomasville Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Multibillion dollar Alabama data center debate intensifies: Residents demand guarantees, oversight - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/multibillion-dollar-alabama-data-center-debate-intensifies-residents-demand-guarantees-oversight.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28T20:25:04.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "$6 billion data center in Mobile County faces resident pushback - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/residents-seek-accountability-written-guarantees-on-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mobile County Commission Meeting - July 28,  2026 | Govly",
        "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/signals/159525",
        "date": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Govly",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mobile County data center property tax revenue projections - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/mobile-data-center-could-generate-15-billion-in-sales-tax-revenue-over-20-years.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "What worries you the most about data centers?",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/what-worries-you-the-most-about-data-centers/poll_d3f8b2a3-4869-433e-afee-da865bd3d4c0.html",
        "date": "2026-07-20T18:11:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lagniappe",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "County: Data center cannot be stopped - Clarke County Democrat",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/county-data-center-cannot-be-stopped/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T16:46:30.000Z",
        "source": "Clarke County Democrat",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘We have no authority’: Mobile County commissioners say they can’t halt $6 billion data center - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/we-have-no-authority-mobile-county-commissioners-say-they-cant-halt-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13T20:21:09.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calvert data center can’t be stopped, county says | Mobile County | lagniappemobile.com",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile_county/calvert-data-center-can-t-be-stopped-county-says/article_143088e1-3e62-41c7-81ed-3782d7918895.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13T17:47:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lagniappe",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed Mobile County data center sparks frustration as residents press commissioners for answers – WKRG News 5",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/video/proposed-mobile-county-data-center-sparks-frustration-as-residents-press-commissioners-for-answers/11967841/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "source": "WKRG News 5",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Canada's Beacon details plans for data center campus in Alabama - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/canadas-beacon-details-plans-for-data-center-campus-in-alabama/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics (DCD)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Beacon commits US$ 6 billion to Alabama data center hub – w.media",
        "url": "https://w.media/beacon-commits-us-6-billion-to-alabama-data-center-hub/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "w.media",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Beacon Data Centers posts information about Calvert Infrastructure Hub",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/07/05/beacon-data-centers-posts-information-about-calvert-infrastructure-hub/",
        "date": "2026-07-05T16:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "FOX10 News (WALA)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Who decides in the county: the Mobile County Commission | Mobile County Data Centers",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/who-decides-county.html",
        "date": "2026-07-04T08:47:33.000Z",
        "source": "Mobile County Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed $6B data center campus in Calvert draws questions over growth, utilities, impact",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/proposed-6b-data-center-campus-in-calvert-draws-questions-over-growth-utilities-impact",
        "date": "2026-07-03T16:29:08.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 15",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed $6B data center campus in Calvert draws questions over growth, utilities, impact",
        "url": "https://utv44.com/news/local/proposed-6b-data-center-campus-in-calvert-draws-questions-over-growth-utilities-impact",
        "date": "2026-07-03T16:29:08.000Z",
        "source": "UTV 44",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "AI data center coming to Calvert | Mobile County | lagniappemobile.com",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile_county/ai-data-center-coming-to-calvert/article_fd08e7b7-8a83-4931-96b9-84997bcd4835.html",
        "date": "2026-07-03T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lagniappe",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Third Data Center Proposed For Mobile Area; Calvert Project Sparks Community Concerns - The Buzz-Report",
        "url": "https://buzzreportnews.com/2026/06/16/third-data-center-proposed-for-calvert-project-sparks-community-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T21:09:41.000Z",
        "source": "The Buzz-Report",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calvert - Beacon Data Centers",
        "url": "https://beacondatacenters.com/campuses/calvert/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T21:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Beacon Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents of Prichard voice concerns over Edged data center | WKRG.com",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/prichard-data-center-meeting-gets-heated-as-residents-voice-concern-for-their-health-bills-etc/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T18:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WKRG",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prichard and Africatown residents loudly reject proposed Alabama data center: ‘Community has spoken’ - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/06/south-alabama-residents-loudly-reject-proposed-data-center-community-has-spoken.html",
        "date": "2026-06-12T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed data center in Prichard draws mixed reactions",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/06/01/proposed-data-center-prichard-draws-mixed-reactions/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T22:08:19.000Z",
        "source": "FOX10 News (WALA)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Doing it Differently: Hard Earned Lessons from Engaging with a Proposed AI Data Center on the Africatown side of Prichard | MEJAC – Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.mejacoalition.org/2026/05/26/africatown-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-26T20:09:58.000Z",
        "source": "MEJAC – Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "A new data center could be coming to south Alabama",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/05/a-new-data-center-could-be-coming-to-south-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-05-22T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$93M proposed data center to bring 20 jobs to Prichard",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/news/93m-proposed-data-center-to-bring-20-jobs-to-prichard/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T02:22:39.000Z",
        "source": "WKRG",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mobile County, AL | Data Center Tracker",
        "url": "https://trackdatacenters.com/usa/alabama/counties/mobile-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Center Tracker",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Mobile County, Alabama: 2 projects mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/mobile-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "globaldatacenters.net",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Alabama · SignalData",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/al/data-centers/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Mobile County, AL: 1 tracked site | Is a Data Center Coming",
        "url": "https://isadatacentercoming.com/al/mobile-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Is a Data Center Coming",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Documents & sources | Mobile County Data Centers",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/documents.html",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Mobile County Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mobile Data Centers - 5 Facilities from 1 Operators",
        "url": "https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/alabama/mobile/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "DataCenterMap",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alabama Data Center Map: 29 Facilities Tracked",
        "url": "https://dcmap.us/states/alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "dcmap.us",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Beacon's Calvert Infrastructure Hub: the facts | Mobile County Data Centers",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/calvert.html",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Mobile County Data Centers",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Beacon: Calvert Infrastructure Hub Data Center",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/beacon-calvert-infrastructure-hub",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calvert Infrastructure Hub in Mobile | Beacon AI Centers",
        "url": "https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/alabama/mobile/calvert-infrastructure-hub/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "DataCenterMap",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Who is Beacon? | Mobile County Data Centers",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/beacon.html",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Mobile County Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Gateway | Sustainable Data Center Development in ...",
        "url": "https://projectgatewayal.com/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Project Gateway",
        "stance": "support"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We have 496 signed petitions,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11096608/alabama/mobile-county/prichard/residents-press-prichard-council-for-answers-on-edgedata-center-permits-moratorium-and-community-benefits",
        "date": "2026-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We received our building permit before the moratorium was passed by the city council, so the moratorium didn't affect this project,",
        "source": "Doug Anderson, Real estate attorney representing the developers",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/prichard-data-center-gets-site-plan-approval-as-developer-addresses-community-concerns",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This facility is the size of one football field,",
        "source": "Doug Anderson, Real estate attorney representing the developers",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/prichard-data-center-gets-site-plan-approval-as-developer-addresses-community-concerns",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We use our own water, we will not take water from the Prichard water system, no pollution, no emissions because it's not a manufacturing facility.",
        "source": "Doug Anderson, Real estate attorney representing the developers",
        "url": "https://mynbc15.com/news/local/prichard-data-center-gets-site-plan-approval-as-developer-addresses-community-concerns",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We listened to their concerns and tried to explain the county does not have the legal authority to prevent such a development from coming to Mobile, because we don't have home rule, for one thing; we don't issue the permits for construction because it's located in an industrial zone; and they have not requested tax abatements or anything of that nature we would have to approve.",
        "source": "Connie Hudson, Mobile County Commission President",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/calvert-data-center-would-not-raise-utility-bills-officials-tell-mobile-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T04:55:48.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Anything like this will not affect a rate increase.",
        "source": "Donnie Cunningham, executive director of South Alabama Utilities",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/calvert-data-center-would-not-raise-utility-bills-officials-tell-mobile-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T04:55:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers do not make your power bill go up. At Alabama Power, we have a very disciplined approach that requires data centers to pay their full cost to serve their operations.",
        "source": "Erin Delaport, Alabama Power Mobile division manager",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/calvert-data-center-would-not-raise-utility-bills-officials-tell-mobile-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T04:55:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a lot we don’t know about water,",
        "source": "Unnamed north Mobile County political candidate, political candidate",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/6-billion-ai-data-center-planned-for-calvert-and-residents-want-it-in-writing/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T04:48:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve taken great care to design this project to ensure that any impacts to neighbors are eliminated or minimized and that there won’t be any utility bill increases for ratepayers,",
        "source": "Joe Shovlin, Beacon co-founder and executive vice president",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/6-billion-ai-data-center-planned-for-calvert-and-residents-want-it-in-writing/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "County commissioners cannot assume any power not specifically granted by the Legislature",
        "source": "Sonny Brasfield, executive director of the ACCA",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/data-center-fight-reveals-hard-truth-for-rural-alabama-counties-have-little-say.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to protect this historical site",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin Faulkner, Lowndes County resident, Protect Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/data-center-fight-reveals-hard-truth-for-rural-alabama-counties-have-little-say.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The residents are just hitting their heads against a brick wall",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, State Rep., D-Montgomery, candidate for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/data-center-fight-reveals-hard-truth-for-rural-alabama-counties-have-little-say.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In many states, local officials can hit the pause button until they know a project is in the best interest of their community",
        "source": "Doug Jones, former U.S. Sen., Democratic gubernatorial hopeful",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/data-center-fight-reveals-hard-truth-for-rural-alabama-counties-have-little-say.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think a lot of people are reluctant to agree or accept zoning in these non-incorporated areas",
        "source": "Shane Stringer, State Rep., R-Citronelle",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/data-center-fight-reveals-hard-truth-for-rural-alabama-counties-have-little-say.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's been a game changer in Jackson County.",
        "source": "Rick Roden, president and CEO of the Mountain Lakes Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/data-center-fight-reveals-hard-truth-for-rural-alabama-counties-have-little-say.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "County commissioners cannot assume any power not specifically granted by the Legislature",
        "source": "Sonny Brasfield, executive director of the ACCA",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/alabama-counties-say-they-lack-authority-for-data-center-bans",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think a lot of people are reluctant to agree or accept zoning in these non-incorporated areas",
        "source": "Shane Stringer, State Rep., R-Citronelle",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/alabama-counties-say-they-lack-authority-for-data-center-bans",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to protect this historical site",
        "source": "Ann Burgwin Faulkner, Lowndes County resident, Protect Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/alabama-counties-say-they-lack-authority-for-data-center-bans",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "In many states, local officials can hit the pause button until they know a project is in the best interest of their community",
        "source": "Doug Jones, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, former U.S. Sen.",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/alabama-counties-say-they-lack-authority-for-data-center-bans",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The residents are just hitting their heads against a brick wall",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, Democratic state Rep., running for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/alabama-counties-say-they-lack-authority-for-data-center-bans",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Rushing these massive energy contracts through right now would be a disaster for Alabama ratepayers,",
        "source": "Shelia McNair, Democratic PSC candidate, former chair of the Madison County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/lame-duck-commission-candidates-question-who-should-decide-alabamas-data-center-future.html",
        "date": "2026-08-02T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We must empower our municipal leaders and county commissions to use local zoning laws and utility freezes to halt these data centers today,",
        "source": "Shelia McNair, Democratic PSC candidate",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/lame-duck-commission-candidates-question-who-should-decide-alabamas-data-center-future.html",
        "date": "2026-08-02T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Who is overseeing the data centers and the solar farms?",
        "source": "Jim Zeigler, Republican PSC nominee",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/lame-duck-commission-candidates-question-who-should-decide-alabamas-data-center-future.html",
        "date": "2026-08-02T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The governor appointed four of the members (who will begin in January),",
        "source": "James Gordon, Mobile Democrat running for PSC Place 1",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/lame-duck-commission-candidates-question-who-should-decide-alabamas-data-center-future.html",
        "date": "2026-08-02T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no vote that this council can take directly to stop the project,",
        "source": "Sheldon Day, Mayor of Thomasville",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/why-clarke-and-mobile-county-leaders-say-their-hands-are-tied-on-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T00:23:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to be clear, Clarke County does not have a dog in this fight,",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/why-clarke-and-mobile-county-leaders-say-their-hands-are-tied-on-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T00:23:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission does not have the authority to permit or not permit a data center,",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Mobile County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/why-clarke-and-mobile-county-leaders-say-their-hands-are-tied-on-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T00:23:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have zoning. What we do comes by statute. Anyone who lives in the county can do pretty much anything they want.",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Mobile County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/why-clarke-and-mobile-county-leaders-say-their-hands-are-tied-on-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T00:23:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t need to ban them but we do need some kind of controls where they can’t just come in and plop down next to people who have lived in a particular place for decades and without any type of say-so by local government,",
        "source": "Arthur Orr, State Sen., R-Decatur",
        "url": "https://southalnews.com/why-clarke-and-mobile-county-leaders-say-their-hands-are-tied-on-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T00:23:31.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission does not have the authority to permit or not permit a data center,",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Mobile County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.thethomasvilletimes.com/articles/no-stopping-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T15:21:10.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have zoning. What we do comes by statute. Anyone who lives in the county can do pretty much anything they want.",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Mobile County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.thethomasvilletimes.com/articles/no-stopping-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T15:21:10.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no vote that this council can take directly to stop the project,",
        "source": "Sheldon Day, Mayor of Thomasville",
        "url": "https://www.thethomasvilletimes.com/articles/no-stopping-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T15:21:10.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to be clear, Clarke County does not have a dog in this fight,",
        "source": "Jackie Ray Rush, Clarke County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.thethomasvilletimes.com/articles/no-stopping-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T15:21:10.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't need to ban them but we do need some kind of controls where they can't just come in and plop down next to people who have lived in a particular place for decades and without any type of say-so by local government,",
        "source": "Arthur Orr, State Sen. (R-Decatur)",
        "url": "https://www.thethomasvilletimes.com/articles/no-stopping-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T15:21:10.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Maybe we can make enough noise and get the right people behind us to put up guardrails and get some regulations and oversight,",
        "source": "Gina Daniels, Mt. Vernon resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/multibillion-dollar-alabama-data-center-debate-intensifies-residents-demand-guarantees-oversight.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Beacon has been transparent and every question I've asked has gotten answered,",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Mobile County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/multibillion-dollar-alabama-data-center-debate-intensifies-residents-demand-guarantees-oversight.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need these things to be binding and in writing,",
        "source": "Lucille Kimble-Foster, McIntosh resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/multibillion-dollar-alabama-data-center-debate-intensifies-residents-demand-guarantees-oversight.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've put the numbers before you,",
        "source": "David Rodgers, vice president of economic development, Mobile Chamber",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/multibillion-dollar-alabama-data-center-debate-intensifies-residents-demand-guarantees-oversight.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Beacon Data Centers, from my point of view, can be very positive for North Mobile County,",
        "source": "Terry Williams, Mt. Vernon resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/multibillion-dollar-alabama-data-center-debate-intensifies-residents-demand-guarantees-oversight.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers do not make your power bill go up. At Alabama Power, we have a very disciplined approach that requires data centers to pay their full cost to serve their operations,",
        "source": "Erin Delaport, Alabama Power Mobile division manager",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile_county/calvert-data-center-would-transform-county/article_92c4cdf6-8c63-473d-bcba-3adf1f0b5fec.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Alabama Power will not enter into any contract with the data center until an engineering study is completed.",
        "source": "Erin Delaport, Alabama Power Mobile division manager",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile_county/calvert-data-center-would-transform-county/article_92c4cdf6-8c63-473d-bcba-3adf1f0b5fec.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want our elected officials to be accountable to us and not Beacon and these large corporations,",
        "source": "Lucille Kimble-Foster, meeting organizer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/residents-seek-accountability-written-guarantees-on-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county cannot vote this down, but the state can set the terms,",
        "source": "Lucille Kimble-Foster, meeting organizer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/residents-seek-accountability-written-guarantees-on-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are your representatives and we elect them,",
        "source": "Gena Daniels, 20-year Mt. Vernon resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/residents-seek-accountability-written-guarantees-on-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Beacon hasn't asked for a tax break,",
        "source": "Lucille Kimble-Foster, meeting organizer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/residents-seek-accountability-written-guarantees-on-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not against technology or completely against these data centers,",
        "source": "Phillip Ensler, State Rep., D-Montgomery, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/residents-seek-accountability-written-guarantees-on-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a lot we don't know about water (consumption),",
        "source": "Austin Sidwell, Republican candidate for Alabama's 1st Congressional District",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/residents-seek-accountability-written-guarantees-on-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Two of them just got beat by your voters in the primary. They lost. They are going out by popular vote. They don't have any business setting the long-term procedures on how the PSC should be handling these things.",
        "source": "Jim Zeigler, Republican PSC nominee and former Alabama auditor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/lame-duck-commission-candidates-question-who-should-decide-alabamas-data-center-future.html",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s likely that we’ll be the one of the largest single taxpayers in Mobile County,",
        "source": "Joe Shovlin, co-founder and executive vice president of Beacon Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/mobile-data-center-could-generate-15-billion-in-sales-tax-revenue-over-20-years.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you’re interested in preserving the legacy of Alabama and its natural resources, you need to take a stand,",
        "source": "Melissa Bailey, rural Calvert resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/mobile-data-center-could-generate-15-billion-in-sales-tax-revenue-over-20-years.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we should keep Alabama as Alabama the beautiful, not the queen or king of data centers.",
        "source": "Melissa Bailey, rural Calvert resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/mobile-data-center-could-generate-15-billion-in-sales-tax-revenue-over-20-years.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "With such a massive investment in the project, you can’t put the genie back in the bottle if the economic impact differs from expectations.",
        "source": "Todd Ely, director of the Center for Local Government Research and Training, University of Denver",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/mobile-data-center-could-generate-15-billion-in-sales-tax-revenue-over-20-years.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission does not have the authority to prevent or not prevent a data center",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/we-have-no-authority-mobile-county-commissioners-say-they-cant-halt-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The commission can do nothing to stop this.",
        "source": "Jay Ross, county attorney",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/we-have-no-authority-mobile-county-commissioners-say-they-cant-halt-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What exactly does the commission have the authority to do to protect the residents of the county?",
        "source": "Toni Keener, Mobile resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/we-have-no-authority-mobile-county-commissioners-say-they-cant-halt-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t know what else to do,",
        "source": "Melissa Bailey, Creola resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/we-have-no-authority-mobile-county-commissioners-say-they-cant-halt-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We view our investment in Calvert as a long-term partnership and want to be good neighbors and good partners as Mobile County continues to grow,",
        "source": "Joe Shovlin, co-founder and executive vice president, Beacon Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/we-have-no-authority-mobile-county-commissioners-say-they-cant-halt-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it takes a lot less water and electricity to serve these data centers.",
        "source": "Randell Dueitt, Mobile County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/07/we-have-no-authority-mobile-county-commissioners-say-they-cant-halt-6-billion-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are already struggling with bears in the Saraland and Creola area,",
        "source": "Melissa Bailey, Creola resident",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile_county/calvert-data-center-can-t-be-stopped-county-says/article_143088e1-3e62-41c7-81ed-3782d7918895.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've taken great care to design this project to ensure that any impacts to neighbors are eliminated or minimized and that there won't be any utility bill increases for ratepayers,",
        "source": "Connie Hudson, District 2 Commission President",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile_county/calvert-data-center-can-t-be-stopped-county-says/article_143088e1-3e62-41c7-81ed-3782d7918895.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commission does not have the authority to permit or not permit a data center,",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/county-data-center-cannot-be-stopped/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have zoning. What we do comes by statute. Anyone who lives in the county can do pretty much anything they want.",
        "source": "Merceria Ludgood, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/county-data-center-cannot-be-stopped/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are requesting an immediate moratorium on the Beacon Data Center’s project,",
        "source": "Lucille Kimble-Foster, McIntosh resident, part of a coalition opposed to the data center",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/county-data-center-cannot-be-stopped/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Most people who live in Mobile County don’t want home rule,",
        "source": "Randall Dueitt, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/county-data-center-cannot-be-stopped/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The noise levels at the facility, the health concerns and the loss of property values in the area, who is going to buy anything close to a data center?",
        "source": "Melissa Bailey, Creola resident",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/county-data-center-cannot-be-stopped/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were really disappointed that the commission could not help us,",
        "source": "Melissa Bailey, Creola resident",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/county-data-center-cannot-be-stopped/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The project represents a major long-term investment in the region, bringing high-quality jobs, infrastructure development, and new economic opportunity to the Gulf Coast while strengthening Alabama's role in the future of advanced technology infrastructure,",
        "source": "Beacon, company statement on its website",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/canadas-beacon-details-plans-for-data-center-campus-in-alabama/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can just buy the property, set up shop and do whatever they want to do as long as it's nothing illegal.",
        "source": "Jeff Clemons, Cullman County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/who-decides-county.html",
        "date": "2026-07-04T08:47:33.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "and will hire no one...no jobs.... just pollution",
        "source": "Walter Bower, commenter",
        "url": "https://www.lagniappemobile.com/news/mobile_county/ai-data-center-coming-to-calvert/article_fd08e7b7-8a83-4931-96b9-84997bcd4835.html",
        "date": "2026-07-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We say no to a data center in our backyard. We don’t want this,",
        "source": "David Jackson, resident who lives near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://buzzreportnews.com/2026/06/16/third-data-center-proposed-for-calvert-project-sparks-community-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m concerned on why no notice about this has been issued to the public and citizens,",
        "source": "David Jackson, resident who lives near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://buzzreportnews.com/2026/06/16/third-data-center-proposed-for-calvert-project-sparks-community-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The last thing we want to do is be another contributor to that crisis. This facility is specifically designed to use zero water for cooling. We use a closed loop system. We don’t discharge wastewater to your sewer system,",
        "source": "Christopher Garland, Edged representative",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/prichard-data-center-meeting-gets-heated-as-residents-voice-concern-for-their-health-bills-etc/",
        "date": "2026-06-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Somebody knocked on my door and had a petition who wanted me to sign. And I asked him one question. Can you tell me where the data center’s going to be? And they pointed across the street,",
        "source": "Lowanda Clarke, Prichard resident",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/prichard-data-center-meeting-gets-heated-as-residents-voice-concern-for-their-health-bills-etc/",
        "date": "2026-06-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This was a project that was brought to us when we first got here. So, you know, the community has spoken, I think, very loudly this afternoon. To let them know that they were not, they did not want it,",
        "source": "Carletta Davis, Mayor of Prichard",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/prichard-data-center-meeting-gets-heated-as-residents-voice-concern-for-their-health-bills-etc/",
        "date": "2026-06-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The community has spoken, I think very loudly this afternoon",
        "source": "Carletta Davis, Prichard Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/06/south-alabama-residents-loudly-reject-proposed-data-center-community-has-spoken.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have to say, if it was my backyard, I wouldn't want it either",
        "source": "Vivian Davis Figures, State Sen., D-Mobile",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/06/south-alabama-residents-loudly-reject-proposed-data-center-community-has-spoken.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I respect and am aware of the water crisis in this community",
        "source": "Garland Christopher, spokesperson for Edged",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/06/south-alabama-residents-loudly-reject-proposed-data-center-community-has-spoken.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's hot, and people are irritated",
        "source": "Ramsey Sprague, president of the Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/06/south-alabama-residents-loudly-reject-proposed-data-center-community-has-spoken.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the equivalent of building next to Colonial Williamsburg",
        "source": "Unnamed meeting attendee, meeting attendee",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2026/06/south-alabama-residents-loudly-reject-proposed-data-center-community-has-spoken.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I haven’t heard the most glowing reviews. I understand it’s a part of the future. I think there’s a conscious way to do it. As long as there’s a mind for everyone I’m okay with it but I’m skeptical,",
        "source": "Mark Nager",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/06/01/proposed-data-center-prichard-draws-mixed-reactions/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t really know much about them, it’s kinda scary to me just to know it’s in my daily life and it’s very prevalent. I know using all the water is bad i don’t support it,",
        "source": "Magda DeHeart",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/06/01/proposed-data-center-prichard-draws-mixed-reactions/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The environmental issues are so dramatically diminished in the context of what this company is proposing to do compared to the average company. Those things are open questions that we do hope the company is able to address with some clarity because that’s where a lot of residents are going to be focused,",
        "source": "Ramsey Sprague, Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/06/01/proposed-data-center-prichard-draws-mixed-reactions/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe in providing residents with clear information, asking the right questions, and thoroughly reviewing every detail at the local, state, and federal levels,",
        "source": "Carletta Davis, Mayor of Prichard",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/05/a-new-data-center-could-be-coming-to-south-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-05-22T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our facilities are designed to use zero water, once operating,",
        "source": "Garland Christopher, Edged U.S. Manager",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/05/a-new-data-center-could-be-coming-to-south-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-05-22T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Prichard is a great place,\" Mayor Carletta Davis said. \"And as I said and have been saying, Prichard is open for business.",
        "source": "Carletta Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/news/93m-proposed-data-center-to-bring-20-jobs-to-prichard/",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our facilities are designed to use zero water, once operating,",
        "source": "Garland Christopher, Edged U.S. Manager",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/news/93m-proposed-data-center-to-bring-20-jobs-to-prichard/",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "the county does not have the legal authority to prevent such a development from coming to Mobile because we don't have home rule",
        "source": "Connie Hudson, Commission President",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/mobile-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a lot more we can do up-front with Beacon.",
        "source": "Gina Daniels, Mt. Vernon resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/mobile-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We the people have been left out of the equation of all the data centers. It just seems like it's a done deal.",
        "source": "Cathy Odom",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/mobile-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "water is for drinking, not for data",
        "source": "David Garland, Edged",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/mobile-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "there is no zoning in the unincorporated areas of Mobile County",
        "source": "Mobile County, Development and Zoning page",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/documents.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've taken great care to design this project to ensure that any impacts to neighbors are eliminated or minimized.",
        "source": "Joe Shovlin, Beacon co-founder / VP",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/calvert.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There won't be any utility bill increases for ratepayers.",
        "source": "Joe Shovlin, Beacon co-founder / VP",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/calvert.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The site is designed without backup diesel generators. As a result, there are no on-site emissions, smoke, or engine noise.",
        "source": "Beacon, Calvert Infrastructure Hub page",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/beacon.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will never be considered a good neighbor… if everyone in the Concho Valley has a consequent increase in their electricity billing.",
        "source": "Joe Shovlin, Beacon co-founder, to Tom Green County commissioners",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/beacon.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Alabama has 9 named data center sites with at least $18.3B in disclosed capital as of Nov 5, 2026",
      "22 Alabama projects blocked, delayed or restricted, 3 in the courts, covering $16.7B",
      "Prichard adopted a six-month data center moratorium on 4 August 2026",
      "Baldwin County passed a 180-day moratorium unanimously, reported 6 October 2026",
      "Anniston adopted a 12-month moratorium on 18 August 2026",
      "Cullman adopted a 12-month moratorium on 22 June 2026",
      "Foley approved a six-month moratorium on 8 September 2026",
      "Prichard council moved to void Edged's permit and refund $224,000 in fees before the site plan was approved",
      "Council scheduled a public hearing next Thursday at 4 p.m. on extending the data-center moratorium by one year",
      "Article published 2026-10-30",
      "Beacon held a community open house on June 17, 2026 attended by more than 50 residents",
      "Project is a 95-acre development on a 650-acre lot, less than 15% of the site planned for development",
      "Reported investment of $6 billion with two data center buildings planned",
      "First building targeted for completion in 2027",
      "Up to 1,000 construction workers at peak and 250 permanent operations staff at average salary of $115,000",
      "South Alabama Utilities confirmed 7,500 gallons per day of water and 7,500 gallons per day of sewer availability",
      "Alabama Power will serve the site using existing high voltage lines",
      "No lawsuit over the project appeared in the record as of October 28, 2026",
      "Residents reported 496 signed petitions opposing the proposed Edge facility in Prichard",
      "Residents asked how and when permits were issued and whether the council was notified",
      "Speakers urged a legally binding community benefits agreement",
      "Residents asked whether the council could enact a moratorium",
      "A citizen meeting was scheduled to organize next steps",
      "Building permit for the Edged Prichard data center was issued July 30, 2026",
      "Prichard city council approved a six-month data center moratorium on August 4, 2026",
      "Planning commission granted site plan approval on September 29, 2026",
      "Site is about eight acres with outdoor generators behind a 16-foot wall",
      "Construction is expected to take 18 months",
      "MEJAC's September 2026 community meeting agenda includes Prichard Data Center concerns",
      "The newsletter notes proposed EPA cuts to minor air permit public participation intended to make data centers easier to permit",
      "Beacon Data Centers proposed a 95-acre Calvert Infrastructure Hub with roughly $6 billion initial construction",
      "Company materials cite about 1,000 construction jobs and about 250 permanent operational jobs; first building slated for 2027",
      "Beacon has not requested tax abatements, so no commission vote is required",
      "Campus water use estimated at roughly 7,500 gallons per day",
      "At the July 13 commission meeting, three women urged the board to stop the project",
      "Beacon plans a $6 billion AI campus on 650 acres near Calvert, with only about 95 acres developed in two buildings.",
      "Beacon estimates up to 1,000 construction jobs at peak and about 250 permanent jobs.",
      "Campus would draw about 7,500 gallons of public water and discharge 7,500 gallons of sewer per day from South Alabama Utilities.",
      "Beacon promises 1,000-foot setbacks and less than half an acre of wetlands impact.",
      "Mobile County Commission says it lacks authority to rezone the property or halt the development."
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Prichard residents petition against Edge facility",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11096608/alabama/mobile-county/prichard/residents-press-prichard-council-for-answers-on-edgedata-center-permits-moratorium-and-community-benefits",
        "date": "2026-10-16T13:38:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.mejacoalition.org/2026/09/27/26-09-ejnews/",
        "date": "2026-09-27T19:24:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Change.org petition against Edged Prichard",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/alabama-city-considers-data-center-moratorium-could-kill-edged-project/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Protect Lowndes County",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/alabama-counties-say-they-lack-authority-for-data-center-bans",
        "date": "2026-08-05T21:59:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Citizens for Responsible Economic Development",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/alabama-counties-say-they-lack-authority-for-data-center-bans",
        "date": "2026-08-05T21:59:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Coalition of citizens opposed to Beacon data center (Calvert)",
        "url": "https://www.clarkecountydemocrat.com/articles/county-data-center-cannot-be-stopped/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T16:46:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Residents petition against Prichard data center",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/mobile-county/prichard-data-center-meeting-gets-heated-as-residents-voice-concern-for-their-health-bills-etc/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition (MEJAC)",
        "url": "https://www.mejacoalition.org/2026/05/26/africatown-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-26T20:09:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "NAACP",
        "url": "https://www.mejacoalition.org/2026/05/26/africatown-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-26T20:09:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Online petition to stop the data center in Prichard",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/05/a-new-data-center-could-be-coming-to-south-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-05-22T11:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition against Edged Prichard data center",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/mobile-county/",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Africatown C.H.E.S.S.",
        "url": "https://mobilecountydatacenters.org/documents.html",
        "date": null
      }
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        "text": "Alabama Power's commitment to keeping customer rates steady through 2027 applies to all customers – data centers don't change that,",
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        "text": "Meta's continued investment in Montgomery is a powerful validation of Alabama's reputation as a destination for world-class technology and innovation,",
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        "text": "Montgomery has proven to be a perfect home for a Meta data center,",
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        "text": "This expansion brings not only jobs and investment but also momentum for every sector of our economy,",
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        "text": "This investment reflects our vision of building a modern economy rooted in innovation, talent, and quality of life,",
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        "text": "Today, we’re thrilled to announce that we are expanding the Montgomery Data Center campus with two new buildings, bringing the campus footprint to nearly 1.3 million square feet (120,774 sqm)",
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        "text": "Montgomery has proven to be a perfect home for a Meta data center,",
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        "text": "This expansion brings not only jobs and investment but also momentum for every sector of our economy,",
        "source": "Doug Singleton, Chairman of the Montgomery County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.madeinalabama.com/2025/09/meta-to-expand-montgomery-data-hub-pushing-total-investment-to-1-5-billion/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said investment means good jobs and stronger schools",
        "source": "Steven Reed, Montgomery Mayor",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/montgomery-county/montgomery",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "ويقول العمدة ريد إن وجود \"ميتا\" قد يحفز المزيد من النمو، ويجذب المواهب الشابة والشركات الأخرى التي تتطلع للاستثمار في وسط ألاباما.",
        "source": "Reed, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WaZIjzkKOw",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "ويقول العمدة ريد إن هذا التوسع لم يكن ليتحقق لولا الشراكات القوية بين الحكومة والمجتمع وقادة الأعمال في مونتغمري.",
        "source": "Reed, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WaZIjzkKOw",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've spent about nine and a half, 10 months trying to work with the city in setting up safety measures.",
        "source": "Karin Bolinger, opponent of the project",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2025/01/19/montgomery-county-solar-farm-project-approved-locals-unhappy/",
        "date": "2025-01-19T18:08:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They haven't listened to us, so unfortunately, we've had to file a lawsuit to try to get safety measures put in to not just protect this community, but everything going forward.",
        "source": "Karin Bolinger, opponent of the project",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2025/01/19/montgomery-county-solar-farm-project-approved-locals-unhappy/",
        "date": "2025-01-19T18:08:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I really believe they are doing right by the waterways and as an environmental organization, solar has much lower water impact than other sources of energy that we currently produce in Alabama.",
        "source": "Cindy Lowry, Alabama Rivers Alliance Executive Director",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2025/01/19/montgomery-county-solar-farm-project-approved-locals-unhappy/",
        "date": "2025-01-19T18:08:13.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "aim to improve quality of life for residents, enhance community engagement, and promote economic growth",
        "source": "a city spokesman, city spokesman",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/2025/01/01/construction-projects-to-improve-montgomery-move-closer-to-completion/76594294007/",
        "date": "2025-01-01T10:01:16.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our expansion reflects the strength of our strategy and our deep understanding of the Southeastern market,",
        "source": "Jeff Uphues, CEO of DC BLOX",
        "url": "https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/12-12-2024/c-blox-montgomery-huntsville-alabama.shtml",
        "date": "2024-12-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "DC BLOX’s new data center in Montgomery cements our city as a hub for cutting-edge digital infrastructure.",
        "source": "Shelby Stringfellow, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/12-12-2024/c-blox-montgomery-huntsville-alabama.shtml",
        "date": "2024-12-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "DC BLOX’s new data center in Montgomery cements our city as a hub for cutting-edge digital infrastructure.",
        "source": "Shelby Stringfellow, senior vice president of economic development at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://alabamanewscenter.com/2024/12/05/dc-blox-plans-new-advanced-data-centers-in-montgomery-and-huntsville-alabama/",
        "date": "2024-12-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "DC BLOX’s decision to expand in Montgomery and Huntsville solidifies Alabama’s position as a leader in digital infrastructure in the Southeast,",
        "source": "Ellen McNair, secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce",
        "url": "https://alabamanewscenter.com/2024/12/05/dc-blox-plans-new-advanced-data-centers-in-montgomery-and-huntsville-alabama/",
        "date": "2024-12-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This landmark investment validates Montgomery’s emergence as a dynamic technology corridor and showcases our team’s successful strategy to attract transformative digital infrastructure,",
        "source": "Anna Buckalew, Montgomery Chamber President and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2024/11/27/company-to-build-30-million-data-center-in-montgomery/",
        "date": "2024-11-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our continued expansion is a testament to the soundness of our strategy and our deep understanding of the Southeastern market,",
        "source": "Jeff Uphues, CEO of DC BLOX",
        "url": "https://www.waka.com/2024/11/27/company-to-build-30-million-data-center-in-montgomery/",
        "date": "2024-11-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our continued expansion is a testament to the soundness of our strategy and our deep understanding of the Southeastern market,",
        "source": "Jeff Uphues, CEO of DC BLOX",
        "url": "https://www.montgomerychamber.com/blog/press-releases-3604/post/dc-blox-announces-30m-investment-in-new-montgomery-data-center-40072",
        "date": "2024-11-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This landmark investment validates Montgomery's emergence as a dynamic technology corridor and showcases our team's successful strategy to attract transformative digital infrastructure,",
        "source": "Anna Buckalew, Montgomery Chamber President and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.montgomerychamber.com/blog/press-releases-3604/post/dc-blox-announces-30m-investment-in-new-montgomery-data-center-40072",
        "date": "2024-11-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you look at the tremendous growth in Montgomery over the past two years really, you see this emerging footprint around the inland port, the logistics hub, what we call the I-65 triangle of just more and more reinvestment in the city of Montgomery, and DC Blox is our latest addition,",
        "source": "Anna Buckalew, Montgomery Chamber of Commerce President",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2024/11/27/new-data-center-coming-montgomery/",
        "date": "2024-11-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A real sign that Meta's landing in Montgomery earlier this year, which was one of the chamber's signature projects in conjunction with the city, the county and the state of Alabama, is leading to even bigger and bolder things for the area,",
        "source": "Anna Buckalew, Montgomery Chamber of Commerce President",
        "url": "https://www.wsfa.com/2024/11/27/new-data-center-coming-montgomery/",
        "date": "2024-11-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our expansion reflects the strength of our strategy and our deep understanding of the Southeastern market,",
        "source": "Jeff Uphues, CEO of DC BLOX",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/news/montgomery-to-be-location-of-planned-30-million-dc-blox-site/article_b9181af4-ab69-11ef-abc5-477c9bd88dff.html",
        "date": "2024-11-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "DC BLOX’s new data center in Montgomery cements our city as a hub for cutting-edge digital infrastructure,",
        "source": "Shelby Stringfellow, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.blackbeltnewsnetwork.com/news/montgomery-to-be-location-of-planned-30-million-dc-blox-site/article_b9181af4-ab69-11ef-abc5-477c9bd88dff.html",
        "date": "2024-11-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "DC BLOX's new data center in Montgomery cements our city as a hub for cutting-edge digital infrastructure.",
        "source": "Shelby Stringfellow, Senior Vice President of Economic Development, Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.madeinalabama.com/2024/11/dc-blox-plans-new-advanced-data-centers-in-montgomery-and-huntsville/",
        "date": "2024-11-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "DC BLOX's decision to expand in Montgomery and Huntsville solidifies Alabama's position as a leader in digital infrastructure in the Southeast,",
        "source": "Ellen McNair, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.madeinalabama.com/2024/11/dc-blox-plans-new-advanced-data-centers-in-montgomery-and-huntsville/",
        "date": "2024-11-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This new investment is a significant achievement for Montgomery, reinforcing our business-friendly environment and setting the stage for transformative growth,",
        "source": "Shelby Stringfellow, senior vice president of economic development at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/11/dc-blox-bringing-new-large-data-centers-to-two-alabama-locations.html",
        "date": "2024-11-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "DC Blox’s decision to establish a new data center in Montgomery highlights our city’s emergence as a prime destination for cutting-edge digital infrastructure in the Southeast,",
        "source": "Shelby Stringfellow, senior vice president of economic development at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/dc-blox-develops-hyperscale-edge-node-data-centers/",
        "date": "2024-11-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "DC BLOX’s decision to establish a new data center in Montgomery highlights our city’s emergence as a prime destination for cutting-edge digital infrastructure in the Southeast.",
        "source": "Shelby Stringfellow, Senior Vice President of Economic Development at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.dcblox.com/dc-blox-4-southeast-hyperscale-edge-node-data-centers/",
        "date": "2024-11-14T13:33:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Game changer.\"",
        "source": "Montgomery leaders",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2024/05/09/meta-to-montgomery-how-the-800m-data-center-could-impact-the-region/73598466007/",
        "date": "2024-05-09T09:25:06.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Be assured, we have many more irons in the fire,\" Reed said.",
        "source": "Steven Reed, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2024/05/09/meta-to-montgomery-how-the-800m-data-center-could-impact-the-region/73598466007/",
        "date": "2024-05-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Winning the Meta data center project was a team effort.",
        "source": "Hal Yeager, Governor's Office",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibP8gY2ejQ",
        "date": "2024-05-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city and our specific location offer great access to infrastructure and renewable energy, a strong pull of talent and most importantly, an amazing set of community partners,",
        "source": "Brad Davis, director of community and economic development, Meta",
        "url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/58614-hensel-phelps-to-build-metas-800m-montgomery-data-center",
        "date": "2024-05-08T19:55:29.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Meta is putting down roots in another great location in Sweet Home Alabama, and we’re committed to helping the company grow and prosper here.",
        "source": "Governor Kay Ivey, Governor",
        "url": "https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2024/05/governor-ivey-announces-meta-plans-to-build-800-million-next-generation-data-center-in-montgomery/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are thrilled to announce our newest data center will be located in Montgomery.",
        "source": "Brad Davis, director of community and economic development at Meta",
        "url": "https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2024/05/governor-ivey-announces-meta-plans-to-build-800-million-next-generation-data-center-in-montgomery/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project will have an enormous impact on Montgomery, and I am honored to welcome Meta to our community,",
        "source": "Doug Singleton, Montgomery County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2024/05/governor-ivey-announces-meta-plans-to-build-800-million-next-generation-data-center-in-montgomery/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This initiative marks a pivotal moment for Central Alabama and serves as a catalyst for our entire region’s pursuit of knowledge-based employment opportunities.",
        "source": "Steven L. Reed, Mayor",
        "url": "https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2024/05/governor-ivey-announces-meta-plans-to-build-800-million-next-generation-data-center-in-montgomery/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are thrilled to announce our newest data center will be located in Montgomery.",
        "source": "Brad Davis, director of community and economic development at Meta",
        "url": "https://alabamanewscenter.com/2024/05/02/meta-plans-to-build-800-million-next-generation-data-center-in-montgomery-alabama/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is truly a victory for Montgomery as we experience continued economic growth year after year,",
        "source": "Doug Singleton, Montgomery County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://alabamanewscenter.com/2024/05/02/meta-plans-to-build-800-million-next-generation-data-center-in-montgomery-alabama/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We value the significant impact such investments have on our capital city,",
        "source": "Caryn Hughes, chair of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://alabamanewscenter.com/2024/05/02/meta-plans-to-build-800-million-next-generation-data-center-in-montgomery-alabama/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This initiative marks a pivotal moment for Central Alabama and serves as a catalyst for our entire region's pursuit of knowledge-based employment opportunities.",
        "source": "Steven L. Reed, Mayor",
        "url": "https://alabamanewscenter.com/2024/05/02/meta-plans-to-build-800-million-next-generation-data-center-in-montgomery-alabama/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Meta is putting down roots in another great location in Sweet Home Alabama, and we’re committed to helping the company grow and prosper here.",
        "source": "Kay Ivey, Gov.",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2024/05/02/meta-is-building-an-800-million-data-center-in-montgomery/73500594007/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are thrilled to announce our newest data center will be located in Montgomery.",
        "source": "Brad Davis, director of community and economic development at Meta",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2024/05/02/meta-is-building-an-800-million-data-center-in-montgomery/73500594007/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project will have an enormous impact on Montgomery, and I am honored to welcome Meta to our community.",
        "source": "Doug Singleton, Montgomery County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2024/05/02/meta-is-building-an-800-million-data-center-in-montgomery/73500594007/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This initiative marks a pivotal moment for Central Alabama and serves as a catalyst for our entire region’s pursuit of knowledge-based employment opportunities.",
        "source": "Steven L. Reed, Montgomery Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2024/05/02/meta-is-building-an-800-million-data-center-in-montgomery/73500594007/",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Meta has once again sent a friend request to Alabama and, folks, we are happy to accept,",
        "source": "Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama",
        "url": "https://www.alabamapower.com/news/strengthening-reliability/from-anonymity-to-montgomery-whitewater-winning-the-800-million-meta-data-center-took-alabama-teamwork.html",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Montgomery is the perfect home for Meta,",
        "source": "Brad Davis, director of Community and Economic Development at Meta",
        "url": "https://www.alabamapower.com/news/strengthening-reliability/from-anonymity-to-montgomery-whitewater-winning-the-800-million-meta-data-center-took-alabama-teamwork.html",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We thought this project was dead several times, but they kept reviving it and bringing it out.",
        "source": "Ellen McNair, Alabama Commerce Secretary",
        "url": "https://www.alabamapower.com/news/strengthening-reliability/from-anonymity-to-montgomery-whitewater-winning-the-800-million-meta-data-center-took-alabama-teamwork.html",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a big day for the state, a big day for Alabama Power Company and a big day for the city of Montgomery.",
        "source": "Leigh Davis, senior vice president of Customer Solutions and Business Development at Alabama Power",
        "url": "https://www.alabamapower.com/news/strengthening-reliability/from-anonymity-to-montgomery-whitewater-winning-the-800-million-meta-data-center-took-alabama-teamwork.html",
        "date": "2024-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tammy Ridgeley urged continued resistance, stressing concerns over unknowns rather than the centers themselves.",
        "source": "Tammy Ridgeley",
        "url": "https://kxeo.com/2026/01/30/montgomery-residents-rally-against-proposed-mega-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2023-10-13T12:40:55.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Alabama’s economy is on the move, and this report proves it,” said Ivey in an announcement.",
        "source": "Kay Ivey, Governor of Alabama",
        "url": "https://maconalabama.com/_T72_R37.php",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "If Big Tech creates the power shock, Big Tech should fund the power solution — not Alabama ratepayers.",
        "source": "Jim Zeigler, Public Service Commission Place 2",
        "url": "https://zig4alabama.com/data-centers.php",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once completed, the Montgomery Data Center will represent an investment of more than $800 million and support approximately 100 jobs.",
        "source": "Meta Data Centers",
        "url": "https://gpuquant.com/facilities/meta-montgomery-data-center",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Montgomery Data Center supports over 1,000 skilled trade workers on site at peak construction, and once completed, we anticipate it will support more than 100 operational jobs.",
        "source": "Meta Data Centers",
        "url": "https://gpuquant.com/facilities/meta-montgomery-data-center",
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        "stance": "support",
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      }
    ],
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      "Crane filings were reported at 3 data center sites during the week of Aug 25: Mayes County, OK; Montgomery County, AL; Dallas County, TX.",
      "The post says 165 data center projects are tracked.",
      "Job posting seeks 8 electricians and 2 foremen for an Oppidan data center project in Montgomery, AL 36116.",
      "Estimated work start is 10/05/2026 and estimated completion is 11/13/2026.",
      "Montgomery County Board of Commissioners held an August 6, 2026 work session where residents spoke on a proposed data center land use ordinance.",
      "Board agreed to place the proposed data center land use ordinance up for a vote during the August 10 regular meeting.",
      "Sheehan said the ordinance's 5,000 square foot definition of data center campus is too narrow.",
      "Cloverleaf committed an initial $10 million to fund emergency services, with $4 million due upon Public Service Commission approval and $5 million when construction begins",
      "Cloverleaf projects a $75 million contribution to the Lowndes County School System over the next 20 years",
      "Meta's Montgomery buildout employs more than 1,000 construction workers and will support over 100 high-paying technical jobs on campus",
      "Servers at Meta's Montgomery facility are expected to go live within the next six months",
      "Advocate Terri Michal calls for a statewide moratorium on data center construction until comprehensive impact data is collected",
      "Some Alabama cities, including Birmingham, Leeds, Homewood and Cullman, have enacted short-term data center moratoriums.",
      "Former Sen. Doug Jones, the Democratic nominee for governor, has called for a one-year statewide data center moratorium.",
      "In a newsletter poll of 97 respondents, 74.2% said Alabama should impose a statewide moratorium until stronger regulations are in place.",
      "Large data centers are under construction in Bessemer, Birmingham, Hayneville and Montgomery, with other projects in rural Mobile, Lowndes and Jackson counties.",
      "The Alabama Public Service Commission is taking public comment on how the state should oversee electrical agreements for large data centers.",
      "Google's $15 billion data center is planned in Montgomery County, Alabama",
      "First Alert 4 reporter Jon Kipper examined the project's impacts on the county",
      "HB399 would cap data center property tax exemption at 20 years (currently 30) and require data centers using at least 100 MW to pay state sales and use taxes",
      "HB403 would require data centers to pay for additional electricity used and have the PSC review utility contracts with data centers",
      "Both bills were approved by a House committee; local governments keep power to approve or deny projects",
      "DC Blox projects: 2MW Huntsville, 5MW Birmingham, 5MW Montgomery",
      "Meta's Huntsville campus opened in 2021 and employs about 300 people",
      "Montgomery City Planning Commission held a public hearing on the DoTier data-center expansion; no vote was taken",
      "Expansion includes two new data-hall buildings totaling about 293,000 square feet at 1055 Hyundai Boulevard",
      "A nearby resident raised concerns about annexation, traffic changes and air quality",
      "Montgomery City Planning Commission held a public hearing on development plans on December 11, 2025.",
      "Agenda included a DoTier LLC data-center expansion near Hyundai Boulevard.",
      "Public comment included concerns about annexation and environmental impacts.",
      "Meta's Montgomery facility represents a $1.5 billion investment spanning 1.3 million square feet",
      "The proposed Bessemer campus would involve $14 billion invested across 18 buildings",
      "Alabama requires demonstrations of proposed demand, long-term contracts, minimum building requirements, upfront reimbursement of direct costs, and termination fees for hyperscale projects",
      "Meta is expanding its Montgomery data center, which was originally an $800 million investment and is now worth over $1.5 billion",
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        "title": "Alabama group's agenda includes ending state grocery tax ...",
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      {
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        "date": "2026-10-03T05:15:00.000Z",
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      {
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        "date": "2026-07-22T05:15:00.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-07-08T01:24:52.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Morgan County, Alabama, passes data center moratorium, blocking cryptomine proposal - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/morgan-county-alabama-passes-data-center-moratorium-blocking-cryptomine-proposal/",
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        "title": "Alabama bitcoin project runs into homeowner pushback even after offers of cash and free internet",
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        "date": "2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-06-24T13:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Utility work begins at Somerville Bitcoin mining site despite moratorium. #waff #waff48 #onyourside #alabama #waff48news #fyp #northalabama #256 #foryou #fypシ゚ #fypシ #somerville #somervillealabama #datacenters #ai #bitcoin #bitcoinminingfarm #bitcoinmining #moratorium #voltcore #somervilletownhall #raylong #morgancountyalabama",
        "date": "2026-08-12T02:44:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDJQ3kcxO3k",
        "text": ">> ALL RIGHT. IF WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT OVER IN MORGAN COUNTY, RESIDENTS IN SOMERVILLE ARE STILL PUSHING BACK AGAINST A PROPOSED BITCOIN MINING FACILITY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY GATHERED TODAY IN FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSION LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND HOPING TO STOP IT. NEWS NINETEEN'S ARCHIE SNOW SPOKE WITH THOSE NEIGHBORS ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS AND ARCHIE TRYING PUSH BACK OVER THIS PROPOSAL. >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, TO MAKE A BITCOIN MINES ARE LEGAL, BUT THEY CAN BE LOUD AND SOME SAY IT WOULD REDUCE THEIR PROPERTY VALUES IF THEY BELIEVE THAT THE CONSTRUCTION WILL PRIORITIZE TECHNOLOGY OVER HUMAN LIFE. A PROPOSED BITCOIN MINING FACILITY HAS NEIGHBORS IN THE UNION ROAD COMMUNITY WORRIED THAT THE DAILY PEACEFUL LIES WILL COME TO AN IT'S OR SLEEP. >> YOU KNOW, PEACE BUT >> IT'S WE LIVE ON A VERY NICE PROPERTY WAS LOTS OUTDOOR SO I WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT DESTROYED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TEXAS BASED DATA COMPANY CALLED BOTH SCORE APPROACH TO HOMEOWNERS. >> ABOUT ITS PLANS FOR CONSTRUCT",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiIKKGuClDY",
        "text": "VERIFY: Are there noise limits for data centers in Alabama?\nChannel: FOX54 News Huntsville\nAs residents in Morgan County prepare to voice their opposition over a proposed bitcoin mine, FOX54 verifies if there are state ...\nThe Morgan County residents are raising concerns about a proposed Bitcoin mining facility on Union Road, and one of their biggest worries is a noise. While it's not a traditional data center, Bitcoin mining operations can run similar large scale equipment, and it runs around the clock day and night, 7 days a week. So are there noise limits for data centers in Alabama? Let's verify. Data centers are popping up all over North Alabama, and with them come concerns about noise. For people living near one of these facilities, that hum sound becomes part of their daily life. So when Morgan County residents started asking whether there are any state laws that protect them, we went looking for answers. So, are there noise limits for data centers in Alabama? We verify. Our sou",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@cayla_eclectic/video/7652135095716957454",
        "text": "If you know me, you know how I feel about AI. Follow Say No to Data Centers Morgan Co Alabama on the blue app to learn more about how you can help fight the proposed bitcoin mining AI data center positioned to be build on Union Road!! #datacenter #bitcoin #somerville #alabama #morgancounty ",
        "date": "2026-06-16T23:12:51.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "platform": "x",
        "url": "https://x.com/PulsoQuanta/status/2058010669966864783",
        "text": "La IA ya llegó al vaso de agua.\n\nAOC mostró agua marrón de Morgan County, cerca de obras de un data center de Meta. La EPA aceptó revisar el caso.\n\nNo prueba causalidad todavía. Ahora el debate tiene tierra, tuberías y vecinos.\n\nhttps://t.co/CBvGsy0Jth",
        "date": "2026-05-23T02:22:34.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crtMMTsl9zg",
        "text": "Morgan County residents speak out as more land is approved for data center\nChannel: WTHR\nIn a 2-1 vote, commissioners approved the 158-acre rezoning request, despite pushback from approximately 20 community ...\nحصل مركز بيانات مُخطط  له في مقاطعة مورغان  على موافقة إضافية.  اليوم، وافق المفوضون  على طلب الشركة بتخصيص  مزيد من الأراضي لهذا  المشروع. تواجدت  زميلتنا جينا ويبستر  في الاجتماع لتوضح  أسباب الموافقة وكيف  يتفاعل السكان الآن. >> في مقاطعة مورغان، >> يستعد السكان لجولة  أخرى من الصراع حول  مركز البيانات هذا. >> أرجوكم صوتوا بالرفض  على هذا. أرجوكم صوتوا  بالرفض. افعلوا الصواب  واستمعوا إلينا نحن  الناخبين. >> ما تفعلونه بهذا  المجتمع ليس صحياً  والقرويون غاضبون. >> تعالت الأصوات  الرافضة لطلب شركة  مجهولة بإعادة تصنيف  158 فداناً خارج  مونروفيا لإنشاء مركز  بيانات. كان مفوضو  مقاطعة مورغان قد  وافقوا بالفعل على 390  فداناً للمشروع. >> كان من المفترض أن  يوفر وظائف أكثر بكثير  مما هو عليه الآن. في  أحسن الأحوال، قد يوفر  50 وظيفة. كيف يفيد ذلك  مجتمعنا؟ >> ونحن نريد رؤية أعمال ",
        "date": "2025-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn12EALBWSw",
        "text": "Morgan County data center project advances to county commissioners despite major community pushback\nChannel: WTHR\nWhat started as a 390-acre rezoning in Morgan County is growing even larger.\nIt was a case of deja vu as the attorney for the former Google project in Franklin Township showed up here in Morgan County for a separate project where residents pushed back. I'm talking to you now, so I want to know A special hearing on the subject of rezoning more land for a secret data center project near Monrovia drew an overheated crowd. The county's advisory plan commission hearing public. Comment on what is being dubbed Project Louis to rezone 158 acres of land on top of the 390 that has already been approved for rezoning. On Monday, the attorney for the project, Joe Cauldron, saying the additional acreage came from the developer partially out of the blue as an opportunity for future investment, adding the commitments to the quality of life are up to standard. If we fail to live up those st",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJuMqUTMezQ",
        "text": "Debate over Morgan County data center intensifies\nChannel: CBS4 Indy\nThe debate over a proposed data center in Morgan County intensified during a committee meeting Monday night. CBS4's Scarlett ...\nDOWN  >> THE MORGAN COUNTY PLAN  COMMISSION HEARD 2 HOURS OF  CONCERNS FROM COMMUNITY  MEMBERS PROTESTING A LARGE  PROPOSED DATA CENTER BEFORE  VOTING 5 TO 2 TO RECOMMEND  REZONING FOR IT  >> HE'S THE ONE THAT KNOWS THE  ANSWER NOT  >> TENSIONS ROSE AS RESIDENTS  DEMANDED ANSWERS ABOUT A DATA  CENTER PROJECT WRITTEN BY A  COMPANY THAT HAS REMAINED IN  THE SHADOWS STILL UNKNOWN EVEN  TO PLAN COMMISSION MEMBERS A  VERY PAINFUL  >> BILL ROOM BOMB WAS AMONG  THE 5 OUT OF 7 WHO VOTED IN  FAVOR OF RECOMMENDING THINGS  ARE CHANGING AND YOU'VE GOT TO  GO WITH EARLIER THIS YEAR  COUNTY COMMISSIONERS GREEN LIT  REZONING 390 ACRES OF  AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR THE  PROJECT  >> NOW THE QUESTION IS WHETHER  THEY WILL TAKE THE PLANNING  COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION IN  APPROVE 158 ADDITIONAL ACRES  DESPITE CON",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38shOF5mJjw",
        "text": "Morgan County residents continued their push to stop a proposed Bitcoin mining facility from moving into their community. Today neighbors took their fight offline and into the heat, gathering signatures as they try to build support for their cause. Petition organizers set up along Union Road near the proposed site of the data center, hoping to grow their support and show officials just how many people are concerned about this project. Fox 54's Valentina Chilala spoke. Petition organizers about why this effort matters. Say no to Bitcoin. That's the message residents of Morgan County are trying to send. A proposed Bitcoin mining center on Union Road has many in the community worried their daily lives will change for good. From 1 o'clock this afternoon until 7 tonight, petition organizers stood outside with signs braving the heat to get people to add their names to the growing list of opposition. By this afternoon, organizers say they only had 4. Blank pages left in their petition packet.",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Rr4WVBXeY",
        "text": "Morgan County residents petition against proposed bitcoin mining facility - YouTube",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "The proposed rezoning has understandably caught the interest of many,",
        "source": "Vaughn Goodwin, Trinity Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2026/11/controversial-rezoning-proposal-draws-concerns-ignites-data-center-fears-for-north-alabama-town.html",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not rushing through this process.",
        "source": "Vaughn Goodwin, Trinity Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2026/11/controversial-rezoning-proposal-draws-concerns-ignites-data-center-fears-for-north-alabama-town.html",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our goal is to make a decision that will benefit the future of Trinity,",
        "source": "Vaughn Goodwin, Trinity Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2026/11/controversial-rezoning-proposal-draws-concerns-ignites-data-center-fears-for-north-alabama-town.html",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, they went back to the drawing board to see if they could come up with a different plan to address some of the issues that were raised by the citizens, particularly the subdivision next door to the property,",
        "source": "Mike Brown, attorney representing property owner John Eyster",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/data-center-concerns-stall-trinity-rezoning/article_1ceb2282-fb45-41a6-8d28-1480a652cb88.html",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’d like to see them pass the rezoning,",
        "source": "Eyster, property owner",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/data-center-concerns-stall-trinity-rezoning/article_1ceb2282-fb45-41a6-8d28-1480a652cb88.html",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s kind of a chicken and egg type of thing. Nobody is going to buy the property for industrial use, which we believe is the highest and best use, until it’s zoned appropriately.",
        "source": "Eyster, property owner",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/data-center-concerns-stall-trinity-rezoning/article_1ceb2282-fb45-41a6-8d28-1480a652cb88.html",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't see the point of having that here in Morgan County,",
        "source": "Travis Mumford, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.morgancountycitizen.com/news/morgan-bans-data-centers-for-another-four-months/article_100e1e43-f593-4366-aa74-65b103dd34b7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-27T03:53:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will accept anybody that wants to come and educate us.",
        "source": "Blake McCormack, Morgan County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.morgancountycitizen.com/news/morgan-bans-data-centers-for-another-four-months/article_100e1e43-f593-4366-aa74-65b103dd34b7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-27T03:53:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not being pro or con, one way or another.",
        "source": "Riden",
        "url": "https://www.morgancountycitizen.com/news/morgan-bans-data-centers-for-another-four-months/article_100e1e43-f593-4366-aa74-65b103dd34b7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-27T03:53:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm very pleased to have an additional six months, but as I noted in my conversation and in my comments is that I don't just want six months where we sit on it once again,",
        "source": "Michael Woods, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-extends-6-month-data-center-22494737.php",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not going to hurt having another six-month moratorium to look at the facts,",
        "source": "Donny \"Racer\" Wood, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-extends-6-month-data-center-22494737.php",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we're going to wait until after the election and find out some of the more facts about (data centers) and then go from there on it,",
        "source": "Donny \"Racer\" Wood, Commissioner, Morgan County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-votes-data-center-restrictions-22509991.php",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just want to reiterate that that's what we are doing for the next (moratorium) extension to allow what's on the ballot and to allow Illinois legislation to come down,",
        "source": "Mike Wankel, Commission Chair, Morgan County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-votes-data-center-restrictions-22509991.php",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents have attended these meetings for months asking for answers,",
        "source": "Michael Woods, Commissioner, Morgan County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/morgan-county-votes-data-center-restrictions-22509991.php",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once you rezone it, anything can come in there",
        "source": "Rodney Garrett, resident",
        "url": "https://hellocontractornews.com/news/trinity-neighbors-push-back-on-184-acre-industrial-rezoning-ahead-of-monday-hearing",
        "date": "2026-10-23T15:58:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Put houses there. We don't need chemicals, or all the noise and pollution from heavy industrial",
        "source": "Dan Reagin, resident",
        "url": "https://hellocontractornews.com/news/trinity-neighbors-push-back-on-184-acre-industrial-rezoning-ahead-of-monday-hearing",
        "date": "2026-10-23T15:58:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Anything heavy is a no",
        "source": "Vaughn Goodwin, Mayor of Trinity",
        "url": "https://hellocontractornews.com/news/trinity-neighbors-push-back-on-184-acre-industrial-rezoning-ahead-of-monday-hearing",
        "date": "2026-10-23T15:58:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The meeting the other day was just a meeting for public information only,",
        "source": "Blake McCormack, Morgan County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.morgancountycitizen.com/news/morgan-bans-data-centers-for-another-four-months/article_100e1e43-f593-4366-aa74-65b103dd34b7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents in Morgan, Limestone, and Madison counties raised these concerns months ago, and some were told they were being influenced by foreign adversaries,",
        "source": "Hanu Karlapalem, Democratic state House candidate",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/democrat-blasts-gop-opponent-over-shifting-position-on-north-alabama-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-10-19T20:56:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now, less than three weeks before the election, Parker Moore has changed his tune and says there are valid arguments.",
        "source": "Hanu Karlapalem, Democratic state House candidate",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/democrat-blasts-gop-opponent-over-shifting-position-on-north-alabama-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-10-19T20:56:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents in Morgan, Limestone and Madison counties raised these concerns months ago, and some were told they were being influenced by foreign adversaries.",
        "source": "Hanu Karlapalem, Democratic nominee for Alabama State House District 4",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/karlapalem-asks-parker-moore-what-changed-on-data-centers-between-july-and-october/",
        "date": "2026-10-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Moore told FOX54 that the state should not be involved in placing data centers, and that the decision belongs to cities and counties.",
        "source": "Parker Moore, Rep.",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/karlapalem-asks-parker-moore-what-changed-on-data-centers-between-july-and-october/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think that the state needs to be getting involved and looking at placing data centers,",
        "source": "Parker Moore, Republican Rep., House District 4",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/democrat-blasts-gop-opponent-over-shifting-position-on-north-alabama-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t think they ought to build there, but there’s no legal way that we can keep them out,",
        "source": "Ray Long, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/alabama-group-s-agenda-includes-ending-state-grocery-tax-addressing-data-centers/article_9dc50e7f-6964-4631-acf9-34d1cf513fdb.html",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not for data centers being in residential neighborhoods.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/alabama-group-s-agenda-includes-ending-state-grocery-tax-addressing-data-centers/article_9dc50e7f-6964-4631-acf9-34d1cf513fdb.html",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we’re going to have regulation authority, it needs to be for everything,",
        "source": "Ray Long, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/alabama-group-s-agenda-includes-ending-state-grocery-tax-addressing-data-centers/article_9dc50e7f-6964-4631-acf9-34d1cf513fdb.html",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It really needs to be a state issue, that we make sure that data centers go in industrial sites and not residential areas.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/alabama-group-s-agenda-includes-ending-state-grocery-tax-addressing-data-centers/article_9dc50e7f-6964-4631-acf9-34d1cf513fdb.html",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not any different than most are doing all over the country,\" Bullard said. \"Trump has an executive order that says data centers have to pay their own power bills, so the increases won't be passed on to the general public.",
        "source": "Barry Bullard, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/decatur-weighs-new-tva-data-center-rates/article_ed87641f-0189-456f-b695-c943bdbc5078.html",
        "date": "2026-10-03T05:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Find a different place",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, organizer, Say No to Data Centers Morgan County",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/find-a-different-place-garage-sale-fuels-the-fight-against-morgan-county-bitcoin-mining-facility/525-18b747cb-bb8f-4d70-8652-7ef0a9c2e6b2",
        "date": "2026-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We got the moratorium, but it was in name only",
        "source": "Carlee Carlton, organizer",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/find-a-different-place-garage-sale-fuels-the-fight-against-morgan-county-bitcoin-mining-facility/525-18b747cb-bb8f-4d70-8652-7ef0a9c2e6b2",
        "date": "2026-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just feel that these companies are taking advantage of the fact that we have minimal regulations out here,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, organizer",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/find-a-different-place-garage-sale-fuels-the-fight-against-morgan-county-bitcoin-mining-facility/525-18b747cb-bb8f-4d70-8652-7ef0a9c2e6b2",
        "date": "2026-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is happening all across the country. I never thought it would happen in my little hometown of Somerville, Alabama, but here we are,",
        "source": "Hannah Landers, organizer",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/find-a-different-place-garage-sale-fuels-the-fight-against-morgan-county-bitcoin-mining-facility/525-18b747cb-bb8f-4d70-8652-7ef0a9c2e6b2",
        "date": "2026-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "To not have the data center built right next to everybody's house.",
        "source": "Carlee Carlton, organizer",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/find-a-different-place-garage-sale-fuels-the-fight-against-morgan-county-bitcoin-mining-facility/525-18b747cb-bb8f-4d70-8652-7ef0a9c2e6b2",
        "date": "2026-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What better way to understand how it’s going to affect us than if we can actually get first-hand experience?",
        "source": "Carlee Carlton, Somerville homeowner",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/09/01/somerville-homeowners-compare-russellville-bitcoin-mining-site-their-proposed-local-facility/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’re hearing noise off of that from the fans now, so theirs is going to be amplified that much more,",
        "source": "Darren Tucker, Somerville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/09/01/somerville-homeowners-compare-russellville-bitcoin-mining-site-their-proposed-local-facility/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a neighborhood or community. The closest house is pretty far up the road, and so it’s not going to be like it’s in their backyard like it would be in our backyard,",
        "source": "Kay Collins, Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/09/01/somerville-homeowners-compare-russellville-bitcoin-mining-site-their-proposed-local-facility/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They should be held to a standard to where they need to be put in some industrial park, or if they’re going to build a 10-acre building then they ought to have to buy 100 acres and put it in the center of that 100 acres so it’s not disrupting lives,",
        "source": "Darren Tucker, Somerville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/09/01/somerville-homeowners-compare-russellville-bitcoin-mining-site-their-proposed-local-facility/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We really wish you wouldn't do it.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/alabama-town-left-powerless-against-massive-new-bitcoin-mining-data-center-after-developer-finds-loophole-in-state-zoning-laws",
        "date": "2026-08-19T22:25:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mayor Darren Tucker told The Decatur Daily he had pushed his council to pass zoning for years, and it had failed every time, meaning nothing would stop a data center from buying land inside the town limits and building on it.",
        "source": "Darren Tucker, Mayor of Somerville",
        "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/alabama-town-left-powerless-against-massive-new-bitcoin-mining-data-center-after-developer-finds-loophole-in-state-zoning-laws",
        "date": "2026-08-19T22:25:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I do think they may not be as bad as some people might think they would be,\" Pike said.",
        "source": "Pike",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/decatur-council-passes-data-center-zoning-restrictions/article_a529ac4d-5d37-4467-99fa-53986b248123.html",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"If they're looking at doing something like a data center, the first thing they're going to do is look at our ordinance,\" Bullard said.",
        "source": "Barry Bullard, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/decatur-council-passes-data-center-zoning-restrictions/article_a529ac4d-5d37-4467-99fa-53986b248123.html",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The biggest problem you're hearing now is the mega centers, and we really don't have the land for that right now.\"",
        "source": "Werstler",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/decatur-council-passes-data-center-zoning-restrictions/article_a529ac4d-5d37-4467-99fa-53986b248123.html",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no method for us to enforce a moratorium.",
        "source": "David Langston, Morgan County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/08/17/morgan-county-says-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The moratorium we passed was for them to wait 12 months, but we have no legal authority to make them wait 12 months.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/08/17/morgan-county-says-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were hoping the company would look somewhere else and not put it there.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/08/17/morgan-county-says-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "No permit application was submitted.",
        "source": "Michael Cornelison, Joe Wheeler EMC spokesman",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/08/17/morgan-county-says-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I agree with what Chairman Long said in that they don’t have any enforcement mechanisms to make a moratorium effective.",
        "source": "Carl Cole, Represents Sovereign Gazelle",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/08/17/morgan-county-says-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no reason for them to contact us.",
        "source": "Greg Bodley, Morgan County Engineer",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/08/17/morgan-county-says-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The moratorium we passed was for them to wait 12 months, but we have no legal authority to make them wait 12 months.",
        "source": "Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-says-it-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/article_f46952ff-7eba-4637-afd2-a6eb7c7ae886.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "But we don’t have any zoning to stop them from putting it out there.",
        "source": "Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-says-it-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/article_f46952ff-7eba-4637-afd2-a6eb7c7ae886.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I agree with what Chairman Long said in that they don’t have any enforcement mechanisms to make a moratorium effective,",
        "source": "Cole",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-says-it-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/article_f46952ff-7eba-4637-afd2-a6eb7c7ae886.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "A Joe Wheeler EMC engineer did contact the county regarding a potential electrical-line route being explored in response to a service inquiry,",
        "source": "Cornelison",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-says-it-cannot-stop-proposed-data-center/article_f46952ff-7eba-4637-afd2-a6eb7c7ae886.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve all been digging into different areas and different things about who this company was, what they’re trying to do, if they’ve done this other places,",
        "source": "Jason Friend, resident",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/08/15/somerville-residents-track-ownership-behind-planned-bitcoin-mining-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can’t even be honest in their name, so how are we supposed to even get transparency as to what’s happening here if they aren’t transparent with who they are,",
        "source": "Carlee Carlton, concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/08/15/somerville-residents-track-ownership-behind-planned-bitcoin-mining-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We haven’t lost hope, and we won’t lose hope until this thing is actually built,",
        "source": "Jason Friend, resident",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/08/15/somerville-residents-track-ownership-behind-planned-bitcoin-mining-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We haven't lost hope, and we won't lose hope until this thing is actually built.",
        "source": "Jason Friend, Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://ballot.dcmap.us/county/01103",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can’t keep them from doing anything right now because there's no laws at all in Morgan County in rural areas [...] There's no zoning, there’s none of that, so we really don't have anything to stand on other than what we can say is, 'We really wish you wouldn't do it.'",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/alabama-residents-left-powerless-to-stop-massive-bitcoin-mining-data-center-despite-county-and-town-moratoriums-hole-in-state-zoning-laws-lets-facility-through",
        "date": "2026-08-13T10:20:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can’t keep them from doing anything right now because there’s no laws at all in Morgan County in rural areas,",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/08/11/utility-work-begins-somerville-bitcoin-mining-site-despite-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no zoning, there’s none of that, so we really don’t have anything to stand on other than what we can say is, ‘We really wish you wouldn’t do it.’",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/08/11/utility-work-begins-somerville-bitcoin-mining-site-despite-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s deeply un-American for a company to come in and say, ‘We don’t care about the way your property looks. We don’t care about the way your life goes,’",
        "source": "Carlee Carlton, Somerville homeowner",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/08/11/utility-work-begins-somerville-bitcoin-mining-site-despite-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are telling the property owner and the city council to basically find a better place to put it because it doesn’t need to be in our backyard,",
        "source": "Raul Castillo, Trinity resident",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/decatur/trinity-residents-concerned-about-vote-to-rezone-land-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are a lot of older people and children that live in that area, and they would be exposed to that danger,",
        "source": "Raul Castillo, Trinity resident",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/decatur/trinity-residents-concerned-about-vote-to-rezone-land-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I’d like to do is find a general consensus where both parties are happy and try to get them to meet somewhere in the middle,",
        "source": "Vaughn Goodwin, Trinity Mayor",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/decatur/trinity-residents-concerned-about-vote-to-rezone-land-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to be careful about preservation (of neighborhoods) and the quality of life,",
        "source": "Chad Bowman, Planning Director",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/decatur-council-resists-stricter-data-center-limits/article_2ae9a70f-edeb-479b-84e4-150017c19310.html",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think what we're doing is uninviting because we don't have the voluminous ordinance that other cities are working for it or have,",
        "source": "Chad Bowman, Planning Director",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/decatur-council-resists-stricter-data-center-limits/article_2ae9a70f-edeb-479b-84e4-150017c19310.html",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not blind to the issues,",
        "source": "Werstler",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/decatur/decatur-council-resists-stricter-data-center-limits/article_2ae9a70f-edeb-479b-84e4-150017c19310.html",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What that will do is it will give us enough time to kind of look at what other small towns and communities have implemented to protect themselves and to add more brevity to it,",
        "source": "Darren Tucker, Mayor",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/decatur/somerville-town-council-pauses-data-center-in-bitcoin-mining-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those people out there have lived there all of their lives,",
        "source": "Darren Tucker, Mayor",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/decatur/somerville-town-council-pauses-data-center-in-bitcoin-mining-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’ve got small farms and they were looking at light pollution, noise pollution and at the long-term health effects that could have contributed to a data center.",
        "source": "Darren Tucker, Mayor",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/decatur/somerville-town-council-pauses-data-center-in-bitcoin-mining-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are essentially at an arms race with China in terms of dominating the AI space,",
        "source": "Parker Moore, Republican Rep., House District 4",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/democrat-blasts-gop-opponent-over-shifting-position-on-north-alabama-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to have the data centers in order to keep up.",
        "source": "Parker Moore, Republican Rep., House District 4",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/politics/2026/10/democrat-blasts-gop-opponent-over-shifting-position-on-north-alabama-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have zoning, but we do have the authority to push the policy button and say, 'Hey, let's step back and look at it before we do anything.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Chairman, Morgan County Commission",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/morgan-county-commission-passes-resolution-to-pause-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2026-06-24T01:19:41.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not just a Morgan County issue or an Alabama issue; it's a nationwide issue.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Chairman, Morgan County Commission",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/morgan-county-commission-passes-resolution-to-pause-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2026-06-24T01:19:41.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's earthly peace, but it's peace.",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/morgan-county-commission-passes-resolution-to-pause-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2026-06-24T01:19:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Today we passed this resolution putting a pause button so we can go back and study and get more details about how does it really affects the environment, the noise and you heard a lot of the concerns in here today",
        "source": "Ray Long, County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/23/morgan-co-approves-moratorium-proposed-bitcoin-mining-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those are not made up, those are true.",
        "source": "Ray Long, County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/23/morgan-co-approves-moratorium-proposed-bitcoin-mining-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it was a great step to help us,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/23/morgan-co-approves-moratorium-proposed-bitcoin-mining-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our property right now is very peaceful,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/23/morgan-co-approves-moratorium-proposed-bitcoin-mining-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know people want us to do something and stop it if we can,",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-to-block-bitcoin-data-center/article_ee3b7836-0fe4-409b-9579-c7851907a0b4.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I personally think they should be in an industrial park.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-to-block-bitcoin-data-center/article_ee3b7836-0fe4-409b-9579-c7851907a0b4.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking for an environmental impact assessment to see how this will harm these federally endangered animals.",
        "source": "Eli Bentley, 14-year-old Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-to-block-bitcoin-data-center/article_ee3b7836-0fe4-409b-9579-c7851907a0b4.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not claiming today that we are going to stop this forever. All we're doing is pausing so we can step back and study.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-to-block-bitcoin-data-center/article_ee3b7836-0fe4-409b-9579-c7851907a0b4.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know people want us to do something and stop it if we can,",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/06/24/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-block-bitcoin-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our commission has been against this from the start.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/06/24/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-block-bitcoin-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I personally think they should be in an industrial park.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/06/24/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-block-bitcoin-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking for an environmental impact assessment to see how this will harm these federally endangered animals.",
        "source": "Eli Bentley, 14-year-old Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/06/24/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-block-bitcoin-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it would be very challenging to put in the underground lines in there,",
        "source": "Gene Kanikovsky, General manager and CEO, Joe Wheeler EMC",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/06/24/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-block-bitcoin-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we do have authority to do is push the pause button, say, hey, let's step back and look at it before we do anything.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission chairman",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDJQ3kcxO3k",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "in order to study and evaluate the environmental impacts and concerns that such facilities may have on the citizens of Morgan County.",
        "source": "Morgan County Commission, resolution",
        "url": "https://ailawsusa.com/protection/al-morgan-county-dc-moratorium-12mo-2026/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking for an environmental impact assessment to see how this will harm these federally endangered animals.",
        "source": "Eli Bentley, 14-year-old Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://ballot.dcmap.us/county/01103",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "a pause button",
        "source": "Ray Long, Chairman, Morgan County Commission",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/voltcore-bitcoin-mine-somerville-alabama/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve got over 500 signatures right here,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, local resident and nurse",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/morgan-county-residents-fill-commission-meeting-to-fight-proposed-bitcoin-mining-facility/525-9c485128-2495-4e81-ad50-b31fee22afd1",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our property right now is very peaceful,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/morgan-county-residents-fill-commission-meeting-to-fight-proposed-bitcoin-mining-facility/525-9c485128-2495-4e81-ad50-b31fee22afd1",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Like many families in the area, we choose to live here because of the rural character of our community,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hudson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/small-north-alabama-town-fights-back-against-bitcoin-mining-center-crushed-so-many-hopes.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The words Bitcoin mining and data center crushed so many hopes,",
        "source": "Rebekah Wohlwend, resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/small-north-alabama-town-fights-back-against-bitcoin-mining-center-crushed-so-many-hopes.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Is it just a never-ending loop of them always like if they continue to just offer more and more and more for easements, and people keep saying no?",
        "source": "Carlee Carlton, Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/small-north-alabama-town-fights-back-against-bitcoin-mining-center-crushed-so-many-hopes.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It may not be able to stop the Somerville situation, we'll just have to see; time will tell,",
        "source": "Arthur Orr, Sen., R-Decatur",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-to-block-bitcoin-data-center/article_ee3b7836-0fe4-409b-9579-c7851907a0b4.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This would be for data centers, requiring them to be in an industrial park,",
        "source": "Arthur Orr, State Sen., R-Decatur",
        "url": "https://www.hartselleenquirer.com/2026/06/24/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-month-moratorium-block-bitcoin-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I lost my son six months ago to brain cancer. I just want my peace,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, Union Road resident",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/bitcoin-mining-data-center-trying-to-build-near-somerville/article_59757f8f-a8cb-496c-b551-43f037e8c3b8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-20T05:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no zoning that would limit what could happen up there,",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman and Joe Wheeler EMC board president",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/bitcoin-mining-data-center-trying-to-build-near-somerville/article_59757f8f-a8cb-496c-b551-43f037e8c3b8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-20T05:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I agree with these people: A data center does not belong in a residential area.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman and Joe Wheeler EMC board president",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/bitcoin-mining-data-center-trying-to-build-near-somerville/article_59757f8f-a8cb-496c-b551-43f037e8c3b8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-20T05:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe those conversations should remain private unless and until all parties involved choose otherwise,",
        "source": "Joe Wheeler EMC representative",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/bitcoin-mining-data-center-trying-to-build-near-somerville/article_59757f8f-a8cb-496c-b551-43f037e8c3b8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-20T05:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody's ever contacted us about an abatement.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/morgan_county/bitcoin-mining-data-center-trying-to-build-near-somerville/article_59757f8f-a8cb-496c-b551-43f037e8c3b8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-20T05:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just changes the entire environment right now. Right now, it's beautiful, it's peaceful, it's country setting.",
        "source": "Will Hutson, homeowner",
        "url": "https://crypto.blab.com/2026-06-20-alabama-residents-reject-voltcores-bitcoin-mining-proposal-in-somerville",
        "date": "2026-06-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I went door to door. Everybody is extremely against this.",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, resident",
        "url": "https://crypto.blab.com/2026-06-20-alabama-residents-reject-voltcores-bitcoin-mining-proposal-in-somerville",
        "date": "2026-06-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are more rules if I wanted to put a chicken house on my property, than there are if I wanted to install a data center.",
        "source": "Brock Wilson, resident",
        "url": "https://crypto.blab.com/2026-06-20-alabama-residents-reject-voltcores-bitcoin-mining-proposal-in-somerville",
        "date": "2026-06-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The temperature, the noise, the pollution, the effects that it'll have on animals",
        "source": "Austin Carlton, Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://ballot.dcmap.us/county/01103",
        "date": "2026-06-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the county wanted to zone, the county has no home rule,",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/morgan-county-alabama-residents-union-road-fight-bitcoin-mining-facility-construction-seek-state-intervention/525-fda21fca-d604-4734-989b-c4f92e261739",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have authority. The legislators would have to give us authority to set up zoning.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/morgan-county-alabama-residents-union-road-fight-bitcoin-mining-facility-construction-seek-state-intervention/525-fda21fca-d604-4734-989b-c4f92e261739",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, it's almost predatory to me.",
        "source": "Jason Jenkins, Morgan County resident who lives near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/morgan-county-alabama-residents-union-road-fight-bitcoin-mining-facility-construction-seek-state-intervention/525-fda21fca-d604-4734-989b-c4f92e261739",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just changes the entire environment right now. Right now, it’s beautiful, it’s peaceful, it’s country setting,",
        "source": "Will Hutson, Somerville homeowner",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/12/somerville-homeowners-oppose-bitcoin-mining-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "This road isn’t rated for heavy trucks, so it would tear up our road. Our road is relatively narrow,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, Somerville homeowner",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/12/somerville-homeowners-oppose-bitcoin-mining-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They start sprinkling things on top that they might be offering, but that white speck on bird poop, that’s still poop. That doesn’t make it any better.",
        "source": "Preston Graham, Somerville homeowner",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/12/somerville-homeowners-oppose-bitcoin-mining-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I went door to door. Everybody is extremely against this,",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson, Somerville homeowner",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/12/somerville-homeowners-oppose-bitcoin-mining-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are more rules if I wanted to put a chicken house on my property, than there are if I wanted to install a data center,",
        "source": "Brock Wilson, Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/12/somerville-homeowners-oppose-bitcoin-mining-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no protections out here in the county whatsoever, so what I ask that the county commission get together and maybe propose, or let’s put together something to give us some protection against this.",
        "source": "Brock Wilson, Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/06/12/somerville-homeowners-oppose-bitcoin-mining-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The positives were growth. There were taxes. There was everything you really opposed.",
        "source": "Don Adams",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crtMMTsl9zg",
        "date": "2025-10-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to wait and see what happens there before I take any other step myself.",
        "source": "Kenny Hill",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crtMMTsl9zg",
        "date": "2025-10-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we fail to live up those standards, you have the power.",
        "source": "Joe Cauldron, attorney for the project",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn12EALBWSw",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we don't meet our standards, we can be sued, we can be shut down.",
        "source": "Joe Cauldron, attorney for the project",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn12EALBWSw",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I, I, I will not let my grandchildren, great grandchildren, any of them go outside when all that starts.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn12EALBWSw",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know people want us to do something and stop it if we can,",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-124100612.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I personally think they should be in an industrial park.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-124100612.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, we're going to fight it as much as we can.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Morgan County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-124100612.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking for an environmental impact assessment to see how this will harm these federally endangered animals.",
        "source": "Eli Bentley, 14-year-old Somerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-124100612.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This would be for data centers, requiring them to be in an industrial park,",
        "source": "Arthur Orr, Sen., R-Decatur",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-124100612.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It may not be able to stop the Somerville situation, we'll just have to see; time will tell,",
        "source": "Arthur Orr, Sen., R-Decatur",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/morgan-county-commission-approves-12-124100612.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need some new legislation on this that actually puts stricter requirements on it so that they don't come in and put one on Union Road, on Antioch, on Herman Bailey within 1 mile of each other.",
        "source": "Unnamed petition organizer, Petition organizer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38shOF5mJjw",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county cannot enforce it.",
        "source": "County attorney, County attorney",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/al/morgan-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are more rules if I wanted to put a chicken house on my property, than there are if I wanted to install a data center",
        "source": "Brock Wilson, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/morgan-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't keep them from doing anything right now because there's no laws at all in Morgan County in rural areas.",
        "source": "Ray Long, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/morgan-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just changes the entire environment right now. Right now, it's beautiful, it's peaceful, it's country setting,",
        "source": "Will Hutson",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/voltcore-bitcoin-mine-somerville-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are more rules if I wanted to put a chicken house on my property, than there are if I wanted to install a data center,",
        "source": "Brock Wilson, neighbor",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/voltcore-bitcoin-mine-somerville-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This road isn't rated for heavy trucks, so it would tear up our road.",
        "source": "Lyndsey Hutson",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/voltcore-bitcoin-mine-somerville-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "More than 8,000 voters said there should be restrictions imposed on the construction and operation of data centers in Morgan County",
      "The Morgan County Commission voted in October to extend its data center moratorium for another six months",
      "The ballot question is nonbinding; two of three commissioners said they are waiting for its results and state guidelines before implementing restrictions",
      "More than 40 Trinity residents attended the public hearing on the rezoning.",
      "Trinity's data center moratorium is set to be lifted in June 2027.",
      "Landowners first faced concerns at a June hearing, then revised and resubmitted the application in July.",
      "The Trinity Town Council tabled the rezoning vote until Nov. 9.",
      "Landowner Eyster said the area is attractive for a data center because of high-voltage transmission lines.",
      "Trinity Town Council voted Monday to postpone rezoning of 184.12 acres from agricultural to industrial until Nov. 9",
      "More than 50 residents attended the public hearing, nearly half spoke",
      "Revised plan would rezone about 77 acres to M-1 and about 107 acres to M-2",
      "Trinity is about three months into a one-year data center moratorium",
      "On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, the Morgan County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the county's data center moratorium for another 120 days.",
      "The moratorium extension was requested by County Planning Director Chuck Jarrell.",
      "The county is drafting a new ordinance to regulate data center proposals, and planners say the moratorium gives time to develop it.",
      "Morgan County Commission voted unanimously Monday to extend a six-month data center moratorium that expired in mid-October",
      "Commissioner Michael Woods originally suggested the moratorium and wanted it to last a year",
      "A question on the general election ballot asks whether unspecified restrictions should be placed on data center construction and development",
      "County officials say no data center companies have proposed building in Morgan County",
      "Owners of nearly 184 acres in Trinity are seeking general and heavy industrial zoning on two tracts between Steed Road and Old Trinity Road",
      "Trinity Town Council public hearing on the rezoning scheduled Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.",
      "The same 141-acre section is advertised online as an exceptional site for a data center",
      "Trinity has a current moratorium on data centers",
      "Proposed 50-megawatt Bitcoin mining data center in Somerville, Alabama is moving forward despite moratoriums",
      "Morgan County Commission passed a 12-month moratorium in June 2026",
      "Somerville Town Council passed an 18-month moratorium",
      "Utility markers and lines for water, gas and telecommunications have been placed along Union Road",
      "Residents have gathered hundreds of petition signatures and are raising funds for legal and environmental challenges",
      "Morgan County Commission voted 4 to 0 on June 23 to impose a one-year moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Morgan County",
      "Karlapalem calls for a one-year moratorium on new AI data center approvals while new rules are developed",
      "Moore voted in favor of concurrence on Senate changes to HB475 that passed the House 72 to 26",
      "Moore did not respond to questions about his data center position before publication",
      "The Morgan County Commission adopted a 12-month moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas by a 4-0 vote on June 23",
      "Cullman unanimously passed a 12-month moratorium in June",
      "Birmingham adopted a six-month pause in March",
      "Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, said he plans to introduce legislation giving local governments more authority over where data centers are located",
      "Alabama Arise released seven 2027 legislative priorities voted on by nearly 500 members, including empowering counties to regulate data centers in unincorporated areas",
      "Decatur City Council voted in August 2026 to limit data centers to industrial zoning districts",
      "Morgan County Commission cannot adopt similar zoning restrictions because Alabama counties derive their power from the Legislature",
      "Hundreds of residents petitioned against a proposed bitcoin mining data center near Somerville"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Say No to Data Centers Morgan County",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-data-center-in-somerville-alabama/u/35497065",
        "date": "2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Alabama Arise",
        "url": "https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/alabama-group-s-agenda-includes-ending-state-grocery-tax-addressing-data-centers/article_9dc50e7f-6964-4631-acf9-34d1cf513fdb.html",
        "date": "2026-10-09T05:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Protect Alabama Communities",
        "url": "https://www.waff.com/2026/08/15/somerville-residents-track-ownership-behind-planned-bitcoin-mining-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-15T00:04:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Residents' petitions against VoltCore project",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/morgan-county-alabama-passes-data-center-moratorium-blocking-cryptomine-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Somerville residents petition against Union Road bitcoin project",
        "url": "https://wheninyourstate.com/alabama/alabama-bitcoin-project-runs-into-homeowner-pushback-even-after-offers-of-cash-and-free-internet/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Somerville residents petition (paper)",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/small-north-alabama-town-fights-back-against-bitcoin-mining-center-crushed-so-many-hopes.html",
        "date": "2026-06-24T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Change.org petition against Somerville bitcoin mining facility",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/06/small-north-alabama-town-fights-back-against-bitcoin-mining-center-crushed-so-many-hopes.html",
        "date": "2026-06-24T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Union Road community petition",
        "url": "https://whnt.com/news/morgan-county-commission-passes-resolution-to-pause-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2026-06-24T01:19:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lyndsey Hutson petition",
        "url": "https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/news/local/morgan-county-residents-fill-commission-meeting-to-fight-proposed-bitcoin-mining-facility/525-9c485128-2495-4e81-ad50-b31fee22afd1",
        "date": "2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Morgan County residents petition",
        "url": "https://ailawsusa.com/protection/al-morgan-county-dc-moratorium-12mo-2026/",
        "date": "2026-06-23"
      },
      {
        "name": "Morgan County residents opposing the proposed bitcoin mine",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiIKKGuClDY",
        "date": "2026-06-22"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition: SAY NO TO DATA CENTER IN SOMERVILLE ALABAMA (Jennifer Collins)",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-data-center-in-somerville-alabama",
        "date": "2026-06-17T23:35:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Say No to Data Centers Morgan Co Alabama",
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        "date": "2026-06-16T23:12:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Morgan County residents petition against Bitcoin facility",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38shOF5mJjw",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Residents led by Raul Castillo",
        "url": "https://communitydigitaltech.com/projects/trinity-rezoning-data-center-proposal-morgan-county-trinity-al",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Protect Alabama Communities, Somerville homeowners",
        "url": "https://ballot.dcmap.us/county/01103",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Somerville residents petition, Union Road neighbors",
        "url": "https://ballot.dcmap.us/county/01103",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Somerville homeowners",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/projects/al-somerville-bitcoin-mine-union-road/",
        "date": null
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  "01105": {
    "name": "Perry County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Perry County has little local evidence: the only listed project is Enfinity Global's 160 MW EG Saturn Solar I and II, which appears to be solar, not a data center. No opposition, groups or government actions are recorded.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:44.728Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": -42.7,
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        "name": "Enfinity EG Saturn Solar",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "01105",
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      "operating_60km": 0,
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      {
        "reason": "statewide wave of AL moratoria",
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        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Perry County, Alabama · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/counties/perry-al",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      "Compute Atlas tracks 2 data centers in Perry County, Alabama.",
      "160 MW of capacity is planned or under construction in Perry County, with none operational.",
      "Enfinity Global is the most active operator on file in Perry County."
    ],
    "groups": []
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  "01107": {
    "name": "Pickens County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.68), 1 project within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:25.964Z",
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      "01007",
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      "01127",
      "01091"
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        "name": "Sumter County moratorium",
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        "fips": "01119",
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        "label": "Nearest project",
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "1",
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      {
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        "value": "R +23",
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.68 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": -0.01
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      {
        "label": "Voters 2024",
        "value": "8,898",
        "effect": -0.007
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      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
        "effect": 0.005
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    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Hale County 0.74 · 63 km",
        "weight": 0.27724923790988143
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      {
        "reason": "Tuscaloosa County 0.42 · 65 km",
        "weight": 0.2572892051472339
      },
      {
        "reason": "Bibb County 0.76 · 88 km",
        "weight": 0.14075763571365443
      },
      {
        "reason": "Perry County 0.74 · 96 km",
        "weight": 0.11821182513782647
      },
      {
        "reason": "Walker County 0.92 · 101 km",
        "weight": 0.10809487209705079
      },
      {
        "reason": "Marengo County 0.72 · 106 km",
        "weight": 0.09839722399435301
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  "01109": {
    "name": "Pike County",
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    "label": "high",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:47.498Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
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        "reason": "supportive tax-revenue framing",
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        "reason": "evidence likely refers to Pike County, OH",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Troy, Alabama",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/pike-county-al/troy-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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        "platform": "reddit",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/1xkl3i8/husted_on_data_centers_down_in_pike_county_the/",
        "text": "Husted on data centers: \"Down in Pike County, the people down in Pike County, I was just there. They want them. They're a poor area. They have no, they have no tax revenue. The data centers are going to bring millions and millions of dollars to the local community.\"",
        "date": "2026-10-31T20:53:06.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVJWGv4IqNY",
        "text": "# Federal officials announce $33B data center, power plant in Pike County\n\n- Channel: WBNS 10TV\n- Length: 01:20\n- Views: 838\n- Likes: 15\n- Published: 2026-03-20T18:24:37-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ boomtown-ohio, local, mobile-auto ], news\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nFederal officials from the Trump administration joined local leaders and SoftBank executives in Pike County to announce a massive new power plant and AI data center.\n\n## Transcript\n\nSoftBank Energy is planning a 9.2 gigawatt natural gas plant that will power a new 10 gigawatt data center.\nThe CEO of SoftBank says it will be the largest in the world, -- so\n-- this is the center of our super intelligence.\nThis $33 billion project is the first of what will eventually be a $550 billion US-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement.\nSince SoftBank will generate its own power, the CEO and federal officials say this project will not raise electric bills for residents.\nThis will produce reliable, afford",
        "date": "2026-03-21T01:24:37.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "They want them.",
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        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/1xkl3i8/husted_on_data_centers_down_in_pike_county_the/",
        "date": "2026-10-31T20:53:06.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
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        "text": "The data centers are going to bring millions and millions of dollars to the local community.",
        "source": "Husted",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbus/comments/1xkl3i8/husted_on_data_centers_down_in_pike_county_the/",
        "date": "2026-10-31T20:53:06.000Z",
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      "Husted says Pike County residents want data centers and that the county has no tax revenue.",
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      "Project is $33 billion, first of a $550 billion US-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement",
      "Project leaders estimate 35,000 construction jobs at peak and 2,500 permanent jobs",
      "Data center expected to be operating within 2 years",
      "Officials say self-generated power will not raise residents' electric bills",
      "4 tracked data center projects within 50 miles of Troy, none inside the city boundary",
      "Known pipeline capacity near Troy is about 1.7 GW versus 2 MW operating",
      "Meta Montgomery has $82M in known public incentives and 100 permanent jobs",
      "Troy-area projects are about 28.5% of Alabama's known active capacity",
      "Nearest tracked project is Meta Montgomery, 32 miles from Troy"
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  "01111": {
    "name": "Randolph County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.85,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In August 2026, Roanoke Mayor Adam Melton said the city will likely adopt a data center moratorium before Tom Gorter's potential $45 million Country Club Road project advances. The council leans toward one year, with a September vote expected.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.55,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:46.104Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 11075,
      "pres_2024_margin": 64.8,
      "projects_60km": 6,
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        "name": "Gorter Roanoke",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "01111",
        "km": 22
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      "operating_60km": 0,
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        "reason": "imminent one-year moratorium",
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        "reason": "mayor skeptical, withholds support",
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      {
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      {
        "reason": "no organized group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "A data center in Roanoke? Mayor approached about the possibility, city working on moratorium – The Randolph Leader",
        "url": "https://www.therandolphleader.com/2026/08/10/a-data-center-in-roanoke-mayor-approached-about-the-possibility-city-working-on-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T09:36:06.000Z",
        "source": "The Randolph Leader",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "text": "I told him I would not do that unless he addressed the city council in a workshop and explained exactly what his plans were,",
        "source": "Adam Melton, Roanoke mayor",
        "url": "https://www.therandolphleader.com/2026/08/10/a-data-center-in-roanoke-mayor-approached-about-the-possibility-city-working-on-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think if someone is investing $45 million they should want to meet in person,",
        "source": "Tammi Holley, council member",
        "url": "https://www.therandolphleader.com/2026/08/10/a-data-center-in-roanoke-mayor-approached-about-the-possibility-city-working-on-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
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        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like we're going to do a moratorium on it before he gets anything done,",
        "source": "Adam Melton, Roanoke mayor",
        "url": "https://www.therandolphleader.com/2026/08/10/a-data-center-in-roanoke-mayor-approached-about-the-possibility-city-working-on-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our power load here is probably not great enough to supply a hyper-scale data center,",
        "source": "Adam Melton, Roanoke mayor",
        "url": "https://www.therandolphleader.com/2026/08/10/a-data-center-in-roanoke-mayor-approached-about-the-possibility-city-working-on-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "During that year, what it does is it gives you time basically to research it and see if it's good or bad for the community,",
        "source": "Adam Melton, Roanoke mayor",
        "url": "https://www.therandolphleader.com/2026/08/10/a-data-center-in-roanoke-mayor-approached-about-the-possibility-city-working-on-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Tom Gorter, who lives in Tennessee, proposed a potential $45 million data center in Roanoke city limits",
      "Council inclined toward a one-year moratorium on data centers",
      "Moratorium ordinance expected ready for a vote at a September meeting",
      "Alabama Power early indications are Roanoke infrastructure likely cannot sustain a large data center",
      "Roanoke's water supply comes from Crystal Lake and may be insufficient"
    ],
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  "01113": {
    "name": "Russell County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.763134920634921,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.75), 2 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:25.964Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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      "01087",
      "01017",
      "01123",
      "01109",
      "01051"
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        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "01081",
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      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 0,
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      {
        "label": "Nearest project",
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        "effect": 0.021
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "D +2",
        "effect": -0.02
      },
      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "2",
        "effect": 0.015
      },
      {
        "label": "Voters 2024",
        "value": "20,679",
        "effect": 0.009
      },
      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.75 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.004
      },
      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "1",
        "effect": 0.001
      }
    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Lee County 0.75 · 40 km",
        "weight": 0.4243683857499918
      },
      {
        "reason": "Macon County 0.68 · 63 km",
        "weight": 0.17148894541473736
      },
      {
        "reason": "Chambers County 0.76 · 66 km",
        "weight": 0.1550997436165166
      },
      {
        "reason": "Tallapoosa County 0.80 · 82 km",
        "weight": 0.10064954595383195
      },
      {
        "reason": "Pike County 0.74 · 92 km",
        "weight": 0.07926932051314661
      },
      {
        "reason": "Elmore County 0.90 · 99 km",
        "weight": 0.06912405875177566
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    ],
    "news": [],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [],
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  "01115": {
    "name": "St. Clair County",
    "state": "AL",
    "score": 0.88,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Springville City Council adopted a one-year data center moratorium on July 6, 2026, after Facebook concerns about Commerce Park, following Leeds' June moratorium. The mayor says no project is pending; a councilman reported more resident concern than on anything in years.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:28.028Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 43440,
      "pres_2024_margin": 64.1,
      "projects_60km": 29,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Springville moratorium",
        "status": "moratorium",
        "fips": "01115",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 26,
      "regional_score": 0.8423698057834296
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    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "active municipal moratorium",
        "weight": 0.45
      },
      {
        "reason": "jurisdiction acting against data centers",
        "weight": 0.3
      },
      {
        "reason": "resident concerns voiced to council",
        "weight": 0.15
      },
      {
        "reason": "no named opposition group",
        "weight": 0.1
      }
    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "‘Data centers don’t create jobs’: Springville joins Leeds, places moratorium on centers | St. Clair News-Aegis",
        "url": "https://newsaegis.com/2026/07/16/data-centers-dont-create-jobs-springville-joins-leeds-places-moratorium-on-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-16T10:42:01.000Z",
        "source": "St. Clair News-Aegis",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council sets one-year moratorium for data centers | The St. Clair Times | annistonstar.com",
        "url": "https://www.annistonstar.com/the_st_clair_times/council-sets-one-year-moratorium-for-data-centers/article_9e8ed633-1275-4412-a343-080b5b337a0a.html",
        "date": "2026-07-11T19:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The St. Clair Times",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Springville pauses data center proposals with one-year ...",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/springville-pauses-data-center-proposals-with-one-year-moratorium/71844280",
        "date": "2026-07-07T01:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Odenville, Alabama",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/alabama/st-clair-county-al/odenville-al/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We can’t control what goes on people’s property or anybody wanting to locate in Cullman without any kind of zoning ordinance, and we don’t have that in the county,",
        "source": "Jeff Clemons, Cullman County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://newsaegis.com/2026/07/16/data-centers-dont-create-jobs-springville-joins-leeds-places-moratorium-on-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-16T10:42:01.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I again want to state, like I did during the work session, that there is no plan, no project in the pipeline,",
        "source": "Austin Phillips, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.annistonstar.com/the_st_clair_times/council-sets-one-year-moratorium-for-data-centers/article_9e8ed633-1275-4412-a343-080b5b337a0a.html",
        "date": "2026-07-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's nothing coming down the line.",
        "source": "Austin Phillips, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.annistonstar.com/the_st_clair_times/council-sets-one-year-moratorium-for-data-centers/article_9e8ed633-1275-4412-a343-080b5b337a0a.html",
        "date": "2026-07-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no plan, no project in the pipeline. There's nothing coming down the line. This is strictly a proactive approach by the council,",
        "source": "City leader",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/springville-pauses-data-center-proposals-with-one-year-moratorium/71844280",
        "date": "2026-07-07T01:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s been a little flare up on Facebook that kind of makes it seem like we have a data center in the funnel… we don’t,",
        "source": "Austin Phillips, Springville Mayor",
        "url": "https://newsaegis.com/2026/07/16/data-centers-dont-create-jobs-springville-joins-leeds-places-moratorium-on-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can assure you, I’ve spoken with the St. Clair County EDC and the IDB, and there is no… there’s no validity to that,",
        "source": "Austin Phillips, Springville Mayor",
        "url": "https://newsaegis.com/2026/07/16/data-centers-dont-create-jobs-springville-joins-leeds-places-moratorium-on-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve heard more concerns about this (data centers) than I have anything else in a long time,",
        "source": "David Vinson, councilman",
        "url": "https://newsaegis.com/2026/07/16/data-centers-dont-create-jobs-springville-joins-leeds-places-moratorium-on-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Springville City Council placed a data center moratorium at its July 6, 2026 meeting.",
      "Leeds passed a one-year data center moratorium in June 2026.",
      "At least six Alabama municipalities have placed at least a one-year moratorium on data centers and other high-impact projects.",
      "Somerville extended its pause to 18 months after pushback against a proposed Bitcoin mining facility.",
      "Birmingham lifted its March pause and enacted an ordinance requiring a minimum 500-foot buffer from residential districts.",
      "Springville city council set a one-year moratorium on data centers",
      "Mayor Austin Phillips said there are no data centers or projects in the pipeline for the city",
      "Springville city council enacted a one-year moratorium on data center proposals",
      "Moratorium is intended to give the planning and zoning commission time to create regulations",
      "City leaders said the decision followed community concerns about potential development at Commerce Park being a data center",
      "12 active data center projects tracked in the Odenville area, none inside the city boundary",
      "Pipeline capacity about 3.3 GW versus 8 MW operating",
      "Known investment across the area is $58.4B",
      "Project Marvel Bessemer is the only project with documented opposition or litigation",
      "Nearest coordinate-backed project is 24.2 miles from Odenville"
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    "score": 0.88,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Chelsea (one year, July 2026), Harpersville (six months), Westover (unanimous six months, Aug. 18, 2026, covering the 437-acre Swift Willow campus) and Helena (180 days) have adopted data center moratoriums. Residents cite secrecy, noise, water and air pollution.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.75,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:35.392Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
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      {
        "title": "WHAT A DATA CENTER COSTS: THE SECRET GRID, THE TAKEN LAND, AND THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT SELL",
        "url": "https://markashryock.substack.com/p/what-a-data-center-costs-the-secret",
        "date": "2026-11-07T22:49:12.000Z",
        "source": "Mark A. Shryock Substack",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Swift Willow Westover Data Center Campus, Westover, AL",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/swift-willow-westover-al",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "source": "SueDataCenters.org",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Alabama Proposes 90-Hour Cap on Digi Power X Diesel Engines | E+E Leader",
        "url": "https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/articles/45497-alabama-proposes-90-hour-cap-on-digi-power-x-diesel-engines",
        "date": "2026-11-02T19:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Environment+Energy Leader",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelby County Commission debates water‑and‑electricity rules and temporary moratorium for data centers – Hyperlocal Loop",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/shelby-county-commission-debates-water-and-electricity-rules-and-temporary-moratorium-for-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-22T05:18:06.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperlocal Loop",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - The Shelby County Board of Commissioners Committee Meeting | Govly",
        "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/signals/228397",
        "date": "2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Govly",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Westover data center campus · SignalData",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/al/data-centers/projects/swift-willow-westover/",
        "date": "2026-10-17",
        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelby County Commission advances data center moratorium; regulatory ordinance in works - Black News",
        "url": "https://blacknews.uk/shelby-county-commission-advances-data-center-moratorium-regulatory-ordinance-in-works",
        "date": "2026-10-15T13:57:04.000Z",
        "source": "Black News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelby County Commission Data Center Ordinance Passes First Reading - Memphis Flyer",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/shelby-county-commission-data-center-ordinance-passes-first-reading/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T17:43:53.000Z",
        "source": "Memphis Flyer",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "LOCAL | First Vote For Data Center Moratorium | WKIM-FM",
        "url": "https://www.newstalk989.com/2026/10/13/local-first-vote-for-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T15:47:41.000Z",
        "source": "WKIM-FM",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelby County’s first reading of a data‑center moratorium splits commission amid health and economic concerns | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10895880/alabama/shelby-county/shelby-countys-first-reading-of-a-datacenter-moratorium-splits-commission-amid-health-and-economic-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-12T06:56:19.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelby County Commission considering data center moratorium of its own - TSDMemphis.com",
        "url": "https://tri-statedefender.com/shelby-county-commission-considering-data-center-moratorium-of-its-own/10/09/",
        "date": "2026-10-09T20:03:00.000Z",
        "source": "TSDMemphis.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners debate temporary moratorium on data centers; lawyers warn of legal risk, item moved down | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10657047/alabama/shelby-county/commissioners-debate-temporary-moratorium-on-data-centers-lawyers-warn-of-legal-risk-item-moved-down",
        "date": "2026-10-07T17:47:40.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - The Shelby County Board of Commissioners Committee Meeting | Govly",
        "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/signals/213370",
        "date": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Board of Commissioners",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "From land purchase to power: How data center projects move forward in central Alabama",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/from-land-purchase-to-power-how-data-center-projects-move-forward-in-central-alabama",
        "date": "2026-09-08T02:37:57.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Chelsea, AL | Data Center Record",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/shelby-county/chelsea",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "source": "Data Center Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Harpersville, AL | Data Center Record",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/shelby-county/harpersville",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "source": "Data Center Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Westover data center representatives speak to council follow...",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-data-center-representatives-speak-to-council-following-legal-concerns-39df6f6f",
        "date": "2026-09-02T16:54:03.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harpersville begins data center study during six-month moratorium | Alabama Metropolitan",
        "url": "https://spotonalabama.com/al-metropolitan/1421712/harpersville-begins-data-center-study.html",
        "date": "2026-09-01T16:40:09.000Z",
        "source": "Alabama Metropolitan",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harpersville begins data center study during six-month moratorium — Spot On Alabama",
        "url": "https://spotonalabama.com/al-metropolitan/1421712/harpersville-begins-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-09-01T14:40:09.000Z",
        "source": "WBMA 33 ABC Birmingham",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harpersville begins data center study during six-month moratorium",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/harpersville-begins-data-center-study-during-six-month-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-01T13:43:00.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Helena weighs development exceptions, plans separate data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/helena-weighs-development-exceptions-plans-separate-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-25T13:46:17.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "How did Westover’s proposed data center get here? Records show the timeline",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/how-did-westovers-proposed-data-center-get-here-records-show-the-timeline",
        "date": "2026-08-25T01:21:38.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners approve data center ordinance, coroner building bond resolution | News | shelbynews.com",
        "url": "https://www.shelbynews.com/news/commissioners-approve-data-center-ordinance-coroner-building-bond-resolution/article_f6eed11e-7897-5104-9d14-c601007fa441.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24T15:13:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Shelbyville News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council advances temporary moratorium on new gas stations, auto dealerships; data center rules to be separated | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10134340/alabama/shelby-county/helena-city/city-council-meetings/council-advances-temporary-moratorium-on-new-gas-stations-auto-dealerships-data-center-rules-to-be-separated",
        "date": "2026-08-24T08:59:20.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Questions answered on Westover data center at town hall",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/questions-answered-on-westover-data-center-at-town-hall-7f6e66b8",
        "date": "2026-08-21T05:49:02.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Westover residents hear from developers during data center town hall",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/21/westover-residents-hear-developers-during-data-center-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T03:50:06.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of Westover hosting town hall on proposed data center Thursday night",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/20/city-westover-hosting-town-hall-proposed-data-center-thursday-night/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T20:22:50.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harpersville town council approves 6-month data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/20/harpersville-town-council-approves-6-month-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T02:44:06.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Westover approves 6-month moratorium on data centers",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/19/westover-approves-6-month-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T04:20:35.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Westover Data Center Moratorium, Shelby County, AL | Map",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/westover-data-center-moratorium-al--260a65da-aa44-4b7e-a29d-b49fb202b4a5",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "source": "More Than Just Parks",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Opinion: The Westover data center town hall is the right cal...",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/opinion/opinion-the-westover-data-center-town-is-the-right-call-d7c30680",
        "date": "2026-08-17T17:46:23.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harpersville board launches aggressive study schedule on six-month data center moratorium | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11656212/alabama/shelby-county/harpersville/harpersville-board-launches-aggressive-study-schedule-on-six-month-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-17T06:37:48.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Westover, Shelby County, AL | Data Center Record",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/shelby-county/westover",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "source": "Data Center Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of Westover to host town hall on proposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/16/city-westover-host-town-hall-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-16T23:00:22.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "In Alabama, Westover delays data center moratorium vote, calls for town hall",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/alabama-westover-delays-data-center-103500955.html",
        "date": "2026-08-16T10:35:00.000Z",
        "source": "Yahoo",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "In Alabama, Westover delays data center moratorium vote, calls for town hall",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/westover-alabama-data-center-moratorium-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-08-16T10:35:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Cool Down",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Another Birmingham area city approves a pause on data centers - 205Focus – Informative Alabama newsmag covering metropolitan Birmingham and its surrounding counties",
        "url": "https://205focus.com/another-birmingham-area-city-approves-a-pause-on-data-centers-4247",
        "date": "2026-08-12T23:03:16.000Z",
        "source": "205Focus",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Helena approves 180-day moratorium on data centers, other businesses - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/another-birmingham-area-city-approves-a-pause-on-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-08-12T16:33:15.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Westover council postpones data center moratorium, proposes ...",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-council-postpones-data-center-moratorium-proposes-town-hall-e8b41d12",
        "date": "2026-08-08T15:32:03.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harpersville imposes six-month moratorium on data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9709496/alabama/shelby-county/harpersville/harpersville-imposes-six-month-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-03T17:01:57.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "OPINION: Columbiana is making the best of a bad situation",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/opinion/opinion-columbiana-is-making-the-best-of-a-bad-situation-5b5ac7bc",
        "date": "2026-08-03T16:26:33.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "August 03, 2026, Town Council Regular Meeting Agenda. Minutes | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/source/9708991/august-03-2026-town-council-regular-meeting-agenda-minutes",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Digi Power X Columbiana AI Data Center Watch - Low Voltage Nation",
        "url": "https://www.lowvoltagenation.com/posts/digi-power-columbiana-ai-data-center-watch",
        "date": "2026-08-02T12:22:05.000Z",
        "source": "Low Voltage Nation",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Columbiana to receive $3.5M from data center deal; here’s how it could change your neighborhood",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/24/columbiana-receive-35m-data-center-deal-heres-how-it-could-change-your-neighborhood/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T22:22:05.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Chelsea approves one-year moratoriums on data centers, rental communities",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/chelsea-data-center-rental-community-moratorium-zoning-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-22T13:28:39.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 33/40",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Columbiana approves 12-month DigiPower X tax abatement in ex...",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-city-council-approves-12-month-digipowerx-sales-tax-abatement-in-exchange-for-35m-community-impact-donation-2b3cb2f9",
        "date": "2026-07-22T05:57:40.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Chelsea enacts one-year moratorium on data centers and rental permits - WVTM",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/chelsea-enacts-one-year-moratorium-on-data-centers-and-rental-permits/73223790",
        "date": "2026-07-22T01:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Chelsea City Council to consider moratorium on data centers, residential rental developments - 280Living.com",
        "url": "https://280living.com/news/chelsea-city-council-to-consider-moratorium-on-data-centers-/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T14:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "280Living.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center project in Columbiana among new $1M+ building permits | Bham Now",
        "url": "https://bhamnow.com/2026/06/29/data-center-columbiana-building-permits/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T21:36:19.000Z",
        "source": "Bham Now",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Digi Power X data center project in Shelby County + more new high dollar building permits | The Bama Buzz",
        "url": "https://thebamabuzz.com/digi-power-x-data-center-shelby-building-permits/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T21:16:30.000Z",
        "source": "The Bama Buzz",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelby County Plan Commission moves up August meeting on data center ordinance with moratorium deadline approaching - GIANT fm",
        "url": "https://www.giant.fm/shelby-county/news/local-news/shelby-co-plan-commission-to-move-up-august-meeting-on-data-center-ordinance-with-moratorium-deadline-approaching/",
        "date": "2026-06-25T13:59:02.000Z",
        "source": "GIANT fm",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wilsonville Data Center — Shleby County, AL · DataCentersExposed",
        "url": "https://datacentersexposed.com/facilities/wilsonville-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "source": "DataCentersExposed",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Columbiana data center signs $1B agreement, future plans rev...",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-data-center-signs-1b-agreement-future-plans-revealed-f520ff1b",
        "date": "2026-05-29T18:10:27.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelby County data center campus leases space in $1.1 billion deal; Clean-water facility opens in Gadsden; Robins & Morton celebrates opening of NC facility",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/shelby-county-data-center-campus-leases-space-in-1-1-billion-deal-clean-water-facility-opens-in-gadsden-robins-morton-celebrates-opening-of-nc-facility/",
        "date": "2026-05-29T13:34:36.000Z",
        "source": "Business Alabama",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelby County data center campus signs $1B deal with AI company  - al.com",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/05/shelby-county-data-center-campus-signs-1b-deal-with-ai-company.html",
        "date": "2026-05-29T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "al.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Opinion: More for me and far less for thee",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/opinion-more-for-me-and-far-less-for-thee-503f4a4a",
        "date": "2026-05-26T15:02:05.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Columbiana council votes against tax abatement for data cent...",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-council-votes-against-tax-abatement-for-data-center-company-8ac92ca6",
        "date": "2026-05-06T13:08:53.000Z",
        "source": "Shelby County Reporter",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shelbyville Common Council approves annexation, rezoning of land for proposed data center campus - GIANT fm",
        "url": "https://www.giant.fm/shelby-county/news/local-news/shelbyville-common-council-approves-annexation-rezoning-of-land-for-proposed-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-04-07T13:43:29.000Z",
        "source": "GIANT fm",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Two meetings this week regarding potential data center campus in Shelbyville - GIANT fm",
        "url": "https://www.giant.fm/shelby-county/news/local-news/two-meetings-this-week-regarding-potential-data-center-campus-in-shelbyville/",
        "date": "2026-03-09T21:54:37.000Z",
        "source": "GIANT fm",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "text": "Wilsonville residents against potential data center\nChannel: Alabama's 42\nWilsonville residents are taking a stand against a proposed data center coming to their small Shelby County town.\nTOWN ARE TAKING A STAND AGAINST A PROP D D DATA CENTER. GOOD EVENING I'M SHERRI JACKSON. CARLY HAS THE NIGHT OFF. EARLIER THIS EVENING PEOPLE PACKED WILSONVILLE EVENING PEOPLE PACKED WILSONVILLE TOWN HALL TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS. (SHERRI) NEW TONIGHT! CBS 42'S AVERY BOYCE JOINS IS THERE LIVE IN WILSONVILLE WITH WHAT RESIDENTS HAD TO SAY. AVERY{#### (AVERY) THIS TOWN HALL WAS OVERFLOWING WITH CONCERNED RESIDENTS TONIGHT. A LOT OF THEM ARE GENERATIONAL FARMERS WORRIED THAT A LARGE DATA CENTER WILL IMPACT THEIR LAND AND LIVESTOCK. A DATA CENTER COULD BE COMING TO WILSONVILLE, A SMALL SHELBY COUNTY TOWN. WILSONVILLE CITY COUNCILOR DON BELCHER SAYS THE TOWN WAS APPROACHED BY A COMPANY THAT FINDS LAND A DATA CENTER CAN BUILD ON. IF THE COMPANY AND COUNCIL ARE INTERESTED, NEGOTIATIONS CAN BEGIN. (DON BELCHER",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q90PSztgNLk",
        "text": "Shelby County town puts ‘very strict guidelines’ in place for data centers - YouTube",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "I understand the City of Memphis is also moving something – they’re moving toward this. My intention is that we do that in lock‑step since we have a joint planning committee,",
        "source": "Amber Huett‑Garcia, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/shelby-county-commission-debates-water-and-electricity-rules-and-temporary-moratorium-for-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-22T05:18:06.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m hearing about the consumption of the electricity, the cost of electricity, things of that nature as well as noise pollution, which is not covered in our zoning ordinances,",
        "source": "Erika Sugarmon, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/shelby-county-commission-debates-water-and-electricity-rules-and-temporary-moratorium-for-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-22T05:18:06.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We forecasted these rate increases in 2023. I’ll say it out loud. This is before we even knew that xAI was a thing.",
        "source": "Doug McGowen, MLGW CEO and President",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/shelby-county-commission-debates-water-and-electricity-rules-and-temporary-moratorium-for-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-22T05:18:06.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We must establish uniform strict regulations before the concrete is poured, not after it’s dried,",
        "source": "Henri E. Brooks, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/shelby-county-commission-data-center-ordinance-passes-first-reading/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T17:43:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Putting a prohibition and a moratorium on this before we have all the facts is incredibly premature,",
        "source": "Mark Billingsley, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/shelby-county-commission-data-center-ordinance-passes-first-reading/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T17:43:53.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we have to create strong policy, protect people,",
        "source": "Amber Huett-Garcia, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/shelby-county-commission-data-center-ordinance-passes-first-reading/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T17:43:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers emit nitrogen oxides, which are harmful air pollutants and add to the existing cancer risks in the area.",
        "source": "Hayden Wakefield",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/shelby-county-commission-data-center-ordinance-passes-first-reading/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T17:43:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe a moratorium basically says to the region and to the country, 'Shelby County is closed for data centers,'",
        "source": "Mark Billingsley",
        "url": "https://tri-statedefender.com/shelby-county-commission-considering-data-center-moratorium-of-its-own/10/09/",
        "date": "2026-10-09T20:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Court decisions and lawsuits have been filed, particularly against counties and cities that enacted 12-month moratoriums,",
        "source": "Craig Barnes, assistant county attorney",
        "url": "https://tri-statedefender.com/shelby-county-commission-considering-data-center-moratorium-of-its-own/10/09/",
        "date": "2026-10-09T20:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When it first came out about data centers, a lot of people from across Shelby County came out and they were pointing fingers at the health department, Shelby County Commissioners, and we were in the dark.",
        "source": "Erika Sugarmon, commissioner",
        "url": "https://tri-statedefender.com/shelby-county-commission-considering-data-center-moratorium-of-its-own/10/09/",
        "date": "2026-10-09T20:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It seems ahead of ourselves … I don't have enough information whether that would be bad or not, and it's not to say we don't need to figure out all of these regulatory concerns,",
        "source": "Amber Huett-Garcia",
        "url": "https://tri-statedefender.com/shelby-county-commission-considering-data-center-moratorium-of-its-own/10/09/",
        "date": "2026-10-09T20:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have been inundated. There is so much conversation.",
        "source": "Henri Brooks, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://tri-statedefender.com/shelby-county-commission-considering-data-center-moratorium-of-its-own/10/09/",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "So Chelsea can evaluate its zoning and properly add, you know, because it’s not addressed at all,",
        "source": "Scott Weygand, Chelsea City Council President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/from-land-purchase-to-power-how-data-center-projects-move-forward-in-central-alabama",
        "date": "2026-09-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A private landowner can sell their land whenever they want to. The landowner has to come to us to permit, and rezone, and annex, and that is when we protect our city.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/from-land-purchase-to-power-how-data-center-projects-move-forward-in-central-alabama",
        "date": "2026-09-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before they ever buy it, they’re going to first identify locations that have access to power,",
        "source": "Adam Kramer, Global Head of Data Centers at Panattoni Development Company",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/from-land-purchase-to-power-how-data-center-projects-move-forward-in-central-alabama",
        "date": "2026-09-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is nothing in the works. We have, there's no deal. Nobody has approached us so far,",
        "source": "Theoangelo Perkins, Mayor of Harpersville",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/harpersville-begins-data-center-study-during-six-month-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We wanted the people to come out because these are informational sessions, and we want to give people the right information,",
        "source": "Theoangelo Perkins, Mayor of Harpersville",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/harpersville-begins-data-center-study-during-six-month-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If it's a hyperscale, it may take 500 to 1,000 acres,",
        "source": "Steve Ammons, President and CEO of the Birmingham Business Alliance",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/harpersville-begins-data-center-study-during-six-month-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I still don't want a data center,” he said. “I've not been quiet about that.",
        "source": "Cory Cummings, resident",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-data-center-representatives-speak-to-council-following-legal-concerns-39df6f6f",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They cannot save your community, but you can.",
        "source": "Lindsay Graves, resident",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-data-center-representatives-speak-to-council-following-legal-concerns-39df6f6f",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This will be the best project from a sound, sight perspective that you can get on 280,",
        "source": "Greg DeBacker, general counsel with Swift Willow Property",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-data-center-representatives-speak-to-council-following-legal-concerns-39df6f6f",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "After we secured a contract on the property, my partner reached out to then-Mayor Larry Riggins to ask a simple question: ‘Is Westover open to a data center on this tract?’ Mayor Riggins was receptive, so he brought it to the council, and the first public discussion happened in May 2024,",
        "source": "Gregory DeBacker, Swift Willow Property, LLC",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/how-did-westovers-proposed-data-center-get-here-records-show-the-timeline",
        "date": "2026-08-25T01:21:38.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Swift only sought to acquire the property if it was zoned for a data center, and we conditioned our closing on that,",
        "source": "Gregory DeBacker, Swift Willow Property, LLC",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/how-did-westovers-proposed-data-center-get-here-records-show-the-timeline",
        "date": "2026-08-25T01:21:38.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we need more time to prepare. I mean, clearly the public sentiment is not positive, so I would be prepared to suggest — you know, we have a resolution in front of us, a six-month moratorium — I would be prepared to move forward with a motion for that,",
        "source": "Dr. Jay Crisman, Councilor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/how-did-westovers-proposed-data-center-get-here-records-show-the-timeline",
        "date": "2026-08-25T01:21:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Show us when the public was notified, when the hearing occurred. Show us the meeting minutes. Show us the records,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/how-did-westovers-proposed-data-center-get-here-records-show-the-timeline",
        "date": "2026-08-25T01:21:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is a fairly restrictive ordinance.",
        "source": "Lisa Wojcik",
        "url": "https://www.shelbynews.com/news/commissioners-approve-data-center-ordinance-coroner-building-bond-resolution/article_f6eed11e-7897-5104-9d14-c601007fa441.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24T15:13:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're looking at pulling out the data center moratorium from this existing moratorium and writing one that's standalone data center,",
        "source": "Cathy Hammann, Councilwoman",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/helena-weighs-development-exceptions-plans-separate-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It'll have more detail in it.",
        "source": "Cathy Hammann, Councilwoman",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/helena-weighs-development-exceptions-plans-separate-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this project comes to Westover, the potential tax revenue is transformational.",
        "source": "Greg DeBacker, attorney with Swift Willow Property",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/21/westover-residents-hear-developers-during-data-center-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please do not allow a data center in our small, quiet, Mayberry town.",
        "source": "Cherise Richey, Westover resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/21/westover-residents-hear-developers-during-data-center-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“It’s a large warehouse building that has computers, rows and rows of computers,”",
        "source": "Jay Reinke, vice president with AGP Group",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/questions-answered-on-westover-data-center-at-town-hall-7f6e66b8",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We’re doing 100 percent of the upgrades, so that is wholly borne on the project and doesn’t go to anybody.",
        "source": "Jeremy Wolfe, co-founder of Swift Willow Properties",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/questions-answered-on-westover-data-center-at-town-hall-7f6e66b8",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“I can tell you, even without a customer right now, we are making a commitment to you and the city—and a binding commitment—that we are not going to be using evaporative cooling at this site,”",
        "source": "David Ameneyro, director of real estate with AGP Group",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/questions-answered-on-westover-data-center-at-town-hall-7f6e66b8",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“When I was sworn in in November, the question wasn’t really at that point, ‘Do you want a data center?’ The question was ‘What are we going to do with a data center?’”",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/questions-answered-on-westover-data-center-at-town-hall-7f6e66b8",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“There was an initial inquiry about a two-inch service, that’s on par with your average-sized shopping center,”",
        "source": "Phillip Crunk, Manager of Water Services, Shelby County Water Services",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/questions-answered-on-westover-data-center-at-town-hall-7f6e66b8",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "From the air pollution, tonal noise, water contamination,",
        "source": "Shannon Van Denheuvel, Westover resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/20/city-westover-hosting-town-hall-proposed-data-center-thursday-night/",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they take this substantial amount of water, what is that going to do to these cities that they rely on wells for their water?",
        "source": "Kari Geiger Denard, Harpersville resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/20/city-westover-hosting-town-hall-proposed-data-center-thursday-night/",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want people to ask questions and we're going to answer questions honestly.",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Westover Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/20/city-westover-hosting-town-hall-proposed-data-center-thursday-night/",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Is the money that the city would gain, is the money that a school would gain, is it worth the stress that it's put on all of us?",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Westover Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/20/city-westover-hosting-town-hall-proposed-data-center-thursday-night/",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've looked at every document there is for the council, for the planning commission and there is no disagreement in my heart that there is not a valid ordinance change to allow this project to go forward.",
        "source": "Leon Ashford, lawyer who owns property near the data center",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-data-center-representatives-speak-to-council-following-legal-concerns-39df6f6f",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before I did that, I had some trepidation about that. Should I do that? I spoke with our city attorney about it.",
        "source": "David Mitchell, Former mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/01/alabama-city-considers-restrictions-for-new-data-centers-amid-local-outcry.html",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Heath concerns top, then the damage to the environment, plant and animals, insect life.",
        "source": "Shannon Van Denheuvel, concerned neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/19/westover-approves-6-month-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Taking care of our residents, taking care of our city. Giving us time to make changes we need to make so that we’re doing the best we can do for the city of Westover,",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/19/westover-approves-6-month-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "just didn't work out",
        "source": "Unnamed",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/swift-willow-westover-al",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Council member Michael Shirley requested that if the developer does not honor a 45 day wait period, the council should call a special meeting to consider a moratorium.",
        "source": "Michael Shirley, Council member, Westover",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/shelby-county",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Council member Michael Shirley requested that if the developer does not honor a 45 day wait period, the council should call a special meeting to consider a moratorium.",
        "source": "Michael Shirley, Council member, Westover",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/al/shelby-county/westover",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "very aggressive",
        "source": "David Sanders, Chairman",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11656212/alabama/shelby-county/harpersville/harpersville-board-launches-aggressive-study-schedule-on-six-month-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like in order for me to gain what the city wants, I can't do that over Facebook,",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Mayor of Westover",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/alabama-westover-delays-data-center-103500955.html",
        "date": "2026-08-16T10:35:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"They are awaiting engineering from Alabama Power to supply sufficient incremental electricity for them,\" Riggins said in 2025, per the outlet.",
        "source": "Larry Riggins, Former Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/westover-alabama-data-center-moratorium-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-08-16T10:35:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I feel like in order for me to gain what the city wants, I can't do that over Facebook,\" Pardue said, according to the Reporter.",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Mayor of Westover",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/westover-alabama-data-center-moratorium-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-08-16T10:35:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Your voices have been heard and are being heard by the City Council,",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-council-postpones-data-center-moratorium-proposes-town-hall-e8b41d12",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What’s the reassurance that they won’t get ahead of us on this if we don’t put this in place tonight?",
        "source": "Michael Shirley, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-council-postpones-data-center-moratorium-proposes-town-hall-e8b41d12",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do have assurances, and the council at any point could call another special meeting to consider the moratorium,",
        "source": "Grace Graham, Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-council-postpones-data-center-moratorium-proposes-town-hall-e8b41d12",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We came for a purpose to take action today and tabling it just doesn’t seem like we’re fulfilling that purpose,",
        "source": "Shaneeka Phillips, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/westover-council-postpones-data-center-moratorium-proposes-town-hall-e8b41d12",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Your voices have been heard and are being heard by the City Council,",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Mayor of Westover",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/alabama-westover-delays-data-center-103500955.html",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Your voices have been heard and are being heard by the City Council,\" he told attendees, according to the Reporter.",
        "source": "Bobby Pardue, Mayor of Westover",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/westover-alabama-data-center-moratorium-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are thankful. We are a small municipality. So, $3.5 million will have a huge impact here on projects we haven’t been able to do for years,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/24/columbiana-receive-35m-data-center-deal-heres-how-it-could-change-your-neighborhood/",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is our home. This is our community, and we would never do anything intentionally or unintentionally to not protect our home,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/24/columbiana-receive-35m-data-center-deal-heres-how-it-could-change-your-neighborhood/",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this stage, there is absolutely no plans for future development or expansion,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/07/24/columbiana-receive-35m-data-center-deal-heres-how-it-could-change-your-neighborhood/",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't address data centers,",
        "source": "Chris Gace, Council Vice President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/chelsea-data-center-rental-community-moratorium-zoning-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's a relatively new phenomenon in communities across the state.",
        "source": "Chris Gace, Council Vice President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/chelsea-data-center-rental-community-moratorium-zoning-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The moratorium's not saying no. The moratorium's saying let's put together some standards and then we'll allow these uses to occur.",
        "source": "Chris Gace, Council Vice President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/chelsea-data-center-rental-community-moratorium-zoning-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not aware of anyone looking to build a data center within the city limits.",
        "source": "Chris Gace, Council Vice President",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/chelsea-data-center-rental-community-moratorium-zoning-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This gives officials time to look over the zoning for those and make adjustments from there,",
        "source": "Cody Sumners, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/chelsea-enacts-one-year-moratorium-on-data-centers-and-rental-permits/73223790",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reality is the data center is already here,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor of Columbiana",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-city-council-approves-12-month-digipowerx-sales-tax-abatement-in-exchange-for-35m-community-impact-donation-2b3cb2f9",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is factual information,",
        "source": "Ricky Ruston, Columbiana City Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-city-council-approves-12-month-digipowerx-sales-tax-abatement-in-exchange-for-35m-community-impact-donation-2b3cb2f9",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As part of the abatement, DigiPower X will pay Columbiana $3.5 million in the form of a \"community impact donation\" to be paid within five business days of the resolution's approval.",
        "source": "Andrew Simonson, Staff Writer",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-city-council-approves-12-month-digipowerx-sales-tax-abatement-in-exchange-for-35m-community-impact-donation-2b3cb2f9",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This agreement is transformational for Digi Power X,” said Michael Amar, chief executive officer of Digi Power X.",
        "source": "Michael Amar, chief executive officer of Digi Power X",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-data-center-signs-1b-agreement-future-plans-revealed-f520ff1b",
        "date": "2026-05-29T18:10:27.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This agreement is transformational for Digi Power X,",
        "source": "Michael Amar, CEO and chairman, Digi Power X",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/05/shelby-county-data-center-campus-signs-1b-deal-with-ai-company.html",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the end of the day, I hope everyone understands that it is our responsibility to do what’s in the best interest of the city, 100 percent, so if anyone has any questions about that, feel free to talk to us",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-council-votes-against-tax-abatement-for-data-center-company-8ac92ca6",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is something that may be requested again.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-council-votes-against-tax-abatement-for-data-center-company-8ac92ca6",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "IT WILL DAMAGE THE WATER HURT THE WILD LIFE AND THE FARM",
        "source": "Connie Lindsay, Shelbyville resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIGquEq1PPA",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE FEEL LIKE THE GOVERNMENT IS AGAIST US, BUT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAIST",
        "source": "Hope Fenton, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIGquEq1PPA",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS PRIOR TO MOVING FORWARD.",
        "source": "Scott Ferguson, Shelbyville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIGquEq1PPA",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Shelby County Commissioner Nathan Runnebohm appeared on The Morning Show on GIANT fm to talk about the implementation of a moratorium on data centers.",
        "source": "Nathan Runnebohm, Shelby County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.giant.fm/shelby-county/news/local-news/shelby-county-commissioners-approve-moratorium-on-data-centers-creation-of-ordinance/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, any kind of data center that might be looking to come to Columbiana will have very strict guidelines on all of these things, and the same with junkyards.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/columbiana-places-restrictions-on-future-data-centers-a848fc15",
        "date": "2026-02-19T15:48:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re trying to be proactive with this, so that the future of Columbiana will have some restrictive provision,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Columbiana Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/columbiana-passes-new-zoning-restrictions-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any kind of data center that might be looking to come to Columbiana will have very strict guidelines of all of these things.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Columbiana Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/columbiana-passes-new-zoning-restrictions-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As far as I know, Columbiana’s the first city in Alabama to enact any kind of real serious, proactive kind of requirements for data centers,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/columbiana-passes-new-zoning-restrictions-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re trying to be more proactive with this so that the future of Columbiana will have some more restrictive provisions,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/02/small-alabama-town-will-restrict-new-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any kind of data center that might be looking to come to Columbiana will have very strict guidelines.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2026/02/small-alabama-town-will-restrict-new-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s apparent that this was some behind-the-scenes bullshit,",
        "source": "Cody Holliman, lifelong resident of Columbiana",
        "url": "https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93823-an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-02-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Have you visited Columbiana Middle School? We have a lot of citizens that stay right by the data center. Have you visited the neighborhood?",
        "source": "Karen Lilly, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93823-an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-02-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of kids have asthma,",
        "source": "Karen Lilly, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93823-an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-02-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve driven past,",
        "source": "Daniel Rotunno, DigiPowerX vice president of operations",
        "url": "https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93823-an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-02-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "How many Columbianas will there be in the state of Alabama?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93823-an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-02-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "No comment,",
        "source": "Amy Sturdivant, president and CEO of Shelby County economic development organization",
        "url": "https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93823-an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-02-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have not brought us plans for Phase 2,",
        "source": "Charlene Tucker, City clerk",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/01/alabama-city-considers-restrictions-for-new-data-centers-amid-local-outcry.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28T18:48:02.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a council now we’ve all talked to these guys, we’ve seen our citizens and heard our citizens’ questions and concerns, and now we know how to move forward,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/01/alabama-city-considers-restrictions-for-new-data-centers-amid-local-outcry.html",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They need to know firsthand from the people what their concerns are,",
        "source": "Karen Lilly, Columbiana City Council Member",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17012026/an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer-read-it-here/",
        "date": "2026-01-17T09:57:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of kids have asthma,",
        "source": "Karen Lilly, Columbiana City Council Member",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17012026/an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer-read-it-here/",
        "date": "2026-01-17T09:57:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a smaller scale data center,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Columbiana Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/01/16/columbiana-mayor-says-data-center-significantly-smaller-than-bessemer-project-transparency-is-key/",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I haven’t been asked to sign an NDA nor would I,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Columbiana Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/01/16/columbiana-mayor-says-data-center-significantly-smaller-than-bessemer-project-transparency-is-key/",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just feel like it’s in our community’s best interest to be transparent.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Columbiana Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/01/16/columbiana-mayor-says-data-center-significantly-smaller-than-bessemer-project-transparency-is-key/",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were deeply involved in the Bessemer proposal, which is now kind of entering a weird new phase,",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/01/16/columbiana-mayor-says-data-center-significantly-smaller-than-bessemer-project-transparency-is-key/",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a smaller scale data center.",
        "source": "Unnamed advocate, advocate",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0tn7B48x4A",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are here to keep everyone informed, and collaboration will be key moving forward,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/01/new-data-center-developed-by-canadian-company-on-its-way-to-shelby-county.html",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't stop something already here and legally zoned for,",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/01/new-data-center-developed-by-canadian-company-on-its-way-to-shelby-county.html",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It meets the business license criteria.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/01/new-data-center-developed-by-canadian-company-on-its-way-to-shelby-county.html",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's enough questions asked that would hopefully give people enough to feel good about what we're doing,",
        "source": "Dan Rotunno, DigiPower X vice president of operations",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/01/new-data-center-developed-by-canadian-company-on-its-way-to-shelby-county.html",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can’t be transparent if the decision has already been made,",
        "source": "Unnamed woman, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/01/16/columbiana-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a huge investment for the company, by the time we’re done it will be over $200 million and that is showing you the commitment that we have to making sure that we are interested in the community, cause we’re not going anywhere if we’re spending that kind of money and we want to make sure it’s good for everybody,",
        "source": "Dan Rotunno, DigiPowerX VP",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/01/16/columbiana-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "You know if you were Columbiana Water customer or you're an Alabama Power customer anywhere in Shelby County, Jefferson County…you know this does have the potential to affect you depending on how this company goes about their development.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/01/15/officials-hold-town-hall-proposed-data-center-columbiana/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is going to be, your know, a rare opportunity to get information about this project straight from the horse's mouth.",
        "source": "Charles Miller, Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/01/15/officials-hold-town-hall-proposed-data-center-columbiana/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a presentation meant to sell anything, and this is not the end of the discussion.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/answering-your-question-on-the-columbiana-data-center-df7e05d9",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We pay the same rates that residents are paying pretty much.",
        "source": "Daniel Rotunno, Vice President, Digi Power X",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/answering-your-question-on-the-columbiana-data-center-df7e05d9",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have a standard residential meter, and that's all the water they can get.",
        "source": "Josh Miller, Columbiana Water Operator",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/answering-your-question-on-the-columbiana-data-center-df7e05d9",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You all know I ran in communication and transparency.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor of Columbiana",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/columbiana-town-hall-meeting-data-center-digihost-questions-answers-thursday-industrial-parkway",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My hands were tied. We can’t stop something already here and legally zoned for.",
        "source": "Lisa Davis, Mayor of Columbiana",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/columbiana-town-hall-meeting-data-center-digihost-questions-answers-thursday-industrial-parkway",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data center to data center, apples to oranges.",
        "source": "Eddie Cloud, lead infrastructure tech and site manager, DigiPOWER X",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/columbiana-town-hall-meeting-data-center-digihost-questions-answers-thursday-industrial-parkway",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My concern was everything was done and it was a done deal.",
        "source": "Billy Thomas, resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/columbiana-town-hall-meeting-data-center-digihost-questions-answers-thursday-industrial-parkway",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's apparent that this was some behind-the-scenes bullshit,",
        "source": "Cody Holliman, lifelong resident of Columbiana",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17012026/an-alabama-mayor-signed-an-nda-with-a-data-center-developer-read-it-here/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We pay the same rates that residents are paying pretty much,",
        "source": "Daniel Rotunno, VP of Operations at Digi Power X",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/details-on-columbiana-data-center-revealed-town-hall-set-for-jan-15-ccd2efc6",
        "date": "2026-01-14T15:49:02.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are interested in finding solutions, but we are making sure that we're following proper procedures because it is such a sensitive topic,",
        "source": "Austin Tylec, mayor of North Tonawanda",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/details-on-columbiana-data-center-revealed-town-hall-set-for-jan-15-ccd2efc6",
        "date": "2026-01-14T15:49:02.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They were really under the impression that our infrastructure was a little more equipped to handle it,",
        "source": "Lisa Strickland Davis, mayor of Columbiana",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/details-on-columbiana-data-center-revealed-town-hall-set-for-jan-15-ccd2efc6",
        "date": "2026-01-14T15:49:02.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a swell in need for data centers in our country,",
        "source": "Trae Westmoreland, Prologis representative",
        "url": "https://www.giant.fm/shelby-county/news/local-news/annexation-rezoning-of-parcels-of-land-for-potential-data-center-sent-to-plan-commission-for-further-review/",
        "date": "2026-01-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In my 22 years in city government, that is the biggest crowd I've had appear (for a meeting),",
        "source": "Scott Furgeson, Shelbyville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.giant.fm/shelby-county/news/local-news/annexation-rezoning-of-parcels-of-land-for-potential-data-center-sent-to-plan-commission-for-further-review/",
        "date": "2026-01-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A question was brought up about how many questions are unanswered, well there are a lot of questions that aren't answered right now,",
        "source": "Scott Furgeson, Shelbyville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.giant.fm/shelby-county/news/local-news/annexation-rezoning-of-parcels-of-land-for-potential-data-center-sent-to-plan-commission-for-further-review/",
        "date": "2026-01-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know that this is agricultural land, it was zoned that for a reason. We want to keep it that way",
        "source": "Alicia Towndrow, lifelong resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/wilsonville-residents-rally-against-rumored-data-center-at-packed-council-meeting-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-09-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Although it's not a county issue now, if it ever becomes one, I am against it",
        "source": "Kevin Morris, Shelby County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/wilsonville-residents-rally-against-rumored-data-center-at-packed-council-meeting-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-09-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Me and my brother own a cattle and horse ranch, what is the affects it would have on our animals. There's a lot of questions. We don't want it here.",
        "source": "Carol Johnson",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/wilsonville-residents-rally-against-rumored-data-center-at-packed-council-meeting-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-09-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's one reason we're so passionate about our land.",
        "source": "Darrow, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxNoFD6xRSA",
        "date": "2025-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We considered when we first heard about it, selling and moving somewhere else, because it would absolutely ruin our whole life.",
        "source": "Darrow, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxNoFD6xRSA",
        "date": "2025-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Scroggins emphasized there is no information at this time, because there is no project.",
        "source": "Chad Scroggins, Shelby County Manager",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-rumors-wilsonville-shelby-county-property-zoning-agriculture-information-fourmile-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-09-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It would affect us enough we consider, where when we first heard about it, selling and moving somewhere else because it would absolutely ruin our whole life,",
        "source": "Chris Dorough",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/data-center-rumors-wilsonville-shelby-county-property-zoning-agriculture-information-fourmile-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Shelby County's manager said there was no project and no developer had contacted the county.",
        "source": "Shelby County manager, county manager",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/projects/al-wilsonville-northpoint/",
        "date": "2025-09-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know that this is agricultural land, it was zoned that for a reason. We want to keep it that way.",
        "source": "Alicia Towndrow, Lifelong resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/wilsonville-data-center-wilsonville-alabama/",
        "date": "2025-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of people live in Wilsonville because they want the country repose.",
        "source": "Lee McCarty, Former Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-08-24T12:01:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "All I know is, the people selling this land and the people brokering the deal, that's going to be their legacy, to potentially destroy a small town.",
        "source": "Renny Stanhope, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-08-24T12:01:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we have something to discuss, it will be on the agenda.",
        "source": "Ricky Morris, Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-08-24T12:01:29.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of people live in Wilsonville because they want the country repose,",
        "source": "Lee McCarty, Former Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2025/08/24/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don’t want gigantic power lines and water lines and traffic.",
        "source": "Lee McCarty, Former Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2025/08/24/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "All I know is, the people selling this land and the people brokering the deal, that’s going to be their legacy, to potentially destroy a small town,",
        "source": "Renny Stanhope, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2025/08/24/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we have something to discuss, it will be on the agenda,",
        "source": "Ricky Morris, Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2025/08/24/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Although there was not a lot of information shared tonight, our purpose was to apply gentle pressure and let them know how many people are watching and listening,",
        "source": "Justinn Overton, Coosa Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://alabamareflector.com/2025/08/24/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of people live in Wilsonville because they want the country repose,",
        "source": "Lee McCarty, Former Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://archive.wbhm.org/2025/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we have something to discuss, it will be on the agenda,",
        "source": "Ricky Morris, Mayor of Wilsonville",
        "url": "https://archive.wbhm.org/2025/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All I know is, the people selling this land and the people brokering the deal, that's going to be their legacy, to potentially destroy a small town,",
        "source": "Renny Stanhope, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://archive.wbhm.org/2025/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Although there was not a lot of information shared tonight, our purpose was to apply gentle pressure and let them know how many people are watching and listening,",
        "source": "Justinn Overton, Coosa Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://archive.wbhm.org/2025/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE DON'T KNOW WHO THE COMPANY IS THAT WANTS TO CONSIDER THIS FOR A LOCATION FOR THEM, WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT IT, JUST RECENTLY.",
        "source": "Don Belcher, Wilsonville City Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3cghecK1M",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE'RE NOT IN THIS FIGHT JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO IT WOULD AFFECT THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE SITE, WERE IN THIS FIGHT FOR THE COMMUNITY.",
        "source": "Ben Davis, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3cghecK1M",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME IN AND TRY TO RUIN SMALL TOWN LITTLE PLACES.",
        "source": "Jacqueline Harvey, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3cghecK1M",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A LOT OF CONCRETE INFORMATION, I CAN ONLY REALLY SPEAK TO WHAT WE KNOW BOUT DATA CENTERS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.",
        "source": "Justinn Overton, Coosa Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3cghecK1M",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of people live in Wilsonville because they want the country repose,",
        "source": "Lee McCarty, Former Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/alabama-towns-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project.html",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "All I know is, the people selling this land and the people brokering the deal, that's going to be their legacy, to potentially destroy a small town,",
        "source": "Renny Stanhope, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/alabama-towns-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project.html",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we have something to discuss, it will be on the agenda,",
        "source": "Ricky Morris, Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/alabama-towns-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project.html",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Although there was not a lot of information shared tonight, our purpose was to apply gentle pressure and let them know how many people are watching and listening,",
        "source": "Justinn Overton, Coosa Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2025/08/alabama-towns-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project.html",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s going to be their legacy, to potentially destroy a small town,",
        "source": "Renny Stanhope, Wilsonville resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20082025/wilsonville-alabama-residents-against-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of people live in Wilsonville because they want the country repose,",
        "source": "Lee McCarty, Former Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20082025/wilsonville-alabama-residents-against-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we have something to discuss, it will be on the agenda,",
        "source": "Ricky Morris, Wilsonville Mayor",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20082025/wilsonville-alabama-residents-against-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Although there was not a lot of information shared tonight, our purpose was to apply gentle pressure and let them know how many people are watching and listening,",
        "source": "Justinn Overton, Coosa Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20082025/wilsonville-alabama-residents-against-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "very difficult",
        "source": "Chad Scroggins, County Manager",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/shelby-county/",
        "date": "2025-08-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This collaboration marks a key step in expanding our company's AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.",
        "source": "Michel Amar, CEO of Digi Power X",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/digi-power-x-to-deploy-nvidia-gpus-at-data-center-in-alabama/",
        "date": "2025-05-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Each building will have approximately 40 employees.",
        "source": "Unnamed official",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/resources/pdf/f8abe536-eabd-4d8c-b60d-72f42dd91f3e-city_council_minutes_02042025.pdf",
        "date": "2025-02-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "They are awaiting engineering from Alabama Power to supply sufficient incremental electricity for them,",
        "source": "Larry Riggins, Former Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/alabama-westover-delays-data-center-103500955.html",
        "date": "2025",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All I know is, the people selling this land and the people brokering the deal, that's going to be their legacy, to potentially destroy a small town.",
        "source": "Renny Stanhope, Resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/wilsonville-data-center-wilsonville-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "extremely detrimental to the community.",
        "source": "Lee McCarty, Former mayor",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/wilsonville-data-center-wilsonville-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Digi Power X has an agreement with Alabama Power for the facility and plans to build out in two phases, with Phase 1 comprising 15 megawatts of information technology load and Phase 2 delivering 25 MW for a combined total of 40 MW.",
        "source": "Digi Power X",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/digi-power-x-columbiana-al",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since its announcement, residents have expressed disapproval for the data center leading to a town hall in January 2026 that answered questions regarding the facility.",
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/digi-power-x-columbiana-al",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
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      "Alabama Power approved final offer letters totaling $194,000 on May 19, 2026, and filed condemnation against Fenn Church in probate court before the letters were received",
      "Probate court valued the taking of Fenn Church's land at $425,435 in August 2026",
      "The transmission corridor is about 74 miles long, with a 125-foot-wide right of way and a budget of about $248 million",
      "By November 2, 2026, Alabama Power reported the corridor was 92% cleared and 82% of poles were installed",
      "Westover City Council unanimously approved a six-month data center moratorium on 2026-08-18 covering this proposal",
      "Developer-hosted town hall on 2026-08-20 drew mixed reaction",
      "City Council rezoned roughly 437-acre tract to Employment Center-Industrial on February 4, 2025",
      "Planning Commission added Data Center as a permitted use on April 28, 2025",
      "Swift Willow Property, LLC took title from Westervelt Realty in June 2025 for $6,565,238.57",
      "ADEM proposed draft synthetic minor permits Oct. 29, 2026 for 42 diesel engines at 130 Industrial Parkway, Columbiana, Shelby County",
      "Each engine capped at 90 hours in any rolling 12 months, totaling 3,780 engine-hours a year",
      "Potential emissions are 93.46 tons/yr NOx and 36.91 tons/yr CO, below the 100-ton Title V threshold",
      "Comments and hearing requests are due within 15 days after publication; no final decision date set",
      "Digi Power X applied May 8; first 15 MW due Dec. 15; full deployment targeted end of Q1 2027",
      "Commissioner Amber Huett-Garcia introduced a bill requiring existing data centers to adopt water-conservation measures and limit electricity consumption.",
      "Commissioners Henri Brooks and Erika Sugarmon sponsored a temporary moratorium lasting no longer than 12 months.",
      "The Memphis City Council voted to place a 135-day moratorium on new data center construction.",
      "MLGW board approved phased-in rate increases of 12% for water and 11% for gas over three years.",
      "Shelby County Board of Commissioners committee advanced a second-reading data-center moratorium ordinance and a first-reading ordinance proposing data-center siting, water-use, and energy requirements on October 21, 2026",
      "Both data-center ordinances received favorable committee recommendations rather than final adoption",
      "City council unanimously adopted a six-month moratorium on data centers on Aug. 18, 2026",
      "Council approved rezoning of former Westervelt land to Employment Center-Industrial on Feb. 4, 2025 with no one speaking against it",
      "Planning commission recommended adding data centers as a permitted use in the district on April 28, 2025",
      "Westervelt Realty transferred land to Swift Willow Property, LLC in June 2025; sales validation form lists about $6.57 million",
      "City held a town hall with developers and Alabama Power on Aug. 20, 2026 on plans for two large one-story buildings",
      "Shelby County commissioners passed the first reading of a proposed 12-month data center moratorium in unincorporated areas.",
      "The ordinance still needs two more approvals before becoming law.",
      "A data center moratorium in unincorporated Shelby County advanced to a second reading at the Monday, Oct. 12 meeting",
      "The proposed moratorium would pause new data center construction for 12 months",
      "A similar ordinance is under consideration by the Memphis City Council, whose effort has stalled",
      "Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 5-4, with four commissioners abstaining, to advance the data center moratorium ordinance for a second reading",
      "Commissioner Amber Huett-Garcia proposed an alternative ordinance focused on regulations rather than a temporary moratorium, for the October 21st committee meeting",
      "Several commissioners questioned the need for a moratorium when there are no current plans to use unincorporated areas for data centers",
      "Shelby County Commission held a first vote on a proposed data center moratorium, with five yeas and four nays and four abstentions",
      "Another vote on the moratorium is expected the following week",
      "Questions have arisen about whether the county has the authority to impose a moratorium",
      "Shelby County Board of Commissioners held first reading of a data-center permit moratorium on Oct. 7, 2026",
      "Moratorium would apply to unincorporated parts of the county",
      "Measure advanced to a second reading after a divided vote",
      "Residents and youth advocates cited air quality, noise, traffic and Memphis Aquifer concerns"
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      {
        "name": "901 Youth Action Network",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/shelby-county-commission-data-center-ordinance-passes-first-reading/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T17:43:53.000Z"
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        "name": "Organized Advocacy Group (Facebook group, Shelby, Alabama)",
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        "date": "2026-06-18"
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      {
        "name": "Alabama Rivers Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/02/18/columbiana-passes-new-zoning-restrictions-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T11:14:43.000Z"
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        "name": "Residents opposing the Columbiana data center",
        "url": "https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/details-on-columbiana-data-center-revealed-town-hall-set-for-jan-15-ccd2efc6",
        "date": "2026-01-14T15:49:02.000Z"
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        "name": "Wilsonville residents opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/abc-3340-news-iteam/wilsonville-residents-rally-against-rumored-data-center-at-packed-council-meeting-follow-up",
        "date": "2025-09-05T01:34:32.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Coosa Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/wilsonville-residents-seek-preemptive-strike-against-massive-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-08-24T12:01:29.000Z"
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        "name": "Private Facebook group opposing the Wilsonville data center (500+ members)",
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        "name": "Wilsonville residents organized against the project",
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        "text": "It's still ongoing. They're very thorough,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/site-of-world-war-ii-era-plant-that-helped-build-atomic-bomb-eyed-for-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're upset because we have to go find it ourselves instead of hearing about it from you guys,",
        "source": "Noah Beckham, Childersburg resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/site-of-world-war-ii-era-plant-that-helped-build-atomic-bomb-eyed-for-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a lot of people in town for it, there's some undecided, and some against it,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/site-of-world-war-ii-era-plant-that-helped-build-atomic-bomb-eyed-for-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re in the process of trying to get the word out that this is not something small-town, rural Alabama needs.",
        "source": "Jeff Bonner, Munford resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/09/03/alabama-leaders-answer-questions-about-data-centers-talladega-county-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’ve got to look at and establish what you want in your state and your community and your area, and your county commissions and city governments in the state have to figure out what that is and it may be different in some areas than others,",
        "source": "Keith Kelley, Senator",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/09/03/alabama-leaders-answer-questions-about-data-centers-talladega-county-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At tonight's town hall following the city council meeting in Childersburg I handed Councilman Wallace a copy of the following moratorium proposal.",
        "source": "Unnamed author",
        "url": "https://www.juridipedia.com/US/Childersburg/1237651899435640/Coosa-Valley-Data-Center-Resistance",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was asked to sign one, and I refused,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/site-of-world-war-ii-era-plant-that-helped-build-atomic-bomb-eyed-for-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hold us accountable if you feel like we've done anything illegal,",
        "source": "Wesley Allen, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/site-of-world-war-ii-era-plant-that-helped-build-atomic-bomb-eyed-for-alabama-data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no data center,",
        "source": "Tommy Ivey, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/childersburg-data-center-concerns/71860099",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to know how it's going to be run, what it's going to do, is it going in affect environment, is it going to affect our water, our power, all that stuff?",
        "source": "Tommy Ivey, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/childersburg-data-center-concerns/71860099",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Want them to be fully aware of all the risks of all the dangers and to know that everyone’s watchinga lot of people are concerned and mainly we just want them to listen and be transparent with us about the process,",
        "source": "Noah Beckham, Childersburg resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/concerns-grow-in-childersburg-over-possible-data-center-at-industrial-park",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We tell everyone as of now we haven’t sold any property to anyone,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, mayor of Childersburg",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/concerns-grow-in-childersburg-over-possible-data-center-at-industrial-park",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As soon as we get the information, we’re going to share it with the community.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, mayor of Childersburg",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/concerns-grow-in-childersburg-over-possible-data-center-at-industrial-park",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It was part of the Manhattan Project and there was a lot of chemicals used on the site and so those groundwater numbers have been continually improving and they’re getting pretty close to normal so that’s good news for the site,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, mayor of Childersburg",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/concerns-grow-in-childersburg-over-possible-data-center-at-industrial-park",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we’ve seen across the country is a buildout of fossil fuel infrastructure to power these data centers, including natural gas pipeline infrastructure,",
        "source": "Ryan Anderson, staff attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/proposed-data-center-sparks-questions-in-childersburg/",
        "date": "2026-02-04T00:51:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We may get a data center, we may not. I don't know, the only thing I do know for sure, the city has not sold any property to anybody as of yet, that would take an ordinance",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/not-a-done-deal-childersburg-faces-questions-over-potential-data-center-talladega-industrial-park",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These often start with NDA or confidentiality agreements. It's very worrisome.",
        "source": "Noah Beckham, resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/not-a-done-deal-childersburg-faces-questions-over-potential-data-center-talladega-industrial-park",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not just what if one comes, what if another one likes the area and then depleted water supply, depleted water sources, extremely high CO2 levels, loud electric hums",
        "source": "Noah Beckham, resident",
        "url": "https://abc3340.com/news/local/not-a-done-deal-childersburg-faces-questions-over-potential-data-center-talladega-industrial-park",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So anyone that thinks that this is a done deal, it’s not a done deal,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/proposed-data-center-sparks-questions-in-childersburg/",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I grew up here. I love living in a small town that’s more of a rural area,",
        "source": "Noah Beckham, Childersburg resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/proposed-data-center-sparks-questions-in-childersburg/",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is very typical to not know all those details early on the process, because they’re going to do due diligence, check the sit,",
        "source": "Wesley Allen, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.cbs42.com/news/proposed-data-center-sparks-questions-in-childersburg/",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These often start with NDA or confidentiality agreements. It's very worrisome",
        "source": "Noah Beckham",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/talladega-county/",
        "date": "2026-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I wish I knew more about data centers",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Mayor of Childersburg",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/alabama/talladega-county/",
        "date": "2026-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This property was used to develop a weapon of mass destruction,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23012026/this-small-alabama-town-was-part-of-the-manhattan-project-now-it-may-host-a-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-23T22:29:14.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nothing is finalized,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23012026/this-small-alabama-town-was-part-of-the-manhattan-project-now-it-may-host-a-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-23T22:29:14.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no firm plan in place",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sylacauganews.com/local/with-no-firm-plan-in-place-childersburg-city-council-opens-the-door-on-further-data-center-discussions/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have had seven months of talks, but for both sides to take a closer look at the possibilities, we have several items on the agenda that are needed for that discussion.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sylacauganews.com/local/with-no-firm-plan-in-place-childersburg-city-council-opens-the-door-on-further-data-center-discussions/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Older versions of data centers have created water, noise, and other issues, but technology has addressed those issues and more.",
        "source": "Josh Harrelson, representing a development group",
        "url": "https://www.sylacauganews.com/local/with-no-firm-plan-in-place-childersburg-city-council-opens-the-door-on-further-data-center-discussions/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have no crystal ball to look into the future and see what [a data center] would mean for Childersburg,",
        "source": "Noah Beckham, Childersburg resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23012026/this-small-alabama-town-was-part-of-the-manhattan-project-now-it-may-host-a-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just want to make sure I wasn’t violating any of our agreements with the city,",
        "source": "Joshua Harrelson, representative of the data center developer",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23012026/this-small-alabama-town-was-part-of-the-manhattan-project-now-it-may-host-a-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no firm plan in place,",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://bustedalabama.com/2026/01/21/with-no-firm-plan-in-place-childersburg-opens-the-door-on-further-data-center-discussions/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Older versions of data centers have created water, noise, and other issues, but technology has addressed those issues and more.",
        "source": "Josh Harrelson, representing a development group",
        "url": "https://bustedalabama.com/2026/01/21/with-no-firm-plan-in-place-childersburg-opens-the-door-on-further-data-center-discussions/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Community was lied to for months by city leaders.",
        "source": "A neighbor, Talladega County, AL resident",
        "url": "https://architectdigital.org/community/talladega-county-al",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We may get a data center we may not.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Kw-rIL8S4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now they are just doing their due diligence to see if the site will work for them.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Kw-rIL8S4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The cemeteries would be maintained just like they are.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Kw-rIL8S4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't stop the data center alone, but I just. They don't need to be here.",
        "source": "Tim Jones, Childersburg Resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Kw-rIL8S4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are 44 known graves out here",
        "source": "Tim Jones, Childersburg Resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Kw-rIL8S4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's frightening just because I believe the risks can be greater than the rewards.",
        "source": "Noah Beckham, Childersburg resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1And8TzZZI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have not sold any property to anybody. They are currently doing due diligence. We don't even know if our site would work for them.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1And8TzZZI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These guys are LLCs.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1And8TzZZI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The proposal would include a $6 billion, 500 MW data center on 486 acres in the Childersburg Industrial Park using a glycol-based cooling system.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Childersburg Mayor",
        "url": "https://servercountry.org/data/projects/western-hospitality-childersburg-data-center-al/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no data center",
        "source": "Tommy Ivey, Councilman",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/childersburg-industrial-park-data-center-childersburg-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "just want them to listen and be transparent with us about the process.",
        "source": "Noah Beckham, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/childersburg-industrial-park-data-center-childersburg-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "the city has not sold any property to anybody as of yet, that would take an ordinance.",
        "source": "Ken Wesson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/childersburg-industrial-park-data-center-childersburg-alabama/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Community was lied to for months by city leaders. City board actions were outside their realm of responsibilities. Transparency has been an…",
        "source": "A neighbor",
        "url": "https://communitydigitaltech.com/community/talladega-county-al",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Third community meeting in a month held Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church on Eastaboga Road",
      "Opponents' petition had 685 signatures so far",
      "Opponents retained Community and Environmental Defense Services CEO Richard Klein as legal counsel",
      "Talladega County Commission has guaranteed there will be no tax abatements for the facility",
      "A supporter said the Childersburg plant would be a 500 megawatt facility",
      "Third community meeting on proposed hyperscale data center set for Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 at 6 p.m. at Union Springs Missionary Baptist Church on Eastaboga Road",
      "It is the third such meeting in the past month or so",
      "Announced speakers include Leslie Wright, Sabrina McClain, Eugene Jacobs and Kayla Lackey",
      "Childersburg City Council took action to place a data center in the city's industrial park",
      "The company, construction timeline, size and employment were not identified",
      "Childersburg City Council voted Tuesday to surplus 1,337.1 acres in the Childersburg Industrial Park to Old Town No. 109, LLS for a hyperscale data center.",
      "The council acted as the Childersburg Land Redevelopment Authority.",
      "Childersburg Council, acting as CLRA, voted to surplus 1,337.10 acres in the Industrial Park to Old Town #109, LLS.",
      "WHP says $6 million has been invested directly to Alabama Power for infrastructure to power the facility.",
      "Less than 10 percent of the property will house the data center; the rest is buffer.",
      "Building phase to employ 1,000 people, with over 300 permanent staff.",
      "Water comes from the Shelby/Talladega County Water system, which supplies 10 million gallons daily to the industrial park.",
      "Second town hall on the proposed hyperscale data center was held Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at Eastaboga Baptist Church; the first was held the prior week at the Munford Community Center.",
      "The crowd was unanimously opposed to the data center.",
      "Attendees agreed on the need for a 12-month moratorium and a commitment not to offer the builders any tax incentives.",
      "The state legislature has already passed a law barring state-level tax incentives for hyperscale data centers and requiring them to build their own power infrastructure.",
      "Commissioner Darrell Ingram said he would vote against any county-level tax incentives for a data center in his district.",
      "Talladega County commissioners said Sept. 14 they do not support a proposed data center at the Curry Station and Quick Farm area in District 1.",
      "Commissioners Darrell Ingram and Tony Haynes oppose the proposed location.",
      "The commission has not received a tax abatement application for the project, the chairman said.",
      "The board emphasized its limited legal authority over private land sales.",
      "Talladega County Commission met Sept 14, 2026; work session discussed a proposed data center in the Curry Station and Quick Farm area",
      "Commissioner Ingram said he will not vote to approve a tax abatement for the data center",
      "Commissioner Cunningham stated no tax abatement has been submitted by the company",
      "Commissioner Haynes said he does not believe an abatement will be submitted, and if it is, the Commission would not approve it",
      "Town hall held Thursday evening at Munford Recreation Gym on a proposed hyperscale data center near Cheaha Creek and Curry Station Road",
      "Residents are seeking a one-year moratorium on hyperscale data center approvals and public hearings before tax abatements or utility agreements are approved",
      "A petition opposing the proposed data center is circulating, promoted by Joe Cleveland",
      "Rep. Steve Hurst said the project would not come before the state legislature",
      "Munford Town Council member Lee Garrison said the site is outside town limits and police jurisdiction, so the town has no say",
      "City of Childersburg rezoned the industrial park in January 2026 to allow a data center",
      "Developer has expressed interest in buying up to 1,300 acres at $35,000 per acre",
      "Agreement bars other data centers on the site for 15 years, then gives a right of first refusal",
      "ADEM approved plan to clear 400 acres in August 2026",
      "More than 1,500 people signed an online petition against data centers in Talladega County"
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        "url": "https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/data-center-opposition-stronger-at-third-community-meeting/article_c145cdcb-7d5c-41b8-8bf0-8764a61c7c1e.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20T18:34:00.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-09-02"
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        "date": "2026-07-08T03:13:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Stop data centers in Talladega County petition",
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        "text": "Construction Set to Begin Soon on Controversial Brookwood Data Center\nChannel: WVTM 13 News\nConstruction is expected to begin soon on a proposed $3.2 billion data center in Brookwood. WVTM13 is your home for Alabama ...\nTHE WEEKEND AND BEYOND. COMING UP IN THE SEVEN DAY\nFORECAST. ALL RIGHT. JASON THANKS. CONSTRUCTION SET TO START SOON\nON A CONTROVERSIAL PROJECT IN\nBROOKWOOD. YES. SO THE MAYOR SAYS PROJECT\nHIGHLANDS DATA CENTER HAS BEEN\nIN THE WORKS FOR NEARLY TWO\nYEARS. TH DEVELOPER, FORGE TO AI\nFACTORY WILL GO UP ON A NEARLY\n1300 ACRE SITE. BUTOT EVERYONE IS LOOKING\nFORWARD TO IT. WVTM 13 LISA CRANE JOINING US\nLIVE IN BROOKWOOD NOW. AND LISA, YOU’RE AT THAT SITE. YEAH, THAT AI DATA CENTER IS\nGOING TO BE BUILT RIGHT BEHIND\n HERE ON THIS SITE IN\nBROOKWOOD. YOU CAN SEE THEY’VE ALREADY\nCLEARED A LOT OF THE LAND HERE. AND AS YOU MENTIONED, NOT\nEVERYONE IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS\nPROJECT. WE S TO ABOUT A DOZEN FOLKS\nIN NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS TODAY. NO ONE WANTED TO SPEAK TOS ON\nCAMERA. HOWEVE ONLY",
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        "text": "Brookwood leaders and citizens continue data center discussions\nChannel: ABC 33/40\n______ Follow WBMA on social media: Subscribe now http://www.youtube.com/abc3340?sub_confirmation=1 Follow us on other ...\nجديدنا في العاشرة،  تتواصل النقاشات في  اجتماع مجلس مجتمع  بروكوود حول الموضوع  المثير للجدل المتعلق  بمراكز البيانات التي  قد تأتي إلى المدينة  أو لا. حضرت آنا هوب  بيجام من قناة ABC 33/40  اجتماع المجتمع  الليلة. تنضم إلينا  الآن من غرفة الأخبار  لتوضيح بعض اللبس الذي  يسيطر على هذا الحوار.  آنا هوب؟ >> مورييل، نعلم وفقاً  لسجلات نظام  المعلومات الجغرافية  لمقاطعة توسكالوسا أن  شركة \"أبلايد ديجيتال\"  تمتلك حالياً مئات  الأفدنة على طول طريق  بروكوود باركواي، لكن  لم يتم إبرام أي اتفاق  رسمي مع الشركة بشأن  مركز بيانات محتمل.  اعتلى المواطنون  القلقون المنصة  الليلة لطرح الأسئلة  وإثارة القضايا  المتعلقة بهذا الأمر.  وفقاً للعمدة جو بارجر ، تم تقديم طلب تصريح \" أبلايد ديجيتال\" إلى  ولاية ألاباما ولم  يُعرض على مدينة  بروكوود. ومع ذلك، قال  العمدة بارجر أيضاً  إنه لا يتفق مع أولئك  ال",
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        "text": "Questions about data center proposal in Brookwood\nChannel: WBRC 6 News\nHurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen, a longtime environmental watch dog, believes a data center could have impacts on the ...\nنوافيكم بالخبر من  مقاطعة توسكالوسا  الليلة في الساعة  العاشرة، حيث منحت  إدارة إدارة البيئة في  ألاباما طلب ترخيص  لشركة مقرها تكساس.  ويبدو أن الطلب يشير  إلى أن الشركة تخطط  لبناء مركز بيانات ضخم  فائق النطاق في بلدة  برووكوود. >> مراسلكم جوش غونت معكم  الليلة للبحث في مخاوف  إحدى المجموعات  البيئية، يا جوش، بشأن  مركز البيانات  المقترح هذا. وهذا ليس  سوى أحدث مقترح لمركز  بيانات في جميع أنحاء  وسط ألاباما. أخبرنا  بكل التفاصيل. >> نعم، بريتاني ستيف،  هناك الكثير من  التساؤلات حول مقترح  مركز البيانات هذا هنا  في برووكوود. لم يدلِ  قادة المدينة بالكثير  من التصريحات حول هذا  الموضوع. تحدثت اليوم  مع مراقب بيئي مخضرم  يعتقد أن هذه الصفقة  تتم في الخفاء. >> أنت تنظر إلى ما سيصبح  مركز بيانات. >> المدافع البيئي جون  واثين يتحدث عما يمكن  أن يكون موقعاً لمركز  بيانات ضخم مقابل  مدرسة برووكوود  ا",
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        "text": "Alabama mayor says no contract has been signed amid data center speculation\nChannel: Alabama's 42\nQuestions and frustration filled the Brookwood City Council meeting Tuesday as residents pressed city leaders for more ...\nيقول عمدة بروكوود، جو  بارجر، إنه لم يتم  توقيع أي عقد لأي  مشروع، لكن السكان  يتساءلون عن سبب وجود  الكثير من التفاصيل  حول مشروع لا يوجد له  عقد. >> مما سمعناه هناك  الليلة، سيكون مركزًا  للبيانات. لا شك في ذلك . >> اجتماع كامل وفي بعض  الأحيان حاد لمجلس  مدينة بروكوود بعد ظهر  الثلاثاء. >> نحن لسنا هنا لمهاجمة  مراكز البيانات بشكل  عام. نريد أن نعرف ما  ينتظرنا. ما الذي  سيفعله هذا بمجتمعنا؟  وإذا كانوا يعرفون  بالفعل عدد الموظفين  الذين سيوظفونهم، فهم  يعرفون الخطة،  فليخبرونا فقط. >> يطرح العديد من السكان  أسئلة حول إعادة  التصنيف المقترحة لـ  1200 فدان من الأراضي  بالقرب من مدرسة  بروكوود المتوسطة. تم  رفض هذا الادعاء من  قبل عمدة بروكوود، جو  بارجر. >> لا يوجد عقد. لم يتم  إبرام أي اتفاق. >> رفض بارجر إجراء  مقابلة، لكنه قال خلال  اجتماع الثلاثاء إن  المدينة لن ",
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        "text": "(MADDIE) COVERING TUSCALOOSA COUNTY: THERE IS SPECULATION IN BROOKWOOD ABOUT A THE POSSIBILITY OF A DATA CENTER BEING BUILT IN CITY LIMITS RESIDENTS SAY THEY FEEL LIKE CITY LEADERS ARE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT. CBS 42S SCOTT MINSHALL HAS THE STORY FOR MONTHS PEOPLE HERE IN BROOKWOOD HAVE TAKEN TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO DISCUSS WHAT THEY SAY IS A DATA CENTER PLANNED IN THEIR TOWN. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AND RESIDENTS SAY CITY LEADERS ARE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHATS COMING TO THEIR TOWN. MINI PKG A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION AND REZONING OF OVER 1000 ACRES OF PROPERTY HANGS ON THE BROOKWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE PROPERTY IS REFERRED TO AS \"PROJECT EVOLVE\" THE COMPANY IS OUT OF DALLAS TEXAS. NO WORD FROM CITY OFFICIALS ABOUT THE PROJECT - LACIE WILLINGHAM LIVES JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SITE SOT (LACIE WILLINGHAM // BROOKWOOD RESIDENT) \"WE HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD VERY MUCH, I HAVEN'T HEARD IT THROUGH I'VE HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE IT'S A DATA CENTER,\" THE PETITION FOR",
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        "text": "(SIDNEY) WE BEGIN TONIGHT IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY -- WHERE AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP IS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT A TWO MILLION SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER PROPOSED IN BROOKWOOD. GOOD EVENING, I'M SIDNEY SPENCER, IN FOR SHERRI JACKSON. (CARLY) AND I'M CARLY LAING. THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT APPROVED A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. ALABAMA 42S SCOTT MINSHALL BRING SUS THEIR CONCERNS& (SCOTT) THE HURRICANE CREEK-KEEPER SAYS THE TWO MILLION SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER WILL HAVE DISASTROUS EFFECTS ON THE BROOKWOOD AREA. THE LEADER OF THE GROUP SAYS THE CONSTRUCTION WILL CAUSE LARGE AMOUNT OF SEDIMENT TO FLOW INTO THE CREEK. JOHN WATHEN POINTS OUT WHERE A TWO MILLION SQUARE FOOT DATA CENTER IS PROPOSED TO BE BUILT IN BROOKWOOD. A CONSTRUCTION WASTEWATER PERMIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED BY ADEM ON JULY 20TH. SOT (JOHN WATHEN // HURRICANE CREEKKEEPER) \"THESE ARE HEALTHY STREAMS RIGHT NOW, AND OUR WATERSHED, THE HURRICANE CREEK WATERSHED NEEDS THIS RECHARGE WATER AND T",
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        "text": "with breaking news. I've had many people reach out by messaging, messaging me, phone calls and great support of this project. They know the value and the transformation that this will bring to Brookwood and the future. And we start with that breaking news tonight where applied Digital confirms its next data center campus will be in Brookwood. The project now has a name and a multibillion dollar price tag. And these are just some of the photos and renderings of what it could look like in Tuscaloosa County. Thank you for joining us. I'm Ariel Bailey. Now ABC 3340. Anna Bigham attended tonight's Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority meeting, where the project passed unanimously. And Anna Hope is live in our newsroom right now. And Anna Hope, what else are you learning about this project? Muriel Applied Digital announced that its Delta Forge two campus, also called Project Highlands, will be built on about 160 acres near Brookwood Middle School. The company says the campus will ",
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        "text": "Are we really going to risk all of our environmental magical places so that we can play harder on our phones?",
        "source": "Rachael Schaffer, Cottondale resident",
        "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/11/04/the-bipartisan-fight-against-data-centers-in-alabama",
        "date": "2026-11-04T21:28:00.000Z",
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        "text": "We want to go where we're wanted,",
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        "text": "The noise, the heat pollution, the air pollution, the water pollution — I mean, it's right by the middle school that I went to middle school in,",
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        "text": "We're as transparent when the time is right that we can be.",
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        "text": "There's nothing we can do about it,",
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      {
        "text": "Everything should be at a halt",
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        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/news/investigate/data-center-projects/",
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        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "QTS declined on 20 October 2026, citing a city mass grading permit and a state construction stormwater permit, asked to postpone a 23 October meeting, and said it has no plans to expand the campus.",
        "source": "QTS, developer",
        "url": "https://www.genloop.energy/insights/data-center-rulebook/alabama",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This has been a long time coming. It’s a project that our city has long been fighting for as a community leader. We are excited about what this economic impact comes to for our police, fire, education, infrastructure and a town as a whole,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/10/07/brookwood-city-council-backs-32-billion-applied-digital-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Guys, you don’t want our greatest adversary having capabilities that we do not. So we have to do that (build data centers), but I think we also have to do that in a very smart and measured way,",
        "source": "Katie Britt, U.S. Senator",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/alabama-data-centers-community-debate/",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we have to understand is what’s good for one community may not be good for another, and that’s why I reject that we have to have a moratorium across the country because for some communities, this is the right pathway forward.",
        "source": "Katie Britt, U.S. Senator",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/alabama-data-centers-community-debate/",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Applied Digital's proprietary waterless cooling technology",
        "source": "Applied Digital, company press release",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/brookwood-residents-grill-applied-digital-over-3-2b-data-center-near-middle-school/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T17:17:30.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have zero concerns. And I would do nothing to harm this community or any citizens.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/10/02/applied-digital-holds-town-hall-ai-data-center-campus-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T04:11:42.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel much better, much more pleased and cautiously optimistic.",
        "source": "Samantha Carter, Brookwood native",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/10/02/applied-digital-holds-town-hall-ai-data-center-campus-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T04:11:42.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are experts in data centers. But we are not yet experts in Brookwood,",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, executive vice president of external affairs, Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Until a project is actually a project, we cannot do public meetings like this,\" Phillips said.",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, executive vice president of external affairs, Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A $3.2 billion investment is significant. A $270 million community commitment over the next 20 years is significant,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not going to destroy that creek,",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, executive vice president of external affairs, Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "For our community, this project is about creating opportunities for local families, strengthening our schools and positioning Brookwood for the future,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/3-2-billion-data-center-planned-for-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "But our success also depends on the success of the communities where we operate.",
        "source": "Wes Cummins, chairman and chief executive officer of Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://businessalabama.com/3-2-billion-data-center-planned-for-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We partner with communities where our investment genuinely matters, and where the resulting jobs, tax base, and long-term economic activity can have a measurable impact,",
        "source": "Wes Cummins, chairman and CEO of Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/data-center-company-confirms-32-billion-hyperscale-ai-factory-for-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "For our community, this project is about creating opportunities for local families, strengthening our schools and positioning Brookwood for the future,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/09/data-center-company-confirms-32-billion-hyperscale-ai-factory-for-alabama.html",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "THERE HAS BEEN NO TRANSPARENCY.",
        "source": "Larry Holloway, Longtime Brookwood resident and former mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7yQ9iVTLF4",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALWAYS PROVIDES OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITIZENS.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Current mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7yQ9iVTLF4",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The project will create significant education revenue for our local schools, which is the primary reason our board is considering this,",
        "source": "Justice Smyth, TCEDA Executive Director",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/3-billion-dollar-data-center-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are a designer, builder, owner, and operator of next-generation data centers. We are effectively a landlord.",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, Executive Vice President of External Affairs for Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/3-billion-dollar-data-center-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We anticipate that Applied Digital will be a good neighbor and a long-term community partner, and expect this $3.2 billion investment to benefit Brookwood residents for generations to come.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/3-billion-dollar-data-center-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We anticipate that Applied Digital will be a good neighbor and a long-term community partner, and expect this $3.2 billion investment to benefit Brookwood residents for generations to come.",
        "source": "Unnamed",
        "url": "https://www.snapfeed.news/article/county-board-unanimously-oks-incentives-for-32-billion-applied-digital-data-center-in-broo-728291",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "For our community, this project is about creating opportunities for local families, strengthening our schools and positioning Brookwood for the future.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/tuscaloosa-county-lands-3-2-billion-data-center-first-in-alabama-to-pay-community-benefits-270-million-over-20-years/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm pleased to see Applied Digital invest in the City of Brookwood, bringing next-era economic opportunity and significant new funding streams to our school systems and community.",
        "source": "Rob Robertson, Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge and Commission Chair",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/tuscaloosa-county-lands-3-2-billion-data-center-first-in-alabama-to-pay-community-benefits-270-million-over-20-years/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project provides an opportunity to secure long-term financial resources for our local school systems.",
        "source": "Tim Parker, TCEDA Chairman",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/tuscaloosa-county-lands-3-2-billion-data-center-first-in-alabama-to-pay-community-benefits-270-million-over-20-years/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Applied Digital has established a strong reputation for innovation and excellence, and we are excited to see that commitment reflected in the design and development of this state-of-the-art facility.",
        "source": "Justice Smyth, TCEDA Executive Director",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/tuscaloosa-county-lands-3-2-billion-data-center-first-in-alabama-to-pay-community-benefits-270-million-over-20-years/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's disingenuous when you try to represent a community and hide things from them.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident (as reported by WBRC)",
        "url": "https://august.realestate/blog/what-two-competing-data-centers-reveal-about-brookwood-land-values",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The fact that these folks are willing to annex is a good thing,",
        "source": "Jay Stuck, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/brookwood-rezoning-vote-youngwoo-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "we've never liked the middle school being on our industrial corridor, so we are looking at options.",
        "source": "Barger, Brookwood city official",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/brookwood-rezoning-vote-youngwoo-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The fact that these folks are willing to annex is a good thing",
        "source": "Jay Stuck, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/second-brookwood-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "we've never liked the middle school being on our industrial corridor, so we are looking at options.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/second-brookwood-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "in talks with the county board of education regarding remediating that situation",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/second-brookwood-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That is common practice, that is common economic practice. It's not to keep secrets, it is to protect the trade secrets of the industry,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/09/08/wbrc-requests-records-connected-proposed-data-center-development-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-09-08T03:44:40.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we were not looking at this economic development opportunity, the city of Tuscaloosa would be in and running this opportunity and you wouldn't get a voice and they wouldn't care what you have to say,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/09/08/wbrc-requests-records-connected-proposed-data-center-development-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-09-08T03:44:40.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we are not growing, we are dying.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/brookwood-data-center-town-hall-vote/",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "no deal at this time",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/brookwood-data-center-town-hall-vote/",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have said before, if we are not growing, we are dying.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/brookwoods-data-center-town-hall-debate/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we were not looking at this economic development opportunity, the city of Tuscaloosa would be in and running this opportunity, and you wouldn't get a voice, and they wouldn't care what you have to say.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/brookwoods-data-center-town-hall-debate/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Joe, when you signed a [non-disclosure agreement] with either the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority, Applied Digital, Youngwoo & Associates, or all three, you joined forces with people you did not know and not the citizens of Brookwood who elected you to represent them,",
        "source": "Larry Holloway, former Brookwood mayor and councilman",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/brookwoods-data-center-town-hall-debate/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "until they bring us something concrete.",
        "source": "Kenny Herring, Councilman",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/brookwoods-data-center-town-hall-debate/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Such a project has the potential to generate significant investment and tax revenue for our community.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JbxNLkfwLY",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "From this generation and future generations, I ask you when it's time to vote on entering a contract with Applied Digital and Young Woo & Associates, to stand with the citizens of Brookwood.",
        "source": "Larry Holloway, Former mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JbxNLkfwLY",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m very concerned about the way different municipalities are going about their contracts with these tech companies like Flock and the billionaires who are building the big data centers that house the AI and the other aspects of these technologies,",
        "source": "Erin McMahan, leader with Indivisible who works in IT and security",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/residents-voice-alarm-over-surveillance-cameras-and-data-centers-in-tuscaloosa-county.html",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are issues that the community should have been looking at,",
        "source": "Erin McMahan, leader with Indivisible who works in IT and security",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/residents-voice-alarm-over-surveillance-cameras-and-data-centers-in-tuscaloosa-county.html",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "But leadership in these communities don’t seem to either want or know how to either ask the questions or respond properly when the community asks for it.",
        "source": "Erin McMahan, leader with Indivisible who works in IT and security",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/residents-voice-alarm-over-surveillance-cameras-and-data-centers-in-tuscaloosa-county.html",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Applied Digital continually evaluates potential sites in many locations. No decision has yet been made whether or not to proceed with a project at that particular location.",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, executive vice president of external affairs for Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/they-dont-care-residents-fight-back-against-data-center-proposed-near-tuscaloosa.html",
        "date": "2026-08-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s sad that we have to get legal representation to fight the representation we have in office.",
        "source": "Terry Grammer, Brookwood-area resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/they-dont-care-residents-fight-back-against-data-center-proposed-near-tuscaloosa.html",
        "date": "2026-08-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Put a pause on this, study this, let the people talk.",
        "source": "Terry Grammer, Brookwood-area resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/they-dont-care-residents-fight-back-against-data-center-proposed-near-tuscaloosa.html",
        "date": "2026-08-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once our clean water is gone, our clean water is gone.",
        "source": "Floyd Baucom, resident",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/they-dont-care-residents-fight-back-against-data-center-proposed-near-tuscaloosa.html",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "My vote and this council’s vote cannot be bought.",
        "source": "Mark Stanley, Brookwood Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/they-dont-care-residents-fight-back-against-data-center-proposed-near-tuscaloosa.html",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "But it’s possible they are coming,",
        "source": "Mark Stanley, Brookwood Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/they-dont-care-residents-fight-back-against-data-center-proposed-near-tuscaloosa.html",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I had been involved in the negotiations for the development of the middle school, I would never have been in favor of that location",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://slicast.com/article/u34ibp",
        "date": "2026-08-12T15:54:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It needs to be in an industrial area where you already have industry in your community.",
        "source": "Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want it in your homes or near your schools.",
        "source": "Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Either you’re on the steamroller, or you’re part of the road.",
        "source": "Rob Robertson, County Commission Chair",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "nothing spooky… a building with computers in it",
        "source": "Dale Phillips, Northport Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "can’t intrude on neighborhoods",
        "source": "Dale Phillips, Northport Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It needs to be in an industrial area where you already have industry in your community, and we certainly have areas like that in Tuscaloosa",
        "source": "Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want it in your homes or near your schools.",
        "source": "Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are truly in a race",
        "source": "Rob Robertson, Tuscaloosa County Commission Chair",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Either you're on the steamroller, or you're part of the road.",
        "source": "Rob Robertson, Tuscaloosa County Commission Chair",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can't intrude on neighborhoods; they can't be a burden to your infrastructure. They have to be a good fit",
        "source": "Dale Phillips, Northport Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But it's nothing spooky. It's a building with computers in it.",
        "source": "Dale Phillips, Northport Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/tuscaloosa-state-of-the-community-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's several discharges on the permit map, but they collect and come under Brookwood Parkway in two places, so it'll be easy to monitor their outfall.",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wvua23.com/news/brookwood-data-center-raises-pollution-concerns/article_34e9c0ec-27e3-4244-bc5e-8c31fc71fae6.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:44:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Depending upon their size, location and configuration, data centers can have significant stormwater pollution impacts during construction . . . the treated wastewater from a closed loop system discharges into rivers and streams and can contain altered pH, chemicals and PFAS-based fluids or proprietary cooling blends with unknown pollutants,",
        "source": "Eva Dillard, staff attorney at Black Warrior Riverkkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wvua23.com/news/brookwood-data-center-raises-pollution-concerns/article_34e9c0ec-27e3-4244-bc5e-8c31fc71fae6.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:44:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why is the mayor the one who gets all the information and he gets to say — trust me, it’s going to be fine,",
        "source": "Carson Hunnicutt, Brookwood resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/11/brookwood-data-center-proposal-continues-raise-transparency-concerns-among-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just making sure everyone knows, because that’s the biggest thing — they’ve been trying to keep it quiet,",
        "source": "Carson Hunnicutt, Brookwood resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/11/brookwood-data-center-proposal-continues-raise-transparency-concerns-among-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "for a variety of uses, none of which have been set in stone yet.",
        "source": "Tim Davis, Birmingham attorney speaking for Project Brookwood",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/second-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand the word data center is getting thrown around, and I understand that is a possibility, but it could also be another manufacturer for Mercedes; we don't know that.",
        "source": "Unnamed committee member, Planning and Zoning committee member",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/second-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have planned for over 30 years to work this in as an industrial parkway.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/second-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I had been involved in the negotiations for the development of the middle school, I would never have been in favor of that location.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/second-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "for a variety of uses, none of which have been set in stone yet",
        "source": "Attorney for the developer, Attorney speaking for the developer",
        "url": "https://www.thewilliamsgroupal.com/blog/second-brookwood-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have planned for over 30 years to work this in as an industrial parkway.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://slicast.com/article/u34ibp",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Applied Digital continually evaluates potential sites in many locations.",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, Executive vice president of external affairs, Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/brookwood-mayor-barger-speaks-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T13:24:10.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m subject to certain contractual agreements that limit my ability to speak in detail at this point,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/11/brookwood-data-center-proposal-continues-raise-transparency-concerns-among-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a resident of this community myself, I care deeply about Hurricane Creek and the long-term well-being of Brookwood.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/brookwood-mayor-barger-speaks-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will cause impacts to the water shed. It has the potential to cause a great deal of impact to the power grid. Where's the power going to come from?",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/adem-clears-permit-for-massive-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-06T10:59:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Applied Digital continually evaluates potential sites in many locations. No decision has yet been made whether or not to proceed with a project at that particular location,",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/adem-clears-permit-for-massive-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-06T10:59:23.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not only would we see upwards of 2,000 jobs and workers coming to our immediate area, the city itself will also receive real business license revenues that will go to fix our infrastructure, better our parks and make our community even better,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/adem-clears-permit-for-massive-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-06T10:59:23.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think transparency is critical to projects like this because after all it has the potential to be a massive undertaking,",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://alpolitics.com/adem-clears-permit-for-massive-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-06T10:59:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know it’s a federally protected creek that’s got at least three endangered species of marine life in it right now. I’m concerned about runoff and just the environmental aspect of it. The sound and the light pollution, all that stuff,",
        "source": "Jeffrey Snider, owns a small farm in Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/07/neighbors-raise-environmental-transparency-concerns-over-potential-data-center-development-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If it’s for the people which you know the council and the mayor represent, why are we completely shut out?",
        "source": "Carson Hunnicutt, Brookwood resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/07/neighbors-raise-environmental-transparency-concerns-over-potential-data-center-development-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s important to clarify the City’s role in this process.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/07/neighbors-raise-environmental-transparency-concerns-over-potential-data-center-development-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The company continually evaluates potential sites in many locations. No decision has been made about whether to move forward with a project at this specific site.",
        "source": "Applied Digital, company statement",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O_NrDVPOms",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We won't just see more than 2,000 jobs and workers coming to our immediate area. The city itself will also get real revenue from business licenses.",
        "source": "Joe Burger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O_NrDVPOms",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They know what's happening. They've known what's happening.",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O_NrDVPOms",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This type of project has a large ripple effect throughout the city and provides meaningful revenues that will allow us to make generational improvements to our city and to the lives of our residents,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T14:29:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is zero risk to our children; otherwise, these projects would not even be discussed,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T14:29:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they're going to build one, that's not a bad location for it, with the exception of the middle school,",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T14:29:48.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is only to get their foot in the door,",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T14:29:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will cause impacts to the water shed. It has the potential to cause a great deal of impact to the power grid. Where’s the power going to come from?",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/11/brookwood-data-center-proposal-continues-raise-transparency-concerns-among-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Here in Alabama, water is not scarce,",
        "source": "Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa Mayor",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/maddox-backs-data-center-under-right-conditions-i-dont-know-why-we-wouldnt-want-one/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If all those boxes are checked, I don’t know why we wouldn’t want one,",
        "source": "Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa Mayor",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/maddox-backs-data-center-under-right-conditions-i-dont-know-why-we-wouldnt-want-one/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think they’re going to be here long term,",
        "source": "Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa Mayor",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/maddox-backs-data-center-under-right-conditions-i-dont-know-why-we-wouldnt-want-one/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You use it to pay down debt or do capital,",
        "source": "Walt Maddox, Tuscaloosa Mayor",
        "url": "https://yellowhammernews.com/maddox-backs-data-center-under-right-conditions-i-dont-know-why-we-wouldnt-want-one/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will cause impacts to the water shed. It has the potential to cause a great deal of impact to the power grid.",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/05/adem-approved-permit-massive-hyperscale-data-center-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not only would we see upwards of 2,000 jobs and workers coming to our immediate area, the city itself will also receive real business license revenues that will go to fix our infrastructure, better our parks and make our community even better,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/05/adem-approved-permit-massive-hyperscale-data-center-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Applied Digital continually evaluates potential sites in many locations. No decision has yet been made whether or not to proceed with a project at that particular location.",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, Applied Digital executive vice president of external affairs",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/05/adem-approved-permit-massive-hyperscale-data-center-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's disingenuous when you try to represent a community and hide things from them.",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/08/05/adem-approved-permit-massive-hyperscale-data-center-brookwood/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Applied Digital continually evaluates potential sites in many locations,",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, Applied Digital Executive Vice President of External Affairs",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No decision has yet been made whether or not to proceed with a project at that particular location.",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, Applied Digital Executive Vice President of External Affairs",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/applied-digital-brookwood-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no contract. No agreement has been entered into.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Mayor of Brookwood",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-4nnEHkcL4",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Short-term benefits for this project – again, there's no project, there's no contract.",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wvua23.com/news/brookwood-data-center-raises-pollution-concerns/article_34e9c0ec-27e3-4244-bc5e-8c31fc71fae6.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there are 27 states that said we aren’t going to build data centers — we’re not going to do that,” Tuberville said.",
        "source": "Tommy Tuberville, Republican Gubernatorial nominee, U.S. Senator",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/data-centers-alabama-water-electricity/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T14:49:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s why we need an immediate moratorium until Alabama has a real statewide plan.",
        "source": "Doug Jones, former U.S. Senator, Democratic candidate",
        "url": "https://tuscaloosathread.com/data-centers-alabama-water-electricity/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T14:49:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have not been told very much, I haven't heard it through I've heard it through the grapevine it's a data center,",
        "source": "Lacie Willingham, Brookwood resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpiqN1jXTRk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were asked to sign an NDA if we wanted any information whatsoever at the beginning, if we wanted to know anything's we didn't know what they were doing at all whatsoever but we were asked to sign that if we wanted to know anything,",
        "source": "Lacie Willingham, Brookwood resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpiqN1jXTRk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "THESE ARE HEALTHY STREAMS RIGHT NOW, AND OUR WATERSHED, THE HURRICANE CREEK WATERSHED NEEDS THIS RECHARGE WATER AND THIS RECHARGE OF NEW SPECIES COMING BACK INTO THE CREEK, WE ARE IN RECOVERY NOW,",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de3IoNH7Ing",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "THIS AREA IS PRONE TO FLASH RUNOFF, HEAVY RAINS CAUSE THIS SOIL TO MOVE, ALABAMA SURFACE MINE COMMISSION SAYS THIS IS THE SECOND MOST ERODIBLE AREA NORTH OF BALDWIN COUNTY,",
        "source": "John Wathen, Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de3IoNH7Ing",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers have good parts and they have bad parts, and you have to weigh out all the all the different directions and locations of where they're at.",
        "source": "Dale Phillips, Mayor of Northport",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8n3OJ609PU",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's very, very important to us that we do proper retention and we make sure we don't impact negatively the environment.",
        "source": "",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8n3OJ609PU",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "the city council needing only to vote on a resolution backing the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority, which approved the project last week",
        "source": "mayor, mayor",
        "url": "https://www.jain.com/analysis/claims/23229/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's disappointing the commission would not commit to taking public votes on all contracts",
        "source": "Southern Environmental Law Center, SELC",
        "url": "https://ballot.dcmap.us/state/AL",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Brookwood City Council voted 5-0 on Sept. 15, 2026 to annex and rezone the final parcel of about 374 acres.",
      "Brookwood planning commission unanimously recommended annexation and M1 rezoning on Aug. 11, 2026.",
      "First portion of land tied to Project Brookwood LLC was annexed and rezoned in June 2025.",
      "Applied Digital signed a 15-year lease for 210 MW of critical IT load at Delta Forge 2 on June 5, 2026, announced June 8, 2026",
      "Applied Digital named Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. as the site on Sept. 24, 2026",
      "Act 2026-610 took effect Oct. 1, 2026, requiring PSC review of utility contracts with data centers of 150 MW or more",
      "As of Nov. 6, 2026, no PSC petition naming Applied Digital or Brookwood was found and no county or city record of the incentive agreement was posted",
      "Brookwood is a town of about 2,500 people roughly 20 miles west of Tuscaloosa",
      "Applied Digital announced a new data center campus at an undisclosed location in June 2026",
      "Brookwood city council voted in September 2026 to rezone a residential area",
      "Brookwood passed a $314.5 million tax break for data center construction",
      "Opponents say up to three data centers may come to Brookwood; the mayor says only one is in the works",
      "A second parcel has been rezoned for a company tied to data center development",
      "The owner of a third parcel has an address tied to Provident Data Centers",
      "Applied Digital's project is $3.2 billion and closest to starting construction",
      "Texas, Oregon and New York have statewide data center restrictions",
      "SB 270, effective 1 October 2026, lets the PSC approve contracts for data centers of 150 MW or more only if they recover incremental cost of service and benefit other customers",
      "On 6 October 2026 the PSC adopted procedures requiring commissioners to vote within 90 days or the contract is deemed approved",
      "Birmingham adopted a hyperscale data center zoning ordinance on 9 June 2026 by 6-3 vote with a 500-foot residential setback",
      "Anniston adopted a 12-month moratorium on 18 August 2026 and Foley adopted a six-month halt in September 2026",
      "HB 399, effective 1 June 2026, caps data center tax abatements at 20 years",
      "Brookwood City Council voted Oct. 6, 2026 to support a resolution backing the TCEDA agreement with Applied Digital's Delta Forge 2 project",
      "TCEDA signed off on Applied Digital's Project Highlands in September 2026",
      "Project is valued at $3.2 billion",
      "Alabama Public Service Commission will vote on a power agreement between Applied Digital and Alabama Power, possibly within weeks",
      "Cygnal poll of likely voters: 25% say data centers are bad for Alabama, 22% support, 37% have mixed feelings",
      "Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones calls for a one-year moratorium on data centers to study community impact",
      "GOP nominee Tommy Tuberville now wants data centers to pay full utility costs, receive no tax incentives, and face more local oversight",
      "Alabama general election is November 3, 2026",
      "Applied Digital held its first Brookwood town hall on Thursday, October 1, 2026 on the $3.2 billion Delta Forge 2 campus.",
      "Site is about eight-tenths of a mile from Brookwood Middle School.",
      "Project expected to create more than 1,000 construction jobs and more than 100 permanent jobs.",
      "Community benefit payments and tax revenue projected to exceed $440 million over two decades; education tax benefits about $131.5 million.",
      "Applied Digital plans additional town halls as the project moves through approval.",
      "Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority voted September 24, 2026 to grant roughly $314.5 million in tax abatements for Delta Forge 2",
      "Applied Digital's Delta Forge 2 is a $3.2 billion campus of up to 210 megawatts in Brookwood",
      "Community benefit payments of $13.5 million per year for 20 years are split among Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa, Northport and Brookwood",
      "Applied Digital's first town hall on the project was held the week after the September 24 approval",
      "Permit packages have been submitted to the city of Brookwood and are under review",
      "Applied Digital held a town hall Thursday on a planned $3.2 billion AI data center campus in Brookwood"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "West Alabama Indivisible",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/news/2026/08/residents-voice-alarm-over-surveillance-cameras-and-data-centers-in-tuscaloosa-county.html",
        "date": "2026-08-28T15:16:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "GoFundMe legal fund led by Terry Grammer",
        "url": "https://www.al.com/business/2026/08/they-dont-care-residents-fight-back-against-data-center-proposed-near-tuscaloosa.html",
        "date": "2026-08-22T11:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hurricane Creekkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wvua23.com/news/brookwood-data-center-raises-pollution-concerns/article_34e9c0ec-27e3-4244-bc5e-8c31fc71fae6.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Black Warrior Riverkkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wvua23.com/news/brookwood-data-center-raises-pollution-concerns/article_34e9c0ec-27e3-4244-bc5e-8c31fc71fae6.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:44:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Southern Environmental Law Center",
        "url": "https://www.wvua23.com/news/brookwood-data-center-raises-pollution-concerns/article_34e9c0ec-27e3-4244-bc5e-8c31fc71fae6.html",
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        "name": "Indivisible West Alabama",
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        "name": "Energy Alabama",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "title": "Votes at a glance: Walker County Commission actions, Oct. 1, 2026 | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10619385/georgia/walker-county/votes-at-a-glance-walker-county-commission-actions-oct-1-2026",
        "date": "2026-10-02T13:25:00.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Brookwood mayor, developer discuss planned $3.2 billion AI factory - WVTM",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/brookwood-alabama-delta-forge-ai-data-center-construction/73878754",
        "date": "2026-09-25T03:48:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVTM",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Why Walker County Deserves a Little Credit",
        "url": "https://www.elliotpierce.net/p/why-walker-county-deserves-a-little",
        "date": "2026-08-28T18:10:38.000Z",
        "source": "Elliot Pierce",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Walker County Commissioners Delay Budget Vote, Approve 180-Day Data Center Moratorium – Discover Walker",
        "url": "https://www.discoverwalker.com/local/walker-county-commissioners-delay-budget-vote-approve-180-day-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-13T19:48:24.000Z",
        "source": "Discover Walker",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Walker County Extends Data Center Moratorium, Creates Study Committee – Discover Walker",
        "url": "https://www.discoverwalker.com/local/walker-county-extends-data-center-moratorium-creates-study-committee/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T03:00:56.000Z",
        "source": "Discover Walker",
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      {
        "title": "Oakman teacher raises concern about possibility of AI data center | News | mountaineagle.com",
        "url": "https://www.mountaineagle.com/news/oakman-teacher-raises-concern-about-possibility-of-ai-data-center/article_3fed0f16-41fd-56e2-a125-ccbb3031478d.html",
        "date": "2026-07-15T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Daily Mountain Eagle",
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      {
        "title": "Walker County Chairwoman Clarifies Data Center Moratorium Applies Only to Unincorporated Areas – Discover Walker",
        "url": "https://www.discoverwalker.com/local/walker-county-chairwoman-clarifies-data-center-moratorium-applies-only-to-unincorporated-areas/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T02:10:07.000Z",
        "source": "Discover Walker",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "West Jefferson neighbors concerned about potential development across county line",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/04/west-jefferson-neighbors-concerned-about-potential-development-across-county-line/",
        "date": "2026-06-04T21:31:46.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Expected discussion on data center never planned to start with | News | mountaineagle.com",
        "url": "https://www.mountaineagle.com/news/expected-discussion-on-data-center-never-planned-to-start-with/article_7bc4bcef-a320-5acc-9bd1-52d3db121566.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Mountain Eagle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Walker County data center rumors unconfirmed, officials say",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/02/walker-county-data-center-rumors-unconfirmed-officials-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T20:21:11.000Z",
        "source": "WBRC",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "platform": "tiktok",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@wbrcnews/video/7649204638817815821",
        "text": "Rumors about a possible data center are circulating in Walker County and neighbors right over the line in Jefferson County have expressed concerns as well. Your reporter Gillian Brooks spoke with both the Walker County Commission Chairman and concerned neighbors in West Jefferson to better understand what exactly is happening and she's got a round up here. \n\n#WBRC #datacenter #investigativejournalism #News #Alabama @gillianmarie_",
        "date": "2026-06-09T01:40:49.000Z",
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        "text": "Walker County leaders say talk about a potential data center at the Heritage Industrial Park is just a rumor.\n\nThe concern centers on what’s planned for a piece of property in unincorporated Walker County, which has no zoning rules or regulations. That means no public hearings requiring county approval and public input. Walker County Commission Chairman Steve Miller said there are currently no plans for the Heritage Industrial Park. However, they are hoping someone decides to develop on the spot soon. Miller said it could bring in needed tax revenue to improve roads.\n\n#WBRC #datacenter #WalkerCounty #Alabama @gillianmarie_",
        "date": "2026-06-04T17:23:42.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6DUqPQYgiI",
        "text": "UPDATE: Walker Co. commissioners consider extension of data centers moratorium - YouTube",
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      {
        "text": "Economic development is not an overnight development, but it's an opportunity to study what is coming for the future and making sure our city is ready to have the jobs and the opportunity and the quality of life for our citizens,",
        "source": "Joe Barger, Brookwood Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/brookwood-alabama-delta-forge-ai-data-center-construction/73878754",
        "date": "2026-09-25T03:48:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't actually use very much water. We have a closed-loop system.",
        "source": "Nick Phillips, executive vice president of external affairs, Applied Digital",
        "url": "https://www.wvtm13.com/article/brookwood-alabama-delta-forge-ai-data-center-construction/73878754",
        "date": "2026-09-25T03:48:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "On data centers, Walker County might actually deserve a little credit.",
        "source": "Elliot Pierce",
        "url": "https://www.elliotpierce.net/p/why-walker-county-deserves-a-little",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "That doesn’t mean the county can ban them outright.",
        "source": "Elliot Pierce",
        "url": "https://www.elliotpierce.net/p/why-walker-county-deserves-a-little",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Outside of tax revenue, what is a single benefit that they [data centers] will give to anyone in this county? There's nothing,",
        "source": "Jonathan Stapleton, owner of environmental conservation group Bumble Bear LLC",
        "url": "https://www.discoverwalker.com/local/walker-county-extends-data-center-moratorium-creates-study-committee/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T03:00:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Can any of you name a single benefit?",
        "source": "Jonathan Stapleton, owner of environmental conservation group Bumble Bear LLC",
        "url": "https://www.discoverwalker.com/local/walker-county-extends-data-center-moratorium-creates-study-committee/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T03:00:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's important to note that the moratorium applies only to unincorporated Walker County. Each city would need to take its own action,",
        "source": "Angie Teems, Walker County Chairwoman",
        "url": "https://www.discoverwalker.com/local/walker-county-chairwoman-clarifies-data-center-moratorium-applies-only-to-unincorporated-areas/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "I just ask as a citizen, at whatever the stage the rumors may be, to consider those things and consider why other citizens in other places are upset with them",
        "source": "Trent Burton, Oakman High School teacher",
        "url": "https://www.mountaineagle.com/news/oakman-teacher-raises-concern-about-possibility-of-ai-data-center/article_3fed0f16-41fd-56e2-a125-ccbb3031478d.html",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "This is an area where none of us are first or know, and I promise you we will do our due diligence to listen to every angle there is about the data centers.",
        "source": "Jeff Burrough, District 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.mountaineagle.com/news/oakman-teacher-raises-concern-about-possibility-of-ai-data-center/article_3fed0f16-41fd-56e2-a125-ccbb3031478d.html",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mr. Burton, we heard you. We'll take everything into consideration, if and when anything ever happens",
        "source": "Steve Miller, Chairman, Walker County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.mountaineagle.com/news/oakman-teacher-raises-concern-about-possibility-of-ai-data-center/article_3fed0f16-41fd-56e2-a125-ccbb3031478d.html",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Walker County Commission Chairman Steve Miller said there are currently no plans for the Heritage Industrial Park.",
        "source": "Steve Miller, Chairman, Walker County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@wbrcnews/video/7647592092285324557",
        "date": "2026-06-04T17:23:42.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our concern is what are you going to settle on? What are you gonna do?",
        "source": "Wayne Hughes, West Jefferson town councilman",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/04/west-jefferson-neighbors-concerned-about-potential-development-across-county-line/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whether it’s a data center or something industrial, you don’t put it in the middle of a residential area,",
        "source": "Tracey McMichens, lives near West Jefferson",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/04/west-jefferson-neighbors-concerned-about-potential-development-across-county-line/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Progress is coming to this area and it can be good. Hopefully it will be,",
        "source": "Larry Rollins, West Jefferson town councilman",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/04/west-jefferson-neighbors-concerned-about-potential-development-across-county-line/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don’t just leave it open to whatever,",
        "source": "Branda Edwards, West Jefferson resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/04/west-jefferson-neighbors-concerned-about-potential-development-across-county-line/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "The site preparation over the past year has been speculative to enhance the marketability of the Heritage Industrial Park.",
        "source": "David Knight, head of the Walker County Development Authority",
        "url": "https://www.mountaineagle.com/news/expected-discussion-on-data-center-never-planned-to-start-with/article_7bc4bcef-a320-5acc-9bd1-52d3db121566.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are actively promoting this property for new development but do not have any confirmed tenants at this time.",
        "source": "David Knight, head of the Walker County Development Authority",
        "url": "https://www.mountaineagle.com/news/expected-discussion-on-data-center-never-planned-to-start-with/article_7bc4bcef-a320-5acc-9bd1-52d3db121566.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This county is struggling. To look at something in the future, we need something, we need some help. How or what that’s gonna be? I don’t know at this point,",
        "source": "Steve Miller, Walker County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/02/walker-county-data-center-rumors-unconfirmed-officials-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers across America are approaching everyone, from my understanding. We don’t have any data centers, we don’t have any industries, we don’t have anything going on in this moment in time,",
        "source": "Steve Miller, Walker County Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.wbrc.com/2026/06/02/walker-county-data-center-rumors-unconfirmed-officials-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have any data centers, we don’t have any industries, we don’t have anything going on in this moment in time",
        "source": "Steve Miller, Chairman, Walker County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.mountaineagle.com/news/oakman-teacher-raises-concern-about-possibility-of-ai-data-center/article_3fed0f16-41fd-56e2-a125-ccbb3031478d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Walker County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1, 2026 corrected the effective date of the data-center moratorium",
      "Board actions at the Oct. 1, 2026 meeting were recorded as unanimous",
      "Construction on the $3.2 billion Delta Forge 2 AI data center in Brookwood is set to begin Oct. 1, 2026",
      "The facility is expected to be completed by the end of 2028",
      "Construction phase expected to create more than 1,000 jobs, with 100 permanent positions",
      "In July, Walker County commissioners approved a 30-day moratorium on data center development in unincorporated Walker County.",
      "On August 6, commissioners extended the moratorium 180 days and created an appointed study committee.",
      "The study committee held its first public meeting at the Walker County Civic Center on a Thursday, with sessions every other Thursday going forward.",
      "Effingham County, Georgia officials announced on July 22 that OpenAI would build a $20 billion, 1,400-acre data center campus.",
      "Walker County Board of Commissioners enacted a 180-day moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Walker County at its Aug. 6, 2026 meeting",
      "The moratorium prevents a potential data center from requesting a permit while county staff review zoning and develop data center amendments",
      "Commissioners created a data center study group to provide input on potential regulations",
      "Commissioners must approve a new FY2027 budget or adopt a continuing resolution by Sept. 30",
      "Walker County Board of Commissioners extended its data center moratorium for 180 days, through February 2, 2027",
      "Data Center Development Standards Study Committee created, to complete work by December 4, 2026",
      "Moratorium applies only to unincorporated areas of Walker County; cities must act on their own",
      "Approximately a dozen residents spoke at the meeting, several opposing data center development",
      "Oakman teacher Trent Burton urged the Walker County Commission on July 6, 2026 to study AI data centers.",
      "County officials say nothing is planned; rumors concern a data center at Heritage Industrial Park in East Walker.",
      "West Jefferson letter said it could provide 10,000 gallons a day initially and later 100,000 gallons a day for a proposed development; not binding.",
      "Walker County Development Authority says it has no confirmed tenants at Heritage Industrial Park.",
      "Association of County Commissioners of Alabama convention in August has two data center sessions.",
      "Walker County Board of Commissioners approved a 30-day data center moratorium at its July meeting",
      "County officials may consider extending the moratorium 180 days, into February 2027, after a public forum at the Aug. 6 commission meeting",
      "No formal data center applications have been submitted in Walker County and no companies have been publicly identified",
      "The county's July 10 news release did not specify that the moratorium was limited to unincorporated areas",
      "Rumors of a possible data center are circulating in Walker County, Alabama.",
      "Neighbors in West Jefferson County have expressed concerns about the rumored data center.",
      "WBRC reporter Gillian Brooks spoke with the Walker County Commission Chairman and concerned West Jefferson residents.",
      "Walker County Commission says the data center talk is a rumor and there are no official plans.",
      "The Heritage Industrial site is in unincorporated Walker County with no zoning rules.",
      "The Walker County Development Authority asked West Jefferson if water was available for the Heritage Industrial site.",
      "The site is about 202 acres and borders Jefferson County residents.",
      "Walker County leaders say talk of a potential data center at the Heritage Industrial Park is just a rumor.",
      "The property in unincorporated Walker County has no zoning rules or regulations, so no public hearings requiring county approval.",
      "County officials hope someone decides to develop the site soon, which could bring tax revenue to improve roads.",
      "No data center discussion was on the agenda or held at the May 28 Dora City Council meeting.",
      "Dora Mayor Marion Combs said he had no knowledge of a planned discussion and had not been in talks for a data center.",
      "Walker County Commission met June 2, delayed a day by a state holiday; no data center was discussed or on the agenda.",
      "A flyer urged residents to tell owners of a 200-acre property across from Shanghi Cemetery they do not want a data center."
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        "date": "2026-08-13T19:48:24.000Z"
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        "url": "https://www.discoverwalker.com/local/walker-county-extends-data-center-moratorium-creates-study-committee/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T03:00:56.000Z"
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "title": "AI data center in Chandler's Price Road Corridor goes to council",
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        "title": "Arizona’s data center growth negatively impacts underserved communities",
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        "date": "2024-03-16T15:15:00.000Z",
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        "text": "They're not going to save 12 million gallons if they build these other buildings,",
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        "url": "https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/how-much-water-will-chandlers-data-center-project-use-40627750/",
        "date": "2025-12-10T16:34:46.000Z",
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        "text": "It seems like they should be thinking about conserving water across the board,",
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        "text": "The city of Chandler is set to take action this week on a data center project that's been touted by former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.",
        "source": "Greg Hahne, KJZZ reporter",
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        "text": "We don’t do easy projects,” Zygler explained. “I’ve never done easy projects because, quite frankly, the easy projects, anyone can do them.",
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        "text": "In today’s market, the end users are only focused on certainty,” Zygler said.",
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        "text": "Calling this a data center is like … comparing a Walkman to an iPhone and saying they are both musical devices,",
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        "url": "https://www.chandlernews.com/santan/news/council-vote-on-controversial-chandler-data-center-looms/article_8cd57fa2-bfe3-4988-b2d4-9ec209844d0c.html",
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        "text": "I don't think it fits right where it's at,",
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        "text": "Staff finds that data centers provide significantly lower numbers of jobs after construction is complete, compared to the high-value employment industries that are targeted for the corridor,",
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        "url": "https://www.chandlernews.com/santan/news/council-vote-on-controversial-chandler-data-center-looms/article_8cd57fa2-bfe3-4988-b2d4-9ec209844d0c.html",
        "date": "2025-11-03T07:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "We need to know more.",
        "source": "Karla Hoffer, south Chandler resident",
        "url": "https://www.yourvalley.net/queen-creek-independent/stories/chandler-data-center-project-draws-in-former-us-senator,628297",
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        "text": "We do not wish to be a sacrifice zone for the data center boom.",
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        "text": "We do not wish to be a sacrifice zone for the data center boom,",
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        "text": "Former U.S. Sen. Krysten Sinema urged approval, warning of future federal mandates for such facilities.",
        "source": "Krysten Sinema, Former U.S. Sen.",
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        "date": "2025-10-22T12:02:46.000Z",
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        "text": "Officials said the City's vision focuses on \"knowledge-based industries,\" such as research & development, manufacturing, biosciences and similar uses.",
        "source": "City of Chandler officials",
        "url": "https://azbex.com/planning-development/data-center-plan-sparks-chandler-opposition/",
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        "text": "If we choose not to move forward with this development, the land will continue to sit vacant (Northrup Grumman vacated the building in 2019), until federal pre-emption occurs.",
        "source": "Kyrsten Sinema, Former U.S. Senator",
        "url": "https://www.yourvalley.net/queen-creek-independent/stories/chandler-data-center-project-draws-in-former-us-senator,628297",
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        "text": "I would urge Chandler to approach the AI revolution the way you approached the semiconductor revolution.",
        "source": "Kyrsten Sinema, President and CEO, Arizona Business Roundtable",
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        "text": "Staff finds that data centers provide significantly lower numbers of jobs after construction is complete compared to the high-value employment industries that are targeted for the corridor.",
        "source": "David de la Torre, planning manager for Chandler",
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        "date": "2025-10-15",
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        "text": "The 9-acre data center here unlocks the remaining 31 acres of this property.",
        "source": "Adam Baugh, partner, Withey Morris Baugh PLC, representative for the developer",
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        "text": "If we choose not to move forward with this development, the land will continue to sit vacant (Northrup Grumman vacated the building in 2019), until federal pre-emption occurs,",
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        "url": "https://www.yourvalley.net/litchfield-park-independent/stories/chandler-data-center-project-draws-in-former-us-senator,628297",
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        "text": "There's still so much that isn't known about the long-term effects of data centers — even the obsolete ones,",
        "source": "Karla Hoffer, South Chandler resident",
        "url": "https://www.yourvalley.net/litchfield-park-independent/stories/chandler-data-center-project-draws-in-former-us-senator,628297",
        "date": "2025-10-15",
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        "text": "We urge the local government and planning authorities to reconsider the placement of Project Baccara.",
        "source": "David Kraus, Petition Starter",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/stop-project-baccara-project-eagle-on-southern-border-of-surprise-az-in-maricopa-county",
        "date": "2025-09-23T16:34:17.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "Please find above the invitation to the upcoming open house meeting to discuss Project Baccara. Constituentes are encouraged to attend.",
        "source": "Chris Judd, Surprise City Council - District 6",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/stop-project-baccara-project-eagle-on-southern-border-of-surprise-az-in-maricopa-county",
        "date": "2025-09-23T16:34:17.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "text": "I’m far more concerned about energy than water,",
        "source": "Glenn Williamson, CEO of the Canada Arizona Business Council and chairman of EPCOR Water",
        "url": "https://waterdesk.org/2025/04/data-centers-a-small-but-growing-factor-in-arizonas-water-budget/",
        "date": "2025-04-04T11:58:00.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "Unlike energy, using water to cool a data center is a choice, not a requirement,",
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        "url": "https://waterdesk.org/2025/04/data-centers-a-small-but-growing-factor-in-arizonas-water-budget/",
        "date": "2025-04-04T11:58:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "There is opposition from both the City of Buckeye and the City of Goodyear,",
        "source": "Maricopa County rep, Maricopa County Planning and Development representative",
        "url": "https://www.yourvalley.net/litchfield-park-independent/stories/goodyear-area-529-acre-ai-data-center-campus-application-draws-opposition-water,484602",
        "date": "2024-03-16T15:15:00.000Z",
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        "text": "At this time, Planning and Development are not supportive of this proposal.",
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        "text": "Open AI itself has lost $16 billion, with a B, since 2023. What's the developer's plan in the event that the AI industry collapses?",
        "source": "Ian Hayasaka, an electrical engineering student",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/fuck_ai_slop/comments/1uavznk/imperial_valley_residents_runs_data_center/",
        "date": "2026-06-20T12:57:52.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "The data center is soaking up all of Nevada's energy. 49,000 people are losing their utility company because they can't afford the electricity, because the data center is getting it and I don't want that to happen here.",
        "source": "Shirley Mah, a lifelong Imperial Valley resident",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/fuck_ai_slop/comments/1uavznk/imperial_valley_residents_runs_data_center/",
        "date": "2026-06-20T12:57:52.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "He's posturing in front of us that he's putting all his money and time to get this project done as if he is doing us a favor, but Rucci enjoys the lawsuits, he enjoys the smalltown drama this is not extraneous labor for him, this is all part of his process, he thinks we are stupid and most importantly that you guys are stupid,",
        "source": "Reina Adame",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/fuck_ai_slop/comments/1uavznk/imperial_valley_residents_runs_data_center/",
        "date": "2026-06-20T12:57:52.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
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        "text": "I understand about being part of the community, I do, but we can't just block out one sector of your constituents; we're all taxpayers, we all live here,",
        "source": "Jose Garcia, representing Laborers International Union of America Local 1184",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/fuck_ai_slop/comments/1uavznk/imperial_valley_residents_runs_data_center/",
        "date": "2026-06-20T12:57:52.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "This project does not exist in isolation; it impacts real neighborhoods, families and schools and is also setting a precedent for how you treat your constituent",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-27/residents-speak-out-against-proposed-data-center-in-imperial-county",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "This community will remember who stood with the people and who stood with the developer; this community will remember the decisions made here and will respond accordingly through public process, public record, and at the ballot box.",
        "source": "Franscico Leal, public commenter",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/aiecosystem/comments/1ub6cj1/imperial_valley_residents_runs_data_center/",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "As soon as the data center started getting put in, we could already see it doubled or tripled its speed; that's an issue that we need to at least get investigated, because if I have to get 3 to 4 more degrees in our 120 degrees, I'm gonna be paying a lot more than $25 to get that AC going back up,",
        "source": "Jared Sanchez, school teacher and resident of Imperial County",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/aiecosystem/comments/1ub6cj1/imperial_valley_residents_runs_data_center/",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no work for him right now; he has to travel out to San Diego or to Riverside County to find work.",
        "source": "Jose Garcia, representing Laborers International Union of America Local 1184",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/aiecosystem/comments/1ub6cj1/imperial_valley_residents_runs_data_center/",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand about being part of the community, I do, but we can't just block out one sector of your constituents; we're all taxpayers, we all live here,",
        "source": "Jose Garcia, representing Laborers International Union of America Local 1184",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/aiecosystem/comments/1ub6cj1/imperial_valley_residents_runs_data_center/",
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        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of people in the county are asthmatic,",
        "source": "Fernanda Camarillo, 27-year-old resident living behind the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-23/data-centers-under-scrutiny-by-california-lawmakers-as-fears-rise-about-health-energy-impacts",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
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        "text": "I’ve been anxious — so many of us are voicing our concerns.",
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        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We're against the way they're trying to do it. Do it right.",
        "source": "Francisco Leal, resident and project manager",
        "url": "https://www.760newsmedia.com/local-news/imperial-county-residents-protest-against-proposed-10-billion-data-center-near-imperial",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will not stop at just one data center.",
        "source": "Gilberto Manzanares, community organizer, founder of VALLE IMPERIAL RESISTE",
        "url": "https://www.760newsmedia.com/local-news/imperial-county-residents-protest-against-proposed-10-billion-data-center-near-imperial",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We're just a coalition of neighbors.",
        "source": "Francisco Leal, resident",
        "url": "https://www.760newsmedia.com/local-news/imperial-county-residents-protest-against-proposed-10-billion-data-center-near-imperial",
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      "A court judgment found a CEQA procedural error, not illegality, and the county's lot merger and road vacation were treated as exempt from environmental review",
      "Writ of mandate dated 2026-09-20 sets aside Resolution 2026-057 and 2026-056 and requires an environmental impact report before reapproval",
      "Allegations that Supervisor Peggy Price accepted a campaign donation from a company tied to the data center remain unverified and she denies them",
      "Imperial County board approved the million-square-foot data center, then walked back its decision and declared a 45-day moratorium on data centers",
      "County also formed a public commission to advise on zoning policy for data centers",
      "Developer Sebastian Rucci said he is filing a lawsuit arguing the county failed to show a true emergency",
      "Special Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday, March 26 reached capacity; more than 50 people gathered outside in the administration building parking lot",
      "In November 2025 the county granted the data center project a CEQA exemption",
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      "Opponents demanded the board reject the ministerial classifications, require full CEQA review, and impose a moratorium on data centers",
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      "Protesters planned to attend a county workshop on the 14th at 6 p.m. at the Imperial County Board of Supervisors chamber",
      "Developers cited the closure of Spreckels Sugar plant, which they said removed about $243 million annually and more than 700 jobs"
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        "title": "SGV residents unite in fight against proposed data center | Environmental | calonews.com",
        "url": "https://www.calonews.com/featured-topics/environmental/san-gabriel-valley-residents-unite-in-fight-against-proposed-puente-hills-mall-data-center/article_92d86ea9-a1fc-42b0-bc9f-249934fc1951.html",
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        "title": "Local residents orchestrate impressive takedown of massive data center project",
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        "date": "2026-03-22T16:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Puente Hills Mall may soon be transformed into battery energy storage facilities, sparks environmental and economic concerns - ABC7 Los Angeles",
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        "date": "2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "ABC7 Los Angeles",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "California Data Center Map: 411 Facilities Tracked",
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        "date": "2026-02-20T02:32:21.000Z",
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        "title": "Monterey Park Votes To Explore A Permanent Data Center Ban",
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        "date": "2026-02-09T20:49:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Rage against the machine: a California community rallied against a datacenter – and won | Technology | The Guardian",
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        "title": "Voters could decide fate of proposed Monterey Park data center - ABC7 Los Angeles",
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        "title": "Data Center Boom Coming to San Gabriel Valley. Residents had no idea. - People's Tribune",
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        "title": "A data center boom is coming to the San Gabriel Valley. Residents had no idea",
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        "title": "Southern California's unlikely AI mecca is this very industrial city - Los Angeles Times",
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        "title": "Proposal for 250,000 sq ft data center in Monterey Park, California, facing opposition - DCD",
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        "text": "Puente Hills Mall - Data Center proposal (blueprint)\n\nHere is a photo of the proposed Data Center for the Puente Hills Mall (once it is demolished). This data center is going to cause our utilities to SKYROCKET.\nThe City of Industry tried to fast-track this project under the radar with a quick, lightweight environmental review (just like Marici BESS across from Hacienda Heights). But the CEQA contractor blew the whistle on unmitigated noise and dangerous air pollution. Because they got caught, the City was forced to pull back its quick approval and is now legally required to conduct a full, deep-dive Environmental Impact Report.\nBehind closed doors, the City of Industry is quietly pushing through two massive redevelopment projects at the exact same time—the Puente Hills Mall site and the old Boomers site right next door. By reviewing them as separate projects instead of one huge overhaul, they are hiding the true, combined nightmare of truck traffic, noise, electrical grid overload, an",
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        "source": "Raphael Plunkett, Diamond Bar resident",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/puente-hills-mall-may-soon-transformed-battery-energy-storage-facilities-sparks-environmental-economic-concerns/18654773/",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't want noise pollution. I don't want higher water bills. I don't want higher energy bills,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, public commenter",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/puente-hills-mall-may-soon-transformed-battery-energy-storage-facilities-sparks-environmental-economic-concerns/18654773/",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m here tonight to inform the city that its actions are creating real litigation risk and financial liability,",
        "source": "James Pugh, Sheppard Mullin partner, lawyer representing HMC Capital",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/los-angeles/data-center-development/monterey-park-data-center-ban-133138",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We look forward to have the opportunity to show that this project is designed sustainably. We want to be good partners to the community,",
        "source": "Laziza Lambert, spokesperson for the 1977 Saturn Data Center Project",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/voters-could-decide-fate-proposed-monterey-park-data-center/18543627/",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Southern California Edison has said that there will not be any pass to cost to residents. The developer is also going to be funding the infrastructure upgrades,",
        "source": "Laziza Lambert, spokesperson for the 1977 Saturn Data Center Project",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/voters-could-decide-fate-proposed-monterey-park-data-center/18543627/",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The residents were so mad at the applicant that the city council heard us and they decided to implement a moratorium on data centers, which is completely beyond our wildest imaginations, so we're in the middle of the 45-day moratorium,",
        "source": "Steven Kung, helped organize the opposition",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/voters-could-decide-fate-proposed-monterey-park-data-center/18543627/",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to push back and let them know that nobody in this town wants it - not the city council, not the residents,",
        "source": "Steven Kung, helped organize the opposition",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/voters-could-decide-fate-proposed-monterey-park-data-center/18543627/",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They voluntarily agreed to pursue an environmental impact review, and that process is not only strictest process in the state but the country,",
        "source": "Laziza Lambert, spokesperson for the 1977 Saturn Data Center Project",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/voters-could-decide-fate-proposed-monterey-park-data-center/18543627/",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They want to build a data center when they can't handle the current load,",
        "source": "Barbara, Monterey Park resident",
        "url": "https://peoplestribune.org/2026/02/data-center-boom-coming-to-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
        "date": "2026-02-02T04:54:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Internet data doesn't live in the cloud,",
        "source": "Shaolei Ren, Associate professor, UC Riverside",
        "url": "https://peoplestribune.org/2026/02/data-center-boom-coming-to-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
        "date": "2026-02-02T04:54:41.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "text": "That is more than I ever could have hoped for from this meeting,",
        "source": "Steven J. Kung, resident",
        "url": "https://laist.com/news/politics/how-monterey-park-residents-pushed-back-on-a-data-center-and-changed-the-conversation",
        "date": "2026-01-25T14:12:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Monterey Park should be built for people, not machines,",
        "source": "Alex Leon, mathematician and resident",
        "url": "https://laist.com/news/politics/how-monterey-park-residents-pushed-back-on-a-data-center-and-changed-the-conversation",
        "date": "2026-01-25T14:12:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "I'm not going to vote for something that's going to hurt my own family,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Yang, Monterey Park council member",
        "url": "https://laist.com/news/politics/how-monterey-park-residents-pushed-back-on-a-data-center-and-changed-the-conversation",
        "date": "2026-01-25T14:12:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just really want to be good, long-term partners with the community and hope to have open and honest conversations,",
        "source": "Laziza Lambert, developer representative",
        "url": "https://laist.com/news/politics/how-monterey-park-residents-pushed-back-on-a-data-center-and-changed-the-conversation",
        "date": "2026-01-25T14:12:27.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "I have dinner with you guys,",
        "source": "Katherine Torres, real estate agent and president of the Monterey Park Women's Club",
        "url": "https://laist.com/news/politics/how-monterey-park-residents-pushed-back-on-a-data-center-and-changed-the-conversation",
        "date": "2026-01-25T14:12:27.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "They see a small city full of Asians and Latinos, and they don't think we'll fight back,",
        "source": "Steven J. Kung, resident",
        "url": "https://laist.com/news/politics/how-monterey-park-residents-pushed-back-on-a-data-center-and-changed-the-conversation",
        "date": "2026-01-25T14:12:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They've made no effort to educate the residents or even outreach to us,",
        "source": "Steve Kung, resident",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/monterey-park-neighbors-push-back-proposed-data-center-citing-environmental-health-concerns/18445805/",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "They're going to have Edison build a substation to support their data center, and then Edison is going to pass the cost on to the residents,",
        "source": "Steve Kung, resident",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/monterey-park-neighbors-push-back-proposed-data-center-citing-environmental-health-concerns/18445805/",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "These are all the real concerns, along with the diesel generator and the substation that the applicant needs to address. It's not the city's job to defend them,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Yang, Monterey Park Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/monterey-park-neighbors-push-back-proposed-data-center-citing-environmental-health-concerns/18445805/",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "These generators, they emit particulate matter, they emit nitrogen oxides, which are extremely harmful for public health. They cause asthma, they cause lung cancer, even heart problems,",
        "source": "Meredith Stevenson, Center for Biological Diversity",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/monterey-park-neighbors-push-back-proposed-data-center-citing-environmental-health-concerns/18445805/",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't believe greater connectivity is a sufficient benefit for the health and environmental costs we'll be asked to bear,",
        "source": "Jesse Damon, resident",
        "url": "https://abc7.com/post/monterey-park-neighbors-push-back-proposed-data-center-citing-environmental-health-concerns/18445805/",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Did they just think that nobody would pay attention?",
        "source": "Kana Lee, Monterey Park resident",
        "url": "https://lapublicpress.org/2026/01/a-data-center-boom-is-coming-to-the-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
        "date": "2026-01-14T18:44:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "They want to build a data center when they can't handle the current load,",
        "source": "Barbara, Monterey Park resident",
        "url": "https://lapublicpress.org/2026/01/a-data-center-boom-is-coming-to-the-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
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      {
        "text": "As the applicant has not withdrawn its application, and it has not yet been considered by the City Council, the City cannot comment further on the project,",
        "source": "Diana Garcia, Monterey Park assistant city manager",
        "url": "https://lapublicpress.org/2026/01/a-data-center-boom-is-coming-to-the-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
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        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "Did they just think that nobody would pay attention?",
        "source": "Kana Lee, Monterey Park resident",
        "url": "https://peoplestribune.org/2026/02/data-center-boom-coming-to-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
        "date": "2026-01-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "It's apparent that the applicant should take some time for community outreach and address a lot of community's concerns,",
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        "url": "https://lapublicpress.org/2026/01/a-data-center-boom-is-coming-to-the-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
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      {
        "text": "We do feel like there's been a lot of misinformation out there so we'd like to set the record straight,",
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      {
        "text": "The data center represents a substantial capital investment that will generate high-quality construction jobs, expand pathways for state-certified apprentices, and contribute to the region's long-term economic stability,",
        "source": "Keith Harkey, business manager, Ironworkers Local 433",
        "url": "https://lapublicpress.org/2026/01/a-data-center-boom-is-coming-to-the-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
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        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "Primarily, I have concerns about the pollution that would be happening, both physical and noise-wise,",
        "source": "Tilda DeWolfe, Monterey Park resident for 50 years",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/monterey-park-city-council-tables-proposal-for-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "Ideally, they should be hosted in places not too close to residential communities, because of the noise pollution, air quality, water impact and electricity power demand,",
        "source": "Shaolei Ren, UC Riverside Associate Professor",
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        "text": "It's apparent that the applicant should take some time for community outreach and address a lot of community's concerns,",
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        "url": "https://peoplestribune.org/2026/02/data-center-boom-coming-to-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
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        "text": "We do feel like there's been a lot of misinformation out there so we'd like to set the record straight,",
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        "url": "https://peoplestribune.org/2026/02/data-center-boom-coming-to-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
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        "text": "The data center represents a substantial capital investment that will generate high-quality construction jobs, expand pathways for state-certified apprentices, and contribute to the region's long-term economic stability,",
        "source": "Keith Harkey, Business manager, Ironworkers Local 433",
        "url": "https://peoplestribune.org/2026/02/data-center-boom-coming-to-san-gabriel-valley-residents-had-no-idea/",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We're seeing a lot of cities being more open to data centers when they traditionally weren't because they were focused on office or industrial,",
        "source": "Darren Eades, JLL Managing Director",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/los-angeles/data-center/los-angeles-data-centers-vernon-monterey-park-el-segundo-127101",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When you have 50,000 people working on airplanes, that's a lot different than 15 people running a data center,",
        "source": "Chris Pimentel, El Segundo Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/los-angeles/data-center/los-angeles-data-centers-vernon-monterey-park-el-segundo-127101",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "They leased that up before it was out of the ground,",
        "source": "Darren Eades, JLL Managing Director",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/los-angeles/data-center/los-angeles-data-centers-vernon-monterey-park-el-segundo-127101",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think we’ll ever be able to catch up,",
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      "City of Industry pulled back its quick approval and is legally required to conduct a full Environmental Impact Report after the CEQA contractor flagged unmitigated noise and air pollution",
      "Proposed data center would replace Puente Hills Mall site, rezoned to heavy industrial, alongside the nearby old Boomers site redevelopment",
      "Residents learned of City of Industry plans to convert Puente Hills Mall into a data center in mid-December 2025",
      "City of Industry has a population of fewer than 300 people",
      "Public comment at City of Industry Council meetings was reduced from three minutes to one minute, with no interpretation services",
      "Surrounding unincorporated communities include Hacienda Heights, San Jose Hills, Valinda and parts of Whittier",
      "Monterey Park residents succeeded in getting a data center moratorium",
      "A 45-day moratorium has stalled the Monterey Park data center as the city prepares a permanent ban",
      "No Data Center Monterey Park and allies gathered 5,000 signatures",
      "The project would require 14 diesel generators",
      "The city council may put a permanent ban to a vote in November",
      "City of Industry council voted unanimously to change zoning to allow battery energy storage systems at sites like the former Puente Hills Mall",
      "City of Industry council is elected by fewer than 300 residents",
      "Residents from neighboring cities raised concerns about noise, water use and utility costs",
      "City officials acknowledged data center plans for the mall property in theory but say focus is battery storage",
      "Los Angeles County has 56 tracked sites: 51 operational, 5 in pipeline, 306.2 MW reported power",
      "California has 366 tracked data center facilities and projects, 3.6 GW reported power",
      "Monterey Park voters passed Measure NDC in June 2026, permanently banning data centers citywide",
      "Coachella City Council terminated Stronghold Power agreement and imposed data center moratorium in June 2026",
      "California pipeline of planned or under-construction projects totals 2.2 GW",
      "Monterey Park has a 45-day moratorium on new data center projects in place since late January 2026",
      "City council directed staff to report back on March 4 on options including zoning regulations and a ballot measure to prohibit data centers citywide",
      "Saturn Street site is about 16 acres and five minutes from the Mesa substation, which SCE upgraded to roughly double its capacity",
      "HMC Capital bought the Saturn Street site for $39M from EQ Office in December 2024",
      "A southern California city council proposed a datacenter the size of four football fields in Monterey Park last December.",
      "Five residents started the campaign against the proposed datacenter.",
      "A teach-in and rally drew hundreds of participants.",
      "Monterey Park City Council unanimously agreed early Thursday (Feb 5, 2026) to explore a ballot proposition for a citywide data center ban, possibly on a June ballot",
      "The city's temporary 45-day moratorium on data centers remains in place while staff work on long-term rules",
      "Nearly 80 people attended the Wednesday meeting to voice opposition; union members warned a ban could cost jobs",
      "The city will survey residents over the next month or so",
      "The proposed 247,000 sq ft facility would replace a two-story office building at 1977 Saturn St.",
      "Proposed 218,400 sq ft data center at 1977 Saturn St., Monterey Park, on 15.8 acres",
      "Peak use expected at 49.9 MW, per UC Riverside's Shaolei Ren",
      "Monterey Park City Council postponed the Dec. 3 vote; Jan. 21 vote also postponed with no new date",
      "Over 200 people emailed comments opposing the project before the Dec. 3 meeting",
      "Nearest home is less than 500 feet from the site",
      "Monterey Park City Council unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on data centers.",
      "Council committed to drafting an ordinance for a permanent data center ban for a later vote.",
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        "title": "Modesto residents opposed to potential data center organize protest, petition aimed at sending message to city leaders - The Modesto Focus",
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        "text": "When I saw the story, I was action-minded.",
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        "text": "We don't need data centers making those issues worse.",
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      {
        "text": "Why wouldn't you push the pause button?",
        "source": "Robert Sharra, Planning and Development Commission member",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/too-many-unanswered-questions/article_c68adb4c-7ec4-5370-b719-f3210d6fcf6a.html",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody wants this here,",
        "source": "Tracy Landry, resident of Hernando",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/too-many-unanswered-questions/article_c68adb4c-7ec4-5370-b719-f3210d6fcf6a.html",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are the Nature Coast, not the Industrial Coast,",
        "source": "Susan Rodriguez, Inverness resident",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/too-many-unanswered-questions/article_c68adb4c-7ec4-5370-b719-f3210d6fcf6a.html",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please do not vote for the rezoning of this area",
        "source": "Tracy Landry, city of Hernando resident",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/06/18/citrus-county-planning-and-development-commission-vote-down-on-holder-industrial-park-plan",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is not compatible. We don’t want any industrial sites near our homes. We want to protect our environment, our resources and our health.",
        "source": "Tracy Landry, city of Hernando resident",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/06/18/citrus-county-planning-and-development-commission-vote-down-on-holder-industrial-park-plan",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Unless they address a data center that’s built in the last two to three years, their relevance is historically questionable because a data center built in 2015 in the state of Virginia is not going to be the same,",
        "source": "Clark Stillwell, attorney",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/06/18/citrus-county-planning-and-development-commission-vote-down-on-holder-industrial-park-plan",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When there’s no organized support from the people who actually live here and there is organized concern from the people who actually live here, I have to ask- why is this even still a question?",
        "source": "Jennifer Holly Grogran, city of Inverness resident",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/06/18/citrus-county-planning-and-development-commission-vote-down-on-holder-industrial-park-plan",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s not where heavy industrial goes so definitely there are concerns about that.",
        "source": "Joanna Coutu, Director of Land Development & Deputy Growth Manager for Citrus County",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/06/18/citrus-county-planning-and-development-commission-vote-down-on-holder-industrial-park-plan",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need everyone there tomorrow morning,",
        "source": "Jason King, spokesperson for No Data Center Citrus County",
        "url": "https://nodatacentercitrus.org/news-press-release-deltona-corporation-seeks-continuance/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Deltona asking for a delay tells us they’re feeling the pressure and may be worried their application won’t hold up to scrutiny.",
        "source": "Jason King, spokesperson for No Data Center Citrus County",
        "url": "https://nodatacentercitrus.org/news-press-release-deltona-corporation-seeks-continuance/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Converting 800-plus acres of rural land is irresponsible and irreversible – and just plain heartbreaking,",
        "source": "Allisa Babor, Homosassa resident",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/packed-hearing-expected-on-holder-plan/article_06b1f9c4-ca98-5873-aec0-f4ac01499bd8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm mad as hell,",
        "source": "Candace Nichols, 68-year-old retiree in Citrus County",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/data-center-opposition-citrus-county-residents-fight-back/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T09:50:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the Old Florida we grew up in. And now they're trying to destroy it.",
        "source": "Candace Nichols, 68-year-old retiree in Citrus County",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/data-center-opposition-citrus-county-residents-fight-back/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T09:50:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a matter of fact, I was almost what you'd consider a shut-in,",
        "source": "Raul Alfonso, Fort Meade resident",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/data-center-opposition-citrus-county-residents-fight-back/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T09:50:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This just feels so predatory,",
        "source": "Raul Alfonso, Fort Meade resident",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/data-center-opposition-citrus-county-residents-fight-back/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T09:50:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, what it comes down to is who gets to make the decisions and who doesn't — the decisions that affect our health, our environment and our community.",
        "source": "Wyatt Deihl",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/data-center-opposition-citrus-county-residents-fight-back/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T09:50:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm mad as hell,",
        "source": "Candace Nichols, 68-year-old retiree",
        "url": "https://www.newstribune.com/news/2026/jun/07/anti-data-center-movement-gathers-strength-in/",
        "date": "2026-06-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think they're really going to be using them against us for surveillance and control,",
        "source": "Cheryl Curtiss, organizer, 72-year-old retired teacher",
        "url": "https://www.newstribune.com/news/2026/jun/07/anti-data-center-movement-gathers-strength-in/",
        "date": "2026-06-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This just feels so predatory,",
        "source": "Raul Alfonso, organizer, Watchdogs of Fort Meade",
        "url": "https://www.newstribune.com/news/2026/jun/07/anti-data-center-movement-gathers-strength-in/",
        "date": "2026-06-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, what it comes down to is who gets to make the decisions and who doesn't -- the decisions that affect our health, our environment and our community,",
        "source": "Wyatt Deihl, led opposition campaign near Lake Okeechobee",
        "url": "https://www.newstribune.com/news/2026/jun/07/anti-data-center-movement-gathers-strength-in/",
        "date": "2026-06-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm mad as hell,",
        "source": "Candace Nichols, 68-year-old retiree, Dunnellon",
        "url": "https://www.dailygazette.com/tribune/in-rural-florida-the-anti-data-center-movement-gathers-strength/article_f4b9a80a-a5fe-588f-bbfb-110441e182c7.html",
        "date": "2026-06-06T08:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think they're really going to be using them against us for surveillance and control,",
        "source": "Cheryl Curtiss, 72-year-old retired teacher and organizer",
        "url": "https://www.dailygazette.com/tribune/in-rural-florida-the-anti-data-center-movement-gathers-strength/article_f4b9a80a-a5fe-588f-bbfb-110441e182c7.html",
        "date": "2026-06-06T08:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This just feels so predatory,",
        "source": "Raul Alfonso, organizer, Fort Meade",
        "url": "https://www.dailygazette.com/tribune/in-rural-florida-the-anti-data-center-movement-gathers-strength/article_f4b9a80a-a5fe-588f-bbfb-110441e182c7.html",
        "date": "2026-06-06T08:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the Old Florida we grew up in. And now they're trying to destroy it.",
        "source": "Candace Nichols, 68-year-old retiree, Dunnellon",
        "url": "https://www.dailygazette.com/tribune/in-rural-florida-the-anti-data-center-movement-gathers-strength/article_f4b9a80a-a5fe-588f-bbfb-110441e182c7.html",
        "date": "2026-06-06T08:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re trying to get the guardrails in place,",
        "source": "Jeff Kinnard, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/798549-citrus-county-places-temporary-halt-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ll get an ordinance that’s very restrictive and very protective of our residents and environment.",
        "source": "Jeff Kinnard, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/798549-citrus-county-places-temporary-halt-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the government process,",
        "source": "Holly Davis, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/798549-citrus-county-places-temporary-halt-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That does not mean we are automatically in favor of it or against it.",
        "source": "Holly Davis, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/798549-citrus-county-places-temporary-halt-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re trying to slow this train down.",
        "source": "Jeff Kinnard, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/798549-citrus-county-places-temporary-halt-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hope that you see how scared your constituents are",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox13news.com/news/citrus-county-commission-approves-freeze-ai-data-center-rezoning-applications",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "An AI data center will need more energy than we can currently have the means to provide",
        "source": "Rebecca Bays, Citrus County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox13news.com/news/citrus-county-commission-approves-freeze-ai-data-center-rezoning-applications",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It needs to come to a full stop, period",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker, Public speaker",
        "url": "https://www.fox13news.com/news/citrus-county-commission-approves-freeze-ai-data-center-rezoning-applications",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it is only fair to all of us involved, both pros and cons, to let the data center ordinance follow its normal track, with plenty of time for public input,",
        "source": "Dixie Hollins, president of Hollinswood Ranch and longtime Citrus County landowner",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/county-weighs-moratorium/article_4ca0b073-cdfe-583e-908e-0e8bc89133c4.html",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I also believe that with the right standards, methodology and land protection for both sides, this would be a good industry to bring here to Citrus County,",
        "source": "Dixie Hollins, president of Hollinswood Ranch and longtime Citrus County landowner",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/county-weighs-moratorium/article_4ca0b073-cdfe-583e-908e-0e8bc89133c4.html",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "People here choose Citrus County because of its rural character, springs, waterways, wildlife, and slower pace of life",
        "source": "Athalene Bulla, Hernando resident who lives close to the proposed site",
        "url": "https://nodatacentercitrus.org/news-citrus-county-residents-organize/",
        "date": "2026-05-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a growing awareness that this isn't just about one project",
        "source": "Jason King, Citrus County resident and volunteer with No Data Center Citrus",
        "url": "https://nodatacentercitrus.org/news-citrus-county-residents-organize/",
        "date": "2026-05-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are seeing people from all walks of life getting involved because they understand what is at stake",
        "source": "Del W, Citrus County resident",
        "url": "https://nodatacentercitrus.org/news-citrus-county-residents-organize/",
        "date": "2026-05-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is about protecting our water, our land, and the future of rural Citrus County.",
        "source": "Del W, Citrus County resident",
        "url": "https://nodatacentercitrus.org/news-citrus-county-residents-organize/",
        "date": "2026-05-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t want this here. If you allow a data center to be built here in Citrus County, people will not forget that.",
        "source": "Tracy Landry, Citrus County resident",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/05/13/citrus-county-commissioners-agree-to-impose-moratorium-on-data-centers-as-residents-speak-up-on-concerns-for-development",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Personally, I’m a nature girl. I grew up here; I don’t want them here.",
        "source": "Holly Davis, Commissioner, District 5",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/05/13/citrus-county-commissioners-agree-to-impose-moratorium-on-data-centers-as-residents-speak-up-on-concerns-for-development",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to get an ordinance on the book that is specific to data centers to protect our environment, to protect our neighbors.",
        "source": "Jeff Kinnard, Commissioner, District 1",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/05/13/citrus-county-commissioners-agree-to-impose-moratorium-on-data-centers-as-residents-speak-up-on-concerns-for-development",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "it just seems as though they’re targeting these rural communities that sit on top of the aquifer, that have rivers, that do not seem to have a large economic wealth.",
        "source": "April Bulla, Citrus County farm owner",
        "url": "https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/05/13/citrus-county-commissioners-agree-to-impose-moratorium-on-data-centers-as-residents-speak-up-on-concerns-for-development",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re shoving this down our throats",
        "source": "Dell Kelleher, concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/citrus-county/citrus-county-commission-considers-pause-on-ai-data-center-applications/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think our county can still exist without a data center",
        "source": "Del Wray, concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/citrus-county/citrus-county-commission-considers-pause-on-ai-data-center-applications/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That will give us enough time to listen to the community, do some research and draft some really good language that will protect our citizens both now and in the future",
        "source": "Diana Finegan, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/citrus-county/citrus-county-commission-considers-pause-on-ai-data-center-applications/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The moratorium is up to 12 months; we would like 12 months not ‘up to,’",
        "source": "Del Wray, concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/citrus-county/citrus-county-commission-considers-pause-on-ai-data-center-applications/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to keep the nature in the Nature Coast.",
        "source": "David Bramblett, Planning and Development Commission Chair",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/reject-the-rezoning-for-an-industrial-park-and-data-center-in-citrus-county",
        "date": "2026-03-09T20:34:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Board of County Commissioners does not initiate rezonings of this type.",
        "source": "Rebecca Bays, Citrus County Commission - District 4",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/reject-the-rezoning-for-an-industrial-park-and-data-center-in-citrus-county",
        "date": "2026-03-09T20:34:48.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've had this solitude and peace and serenity here for quite a while,",
        "source": "Cora Engstrom, Holder resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox13news.com/news/citrus-county-residents-commissioners-battle-over-potential-data-center-holder",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're going to disrupt all of that.",
        "source": "Cora Engstrom, Holder resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox13news.com/news/citrus-county-residents-commissioners-battle-over-potential-data-center-holder",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The economic benefit of this and the impact, potentially, would do much better for the greater good in the long term,",
        "source": "Victor Leotta",
        "url": "https://www.fox13news.com/news/citrus-county-residents-commissioners-battle-over-potential-data-center-holder",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the nature coast,",
        "source": "Gary Engstrom, Holder resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox13news.com/news/citrus-county-residents-commissioners-battle-over-potential-data-center-holder",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is the intent of the Legislature that the development and operation of large-scale data centers in this state be managed under a permitting framework that ensures this state’s water resources are used in the public interest, in a manner that is not harmful to the water resources of this state, and consistent with local government zoning regulations and comprehensive plans",
        "source": "Florida Senate bill, Legislation text",
        "url": "https://www.theinvadingsea.com/2026/03/05/data-centers-arificial-intelligence-florida-drinking-water-springs-aquifer-dry-wells-sinkholes/",
        "date": "2026-03-05T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is your opportunity to make the citizens come first,",
        "source": "Keith Stubblefield, Hernando resident",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/data-center-rezoning-put-on-hold/article_c9a9e8f1-bfb0-56bb-8c39-19c41ffcece3.html",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "As we look at demand drivers and opportunities for where the industry can continue to grow, I do think Florida is in that conversation",
        "source": "Dan Dorio, vice president of state policy at the Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2026/03/04/florida-data-center-boom-ai-citrus-polk",
        "date": "2026-03-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once there is any sort of indication of a potential location, relocation or expansion of a data center, it has to be disclosed to the public that there is a data center that could potentially come somewhere within that jurisdiction,",
        "source": "Avila",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/data-center-debate-heads-to-planning-board/article_c998935f-03bb-5f47-8592-bc118bb1cdcd.html",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The one constant about plans is that they will change",
        "source": "Avis Craig",
        "url": "https://www.thecitrusinsider.com/clearing-up-data-center-confusion/",
        "date": "2026-02-17T11:47:55.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This can be very positive for the county,",
        "source": "Hicks",
        "url": "https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/citrus-county-eyes-rules-for-potential-data-center/article_b52b05f5-cc52-5538-94a4-b623f5348c1e.html",
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        "text": "We want to maintain that we are at the forefront of technological advances,",
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        "text": "There are bad data centers and good data centers",
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        "text": "Right now this is a simple rezoning to expand our largest industrial park,",
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        "text": "The fact that the application specifically allows for a data center indicates there is at least some interest, and they want to make sure they can market it to a company that develops data centers if the rezoning is approved.",
        "source": "Kinnard",
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      "Commissioners voted 5-0 on Monday to reject Deltona Corporation's request to postpone the Holder hearing until November.",
      "Public hearing on the Holder Industrial Park expansion remains scheduled for July 14.",
      "Applications have been under review since December 2025.",
      "Planning and Development Commission recommended denial of rezoning to heavy industrial the week before.",
      "Proposal would expand the park by nearly 800 acres, from roughly 557 to over 1,300 acres.",
      "Citrus County commissioners voted 5-0 on June 22, 2026 to deny Deltona Corporation's requested continuance of the Holder Industrial Park rezoning.",
      "The rezoning would change the land to heavy industrial for a proposed data center (cases CPA 2025-000012 and CPA 2025-000013).",
      "Water/aquifer capacity and saltwater intrusion were dominant concerns among speakers.",
      "The meeting summary describes strong, well-organized community opposition to a proposed hyperscale data center.",
      "PDC voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend denying the Holder Industrial Park rezoning after more than eight hours of testimony",
      "Rezoning would convert nearly 800 acres of agricultural and low-density residential land to heavy industrial",
      "Applications have been under review since December 2025",
      "Commission Chair Diana Finegan plans to ask the board to reject the delay request and keep the July 14 hearing",
      "County staff are developing data center regulations and a moratorium pauses new data center applications",
      "Citrus County Planning and Development Commission denied the Deltona Corporation rezoning for Holder Industrial Park on June 18, 2026.",
      "The request would have converted almost 800 additional acres of agricultural and residential land to heavy industrial use.",
      "The park would have grown from about 557 acres to a little over 1,300 acres.",
      "Citrus County has a 12-month moratorium on new data center applications; Deltona filed before it took effect.",
      "PDC voted unanimously to recommend denying the Holder Industrial Park expansion rezoning after about 7.5 hours of discussion",
      "Attorney Clark Stillwell said the site would be used exclusively for a data center, with 300-500 construction workers and 50-100 permanent employees",
      "No confirmed end user and no final design plan; water, power and noise questions unanswered",
      "County is developing a data center ordinance and recently approved a 12-month moratorium on new applications",
      "Citrus County enacted a one-year moratorium on new data centers on May 1, 2026.",
      "Proposed data center covers 800 acres near County Road 491 and Tram Road in Lecanto.",
      "The Citrus County Planning and Development Commission met June 18, 2026 to continue discussing the proposal.",
      "The Deltona Corporation proposal was initiated before the moratorium.",
      "Deltona Corporation requested a continuance of the July 14, 2026 BOCC vote on Holder Industrial Park rezoning",
      "If granted, the vote would move to the second BOCC meeting in November, after the elections",
      "Planning and Development Commission votes on the application June 18, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Lecanto",
      "NDCC's planner and intervenor sent a letter to Land Development Director Joanna Coutu opposing the continuance",
      "Citrus County Planning and Development Commission hears the Holder Industrial Park rezoning on Thursday, June 18, 2026.",
      "County commissioners are scheduled to take up the matter at their July 14 meeting.",
      "Request would convert nearly 800 additional acres of agricultural and residential land to heavy industrial use.",
      "Industrial park would grow from about 557 acres to roughly 1,356 acres.",
      "Residents' emails cite concerns over water, power demand, traffic, noise and rural character.",
      "Roughly 200 people attended a May town hall in Hernando about the Holder data center industrial park proposal",
      "A June 18 hearing is scheduled in Citrus County, with county commissioners expected to vote July 14",
      "Citrus County organizers say their network reaches about 7,000 people via social media and petitions",
      "Citrus County planning board postponed its decision and requested more information",
      "About 200 people attended the May 23, 2026 Hernando town hall against the Holder data center proposal"
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      "No data center application was before the county, and no developer had approached the county with a proposal, according to commissioners.",
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        "text": "50 megawatts can power a third of Escambia County for a year; That's an extreme amount of electricity",
        "source": "Brandy Johnson",
        "url": "https://pensacolacitizen.org/article/schr-dinger-s-data-centers-escambia-residents-demand-airtight-ban-ahead-of-thursday-meeting",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Your LDC (Land Development Code) currently does not allow them, and you have imposed an ordinance previously that indicates that they are not appropriate in Escambia County, and they are banned.",
        "source": "Alison Rogers, County Attorney",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/09/escambia-commissioners-stand-firm-on-existing-data-center-ban-take-no-action-on-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is dead. It is dead. We can't do it. It's banned in Escambia County.",
        "source": "Lumon May, Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/09/escambia-commissioners-stand-firm-on-existing-data-center-ban-take-no-action-on-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just to be clear, none of us want data centers.",
        "source": "Steve Stroberger, Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.northescambia.com/2026/09/escambia-commissioners-stand-firm-on-existing-data-center-ban-take-no-action-on-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Your LDC currently does not allow them.",
        "source": "Rogers, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://pensacola.newswk.com/escambia-county-data-center-ban-remains-firm-as-board-halts-proposed-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just to be clear, none of us want data centers.",
        "source": "Steve Stroberger, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://pensacola.newswk.com/escambia-county-data-center-ban-remains-firm-as-board-halts-proposed-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's banned, it's dead, it's not allowed. My position is very clear: It was banned yesterday, banned today, banned tomorrow as far as I am concerned.",
        "source": "Lumon May, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://pensacola.newswk.com/escambia-county-data-center-ban-remains-firm-as-board-halts-proposed-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the Escambia County Commission got it right to ensure that no data centers are going to come into someone's backyard,",
        "source": "David Jolly, the party's gubernatorial nominee",
        "url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/817160-jolly-escambia-data-donalds/",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Voters are saying we don't want data centers.",
        "source": "David Jolly, the party's gubernatorial nominee",
        "url": "https://floridapolitics.com/archives/817160-jolly-escambia-data-donalds/",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My position was simply that I support the ban because they are banned until we make further decisions, until we address the land development code.",
        "source": "Lumon May, District Three Commissioner, Escambia County",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-commissioners-vote-to-block-large-scale-data-centers-in-unincorporated-areas",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:36:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This gives us a chance to pause so that no data centers can come in and apply for 12 months while we fix our code to address the issue.",
        "source": "Brad Baker, Santa Rosa County Administrator",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-commissioners-vote-to-block-large-scale-data-centers-in-unincorporated-areas",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:36:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's just been shown to me in such a new strong light with this fight because, you know, it's socialists, Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, anything you can think of, radicals, we all don't want data centers.",
        "source": "Pepper Wimer, spokesperson for Gulf Coast Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://ricksblog.biz/pepper-wimer-data-center-fight-has-united-pensacola/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can't get them to do a land development code change, which is the ideal protection for communities, we need something to protect us from these data centers.",
        "source": "Pepper Wimer, spokesperson for Gulf Coast Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://ricksblog.biz/pepper-wimer-data-center-fight-has-united-pensacola/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The AI data centers are what we're trying to get rid of.",
        "source": "Pepper Wimer, spokesperson for Gulf Coast Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://ricksblog.biz/pepper-wimer-data-center-fight-has-united-pensacola/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not what we were asking for from the very beginning. It's far from no data centers. That leaves the door wide open for lots of them.",
        "source": "Brandy John, Escambia resident",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/08/06/escambia-county-data-center-ban-promises-fall-far-short-residents-say/91180454007/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "My first concern with this ordinance is that it only prohibits large scale data centers.",
        "source": "Sarah Blankenship",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/08/06/escambia-county-data-center-ban-promises-fall-far-short-residents-say/91180454007/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "My legal opinion is that I don't think an ordinance is necessary to do anything beyond what the board did last time,",
        "source": "Will Nelson, Incoming County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/08/06/escambia-county-data-center-ban-promises-fall-far-short-residents-say/91180454007/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't want to hear 50 megawatts, because then you'll go, 'Oh, but 49.9 is OK.' No, you need to be very specific because our water and our environment is crucial to these centers, and they will destroy what Florida is,",
        "source": "Gloria Horning",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/08/06/escambia-county-data-center-ban-promises-fall-far-short-residents-say/91180454007/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Not permitted means that they're banned,\" said May.",
        "source": "Lumon May, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wuwf.org/local-news/2026-07-24/escambia-and-santa-rosa-counties-ban-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-24T14:40:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"As it stands, it simply isn't enough,\" said Brandy Johnson.",
        "source": "Brandy Johnson",
        "url": "https://www.wuwf.org/local-news/2026-07-24/escambia-and-santa-rosa-counties-ban-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-24T14:40:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"None of us want data centers. I don't want one in my yard or in my neighborhood in Perdido Key. Trust us, it's not happening.\"",
        "source": "Steve Stroberger, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wuwf.org/local-news/2026-07-24/escambia-and-santa-rosa-counties-ban-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-24T14:40:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I think all five of us have very similar opinions about it,\" Commissioner Steven Barry said.",
        "source": "Steven Barry, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/07/24/escambia-county-data-center-resolution-isnt-tough-enough-for-residents/91032010007/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"A resolution is nothing,\" Misha Moyer Phillips said.",
        "source": "Misha Moyer Phillips",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/07/24/escambia-county-data-center-resolution-isnt-tough-enough-for-residents/91032010007/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I'm asking you to go further because across the country others are recognizing the same risks and adopting temporary one-year moratoriums on all data centers of any size while they study the impacts,\" Theresa Blackwell said.",
        "source": "Theresa Blackwell",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/07/24/escambia-county-data-center-resolution-isnt-tough-enough-for-residents/91032010007/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"None of us want to have this. None of us want data centers,\" Commissioner Mike Kohler said.",
        "source": "Mike Kohler, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/07/24/escambia-county-data-center-resolution-isnt-tough-enough-for-residents/91032010007/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Data centers are just not allowed. There is no ability to put a data center in Escambia County at this point,\"",
        "source": "Ashlee Hofberger, Board Chair, Escambia County",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/07/20/escambia-ordinance-would-prevent-data-centers/90943914007/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T09:09:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"If the things we have in place right now are preventative, why was (a data center) shopping around here? That gives me a false sense of comfort,\"",
        "source": "Brandy John, Escambia County resident",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/07/20/escambia-ordinance-would-prevent-data-centers/90943914007/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T09:09:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "But a resolution does not carry the legal weight of an ordinance, and it adds nothing to Escambia's Land Development Code (LDC).",
        "source": "Joe Vinson, Candidate for Escambia County Commissioner District 4",
        "url": "https://joepensacola.com/real-action-needed-on-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "FloridaWest does not pursue any standalone or hyperscale datacenters.",
        "source": "Chris Plate, CEO, FloridaWest",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-to-consider-banning-data-centers-floridawest-ceo-denies-negotiations",
        "date": "2026-06-18T15:18:42.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our regional power capacity cannot support one to begin with, so basically it's self-eliminating.",
        "source": "Chris Plate, CEO, FloridaWest",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-to-consider-banning-data-centers-floridawest-ceo-denies-negotiations",
        "date": "2026-06-18T15:18:42.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm here to ask you to place a ban, not just a moratorium, on AI data centers in Escambia County,",
        "source": "Crystal, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/escambia-county/escambia-county-florida-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-speculation/",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers bring no real benefits to the community,",
        "source": "Brooke Whitehurst, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/escambia-county/escambia-county-florida-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-speculation/",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "AI data centers take jobs and they don't make them,",
        "source": "Desha Frank, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/escambia-county/escambia-county-florida-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-speculation/",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please I ask you to ban data centers like our neighbors in Walton and Jackson counties did,",
        "source": "Carollyn Taylor, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/escambia-county/escambia-county-florida-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-speculation/",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The next meeting would be discussion on the verbiage and the wording and how that's going to flow,",
        "source": "Ashlee Hofberger, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/escambia-county/escambia-county-florida-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-center-speculation/",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm here tonight to urge you to ban any AI data center in Escambia County,",
        "source": "Christy Rosen, resident",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/06/18/escambia-county-ban-on-data-centers-considered-after-citizens-protest/90600793007/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm never going to vote for a data center,",
        "source": "Lumon May, Escambia Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/06/18/escambia-county-ban-on-data-centers-considered-after-citizens-protest/90600793007/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "FloridaWest has never been in active negotiations to build a data center,",
        "source": "Chris Platé, FloridaWest Chief Executive Officer",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/06/18/escambia-county-ban-on-data-centers-considered-after-citizens-protest/90600793007/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I'm going to recommend is a ban on data centers.",
        "source": "Alison Rogers, Escambia County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/06/17/escambia-county-data-center-ban-recommended-by-attorney-alison-rogers/90598645007/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "FloridaWest has never been in active negotiations to build a data center.",
        "source": "Chris Plate, CEO, FloridaWest",
        "url": "https://opgov.news/articles/records-show-data-center-coordination-months-before-public-denials",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't want it (data centers) in my neighborhood either.",
        "source": "Mike Kohler, Escambia County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://opgov.news/articles/records-show-data-center-coordination-months-before-public-denials",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Almost all industries that came into Pensacola have done so via extraction,\" Vinson said.",
        "source": "Joe Vinson, Pensacola historian running for County Commission District 4",
        "url": "https://opgov.news/articles/people-over-profit-protest-draws-out-a-hundred-person-crowd",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Our water quality is poor due to the runoff from military bases,\" Valimont said.",
        "source": "Gay Valimont, community member running for Florida's 1st Congressional District as a Democrat",
        "url": "https://opgov.news/articles/people-over-profit-protest-draws-out-a-hundred-person-crowd",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"There are stillborn cows in areas where data centers are built,\" John said, adding that the data centers also contaminate water and affect water pressure.",
        "source": "Brandy John, mom and community member who wrote a protest petition",
        "url": "https://opgov.news/articles/people-over-profit-protest-draws-out-a-hundred-person-crowd",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Data centers are data and control centers,\" Downs said.",
        "source": "Larry Downs Jr., announced run for County Commission District 1 in 2028 as a Libertarian",
        "url": "https://opgov.news/articles/people-over-profit-protest-draws-out-a-hundred-person-crowd",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"When Florida leads, America follows, and we have got to start paying attention to what the community wants, not necessarily where the profitability lies,\" McMullen said.",
        "source": "Trei McMullen, Republican candidate for Florida State Representative District 2",
        "url": "https://opgov.news/articles/people-over-profit-protest-draws-out-a-hundred-person-crowd",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is wrong",
        "source": "Christine, protester",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/this-affects-everybody-escambia-county-residents-protesting-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are reports that actual animals are having stillborns located near data centers",
        "source": "Brandy Johnson, protester",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/this-affects-everybody-escambia-county-residents-protesting-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities with data centers are having their wells run dry",
        "source": "Kristy Renee, organizer",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/this-affects-everybody-escambia-county-residents-protesting-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This affects everybody. This affects everybody's lives.",
        "source": "Pepper, protester",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/this-affects-everybody-escambia-county-residents-protesting-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want it.",
        "source": "Sarah Setta, Page administrator, Escambia County Residents say No to Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/05/28/escambia-data-center-not-in-negotiations-floridawest-says/90258271007/",
        "date": "2026-05-28T09:09:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not even close to having active negotiation,",
        "source": "Chris Platé, Executive Director, FloridaWest",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/05/28/escambia-data-center-not-in-negotiations-floridawest-says/90258271007/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are nowhere on our priority list for economic development inside the city limits.",
        "source": "D.C. Reeves, Pensacola Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/05/28/escambia-data-center-not-in-negotiations-floridawest-says/90258271007/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want a data center big, small, or in between,",
        "source": "Brandy Johnson, anti-data center advocate",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/petition-grows-as-residents-warn-escambia-county-data-center-could-strain-resources",
        "date": "2026-05-25T20:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would be very considerate of where they need to go,",
        "source": "Chris Plate, CEO of Florida West Economic Development",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/petition-grows-as-residents-warn-escambia-county-data-center-could-strain-resources",
        "date": "2026-05-25T20:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You should not pay one more red cent for electricity because of a hyperscale data center as an individual,",
        "source": "Ron DeSantis, Governor",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/petition-grows-as-residents-warn-escambia-county-data-center-could-strain-resources",
        "date": "2026-05-25T20:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I see data centers as an opportunity for high-paying jobs, and diversification of our economy, while I still have concerns about power consumption, water usage, noise, land use compatibility, and impacts on the surrounding communities.",
        "source": "Steve Stroberger, Escambia County commissioner",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/petition-grows-as-residents-warn-escambia-county-data-center-could-strain-resources",
        "date": "2026-05-25T20:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a few areas that could support smaller ones.",
        "source": "Chris Plate, CEO of Florida West Economic Development",
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        "text": "We don't have anything like the mega data center.",
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      "Board of County Commissioners is set to take up a draft ordinance establishing a twelve-month moratorium on data centers of 10 to 50 megawatts on Thursday",
      "Board previously passed a resolution declaring data centers unauthorized as principal uses countywide and banned facilities of 50 megawatts and above",
      "The draft moratorium is supplemental and does not legalize facilities below 10 megawatts",
      "Commissioners discussed public concerns about data-center restrictions and asked the county attorney to review approaches used by other local governments",
      "No new data-center ordinance or moratorium was adopted at the October 1, 2026 meeting",
      "Escambia County commissioners declined to advance a proposed temporary data center moratorium at their September 10, 2026 meeting, after county legal counsel said existing Land Development Code already bans data centers.",
      "On July 23, 2026, the Escambia County board approved Resolution No. 2026-71 by a unanimous vote, confirming data centers are not permitted or conditional principal uses.",
      "In August 2026 the board approved Ordinance No. 2026-30, creating Article XI of Chapter 42, which bans facilities drawing 50 megawatts or more outside Pensacola and Century municipal borders.",
      "Staff had tentatively scheduled public hearings on a moratorium for October 1 and October 15, 2026, but the board canceled them.",
      "The Escambia County Commission took no action on setting public hearings for a data center moratorium on Thursday, September 10, 2026.",
      "In August 2026 the commission approved an ordinance banning large-scale data centers in the unincorporated areas of Escambia County outside the City of Pensacola and the Town of Century.",
      "A resolution approved in late July 2026 stated data center facilities are not permitted under the county's Land Development Code.",
      "The Escambia County Commission passed an ordinance 4-1 banning large-scale data centers in unincorporated parts of the county.",
      "Some critics say the ordinance does not go far enough and leaves the door open to smaller facilities.",
      "David Jolly proposed a statewide data center moratorium in Florida and said he would issue it on his first day in office.",
      "Republican Byron Donalds has said no bans are coming and advocates small modular nuclear reactors and closed-loop water filtration for data centers.",
      "Escambia County commissioners approved an ordinance 4-1 banning large-scale data centers in unincorporated areas on August 6, 2026",
      "Data centers were already prohibited in the county land development code, reaffirmed by a county resolution in July 2026",
      "Santa Rosa County passed a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers in July 2026",
      "Escambia commissioners are eyeing a one-year moratorium on all data centers, which would require a separate vote",
      "More than 20 speakers spoke against the facilities before the vote",
      "Escambia County public hearing on a data center ordinance was set for Thursday, August 6, 2026",
      "Pensacola City Council was to take up its own data center measure on August 13",
      "The Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution against data centers before the ordinance stage",
      "Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, and Tampa Electric formed a new industry group tied to data center development",
      "Escambia County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on Aug. 6, 2026 to pass an ordinance banning large-scale data centers in unincorporated areas, with a 50-megawatt limit in line with the state definition",
      "Commissioner Lumon May cast the dissenting vote, saying the county needed a stronger ban",
      "Commissioners directed staff to initiate a moratorium on data centers; two additional public hearings are required before it can pass",
      "Board resolution passed July 23, 2026 states data center facilities are not permitted under Escambia's Land Development Code",
      "FPL said it does not have a position on Escambia's proposed ban and uses a large load rate structure requiring data center companies to pay for new infrastructure",
      "Escambia County commissioners passed a resolution on July 23, 2026 stating data center facilities are not permitted under the Land Development Code.",
      "The board scheduled a public hearing on a proposed data center ordinance for Aug. 6.",
      "Well over a dozen residents spoke against data centers at the July 23 board meeting.",
      "The county says data center facilities are not identified as a permitted or conditional principal use in any zoning district.",
      "Citizens called for a one-year moratorium on all data centers, like those adopted by Pensacola and Santa Rosa County.",
      "Escambia County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Thursday stating data centers are not permitted under the county's land development code.",
      "Pensacola City Council passed a temporary one-year ban on large-scale data centers the week before.",
      "Santa Rosa County commissioners voted at a special meeting to ban data centers for 12 months.",
      "Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 484 in May aimed at protecting residents and natural resources.",
      "The Escambia Board of County Commissioners was set to consider a draft resolution on AI data centers, and a proposed ordinance was added to the Thursday agenda."
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        "name": "Gulf Coast Against Data Centers",
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        "name": "Florida Digital Infrastructure and Security Alliance (FDISA)",
        "url": "https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/escambia-county/2026/08/06/escambia-county-data-center-ban-promises-fall-far-short-residents-say/91180454007/",
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        "name": "Indivisible Escambia chapter",
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        "date": "2026-06-13T12:27:27.000Z"
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        "name": "Escambia County residents protest group",
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        "date": "2026-05-28T09:09:41.000Z"
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        "name": "Escambia County data center petition",
        "url": "https://weartv.com/news/local/petition-grows-as-residents-warn-escambia-county-data-center-could-strain-resources",
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      {
        "title": "Jackson County Board of County Commissioners - Regular Meeting - June 23, 2026 9:00 AM CST - Jackson County Board of County Commissioners | Govly",
        "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/meetings/35513",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "source": "Govly",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Jackson County are officially banned | WFSU News",
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        "date": "2026-06-11T15:02:29.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Potential AI data center sparks debate in Jackson County",
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        "date": "2026-05-21T00:22:18.000Z",
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        "title": "Jackson County Commissioners unanimously vote to ban data centers",
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      {
        "text": "These aren’t regular data centers,",
        "source": "Elijah Simmons",
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        "date": "2026-06-11T15:02:29.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "This is a giant computer that requires cooling, and the cheapest way is an open-loop evaporation-based water cooling system.",
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      },
      {
        "text": "I know times change, and I’m the first person to react to that sometimes. But at the same time, we have to have some kind of continuity in our county,",
        "source": "Jamey Westbrook, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/jackson-county/potential-ai-data-center-sparks-debate-in-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
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      },
      {
        "text": "I am not willing to vote to take the chance,",
        "source": "Jamey Westbrook, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/jackson-county/potential-ai-data-center-sparks-debate-in-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a wonderful water resource.",
        "source": "Jamey Westbrook, Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/local-news/jackson-county/potential-ai-data-center-sparks-debate-in-jackson-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      "Board of County Commissioners passed an ordinance banning data centers and associated facilities in unincorporated Jackson County by a 4-1 vote on June 23, 2026",
      "Public comments focused heavily on a proposed data center project before the ban vote",
      "Concerns raised included property tax revenues, job creation, environmental impacts, and community input",
      "Jackson County commissioners unanimously agreed to ban data centers, associated accessory structures and affiliated businesses",
      "The long-term ban takes effect June 23, 2026",
      "Last month the commission had voted for a one-year moratorium on data center projects while studying the issue",
      "Property owned by 231 South Partners LLC runs from County Line Road to Freeman Road on the east side of Highway 231 near the Bay County line",
      "Proposal first introduced as a solar farm and battery storage facility; county planners believe it could be an AI data center",
      "Florida has a new law requiring major AI centers to help cover infrastructure and utility costs including water and electricity",
      "Residents started a petition opposing the data center",
      "Proposal expected at the next commission meeting",
      "The Jackson County Board of County Commissioners voted 5-0 to ban the construction of data centers in unincorporated portions of the county.",
      "Many citizens shared their thoughts on a proposed data center during the meeting.",
      "Tommy Nocera, the owner of the property, attended the meeting to share his side."
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      {
        "title": "Leon County Commission officially adopts data center moratorium",
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        "date": "2026-10-13T23:57:16.000Z",
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        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Leon County Commission moves to stop ALPR cameras, school zone speed camera program and more",
        "url": "https://www.wctv.tv/2026/09/16/leon-county-commission-moves-stop-alpr-cameras-school-zone-speed-camera-program-more/",
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        "title": "Leon County Approves Moratorium on Data centers – Tallahassee Reports",
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        "title": "Leon County Blocks Flock Funding and Data Centers in 2026",
        "url": "https://uticaphoenix.net/leon-county-commissioners-block-flock-funding-pursue-data-center-moratorium/",
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        "title": "Tallahassee Mayoral candidates disagree on AI Data Centers, TMH-FSU Deal at candidate forum | WFSU News",
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        "title": "Midday Update: A data center debate & a firearm business moves to Thomasville",
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        "text": "Just because it's the latest thing out moving maybe some communities can tolerate that but we're sitting on the Florida aquifer,",
        "source": "Bill Proctor, Leon County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wtxl.com/northwest-tallahassee/leon-county-commissioners-to-tackle-data-center-moratorium-road-safety-funds-during-tuesday-meeting",
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        "text": "What we're doing is consistent with pauses on data centers across the country, and right now, it has become a campaign issue in major elections all over the country from coast to coast.",
        "source": "Bill Proctor, Leon County Commissioner",
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        "text": "I am very excited to share that I believe Leon County just took one of the most aggressive stances against Flock cameras in the state of Florida from a local government,",
        "source": "Christian Caban, Chairman of the Leon County Commission",
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        "text": "I hate those damn cameras, and I think they are an invasion of privacy.",
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        "text": "I don't know enough yet to say that I totally do not want them here at all. I know that I am not in a place where I'd be willing to approve one coming to Leon County right now without more research and us having a better plan about how we use them, where they go.",
        "source": "Nick Maddox, Leon County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2026-07-14/leon-commissioners-pass-data-center-moratorium-block-flock-camera-grant-funding",
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        "text": "These things are not popular. They have a terrible PR problem. They’re not good for the environment. Theyre racking up utility bills in surrounding communities. I think we just need to pause. We need to slow this down. We need to understand the implications of data centers before we open the door to them to ever coming to our community, Caban said.",
        "source": "Christian Caban, Commission Chair",
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        "text": "Well, if they’re near me, the noise and possible overuse of our groundwater or aquifer that we all rely on for drinking, et cetera, whether we’re going to be on the hook or have the carbon footprint of a whole other electric power plant to do this, Hannahs said. The benefits? I don’t see much.",
        "source": "Scott Hannahs, Retiree",
        "url": "https://www.tallahassee-informer.com/2026/07/14/leon-county-commissioners-to-weigh-one-year-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers/",
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        "text": "What we don’t want is a shingle in our front door, like I said, that says we’re closed for business. We can message that in a way where we can invite some of these data center companies to have experts and explain to them our limitations in terms of infrastructure today, right?",
        "source": "Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet, Chairman of Ruvos and chair of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.tallahassee-informer.com/2026/07/14/leon-county-commissioners-to-weigh-one-year-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers/",
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        "text": "These things are not popular. They have a terrible PR problem. They're not good for the environment.",
        "source": "Christian Caban, Commission Chair, Leon County",
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        "date": "2026-07-14T13:37:19.000Z",
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        "text": "I think we just need to pause. We need to slow this down.",
        "source": "Christian Caban, Commission Chair, Leon County",
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        "text": "Well, if they're near me, the noise and possible overuse of our groundwater or aquifer that we all rely on for drinking, et cetera, whether we're going to be on the hook or have the carbon footprint of a whole other electric power plant to do this,",
        "source": "Scott Hannahs, Retiree",
        "url": "https://www.wtxl.com/downtown-tallahassee/leon-county-commissioners-to-weigh-one-year-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers",
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        "text": "What we don't want is a shingle in our front door, like I said, that says we're closed for business.",
        "source": "Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet, Chairman of Ruvos and chair of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.wtxl.com/downtown-tallahassee/leon-county-commissioners-to-weigh-one-year-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-14T13:37:19.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Millions of gallons a day for a large data center is going to be pumped out of the aquifer, which has a number of problems,",
        "source": "Erin Ryan, professor and Associate Dean for Environmental Programs at the FSU School of Law",
        "url": "https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2026-07-02/data-center-discussions-are-being-held-around-the-big-bend",
        "date": "2026-07-02T11:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tallahassee doesn't have enough land to dedicate to a massive AI data center.",
        "source": "Jeremy Matlow, Tallahassee City Commissioner",
        "url": "https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2026-06-23/tallahassee-mayoral-candidates-disagree-on-ai-data-centers-tmh-fsu-deal-at-candidate-forum",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Currently, any developer could come with a PUD request and move that forward to propose a data center.",
        "source": "Jeremy Matlow, Tallahassee City Commissioner",
        "url": "https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2026-06-23/tallahassee-mayoral-candidates-disagree-on-ai-data-centers-tmh-fsu-deal-at-candidate-forum",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mainly because I think when you get an issue like this, it's important to study the pros and cons of the proposed action.",
        "source": "Daryl Parks, Civil Rights Attorney",
        "url": "https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2026-06-23/tallahassee-mayoral-candidates-disagree-on-ai-data-centers-tmh-fsu-deal-at-candidate-forum",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Leon County Commission unanimously adopted an 18-month data center moratorium on October 13, 2026",
      "The commission voted in July 2026 to draft the moratorium and schedule two public hearings",
      "Commissioners previously discussed a one-year moratorium but chose 18 months to better understand data center impacts",
      "No public speakers appeared at the second public hearing",
      "Leon County Commissioners held the first of two public hearings on an 18-month moratorium on large-scale data centers.",
      "The second and final public hearing on the data center moratorium is planned for Oct. 13.",
      "Commissioners were supportive of moving forward with the data center moratorium.",
      "Leon County commissioners are considering an 18-month moratorium on large-scale data centers at a Tuesday public hearing",
      "Madison and Jefferson counties have moved to pause data center development",
      "Wakulla County has considered a ban and Taylor County is working on regulations without a moratorium",
      "Leon County Board of County Commissioners enacted an eighteen-month moratorium on large load customer facilities, including large-scale data centers, at its September 15, 2026 public hearing",
      "Public speakers expressed support for the moratorium, citing environmental and community concerns",
      "Leon County Commission voted unanimously on July 14, 2026 to impose an 18-month moratorium on new large-scale data center development",
      "The approved moratorium is longer than the one-year pause initially proposed by Commission Chair Christian Caban",
      "Commissioners cited electricity demand, water consumption, land-use compatibility, environmental impacts and infrastructure needs as reasons for the study period",
      "The commission had directed staff in June 2026 to prepare a moratorium ordinance",
      "On July 14, 2026, the Leon County Commission voted unanimously to initiate an 18-month moratorium on large-scale data centers.",
      "Leon County commissioners rejected Flock Safety camera grant funding on July 14, 2026.",
      "The moratorium includes two planned public hearings to gather community input.",
      "County staff have up to 12 months to draft data center regulations before the moratorium expires.",
      "The Leon County Commission unanimously voted to begin the process to enact an 18-month moratorium on large-scale data centers.",
      "Staff will spend the next 12 months developing potential data center regulations, which will return to commissioners before the moratorium expires.",
      "Two public hearings are needed before the data center moratorium is finalized.",
      "Other North Florida counties had already passed similar data center restrictions.",
      "Commissioners raised concerns about data center water usage and environmental effects.",
      "Leon County Commission voted to halt all large data center projects for 18 months, citing fears of excessive water use and environmental harm",
      "The county will hold two public hearings to finalize the data center pause",
      "Leon County commissioners are scheduled to consider a one-year moratorium on new large-scale data center development at Tuesday's commission meeting",
      "Commission Chair Christian Caban proposed the moratorium at the commission's June meeting",
      "County staff reports neither the Leon County Development Code nor the Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan addresses data centers or large load customers",
      "If commissioners approve the moratorium, staff would need to prepare an ordinance and schedule two public hearings before enactment",
      "Leon County commissioners are scheduled to consider a one-year moratorium on new large-scale data center development at Tuesday's commission meeting.",
      "Commission Chair Christian Caban proposed the moratorium at the commission's last meeting in June.",
      "County staff reports that neither the Leon County Development Code nor the Tallahassee-Leon County 2050 Comprehensive Plan addresses data centers or large load customers.",
      "If commissioners approve a moratorium, staff would need to prepare an ordinance and schedule two public hearings before it is enacted.",
      "A recent Gallup poll found 7 in 10 Americans are against local construction of AI data centers.",
      "Jackson County and Wakulla County both brought forward ideas for a one-year data center moratorium to research their effects.",
      "Leon County commissioners are discussing a possible data center moratorium while they gather information.",
      "Tallahassee leaders voted 3-2 against creating an ordinance to bar data centers.",
      "The Tallahassee area is home to four data centers, not of the large AI-focused industrial scale."
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        "title": "Marion County approves 12-month moratorium on large-scale data centers - Ocala-News.com",
        "url": "https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/09/16/marion-county-approves-12-month-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-16T10:55:00.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "I support the 365-day moratorium. Taking time to establish responsible standards is sound infrastructure governance, not opposition to technology or economic development,",
        "source": "Cheryl Sacchetti",
        "url": "https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/09/16/marion-county-approves-12-month-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-16T10:55:00.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "I think the big concern is these really large hyperscale centers. That's always been the concern. I don't think it's the smaller ones, we can figure those out through the special use permit process,",
        "source": "Matt McClain, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/09/16/marion-county-approves-12-month-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "A 49-megawatt facility is a 100,000 to 200,000-square-foot data center. That is the equivalent of 10,000 to 15,000 households",
        "source": "Kathy Bryant, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/09/16/marion-county-approves-12-month-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want to turn Marion County into Miami or New York,",
        "source": "Michelle Stone, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/09/16/marion-county-approves-12-month-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "The question is not whether America will need more data centers; we will.",
        "source": "Jack Pritchard, resident of Summerfield",
        "url": "https://www.ocala-news.com/2026/09/16/marion-county-approves-12-month-moratorium-on-large-scale-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
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      "Marion County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 on September 15, 2026 to enact a 12-month temporary moratorium on data center applications, with Kathy Bryant the lone no vote.",
      "A subsequent procedural vote to adopt the moratorium ordinance passed 5-0.",
      "The moratorium pauses up to 365 days of development permits, site plans, rezonings and conditional use permits for large-scale data centers, AI processing hubs and cryptocurrency mining, with exemptions for facilities under 50 megawatts.",
      "Florida Senate Bill 484, effective July 1, affirms local zoning authority over large load customers with peak monthly loads of 50 megawatts or more."
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        "title": "Martin County commissioners unanimously move forward ...",
        "url": "https://www.wflx.com/2026/10/13/martin-county-commissioners-unanimously-move-forward-with-1-year-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T17:49:37.000Z",
        "source": "WFLX",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
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        "title": "Martin County eyes pause on data center development",
        "url": "https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-martin-county/martin-county-commissioners-move-toward-pause-on-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-08-27T01:49:34.000Z",
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        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Martin County takes first step toward a data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/martin-county-takes-first-step-toward-a-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-26T05:29:00.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "an opportunity to say, 'pause,' let's hear from people, let’s have the opportunity for experts to come and speak to us on both sides.",
        "source": "Edward Ciampi, Martin County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wflx.com/2026/10/13/martin-county-commissioners-unanimously-move-forward-with-1-year-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "If it takes a year, a year and a half, two years, whatever it takes, whatever it takes, we should be doing this,",
        "source": "Eileen Vargas, Martin County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wflx.com/2026/10/13/martin-county-commissioners-unanimously-move-forward-with-1-year-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "For me it's wildlife so these areas are in largely rural or large plots of land and so you take that area and develop it and these facilities are massive—millions and millions of square feet, no animals can live there anymore, or the hum is going to affect the animals,",
        "source": "Sergei Kelley",
        "url": "https://www.wflx.com/2026/10/13/martin-county-commissioners-unanimously-move-forward-with-1-year-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
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      {
        "text": "The fear of the use of all this water we have [...] and understanding what these data center[s] are going to use.",
        "source": "Scott Butler, Martin County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wflx.com/2026/10/13/martin-county-commissioners-unanimously-move-forward-with-1-year-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to have serious studies completed in order to go forward with something of this consideration.",
        "source": "Ann Vandersteel",
        "url": "https://www.wflx.com/2026/10/13/martin-county-commissioners-unanimously-move-forward-with-1-year-moratorium-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "My biggest fear is that they're going to disrupt that — they're going to turn my beautiful rural Martin County into a hyperscale data center campus",
        "source": "Ann Vandersteel, Martin County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-martin-county/martin-county-commissioners-move-toward-pause-on-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-08-27T01:49:34.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "I want staff to bring forward an agenda item for a moratorium giving us the opportunity to have that year to then bring forward the experts and opinions to have it, but we have to push the pause button first",
        "source": "Edward Ciampi, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-martin-county/martin-county-commissioners-move-toward-pause-on-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-08-27T01:49:34.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not hard and fast one year if we have to continue looking at more information because this is an evolving subject",
        "source": "Eileen Vargas, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-martin-county/martin-county-commissioners-move-toward-pause-on-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-08-27T01:49:34.000Z",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Martin County is not an industrial sacrifice zone",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
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        "date": "2026-08-27T01:49:34.000Z",
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        "text": "It's not the technology that I'm so concerned about at this point, but it's about the protection of the resources we have here in Florida,",
        "source": "Ann Vander Steal, resident",
        "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/martin-county-takes-first-step-toward-a-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "Hyperscale data centers consume an extraordinary amount of energy.",
        "source": "Ann Vander Steal, resident",
        "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/martin-county-takes-first-step-toward-a-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think before Martin County decides whether hyperscale data centers belong here, we need to answer a much more fundamental question: What are we trying to preserve?",
        "source": "Maureen Steels, resident",
        "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/martin-county-takes-first-step-toward-a-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to ask ourselves, despite all of the drawbacks of data centers, are there really any upsides?",
        "source": "James Fishback, Former gubernatorial candidate and businessman",
        "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/martin-county-takes-first-step-toward-a-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Commissioner Sarah Heard Vargas said she supports a \"hard pause\" while officials continue researching the issue.",
        "source": "Sarah Heard Vargas, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/martin-county-takes-first-step-toward-a-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Martin County commissioners voted unanimously on Oct. 13, 2026 to move forward with a one-year data center moratorium",
      "Tuesday's vote was the first of two hearings; commissioners are expected to vote again on Oct. 27",
      "Commissioners said they would consider extending the moratorium if they need more time",
      "The county received a hyper-scale data center application on Oct. 12, 2026, the first data center proposed in unincorporated Martin County",
      "Martin County commissioners voted 4-1 to put a possible data center moratorium discussion on the next meeting agenda",
      "Commissioner Ciampi proposed a moratorium of about one year, which Commissioner Vargas said could be flexible",
      "Residents cited concerns about air quality, noise, water usage and electrical infrastructure",
      "Martin County commissioners voted a majority to have a one-year pause proposal on large-scale data center development brought back for formal consideration.",
      "No moratorium is currently in effect in Martin County, and no date has been set for a formal vote.",
      "County staff and the county attorney are expected to return with information on the county's authority to impose a moratorium, including questions under state laws SB 180 and SB 484.",
      "Any proposed moratorium ordinance would likely require two public hearings."
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        "title": "Okaloosa commissioners reject 12-month data center moratorium 3-2 after hours of public opposition - Mid Bay News",
        "url": "https://midbaynews.com/post/okaloosa-commissioners-reject-12-month-data-center-moratorium-3-2-after-hours-of-public-opposition",
        "date": "2026-09-17T14:48:00.000Z",
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        "text": "All data centers equal no water, no life,",
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        "url": "https://midbaynews.com/post/okaloosa-commissioners-reject-12-month-data-center-moratorium-3-2-after-hours-of-public-opposition",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
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        "text": "Rest assured, I will work tirelessly to set all of you voted out of office if we continue to build these or allow them.",
        "source": "Brooklyn Barnett",
        "url": "https://midbaynews.com/post/okaloosa-commissioners-reject-12-month-data-center-moratorium-3-2-after-hours-of-public-opposition",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
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      {
        "text": "I strongly encourage an outright ban versus regulation.",
        "source": "Athena Adams",
        "url": "https://midbaynews.com/post/okaloosa-commissioners-reject-12-month-data-center-moratorium-3-2-after-hours-of-public-opposition",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Crestview already voted out data centers, and we're still thinking about putting them on the north end.",
        "source": "Johnny Alexander, Crestview small business owner",
        "url": "https://midbaynews.com/post/okaloosa-commissioners-reject-12-month-data-center-moratorium-3-2-after-hours-of-public-opposition",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
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      {
        "text": "Zero desire to see a data center go there, but we have to have regulations as a county in order to move forward.",
        "source": "Paul Mixon, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://midbaynews.com/post/okaloosa-commissioners-reject-12-month-data-center-moratorium-3-2-after-hours-of-public-opposition",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "Even if we did have a moratorium, we don't have anything defined as to what a data center is. So I won't support a moratorium,",
        "source": "Drew Palmer, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://midbaynews.com/post/okaloosa-commissioners-reject-12-month-data-center-moratorium-3-2-after-hours-of-public-opposition",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
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      "Commissioners voted 3-2 on September 15, 2026 to reject a 12-month data center moratorium proposed by Paul Mixon, aimed first at the county-owned Shoal River Ranch industrial site",
      "Chairman Trey Goodwin, Drew Palmer and Carolyn Ketchel voted against; Mixon and Sherri Cox voted for",
      "Because the motion failed, no moratorium ordinance will be advertised and no public hearing will be set",
      "Staff is to return in 60 days with an outline of proposed data center regulations",
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        "title": "'No Data Center!' Outrage erupts at explosive Project ...",
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        "date": "2026-02-25T10:13:27.000Z",
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        "text": "What if your data center burns to the ground? We breathe it, your animals breathe it. That's just toxic pollution. It doesn't belong here.",
        "source": "Unnamed attendee",
        "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/county-mayor-to-host-project-tango-town-hall-wednesday",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
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        "text": "We've been working on this project for over 10 years,",
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        "url": "https://cbs12.com/news/local/county-mayor-to-host-project-tango-town-hall-wednesday",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
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        "text": "Make no mistake—this will affect everybody in the state,",
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        "text": "This is an important topic we want to hear from our residents and business owners about,",
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        "text": "While Cherokee County's rocky terrain is not inviting for data centers, which typically use large swaths of flat land, we know how impactful data centers can be in a community.",
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        "text": "Cagle then clarified the one fact that keeps getting lost in this. No data center has been approved in unincorporated Cherokee County. None has applied. None is in process.",
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        "text": "The Board has determined that the potential development of data centers in the County may threaten the County's ability to provide adequate infrastructure, water, utilities, and services.",
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        "text": "Most noise ordinances, including ours, were written for block parties and barking dogs, not continuous industrial sound",
        "source": "Sharon Valenti, Summerwalk resident",
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        "text": "I am here in favor of the 180 day moratorium. In fact, I think there should be a permanent ban on data centers in this county.",
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        "text": "None have applied. We don't have any in process, and we don't have any that have been approved.",
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        "text": "provide the time to give staff the opportunity to conduct research, be able to get more public input on potential standards and ordinances and regulations that you may want to enact once the moratorium has ended.",
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      "Currently there are no defined data center regulations in Cherokee County",
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      "The public is invited to attend a meeting to provide feedback on the proposed data center ordinance.",
      "Cherokee County Board of Commissioners unanimously extended its data center moratorium by 180 days on August 18, 2026 for unincorporated areas.",
      "No data center has been approved, applied for, or is in process in unincorporated Cherokee County, per Commissioner Will Cagle.",
      "The moratorium runs to roughly mid-February 2027.",
      "Fulton County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on August 5, 2026 opposing local tax abatements for data centers.",
      "Fulton County officials put the Development Authority's data center tax breaks at roughly $150 million since 2020.",
      "Cherokee County (GA) Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug 18, 2026 to extend its data center moratorium by 180 days, through mid-February.",
      "Eleven residents signed up to speak and none spoke in favor of data centers.",
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      {
        "title": "Coweta residents voice concerns on proposed $17 billion data center  – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/coweta-residents-voice-concerns-proposed-17-billion-data-center/HH6MMG2IJVHA3AVHU6NAQLMXFE/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T23:27:16.000Z",
        "source": "WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center set to use 6 water towers worth of water per day in Georgia – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/data-centers-water-secrets-companies-using-ndas-hide-water-usage-georgia/ESYQS4GRDVAM7A6EJUQKGXTPWY/",
        "date": "2025-11-12T16:56:03.000Z",
        "source": "WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Why Everyone’s Talking About Coweta’s Growth and Data Centers, and What It Means for Locals",
        "url": "https://thecowetascoop.beehiiv.com/p/why-everyone-s-talking-about-coweta-s-growth-and-data-centers-and-what-it-means-for-locals-2bd1",
        "date": "2025-11-05T02:24:33.000Z",
        "source": "The Coweta Scoop",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Coweta County extends moratorium on new data center applications amid resident concerns – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/coweta-county-extends-moratorium-new-data-center-applications-amid-resident-concerns/4HHR2W3XMBAFLNAM6MPPC6QJ6I/",
        "date": "2025-10-23T09:12:43.000Z",
        "source": "WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "New proposed $4 billion data center development under review in Coweta | News | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/new-proposed-4-billion-data-center-development-under-review-in-coweta/article_2fad1ded-9f1c-4b67-9be1-29a4f027a3d3.html",
        "date": "2025-10-07T19:54:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents rally against Project Sail as county opens feedback on data center rules | News | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/residents-rally-against-project-sail-as-county-opens-feedback-on-data-center-rules/article_769b3988-988b-4614-9134-6126a022216d.html",
        "date": "2025-09-06T00:56:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Sail redesign cuts buildings, lowers daily water demand | Data Center | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/project-sail-redesign-cuts-buildings-lowers-daily-water-demand/article_75be211a-3b50-4950-9416-1b3e21c39283.html",
        "date": "2025-08-30T15:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center town hall to spotlight growth and concerns | Data Center | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/data-center-town-hall-to-spotlight-growth-and-concerns/article_ba945b16-28e1-460d-9e70-e24f67a1c414.html",
        "date": "2025-08-26T16:33:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Georgia County Puts Off Key Data Center Vote After Public Backlash - DeSmog",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/20/georgia-county-puts-off-key-data-center-vote-after-public-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-08-20T23:36:51.000Z",
        "source": "DeSmog",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Lobbyists Clear the Way for Mega-Projects in Rural Georgia - DeSmog",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/18/arthur-edge-data-center-lobbyists-project-sail-sargent-coweta-county-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-08-19T01:10:18.000Z",
        "source": "DeSmog",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "What’s at stake for Project Sail data center development | News | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/what-s-at-stake-for-project-sail-data-center-development/article_c65dd94a-8dc3-4fba-a4b6-387517ffa738.html",
        "date": "2025-08-12T21:07:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Supporters, critics clash over data center’s promise, peril",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/supporters-critics-clash-over-data-center-s-promise-peril/article_539f73a9-f802-45b7-8d03-ea526faec1ba.html",
        "date": "2025-07-03T17:49:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers face resistance in Coweta despite state incentives | News | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/data-centers-face-resistance-in-coweta-despite-state-incentives/article_81fbac58-4aec-4600-bac0-e259c44cf35d.html",
        "date": "2025-06-03T19:36:00.000Z",
        "source": "Newnan Times-Herald",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prologis to Buy Development Site for $17 Million Data Center",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/national/atlanta/2025/05/27/prologis-to-buy-development-site-for-17-million-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-27T19:10:07.000Z",
        "source": "The Real Deal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prologis to buy $17B data center site called ‘Project Sail’ south of Atlanta",
        "url": "https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/05/a-new-group-steps-in-to-develop-17b-project-sail-data-center-near-atlanta/",
        "date": "2025-05-23T13:47:16.000Z",
        "source": "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prologis set to buy Project Sail data center site outside Atlanta, Georgia - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/prologis-set-to-buy-project-sail-data-center-site-outside-atlanta-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DatacenterDynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Large developer to buy proposed data center site in Coweta County - Atlanta Business Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2025/05/21/prologis-project-sail-coweta-county.html",
        "date": "2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Atlanta Business Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers use a lot of water. Georgia counties and conservationists are looking for solutions – WABE",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/data-centers-use-a-lot-of-water-georgia-counties-and-conservationists-are-looking-for-solutions/",
        "date": "2025-05-20T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WABE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Palmetto residents unclear on Project Peach as Coweta commissioners pause data center development – WABE",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/palmetto-residents-unclear-on-project-peach-data-center-as-coweta-commissioners-pauses-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2025-05-15T16:40:00.000Z",
        "source": "WABE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Coweta County puts moratorium on proposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/05/07/coweta-county-puts-moratorium-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-07T03:04:22.000Z",
        "source": "Atlanta News First",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Palmetto residents fight rezoning for massive data center, urge commissioners to rescind decision | News | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/palmetto-residents-fight-rezoning-for-massive-data-center-urge-commissioners-to-rescind-decision/article_257961c9-809e-418f-8cd3-c986175f2489.html",
        "date": "2025-05-02T21:12:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners approve rezoning for Project Peach data center | News | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/commissioners-approve-rezoning-for-project-peach-data-center/article_f9240bfb-4284-4474-9996-6c32e6504e34.html",
        "date": "2025-04-16T20:06:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Coweta County residents concerned over proposed 320-acre data center | FOX 5 Atlanta",
        "url": "https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/coweta-county-concerns-project-peach-data-center-palmetto",
        "date": "2025-04-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 5 Atlanta",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners approve rezoning land for ‘Project Peach’ data center |  | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/commissioners-approve-rezoning-land-for-project-peach-data-center/article_5ebcf256-2e04-4593-a651-134c119a2b0a.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15T14:27:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Plans for $17 billion ‘Project Sail’ data center proposed for Coweta County – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/plans-17-billion-project-sail-data-center-proposed-coweta-county/FESMAPZCOZE5JERPQXJWTIZRCY/",
        "date": "2025-02-18T20:16:27.000Z",
        "source": "WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "AI Fueling Data Center Construction Boom in Georgia",
        "url": "https://www.constructconnect.com/construction-economic-news/ai-fueling-data-center-construction-boom-in-georgia",
        "date": "2025-02-17T16:31:39.000Z",
        "source": "ConstructConnect",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Coweta residents raise concerns over proposed $17B data center | News | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/coweta-residents-raise-concerns-over-proposed-17b-data-center/article_111ce146-cd32-11ef-aea0-cbab2cec4976.html",
        "date": "2025-01-07T20:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "$17B Data Center Campus Planned South Of Atlanta",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/atlanta/data-center/17b-data-center-campus-planned-in-coweta-by-local-developer-127386",
        "date": "2025-01-03T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bisnow",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$17B data center campus proposed in West Coweta | News | times-herald.com",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/17b-data-center-campus-proposed-in-west-coweta/article_56241322-c94f-11ef-9d42-1f794f59389e.html",
        "date": "2025-01-02T21:20:00.000Z",
        "source": "Times-Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$17bn 'Project Sail' data center campus proposed in Atlanta, Georgia - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/project-sail-data-center-newnan-atlanta-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics (DCD)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$1B data center adds to growing list of massive projects; offsets construction slowdown - Atlanta Business Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2024/10/04/1b-data-center-pitched-for-coweta-county.html",
        "date": "2024-10-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Atlanta Business Chronicle",
        "stance": "support"
      }
    ],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_tsMocZjew",
        "text": "Kakaita County woman says that Georgia Power is now trying to take her home to support a massive data center project in Fayette County. Elenali's Chase Howell spoke with the homeowner. She says the power company is using eminent domain to unfairly force her out. Annesley Brown says her mom bought this property in 2003 and doesn't think it's fair that the government or utility company can come in and say, hey, we need this property for public benefit and we have the legal power to take it. This is a real David and Goliath story in my opinion. We're going against a $2 billion power company for our home. That's Annesley Brown. She says Georgia Power is wanting to demolish her childhood home in Coweta County to make way for power lines that will replace the old ones and support a data center in another county. Truthfully, I feel like this is physically aging my mother and how much stress that this has put on her. For that, me personally, I will go to war and for the. Last year Brown has be",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "\"This is a no-brainer for the county,\" Commissioner Alphonso Smith told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. \"I will stake my political career on it.\"",
        "source": "Alphonso Smith, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261102-midterms-2026-georgians-front-lines-people-war-against-data-centres",
        "date": "2026-11-02T06:11:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The question isn't if this site will be developed. It's just how,\" JC Witt, Prologis senior vice president of data centre investments told the commission meeting.",
        "source": "JC Witt, Prologis senior vice president of data centre investments",
        "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261102-midterms-2026-georgians-front-lines-people-war-against-data-centres",
        "date": "2026-11-02T06:11:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've tried to look at each data center proposal on its own merits. Project Peach, Project Sail and Project Oak are three different projects, and supporting one doesn't mean I'm automatically going to support the next one,",
        "source": "Jeff Fisher, Commissioner, Coweta County Board of Commissioners",
        "url": "https://thecitizen.com/2026/09/01/fisher-explains-vote-against-project-oak-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-01T13:08:59.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I reviewed the application, listened to the developer and heard the concerns of the people who live in the area,",
        "source": "Jeff Fisher, Commissioner, Coweta County Board of Commissioners",
        "url": "https://thecitizen.com/2026/09/01/fisher-explains-vote-against-project-oak-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-01T13:08:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I support economic development, and my votes on Peach and Sail demonstrate that,",
        "source": "Jeff Fisher, Commissioner, Coweta County Board of Commissioners",
        "url": "https://thecitizen.com/2026/09/01/fisher-explains-vote-against-project-oak-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-01T13:08:59.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t want a big giant industrial building with bright lights and loud noises right in our backyard.",
        "source": "Robin Angus, resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/stop-project-oak-group-forms-fight-proposed-coweta-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-14T02:16:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Health for me is a big issue, knowing the strain it's going to put on our resources — water, air pollution, what our children breathe in.",
        "source": "Michelle Lore, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/stop-project-oak-group-forms-fight-proposed-coweta-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-14T02:16:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like they feel they go against less opposition in small rural places, but we are proving that wrong.",
        "source": "Kimberlee Shields, resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/stop-project-oak-group-forms-fight-proposed-coweta-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-14T02:16:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I'm running into roadblock after roadblock,\" he said.",
        "source": "Jeff Fisher, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/commissioners-weigh-stricter-data-center-rules/article_a46eb774-f958-4ce8-ba04-c8b981694415.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"We can't just ban them because we don't like them. We need some actual evidence to go to court and argue.\"",
        "source": "Nathan Lee, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/commissioners-weigh-stricter-data-center-rules/article_a46eb774-f958-4ce8-ba04-c8b981694415.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Pretty much everything you have is an open record,\" he told the board.",
        "source": "Nathan Lee, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/commissioners-weigh-stricter-data-center-rules/article_a46eb774-f958-4ce8-ba04-c8b981694415.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Commissioner John Reidelbach said he felt a limit was needed on the number of potential data centers in the county.",
        "source": "John Reidelbach, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/coweta-commissioners-consider-second-data-center-moratorium/article_5990b48f-00f1-4688-96ce-9c50bebf2821.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Commissioner Jeff Fisher was mixed on the idea of a moratorium but supported capping the number of data centers because changes to the ordinance could be made without placing a moratorium on development.",
        "source": "Jeff Fisher, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/coweta-commissioners-consider-second-data-center-moratorium/article_5990b48f-00f1-4688-96ce-9c50bebf2821.html",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not opposed to AI and we’re not opposed to data centers, but data centers need to be placed in industrial areas, and Coweta County has plenty of industrial areas that are undeveloped that a data center of this size could be placed in.",
        "source": "Steve Swope, co-founder of Citizens for Rural Coweta",
        "url": "https://thecitizen.com/2026/03/12/coweta-residents-mobilize-against-proposed-project-sail-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is going to be the tip of the iceberg. Once there is industrial development on the western side of the county, it will mushroom.",
        "source": "Steve Swope, co-founder of Citizens for Rural Coweta",
        "url": "https://thecitizen.com/2026/03/12/coweta-residents-mobilize-against-proposed-project-sail-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "During construction, there would be an additional 4,000 trips a day down Highway 16 going to the construction site.",
        "source": "Steve Swope, co-founder of Citizens for Rural Coweta",
        "url": "https://thecitizen.com/2026/03/12/coweta-residents-mobilize-against-proposed-project-sail-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just want them in the right place.",
        "source": "Steve Swope, co-founder of Citizens for Rural Coweta",
        "url": "https://thecitizen.com/2026/03/12/coweta-residents-mobilize-against-proposed-project-sail-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I wasn't expecting anything earth shattering here, but hopefully they heard our frustrations and understand",
        "source": "Laura Beth, Citizens for Rural Coweta Chairperson",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/coweta-residents-frustrated-after-project-sail-open-house/article_9ee70cdf-a6e3-45d6-959d-ad4b4dcc31d7.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I had questions and concerns but they weren't answered. It was as expected. I don't think any new knowledge was gained.",
        "source": "Laura Beth, Citizens for Rural Coweta Chairperson",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/coweta-residents-frustrated-after-project-sail-open-house/article_9ee70cdf-a6e3-45d6-959d-ad4b4dcc31d7.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Prologis is trying to sell something nobody here wants to buy",
        "source": "Barry Shaffer, Coweta resident who lives near the Wagers Mill Road property",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/coweta-residents-frustrated-after-project-sail-open-house/article_9ee70cdf-a6e3-45d6-959d-ad4b4dcc31d7.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there's huge potential. It's very easy to point at all the things that are potential negatives with any type of development",
        "source": "",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/coweta-residents-frustrated-after-project-sail-open-house/article_9ee70cdf-a6e3-45d6-959d-ad4b4dcc31d7.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s nothing more to say because they’re not really open-minded to it,",
        "source": "John Reidelbach, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/public-protests-split-vote-mark-approval-of-data-center-rules/article_324e192d-23e5-4d78-9894-00182e3a9d35.html",
        "date": "2025-12-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just read enough,",
        "source": "Bill McKenzie, Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/public-protests-split-vote-mark-approval-of-data-center-rules/article_324e192d-23e5-4d78-9894-00182e3a9d35.html",
        "date": "2025-12-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We get tax dollars with little growth,",
        "source": "Jason Peace, District 3 resident",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/public-protests-split-vote-mark-approval-of-data-center-rules/article_324e192d-23e5-4d78-9894-00182e3a9d35.html",
        "date": "2025-12-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let’s slow this process down and restore, at minimum, protections you have removed and prove through your actions this county is governed by citizens,",
        "source": "Robe Cole, District 5 resident",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/public-protests-split-vote-mark-approval-of-data-center-rules/article_324e192d-23e5-4d78-9894-00182e3a9d35.html",
        "date": "2025-12-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just want to say I’m disgusted,",
        "source": "Cathy Smith, District 3 resident",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/public-protests-split-vote-mark-approval-of-data-center-rules/article_324e192d-23e5-4d78-9894-00182e3a9d35.html",
        "date": "2025-12-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We may learn from these things,",
        "source": "John Reidelbach, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/public-protests-split-vote-mark-approval-of-data-center-rules/article_324e192d-23e5-4d78-9894-00182e3a9d35.html",
        "date": "2025-12-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Coweta County has not met with us specifically about the ordinance",
        "source": "Laura Beth, chairwoman of Citizens for Rural Coweta",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/15/behind-closed-doors-georgia-county-rewrote-data-center-rules/",
        "date": "2025-12-15T21:16:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We have continued to communicate with members of the community, including staff and commissioners, as part of the normal entitlement process",
        "source": "Mattie Sorrentino, Prologis spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/15/behind-closed-doors-georgia-county-rewrote-data-center-rules/",
        "date": "2025-12-15T21:16:54.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It is frustrating watching people with close connections to Project Sail come up and speak without acknowledging their role",
        "source": "Laura Beth, Citizens for Rural Coweta",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/15/behind-closed-doors-georgia-county-rewrote-data-center-rules/",
        "date": "2025-12-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Project Sail Technology Park is smart growth",
        "source": "Craig Jackson, local real estate agent",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/15/behind-closed-doors-georgia-county-rewrote-data-center-rules/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There are some things in the ordinance that I've noticed that are a little bit more onerous than we've seen in other counties that have had the same similar ordinances",
        "source": "Mike Lash, senior vice president, Data Center Solutions team, CBRE",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/15/behind-closed-doors-georgia-county-rewrote-data-center-rules/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It is going to put pressure on the county water supply. There's no doubt about it,",
        "source": "Steve Swope, Coweta County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/data-centers-water-secrets-companies-using-ndas-hide-water-usage-georgia/ESYQS4GRDVAM7A6EJUQKGXTPWY/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Nothing uses water or energy the way that data centers do,",
        "source": "Chris Manganiello, Water Policy Director for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/data-centers-water-secrets-companies-using-ndas-hide-water-usage-georgia/ESYQS4GRDVAM7A6EJUQKGXTPWY/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If there is a shortage of water, who gets priority?",
        "source": "Steve Swope, Coweta County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/data-centers-water-secrets-companies-using-ndas-hide-water-usage-georgia/ESYQS4GRDVAM7A6EJUQKGXTPWY/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are responsible and efficient water users,",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, vice president of state policy for the Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/data-centers-water-secrets-companies-using-ndas-hide-water-usage-georgia/ESYQS4GRDVAM7A6EJUQKGXTPWY/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will come a reckoning, and we don't want to see that happen,",
        "source": "Rob Cole, Coweta County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/data-centers-water-secrets-companies-using-ndas-hide-water-usage-georgia/ESYQS4GRDVAM7A6EJUQKGXTPWY/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don’t write an ordinance that promotes old technology that’s going to be obsolete sooner and will yield less revenue,",
        "source": "Ron Bockrath, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/coweta-county-extends-moratorium-new-data-center-applications-amid-resident-concerns/4HHR2W3XMBAFLNAM6MPPC6QJ6I/",
        "date": "2025-10-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You ran into some difficulty trying to address data centers and then you’ll say this is a ‘learning curve’, and yet it really is,",
        "source": "Ron Bockrath, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/coweta-county-extends-moratorium-new-data-center-applications-amid-resident-concerns/4HHR2W3XMBAFLNAM6MPPC6QJ6I/",
        "date": "2025-10-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve advised private citizens to send comments to their elected representatives,",
        "source": "Wagner, Three Rivers Regional Commission",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/new-proposed-4-billion-data-center-development-under-review-in-coweta/article_2fad1ded-9f1c-4b67-9be1-29a4f027a3d3.html",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We ask that comments on Sept. 11 be specific to the draft data center ordinance and not to Project Sail,",
        "source": "Bill McKenzie, Coweta County Board of Commissioners Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/residents-rally-against-project-sail-as-county-opens-feedback-on-data-center-rules/article_769b3988-988b-4614-9134-6126a022216d.html",
        "date": "2025-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The required public hearing for the Project Sail rezoning has not been scheduled at this time.",
        "source": "Bill McKenzie, Coweta County Board of Commissioners Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/residents-rally-against-project-sail-as-county-opens-feedback-on-data-center-rules/article_769b3988-988b-4614-9134-6126a022216d.html",
        "date": "2025-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Project Sail is not the right project in the right place,",
        "source": "Beth",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/residents-rally-against-project-sail-as-county-opens-feedback-on-data-center-rules/article_769b3988-988b-4614-9134-6126a022216d.html",
        "date": "2025-09-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have smart growth here because we don't have a board of commissioners that is listening to its constituents.",
        "source": "",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/residents-rally-against-project-sail-as-county-opens-feedback-on-data-center-rules/article_769b3988-988b-4614-9134-6126a022216d.html",
        "date": "2025-09-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "By chance, they coincide,",
        "source": "Jay Boren, CWASA CEO",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/project-sail-redesign-cuts-buildings-lowers-daily-water-demand/article_75be211a-3b50-4950-9416-1b3e21c39283.html",
        "date": "2025-08-30T15:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The change reflects smarter design and community input, not demand or cooling costs,",
        "source": "Jennifer Nelson, senior vice president of global communications for Prologis",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/project-sail-redesign-cuts-buildings-lowers-daily-water-demand/article_75be211a-3b50-4950-9416-1b3e21c39283.html",
        "date": "2025-08-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The overall site plan reduction has also brought water use down to 6 million gallons per day.",
        "source": "Jennifer Nelson, senior vice president of global communications for Prologis",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/project-sail-redesign-cuts-buildings-lowers-daily-water-demand/article_75be211a-3b50-4950-9416-1b3e21c39283.html",
        "date": "2025-08-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The infrastructure to get the water from the river is planned to be completed by early 2026, with or without Project Sail,",
        "source": "Jennifer Nelson, senior vice president of global communications for Prologis",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/data_center/project-sail-redesign-cuts-buildings-lowers-daily-water-demand/article_75be211a-3b50-4950-9416-1b3e21c39283.html",
        "date": "2025-08-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Project Sail is not just a development, it's a symbol of a growing disconnect between those elected to serve us and the people they represent.",
        "source": "Rob Cole, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/20/georgia-county-puts-off-key-data-center-vote-after-public-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There was no selection process or filtering of feedback,",
        "source": "Michael Fouts, County Administrator",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/20/georgia-county-puts-off-key-data-center-vote-after-public-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't know if you all picked and choosed what you wanted to put into the new ordinance, or if you put everybody's concerns in there, but I know that mine were missing,",
        "source": "Connie Lytten, resident",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/20/georgia-county-puts-off-key-data-center-vote-after-public-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You don't have to write everything from scratch. Learn from other people,",
        "source": "Ron Bockrath, resident",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/20/georgia-county-puts-off-key-data-center-vote-after-public-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please listen to everyone that is here and make sure that they have a voice that you hear,",
        "source": "Carolyn Wynn, resident",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/20/georgia-county-puts-off-key-data-center-vote-after-public-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The ordinance as it currently stands flagrantly favors developers and strips residents of any protection",
        "source": "Laura Beth, chairperson of the Citizens for Rural Coweta community group",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/18/arthur-edge-data-center-lobbyists-project-sail-sargent-coweta-county-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county's ordinance that they are passing is more stringent than any data center ordinance that we've seen.",
        "source": "Leigh Ann Green, local consultant working for Atlas Development",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/18/arthur-edge-data-center-lobbyists-project-sail-sargent-coweta-county-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's actually a great thing for the county",
        "source": "Jonathon Ward, owner of Atlas Development",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/18/arthur-edge-data-center-lobbyists-project-sail-sargent-coweta-county-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We try to do our best and work with all the surrounding neighbors",
        "source": "Jonathon Ward, owner of Atlas Development",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/18/arthur-edge-data-center-lobbyists-project-sail-sargent-coweta-county-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are opposed to a data center on the proposed site.",
        "source": "",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/what-s-at-stake-for-project-sail-data-center-development/article_c65dd94a-8dc3-4fba-a4b6-387517ffa738.html",
        "date": "2025-08-12T21:07:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We recommend completing surveys for species of concern before any construction activities begin,",
        "source": "O'Shields",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/what-s-at-stake-for-project-sail-data-center-development/article_c65dd94a-8dc3-4fba-a4b6-387517ffa738.html",
        "date": "2025-08-12T21:07:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "the wrong place for data center development.",
        "source": "Chris Watson, Southeast Regional Program Director",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/what-s-at-stake-for-project-sail-data-center-development/article_c65dd94a-8dc3-4fba-a4b6-387517ffa738.html",
        "date": "2025-08-12T21:07:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We urge the Board of Commissioners to conserve the area’s rural character, reject the Sail Project, and work to honor and enhance the County’s irreplaceable cultural and natural assets and the economic values that they embody,",
        "source": "Chris Watson, Southeast Regional Program Director",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/what-s-at-stake-for-project-sail-data-center-development/article_c65dd94a-8dc3-4fba-a4b6-387517ffa738.html",
        "date": "2025-08-12T21:07:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do those suggestions come from anonymous people?",
        "source": "Al Smith, Coweta County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/18/arthur-edge-data-center-lobbyists-project-sail-sargent-coweta-county-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It delivers long-term value with minimal traffic, low visibility and almost no burden on public services,",
        "source": "Unnamed supporter",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/supporters-critics-clash-over-data-center-s-promise-peril/article_539f73a9-f802-45b7-8d03-ea526faec1ba.html",
        "date": "2025-07-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It was a personal effort by an individual who does not speak for the agency,",
        "source": "Edge",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/supporters-critics-clash-over-data-center-s-promise-peril/article_539f73a9-f802-45b7-8d03-ea526faec1ba.html",
        "date": "2025-07-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I thought it was telling that they didn't try to refute any of my scientific claims,",
        "source": "Soltis, author of environmental report",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/supporters-critics-clash-over-data-center-s-promise-peril/article_539f73a9-f802-45b7-8d03-ea526faec1ba.html",
        "date": "2025-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Only one third of the site will be developed,",
        "source": "Unnamed supporter",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/supporters-critics-clash-over-data-center-s-promise-peril/article_539f73a9-f802-45b7-8d03-ea526faec1ba.html",
        "date": "2025-07-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Citizens in homes typically do not have the funds to prove this causes that,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/supporters-critics-clash-over-data-center-s-promise-peril/article_539f73a9-f802-45b7-8d03-ea526faec1ba.html",
        "date": "2025-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The citizens hired me to do the best I could for them, and that’s why I voted the way I did,",
        "source": "Bob Blackburn, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/data-centers-face-resistance-in-coweta-despite-state-incentives/article_81fbac58-4aec-4600-bac0-e259c44cf35d.html",
        "date": "2025-06-03T19:36:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s a mighty strong income stream. We’ve had to cut our budget back, so it could help.",
        "source": "Bob Blackburn, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/data-centers-face-resistance-in-coweta-despite-state-incentives/article_81fbac58-4aec-4600-bac0-e259c44cf35d.html",
        "date": "2025-06-03T19:36:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The whole notion that there’s not enough water, there’s not enough power, I think, is a little bit of misinformation.",
        "source": "Brass",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/data-centers-face-resistance-in-coweta-despite-state-incentives/article_81fbac58-4aec-4600-bac0-e259c44cf35d.html",
        "date": "2025-06-03T19:36:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Atlanta has always been a good market, but in the last couple of years, it's become a great market.",
        "source": "JC Witt, senior vice president of data center investments for Prologis",
        "url": "https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/05/a-new-group-steps-in-to-develop-17b-project-sail-data-center-near-atlanta/",
        "date": "2025-05-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The closing is tied to getting the entitlements for the land, approval of the land-use plan, and sufficient electrical power",
        "source": "JC Witt, senior vice president of data center investments at Prologis",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/prologis-set-to-buy-project-sail-data-center-site-outside-atlanta-georgia/",
        "date": "2025-05-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The concern I have is that the policy environment is not really designed to kind of respond to this new, unprecedented demand.",
        "source": "Chris Manganiello, water policy director for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/data-centers-use-a-lot-of-water-georgia-counties-and-conservationists-are-looking-for-solutions/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you had a pipe that was leaking 60% of its water, you'd fix it because that could just, that would just — this is catastrophic.",
        "source": "Chris Manganiello, water policy director for Chattahoochee Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/data-centers-use-a-lot-of-water-georgia-counties-and-conservationists-are-looking-for-solutions/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We developed a separate treatment system at one of our wastewater treatment plants to deliver cooling water specifically for that partner.",
        "source": "Gil Shearouse, executive director of the Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewer Authority",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/data-centers-use-a-lot-of-water-georgia-counties-and-conservationists-are-looking-for-solutions/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are working on collecting all of the statistics and the facts that we can about data center growth, how water is required for these facilities, for cooling, and what kind of options there are.",
        "source": "Danny Johnson, managing director of the natural resources department at the Atlanta Regional Commission",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/data-centers-use-a-lot-of-water-georgia-counties-and-conservationists-are-looking-for-solutions/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s a long-standing view that Palmetto is sort of this lost town,",
        "source": "Jennifer Taylor, Palmetto resident",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/palmetto-residents-unclear-on-project-peach-data-center-as-coweta-commissioners-pauses-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2025-05-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "There have been other zoning meetings that we weren’t aware of … like two weeks before we were notified that there was going to be this key decision made for our city, without any input from the city,",
        "source": "Jess Wilbanks, Palmetto councilwoman",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/palmetto-residents-unclear-on-project-peach-data-center-as-coweta-commissioners-pauses-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2025-05-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In my eyes, this would be an industrial area. That’s just my opinion. It’s an industrial area because of everything that surrounds the current developments that are there right now,",
        "source": "John Reidelbach, Coweta County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/palmetto-residents-unclear-on-project-peach-data-center-as-coweta-commissioners-pauses-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2025-05-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I got questions and I need them answered.",
        "source": "Tersea Thomas-Smith, Palmetto Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/palmetto-residents-unclear-on-project-peach-data-center-as-coweta-commissioners-pauses-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2025-05-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a temporary slow down is about all it is",
        "source": "Ron Bockrach, resident whose yard the project would butt up next to",
        "url": "https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/05/07/coweta-county-puts-moratorium-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It wasn’t clear when they spoke about it at three this morning, and it was just as unclear this afternoon. So I’m not sure they left here knowing what they just voted for",
        "source": "Connie Lytten, resident who lives about 1,000 feet from Project Sail",
        "url": "https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/05/07/coweta-county-puts-moratorium-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Never thought in a million years I’d be looking at a data center in our quiet rural area.",
        "source": "Connie Lytten, resident who lives about 1,000 feet from Project Sail",
        "url": "https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/05/07/coweta-county-puts-moratorium-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "So right now, we actually don’t have the power for this",
        "source": "Amy Sharma, Science for Georgia executive director",
        "url": "https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/05/07/coweta-county-puts-moratorium-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "In three to four years they could really decrease the amount of power and water they need by upping their technological game",
        "source": "Amy Sharma, Science for Georgia executive director",
        "url": "https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/05/07/coweta-county-puts-moratorium-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why is it that the commissioners are so willing to make a decision that will affect another city?",
        "source": "Moore",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/palmetto-residents-fight-rezoning-for-massive-data-center-urge-commissioners-to-rescind-decision/article_257961c9-809e-418f-8cd3-c986175f2489.html",
        "date": "2025-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't want to see our part of the community turned into this industrialized area,",
        "source": "Sandra Faircloth, Coweta County resident",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/palmetto-residents-fight-rezoning-for-massive-data-center-urge-commissioners-to-rescind-decision/article_257961c9-809e-418f-8cd3-c986175f2489.html",
        "date": "2025-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand the tax benefits it brings, but it's a high cost to the citizens that live there and the wildlife and the environment.",
        "source": "Sandra Faircloth, Coweta County resident",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/palmetto-residents-fight-rezoning-for-massive-data-center-urge-commissioners-to-rescind-decision/article_257961c9-809e-418f-8cd3-c986175f2489.html",
        "date": "2025-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "On behalf of all Palmetto. i ask that you please consider the long time cost to our quality of life, our environment and our residents",
        "source": "Theresa Thomas-Smith, Palmetto Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/coweta-county-concerns-project-peach-data-center-palmetto",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no desire to see a massive industrial facility less than a mile from our historic downtown. Data centers bring very few jobs and have massive water and energy use,",
        "source": "Theresa Thomas-Smith, Palmetto Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/commissioners-approve-rezoning-for-project-peach-data-center/article_f9240bfb-4284-4474-9996-6c32e6504e34.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The citizens hired me to do the best I could for them, and that’s why I voted the way I did,",
        "source": "Bob Blackburn, Coweta County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/commissioners-approve-rezoning-for-project-peach-data-center/article_f9240bfb-4284-4474-9996-6c32e6504e34.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We had to cut over $10 million,",
        "source": "Commissioner, Coweta County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/commissioners-approve-rezoning-for-project-peach-data-center/article_f9240bfb-4284-4474-9996-6c32e6504e34.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This would fundamentally alter the character of our community,",
        "source": "Theresa Thomas-Smith, Palmetto Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/commissioners-approve-rezoning-land-for-project-peach-data-center/article_5ebcf256-2e04-4593-a651-134c119a2b0a.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no desire to see a massive industrial facility less than a mile from our historic downtown.",
        "source": "Theresa Thomas-Smith, Palmetto Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/commissioners-approve-rezoning-land-for-project-peach-data-center/article_5ebcf256-2e04-4593-a651-134c119a2b0a.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "What will not be peaceful is leaving church on Sunday morning and seeing the monstrosity of a power substation,",
        "source": "Nathan Slaton, Palmetto Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/commissioners-approve-rezoning-land-for-project-peach-data-center/article_5ebcf256-2e04-4593-a651-134c119a2b0a.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's industrial all around there except for that one area.",
        "source": "John Reidelbach, Coweta County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/commissioners-approve-rezoning-land-for-project-peach-data-center/article_5ebcf256-2e04-4593-a651-134c119a2b0a.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We had to cut over $10 million,",
        "source": "Jeffrey Fisher, Coweta County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/commissioners-approve-rezoning-land-for-project-peach-data-center/article_5ebcf256-2e04-4593-a651-134c119a2b0a.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That tells me something about the relationship between the developer and the community.",
        "source": "Al Smith, Coweta County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/commissioners-approve-rezoning-land-for-project-peach-data-center/article_5ebcf256-2e04-4593-a651-134c119a2b0a.html",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "When you kick up sediment, it increases the chance of heavy metals getting into the water,",
        "source": "Soltis, geologist with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division",
        "url": "https://www.times-herald.com/news/coweta-residents-raise-concerns-over-proposed-17b-data-center/article_111ce146-cd32-11ef-aea0-cbab2cec4976.html",
        "date": "2025-01-07T20:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "For easy math, a $17 billion property will generate less than 1% of its market value in property taxes. So for that market value it would be less than $170 million in property tax revenue. That would be shared between the county, school and fire district,",
        "source": "Justin McMichael, Coweta County Tax Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/plans-17-billion-project-sail-data-center-proposed-coweta-county/FESMAPZCOZE5JERPQXJWTIZRCY/",
        "date": "2025-01-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re self capitalized. We got the finances to do it,",
        "source": "Jonathon Ward, owner of Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/atlanta/data-center/17b-data-center-campus-planned-in-coweta-by-local-developer-127386",
        "date": "2025-01-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If everything goes our way in zoning, we’re looking at starting a year and a month from now,",
        "source": "Jonathon Ward, owner of Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/atlanta/data-center/17b-data-center-campus-planned-in-coweta-by-local-developer-127386",
        "date": "2025-01-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s going to be really great for the community. It really doesn’t have any impact on the school system.",
        "source": "Jonathon Ward, owner of Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/atlanta/data-center/17b-data-center-campus-planned-in-coweta-by-local-developer-127386",
        "date": "2025-01-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a real David and Goliath story in my opinion.",
        "source": "Annesley Brown, Coweta County homeowner's daughter",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_tsMocZjew",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going against a $2 billion power company for our home.",
        "source": "Annesley Brown, Coweta County homeowner's daughter",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_tsMocZjew",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are using all of these different tactics to try to diminish the value of this home so that way they don't have to pay us fair market value.",
        "source": "Annesley Brown, Coweta County homeowner's daughter",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_tsMocZjew",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Commissioners approved rezoning of Coweta County from rural conservation to industrial by a 3-2 vote in April",
      "Citizens for Rural Coweta submitted more than 14,800 signatures for a home rule petition on October 16",
      "Under Georgia's Constitution the probate judge has 60 days after filing to validate the petition and an election must be held 60 to 90 days after filing",
      "Bockrath and neighbors filed two lawsuits in Coweta County court in May challenging the rezoning",
      "Project Sail is one of at least five planned data centers in Coweta County",
      "The Coweta County Board of Commissioners unanimously denied the Project Oak rezoning request the week before September 1, 2026",
      "The property's existing industrial zoning from 2024 limited use to office or warehouse development of no more than 2.1 million square feet",
      "The unanimous denial leaves the existing zoning conditions in place",
      "Proposed 255-acre data center near Walt Sanders Road in Coweta County would use 28,000 gallons of water daily",
      "County commissioners scheduled a public hearing on Aug. 25, 2026 at 6 p.m. where they are expected to vote",
      "The project is not yet official and remains subject to local approval",
      "Developer had not responded to FOX 5 request for comment",
      "Coweta County commissioners approved a moratorium on new data center development in June 2026",
      "The moratorium is scheduled to expire Dec. 23 or when the board adopts amendments to the data center ordinance, whichever comes first",
      "Five proposed data centers in Coweta County have vested rights under state law and are exempt from the moratorium",
      "Public Works Administrator said buffers larger than 300 feet would make a significant portion of many properties unusable",
      "The Coweta County Board of Commissioners will vote on another data center moratorium at its June 16 meeting.",
      "If a moratorium is approved, the five proposed data centers would have vested rights because their applications were submitted under the current ordinance.",
      "Coweta County commissioners voted 3-2 to approve Atlas Development's rezoning application for the Project Sail data center",
      "The roughly 829-acre site along U.S. 27 near Newnan was rezoned from rural conservation and industrial to industrial",
      "Residents raised concerns over power rates, water use, environmental issues and traffic",
      "Project Sail is proposed on 832 acres in western Coweta County, currently zoned rural conservation",
      "Public hearing on the rezoning is expected at the April 7, 2026 Board of Commissioners meeting at 6 p.m.",
      "Supporters project about $100 million a year in tax revenue; opponents cite Meta's Stanton Springs data center producing about $5 million annually",
      "Construction could last up to 10 years and add about 4,000 daily trips on Highway 16",
      "Opponents plan to wear red shirts to the March 17 county commission meeting",
      "Rezoning hearing for Project Sail is scheduled for the April 7, 2026 Coweta County Board of Commissioners meeting",
      "Site plan has nine buildings totaling about 4.34 million square feet on 829.41 acres off Welcome Sargent Road and Wagers Mill Road",
      "Rezoning application was originally filed in December 2024",
      "Commissioners imposed a data center moratorium from May 2025 to December 2025 to draft an ordinance",
      "Staff conditions include roundabouts at State Route 16 intersections, a protected cemetery and 18 months to obtain a land disturbance permit",
      "Prologis held an informational open house at Newnan High School on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026",
      "Project Sail is planned on 832 acres zoned rural conservation off Wagers Mill Road",
      "Data center will use approximately 300,000 gallons of water a day",
      "Site will have nine buildings with about 60 percent of property undisturbed",
      "Project Sail is a proposed 13-building data center campus on 832 acres near Newnan in Coweta County, GA",
      "DRI filing states a $17bn build cost and $1.6bn in annual tax revenue",
      "Each data hall is 378,000 sq ft, for a total footprint of 4.9 million sq ft",
      "Atlas Development is requesting rezoning of the currently undeveloped land",
      "IT capacity and power details are not included in the application"
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        "title": "South DeKalb organizers unite residents over data center concerns | DeKalb County | decaturish.com",
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      {
        "title": "DeKalb Rejects Massive Data Center Planned for Majority-Black Community - Capital B News - Atlanta",
        "url": "https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/dekalb-county-ellenwood-data-center-rejected/",
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        "title": "DeKalb County data center freeze extended after residents speak out | FOX 5 Atlanta",
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      {
        "title": "DeKalb County rejects data center regulations",
        "url": "https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/06/26/dekalb-county-rejects-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Atlanta News First",
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      {
        "title": "Tensions flare at DeKalb zoning meeting about data centers",
        "url": "https://www.wabe.org/tensions-flare-at-dekalb-zoning-meeting-about-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-11-21T16:30:56.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "DeKalb County approves 100-day data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.decaturish.com/business/dekalb-county-commission-approves-data-center-moratorium/article_7c42f850-bef9-4e51-a1ae-426810f83bb5.html",
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        "text": "The biggest power that a municipality has in envisioning your future is zoning,",
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        "url": "https://www.decaturish.com/news/dekalb/south-dekalb-organizers-raise-concerns-over-new-data-centers/article_1df8e982-2fb2-4ff4-9d9b-5ce963435537.html",
        "date": "2026-11-08T21:35:00.000Z",
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        "text": "We are happy that the BOC finally denied the Ellenwood data center … something they should have done months ago.",
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        "url": "https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/dekalb-county-ellenwood-data-center-rejected/",
        "date": "2026-08-18T18:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "We are dealing with too much. We can't even sit outside from sniffing out toxins.",
        "source": "Jackie Malcom, organizer, DeKalb Citizens Coalition",
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        "date": "2026-08-18T18:30:00.000Z",
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        "text": "I'm not anti-investment. I'm not anti-technology. But what I am is anti-detriment to my community.",
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      "OpenAI selected Effingham County for Project Camellia, a 1,400-acre data center campus",
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        "text": "As a voting citizen a lot of the input … was pretty much ignored,",
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        "text": "You guys work for us, all of you, work for us, and it seems like you're working for yourselves because you're not listening to a word we say,",
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        "text": "We took the teeth off this, so you're looking at about a 150-year-old man with no teeth that has nothing to bite with,",
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      "Section 11.5 on retention of zoning entitlements was struck down by commissioners",
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      "The Board of Commissioners vote took place at the Aug. 27 meeting.",
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      "The prior 180-day moratorium was approved February 26, 2026; the extended moratorium runs until February 23, 2027",
      "A separate moratorium on high-density developments runs until September 10 or until UDC amendments are adopted",
      "At the August 14 hearing many citizens wanted an outright data center ban, and UDC updates were tabled over small lot size concerns",
      "Residents pushed back against data centers and a proposed rewrite of Hall County's zoning and development rules at the county commissioners' Aug. 13 meeting.",
      "The Hall County Board of Commissioners voted on a data center moratorium proposal at its Thursday meeting, reported February 27, 2026.",
      "Hall County Commission tabled its vote on the $1.2 billion data center on O'Kelley Road in South Hall",
      "Commissioners plan to vote Dec. 11, giving themselves two more months to gather information",
      "An increasing number of residents oppose the facility over the water and energy it will require",
      "Data centers would be permitted only by Special Use Permit within the Light Industrial (I-1) and Heavy Industrial (I-2) zoning districts, with final action by the Board of Commissioners.",
      "Minor data centers must provide a 50-foot landscape buffer along all property boundaries, reducible to 30 feet where adjacent properties are industrial.",
      "Open-loop cooling systems would be prohibited for minor data centers.",
      "Applicants must hold at least one community meeting after the rezoning or special use petition is filed and at least 30 days before the public hearing.",
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        "text": "I'm all about something that is going to support us economically, but at the same time, not off the backs of our constituents for their quality of life,",
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      "Data centers would be limited to M-1 and M-2 industrial zoning districts.",
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      "Gottwals said he is not aware of a formal data center proposal in Houston County",
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      "Two data center developers have contacted the county; nothing is in the works.",
      "The county attorney is slowly drafting data center ordinances; none are in place.",
      "Houston County's investment threshold for the state data center sales tax exemption is $250 million as of May 2022.",
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      "The agreement proposes a community oversight board with local residents and municipal representatives",
      "The Jackson County Board of Commissioners approved on Oct. 20, 2025 a code amendment restricting future data centers to light, general and heavy industrial zones and prohibiting them in residential, commercial and agricultural zones.",
      "The ordinance sets a 10-acre minimum lot size, a 1,000-foot buffer from existing residences and a 500-foot buffer from residential or agricultural property.",
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      "Commissioner James Emory Tate cited a North Georgia data center on county-owned land where the company reportedly paid $100,000 per acre, based on a friend's account.",
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      "Developers have contacted a few landowners, but no official data center applications have arrived, according to the county administrator.",
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      "A fiscal impact analysis commissioned by the development authority estimates a hyperscale data center would bring $30.1 billion in capital investment and 450 jobs over 20 years",
      "The development authority voted in March 2026 to put on hold the $25 million sale of the 956-acre Griswoldville Industrial Park to Eagle Rock Partners LLC",
      "Jones County commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan at a called meeting on Jan. 16, 2026, making data centers a permitted use only in the industrial park, Griswoldville Park.",
      "The amendment lowered allowed noise from 65 to 55 decibels daytime and from 55 to 45 decibels at night.",
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      "Jones County planning and zoning voted 2-1 to recommend approval of a data center text amendment restricting where data centers can go and how big they can be.",
      "Jones County Commissioners will vote on the amendment January 16 at 6 p.m. at the Jones County Government Center.",
      "Jones County's 90-day moratorium on new data center applications expires January 18.",
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        "text": "The big concern is that yes, this could be a big project that would financially take some burden off the people in our community but also that it's the least impactful on the neighbors that are around.",
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        "text": "Look for those public hearings, the commissioner's public hearings, and come out, support. Try to save your environment! I mean this is where we live...just pay attention.",
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        "text": "We need something like that here.",
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      "County court clerk's office could not confirm the acreage",
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        "title": "Zoning vs. data centers: Without land use laws, Laurens County can't issue ban – The Courier Herald",
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        "text": "There is no zoning here in Laurens County because the people of Laurens County don't want it.",
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        "text": "I have reached out to my own elected representatives on several occasions and have received no response.",
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      "Governor Brian Kemp recently vetoed House Bill 1192, which would have paused Georgia's sales tax exemption for data centers",
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        "url": "https://www.mainstreetnews.com/madison/news/pzc-reviews-rezoning-requests-data-center-ordinance/article_ccd5d9dc-665a-4c04-958d-6f91aac6f838.html",
        "date": "2026-08-08T15:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "MadisonJournalTODAY",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "BOC denies group home proposals, approves data center moratorium | News | mainstreetnews.com",
        "url": "https://www.mainstreetnews.com/madison/news/boc-denies-group-home-proposals-approves-data-center-moratorium/article_4aae6574-20fb-42fb-85aa-a63bce64a10f.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04T10:54:00.000Z",
        "source": "Madison Journal",
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      {
        "text": "There are data center ordinances all over the state of Georgia, Virginia (and) Tennessee, and none of them read the same,",
        "source": "Todd Higdon, Chairman, Madison County Board of Commissioners",
        "url": "https://www.mainstreetnews.com/madison/news/higdon-outlines-madison-county-staffing-challenges-major-projects-and-budget-plans/article_4168d8ad-fe21-452a-b57d-49c24d8e858c.html",
        "date": "2026-09-06T19:37:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      },
      {
        "text": "A moratorium is a temporary ban and must have start and end dates,",
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        "url": "https://www.mainstreetnews.com/madison/news/boc-approves-millage-rate-data-center-moratorium/article_b2cd8ff8-2f7b-4c2a-a4bd-5e185f3b348e.html",
        "date": "2026-08-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think an agricultural committee would be amazing and something we need,",
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        "date": "2026-08-31",
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      "Madison County Board of Commissioners Chairman Todd Higdon said he is not concerned about a data center locating in Madison County because the county does not have the water capacity to support one.",
      "Higdon estimated data centers use about 26 million gallons of water.",
      "Higdon discussed a data center moratorium in Madison County during an Aug. 31 conversation with the Madison County Chamber of Commerce.",
      "Madison County Board of Commissioners adopted a moratorium on new data centers during its Aug. 31, 2026 meeting",
      "The county has not received a proposal for a data center",
      "The previous 30-day moratorium was not intended to be a permanent solution",
      "The board voted to hold the 2026 millage rate at 9.157 mills",
      "Board of Commissioners will meet Aug. 31 to consider extending the county's data center moratorium for six months",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss the proposed Unified Development Code Sept. 1 and vote on adoption Sept. 15",
      "Board of Commissioners scheduled to consider final adoption of the Unified Development Code Oct. 26",
      "Joint special-called meeting of the Board of Commissioners and Planning and Zoning Commission set for 5 p.m. Aug. 27 to discuss the proposed code",
      "Madison County Board of Commissioners approved a 30-day moratorium on new data centers at its Aug. 3, 2026 meeting",
      "Baxter said a public hearing would be required to extend the moratorium to the proposed 90-day period",
      "The county currently has no ordinances specifically addressing data centers, per Commissioner Terry Chandler",
      "Residents voiced support for a moratorium at a July 27 meeting, citing infrastructure, water use and electricity demands",
      "The board denied requests to bring two existing group homes at 345 and 289 Furnace Creek Road into zoning compliance"
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        "title": "Bolingbroke property owners sue Monroe County over rezoning denial",
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        "date": "2025-09-04T20:54:48.000Z",
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        "stance": "neutral"
      },
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        "title": "Vote leaves data center seeing red | News | mymcr.net",
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        "title": "Land rezoning proposal denied for 1.2GW campus outside Macon, Georgia - DCD",
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        "title": "Monroe County to vote on controversial data center rezoning proposal",
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        "date": "2025-08-04T23:49:00.000Z",
        "source": "WGXA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
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        "title": "Bolingbroke data center generates controversy ahead of vote | Macon Telegraph",
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        "date": "2025-08-04T22:29:02.000Z",
        "source": "Macon Telegraph",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Meanwhile: Rumble data center eyes more buffer | News | mymcr.net",
        "url": "https://www.mymcr.net/news/meanwhile-rumble-data-center-eyes-more-buffer/article_7ed9099b-0483-4e6e-b82b-190c33469f5b.html",
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      },
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        "title": "Monroe County Planning and Zoning unanimously vote against Bolingbroke Technology proposal",
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        "date": "2025-07-29T01:05:48.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Data center hearing is Monday | News | mymcr.net",
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        "title": "Monroe County faces opposition to $5.8B data center",
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        "title": "County OKs Rumble data center | News | mymcr.net",
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        "title": "County may ignore zoning board, decide data center Monday | News | mymcr.net",
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        "emotion": "hope"
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "Hey, Middle Georgia. Are you walking into the office? Well, we got some stories that you need to know. A group of Monroe County property owners have filed a lawsuit against the county after the denial of a proposed data center. You may remember early last month there was a lot of opposition from the community over the reszoning of a property that would have made way for that data center. Well, the group that filed the lawsuit says the commission made that decision based off of intimidation and misinformation. And if you hit the road this morning, you know there are more school zone cameras in make it bib. Well, a lawmaker says it's just a cash grab. It's not for the safety of students. A make man though who's gotten $1,000 in tickets says he thinks that it is for safety. On WGXA, we pulled the numbers from two Mon schools that first got those cameras. Head to our website to see the numbers.",
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        "text": "Despite presenting detailed facts, professional studies, and sound legal arguments, the Commission chose to ignore them, yielding instead to a campaign of misinformation and intimidation,",
        "source": "Property owners' representative, representative for the property owners",
        "url": "https://wgxa.tv/news/local/bolingbroke-property-owners-sue-monroe-county-over-rezoning-denial",
        "date": "2025-09-04",
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        "text": "We are disappointed by the board's decision tonight. This project is a thoughtful community-driven proposal designed to bring meaningful long-term benefits to Monroe County.",
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        "text": "We are disappointed by the Board's decision tonight.",
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        "date": "2025-08-05",
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        "text": "\"That is dead wrong,\" said Davis.",
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        "text": "\"You start affecting my family, and all bets are off.\"",
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        "text": "Far as you can see - all the way up to the Bolingbroke exit sign is our property. Most properties in the state of Georgia along seventy-five, are commercial.",
        "source": "Otis Ingram, Property owner",
        "url": "https://wgxa.tv/news/local/monroe-county-to-vote-on-controversial-data-center-rezoning-proposal",
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        "text": "Data Centers and their associated cooling and energy technologies are ever evolving.",
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        "text": "We see our project being able to increase the standard of living and the community quality of life for everybody in the county, not just the people in Bolingbroke,",
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        "text": "MWA remains neutral as the community and county elected officials determine future next steps,",
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        "text": "We appreciate the Monroe County Planning & Zoning Board’s time and consideration of our rezoning request for the Bolingbroke Technology Center.",
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        "text": "Data centers generate significant noise and consume enormous amounts of power and water,",
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        "text": "It doesn’t take any special skill to realize this project doesn’t fit in this community,",
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        "text": "It’s for the good of all of Monroe County,",
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        "text": "Data centers are the backbone of today’s economy.",
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      {
        "text": "Well, the size of this thing is like five million square feet. That's equal to like 26 Walmart superstores and it's going to be 75 yards from my house,",
        "source": "Idus Smith, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/forsyth-monroe/monroe-residents-prepared-to-fight-58b-data-center-project-in-bolingbroke/93-03be2ea5-cad3-4a3b-acc5-6369a3c93c20",
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      {
        "text": "It really ruins that bucolic rural feeling that all of us enjoy here on this road,",
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        "url": "https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/forsyth-monroe/monroe-residents-prepared-to-fight-58b-data-center-project-in-bolingbroke/93-03be2ea5-cad3-4a3b-acc5-6369a3c93c20",
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        "text": "Personally, I think it's going to be something that's massive noise producing, constant noise producing,",
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      },
      {
        "text": "What happens when you use this amount of electricity, who ends up paying for it? - The everyday customer. They rates go up,",
        "source": "AJ Morrissey, local resident",
        "url": "https://wgxa.tv/news/local/monroe-county-residents-oppose-data-center-development-plan",
        "date": "2025-04-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "There's beautiful land here,",
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        "date": "2025-04-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Why do we need one more? The one up there on Rumble Road is three or four miles from pretty much all of the homes around there,",
        "source": "AJ Morrissey, local resident",
        "url": "https://wgxa.tv/news/local/monroe-county-residents-oppose-data-center-development-plan",
        "date": "2025-04-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "When I spoke to the engineer at [the meeting,] he couldn't deny the fact that my honeybees will die.",
        "source": "AJ Morrissey, local resident",
        "url": "https://wgxa.tv/news/local/monroe-county-residents-oppose-data-center-development-plan",
        "date": "2025-04-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "A bitcoin farm would disrupt the whole environment of our life out here",
        "source": "Cynthia Haines, Ivey Circle resident",
        "url": "https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/neighbors-in-monroe-county-react-to-bitcoin-farm-project/93-ad314eb5-7ec5-4a1c-a3f3-43642dd2dade",
        "date": "2024-12-02",
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      {
        "text": "There's no jobs. It could actually ruin our groundwater",
        "source": "Cynthia Haines, Ivey Circle resident",
        "url": "https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/neighbors-in-monroe-county-react-to-bitcoin-farm-project/93-ad314eb5-7ec5-4a1c-a3f3-43642dd2dade",
        "date": "2024-12-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I talked to several of those of the voters and the constituents out there and they don't want it in there.",
        "source": "Al Turner, Candidate for Monroe County District 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/neighbors-in-monroe-county-react-to-bitcoin-farm-project/93-ad314eb5-7ec5-4a1c-a3f3-43642dd2dade",
        "date": "2024-12-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s like giving a child permission to write the rules for the household,",
        "source": "Wangerin, Monroe County resident, sister of the late commissioner Jim Ham",
        "url": "https://www.mymcr.net/news/county-may-ignore-zoning-board-decide-data-center-monday/article_f2fc8e2e-9739-11ef-b3d9-67a377103e04.html",
        "date": "2024-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "I’ve looked at the plans and it seems good, maybe too good to be true,",
        "source": "Wangerin, Monroe County resident, sister of the late commissioner Jim Ham",
        "url": "https://www.mymcr.net/news/county-may-ignore-zoning-board-decide-data-center-monday/article_f2fc8e2e-9739-11ef-b3d9-67a377103e04.html",
        "date": "2024-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "But it could be a Trojan horse that would destroy this place we’ve lived in for generations, that we love.",
        "source": "Wangerin, Monroe County resident, sister of the late commissioner Jim Ham",
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      "Lawsuit filed Wednesday (Sept. 3, 2025) by Henry Davis Properties, LLC, Haley Davis Newman, Holly Davis Doss, The Norman Henry Davis Trust, and Ingram Timber Enterprises, L.P.",
      "Proposed 900-acre site along I-475 and Highway 41",
      "Approval would have made a second data center in the county after the Sept. 2024 approval of the Rumble Technology Campus",
      "Nearly 900 people attended the Monroe County Commission meeting on a Tuesday evening",
      "Commissioners voted unanimously to deny the rezoning for the Bolingbroke data center",
      "Residents wore red 'say no to rezoning' shirts",
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      "The rezoning request was from agriculture (A-1) to commercial (C-1)",
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      "The zoning board unanimously recommended denial before the commission vote",
      "Ingram attorney Bill Larsen said denial would be an arbitrary and capricious violation of due process and hinted at a lawsuit",
      "Monroe County Commission voted unanimously on August 5, 2025 to reject rezoning of 970 acres of residential land for commercial use",
      "Monroe County Planning and Zoning Board denied recommendation for approval the week before",
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      "Planning and Zoning board voted 5-0 against recommending the rezoning of the 900-acre site",
      "Monroe County commissioners were to vote Tuesday Aug. 5, 2025 at 6 p.m.",
      "Rumble Technology Campus plans were approved in September 2024",
      "Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons of water per day, per the Environmental and Energy Study Institute",
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      "Almost 300 people attended the July 28, 2025 Monroe County P&Z hearing, which voted unanimously to recommend denial",
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      "Monroe County commissioners were set to vote on the rezoning from residential to commercial in August 2025",
      "Amazon agreed July 25 to pay about $270 million for nearly 1,000 acres in Lamar County for a data center",
      "Georgia DCA stopped taking new data center applications for regional impact review in July 2025",
      "Monroe County zoning board rejected a proposed Hwy. 41 data center on July 28, 2025",
      "Rum Creek DevCo seeks to rezone another 328 acres on Rumble Road from A-1 to C-1",
      "Zoning board hearing set for Sept. 2, 2025; commissioners to decide Sept. 9",
      "Commissioner John Ambrose is expected to recuse himself since his son owns the 328 acres",
      "County to announce $5 million in state road money for Rumble Road on July 31",
      "Monroe County Planning & Zoning Board voted unanimously on July 28, 2025 to recommend denying the rezoning",
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      "Project would span about 900 acres along U.S. Highway 41-S in Bolingbroke",
      "Monroe County Board of Commissioners will vote on the rezoning Aug. 5, 2025",
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      "Proposal would rezone 970 acres off I-475 and Highway 41 from low-density residential to commercial for a data center only",
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        "source": "Chuck Jarrell, Morgan County planning and zoning director",
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      "The data center moratorium extension is listed on the consent agenda alongside an extension of the Planned Unit Development moratorium",
      "The consent agenda also includes minutes from the Oct. 2, 2026 BOC Planning Retreat and the Oct. 20, 2026 Work Session",
      "Morgan County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a 120-day moratorium on data centers",
      "Planning and Zoning received two data center inquiries, one on Old Mill Road and one on Fears Road in Rutledge",
      "The moratorium discussion took place at the July 7, 2026 commissioners meeting",
      "Morgan County has no specific regulations on data center development",
      "Planning director called for a 120-day moratorium on data centers",
      "One proposed data center would sit on more than 100 acres on Fears Road with three buildings by 2030",
      "Both proposals are near residential neighborhoods",
      "More than 200 data centers are operational in Georgia, the second largest market in the US",
      "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez displayed two bottles of brown water at a congressional hearing, saying they came from Morgan County, Georgia.",
      "Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill last month seeking to pause datacenter construction nationwide.",
      "The EPA has said it will look into the area's water quality.",
      "The document refers to Morgan County, Georgia, not Morgan County, Alabama.",
      "The Joint Development Authority confirmed a new industry will build a data center in Stanton Springs Industrial Park on land in Morgan County.",
      "Morgan County owns a 15 percent share of the four-county Stanton Springs JDA.",
      "The company is using the pseudonym Baymare LLC until the deal is finalized.",
      "Board approved a 120-day moratorium on data center applications via Resolution 2026-RES-005, passed unanimously",
      "The Board first approved the data center moratorium at its July 7, 2026 meeting to allow staff time to draft a regulating ordinance",
      "Chuck Jarrell, Director of Planning and Development, presented the proposed moratorium at the previous meeting",
      "Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 2026-RES-009, extending the temporary moratorium on data center applications by 120 days",
      "Planning staff reported receiving several inquiries regarding data centers and that proposed regulations were being developed",
      "Staff visited several sites in Georgia to study data center impacts on surrounding communities",
      "Four Morgan County residents (Travis Mumford, James Folsom, Michael Ackerman, Shane Phitides) provided public comments opposing or concerned about data center agenda items",
      "The Morgan County Commission agenda for July 07, 2026 lists New Business Item 8, Temporary Moratorium of Data Centers.",
      "The agenda item text on the data center moratorium is not included in the document.",
      "Morgan County, GA approved a data center moratorium on July 7 to give staff time to research and write a data center ordinance.",
      "The data center moratorium is set to last 120 days unless sooner terminated or extended by the Board of Commissioners.",
      "The Board of Commissioners & Bldg. Authority had a moratorium on data centers on its October 20, 2026 agenda.",
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      "Stephens County Board of Commissioners extended its data center moratorium on October 13, 2026, until January 14, 2027",
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      "On May 26, 2026, the board unanimously voted to extend the moratorium by three months, to October 14, 2026.",
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      "About 70 people attended the June 2, 2026 called work session; almost half spoke",
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      "No data centers have reached out to Stephens County about building a facility",
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        "text": "Amazingly little peer-reviewed stuff on data centers of this magnitude, which is a little bit scary.",
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        "text": "I'm not against data centers. I'm against this location.",
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        "text": "We are not a hard no against data centers. We think that they actually could be really good.",
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        "text": "It seems like it's going up without a lot of planning. It's more about speed than reliability or impact.",
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        "text": "Perfect systems are great until they fail.",
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        "text": "I'm so grateful that you're working on the ordinance, but I think we can do better, and I think we haven't had enough experts come in and weigh in on it.",
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        "text": "Zoning can't be used to prohibit a legal enterprise.",
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      "Lorenz presented on the threatened Muckalee crayfish and possible impacts from the project.",
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      "Liberty Data Centers plans a data center in Frank Myers Industrial Park at the end of Swett Avenue in Americus",
      "Kirk Lyman-Barner asked the City Council for a moratorium and is collecting petition signatures for a data center permitting moratorium",
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        "text": "If you don't already have some kind of ordinance in place, they can take advantage of that.",
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        "text": "I think a lot of counties are in the same situation as Thomas County,” NeSmith said. “This is something brand new, and because it’s so new, there are no ordinances that have been set.",
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        "text": "I'm not sure there's enough time to really examine all of the ins and outs, environmental, the water mechanics, noise pollution, ozone pollution, etcetera,",
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        "text": "No ban? Then it's our job as a community to make them a benefit, not a nuisance,",
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        "text": "Outside of tax revenue, what is a single benefit that they [data centers] will give to anyone in this county? There's nothing. ... Can any of you name a single benefit?",
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        "text": "What I can't understand is, outside of tax revenue, what is a single benefit they will give to anyone in this county,",
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        "text": "The noise is deafening. It goes beyond noise pollution into the realm of torture,",
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        "text": "2 Bulldog Drive is an example of a piece of property that's owned by the county that was generating $0 in property taxes.",
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        "text": "Whether anybody believes us or not, it is impossible to put a big data center in the space that we have purchased. We are moving out of a data center because of the safety and security of the data.",
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        "text": "It's important to note the moratorium applies only to unincorporated Walker County. Each city would need to take its own action,",
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      "On October 22, 2026, Walker County's Data Center Development Standards Study Committee completed its review of the initial draft ordinance restricting data centers.",
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      "The committee agreed to property-line sound limits of 50 dBA for ambient noise and 65 dBC for low-frequency vibration.",
      "The committee agreed to strike 'in its discretion' so decommissioning or site restoration bonds would be mandatory for all data center applicants.",
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      "Walker County Data Center Development Standards Study Committee met on September 10 and suggested limiting large data centers to industrial parks with industrial zoning.",
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      "Walker County commissioners extended the data center moratorium in unincorporated areas by 180 days, until February 2, 2027.",
      "The study committee said an outright ban on data centers is not legally viable.",
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      "Walker County Data Center Development Standards Study Committee held its first meeting Aug. 27, 2026, at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Spring, with over 40 attendees.",
      "Walker County has no ordinances specifically addressing data centers, and officials said an outright ban is not legally viable.",
      "The committee considered increasing the commercial-to-residential setback from 50 feet to 200 feet, with 20 feet of green space.",
      "The committee's next scheduled meeting is Sept. 10, 2026, and it plans to meet every other Thursday at 4 p.m.",
      "Walker County, Georgia's Data Center Development Standards Study Committee held its first meeting on Sept. 3, 2026, with more than 40 residents attending.",
      "Walker County, Georgia currently has no ordinances specifically addressing data centers.",
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      "The Walker County Data Center Development Standards Study Committee has met four times, with its October 8 meeting covering noise, lighting, technical standards and environmental issues",
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      "The committee agreed to require closed-loop cooling systems for data centers and to prohibit shipping containers as building structures",
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      "Walker County currently requires a 50-foot setback between commercial and residential property; the committee discussed raising it to 200 feet",
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      "The Data Center Development Standards Study Committee meets again Sept. 10",
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      "The moratorium applies only to unincorporated areas of Walker County and lasts until February 2, 2027",
      "Commissioners created a Data Center Development Standards Study Committee, asked to complete its work by December 4, 2026",
      "District commissioners were to make committee appointments by August 10, 2026",
      "Walker County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the data center moratorium by 180 days and create an impact study group",
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      {
        "text": "Formal plans are very involved. What’s on the table is rezoning.",
        "source": "Bill McLeod, Mayor",
        "url": "https://barringtonhillsobserver.com/2026/06/25/local-residents-protest-potential-rezoning-of-plum-farms-site-in-hoffman-estates-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A concept plan isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on,",
        "source": "Bill McLeod, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260624/news/local-residents-protest-potential-rezoning-of-plum-farms-site-in-hoffman-estates-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Formal plans are very involved. What’s on the table is rezoning.",
        "source": "Bill McLeod, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260624/news/local-residents-protest-potential-rezoning-of-plum-farms-site-in-hoffman-estates-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Barrington Hills respects Hoffman Estates’ authority to make land-use decisions within its jurisdiction,",
        "source": "Brian Cecola, Barrington Hills Village President",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260616/news/wrong-project-wrong-place-critics-push-back-on-rezoning-plan-for-potential-hoffman-estates-data/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is the wrong project in the wrong place at the wrong time.",
        "source": "Mike Gentile, Barrington Township Assessor",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260616/news/wrong-project-wrong-place-critics-push-back-on-rezoning-plan-for-potential-hoffman-estates-data/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you’ve opened up an electrical bill lately, you know increased electricity demand is one of the problems with AI centers,",
        "source": "Martin McLaughlin, Republican state Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260616/news/wrong-project-wrong-place-critics-push-back-on-rezoning-plan-for-potential-hoffman-estates-data/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to be clear that I am not anti-technology,",
        "source": "Maria Peterson, McLaughlin's Democratic challenger, North Barrington",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260616/news/wrong-project-wrong-place-critics-push-back-on-rezoning-plan-for-potential-hoffman-estates-data/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Barrington Hills respects Hoffman Estates’ authority to make land-use decisions within its jurisdiction,",
        "source": "Brian Cecola, Village President, Barrington Hills",
        "url": "https://barringtonhills-il.gov/barrington-hills-makes-comment-at-hoffman-estates-board-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Development must be responsible,",
        "source": "Mike Gentile, Barrington Township Assessor",
        "url": "https://barringtonhills-il.gov/barrington-hills-makes-comment-at-hoffman-estates-board-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is the wrong project in the wrong place at the wrong time.",
        "source": "Mike Gentile, Barrington Township Assessor",
        "url": "https://barringtonhills-il.gov/barrington-hills-makes-comment-at-hoffman-estates-board-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you’ve opened up an electrical bill lately, you know increased electricity demand is one of the problems with AI centers,",
        "source": "Martin McLaughlin, Republican state Rep.",
        "url": "https://barringtonhills-il.gov/barrington-hills-makes-comment-at-hoffman-estates-board-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to be clear that I am not anti-technology,",
        "source": "Maria Peterson, North Barrington resident, Democratic candidate for 52nd district",
        "url": "https://barringtonhills-il.gov/barrington-hills-makes-comment-at-hoffman-estates-board-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I emphasized that M-2 zoning for this highly visible corner property is inconsistent with the long-term economic development strategies pursued by both South Barrington and Hoffman Estates.",
        "source": "Paula McCombie, South Barrington Mayor",
        "url": "https://barringtonhillsobserver.com/2026/06/05/south-barrington-mayor-paula-mccombie-shares-an-update-hoffman-estates-plum-farms-plan-commission-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A data center does not align with that vision or with the character of our surrounding communities.",
        "source": "Paula McCombie, South Barrington Mayor",
        "url": "https://barringtonhillsobserver.com/2026/06/05/south-barrington-mayor-paula-mccombie-shares-an-update-hoffman-estates-plum-farms-plan-commission-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There has been lukewarm interest in the market for the permitted uses,",
        "source": "Matt Norton, Attorney for landowner",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260604/news/hoffman-estates-plan-commission-rejects-rezoning-request-for-possible-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have a purchase contract right now,",
        "source": "Matt Norton, Attorney for landowner",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260604/news/hoffman-estates-plan-commission-rejects-rezoning-request-for-possible-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m not a resident of Hoffman Estates but we should be strategic partners,",
        "source": "Paula McCombie, South Barrington Village President",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260604/news/hoffman-estates-plan-commission-rejects-rezoning-request-for-possible-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given the fact that we’ve already got a couple in the area I don’t think we need a third one—we’re not for it,",
        "source": "John Altstadt, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/residents-push-back-against-possible-idea-for-third-data-center-in-hoffman-estates/3943344/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Find something else to develop that land for,",
        "source": "John Altstadt, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/residents-push-back-against-possible-idea-for-third-data-center-in-hoffman-estates/3943344/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a beautiful community, just beautiful and for that to be happening is very disheartening,",
        "source": "Joanie Pardun, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/residents-push-back-against-possible-idea-for-third-data-center-in-hoffman-estates/3943344/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Compass and Microsoft campuses are near busy commercial roads and a former office complex, which makes more sense for that kind of development,",
        "source": "Amanda Pollard, Barrington Hills resident",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260601/local-politics/after-being-rejected-in-naperville-company-could-build-data-center-in-hoffman-estates/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T20:21:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are asking you to use your position to oppose this rezoning and to make clear to Hoffman Estates that its neighbors in Barrington Hills have serious concerns,",
        "source": "Amanda Pollard and six fellow Barrington Hills residents, Barrington Hills residents, letter to state Rep. Martin McLaughlin",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260601/local-politics/after-being-rejected-in-naperville-company-could-build-data-center-in-hoffman-estates/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T20:21:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have this process in place to get input and gather that input and decide what we have to do with it,",
        "source": "Eric Palm, Hoffman Estates Village Manager",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260601/local-politics/after-being-rejected-in-naperville-company-could-build-data-center-in-hoffman-estates/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T20:21:30.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The village's legal team is currently drafting two agreements for your review: a termination agreement and a development agreement that would restrict uses of the property to data centers,",
        "source": "Jennifer Horn, Hoffman Estates Director of Development Services",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260630/news/opponents-cite-documents-as-proof-hoffman-estates-plans-data-center-on-plum-farms-site/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm asking this for several reasons. The biggest one is that we're hearing staff does not have the capacity to do this in nine months.",
        "source": "Emily Rodriguez, County Board Vice-Chair",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/ta-realty-digital-realty-elk-grove-village-campus-9b24a937",
        "date": "2026-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm asking this for several reasons. The biggest one is that we're hearing staff does not have the capacity to do this in nine months.",
        "source": "Emily Rodriguez, County Board Vice-Chair",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/stream-data-centers-ordc-campus-chicago-iii-0e767449",
        "date": "2026-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The American people are already struggling to keep up with the rising costs of groceries, housing, health care and more — the last thing they need is to foot the bill for data center energy costs.",
        "source": "Tammy Duckworth, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/ta-realty-digital-realty-elk-grove-village-campus-9b24a937",
        "date": "2026-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's best for local governments, municipalities, to decide where they want data centers.",
        "source": "Chris Balkema, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/ta-realty-digital-realty-elk-grove-village-campus-9b24a937",
        "date": "2026-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The American people are already struggling to keep up with the rising costs of groceries, housing, health care and more — the last thing they need is to foot the bill for data center energy costs.",
        "source": "Tammy Duckworth, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/stream-data-centers-ordc-campus-chicago-iii-0e767449",
        "date": "2026-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's best for local governments, municipalities, to decide where they want data centers.",
        "source": "Chris Balkema, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/stream-data-centers-ordc-campus-chicago-iii-0e767449",
        "date": "2026-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want transparency for our residents, and I will accept nothing less. The residents deserve transparency, and then maybe we can all move forward.",
        "source": "Suzanna Ibarra, Council Member",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/ta-realty-digital-realty-elk-grove-village-campus-9b24a937",
        "date": "2026-02-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want transparency for our residents, and I will accept nothing less. The residents deserve transparency, and then maybe we can all move forward.",
        "source": "Suzanna Ibarra, Council Member",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/stream-data-centers-ordc-campus-chicago-iii-0e767449",
        "date": "2026-02-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "[T]he safeguards in the TSA do not prevent existing customers from paying the costs caused by this large, discrete load that will impose significant costs on the transmission system and on all customers,",
        "source": "Illinois Attorney General's office, state attorney general's office",
        "url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/illinois-ag-files-objections-to-comed-data-center-agreements-at-ferc/809576/",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Commission should not approve the proposed TSA without addressing these issues, in coordination with state commissions and other state and consumer representatives, to avoid spiraling rate increases and possible service curtailments or black-outs,",
        "source": "Illinois Attorney General's office, state attorney general's office",
        "url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/illinois-ag-files-objections-to-comed-data-center-agreements-at-ferc/809576/",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I never want Americans to pay higher Electricity bills because of Data Centers,",
        "source": "Donald Trump, President",
        "url": "https://www.utilitydive.com/news/illinois-ag-files-objections-to-comed-data-center-agreements-at-ferc/809576/",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As data centers continue to multiply, they are putting an incredible strain on the grid. We want a better sense of their water and energy usage and how it will impact costs, consumer prices and consumption.",
        "source": "Steve Stadelman, State Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/stream-data-centers-ordc-campus-chicago-iii-0e767449",
        "date": "2025-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It was a pleasure dealing with the village of Hoffman estates and the buyer, the founder of which is a well-heeled, incredibly talented man that I've known for seven or eight years.",
        "source": "Anthony Iatarola, Seller, 5a7",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2025/02/24/karis-critical-buys-plum-farms-site-in-hoffman-estates/",
        "date": "2025-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to pause data center tax incentives and study how this growth affects power generation and whether infrastructure costs could shift to ratepayers.",
        "source": "JB Pritzker, Gov.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/ta-realty-digital-realty-elk-grove-village-campus-9b24a937",
        "date": "2025-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to pause data center tax incentives and study how this growth affects power generation and whether infrastructure costs could shift to ratepayers.",
        "source": "JB Pritzker, Gov.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/stream-data-centers-ordc-campus-chicago-iii-0e767449",
        "date": "2025-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Although staff cannot guarantee actions the village board will take in the future, past actions can be useful to predict future data center approvals,",
        "source": "Eric Palm, Hoffman Estates Village Manager (letter dated Jan. 16, 2025)",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260624/news/local-residents-protest-potential-rezoning-of-plum-farms-site-in-hoffman-estates-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-01-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel bad for the residents who have to rely on the fire district,",
        "source": "Craig Johnson, Mayor, Elk Grove Village",
        "url": "https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/annexation-of-subdivision-approved-by-elk-grove-village-for-2-1-million-sq-ft-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "has robust power and connectivity infrastructure that services a diverse base of data center users.",
        "source": "Anthony Bolner, Stream partner",
        "url": "https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/annexation-of-subdivision-approved-by-elk-grove-village-for-2-1-million-sq-ft-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is an outrage!",
        "source": "Tina Feldstein, president of the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-loop-residents-fight-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Isn't one in the area enough?",
        "source": "Angela Ingram, resident, petition organizer",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-loop-residents-fight-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want infrastructure that aligns with our values and uplifts our community, not disrupts it.",
        "source": "Angela Ingram, resident, petition organizer",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-loop-residents-fight-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We as a community are standing up and saying no,",
        "source": "Tina Feldstein, president of the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-loop-residents-fight-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It usually goes off at night; sometimes throughout the day,",
        "source": "Brandon Cepeda, resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-loop-residents-fight-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Amanda Pollard filed a request with the Illinois Attorney General on Monday for review of alleged Open Meetings Act violations.",
      "The proposed rezoning covers 186 acres at the northwest corner of Higgins Road and Route 72 in Hoffman Estates.",
      "At the June 3 plan commission meeting, Karis attorney Matt Norton described the rezoning as a way to boost marketing potential for industrial uses.",
      "A May 19 email from Development Services Director Jennifer Horn to Karis officials spoke of a less generalized goal.",
      "Plan commission voted 4-2 against rezoning the 186-acre Plum Farms site in June 2026",
      "Amanda Pollard asked the Illinois Attorney General on Monday to review alleged Open Meetings Act violations",
      "Village board meeting on the rezoning slated for 7 p.m. Monday at village hall",
      "Village correspondence with Karis dates to early 2025",
      "Residents of Hoffman Estates, Barrington Hills and South Barrington protested the rezoning",
      "The 186-acre Plum Farms property is at the northwest corner of routes 59 and 72 in Hoffman Estates.",
      "Hoffman Estates plan commission recommended against the rezoning 4-2 on June 3.",
      "Village board considers the rezoning at its Monday, July 6 meeting.",
      "Karis Critical submitted unsolicited data center concept plans in early 2025, per Deputy Village Manager Jon Pape.",
      "Village presidents of Barrington Hills and South Barrington oppose the rezoning.",
      "Hoffman Estates plan commission recommended against the Plum Farms rezoning 4-2 on June 3, 2026",
      "Village board to consider the rezoning at its July 6, 2026 meeting",
      "The Plum Farms property is 186 acres at routes 59 and 72",
      "Karis Critical submitted unsolicited concept plans in early 2025 that village staff did not formally review",
      "Village presidents of Barrington Hills and South Barrington oppose the rezoning",
      "Hoffman Estates plan commission voted 4-2 against rezoning the 186-acre Plum Farms site in early June 2026",
      "Hoffman Estates village board is slated to hear the matter July 6, 2026",
      "Karis Critical's Naperville data center proposal was rejected by the city council in January",
      "Gov. Pritzker recently paused the state's economic incentive for data centers",
      "Hoffman Estates plan commission voted 4-2 in early June 2026 against rezoning the 186-acre Plum Farms site",
      "Karis Critical's Naperville data center proposal was rejected by the city council in January 2026",
      "Hoffman Estates village board is slated to hear the matter July 6, 2026",
      "Gov. JB Pritzker recently paused the state's economic incentive for data centers",
      "Plan commissioners voted 4-2 on June 3, 2026 against recommending rezoning of the 186-acre Plum Farms property to manufacturing use.",
      "The Hoffman Estates village board will not consider the rezoning at its Monday meeting.",
      "The next village board meeting is Monday, July 6, but nothing has been confirmed for that date, Mayor Bill McLeod said.",
      "Hoffman Estates Plan Commission voted 4-2 against the Plum Farms rezoning after the June 3 meeting.",
      "Plum Farms is 185 acres at the northwest corner of Higgins Rd (Rt 72) and Rt 59/New Sutton Rd, currently zoned Mixed Residential and Retail.",
      "The rezoning would allow a third data center within a few miles of two existing ones.",
      "Naperville City Council rejected a similar Karis Critical data center rezoning on the old Lucent property in February 2026.",
      "Aurora has five data centers with five more in development and has adopted stricter data center regulations.",
      "Hoffman Estates Plan Commission voted 4-2 against the Plum Farms M-2 rezoning request",
      "Plum Farms property is 186 acres north of Route 72 and west of Route 59",
      "More than 45 residents commented and every speaker opposed the rezoning",
      "Meeting drew more than 400 attendees",
      "Village Board hearing earliest June 15; a commenter says planner indicated vote July 6"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Residents of Hoffman Estates, Barrington Hills and South Barrington",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260624/news/local-residents-protest-potential-rezoning-of-plum-farms-site-in-hoffman-estates-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-25T00:10:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Change.org petition Deny Rezoning of Plum Farms",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/deny-rezoning-of-plum-farms-for-data-centers-in-hoffman-estates",
        "date": "2026-06-08T15:48:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Barrington Hills residents",
        "url": "https://www.dailyherald.com/20260601/local-politics/after-being-rejected-in-naperville-company-could-build-data-center-in-hoffman-estates/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T20:21:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-loop-residents-fight-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-06T23:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition asking Ald. Pat Dowell not to approve the data center",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-loop-residents-fight-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-09-06T23:25:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Petition against Endeavour Energy’s 560-acre data center in DeKalb circulating – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2025-12-06T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shaw Local",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "On Monday, December 1, the City of DeKalb, Illinois' Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved the proposed 560-acre data center, Project Vector, located in Region II & III of ChicagoWest Business Center … | ChicagoWest Business Center",
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        "source": "ChicagoWest Business Center (LinkedIn)",
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        "title": "DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission recommends massive data center to City Council | Northern Public Radio: WNIJ and WNIU",
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        "title": "Photos: DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission hearing discusses proposed 560-acre data center – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2025-12-02T14:56:50.000Z",
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        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Standing room only for first public look at DeKalb 560-acre Endeavour Energy data center proposal – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2025-12-02T05:32:58.000Z",
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        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "News Flash Archive - Edged Development Approved",
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        "date": "2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "City of DeKalb",
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      {
        "title": "Endeavour Energy, behind proposed 560-acre DeKalb data center, won’t use water to cool servers, plans show – Shaw Local",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/11/26/endeavour-energy-behind-proposed-560-acre-dekalb-data-center-wont-use-water-to-cool-servers-plans-show/",
        "date": "2025-11-28T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shaw Local",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Endeavour Energy, behind proposed 560-acre DeKalb data center, won’t use water to cool servers, plans show",
        "url": "https://www.spreaker.com/episode/endeavour-energy-behind-proposed-560-acre-dekalb-data-center-won-t-use-water-to-cool-servers-plans-show--68763899",
        "date": "2025-11-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shaw Local News Network",
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      {
        "title": "Public can weigh in on proposal for 500-acre data center ...",
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        "date": "2025-11-24T05:13:00.000Z",
        "source": "Northern Public Radio (WNIJ and WNIU)",
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      {
        "title": "560-acre data center proposed in DeKalb – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2025-11-15T12:01:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shaw Local",
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      {
        "title": "What Data Centers Actually Mean for Northern Illinois Communities - Mike Hammett",
        "url": "https://www.mikehammett.net/what-data-centers-actually-mean-for-northern-illinois-commun/",
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        "title": "Here’s how much DeKalb residents could pay city on 2025 property tax bill – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2025-10-31T16:04:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shaw Local",
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        "title": "Recent solar project proposals receive mixed reactions around DeKalb and DeKalb County | Northern Public Radio: WNIJ and WNIU",
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        "title": "DeKalb City Council: No to data center, solar development proposal – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2025-09-13T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shaw Local",
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        "title": "Data center, solar facility proposal returns to DeKalb for approval, land annex – Shaw Local",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/02/data-center-solar-facility-proposal-returns-to-dekalb-for-approval-land-annex/",
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        "title": "Solar field, data center developer says DeKalb build would occupy land for up to 25 years – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2025-01-09T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shaw Local",
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      {
        "title": "Donato Solar submits concept plan for solar powered data center in Illinois - DCD",
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      {
        "title": "Donato Solar proposes 4‑MW array, battery storage and small data center on Peace Road in DeKalb City | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6400001/illinois/dekalb-county/dekalb-city/donato-solar-proposes-4mw-array-battery-storage-and-small-data-center-on-peace-road-in-dekalb-city",
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        "title": "Solar development, data center proposed for 30 acres along Peace Road in DeKalb – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2025-01-06T12:02:00.000Z",
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        "title": "DeKalb OKs plans that could pave way for 2nd data center – Shaw Local",
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        "title": "Proposed DeKalb data center plan gets preliminary OK from panel – Shaw Local",
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        "title": "DeKalb Data Center - Illinois — ALDRIDGE",
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        "title": "Data center proposed on 132 acres in DeKalb – Shaw Local",
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        "date": "2024-07-13T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Shaw Local",
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      {
        "title": "Meta Opens 1 MSF Data Center at ChicagoWest Business Center in DeKalb, Illinois - REBusinessOnline",
        "url": "https://rebusinessonline.com/meta-opens-1-msf-data-center-at-chicagowest-business-center-in-dekalb-illinois/",
        "date": "2023-12-04T14:22:28.000Z",
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        "title": "ChicagoWest Business Center welcomes Meta to DeKalb – REJournals",
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        "title": "DeKalb, we are online! - Meta Data Centers",
        "url": "https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2023/11/dekalb-we-are-online/",
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        "source": "Meta Data Centers",
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        "title": "Borek: Prolific 2022 development expands DeKalb County tax base, grows investments – Shaw Local",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/opinion/columns/2023/01/31/borek-prolific-2022-development-expands-dekalb-county-tax-base-grows-investments/",
        "date": "2023-01-31T18:23:14.000Z",
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        "title": "Metaverse Building Boom: Meta Adds 3 Data Centers at ...",
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        "title": "News Flash Archive - Meta Expanding DeKalb Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.cityofdekalb.com/m/newsflash/Archive/Item/670?arcId=1391",
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        "title": "Facebook to transform 505 acres in DeKalb into a $800 million data centre | Chicago Construction News",
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        "title": "Facebook Plans $800M Data Center at ChicagoWest - Connect CRE",
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        "title": "Facebook to Locate $800 Million Data Center in DeKalb, Illinois  - Area Development",
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        "title": "Borek: Attracting data centers – a coordinated effort – Shaw Local",
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      {
        "title": "'Ventus Tech chose DeKalb County': Council OKs annexation, Crego Road deal for data center – Shaw Local",
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      {
        "title": "Project Ventus heads closer to final development agreement with DeKalb city council – Shaw Local",
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        "text": "I’m a DeKalbian, like my father before me, and I have to do what’s best for DeKalb.",
        "source": "Justin Carlson, Fourth Ward Alderman",
        "url": "https://www.cityofdekalb.com/m/newsflash/Archive/Item/964?arcId=1991",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
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        "text": "This is the biggest decision I’ve ever made, and I believe we should do this.",
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        "date": "2025-12-09",
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        "text": "Look at what Meta brought to the community, the impact and the good stewardship that they brought to our community.",
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        "text": "If approved, this center will introduce significant environmental hazards, ranging from air pollutants to chemical contamination, noise and light pollution, and disruption to local wildlife,",
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        "text": "The increased demand for utilities and potential alteration to property values could place undue financial strain on families,",
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      {
        "text": "We’re very excited for the proposed development at CWBC,",
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        "text": "We want this project done responsibly, sustainably and to fit in with the harmony of the community.",
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        "text": "We’re not hiding behind a project codename.",
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        "text": "We’re effectively subsidizing these companies in exchange for a handful of jobs, while they extract enormous value from our community, our land, our resources.",
        "source": "Elizabeth Maldonado, DeKalb resident",
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        "text": "That’s corporate welfare. It’s not economic development in my opinion.",
        "source": "Elizabeth Maldonado, DeKalb resident",
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        "text": "If or when Project Vector passes, the whole area is going to change,",
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        "text": "I do have real concerns about sound, any kind of environmental impact,",
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        "text": "This facility here will not impact the city of DeKalb’s utility power costs,",
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        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/12/02/standing-room-only-for-first-public-look-at-dekalb-560-acre-endeavour-energy-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
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      {
        "text": "Some of us might have a worse view because of a building that's going up,\" he said, \"but how many of our students are going to be able to grow up and invest further in this community because of this building.",
        "source": "Chris Boyes, DeKalb School Board President",
        "url": "https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2025-12-02/dekalb-planning-and-zoning-commission-recommends-massive-data-center-to-city-council",
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        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We anticipate that the Edged development will have profound economic impact on our community,",
        "source": "Bill Nicklas, DeKalb City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/11/26/endeavour-energy-behind-proposed-560-acre-dekalb-data-center-wont-use-water-to-cool-servers-plans-show/",
        "date": "2025-11-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "But just as profound is the intention to also mitigate environmental impacts that future generations will appreciate.",
        "source": "Bill Nicklas, DeKalb City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/11/26/endeavour-energy-behind-proposed-560-acre-dekalb-data-center-wont-use-water-to-cool-servers-plans-show/",
        "date": "2025-11-26",
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        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is an opportunity for us to enjoy both the benefits of this storage, which, if it's done responsibly, can be a big boon to the community.",
        "source": "Bill Nicklas, DeKalb city manager",
        "url": "https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2025-11-24/public-can-weigh-in-on-proposal-for-500-acre-data-center-in-dekalb",
        "date": "2025-11-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's up to each individual community to think through pluses and minuses of any economic activity, whether it's semiconductor manufacturing or data centers or agriculture or steel mills.",
        "source": "Lav Varshney, professor at Stony Brook University",
        "url": "https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2025-11-24/public-can-weigh-in-on-proposal-for-500-acre-data-center-in-dekalb",
        "date": "2025-11-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The development will continue to offer significant long-term benefits to the community with expanded tax revenue, technology paying jobs and infrastructure upgrades to the regional area",
        "source": "ChicagoWest letter to the city, petitioner",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/11/15/560-acre-data-center-proposed-in-dekalb/",
        "date": "2025-11-15T12:01:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "These systems use ~80 % less water than older cooling towers.",
        "source": "U.S. Department of Energy, federal agency, 2024",
        "url": "https://www.mikehammett.net/what-data-centers-actually-mean-for-northern-illinois-commun/",
        "date": "2025-11-04T03:31:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve been doing an incredible job, if not a Herculean job, on doing our part to drive the overall tax rate down to, I’m going to say, competitive in the region,",
        "source": "Cohen Barnes, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/10/31/heres-how-much-dekalb-residents-could-pay-city-on-2025-property-tax-bill/",
        "date": "2025-10-31",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am a solid ‘no.’",
        "source": "Carolyn Zasada, DeKalb 1st Ward Alderwoman",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/13/dekalb-city-council-no-to-data-center-solar-development-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s our business, according to state law, to actually be considering these things.",
        "source": "Bill Nicklas, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/13/dekalb-city-council-no-to-data-center-solar-development-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just think that process matters.",
        "source": "Jennifer Lucchesi, DeKalb resident and School District 428 teacher",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/13/dekalb-city-council-no-to-data-center-solar-development-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve been very impressed with DeKalb’s business-friendly atmosphere, and that’s the reason why we are looking to invest in excess of $30 million on this project here.",
        "source": "Nick Mahoney, Donato Solar petitioner",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/13/dekalb-city-council-no-to-data-center-solar-development-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I guess my struggle is, why is this on the agenda?",
        "source": "Mike Verbic, DeKalb alderman",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/13/dekalb-city-council-no-to-data-center-solar-development-proposal/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center buildings will have little foot traffic and are monitored remotely,",
        "source": "Development proposal documents",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/02/data-center-solar-facility-proposal-returns-to-dekalb-for-approval-land-annex/",
        "date": "2025-09-02T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Due to the minimally invasive nature of ground mounted solar systems, after decommissioning, the land can return to agriculture or if so desired industrial or commercial uses,",
        "source": "City staff, DeKalb city staff",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/02/data-center-solar-facility-proposal-returns-to-dekalb-for-approval-land-annex/",
        "date": "2025-09-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The solar array and data center combination will provide a direct offset to utility costs, particularly during peak energy consumption periods when grid rates are typically higher,",
        "source": "City staff, DeKalb city staff, project summary",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/donato-solar-submits-concept-plan-for-solar-powered-data-center-in-illinois/",
        "date": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very open to working with the ... city here, making sure that everything is up to your standards,",
        "source": "Nick Mahoney, representing Donato Solar",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/01/09/solar-field-data-center-developer-says-dekalb-build-would-occupy-land-for-up-to-25-years/",
        "date": "2025-01-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s kind of the leading category,",
        "source": "Nick Mahoney, representing Donato Solar",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/01/09/solar-field-data-center-developer-says-dekalb-build-would-occupy-land-for-up-to-25-years/",
        "date": "2025-01-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The solar array and data center combination will provide a direct off-set to utility costs, particularly during peak energy consumption periods when grid rates are typically higher,",
        "source": "City staff, DeKalb city staff summary",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/01/06/solar-development-data-center-proposed-for-30-acres-along-peace-road-in-dekalb/",
        "date": "2025-01-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re very eager to work this through,",
        "source": "Bill Nicklas, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/07/25/dekalb-oks-plans-that-could-pave-way-for-2nd-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-07-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think DeKalb should be making water protection of our water supply a top priority, and I don’t believe we can do that without first knowing how much water consumption Facebook-Meta is going to have [on] the impacts on our deep aquifer,",
        "source": "Lynn Fazekas, DeKalb resident and former City Clerk",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/07/25/dekalb-oks-plans-that-could-pave-way-for-2nd-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Meta’s only been operational for less than a year – about seven months, I think.",
        "source": "Lynn Fazekas, DeKalb resident and former City Clerk",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/07/25/dekalb-oks-plans-that-could-pave-way-for-2nd-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am just concerned about the landscaping,",
        "source": "Deborah Ridder, DeKalb resident",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/07/25/dekalb-oks-plans-that-could-pave-way-for-2nd-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are an enumerated permitted use in several of the industrial districts already.",
        "source": "Matt Norton, Attorney, Burke, Warren, MacKay and Serritella, for petitioner Karis Acquisitions",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/07/18/proposed-dekalb-data-center-plan-gets-preliminary-ok-from-panel/",
        "date": "2024-07-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We did a traffic study. The impacts were very, very minimal.",
        "source": "David Dicks, vice president of development for Karis Acquisitions",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/07/18/proposed-dekalb-data-center-plan-gets-preliminary-ok-from-panel/",
        "date": "2024-07-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to maintain that campus look as you go south on Peace Road to the roundabout.",
        "source": "Dan Olson, City Planner",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/07/18/proposed-dekalb-data-center-plan-gets-preliminary-ok-from-panel/",
        "date": "2024-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The ComEd [sub]station was shifted. What was the main reason for the shift?",
        "source": "Jerry Wright, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/07/18/proposed-dekalb-data-center-plan-gets-preliminary-ok-from-panel/",
        "date": "2024-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The impact Meta has made within the City of DeKalb goes beyond just an economic one.",
        "source": "Cohen Barnes, Mayor, City of DeKalb",
        "url": "https://www.cityofdekalb.com/m/newsflash/Archive/Item/670?arcId=1391",
        "date": "2022-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "With more than 1,200 construction workers on site every day at the Meta DeKalb Data Center and the plans to support hundreds of permanent employees when fully operational, all of Illinois can agree the data center project has been a boon to Illinois and a great benefit to the City of DeKalb and DeKalb County.",
        "source": "Paul Borek, Executive Director, DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.cityofdekalb.com/m/newsflash/Archive/Item/670?arcId=1391",
        "date": "2022-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Meta continues to be a great partner to the District.",
        "source": "Dr. Minerva Garcia-Sanchez, Superintendent of Schools, DeKalb CUSD 428 School District",
        "url": "https://www.cityofdekalb.com/m/newsflash/Archive/Item/670?arcId=1391",
        "date": "2022-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are thrilled to be expanding our presence in Illinois. The city of DeKalb and the State of Illinois have been great partners from the beginning, and we look forward to a continued strong and fruitful partnership for years to come,",
        "source": "Darcy Nothnagle, Director of Community and Economic Development, Meta",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/featured/article/11427420/metaverse-building-boom-meta-adds-3-data-centers-at-illinois-cloud-campus",
        "date": "2022-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The impact Meta has made within the City of DeKalb goes beyond just an economic one,",
        "source": "Cohen Barnes, Mayor, City of DeKalb, IL",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/featured/article/11427420/metaverse-building-boom-meta-adds-3-data-centers-at-illinois-cloud-campus",
        "date": "2022-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The expansion proves Illinois, and specifically DeKalb County, can meet the needs of large global companies which require a skilled workforce, modern infrastructure, and a strong and competitive business environment.",
        "source": "Paul Borek, Executive Director, DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/featured/article/11427420/metaverse-building-boom-meta-adds-3-data-centers-at-illinois-cloud-campus",
        "date": "2022-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Krusinski Construction Company is proud to have helped make Facebook’s investment in DeKalb possible,",
        "source": "Jerry Krusinski, Krusinski CEO",
        "url": "https://www.chicagoconstructionnews.com/facebook-to-transform-505-acres-in-dekalb-into-a-800-million-data-centre/",
        "date": "2020-07-03T01:55:49.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center will help boost our industrial tax base and be a plus for the local economy.",
        "source": "Paul Borek, DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation executive director",
        "url": "https://www.chicagoconstructionnews.com/facebook-to-transform-505-acres-in-dekalb-into-a-800-million-data-centre/",
        "date": "2020-07-03T01:55:49.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "As time progresses, we will decide if it makes sense for us to continue to expand,",
        "source": "Rachel Peterson, vice president of data center strategy for Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/7-1-2020/facebook-data-center-dekalb-illinois.shtml",
        "date": "2020-07-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This new state-of-the-art data center will advance the State of Illinois’s commitment to growing technology and renewable energy throughout our state,",
        "source": "Michael Negron, Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity",
        "url": "https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/7-1-2020/facebook-data-center-dekalb-illinois.shtml",
        "date": "2020-07-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Today, we’re proud to celebrate that DeKalb will be Facebook’s newest home,",
        "source": "Jerry Smith, DeKalb Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/06/29/breaking-facebook-to-build-800m-data-center-on-dekalbs-south-side/ag3w7j1/",
        "date": "2020-06-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are many variables that enter into the decision process for data center locations, and DeKalb provided many compelling reasons for Facebook to bring our newest data center to Illinois,",
        "source": "Rachel Peterson, Vice President of Data Center Strategy for Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/06/29/breaking-facebook-to-build-800m-data-center-on-dekalbs-south-side/ag3w7j1/",
        "date": "2020-06-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's 80% more water efficient than a typical data center,",
        "source": "Bobby Hollis, director of global energy, environment and site selection for Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/06/29/breaking-facebook-to-build-800m-data-center-on-dekalbs-south-side/ag3w7j1/",
        "date": "2020-06-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not a one and done for us,",
        "source": "Bobby Hollis, director of global energy, environment and site selection for Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/06/29/breaking-facebook-to-build-800m-data-center-on-dekalbs-south-side/ag3w7j1/",
        "date": "2020-06-30",
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      },
      {
        "text": "There are many variables that enter into the decision process for data center locations, and DeKalb provided many compelling reasons for Facebook to bring our newest data center to Illinois,",
        "source": "Rachel Peterson, VP of data center strategy for Facebook",
        "url": "https://www.connectcre.com/stories/facebook-plans-800m-data-center-at-chicagowest/",
        "date": "2020-06-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we can obviously draw some encouragement from this in some very difficult times,",
        "source": "Bill Nicklas, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/04/28/ventus-tech-chose-dekalb-county-council-oks-annexation-crego-road-deal-for-data-center/ae5u4gm/",
        "date": "2020-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not the least of which because of many possible development sites, Ventus Tech Services chose DeKalb County.",
        "source": "Bill Nicklas, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/04/28/ventus-tech-chose-dekalb-county-council-oks-annexation-crego-road-deal-for-data-center/ae5u4gm/",
        "date": "2020-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The diversification of the local economy to attract higher wage jobs will support the university's efforts to attract students and encourage employees to live locally,",
        "source": "Lisa Freeman, Northern Illinois University President",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/04/28/ventus-tech-chose-dekalb-county-council-oks-annexation-crego-road-deal-for-data-center/ae5u4gm/",
        "date": "2020-04-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Wow,",
        "source": "Jerry Smith, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/04/28/ventus-tech-chose-dekalb-county-council-oks-annexation-crego-road-deal-for-data-center/ae5u4gm/",
        "date": "2020-04-27",
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      "Change.org petition against the project had 174 signatures as of 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2025",
      "Project covers about 560 acres on both sides of Route 23, north of Keslinger Road and west of Crego Road",
      "DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission backed the project Monday after a crowded public hearing",
      "City Council vote scheduled for Dec. 8, 2025",
      "Meta's DeKalb data center is limited to 200,000 gallons of water per day",
      "DeKalb Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously approved Project Vector on December 1, 2025",
      "Project Vector is a 560-acre, four-building, 3 million square-foot data center with waterless cooling",
      "Site is on both sides of Illinois Route 23, north of Keslinger Road and west of Crego Road",
      "Build-out expected to take up to 8 years and create 100+ full-time jobs",
      "DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Dec. 1, 2025 to recommend the data center to City Council",
      "City Council to hear the proposal on Dec. 8 at the DeKalb Public Library",
      "Residents cited environmental concerns, noise, electricity bills and property values in opposition",
      "Supporters cited millions in tax revenue and jobs, pointing to Meta's data center campus in DeKalb",
      "DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission held a hearing on Dec. 1, 2025 on a proposed 560-acre data center",
      "DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission backed the rezoning and annexation of 560 acres with an addendum on Dec. 1, 2025",
      "City Council consideration is expected Dec. 8, 2025",
      "Meta's DeKalb data center is limited to 200,000 gallons of water per day",
      "DeKalb County Enterprise Zone expansion passed unanimously in March 2024 and September 2025",
      "Electricity use from ComEd for the project remains unclear",
      "DeKalb City Council unanimously approved the Edged data center on Dec. 9",
      "Meta paid more than $46 million to local taxing bodies between 2022 and 2024",
      "Site is designated industrial in the City's 2022 Comprehensive Plan",
      "First building expected to be completed in late 2027",
      "Edged proposed on 560 acres on both sides of Illinois Route 23 in DeKalb, four buildings and two substations, full build-out by 2032",
      "Public hearing scheduled Dec. 1, 2025 at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb Public Library",
      "Edged would use natural gas generators in the interim while ComEd completes a $197 million transmission upgrade",
      "Meta DeKalb paid more than $46.3 million in property taxes since 2022",
      "Batavia data center capped at 1,000 gallons per day; Rochelle residents petitioned against a proposed data center",
      "Endeavour Energy was named as the company behind Edged, a data center proposed on 560 acres on DeKalb's south side.",
      "Preliminary plans published by the city on Wednesday (Nov 26, 2025) show the data center would use air, not water, to cool its servers.",
      "DeKalb City Council turned down a smaller data center project in September 2025",
      "ChicagoWest requests rezoning of 500-plus acres of farmland south of the Meta data center",
      "DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission public meeting set for December 1 at DeKalb Public Library, with no time limit on resident comments",
      "Meta's data center generated $46 million in tax money for local taxing bodies in three years",
      "Project Vector would sit on about 560 acres on both sides of Illinois Route 23, north of Keslinger Road and west of Crego Road, just south of Meta's campus",
      "Public hearing is set for 6 p.m. Dec. 1, 2025 at the DeKalb Public Library",
      "ChicagoWest bought more than 270 acres of the site as recently as Sept. 9, 2025, and 80 acres off Keslinger Road for $3.6 million on Sept. 25, 2024",
      "About 43 acres of the site are owned by Castle Bank and Trust",
      "In 2019 Gov. Pritzker signed a bill offering tax incentives specifically to data centers in Illinois",
      "Data-center projects added about $200 million in new taxable value in DeKalb in 2024 alone, per the author."
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        "title": "Rural Illinois Embraces Resource-Sapping Data Centers",
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        "text": "One of the questions the state will ask is, is it really the highest and best use of a finite resource to use drinkable water to cool a computer?",
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        "text": "I just want to reiterate that that's what we are doing for the next (moratorium) extension to allow what's on the ballot and to allow Illinois legislation to come down,",
        "source": "Mike Wankel, Commission Chair",
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        "text": "I request that a six-month extension be placed on the next board meeting agenda for a decision, with public input invited now.",
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      "More than 9,400 voters agreed there should be restrictions on construction and operation of data centers in Morgan County; 1,250 voted against.",
      "The ballot question on data center restrictions is non-binding, so the county is not required to act on the results.",
      "Two of the three county commissioners said they are waiting for the ballot results and state legislative guidelines before implementing restrictions.",
      "Greg Hacker won the Morgan County Commission race, giving the three-member board entirely one political party for the first time in at least two decades.",
      "Commissioner Woods, who lost his race, has his last day in office on Nov. 30.",
      "On April 27, the Morgan County Board adopted a six-month data center moratorium.",
      "The board discussed extending the data center moratorium by six months, with a resolution to be voted on at the next board meeting.",
      "Commissioner Woods said the promised collaborative study on data centers has not been completed.",
      "Morgan County, Illinois adopted a data center moratorium in April 2026",
      "The Morgan County moratorium was extended on Oct. 26, 2026 by six months, to April 26, 2027",
      "Jacksonville City Council has a scheduled 2026-11-09 discussion of a citywide data center moratorium, suggested for one year by the mayor; no data center has been proposed in the city",
      "Morgan County, Illinois, commissioners unanimously extended the county's data-center pause by six months on October 26.",
      "The Journal-Courier reports an April 26 expiry for the data-center pause.",
      "Morgan County voters supported restrictions on data-center construction and operation in a nonbinding November 3 question, with reported returns of 9,413–1,250."
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      {
        "title": "As data centers proliferate across Illinois, communities grapple with how to supply the necessary water - Great Lakes Now",
        "url": "https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/06/17/as-data-centers-proliferate-across-illinois-communities-grapple-with-how-to-supply-the-necessary-water/",
        "date": "2025-06-17T20:29:48.000Z",
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        "text": "I'm asking this for several reasons. The biggest one is that we're hearing staff does not have the capacity to do this in nine months.",
        "source": "Emily Rodriguez, County Board Vice-Chair",
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        "date": "2026-04",
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        "text": "I was not sleeping in that picture. I was looking down at some paperwork.",
        "source": "Terry D'Arcy, Joliet Mayor",
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        "text": "So why are we rushing on this?",
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        "date": "2026-03-16",
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        "text": "Let’s take the time to get this right.",
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        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/17/joliet-city-council-moves-vote-on-data-center-to-thursday/",
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        "text": "It’s the number one thing you hear across the county,",
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        "text": "Why are my property taxes so high? What can be done about it? Bringing in large projects is what can be done about it.",
        "source": "Hugh O’Hara, executive director of the Will County Government League",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/17/joliet-city-council-moves-vote-on-data-center-to-thursday/",
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      {
        "text": "I am demanding that if you say no, at least table this.",
        "source": "Stephanie Becker, Manhattan resident and labor and delivery nurse",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/mayor-darcy-caught-sleeping-during-data-center-city-council-meeting-mayor-can-you",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
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      {
        "text": "The lack of transparency and outreach is astonishing.",
        "source": "Stephanie Becker, Manhattan resident and labor and delivery nurse",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/mayor-darcy-caught-sleeping-during-data-center-city-council-meeting-mayor-can-you",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
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      {
        "text": "The data center is a great project. That's huge for Joliet,",
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        "url": "https://abc7chicago.com/post/data-centers-illinois-city-council-considers-plans-joliet-center-bernhard-rowell-east-speedway/18723093/",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
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        "text": "This is a tremendous opportunity for not only us laborers, but for all union trades and community members in this room,",
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        "url": "https://www.chicagoconstructionnews.com/joliet-council-delays-vote-on-data-centre-project-after-marathon-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
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        "text": "It is clear that the overwhelming majority of residents oppose this project and that raises a very important question,",
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        "url": "https://www.chicagoconstructionnews.com/joliet-council-delays-vote-on-data-centre-project-after-marathon-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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      {
        "text": "If the city council votes yes on this, whose interests are being represented here?",
        "source": "Tia Quinerly, petition starter",
        "url": "https://www.chicagoconstructionnews.com/joliet-council-delays-vote-on-data-centre-project-after-marathon-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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      {
        "text": "Staff concurs with the recommendation of the Plan Commission and recommends the Mayor and City Council adopt the following, subject to the same conditions approved by the Plan Commission: Resolution to Approve an Annexation Agreement for the Annexation of Approximately 795 Acres Surrounding S. Rowell Road and Bernhard Road.",
        "source": "Dustin Anderson, Joliet director of community development",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-data-center-vote-today-your-joliet-city-council-will-vote-yes-or-no-matter",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "This is not slow and steady growth we can adjust to,",
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        "date": "2026-03-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "It’s very large parcels of land being developed all around us, all at once.",
        "source": "Mike Adrieansen, mayor of Manhattan, a village of 11,000 people",
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      {
        "text": "Joliet has a generational opportunity to attract jobs, increase the tax base, and show the world Joliet is open for responsible growth,",
        "source": "Timothy Broderick, Joliet resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hundreds-speak-out-joliet-considers-largest-data-center-state",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "These are mega rich people who are not here to do charitable things. They don’t love Joliet. I’m here because I love Joliet and I don’t want to see my utilities go up,",
        "source": "Isabel Gloria, lifelong Joliet resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hundreds-speak-out-joliet-considers-largest-data-center-state",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
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        "text": "I would like to see in writing, I would like to see if there’s a water shortage, it’s covered. If there’s going to be an electricity increase, I would like to see that the data center pays for that,",
        "source": "Emily Brzycki, Joliet resident",
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        "date": "2026-03-05",
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        "emotion": "distrust"
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        "text": "Nobody wants to see this in their backyard. Nobody wants to have to deal with the consequences or negative effects of having one of these in their area,",
        "source": "Jeremy Brzycki, Joliet resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hundreds-speak-out-joliet-considers-largest-data-center-state",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
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        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "This is not a referendum on whether artificial intelligence is a good thing or not,",
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        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/06/joliet-plan-commission-recommends-approval-of-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "I think it’s what the area needs,",
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        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "That’s a lot of people,",
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        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
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      {
        "text": "That means something. That means people care about this issue.",
        "source": "Tia Quinerly, started the petition drive",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/06/joliet-plan-commission-recommends-approval-of-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "put a lot of people to work",
        "source": "Tom White, executive director of the Three Rivers Construction Alliance",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2026/03/16/joliet-panel-advances-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "handing a giant straw to a private entity during a regional water crisis.",
        "source": "Felix Ortiz, longtime Joliet resident",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2026/03/16/joliet-panel-advances-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's best for local governments, municipalities, to decide where they want data centers.",
        "source": "Chris Balkema, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/hw-technology-park-hillwood-joliet-b34af484",
        "date": "2026-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The American people are already struggling to keep up with the rising costs of groceries, housing, health care and more — the last thing they need is to foot the bill for data center energy costs.",
        "source": "Tammy Duckworth, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/hw-technology-park-hillwood-joliet-b34af484",
        "date": "2026-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want transparency for our residents, and I will accept nothing less. The residents deserve transparency, and then maybe we can all move forward.",
        "source": "Suzanna Ibarra, Council Member",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/hw-technology-park-hillwood-joliet-b34af484",
        "date": "2026-02-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, it appears we'll have a Plan Commission meeting on March 5,",
        "source": "Donald Schoenheider, executive vice president with Hillwood",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/13/developers-outline-joliet-data-center-project-prepare-for-city-votes-in-march/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're trying to get it in for March,",
        "source": "Donald Schoenheider, executive vice president with Hillwood",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/13/developers-outline-joliet-data-center-project-prepare-for-city-votes-in-march/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people who enjoy their high-speed Internet, their cellphone and their televisions, they should be behind this,",
        "source": "Mark Pavlis, secretary/treasurer with LiUNA Laborers' Local 75",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/13/developers-outline-joliet-data-center-project-prepare-for-city-votes-in-march/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're concerned about our job security in the future,",
        "source": "Mercedes Medina, JJC student from Plainfield",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/13/developers-outline-joliet-data-center-project-prepare-for-city-votes-in-march/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's going to bring a lot of work for a lot of people,",
        "source": "Jay Jones, Sheet Metal Workers Local 265",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/13/developers-outline-joliet-data-center-project-prepare-for-city-votes-in-march/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not getting answers on what I'm going to derive as true benefits,",
        "source": "Ethan Backlin, open house attendee",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/13/developers-outline-joliet-data-center-project-prepare-for-city-votes-in-march/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a perfect data center site",
        "source": "Donald Schoenheider, executive vice president, Hillwood",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's practically no residential in the area and it's near the intermodals and warehouses.",
        "source": "Donald Schoenheider, executive vice president, Hillwood",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The first thought was that we need 5 million gallons a day of water; we do not need that,",
        "source": "Donald Schoenheider, executive vice president, Hillwood",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Joliet is not giving them any tax incentives and they are not asking for a TIF,",
        "source": "Doc Gregory, business representative, Chicago Pipefitters Local 597",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I expect the City Council to embrace this project,",
        "source": "Doc Gregory, business representative, Chicago Pipefitters Local 597",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They won’t answer specifics — it’s all theoretical.",
        "source": "Rachel Ventura, State Sen., D-Joliet",
        "url": "https://fwrnews.com/2026/02/13/residents-have-more-questions-after-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is just another dog and pony show,",
        "source": "Rachel Ventura, State Sen., D-Joliet",
        "url": "https://fwrnews.com/2026/02/13/residents-have-more-questions-after-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t see any negatives,",
        "source": "Doc Gregory, President of the Building Trades Local 150",
        "url": "https://fwrnews.com/2026/02/13/residents-have-more-questions-after-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We needed more information that we could share with the community and with the city.",
        "source": "Don Schoenheider, Hillwood Executive Vice President",
        "url": "https://fwrnews.com/2026/02/13/residents-have-more-questions-after-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel good about what I’ve heard.",
        "source": "Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Will County Executive",
        "url": "https://fwrnews.com/2026/02/13/residents-have-more-questions-after-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don’t know who would use it,",
        "source": "Rita Renwick, Joliet resident",
        "url": "https://fwrnews.com/2026/02/13/residents-have-more-questions-after-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a County Board member I don’t think a data center should be built in the unincorporated areas of Will County due to concerns of their water usage.",
        "source": "Judy Ogalla, Will County Board member, District 2 candidate",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/08/2026-election-questionnaire-judy-ogalla-will-county-board-district-2/",
        "date": "2026-02-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m not an expert on this topic by any means, but it appears people locally do not support them.",
        "source": "Judy Ogalla, Will County Board member, District 2 candidate",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/08/2026-election-questionnaire-judy-ogalla-will-county-board-district-2/",
        "date": "2026-02-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is about the conversion of the largest remaining farm district in Will County into an industrial area,",
        "source": "Tom Becker, Chairman of the Watershed Committee",
        "url": "https://greengardenlocal.com/2026/01/13/watershed-committee-vows-litigation-if-county-approves-massive-earthrise-solar-project/",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe that is the driving force behind the industrialization of southern Will County,",
        "source": "Tom Becker, Chairman of the Watershed Committee",
        "url": "https://greengardenlocal.com/2026/01/13/watershed-committee-vows-litigation-if-county-approves-massive-earthrise-solar-project/",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we don't prevail at the county level, we will be filing litigation to dismantle the Earthrise project,",
        "source": "Tom Becker, Chairman of the Watershed Committee",
        "url": "https://greengardenlocal.com/2026/01/13/watershed-committee-vows-litigation-if-county-approves-massive-earthrise-solar-project/",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s clear that AI will displace far more jobs than are created by a data center,",
        "source": "Noah Martinez, Crest Hill resident",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/11/21/residents-rally-again-against-plan-for-joliet-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a really big one,",
        "source": "Andrea Baumhardt, Manhattan Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/11/21/residents-rally-again-against-plan-for-joliet-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I live in Aurora, and I have seen the impact of what a data center has done in our community,",
        "source": "Guillermo Rodriguez, Aurora resident",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/11/21/residents-rally-again-against-plan-for-joliet-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If it’s AI, we’re giving jobs to AI,",
        "source": "Julio Villegas, Joliet resident",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/11/21/residents-rally-again-against-plan-for-joliet-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not just a Joliet problem,",
        "source": "Laura Heindrich, Manhattan resident living near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/11/21/residents-rally-again-against-plan-for-joliet-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are concerned about the planning of the explosion of data centers, and if these far-out suburbs are actually accounting for that,",
        "source": "Iyana Simba, city government affairs director for the Illinois Environmental Council",
        "url": "https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/06/17/as-data-centers-proliferate-across-illinois-communities-grapple-with-how-to-supply-the-necessary-water/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where the data centers want to set up is not where we have great water resources [in Illinois], but we do have water reclamation facilities that generate water every day,",
        "source": "Tim Gualandri, president of the Illinois section of the WateReuse Association",
        "url": "https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/06/17/as-data-centers-proliferate-across-illinois-communities-grapple-with-how-to-supply-the-necessary-water/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "we don’t see a lot of coordination or long-term thinking about water,",
        "source": "Michelle Stockness, executive director of Freshwater Society",
        "url": "https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/06/17/as-data-centers-proliferate-across-illinois-communities-grapple-with-how-to-supply-the-necessary-water/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "With all of this demand, and with climate change, it seems prudent to start making these legislative changes now,",
        "source": "Helena Volzer, senior source water policy manager, Alliance for the Great Lakes",
        "url": "https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/06/17/as-data-centers-proliferate-across-illinois-communities-grapple-with-how-to-supply-the-necessary-water/",
        "date": "2025-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to pause data center tax incentives and study how this growth affects power generation and whether infrastructure costs could shift to ratepayers.",
        "source": "JB Pritzker, Gov.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/hw-technology-park-hillwood-joliet-b34af484",
        "date": "2025-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Joliet council hearing on Hillwood data center ended just after midnight on 2026-03-17 without a vote due to Illinois Open Meetings Act Election Day rule",
      "Council expected to reconvene Thursday evening to vote",
      "More than 200 people attended and over 80 residents spoke; majority opposed",
      "Proposed campus is 795 acres with 24 buildings, $20B, about 1.8 GW of power",
      "Councilwoman Suzanna Ibarra said public opposition swayed her against the plan; Councilman Joe Clement signaled support",
      "Joliet City Council meeting on the proposed Joliet Technology Center lasted 7 hours 19 minutes on March 16, 2026",
      "Meeting was reconvened shortly after midnight for Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the request of Councilman Larry Hug",
      "City Manager Beth Beatty initially proposed a 9 a.m. meeting, angering attendees",
      "Speakers were allotted four minutes each",
      "Resident lives 1.7 miles from the proposed site and raised well water, noise (60 decibel limit) and substation concerns",
      "Joliet City Council public hearing on the 795-acre data center lasted more than six and a half hours on March 16, 2026",
      "Council meeting recessed to 5:30 p.m. Thursday because state law bars public bodies from convening on election day",
      "Plan Commission voted 7-1 on March 5 to recommend approval after more than five hours and about 80 speakers",
      "Developers say 7,000 to 10,000 construction workers would be hired and 700 permanent jobs created",
      "City staff recommended approval",
      "Joliet council adjourned just before midnight without voting on the annexation agreement after a hearing of more than seven hours.",
      "More than 150 residents spoke; the majority urged rejection.",
      "Petition opposing the project had more than 4,700 signatures.",
      "Council is scheduled to reconvene Thursday at 5 p.m.",
      "Groundbreaking is planned for early 2027, with full buildout targeted for 2032.",
      "Proposed site is about 800 acres of mostly farmland near Bernhard and Rowell by the Joliet speedway",
      "Plan commission has already approved the project",
      "One resident presented nearly 5,000 petition signatures against the center",
      "Company promised $100 million in payments directly to the city",
      "Council meeting ran over four hours as of 10 p.m. Monday with overflow rooms packed",
      "Joliet plan commission voted 7-1 on March 5, 2026 to recommend approval of the 795-acre Joliet Technology Center",
      "Full buildout would draw about 1.8 gigawatts of electricity",
      "Developers pledged $100 million to the city if approved, officials announced",
      "Project would have 24 buildings across four phases; each building needs an initial fill of about 100,000 gallons of water",
      "Commission chair John Kella cast the lone no vote and suggested a pause like Aurora's moratorium",
      "Joliet City Council meeting on Mar 16, 2026 ran past midnight after 7.5 hours; final vote moved to Thursday at 5:30 p.m.",
      "Proposed campus: 24 data center buildings, about 6,936,000 square feet, in four phases on 795 acres",
      "Land belongs to Bernhard Farms, the family of Joliet planning director Jayne Bernhard",
      "About 700 permanent jobs and 7,000-10,000 union construction jobs expected",
      "PJM and ComEd determined service to the site will not cause blackouts for ComEd customers",
      "Joliet City Council to vote on the largest data center in Illinois on the Monday following March 15, 2026",
      "Elwood residents Ralph and Terri Papesh worry about pollution and risk to the community water supply from a nearby data center",
      "Residents say development in Will County (data centers, warehouses, solar farms) is too much, too fast",
      "Hillwood wants to build a $20 billion data center in Will County near Manhattan.",
      "NorthPoint bought land for dozens of warehouses stretching 3½ miles south of the data center site and a mile east and west."
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Joliet Residents for Responsible Growth",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/17/joliet-city-council-moves-vote-on-data-center-to-thursday/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T12:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Will County Government League",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/17/joliet-city-council-moves-vote-on-data-center-to-thursday/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T12:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Joliet Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/17/joliet-city-council-moves-vote-on-data-center-to-thursday/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T12:19:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "LiUNA",
        "url": "https://www.chicagoconstructionnews.com/joliet-council-delays-vote-on-data-centre-project-after-marathon-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T05:10:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition led by Tia Quinerly",
        "url": "https://www.chicagoconstructionnews.com/joliet-council-delays-vote-on-data-centre-project-after-marathon-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T05:10:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Residents petition against Joliet data center",
        "url": "https://abc7chicago.com/post/data-centers-illinois-city-council-considers-plans-joliet-center-bernhard-rowell-east-speedway/18723093/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T03:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Union trade organizations",
        "url": "https://abc7chicago.com/post/data-centers-illinois-city-council-considers-plans-joliet-center-bernhard-rowell-east-speedway/18723093/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T03:19:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Three Rivers Construction Alliance",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2026/03/16/joliet-panel-advances-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-16T18:31:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Pipefitters Local 597",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2026/03/16/joliet-panel-advances-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-16T18:31:47.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Petition opposing Joliet data center (led by Tia Quinerly)",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/06/joliet-plan-commission-recommends-approval-of-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-06T12:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Building trades unions",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/03/06/joliet-plan-commission-recommends-approval-of-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-06T12:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Yes to Joliet Jobs",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/proposal-for-20bn-data-center-outside-chicago-recommended-for-approval-by-local-planning-commission/",
        "date": "2026-03-06T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "LiUNA Laborers' Local 75",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/13/developers-outline-joliet-data-center-project-prepare-for-city-votes-in-march/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T03:35:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sheet Metal Workers Local 265",
        "url": "https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/02/13/developers-outline-joliet-data-center-project-prepare-for-city-votes-in-march/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T03:35:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Will & Grundy Counties Building Trades Council",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-13T00:55:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Chicago Pipefitters Local 597",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-13T00:55:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Operating Engineers Local 150",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-13T00:55:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "IBEW Local 176",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-13T00:55:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ironworkers Local 444",
        "url": "https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/joliet-technology-center-draws-huge-turnout-local-597s-doc-gregory-predicts-city",
        "date": "2026-02-13T00:55:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Joliet East and Southeast Regional Alliance",
        "url": "https://fwrnews.com/2026/02/13/residents-have-more-questions-after-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Building Trades Local 150",
        "url": "https://fwrnews.com/2026/02/13/residents-have-more-questions-after-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Watershed Committee",
        "url": "https://greengardenlocal.com/2026/01/13/watershed-committee-vows-litigation-if-county-approves-massive-earthrise-solar-project/",
        "date": "2026-01-13T19:13:35.000Z"
      },
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        "text": "The people here do not want it,",
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        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/kokomo-residents-say-no-to-proposed-ai-data-center-plan-in-howard-county/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
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      {
        "text": "We are not for sale. We are not a colony for a billionaire pet project,",
        "source": "Jack Chance, Kokomo resident since 2020, running for Indiana House District 30",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/kokomo-residents-say-no-to-proposed-ai-data-center-plan-in-howard-county/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
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      {
        "text": "AI is going to be the key to jobs in the future, but data centers can’t stick Hoosiers with the power bill,",
        "source": "Mike Braun, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/kokomo-residents-say-no-to-proposed-ai-data-center-plan-in-howard-county/",
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      {
        "text": "If you want to come over here and just siphon our resources and then dip, the answer is no,",
        "source": "Arden Mlynarczyk, four-year Kokomo resident",
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      "Howard County commissioners adopted a one-year moratorium on data center permits and applications in unincorporated areas.",
      "The moratorium does not apply inside city limits.",
      "The moratorium gives staff time to research and draft an ordinance regulating data centers, which existing zoning rules do not adequately cover.",
      "The county may accept public comment and possibly form drafting groups during the moratorium.",
      "Kokomo Plan Commission public hearing on data center standards ordinance is Aug. 17, 2026 at 5 p.m.; city council considers it Aug. 24.",
      "Proposed standards require 200-foot setback from residential property lines and 300 feet from residential structures, and ban generator testing 5 p.m.-7 a.m.",
      "Council committee recommendations (400-foot setback, closed-loop cooling, decommissioning plan, noise study) were not advanced after council leadership lobbying.",
      "Existing code has 50 dB sound limit abutting residential and 75 dB for other uses.",
      "Howard County Commissioners to hear a two-year moratorium recommendation; it would not cover Kokomo city limits.",
      "Howard County commissioners opened a public comment portal on BESS projects on Aug. 3, 2026, open through Aug. 17.",
      "Commissioners intend to consider a proposed BESS ordinance at their Sept. 4 meeting.",
      "One BESS project has already been turned away by the Planning Commission.",
      "Commissioners will form a study committee on data center regulations during the planned moratorium.",
      "No subcommittee will be formed for BESS; the portal serves that purpose.",
      "Howard County Plan Commission voted 6-1 in July 2026 to recommend a two-year data center moratorium",
      "Member Mike Imbler dissented, favoring a six-month moratorium",
      "Board of Commissioners intends to act on the recommendation at its Aug. 17 meeting",
      "City of Kokomo annexed 700 acres for an industrial park, not covered by the county moratorium",
      "StarPlus Energy battery plant draws 2.7 million gallons of water per day; city uses up to 10 million per day",
      "Howard County Planning Commission gave a favorable recommendation for a data center moratorium to the County Commissioners.",
      "Amendments require creation of a study subcommittee and a two-year moratorium.",
      "County Commissioners are scheduled to make the final decision on the moratorium and BESS ordinance at their next meeting.",
      "The Howard County Planning Commission gave a favorable recommendation for a data center moratorium on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.",
      "The recommendation was amended so the moratorium includes a study subcommittee and lasts two years.",
      "The Howard County Commissioners will make the final decision on the moratorium and a battery energy storage system (BESS) ordinance at their next meeting, scheduled for August 3.",
      "Howard County data center moratorium is set to go before the Planning Commission in July 2026.",
      "After Planning Commission recommendation, the County Commissioners could enact it as soon as they sign it.",
      "Moratorium would cover only unincorporated county land, not cities like Russiaville or Greentown.",
      "Kokomo confirmed it has no plans to implement a data center moratorium.",
      "Nearly 600 acres on U.S. Hwy 931 annexed into Kokomo earlier this year would not be under the county moratorium.",
      "Howard County data center moratorium is set to go before the Planning Commission for approval in July 2026.",
      "After a Planning Commission recommendation, the moratorium goes to the County Commissioners and could take effect as soon as they sign it.",
      "Commissioner President Jack Dodd said a moratorium cannot be imposed on the city or incorporated areas like Russiaville or Greentown.",
      "Kokomo Common Council is preparing to vote on a voluntary annexation of nearly 750 acres",
      "About 650 acres of Howard County farmland would be rezoned to industrial",
      "Whitmore & Blackwell is acquiring over 400 acres",
      "Public hearing on annexation was Feb 23, 2026; first reading of rezoning ordinance Mar 9",
      "No end-users have been identified or approved; any tenant would need Plan Commission development plan approval",
      "Kokomo Common Council to vote on voluntary annexation of nearly 750 acres; public hearing Feb. 23, 2026 at 6 p.m.",
      "Petitioners include IEDC, Samsung SDI and Whitmore & Blackwell."
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        "text": "We need a moratorium now before even one more data center is approved,",
        "source": "Janice Kleopfer, one the leaders in the local campaign against data centers",
        "url": "https://www.madisoncourier.com/news/rally-attracts-about-100-opposing-data-centers/article_9947412b-61b8-5e84-96f8-17b00175163f.html",
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        "text": "Instead of trying to shoehorn data centers into the existing documents we need to push pause, take a breath and get started on the hard work of ensuring that Jefferson County and her people are protected from billionaire tech executives.",
        "source": "Elijah Chandler, downtown Madison resident running as a independent for County Council District 3",
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        "text": "Our communities are not for sale, and our natural resources are not bargaining chips.",
        "source": "Bryon Holland, Democrat candidate for State Senator District 43",
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        "text": "The Plan Commission does not have the legal authority to actually adopt a moratorium.",
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        "text": "It is obvious the Commissioners do not want to adopt a data center moratorium.",
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        "text": "That's a lot of words to say that you lack courage,",
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        "text": "The county's UDO must be airtight regarding data centers because as we've seen major tech and AI infrastructure projects swoop in and move fast.",
        "source": "Tanya Hess",
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        "text": "We're people asking for protections,",
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        "text": "Moratorium is common sense.",
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        "text": "we should ask every elected official to answer these questions. They should have these answers, Daniel should have these answers and the public should have these answers in writing,",
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        "text": "Whoever is out there sending threats of violence and death threats, stop it right now. That's ridiculous,",
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        "text": "Even if the economic forecasts are reasonable and favorable, every community must insist upon full transparency,",
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        "text": "there is an urgency to get it done ahead of any potential approval of the data center",
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        "text": "If everything is in order, they cannot deny the application for a data center at JPG",
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        "text": "This data center first came to the county approximately 90 days ago. It's a major project with long-term implications, and the public has had little time to fully understand the full scope of information",
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      "Jefferson County Council voted in April 2026 to create an ERA that includes the planned JPG Data Center",
      "A Town Hall Data Center Discussion by People for the People was held around June 1, 2026",
      "A rally in support of a data center moratorium was held Saturday outside the Jefferson County Courthouse",
      "About 100 people attended the two-hour rally, according to Elijah Chandler",
      "Chandler said a moratorium is needed so the county can update its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to address data centers",
      "Jefferson County Plan Commission voted 5-3 not to move forward with a data center moratorium",
      "Six county residents spoke at the meeting, all asking for a moratorium on data centers",
      "63 of 64 written public submissions requested a data center moratorium",
      "Marble Hill property, one of two heavy industrial locations, is about 0.25% of the county's total zoning jurisdiction area",
      "Commissioners, not the Plan Commission, have the authority to start the moratorium process",
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      "Two county residents requested a data center moratorium at the Commissioners meeting on Thursday",
      "Brett Clark is among four people who have filed a lawsuit against JPG Redevelopment LLC and Board of Zoning Appeals over a data center at Jefferson Proving Ground",
      "Jefferson County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously denied an appeal of a building inspector's approval of a data center application on May 20 at Jefferson Proving Ground",
      "Daniel Ford did not attend the town hall, citing safety concerns over death threats to the Ford family",
      "Only Council member Pam Crozier and Commissioner Ron Lee responded to invitations, saying they could not attend",
      "County Council moved up the ERA vote to Tuesday, after a public hearing on April 12 had tabled it until June",
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        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Indianapolis approves plan to build $4B data center in Decatur Township after months of pushback – Indiana Public Radio",
        "url": "https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2026/03/indianapolis-approves-plan-to-build-4b-data-center-in-decatur-township-after-months-of-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T11:48:23.000Z",
        "source": "Indiana Public Radio",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Indianapolis approves plan to build $4B data center in Decatur Township after months of pushback",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-03-18/decatur-township-data-center-mdc-vote",
        "date": "2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFYI",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "How data centers in Indy will impact your health and environment",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/data-center-health-pollution-environment-impacts-indianapolis-marion-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-06T20:01:15.000Z",
        "source": "Mirror Indy",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mayor Joe Hogsett’s economic development org supports data center",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/mayor-joe-hogsett-indianapolis-economic-development-data-centers-martindale-brightwood-metrobloks/",
        "date": "2026-03-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Mirror Indy",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Indianapolis zoning official said she doesn’t have a boss",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/mdc-hearing-examiner-judy-weerts-hall-metrobloks-data-center-martindale-brightwood/",
        "date": "2026-03-03T21:59:51.000Z",
        "source": "Mirror Indy",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposal advances for data center in Marion County's Decatur Township - Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/politics/proposal-advances-for-data-center-in-marion-countys-decatur-township/",
        "date": "2026-02-26T23:35:40.000Z",
        "source": "WISH-TV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Indianapolis data centers, explained",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-26T21:17:45.000Z",
        "source": "Mirror Indy",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center proposed for Decatur Township wins first step toward approval",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-02-26/decatur-township-sabey-data-center-mdc-hearing-examiner",
        "date": "2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFYI",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Here’s how Indy data centers projects are voted on",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/data-center-marion-county-approval-process-metropolitan-development-commission-mdc-hearing-examinar/",
        "date": "2026-02-25T21:54:57.000Z",
        "source": "Mirror Indy",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hearing examiner recommends approval for Metrobloks data center despite community pushback - WRTV",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-metrobloks-data-center-despite-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T01:34:38.000Z",
        "source": "WRTV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Indy business owners oppose Martindale Brightwood data center",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-data-center-metrobloks-indianapolis-businesses/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T21:55:25.000Z",
        "source": "Mirror Indy",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Angry crowd confronts Metrobloks over proposed data center - WISH-TV",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/business/angry-crowd-confronts-metrobloks-over-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-03T04:36:26.000Z",
        "source": "WISH-TV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "'Go home' | Hundreds of residents press Martindale-Brightwood data center developer in second meeting | wthr.com",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/go-home-hundreds-of-residents-press-martindale-brightwood-data-center-developer-in-second-meeting-metrobloks-sherman-drive/531-6b742737-7dbe-4ce0-8714-d67051fcb6b3",
        "date": "2026-02-03T00:36:46.000Z",
        "source": "WTHR",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Metrobloks says its data center is not Big Tech, but Martindale-Brightwood residents still tell them to 'go home'",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-02-03/martindale-brightwood-data-center-meeting-metrobloks-meeting",
        "date": "2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFYI",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed Martindale Brightwood data center up for public hearing",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-data-center-public-comment-metrobloks/",
        "date": "2025-12-04T18:26:22.000Z",
        "source": "Mirror Indy",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Pike Township residents concerned about proposed data center threatening urban forest - WRTV",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/pike-township-residents-concerned-about-proposed-data-center-threatening-urban-forest/",
        "date": "2025-11-25T00:21:53.000Z",
        "source": "WRTV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents oppose proposed data center in Pike Township",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/pike-township-residents-oppose-data-center-proposal-american-tower-corp/",
        "date": "2025-11-21T19:51:07.000Z",
        "source": "Mirror Indy",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center in Decatur Township faces hostile crowd at town hall",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/marion-county/2025/11/19/data-center-sabey-decatur-township-faces-hostile-crowd-at-town-hall-indianapolis-development/87347734007/",
        "date": "2025-11-19T15:12:44.000Z",
        "source": "Indianapolis Star",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tensions rise as hundreds crowd Decatur Township data center meeting",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-11-18/decatur-township-data-center-protest-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFYI",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Metrobloks seeks to build $500 million data center in Indianapolis - WISH-TV",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/business/metrobloks-seeks-to-build-500-million-data-center-in-indianapolis/",
        "date": "2025-11-07T04:29:08.000Z",
        "source": "WISH-TV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Metrobloks seeks rezoning for $500M Martindale-Brightwood data center on 14 acres – Indianapolis Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/metrobloks-seeks-rezoning-for-500m-martindale-brightwood-data-center-on-14-acres",
        "date": "2025-11-04T04:54:57.000Z",
        "source": "Indianapolis Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Metrobloks files re-zoning proposal with Indianapolis for Martindale Brightwood data center",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-11-04/martindale-brightwood-data-center-metrobloks-rezoning-proposal-filed",
        "date": "2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFYI",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tech giants are rushing to build data centers in Indiana. Communities are pushing back — and winning",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-10-28/indiana-data-centers-google-communities-fight-back-winning",
        "date": "2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFYI",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers connect to Hamilton County",
        "url": "https://readthereporter.com/data-centers-connect-to-hamilton-county/",
        "date": "2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Company pursuing small-scale data center in Martindale-Brightwood – Indianapolis Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/unknown-company-pursuing-small-scale-data-center-in-martindale-brightwood",
        "date": "2025-09-16T03:57:23.000Z",
        "source": "Indianapolis Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google gets approval for data center campus in Franklin Township, Indiana - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-gets-approval-for-data-center-campus-in-franklin-township-indiana/",
        "date": "2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center projects facing local pushback – Indianapolis Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/data-center-projects-facing-local-pushback",
        "date": "2025-07-04T18:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Indianapolis Business Journal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "IEDC board approves incentives for four planned data center projects – Inside INdiana Business",
        "url": "https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/iedc-board-approves-incentives-for-four-planned-data-center-projects",
        "date": "2025-06-26T15:56:28.000Z",
        "source": "Inside INdiana Business",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Despite community pushback, hearing examiner recommends approval for Indianapolis data center",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-06-26/despite-community-pushback-hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-indianapolis-data-center",
        "date": "2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFYI",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Indianapolis residents push back against data center by unknown company",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-05-17/indianapolis-residents-push-back-against-data-center-by-unknown-company",
        "date": "2025-05-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFYI",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Indiana's data center boom could be disastrous for health and environment, advocates say",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/environment/2025/05/05/indiana-data-center-boom-climate-change-environment/83209705007/",
        "date": "2025-05-05T08:55:16.000Z",
        "source": "Indianapolis Star",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Franklin Township braces for potential data center campus",
        "url": "https://fox59.com/news/franklin-township-braces-for-potential-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2025-03-24T20:52:56.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 59",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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      {
        "platform": "x",
        "url": "https://x.com/AttyAbdul/status/2119562513331413005",
        "text": "Indianapolis City-County Council committee takes up $113 million in tax breaks for DC Blox data center Monday. A company filing lists 21 new jobs and calls the project’s second phase “potential.” https://t.co/Jj4wejTx5X",
        "date": "2026-11-08T22:47:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SlHpdNu_oQ",
        "text": "# Decatur data center battle attracts statewide support\n\n- Channel: CBS4 Indy\n- Length: 02:32\n- Views: 1.4K\n- Likes: 30\n- Published: 2026-02-24T14:34:08-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: video, news, news & politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThere’s 130 acres of prime Indiana farmland at the corner of Camby Road and Kentucky Avenue in Decatur Township that a west coast developer wants to turn into a $4 billion, 1 million square foot data center. And neighbors aren’t having it.\n\n## Transcript\n\nTO OPPOSE THIS PROJECT >> COAST DEVELOPER WANTS TO COME TO AMERICA'S HEARTLAND AND CHURN UP ON 130 ACRES A CORNFIELD HERE NEAR THE CORNER OF CANBY WROTE IN KENTUCKY AVENUE AND TURN IT INTO A 4 BILLION DOLLAR DATA CENTER AND THE NEIGHBORS AREN'T HAVING THAT YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNS ALONG KAM BUREAU ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS FIELD ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF MARION COUNTY >> FROM WHERE YOUR FUTURE GOOGLE SEARCHES COULD COME WERE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY IT'S THIS CORPORATION OUT OF ",
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      {
        "text": "As the district councilor, when this petition comes before the full Council, I do not intend to call it down,",
        "source": "Ron Gibson, Indianapolis City-County Councilman, District 8",
        "url": "https://indianapolisrecorder.com/metrobloks-data-center-moves-forward-in-mb/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T17:44:06.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Commission's role is to evaluate projects based on land use standards, and it's important that every project is reviewed fairly and consistently,",
        "source": "Ron Gibson, Indianapolis City-County Councilman, District 8",
        "url": "https://indianapolisrecorder.com/metrobloks-data-center-moves-forward-in-mb/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T17:44:06.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are being pushed into Black legacy neighborhoods like Martindale Brightwood. Not because it's right, but because decision-makers and predatory developers think we'll accept the burden,",
        "source": "Protect Martindale Brightwood Instagram post",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/500m-data-center-approved-for-construction-outside-indianapolis",
        "date": "2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are being pushed into Black legacy neighborhoods like Martindale Brightwood.",
        "source": "Protect Martindale Brightwood Instagram post, anti-data center organization",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/500m-data-center-approved-for-construction-outside-indianapolis/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Data centers are the new redlining",
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        "date": "2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "This is a slap in the face to the Martindale-Brightwood community.",
        "source": "Gregory W. Porter, State Rep. (D-Indianapolis)",
        "url": "https://indianapolisrecorder.com/metrobloks-data-center-moves-forward-in-mb/",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "What we are saying is that you cannot come into Martindale Brightwood and just do anything,",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, lead organizer for the community",
        "url": "https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2026/04/controversial-data-center-is-approved-for-martindale-brightwood/",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
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      {
        "text": "We are going to continue to fight this thing.",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, lead organizer for the community",
        "url": "https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2026/04/controversial-data-center-is-approved-for-martindale-brightwood/",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Our hope is that they still pack up their things and go home.",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-city-leaders-vote-approve-martindale-brightwood-data-center/531-fe886851-6180-44a7-b63e-0a99f9d514af",
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        "text": "We are going to continue to fight this thing.",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-city-leaders-vote-approve-martindale-brightwood-data-center/531-fe886851-6180-44a7-b63e-0a99f9d514af",
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        "text": "I don't want to celebrate the victory. It's not how I'm looking at it.",
        "source": "Earnest Popescu, CEO, Metrobloks",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-city-leaders-vote-approve-martindale-brightwood-data-center/531-fe886851-6180-44a7-b63e-0a99f9d514af",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As the district councilor, when this petition comes before the full Council, I do not intend to call it down.",
        "source": "Gibson",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-city-leaders-vote-approve-martindale-brightwood-data-center/531-fe886851-6180-44a7-b63e-0a99f9d514af",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A data center does not align with that vision.",
        "source": "Rev. Fitzhugh Lyons Jr., pastor at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church and a member of the Black Church Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/real-estate/2026/04/01/martindale-brightwood-data-center-indianapolis-approved-by-metropolitan-development-commission/89386291007/",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We think this fits and integrates much better into the community and looks like office buildings.",
        "source": "Tyler Ochs, attorney for Metrobloks",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/real-estate/2026/04/01/martindale-brightwood-data-center-indianapolis-approved-by-metropolitan-development-commission/89386291007/",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What is the purpose of zoning under such a plan?",
        "source": "Jesse Brown, Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/real-estate/2026/04/01/martindale-brightwood-data-center-indianapolis-approved-by-metropolitan-development-commission/89386291007/",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We are still trying to figure it out.",
        "source": "Greg Porter, Rep., D-Indianapolis",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/real-estate/2026/04/01/martindale-brightwood-data-center-indianapolis-approved-by-metropolitan-development-commission/89386291007/",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
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        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This petition allows this property to move from inactivity to a productive use, while remaining consistent with its industrial designation,",
        "source": "Ron Gibson, Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/indy-commission-approves-data-center-in-martindale-brightwood",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Placing an industrial-scale data center in the middle of homes, a library where our children learn and a grocery store where our elders shop simply does not line up with those priorities,",
        "source": "Annettra Jones, pastor for Scott United Methodist Church",
        "url": "https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/indy-commission-approves-data-center-in-martindale-brightwood",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Allowing a deeply unpopular data center development to be forced through right next to a library, a grocery store, a community center and residential homes sets a dangerous precedent that means data centers will be approved anywhere and everywhere in the county,",
        "source": "Jesse Brown, Democratic Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/indy-commission-approves-data-center-in-martindale-brightwood",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we are saying is that you cannot come into Martindale Brightwood and just do anything,",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, lead organizer for the community",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-04-01/controversial-data-center-is-approved-for-martindale-brightwood",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Our hope is still that they pack up their things and go home,",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, lead organizer for the community",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-04-01/controversial-data-center-is-approved-for-martindale-brightwood",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a real opportunity for skilled labor,",
        "source": "Jon Hooker, president of the Central Indiana Building Trades Council",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-03-18/decatur-township-data-center-mdc-vote",
        "date": "2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It does not belong in the middle of these residences.",
        "source": "Pat Andrews, resident and chair of the land use committee for the Decatur Township Civic Council",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-03-18/decatur-township-data-center-mdc-vote",
        "date": "2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This was deliberate to deprive us of our rights,",
        "source": "Pat Andrews, resident and chair of the land use committee for the Decatur Township Civic Council",
        "url": "https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2026/03/indianapolis-approves-plan-to-build-4b-data-center-in-decatur-township-after-months-of-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a real opportunity for skilled labor,",
        "source": "Jon Hooker, president of the Central Indiana Building Trades Council",
        "url": "https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2026/03/indianapolis-approves-plan-to-build-4b-data-center-in-decatur-township-after-months-of-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It does not belong in the middle of these residences.",
        "source": "Pat Andrews, resident and chair of the land use committee for the Decatur Township Civic Council",
        "url": "https://indianapublicradio.org/news/2026/03/indianapolis-approves-plan-to-build-4b-data-center-in-decatur-township-after-months-of-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This was deliberate to deprive us of our rights,",
        "source": "Pat Andrews, resident and chair of the land use committee for the Decatur Township Civic Council",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-03-18/decatur-township-data-center-mdc-vote",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's unconscionable what is happening in Indianapolis, not just to Decatur Township, to Martindale-Brightwood, Franklin Township,",
        "source": "Pat Andrews, resident and chair of the land use committee for the Decatur Township Civic Council",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-03-18/decatur-township-data-center-mdc-vote",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "“The last thing you want is to turn on the tap and nothing comes out because someone is making an AI puppy video,”",
        "source": "Gabriel Filippelli, professor of earth sciences at IU Indianapolis",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/data-center-health-pollution-environment-impacts-indianapolis-marion-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-06T20:01:15.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“If we can manage the infrastructure needs for power and water, we can manage the health risks,”",
        "source": "Shaolei Ren, associate professor, University of California",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/data-center-health-pollution-environment-impacts-indianapolis-marion-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-06T20:01:15.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As board chair he directs policy and strategy of the organization,",
        "source": "Paula Brooks, representative of Protect Martindale Brightwood",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/mayor-joe-hogsett-indianapolis-economic-development-data-centers-martindale-brightwood-metrobloks/",
        "date": "2026-03-06T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'll work very hard in the next 30 days to try and inform the community more about the benefits of this project,",
        "source": "Ron Gibson, City-County Councilor",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/mayor-joe-hogsett-indianapolis-economic-development-data-centers-martindale-brightwood-metrobloks/",
        "date": "2026-03-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "For her to quip back with, well, I don't have a boss, seemed a little catty to me,",
        "source": "Shonna Majors, Executive director of the Brightwood Community Center",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/mdc-hearing-examiner-judy-weerts-hall-metrobloks-data-center-martindale-brightwood/",
        "date": "2026-03-03T21:59:51.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Sometimes people have to be aware of tone and timing.",
        "source": "Denell Howard, Pastor of Hovey Street Church of Christ",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/mdc-hearing-examiner-judy-weerts-hall-metrobloks-data-center-martindale-brightwood/",
        "date": "2026-03-03T21:59:51.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a new beast,",
        "source": "Pat Andrews, chair of the Decatur Township Civic League's land use committee",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-02-26/decatur-township-sabey-data-center-mdc-hearing-examiner",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This leaves the community in jeopardy.",
        "source": "Pat Andrews, chair of the Decatur Township Civic League's land use committee",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-02-26/decatur-township-sabey-data-center-mdc-hearing-examiner",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We really don't want the air pollution, he constant noise and vibration. We don't want to live next to something like this because it will impact our property values and utility costs.",
        "source": "Ashley Hooley, Protect Decatur Township organizer",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/politics/proposal-advances-for-data-center-in-marion-countys-decatur-township/",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not going to give up, we'll continue to show up to these hearings.",
        "source": "Ashley Hooley, Protect Decatur Township organizer",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/politics/proposal-advances-for-data-center-in-marion-countys-decatur-township/",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've taken a look at recent job announcements comparable to our job numbers, and we are at a much larger investment there.",
        "source": "Mindy Westrick Brown, Sabey Data Center Properties",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/politics/proposal-advances-for-data-center-in-marion-countys-decatur-township/",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've been knocking on doors almost every weekend several hours every week since November I can count on one hand the amount of people that are for this data center",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SlHpdNu_oQ",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "None of the neighborhood is in favor of the data center.",
        "source": "Dale Wigden-Wright",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-metrobloks-data-center-despite-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T01:34:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That land has been vacant for a long time because it's full of environmental pollutants.",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-metrobloks-data-center-despite-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T01:34:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Are we really so confident data centers are the future that we are willing to paint ourselves in the corner of supporting them even over such intense community disapproval?",
        "source": "Jesse Brown, District 13 Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-metrobloks-data-center-despite-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T01:34:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "For more than 40 years, the site has not contributed to neighborhood activity or reinvestment.",
        "source": "Ron Gibson, Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-metrobloks-data-center-despite-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T01:34:38.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Her decision was important. It's insulting. It's hurtful, but I want you to know it's also invigorating and motivating because they need to know this is not the end.",
        "source": "Dennel Howard, Community leader",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-metrobloks-data-center-despite-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T01:34:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Contrary to what Councilor Brown said, I don't really have a boss,",
        "source": "Judy Weerts Hall, Hearing Examiner",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/mdc-hearing-examiner-judy-weerts-hall-metrobloks-data-center-martindale-brightwood/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These people you see gathered here today are your bosses and mine,",
        "source": "Jesse Brown, Councilor",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/mdc-hearing-examiner-judy-weerts-hall-metrobloks-data-center-martindale-brightwood/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not development, this is environmental racism in action,",
        "source": "Shonna Majors, executive director of the Brightwood Community Center",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-data-center-metrobloks-indianapolis-businesses/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want this,",
        "source": "Katherine Adamou, Martindale Brightwood resident and businesses owner",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-data-center-metrobloks-indianapolis-businesses/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will be fighting until the very end and we hope that our message gets out,",
        "source": "Delma Williams, Longtime resident",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/martindale-brightwood-data-center-metrobloks-indianapolis-businesses/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"So far, I haven't heard any terms or deals that would satisfy the people that I've been working with,\" Johnson said. \"What we want is them to go home.\"",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, president of the One Voice neighborhood advocacy group",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/go-home-hundreds-of-residents-press-martindale-brightwood-data-center-developer-in-second-meeting-metrobloks-sherman-drive/531-6b742737-7dbe-4ce0-8714-d67051fcb6b3",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"At the least we would like to have a moratorium so that we can find out everything we need to know before moving forward with any type of development,\" said Cierra Johnson, president of the One Voice neighborhood advocacy group.",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, president of the One Voice neighborhood advocacy group",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/go-home-hundreds-of-residents-press-martindale-brightwood-data-center-developer-in-second-meeting-metrobloks-sherman-drive/531-6b742737-7dbe-4ce0-8714-d67051fcb6b3",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Majority of the people in that room don't live in Martindale-Brightwood,\" Gibson told 13News reporter Alex Almanza over text message.",
        "source": "Ron Gibson, City-County Councilor (D-District 8)",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/go-home-hundreds-of-residents-press-martindale-brightwood-data-center-developer-in-second-meeting-metrobloks-sherman-drive/531-6b742737-7dbe-4ce0-8714-d67051fcb6b3",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Obviously, there's still a lot of very passionate people who are against the project. That's not anything we didn't already know, and so we'll talk about some of the issues we heard.\"",
        "source": "Tyler Ochs, Metrobloks attorney",
        "url": "https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/go-home-hundreds-of-residents-press-martindale-brightwood-data-center-developer-in-second-meeting-metrobloks-sherman-drive/531-6b742737-7dbe-4ce0-8714-d67051fcb6b3",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "they really haven't presented us with any new information. So we are still not satisfied and we don't want the development here.",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, Organizer, Protect Martindale Brightwood Neighborhood Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/business/angry-crowd-confronts-metrobloks-over-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everything we have tried to do, we get stepped on, kicked back, and that I don't think is right.",
        "source": "Selvie Burris, Vietnam veteran, area property owner",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/business/angry-crowd-confronts-metrobloks-over-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think, for us, it's refreshing in a sense to see people so passionate about their neighborhood and where they are living, and although some people may think my client doesn't want to be a good steward, I would argue we are.",
        "source": "Tyler Ochs, Metrobloks' Lawyer",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/business/angry-crowd-confronts-metrobloks-over-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want Metrobloks to withdraw its proposal,",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, vice president of One Voice Martindale-Brightwood, a neighborhood organization",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-02-03/martindale-brightwood-data-center-meeting-metrobloks-meeting",
        "date": "2026-02-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why continue to push for this if the community doesn't want it?",
        "source": "Belinda Drake",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-02-03/martindale-brightwood-data-center-meeting-metrobloks-meeting",
        "date": "2026-02-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would love to live next to one of our data centers,",
        "source": "Hope Martin, design manager for Metrobloks",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-02-03/martindale-brightwood-data-center-meeting-metrobloks-meeting",
        "date": "2026-02-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "So please, don't ever say again that we came together.",
        "source": "Val Tate, attendee of the meeting",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2026-02-03/martindale-brightwood-data-center-meeting-metrobloks-meeting",
        "date": "2026-02-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's kind of scary, the deer are gone, the birds are gone, all manner of wildlife.",
        "source": "Richard Vonder Meulen, resident, lives across the street from the proposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/pike-township-residents-concerned-about-proposed-data-center-threatening-urban-forest/",
        "date": "2025-11-25T00:21:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency to us is very important,",
        "source": "Annette Johnson, Pike Township trustee",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/pike-township-residents-concerned-about-proposed-data-center-threatening-urban-forest/",
        "date": "2025-11-25T00:21:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Trees and forests are a natural way that water can be observed and held, so it's not flooding our streets,",
        "source": "Megan Anderson, Protect Pike Township",
        "url": "https://www.wrtv.com/news/pike-township-residents-concerned-about-proposed-data-center-threatening-urban-forest/",
        "date": "2025-11-25T00:21:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this gets passed, it might be time to consider leaving,",
        "source": "Samantha Alba, Washington Township resident",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/pike-township-residents-oppose-data-center-proposal-american-tower-corp/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We oppose this initiative 110%,",
        "source": "Claudette Peterson, Pike Township board chair",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/pike-township-residents-oppose-data-center-proposal-american-tower-corp/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to see rising rates of asthma, we're going to see five points of heart disease,",
        "source": "Luna Bond, Pike Township resident",
        "url": "https://mirrorindy.org/pike-township-residents-oppose-data-center-proposal-american-tower-corp/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our customers are very interested in this location, and we follow our customers.",
        "source": "Clete Casper, director of real estate for data center developer Sabey Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/marion-county/2025/11/19/data-center-sabey-decatur-township-faces-hostile-crowd-at-town-hall-indianapolis-development/87347734007/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I promise to read every word.",
        "source": "Josh Bain, City-County Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/marion-county/2025/11/19/data-center-sabey-decatur-township-faces-hostile-crowd-at-town-hall-indianapolis-development/87347734007/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hope that what we did here tonight matters.",
        "source": "Ethan Hunt, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-11-18/decatur-township-data-center-protest-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's time that Decatur Township speaks up and says, 'We deserve the services that we're paying for, and we're not getting those services,'",
        "source": "Phil Webster, former candidate for District 21",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-11-18/decatur-township-data-center-protest-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a lose-lose situation for everybody,",
        "source": "Randy Poynter, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-11-18/decatur-township-data-center-protest-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Keep an open mind. I believe it's going to add value to the property here.",
        "source": "Ron Gibson, City-County Councilor, Democrat",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/business/metrobloks-seeks-to-build-500-million-data-center-in-indianapolis/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are literary next door to the data center, so it would affect me directly.",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, Long-time resident",
        "url": "https://www.wishtv.com/news/business/metrobloks-seeks-to-build-500-million-data-center-in-indianapolis/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would like to see development that is in alignment with our quality of life plan, which definitely has an environmental justice component, but also has wellness components,",
        "source": "Cierra Johnson, vice president of One Voice Martindale Brightwood",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-11-04/martindale-brightwood-data-center-metrobloks-rezoning-proposal-filed",
        "date": "2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This proposed developer will uphold all the costs. There will be no cost off to residents, in terms of any utilities in terms of their project.",
        "source": "Ron Gibson, City-County Council member",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-11-04/martindale-brightwood-data-center-metrobloks-rezoning-proposal-filed",
        "date": "2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Metrobloks does not develop hyperscale data centers, instead, our data center is smaller, more efficient, and designed to fit the local grid and neighborhood, not overwhelm it,",
        "source": "Alejandro Maldonado, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, metrobloks",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-11-04/martindale-brightwood-data-center-metrobloks-rezoning-proposal-filed",
        "date": "2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will not raise your electric or water bills,",
        "source": "Metrobloks, company",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/metrobloks-seeks-rezoning-for-500m-martindale-brightwood-data-center-on-14-acres",
        "date": "2025-11-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are not policies in place to protect AES Indiana residential customers from potential utility bill increases from a data center like this, and it is irresponsible for them to imply otherwise,",
        "source": "Ben Inskeep, program director, Citizens Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/metrobloks-seeks-rezoning-for-500m-martindale-brightwood-data-center-on-14-acres",
        "date": "2025-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "a very small group of isolated individuals within the community are not keeping an open mind, and they're painting all data centers with the same brush.",
        "source": "Ernest Popescu, Metrobloks CEO",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/metrobloks-seeks-rezoning-for-500m-martindale-brightwood-data-center-on-14-acres",
        "date": "2025-11-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of us had so much skin in the game that we weren't really in a position where we felt like we had everything to lose, so why not just fight with everything we had?",
        "source": "Meredith Sharp, Franklin Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-10-28/indiana-data-centers-google-communities-fight-back-winning",
        "date": "2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s really found traction in these communities, unlike anything that I've really seen,",
        "source": "Bryce Gustafson, organizer, Citizens Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-10-28/indiana-data-centers-google-communities-fight-back-winning",
        "date": "2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I had $1 for every time somebody said it was a done deal, I could probably retire at this point,",
        "source": "Bryce Gustafson, organizer, Citizens Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-10-28/indiana-data-centers-google-communities-fight-back-winning",
        "date": "2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s so many different ways you could be upset about this,",
        "source": "Alec Willis, Monrovia resident, Morgan County",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-10-28/indiana-data-centers-google-communities-fight-back-winning",
        "date": "2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is really just a nonpartisan issue,",
        "source": "Bryce Gustafson, organizer, Citizens Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-10-28/indiana-data-centers-google-communities-fight-back-winning",
        "date": "2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“One of the things about Marion County is they’re just really not that farm friendly anymore,” Cathy said.",
        "source": "Cathy Pelko, landowner",
        "url": "https://readthereporter.com/data-centers-connect-to-hamilton-county/",
        "date": "2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "“Franklin Township needs a business tax base in the worst way,” Kevin said.",
        "source": "Kevin Pelko, landowner",
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        "date": "2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "“Not a single person has spoken to us,” Cathy said.",
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        "stance": "neutral",
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      },
      {
        "text": "My clients want to work with the neighborhood through this process, and that means engaging with the community as much as we can,",
        "source": "Tyler Ochs, attorney, Bose McKinney & Evans",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/unknown-company-pursuing-small-scale-data-center-in-martindale-brightwood",
        "date": "2025-09-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have brought, combined, 500 jobs and have abatements for less than seven years, take up a fraction of the space,",
        "source": "Michael-Paul Hart, City-County Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-gets-approval-for-data-center-campus-in-franklin-township-indiana/",
        "date": "2025-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to kick and scream until we can't scream no more. We're going to be as loud as we can.",
        "source": "Andrew Filler",
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        "date": "2025-07-04T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are certain issues that pop up in almost every development case.",
        "source": "Joe Calderon, Barnes & Thornburg LLP partner",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/data-center-projects-facing-local-pushback",
        "date": "2025-07-04T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel very positive about the impact it will have on the community.",
        "source": "Don Adams, Morgan County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/data-center-projects-facing-local-pushback",
        "date": "2025-07-04T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "I think folks are a little leery of what's going on here.",
        "source": "Kerwin Olson, executive director, Citizens Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.ibj.com/articles/data-center-projects-facing-local-pushback",
        "date": "2025-07-04T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is an extractive, zero-return development with no enduring value to the community,",
        "source": "Brittany York, Resident of Franklin Township",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-06-26/despite-community-pushback-hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-indianapolis-data-center",
        "date": "2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We should not be locking up one of the largest remaining land opportunities in Franklin township for a project that offers limited jobs, reduced tax benefits and long-term restrictions on infrastructure growth,",
        "source": "Michael-Paul Hart, City-County Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-06-26/despite-community-pushback-hearing-examiner-recommends-approval-for-indianapolis-data-center",
        "date": "2025-06-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "It’s David versus Goliath,",
        "source": "Brittany York, Franklin Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-05-17/indianapolis-residents-push-back-against-data-center-by-unknown-company",
        "date": "2025-05-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This has been something I’ve worked on my entire life, to be out here, and it will be destroyed,",
        "source": "Meredith Sharp, Franklin Township resident and herbal skincare business owner",
        "url": "https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2025-05-17/indianapolis-residents-push-back-against-data-center-by-unknown-company",
        "date": "2025-05-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The writing is not on the wall,",
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        "date": "2025-05-17",
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      {
        "text": "It's really important that folks know that just because a data center is being proposed in their community, in no way means that that's actually going to happen.",
        "source": "Ben Inskeep, director, Citizens Action Coalition",
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        "date": "2025-05-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve worked my entire life to finally get out here to have this little slice of country that I can farm, and now it’s like I am fighting for everything I worked for,",
        "source": "Meredith Sharp, Franklin Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/environment/2025/05/05/indiana-data-center-boom-climate-change-environment/83209705007/",
        "date": "2025-05-05T08:55:16.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "They were not transparent at all,",
        "source": "Andrew Filler, resident near proposed Deep Meadow Ventures site",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/environment/2025/05/05/indiana-data-center-boom-climate-change-environment/83209705007/",
        "date": "2025-05-05T08:55:16.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s really hard for folks to understand the magnitude of energy consumption at these centers,",
        "source": "Ben Inskeep, Citizens Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/environment/2025/05/05/indiana-data-center-boom-climate-change-environment/83209705007/",
        "date": "2025-05-05T08:55:16.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This property has been planned for industrial use,",
        "source": "Joe Calderon, Attorney, Barnes & Thornburgh representing developer",
        "url": "https://fox59.com/news/franklin-township-braces-for-potential-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2025-03-24T20:52:56.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand the confidentiality thing,",
        "source": "Cathy Burton, Civic League Secretary",
        "url": "https://fox59.com/news/franklin-township-braces-for-potential-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2025-03-24T20:52:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don't want high-density housing, so this is not that.",
        "source": "Michael-Paul Hart, City-county councilor",
        "url": "https://fox59.com/news/franklin-township-braces-for-potential-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2025-03-24T20:52:56.000Z",
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      "Indianapolis City-County Council committee takes up $113 million in tax breaks for DC Blox data center on Monday",
      "Company filing lists 21 new jobs",
      "Filing calls the project's second phase potential",
      "Metropolitan Development Commission approved rezoning for Metrobloks data center at 2505 N. Sherman Drive on April 1, 2026",
      "Site is roughly 14 acres, formerly the Sherman Drive-In theater, long vacant",
      "Project includes a $2.5 million commitment to Martindale-Brightwood community",
      "Gibson said he will not call the proposal down when it goes before the full City-County Council",
      "Metropolitan Development Commission approved the rezoning for a proposed Metrobloks data center in Martindale-Brightwood on April 1, 2026 over resident objections",
      "Proposed facility would be built on nearly 14 acres at 2505 N. Sherman Dr, former drive-in theater site",
      "Metrobloks plans two data halls, parking lot, backup generators and cooling systems",
      "Vote recommendation now heads to City-County Council for final approval",
      "Area has lead-contaminated soil and no zoning designation specifically for data centers",
      "Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved Metrobloks' request to rezone a 14-acre site at 2505 North Sherman Drive",
      "The site was vacant since 1983 and formerly a drive-in theater",
      "The facility is designed to deliver 72MW at full buildout",
      "Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission approved Metrobloks rezoning of about 14 acres at 2505 North Sherman Drive for a $500 million data center",
      "The facility will offer 72MW of capacity at buildout",
      "The Commission approved a larger Sabey data center in Decatur Township in mid-March 2026, spanning 130 acres and 250MW",
      "Opponents say the project harms the environment, involved corruption, and constitutes environmental racism",
      "Metropolitan Development Commission voted 6-2 on April 1, 2026 to approve rezoning and variances for a data center near Brightwood Plaza at 2505 Sherman Drive",
      "Metrobloks plans $500 million investment on a 13.68-acre parcel unused for 40 years",
      "Six Indianapolis councilors signed a February 12 press release urging Metrobloks to pause or withdraw its petition",
      "NAACP of Indianapolis submitted a letter supporting the development but later reversed that support",
      "Metrobloks projects 50 to 100 permanent jobs and about 300 construction jobs",
      "Metropolitan Development Commission on April 1, 2026 approved rezoning of the Martindale Brightwood land for a data center",
      "Metrobloks proposed a $500 million data center on a 14-acre site of a long-abandoned drive-in theater",
      "Project backed by district councilor Ron Gibson and Indy Economic Development Inc.",
      "Metropolitan Development Commission approved rezoning for Metrobloks data center on April 1, 2026 by a 6-2 written ballot vote",
      "Metrobloks plans $500 million, two buildings, about 168,000 square feet on a 14-acre site at 2505 N. Sherman Dr.",
      "Six City-County councilors released a statement last month calling on Metrobloks to pause or withdraw its request",
      "Data centers currently have no place in city zoning code",
      "Last month the MDC approved a $4 billion, 250-megawatt data center in Decatur Township",
      "On April 1, 2026 the Indianapolis Metropolitan Development Commission voted 6-2 to approve rezoning for a Metrobloks data center in Martindale-Brightwood near 25th Street and Sherman Drive",
      "Metrobloks will invest $2.5 million upfront for infrastructure and $20 million over 10 years in the community",
      "Opponents included City-County Councilor Jesse Brown and State Rep. Greg Porter, citing environmental impact and loss of neighborhood history",
      "The rezoning still must go before the full City-County Council",
      "Metropolitan Development Commission approved the rezoning for a proposed data center in Martindale-Brightwood on April 1, 2026, over resident objections",
      "The proposed Metrobloks data center would be built on nearly 14 acres at 2505 N. Sherman Dr",
      "Metrobloks attorney Tyler Ochs said the project would bring an estimated $500 million in investment",
      "Much of the debate centered on the absence of any zoning designation specifically for data centers"
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        "date": "2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Marshall County Commissioners enact permanent ban on data centers, strict limits on solar and battery storage - GIANT fm",
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      "Gov. Beshear's Executive Order 2026-494 of August 6, 2026 set ratepayer and transparency guidelines but did not pause data center construction",
      "Deca held an invitation-only stakeholder meeting in July 2026",
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        "text": "Happy it’s a hundred billion dollar investment when my family still lives paycheck to paycheck.",
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        "text": "For $113 million in tax incentives, only 380 permanent jobs. The math just doesn't add up any way you look at it.",
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      "Judge Executive Craig Clymer said the project would generate massive property, occupational, sales and intangible taxes and opposed a benefit agreement as anti-business",
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      "Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the No AI Data Centers on Federal Lands Act in late July 2026, which would permanently ban large AI data centers on federal land.",
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      "Mayor Bray said the executive order likely would not apply to the Paducah American Energy Hub because it is being built on federal land, a question still being researched by legal experts.",
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      "Protect McCracken County is calling on county leaders to require an independent, cumulative environmental impact study before the project moves forward.",
      "DOE announced a $100 billion AI data center campus at the DOE Paducah Site with Brookfield, NextEra Energy, Big Rivers Electric Power Corporation, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative and Paducah Power System",
      "Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman said neither she nor Gov. Andy Beshear were briefed on the project",
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      "Coalition estimates approximately 8,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent operations jobs",
      "Project would require approval from the Kentucky Public Service Commission for the power service agreement",
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      "Announcement did not identify an anchor AI customer or a construction start date",
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      "DOE Paducah site cleanup is supposed to finish in 2065",
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      "Mason County Fiscal Court passed a data center regulation ordinance raising the residential setback from 500 to 750 feet",
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      "The Study Review Committee and Planning and Zoning Commission denied requests to bar data centers from Industrial Park District zones and to require decommissioning bonds, with the latter denial occurring in June 2026.",
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        "text": "The Dickerson proposal requires massive amounts of electricity, likely requiring the buildout of a new power plant.",
        "source": "Grace DeLallo, Food & Water Watch",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/gov-moore-data-center-order-montgomery-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-30T13:31:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "it does not look like we can proceed at this moment",
        "source": "Atmosphere, developer",
        "url": "https://theamericandeveloper.com/news/montgomery-county-maryland-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-03T10:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The moratorium will \"forge a pathway forward to understanding better the sort of extractive nature of this industry and how Montgomery County might manage it,\"",
        "source": "Caroline Taylor, executive director of the Montgomery Countryside Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/maryland-committees-back-18-month-095700215.html",
        "date": "2026-08-01T09:57:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The testimony was very clear several weeks ago that you all wanted to see a meaningful moratorium so that we can go through the tough issues,\"",
        "source": "Will Jawando, council member",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/maryland-committees-back-18-month-095700215.html",
        "date": "2026-08-01T09:57:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"AI data centers threaten to increase pollution and run our utility bills through the roof.\"",
        "source": "Jorge Aguilar, southern regional director, Food & Water Watch",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/maryland-committees-back-18-month-095700215.html",
        "date": "2026-08-01T09:57:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Data centers consume our water and energy resources in ways that are not sustainable and that our community cannot afford.\"",
        "source": "Karen Metchis, Montgomery County Sierra Club",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/maryland-committees-back-18-month-095700215.html",
        "date": "2026-08-01T09:57:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It does put the Dickerson data center on hold,",
        "source": "Natali Fani-Gonzalez, Montgomery County Council President",
        "url": "https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/community/data-centers/montgomery-county-council-unanimously-approves-ban-data-centers/65-9775674d-5845-4133-894d-a459109eca1f",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are disappointed by the County Council's decision today.",
        "source": "Atmosphere Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/community/data-centers/montgomery-county-council-unanimously-approves-ban-data-centers/65-9775674d-5845-4133-894d-a459109eca1f",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've been working tirelessly to hit pause on data center development in Montgomery County so we can protect the Potomac River, prevent an exorbitant rise in electric bills, and chart a more sustainable path forward",
        "source": "Evan Glass, Councilmember, chair of the Transportation and Environment Committee",
        "url": "https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/council-approves-18-month-data-center-moratorium-places-limitations-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This moratorium happened because our residents organized, showed up and refused to be ignored",
        "source": "Will Jawando, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/council-approves-18-month-data-center-moratorium-places-limitations-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The community has been clear and I'm proud that we have all listened",
        "source": "Kristin Mink, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/news/council-approves-18-month-data-center-moratorium-places-limitations-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Pausing on them for 18 months. We have to get this right,",
        "source": "Evan Glass, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/montgomery-county-pauses-new-data-centers-for-18-months/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not going to be twiddling our thumbs for the next 18 months,",
        "source": "Will Jawando, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/montgomery-county-pauses-new-data-centers-for-18-months/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We already have data centers here. We are not going to do things that shut existing data centers down,",
        "source": "Dawn Luedtke, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/montgomery-county-pauses-new-data-centers-for-18-months/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our climate is on the line. The cost of utilities are on the line and these decisions are irreversible,",
        "source": "Evan Glass, County Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/councilmember-glass-proposes-a-pause-data-center-permits-says-our-climate-is-on-the-line/",
        "date": "2026-05-08T15:48:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not anti-data centers, but if we build them at breakneck speed, things are going to go wrong,",
        "source": "Mike Tidwell, director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/councilmember-glass-proposes-a-pause-data-center-permits-says-our-climate-is-on-the-line/",
        "date": "2026-05-08T15:48:05.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not trying to stop AI, but we just need it to be done sustainably, and we need to be able to plan for that, because you can't build renewable energy overnight.",
        "source": "Darian Unger, Montgomery County Sierra Club Chair",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/councilmember-glass-proposes-a-pause-data-center-permits-says-our-climate-is-on-the-line/",
        "date": "2026-05-08T15:48:05.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're being asked to make monumental, generational decisions about data centers without first doing the evaluation our community deserves.",
        "source": "Evan Glass, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/montgomery-county-council-data-center-task-force-fails-committee-vote/",
        "date": "2026-03-11T20:54:43.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is biological warfare, medical warfare, a direct cause of Alzheimer's.",
        "source": "Stephanie McNicholas, Montgomery County resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox5dc.com/news/montgomery-county-residents-push-back-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do need strong regulation and siding parameters for data centers to ensure that they are only in industrial zones if they get pushed through.",
        "source": "Olivia Burlingame",
        "url": "https://www.fox5dc.com/news/montgomery-county-residents-push-back-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, they can go anywhere in the county, including places near homes and communities, ok? And I find that to be a big problem.",
        "source": "Natali Fani-Gonzalez, Montgomery County Council President",
        "url": "https://www.fox5dc.com/news/montgomery-county-residents-push-back-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will take a year to two to build a large data center, and by that time, within a year or so, there'll be a new generation of chips,",
        "source": "Mark Roth",
        "url": "https://insidetowers.com/residents-down-on-data-centers-at-montgomery-county-md-forum/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T10:55:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Quite candidly, these things are just going to put rocket fuel on all of those utility costs,",
        "source": "Aaron, Silver Spring resident",
        "url": "https://insidetowers.com/residents-down-on-data-centers-at-montgomery-county-md-forum/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T10:55:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just as cell towers, breweries, distilleries, wineries, agritourism and farm stays eventually came, many of the same voices that oppose those now oppose both data centers and community solar projects that could responsibly power them.",
        "source": "Mikey Stotz",
        "url": "https://insidetowers.com/residents-down-on-data-centers-at-montgomery-county-md-forum/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T10:55:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a great opportunity here to partner with data centers to solve energy problems the county is already experiencing,",
        "source": "Carl Rios, small-business owner",
        "url": "https://insidetowers.com/residents-down-on-data-centers-at-montgomery-county-md-forum/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T10:55:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are a lot of questions residents have about data centers here in Montgomery County. We have seen what happens when they go unregulated in Northern Virginia,",
        "source": "Evan Glass, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/council-introduces-competing-proposals-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-21T16:19:08.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to make sure that data centers are implemented in only restricted areas. They should be conditional use only, in industrial areas only,",
        "source": "Balcombe, Council Vice President",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/council-introduces-competing-proposals-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-21T16:19:08.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the start of the conversation,",
        "source": "Balcombe, Council Vice President",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/council-introduces-competing-proposals-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-21T16:19:08.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is already happening.",
        "source": "Natali Fani-González, Council President",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/council-introduces-competing-proposals-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-21T16:19:08.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a dazzling land use,\" she said.",
        "source": "Caroline Taylor, executive director of the Montgomery Countryside Alliance, an advocacy group in the Agricultural Reserve",
        "url": "https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/data-centers-agricultural-reserve-development-dickerson-battery-storage-potomac-river-IENOJKGJKJGDLL7DU53KSKMQ2U/",
        "date": "2025-12-17T00:02:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not opposed to the use of data. So, I can't be opposed to data centers,\" she said.",
        "source": "Marilyn Balcombe, County Council member who represents Dickerson",
        "url": "https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/data-centers-agricultural-reserve-development-dickerson-battery-storage-potomac-river-IENOJKGJKJGDLL7DU53KSKMQ2U/",
        "date": "2025-12-17T00:02:21.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Montgomery County Council unanimously passed an 18-month hold on all large-scale data center projects in July",
      "Zoning text amendment defines large data centers as having aggregate monthly electricity demand of at least 25 megawatts (MW)",
      "According to the AI Policy Institute, 57 percent of likely voters are against large-scale data centers entering their communities",
      "Montgomery County Council voted unanimously earlier this year to pause new permits for large data centers for 18 months under Expedited Bill 19-26",
      "Governor Moore's executive order creates a state Data Center Task Force that reviews projects expecting peak demand of 25 megawatts or more",
      "The order bans new nondisclosure agreements between state agencies and developers",
      "A recent Gallup survey found 71% of Americans oppose AI data centers in their area",
      "Atmosphere Data Centers seeks a five-building, 360 MW data center at the retired Dickerson coal plant site in Montgomery County, MD",
      "On July 28, 2026 the County Council voted unanimously for an 18-month moratorium on approving and processing data center permits (Bill 19-26E)",
      "Ordinance 20-35 indefinitely prohibits data centers countywide when it takes effect on August 17, 2026",
      "Montgomery County is set to hold a public hearing on the updated Dickerson plan on November 12 and 13, 2026",
      "The Montgomery County Council voted unanimously on July 28th to bar new data centers anywhere in the county.",
      "The council also voted to strike one sentence from the bill.",
      "Dickerson Hyperscale Data Center was considered a cable communication system and exempted from the bill.",
      "Montgomery County, Maryland council voted unanimously 11-0 on July 28, 2026 to pass an 18-month moratorium on data center permits",
      "Expedited Bill 19-26 and companion Zoning Text Amendment 26-01 apply to applications filed before or after the vote, with no carve-out for projects in the pipeline",
      "County Executive Marc Elrich's June executive order had already imposed a six-month administrative pause",
      "Existing, already-operating data centers are not affected, according to Council member Luedtke",
      "Montgomery County Council unanimously approved an 18-month moratorium on data center development",
      "Economic Development committee backed the 18-month moratorium on July 22",
      "Planning, Housing, and Parks committee advanced a zoning amendment to bar data centers over 25 megawatts",
      "Atmosphere Data Centers took over a 360-megawatt five-building proposal in Dickerson, Maryland",
      "Montgomery County Council voted 11-0 to pause new data center permits for 18 months",
      "The moratorium runs until early 2028",
      "Council also passed ZTA 26-01 defining what legally counts as a data center",
      "Council passed Expedited Bill 19-26 sponsored by Evan Glass",
      "County Executive Marc Elrich had earlier imposed a six-month permitting pause",
      "Montgomery County Council unanimously approved an 18-month moratorium on data centers and development on Tuesday, July 28, 2026",
      "The Dickerson data center project was in planning and permitting for a $1.4 billion campus at the old coal-burning plant",
      "Prince George's County Council earlier in July 2026 passed a two-year pause on new data centers",
      "Montgomery County Council approved an 18-month data center moratorium on July 28, 2026 via Expedited Bill 19-26",
      "Zoning Text Amendment 26-01 defines hyperscale data centers and prohibits them in Montgomery County at this time",
      "The moratorium codifies a six-month moratorium executive order announced by County Executive Marc Elrich in June",
      "The Montgomery County Council unanimously passed an 18-month pause on new data center development after some members pushed for a two-year moratorium.",
      "Prince George's County has already passed a two-year moratorium on data center development.",
      "Frederick County, Maryland County Executive ordered a six-month pause on data centers.",
      "The State of Maryland is conducting a comprehensive study on the impacts of data centers, with the report due in September.",
      "Council members cited concerns about water in the Potomac River and ratepayer utility bills.",
      "County Councilmember Evan Glass introduced a bill proposing a six-month pause on data center permits in Montgomery County, MD, in the week of May 6, 2026.",
      "The bill aims to give leaders time to create regulations for data centers in the county."
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        "name": "Sunrise at American University",
        "url": "https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2026/10/the-data-center-next-door",
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        "name": "Data Center Coalition",
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        "name": "Sugarloaf Citizens Association",
        "url": "https://www.mymcmedia.org/gov-moore-data-center-order-montgomery-county/",
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        "name": "Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund",
        "url": "https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/expedited-bill-19-26-buildings-moratorium-permits-data-centers-established",
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        "name": "Sierra Club Montgomery County MD",
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      {
        "name": "The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC)",
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        "name": "The Maryland Tech Council",
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      {
        "title": "An unexpected activist helped block a $5 billion data center : NPR",
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        "date": "2026-11-07T10:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "Why would you want to bring water-polluting, diesel-generating data centers right down the street from where people live, work, play?",
        "source": "Taylor Frazier McCollum",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/11/07/nx-s1-6007770/data-centers-activist-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-11-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Our county has an economic future that we have to grapple with,",
        "source": "Wanika Fisher, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/11/07/nx-s1-6007770/data-centers-activist-moratorium",
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      "Petition led by Taylor Frazier McCollum gathered over 25,000 signatures",
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      "The $5 billion Landover project was set to break ground between 2026 and 2027 and is now on hold",
      "Estimates vary on about 500 data center moratoriums nationwide"
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        "title": "Washington County Commissioners agree to data center moratorium",
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        "date": "2026-06-30T20:09:23.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "We are in that condition right now and a data center, most of them being open- or closed-looped with water, would result in a greater groundwater drought.",
        "source": "Kathleen Thompson, county resident and geologist",
        "url": "https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/story/news/local/2026/06/30/washington-county-commissioners-agree-to-yearlong-data-center-moratorium/90750136007/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
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        "text": "Parrott countered, \"When it comes to data centers, we are anti.\"",
        "source": "Neil Parrott, Commissioner",
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        "text": "I don't want you all back in here a year from now and your electric bill is $2,500 a month.",
        "source": "Jeff Cline, Vice President, Washington County Commissioners",
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        "date": "2025-09-18T21:28:04.000Z",
        "source": "The Livingston Post",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We say we’re so confident we’ll comply with them, we will give you the funds to enforce them against us.",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, real estate attorney representing the Randee LLC applicant team",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/new-data-center-plan-conditions-could-delay-mondays-vote-on-rezoning-attorney-says/",
        "date": "2025-12-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "(The board) can pass it, table it. They can send it back to the planning commission,",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, real estate attorney representing the Randee LLC applicant team",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/new-data-center-plan-conditions-could-delay-mondays-vote-on-rezoning-attorney-says/",
        "date": "2025-12-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This corridor of taxable value growth has no impact on the operating dollars of a school,",
        "source": "Michael Hubert, superintendent of the Livingston Education Service Agency",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/new-data-center-plan-conditions-could-delay-mondays-vote-on-rezoning-attorney-says/",
        "date": "2025-12-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Technically, there are rules for how long industrial backup generators can run,",
        "source": "Gwen Klenke, program coordinator for FracTracker Alliance",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/residents-struggle-to-understand-data-center-proposal-in-run-up-to-rezoning-vote/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers don’t really require employees,",
        "source": "Dr. Ben Green, University of Michigan assistant professor",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/residents-struggle-to-understand-data-center-proposal-in-run-up-to-rezoning-vote/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only thing that’s been true of technology for the last 50 years is it changes all the time,",
        "source": "Prescott Balch, developer of the U.S. Department of Treasury’s electronic tax payment system",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/residents-struggle-to-understand-data-center-proposal-in-run-up-to-rezoning-vote/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know it can feel sometimes like they’re on the opposite side and they have all the answers, but they’re learning all this stuff at the same time that we are, and they’re probably asking a lot of the same questions we are,",
        "source": "Lauren Ashley, organizer of Stop the Data Centers – Livingston County",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/residents-struggle-to-understand-data-center-proposal-in-run-up-to-rezoning-vote/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We didn’t seek out a sale or a data center. They came to us,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, Howell-area farmer and landowner",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/farmland-owner-says-ai-data-center-better-for-community-goals-in-michigan-town.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are many people who are silent and have told us they are rooting for us behind the curtain,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, Howell-area farmer and landowner",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/farmland-owner-says-ai-data-center-better-for-community-goals-in-michigan-town.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have three new, really big conditions that are going to be submitted in writing (to the township) that will be discussed, I would imagine, at Monday's township board meeting,",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, attorney with Troy-based Dickinson Wright",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/3-more-promises-made-by-meta-backed-ai-data-center-team-in-rural-michigan.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "They're being proposed to specifically address the concerns we've heard the most,",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, attorney with Troy-based Dickinson Wright",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/3-more-promises-made-by-meta-backed-ai-data-center-team-in-rural-michigan.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We can now offer as a condition a commitment to use a closed loop, dry cooling technology,",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, attorney with Troy-based Dickinson Wright",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/3-more-promises-made-by-meta-backed-ai-data-center-team-in-rural-michigan.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There are a lot of reasons why people are against this",
        "source": "Breanne Greene, organizer with Livingston County Residents for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/facebook-owners-data-center-plan-faces-scrutiny-at-community-panel-in-michigan-town.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's bad for our water and our energy. I'm concerned about the aquifer, the noise.",
        "source": "Breanne Greene, organizer with Livingston County Residents for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/facebook-owners-data-center-plan-faces-scrutiny-at-community-panel-in-michigan-town.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I am, on paper, the last person you expect to have concerns about building more data centers, but I do",
        "source": "Prescott Balch, retired technology developer",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/facebook-owners-data-center-plan-faces-scrutiny-at-community-panel-in-michigan-town.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "doesn't make sense to me",
        "source": "Ben Green, assistant professor of information and public policy at the University of Michigan",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/facebook-owners-data-center-plan-faces-scrutiny-at-community-panel-in-michigan-town.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to say, we didn't ask or consent for AI or for the data centers.",
        "source": "Andrea Pierce, policy director with the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/12/facebook-owners-data-center-plan-faces-scrutiny-at-community-panel-in-michigan-town.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t know what happens when the AI bubble bursts. I know what it’s like to live in a community where one corporation supplies all of the income and then they go out of business. It’s devastating for a community, and I do not want that to happen here,",
        "source": "Breanne Green, community organizer, Livingston County Residents for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/03/as-data-centers-flock-to-michigan-communities-what-protections-exist-for-residents/",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s when I really started to understand about the more ethical implications of using AI and how much water it uses,",
        "source": "Breanne Green, community organizer, Livingston County Residents for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/03/as-data-centers-flock-to-michigan-communities-what-protections-exist-for-residents/",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s not necessarily the same as saying that DTE is not allowed to ever serve a customer in a way that is being subsidized by their ratepayers,",
        "source": "Katie Duckworth, senior associate attorney, Environmental Law and Policy Center",
        "url": "https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/03/as-data-centers-flock-to-michigan-communities-what-protections-exist-for-residents/",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the things that I think would be really valuable in any legislation, would be a lot of required transparency around environmental and other impacts,",
        "source": "Molly Kleinman, managing director, science, technology and public policy program, University of Michigan Ford School",
        "url": "https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/03/as-data-centers-flock-to-michigan-communities-what-protections-exist-for-residents/",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents should not be asked to make a decision that affects generations to come based on incomplete or one-sided information from the utility or developer,",
        "source": "Breanne Green, organizer and member of LCRRD",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/informational-events-on-both-sides-of-data-center-proposal-set-for-this-week/",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents have been asking for facts, clarity and transparency,",
        "source": "Breanne Green, organizer and member of LCRRD",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/informational-events-on-both-sides-of-data-center-proposal-set-for-this-week/",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re going to fight like hell, so y’all should stop",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.themidwesterner.news/2025/11/proposed-data-centers-in-saline-howell-kalkaska-hit-buzz-saw-as-residents-mount-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-11-22T14:36:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "A data center, especially one this large, is uniquely evil,",
        "source": "Josh LeBaron, organizer",
        "url": "https://www.themidwesterner.news/2025/11/proposed-data-centers-in-saline-howell-kalkaska-hit-buzz-saw-as-residents-mount-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-11-22T14:36:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They (the developers) don’t intend to use the southern part (of the land) for four years",
        "source": "Paul Funk, Planning Commissioner, Oceola Township",
        "url": "https://www.themidwesterner.news/2025/11/proposed-data-centers-in-saline-howell-kalkaska-hit-buzz-saw-as-residents-mount-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-11-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The public overwhelmingly asked for a moratorium on rezoning applications to pause the current data-center proposal.",
        "source": "Breanne Green, Stop the Data Centers in Livingston County",
        "url": "https://www.themidwesterner.news/2025/11/proposed-data-centers-in-saline-howell-kalkaska-hit-buzz-saw-as-residents-mount-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-11-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The public overwhelmingly asked for a moratorium on rezoning applications to pause the current data center proposal.",
        "source": "Breanne Green, one of the leaders of Stop the Data Centers Livingston County",
        "url": "https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/21/local-michigan-township-trustee-says-meta-is-behind-data-center-project-planned-near-howell/",
        "date": "2025-11-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Instead, the attorney drafted a moratorium that only applies to site plan applications, a completely different stage in the process,",
        "source": "Breanne Green, one of the leaders of Stop the Data Centers Livingston County",
        "url": "https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/21/local-michigan-township-trustee-says-meta-is-behind-data-center-project-planned-near-howell/",
        "date": "2025-11-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The developer is still allowed to move forward, and the Township Board can still approve the rezoning next month.",
        "source": "Breanne Green, one of the leaders of Stop the Data Centers Livingston County",
        "url": "https://michiganadvance.com/2025/11/21/local-michigan-township-trustee-says-meta-is-behind-data-center-project-planned-near-howell/",
        "date": "2025-11-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m the one who leaked the fact that it’s Meta, because I don’t believe it should be hidden from people",
        "source": "Bob Wilson, Howell Township Trustee",
        "url": "https://www.wilx.com/2025/11/21/meta-is-behind-proposed-howell-twp-data-center-trustee-says/",
        "date": "2025-11-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "My major issue is a 28-foot well versus a million gallons of water being drawn out of that aquifer,",
        "source": "Russell Auger, Howell resident whose property is next to the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/11/21/livingston-county-ai-data-center-project-delayed-by-six-month-rezoning-moratorium/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It doesn't seem worth it, especially if it's going to raise electrical rates for everybody in the county,",
        "source": "Rob Hower, candidate for Michigan State Senate District 22",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/11/21/livingston-county-ai-data-center-project-delayed-by-six-month-rezoning-moratorium/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a water winter wonderland, and it’s going to be a data center disaster,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/officials-recommend-no-rezoning-of-farm-land-for-data-center-in-livingston-county/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The developer will pay for or reimburse the township for all infrastructure costs necessary to support the data processing facility,",
        "source": "Unnamed attorney, attorney representing the data center developer",
        "url": "https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/officials-recommend-no-rezoning-of-farm-land-for-data-center-in-livingston-county/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not all the facts get on the table,",
        "source": "Paul Funk, Livingston County Planning Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.whmi.com/news/article/livingston-county-planning-commission-denies-zoning-reqeuest-for-data-center",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would be willing to support a moratorium, but I do want to be clear that I am not a no-data-center advocate,",
        "source": "Shane Fagan, trustee on the Howell Township Board",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-board-passes-six-month-moratorium-but-not-what-opponents-wanted/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Conditional rezoning is a legislative change. You are still rezoning into (research and technology), but you’re rezoning it to a narrower land use district, (research and technology) only permitting the use of a data center,",
        "source": "Jonathan Hohenstein, treasurer and zoning administrator",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-board-passes-six-month-moratorium-but-not-what-opponents-wanted/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have every opportunity and right as citizens to make the final vote their vote. If they vote yes, we will enact a referendum. We have the legal power to do it,",
        "source": "Cory Alchin, organizer of Stop the Data Center – Livingston",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-board-passes-six-month-moratorium-but-not-what-opponents-wanted/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do the right thing and refuse the data center’s existence and not just the proposed area, but for anywhere in Howell township, or better yet, put it on the ballot,",
        "source": "Emma Sova, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-board-passes-six-month-moratorium-but-not-what-opponents-wanted/",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "No is the only answer,",
        "source": "Cory Alchin, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/facebook-owners-1b-data-center-project-prompts-michigan-town-to-enact-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they vote yes, we will enact a referendum,",
        "source": "Cory Alchin, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/facebook-owners-1b-data-center-project-prompts-michigan-town-to-enact-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t like the idea of where they are trying to put it and how it will impact generations to come,",
        "source": "Trisha Jordan, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/facebook-owners-1b-data-center-project-prompts-michigan-town-to-enact-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no transparency, and it’s just being bulldozed and rammed down our throats,",
        "source": "Trisha Jordan, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/facebook-owners-1b-data-center-project-prompts-michigan-town-to-enact-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The community doesn’t want this. We will do whatever we can to keep this out of here.",
        "source": "Joy Dettling, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/facebook-owners-1b-data-center-project-prompts-michigan-town-to-enact-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They (the developers) don't intend to use the southern part (of the land) for four years,",
        "source": "Paul Funk, Planning Commissioner, Oceola Township",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/county-planners-give-thumbs-down-on-data-center-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The developer will pay for or reimburse the township for all infrastructure costs necessary to support development of the data center facility, data processing facility, including roadway, water, sewer, wastewater, fiber, police, emergency services and electrical infrastructure,",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, real estate attorney representing the Randee LLC applicant team",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/county-planners-give-thumbs-down-on-data-center-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's nothing that protects us nor enforces any of the promises made tonight,",
        "source": "Breanne Green, organizer of Stop the Data Center – Livingston",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/county-planners-give-thumbs-down-on-data-center-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Can you tell me for sure the water will be safe (to drink) for my kids?",
        "source": "Lyle Devine, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/county-planners-reject-controversial-ai-data-center-proposed-near-howell.html",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why would we need to rezone anymore of our farmland?",
        "source": "Gary Burkhart, resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/county-planners-reject-controversial-ai-data-center-proposed-near-howell.html",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We heard concerns about potential infrastructure improvements,",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, Detroit attorney representing the data center developers",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/county-planners-reject-controversial-ai-data-center-proposed-near-howell.html",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know that's not going to happen, and put your money where your mouth is,",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, Detroit attorney representing the data center developers",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/county-planners-reject-controversial-ai-data-center-proposed-near-howell.html",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don’t intend to use the southern part (of the land) for four years,",
        "source": "Paul Funk, Planning Commissioner, Oceola Township",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/new-data-center-plan-conditions-could-delay-mondays-vote-on-rezoning-attorney-says/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The impact on our utility costs, the water, the lack of transparency they’ve had with us on it, it feels like they’re trying to fast-track it but haven’t given us barely any information,",
        "source": "Jess Kupfer, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/11/20/howell-township-planning-commission-rejects-farmland-rezoning-for-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Public utilities aren’t required to disclose the water usage for a specific customer, so we won’t know how much water they use,",
        "source": "Lauren Prebenda, organizer of Stop the Data Center – Livingston",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/11/20/howell-township-planning-commission-rejects-farmland-rezoning-for-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hope you all take some time to just read the conditions that have been proposed and just ask questions from there because they are binding, they are in writing,",
        "source": "Michael Vogt, Attorney representing Randee LLC",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/11/20/howell-township-planning-commission-rejects-farmland-rezoning-for-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-11-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I tried to talk to the property owners, tried to talk to the township, why does it feel like we’re being stonewalled",
        "source": "Cory Alchin, one of the organizers of Stop the Data Center – Livingston",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/data-center-town-hall-small-crowd-big-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-11-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t know if this is going to help anybody, hurt anybody, whatever it is, but it is probably the most comprehensive list of concerns that I have seen yet",
        "source": "Deb Drick, chair of the Livingston County Republican Party",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/data-center-town-hall-small-crowd-big-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-11-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are a lot of things that could really go wrong,",
        "source": "Aaron Currie, Howell area real estate agent",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/residents-raise-concerns-over-data-center-proposal-as-michigan-township-considers-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no data centers in Livingston County, so I don't think you'll find anyone in the room who doesn't have fears and concerns about the unknown.",
        "source": "Aaron Currie, Howell area real estate agent",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/residents-raise-concerns-over-data-center-proposal-as-michigan-township-considers-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "To determine capacity is going to take a statewide effort,",
        "source": "Corey Alchin, Howell Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/residents-raise-concerns-over-data-center-proposal-as-michigan-township-considers-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When are people going to understand, when all the farmland is gone you can't eat money,",
        "source": "Kim Christopherson, Howell Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/residents-raise-concerns-over-data-center-proposal-as-michigan-township-considers-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you're really looking to keep this a rural area, this is probably the best type of project to do,",
        "source": "Dan Bradley, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/residents-raise-concerns-over-data-center-proposal-as-michigan-township-considers-6-month-pause.html",
        "date": "2025-11-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We went with this company because we thought it was the most positively impactful for the community,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, helps operate the Van Gilder family farm",
        "url": "https://www.whmi.com/news/article/van-gilder-family-says-proposed-data-center-is-about-stewardship-not-selling-out",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This technology boom is the industrial revolution of our time,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, helps operate the Van Gilder family farm",
        "url": "https://www.whmi.com/news/article/van-gilder-family-says-proposed-data-center-is-about-stewardship-not-selling-out",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we'd known it would be this contentious, we'd have had a few more months of conversations,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, helps operate the Van Gilder family farm",
        "url": "https://www.whmi.com/news/article/van-gilder-family-says-proposed-data-center-is-about-stewardship-not-selling-out",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every billion-dollar investment doubles the township's tax base,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, helps operate the Van Gilder family farm",
        "url": "https://www.whmi.com/news/article/van-gilder-family-says-proposed-data-center-is-about-stewardship-not-selling-out",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the goal is to keep the community rural, this is the only development that could potentially do that,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, helps operate the Van Gilder family farm",
        "url": "https://www.whmi.com/news/article/van-gilder-family-says-proposed-data-center-is-about-stewardship-not-selling-out",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It took six months for the township to pass a sign ordinance,",
        "source": "Cory Alchin, Howell resident, organizer of group opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-data-center-whats-the-rush/",
        "date": "2025-11-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "And the township is looking at approving a project of this size in half that time.",
        "source": "Cory Alchin, Howell resident, organizer of group opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-data-center-whats-the-rush/",
        "date": "2025-11-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Howell Township does not have a definition of data centers.",
        "source": "Cory Alchin, Howell resident, organizer of group opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-data-center-whats-the-rush/",
        "date": "2025-11-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The conditions that they are offering are protecting the community from any negative outcome,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, spokesperson for the Van Gilder family",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-data-center-whats-the-rush/",
        "date": "2025-11-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We picked the best company that we thought would support our community,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, spokesperson for the Van Gilder family",
        "url": "https://thelivingstonpost.com/howell-township-data-center-whats-the-rush/",
        "date": "2025-11-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The immediate goal is to demand that the Howell Township Board enact at minimum a six-month moratorium on rezoning applications related to data centers or data processing",
        "source": "Lauren Prebenda, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/livingston-county-moratorium-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a project of such magnitude that it has the potential to change the entirety of not just Howell but all of Livingston County",
        "source": "Lauren Prebenda, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/livingston-county-moratorium-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It feels like there has been a lack of transparency and information both from the developer and also from our local officials",
        "source": "Lauren Prebenda, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/livingston-county-moratorium-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is our only responsible and ethical path forward",
        "source": "Lauren Prebenda, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/livingston-county-moratorium-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The application was actually withdrawn,",
        "source": "Scott Barb, Livingston County planning director",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/howell-township-data-center-developer-withdraws-project-application/",
        "date": "2025-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That was done at the request of both Howell Township and the applicant.",
        "source": "Scott Barb, Livingston County planning director",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/howell-township-data-center-developer-withdraws-project-application/",
        "date": "2025-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, we're just waiting and seeing all indications is that the developer wants to pause and take a break and reevaluate their steps forward.",
        "source": "Scott Barb, Livingston County planning director",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/howell-township-data-center-developer-withdraws-project-application/",
        "date": "2025-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s harder to say yes when you don’t know who they are",
        "source": "Jonathan Hohenstein, Howell Township treasurer and zoning administrator",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/09/another-michigan-township-grappling-with-proposed-1b-data-center-to-power-ai-computing.html",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do have a desire to keep rural areas rural, but our township is also unique",
        "source": "Jonathan Hohenstein, Howell Township treasurer and zoning administrator",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/09/another-michigan-township-grappling-with-proposed-1b-data-center-to-power-ai-computing.html",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am both a farmer and the landowner of the property being considered for this technology campus,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, landowner",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/09/another-michigan-township-grappling-with-proposed-1b-data-center-to-power-ai-computing.html",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have the chance to move forward and be part of the industrial revolution of our time,",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, landowner",
        "url": "https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/09/another-michigan-township-grappling-with-proposed-1b-data-center-to-power-ai-computing.html",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to welcome one of the largest and most respected companies in the world to our hometown.",
        "source": "Ryan Van Gilder, local farmer who owns much of the land",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/1000-acre-data-center-campus-planned-outside-detroit-michigan-set-to-be-blocked/",
        "date": "2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This data center would drastically change Howell as we know it, using massive amounts of energy, polluting our beautiful rural environment, and increasing energy costs for residents,",
        "source": "Change.org petition, petition text",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/1000-acre-data-center-campus-planned-outside-detroit-michigan-set-to-be-blocked/",
        "date": "2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of these data centers takes at least 3 million gallons of water a day to cool it.",
        "source": "Caitlyn Harvey, Howell Township resident opposing the project",
        "url": "https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/howell-township-planning-commission-denies-rezoning-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t believe they have any business being in Michigan, we are one of the largest freshwater holds in the U.S.",
        "source": "Caitlyn Harvey, Howell Township resident opposing the project",
        "url": "https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/howell-township-planning-commission-denies-rezoning-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "No letters in the mail, no nothing.",
        "source": "Mark Thompson, Resident living less than a mile from the site",
        "url": "https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/howell-township-planning-commission-denies-rezoning-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just seems like there was a hidden agenda there.",
        "source": "Mark Thompson, Resident living less than a mile from the site",
        "url": "https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/howell-township-planning-commission-denies-rezoning-for-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It sounds like they’re going to pump anywhere from 1 to 3 million gallons of water a day,",
        "source": "Christina Beaubien, Fowlerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.wilx.com/2025/09/24/howell-township-planning-commission-votes-deny-rezoning-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Out of the thousands of people that came to the township hall meeting, only three who spoke were for it. Everybody else had their concerns.",
        "source": "Christina Beaubien, Fowlerville resident",
        "url": "https://www.wilx.com/2025/09/24/howell-township-planning-commission-votes-deny-rezoning-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Electricity rates, electricity reliability, property values. There are things that people have legitimate concerns about. Noise was a big one,",
        "source": "Jonathan Hohenstein, Howell Township Treasurer and Zoning Administrator",
        "url": "https://www.wilx.com/2025/09/24/howell-township-planning-commission-votes-deny-rezoning-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A data center like this can put 1000 constructions jobs rather than bringing them from out of state you can have the jobs in the community right here",
        "source": "James Shaw, IBEW Local 17 Member",
        "url": "https://www.wxyz.com/news/proposed-data-center-in-howell-township-draws-hundreds-to-planning-commission-meeting",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I wasn’t sure of what to expect. But, as answers started to be developed, it just didn’t look like a good fit for the Howell community",
        "source": "Aaron Currie, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wxyz.com/news/proposed-data-center-in-howell-township-draws-hundreds-to-planning-commission-meeting",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "What I can tell you is the bigger they are, the louder they are, the more they consume.",
        "source": "Gary Burtka, Webberville resident",
        "url": "https://www.wxyz.com/news/proposed-data-center-in-howell-township-draws-hundreds-to-planning-commission-meeting",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "99 percent of us. I think there were two or three people who wanted…who were for it.",
        "source": "Patricia Murphy, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.wxyz.com/news/proposed-data-center-in-howell-township-draws-hundreds-to-planning-commission-meeting",
        "date": "2025-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "They kind of just ask us to take the undisclosed company's word for it in regards to, you know, water usage and pollution and the impact on real estate prices",
        "source": "Lauren Prebenda, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/howell-township-data-center-livingston-county/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of the shiny objects that being put before us, all of the potential benefits if you look into them, they are flimsy at best",
        "source": "Lauren Prebenda, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/howell-township-data-center-livingston-county/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Come out, make your voices heard because this is a massive, massive deal for Livingston County",
        "source": "Lauren Prebenda, Howell resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/howell-township-data-center-livingston-county/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers can be a good thing for a community if you know it's done the right way, gone through the right process and doesn't have any environmental effects, negative effects to the community",
        "source": "Brent Earl, Howell Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/howell-township-data-center-livingston-county/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "But as we listened and learned, we came to see this as more than a project. It's about the future of our community",
        "source": "Van Gilder family, Landowners, letter to the township",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/howell-township-data-center-livingston-county/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I live out in the country because I love the quiet. I love the trees. I love everything about it, and this is going to be two miles from my house,",
        "source": "Vanessa North, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/09/23/massive-meta-backed-data-center-proposal-sparks-debate-in-livingston-county-over-farmland-resources/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I own a horse farm, not even a mile up the road. I have 20 horses. If our well runs dry, we’re screwed. You can’t keep livestock with no water,",
        "source": "Jen Wright, Howell Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/09/23/massive-meta-backed-data-center-proposal-sparks-debate-in-livingston-county-over-farmland-resources/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Aesthetically, they are ok. You don’t even know you are there. You don’t even know one is near you,",
        "source": "Bob Wilson, Trustee",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/09/23/massive-meta-backed-data-center-proposal-sparks-debate-in-livingston-county-over-farmland-resources/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It could probably be a good thing for the community, but the community wants to know what’s going on,",
        "source": "Bob Wilson, Trustee",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/09/23/massive-meta-backed-data-center-proposal-sparks-debate-in-livingston-county-over-farmland-resources/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We came to see this as more than a project. It’s about the future of our community.",
        "source": "Van Gilder Farms representatives, letter from farm representatives",
        "url": "https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/09/23/massive-meta-backed-data-center-proposal-sparks-debate-in-livingston-county-over-farmland-resources/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If this is such a blessing, then why the secrecy?",
        "source": "Tayla Vance, Marion Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/livingston-county/2025/09/24/data-center-fails-to-earn-recommendation-in-howell-township/86324798007/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We create master plans for a reason,",
        "source": "Angela Barbash, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/livingston-county/2025/09/24/data-center-fails-to-earn-recommendation-in-howell-township/86324798007/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everything that happens tonight will be challenged in court.",
        "source": "Denise Pollicella, attorney from Genoa Township",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/livingston-county/2025/09/24/data-center-fails-to-earn-recommendation-in-howell-township/86324798007/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of us here on this planning commission are first and foremost residents of this township,",
        "source": "Chuck Frantjeskos, Howell Township Planning Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/livingston-county/2025/09/24/data-center-fails-to-earn-recommendation-in-howell-township/86324798007/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The skill trades offer life-changing, family-supporting careers,",
        "source": "Lee Graham, executive director, Operating Engineers 324 Labor Management Education Committee",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/livingston-county/2025/09/24/data-center-fails-to-earn-recommendation-in-howell-township/86324798007/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're just starting the process and have a lot to work on the design side and ... with the regulators.",
        "source": "Jack Ammerman, Stantec Consulting",
        "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/livingston-county/2025/09/24/data-center-fails-to-earn-recommendation-in-howell-township/86324798007/",
        "date": "2025-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "We actually chose this specific developer because of this reason,",
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        "text": "Significant landscaping and open space preserve the local character,",
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      "Rezoning request covers more than 1,000 acres on both sides of W. Grand River Avenue in Howell Township",
      "Howell Township Board of Trustees expected to consider rezoning Monday, Dec. 8, 2025",
      "Township voted for a six-month moratorium on data center proposals; site plans can't be approved until it expires or is lifted",
      "Developers offered 400-foot setbacks, conservation of about 121 acres, and a four-year delay on developing the south side",
      "Township and Livingston County planning commissions both recommended denying the rezoning",
      "Howell Township Board is set to vote on the rezoning at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 2025 at Howell High School.",
      "Developer seeks to rezone about 1,000 acres near Grand River Avenue and Fleming Road to research and technology.",
      "Both the Howell Township and Livingston County planning commissions previously recommended the board deny the original proposal.",
      "New conditions offered: closed loop cooling keeping 300,000 gallons in cycle for 10 years, home buyouts at appraised value plus 1% within 1,000 feet, and a $100,000 escrow replenished when below $25,000.",
      "If approved, it would be the largest development in Livingston County history and the county's largest taxpayer.",
      "Rezoning request covers more than 1,000 acres of mostly agricultural land in Howell Township",
      "Township board to vote on rezoning Monday, Dec. 8, 2025",
      "Howell Township adopted a six-month moratorium on data center proposals; rezoning vote is still allowed but no site plans until it ends",
      "Township and Livingston County planning commissions both recommended denying the rezoning",
      "New promises: closed-loop dry cooling (about 300,000 gallons refilled every 10 years), property value protection plan, $100,000 enforcement escrow",
      "More than 200 residents attended the Dec 3, 2025 info night at Howell High School",
      "Howell Township Board rezoning decision scheduled for Dec 8, 2025",
      "If rezoning is approved, LivCoRRD plans to begin a referendum process",
      "Township Board and Planning Commission members attended the event",
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      "Howell Township officials voted for a six-month moratorium on data center proposals, but the board can still vote on rezoning.",
      "Township and Livingston County planning commissions both recommended denying the rezoning.",
      "About 150 people attended the Dec. 3, 2025 panel at Howell High School.",
      "Township board meeting on the rezoning was set for Dec. 8, 2025.",
      "Trustee Bob Wilson confirmed in November that Meta is backing the project.",
      "More than 200 people attended the Dec. 3, 2025 community meeting at Howell High School.",
      "Howell Township Board will vote on the rezoning at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 2025.",
      "Howell Township Planning Commission and Livingston County Planning Commission recommended denying the rezoning.",
      "Howell Township Board recently passed a 6-month moratorium on future data center projects that does not affect the current proposal.",
      "The project would cover over 1,000 acres of farmland with a $1 billion initial capital investment.",
      "Michigan regulators approved Consumers Energy's rate structure change for energy-intensive facilities such as data centers, to keep their costs from shifting to other ratepayers.",
      "DTE asked the Michigan Public Service Commission to approve contracts to power an OpenAI data center planned in Saline Township.",
      "Michigan has no state-level regulation of water use by data centers for cooling; decisions are made locally.",
      "Michigan's clean energy standard requires 100% clean energy by 2040.",
      "Bloomberg News analysis cited found a 267% increase in energy prices in communities near data centers.",
      "Howell Township Board will make its final decision on rezoning 1,000 acres for a hyperscale data center on Dec. 8, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.",
      "Howell Township Planning Commission and Livingston County Planning Commission each recommended denying the rezoning.",
      "Howell Township Board passed a 6-month moratorium on future data center projects that does not affect the current proposal.",
      "Opponents' information event held Dec. 3; proponents' drop-in event held Dec. 4, 2025.",
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        "text": "# Franklin County residents, officials react after commission votes to move data center forward\n\n- Channel: KSDK News\n- Length: 01:58\n- Views: 158\n- Likes: 0\n- Published: 2026-04-22T17:02:06-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ local, news, ott ], ott-topical, syndication\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThe Franklin County Planning and Zoning Commission's mixed decision on data center rezoning has left local residents frustrated and determined to continue fighting\n\n## Transcript\n\nTonight we're hearing from Franklin County's presiding commissioner Dave Schatz.\nHe's one of only 3 people who will cast a deciding vote on 2 massive data center projects in the county.\nLast night, one of those projects got the green light from the planning and zoning.\nTracy Henson talked to neighbors, pledging not to give up the fight and from Schatz, who said he has to weigh all options.\nA vote in favor of rezoning 575 acre diamond farms in Villa Ridge was not what neighbors wanted.\nWe're disappoi",
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        "text": "# Franklin County data center projects draw packed crowd, opposition at planning meeting\n\n- Channel: KMOV St. Louis\n- Length: 02:30\n- Views: 365\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-03-19T15:22:13-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nHundreds of people filled a Union High School gymnasium Tuesday night to speak out against two proposed data center projects that would rezone agricultural land \n \nFor more Local News from KMOV: https://www.firstalert4.com/ \nFor more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwHKLYLfz6M14SbBahFH5VA\n\n## Transcript\n\n>> >> WELCOME >> WELCOME BACK.\n>> WELCOME BACK.\nPEOPLE >> WELCOME BACK.\nPEOPLE IN >> WELCOME BACK.\nPEOPLE IN FRANKLIN >> WELCOME BACK.\nPEOPLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY >> WELCOME BACK.\nPEOPLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ARE PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ARE PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ARE\nSTILL PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ARE\nSTILL TALKING PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ARE\nSTILL TALKING TO PEOPLE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY ARE\nSTILL TALKING TO THE PEOPL",
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        "text": "AI hyperscale data centers are not wanted in Franklin County,",
        "source": "Dana Bowers, Franklin County resident",
        "url": "https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/08/06/franklin-county-residents-consider-crossing-party-lines-block-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-06T03:26:03.000Z",
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        "text": "They don't belong next door to any residences, they don't belong on agricultural land,",
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        "url": "https://www.firstalert4.com/2026/08/06/franklin-county-residents-consider-crossing-party-lines-block-data-centers/",
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        "text": "We're disappointed.",
        "source": "Berta Carpenter, Neighbor",
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        "date": "2026-04-22",
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        "text": "This is now where the real work begins because the final approval is ahead of us.",
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        "text": "Obviously the job creation, the amount of investment in the county, the tax generation from them is something that we've got to take a strong look at.",
        "source": "Dave Schatz, Franklin County Presiding Commissioner",
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        "text": "This meeting is really just a slap in the face to the residents.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYTQjzzYi5g",
        "date": "2026-03-17",
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        "text": "Really disheartening and discouraging to see two retired people have that ripped away by three commissioners who only see the tax benefits.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYTQjzzYi5g",
        "date": "2026-03-17",
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      "Franklin County commissioners approved rezoning requests for two data centers, one in Villa Ridge and one in Pacific.",
      "Dave Schatz secured the Republican nomination for Franklin County presiding commissioner in the August 2026 primary with 38.7% of the vote.",
      "The decision to approve two proposed data centers rests with Franklin County's commissioner's office.",
      "Some lifelong Republicans say they will vote for Democratic candidate Richele Landa in November because she opposes data centers in the county.",
      "Franklin County Planning and Zoning voted to recommend rezoning 575-acre Diamond Farms in Villa Ridge for a data center.",
      "Three county commissioners have the final vote and can overrule the recommendation.",
      "Two massive data center projects are under consideration in Franklin County, Missouri.",
      "The county will set a date for another public hearing; the previous one reportedly ran until 4 a.m.",
      "Hundreds of people packed the Union High School gym Tuesday night to speak against two proposed data center projects in Franklin County, Missouri",
      "Both Gateway Digital Campus and Beltline Energy would require rezoning agricultural land for industrial use",
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        "text": "Today, an Independence group filed a lawsuit to halt construction of the data center being built in that area. So, that's where we start tonight's coverage with KSHB 41 News' Todd Palmer. He has the latest on this community pushback. Residents along Bly Road in the Little Blue Valley of Independence filed a 16-count, 52-page lawsuit hoping to stop this data center development behind me. We are not exaggerating when we say this is a harm this is a handful of homeowners standing against some of the most powerful institution and financial interest in the state. I know. I can't have We're not anti-growth. We're not anti-progress. We are upset, angry, disappointed, frustrated. What What would you do? The Independence City Council approved billions in incentives for a Dutch company, Nebius, to build and operate a 400-acre hyperscale AI data factory at the south end of Bly Road in March. Nebius broke ground on the first phase of the project in April. Well, you can see here constant noise, dus",
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        "text": "What should happen is there should be a good set of rules,",
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        "url": "https://fox4kc.com/news/jackson-county-legislature-approves-180-day-data-center-moratorium/",
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        "text": "It’s really clear the community feels like there needs to be some rules about these things, there’s a lot of concerns.",
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        "text": "That’s what this is intended to do – have a little pause, not too long",
        "source": "Sean Smith, Legislative Vice-Chair, Jackson County Legislature",
        "url": "https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article315969377.html",
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        "text": "I think the moratorium is reasonable",
        "source": "Beto Martinez, executive director of RiSe4EJ",
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        "text": "Our community would like for this to come to a conclusion",
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        "text": "We just need parameters, and we need them quickly",
        "source": "Kelli Jabs, Buckner resident",
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        "text": "Battery storage facilities are not new. Data centers are not new",
        "source": "Mike Talboy, political director, Greater KC Building & Construction Trades",
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        "text": "We're not anti-growth. We're not anti-progress.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Bly Road resident",
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        "text": "We have been treated as an afterthought at best and an obstacle to be managed at worst.",
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        "text": "UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE LEGISLATURE WRITES CODES AND ORDINANCES PUT THAT IN THERE AND, UH, LEGISLATOR SEAN SMITH WAS WORKING WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD A TEMPLATE FROM ANOTHER COUNTY OR ANOTHER CITY THAT HAD SOME, UH, UH, BASIC CODES, REGULATIONS THAT WOULD IMPLEMENT FOR DATA CENTERS AND THAT, AND HE WAS GOING TO, UH, MAYBE AMEND THIS LEGISLATION TO PUT THAT IN THERE.",
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      "Jackson County Legislature Aug 03, 2026 agenda includes Resolution 22323 directing development of a framework governing siting, construction, expansion, and operation of artificial intelligence and high-capacity data center facilities within Jackson County, Missouri",
      "Jackson County Legislature unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on data centers and battery storage systems in unincorporated areas of the county",
      "Legislator Sean Smith originally proposed a 120-day moratorium",
      "Independence leaders approved a data center contract with Dutch company Nebius with no apparent input from the community",
      "Six legislators' terms will be up in December, meaning a future legislative body will decide what to do after the moratorium concludes",
      "Jackson County Legislature agenda includes Bill 6074, a 120-day moratorium on processing data center and Battery Energy Storage System land use applications.",
      "Bill 6087 would establish a temporary moratorium on new data center development projects within Jackson County, Missouri.",
      "Proposed Jackson County ordinance would set a 120-day moratorium on data center and BESS land use applications in unincorporated areas",
      "Legislators held the issue one week to potentially extend the moratorium to 180 days",
      "Legislature has considered the temporary ban since early April 2026",
      "At least 10 hyperscale data centers are in progress in the Kansas City metro area",
      "Kansas City Council passed limits on data center locations in late 2025",
      "Residents along Bly Road in Independence, MO filed a 16-count, 52-page lawsuit in Jackson County Circuit Court seeking to pause the Nebius data center",
      "Independence City Council approved billions in incentives for Nebius's 400-acre hyperscale AI data center in March",
      "Nebius broke ground on the first phase in April",
      "Lawsuit alleges violations of zoning laws, sunshine laws and the city charter",
      "City says approvals and processes complied with applicable law",
      "Resolution 22323 directs the County Executive and departments to develop a framework governing siting, construction, expansion and operation of AI and high-capacity data centers in Jackson County, Missouri.",
      "A legislator argued data center rules should come from the legislature rather than county departments, noting the Missouri House is working on statutes on this topic.",
      "The Public Works committee held Resolution 22323 on data center regulation and referred it to the councilor's office for further work.",
      "Jackson County Legislature agenda item on October 5, 2026 would establish a framework governing siting, construction, expansion, and operation of AI and high-capacity data center facilities",
      "Outcome not yet recorded as of the record; the record remains open pending minutes and vote results",
      "Jackson County, Missouri Resolution No. 22323, introduced June 22, 2026 by County Legislator Manuel Abarca IV, would direct county agencies to develop a framework for siting and operating AI and high-capacity data centers.",
      "Section 1 of the resolution, titled Moratorium Established, directs county departments to suspend and re[view data center approvals] (text truncated in the document).",
      "The legislation's listed status is withdrawn, with a final action date of 10/19/2026.",
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        "text": "I remember what happened in Joplin, and it seemed like that if they would have had a pre information meeting before the main meeting, then maybe people would have been able to get they would have been able to get ahead of all the concerns,",
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        "text": "The process to get these UDO ordinances surrounding data centers has been a long and fruitful conversation,",
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        "text": "There is no project or application – this is being done proactively.",
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      "The regulations cover noise, water and light pollution, building and design standards, setbacks, zoning and community benefit agreements for unincorporated parts of the county.",
      "An amendment to require a 1,000-foot setback from existing homes failed 5-2.",
      "An amendment to replace the community benefit agreement section failed 5-2.",
      "County Executive Dennis Gannon issued an executive order on Dec. 2 directing County Services to draft data center regulations with the EDOC committee.",
      "Draft data center regulations were scheduled for discussion at the February 4, 2026 Economic Committee meeting, with draft regulations to be posted by February 20, 2026.",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing and recommendation to the County Council are scheduled for March 12, 2026, with final passage of the ordinance scheduled for April 27, 2026.",
      "Data centers would be permitted only with an approved Development Plan in the Planned Business Park (PB) and Planned Industrial (PI) zone districts.",
      "Draft standards include a 100 ft landscape buffer, a 150 ft parking setback and a 200 ft structure setback from external property lines.",
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        "title": "Data center bus tour stops in county - Montgomery Standard",
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        "text": "How can you chance building something like this, something this dangerous, right in your wellhead water field?",
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        "text": "This is not about technology, it’s about misplaced industrial development in the heart of a residential, family-centered community.",
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        "text": "There is no acceptable version of this project. No mitigation. No compromise.",
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        "text": "They’ll evaluate it, and they’ll either decide to support the nay vote or they’ll override it,",
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        "text": "This will come up again and again,",
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        "text": "Hazardous materials like petroleum pose a permanent contamination risk,",
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        "text": "I don’t understand why they’re coming to the bottoms with this,",
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        "text": "The developer, they just don’t want to say,",
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        "text": "IT PROMISES TO CREATE A THOUSAND JOBS AND A BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. BUT A PLANNED MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR DATA CENTER IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO IS STIRRING CONTROVERSY. NEWS 13'S BELA OLAGUE EXPLAINS ITS LATEST HURDLE AS IT INCHES ITS WAY TOWARDS APPROVAL. DEVELOPERS SAY PROJECT JUPITER WILL GIVE DONA ANA COUNTY A MAJOR ECONOMIC BOOST... BUT MANY CONTINUE TO PUSH BACK, WORRIED ABOUT THE FACILITY'S WATER USAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. Opposition \"The vast expansion in fossil fuel gas usage, would be an environmental disaster.\" In english: \"It will generate many jobs and bring significant development to the entire region, something that hasn't happened in many years.\" CONSTRUCTION ON THE 165 BILLION DOLLAR A-I DATA CENTER IN SANTA TERESA IS UNDERWAY. BACK IN SEPTEMBER, DONA ANA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO FINANCE THE PROJECT, SPEARHEADED BY ORACLE AND OPEN A-I, THROUGH INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS THAT DECISION CAME AFTER HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT. Opposition \"we have told you clearly, this ",
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        "text": "Growth just for the sake of growth is not always for the best.",
        "source": "Jack Heydemann",
        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/opinion/guest_columns/guest-column-project-jupiter-and-ai-data-centers-are-good-for-the-el-paso-las/article_51102bd5-ebf7-4d52-a1d4-9d9264f5419b.html",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
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        "text": "Moratoriums do not stop AI development.",
        "source": "Louis Rouanet, UTEP economist, assistant professor at the University of Texas at El Paso",
        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/opinion/guest_columns/guest-column-project-jupiter-and-ai-data-centers-are-good-for-the-el-paso-las/article_51102bd5-ebf7-4d52-a1d4-9d9264f5419b.html",
        "date": "2026-06-25",
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        "text": "\"I have a little plot of land out here, grow some pecans,\" says Eddie Estrada, a weekend farmer who works at the state capital.",
        "source": "Eddie Estrada, weekend farmer",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5786551/worries-over-water-as-a-giant-data-center-moves-into-the-new-mexico-desert",
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        "text": "\"I, like so many of the constituents I represent, were very surprised to see that our county commission here in Doña Ana was taking a $165 billion vote on a proposal that we knew about for less than a month,\" says State Rep. Micaela Lara Cadena (D-Las Cruces)",
        "source": "Micaela Lara Cadena, State Rep. (D-Las Cruces)",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5786551/worries-over-water-as-a-giant-data-center-moves-into-the-new-mexico-desert",
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        "text": "\"Most of us got excited about this huge data center coming in with all this money that was going to be thrown around without really thinking: what is it going to look like in one year?\"",
        "source": "Susana Chaparro, Doña Ana County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5786551/worries-over-water-as-a-giant-data-center-moves-into-the-new-mexico-desert",
        "date": "2026-06-14T12:26:48.000Z",
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        "text": "\"We've never had that type of money here in Doña Ana County,\" says Manny Sanchez, chairman of the county commission.",
        "source": "Manny Sanchez, chairman of the county commission",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5786551/worries-over-water-as-a-giant-data-center-moves-into-the-new-mexico-desert",
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        "text": "\"If you don't have water, all you have is dirt.\"",
        "source": "Edward Ogaz, president of the New Mexico Chile Association",
        "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/06/12/nx-s1-5786551/worries-over-water-as-a-giant-data-center-moves-into-the-new-mexico-desert",
        "date": "2026-06-14T12:26:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "The basic idea is to conserve fresh water for residential and agricultural use and use the brackish water for manufacturing,",
        "source": "Drew Goretzka, director of communications for the New Mexico Environment Department",
        "url": "https://www.theborderchronicle.com/as-ai-data-centers-target-the-water/",
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        "text": "We know desal works at scale.",
        "source": "Jonas Armstrong, director of the Water Protection Division of the New Mexico Environment Department",
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        "text": "I don't think anybody knew that meeting was going to be the release of something that huge,",
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        "text": "“This thing that’s coming consumes a lot of power, a lot of water,” Márquez said.",
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        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/puente_collaborative/opposition-to-data-centers-grows-in-the-borderland/article_38ed562a-00a2-4eeb-b9e0-9db7d80d8eab.html",
        "date": "2025-09-23T21:53:00.000Z",
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        "text": "“I want scientific reports about how a closed-loop system works and what is the level of water evaporation and recharge needed every year,” she said.",
        "source": "Daisy Maldonado, director of local nonprofit Empowerment Congress",
        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/puente_collaborative/opposition-to-data-centers-grows-in-the-borderland/article_38ed562a-00a2-4eeb-b9e0-9db7d80d8eab.html",
        "date": "2025-09-23T21:53:00.000Z",
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        "text": "“One of the things that we insist on as part of this discussion is that … this data center is not going to have a negative impact on the water situation down in Santa Teresa and in Sunland Park,” County Commissioner Shannon Reynolds said.",
        "source": "Shannon Reynolds, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/puente_collaborative/opposition-to-data-centers-grows-in-the-borderland/article_38ed562a-00a2-4eeb-b9e0-9db7d80d8eab.html",
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        "text": "I don’t understand much of the technology. But we have a lot of basic needs here in Sunland Park.",
        "source": "Alma Márquez, Sunland Park resident",
        "url": "https://www.hcn.org/articles/resistance-to-data-centers-rises-on-the-border/",
        "date": "2025-09-12T08:01:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "We don’t want any of that. What we want is quality water.",
        "source": "Joe Anthony Martinez, Sunland Park resident, 76",
        "url": "https://www.hcn.org/articles/resistance-to-data-centers-rises-on-the-border/",
        "date": "2025-09-12T08:01:00.000Z",
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        "text": "I don’t want a PowerPoint presentation that just says, ‘Don’t worry, we’re not going to use that much water.’ And I think the community deserves to know.",
        "source": "Daisy Maldonado, director of Empowerment Congress",
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        "text": "One of the things that we insist on as part of this discussion is that…this data center is not going to have a negative impact on the water situation down in Santa Teresa and in Sunland Park.",
        "source": "Shannon Reynolds, County Commissioner",
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        "text": "So the technology is advanced to where data centers run closed loop systems, water consumption is minimal.",
        "source": "Lam Napier, chairman of Borderplex Digital Assets",
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        "text": "So just know upfront it will be adding power. We will not be using the existing power. So nobody's power prices are going up.",
        "source": "Lam Napier, chairman of Borderplex Digital Assets",
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        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "Essentially the amount of carbon pollution that they're going to emit will wipe out 20 years of progress in the entire state of New Mexico.",
        "source": "David Baake, Environmental attorney",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "Please vote in favor of this today, we need this to go through in order to provide these jobs for our community.",
        "source": "Unnamed supporter",
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      "Project Jupiter in Doña Ana County will create 4,000 construction jobs and 1,500 ongoing project-supported jobs",
      "Currently 38 states offer dedicated tax incentives for data centers",
      "Activists and some policymakers are seeking local moratoriums on data center facilities",
      "Doña Ana County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve $165 billion in industrial revenue bonds for Project Jupiter last September",
      "Oracle says the data center and fuel cell system together will use about 11 million gallons of non-potable water, recycled in closed-loop systems",
      "Developers pledged $360 million for schools and local infrastructure and $50 million for a local water utility upgrade",
      "The Center for Biological Diversity filed a protest letter with the State Engineer over groundwater draws from the lower Rio Grande basin",
      "Last month the US Supreme Court approved an interstate water compact that will retire 9,200 acres of irrigated farmland over the next decade",
      "Project Jupiter was approved September 19, 2025 by the Doña Ana Board of County Commissioners in a 4-1 vote",
      "Project Jupiter is planned at 700 to 900 megawatts and is located just north of the Santa Teresa port of entry, less than 10 miles from El Paso, Texas",
      "Locals learned of the $165 billion project just one month before the county approved it",
      "New Mexico's HB137 created the Strategic Water Supply program, allocating $40 million for desalination grants",
      "Doña Ana County commissioners approved Project Jupiter bond proposal 4-1 on Sept. 19, 2025",
      "Project Jupiter would avoid property taxes for 30 years in exchange for $360 million in payments to the county",
      "On Sept. 16, 2025 the city of Sunland Park joined calls to delay the vote",
      "Data Center Watch counted $64 billion of data center projects delayed or paused amid local opposition in two years",
      "Developers plan to invest up to $165 billion in Project Jupiter, promising 2,500 construction jobs and over 750 permanent jobs",
      "Doña Ana commissioners voted 4-1 in late August to advance an industrial revenue bond, with a final vote set for Sept. 19",
      "The bond would exempt BorderPlex from property taxes for 30 years, with $300 million in payments to the county in lieu",
      "Developers said average daily water use would be about 20,000 gallons, capped at 60,000",
      "On Sept. 5, Commissioner Reynolds posted names of people who submitted opposing public comments on Facebook",
      "Borderplex Digital Assets says it will invest $165 billion in a data center campus in Doña Ana County, NM.",
      "Doña Ana County commissioners are scheduled to vote on the project on September 19.",
      "Borderplex would pay Doña Ana County $300 million in direct payments over about 30 years in exchange for no property taxes.",
      "The project is projected to create over 2,000 construction jobs and 750 permanent jobs paying $75,000-$100,000.",
      "El Paso Electric says it has been designing electricity infrastructure to serve the data center for over two years.",
      "Doña Ana County commissioners voted in September to finance the project through industrial revenue bonds",
      "Air permit comment period is 30 days; community groups ask for an extra 30 days",
      "Developers seek air quality construction permits for two microgrids to power the facility",
      "Project promises about a thousand jobs"
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      {
        "title": "Proposed Data Center Moratorium Ordinance will be heard by Santa Fe County Commission on Tuesday the 30th. The draft has a hyperscale sized loophole that must be amended.",
        "url": "https://www.newenergyeconomy.org/post/proposed-data-center-moratorium-ordinance-will-be-heard-by-santa-fe-county-commission-on-tuesday-the",
        "date": "2026-06-23T06:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "New Energy Economy",
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        "title": "Santa Fe County eyes yearlong data center moratorium | Local News | santafenewmexican.com",
        "url": "https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-county-eyes-yearlong-data-center-moratorium/article_12c46f96-6c21-42f7-9f3d-273c0efec0f8.html",
        "date": "2026-05-27T04:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "I think it is very important for us to do this moratorium, given that some data centers are good, and some are bad,",
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        "url": "https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-county-eyes-yearlong-data-center-moratorium/article_12c46f96-6c21-42f7-9f3d-273c0efec0f8.html",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We're really in an unprecedented energy growth phase. The total national energy demand, as we've been hearing, is supposed to increase by 20% by 2030, and that's largely due to data center growth,",
        "source": "Shelby Butz, National Association of Counties",
        "url": "https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-county-eyes-yearlong-data-center-moratorium/article_12c46f96-6c21-42f7-9f3d-273c0efec0f8.html",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
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      "Santa Fe County Commission will hear a proposed one-year data center moratorium ordinance at 2:00PM on June 30.",
      "Draft moratorium applies only to large-scale data centers with aggregate IT load of 100 MW or greater.",
      "New Energy Economy says most moratorium proposals nationwide either define data centers descriptively or use thresholds of 5-20 MW.",
      "Group says a 15 MW data center can consume as much water as three average hospitals.",
      "Group says a 1 MW facility with evaporative cooling can use about 6.9 million gallons of water annually.",
      "Santa Fe County commissioners are weighing a yearlong prohibition on data center developments.",
      "No data centers exist or have been proposed in Santa Fe County or Northern New Mexico.",
      "86 localities have passed data center bans and 57 more are under consideration, per the U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker.",
      "Maine's statewide moratorium was vetoed by Gov. Janet Mills.",
      "Bernalillo County adopted strict data center regulations."
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        "title": "Spaceport America in talks with Green Data for data center project in Sierra County",
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        "date": "2026-07-18T20:42:08.000Z",
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        "title": "PROJECT CONSEQUENCES | Opinion | gpkmedia.com",
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        "date": "2026-07-03T17:02:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Data Center Concerns Addressed At Commission Meeting | News | gpkmedia.com",
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        "date": "2026-06-24T13:54:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Development 3 - Sierra County Citizen",
        "url": "https://sierracountycitizen.org/tag/development/page/3/",
        "date": "2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "the potential Spaceport America project is not a relocation of the Socorro proposal.",
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        "url": "https://www.abqjournal.com/news/spaceport-america-data-center-proposal-sparks-curiosity/3084192",
        "date": "2026-07-18",
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        "text": "has serious concerns about the tremendous strain that some data centers put on water systems and other natural resources.",
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        "date": "2026-07-18",
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        "text": "This is OUR home.",
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        "text": "We will not allow outside forces to decide quality of life in Sierra County.",
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        "text": "It is obvious we do not have water and energy to spare.",
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        "text": "Sixty-five percent of Republicans, 75 percent of Democrats and about 74 percent of Independents agree that they do not want a data center where they live.",
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        "text": "We’ve had nobody come forward,",
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        "text": "They may in the future, but when they do, we will address that with a public forum and also with the opportunity for the public to participate in this. And that’s a guarantee we make.",
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        "text": "Data centers are critical infrastructure for modern innovation and research companies,",
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      "Covers data centers, cryptocurrency mining and AI computing facilities in unincorporated Durham County and areas in county planning jurisdiction",
      "New data centers up to 100,000 sq ft exempt only with closed-loop cooling (or equal drinking-water reduction) and exclusively non-diesel backup power",
      "County officials indicated at least two projects below the threshold are close to submitting development applications",
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      "Commissioners' work session on the draft is scheduled for Monday",
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      "Durham County commissioners voted unanimously on June 22, 2026 to revise the UDO to allow extending data center moratoriums",
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      "Hyper-scale data centers can use 300,000 to 5 million gallons of water a day",
      "Durham is under Stage 2 water restrictions amid drought",
      "Chatham County, Apex and Wendell have adopted temporary data center bans in the last six months",
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      "Durham's UDO has no data center use category; projects currently fall under flex industrial or similar categories.",
      "The City of Durham has already enacted its own data center moratorium; city and county share a joint planning department drafting a joint ordinance.",
      "Chair Mike Lee would support a moratorium only for larger facilities, suggesting a threshold around 100 megawatts.",
      "Planning staff said land use ordinances cannot directly control power or water use but can regulate square footage, acreage and noise.",
      "Durham City Council unanimously passed a 60-day data-center moratorium on Monday, May 5, 2026.",
      "More than 30 people spoke during public comment.",
      "Council originally considered a 24-month moratorium but the UDO limits unilateral council moratoria to 60 days.",
      "Council members signaled intent to join a joint 12-month moratorium with Durham County.",
      "In Charlotte, a motion for a public hearing on a moratorium failed 6-5 on April 27 with Mayor Vi Lyles casting the deciding vote.",
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        "title": "Opposition to data centers is 'catching a fire' across North Carolina, spurring political challenges | WUNC News",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "source": "WUNC News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Opposition to data centers is 'catching a fire' across North Carolina, spurring political challenges",
        "url": "https://www.bpr.org/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "source": "Blue Ridge Public Radio",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers use a lot of water. What does that mean for NC water quality and availability? | WUNC News",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/data-centers-water-quality-pfas-drought-climate-change",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:07:40.000Z",
        "source": "WUNC News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Edgecombe County residents and environmental advocates take stand against massive wave of proposed data centers",
        "url": "https://www.publicradioeast.org/2026-03-10/edgecombe-county-residents-and-environmental-advocates-take-stand-against-massive-wave-of-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-10T06:39:40.000Z",
        "source": "Public Radio East",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "North Carolina’s Data Center Surge Is Sparking Debate Over Energy Costs – The Carolinian Newspaper",
        "url": "https://caro.news/north-carolinas-data-center-surge-is-sparking-debate-over-energy-costs/",
        "date": "2026-03-05T15:09:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Carolinian Newspaper",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Riverkeeper talks data centers with Edgecombe County commissioners - Sound Rivers",
        "url": "https://soundrivers.org/riverkeeper-talks-data-centers-with-edgecombe-county-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T17:00:51.000Z",
        "source": "Sound Rivers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Updates On the Fight Against Data Centers: Edgecombe County - NCEJN",
        "url": "https://ncejn.org/updates-on-the-fight-against-data-centers-edgecombe-county/",
        "date": "2025-12-04T14:42:42.000Z",
        "source": "NCEJN",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Group opposes data center in Edgecombe County | Local News | reflector.com",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/group-opposes-data-center-in-edgecombe-county/article_41840af8-bcc6-4a5c-8d1a-19f13b52759d.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03T08:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Daily Reflector",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed Edgecombe County data center draws criticism during county meeting | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-12-02/proposed-edgecombe-county-data-center-draws-criticism-during-county-meeting",
        "date": "2025-12-02T18:05:52.000Z",
        "source": "WFAE 90.7",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "County OKs amending ordinance to allow for a data center at Kingsboro Business Park | Local News | rockymounttelegram.com",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/county-oks-amending-ordinance-to-allow-for-a-data-center-at-kingsboro-business-park/article_64e09f70-9b18-48fd-84a9-a6ec6dae950e.html",
        "date": "2025-11-12T12:52:00.000Z",
        "source": "Rocky Mount Telegram",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Edgecombe County clears path for $19B data center project | North Carolina Business",
        "url": "https://spotonnorthcarolina.com/nc-business/3086472/edgecombe-county-clears-path-for-19b-data.html",
        "date": "2025-11-06T05:47:03.000Z",
        "source": "Business North Carolina Magazine",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Developer Forges Ahead With $38B in NC Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/developer-forges-ahead-with-38b-in-nc-data-center-builds",
        "date": "2025-11-05T19:55:21.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Knowledge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Eastern NC county paves way for $19 billion data center project - Triangle Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2025/11/05/edgecombe-county-zoning-ordinance-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Triangle Business Journal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "$19.2B Data Center",
        "url": "https://cleanholdingcompany.com/%2419-2b-data-center",
        "date": "2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Clean Holding Company",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Edgecombe County calls public hearing on UDO changes to allow data centers and crypto‑mining | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6238241/north-carolina/edgecombe-county/edgecombe-county-calls-public-hearing-on-udo-changes-to-allow-data-centers-and-cryptomining",
        "date": "2025-10-22T15:29:22.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents push back against proposed data center in Edgecombe County :: WRAL.com",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/data-centers-edgecombe-county-residents-mixed-feelings-tarboro-sept-2025/",
        "date": "2025-09-08T20:47:56.000Z",
        "source": "WRAL.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "Do we want a data center that will only make this situation worse?",
        "source": "Vinson Bridgers, resident",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-edgecombe-for-data-center-withdraws/article_44994c99-d9ae-52de-9d1a-32475164f8bb.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26T06:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m not advocating for a data center. I’m simply saying: Don’t lock yourself out of that.",
        "source": "Donald Boswell, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-edgecombe-for-data-center-withdraws/article_44994c99-d9ae-52de-9d1a-32475164f8bb.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26T06:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let’s put a stronghold pause on it until we can find out more accurate information as it will relate to us,",
        "source": "Dewitt Woodley, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-edgecombe-for-data-center-withdraws/article_44994c99-d9ae-52de-9d1a-32475164f8bb.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26T06:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "And I’m influenced by information that I’ve received from the community and others — and I guess that’s the reason for my request,",
        "source": "Leonard Wiggins, Chairman, Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-edgecombe-for-data-center-withdraws/article_44994c99-d9ae-52de-9d1a-32475164f8bb.html",
        "date": "2026-07-26T06:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That project is officially off the table for consideration from the board.",
        "source": "Eric Evans, Edgecombe County Manager",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-land-for-data-center-withdraws-its-offer/article_9d13d619-4014-45b4-9c83-ce5837f84e45.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14T11:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do we want a data center that will only make this situation worse?",
        "source": "Vinson Bridgers, resident",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-land-for-data-center-withdraws-its-offer/article_9d13d619-4014-45b4-9c83-ce5837f84e45.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14T11:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not advocating for a data center. I'm simply saying: Don't lock yourself out of that.",
        "source": "Donald Boswell, Edgecombe County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-land-for-data-center-withdraws-its-offer/article_9d13d619-4014-45b4-9c83-ce5837f84e45.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14T11:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let's put a stronghold pause on it until we can find out more accurate information as it will relate to us,",
        "source": "Dewitt Woodley, Edgecombe County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-land-for-data-center-withdraws-its-offer/article_9d13d619-4014-45b4-9c83-ce5837f84e45.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14T11:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not about a data center,",
        "source": "Donald C. Boswell, commissioner, Edgecombe County",
        "url": "https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/14/rural-nc-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-14T08:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our county is getting active, and as we get active, our citizens get active, so that's what's really happening to us,",
        "source": "Leonard Wiggins, chairman of the Edgecombe County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/14/rural-nc-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-14T08:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've been sitting here for years doing as we please without question from our public,",
        "source": "Leonard Wiggins, chairman of the Edgecombe County Commission",
        "url": "https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/14/rural-nc-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-14T08:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The world is on their shoulders in these little towns, and they're damned if they do, they're damned if they don't,",
        "source": "Kevin Wilson, co-chair of Edgecombe County Neighbors for Data Center Accountability",
        "url": "https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/07/14/rural-nc-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-14T08:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "our investors insisted that we move forward with other projects that we have in friendlier communities.",
        "source": "Dan Shaffer, President, Energy Storage Solutions",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-land-for-data-center-withdraws-its-offer/article_9d13d619-4014-45b4-9c83-ce5837f84e45.html",
        "date": "2026-07-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just for the public to know, that project is officially off board for the public consideration,",
        "source": "Eric Evans, Edgecombe County Manager",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-development/north-carolina-data-center-canceled-as-county-debates-moratorium-135338",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "noting that they want to withdraw consideration of the project from the county,",
        "source": "Eric Evans, Edgecombe County Manager",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-development/north-carolina-data-center-canceled-as-county-debates-moratorium-135338",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That project is officially off the table for consideration from the board,",
        "source": "Eric Evans, County Manager",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/company-that-eyed-edgecombe-for-data-center-withdraws/article_44994c99-d9ae-52de-9d1a-32475164f8bb.html",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before it gets voted on, the City Council needs to know where residents stand,",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://soundrivers.org/riverkeeper-council-needs-to-know-where-residents-stand-on-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is zero information about this data center.",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://soundrivers.org/riverkeeper-council-needs-to-know-where-residents-stand-on-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need people to let the Council know a data center will not be good for this community,",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://soundrivers.org/riverkeeper-council-needs-to-know-where-residents-stand-on-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This will be the last opportunity to do so before a decision is made on the industrial rezoning, and before Rocky Mount opens up this City-owned land to a data center developer,",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://soundrivers.org/riverkeeper-council-needs-to-know-where-residents-stand-on-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "North Carolina communities need credible, place-specific information when evaluating major water users.",
        "source": "Ben Rachunok, Professor, NC State University",
        "url": "https://collaboratory.unc.edu/news/2026/06/01/collaboratory-supports-research-to-inform-water-resource-policy-amid-north-carolinas-data-center-surge/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The research supported by the Collaboratory is intended to guide the Task Force in making policy recommendations related to water management requirements that will best serve the state.",
        "source": "Steve Wall, Senior Research Advisor with the Collaboratory and member of the Energy Policy Task Force",
        "url": "https://collaboratory.unc.edu/news/2026/06/01/collaboratory-supports-research-to-inform-water-resource-policy-amid-north-carolinas-data-center-surge/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think since they had the one spill in the Dan River before with the coal ash, there’s a lot of concern that this data center could, for whatever reason, discharge back into the Dan River,",
        "source": "Robert Spong, Stokes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-05-12/wfae-wunc-data-center-duke-energy-demand-load-north-carolina/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We (want to) know how come you guys are … asking us to pay for … that plant up there to power the AI data center that none of us want,",
        "source": "Salvatore Cerbone, Salisbury resident",
        "url": "https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-05-12/wfae-wunc-data-center-duke-energy-demand-load-north-carolina/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s difficult to forecast the load growth, because they might have put an application in in North Carolina and Texas and Georgia, and they’re going to see which one gives them power fastest,",
        "source": "Rob Cox, UNC Charlotte energy expert",
        "url": "https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-05-12/wfae-wunc-data-center-duke-energy-demand-load-north-carolina/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were shocked at how little water they used, because I think we were hoping to sell a little bit more water to them,",
        "source": "Janet Mason, Forest City Town Manager",
        "url": "https://www.vpm.org/news/2026-05-12/wfae-wunc-data-center-duke-energy-demand-load-north-carolina/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people saw what I was about, and they saw that I was against data centers. That's the reason I think they voted me in: Because I stood for something,",
        "source": "David Batts, primary winner",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is across economic lines, it's across racial lines, it's across county lines. Everyone that I have talked to is upset about data centers,",
        "source": "Rania Masri, N.C. Environmental Justice Network co-director",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are unforgiving. They don't give back. They just take, take, take,",
        "source": "David Batts, Kingsboro resident",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't find anything wrong with them — and I've done all the research I can.",
        "source": "Donald Boswell, Edgecombe County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people saw what I was about, and they saw that I was against data centers. That's the reason I think they voted me in: Because I stood for something,",
        "source": "David Batts, Kingsboro resident and candidate",
        "url": "https://www.bpr.org/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is across economic lines, it's across racial lines, it's across county lines. Everyone that I have talked to is upset about data centers,",
        "source": "Rania Masri, N.C. Environmental Justice Network co-director",
        "url": "https://www.bpr.org/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't find anything wrong with them — and I've done all the research I can.",
        "source": "Donald Boswell, Edgecombe County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.bpr.org/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The battery plant and the tire plant would have been great compared to this data center,",
        "source": "David Batts, Kingsboro resident",
        "url": "https://www.bpr.org/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2026-04-10T17:14:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm concerned over what (this project) means for water availability in the Tar River,",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper with Sound Rivers",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/data-centers-water-quality-pfas-drought-climate-change",
        "date": "2026-04-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have any concrete information or details from the company about how much water they plan to use.",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper with Sound Rivers",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/data-centers-water-quality-pfas-drought-climate-change",
        "date": "2026-04-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It seems like there would be the possibility of PFAS being discharged into the Tar River, which is what we don't want to see,",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper with Sound Rivers",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/data-centers-water-quality-pfas-drought-climate-change",
        "date": "2026-04-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have been very firm on no domestic water to protect our finite drinking water resource there at Jordan Lake,",
        "source": "Jonathan Jacobs, Apex water resources director",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/data-centers-water-quality-pfas-drought-climate-change",
        "date": "2026-04-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are basic questions that the board should be able to answer before voting on the sale: how much water the data center is going to actually use, how many contaminants are going to be in the wastewater, and whether Rocky Mount is able to handle all of that wastewater, especially if PFAS are in the mix.",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://soundrivers.org/riverkeeper-talks-data-centers-with-edgecombe-county-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-02-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The overall good news is that it’s not imminent.",
        "source": "Katey Zimmerman, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper",
        "url": "https://soundrivers.org/riverkeeper-talks-data-centers-with-edgecombe-county-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-02-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would hope the county commissioners consider their moral obligation to their constituents,",
        "source": "Janice Bulluck, resident and organizer",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/group-opposes-data-center-in-edgecombe-county/article_41840af8-bcc6-4a5c-8d1a-19f13b52759d.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "In the long term, this is not going to be in the best interest for the residents,",
        "source": "Janice Bulluck, resident and organizer",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/group-opposes-data-center-in-edgecombe-county/article_41840af8-bcc6-4a5c-8d1a-19f13b52759d.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lack of information about jobs — how many will actually be created, whether these jobs will be permanent facility-based jobs or temporary construction jobs and whether Edgecombe County residents will be prioritized in recruiting is one of many major unknowns that have led activists to oppose of the county’s sale of the land to the developer,",
        "source": "Joanna Rutter, spokeswoman, Edgecombe County Neighbors",
        "url": "https://www.reflector.com/news/local/group-opposes-data-center-in-edgecombe-county/article_41840af8-bcc6-4a5c-8d1a-19f13b52759d.html",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "When you come in, and you present this, then make it sound as though it's the best thing since sliced bread — when we start really looking into this, and it didn't even come close",
        "source": "Janice Bulluck, Community organizer",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-12-02/proposed-edgecombe-county-data-center-draws-criticism-during-county-meeting",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once we build out our $19.2 billion project, the campus as a whole, the number is going to be about $75 million annually",
        "source": "Dan Shaffer, President, Energy Storage Solutions",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-12-02/proposed-edgecombe-county-data-center-draws-criticism-during-county-meeting",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're principally looking at natural gas right now",
        "source": "Dan Shaffer, President, Energy Storage Solutions",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-12-02/proposed-edgecombe-county-data-center-draws-criticism-during-county-meeting",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers of the 2020s are like the hog farms and slaughterhouses of the 1990s, coming with the promise of much-needed funds for the county government while exposing the citizens of the surrounding community in Edgecombe County for serious environmental hazards",
        "source": "James Wrenn, Leggett local",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-12-02/proposed-edgecombe-county-data-center-draws-criticism-during-county-meeting",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "[The QVC distribution center] boosted the economy, and you had people living in the area that were employed",
        "source": "Janice Bulluck, Community organizer",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-12-02/proposed-edgecombe-county-data-center-draws-criticism-during-county-meeting",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Listen to the people",
        "source": "Janice Bulluck, Edgecombe Neighbors for Data Center Accountability",
        "url": "https://ncejn.org/updates-on-the-fight-against-data-centers-edgecombe-county/",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will primary you in the elections",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker, Resident",
        "url": "https://ncejn.org/updates-on-the-fight-against-data-centers-edgecombe-county/",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "data centers of the 2020s are like the hog farms and slaughterhouses of the 1990s.",
        "source": "James (Jim) Wrenn, Speaker at commissioners meeting",
        "url": "https://ncejn.org/updates-on-the-fight-against-data-centers-edgecombe-county/",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I urge you to vote NO on the sale of this public land.",
        "source": "Rania Masri, Co-Director, North Carolina Environmental Justice Network",
        "url": "https://ncejn.org/updates-on-the-fight-against-data-centers-edgecombe-county/",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will primary you. And we will try to get people that really stand up for the community of Kingsboro,",
        "source": "David Batts, Kingsboro resident and candidate",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will primary you. And we will try to get people that really stand up for the community of Kingsboro,",
        "source": "David Batts, Kingsboro resident and successful candidate for Edgecombe County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.bpr.org/2026-04-10/opposition-to-data-centers-is-catching-a-fire-across-north-carolina-spurring-political-challenges",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’re looking for job creation and growth of our tax base,",
        "source": "Eric Evans, County Manager",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/county-oks-amending-ordinance-to-allow-for-a-data-center-at-kingsboro-business-park/article_64e09f70-9b18-48fd-84a9-a6ec6dae950e.html",
        "date": "2025-11-12",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "We have to vet the projects to make sure that there is no environmental concern that outweighs what the benefits might be.",
        "source": "Eric Evans, County Manager",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/county-oks-amending-ordinance-to-allow-for-a-data-center-at-kingsboro-business-park/article_64e09f70-9b18-48fd-84a9-a6ec6dae950e.html",
        "date": "2025-11-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And we just wanted to make sure that if our board wants to consider it, that we’ve got what we feel like are appropriate development standards around it,",
        "source": "Eric Evans, County Manager",
        "url": "https://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/local/county-oks-amending-ordinance-to-allow-for-a-data-center-at-kingsboro-business-park/article_64e09f70-9b18-48fd-84a9-a6ec6dae950e.html",
        "date": "2025-11-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are building energy systems designed specifically for the next generation of high-density compute infrastructure",
        "source": "Sean O’Brien, CHC’s Chief Business Officer",
        "url": "https://cleanholdingcompany.com/%2419-2b-data-center",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Most counties across the country haven't dealt with data center zoning,",
        "source": "Dan Shaffer, president of Energy Storage Solutions",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/developer-forges-ahead-with-38b-in-nc-data-center-builds",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's an education process not only for the community, but for us as well,",
        "source": "Dan Shaffer, president of Energy Storage Solutions",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/developer-forges-ahead-with-38b-in-nc-data-center-builds",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But where the investments are made, it's going to have to be done tactically at a local zoning level if you want to get a data center up and running.",
        "source": "Steven Dickens, CEO and analyst at HyperFrame Research",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/developer-forges-ahead-with-38b-in-nc-data-center-builds",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just doesn’t seem like a good fit for this town,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/data-centers-edgecombe-county-residents-mixed-feelings-tarboro-sept-2025/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not think the incentives to bring this center to the Tarboro area is a good move because of the water consumption,",
        "source": "Vinson Bridgers, Tarboro resident",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/data-centers-edgecombe-county-residents-mixed-feelings-tarboro-sept-2025/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's just too many unknowns to start slapping one, two [or] three down in our county,",
        "source": "Vinson Bridgers, Tarboro resident",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/data-centers-edgecombe-county-residents-mixed-feelings-tarboro-sept-2025/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're very conscious of the environment ourselves, having been solar developers,",
        "source": "Dan Shaffer, president, Energy Storage Solutions LLC",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/data-centers-edgecombe-county-residents-mixed-feelings-tarboro-sept-2025/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tarboro is only the beginning of what we're prepared to do,",
        "source": "Dan Shaffer, president, Energy Storage Solutions LLC",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/data-centers-edgecombe-county-residents-mixed-feelings-tarboro-sept-2025/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      "Energy Storage Solutions withdrew its Kingsboro data center plans, County Manager Eric Evans told commissioners July 6, 2026.",
      "Tarboro Town Council voted 6-1 in September to deny ESS a data center permit.",
      "Commissioners voted 6-1 to hold an Aug. 3 public hearing on a two-year data center moratorium.",
      "Commissioners voted to return ESS's deposit on the Kingsboro land offer.",
      "Tarboro Town Council voted 6-1 in September to deny Energy Storage Solutions a data center permit.",
      "Edgecombe commissioners voted 6-1 to hold a public hearing Aug. 3 on a two-year data center moratorium.",
      "ESS had offered to buy a 20+ acre parcel and a roughly 100-acre parcel in Kingsboro Business Park.",
      "Commissioners voted to return ESS's deposit on the land offer.",
      "Petition of nearly 180 local residents presented Dec. 1 opposing sale of 122 acres in Kingsboro to Energy Storage Solutions for a 900-MW data center",
      "Edgecombe commissioners voted to call a public hearing on a proposed 24-month data center moratorium, expected in August",
      "Senate Bill 730 would require data centers of at least 100 MW peak demand to cover grid costs and bans evaporative or open-loop cooling",
      "Edgecombe County forgoes about $2.5 million annually from the solar property tax break, per Hicks",
      "North Carolina's data center sales-tax breaks total about $50 million now, possibly $450 million a year if all planned facilities are built",
      "Energy Storage Solutions withdrew its offer to buy 28 acres in the Kingsboro megasite, announced at the July 6, 2026 commissioners meeting",
      "Edgecombe commissioners discussed a potential 24-month data center moratorium",
      "Board received a petition with 1,362 signatures voicing concern about future data center development",
      "County population is roughly 49,100 with no major existing data center presence",
      "Commissioners unanimously approved land use amendments for the project at the end of last year",
      "Edgecombe commissioners voted 6-1 on July 6, 2026 to publish notice for a public hearing on a 24-month data center moratorium",
      "The moratorium would pause new data center applications while the county studies UDO amendments and comprehensive plan updates",
      "One prospective data center project was withdrawn before the vote",
      "Rocky Mount City Council votes June 8, 2026 on rezoning 171 acres on Arrow and Dozier roads to heavy industrial",
      "Planning board recommended approval in April 2026",
      "Energy Storage Solutions proposes a $19 billion, 900-MW data center at Kingsboro Business Park",
      "Public records request filed over three weeks ago has had no substantive response",
      "DEQ cites severe drought in the region",
      "Collaboratory is funding NC State research on data center water use across NC's five major river basins, modeling 20-year build-out scenarios.",
      "Energy Policy Task Force Interim Report released February 2026; recommendation nine suggests exploring energy and water usage reporting for data centers.",
      "Duke Energy Carolinas and Progress net load projected to rise 16% to 60% over the next 15 years.",
      "Large data centers can consume up to 5 million gallons of water daily.",
      "House Bill 1063, introduced by Rep. Lindsey Prather, would require data center water-use reporting.",
      "North Carolina has about 100 data centers that account for up to 3% of state energy demand, expected to more than double by 2030.",
      "In 2024 Meta's Forest City facility used 30 megawatts and about 4 million gallons of water.",
      "One proposed hyperscale project in Edgecombe County is slated to consume 900 megawatts.",
      "A crowd of about 100 chanted 'no data centers' at the January 2026 Stokes County commission meeting.",
      "Duke Energy requested permission to build new natural gas generators at Buck Steam Station; Rowan County residents objected in March 2026.",
      "In the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary, David Batts beat four-term incumbent Donald Boswell 337 to 162 in Edgecombe County's sixth district.",
      "Elon University poll of 800 people: 24% support a data center in their community, 44% oppose, 32% unsure.",
      "Edgecombe commissioners changed zoning to allow data centers and cryptomining in Kingsboro Industrial Park before considering sale of 120 acres to Energy Storage Solutions.",
      "Natron sodium ion battery plant announced in 2024 as $1.4 billion and 1,000 jobs failed by September 2025."
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        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-development/north-carolina-data-center-canceled-as-county-debates-moratorium-135338",
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        "date": "2025-08-18T09:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Charlotte Observer",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Iredell County residents react to new data center plan in Statesville, N.C. | wcnc.com",
        "url": "https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/statesville-nc-data-center-proposal-8-15-2025/275-25c4c253-4b85-4eab-89c1-42bfd171b568",
        "date": "2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WCNC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Developers withdraw plans for data center on NASCAR legend’s land in Mooresville",
        "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/08/13/developers-withdraw-plans-data-center-nascar-legends-land-mooresville/",
        "date": "2025-08-13T18:55:29.000Z",
        "source": "WBTV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents express opposition to massive data center ahead of September 15 public hearing | Iredell Free News",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-express-opposition-to-massive-data-center-ahead-of-september-15-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2025-08-06T19:39:10.000Z",
        "source": "Iredell Free News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Neighbors protest plans by Dale Earnhardt’s widow for $30 billion NC data center",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article311539730.html",
        "date": "2025-08-05T09:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Charlotte Observer",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed Mooresville data center faces delays, pushback from residents | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-06-24/proposed-data-center-faces-delays-and-pushback-in",
        "date": "2025-06-24T06:52:17.000Z",
        "source": "WFAE 90.7",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents raise concerns about proposed data center, ask Mooresville commissioners to delay vote on rezoning request | Iredell Free News",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-raise-concerns-about-proposed-data-center-ask-mooresville-commissioners-to-delay-vote-on-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-05-07T14:51:48.000Z",
        "source": "Iredell Free News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "",
        "url": "https://assets.locable.com/pdfs/8869/attachments-original-1756311457-PlanningBoardMtg_CLT_8.26.25-1.pdf?1756311457=",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Compass Datacenters",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "I hope Statesville won’t fall for it. Do your research.",
        "source": "Kathy McConnell, commenter",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/legal-notice-city-of-statesville-2/",
        "date": "2025-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we're going to build a data center, let's use pre-existing industrial zones with vacant buildings. Statesville has those. Industrial parks are better — they have the connections needed to preserve the environment,",
        "source": "Lynne Taylor, Iredell County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/controversial-statesville-data-center-approved-by-planning-board/275-c5fdf585-76f2-449e-a298-d08e12f6631a",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you want to build a data center, by all means do it, but you're picking the wrong place to do it.",
        "source": "Samuel Estes, resident and 17-year firefighter",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/products/government-board-backs-massive-data-center-in-rural-n-c",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don't rip my child's childhood away.",
        "source": "Samuel Estes, resident",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/products/government-board-backs-massive-data-center-in-rural-n-c",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want it stuck down our throats, is what we're after.",
        "source": "Jeff Tucker, resident living within a mile of the farm",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/products/government-board-backs-massive-data-center-in-rural-n-c",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I didn't move in next to a data center.",
        "source": "Gordon Moore, resident on Gilbert Road",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/products/government-board-backs-massive-data-center-in-rural-n-c",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s got to be a better place for it than in the middle of a community with three schools,",
        "source": "Sheila Shuford, nurse who lives on Mount Hermon Road",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/statesville-planning-board-votes-to-support-rezoning-for-compass-data-centers-project-despite-vocal-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once that ball gets rolling, there’s not stopping it,",
        "source": "Cody Blizzard, Mooresville native, resident",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/statesville-planning-board-votes-to-support-rezoning-for-compass-data-centers-project-despite-vocal-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It needs to be a county decision from we the people – not county politics as usual,",
        "source": "Jeff Tucker, resident on Ashbrook Road",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/statesville-planning-board-votes-to-support-rezoning-for-compass-data-centers-project-despite-vocal-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m 2.5 miles away from the data center and I whole-heartedly support it,",
        "source": "Tony Henderson, retired Air Force colonel, owner of River Oaks Golf Club",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/statesville-planning-board-votes-to-support-rezoning-for-compass-data-centers-project-despite-vocal-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not new to this. We’ve been around for 15 years. We do what we say we’re going to do,",
        "source": "Katy Hancock, Compass Data Centers vice president for public relations",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/statesville-planning-board-votes-to-support-rezoning-for-compass-data-centers-project-despite-vocal-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "To me, this checks all the boxes,",
        "source": "Roger Bejcek, Planning Board member",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/statesville-planning-board-votes-to-support-rezoning-for-compass-data-centers-project-despite-vocal-opposition/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They do put off soot into our air,",
        "source": "Sheri Shuford, Statesville resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/08/27/proposed-statesville-data-center-takes-next-step-development/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am a half mile from there,",
        "source": "Gordon Moore, Statesville resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/08/27/proposed-statesville-data-center-takes-next-step-development/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I fully support the annexation,",
        "source": "Bill McCombs",
        "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/08/27/proposed-statesville-data-center-takes-next-step-development/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I support it ... what they are doing for this county, the nation and for the world,",
        "source": "Tony Henderson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/08/27/proposed-statesville-data-center-takes-next-step-development/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's important to have their perspectives heard,",
        "source": "Katie Hancock, Compass spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/08/27/proposed-statesville-data-center-takes-next-step-development/",
        "date": "2025-08-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "the concept plan and conditions offered by the applicant provide large buffers and an expanse of undeveloped land between the proposed structures and adjoining properties, the primary entrance is in close proximity to I-40 and the interchange and a data center is a less intensive use regarding traffic than a distribution center or retail development.",
        "source": "Statesville planning staff, city planning staff report",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/statesville-planning-department-recommends-approval-of-rezoning-request-for-compass-data-centers-project/",
        "date": "2025-08-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My grandfather was a true economic developer at heart, and my dad wanted the land to be used wisely,",
        "source": "David Stamey, Iredell County cattle farmer",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/lake-norman/article311798810.html",
        "date": "2025-08-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "None of them were the right fit for the land or the community,",
        "source": "David Stamey, Iredell County cattle farmer",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/lake-norman/article311798810.html",
        "date": "2025-08-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project will generate long-term revenue for the city and county, without the disruption that some other proposals would have brought,",
        "source": "David Stamey, Iredell County cattle farmer",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/lake-norman/article311798810.html",
        "date": "2025-08-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project will generate long-term revenue for the city and county, without the disruption that some other proposals would have brought.",
        "source": "David Stamey, Stamey family member",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/products/government-board-backs-massive-data-center-in-rural-n-c",
        "date": "2025-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Compass comes to the Statesville site with a planned development in mind and (is) not pursuing the requested rezoning for speculative purposes,",
        "source": "Dillon Callaham, project manager, Thomas & Hutton Engineering",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/lake-norman/article311798810.html",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In less than 48 hours, we learn that Iredell County is spared of a data center in Mooresville that would have destroyed our ecosystem, only to find that a much larger and more harmful data center in Statesville will destroy existing farmlands and homes",
        "source": "Lynne Taylor, lead opponent to the Mooresville rezoning request",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/development/article311719183.html",
        "date": "2025-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Has our county become so money hungry and profit driven that it will continue to ignore the natural resources we've been blessed with?",
        "source": "Lynne Taylor, lead opponent to the Mooresville rezoning request",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/development/article311719183.html",
        "date": "2025-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is huge,",
        "source": "Lynne Taylor, Iredell County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/statesville-nc-data-center-proposal-8-15-2025/275-25c4c253-4b85-4eab-89c1-42bfd171b568",
        "date": "2025-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re going to take gorgeous farmland, hurry up the process to rezone it for industrial instead of using existing industrial here in Statesville.",
        "source": "Lynne Taylor, Iredell County resident",
        "url": "https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/statesville-nc-data-center-proposal-8-15-2025/275-25c4c253-4b85-4eab-89c1-42bfd171b568",
        "date": "2025-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’d rather see that than big houses or an industrial park.",
        "source": "Freda Alford, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/statesville-nc-data-center-proposal-8-15-2025/275-25c4c253-4b85-4eab-89c1-42bfd171b568",
        "date": "2025-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "In less than 48 hours, we learn that Iredell County is spared of a data center in Mooresville that would have destroyed our ecosystem, only to find that a much larger and more harmful data center in Statesville will destroy existing farmlands and homes,",
        "source": "Lynne Taylor, lead opponent to Earnhardt rezoning request",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/lake-norman/article311798810.html",
        "date": "2025-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're in a young industry, and it's growing fast, and we want to do that well and responsibly.",
        "source": "Katy Hancock, Compass Datacenters vice president of public relations",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/development/article311719183.html",
        "date": "2025-08-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think, you know, some people have voices that reach further than others,",
        "source": "Kerry Earnhardt, eldest son of Dale Earnhardt",
        "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/08/13/developers-withdraw-plans-data-center-nascar-legends-land-mooresville/",
        "date": "2025-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s property that Dad was proud of,",
        "source": "Kerry Earnhardt, eldest son of Dale Earnhardt",
        "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2025/08/13/developers-withdraw-plans-data-center-nascar-legends-land-mooresville/",
        "date": "2025-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Frankly, I’m ashamed our family name is involved in the request to rezone a community that is thriving as a Rural Residential/Agriculture zone to be changed to Industrial,",
        "source": "Kerry Earhardt, Dale Earnhardt's son",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article311539730.html",
        "date": "2025-08-05T09:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We hope you will preserve the last sliver of agricultural land in the area",
        "source": "Rene Earnhardt, resident, married to Kerry Earnhardt",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article311539730.html",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our health does not need to be sacrificed for the almighty dollar,",
        "source": "Lynne Taylor, resident",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article311539730.html",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is more suited to a more remote area, where it will not be seen or heard,",
        "source": "Ellen Abercrombie, neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article311539730.html",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Patterson Farm Road is one of the last areas of true (rural) residential” in Mooresville,",
        "source": "Kerry Pennell, started the online protest site",
        "url": "https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article311539730.html",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To approve it or turn it down, we at least need to hear it,",
        "source": "Chris Carney, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-express-opposition-to-massive-data-center-ahead-of-september-15-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would be remiss not to mention the behavior on the part of the developer,",
        "source": "Kerry Pennell, resident",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-express-opposition-to-massive-data-center-ahead-of-september-15-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tract's motto is speed attracts customers,",
        "source": "Chris Wilkinson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-express-opposition-to-massive-data-center-ahead-of-september-15-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our health should not be sacrificed for the sake off a dollar.",
        "source": "Lynn Taylor, Mooresville resident for over 20 years",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-express-opposition-to-massive-data-center-ahead-of-september-15-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Say no to this rezoning and annexation request. Let us plan first, not react later.",
        "source": "Kerry Pennell, resident",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-express-opposition-to-massive-data-center-ahead-of-september-15-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2025-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The big move is that we are not scheduling the data center at this time,",
        "source": "Chris Carney, Mooresville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-06-24/proposed-data-center-faces-delays-and-pushback-in",
        "date": "2025-06-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have several questions that need answers. And so, until we get that, we're not going to schedule that.",
        "source": "Chris Carney, Mooresville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-06-24/proposed-data-center-faces-delays-and-pushback-in",
        "date": "2025-06-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The first issue is that we don't need industrial right in the middle of our residential area,",
        "source": "Donna Jones, Mooresville resident, part of local group protesting the rezoning",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-06-24/proposed-data-center-faces-delays-and-pushback-in",
        "date": "2025-06-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not against growth, but we just want it to be smart growth. This is not smart growth.",
        "source": "Donna Jones, Mooresville resident, part of local group protesting the rezoning",
        "url": "https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-06-24/proposed-data-center-faces-delays-and-pushback-in",
        "date": "2025-06-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a growing frustration in the community,",
        "source": "Scarlet Inman, resident",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-raise-concerns-about-proposed-data-center-ask-mooresville-commissioners-to-delay-vote-on-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking that you postpone placing this project on the agenda for next month so you can do additional due diligence as to its impact on the surrounding area,",
        "source": "Sarah Deaton, owner of LP Commercial Properties, adjacent landowner",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-raise-concerns-about-proposed-data-center-ask-mooresville-commissioners-to-delay-vote-on-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to protect this slice of Iredell County and Mooresville and not allow this to proceed,",
        "source": "Darren Jones, neighbor of proposed project",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-raise-concerns-about-proposed-data-center-ask-mooresville-commissioners-to-delay-vote-on-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have seen seventh-grade science projects more deserving of a billion dollars than what they have presented so far.",
        "source": "Renee Earnhardt, resident",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-raise-concerns-about-proposed-data-center-ask-mooresville-commissioners-to-delay-vote-on-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This data center is going to destroy that for us.",
        "source": "Howard Mergen, resident",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-raise-concerns-about-proposed-data-center-ask-mooresville-commissioners-to-delay-vote-on-rezoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "That way you all know what we know.",
        "source": "Chris Carney, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.iredellfreenews.com/news-features/2025/residents-raise-concerns-about-proposed-data-center-ask-mooresville-commissioners-to-delay-vote-on-rezoning-request/",
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      "Compass Datacenters filed to rezone 340 acres in west Iredell County for a five-building campus",
      "About 60 residents attended an Aug. 14 public information session on the Compass proposal",
      "Statesville Planning Board meets Aug. 26; City Council hearings Sept. 15, Oct. 6 and Oct. 20",
      "Tract's $30B Mooresville data center plan collapsed earlier in 2025 after resident opposition",
      "Facebook opposition group has over 900 members",
      "Statesville City Council will hold a public hearing on 2025-09-15 at 6:00 p.m. on rezoning case ZC25-13",
      "ZC25-13 was initiated by Compass Data Centers for properties on Stamey Farm Road between I-40 and US 70 Hickory Highway",
      "The request is to rezone from Iredell County RA and HB districts to City of Statesville LI CZ to build a data center",
      "Rezoning covers eight tax map parcels",
      "Statesville Planning Board voted 6-0 on Tuesday to recommend rezoning and annexation of 350 acres off Stamey Farm Road for a Compass Datacenters project",
      "Compass plans five buildings totaling about 1.34 million square feet",
      "Statesville City Council will consider the rezoning and annexation requests on Sept. 15",
      "Compass has not said what business would use the data center",
      "Planning board recommended rezoning for Compass Datacenters' 350-acre data center campus in Statesville, reported 2025-08-27",
      "Statesville Planning Board voted unanimously on Aug. 26, 2025 to support rezoning from residential-agriculture and highway business to light industrial with conditions",
      "Site is a 350-acre tract off Stamey Farm Road in unincorporated western Iredell County",
      "City Council to consider rezoning and annexation on September 15, 2025",
      "About 20 speakers in the 90-minute hearing; a handful supported the project",
      "Each building would house 20 to 40 employees; 40 percent of the site would be open space",
      "Statesville Planning Board voted 6-0 on Aug. 26, 2025 to recommend Compass Datacenters' rezoning request",
      "Statesville City Council has final say and may vote Sept. 15, 2025",
      "Site is 340 acres of eight Stamey family parcels assessed at $3.46 million off I-40 Stamey Farm Road exit",
      "16 residents opposed and 7 supported at the public hearing, with about 100 attendees",
      "Neighbors cited noise from about 200 diesel backup generators, light and air pollution, and water and power demand",
      "Planning commission voted unanimously on Aug. 26, 2025 to support annexing the 350-acre site",
      "City council to hold meetings Sept. 15 and Oct. 1, 2025, with a vote expected Oct. 1",
      "Site would have five 270,000 sq ft warehouses and 40 backup generators",
      "Statesville Planning Board unanimously approved the Compass data center proposal on Aug 26, 2025",
      "Site is 350 acres of farmland on Stamey Farm Road",
      "Dozens spoke at the meeting, a few for and most against",
      "Proposal goes to Statesville city council in September 2025",
      "Residents' main concerns: traffic, batteries, and lack of resources to fight fires",
      "Statesville Planning Board approved a rezoning for a Compass Data Centers data center on farmland on Aug. 26, 2025",
      "Statesville City Council will make the final rezoning decision on Sept. 15, 2025",
      "Rezoning would also allow warehouses, outdoor storage and office space",
      "City Hall chambers were filled to capacity with residents at the hearing",
      "David Stamey is selling 340 acres of family land in Iredell County to Compass Datacenters",
      "Compass Datacenters filed rezoning plans with the city of Statesville for a five-building data center",
      "Site is off the Stamey Farm Road exit on Interstate 40",
      "Site comprises eight parcels with total assessed value of $3.46 million"
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners tackle rural phone service, data centers and transit funding – Macon Sense",
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        "text": "The letter implies almost that it would be an immediate cessation of that technology,",
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        "url": "https://maconsense.com/2026/09/14/commissioners-tackle-rural-phone-service-data-centers-and-transit-funding/",
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        "text": "If we go back and restart what we've already accomplished, it appears that it would undermine the work that we put into it,",
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        "text": "I think this is one of the few times everyone agrees about the task at hand,",
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        "text": "We looked at it and decided time was somewhat of the essence because we were told there were some vulnerabilities,",
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        "text": "If you regulate it to the point that it's not going to happen, you're in a better, stronger legal position than if you take the moratorium or step back and study it further,",
        "source": "Eric Ridenour, County Attorney",
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        "text": "We're going to do everything we can do to stop data center growth in this area.",
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        "text": "These decisions belong here, not in Raleigh. We should have control over our communities.",
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        "text": "\"This is the most people we've had at a town council meeting,\" said Mayor Stacy Guffey in his opening remarks.",
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        "text": "If someone showed up with a zoning application before adoption of the moratorium, we would be in tough spot to prevent it,\" Henning said.",
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        "text": "They don't employ anybody,",
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      "The Town of Highlands approved a temporary moratorium on data centers on August 20.",
      "County attorney Eric Ridenour said the county had already undertaken its review of data center regulations and was further along than Highlands.",
      "Commissioners showed little appetite to reopen the data center discussion and did not call for planning board action on a moratorium.",
      "Macon County Commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 11 to pass an ordinance amendment meant to deter data centers",
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      "The amendment requires a 750-foot setback for data centers",
      "County Attorney Eric Ridenour said bans and moratoria are easier for companies to defeat in court, so the county chose an amendment instead of a moratorium",
      "Commissioners asked County Attorney Eric Ridenour to investigate whether an additional moratorium could add legal protection and report back to the board",
      "The Macon County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an updated ordinance regulating server-based facilities on August 11, 2026.",
      "The board tabled a separate discussion on a potential data center moratorium until September.",
      "Fourteen citizens testified at the public hearing, citing water consumption, environmental impact, noise, light pollution, and fire risks from battery storage.",
      "Macon County planning board unanimously recommended tighter data center ordinance language expanding definitions of covered facilities",
      "Recommended ordinance would restrict data center operating hours to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily",
      "Ordinance moves to the Board of Commissioners for a final vote at its August 11 meeting",
      "County attorney Eric Ridenour said an outright ban on all data centers could not prevail in a legal challenge",
      "Highlands Board of Commissioners will hold a data center public hearing August 20 at 7 p.m.",
      "Franklin's Town Council voted unanimously on July 6, 2026 to approve a one-year moratorium on new data centers.",
      "The moratorium is intended to give the board time to explore how to control data centers, including requiring developers to power and cool facilities without stressing local utilities.",
      "The town is not allowed by law to outright ban data centers, according to Vice Mayor Mike Lewis.",
      "The next Macon County Commission meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, July 14, 2026.",
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      "118 residents attended the July 7, 2026 council meeting in opposition to data centers",
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      "Franklin's Unified Development Ordinance did not define a data center; the moratorium gives the town a year to write rules covering noise, water and electrical demand",
      "The reporting indicates Macon County is moving to close its own zoning gaps for unincorporated areas",
      "Franklin town council unanimously voted for a one-year moratorium on data center development within town borders, effective July 6, 2026.",
      "Macon County planning board voted on July 2 to pursue amendments to the High Impact Land Use ordinance closing data center loopholes, with no ban proposed.",
      "Macon County amended its ordinance in June 2023 after a cryptocurrency mining facility in Murphy caused noise, electrical usage, and property value issues.",
      "Sixteen speakers at the Franklin public hearing raised concerns about environment, wildlife, water quality and energy usage.",
      "The county planning board agreed to allow more time for David Culpepper and Mark Hehn to review proposed changes before the August 6 meeting.",
      "Macon County, North Carolina's ordinance lists Cryptocurrency Mining, Data Centers and Server-based Facilities as the 7th of 13 high-impact land uses regulated under Chapter 157.",
      "The ordinance applies to all unincorporated areas of Macon County outside municipal limits and extraterritorial jurisdictions.",
      "The ordinance defines data center uses to include data processing, cloud computing, data storage, server hosting, colocation and AI computing facilities with significant electrical demand, water usage and cooling infrastructure.",
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        "text": "This moratorium allows us to protect our natural resources, consider infrastructure demands, and engage residents as we determine the most appropriate path forward for Orange County,",
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        "text": "A quick glance at AI data centers that have been built in the United States shows the contentious nature of these sites,",
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        "text": "We must resist the false urgency being created by billionaire tech companies and reject claims that these data centers and the technology they support are inevitable,",
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      "Orange County has no large-scale data centers yet, and few places in the county have the water and electricity needed to power them.",
      "State law could limit county options because it requires every affected landowner to agree in writing to land-use density changes, according to Planning Director Cy Stober.",
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        "text": "He's concerned the project could lead to more development in a county where farmland is already shrinking, put extra pressure on a water system he believes is struggling, and make it harder to move equipment between fields since the county closed a road near the site.",
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      "Randolph County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt data center rules as amendments to the county's unified development ordinance",
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        "text": "To keep our legacy going. We don't want to see our rich history buried under a data center,",
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      "Stokes County commissioners were to decide on Monday whether the developer can proceed with the proposed Walnut Cove data center along US 311",
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      "The planning board voted December 4 to recommend against the plan.",
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      "Stokes County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Project Delta rezoning on September 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in Danbury.",
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        "date": "2026-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Thank you to all of the residents, all of the experts, all of the advocates who've been coming to our council meetings these past few months. The project will not be moving forward and it's over.",
        "source": "Terry Mahaffey, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/natelli-new-hill-digital-campus-contested-7a4ae98f",
        "date": "2026-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m concerned about the exhaust from hundreds and hundreds of diesel generators running at once in an area near a residential zone or a school.",
        "source": "Terry Mahaffey, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://transparency.thepeakweekly.com/apex-data-center-secret-nda/",
        "date": "2026-02-22T23:54:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The backup generators will be manufactured to meet EPA Tier 4 standards, which require modern pollution-control technologies, such as particulate filters, that significantly reduce emissions.",
        "source": "Natelli FAQ, Developer website",
        "url": "https://transparency.thepeakweekly.com/apex-data-center-secret-nda/",
        "date": "2026-02-22T23:54:46.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why would I want that anywhere near my home? If we have to have a data center, it has to be much further away from residential areas,",
        "source": "Michelle Hoffner O'Connor, Jordan Pointe resident",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/team-digs-potential-effects-data-centers-triangle-nationwide/18617758/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T23:44:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What happens in five to 10 years when the technology changes? What happens to these buildings? What happens to that?",
        "source": "Lorraine McAvoy, New Hill resident",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/team-digs-potential-effects-data-centers-triangle-nationwide/18617758/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T23:44:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "How do we deal with these data centers? I think what we can do is make sure that whatever new costs are needed, whether it's in terms of generation of new power or transmission of that power by those data centers, they should bear the cost,",
        "source": "Josh Stein, Gov.",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/team-digs-potential-effects-data-centers-triangle-nationwide/18617758/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T23:44:53.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're seeing data center expansion is now a nationwide phenomenon,",
        "source": "Ari Peskoe, Harvard Law School Electricity Law Initiative Director",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/team-digs-potential-effects-data-centers-triangle-nationwide/18617758/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T23:44:53.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're working really hard to come up with a program that really standardizes what we need to do to ensure that we're not impacting neighboring properties in a negative way.",
        "source": "Unnamed developer, developer of proposed Apex data center",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/team-digs-potential-effects-data-centers-triangle-nationwide/18617758/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T23:44:53.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I don't want Congress to do is to preempt what a local government decides for itself.",
        "source": "Valerie Foushee, U.S. Representative",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/as-chatham-considers-moratorium-wake-county-residents-continue-opposition-to-proposed-apex-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-11T22:17:11.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These companies are very protective of data,",
        "source": "Ryan Johansen, Apex police Chief",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/as-chatham-considers-moratorium-wake-county-residents-continue-opposition-to-proposed-apex-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just have to acknowledge that anything new like this coming in increases the workload [and] that we're all pretty well strapped,",
        "source": "Ryan Johansen, Apex police Chief",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/as-chatham-considers-moratorium-wake-county-residents-continue-opposition-to-proposed-apex-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't necessarily believe misrepresentations of information that come from our town are malicious, but it does beg the question: Who are the real subject matter experts being consulted? Who is performing review to verify what is said?",
        "source": "Michelle Hoffner O'Connor, resident",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/as-chatham-considers-moratorium-wake-county-residents-continue-opposition-to-proposed-apex-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers wasn't even on the radar when we started this plan a few years ago,",
        "source": "Nancy Daly, watershed management program manager for Wake County",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-02-05/wake-county-water-plan",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know Apex is considering a proposal now, but there's been some interest with other municipalities too.",
        "source": "Nancy Daly, watershed management program manager for Wake County",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-02-05/wake-county-water-plan",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We all want to be on the same page and be as informed as we can be in asking the right questions, so that when a proposal does come to us, we have some standards and guidelines we can look to.",
        "source": "Nancy Daly, watershed management program manager for Wake County",
        "url": "https://www.wunc.org/environment/2026-02-05/wake-county-water-plan",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re being asked to accept something industrial on a scale we’ve never seen here, without clear answers about the long-term impacts,",
        "source": "Billy Dam, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/investigates/north-carolina-data-center-costs-electricity-water-air-quality-questions-february-2026/",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn’t just about noise or traffic. It’s about water, air quality and energy costs, and once it’s built, there’s no undo button.",
        "source": "Ralph Ripper, firefighter who lives about 3,200 feet from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/investigates/north-carolina-data-center-costs-electricity-water-air-quality-questions-february-2026/",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "That water is not returned downstream after treatment. Regardless of whether it’s reclaimed or domestic water, evaporation removes it from the system.",
        "source": "Jonathan Jacobs, Apex water resources director",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/investigates/north-carolina-data-center-costs-electricity-water-air-quality-questions-february-2026/",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not anti-technology. We’re asking for transparency and a plan that makes sense for the future we’re building.",
        "source": "Ralph Ripper, firefighter who lives about 3,200 feet from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/investigates/north-carolina-data-center-costs-electricity-water-air-quality-questions-february-2026/",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the things that happened early on is I had asked staff to put together a work session to talk about what the use is gonna be - kind of do some independent research to put together some rules... and I thought it was a good idea for Apex to develop some.",
        "source": "Terry Mahaffey, Council Member",
        "url": "https://transparency.thepeakweekly.com/apex-data-center-secret-nda/",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve done the research. We’re prepared to share it. And we’re not going away.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/proposed-apex-nc-data-center-continues",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Diesel exhaust is a known carcinogen. This isn’t hypothetical, this is routine operation.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/proposed-apex-nc-data-center-continues",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are already stretching our water supply, and this would push it even further.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/proposed-apex-nc-data-center-continues",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the moment where you decide what kind of town this is going to be.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/proposed-apex-nc-data-center-continues",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're still in this rezoning process. At some point, we'll go before the planning board, and then we'll go before the council. I'm thinking that's probably going to be in the springtime, depending on how it all unfolds,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, President of Natelli Holdings Company",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/residents-question-developers-wake-county-data-center-nov-2025/",
        "date": "2025-11-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to create basically a new sound ordinance that's going to apply to our property, we're going to impose it on ourselves,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, President of Natelli Holdings Company",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/residents-question-developers-wake-county-data-center-nov-2025/",
        "date": "2025-11-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Traffic is starting to get really bottlenecked because of poor planning, quite frankly, and this is just going to add more to that,",
        "source": "Gerald Ramoin, 34-year resident",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/residents-question-developers-wake-county-data-center-nov-2025/",
        "date": "2025-11-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We assess the existing conditions, and then we start to look at criteria that are applicable to a specific project in terms of limiting impacts to the surrounding community,",
        "source": "Jeff Szymanski, managing consultant for acoustics at Ramboll, sound consultant for the project",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/business/development/data-center-developers-aim-to-allay-noise-concerns-at-community-meeting/",
        "date": "2025-11-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I deal with sound effects on humans,",
        "source": "Jeff Szymanski, managing consultant for acoustics at Ramboll",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/business/development/data-center-developers-aim-to-allay-noise-concerns-at-community-meeting/",
        "date": "2025-11-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Understood, and like we’ve talked about, we’re creating a more robust sound ordinance,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, developer, Natelli Investments",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/business/development/data-center-developers-aim-to-allay-noise-concerns-at-community-meeting/",
        "date": "2025-11-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve heard a lot of chatter about when this is coming before you,",
        "source": "Randal Vosburg, Town Manager",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/apex-nc-residents-speak-out-at-council",
        "date": "2025-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is still several months in process.",
        "source": "Randal Vosburg, Town Manager",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/apex-nc-residents-speak-out-at-council",
        "date": "2025-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is not fair to have light industrial obey ordinances meant for data centers,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Speaking for the Protect Wake County Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/apex-nc-residents-speak-out-at-council",
        "date": "2025-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a native New Yorker, I remember the smoke and devastation of 9-11,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Jordan Manors resident",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/apex-nc-residents-speak-out-at-council",
        "date": "2025-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If Apex becomes a household name in America because of a disaster, that will be the end of the Peak of Good Living.",
        "source": "Unnamed Raleigh Fire Department captain, Raleigh Fire Department captain",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/apex-nc-residents-speak-out-at-council",
        "date": "2025-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Public engagement is essential,",
        "source": "Jacques Gilbert, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/apex-nc-residents-speak-out-at-council",
        "date": "2025-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not talking about what's happening in Holly Springs one mile away or in Chatham County one mile away",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/protect-wake-county-nc-coalition",
        "date": "2025-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to sit down and have a collaborative discussion with our neighbors.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/protect-wake-county-nc-coalition",
        "date": "2025-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our fight is far from over, and your presence matters.",
        "source": "PWCC leaders, organizers",
        "url": "https://www.hollyspringsupdate.com/p/protect-wake-county-nc-coalition",
        "date": "2025-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you’re not going to do a data center here, I don’t know where else you do one,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, general manager of Natelli Investments",
        "url": "https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article312573020.html",
        "date": "2025-10-21T09:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re trying to work in a collaborative way with the town, with the community,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, developer, Natelli Investments",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-17T22:02:59.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Air pollutants are silent killers,",
        "source": "Michelle O’Connor, resident of Jordan Pointe community",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-17T22:02:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of users are moving away from using water altogether,",
        "source": "Kraig Walsleben, consultant for Natelli Investments",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-17T22:02:59.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re trying to work in a collaborative way with the town, with the community,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, Developer, Natelli Investments",
        "url": "https://westernwakenc.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-17T22:02:59.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Air pollutants are silent killers,",
        "source": "Michelle O’Connor, resident of the Jordan Pointe community",
        "url": "https://westernwakenc.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-17T22:02:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't need a data center here, we need services.",
        "source": "Yvonne Brubacher, Neighbor",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/data-center-clears-initial-hurdle-apex-jordan-pointe-neighbors-edge-beg-responsible-growth/18028019/",
        "date": "2025-10-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Here we want responsible growth",
        "source": "Michelle Hoffner O'Connor, Jordan Pointe resident",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/data-center-clears-initial-hurdle-apex-jordan-pointe-neighbors-edge-beg-responsible-growth/18028019/",
        "date": "2025-10-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The whole thing was a surprise last night",
        "source": "Michelle Hoffner O'Connor, Jordan Pointe resident",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/data-center-clears-initial-hurdle-apex-jordan-pointe-neighbors-edge-beg-responsible-growth/18028019/",
        "date": "2025-10-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're already strained and they want to put additional strain on it.",
        "source": "Yvonne Brubacher, Neighbor",
        "url": "https://abc11.com/post/data-center-clears-initial-hurdle-apex-jordan-pointe-neighbors-edge-beg-responsible-growth/18028019/",
        "date": "2025-10-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "When they make infrastructure improvements, who does that cost go to? It doesn’t go to the developer,",
        "source": "Lorraine McAvoy, New Hill resident",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/wake-county-data-storage-facility-site-october-2025/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve been debating which room in our house is best for our nursery, and now, it’s like no room, because of light and noise pollution,",
        "source": "Michelle Hoffner O’Connor, Jordan Pointe resident",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/wake-county-data-storage-facility-site-october-2025/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re somebody who really wants to do this the right way,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, Natelli Investments LLC",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/wake-county-data-storage-facility-site-october-2025/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not touching the Apex distribution network or causing anything that would change what Apex is charging residents,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, Natelli Investments LLC",
        "url": "https://www.wral.com/news/local/wake-county-data-storage-facility-site-october-2025/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are very few places that have those puzzle pieces like this site does,",
        "source": "Michael Natelli, general manager of Natelli Investments",
        "url": "https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article312573020.html",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know what sound engineers do. And sound engineers represent the people that they’re working for. They’re not working for us.",
        "source": "Sean Crowell, Apex Environmental Advisory Board member",
        "url": "https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article312573020.html",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a founding member of this board, I don’t think there could possibly be enough zoning conditions to mitigate the negative effects of this proposal,",
        "source": "Katie Schaaf, EAB member",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ll be frank, I think this property is a decent area for light industrial,",
        "source": "Bill Jensen, EAB member",
        "url": "https://indyweek.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a founding member of this board, I don’t think there could possibly be enough zoning conditions to mitigate the negative effects of this proposal,",
        "source": "Katie Schaaf, EAB member",
        "url": "https://westernwakenc.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of users are moving away from using water altogether,",
        "source": "Kraig Walsleben, consultant for Natelli Investments",
        "url": "https://westernwakenc.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ll be frank, I think this property is a decent area for light industrial,",
        "source": "Bill Jensen, EAB member",
        "url": "https://westernwakenc.com/news/environment/apex-environmental-advisory-board-oks-conditions-for-proposed-data-storage-facility/",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The New Hill Digital Campus is an ideal use for this property and the local community.",
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        "text": "Forest Grove lost 51 teachers this year, and in Beaverton, they closed down a school.",
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        "text": "I championed the POWER Act to hold data centers accountable, and I've called for ending tax breaks for data centers statewide.",
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        "source": "Kipperlyn Sinclair, Hillsboro City Councilor",
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        "text": "While our residential electricity rates have risen by nearly 50%, data centers continue paying less than half the rate per kilowatt-hour that we do.",
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        "text": "They are not paying their share. We are paying that share. So there are huge questions to be answered.",
        "source": "Tammy Carpenter, candidate for House District 27 and current Beaverton School Board member",
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      },
      {
        "text": "It’s good to have an ordinance on the books, just so we’re not caught flat-footed,",
        "source": "KS Bhaskar, Tredyffrin Township Supervisor",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/tredyffrin-data-center-ordinance-20260421.html",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It depends on one thing: certainty,",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, Green Fig representative",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/04/21/builder-cuts-plans-for-size-of-proposed-east-whiteland-data-center-in-half/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this approval process is delayed … we’re building the current plan.",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, Green Fig representative",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/04/21/builder-cuts-plans-for-size-of-proposed-east-whiteland-data-center-in-half/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve been accused of bluffing,",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, Green Fig representative",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/04/21/builder-cuts-plans-for-size-of-proposed-east-whiteland-data-center-in-half/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not us bluffing.",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, Green Fig representative",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/04/21/builder-cuts-plans-for-size-of-proposed-east-whiteland-data-center-in-half/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve posted bonds with the hope of being able to build the new plan,",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, Green Fig representative",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/04/21/builder-cuts-plans-for-size-of-proposed-east-whiteland-data-center-in-half/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this approval process is delayed or further appeals are filed, or if the current appeal is not withdrawn, we will simply have no choice but to continue building the current plan.",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, CEO of Sentinel Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-chester-county-data-center-20260415.html",
        "date": "2026-04-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not bluffing.",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, CEO of Sentinel Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-chester-county-data-center-20260415.html",
        "date": "2026-04-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "While I personally believe that this one-story plan is the least of the evils, this is not an act of goodwill.",
        "source": "Donovan Messer, resident",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-chester-county-data-center-20260415.html",
        "date": "2026-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "When a developer comes into East Whiteland Township looking to develop a massive project while giving less than candid answers in the planning process, what kind of candor can you expect once they have their roots in our soil?",
        "source": "Andrew Schneider, attorney and Malvern Hunt resident",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-chester-county-data-center-20260415.html",
        "date": "2026-04-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's the decision on which data center plan we would like to see built, because a data center will be built on the site.",
        "source": "Peter Fixler, supervisor",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-chester-county-data-center-20260415.html",
        "date": "2026-04-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "PECO said it itself, adding a data center of this size is akin to adding an entire medium-sized city to an electric grid",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://6abc.com/post/developers-looking-expand-site-proposed-data-center-chester/18890610/",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "if this approval process is delayed or further appeals are filed... we will simply have no choice but to continue building the current plan",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, CEO, Sentinel Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/developer-says-it-will-build-larger-data-center-if-plans-for-smaller-facility-near-philadelphia-go-unapproved/",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have heard the concerns of our residents through the planning commission discussions, many submitted comments and emails and other public input,",
        "source": "Scott Lambert, board chairman",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-data-center-zoning-20260401.html",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this is an important process,",
        "source": "Peter Fixler, board supervisor",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-data-center-zoning-20260401.html",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am so proud to be an East Whiteland citizen today,",
        "source": "Kelly Donia, resident",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-data-center-zoning-20260401.html",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just want you to imagine, right now, in Malvern Hunt: quiet,",
        "source": "Anagha Kapsi, resident",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-data-center-zoning-20260401.html",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "packed to overflowing, to the point where they have to be stopped and rescheduled, because people care that much.",
        "source": "Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, community organizer",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/chester-county-data-centers-no-kings-protest-task-season-2-20260325.html",
        "date": "2026-03-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The best we could do was to let East Vincent supervisors know how Spring City residents and Spring City borough council felt about the data center,",
        "source": "Donald Shaner, Spring City council president",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/chester-county-data-centers-20260324.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're definitely starting to feel like we could be surrounded,",
        "source": "John Binelli, East Vincent resident raising awareness through a Facebook page",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/chester-county-data-centers-20260324.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Night after night across Pennsylvania, we're seeing township meetings packed to overflowing, to the point where they have to be stopped and rescheduled, because people care that much,",
        "source": "Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, senior organizer, Food and Water Watch",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/chester-county-data-centers-20260324.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Municipalities, if they can work ahead and get data centers into their zoning, they're in a much better position, because they can't just outright say no to a use,",
        "source": "Amy Sturges, deputy executive director of advocacy, Pennsylvania Municipal League",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/chester-county-data-centers-20260324.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Land uses do not stop at municipal boundaries, nor do their impacts, nor does the infrastructure that serves it.",
        "source": "Kirk Stoner, director of planning, Cumberland County",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/chester-county-data-centers-20260324.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not against artificial intelligence. What I'm against is having these so close where people live and work",
        "source": "Kelly Donia, Malvern Hunt resident",
        "url": "https://6abc.com/post/east-whiteland-twp-residents-oppose-data-center-planners-send-revised-plan-back-review/18698080/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If approved, this single site would draw more power than every single home in our entire county combined",
        "source": "Tony Ginino, Malvern resident",
        "url": "https://6abc.com/post/east-whiteland-twp-residents-oppose-data-center-planners-send-revised-plan-back-review/18698080/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This data center is coming. It's an approved data center",
        "source": "Deb Abel, East Whiteland Township Planning Commission",
        "url": "https://6abc.com/post/east-whiteland-twp-residents-oppose-data-center-planners-send-revised-plan-back-review/18698080/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'll be taking no water out of the water table here",
        "source": "Charlie Lyddane, Green Fig LLC",
        "url": "https://6abc.com/post/east-whiteland-twp-residents-oppose-data-center-planners-send-revised-plan-back-review/18698080/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This job would have a tremendous impact on the working men and women in our union and also many other local construction organizations",
        "source": "Douglas Strang, Steamfitters Local Union 420",
        "url": "https://6abc.com/post/east-whiteland-twp-residents-oppose-data-center-planners-send-revised-plan-back-review/18698080/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "When communities show up like this, and they speak up, these projects are being stopped or delayed",
        "source": "Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, Food & Water Action",
        "url": "https://6abc.com/post/east-whiteland-twp-residents-oppose-data-center-planners-send-revised-plan-back-review/18698080/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everything that I've heard tonight, and everything that I've researched about data centers, it concerns me,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/residents-of-chester-county-community-voice-concerns-over-massive-ai-data-center/4365878/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "How much more do you expect one community to take on?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/residents-of-chester-county-community-voice-concerns-over-massive-ai-data-center/4365878/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "All we are asking is to be held to the same standards that any of the other applicants to the township",
        "source": "Josh Rabino, represented the owners",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/03/11/east-whiteland-considers-proposed-data-center-changes/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What will this do to the value of our homes?",
        "source": "Chris Montana, resident",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/03/11/east-whiteland-considers-proposed-data-center-changes/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Science tells us what not to do; it tells us not to build a data center in the middle of a community.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/03/11/east-whiteland-considers-proposed-data-center-changes/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What happens when a finite resource gets scarce? It gets more expensive.",
        "source": "Aric Urinth, resident",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/03/11/east-whiteland-considers-proposed-data-center-changes/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have the same concerns, just like you. Our role is land development.",
        "source": "Deborah Abel, Chair of the Planning Commission",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/03/11/east-whiteland-considers-proposed-data-center-changes/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can tell you the business, I can't tell you the biology",
        "source": "Unnamed professor, professor working for the township",
        "url": "https://www.dailylocal.com/2026/03/11/east-whiteland-considers-proposed-data-center-changes/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where they’re going to put this up is a mile and a half from my house, and I’m concerned that it will affect my property value. I’m also concerned about the noise,",
        "source": "Pat Dickerson, Exton resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox29.com/news/east-whiteland-data-center-plan-sparks-concerns-over-home-values-noise-size",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "From air, to noise, to frequency, these are not industries that should be anywhere near residents,",
        "source": "Monica Schryver, East Vincent Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox29.com/news/east-whiteland-data-center-plan-sparks-concerns-over-home-values-noise-size",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will build some sort of data center. The question here is before the township and for the planning commission is which one will it be,",
        "source": "Lou Colagreco, attorney for the applicant",
        "url": "https://www.fox29.com/news/east-whiteland-data-center-plan-sparks-concerns-over-home-values-noise-size",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When they changed the cooling systems, we needed more room on each roof for the air cool chillers, so we redesigned these buildings, which were three-story buildings, as two-story buildings to give more area on the roof,",
        "source": "Charlie Lyddane, developer",
        "url": "https://www.fox29.com/news/east-whiteland-data-center-plan-sparks-concerns-over-home-values-noise-size",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project will provide consistent work to the dedicated workers, and the families would benefit greatly,",
        "source": "Douglas Strang",
        "url": "https://www.fox29.com/news/east-whiteland-data-center-plan-sparks-concerns-over-home-values-noise-size",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have the right to build a data center, and we will build some sort of data center",
        "source": "Lou Colagreco, attorney for the developer",
        "url": "https://tinyurl.com/yvczvj9e",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are residents just like you. Actually, I live very close to the facility as well",
        "source": "Deb Abel, East Whiteland planning commission chairwoman",
        "url": "https://tinyurl.com/yvczvj9e",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is ridiculous",
        "source": "Anthony Oligino, resident",
        "url": "https://tinyurl.com/yvczvj9e",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This will have potentially devastating impacts to the surrounding homes, schools, parks, and the trail,",
        "source": "Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, West Whiteland planning commission member",
        "url": "https://tinyurl.com/yvczvj9e",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We understand what we are building. We’re data center builders. We’ve been doing it for a long time. If we thought we were harming children, we wouldn’t be doing it,",
        "source": "Josh Rabina, cofounder of Sentinel",
        "url": "https://tinyurl.com/yvczvj9e",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They just looked at it with a different set of eyes, and they said, 'First plan works; this plan probably works better,'",
        "source": "Lou Colagreco, attorney for the applicant",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-data-center-20260129.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My head's spinning with what's going on here. I think you guys are way out over your skis here with what you should be asking, and there's a lot that appears to me that you don't even know you should be asking,",
        "source": "Dean Prescott, resident",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-data-center-20260129.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This property is zoned to allow a data center use,",
        "source": "Michael Gill, township solicitor",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-data-center-20260129.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any tax benefit does not outweigh the permanent impact on our land, the strain on local utilities infrastructure, and the risk to the value of our homes, the single biggest investment most families here will ever make,",
        "source": "Chris Fontana, Wakefield resident",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/east-whiteland-data-center-20260129.html",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They want to pull millions of gallons [of water] out — I don’t see how that can work",
        "source": "Steve Hacker, East Vincent resident",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2026/01/many-pa-residents-dont-want-data-centers-in-their-communities-state-leaders-are-welcoming-them-spotlight-pa.html",
        "date": "2026-01-21T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to keep an open mind",
        "source": "Craig A. Damon II, East Vincent Township Supervisor",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2026/01/many-pa-residents-dont-want-data-centers-in-their-communities-state-leaders-are-welcoming-them-spotlight-pa.html",
        "date": "2026-01-21T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, the township can impose conditions on an approval if they so choose, to which we would be obligated to adhere to as part of moving forward with the development",
        "source": "Matt McHugh, attorney for Pennhurst Holdings LLC",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2026/01/many-pa-residents-dont-want-data-centers-in-their-communities-state-leaders-are-welcoming-them-spotlight-pa.html",
        "date": "2026-01-21T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Who has control about the information of these projects is really key",
        "source": "Katie Muth, State Sen. (D., Montgomery)",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2026/01/many-pa-residents-dont-want-data-centers-in-their-communities-state-leaders-are-welcoming-them-spotlight-pa.html",
        "date": "2026-01-21T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, there’s a real lack of regulation",
        "source": "Elizabeth Fiedler, State Rep. (D., Philadelphia), chair of House Energy Committee",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2026/01/many-pa-residents-dont-want-data-centers-in-their-communities-state-leaders-are-welcoming-them-spotlight-pa.html",
        "date": "2026-01-21T11:00:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the end of the day, these data centers are coming.",
        "source": "Joe Pittman, State Senate Majority Leader (R., Indiana)",
        "url": "https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2026/01/many-pa-residents-dont-want-data-centers-in-their-communities-state-leaders-are-welcoming-them-spotlight-pa.html",
        "date": "2025-11-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I made this move to be out in an area with more space, more nature,",
        "source": "Megan Heiken, resident and petition organizer",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/commercial/pennhurst-asylum-chester-county-halloween-attraction-data-center-20251013.html",
        "date": "2025-10-13T09:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are committed to protecting and preserving the rural character of the township.",
        "source": "Mark Brancato, East Vincent board vice chair",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/commercial/pennhurst-asylum-chester-county-halloween-attraction-data-center-20251013.html",
        "date": "2025-10-13T09:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our whole community is kind of anxious about the thought of this new data center,",
        "source": "Gabrielle Gehron, Spring City resident",
        "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/commercial/pennhurst-asylum-chester-county-halloween-attraction-data-center-20251013.html",
        "date": "2025-10-13T09:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
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      "Current plan would use up to about 3 million gallons of water per day; new plan none except bathrooms",
      "Tredyffrin's seven-person board voted unanimously on Monday to have staff and the solicitor draft data center zoning amendments.",
      "No data center applications have been submitted to Tredyffrin Township.",
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      "Board of supervisors did not vote April 14 and is expected to meet April 21 to approve or deny the revised plan.",
      "The planning commission gave only a tepid recommendation on the larger plan and has not reviewed the new proposal.",
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      "East Vincent Township's planning commission again recommended that the board of supervisors reject a data center proposed for the former Pennhurst State School and Hospital site.",
      "Supervisors are scheduled to begin a conditional use hearing process Monday at 6:30 p.m. at East Vincent Elementary School.",
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      "The process pauses acceptance of new data center applications for up to 180 days.",
      "The curative process will not affect the data center project currently before the board.",
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      "No plans have been submitted to Swatara Township.",
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      "Provident was chosen from six proposals in an RFP launched Feb. 19, 2025",
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        "source": "Fox56 (WOLF)",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Archbald, Jessup postpone data center hearings",
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        "date": "2026-03-24T00:23:18.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Archbald, PA, fights data centers in AI development rush • Spotlight PA",
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        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "Spotlight PA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos",
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        "source": "Grist",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Can utilities handle data centers' electricity, sewer and water needs?",
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        "date": "2026-03-13T22:36:52.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers Are Poised to Engulf a Pennsylvania Town - DeSmog",
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        "date": "2026-03-11T16:26:54.000Z",
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        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Data centers join Archbald to defend zoning against residents' appeal",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/27/data-centers-join-archbald-to-defend-zoning-against-residents-appeal/",
        "date": "2026-02-27T21:15:10.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Pennsylvania localities feel data center push, and some are pushing back | Energy | bayjournal.com",
        "url": "https://www.bayjournal.com/news/energy/pennsylvania-localities-feel-data-center-push-and-some-are-pushing-back/article_09db2a10-f46f-48d9-b03c-fd38fff2062c.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24T07:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bay Journal",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Archbald schedules second hearing for Wildcat Ridge data center campus",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/archbald-schedules-second-hearing-wildcat-010500004.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24T01:05:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lackawanna County communities told to address data centers on their own",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/22/lackawanna-county-communities-told-to-address-data-centers-on-their-own/",
        "date": "2026-02-22T05:00:24.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Pennsylvania Data Center Map: 136 Facilities Tracked",
        "url": "https://dcmap.us/states/pennsylvania/",
        "date": "2026-02-20T15:26:28.000Z",
        "source": "DC Map",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘Data centers are coming’: Developer addresses Archbald at public hearing",
        "url": "https://lackawannacounty.com/news/data-centers-are-coming-developer-addresses-archbald-public-hearing",
        "date": "2026-02-13T16:44:01.000Z",
        "source": "lackawannacounty.com",
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      },
      {
        "title": "'Data centers are coming': Developer addresses Archbald at public hearing",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/12/data-centers-are-coming-developer-addresses-archbald-at-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-02-12T17:19:09.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Archbald 1, LLC seeks approval for 400-acre, 18-building data center complex",
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        "date": "2026-02-12T07:03:48.000Z",
        "source": "FOX56 (WOLF)",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Scranton council questions tapping of Lake Scranton to cool data centers",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/11/scranton-council-questions-tapping-of-lake-scranton-to-cool-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-11T19:58:04.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
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      {
        "title": "Archbald, Dickson City hearings this week focus on data centers",
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        "date": "2026-02-09T22:44:37.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "With addition of Project Green, data centers could cover 14% of Archbald",
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        "date": "2026-02-09T19:37:33.000Z",
        "source": "Lackawanna County",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "With addition of Project Green, data centers could cover 14 ...",
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        "date": "2026-02-08T05:09:25.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "DATA CENTERS: Local governments, residents at odds with NEPA projects despite promises of economic growth",
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        "date": "2026-02-04T05:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "County, state legislators criticize proposed Archbald data centers",
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        "date": "2026-01-29T06:42:08.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
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      {
        "title": "Lackawanna County judge holds hearing on Clifton Twp. data center settlement challenges",
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        "date": "2026-01-28T05:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Archbald to hold public hearings on two largest data center proposals",
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        "date": "2026-01-27T20:09:01.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
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      {
        "title": "Lackawanna County Commissioners offer their thoughts on proposed data center developments in the region",
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        "title": "Community opposes proposed data center in Ransom Township",
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      {
        "title": "Ransom Twp. supervisors reject data center zoning amendment",
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        "date": "2026-01-21T03:44:07.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Data centers: Ransom Twp. hearing moved to Tuesday; Shapiro offers general thoughts during separate NEPA visit",
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        "date": "2026-01-16T20:22:37.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Dozens turn out to oppose proposed Ransom Twp. data center",
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        "date": "2026-01-16T05:01:39.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
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      {
        "title": "Pennsylvania residents fight data center growth • Spotlight PA",
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        "title": "Residents voice concerns over multi-data center plan 'Project Gravity' in Archbald | wnep.com",
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        "title": "POLL: Do you think designated data center zones in Archbald are in appropriate locations?",
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        "source": "FOX56",
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        "title": "Clifton Twp. Zoning Board will decide outcome of challenge to data center zoning ordinance",
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        "date": "2025-11-18T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WVIA",
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      {
        "title": "Will data center demands strain Archbald power, water, wildlife?",
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        "date": "2025-11-14T23:42:11.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
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      {
        "title": "Jessup re-amends data center zoning, sets new hearing for Breaker Street",
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        "date": "2025-11-07T23:52:39.000Z",
        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
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        "title": "Archbald I files plans for two campuses totaling 3.3 million SF | Data Center View",
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        "title": "A Mystery Company Wants to Build 22 Data Centers in Pennsylvania – HOME",
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        "title": "Developer applies for 22 more data center buildings in Archbald",
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        "source": "The Times-Tribune",
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        "title": "More Midvalley communities to regulate data centers",
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        "title": "Zoning hearing, special meeting to shape Archbald's data center future",
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        "title": "Clifton Twp. and data center developer still without agreement; residents continue opposition",
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        "title": "Data center developer to buy mobile home park in Archbald",
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        "text": "It's going to be away from everyone.",
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        "text": "The new substation, switchyard and transmission lines will support new customer connections and strengthen reliability across the region.",
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        "text": "Public notice of tonight’s hearing has not been properly effectuated so we will have to reschedule tonight’s hearing.",
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        "text": "I also want to make clear that this wasn’t the council’s fault.",
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        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that this is the best data center site in this area of the country, by far.",
        "source": "Nick Farris, Provident Real Estate Advisors, representing the developer for Project Scott",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-data-centers-archbald-ai-evictions-environment/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think anyone in their right mind wants to see the world covered in data centers",
        "source": "Dan Markey, Archbald borough manager",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-data-centers-archbald-ai-evictions-environment/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "According to Pennsylvania law, we have to have a zone for everything.",
        "source": "Dan Markey, Archbald borough manager",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-data-centers-archbald-ai-evictions-environment/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just try to listen, and I try to separate the valid concerns from the things that just sound like the sky is falling,",
        "source": "Dan Markey, Archbald borough manager",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-data-centers-archbald-ai-evictions-environment/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We moved from a couple towns over and built a new house, thinking this was a good place to go,",
        "source": "Ann Beynon, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/pennsylvania-data-centers-archbald-ai-evictions-environment/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think anyone in their right mind wants to see the world covered in data centers",
        "source": "Dan Markey, Archbald borough manager",
        "url": "https://grist.org/energy/the-ai-boom-has-plunged-a-small-pennsylvania-town-into-chaos/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "according to Pennsylvania law, we have to have a zone for everything.",
        "source": "Dan Markey, Archbald borough manager",
        "url": "https://grist.org/energy/the-ai-boom-has-plunged-a-small-pennsylvania-town-into-chaos/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And now this is happening",
        "source": "Ann Beynon, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://grist.org/energy/the-ai-boom-has-plunged-a-small-pennsylvania-town-into-chaos/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T08:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mr. President, this is the beginning of an economic renaissance for Pennsylvania and a huge step forward,",
        "source": "Dave McCormick, Pennsylvania Senator (R)",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/",
        "date": "2026-03-11T16:26:54.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "What are these people supposed to do? To live in the streets for five years?",
        "source": "Tina Goble, former Valley View Estates resident",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/",
        "date": "2026-03-11T16:26:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of the infrastructure that’s needed to support these data centers has already been put in throughout our service territory,",
        "source": "Doug Grossman, PPL’s manager of transmission siting",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/03/13/can-utilities-handle-data-centers-electricity-sewer-and-water-needs/",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The large water demands that you hear publicized with these data centers are true to some degree, but they’re really actually very limited to certain times of year that they’re used for cooling,",
        "source": "Dan Rickard, PAW’s director of engineering",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/03/13/can-utilities-handle-data-centers-electricity-sewer-and-water-needs/",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re not sure how much water they’re actually going to use,",
        "source": "Dan Rickard, PAW’s director of engineering",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/03/13/can-utilities-handle-data-centers-electricity-sewer-and-water-needs/",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The later they come to the table, the more they’re probably going to end up having to pay,",
        "source": "Dan Rickard, PAW’s director of engineering",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/03/13/can-utilities-handle-data-centers-electricity-sewer-and-water-needs/",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The immediate response was, 'No,'",
        "source": "Christopher Paone, manager and zoning officer of Blakely Borough",
        "url": "https://www.bayjournal.com/news/energy/pennsylvania-localities-feel-data-center-push-and-some-are-pushing-back/article_09db2a10-f46f-48d9-b03c-fd38fff2062c.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "These [data center] developers saw that this area was not prepared for it, and they attacked,",
        "source": "Christopher Paone, manager and zoning officer of Blakely Borough",
        "url": "https://www.bayjournal.com/news/energy/pennsylvania-localities-feel-data-center-push-and-some-are-pushing-back/article_09db2a10-f46f-48d9-b03c-fd38fff2062c.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "A backup generator is like a large tractor trailer engine,",
        "source": "Christopher Paone, manager and zoning officer of Blakely Borough",
        "url": "https://www.bayjournal.com/news/energy/pennsylvania-localities-feel-data-center-push-and-some-are-pushing-back/article_09db2a10-f46f-48d9-b03c-fd38fff2062c.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "painfully aware of the sins of industries past,",
        "source": "Kyle Mullins, Democratic state Representative",
        "url": "https://www.bayjournal.com/news/energy/pennsylvania-localities-feel-data-center-push-and-some-are-pushing-back/article_09db2a10-f46f-48d9-b03c-fd38fff2062c.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am opposed to a future where communities like Archbald are once again told, ‘Trust us, be patient. It will be worth it in the end.’ We have heard that before. Coal was supposed to be worth it, it wasn’t,",
        "source": "Bill Gaughan, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/archbald-schedules-second-hearing-wildcat-010500004.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24T01:05:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let me be abundantly clear: This Wildcat data center proposal is inappropriate and unacceptable, from its sheer size to its proposed water and power usage, to the deforestation it would involve, to the unknown runoff of stormwater,",
        "source": "Kyle Mullins, state Rep., D-112, Blakely",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/archbald-schedules-second-hearing-wildcat-010500004.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24T01:05:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I wanted an ordinance in place in case they did knock on our door, we could say, 'Well, here's our ordinance,'",
        "source": "Mark Dougherty, South Abington Twp. Supervisor Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/22/lackawanna-county-communities-told-to-address-data-centers-on-their-own/",
        "date": "2026-02-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In our opinion, data centers would not fit into any of those three categories,",
        "source": "Doug Pallman, Newton Twp. Supervisor Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/22/lackawanna-county-communities-told-to-address-data-centers-on-their-own/",
        "date": "2026-02-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I really don't see any benefit for Scott Twp. for it to have a data center,",
        "source": "Mike Giannetta, Scott Twp. Supervisor Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/22/lackawanna-county-communities-told-to-address-data-centers-on-their-own/",
        "date": "2026-02-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'd rather protect everybody and err on the side of caution,",
        "source": "Thomas Hallinan, Dunmore Borough Council President",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/22/lackawanna-county-communities-told-to-address-data-centers-on-their-own/",
        "date": "2026-02-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's going to be too late for the data centers at that point,",
        "source": "Mary Liz Donato, County Planning Director",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/22/lackawanna-county-communities-told-to-address-data-centers-on-their-own/",
        "date": "2026-02-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Without anybody having any regulations right now, they're all kind of vulnerable because there's got to be a spot for them somewhere and right now there isn't,",
        "source": "Mary Liz Donato, County Planning Director",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/22/lackawanna-county-communities-told-to-address-data-centers-on-their-own/",
        "date": "2026-02-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents are scared and sad. They’re just trying to hold on to hope that they can get this stopped and have it responsibly zoned away from town, away from people, and away from our children,",
        "source": "Tamara Misewicz-Healey, resident and co-founder of the Stop Archbald Data Centers Group",
        "url": "https://fox56.com/news/local/archbald-1-llc-seeks-approval-for-400-acre-18-building-data-center-complex",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "But I do think that tonight left a lot to be desired in terms of us getting real answers to questions and having real data to examine exactly what effect this project will have on our town,",
        "source": "Kelsey Pazanski Wargo, resident living less than a mile from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://fox56.com/news/local/archbald-1-llc-seeks-approval-for-400-acre-18-building-data-center-complex",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are coming,",
        "source": "Nick Farris, director of acquisitions and director of data center development at Provident Realty Advisors",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/12/data-centers-are-coming-developer-addresses-archbald-at-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to go to a place that welcomes us,",
        "source": "Nick Farris, director of acquisitions and director of data center development at Provident Realty Advisors",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/12/data-centers-are-coming-developer-addresses-archbald-at-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Obviously we have a lot of concerned citizens in the audience,",
        "source": "Tom Aniska, Archbald councilman",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/12/data-centers-are-coming-developer-addresses-archbald-at-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We showed the most robust potential on the property for this application that’s before you, but we anticipate it being a smaller development,",
        "source": "Jeffrey Esch McCombie, attorney for developer",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/12/data-centers-are-coming-developer-addresses-archbald-at-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This looks like an office park that’s going in.",
        "source": "Nick Farris, director of acquisitions and director of data center development at Provident Realty Advisors",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/12/data-centers-are-coming-developer-addresses-archbald-at-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our stance is ‘do no harm to existing customers,’",
        "source": "Jeremy Eden, Pennsylvania American Water senior director of operations in Northeast Pennsylvania",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/11/scranton-council-questions-tapping-of-lake-scranton-to-cool-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve been very clear that currently our stance is any improvements to the infrastructure that would be needed to supply these data centers would be at the cost of those developers.",
        "source": "Jeremy Eden, Pennsylvania American Water senior director of operations in Northeast Pennsylvania",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/11/scranton-council-questions-tapping-of-lake-scranton-to-cool-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Are there any guardrails that American Water would put in place to make sure that the small businesses and ratepayers are coming before a data center, in regards to water intake?",
        "source": "Patrick Flynn, Scranton city councilman",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/11/scranton-council-questions-tapping-of-lake-scranton-to-cool-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "At that time I wasn't concerned … They didn't come in and explain how large they were going to be and the impact it would have on the environment and the residents,",
        "source": "Erin Owen, Archbald council member",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-02-06/data-centers-local-governments-residents-at-odds-with-nepa-projects-despite-promises-of-economic-growth",
        "date": "2026-02-06T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "People come here for this, not for a data center. And the data center’s negative impact cannot be measured in economic benefit,",
        "source": "Walter Barton, Barton Brothers Partnership member",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-02-04/data-centers-residents-fear-negative-impacts-on-water-resources-as-data-centers-are-proposed-across-northeast-pa",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "To me, this is sacred ground,",
        "source": "Wendy Bolognesi, Barton Brothers Partnership member",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-02-04/data-centers-residents-fear-negative-impacts-on-water-resources-as-data-centers-are-proposed-across-northeast-pa",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "But our concern is that it's happening so quickly, right? You know, is everyone on top of it? Is everyone making, you know, the best decisions?",
        "source": "Andrew Dehoff, executive director, Susquehanna River Basin Commission",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-02-04/data-centers-residents-fear-negative-impacts-on-water-resources-as-data-centers-are-proposed-across-northeast-pa",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers use less water than golf courses. Data centers use less water than manufacturing facilities. Data centers use less water than food and beverage production,",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, vice president of state policy, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-02-04/data-centers-residents-fear-negative-impacts-on-water-resources-as-data-centers-are-proposed-across-northeast-pa",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m here because the impacts on water, power and infrastructure, housing and land use from data centers ripple outward across the entire county, and those are the people that I represent,",
        "source": "Bill Gaughan, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/29/county-state-legislators-criticize-proposed-archbald-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let me be abundantly clear: This Wildcat Data Center proposal is inappropriate and unacceptable, from its sheer size to its proposed water and power usage, to the deforestation it would involve, to the unknown runoff of stormwater,",
        "source": "Kyle Mullins, state Rep., D-112, Blakely",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/29/county-state-legislators-criticize-proposed-archbald-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please do whatever you can to keep them out, or at least as far away from people as possible, because research shows that the negatives far outweigh the positives,",
        "source": "Gary DiBileo, Lackawanna County controller and president of the Keyser Valley Neighborhood Association",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/29/county-state-legislators-criticize-proposed-archbald-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We understand and appreciate a lot of the concerns that were raised, and I would ask council to have an open mind, because I expect you will be surprised at much of what you hear,",
        "source": "Edmund J. Campbell Jr., Attorney for Cornell Realty Management",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/29/county-state-legislators-criticize-proposed-archbald-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "But eight months out of the year, the facility uses about 53,000 gallons a day,",
        "source": "AJ Magnotta, project manager, Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/29/county-state-legislators-criticize-proposed-archbald-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a rather confusing docket to say the least",
        "source": "Mark Powell, Lackawanna County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-28/lackawanna-county-judge-holds-hearing-on-clifton-twp-data-center-settlement-challenges",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What’s clear to me is that you folks are not communicating",
        "source": "Mark Powell, Lackawanna County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-28/lackawanna-county-judge-holds-hearing-on-clifton-twp-data-center-settlement-challenges",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our position is that Clifton Twp. Zoning Hearing Board is not a necessary party to the settlement stipulation",
        "source": "Matthew McHugh, Attorney for 1778 Rich Pike LLC",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-28/lackawanna-county-judge-holds-hearing-on-clifton-twp-data-center-settlement-challenges",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Attempting to settle the landowner's appeal without the participation of the zoning hearing board violates the board's authority under the MPC (municipal planning code)",
        "source": "Tom Nanovic, Zoning hearing board attorney",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-28/lackawanna-county-judge-holds-hearing-on-clifton-twp-data-center-settlement-challenges",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Attorney McHugh and I have been working pretty diligently to get some things resolved",
        "source": "Joel Wolff, Covington Twp. Solicitor",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-28/lackawanna-county-judge-holds-hearing-on-clifton-twp-data-center-settlement-challenges",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county commissioners have zero authority over the municipality … we can't tell them they can't do this, or they can't do that if they follow the law within their zoning",
        "source": "Chris Chermak, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-22/lackawanna-county-commissioners-offer-their-thoughts-on-proposed-data-center-developments-in-the-region",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My main thing is, I don't want them next to a neighborhood",
        "source": "Chris Chermak, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-22/lackawanna-county-commissioners-offer-their-thoughts-on-proposed-data-center-developments-in-the-region",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is something that we're hearing about now from almost every single person that I run into on the street. Everybody has some question or some concern about data centers",
        "source": "Bill Gaughan, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-22/lackawanna-county-commissioners-offer-their-thoughts-on-proposed-data-center-developments-in-the-region",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can't raise a family in a server rack.",
        "source": "Bill Gaughan, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-22/lackawanna-county-commissioners-offer-their-thoughts-on-proposed-data-center-developments-in-the-region",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everybody's concerned about the things that ... that we're reading about them",
        "source": "Thom Welby, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-01-22/lackawanna-county-commissioners-offer-their-thoughts-on-proposed-data-center-developments-in-the-region",
        "date": "2026-01-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The basic story is we are kind of getting steamrolled by this company that’s looking to put in this new hyperscale data center a mile or two up the road from my neighborhood,",
        "source": "Zack Hiller, Fawnwood Resident",
        "url": "https://lackawannacounty.com/news/community-opposes-proposed-data-center-ransom-township",
        "date": "2026-01-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it was a good night for people opposing this dangerous data center,",
        "source": "Gary DiBileo, Lackawanna County Controller and president of the Keyser Valley Neighborhood Association",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/20/ransom-twp-supervisors-reject-data-center-zoning-amendment/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a constant noise 24 hours a day and I’d probably have to deal with that the rest of my entire life,",
        "source": "Ken Cruser, Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/20/ransom-twp-supervisors-reject-data-center-zoning-amendment/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think they just weren’t expecting the fight that the people were prepared to give,",
        "source": "Nikki Bencho, Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/20/ransom-twp-supervisors-reject-data-center-zoning-amendment/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s been nothing presented for the board to consider at this point,",
        "source": "Laura McGarry, Attorney and Scranton resident",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/20/ransom-twp-supervisors-reject-data-center-zoning-amendment/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re pleased at the outcome of tonight’s proceeding and we’ll continue to be vigilant as any appeals go forward and certainly as any other data centers might be proposed in surrounding areas,",
        "source": "Paige Gebhardt Cognetti, Scranton Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/20/ransom-twp-supervisors-reject-data-center-zoning-amendment/",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm sure it doesn't, because when this was done in 2018, data centers were [just] a thought,",
        "source": "James Murphy, chairman of Ransom Township's planning commission",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-02-06/data-centers-local-governments-residents-at-odds-with-nepa-projects-despite-promises-of-economic-growth",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a hearing, nothing's been heard. They haven't presented any evidence,",
        "source": "Laura Magnotta, attorney representing her mother",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-02-06/data-centers-local-governments-residents-at-odds-with-nepa-projects-despite-promises-of-economic-growth",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "failed to establish, and cannot establish, that reliance on the validity of the decision challenged in this matter has resulted, or could result, in a use of property that directly affects Appellants' substantial property rights.",
        "source": "James J. O'Connor, Borough Solicitor",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/27/data-centers-join-archbald-to-defend-zoning-against-residents-appeal/",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "fully and strictly complied",
        "source": "James J. O'Connor, Borough Solicitor",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/02/27/data-centers-join-archbald-to-defend-zoning-against-residents-appeal/",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not seen a copy of the plan of where this overlay would exist,",
        "source": "Laura McGarry, resident of Fawnwood development, Keyser Valley section, Scranton",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/16/dozens-turn-out-to-oppose-proposed-ransom-twp-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "How can they cross-examine witnesses that they can't hear testify?",
        "source": "Laura McGarry, resident of Fawnwood development, Keyser Valley section, Scranton",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/16/dozens-turn-out-to-oppose-proposed-ransom-twp-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "While we understand that data centers will be built in this region, they need to be built responsibly,",
        "source": "Paige Gebhardt Cognetti, Scranton Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/16/dozens-turn-out-to-oppose-proposed-ransom-twp-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's really no benefit to the citizens,",
        "source": "Gary DiBileo, Lackawanna County Controller and president of the Keyser Valley Neighborhood Association",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2026/01/16/dozens-turn-out-to-oppose-proposed-ransom-twp-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They want to go full speed ahead. But I want them to slow down",
        "source": "Steve Hacker, East Vincent resident",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01/data-centers-pennsylvania-debate-legislature-environment-environment/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The Pennsylvania taxpayer, quite frankly, has had enough",
        "source": "Jamie Walsh, State Rep. (R., Luzerne)",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01/data-centers-pennsylvania-debate-legislature-environment-environment/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, there’s a real lack of regulation",
        "source": "Elizabeth Fiedler, State Rep. (D., Philadelphia), chair of House Energy Committee",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01/data-centers-pennsylvania-debate-legislature-environment-environment/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to keep an open mind",
        "source": "Craig A. Damon II, Township Supervisor, East Vincent",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01/data-centers-pennsylvania-debate-legislature-environment-environment/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "These decisions are being made in vacuums.",
        "source": "Katie Muth, State Sen. (D., Montgomery)",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01/data-centers-pennsylvania-debate-legislature-environment-environment/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We're 6,000 people in this town, and we want to just live. Don't you care about the children? Why do you want it near the children?",
        "source": "Anita Mancuso, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/residents-voice-concerns-over-archbald-data-center-plan-lackawanna-county-project-gravity/523-af1be776-d2dd-4cdd-945d-b1342cf4e8c5",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "How will these impacts be publicly monitored and recorded?",
        "source": "Erin Owen, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/residents-voice-concerns-over-archbald-data-center-plan-lackawanna-county-project-gravity/523-af1be776-d2dd-4cdd-945d-b1342cf4e8c5",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have any control over what the utility rates would be.",
        "source": "Raymond Rinaldi, Archbald 25 Developer LLC Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/residents-voice-concerns-over-archbald-data-center-plan-lackawanna-county-project-gravity/523-af1be776-d2dd-4cdd-945d-b1342cf4e8c5",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water is a fixed asset; there's only so much, power can be adjusted.",
        "source": "Bob Matisse, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/residents-voice-concerns-over-archbald-data-center-plan-lackawanna-county-project-gravity/523-af1be776-d2dd-4cdd-945d-b1342cf4e8c5",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's well within the capacity of Pennsylvania American.",
        "source": "Brian Yagiello, DEP Program Manager",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/residents-voice-concerns-over-archbald-data-center-plan-lackawanna-county-project-gravity/523-af1be776-d2dd-4cdd-945d-b1342cf4e8c5",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a reporting requirement on an annual basis to EPA, where their information is presented.",
        "source": "Amy Bellanca, DEP Clean Water Program Manager",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/residents-voice-concerns-over-archbald-data-center-plan-lackawanna-county-project-gravity/523-af1be776-d2dd-4cdd-945d-b1342cf4e8c5",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that this is the best data center site in this area of the country, by far.",
        "source": "Nick Farris, Provident Real Estate Advisors, representing the developer of Project Scott",
        "url": "https://wjffradio.org/spotlight-pa-six-data-center-campuses-are-planned-for-just-one-pa-borough-residents-are-fighting-back/",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that this is the best data center site in this area of the country, by far.",
        "source": "Nick Farris, Provident Real Estate Advisors, representing the developer for Project Scott",
        "url": "https://www.asheville.com/news/2026/03/the-ai-boom-has-plunged-a-small-pennsylvania-town-into-chaos/",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that this is the best data center site in this area of the country, by far.",
        "source": "Nick Farris, Provident Real Estate Advisors, representing Project Scott developer",
        "url": "https://grist.org/energy/the-ai-boom-has-plunged-a-small-pennsylvania-town-into-chaos/",
        "date": "2026-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The amendment in front of you today was dictated by private landowners and developers, not by the residents of Archbald,",
        "source": "Kayleigh Cornell, borough resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-02-06/data-centers-local-governments-residents-at-odds-with-nepa-projects-despite-promises-of-economic-growth",
        "date": "2025-11-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "You are destroying our lives if you allow these data centers to come in. You are disrupting this entire community,",
        "source": "Carolyn Mizanty, resident",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/",
        "date": "2025-11-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Here in Archbald, we are fighting against our local government,",
        "source": "Tamara Misewicz-Healey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/",
        "date": "2025-11-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Honestly, it’s broken my heart.",
        "source": "Tamara Misewicz-Healey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/",
        "date": "2025-11-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "You basically have Loudoun County, Virginia, phase two,",
        "source": "John Augustine, president and CEO of Penn's Northeast",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/11/14/feasibility-and-impacts-of-29-data-centers-concentrated-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-11-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're not all going to happen,",
        "source": "John Augustine, president and CEO of Penn's Northeast",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/11/14/feasibility-and-impacts-of-29-data-centers-concentrated-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-11-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have the authority to deny service requests simply because of broader concerns about generation supply adequacy,",
        "source": "Dana N. Burns, PPL spokeswoman",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/11/14/feasibility-and-impacts-of-29-data-centers-concentrated-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-11-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That said, we are concerned about resource adequacy in PJM and grid resilience,",
        "source": "Dana N. Burns, PPL spokeswoman",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/11/14/feasibility-and-impacts-of-29-data-centers-concentrated-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-11-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "When the mines ceased to be profitable, the owners packed up and moved out. They never cared about the people or the town.",
        "source": "Madonna Munley, Archbald resident and retired school teacher",
        "url": "https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/11/data-centers-are-poised-to-engulf-a-pennsylvania-town/",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the end of the day, these data centers are coming.",
        "source": "Joe Pittman, State Senate Majority Leader (R., Indiana)",
        "url": "https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/01/data-centers-pennsylvania-debate-legislature-environment-environment/",
        "date": "2025-11-01",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Simply because the ordinance does not allow for the most profitable version of your building does not make it exclusionary,",
        "source": "Amy Kelly, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2025-11-18/clifton-twp-zoning-board-will-decide-outcome-of-challenge-to-data-center-zoning-ordinance",
        "date": "2025-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to have proper protections in place, such as environmental studies, health studies and noise studies,",
        "source": "Chris Paone, Blakely borough manager and zoning officer",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/10/10/more-midvalley-communities-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T21:30:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It reverts us back in the borough to (data centers) being principally permitted in many areas all over Archbald, which also is not ideal,",
        "source": "Justin Healey, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/10/10/more-midvalley-communities-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T21:30:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think with any of these deals, you’ve got to work with the local community.",
        "source": "Josh Shapiro, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/10/10/more-midvalley-communities-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A short, correct pause is far better than a permanent wrong vote that hands large companies a map and a legal path into neighborhoods and parks where they don’t even belong.",
        "source": "Justin Healey, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/10/10/more-midvalley-communities-to-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-10-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I really do believe, and I’ve observed that there is a spectrum of opposition, from absolute objection to data centers to an understanding that data centers are going to become a part of our technology infrastructure across the country, but there are more proper locations than others for them,",
        "source": "Kyle Mullins, state Rep., D-112, Blakely",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/09/28/zoning-hearing-special-meeting-to-shape-archbalds-data-center-future-2/",
        "date": "2025-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That means that the people who are building them are aware that there are negative consequences, and they’re trying to figure out where they’re going to find the least opposition, instead of actual care for communities,",
        "source": "Rabbi Daniel Swartz, Temple Hesed in Scranton; chair of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/09/28/zoning-hearing-special-meeting-to-shape-archbalds-data-center-future-2/",
        "date": "2025-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The proposed data center campus would upend this quiet community,",
        "source": "Louise Troutman, executive director of Pocono Heritage Land Trust",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2025-11-18/clifton-twp-zoning-board-will-decide-outcome-of-challenge-to-data-center-zoning-ordinance",
        "date": "2025-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "To me, that is classic exploitation — big business rolls in and displaces people who need this housing, and where else are they going to go?",
        "source": "Bill Gaughan, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/19/data-center-developer-to-buy-mobile-home-park-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will help them in any way that we can.",
        "source": "Bill Gaughan, Lackawanna County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/19/data-center-developer-to-buy-mobile-home-park-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do we have to move? I've got a son that's going to be a junior in high school. I got to move him in his last year of school",
        "source": "George Blair, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/lackawanna-county-residents-concerned-over-proposed-data-center-valley-view-estates-eynon-jermyn-road-ai/523-372d808e-4968-4812-b578-51270cc983b0",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You want you want a place for a data center? Put them on the other side of the case. You got mountains over there. Put them over there. Why here? Displace families",
        "source": "George Blair, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/lackawanna-county-residents-concerned-over-proposed-data-center-valley-view-estates-eynon-jermyn-road-ai/523-372d808e-4968-4812-b578-51270cc983b0",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're all pretty close. I mean, we treat each other like family",
        "source": "Tina Goble, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/lackawanna-county-residents-concerned-over-proposed-data-center-valley-view-estates-eynon-jermyn-road-ai/523-372d808e-4968-4812-b578-51270cc983b0",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's like a slap in the face for one, trying to find a place that we can call our own, that's two.",
        "source": "Robert Blair, Archbald resident",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/lackawanna-county-residents-concerned-over-proposed-data-center-valley-view-estates-eynon-jermyn-road-ai/523-372d808e-4968-4812-b578-51270cc983b0",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s really nothing around here that I can afford,",
        "source": "Tina Goble, Valley View Estates resident",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/19/data-center-developer-to-buy-mobile-home-park-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "I didn’t know that poor people were the ones that you just wipe off the face of the earth,",
        "source": "Candice May, Valley View Estates resident",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/19/data-center-developer-to-buy-mobile-home-park-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
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        "text": "A lot of people don’t have the knowledge to fight this type of fight. These people have more money, more power.",
        "source": "Candice May, Valley View Estates resident",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/08/19/data-center-developer-to-buy-mobile-home-park-in-archbald/",
        "date": "2025-08-18",
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        "text": "We’re not changing the zones, we’re just overlaying these specific areas that were requested specifically by developers and potential developers saying, ‘Hey, we would like to put a data center here,’",
        "source": "Dan Markey, Archbald borough Manager",
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        "text": "We just want to make sure that the location where these large data center campuses are going is what’s best for the community,",
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        "text": "We just want to make sure that where they are located is in the best interest of the residents of Jessup.",
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        "text": "The approval of this project will be premature, and irresponsible mistake, and a devastation to all who reside in the North Pocono school district,",
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        "text": "This will go down in history as the biggest mistake the North Pocono area has ever seen, with the largest negative impact to our whole community,",
        "source": "Brittany Terbovich, Covington Township resident",
        "url": "https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/lackawanna-county-residents-oppose-development-of-proposed-data-center-covington-township/523-b0e39051-dc3e-406e-a10d-7b59a62f3ca4",
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      {
        "text": "If the zoning hearing board decides that the zoning ordinance is defective, the zoning hearing board will hear testimony regarding what amendments to the … zoning ordinance are necessary to cure the defects,",
        "source": "Tom Nanovic, zoning board attorney",
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      {
        "text": "We have the trifecta. We have the power, we have the fiber (internet), and we have the land.",
        "source": "Dan Markey, Archbald borough manager",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/05/18/data-centers-could-reshape-landscape-in-nepa/",
        "date": "2025-05-18T04:00:33.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "With the data centers, we're not for or against them. We just want the residents to benefit as much as possible from them.",
        "source": "Kayleigh Cornell, Archbald Neighborhood Association co-founder",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/05/18/data-centers-could-reshape-landscape-in-nepa/",
        "date": "2025-05-18T04:00:33.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "Hopefully we could get them to be better neighbors and implement some of the strategies that other municipalities have used,",
        "source": "Kayleigh Cornell, Archbald Neighborhood Association co-founder",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/05/18/data-centers-could-reshape-landscape-in-nepa/",
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        "text": "We want you to adopt regulations first to attract the good data centers, the ones that are good neighbors with lots of tax benefits, and discourage those that would cause the excessive impacts that some data centers have caused,",
        "source": "Richard Klein, founder and president, Community & Environmental Defense Services",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/05/18/data-centers-could-reshape-landscape-in-nepa/",
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        "text": "Cloud computing, computer programs themselves, also play a role in data centers, but really, AI is driving this fast-moving train,",
        "source": "John Augustine, president and CEO of Penn's Northeast",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/05/18/data-centers-could-reshape-landscape-in-nepa/",
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      {
        "text": "To this region, data centers will be what coal and steel were to this region,",
        "source": "Anthony Maras, attorney for 1778 Rich Pike LLC",
        "url": "https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2025-11-18/clifton-twp-zoning-board-will-decide-outcome-of-challenge-to-data-center-zoning-ordinance",
        "date": "2025-04-17",
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      "Five developers plan six data center campuses in Archbald, covering 14 percent of the town, with 51 buildings.",
      "Eleven of Pennsylvania's 50+ data center campuses in development are slated for Lackawanna County.",
      "One Archbald campus is expected to use more power than the region's largest power plant can produce.",
      "Under Pennsylvania law, towns must zone for all uses, so Archbald cannot exclude data centers outright.",
      "Stop Archbald Data Centers Facebook group has over 5,000 members.",
      "Five developers plan six data center campuses in Archbald, covering 14 percent of the town",
      "Archbald's six campuses comprise 51 buildings, the most of any Pennsylvania municipality",
      "Eleven data center campuses are slated for Lackawanna County; over 50 in development statewide",
      "Stop Archbald Data Centers Facebook group has over 5,000 members",
      "Pennsylvania law requires towns to zone for all uses, so data centers cannot be excluded",
      "PPL open house on Archbald Mountain transmission project is March 31, 2026, 6-8 p.m., at Throop Community Civic Center",
      "PPL expects construction to begin summer 2027 and finish summer 2030, pending Pennsylvania PUC approval",
      "Plan includes a new 500/230 kV Archbald Mountain Substation and three new 230 kV switchyards (Winton, Callender Gap, Sturges) with eight miles of new 230 kV lines",
      "New lines would be built in Archbald, Jessup, Olyphant and Jefferson Twp. and need a 250-foot-wide right-of-way",
      "PPL would not say whether the new customers are data centers",
      "Second conditional use hearing for Archbald I LLC data center campus was postponed on March 23, 2026 because the notice was not properly advertised in the Scranton Times",
      "More than 100 residents attended despite the cancellation",
      "Six data center campuses are proposed in Archbald, totaling more than 50 buildings",
      "Proposed campus covers about 400 acres between Business Route 6 and Eynon-Jermyn Road near Staback Park",
      "Stop Archbald Data Centers has sold more than 700 yard signs",
      "Archbald council hearing on Archbald I LLC's conditional use application was postponed March 23, 2026 because The Times-Tribune did not publish public notices",
      "At least 150 residents attended the roughly three-minute Archbald meeting",
      "Archbald I LLC filed its conditional use application Dec. 16 and council held its first hearing Feb. 11",
      "Jessup Zoning Hearing Board continued the Sunnyside Road height variance hearing; next hearing is one of April 21, 22 or 28",
      "Jessup's height limit in the district is 50 feet; proposed data center is 90 feet",
      "Five developers plan six data center campuses in Archbald, covering 14% of the town and evicting a trailer park",
      "Archbald's six campuses comprise 51 buildings, the most of any Pennsylvania municipality",
      "Eleven of over 50 Pennsylvania data center campuses in development are slated for Lackawanna County",
      "About 150 people attended a January 2026 meeting at Valley View High School auditorium",
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      "Archbald's six campuses comprise 51 buildings, the most of any Pennsylvania municipality",
      "Eleven of Pennsylvania's 50+ data center campuses in development are in Lackawanna County",
      "Plans would evict a trailer park",
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      "Six data center campuses with 51 buildings are proposed in Archbald, the most in Northeast Pennsylvania",
      "At least 12 data center projects are proposed in Lackawanna County",
      "PAW has 45 million gallons per day of available capacity in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area",
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      "PPL projects transmission rates drop 10% when the first gigawatt of data center load comes online"
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        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/10/10/more-midvalley-communities-to-regulate-data-centers/",
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        "name": "Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life",
        "url": "https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/09/28/zoning-hearing-special-meeting-to-shape-archbalds-data-center-future-2/",
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        "name": "Archbald Neighborhood Association",
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        "text": "I would rather not see it",
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        "text": "In these front-line communities, there are very real concerns",
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        "text": "Where they belong is up to the municipalities.",
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        "text": "We all -- the public -- need to be educated more",
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      "East Vincent Planning Commission voted to recommend rejecting the request",
      "South Annville Township received a rezoning request for 99 acres; most contacts oppose it",
      "Gov. Shapiro proposed the GRID rules; no bipartisan legislative agreement yet",
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        "text": "I can see this site from my porch,",
        "source": "Christine Bertino, Conshohocken resident",
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        "text": "We need to stay informed and stay vigilant.",
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        "text": "vote no on all five of these proposals tonight.",
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        "text": "It's clear as day that this application is insufficient.",
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        "text": "I walk my dog every day by that building.",
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        "text": "In that environment, can I win? No. Will I win legally? Absolutely.",
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        "text": "It's very peaceful, Mill Hill Preservation starts right there, where it dips down and goes up back there. It's just a beautiful view.",
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        "text": "We are voluntarily complying across the board,",
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        "text": "I just don’t think they’re listening, and I don’t think they get it because nobody is on their side. So, how are they still getting approval for this?",
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        "text": "Our power supply is extremely weak. We lose power for hours, sometimes even a day, maybe two, when we get a thunderstorm. There’s absolutely no realistic way that we can support a data center,",
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        "text": "There are certain parts of South Carolina that clearly aren't suitable for data centers,",
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        "text": "Data center developments are not appropriate in the Ace Basin Watershed.",
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        "text": "We cannot allow this ordinance to threaten our star-filled night skies, natural quiet, and enjoyment of landscapes with light, water and noise pollution,",
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        "text": "Whether we like it or not, change has happened throughout our lifetime and it's going to continue to happen,",
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        "text": "Small business owners don't need to be subsidizing Google, Meta and these other big tech companies,",
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        "text": "If there is one place in the state of South Carolina where we should not be putting data centers, this is the place.",
        "source": "Robby Maynor, climate campaign associate, Southern Environmental Law Center",
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        "text": "We're always on guard at the end of the year because many developers try to slip through proposals while they think people are distracted by the holidays,",
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        "text": "The main question is why here? Why now? The answer is not here, not now, not ever,",
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        "text": "The most significant conservation achievement in the state of South Carolina, I’d dare say on the entire East Coast, is the protection of the ACE Basin,",
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        "text": "Rural South Carolina is under attack by for-profits who seek to steal God’s gift to us — our water — right out from underneath our feet,",
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        "text": "The AI race that our country is in with other countries around the world is real,",
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        "text": "The AI race in this country against other countries is real",
        "source": "Ken Loeber, representing Eagle Rock Partners",
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        "text": "Everything I've researched about data centers, the power demand, and the power supply usage is very high,",
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        "text": "The ACE Basin is one of our nation's treasures, and it is very important to protect this pristine area,",
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        "text": "It's a big threat to the water source,",
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        "text": "It went quietly through three readings, which is how it gets approved, but the body of the legislation was never published, was never put in an agenda, was never put in any minutes.",
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        "text": "This is the headwaters of the Ashepoo River. This is the headwaters of the ACE Basin. This is a protected area that is under conservation easement.",
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        "text": "This is all net new growth for our AI industry for our country. Those jobs are not held by somebody else. This is not a relocation. This is new growth,",
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      "Colleton County set a six-month moratorium on data center developments one month before the article.",
      "The Planning Commission approved a text amendment establishing a digital infrastructure overlay district; County Council has the final say.",
      "The commission also recommended adding the overlay to a property north of Mount Carmel Road near Lightsey Way (Tax Map 059-00-00-005).",
      "Seven state legislators whose districts cover parts of Colleton County signed a resolution urging Colleton County Council to oppose the proposed data center campus on Cooks Hill Road",
      "Residents packed the Walterboro town auditorium in December to voice opposition to the Colleton County project",
      "A pair of residents sued Colleton County last month over a zoning law change that made the 860-acre project possible",
      "The proposed Colleton County data center would need about 12,000 gallons of water a day",
      "Two residents sued Colleton County over a policy making data centers in rural areas allowable as a special exception, finalized in November 2025",
      "The 859-acre proposed data center campus south of Walterboro would be one of the largest data center complexes in the country, per the Southern Environmental Law Center",
      "In October 2025 the same developers withdrew a rezoning application for a 1.8 million-square-foot data center in Jones County, Ga.",
      "Proposed 860-acre, nine-building data center campus near Walterboro would be South Carolina's first gigawatt center, requiring about 1,000 MW",
      "Colleton County zoning board meeting on Dec. 18, 2025 drew opponents; no vote taken",
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      "Developer estimates 12,000 gallons of water per day, about 0.1% of 4.2 billion gallons available annually in the county",
      "Canadys gas plant (2,200 MW, $5 billion) and $431 million pipeline still in permitting; operations not until the 2030s",
      "Colleton County Zoning Board of Appeals scheduled a public hearing on the data center on Dec. 18, 2025, the last procedural hurdle before approval",
      "Colleton County adopted a November 2025 policy making rural data centers allowable as a special exception, approvable in a single vote",
      "Santee Cooper paid about $1.2 million for a 99-acre plot on the same tax parcel as the proposed data center, per a Nov. 20 deed",
      "Santee Cooper's experimental rate for data centers requires a 15-year guaranteed payment contract and does not apply to electric co-op areas, where the site falls",
      "The developers withdrew a rezoning application for a 1.8 million-square-foot data center in Jones County, GA in October",
      "Hundreds attended Colleton County Civic Center meeting on an 859-acre data center campus proposed by Eagle Rock Partners",
      "Zoning Board of Appeals was holding public comment on a special exception request",
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      "Unclear if or when the zoning board will discuss or vote again",
      "Colleton County Zoning Board of Appeals heard an 850-acre AI data center proposal on Thursday, December 18, 2025",
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        "text": "Now to Newberry tonight. That's where they have hit the pause button on a new data center there. News Nineteen's Taylor Richardson has those details. With county council beginning to start the process of placing a moratorium for the entire county, that will begin a year-long discussion about regulations on how the county should handle data centers in the future. All in favor of passing 3rd reading. Please raise your hand. Dozens of residents filled the Newberry Opera House to speak against a proposed data center. After hearing public comment, County council rejected a purchase agreement for Project Altair and approved the first reading of a twelve-month moratorium on data center permits. To see our county council actually listen to its residents, that kind of renewed my faith again and um. It was a good thing. I was really glad that the council listened to their constituents and voted accordingly. County officials say the next year will be used to develop data center regulations with p",
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        "text": "I just didn't like their agreement, It's incomplete.",
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        "text": "And if I can't trust you, I can't trust you.",
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        "text": "At its core, AI is anti-human,",
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        "text": "We have health concerns over fossil fuel burning of natural gas generators and diesel generators,",
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        "text": "I think these projects were pushed through without much visibility from the community, and a lot of the people that live very close don't even really understand what's going on or what's being built there,",
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      "Council voted 3-2 on the Valara data center; Councilman Monier Abusaft voted against Valara after voting for the other two",
      "Councilwoman Jessica Coker voted against the AIB and 300 Jones Road agreements over Community Benefit Payment provisions",
      "Council will hold a third and final vote on the three agreements on Monday, Nov. 16",
      "Spartanburg County Council on Nov. 3, 2026 approved three data center development agreements, including NorthMark, AIB and Jones Road",
      "Council amended its data center moratorium to allow data centers under 65 megawatts that enter into a development agreement",
      "NorthMark agreement passed 3-2 with Monier Abusaft and Grand DeShields voting no",
      "More than two dozen people gathered in Spartanburg on Saturday to protest data center developments",
      "County council gave no vote on tax incentives for Project Sparrow, tied to Spero Group",
      "Northmark Strategies received county council approval in 2025 for a Pine Street project"
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        "title": "Blount County commissioners approve yearlong moratoriums on data centers, large residential developments | wbir.com",
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        "source": "The Daily Times",
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        "url": "https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/workshop-advances-agreement-to-buy-in-on-south-plant-purchase/article_ff185ca9-e48f-4474-94b9-3dfdc641b3c7.html",
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        "title": "Alcoa South Plant site acquisition plan progresses",
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        "text": "People do not want those things, and we're going to do whatever we can to make sure we don't have one here,",
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        "text": "Thank you for being here. Thanks for your service. Thanks for a night that was a real hum dinger.",
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        "text": "We all got in a panic last month in this meeting and passed a rule about the data centers, which we can't put a data center in Blount County now because of what we did. But this property is still exists inside the city limits and isn't subject to what we passed for the county. So there's that aspect of this piece of property as well. This prevents such a thing from happening.",
        "source": "Mike Akard, Commissioner",
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        "text": "Even still, recognizing that there is a lot of concern out there about this potential development style, we, as staff, are already talking about what our possible next steps are,",
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        "text": "As you all know this Commission is county government only with planning authority over those areas outside the city boundaries. As far as I am aware we haven’t had any proposed data centers in our planning jurisdiction,",
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        "text": "If we install a data center, I heard that that would end up with more frequent blackouts, and I’m worried that would turn off the power in the fish tank,",
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      "Commissioners also approved a one-year moratorium on large-scale residential development, including subdivisions with 10 or more lots, apartment complexes and multifamily developments",
      "Subdivisions with fewer than 10 homes are exempt from the residential moratorium",
      "A proposed amendment to remove subdivisions from the residential development moratorium failed",
      "Both moratoriums require approval from the Blount County Planning Commission before moving forward",
      "Blount County commissioners passed a resolution on June 18 asking the Planning Commission to consider data center zoning amendments.",
      "Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the data center zoning resolution and send it to the County Commission.",
      "Setback from residential zones was amended to 2,000 feet by a 7-2 vote; staff mapping found 1,500 feet leaves one possible site and 5,000 feet leaves none.",
      "Data centers would be allowed only in the Industrial Zone as a special exception approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals.",
      "Fastest path: public hearing date set Oct. 20, hearing in second week of November, final vote Nov. 19.",
      "Alcoa commissioners advanced an intergovernmental agreement on July 14, 2026 to buy the 162.5-acre South Plant for about $20 million.",
      "Cost would be split 30/30/40 between Alcoa, Maryville and Blount County.",
      "The purchase still requires approval by Blount County and Maryville officials.",
      "An announcement in February raised fears the South Plant could become a data center.",
      "If approved, the site would be managed through the Industrial Development Board of Blount County.",
      "Blount County Commission voted 12-3-1 on July 9, 2026 to advance an $8 million commitment to buy the former ALCOA South Plant site, with five members absent.",
      "The resolution funds $4 million from Debt Service and $4 million from the General Fund unrestricted balance.",
      "The county voted in June to ask its Planning Commission for tougher zoning rules on data centers and crypto mining; they would not apply to the South Plant site inside Alcoa city limits.",
      "Future tax revenues from the site would be split 40-30-30 among the county and the cities.",
      "The full board meets July 16, 2026.",
      "The Blount County Commission workshop on July 9, 2026 voted to advance a resolution to buy the 160-acre Alcoa South Plant site to the full commission.",
      "The purchase is expected to cost $20 million, with the City of Alcoa and City of Maryville each paying 30% and Blount County paying 40%.",
      "Blount County passed a rule about data centers the month before the July 2026 workshop, and officials said the purchase would prevent a data center in the city limits.",
      "The next Blount County Commission meeting on the resolution is scheduled for July 16, 2026.",
      "Seven Alcoa residents spoke against a potential data center at the Alcoa South Plant site at the Planning Commission meeting.",
      "Alcoa announced at the end of February it was evaluating proposals to partner into the data center market on 10 former smelting locations in the U.S.",
      "City Attorney Stephanie Coleman said a full ban is not legally possible, but the city could make sites less attractive to developers.",
      "Neither the Planning Commission nor the Blount County Commission agenda included data center business.",
      "Nine citizens spoke at the Blount County Commission meeting on May 21, 2026 about data center concerns, citing utility costs, noise, environmental damage and health.",
      "Several speakers referenced the former Alcoa South Plant site as a possible future data center.",
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        "title": "More Tennessee, Georgia towns hit pause on rural data centers as power, water worries grow",
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        "text": "\"It doesn't feel right to me that in a rush to build data centers all over America, we should ruin a beautiful, rural part of Hamilton County,\" Wamp said.",
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        "text": "We don’t want to lose,” Highlander said. “We want to be able to control our own destiny on this.",
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      "Walker County, Georgia is considering a 180-day extension to its 30-day data center moratorium",
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      "The moratorium does not affect a small data center approved for the former Hamilton County Jail building within Chattanooga city limits, capped at 12,000 square feet",
      "Wamp proposed a review in six months on formal guidelines against data centers in parts of the county",
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      "The moratorium applies to businesses that primarily use electronic equipment to process, store or transmit digital information and need environmental controls, with a peak electric demand of 1 megawatt.",
      "The County Planning Department is to present zoning regulations for data centers by March 2027.",
      "County Attorney Janie Varnell recommended only a yearlong moratorium to avoid lawsuits, since Tennessee law requires an express purpose for moratoriums.",
      "Hamilton County commissioners voted Wednesday, July 15, 2026 to approve a one-year pause on new data centers in rural parts of the county.",
      "Mayor Weston Wamp proposed the moratorium so the county can make zoning code changes before more projects move forward.",
      "Urban Story Ventures estimates its JailHouse Studios facility will use one to five percent of the electricity that larger data centers require."
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        "title": "Data center: Any new one here would likely incur huge costs to owner - Paris Post-Intelligencer",
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        "text": "We're neutral on it. We'll gladly look into requests from prospective customers who want to talk about placing data centers here, but not without protecting the best interests of our customers.",
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        "text": "The biggest data center, the one off North Market, uses less water in a month than either one of the two biggest car washes here.",
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      "There are no AI data centers in Henry County.",
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        "title": "Data centers on one-year delay, Knox County votes to adopt one-year moratorium",
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        "text": "With the moratorium in place we can learn more together,",
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        "text": "These large scale data centers they create huge demands on energy and water and they impact the local neighbors community.",
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      "Knoxville Utilities Board says three data centers are currently in the area, using about half the power of big data centers seen elsewhere in the country.",
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        "text": "I would like some discussion on this because we keep bringing it up, and I know we have two years on it,",
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        "text": "Is the power supply going to cause rates in this area to go up?",
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        "text": "They’ll now have an actual order for verbiage. We need to get a vote tonight on if y’all agree with this verbiage, we will send this to the council to get this adopted.",
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        "text": "So that if a data center wants to locate in our community, the proper protections are in place so the community can feel that their voices have been heard and that the government is taking all the necessary steps to protect them,",
        "source": "Paul Young, Memphis Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/22/shelby-co-commission-debates-data-center-rules-day-after-memphis-city-council-passes-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would like to hear from [the] Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and Memphis Light Gas and Water (MLGW), Sugarmon said.",
        "source": "Sugarmon, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/shelby-county-commission-defers-voting-on-data-center-related-ordinances/",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Even though there are no data centers, we still need to move forward, be proactive, get ahead of these developers, so that they'll know the rules that we're gonna play by,",
        "source": "Commissioner Brooks, Shelby County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/16/shelby-co-commissioner-holds-data-center-moratorium-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T03:35:45.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a pause,” Brooks said. “I'm not anti-data center.",
        "source": "Henri Brooks, Shelby County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://wreg.com/news/local/data-center-debate-expands-as-county-weighs-moratorium-town-hall-scheduled-tonight/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T16:32:35.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not a city that is open for exploitation,” Pearson said. “We need ethical development.",
        "source": "Keshaun Pearson, Community activist",
        "url": "https://wreg.com/news/local/data-center-debate-expands-as-county-weighs-moratorium-town-hall-scheduled-tonight/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T16:32:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have data centers right now in unincorporated Shelby County,” Brooks said.",
        "source": "Henri Brooks, Shelby County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://wreg.com/news/local/data-center-debate-expands-as-county-weighs-moratorium-town-hall-scheduled-tonight/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T16:32:35.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whereas, non-grid power generation, accessory computing, and industrial-scale facilities are one of the fastest-growing land uses nationally and are not currently addressed as a distinct use in the Millington Zoning Ordinance, creating uncertainty for applicants and the city alike,",
        "source": "Millington resolution",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/15/millington-approves-data-center-moratorium-county-memphis-weigh-their-own/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T02:59:54.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I absolutely support our aquifer, our air, and our ratepayers, but putting a prohibition and a moratorium on this before we have all the facts, I think, is incredibly premature,",
        "source": "Mark Billingsley, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/shelby-county-commission-passes-data-center-moratorium-on-first-reading/article_271392a8-ac0f-4897-92bb-b62621576dbe.html",
        "date": "2026-10-13T23:01:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no data centers in unincorporated Shelby County. There are no plans for a data center. Director Ragsdale said there are no permits for a data center, so I don't support having a moratorium on something that doesn't exist.",
        "source": "Derek Mills, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/shelby-county-commission-passes-data-center-moratorium-on-first-reading/article_271392a8-ac0f-4897-92bb-b62621576dbe.html",
        "date": "2026-10-13T23:01:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not anti-data center, I'm not, but I'm anti-corporations taking advantage of individuals who are footing the bill for your existence,",
        "source": "Henri Brooks, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/shelby-county-commission-passes-data-center-moratorium-on-first-reading/article_271392a8-ac0f-4897-92bb-b62621576dbe.html",
        "date": "2026-10-13T23:01:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can’t pick one or the other,",
        "source": "Unnamed 17-year-old Shelby County resident",
        "url": "https://memphisreport.com/2026/10/13/shelby-county-commission-data-center-moratorium-first-reading-oct-12/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T10:36:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are going to build data centers all over Shelby County if allowed.",
        "source": "Henri Brooks, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://dailymemphian.com/article/67587/shelby-county-commission-data-center-moratorium-memphis",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not trying to run any of those people away. But they need to be regulated.",
        "source": "Henri Brooks, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://dailymemphian.com/article/67587/shelby-county-commission-data-center-moratorium-memphis",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "They are going to build data centers all over Shelby County if allowed,",
        "source": "Henri E. Brooks, Shelby County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://memphisreport.com/2026/10/13/shelby-county-commission-data-center-moratorium-first-reading-oct-12/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we have citations incorrect about what our powers really are,",
        "source": "Amber Huett-Garcia, Shelby County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://memphisreport.com/2026/10/13/shelby-county-commission-data-center-moratorium-first-reading-oct-12/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The problem is if we don't have anything in place and the data centers decide to move in... then there's no such thing as ex post facto laws,",
        "source": "Erika Sugarmon, Shelby County Commissioner, District 12",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/13/first-city-now-county-debates-data-center-temporary-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we have citations incorrect about what our powers really are,",
        "source": "Amber Huett-Garcia, Shelby County Commissioner, District 13",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/13/first-city-now-county-debates-data-center-temporary-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So we need guardrails and a moratorium. You can't pick one or the other.",
        "source": "Jasmine Bernard, 17-year-old Shelby County resident",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/10/13/first-city-now-county-debates-data-center-temporary-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "His has a full moratorum 18 months, right? Councilman Warden's ordinance had no moratorium.",
        "source": "Unnamed Memphis City Council Member, Memphis City Council Member, Planning and Zoning Committee",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/tn/shelby-county",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Allowing a business to pollute the air with NOx (nitrogen oxide) and formaldehyde for nearly one year with no permit or regulatory oversight is egregious.",
        "source": "LaTricea Adams, founder and president of Young,Gifted, and Green",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/groups-demand-xai-permit-to-be-rescinded/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're demanding a full stop until independent, third-party, health and environmental impact studies are completed and publicly reviewed with true community input and oversight,",
        "source": "Shannon Samsa",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/groups-demand-xai-permit-to-be-rescinded/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We should not be rewarding polluters — they should be reprimanded.",
        "source": "KeShaun Pearson, executive director of MCAP",
        "url": "https://www.memphisflyer.com/groups-demand-xai-permit-to-be-rescinded/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Shelby County Health Department’s decision to grant this permit not only violates federal law, it goes against the department’s own regulations,",
        "source": "Amanda Garcia, SELC Senior Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/groups-appeal-permit-for-xais-south-memphis-data-center-decisions-around-unpermitted-methane-gas-turbines/",
        "date": "2025-07-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We hope the Shelby County Health Department sees this appeal as a second chance to prioritize the health of the people in the community,",
        "source": "Abre’ Conner, NAACP Director of Environmental Justice",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/groups-appeal-permit-for-xais-south-memphis-data-center-decisions-around-unpermitted-methane-gas-turbines/",
        "date": "2025-07-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our health shouldn’t be threatened at the hands of billionaires who circumvent the law.",
        "source": "Derrick Johnson, NAACP President and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.selc.org/press-release/groups-appeal-permit-for-xais-south-memphis-data-center-decisions-around-unpermitted-methane-gas-turbines/",
        "date": "2025-07-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They gave us a bunch of non-answers. They made a bunch of excuses about why they continue to fail us,",
        "source": "Orion Overstreet, Tigers vs Musk",
        "url": "https://shelbycountyobserver.com/environmental-activists-demand-answers-from-shelby-county-health-department-as-xai-awaits-permit-approval-to-run-turbines/",
        "date": "2025-05-01T14:14:42.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We continue to hear what they can't do. We continue to hear what's not possible,",
        "source": "KeShaun Pearson, president of Memphis Community Against Pollution",
        "url": "https://shelbycountyobserver.com/environmental-activists-demand-answers-from-shelby-county-health-department-as-xai-awaits-permit-approval-to-run-turbines/",
        "date": "2025-05-01T14:14:42.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don’t need to be sending all this different pollution, the formaldehyde and the gas,",
        "source": "Easter Knox",
        "url": "https://mlk50.com/2025/04/25/southwest-memphians-take-on-elon-musk-xai/",
        "date": "2025-04-25T15:48:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We deserve to breathe clean air just like the communities out east,",
        "source": "Sarah Gladney",
        "url": "https://mlk50.com/2025/04/25/southwest-memphians-take-on-elon-musk-xai/",
        "date": "2025-04-25T15:48:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can’t kill people for it,",
        "source": "KeShaun Pearson, president of Memphis Community Against Pollution",
        "url": "https://mlk50.com/2025/04/25/southwest-memphians-take-on-elon-musk-xai/",
        "date": "2025-04-25T15:48:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Community members are not the same as stockholders in a company that are required to be communicated with,",
        "source": "Bobby White, chief government affairs officer for the Greater Memphis Chamber",
        "url": "https://mlk50.com/2025/04/25/southwest-memphians-take-on-elon-musk-xai/",
        "date": "2025-04-25T15:48:39.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Shelby County Health Department, prove that you are not bought and paid for by xAI and the Greater Memphis Chamber. Stand up for us. Do something!",
        "source": "Oceania Gillian, fiance of State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis)",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/04/26/emotions-run-high-schd-town-hall-xai-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-04-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're bringing in this Silicon Valley mindset, which is 'go fast' and break things,",
        "source": "Stephen Smith, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/04/26/emotions-run-high-schd-town-hall-xai-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-04-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a case study, of a corporation losing community trust because they're not being open and honest about what they're doing.",
        "source": "Stephen Smith, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy",
        "url": "https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/04/26/emotions-run-high-schd-town-hall-xai-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-04-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We absolutely understand the community resistance to doing any business with xAI and Elon Musk. We acknowledge that,",
        "source": "Sarah Houston, executive director of Protect Our Aquifer",
        "url": "https://tri-statedefender.com/memphis-city-council-approves-land-sale-to-xai-amid-community-concerns/03/20/",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have questions, and they have the right to have questions. They have the right to have them answered. Not after the fact, but before the fact. They live in that community,",
        "source": "Yolanda Cooper-Sutton, council member",
        "url": "https://tri-statedefender.com/memphis-city-council-approves-land-sale-to-xai-amid-community-concerns/03/20/",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "xAI’s acquisition of this property ensures we’ll remain at the forefront of AI innovation, right here in Memphis,",
        "source": "Brent Mayo, xAI",
        "url": "https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-03-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This significant expansion by xAI reinforces Memphis’s position as a premier destination for technological innovation.",
        "source": "Ted Townsend, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber",
        "url": "https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/elon-musks-xai-buys-one-million-sq-ft-site-for-second-memphis-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-03-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is going to make Memphis one of the most critical data and AI hubs in the United States,",
        "source": "Philip Spinosa, Memphis City Councilman",
        "url": "https://meridianpacificproperties.com/elon-musks-xai-supercomputer-brings-tech-growth-and-jobs-to-memphis/",
        "date": "2025-02-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
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      "The Shelby County Board of Commissioners deferred voting on two data center-related ordinances on October 26, 2026.",
      "The Memphis City Council passed an ordinance enacting a 135-day pause on new data center approvals less than a week before the deferral.",
      "Commissioner Henri E. Brooks sponsored a 12-month moratorium on data centers, which was delayed.",
      "The items will be heard at the Commission's November 18th meeting.",
      "Shelby County Commission deferred votes on two data center regulatory items at its Oct. 26, 2026 regular meeting.",
      "Commissioner Amber Huett-Garcia's ordinance would implement regulations on new and existing data centers in the Memphis and Shelby County Unified Development Code.",
      "Commissioner Henri E. Brooks sponsored a 12-month moratorium on data centers in the county; its vote was delayed.",
      "Seven other commissioners co-sponsored Huett-Garcia's ordinance by the end of the Oct. 26 meeting.",
      "Shelby County Board of Commissioners deferred a proposed data-center development standards ordinance and a related temporary moratorium at its October 26, 2026 meeting for further review and community input",
      "Shelby County commissioners debated a proposed data center regulatory ordinance on Oct. 21, 2026, which passed committee 11-0 with one abstention and one absence.",
      "Memphis City Council passed an ordinance on Oct. 20, 2026 that includes a 135-day moratorium on data center applications.",
      "Brooks' 12-month moratorium passed first reading on Oct. 12 by a 5-4 vote with four abstentions and is set for another vote Oct. 26.",
      "Last year the county and city collected a combined $24 million from SpaceXAI, with 25% legally mandated for investment within five miles of the facility.",
      "Colossus I uses 15 gas-fueled turbines and draws around 1 million gallons of fresh water daily.",
      "Memphis City Council passed a 135-day data center moratorium before October 22, 2026",
      "Shelby County Commission is considering a separate ordinance proposing a temporary data center moratorium not exceeding 12 months",
      "Mayor Paul Young's executive order provides 90 days to develop a plan for data center regulations",
      "MLGW board approved an 11% gas increase and 12% water increase phased in over three years",
      "Shelby County commissioners narrowly advanced a proposed temporary moratorium on data centers in unincorporated areas outside the city limits on a Monday vote.",
      "Commissioner Henri Brooks and the Memphis Community Against Pollution held a town hall on the data center moratorium at First Baptist Church on Broad on Thursday.",
      "The Greater Memphis Chamber came out against the moratorium, saying it will hurt Memphis's position in digital infrastructure growth.",
      "Shelby County government is weighing a temporary halt on new data center projects in unincorporated areas while regulations are developed.",
      "A community town hall on data centers is scheduled for 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Broad, 2835 Broad Avenue in Memphis.",
      "Millington approved a six-month data center moratorium on Monday, October 12, 2026, effective immediately and expiring April 12 unless extended",
      "Shelby County's proposed moratorium passed first reading Monday by a 5-4 vote",
      "The Memphis City Council is expected to make a final decision on its moratorium October 20 after pushing the vote back twice",
      "Millington has yet to see a proposal for a data center, according to Chris Thomas",
      "Memphis community described as having just two data centers",
      "A 17-year-old Shelby County resident asked the Memphis City Council for a moratorium on new data center development and stronger regulatory guardrails",
      "Shelby County Commission passed a data center moratorium ordinance on first reading, with a third and final reading still to come",
      "The county ordinance mirrors most of the text of the city of Memphis's proposed ordinance but includes unincorporated Shelby County",
      "The Shelby County Health Department told commissioners last month that data centers are not in the top 25 polluters in the county",
      "Shelby County Commission passed first reading of a data center moratorium 5-4 on Oct. 12, 2026, with four abstaining",
      "Memphis City Council postponed final action on its moratorium, Ordinance 5982, to Oct. 20",
      "No data center projects are currently identified in unincorporated Shelby County",
      "State attorney Allan Wade told council state law does not allow an outright ban, though a temporary pause can stand",
      "Shelby County commissioners advanced a proposed temporary moratorium on data centers in unincorporated Shelby County by a 5-4 vote on first reading, with four commissioners abstaining.",
      "The proposed moratorium must clear a second vote and a third reading before a final decision.",
      "No data center projects are currently identified in unincorporated Shelby County areas, according to the article.",
      "Unincorporated Shelby County does not have independent power and water infrastructure, per Commissioner Huett-Garcia."
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        "title": "Evoque Partners with Archer Datacenters to Develop 61 Acre",
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      {
        "text": "With their commitment to operational excellence, sustainable energy capabilities, and forward-thinking leadership, we view Evoque as the ideal partner to help to realize our vision for the premier data center campus in the greater Nashville region,",
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      "Evoque and Archer Datacenters formed a joint venture for over 100MW and over 500,000 sq ft of data center space in Gallatin, Tennessee",
      "Evoque earmarked $200mm to accelerate expansion of the site",
      "Original 28.5 acre campus has an 82,000 sq ft shell with over 40MW available; adjacent parcel is 32.8 acres",
      "Site is adjacent to Meta's new data center"
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    "name": "Williamson County",
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      {
        "title": "Williamson County planners add data center zoning to Nov. 12 agenda | The Duck River Sentinel",
        "url": "https://theduckriversentinel.com/articles/williamson-county-planners-add-data-center-zoning-to-nov-12-agenda-mw1ekz4h",
        "date": "2026-11-05T00:49:21.000Z",
        "source": "The Duck River Sentinel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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      {
        "text": "We want to have data centers, but we want to put guardrails around that to protect our ratepayers.",
        "source": "Ed Butler, Rickman Republican, House sponsor of the bill",
        "url": "https://theduckriversentinel.com/articles/williamson-county-planners-add-data-center-zoning-to-nov-12-agenda-mw1ekz4h",
        "date": "2026-11-05T00:49:21.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
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      "The Williamson County Regional Planning Commission will discuss data center zoning for the first time at its Nov. 12 meeting as Item 40, Discussion Related to Zoning Framework for Data Centers.",
      "The agenda includes no staff report or draft ordinance language for the item.",
      "Nashville's Metro Council approved the city's first data center regulations on July 21, including a temporary construction moratorium.",
      "Nine cities and counties across Tennessee have passed temporary data center construction moratoriums since fall 2025.",
      "Tennessee SB2128 requires data center owners to cover infrastructure upgrade costs and bars utilities from passing those costs to ratepayers."
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    "name": "Anderson County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.77,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On May 4, 2026, Anderson County commissioners voted 5-0 urging state leaders to pause data center development, then sent a petition with over 1,500 resident signatures. The county says it lacks authority to zone or regulate, so the pause is non-binding.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:10.263Z",
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        "title": "State lawmakers examine data center growth as water concerns mount in East Texas, beyond | cbs19.tv",
        "url": "https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/texas-lawmakers-examine-data-center-growth-water-concerns-mount/501-6c904768-63df-4e67-a67e-1e898f99c782",
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        "title": "Anderson County officials launch petition to pause data center development",
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        "date": "2026-05-18T22:01:53.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "New $16B natural gas generation hub being built in East Texas, data center to follow | Just The News",
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        "date": "2026-03-25T15:40:06.000Z",
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        "title": "NextEra Bets $16 Billion That Texas Demand Is Real | Hyperscale News",
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        "date": "2026-03-23T14:38:27.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "NextEra gets federal approval to build 10GW of natural gas power in Texas and Pennsylvania for data centers - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nextera-gets-federal-approval-to-build-10gw-of-natural-gas-power-in-texas-and-pennsylvania-for-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "# Anderson County asks state to pause data center development over water concerns\n\n- Channel: KLTV 7\n- Length: 10:12\n- Views: 93\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-05-19T06:10:42-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nAnderson County officials are asking Gov. Greg Abbott and state regulators to pause data center development in Texas until more information is available about potential impacts on water and the environment. \n \nFor more Local News from KLTV: https://www.kltv.com/ \nFor more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp3zquwHVcDdVqeEZEm_o-A\n\n## Transcript\n\n>> The idea of data centers.\nFirst of all, just with Anderson\nCounty, you know, how did this get brought up to y'all's\nattention in the first place?\n>> Well, because it is\na national and a state issue right now.\nI think the commissioners and I,\nI just felt like we needed to be proactive, uh, be transparent\nwith our citizens and let them know, uh, you know, how we feel.\nAnd, uh, one of the things",
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        "text": "When new developers like Diode Ventures enter a residential neighborhood intent on building a new data center and refuse to do any community town halls, refuse to discuss their water and electricity usage, and refuse to testify before this committee, then Texans rightfully get upset.",
        "source": "Cody Harris, Chair, Texas House Natural Resources Committee (R-Palestine)",
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        "text": "We don't have enough information about how these are going to affect our communities… what we're doing is just trying to have a voice for our citizens.",
        "source": "Carey McKinney, Anderson County Judge",
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        "text": "You don't want to trade your quality of life just for the sake of having tax base, you know, because I'm sure there would probably be some tax base and there would be some revenues.",
        "source": "Unnamed Anderson County official",
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        "text": "The petition itself has no statutory authority.",
        "source": "Unnamed Anderson County official",
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        "date": "2026-05-19",
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        "text": "I don't want Anderson County to become a Corpus Christi where our wells are going dry.",
        "source": "Unnamed Anderson County official",
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        "date": "2026-05-19",
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        "text": "The main thing is letting our citizens know that we want to stand with them, be proactive and protect our community,",
        "source": "Carey McKinney, Anderson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/18/anderson-county-officials-launch-petition-pause-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-05-18",
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        "text": "I don’t want Anderson County to become a Corpus Christi where our wells are going dry, and we basically, our economic development is shut down,",
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        "text": "There are other things that need to be addressed. For example, the water issue, sound, pollution, light pollution: all those types of things need to be considered,",
        "source": "Dan Bacon, Anderson County resident",
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        "text": "Some data centers are going to be state-of-the-art. We want state-of-the-art.",
        "source": "Lorraine Bacon, Anderson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/18/anderson-county-officials-launch-petition-pause-data-center-development/",
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        "text": "Approved a resolution and citizen petition urging state leaders to pause data center development in unincorporated areas until proper regulations are established.",
        "source": "Anderson County Commissioners Court",
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        "source": "John Ketchum, chairman, president and CEO of NextEra Energy",
        "url": "https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/new-16b-natural-gas-generation-hub-being-built-east-texas-data-center",
        "date": "2026-03-25",
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        "text": "Whatever regulations are in place when developers apply are the regulations that will apply.",
        "source": "Brigitte Meyer, Staff attorney",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-03-23/nextera-bets-16-billion-that-texas-demand-is-real",
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        "text": "Our hub strategy is designed to scale quickly and support rising demand while strengthening America's energy security – without increasing electricity costs for American households.",
        "source": "John Ketchum, chairman, president, and CEO of NextEra Energy",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nextera-gets-federal-approval-to-build-10gw-of-natural-gas-power-in-texas-and-pennsylvania-for-data-centers/",
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      "Texas House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on data centers and water supply on a Tuesday in June 2026",
      "Anderson County sent a resolution and petition with more than 1,500 signatures to state leaders",
      "A new Texas Tribune poll found more than half of Texans oppose data centers in their communities",
      "Over 100 people signed up for public comment at the hearing",
      "The legislature is not in session; lawmakers plan to shape policy when it returns in January",
      "Anderson County commissioners adopted a resolution on May 4, 2026 asking the governor and state agencies to pause data center development until more information on water and environmental impacts is available",
      "County has an online and in-person petition asking for a pause; it has no statutory authority",
      "County says it lacks authority to zone or regulate businesses in the county",
      "Over 6,000 protests were filed with Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District over proposed well permits of about 48,000 acre-feet",
      "Hunt County has taken a similar pause action",
      "Anderson County commissioners approved collecting signatures for a petition to pause data center developments.",
      "The petition has no legal authority and is open until May 31, 2026.",
      "Only residents of Anderson County may sign.",
      "The county judge said the county is not aware of any data center developments currently in the county.",
      "The petition is available online and at the Anderson County Annex.",
      "On 2026-05-04 the Anderson County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 to approve Resolution R04-2026 urging state leaders to pause data center development in unincorporated areas until regulations are established.",
      "The court approved the resolution to protect local water supplies and infrastructure.",
      "On the same date the court voted 5-0 not to apply for a TxDMV license plate reader camera grant after public concern over surveillance.",
      "Texas Power Generation Hub in rural Anderson County is estimated at $16 billion and will generate up to 5.2 GW of natural gas-fired power.",
      "U.S. Department of Commerce says a new data center will be built at the site after the generation hub.",
      "Rep. Cody Harris said the project will create 3,000 long-term jobs in his community.",
      "Residents in the area have expressed concerns that a new AI data center could drain Lake Palestine or the Neches River.",
      "State Rep. Helen Kerwin called for an immediate pause on data center proposals to allow impact studies.",
      "Project Anderson is a 5.2GW, $16 billion natural gas plant in Anderson County, TX, tied to data center demand",
      "Data Center Watch reported 20 projects worth $98 billion blocked by local opposition in Q2 2025",
      "Monterey Park, California, collected 5,000 signatures and is moving toward a permanent ban",
      "Mercer County passed a one-year moratorium on data centers",
      "Pennsylvania municipalities cannot ban data centers or impose moratoriums but can regulate noise, water, and siting",
      "NextEra received US government approval for up to 10GW of gas generation in Texas and Pennsylvania to meet data center demand",
      "Project Anderson is a 5.2GW Texas gas facility in Anderson County, est. $16bn, delivering into ERCOT",
      "A 4.3GW Southwest Pennsylvania gas facility is est. $17bn, delivering into PJM",
      "NextEra has about 30 hubs in development and targets about 40",
      "NextEra reported 20GW of large load interest, mainly from hyperscalers"
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        "date": "2026-05-19T13:10:42.000Z"
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    "name": "Andrews County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Andrews County commissioners unanimously passed a May 2026 resolution opposing future large data centers, but are still negotiating road and tax terms for Cipher's 100 MW Stingray project. Residents raised concerns at a July town hall; no organized group has formed.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.4,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:55.225Z",
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      {
        "title": "August 28, 2026 Issue, Page 2 of 7 | Andrews County News",
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        "date": "2026-08-28",
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners court begins to look at tax options involved with upcoming data center project here | Andrews County News",
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        "date": "2026-07-31T05:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "News | Andrews County News",
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        "source": "Measured AI",
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        "date": "2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
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        "title": "Stingray | Cipher Digital",
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        "text": "We asked for a two-year warranty, and they have us a fiveyear warranty",
        "source": "Commissioners, Andrews County commissioners court",
        "url": "https://www.andrewscountynews.com/issues/2026-08-28/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "We heard concerns from the community and we want to address those concerns and solicit feedback",
        "source": "Cipher Mining representative, company rep",
        "url": "https://www.andrewscountynews.com/issues/2026-08-28/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
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        "text": "This data center will never be on during grid emergencies",
        "source": "Cipher Mining representative, company rep",
        "url": "https://www.andrewscountynews.com/issues/2026-08-28/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
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        "text": "The demand has come fast, and we are chasing the demand",
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        "url": "https://www.andrewscountynews.com/issues/2026-08-28/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
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        "text": "We'll only be taking this very brackish water that isn't actually capable for cattle or irrigation",
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        "text": "I know a lot about following through with the communities we're involved with, and we will do that",
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      "Commissioners approved a resolution in May opposing future data center development in Andrews County",
      "Project is 100 MW on a 250-acre site with a 15-year land lease; initial construction 200-250 jobs, 70-80 permanent jobs",
      "Cipher plans a produced water pilot program instead of brackish Santa Rosa Aquifer water",
      "Andrews County commissioners court held a workshop on Tuesday to discuss tax options for the Stingray data center project",
      "Stingray project is west of Andrews",
      "Cipher Mining has a 15-year land lease and hopes to operate the 100-megawatt data center for 20 years",
      "Andrews County commissioners court held a workshop on a Tuesday to discuss how the county can capitalize on tax payments from an upcoming data center project",
      "Town hall held Monday night in Andrews County over the 100-megawatt Stingray data center proposed by Cipher Digital",
      "Developer projects 50+ full-time jobs and $162 million in tax revenue over the next 20 years",
      "Officials say only site clearing has started and construction start date is unclear",
      "Video title says an incoming data center is raising concerns in Andrews County",
      "A resident-style title quote: \"We're the guinea pigs\"",
      "On May 20, 2026, the Andrews County Commissioners' Court voted unanimously for a resolution opposing large-scale data centers, battery storage and power generation facilities and urging the Texas Legislature to regulate them",
      "Two weeks later the court held a public hearing on Project Stingray, a 250-acre high-performance computing data center west of town",
      "The court took no action on Project Stingray at the hearing",
      "Amazon Data Services, Inc. reportedly signed a 15-year lease for the entire facility in March, according to a Rule 144A bond offering presentation",
      "Cipher Digital plans to raise $810 million in senior secured notes due 2031.",
      "Stingray is a 100MW, 250-acre site in Andrews County, west of the city of Andrews, acquired early last year.",
      "About $63.6m of proceeds will reimburse Cipher for prior equity contributions to Stingray.",
      "Cipher expects to energize Stingray in the first half of 2026 per its 10-K.",
      "Cipher's pipeline totals up to 3.4GW across seven projects, all in Texas except Ulysses in Ohio.",
      "Cipher Mining acquired a 250-acre site in Andrews, Texas, dubbed Stingray, in Q1 2025",
      "Projected power capacity is 100 MW",
      "Estimated energization timeline is 2026",
      "Listed as Planned (stage: Announced)",
      "Stingray is a 100 MW data center campus on 250 acres in Andrews County, Texas, with completion expected in the first half of 2027.",
      "Cipher has a 15-year lease with an investment grade hyperscaler as counterparty.",
      "Projected property tax revenue is more than $7.7 million in year one and $51.9 million over the first decade, with no abatements or incentives.",
      "Cipher targets 75% of water supply from recycled produced water by 2029; initial use about 1,200 barrels of brackish water per day, falling to about 300.",
      "Cipher presented to the Andrews County Commissioners Court in Q2 2026 and held a town hall in Andrews on July 13, 2026."
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        "text": "if we can't get an abatement, if there's not going to be an abatement, then there are zero control that we have over these data centers,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County judge",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/09/29/abbott-says-data-center-permits-frozen-until-power-water-concerns-addressed/",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Local communities should have the authority and the independence to make their own decision about whether they do or do not want data centers,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/09/29/abbott-says-data-center-permits-frozen-until-power-water-concerns-addressed/",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Unlike cities, Texas counties have no zoning authority, meaning a data center or battery storage facility can move in next to a neighborhood or farm - and the county has almost no legal say.",
        "source": "KTRE",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/08/05/lufkin-expands-residential-protections-urges-state-increase-countys-industrial-authority/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We're seeing a renewed wave of interest from industrial and manufacturing investors looking at our community, and that's a good problem to have. But growth has to be managed responsibly,",
        "source": "Kevin Gee, Lufkin City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/08/05/lufkin-expands-residential-protections-urges-state-increase-countys-industrial-authority/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Childress Mayor Cary Preston told the station the city is facing what he described as a \"housing crisis,\" but said municipal leaders have limited authority because the apartments are privately owned and Texas law provides cities little ability to regulate rents.",
        "source": "Cary Preston, Mayor of Childress",
        "url": "https://the936.com/news/childress-tx-offers-glimpse-of-what-could-come-as-lufkin-weighs-ai-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-07-15T16:44:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have any authority to grant permits or any means to control land use.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3biAe2aQSTk",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do I think we'll get all of those items? No, I do not,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge, Angelina County",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/angelina-county-seeks-greater-authority-over-data-center-development/article_fd27c36a-51de-595b-9bf4-58e8634b6641.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14T18:34:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no real ability to regulate these data centers unless there's an agreement,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge, Angelina County",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/angelina-county-seeks-greater-authority-over-data-center-development/article_fd27c36a-51de-595b-9bf4-58e8634b6641.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14T18:34:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Just because it's rural East Texas and rural areas outside of a city, I don't think they should just have unfettered access to do whatever they want.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0044/",
        "date": "2026-07-14T14:22:35.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s some existing water wells on site that they will obtain their water from, and my understanding is that they have an agreement with Oncor for their power, using previous infrastructure on the sight,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/construction-begins-for-second-data-center-in-the-angelina-county-area/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have any permit authority or way to control land use.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/construction-begins-for-second-data-center-in-the-angelina-county-area/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are located on a county road, so all we can do is a Road Use Agreement. That will protect the county from damages and force some fees to be paid.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/construction-begins-for-second-data-center-in-the-angelina-county-area/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can’t get an abatement, if there’s not going to be an abatement, then there are zero control that we have over these data centers,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/07/14/angelina-county-commissioners-vote-ask-state-authority-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t make backdoor decisions. Every decision that we make has to be by the court in the public. Period,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/07/14/angelina-county-commissioners-vote-ask-state-authority-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It could be months before we see anything,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/07/14/angelina-county-commissioners-vote-ask-state-authority-regulate-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can't get an abatement, if there's not going to be an abatement, then there are zero control that we have over these data centers.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0044/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "You can always ask for a lot, but we tried to limit to what we thought we could get.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0044/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the reasons we're trying to do this is so we can send to the state our support for some type of authority to limit various actions on different emerging technologies, including data centers and battery storage facilities.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/wright-pushes-for-local-control-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If there's not going to be an abatement, then there's zero control that we have over these data centers.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/wright-pushes-for-local-control-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this is a good step at showing people in Angelina County that we are concerned about everything that's going on with these centers.",
        "source": "Kermit Kennedy, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/wright-pushes-for-local-control-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason we're doing this is if we can't get an abatement, if there's not going to be an abatement, then there's zero control that we have over these data centers.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge, Angelina County",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/angelina-county-seeks-greater-authority-over-data-center-development/article_fd27c36a-51de-595b-9bf4-58e8634b6641.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "103 West is kind of out of sight, out of mind. Nobody is really seeing what's happening with that. But that's the one that's going to move forward first because they're already working on it,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/07/09/second-ai-data-center-angelina-county-already-ahead-amp-z/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T23:32:16.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't promise to keep the Second Commandment to love my neighbor if my neighbor is not human,",
        "source": "Kaesha Avishai, retired nurse and Angelina County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/09/data-center-backlash-east-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I really just want to make sure that we don't see some big tech company from Denver — or any of these different places from out of state — come and take away our resources and turn our home into an industrial wasteland,",
        "source": "Christina Perez, Houston-based political activist with family farm neighboring the site",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/09/data-center-backlash-east-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They would have to ensure there's no environmental impact to the county and that we're protecting residents adjacent to this thing,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/09/data-center-backlash-east-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But from what I have been told about the one here, I just don't see an issue.",
        "source": "Mark Hicks, Lufkin Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/09/data-center-backlash-east-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's really not the case. We're in the planning, engineering and regulatory environment right now.",
        "source": "Raine Cotton, managing partner, EPG Champion Development LLC",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/09/data-center-backlash-east-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're becoming sacrificial lambs, and that's not okay.",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUwM3MH-3Vg",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Judge Keith Wright says at least two public hearings must happen before any tax abatement deal is finalized, and urges residents to call their state lawmakers.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUwM3MH-3Vg",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So there's a benefit to this. We all do our own cost benefit analysis in this as well.",
        "source": "Roy Knight, Former Lufkin ISD Superintendent",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUwM3MH-3Vg",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not against technology,\" Tucker said. \"We're not against economic development. But the way things are being done is not being done carefully.",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic nominee for Texas agriculture commissioner",
        "url": "https://the936.com/environmental-the936com/water-growth-and-transparency-dominate-ai-data-center-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I agree with you about the water concern,\" Knight said. \"But our circumstance is different here because of the availability of water and the Class B water rights that our city has access to.",
        "source": "Roy Knight, Former Lufkin ISD Superintendent",
        "url": "https://the936.com/environmental-the936com/water-growth-and-transparency-dominate-ai-data-center-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to continue taking care of this community,\" Farmer said. \"But if this comes, I will not raise my children near it.",
        "source": "Laurin Farmer, lifelong Lufkin resident",
        "url": "https://the936.com/environmental-the936com/water-growth-and-transparency-dominate-ai-data-center-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think any amount of money is worth fresh water for our children,\" she said. \"We have to protect our kids.",
        "source": "Laurin Farmer, lifelong Lufkin resident",
        "url": "https://the936.com/environmental-the936com/water-growth-and-transparency-dominate-ai-data-center-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no authority to do a moratorium or stop any type of development in the county,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/09/east-texas-data-center-gets-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas legislators have consciously limited what counties can do, and they’ve done it on purpose. They don’t trust us.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/09/east-texas-data-center-gets-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It would be good if the state would develop some type of construction standards that facilities have to meet,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/09/east-texas-data-center-gets-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That data center is not going to be operating in 10 years,",
        "source": "Shelley Tatum, Democrat running for Texas House District 9",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/09/east-texas-data-center-gets-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m here to specifically ask each of you to look to your heart, pray for the strength of character, the political will, the courage to stand up against forces that other people may not understand, and to really do what is right deep in your heart,",
        "source": "Anne Keehnen, Nacogdoches County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/09/east-texas-data-center-gets-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Yes, there’s a data center going out on 103 West. They didn’t ask us for a thing. They just told us that we’re doing it. That was it. And we had no authority or control to stop them from doing it",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no authority to do a moratorium or to stop any type of development in the county",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "As the governing officials, you have the responsibility to make the right decision. At this point in history, we do not get a do over",
        "source": "Sandra Mott, Lifelong East Texan",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "People would say, ‘Oh, there’s nothing you can do, that’s a done deal.’ Well, we heard today it’s not a done deal. So I think it’s really important for people not to get apathetic and discouraged and make sure that we stand together",
        "source": "Denise Davis, Chair, Angelina County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can fall on our sword and get nothing, or we can enter into negotiations and try to obtain these protections for our county and our people",
        "source": "Keith Wright, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no authority to do a moratorium or to stop any type of development in the county,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/we-wanted-to-hear-you-commissioners-listen-as-residents-sound-alarm-on-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county's only real leverage here is the tax abatement agreement,",
        "source": "Abishai Anderson, resident whose property borders the former paper mill site",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/we-wanted-to-hear-you-commissioners-listen-as-residents-sound-alarm-on-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have the power to deny any sort of tax abatement to any data center proposed for this county,",
        "source": "Shelley Tatum, Democratic candidate for Texas House District 9",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/we-wanted-to-hear-you-commissioners-listen-as-residents-sound-alarm-on-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We all up here have questions and concerns — water use, energy use, light, noise pollution,",
        "source": "Kermit Kennedy, Angelina County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/we-wanted-to-hear-you-commissioners-listen-as-residents-sound-alarm-on-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot afford to approve a project of this magnitude based on vague assurances,",
        "source": "John Watt, chairman of the Nacogdoches County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/we-wanted-to-hear-you-commissioners-listen-as-residents-sound-alarm-on-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where will the wastewater go?",
        "source": "Kenneth Click, retired industrial maintenance supervisor",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/we-wanted-to-hear-you-commissioners-listen-as-residents-sound-alarm-on-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Yes, there’s a data center going out on 103 West. They didn’t ask us for a thing. They just told us that we’re doing it. That was it. And we had no authority or control to stop them from doing it,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no authority to do a moratorium or to stop any type of development in the county,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "As the governing officials, you have the responsibility to make the right decision. At this point in history, we do not get a do over,",
        "source": "Sandra Mott, Lifelong East Texan",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "People would say, ‘Oh, there’s nothing you can do, that’s a done deal.’ Well, we heard today it’s not a done deal. So I think it’s really important for people not to get apathetic and discouraged and make sure that we stand together,",
        "source": "Denise Davis, Chair, Angelina County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can fall on our sword and get nothing, or we can enter into negotiations and try to obtain these protections for our county and our people,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/09/angelina-county-residents-speak-out-against-proposed-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no authority to do a moratorium or stop any type of development in the county,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/east-texas-county-judge-urges-state-lawmakers-help-locals-combat-data-center-proliferation",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don't trust us.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/east-texas-county-judge-urges-state-lawmakers-help-locals-combat-data-center-proliferation",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "That data center is not going to be operating in 10 years,",
        "source": "Shelley Tatum, Democrat running for Texas House of Representatives district 9",
        "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/east-texas-county-judge-urges-state-lawmakers-help-locals-combat-data-center-proliferation",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It would be good if the state would develop some type of construction standards that facilities have to meet,",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/east-texas-county-judge-urges-state-lawmakers-help-locals-combat-data-center-proliferation",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not being told the whole story,” she said. “People hear one number about water usage, but they’re not hearing about everything else involved in operating these facilities.",
        "source": "Christina Perez, organizer, Lufkin native",
        "url": "https://the936.com/news/perez-organizes-protest-as-concerns-grow-over-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it showed people that transparency still isn’t there,” Perez said. “A lot of people walked away frustrated, but also more motivated.",
        "source": "Christina Perez, organizer, Lufkin native",
        "url": "https://the936.com/news/perez-organizes-protest-as-concerns-grow-over-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We just want people educated on what these projects could mean for East Texas,” she said.",
        "source": "Christina Perez, organizer, Lufkin native",
        "url": "https://the936.com/news/perez-organizes-protest-as-concerns-grow-over-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "huge, humongous eyesore",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasbanner.com/tyler-county/ai-data-centers-arrive-in-east-texas-what-tyler-county-residents-should-know-about-the/article_66395be7-d0ad-4b87-9dad-d7adf036689d.html",
        "date": "2026-04-22T23:33:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "huge, humongous eyesore",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasbanner.com/jasper-county/ai-data-centers-arrive-in-east-texas-what-tyler-county-residents-should-know-about-the/article_4cf31070-21ba-4c5f-92bb-b28c43c88468.html",
        "date": "2026-04-22T22:04:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is truly a once-in-a-lifetime project for Angelina County,",
        "source": "Hicks",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/ai-data-center-planned-on-1-000-acres-at-former-southland-paper-mill-site/article_ff9e97bf-361d-5649-835b-68a75818bd94.html",
        "date": "2026-02-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "And the reason we're doing this - if we can't get an abatement, if there's not gonna be an abatement, then there are zero control that we have over these data centers",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTykPvFhNBU",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Yes, there's a data center going out on 103 west. They didn't ask us for a thing. They just told us they were doing it.",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRY2iiIuBI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "As the governing officials, you have the responsibility to make the right decision at this point in history. We do not get a do-over.",
        "source": "Sandra Mott, Lifelong East Texan",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRY2iiIuBI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "People would say, \"Oh, there's nothing you can do.\" Um that's a done deal. Well, we heard today it's not a done deal.",
        "source": "Denise Davis, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRY2iiIuBI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      "Amp Z proposes a roughly $1.5 billion data center campus on 1,000+ acres at the former Southland Paper Mill site near Lufkin, possibly growing to 4,000 acres and 1.1 GW by 2028",
      "A Lufkin Daily News reader poll found nearly 80% of respondents opposed a data center (unscientific)",
      "Angelina County Judge Keith Wright says he lacks legal authority to stop the project",
      "Texas data center sales tax exemption is estimated to cost about $3.2 billion over two years",
      "Lufkin Daily News reported officials communicated with the developer months before the public learned of the proposal",
      "Angelina County commissioners will consider authorizing legal research and drafting of a road-use agreement with AMP Z Champion Data Center Holdings LLC at the meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2026",
      "The agenda does not specify what requirements or obligations might be included in the road-use agreement",
      "Angelina County rejected Amp Z's request for a 10-year property tax abatement",
      "Developer had yet to submit another application after the original was rejected",
      "Commissioners plan Tuesday to consider hiring legal assistance to draft a road use agreement for Amp Z",
      "Water consumption has become the largest source of public concern, with developer estimates of about 15,000 gallons per month after initial fill",
      "In July, commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution asking state lawmakers to expand county powers over data centers",
      "Governor Greg Abbott put a statewide data center moratorium in place earlier in October 2026 while the state weighs power and water impacts",
      "Abbott said facilities must supply their own electricity rather than draw from the Texas power grid",
      "Angelina County commissioners and Lufkin City Council have asked state lawmakers for more local control over data center sites",
      "The next regular Texas legislative session begins Jan. 12, 2027",
      "Governor Greg Abbott placed a moratorium on new data centers statewide earlier in September 2026 to assess strain on local resources",
      "State permits for AmpZ and Hyper Data Grid data centers targeting Angelina County remain on hold",
      "Angelina County commissioners and Lufkin City Council lobbied state lawmakers for regulatory oversight",
      "Texas Legislature's next regular session begins Jan. 12, 2027",
      "Lufkin City Council approved changes to Zoning Ordinance No. 3368, not substantially updated since 2010, to shield residential areas from industrial interference.",
      "Lufkin City Council and Angelina County Commissioners Court both adopted resolutions asking the state to grant counties more authority to regulate large industrial and energy projects outside city limits.",
      "Texas Legislature's next regular session begins Jan. 12; resolutions wait until then unless a special session is called.",
      "Childress has about 5,650 residents and the IREN campus supports up to 750 MW of computing power",
      "Proposed Lufkin campus could reach approximately 2.1 GW, nearly three times the Childress project if fully built",
      "Madison Chase Apartments residents were notified rents would rise to between $1,500 and $2,000 per month",
      "Lufkin population is approximately 34,000",
      "Hyper Data Grid, a Houston-based company, began construction on Highway 103 in Hudson, TX.",
      "It is the second data center in the Angelina County area.",
      "The county commissioners court is working with state lawmakers to find permanent solutions.",
      "Hyper Data Grid has started construction in Hudson on Highway 103 on a former chip plant site",
      "Angelina County commissioners say they lack authority to permit or control land use for the data center",
      "Residents cite future water demand, noise and strain on infrastructure as concerns",
      "Commissioners are seeking state authority over land use and are discussing a road use agreement to protect the county from damage",
      "Incoming state senator Trent Ashby and representative Rocky Timberlake reportedly agreed to act on the issue",
      "Angelina County commissioners voted unanimously on July 14, 2026 to approve Resolution 010-26, asking the Texas Legislature for limited authority to regulate data centers and battery storage facilities.",
      "Counties in Texas have no zoning authority, and without a tax abatement or road use agreement the county has no legal leverage over where data centers are built or how they operate.",
      "The county has not signed any non-disclosure agreements, according to Judge Keith Wright.",
      "The Texas Legislature's next regular session begins January 12, 2027, unless the governor calls a special session sooner.",
      "The City of Lufkin recently passed its own legislative resolution on regulating data centers."
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      {
        "name": "Lavender Lighthouse",
        "url": "https://the936.com/environmental-the936com/water-growth-and-transparency-dominate-ai-data-center-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-06-18T02:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Angelina County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://the936.com/environmental-the936com/water-growth-and-transparency-dominate-ai-data-center-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-06-18T02:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Angelina County grassroots residents movement",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/09/east-texas-data-center-gets-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T23:48:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Stop AI Data Centers - East Texas",
        "url": "https://the936.com/news/perez-organizes-protest-as-concerns-grow-over-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-20T14:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "East Texas Legacy Coalition",
        "url": "https://the936.com/news/perez-organizes-protest-as-concerns-grow-over-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-20T14:41:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Change.org petition opposing Amp Z project",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasbanner.com/tyler-county/ai-data-centers-arrive-in-east-texas-what-tyler-county-residents-should-know-about-the/article_66395be7-d0ad-4b87-9dad-d7adf036689d.html",
        "date": "2026-04-22T23:33:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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    "name": "Aransas County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "A May 2026 Rockport Pilot report said a national story listed Rockport as a possible Texas data center site. Resident Jeff Hutt raised it at the May 26 council meeting; County Judge Ray Garza knew of no discussions, and no projects, groups or moratoriums are tracked.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:50.704Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 55.7,
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        "status": "planned",
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        "reason": "early resident concern at council",
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      {
        "title": "National story lists Rockport as potential data site in Texas",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/rockport_pilot/national-story-lists-rockport-as-potential-data-site-in-texas/article_65c63d65-3b47-4500-8d55-004dbc1356a0.html",
        "date": "2026-05-28T16:02:00.000Z",
        "source": "Rockport Pilot",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Aransas Pass, TX | WatchPennies",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/aransas-county-tx/aransas-pass-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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      "A Center Square story listed Rockport among Texas communities that could host a data center in the future, but Rockport is not shown on the Cleanview map as a planned site.",
      "Aransas County judge Ray Garza said on May 28, 2026 he has not heard of any discussions about a data center coming to Aransas County or Rockport.",
      "Resident Jeff Hutt raised the article during public comment at the May 26, 2026 Rockport City Council meeting.",
      "Per the article, Texas has 84 operating data centers and at least 140 planned projects.",
      "Operating Texas data centers have a total capacity of 3,789 megawatts.",
      "3 tracked projects within 50 miles of Aransas Pass, none inside the city boundary",
      "100 MW operating and 652 MW pipeline capacity tracked near Aransas Pass",
      "Hut 8 Beacon Point AI Campus is 352 MW with $4.3B known investment and 230 permanent jobs",
      "Nearest coordinate-backed project is 18.5 miles from the city center",
      "Aransas Pass-area inventory is about 1.1% of Texas's known active capacity"
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    "name": "Archer County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.84,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Archer County commissioners unanimously denied Google's Project Raptor tax abatement on June 22, 2026, and on Sept. 28 passed resolutions opposing its wastewater permits. The Stop the Archer County Data Center group and state Rep. James Frank also oppose it.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.65,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:29.586Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 79.3,
      "projects_60km": 19,
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        "name": "Google Project Raptor Archer County",
        "status": "rejected",
        "fips": "48009",
        "km": 0
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        "reason": "county board unanimously opposes",
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      },
      {
        "reason": "tax abatement denied",
        "weight": 0.25
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      {
        "reason": "organized local group",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "state legislator opposes",
        "weight": 0.1
      },
      {
        "reason": "no county zoning or moratorium power",
        "weight": 0.1
      }
    ],
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      {
        "title": "Project Raptor (proposed Google data center campus) (Archer County, TX) | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/project/google-raptor-archer/",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Archer County opposes Google's 1 GW data center permits",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ryanhartofficial_project-update-county-opposes-wastewater-activity-7511838749396287488-K9DR",
        "date": "2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Archer County officials make moves against data center ...",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/10/01/archer-county-officials-pass-resolutions-aimed-at-stopping-data-center/92028119007/",
        "date": "2026-10-01T09:47:13.000Z",
        "source": "Wichita Falls Times Record News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Archer County officials pass resolutions aimed at stopping data center",
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        "source": "Wichita Falls Times Record News",
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        "title": "County Opposes Wastewater Permits Tied to Proposed Data Center | Archer County News",
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        "date": "2026-09-30T22:32:23.000Z",
        "source": "Archer County News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents Seek to Delay Proposed Archer County Data Center Through TCEQ Process | Archer County News",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/residents-seek-delay-proposed-archer-county-data-center-through-tceq-process",
        "date": "2026-09-30T22:32:23.000Z",
        "source": "Archer County News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rep. James Frank joins Archer County residents opposing purposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/09/29/rep-james-frank-joins-archer-county-residents-opposing-purposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-29T14:22:34.000Z",
        "source": "KAUZ",
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      {
        "title": "County Denies Project Raptor a Tax Abatement | Archer County News",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/county-denies-project-raptor-tax-abatement",
        "date": "2026-06-24T18:47:33.000Z",
        "source": "Archer County News",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Archer County judge hopes for state protection against data centers - AOL",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/archer-county-judge-hopes-state-163826000.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23T16:38:26.000Z",
        "source": "Wichita Falls Times Record News",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Archer County officials deny Google's data center tax break",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/archer-county-officials-deny-googles-data-center-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-06-22T23:45:02.000Z",
        "source": "KFDX/KJTL",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Archer County Commissioners deny tax abatement for proposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/06/22/archer-county-commissioners-deny-tax-abatement-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-22T21:49:24.000Z",
        "source": "KAUZ",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Archer County Commissioners Court unanimously denies a tax abatement for a Dynamo Ventures data center · Texas AI Docket",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0043/",
        "date": "2026-06-22T10:24:15.000Z",
        "source": "KAUZ",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "County Holds Public Forum Over Data Center, BESS Projects | Archer County News",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/county-holds-public-forum-over-data-center-bess-projects",
        "date": "2026-05-22T16:38:40.000Z",
        "source": "Archer County News",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Archer County community raises questions about how data centers are handled in rural counties",
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        "date": "2026-05-14T18:27:21.000Z",
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        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Google reveals details for massive data center near Wichita Falls",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/google-reveals-details-for-massive-data-center-near-wichita-falls/",
        "date": "2026-04-29T13:17:40.000Z",
        "source": "Times Record News",
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      {
        "title": "More Information Released on $1B Data Center Project | Archer County News",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/more-information-released-1b-data-center-project",
        "date": "2026-04-29T10:25:41.000Z",
        "source": "Archer County News",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners Push Back on Closed-Door Talks for Three Way Road Data Center Amid Public Backlash | Archer County News",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/commissioners-push-back-closed-door-talks-three-way-road-data-center-amid-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-04-29T10:25:41.000Z",
        "source": "Archer County News",
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        "title": "Archer County, Texas",
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Archer County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Google — Project Raptor | Project Insights | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/project-insights/google-project-raptor",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
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        "title": "Project Raptor FAQs Prepared for the Archer County Commissioners Court",
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        "date": null,
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        "title": "Archer County, Texas",
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      {
        "title": "Project Raptor FAQs Prepared for the Archer County Commissioners Court",
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        "date": null,
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        "text": "We really don’t have any authority to stop those permits, but it (the resolutions) does put them on the radar,",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Leaders of the Stop the Archer County Data Center movement and Texas House District 69 Rep. James Frank met Monday, Sept. 28, at the Lakeside City Community Center to discuss opposition to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality permit applications associated with a proposed data center on Three Way Road.",
        "source": "Nathan Lawson",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/residents-seek-delay-proposed-archer-county-data-center-through-tceq-process",
        "date": "2026-09-30T22:32:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The biggest is location, Frank said. One is built next to homes, the other is built in a business park. There really is, in my opinion, very little problem with putting a data center in a business park. This is a bad location. Don't put it right next to homes.",
        "source": "James Frank, Texas Representative of District 69",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/09/29/rep-james-frank-joins-archer-county-residents-opposing-purposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Electricity usage and water usage are probably the top two, Holovak said. There's just not enough water reserves to go around.",
        "source": "Charles Holovak, resident who lives about four miles from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/09/29/rep-james-frank-joins-archer-county-residents-opposing-purposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Commissioners Court is concerned that the Project may place substantial demands on local and regional natural water resources, electric infrastructures, roads, drainage systems, wastewater capacity, emergency services, and other public resources,",
        "source": "Archer County Commissioners Court, resolution",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/10/01/archer-county-officials-pass-resolutions-aimed-at-stopping-data-center/92028119007/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We voted unanimously against agreeing to any kind of abatement with the data center that will come in on Three-Way Road.",
        "source": "Randall Jackson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/archer-county-judge-hopes-state-163826000.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I like Archer County just the way it is. I even like the tax rate the way it is.",
        "source": "Randall Jackson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/archer-county-judge-hopes-state-163826000.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "While the vote denied the tax abatement request, it does not stop the project from moving forward.",
        "source": "KAUZ",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0043/",
        "date": "2026-06-22T10:24:15.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Texas Legislature may put some restrictions on how they operate before, during and after the construction and I would like to see what those restrictions are going to be and how stringent they're going to be before I would agree or even consider any kind of abatement,",
        "source": "Randy Jackson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0043/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Make sure they don't let up,",
        "source": "Wade Scarbrough, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Archer County",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/archer-county-officials-deny-googles-data-center-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don't want another one coming here, but they might,",
        "source": "Randall Jackson, Archer County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/archer-county-officials-deny-googles-data-center-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Governor Abbott is leading the charge on that to have a standardized way of controlling the data centers. It will be addressed in the next legislative session,",
        "source": "Randall Jackson, Archer County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/archer-county-officials-deny-googles-data-center-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they’re going to come, they can pay their way. Everyone here in Archer County does. Why shouldn’t they? We don’t want them here. They’re not welcome here. If they’re going to come, then let’s take them for everything they’re worth,",
        "source": "Megan Atchison, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/06/22/archer-county-commissioners-deny-tax-abatement-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Texas Legislature may put some restrictions on how they operate before, during and after the construction and I would like to see what those restrictions are going to be and how stringent they’re going to be before I would agree or even consider any kind of abatement,",
        "source": "Randy Jackson, Archer County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/06/22/archer-county-commissioners-deny-tax-abatement-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve had the same opinion from the get-go. I never wanted it to come to Archer County, but landowners have rights, so I respect those rights. But no, I never have been in favor of having the data center in Archer County,",
        "source": "Randy Jackson, Archer County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/06/22/archer-county-commissioners-deny-tax-abatement-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To me, it sounds like we are being asked to make rules for them, to roll over, and just accept what's going to happen,",
        "source": "Joshua Stidham, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/county-holds-public-forum-over-data-center-bess-projects",
        "date": "2026-05-22T16:38:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Keep in mind we did not ask them to come,",
        "source": "Randy Jackson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/county-holds-public-forum-over-data-center-bess-projects",
        "date": "2026-05-22T16:38:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They (moratoriums) are not legal,",
        "source": "Randy Jackson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/county-holds-public-forum-over-data-center-bess-projects",
        "date": "2026-05-22T16:38:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we tried, we'd get sued by Google.",
        "source": "Jordyn Berend, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/county-holds-public-forum-over-data-center-bess-projects",
        "date": "2026-05-22T16:38:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the commissioners get slapped on the wrist a little bit, the community has your back.",
        "source": "Mark Steel, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/county-holds-public-forum-over-data-center-bess-projects",
        "date": "2026-05-22T16:38:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are trying to keep all traffic off the north end of Three Way Road,",
        "source": "Wade Scarbrough, Commissioner Pct. 1",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/county-holds-public-forum-over-data-center-bess-projects",
        "date": "2026-05-22T16:38:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want quiet and freedom. We don't want big-tech in our backyards,",
        "source": "Megan Atchison",
        "url": "https://www.darkroastreport.org/archer-county-community-raises-questions-about-how-data-centers-are-handled-in-rural-counties/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T18:27:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "When someone is telling you how desperately you need something and they're going to be making money off of it, it turns from an informational piece to a sales pitch,",
        "source": "Megan Atchison",
        "url": "https://www.darkroastreport.org/archer-county-community-raises-questions-about-how-data-centers-are-handled-in-rural-counties/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T18:27:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of those big corporations seem to be way more secretive than what serves their best interest,",
        "source": "James Frank, District 69 House Representative",
        "url": "https://www.darkroastreport.org/archer-county-community-raises-questions-about-how-data-centers-are-handled-in-rural-counties/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T18:27:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project has the potential to drive strong community impact through the creation of well-paying, quality jobs, workforce training opportunities, generation of significant new tax revenue to support local services and spurring new and complementary business growth and activity in the region,",
        "source": "Google FAQ document",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/more-information-released-1b-data-center-project",
        "date": "2026-04-29T10:25:41.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Archer County is not an advocate for Google. We are an advocate for Archer County.",
        "source": "Randall Jackson, Archer County Judge",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/google-reveals-details-for-massive-data-center-near-wichita-falls/",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Y’all need to understand our apprehension about this executive session crap,",
        "source": "Todd Herring, Commissioner Pct. 4, Archer County",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/commissioners-push-back-closed-door-talks-three-way-road-data-center-amid-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Judge, the code prohibits us from having this in an open meeting,",
        "source": "Jordyn Berend, County Attorney, Archer County",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/commissioners-push-back-closed-door-talks-three-way-road-data-center-amid-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this time, it is still very early in the process,",
        "source": "Doug Heinz, Project Raptor representative",
        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/commissioners-push-back-closed-door-talks-three-way-road-data-center-amid-public-backlash",
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I, for one, am sick and tired of taking it on the chin for something that I have no recollection and no control over,",
        "source": "Todd Herring, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.darkroastreport.org/archer-county-community-raises-questions-about-how-data-centers-are-handled-in-rural-counties/",
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Commissioners Court unanimously denied the Ch. 312 abatement and reinvestment zone application on Jun 22 2026",
      "TCEQ received Dynamo Ventures LLC wastewater application WQ0017005001 on Jun 9 2026 for up to 95,000 gallons per day average discharge",
      "Google requested 1,000 MW for a roughly 2,800-acre, four-building campus subject to ERCOT approval",
      "Governor issued a Sep 21 2026 directive to TCEQ",
      "County adopted resolution on Sep 28 2026 opposing both wastewater permits and asking TCEQ for a public meeting",
      "Archer County commissioners voted September 28 to oppose two wastewater applications for the Google project and asked TCEQ to hold any public meetings on the permits in Archer County",
      "Google's planned campus sits on 2,800 acres along Three Way Road southwest of Wichita Falls",
      "Per a commenter, the Governor directed TCEQ on September 21 to pause issuing data center related permits until ERCOT completes its review, with the ERCOT report due December 10",
      "Archer County Commissioners Court passed two resolutions on Monday aimed at the Google data center plan",
      "One resolution opposes two wastewater permits filed with TCEQ by Dynamo Ventures LLC",
      "Wastewater discharge could be 95,000 gallons a day into Archer County waterways",
      "A second resolution asks TCEQ to reevaluate an approved City Concrete Inc. concrete batch plant permit at the site",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive to TCEQ on Sept. 21, 2026",
      "Archer County Commissioners Court passed two resolutions on a Monday aimed at stopping Google's proposed hyperscale data center",
      "One resolution expresses opposition to two wastewater permits that could result in treated wastewater flowing through open tributaries into Lake Wichita",
      "Archer County Commissioners Court approved resolutions on Sept. 28, 2026 opposing TCEQ wastewater discharge and air quality permits for the proposed data center off Three Way Road",
      "Dynamo Ventures LLC, the company behind the proposed Google Data Center, is seeking two wastewater permits from TCEQ",
      "Stop the Archer County Data Center movement and Rep. James Frank met Sept. 28, 2026 at the Lakeside City Community Center to discuss opposition to TCEQ permit applications for a proposed data center on Three Way Road.",
      "Residents gathered at the Lakeside City Community Center on Monday to discuss the proposed northern Archer County data center with Rep. James Frank",
      "Public comments are being sought on a proposed wastewater permit and a Texas Land application for the proposed $1 billion Google hyperscale data center",
      "Rep. Frank expects lawmakers to revisit data center siting in the next legislative session and likely pursue legislation requiring a significant offset from homes",
      "Archer County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Monday, June 22, 2026 to deny a tax abatement request for Google's proposed Project Raptor data center",
      "The tax abatement request was submitted June 3 by Dynamo Ventures",
      "Proposed facility would sit on approximately 2,800 acres along Three Way Road",
      "Archer County officials denied Google's data center tax break, per video title dated 2026-06-23",
      "Archer County commissioners on June 22, 2026 declined any abatement agreement with Google for a data center on Three-Way Road",
      "Google confirmed in April it intends to build a data center on 2,500 acres in Archer County near Wichita Falls",
      "Jackson said 30 to 40 residents attended the June 22 meeting, all opposed to the data center",
      "Archer County Commissioners denied Google a tax abatement for its data center",
      "Google still owns the land along 3 Way Road and can move forward with the project",
      "County officials have limited power and are asking residents to contact state lawmakers ahead of the 2027 legislative session",
      "Archer County Commissioners unanimously voted Monday to deny a tax abatement for a data center proposed by Dynamo Ventures LLC",
      "More than 30 residents attended the Commissioners Court meeting to oppose the tax incentive",
      "The denial does not stop the project from moving forward",
      "Archer County Commissioners Court unanimously voted on June 22, 2026 against a tax abatement for a data center proposed by Dynamo Ventures LLC",
      "More than 30 residents attended the meeting to voice opposition to the tax incentive",
      "County officials said the abatement could have provided leverage for infrastructure improvements, local hiring and other commitments",
      "Commissioners Court held a public Q&A on May 21, 2026 drawing nearly 50 residents about proposed data center and BESS projects",
      "County Attorney said Texas counties lack zoning authority outside municipalities and cited a 2023 attorney general opinion against county moratoriums",
      "County officials said any conditions for developers would likely have to come through tax abatement agreements"
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        "url": "https://www.archercountynews.com/news/residents-seek-delay-proposed-archer-county-data-center-through-tceq-process",
        "date": "2026-09-30T22:32:23.000Z"
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    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:11.030Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Armstrong County data center: a community week in Texas",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/blog/building-community-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Crusoe",
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        "title": "Crusoe Develops Google AI Data Center Campus in Armstrong County, TX",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-developing-data-center-campus-in-armstrong-county-texas",
        "date": "2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Crusoe",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "Construction underway on six-building Claude data center",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/09/23/construction-underway-six-building-claude-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T19:05:43.000Z",
        "source": "KFDA NewsChannel 10",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Open house held as data center impact concerns grow in Armstrong County",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/open-house-held-as-data-center-impact-concerns-grow-in-armstrong-county-project-llano-google-crusoe",
        "date": "2026-09-23T03:57:33.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 7 Amarillo (KVII)",
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        "title": "Armstrong County, Texas Data Center",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/guides/armstrong-county-texas-data-center-what-the-records-show",
        "date": "2026-09-03T05:39:50.000Z",
        "source": "SueDataCenters.org",
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        "title": "Data center CEOs testify before Texas Senate committee",
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        "source": "KCBD",
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        "title": "Crusoe files for two more data centers at Goodnight Campus in Armstrong County, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/crusoe-files-for-two-more-data-centers-at-goodnight-campus-in-armstrong-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics (DCD)",
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      {
        "title": "The Lead: Can Data Centers Write a New Story for Rural Texas?",
        "url": "https://highplainsobservers.com/the-lead-can-data-centers-write-a-new-story-for-rural-texas-p43584-1.htm",
        "date": "2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Texas seeks to regulate data centers’ power and water use, Sid Miller says",
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        "date": "2026-06-11T21:32:45.000Z",
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        "title": "Google announces new data center in Armstrong County, Texas",
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        "text": "# Google's $40 billion investment in Texas\n\n- Channel: WFAA\n- Length: 01:32\n- Views: 4.2K\n- Likes: 27\n- Published: 2025-11-14T16:53:17-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ instagram, syndication ]\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nGoogle is making one of its largest commitments to Texas yet, announcing a $40 billion investment through 2027 that includes new data centers and energy projects.\n\n## Transcript\n\nToday, I'm pleased to share our next step in our long-term commitment.\nWe are making a new $40 billion investment in the Lone Star State through 2027.\nThis includes plans for 3 new data center campuses, 1 in Armstrong County and 2 in Haskell County.\nData centers of that scale require a few things good pro-innovation regulatory environments, land, and especially energy.\nHappily we have found all three in Texas.\nOur data center investments increase the need for electricians to help build that workforce pipeline.\nWe are supporting the Electrical Training Alliance, which will tr",
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        "text": "# Google announces $40 billion expansion plan for Texas\n\n- Channel: CBS TEXAS\n- Length: 02:13\n- Views: 3.8K\n- Likes: 58\n- Published: 2025-11-14T14:57:45-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: CBS 11 News Mid-day\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThe funding will support new cloud, artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure across the state, Google said, adding that new data centers will be developed in Armstrong and Haskell counties. \n\nFor video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com\n\n## Transcript\n\nNEWS TEXAS AT 4:00. I'M KEN MOLESTINA KAREN IS OFF TODAY. I WANT TO BEGIN NOW WITH GOOGLE'S $40 BILLION ANNOUNCEMENT. A LOT OF MONEY. MEGA TECH COMPANY IS EXPANDING ITS PRESENCE IN TEXAS, AND IT PLANS TO ADD ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE. MARISSA ARMAS IS LIVE AT GOOGLE'S DATA CENTER IN MIDLOTHIAN. WITH WHAT SHE'S LEARNED ABOUT THIS VERY LUCRATIVE PLAN. MARISSA.\n>> KEN. PRETTY BIG NEWS COMING OUT OF MIDLOTHIAN TODAY. AS YOU MENTIONED, A $40 BILLION I",
        "date": "2025-11-14T22:57:45.000Z",
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        "emotion": "none"
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "# Armstrong County AI data center project scaled back from original plan\n\n- Channel: KFDA NewsChannel 10\n- Length: 01:26\n- Views: 106\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2025-10-20T05:53:28-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nArmstrong County commissioners approved an amendment Tuesday to Crusoe Energy’s tax abatement agreement for an AI data center project. \n \n For more Local News from KFDA: https://www.newschannel10.com/ \n For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDYiL8zLKtiaHZZElPfx6CA\n\n## Transcript\n\nCONSTRUCTION IS\nMOVING CONSTRUCTION IS\nMOVING FORWARD CONSTRUCTION IS\nMOVING FORWARD\nSOUTH CONSTRUCTION IS\nMOVING FORWARD\nSOUTH OF CONSTRUCTION IS\nMOVING FORWARD\nSOUTH OF CLAUDE-- MOVING FORWARD\nSOUTH OF CLAUDE-- MOVING FORWARD\nSOUTH OF CLAUDE--\nWHERE MOVING FORWARD\nSOUTH OF CLAUDE--\nWHERE A MOVING FORWARD\nSOUTH OF CLAUDE--\nWHERE A NEW MOVING FORWARD\nSOUTH OF CLAUDE--\nWHERE A NEW AI SOUTH OF CLAUDE--\nWHERE A NEW AI WHERE A NEW AI DATA DATA CENTER DAT",
        "date": "2025-10-20T12:53:28.000Z",
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        "text": "# Google announces new data center in Armstrong County\n\n- Channel: ABC 7 Amarillo\n- Length: 02:07\n- Views: 1.9K\n- Keywords: armstrong county, data center, wind energy, ercot, southwest power pool, local news, abc 7 amarillo\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nGoogle has announced plans to build a new data center on 1,300 acres near Claude, with construction already underway by Crusoe Energy since May. #datacenter #armstrongcounty #localnews #abc7amarillo \n\nFor more news from the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and Eastern New Mexico, visit www.ABC7Amarillo.com. You can also download our app, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.\n\n## Transcript\n\n>> I'm Reagan Lopez, and I'm\nhere in Armstrong County, where Google has just announced a new\ndata center will be built.\nThe data center will sit on\n1300 acres, roughly eight miles outside the city of Claude.\nCrusoe energy began\nconstruction in May.\nArmstrong County Judge Adam\nNZ says the data centers are attracted to the Texas Panhandle\ndue to wind e",
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        "text": "The real positive is the heartbeat of our community, and that's the school. This is really going to benefit our school and our kids, which benefits the community.",
        "source": "Brent Kirkland, Claude ISD Superintendent",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/blog/building-community-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-10-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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        "text": "The Armstrong County campus is a prime example of this energy-first strategy.",
        "source": "Chase Lochmiller, CEO and Co-founder of Crusoe",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-developing-data-center-campus-in-armstrong-county-texas",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "support",
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        "text": "We fill that system up one time, and then that water recirculates for a period of about 15 years,",
        "source": "Jeremy Bachrach, senior director of development at Crusoe",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/09/23/construction-underway-six-building-claude-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
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        "text": "We understand that this data center has had impacts on the community in terms of traffic and other impacts,",
        "source": "Jeremy Bachrach, senior director of development at Crusoe",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/09/23/construction-underway-six-building-claude-data-center/",
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        "text": "We want to get behind small and local businesses,",
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        "text": "There's always rumors going around or bad information. Nobody really knows,",
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        "text": "This is really going to benefit our school and our kids, which benefits the community.",
        "source": "Brent Kirkland, Claude ISD Superintendent",
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        "text": "I feel like what is happening around me is taking away my ability to protect our ranch. It’s our legacy,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Magar, Claude resident",
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        "date": "2026-09-22",
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        "text": "We plan to operate on a long-term basis in partnership with Google,",
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        "stance": "support",
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        "text": "We take that feedback and then we implement it and turn it into solutions,",
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        "text": "I think that having this science-fair-type meeting can give meaningful answers to the public,",
        "source": "Adam Ensey, Armstrong County Judge",
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        "text": "You don’t have a water shortage per se, you have an engineering and resources shortage. If we can proactively bring engineering and resources, we can solve any problem,",
        "source": "Michael McNamara, CEO, Lancium",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/02/data-center-ceos-testify-before-texas-senate-committee/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T02:34:35.000Z",
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        "text": "That data center out there, $20 billion project, would only bring in $16,000 that next year. That’s all it’d get charged in taxes,",
        "source": "Adam Ensey, Armstrong County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/02/data-center-ceos-testify-before-texas-senate-committee/",
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        "text": "We pay for all the infrastructure required to bring power to our sites and we pay for all the energy we consume. We have no ask of the residents or other rate payers to subsidize QTS’ growth or is the expectation that they should subsidize the industry’s growth,",
        "source": "Ryan Kuithe, QTS Data Centers representative",
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        "text": "\"I never dreamed that I would be talking to you today about a data center,\" Ensey said with a laugh.",
        "source": "Adam Ensey, Armstrong County Judge",
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        "text": "\"'Abatement' makes it sound like we gave something away for free,\" he said.",
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        "text": "\"I don't want us to spend all this money,\" he said, \"and then next year, when construction is over, all that money evaporates.\"",
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        "text": "If all 575 data centers come online, that will use one-third of all electricity in Texas,",
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        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/texas-seeks-to-regulate-data-centers-power-and-water-use-sid-miller-says-agriculture-electricity-governor-greg-abbott-texas-panhandle",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
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        "text": "Miller is calling for a pause on data centers, saying the long-term effects are not fully understood.",
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        "text": "We are a net exporter of electricity from the Texas Panhandle through the ERCOT grid,",
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        "date": "2025-11-24",
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        "text": "The water usage to this data center is going to be minimal,",
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        "date": "2025-11-24",
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        "text": "There's been an increase in sales tax revenue to Armstrong County,",
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        "date": "2025-11-24",
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        "text": "We are making a new $40 billion investment in the Lone Star State through 2027.",
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        "date": "2025-11-14",
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        "text": "We are a net exporter of electricity from the Texas Panhandle through the Ercot grid.",
        "source": "Adam Enzi, Armstrong County Judge",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
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      {
        "text": "It works kind of like the radiator and the cooling system of your car.",
        "source": "Adam Enzi, Armstrong County Judge",
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      "Construction broke ground in June 2025 on Google's AI data center campus in Armstrong County, developed by Crusoe",
      "More than 5,500 skilled laborers are on-site daily",
      "SER study estimates $28 million in annual local tax revenue and more than $2.4 billion over the project's life",
      "Crusoe is paying for road signs, traffic signals, a full-time traffic deputy and school crossing guards",
      "More than 150 neighbors attended a community open house in the Claude ISD high school gym",
      "Construction broke ground in June 2025 and is underway",
      "Campus is developer for Google's data center campus in Armstrong County outside Amarillo",
      "Goodnight 2 wind farm (265.5 MW) is under construction and was catalyzed by Crusoe's development at the site",
      "More than 5,500 skilled laborers on-site daily",
      "Campus will include six buildings; first buildings turned over to Google in early 2027, construction done by end of 2027",
      "More than 7,500 employees and craft workers are currently on site",
      "Google committed to 50 permanent jobs at Project Llano",
      "Construction water use averages about 600,000 gallons/day, declining to about 275,000; each building will use about 2 million gallons/year once operating",
      "Project could generate over $850 million in local tax revenue, about $28 million per year",
      "Google and Crusoe held an open house at Claude High School on Sept. 22, 2026 about Project Llano in Armstrong County.",
      "Google and Crusoe arranged safety patrol at an intersection near Claude ISD after student safety concerns.",
      "Armstrong County Commissioners Court approved amended Chapter 312 tax abatement with GN DC1, LLC on October 14, 2025",
      "TxDOT counted 71 crashes in Armstrong County in 2025 versus 44 in 2024, with truck-involved crashes rising from 18 to 32",
      "Reinvestment Zone 8 covers about 42,663 acres, roughly 7.3 percent of the county",
      "Neither posted abatement agreement contains a water figure, megawatt figure, cooling method or emissions term",
      "Armstrong County's posted Commissioners Court documents end at July 2025",
      "Texas Senate Water, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee heard data center executives testify on water, power and tax concerns",
      "Lancium says its maximum data center water use will be under 25,000 gallons a day once built out",
      "Armstrong County Judge Adam Ensey says a $20 billion data center project would pay only $16,000 in taxes the next year",
      "Committee expected to make recommendations to the Legislature next year",
      "Crusoe filed with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for Buildings 3 and 4 at the Goodnight Campus, each estimated at $500 million.",
      "Campus phased go-live is planned from August 2026 to February 2027.",
      "Buildings 3 and 4 are each 805,380 sq ft.",
      "Aterio Research says the campus will have seven buildings and over 1GW of capacity.",
      "Crusoe says it has contracted 4.9GW of AI infrastructure and its pipeline exceeds 40GW.",
      "Google is investing $40 billion in new AI data centers in Armstrong and Haskell County, Texas, per video title",
      "Armstrong County's estimated taxable property value climbed from roughly $365 million a year ago to more than $1.4 billion",
      "Sales tax revenue budgeted at about $120,000 for the year had already reached $1.4 million",
      "Armstrong County is one of only 125 Texas counties authorized to collect a half-cent county sales tax",
      "The data center PILOT is expected to pay about $1.3 million per year for each building, with up to eight buildings planned",
      "Completed facility is expected to represent roughly $20 billion in taxable value",
      "Texas officials are weighing new restrictions on data centers in the Texas Panhandle",
      "Abbott is working on regulations for the January 2027 legislative session requiring data centers to pay for their own electric infrastructure costs",
      "There are currently eight data centers operating in the Panhandle and 19 planned to be built",
      "Miller is proposing agriculture freedom zones to redirect data centers away from prime farmland"
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        "text": "Atascosa County residents voice concerns over potential data centers\nChannel: KSAT 12\nResidents packed the Atascosa County Justice Center on Tuesday to voice concerns about the possibility of data centers coming ...\nفي غضون ذلك، يعارض  سكان مقاطعة أتاكوسا  بشدة فكرة إنشاء مركز  بيانات في منطقتهم. >> حضر جون بول باراخاس،  مراسل قناة KENS 5،  اجتماعًا مجتمعيًا في  جوردانتون، حيث عبّر  السكان عن استيائهم  ومخاوفهم لمسؤولي  المقاطعة. >> كان مركز العدالة في  مقاطعة أتاكوسا  مكتظًا بالحضور،  وأبدى الكثيرون منهم  قلقهم بشأن الآثار  المحتملة لمركز  البيانات على مجتمعهم.  في المقابل، صرّح  مسؤولو المقاطعة بأنه  لم يتم تقديم أي مشروع  أو الموافقة عليه حتى  الآن، لكنهم أشاروا  إلى وجود مفاوضات  ومناقشات جارية. وأضاف  باراخاس: \"أعتقد أن >> تسعة أو عشرة مراكز  بيانات قد زارت منزلي\". >> وكرر قاضي مقاطعة  أتاكوسا تأكيده على  عدم وجود أي مشروع  مُقدّم أو مُعتمد حتى  الآن. يأمل الكثيرون  من الحضور أن يبقى  الوضع على ما هو عليه،  لكنهم يخشون أن يكون  وصول مراكز البيانات  إلى منطقتهم مسألة وقت  فقط، وأن ",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
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      {
        "text": "At this time, Commissioners Court has not received a request for County action regarding a data center project,",
        "source": "Atascosa County, county press release",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/county-clarifies-data-center-discussions/article_efb557d5-5c2a-46ee-adac-a8bb1638f87c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In hindsight, specifically identifying the project that prompted the June 15, 2026, statement may have reduced confusion,",
        "source": "Atascosa County, county press release",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/county-clarifies-data-center-discussions/article_efb557d5-5c2a-46ee-adac-a8bb1638f87c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Evergreen General Manager Dr. Aarin Teague said district rules apply to all permitted wells and that violations can draw penalties authorized by Texas law of up to $25,000 per day.",
        "source": "TurnKey Wells",
        "url": "https://turnkeywells.com/atascosa-county-data-center-groundwater-evergreen-gcd/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T19:06:43.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The most important fact was also the easiest one to lose in a crowded room: county officials said there was no confirmed Atascosa County data-center project.",
        "source": "TurnKey Wells",
        "url": "https://turnkeywells.com/atascosa-county-data-center-groundwater-evergreen-gcd/",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have any extra water. Texas is out of water,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/fighting-for-the-future-residents-question-potential-data-center-plans",
        "date": "2026-07-08T03:15:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let our legislature act and put some guardrails around these, and let's get some organization and stop this.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/fighting-for-the-future-residents-question-potential-data-center-plans",
        "date": "2026-07-08T03:15:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm going to tell you there are probably nine to 10 data centers that have been through my door,",
        "source": "Weldon Cude, Atascosa County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/08/atascosa-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Can the county and companies disclose what types of cooling systems and refrigerants will be used?",
        "source": "Resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/08/atascosa-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nothing's regulated; we don't know how these things work,",
        "source": "Resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/08/atascosa-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not know the facts of what's coming. We have not seen a proposal.",
        "source": "Weldon P. Cude, Atascosa County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/county-officials-face-packed-room-over-data-center-fears/article_6ce52f69-87d0-4c26-9008-8057f54c2ecf.html",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Legally, we do not have statutory authority as a county to implement a moratorium on development.",
        "source": "Molly Solis, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/county-officials-face-packed-room-over-data-center-fears/article_6ce52f69-87d0-4c26-9008-8057f54c2ecf.html",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "None of these projects have been confirmed other than the Energy Ranch project in Frio County.",
        "source": "Curtis Vickers, County Project Manager/ County Liaison for Atascosa County Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/county-officials-face-packed-room-over-data-center-fears/article_6ce52f69-87d0-4c26-9008-8057f54c2ecf.html",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If those rules are violated, the State of Texas authorizes each groundwater district, including Evergreen, to issue fines that can reach up to $25,000 per day.",
        "source": "Aarin Teague, Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District General Manager",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/county-officials-face-packed-room-over-data-center-fears/article_6ce52f69-87d0-4c26-9008-8057f54c2ecf.html",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not going to give up, I'm going to keep fighting the fight.",
        "source": "Mark Gillespie, Atascosa County Commissioner Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/county-officials-face-packed-room-over-data-center-fears/article_6ce52f69-87d0-4c26-9008-8057f54c2ecf.html",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I got dogs in this fight and they're not on a leash,",
        "source": "man (public comment)",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/fighting-for-the-future-residents-question-potential-data-center-plans",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The amount of water is one concern on how much these monstrosities take",
        "source": "Jacqueline Korus, Atascosa County resident",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/atascosa-county-residents-fight-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "several concerns. You have the water which is one you have the the noise which is another",
        "source": "Oscar Korus, Atascosa County resident",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/atascosa-county-residents-fight-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Get the governor and the legislature. Have a special session and bring or address these issues in order to put guidelines in for these centers",
        "source": "Oscar Korus, Atascosa County resident",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/atascosa-county-residents-fight-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we're against is reckless growth.. We need to have air quality monitors out before they come in. We need to have the groundwater surveys before they come in. We need to have the infrastructure, the roads before they come in",
        "source": "Oscar Korus, Atascosa County resident",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/atascosa-county-residents-fight-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before additional groundwater is committed to high volume uses, we need reliable scientific information about the long-term impact on groundwater levels, spring floors, neighboring wells, water quality and recharge capacity. Our groundwater is over-allocated. Once the groundwater is over-allocated, the damage can be difficult or impossible to repair,",
        "source": "Jacqueline Korus, resident of Bruce Road",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/residents-voice-water-concerns-data-center-moratorium-requested-at-evergreen-uwcd-meeting/article_54142121-1321-4839-8bc7-7af39195408d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, once these data centers go up or these major water usage industries go up, there's nothing we can do at the local level,",
        "source": "Nick Vasquez, Poteet resident, representing the Atascosa Data Center Resistance group; Poteet City Council",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/residents-voice-water-concerns-data-center-moratorium-requested-at-evergreen-uwcd-meeting/article_54142121-1321-4839-8bc7-7af39195408d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a parent, as a grandparent, I'm concerned that my kids, my grandkids, they won't have enough water later on in the future to live around here.",
        "source": "Hector Rodriguez",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/residents-voice-water-concerns-data-center-moratorium-requested-at-evergreen-uwcd-meeting/article_54142121-1321-4839-8bc7-7af39195408d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Luckily y'all's county officials have taken the time to show up today and be here for the people they represent,",
        "source": "Cheryl Wilkins, resident from Matagorda County who owns property in Atascosa County",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers-in-atascosa-county/article_3e78697b-fa2a-463b-b631-b8aee401c115.html",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The purpose of this meeting is to provide factual information, explain the County's role, and help residents better understand current industries and potential future development.",
        "source": "Atascosa County Judge's Office, County government",
        "url": "https://co.atascosa.tx.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Draft-Fact-Sheet-July-7th-Meeting-2.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Atascosa County issued a clarification on Aug. 7, 2026 about its June 15, 2026 data center statement.",
      "County Judge Weldon P. Cude has publicly stated that prospective developers have met with him.",
      "Atascosa County hosted a public information meeting on July 7 at the Atascosa County Justice Center.",
      "County plans to livestream Commissioners Court meetings and continue public information meetings.",
      "Atascosa County issued a statement on June 15, 2026 responding to citizen concerns about a proposed data center.",
      "The County held a public information meeting on July 7, 2026 at the Justice Center.",
      "Commissioners Court has not received a request for County action regarding a data center project as of August 7, 2026.",
      "Records released under the Texas Public Information Act show Judge Weldon P. Cude's meetings with developers were part of normal county business and did not indicate approval.",
      "The County is creating a Development Transparency & Community Engagement Guide for developers and the public.",
      "Atascosa County commissioners called a special public forum on July 7 at the Atascosa County Justice Center in Jourdanton to address concerns about data centers in the county.",
      "The article lists water supplies, electrical reliability, property rights, and local impacts as concerns surrounding data centers in Atascosa County.",
      "County officials said no Atascosa County data-center project, development agreement, incentive request, or binding contract had been confirmed as of the July 7, 2026 public meeting.",
      "At the July 7 meeting in Jourdanton, 23 residents spoke in person and 11 questions were submitted online, per Pleasanton Express.",
      "Evergreen UWCD says a well requires a permit when it can produce more than 17.5 gallons per minute or 25,000 gallons per day.",
      "County Attorney Molly Solis said Texas law does not give counties statutory authority to impose a development moratorium of the kind residents requested.",
      "Evergreen Underground Water Conservation District covers Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, and Wilson counties.",
      "Atascosa County held a public information meeting on July 7, 2026 with more than 20 residents addressing the panel and 23 speaking in person.",
      "County officials said no data center project has been confirmed in Atascosa County and no tax abatements or incentives have been requested or approved.",
      "Officials said Texas counties do not have statutory authority to issue development moratoriums.",
      "The county plans to update its fire code from the 2015 edition to the 2024 edition.",
      "Commissioner Mark Bowen answered no when asked whether he supported a data center in Atascosa County.",
      "Residents packed the Atascosa County Justice Center on July 7, 2026 for a public meeting on potential data centers",
      "County officials said no data center projects have been submitted or approved in Atascosa County",
      "County Judge Weldon Cude said roughly nine to 10 data center developers have approached him",
      "County fire marshal said local firefighters lack the equipment and training to respond to battery energy storage system (BESS) fires",
      "Meeting covered county authority under Texas law and impacts on water, traffic, noise, fire protection and property values",
      "County Judge Weldon Cude shared a notice in June 2026 about a potential data center near Jourdanton",
      "Judge Cude said there have been no contracts or agreements for any data centers in the county",
      "Residents held a public information meeting at the Atascosa County Justice Center on July 7, 2026",
      "Sid Miller called on Governor Greg Abbott to call a special session to curb data center expansion in Texas",
      "Data centers can use between 3.3 and 500 million gallons of water depending on size",
      "Residents packed the Atascosa County Justice Center to voice concerns about possible data centers coming to the county.",
      "County officials said no data center project has been submitted or approved yet, but negotiations and discussions are ongoing.",
      "A fire official said local firefighters have not been trained, and do not have equipment, to extinguish battery storage fires and answered 'no' when asked.",
      "Residents raised concerns that cooling fluids used in data center cooling systems are not disclosed and not regulated.",
      "Proposed data center site near Jourdanton totals over 1,500 acres across two plots",
      "Atascosa County holds a public information meeting July 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Atascosa County Justice Center",
      "County Judge's office says it has limited ability to stop data centers from buying land and building",
      "Benton City Water Supply Corporation had no comment",
      "Evergreen UWCD board announced at its June 26, 2026 meeting that permit #3436 had been withdrawn; Dr. Aarin Teague confirmed it was about the possible data center construction"
    ],
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        "date": "2026-07-01T23:29:47.000Z"
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        "name": "Atascosa Data Center Resistance",
        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/residents-voice-water-concerns-data-center-moratorium-requested-at-evergreen-uwcd-meeting/article_54142121-1321-4839-8bc7-7af39195408d.html",
        "date": "2026-07-01T05:00:00.000Z"
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        "url": "https://www.pleasantonexpress.com/news/residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers-in-atascosa-county/article_3e78697b-fa2a-463b-b631-b8aee401c115.html",
        "date": "2026-06-24T05:00:00.000Z"
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        "title": "CleanSpark Austin County AI Data Center Campus — CleanSpark, Inc. data center in Texas · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/cleanspark-austin-county-tx",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
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        "title": "CleanSpark Data Center Protest Hits Sealy, Austin County TX",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/08/sealy-residents-roll-in-with-tractors-to-fight-cleanspark-s-285-megawatt-data-center/",
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        "source": "Hoodline",
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        "title": "Austin County residents protest CleanSpark data center in Sealy",
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        "date": "2026-07-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin County News Online",
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        "url": "https://austincountynewsonline.com/austin-county-moratorium/",
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        "source": "Austin County News",
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        "title": "County delays data-center moratorium for public hearing",
        "url": "https://www.sealynews.com/article/8708,county-delays-data-center-moratorium-for-public-hearing",
        "date": "2026-06-10T10:56:00.000Z",
        "source": "Sealy News",
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        "title": "Motion to Approve: Commissioner Ree4 2nd Commlssloner Mlkel, passecl (+0)",
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        "source": "Austin County Commissioners Court",
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        "text": "NATURAL GAS LEADERS  $CLSK $NUAI $CIFR $BTDR \n\n🔸1. CLSK\n\n• CleanSpark acquired a 271-acre campus in Austin County (Sealy), Texas, purpose-built for AI and HPC expansion.\n\n• The site is located in close proximity to multiple high-capacity natural gas pipelines, which the",
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      "County officials said no complete development permit application for the data center had been submitted as of Monday morning.",
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        "title": "A Trip to the Texas Ranch Where a Data Center Could Be Built: “You can never make this land the same again” | Corriere.it",
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        "title": "Bastrop County ranchers oppose proposed data center power plant - Data Center Bulletin",
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        "title": "Bastrop passes resolution asking for public meeting on gas plant tied to data center - United States",
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        "date": "2026-11-07T07:08:16.000Z",
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        "title": "Bastrop County judge candidates clash over transparency, growth and data centers",
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        "title": "Bastrop community pushes for transparency around ‘Project Longhorn’ data center | KXAN Austin",
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        "title": "Bastrop County Data Centers, Taxes & Growth Facts | Building Bastrop County",
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        "date": "2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
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        "title": "After the Pause: EdgeConneX Campus 2 Gets Stormwater Coverage, and a New Name Files for Gas Generation on Orchard Road | News | Building Bastrop County",
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        "title": "EdgeConneX Cedar Creek campuses (EDCAUS) (Bastrop County, TX) | Texas Data Center Watch",
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        "date": "2026-10-18",
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
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      {
        "title": "Why a controversial Bastrop gas plant tied to Claude is facing pressure",
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        "date": "2026-10-14T19:24:41.000Z",
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        "title": "Bastrop County asks state to hear residents on Cedar Creek gas plant",
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        "date": "2026-10-14T05:06:45.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Bastrop County commissioners OK request for TCEQ meeting on gas plant concerns",
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        "date": "2026-10-13T22:38:16.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
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        "title": "Bastrop County residents urge transparency on proposed data center, gas plant project",
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        "date": "2026-10-13T03:53:47.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
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      {
        "title": "Bastrop County commissioners urge TCEQ to hold public meeting on data centers, gas plant | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-tceq-hold-public-meeting-data-centers-gas-plant/269-44762368-01f8-4325-8e8e-f94db916c780",
        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
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        "title": "Bastrop County seeks formal meeting about data center and gas power plant development | kvue.com",
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        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kvue.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop on the Record: A New Filing, a Court Agenda, and a TCEQ Meeting",
        "url": "https://dejuremedia.substack.com/p/bastrop-on-the-record-a-new-filing",
        "date": "2026-10-10T12:36:09.000Z",
        "source": "De Jure Media",
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        "title": "Cedar Creek residents oppose EdgeConneX park donation, fear increased traffic | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/cedar-creek-edgeconnex-park-opposition/269-c1fde05e-8ee4-4831-b948-967937e2fb7e",
        "date": "2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
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        "title": "Bastrop County Commissioners Address Property Taxes, Data Center",
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        "date": "2026-10-05T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "My Neighborhood News",
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        "title": "Austin Q3 2026 Data Center Filings: 4 Sites, 8 Buildings",
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        "date": "2026-10-05T00:30:07.000Z",
        "source": "Colocation Scout",
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      {
        "title": "Aqua WSC Approves Water Service for Pacifico Data Center",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/aqua-wsc-clears-water-deal-for-2-2b-pacifico-data-center-in-cedar-creek/",
        "date": "2026-09-26T14:43:56.000Z",
        "source": "Hoodline",
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      {
        "title": "Massive gas-powered data center campus appears to be paused after Abbott action - Austin Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2026/09/22/bastrop-data-center-abbott-anthropic-texas-gov.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Business Journal",
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        "title": "EdgeConneX Files Plans for Up to 19-Building, Multi-Billion-Dollar Data Center Campus in Bastrop County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.nextdcx.com/blog/edgeconnex-texas-bastrop-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-19T14:20:56.000Z",
        "source": "NextDCX",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Anthropic may soon lease Texas data center backed by 2,842-acre gas-fired power project",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/anthropic-bastrop-county-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T02:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Cool Down",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers swarm rural Cedar Creek, leaving neighbors on edge - Austin Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2026/09/12/bastrop-county-data-centers-neighbors-edgeconnex.html",
        "date": "2026-09-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Business Journal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin-Area Data Center Activity: Bastrop, Williamson & Hays County Tracker (September 2026) | SCORE Property Group",
        "url": "https://scorepropertygroup.com/insights/austin-bastrop-data-center-activity-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-09T21:59:45.000Z",
        "source": "SCORE Property Group",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Four Cedar Creek data centers represent $2.8 billion development – Texas Reporter",
        "url": "https://texreporter.com/2026/09/02/four-cedar-creek-data-centers-represent-2-8-billion-development/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T21:36:10.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "What it could take to build sustainable data centers in Texas | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T06:03:00.000Z",
        "source": "KUT 90.5",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/text/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KUT Radio",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Applications filed for four more buildings in Cedar Creek, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/applications-filed-for-four-more-buildings-in-cedar-creek-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center, new ACC building: Check out 5 major Austin-area permits filed this week | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-center-new-acc-building-check-out-5-major-austin-area-permits-filed-this-week/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T20:23:17.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Local group questions EdgeConneX’s commitment to standards",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4852,local-group-questions-edgeconnex-s-commitment-to-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-25T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Elgin Courier",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fighting a power plant and data center, Part 2: Disaster or bump in the road to local control at the Bastrop Commissioners Court",
        "url": "https://www.livtx.org/post/fighting-a-power-plant-and-data-center-part-2-disaster-or-bump-along-the-road-to-local-control-at",
        "date": "2026-08-24T19:54:45.000Z",
        "source": "LIV (Linda Curtis)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop students organize anti-data center march | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/video/news/local/bastrop-students-organize-anti-data-center-march/269-5cd8836a-f459-43a2-90f9-f53c740de5ee",
        "date": "2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Flock cameras and data centers: See what's on Bastrop council’s Aug. 25 agenda | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/flock-cameras-and-data-centers-see-whats-on-bastrop-councils-aug-25-agenda/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T21:48:03.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "How data centers became America's favorite new villain — online and IRL",
        "url": "https://san.com/cc/how-data-centers-became-the-internets-favorite-new-villain-online-and-irl/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Straight Arrow",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tax incentive requests withdrawn for proposed Bastrop County data center campus | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-texas-halts-tax-abatement-proposed-data-center/269-49af28ac-db5c-403a-b2f9-7a1dc03f7e34",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County data center developer drops tax break requests, says it will pay full property taxes | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-texas-data-center-developer-drops-tax-break-requests/269-130a3ff4-9a53-4993-89f6-246e5d5115f5",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop eyes tighter data center zoning rules | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-eyes-tighter-data-center-zoning-rules/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T21:43:34.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lost Pines GCD adopts data-center groundwater resolution | Lost Pines Watch",
        "url": "https://www.lostpineswatch.org/updates/lost-pines-gcd-data-center-groundwater-resolution",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lost Pines Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council asks staff to make data centers a conditional-use review across zones | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9513957/texas/bastrop-county/bastrop/council-asks-staff-to-make-data-centers-a-conditional-use-review-across-zones",
        "date": "2026-08-18T11:32:37.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "5 Bastrop-area stories you may have missed | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/5-bastrop-area-stories-you-may-have-missed/",
        "date": "2026-08-18T00:34:45.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Incoming! New Amazon Data Center Planned For Cedar Creek",
        "url": "https://www.bclwclub.net/post/incoming-new-amazon-data-center-planned-for-cedar-creek",
        "date": "2026-08-17T18:37:31.000Z",
        "source": "bclwclub.net",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "AUS02 / Cedar Creek Campus — EdgeConneX data center in Cedar Creek, TX · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/edgeconnex-cedar-creek-tx",
        "date": "2026-08-16",
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County residents challenge TCEQ data center permits as officials table request for more authority | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-residents-challenge-tceq-data-center-permits-as-officials-table-request-for-more-authority/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T00:16:08.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "County tables flawed data-center resolution after strong community input | Lost Pines Watch",
        "url": "https://www.lostpineswatch.org/updates/county-tables-flawed-data-center-resolution-after-strong-community-input",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lost Pines Watch",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "State of the People: Civic Report | Bastrop Ed.",
        "url": "https://dejuremedia.substack.com/p/state-of-the-people-civic-report-2da",
        "date": "2026-08-10T18:27:30.000Z",
        "source": "De Jure Media",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County holds off on data center oversight measure | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-data-center-oversight-measure/269-e9439af3-bd47-44e1-ad3b-98e684eaa03e",
        "date": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center talks see officials refresh tax incentives",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4808,data-center-talks-see-officials-refresh-tax-incentives",
        "date": "2026-08-06T03:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Elgin Courier",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TABLED",
        "url": "https://www.aquawsc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Pacifico-Energy-Development-LLC-Feasibility-Study.pdf",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "source": "Aqua Water Supply Corporation",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "State of the People: Civic Report | Bastrop Ed.",
        "url": "https://dejuremedia.substack.com/p/state-of-the-people-civic-report-927",
        "date": "2026-08-03T11:22:04.000Z",
        "source": "De Jure Media (Substack)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers raise questions across Bastrop County | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-centers-raise-questions-across-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-31T17:18:52.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Community-led town hall calls for data center oversight",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4795,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-30T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Elgin Courier",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Community-led town hall calls for data center oversight",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4799,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-29T00:42:00.000Z",
        "source": "Elgin Courier",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · Put a moratorium on data centers in Bastrop County - United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/put-a-moratorium-on-data-centers-in-bastrop-county",
        "date": "2026-07-28T16:32:48.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County residents organize for data center transparency, local guardrails | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-residents-organize-for-data-center-transparency-local-guardrails/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T02:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County Democratic Party’s statement on data centers – Bastrop County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://bastropdemocrats.org/2026/07/21/bastrop-county-democratic-partys-statement-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bastrop County Democratic Party",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cedar Creek Data Centers:",
        "url": "https://ccdcfacts.org/assets/CCDCFACTS_Cedar_Creek_Questions_Packet.pdf",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "source": "CCDCFACTS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The Deal That Bastrop Didn't Vote On - by Joshua Biddle",
        "url": "https://dejuremedia.substack.com/p/the-deal-that-bastrop-didnt-vote",
        "date": "2026-06-21T11:22:23.000Z",
        "source": "De Jure Media (Substack)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘It isn't right’ | Bastrop County neighbors push back on data centers | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-texas-neighbors-push-back-data-centers/269-c60e3931-7b2e-4656-ae6b-c2140895f8e0",
        "date": "2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Town halls set for 3 Cedar Creek data centers spanning nearly 1,500 acres | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/town-halls-set-for-3-cedar-creek-data-centers-spanning-nearly-1500-acres/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T22:54:39.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EdgeConneX files to build two 730,000 sq ft data centers in Bastrop County, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/edgeconnex-files-to-build-two-730000-sq-ft-data-centers-in-bastrop-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EdgeConneX Proposes twin 730,000 sq ft Data Centers in Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/edgeconnex-proposes-twin-730-000-sq-ft-data-centers-in-bastrop-county",
        "date": "2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EdgeConneX Files Two $700 Million TDLR Applications for Dual-Building Data Center Campus in Bastrop County, Texas",
        "url": "https://usdatacenterprojects.com/texas/edgeconnex-files-two-usd-700-million-tdlr-applications-for-dual-building-data-center-campus-in-bastrop-county-texas",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "source": "US Data Center Projects",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County backs SpaceX application for state sales tax incentive | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/bastrop-county-backs-spacex-application-for-state-sales-tax-incentive/",
        "date": "2026-05-26T23:31:26.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EDCAUS11 | Cedar Creek, TX | Opening ~Dec 2028 | Zabalist",
        "url": "https://www.zabalist.com/projects/TABS2026021187",
        "date": "2026-05-26T08:17:46.000Z",
        "source": "Zabalist",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2026021191",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Projects/TABS2026021191",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The Bastrop County Site Selection Scorecard: Power, Water, Fiber, Workforce, Permitting | News | Building Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://buildingbastropcounty.com/news/bastrop-county-site-selection-scorecard/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Building Bastrop County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EdgeConneX plans second data center campus in Bastrop County | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/edgeconnex-plans-second-data-center-campus-in-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-31T20:34:12.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · No AI Data Center in Bastrop County!",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/no-ai-data-center-in-bastrop-county",
        "date": "2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "$4B data center underway",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4119,4b-data-center-underway",
        "date": "2025-09-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Elgin Courier",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center slated for construction in Cedar Creek | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-center-slated-for-construction-in-cedar-creek/",
        "date": "2025-08-01T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County, Texas, Welcomes $440M Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/products/bastrop-county-texas-welcomes-440m-data-center",
        "date": "2025-07-17T22:08:57.000Z",
        "source": "San Antonio Express-News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "$440M Data Center Planned in Elon Musk’s Austin Suburban Hub | Austin Post",
        "url": "https://austinpost.com/business/2025/07/17/elon-musk-austin-data-center-planned",
        "date": "2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Post",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County grants tax abatement incentive to multibillion-dollar data center | Bastrop - Cedar Creek | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-grants-tax-abatement-incentive-to-multibillion-dollar-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-12-12T23:52:56.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Subsidies entice $4B data center",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/3265,subsidies-entice-4b-data-center",
        "date": "2024-12-11T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Elgin Courier",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County approves incentives for billion-dollar data center campus",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2024/12/09/edgeconnex-bastrop-data-center-incentives-austin.html",
        "date": "2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Business Journal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Pacifico Data Center & Power Plant (Earl Callahan Road): proposed, Bastrop County, TX",
        "url": "https://isadatacentercoming.com/projects/pacifico-cck-energy-cedar-creek-bastrop-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "isadatacentercoming.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Bastrop County, TX | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/texas/bastrop-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "EdgeConneX Austin Cedar Creek Data Center Campus · 336 MW · Ask the Grid",
        "url": "https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/edgeconnex-austin-cedar-creek-data-center-campus--grid-load-5e0050deafed9da3",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Ask the Grid",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of Bastrop",
        "url": "https://www.cityofbastrop.org/page/plan.publicnotices",
        "date": null,
        "source": "City of Bastrop",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County data centers — Texas · DataCentersExposed",
        "url": "https://datacentersexposed.com/counties/tx/bastrop",
        "date": null,
        "source": "DataCentersExposed",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Major Tech, Semiconductor & Aerospace Projects | Bastrop, TX | Building Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://buildingbastropcounty.com/projects/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Building Bastrop County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Bastrop County, TX: 3 on Record",
        "url": "https://datacentersnearme.org/counties/texas/bastrop",
        "date": null,
        "source": "datacentersnearme.org",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County, TX | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/topics/place/bastrop-county-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop Fact-Check Hub | Rumors vs. Verified Public Records | Building Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://buildingbastropcounty.com/fact-check/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Building Bastrop County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EdgeConneX Data Center Campus | Projects | Building Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://buildingbastropcounty.com/projects/edgeconnex/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Building Bastrop County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "CCDCFACTS | Cedar Creek Data Center: Did the Community Get a Good Deal?",
        "url": "https://ccdcfacts.org/good-deal",
        "date": null,
        "source": "CCDCFACTS",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Print/TABS2023010309",
        "date": null,
        "source": "tdlr.texas.gov",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Longhorn & Cedar Creek — Community Fact Sheet",
        "url": "https://www.lostpineswatch.org/downloads/cedar-creek-campus-fact-sheet-august-2026.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Pacifico Energy",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County data centers: capacity & energy · Bastrop Fiber",
        "url": "https://bastropfiber.com/datacenter/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Bastrop Fiber",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County, Texas data center news — AI GridWatch",
        "url": "https://aigridwatch.com/communities/bastrop-county-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "AI GridWatch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bastrop County Commissioners Court · SignalData",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/entities/bastrop-county-commissioners-court/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "x",
        "url": "https://x.com/thisainttexas10/status/2117861746253685247",
        "text": "@GinaHinojosaTX Please go to Bastrop county ASAP and talk with Lost Pines Watch about the data center invasion happening in our county. We need immediate help and our pleas to Abbott fell on deaf ears.",
        "date": "2026-11-04T06:09:22.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1YAPEPX__A",
        "text": "$700m Data Center Coming To Bastrop\nChannel: Jeremy Knight - Austin Texas\nAnthropic could be making another massive AI investment in Central Texas. The company behind Claude is reportedly ...\nAnother $700 million data center is coming to, you guessed it, Bastrop. Just when you thought Bastrop couldn't possibly get another massive data center, here's another $700 million project. And the state filing shows plans for a 577,000 square foot data center in Cedar Creek, southeast of Austin. I swear this is like the 19th project I've had to tell you about. I'm curious, are you just so tired of me talking about data centers? The estimated construction cost $700 million, but here's where it gets a little more interesting. This appears to be another piece of Edge Connect X massive expansion in Bastrop County. Edge Connect X is already developing multiple data center buildings in the same area with billions of dollars of investments potentially coming when everything is built out. I swear Bastrop",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "Bastrop County data center developer drops tax break requests\nChannel: KVUE\nThe withdrawals follow concerns raised by Bastrop County residents about the proposed project involving Pacifico Energy.\nتقول الآن شركة تخطط  لبناء مركز بيانات في  مقاطعة باستروب إنها  ستدفع الضرائب إذا تمت  الموافقة على طلب  التطوير الخاص بها.  يراقب السكان  المحليون عن كثب  الخطوات القادمة  لشركة باسيفيكو  إنيرجي. خوسيه ألونسو  من قناة KVUE يتابع  القصة لنا الليلة.  خوسيه؟ >> حسناً، شاركتنا شركة  باسيفيكو إنيرجي  خريطة مركز البيانات  المقترح الليلة. تُظهر  الخريطة حوالي 2800 فدان  من الأراضي التي قد  تحصل عليها، وأماكن  مراكز البيانات ومحطة  الطاقة المقترحة  بداخلها. لقد حضرنا  اجتماعاً عاماً  للمجتمع حيث أصبحت هذه  المعلومات حديث  الساعة. >> أنا أبني منزلي هنا في  سيدار كريك بجوار  المحطة المقترحة،  ولهذا السبب أنا هنا،  فقد كان من المفترض أن  أنتقل إليه في نهاية  العام. >> ماري سانتانا هي واحدة  فقط من الأشخاص الذين  يتحدثون عن مشروع مركز  البيانات المقترح.  شاركت شركة باسيفيكو  إنيرجي هذه الخريطة  الجديدة ",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "EdgeConneX's $1.4 billion Cedar Creek data center in Bastrop County is nearing a scheduled June 2026\nChannel: CoyoteAi\nEdgeConneX's $1.4 billion Cedar Creek data center in Bastrop County is nearing a scheduled June 2026 completion, after the ...\nA data center building in Bastrop County, Texas, is scheduled to finish construction this month after breaking ground almost exactly a year ago, and it&amp;#39;s just one piece of a $1,400 million campus. The project belongs to EdgeConneX, building on nearly 180 acres in Cedar Creek, about 35 miles southeast of Austin. State filings show one building alone, a 578,000 square foot two-story facility, started construction in August of last year with an estimated completion date of June 14th this year at a cost of $440 million. A second phase of similar size is moving through the same filing process right behind it. Bastrop County Commissioners approved a 10-year property tax abatement for this project back in December of 2024 based on the company&",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqZJHw_E_gg",
        "text": "Proposed data centers bring concerns to Bastrop County residents\nChannel: José Alonzo\nAs EdgeConneX constructs a three data center campus in Bastrop County, another company named Pacifico Energy is applying ...\nغرفة مليئة بسكان  مقاطعة باستروب  يجتمعون بسبب قلق  مشترك. >> حسناً، نحن هنا لنتحدث  أكثر عما يحدث مع  مراكز بيانات \"إيدج  كونكت\" الجديدة.  ومؤخراً، هناك شركة  أخرى تتطلع للبناء في  نفس المنطقة. >> يجري حالياً إعادة  تطوير الأراضي على طول  طريق \"إف إم 535\"، حيث  تقوم شركة \"إيدج كونكت\"  بتحويل 1400 فدان إلى  ثلاثة مجمعات لمراكز  البيانات. وهو مشروع  تقول عنه مجموعة \" رابطة الناخبين  المستقلين في تكساس\"  إنه لم يتم التواصل  بشأنه بشكل جيد. >> الناس لا يملكون  المعلومات لفهم ماهية  هذا المشروع، ولماذا  يأتي بهذه السرعة، وما  الذي يمكنهم فعله  لحماية أنفسهم، فبعض  هؤلاء الأشخاص قد  يعيشون بجوار هذا  المشروع الصناعي الذي  يجلب معه محطة طاقة. >> والآن، تتطلع شركة  مراكز بيانات أخرى، \" باسيفيكو إنيرجي\"، إلى  مقاطعة باستروب. وهي  شركة، وفقاً لموقعها  الإلكتروني، لديها  بالفعل مشروع قيد ",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzTcWTTrfMw",
        "text": "Happening right now, neighbors in Bastrop County are asking questions about data centers coming to the Cedar Creek area. Yeah, a town hall meeting is underway at the Bastrop County Community Center. One data center campus is already under construction on FM 535, and more are now in the planning stages. Across the country, the massive computer warehouses have drawn criticism over noise and power use concerns, as K View's Jessica Chaw shows us. Neighbors are hoping to get more answers tonight. The Stony Point neighborhood in Bastrop County is a community built on connection. We know everybody here pretty much and they know us, so if there's anything going on, uh, we can help each other. Maria Bowen says her family has run the neighborhood grocery store for 40 years. All right. But a new neighbor is moving in across the street, and at first we thought it was going to be like a Lowe's or a Home Depot, some kind of a place, and Bowen says it's anything but familiar. We're like, Oh, not a da",
        "date": "2026-06-18T23:09:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAwyAFs8HwE",
        "text": "Data Centers In Bastrop County\nChannel: Building Bastrop County\nBuilding Bastrop County - Data Centers in Bastrop County Will the new $10 billion tech boom drain Bastrop County's resources?\nBastrop County, Texas has always been defined by its historic downtown streets and a quiet generational lifestyle. But look closer and you'll find an active $10 billion advanced technology and AI infrastructure boom taking shape right alongside it. This transformation is driven by five major anchor projects which include massive facilities like the Edge Connects data center and Greenport semiconductor campus. When global tech infrastructure moves in next door to a rural town, residents naturally worry that their local resources are about to be exhausted, the public generally shares three main fears. That these campuses will drain the local water supply, pass expensive infrastructure costs onto taxpayers, and crash the regional power grid. To find out if these fears are valid, we have to look inside ",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysWvuGq-P6o",
        "text": "# No Homes but Data Centers\n\n- Channel: Jeremy Knight - Austin Texas\n- Length: 01:54\n- Views: 878\n- Language: en\n\n## Transcript\n\nData centers, not homes. Well, this 1,300 acres that was going to be used for homes in Bastrop, Amazon just bought and well, they're making data centers.\nAmazon through its data division quietly purchased land in Bastrop County near Cedar Creek. A full 1,300 acres and that is absolutely not a small project. Are you getting tired of me talking about data centers yet? Well, they require a huge amount of land, massive power access, and fewer zoning restrictions.\nAnd we all know that Austin is getting much harder to build in. So, instead, they are finding places like Bastrop County. And Elon's out in Bastrop now. I mean, Bastrop isn't even the same Bastrop it used to be, I don't know, think. I mean, you tell me. There are now 30-plus data center projects planned across the Austin area, representing over 50 billion in investment. And if you've been with me, which ",
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        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning another major expansion in Bastrop County. The Gigasat factory will produce thousands of AI satellites, but tonight we're checking with county officials about where those plans stand. Here's KVe's Jose Alonzo. The SpaceX campus in Bastrop County is pushing for an ambitious project that would build what it's calling the AI1 satellite, a data center in space. There are visible signs construction is underway after the tech company announced this large expansion project where the Starlink facility currently sits. It's being called the Gigasat factory. I don't know how practical it's going to be. Bastrop County resident Sam Pines, who we met. In a community meeting in July, says he's against data center development near homes. He's praising SpaceX's footprint but has concerns. As someone who's usually going and doing maintenance in data centers, it's really hard for me to imagine. How practical these deployments are going to be, um, to put them all the way up ",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "Earlier this month, Governor Greg Abbott directed Texas energy regulators to conduct [music] a comprehensive audit of data center projects seeking to connect to the state's power grid. At a meeting last week, energy regulators indicated it could take several months to complete the audit. The governor says no project should move forward until officials determine whether the developments comply with state requirements. The directive also calls for reviews of water usage and conservation plans along with financial details like tax incentives, grants, and other public funding programs. As investigator Matt Grant reports, it comes amid growing public pressure on state lawmakers to increase oversight of data centers. Dave Scott spends his day feeding horses, riding the property, and running the Earth Native Wilderness School and Camp, helping kids connect with the outdoors. Nobody has reached out to me But beyond this fence, he worries about a proposed data center and what it could mean for ",
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        "text": "We’re not against development, nor are we against Artificial intelligence in general. We simply don’t want a power plant that shouldn’t be built here",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, farmer and used-book seller",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This one will eventually, once it's fully built, will provide 25 jobs, and none of them have to come from here",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, farmer and used-book seller",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve never voted for a Democrat in my life, but this time I will.",
        "source": "Adam Smith's neighbor, conservative backhoe driver",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "this giant power plant is being permitted exactly the same as you would permit a diesel generator, like for a hospital.",
        "source": "Adam Smith, sound engineer",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
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        "text": "We're not against development, nor are we against Artificial intelligence in general. We simply don't want a power plant that shouldn't be built here",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, farmer and used-book seller",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "This one will eventually, once it's fully built, will provide 25 jobs, and none of them have to come from here",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, farmer and used-book seller",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "I've never voted for a Democrat in my life, but this time I will.",
        "source": "Adam Smith, sound engineer (neighbor quoted by Smith)",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
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        "text": "this giant power plant is being permitted exactly the same as you would permit a diesel generator, like for a hospital.",
        "source": "Adam Smith, sound engineer",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's an issue of environmental racism—they aren't invited to participate in the conversation.",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, farmer and used-book seller",
        "url": "https://www.corriere.it/esteri/26_novembre_08/a-trip-to-the-texas-ranch-where-a-future-data-center-could-be-built-and-which-is-causing-trouble-for-republicans-in-the-midterms-bdd1c6a5-37cc-443a-a5cb-8a70361c7xlk.shtml",
        "date": "2026-11-07T23:06:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Please go to Bastrop county ASAP and talk with Lost Pines Watch about the data center invasion happening in our county.",
        "source": "thisainttexas10, X user",
        "url": "https://x.com/thisainttexas10/status/2117861746253685247",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s the hot topic all over Bastrop County and really across the country,",
        "source": "Dock Jackson, Democratic candidate for Bastrop County judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/data-centers-government-transparency-drive-bastrop-county-judge-race/amp/",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The citizens are upset because they did not know all this was happening.",
        "source": "Dock Jackson, Democratic candidate for Bastrop County judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/data-centers-government-transparency-drive-bastrop-county-judge-race/amp/",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to open up government. I want to make sure that the Bastrop County commissioners actually will listen to their citizens,",
        "source": "Dock Jackson, Democratic candidate for Bastrop County judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/your-local-election-hq/data-centers-government-transparency-drive-bastrop-county-judge-race/amp/",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re mostly just neighbors who met through this process,",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, part of Lost Pines Watch",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/bastrop-community-pushes-for-transparency-around-project-longhorn-data-center/amp/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T07:58:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our argument is not dogmatically anti-AI, anti-data center, anti-technology, anti-development, we just say it’s not the right place,",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, part of Lost Pines Watch",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/bastrop-community-pushes-for-transparency-around-project-longhorn-data-center/amp/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T07:58:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have to stand on information in order to move forward in an adequate way.",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, part of Lost Pines Watch",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/bastrop-community-pushes-for-transparency-around-project-longhorn-data-center/amp/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T07:58:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We really hope that by being united, we are able to make a difference,",
        "source": "Merrie Santana, Bastrop County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/bastrop-community-pushes-for-transparency-around-project-longhorn-data-center/amp/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T07:58:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "No permits have been approved.",
        "source": "Abbott's press secretary",
        "url": "https://buildingbastropcounty.com/news/tceq-pause-edgeconnex-campus-2-stormwater-tx-power-data-orchard-road/",
        "date": "2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All we want to know is what’s in the application, and we want to understand how a utility-sized power plant could go under, in the root of a very small permit,",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, organizer with Lost Pines Watch",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-cedar-creek-earl-callahan-road-pacifico-energy-data-centers/269-6a146e63-3961-4954-8e84-249b4fd0ab6b",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "And in our opinion, a city-size power plant should go through the major source air permit.",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, organizer with Lost Pines Watch",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-cedar-creek-earl-callahan-road-pacifico-energy-data-centers/269-6a146e63-3961-4954-8e84-249b4fd0ab6b",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t want them to continue with the construction,",
        "source": "Jan Escalante, Bastrop County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-cedar-creek-earl-callahan-road-pacifico-energy-data-centers/269-6a146e63-3961-4954-8e84-249b4fd0ab6b",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want our county commissioners to be up front with us.",
        "source": "Jan Escalante, Bastrop County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-cedar-creek-earl-callahan-road-pacifico-energy-data-centers/269-6a146e63-3961-4954-8e84-249b4fd0ab6b",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s behind-closed-door meetings,",
        "source": "Jan Escalante, Bastrop County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-cedar-creek-earl-callahan-road-pacifico-energy-data-centers/269-6a146e63-3961-4954-8e84-249b4fd0ab6b",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to make one thing clear. This is our court, and you represent us, the people,",
        "source": "Tyrone Smith, Bastrop County resident",
        "url": "https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/bastrop-claude-anthropic-data-center-gas-plant-22472993.php",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You work for the people of Bastrop. Not Pacifico, not EdgeConneX. And not Anthropic.",
        "source": "Tyrone Smith, Bastrop County resident",
        "url": "https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/bastrop-claude-anthropic-data-center-gas-plant-22472993.php",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s never been like a public front-facing, honest conversation with these companies,",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, resident living about a mile from the proposed development",
        "url": "https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/bastrop-claude-anthropic-data-center-gas-plant-22472993.php",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re largely working based on what we’ve been given through public information requests and other means of getting information through the county and the state,",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, Cedar Creek resident",
        "url": "https://focalnews.org/austin-tx/local/bastrop-county-asks-state-to-hear-residents-on-cedar-creek-gas-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "People don’t have the information to understand what it is, why it’s coming so fast and what they can do to protect themselves,",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, founder of LIVTX",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-tceq-hold-public-meeting-data-centers-gas-plant/269-44762368-01f8-4325-8e8e-f94db916c780",
        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need answers backed by actual data. Where is the air dispersion modeling showing what emissions are going to reach our homes?",
        "source": "Mary Santana, Resident building a home across from the proposed Pacifico site",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-tceq-hold-public-meeting-data-centers-gas-plant/269-44762368-01f8-4325-8e8e-f94db916c780",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I also urge you not to let a public meeting become the finish line.",
        "source": "Mary Santana, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-tceq-hold-public-meeting-data-centers-gas-plant/269-44762368-01f8-4325-8e8e-f94db916c780",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There was no notice to homeowners about what was going to happen around us, about the changing in zoning,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-tceq-hold-public-meeting-data-centers-gas-plant/269-44762368-01f8-4325-8e8e-f94db916c780",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to work with urban counties on the legislation they're willing to put forward,",
        "source": "Clara Beckett, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-commissioners-ok-request-for-tceq-meeting-on-gas-plant-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have any zoning authority like a city,",
        "source": "Clara Beckett, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-commissioners-ok-request-for-tceq-meeting-on-gas-plant-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "TCEQ should give a public hearing on this,",
        "source": "Matt Turner, Resident",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-commissioners-ok-request-for-tceq-meeting-on-gas-plant-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They've had over 200 people write in asking for that.",
        "source": "Matt Turner, Resident",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-commissioners-ok-request-for-tceq-meeting-on-gas-plant-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because the way the Texas laws are set up right now, our county commissioners, their hands are kind of tied and it's terrible,",
        "source": "Matt Turner, Resident",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-commissioners-ok-request-for-tceq-meeting-on-gas-plant-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The ability to own land in here is not a property value thing. It's something that's deeper for me and for my family,",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, Cedar Creek resident",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-residents-urge-transparency-on-proposed-data-center-gas-plant-project",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Things went from like a sort of ethereal, kind of ghostly fear. To something that was very real and very founded in data that you can look up online, what these natural gas power plants will do to our air,",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, Cedar Creek resident",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-residents-urge-transparency-on-proposed-data-center-gas-plant-project",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What's coming is doubly tragic because their lives are going to be completely destroyed,",
        "source": "Cameron Allen, Cedar Creek resident",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-residents-urge-transparency-on-proposed-data-center-gas-plant-project",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It would be a big change of pace if the county were to stand with the people calling for this public meeting,",
        "source": "John Bush, Bastrop resident and organizer",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/bastrop-county-residents-urge-transparency-on-proposed-data-center-gas-plant-project",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn’t just kind of this one type of flukey thing, if you will, to earn the good graces of the community,",
        "source": "Todd Workman, economic development and community engagement representative for EdgeConneX",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/cedar-creek-edgeconnex-park-opposition/269-c1fde05e-8ee4-4831-b948-967937e2fb7e",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t want the traffic and we don’t want outsiders going up and down Thousand Oaks speeding,",
        "source": "Shirley Adams, Thousand Oaks Drive resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/cedar-creek-edgeconnex-park-opposition/269-c1fde05e-8ee4-4831-b948-967937e2fb7e",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We already have enough trouble with speeding.",
        "source": "Shirley Adams, Thousand Oaks Drive resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/cedar-creek-edgeconnex-park-opposition/269-c1fde05e-8ee4-4831-b948-967937e2fb7e",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "puts counties in an impossible position",
        "source": "Brigid Shea, Travis County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://colocationscout.com/reports/austin-data-center-permits-q3-2026.html",
        "date": "2026-10-05T00:30:07.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Aqua WSC communications director Hollye Fain told the outlet that if Pacifico misses the February deadline, the company could lose both the approved resolution and its feasibility study, effectively sending the process back to square one.",
        "source": "Hollye Fain, communications director, Aqua WSC",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/aqua-wsc-clears-water-deal-for-2-2b-pacifico-data-center-in-cedar-creek/",
        "date": "2026-09-26T14:43:56.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "to halt all permits sought by data centers.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://buildingbastropcounty.com/news/tceq-pause-edgeconnex-campus-2-stormwater-tx-power-data-orchard-road/",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Precinct 4 Commissioner David Glass said the EdgeConneX land had been generating about $25,000 a year in property tax as raw land.",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner, Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://scorepropertygroup.com/insights/austin-bastrop-data-center-activity-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-09T21:59:45.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's just propaganda,",
        "source": "Natalie Aboudaoud, community business owner",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T06:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They've totally misunderstood and underestimated Bastrop, and we've shown it here,",
        "source": "Jeanette Shelton, Bastrop resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T06:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities deserve to know how much water data centers use and water planners need to know how much water data centers use,",
        "source": "Ben Townsend, Google's global head of infrastructure strategy and sustainability",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T06:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In fact, [they] might enhance our grid. And I would say that's the goal. Let's get the rich companies to pay to upgrade the grid.",
        "source": "Michael Webber, engineering professor at UT Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T06:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They've totally misunderstood and underestimated Bastrop, and we've shown it here.",
        "source": "Jeanette Shelton, Bastrop resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/text/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's just propaganda.",
        "source": "Natalie Aboudaoud, community business owner",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/text/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities deserve to know how much water data centers use and water planners need to know how much water data centers use.",
        "source": "Ben Townsend, Google's global head of infrastructure strategy and sustainability",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/text/energy-environment/2026-09-02/austin-tx-texas-data-centers-water-energy-use-sustainability",
        "date": "2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It appears that Edge-ConneX, after they got on board with the governor, is in full swing on additional data centers in western Bastrop County,",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, co-founder, League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4852,local-group-questions-edgeconnex-s-commitment-to-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-25T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If there is a pause, it doesn't appear to apply to them.",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, co-founder, League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4852,local-group-questions-edgeconnex-s-commitment-to-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-25T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "EdgeConneX needs to come forward with a fully transparent accounting of the fire dangers, and what they're doing about it in open court,",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, co-founder, League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4852,local-group-questions-edgeconnex-s-commitment-to-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-25T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The catalyst was water and then that sparked all the other fears",
        "source": "Andrew Griffith, political activist with the League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://san.com/cc/how-data-centers-became-the-internets-favorite-new-villain-online-and-irl/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It does not constitute a withdrawal or cancellation of separate development or permitting applications associated with the proposed development,",
        "source": "Mark Meuth, Bastrop County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-texas-data-center-developer-drops-tax-break-requests/269-130a3ff4-9a53-4993-89f6-246e5d5115f5",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We withdrew our Chapter 312 and JETI applications because we heard the community clearly,",
        "source": "Pacifico Energy",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-texas-data-center-developer-drops-tax-break-requests/269-130a3ff4-9a53-4993-89f6-246e5d5115f5",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am building my home here in Cedar Creek right next to the proposed plant,",
        "source": "Merrie Santana, Cedar Creek resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-texas-data-center-developer-drops-tax-break-requests/269-130a3ff4-9a53-4993-89f6-246e5d5115f5",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a step in the right direction because the main complaint was the taxes and how they were able to get essentially very low tax rates of little benefit,",
        "source": "Josh Mincher, Red Rock resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-texas-data-center-developer-drops-tax-break-requests/269-130a3ff4-9a53-4993-89f6-246e5d5115f5",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This does not constitute a withdrawal or cancellation of the separate development permit applications associated with the proposed project.",
        "source": "Mark Meuth, Bastrop County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhgG3rvKIXI",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We withdrew our applications under Chapter 312 and Jetty because we clearly listened to the community.",
        "source": "Pacifico Energy, Developer statement",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhgG3rvKIXI",
        "date": "2026-08-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Amazon has characterized the Bastrop County acquisition as part of its \"normal due diligence process\" for potential future development.",
        "source": "Amazon, company",
        "url": "https://www.bclwclub.net/post/incoming-new-amazon-data-center-planned-for-cedar-creek",
        "date": "2026-08-17T18:37:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At regular Board meetings, the Board shall permit public comment, regardless of whether the topic is an item on the agenda.",
        "source": "BISD BED(LOCAL) policy, Bastrop ISD policy",
        "url": "https://www.lostpineswatch.org/updates/county-tables-flawed-data-center-resolution-after-strong-community-input",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "there can be no discussion by law.",
        "source": "Kristi Lee, Superintendent, Bastrop ISD",
        "url": "https://www.lostpineswatch.org/updates/county-tables-flawed-data-center-resolution-after-strong-community-input",
        "date": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The ones that are where they are prohibited, they will continue to be prohibited, and the ones that are permitted, they will go to conditional use,",
        "source": "Kerry Fossler, Council Member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-eyes-tighter-data-center-zoning-rules/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The PUCT and ERCOT cannot make decisions to guarantee grid stability and reliability based on substantially incomplete information,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4852,local-group-questions-edgeconnex-s-commitment-to-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I agree that legislative change has to happen, but I would encourage all of you to push back as hard as you can until we get to the legislative session,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Klenz, Democratic candidate for House District 17",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-data-center-oversight-measure/269-e9439af3-bd47-44e1-ad3b-98e684eaa03e",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "How can we give up on an entire community for billionaires and then pay them to do it, right? We have to say no,",
        "source": "Ryanne Vaughan, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/bastrop-county-data-center-oversight-measure/269-e9439af3-bd47-44e1-ad3b-98e684eaa03e",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "the subject matter is too important to not get it right.",
        "source": "Michele Gangnes, co-founder of the League of Independent Voters of Texas",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-residents-challenge-tceq-data-center-permits-as-officials-table-request-for-more-authority/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "should not tie its hands",
        "source": "Michele Gangnes, co-founder of the League of Independent Voters of Texas",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-residents-challenge-tceq-data-center-permits-as-officials-table-request-for-more-authority/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why is the I&S more than the M&O?",
        "source": "Clara Beckett, Bastrop County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://dejuremedia.substack.com/p/state-of-the-people-civic-report-2da",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Um, because of abatement.",
        "source": "Ellen Owens, Tax Assessor-Collector",
        "url": "https://dejuremedia.substack.com/p/state-of-the-people-civic-report-2da",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Woe is us, there's nothing we can do but rely on tax abatements.",
        "source": "Michele Gangnes, Co-founder, League of Independent Voters of Texas (LIV); retired public finance attorney",
        "url": "https://dejuremedia.substack.com/p/state-of-the-people-civic-report-2da",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In order to protect all of us in this room, we have to use tax abatements, because that’s all the state gives us,",
        "source": "Butch Carmack, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4808,data-center-talks-see-officials-refresh-tax-incentives",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county did not ask these data centers to come, they just came in here,",
        "source": "Gregory Klaus, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4808,data-center-talks-see-officials-refresh-tax-incentives",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no ruling over whether they can come to the county or not.",
        "source": "Gregory Klaus, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4808,data-center-talks-see-officials-refresh-tax-incentives",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They complained most about lack of information, notice and transparency throughout the process,",
        "source": "Nick Lealos, Local attorney",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4808,data-center-talks-see-officials-refresh-tax-incentives",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The abatement is really the only tool we have at this time,",
        "source": "David Glass, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4808,data-center-talks-see-officials-refresh-tax-incentives",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are looking for a signal from you that you want to turn this train around,",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4808,data-center-talks-see-officials-refresh-tax-incentives",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We had a beautiful forest; it’s all gone,",
        "source": "Maria Bowen, Cedar Creek resident and business owner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-centers-raise-questions-across-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "there does need to be control, and it needs to be balanced.",
        "source": "Damian Ameen, Cedar Creek resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-centers-raise-questions-across-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have a lot of questions that I thought would be answered ... they couldn’t tell me specifics,",
        "source": "Brittney Hoch, Bastrop resident and president of the Coalition of Democratic Allies",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-centers-raise-questions-across-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can choose anger or organizing for open government,",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, Bastrop resident and co-founder of the League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-centers-raise-questions-across-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers that want to do business in Texas must meet a clear standard,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4799,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-29T00:42:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have got to put some guardrails around this industry, or we’re going to be in a huge train wreck,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-centers-raise-questions-across-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to put some guardrails around this industry, or we're going to be in a huge train wreck.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4795,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we are included in the process … we will be better situated to both understand the cost to our county and also perhaps put a stop to some of these bad projects before they actually get off the ground,",
        "source": "Nick Lealos, Elgin attorney",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4795,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are kind of like the main game in town when it comes to good construction work,",
        "source": "Cameron Dodd, political director, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 520",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4795,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to put some guardrails around this industry, or we’re going to be in a huge train wreck,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4799,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we are included in the process … we will be better situated to both understand the cost to our county and also perhaps put a stop to some of these bad projects before they actually get off the ground,",
        "source": "Nick Lealos, Elgin attorney",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4799,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are kind of like the main game in town when it comes to good construction work,",
        "source": "Cameron Dodd, political director for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 520",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4799,community-led-town-hall-calls-for-data-center-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just stop. Hold up. This is getting away from us,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-residents-organize-for-data-center-transparency-local-guardrails/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am for economic development as long as it is responsible,",
        "source": "Merrie Santana, Cedar Creek resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-residents-organize-for-data-center-transparency-local-guardrails/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have got to put some guardrails around this industry, or we’re gonna be in a huge train wreck.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-residents-organize-for-data-center-transparency-local-guardrails/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were already out of water before the data centers got here",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://san.com/cc/how-data-centers-became-the-internets-favorite-new-villain-online-and-irl/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ask yourself the question, is it an issue for consumers? This is an issue that concerns every citizen in Texas.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqZJHw_E_gg",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Bastrop County Democratic Party calls for a moratorium on data center construction and expansion in Bastrop County until the full effects on communities and the environment are understood and residents are protected.",
        "source": "Bastrop County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://bastropdemocrats.org/2026/07/21/bastrop-county-democratic-partys-statement-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Bastrop County commissioners surrendered scarce tax dollars to data center developers without fully considering the effects on local communities or the environment.",
        "source": "Bastrop County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://bastropdemocrats.org/2026/07/21/bastrop-county-democratic-partys-statement-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "At first we thought it was gonna be like a Lowe's or a Home Depot, some kind of a place",
        "source": "Maria Victoria Bowen, Bastrop County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-texas-neighbors-push-back-data-centers/269-c60e3931-7b2e-4656-ae6b-c2140895f8e0",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "No official has ever come here to talk to our community about that.",
        "source": "Maria Victoria Bowen, Bastrop County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-texas-neighbors-push-back-data-centers/269-c60e3931-7b2e-4656-ae6b-c2140895f8e0",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You could barely get 10 or 12 people in the building at a time",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, Bastrop County resident, League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-texas-neighbors-push-back-data-centers/269-c60e3931-7b2e-4656-ae6b-c2140895f8e0",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It isn't right if that's what they're gonna do",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, Bastrop County resident, League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-texas-neighbors-push-back-data-centers/269-c60e3931-7b2e-4656-ae6b-c2140895f8e0",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Show us an industrial plan, make your case.",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, Bastrop County resident, League of Independent Voters",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/bastrop-county-texas-neighbors-push-back-data-centers/269-c60e3931-7b2e-4656-ae6b-c2140895f8e0",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "No official has ever come here to talk to our community about that.",
        "source": "Maria Bowen, Stony Point neighborhood grocery store owner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzTcWTTrfMw",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They won't really answer a question",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzTcWTTrfMw",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not right. They should give people the opportunity if that's what they're going to do, show us an industrial plan, make your case.",
        "source": "Linda Curtis, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzTcWTTrfMw",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bastrop County Commissioner David Glass asked data center developer EdgeConneX to host the meetings so residents could receive information on topics including water usage, infrastructure planning and potential community impacts directly from project representatives.",
        "source": "David Glass, Bastrop County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/town-halls-set-for-3-cedar-creek-data-centers-spanning-nearly-1500-acres/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We find that data center development leads to slower growth in local housing prices.",
        "source": "SSRN working paper (June 2026), study authors",
        "url": "https://dejuremedia.substack.com/p/state-of-the-people-civic-report-927",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are in a drought. We do not need anybody coming in here taking our water,",
        "source": "Rita Ward, Bastrop resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/bastrop-county-backs-spacex-application-for-state-sales-tax-incentive/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "While families are struggling with rising property taxes, rising electric bills, and rising costs everywhere they turn, this court is considering a tax abatement to a billionaire who does not need it,",
        "source": "Ruth Todd, Democratic candidate for Bastrop County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/bastrop-county-backs-spacex-application-for-state-sales-tax-incentive/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We haven’t given them anything. They haven’t asked for anything,",
        "source": "Gregory Klaus, Bastrop County Judge",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/bastrop-county-backs-spacex-application-for-state-sales-tax-incentive/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now, they have these new closed-loop systems, which use very, very little water.",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner, Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/edgeconnex-plans-second-data-center-campus-in-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-31T20:34:12.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This would be one the largest data center campuses in the United States, if not the globe.",
        "source": "Evan Pierce, vice president of site development, EdgeConneX",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/edgeconnex-plans-second-data-center-campus-in-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I had told them, 'If you guys ever decide to do another project, take a look at Bastrop first.'",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner, Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/edgeconnex-plans-second-data-center-campus-in-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This would be one of the largest data center campuses in the United States, if not the globe.",
        "source": "Evan Pierce, EdgeConneX Vice President of Site Development",
        "url": "https://texreporter.com/2026/09/02/four-cedar-creek-data-centers-represent-2-8-billion-development/",
        "date": "2026-03-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have many tools at our disposal.",
        "source": "Clara Beckett, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4119,4b-data-center-underway",
        "date": "2025-09-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Taxes are pretty much the only tool to get what we would want here.",
        "source": "Clara Beckett, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/4119,4b-data-center-underway",
        "date": "2025-09-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need more industry here to take the tax burden off our residents,",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-center-slated-for-construction-in-cedar-creek/",
        "date": "2025-08-01T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a project that's got a B in the word, you know, billions. It's not a small project.",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-center-slated-for-construction-in-cedar-creek/",
        "date": "2025-08-01T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, the land is generating about $25,000 in annual tax revenue,",
        "source": "Todd Workman, spokesperson for EdgeConneX",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/development/data-center-slated-for-construction-in-cedar-creek/",
        "date": "2025-08-01T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need more industry here to take the tax burden of our residents,",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-grants-tax-abatement-incentive-to-multibillion-dollar-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our current tax base is $15 billion, so this could equal almost a third of our current tax base for properties,",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-grants-tax-abatement-incentive-to-multibillion-dollar-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, the land is generating about $25,000 in annual tax revenue,",
        "source": "Todd Workman, spokesperson for EdgeConneX",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-grants-tax-abatement-incentive-to-multibillion-dollar-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I personally feel very thankful that they've come to the county of Bastrop and asked us to work with them,",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/bastrop-county-grants-tax-abatement-incentive-to-multibillion-dollar-data-center/",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have many tools at our disposal,",
        "source": "Clara Becket, Precinct Two commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/3265,subsidies-entice-4b-data-center",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Taxes are pretty much the only tool to get what we would want here.",
        "source": "Clara Becket, Precinct Two commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elgincourier.com/article/3265,subsidies-entice-4b-data-center",
        "date": "2024-12-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need more industry here to take the tax burden off our residents.",
        "source": "David Glass, Precinct 4 Commissioner, Bastrop County",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bastrop-cedar-creek/government/edgeconnex-plans-second-data-center-campus-in-bastrop-county/",
        "date": "2024-12-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this time, Bastrop County has not received a development permit application from SpaceX for. Gigasat factory project.",
        "source": "Bastrop County spokesperson, County government spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vU5EFCvtDE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a result, the county cannot independently confirm details regarding the proposed facility beyond the information that has been publicly released by the company.",
        "source": "Bastrop County spokesperson, County government spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vU5EFCvtDE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just have to be smart about how we do it. We have to treat the land with respect.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vU5EFCvtDE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are the ones who live here, and we're the ones who have to ultimately live with the impact of these facilities.",
        "source": "Dave Scott, Bastrop County resident, runs Earth Native Wilderness School and Camp",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8aPTt-SB14",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the hottest issue in the state right now.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Republican Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8aPTt-SB14",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a runaway train.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Republican Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8aPTt-SB14",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "we share Governor Abbott's commitment to ensure data centers are developed the right way and support high standards for data center providers",
        "source": "Google, Statement from tech company",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8aPTt-SB14",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once we fill it, it stays filled.",
        "source": "David Glass, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://ccdcfacts.org/good-deal",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Pacifico gas plant capacity rose from 710 MW to 1,326 MW",
      "5,700 homes and more than 20 schools and daycares lie within three miles of the site",
      "Pacifico was exempt from Abbott's first data center permit pause because the facility is off-grid",
      "Gina Hinojosa defeated Greg Abbott and promised a statewide data center moratorium",
      "Bastrop city council unanimously asked TCEQ for public hearings on the Pacifico permit",
      "Gas plant planned capacity rose from 710 MW to 1,326 MW, more than double Bastrop city's needs",
      "5,700 homes and over 20 schools and daycares lie within three miles of the site",
      "Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott on Election Day and promised a statewide data center moratorium",
      "Abbott announced two pauses on data center permits; Pacifico was exempt from the first as an off-grid facility",
      "Bastrop city council voted unanimously to ask TCEQ for public hearings on Pacifico's power plant permit",
      "Planned generating capacity of the proposed gas-fired plant increased from 710 to 1,326 megawatts.",
      "Bastrop City Council unanimously requested TCEQ public hearings on the plant's permit application on Nov. 3, 2026.",
      "The plant is proposed near Cedar Creek in unincorporated Bastrop County.",
      "Corriere della Sera links the plant to a Black Chamber data center intended for Anthropic.",
      "Bastrop City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 3, 2026 to ask TCEQ to hold a public meeting on the proposed 48-turbine gas plant",
      "Pacifico CCK Energy LLC submitted the permit application for an electric generating facility in Bastrop County",
      "Council held first reading of rules prohibiting data centers in general commercial districts and requiring a conditional use permit in industrial areas",
      "Second reading of the data center regulations is scheduled for Nov. 17",
      "Bastrop City Council approved holding a public meeting on a natural gas plant (per headline).",
      "Post asks for immediate help with data center development in Bastrop County, TX",
      "Post says pleas to Gov. Abbott went unanswered",
      "Anthropic began talks in August to open a data center in Bastrop County called Project Longhorn",
      "Construction is estimated to run from November through 2028",
      "Bastrop County judge election is Nov. 3 between incumbent Gregory Klaus (R) and Dock Jackson (D)",
      "Klaus's campaign website does not mention data center development",
      "On Oct. 13, Bastrop County commissioners approved a resolution asking TCEQ to hold a public meeting on Pacifico Energy's proposal.",
      "Gas power plant may use 48 turbines and generate roughly 1,300 MW.",
      "About 1,000 homes are within a mile of the development, per Lost Pines Watch.",
      "25 schools, childcare and learning program spaces are within 4 miles of the possible property, per Lost Pines Watch.",
      "Construction is estimated to run from November 2026 through early 2028.",
      "TCEQ paused issuance of all permits related to infrastructure directly supporting data centers, per Oct 19 letter to Gov. Abbott",
      "FracTracker and Public Citizen report listed 35 TCEQ actions on data-center projects after the Sep 21 directive, two in Bastrop County",
      "ERCOT audit expected to wrap in late November with reports in early December",
      "Oct 26 Bastrop County Commissioners Court agenda has no data-center, Chapter 312, or Chapter 381 items",
      "Bastrop County commissioners voted unanimously last week on a resolution asking TCEQ to host a public meeting on Pacifico Energy's permit",
      "As of Oct. 20, 2026, the county had received no response from TCEQ",
      "Lost Pines Watch says the project could include 48 natural gas turbines on nearly 3,000 acres",
      "TCEQ said it has not issued any permits related to data centers",
      "No ground has been broken on the project",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed TCEQ on September 21, 2026 to halt data-center permits."
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        "date": "2026-07-28T16:32:48.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-07-21"
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        "date": "2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Bee County urges state regulations for data center expansion | Beeville Bee-Picayune | southtexasnews.com",
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        "date": "2026-09-07T15:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Bee County residents press officials for answers over proposed AI data center | Citizen Portal",
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhmo480PXyk",
        "text": "Planned data center raises concerns among North Bee County residents\nChannel: KIII 3 News\nA planned data center in North Bee County has prompted commissioners to ask the Texas Legislature to review how such ...\nWe begin tonight with a new type of development drawing attention in rural parts of South Texas. B County commissioners today unanimously approved a resolution asking the Texas legislature to take a closer look at how large scale data centers are developed and operated. The move comes as a planned data center. In North Be County has some residents concerned. Our Bill Churchwell looks at what was actually passed today and he joins us now with those details. Bill, Mike, Leslie, for people who live in Big County, the concern isn't necessarily that development is coming, it's whether there are enough rules in place to know how that development could affect the people who already live there. Approved resolution recommending guidelines. County commissioners are making their position c",
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        "text": "Counties don't have the ability to engage in meaningful regulations when it comes to commercial development.",
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        "text": "Whether it's water, electricity, pollutants, anything like that, we just want to make sure that our communities and our and our people are. safe.",
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        "text": "Specifically because there are a lack of guidelines in regards to hyperscale data centers and so we want attention brought to the county level but also the state level.",
        "source": "Kelsey Woods, Bee County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/bee-county/rapid-growth-of-data-center-industry-prompts-bee-county-to-seek-state-guidelines/503-e1fc7cfa-e9dd-4999-bbb4-b886e90fb332",
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        "text": "Counties don't have the ability to engage in meaningful regulations when it comes to commercial development within their county.",
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        "text": "When that use potentially spills over into the surrounding community, we are without a mechanism to provide any recourse for those individuals.",
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        "text": "It may not be a big deal at all. It may not be a problem.",
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        "text": "We feel that it showed that they support us, that they have our backs, and that they also would like awareness, not at just the county level but at the state level.",
        "source": "Kelsey Woods, Bee County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/bee-county/rapid-growth-of-data-center-industry-prompts-bee-county-to-seek-state-guidelines/503-e1fc7cfa-e9dd-4999-bbb4-b886e90fb332",
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        "text": "\"The purpose of the resolution is for it to serve as an official expression of your intent on the matter of the rapid development of hyperscale data centers—a topic of concern to your constituents, not just Pawnee but the entire county,\"",
        "source": "Kelsey Woods, Local resident",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/bee-county-urges-state-regulations-for-data-center-expansion/article_e50b959b-2d3b-4b2b-91b0-60e7f0322b96.html",
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        "text": "\"Local government understands there’s not a lot that we can do about it ... Texas is a private property rights state,\"",
        "source": "George P. Morrill III, Bee County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/bee-county-urges-state-regulations-for-data-center-expansion/article_e50b959b-2d3b-4b2b-91b0-60e7f0322b96.html",
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        "text": "They must bring their own water, reuse their own water and not use water from our local communities here in the state of Texas,",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/governor-congresswoman-speak-at-annual-republican-roundup/article_4e8db489-c22c-4b65-a03f-bc0859eda397.html",
        "date": "2026-09-07",
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      {
        "text": "This is that moment, and I will safeguard my fellow Texans against data center expansion in our state.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/governor-congresswoman-speak-at-annual-republican-roundup/article_4e8db489-c22c-4b65-a03f-bc0859eda397.html",
        "date": "2026-09-07",
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      {
        "text": "We can live without a data center, but we cannot live without water,",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/proposed-ai-data-center-draws-heavy-pushback-from-pawnee-residents/article_93903ec8-3a05-45a2-94d8-360d2cdce784.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
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      {
        "text": "We are not ready for this at all,",
        "source": "Audrey Tallwater, speaking on behalf of the Normanna Volunteer Fire Department",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/proposed-ai-data-center-draws-heavy-pushback-from-pawnee-residents/article_93903ec8-3a05-45a2-94d8-360d2cdce784.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "Bee County does not have the authority nor legal ability to stop or regulate this type of activity,",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/proposed-ai-data-center-draws-heavy-pushback-from-pawnee-residents/article_93903ec8-3a05-45a2-94d8-360d2cdce784.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
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        "text": "If this or any other data centers are built in Bee County, the current commissioner's court is not inclined to grant tax breaks.",
        "source": "Dennis DeWitt, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/proposed-ai-data-center-draws-heavy-pushback-from-pawnee-residents/article_93903ec8-3a05-45a2-94d8-360d2cdce784.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "We can live without a data center, but we cannot live without water, and we cannot raise livestock.",
        "source": "Kelsey Woods, resident",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10666358/texas/bee-county/bee-county-residents-press-officials-for-answers-over-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
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      {
        "text": "The county does not regulate that; we cannot tell a private property owner what they can and cannot do with their property,",
        "source": "Dennis DeWitt, Bee County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/beeville_bee_picayune/texas-environmental-regulators-approve-air-permit-for-pawnee-power-facility-amid-state-energy-debate/article_c7945b58-127c-4f32-b0dd-44b6169d7736.html",
        "date": "2026-08-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "If it goes in, they will be paying taxes. We will not be giving them a tax break.",
        "source": "Dennis DeWitt, Bee County Commissioner",
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      "Bee County Commissioners passed a resolution on Sept. 14, 2026 petitioning the Texas Legislature to establish statewide guidelines for hyperscale data centers.",
      "The resolution passed with a unanimous vote.",
      "Neighboring Karnes County recently passed a similar resolution.",
      "Officials cited high demand on local power grids and water supplies as reasons for state-level oversight.",
      "Bee County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution on Monday, September 14, 2026 asking the Texas Legislature to develop guidelines for data centers.",
      "The resolution is to be submitted to the Legislature for consideration and review.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a review of data centers seeking grid connections, including power and water use, in August 2026.",
      "Counties in Texas have limited authority to regulate commercial development on private property, per County Judge Morrill.",
      "Bee County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking the Texas Legislature to review how large-scale data centers are developed and operated.",
      "The resolution recommends guidelines for development and operation of data centers in Texas.",
      "The concerns center on a planned data center in the Pawnee area of North Bee County.",
      "The county judge says the county's authority over commercial development on private property is limited.",
      "On September 14, 2026, Bee County Commissioners Court approved 5-0 a resolution recommending guidelines for data center development and operation in Texas.",
      "The resolution is to be submitted to the Texas Legislature for consideration and review.",
      "The summary says the resolution was prompted by growing constituent concerns in Pawnee.",
      "Residents spoke during public comment about the data center resolution.",
      "Governor Greg Abbott said data centers must bring their own water and electricity and must lower the cost of electricity in Texas, speaking at the Bee County Republican Roundup.",
      "Abbott said he will safeguard Texans against data center expansion in the state.",
      "Residents gathered at the Bee County Courthouse on Aug. 24, 2026 to oppose the proposed data center near Pawnee",
      "TCEQ standard air permit authorized June 25 for the site at 5811 County Road 136",
      "Commissioner DeWitt said Bee County has no legal authority to stop or regulate the project",
      "Facility would generate its own power from natural gas and use closed-loop liquid cooling recycling water for up to 10 years",
      "Residents were directed to the Bee Groundwater Conservation District for water concerns",
      "Dozens of residents told Bee County commissioners at a special Aug. 24 meeting they fear a proposed AI data center near Pawnee could strain groundwater and volunteer fire departments",
      "Commissioners said the county lacks authority to block a TCEQ-registered facility",
      "Residents have gathered an 800-signature petition against the proposed data center",
      "Bee County Commissioners Court held a special called meeting on August 24, 2026 on a proposed AI data center in North Bee County",
      "The proposed data center has received a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality",
      "The court discussed that the project has no tax abatements and noted potential tax revenue benefits",
      "Public comments raised concerns about water usage and quality, livestock and wildlife, fire safety, noise, light pollution and emergency response capacity",
      "The motion to approve a deed without warranty for a property in Skidmore, Texas failed over county property conveyance concerns",
      "Bee County Commissioners Court held a special called meeting on August 24, 2026 where dozens of residents opposed the proposed AI data center in North Bee County.",
      "State has already issued air quality permits for the facility, and counties have limited regulatory authority over private land uses.",
      "The court remains opposed to granting tax abatements for the project.",
      "Residents raised concerns about groundwater well depletion, fire safety of solid oxide fuel cells and lithium systems, noise, light pollution and livestock impacts.",
      "TCEQ approved Standard Permit Registration Number 184389 for Atticus Power Opco 1 LLC on June 25, 2026",
      "On Aug. 4, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special session to impose a temporary moratorium on new hyperscale data centers",
      "Sales-tax exemptions for qualifying data centers are projected to equal about 7% of annual state sales-tax collections in the 2028–2029 biennium, per state financial analyses cited by Miller",
      "Bee County Commissioner Dennis DeWitt said the county lacks legal authority to stop projects on private land and will not give the project a county tax break",
      "Commissioners Court approved the AI data center 5-0 (unanimous) on 2026-09-14."
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        "text": "Temple's $700M Data Center: Jobs vs. Energy Concerns\nChannel: 25 News KXXV\nTemple's $700M Data Center: Jobs vs. Energy Concerns.\nI know that there is a need for data centers and they've got to go somewhere. >> That's one of our neighbors weighing in on the development of a data center here in our community. City council approved a $700 million project a couple months ago. Since then, we've been seeing data centers pop up in our community left and right in Lacy Lake View and in Marqu. >> So, the project will be built on around 700 acres along Bob White Road in South Temple, recently annexed by the city. But what do our neighbors think? >> Concern there would be what's the what's the ultimate impact on anybody in the area. >> While the Temple Economic Development Corporation wasn't available for comment, I did get this news release and after reading through it a little bit, it basically says that the project will improve the economy and bring more jobs into our community. That includes m",
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        "text": "# City approves $700 million data center | Texas News Now\n\n- Channel: KCENNews\n- Length: 04:14\n- Views: 178\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2025-09-29T16:48:55-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ watch-utility, local, news, ott ], syndication, texas, texas-news-now\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nTexas News Now is a streaming-only show that dives into impactful stories across the Lone Star State. Watch it today by downloading 6+ on your favorite device.\n\n## Transcript\n\nI'm Bailey Bates.\nHere are your headlines from central Texas.\nAll charges were dropped against former Marlin animal control officer Nicole Grahams.\nMarlin is just southeast of Waco.\nThe charges originally stemmed from alleged animal abuse after several dogs were found dead or in poor condition at the city's animal shelter in January 2024.\nAccording to Grams's defense.\nProsecutors failed to provide all necessary evidence.\nThe defense attorney said their investigation alongside Texas A&M found no evidence linking Graha",
        "date": "2025-09-29T23:48:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "$700 million data center coming to Temple\nChannel: KCENNews\nThe Temple City Council has approved plans for Rowan Digital Infrastructure to build a new hyperscale data center campus in the ...\nA new $700 million data center is planned for Temple. The Temple Economic Development Corporation announced the council's approval for a new facility. The building will be located along Bob White Road in South Temple. That's right next to the city landfill. It's expected to break ground by the end of the year, and construction will wrap up late next year. The Temple EDC says the data center will bring 30 full-time jobs.",
        "date": "2025-09-19",
        "stance": "support",
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "\"We are still in the process of coming up with an ordinance to design the zoning requirements and the regulations that the city of Killeen will have put in place,\" Brown said.",
        "source": "Mellisa Brown, Councilmember At-Large, Killeen",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/killeen/killeen-leaders-work-to-craft-data-center-zoning-requirements-as-texas-moratorium-pauses-new-projects",
        "date": "2026-10-12T23:05:18.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The State of Texas has currently imposed a moratorium on data centers to allow time to evaluate their impact on water and electrical infrastructure. Until the State concludes their audit, no new data centers will be permitted in Killeen,\" Meshier said.",
        "source": "Wallis Meshier, Executive Director of Development Services, Killeen",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/killeen/killeen-leaders-work-to-craft-data-center-zoning-requirements-as-texas-moratorium-pauses-new-projects",
        "date": "2026-10-12T23:05:18.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Temple already has several data centers either operating or in the preparation stages to start operations. They are on the same grid as Killeen, so we are already being affected by that, both in our electricity and the amount of water usage that's going to come in through Killeen through WCID1 and out of our lakes,\" Brown said.",
        "source": "Mellisa Brown, Councilmember At-Large, Killeen",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/killeen/killeen-leaders-work-to-craft-data-center-zoning-requirements-as-texas-moratorium-pauses-new-projects",
        "date": "2026-10-12T23:05:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "However, Interim City Manager Kent Cagle, who is officially retiring from the city Friday, said that a CUP was essentially a ban on data centers, and Kimble suggested that they would \"vote down\" the original motion of direction.",
        "source": "Kent Cagle, Interim City Manager",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/local/killeen-council-votes-on-motion-of-direction-to-reverse-course-on-conditional-use-restriction-for/article_7dcf2212-8203-4b18-b990-f3709708fd8f.html",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A data center is a construction event and a tax base event.",
        "source": "Taylor Dasch, Host, Living In Temple, TX",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3coe1mbneH0",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The honest answer is that this has not been a home price story so far.",
        "source": "Taylor Dasch, Host, Living In Temple, TX",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3coe1mbneH0",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Here in Temple, they're still breaking ground. They're digging into our soil. They're not stopping,\" Voytko said.",
        "source": "Elena Voytko, member, Temple Stands Together",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/rowan-digital-infrastructure-pursues-final-planned-data-center-in-temple-amid-community-opposition",
        "date": "2026-08-09T22:26:12.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"We need a special session. We need a freeze and moratorium on all the data center projects, and we need to get rules in place and regulations in place that protect humanity, the people, our future, our resources,\" Voytko said.",
        "source": "Elena Voytko, member, Temple Stands Together",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/rowan-digital-infrastructure-pursues-final-planned-data-center-in-temple-amid-community-opposition",
        "date": "2026-08-09T22:26:12.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"When the City told us the land was needed for its landfill, adjusting our plans was a straightforward decision. Rowan is invested in Temple for the long term, and supporting infrastructure that serves our neighbors for five-plus decades is exactly the kind of creative solutions we value,\" Romo said.",
        "source": "Martin Romo, vice president of economic development and external affairs, Rowan Digital Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/rowan-digital-infrastructure-pursues-final-planned-data-center-in-temple-amid-community-opposition",
        "date": "2026-08-09T22:26:12.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "As Mayor Pro Tem (Jessica Gonzalez) said, Governor (Greg) Abbott has put a pause on data center construction in Texas while the state reviews their power requirements.",
        "source": "Mellisa Brown, Councilwoman, Killeen City Council",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/local/killeen-council-votes-to-broach-data-center-subject-as-future-agenda-item/article_346e212d-d703-4339-b907-012eb8ffe5f3.html",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All we asked for is an impact study. Let's, let's do an impact study. How is this major development going to affect our community and the city council said no,",
        "source": "Joe Royer, president of Temple Stands Together",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/temple-residents-rally-against-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-18T21:41:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The whole reason we're doing this is because the city council rushed through the data centers despite record turnout at city council,",
        "source": "Joe Royer, president of Temple Stands Together",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/temple-residents-rally-against-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-18T21:41:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need water more than anything else on the planet,",
        "source": "Maddie Johnson, protester",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/temple-residents-rally-against-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-18T21:41:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't know enough. What we do know is we have billion-dollar corporations coming to this area to extract from our communities, and we need to do reduction harm in this moment… because we can't undo these things once they're here,",
        "source": "Amelia Rabroker, House District 55 candidate",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/temple-residents-rally-against-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-18T21:41:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only thing that we have to potentially lever them into doing something for public safety reasons, or be good neighbors to the people around them, currently is this tax related policy,",
        "source": "Bobby Whitson, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/07/theyre-already-ahead-bell-county-residents-push-scrap-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think any data center should be given a tax abatement. They were already granted money they wouldn't have gotten. So they're already ahead,",
        "source": "Alton Fowler, Farmer",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/07/theyre-already-ahead-bell-county-residents-push-scrap-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not one of them has been built without a tax abatement. So yes, not offering a tax abatement to hyperscale data centers will absolutely keep them away from our community,",
        "source": "Joe Royer, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/07/theyre-already-ahead-bell-county-residents-push-scrap-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We also gave them a county tax abatement as if we are deliberately trying to attract them to our community,",
        "source": "Joe Royer, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/07/theyre-already-ahead-bell-county-residents-push-scrap-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That money was never coming to Bell County anyway until the TIRZ expires.",
        "source": "Bobby Whitson, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/07/theyre-already-ahead-bell-county-residents-push-scrap-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we remove them from consideration for tax abatement, then it will truly be the wild, wild west in the county for data center developments. There will not be any regulation that we can impose,",
        "source": "David Blackburn, County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/bell-county-postpones-removing-data-centers-from-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T14:55:57.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was hoping it was going to get voted on and approved today, but maybe not.",
        "source": "Local resident",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/bell-county-postpones-removing-data-centers-from-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T14:55:57.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Data centers should be self-sustaining and shouldn’t be harmful,” Blackburn said.",
        "source": "Judge David Blackburn, Judge, Bell County",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/bell-county-commissioners-pass-data-center-resolutions/article_a61da8fd-5ab4-5626-a610-7bd51e252ecc.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“You are asking us to break the law,” Whitson responded.",
        "source": "Bobby Whitson, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Bell County",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/bell-county-commissioners-pass-data-center-resolutions/article_a61da8fd-5ab4-5626-a610-7bd51e252ecc.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We don’t need to because they are coming,” Blackburn said.",
        "source": "Judge David Blackburn, Judge, Bell County",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/bell-county-commissioners-pass-data-center-resolutions/article_a61da8fd-5ab4-5626-a610-7bd51e252ecc.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Texans feel like we’re losing the state we know and love,” Hickland said.",
        "source": "Hillary Hickland, State Rep., R-Belton",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/bell-county-commissioners-pass-data-center-resolutions/article_a61da8fd-5ab4-5626-a610-7bd51e252ecc.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we remove them from consideration for tax abatement, then it will truly be the wild, wild west in the county for data center developments. There will not be any regulatory that we can impose.",
        "source": "David Blackburn, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/bell-county-commissioners-table-data-center-tax-abatement-changes-call-on-state-for-more-authority",
        "date": "2026-06-15T21:36:42.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "To the judge's point, to your point, we have no means of handling data centers or the solar farms or what else may come down later.",
        "source": "Bobby Whitson, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/bell-county-commissioners-table-data-center-tax-abatement-changes-call-on-state-for-more-authority",
        "date": "2026-06-15T21:36:42.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You are asking us to break the law, Whitson said.",
        "source": "Whitson",
        "url": "https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_e6676546-5a98-4541-acb5-9377b87edc43.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think you elected me to break the law, although you are asking me to do that,",
        "source": "Russell Schneider, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Bell County",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/residents-urge-moratorium-bell-county-eyes-safeguards-for-data-centers/article_d937a743-4a24-5872-bb61-8af6a7c9e614.html",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do better for us than the City Council did for us,",
        "source": "Lynn Thomas, Temple resident",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/residents-urge-moratorium-bell-county-eyes-safeguards-for-data-centers/article_d937a743-4a24-5872-bb61-8af6a7c9e614.html",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They either need to step up and regulate or they need to give us the authority to regulate,",
        "source": "David Blackburn, County Judge, Bell County",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/residents-urge-moratorium-bell-county-eyes-safeguards-for-data-centers/article_d937a743-4a24-5872-bb61-8af6a7c9e614.html",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have yet to find anybody in support of it besides the (Temple) mayor and City Council,",
        "source": "Laura Lanford",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/residents-urge-moratorium-bell-county-eyes-safeguards-for-data-centers/article_d937a743-4a24-5872-bb61-8af6a7c9e614.html",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The public deserves factual information instead of political posturing,",
        "source": "Horatio Marquez, Welder, United Association Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 529",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/region/residents-urge-moratorium-bell-county-eyes-safeguards-for-data-centers/article_d937a743-4a24-5872-bb61-8af6a7c9e614.html",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Put a pause on the data centers, the approved data centers in Temple that will impact and touch everyone in Bell County.",
        "source": "Elena Voytko",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/bell-county-commissioners-discuss-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I think the court is going to consider is incorporating those terms and perhaps more into our term sheet so that we can learn from those that have been down the path.",
        "source": "David Blackburn, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/bell-county-commissioners-discuss-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the developer doesn't agree to these terms. And the resolution would say no tax evasion. It doesn't mean they won't build under current law.",
        "source": "David Blackburn, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/bell-county-commissioners-discuss-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have yet to find one person in Bell County that wants these data centers except our mayor and city council",
        "source": "Laura Lanford, Temple resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYISLYv6wxI",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am concerned that this data center project has moved forward without meaningful community input",
        "source": "Edward Vasquez, Temple resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYISLYv6wxI",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe it's the government's responsibility to hear from its citizens.",
        "source": "Louis Minor, Bell County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IylLc7bKeNU",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do urge you to place a six month moratorium on data centers.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IylLc7bKeNU",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe it's the government's responsibility to hear from its citizens.",
        "source": "Louis Minor, Bell County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRaUwVHOobA",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do urge you to place a six month moratorium on data centers.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRaUwVHOobA",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Commissioner Greg Reynolds, Precinct 3, has spent hours in conversation with both Meta and Rowan engineering staff to gain an understanding of each location's design and operations, including cooling methods, water consumption, and electrical demand.",
        "source": "Greg Reynolds, Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.bellcountytx.com/publicnotice_detail_T3_R734.php",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have yet to find one person in Bell County that wants these data centers except our mayor and city council,",
        "source": "Laura Lanford, Temple resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/02/we-dont-want-this-bell-county-residents-show-up-by-masses-protest-data-center-asks-commissioners-court-intervention/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am concerned that this data center project has moved forward without meaningful community input,",
        "source": "Edward Vasquez, Temple resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/02/we-dont-want-this-bell-county-residents-show-up-by-masses-protest-data-center-asks-commissioners-court-intervention/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What harm can it do to pause and do independent research on what is best for our entire county?,",
        "source": "Laura Lanford, Temple resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/02/we-dont-want-this-bell-county-residents-show-up-by-masses-protest-data-center-asks-commissioners-court-intervention/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe it's the government's responsibility to hear from its citizens, and that's what this is about.",
        "source": "Louie Minor, Bell County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/bell-county-commissioners-consider-data-center-moratorium/500-0b08dfea-c23d-416b-9539-f4fd8a645c3c",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only real tool for large-scale development in the county is a tax abatement agreement.",
        "source": "David Blackburn, Bell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/bell-county-commissioners-consider-data-center-moratorium/500-0b08dfea-c23d-416b-9539-f4fd8a645c3c",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do urge you to place a six-month moratorium on data centers.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/bell-county-commissioners-consider-data-center-moratorium/500-0b08dfea-c23d-416b-9539-f4fd8a645c3c",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic Party candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, speaks in support of a data center moratorium during the Bell County Commissioners Court workshop.",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic Party candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_bf5c19f9-6dc4-421e-9b3d-98c7abe916a6.html",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Precinct 4 Commissioner Bobby Heichert, Chairman Robert Hughes, and Commissioner Russell Cook said commissioners should continue seeking guidance from regulatory agencies and not ask the public to decide.",
        "source": "Precinct 4 Commissioner Bobby Heichert, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_bf5c19f9-6dc4-421e-9b3d-98c7abe916a6.html",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city's going to get eight million dollars. We're going to get $12 million. We're going to get all this revenue from these data centers, what it failed to emphasize. We're trading 700 acres of land for 40 permanent jobs.",
        "source": "Kevin Brown, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/neighbors-react-to-mayors-letter-on-temple-data-centers-amid-recall-efforts",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a weird mess, you see, both like compliments like, hey, thank you for asking hard questions, doesn't want to answer them, and then kind of criticizes the public for speaking out.",
        "source": "Emmanuel Perez, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/neighbors-react-to-mayors-letter-on-temple-data-centers-amid-recall-efforts",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The electric deregulation has led to power outages and poor management of the electrical grid and the state of Texas environmental protections.",
        "source": "Jerilyn Melton, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/neighbors-react-to-mayors-letter-on-temple-data-centers-amid-recall-efforts",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Doing something like this reeks of environmental ruin, and people would like to know that it's not for personal gain,",
        "source": "Jason, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/neighbors-react-to-mayors-letter-on-temple-data-centers-amid-recall-efforts",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "A church is not just a building,” he said. “It’s a place of worship, quiet reflection, prayer.",
        "source": "Terrence Diaz",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/local/p-z-votes-down-data-center-after-massive-backlash-from-residents/article_313649e9-5ce8-4ccf-aede-83daf5165e3e.html",
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t see any way to mitigate that, and we have no options for doing so.",
        "source": "Terrence Diaz",
        "url": "https://kdhnews.com/news/local/p-z-votes-down-data-center-after-massive-backlash-from-residents/article_313649e9-5ce8-4ccf-aede-83daf5165e3e.html",
        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not new. This is something we've been talking about for two or three years.",
        "source": "Davis",
        "url": "https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_abb3e4c1-696a-41d6-9237-9b5dca45d8de.html",
        "date": "2026-03-06T23:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ask them to commit to doing what is right by us.",
        "source": "Daniel Winford, resident",
        "url": "https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_abb3e4c1-696a-41d6-9237-9b5dca45d8de.html",
        "date": "2026-03-06T23:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know that there is a need for data centers and they've got to go somewhere.",
        "source": "Unnamed neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gThltN-Uz0k",
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Concern there would be what's the what's the ultimate impact on anybody in the area.",
        "source": "Unnamed neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gThltN-Uz0k",
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This campus will help unlock the real-world benefits that AI and digital infrastructure can have on people’s lives,",
        "source": "Charley Daitch, Rowan CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/rowan-starts-work-on-300mw-data-center-in-temple-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hosting a project of this scale places Temple at the forefront of technology that has the power to transform lives,",
        "source": "Tim Davis, Temple Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/rowan-starts-work-on-300mw-data-center-in-temple-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the infrastructure that supports our modern life, whether it be accessing your medical records or your banking information",
        "source": "Nathaniel Brown, spokesperson for Rowan",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOu_IgtXoRg",
        "date": "2025-10-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're really excited about the opportunity here in Temple, Texas to deploy a minimum of $700 million of investment.",
        "source": "Martin Romo, Rowan Digital",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwT5sD35Bjg",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do better for us than the City Council did for us",
        "source": "Lynn Thomas, Temple resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/bell-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think you elected me to break the law, although you are asking me to do that",
        "source": "Russell Schneider, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/bell-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think any data center should be given a tax abatement",
        "source": "Alton Fowler, farmer",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/bell-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've not seen a single citizen say that it was beneficial to their community",
        "source": "Scedric Ross, Commissioner, Killeen Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/bell-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      }
    ],
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      "Killeen city leaders voted at a council workshop to reverse an earlier decision to pursue a Conditional Use Permit process for data centers and instead update current zoning conditions.",
      "Under Killeen's current framework, data centers are categorized as small, medium, or large, and small data centers are permitted by right.",
      "A statewide moratorium in Texas has temporarily halted new data centers while the state evaluates impacts on water and electrical infrastructure.",
      "Killeen saw a data center proposal earlier in the year, according to the article.",
      "Killeen City Council voted 6-1 at a joint workshop with the Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 5, 2026 to reverse an earlier decision that would have allowed data centers only with a conditional-use permit.",
      "The council asked staff to bring back an alternative ordinance without the conditional-use permit requirement for data centers.",
      "Meta's Temple campus, a $1.2 billion facility, went live July 22, 2026",
      "A recall effort against the mayor and two council members started in April over the Bob White annexation vote and fell short for the November ballot",
      "Rowan's Project Temple development agreement caps domestic water use at 4,000 gallons per day; the company claims about 350 gallons per day",
      "The city projects about $7 million in revenue per project even with the 10-year abatement, according to the document",
      "Temple's median home price peaked the year Meta was announced and has drifted down about 7.5% since",
      "Temple municipal staff introduced proposed Unified Development Code amendments at the August 17 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting",
      "Proposed UDC revisions would require a mandatory Conditional Use Permit for future data center construction in Temple",
      "Temple City Council scheduled a public hearing and first reading on the UDC updates on September 3, with a second reading on September 17",
      "A recall petition targeting Temple's Mayor and two city council members over data center votes failed to collect the required signatures",
      "Rowan plans a sixth and final data center in Temple, the Lasso Building, on an approximately 300-acre site adjacent to Project Temple",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission to consider the Lasso Building application in August; city council hearings in September; construction anticipated to begin in early 2027 if approved",
      "Project Temple was approved by the City of Temple in fall 2025",
      "Across Rowan's Temple footprint the company is building six data centers with at least $4.2 billion in combined private investment and at least 120 full-time jobs",
      "Direct tax revenue from all six buildings expected to yield approximately $45 million annually",
      "The Killeen City Council unanimously agreed to begin discussions on data center zoning and regulations starting in September 2026.",
      "Governor Greg Abbott has reportedly paused data center construction in Texas while the state reviews power requirements.",
      "A data center zoning application in Killeen was rejected by the Planning and Zoning Commission in April and later withdrawn by the developers before a council vote.",
      "Rowan filed with Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for AUS02 Building 2 at 1855 Bob White Road, Temple",
      "The $780 million building is a single-story 500,000 sq ft facility",
      "Construction is set to run from August 2026 to August 2027",
      "The 700-acre Bob White Road campus could reach 300MW at full build-out",
      "Blackstone acquired a significant minority stake in Rowan earlier in 2026",
      "Temple Stands Together is collecting roughly 3,000 signatures to place a charter amendment on the November ballot to lower the threshold for recalling city leaders over data center approvals",
      "Temple Stands Together must gather roughly 3,000 verified signatures by late July 2026",
      "Residents rallied outside the Bell County Courthouse in Temple over multiple proposed data centers",
      "Bell County residents demanded an end to data center tax abatements at a Tuesday Commissioners Court meeting",
      "Bell County has no zoning authority outside city limits, so abatements are one of few tools to set conditions on projects",
      "Without an abatement agreement, commissioners said they cannot require noise limits, water use rules, or a ban on diesel generators",
      "Commissioners did not commit to ending abatements but agreed the current policy needs to change",
      "Bell County plans to hold a public hearing and adopt an amended tax abatement policy by September 8",
      "The Bell County Commissioners Court postponed any tax abatement changes for data center construction.",
      "Citizens at a Bell County Commissioners Court meeting spoke against data center construction and pleaded for a moratorium.",
      "The court's legislative priorities resolution urged lawmakers to revisit county authority over large commercial projects, including data centers.",
      "The Texas House Natural Resources Committee is slated to hold a hearing on data centers on June 23."
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Temple recall effort against mayor and two council members",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3coe1mbneH0",
        "date": "2026-09-01"
      },
      {
        "name": "Temple recall petition organizers",
        "url": "https://www.civilengineering.ai/how-temple-texas-is-tightening-rules-on-data-center-expansion/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T10:16:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Temple Stands Together",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/rowan-digital-infrastructure-pursues-final-planned-data-center-in-temple-amid-community-opposition",
        "date": "2026-08-09T22:26:12.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Stop Temple Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bell-county/temple/neighbors-react-to-mayors-letter-on-temple-data-centers-amid-recall-efforts",
        "date": "2026-04-29T22:40:43.000Z"
      }
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "San Antonio council in late October 2026 required council approval for every new data center after a proposed moratorium drew only four solid supporters. Bexar commissioners tabled an aquifer-zone data center plat on Oct 27. Public Citizen and Sierra Club are challenging Vantage permits.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:11.774Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "reason": "council approval now required for each project",
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      {
        "reason": "county tabled aquifer-zone plat",
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      },
      {
        "reason": "councilmembers and commissioner oppose",
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      {
        "reason": "NGO legal challenges and petition",
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      {
        "reason": "local moratorium lacked majority",
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      {
        "title": "Mayor Jones speaks on data center oversight, local infrastructure, and BAMC resolution",
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        "date": "2026-11-03T01:04:12.000Z",
        "source": "Fox San Antonio",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners table plat for proposed data‑center site in Edwards Aquifer recharge zone | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11557870/texas/bexar-county/commissioners-table-plat-for-proposed-datacenter-site-in-edwards-aquifer-recharge-zone",
        "date": "2026-10-27T17:12:49.000Z",
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        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners table subdivision plat for proposed data-center site amid water and local-authority concerns | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11507904/texas/bexar-county/commissioners-table-subdivision-plat-for-proposed-data-center-site-amid-water-and-local-authority-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-27T17:12:35.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bexar County: Commissioners Court approves Item 55: County manager recruitment framework approved, 3–2 | Texas Record",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/bexarcounty/brief/2026-10-24",
        "date": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Record",
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      },
      {
        "title": "San Antonio City Council considers how to regulate data ...",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-lays-out-options-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T19:44:27.000Z",
        "source": "San Antonio Report",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council hears UDC data-center options; mayor proposes hybrid requiring public notice, 1,000-foot setback and S-code review | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11007037/texas/bexar-county/san-antonio/council-hears-udc-data-center-options-mayor-proposes-hybrid-requiring-public-notice-1000-foot-setback-and-s-code-review",
        "date": "2026-10-14T10:31:24.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Moratorium Proposal Squeaks Forward in San Antonio",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-moratorium-proposal-squeaks-forward-in-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T18:53:55.000Z",
        "source": "Deceleration",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "City Council discusses data center rules, considers moratorium",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-proposal-regulating-data-centers-unclear-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T23:48:57.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "San Antonio will consider regulating data centers. It’s unclear if that involves a moratorium. | TPR",
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        "date": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "TPR",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jones and Galvan call for new vote on Spurs arena funding and back data center moratorium - T-SPAN",
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        "date": "2026-08-11T20:17:17.000Z",
        "source": "T-SPAN",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Pause Proposed for San Antonio Until Impacts ...",
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        "source": "Deceleration",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Public Hearings in Bexar 2026: Cases & Votes | ZoneWire",
        "url": "https://www.zonewire.co/bexar-county/zoning-hearing",
        "date": "2026-08-04T12:43:26.000Z",
        "source": "ZoneWire",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Bexar County is home to at least 30 data centers and ...",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Texas accused of allowing data centers to use loophole in pollution regulations",
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        "date": "2026-07-30T03:00:03.000Z",
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        "title": "Texas law shields San Antonio-area data center water ...",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Mapping the dozens of data centers in San Antonio",
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        "date": "2025-11-11T00:47:12.000Z",
        "source": "KSAT",
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      {
        "title": "Bexar County, TX Data Centers: 53 Facilities Tracked",
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        "source": "Nearby Data Centers",
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Bexar County, TX: 18 tracked sites",
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      },
      {
        "title": "San Antonio Data Center Crew Shuttles",
        "url": "https://unlimitedconstructionshuttles.com/data-centers/san-antonio-tx/",
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        "source": "Unlimited Construction Shuttles",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtkJNWiyNg4",
        "text": "Bexar County data center developments under investigation over water use reporting\nChannel: KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source\nTexas officials are investigating data center projects in Bexar County and across the state over compliance with water-use ...\n6:36 تطورات هذا الصباح.  تخضع مراكز البيانات  في مقاطعة بير وفي  أنحاء الولاية  للتحقيق الآن بشأن  استهلاكها للمياه. قال  المدعي العام لولاية  تكساس كين باكستون إن  المئات من هذه المنشآت  لم تستجب لمسح الولاية  حول استخدام المياه.  يلزم قانون تكساس هذه  المنشآت بالإبلاغ عن  استهلاكها للمياه.  تخضع التطورات  للتحقيق الآن في 18  مقاطعة، بما في ذلك  بير بالإضافة إلى  مقاطعات دالاس وهاريس  وترافيس.",
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        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
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        "text": "People report strong natural gas odor near far West Side data center\nChannel: KSAT 12\nWhile concerns about data centers grow across South Texas, including water and energy use, some residents on the far West ...\nأنا هنا في أقصى غرب  مقاطعة بير في حي يسمى  \"تكساس ريسيرش بارك\"،  حيث توجد عدة أحياء  هنا. لكن العائلات هنا  تشعر بالقلق بشأن  أعمال البناء التي  حدثت عبر الشارع  مباشرة. هذا هو مركز  بيانات \"فانتج\". إنه  واحد من عدة مجمعات  تمتلكها الشركة، ولا  يشعر الناس هنا بالقلق  بشأن التلوث الضوضائي  أو الكهرباء أو حتى  استخدام المياه. بدلاً  من ذلك، هم قلقون بشأن  الرائحة. >> يا إلهي، ما هذه  الرائحة الكريهة؟ يا  إلهي، هذا غاز طبيعي. >> تقول سارة فورسيث إنها  انتقلت إلى \"تكساس  ريسيرش بارك\" بالقرب  من طريق 211 وبيتارينكو  للاستمتاع بالهواء  النقي خارج المدينة.  لكنها تقول إنها بدلاً  من ذلك شمت رائحة بيض  فاسد قادمة من مركز  البيانات هذا. >> لم يكن هناك إشعار،  ولا خطاب، ولا لوحة  كبيرة تقول: \"مرحبًا،  بالمناسبة، لقد حصلنا  على التصاريح\". لا شيء.  وقد كانت تجربة مرهقة  للغاية. >> فورسيث ",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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        "text": "# The AI Boom Is Draining Texas Before Anyone Votes On It\n\n- Channel: Unsolved Chronicles\n- Length: 21:29\n- Views: 36\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2026-05-19T09:03:57-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: 5207 Rogers Road, AI infrastructure investigation, Bexar County, ERCOT data center, Oracle Texas, Pandora's Box Texas, San Antonio data center, Stargate Texas, Texas Hill Country, Texas grid 2030, Vantage Data Centers, court record true crime, data center sales tax exemption, unsolved chronicles, water policy\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nERCOT's own forecast says new data center demand for 2030 jumped from 29,614 megawatts to 77,965 megawatts in a single year. ERCOT's own methodology slides say only about half of announced data center demand actually materializes at the rated capacity. But the construction permits still get filed. The exemption framework still gets applied. The water and power questions still come due. And in San Antonio, a Texas LLC owns 31 acres of Bexar Count",
        "date": "2026-05-19T16:03:57.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
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        "text": "# CPS Energy Board of Trustees Meeting February 23, 2026\n\n- Channel: CPS Energy\n- Length: 03:35:11\n- Views: 315\n- Keywords: cps energy, texas, electric company, cpsenergy, san antonio, natural gas, bexar county, energy, energy utility, utility\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\n▼\nCPS Energy is the nation’s largest community-owned natural gas and electric company, providing safe, affordable electric and natural gas service to customers in the Greater San Antonio area. We deliver on our mission to serve our community through reliable, competitively priced, and sustainable energy services in an equitable manner.\n\n▼\nLike our channel? Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1UaLtKO \n\n▼\nConnect with us online and on social media:\nWebsite: https://www.cpsenergy.com/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CPSEnergy\nX: https://x.com/cpsenergy\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cps_energy\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cps-energy/\n\n## Transcript\n\nGood afternoon everyone.\n>> I am calling this meeting of ",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
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        "text": "All right, we're over at Texas Research Park this time. This is a Vantage Data Centers LLC, but this is TX 11 and TX 12. Significantly larger than the one we looked at over there by SeaWorld. TX 11 and TX 12, that's a total of 86 diesel-powered generators. Uh 11 is 22 and they're wanting to expand uh 64 more on top of that for a total of 86 generators uh between the two. Um Now, there's a separate uh power plant. They want to run a uh what will be a cluster of generators by VoltaGrid. Uh looking at 265 MW of steady-state, you know, 24/7 power. So, we wanted to take a peek over here and to and to see what this project looked like. Multiple large-scale uh AI data centers. Uh this one's coming up for public comment. If you missed the hearing at SeaWorld, uh Marriott, uh last go-round, you're going to have an opportunity in August. In terms of energy, uh a representative of CPS Energy recently informed the community that they're getting applications at such a clip. You know, you look acros",
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      {
        "text": "\"doesn't mean much for those that are already here,\" but it will change the process for future projects inside city limits.",
        "source": "Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor",
        "url": "https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/mayor-jones-speaks-on-data-center-oversight-local-infrastructure-and-bamc-resolution",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "For those that are going to come into our community, these will now be reviewed by every by the city council, every single one of them.",
        "source": "Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor",
        "url": "https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/mayor-jones-speaks-on-data-center-oversight-local-infrastructure-and-bamc-resolution",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason you want to zone these things is so that you don't have property values dropping all over the city.",
        "source": "Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor",
        "url": "https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/mayor-jones-speaks-on-data-center-oversight-local-infrastructure-and-bamc-resolution",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are important for our competing ability to fight and win our nation's wars.",
        "source": "Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor",
        "url": "https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/mayor-jones-speaks-on-data-center-oversight-local-infrastructure-and-bamc-resolution",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is being plotted to be a data center, which I am against",
        "source": "Clay Flores, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11557870/texas/bexar-county/commissioners-table-plat-for-proposed-datacenter-site-in-edwards-aquifer-recharge-zone",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not believe that any by-right for data centers should be allowed in our city,",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, Councilman (D6)",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-lays-out-options-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T19:44:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have our water, the fact that we own our power and we have land. We are a very attractive place for these data centers,",
        "source": "Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-lays-out-options-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T19:44:27.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm definitely leaning towards option one so that there's some consistency,",
        "source": "Marina Alderete Gavito, Councilwoman (D7)",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-lays-out-options-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T19:44:27.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Outside city limits, the counties really don't have any land use authority. So I also believe that we need to give counties better land use authority when it comes to industry,",
        "source": "Vikki Goodwin, State Rep. (D-Austin)",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-lays-out-options-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T19:44:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've been good, we bought our houses and now they're being devalued,",
        "source": "Deborah Gutierrez",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-lays-out-options-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T19:44:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas officials are investigating data center projects in Bexar County and across the state over compliance with water-use reporting.",
        "source": "KENS 5",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtkJNWiyNg4",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There was no notice, no letter, no big sign saying hey, by the way, we got the permits. Nothing.",
        "source": "Sarah Forsyth, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRBlWRHdo0",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents reported gas smell strong enough to make people feel extremely nauseous.",
        "source": "Stuart Bennington, HOA representative, Texas Research Park neighborhood",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRBlWRHdo0",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"We're not here to ban data centers.\"",
        "source": "Logan Sparrow, assistant director of Development Services",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-moratorium-proposal-squeaks-forward-in-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T18:53:55.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The setback should be supported by studies, not just for noise, but for light and air pollution,\" Belmares said.",
        "source": "DeeDee Belmares, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-moratorium-proposal-squeaks-forward-in-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T18:53:55.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I think we're going to ask staff to scrub that,\" Kaufman said.",
        "source": "Bill Kaufman, lobbyist",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-moratorium-proposal-squeaks-forward-in-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T18:53:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I'm not ready to commit to a moratorium,\" said Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones.",
        "source": "Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor of San Antonio",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-moratorium-proposal-squeaks-forward-in-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My biggest concern is the 500-foot setback.",
        "source": "Deedee Belmares, clean energy advocate at nonprofit Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/economy-and-labor/2026-08-25/san-antonio-will-consider-regulating-data-centers-its-unclear-if-that-involves-a-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are one of the largest, fastest-growing threats to our communities,",
        "source": "Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Councilman (D2)",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/economy-and-labor/2026-08-25/san-antonio-will-consider-regulating-data-centers-its-unclear-if-that-involves-a-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of my first jobs was at a data center.",
        "source": "Jeremy Barnes, IBEW worker",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/economy-and-labor/2026-08-25/san-antonio-will-consider-regulating-data-centers-its-unclear-if-that-involves-a-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data center development greatly supports the commercial construction industry, from general contractors to skilled trades,",
        "source": "Misty Spears, Councilwoman (D9)",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/economy-and-labor/2026-08-25/san-antonio-will-consider-regulating-data-centers-its-unclear-if-that-involves-a-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'd prefer that we do as much as possible as quickly as possible, not only on the city's zoning and UDC side, but also CPS [Energy] and SAWS [San Antonio Water System],",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, Councilman (D6)",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/economy-and-labor/2026-08-25/san-antonio-will-consider-regulating-data-centers-its-unclear-if-that-involves-a-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are one of the largest, fastest-growing threats to our communities,",
        "source": "Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Councilman (D2)",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-proposal-regulating-data-centers-unclear-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "My biggest concern is the 500-foot setback,",
        "source": "Deedee Belmares, clean energy advocate at nonprofit Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-proposal-regulating-data-centers-unclear-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data center development greatly supports the commercial construction industry, from general contractors to skilled trades,",
        "source": "Misty Spears, Councilwoman (D9)",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-proposal-regulating-data-centers-unclear-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'd prefer that we do as much as possible as quickly as possible, not only on the city's zoning and UDC side, but also CPS [Energy] and SAWS [San Antonio Water System],",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, Councilman (D6)",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-proposal-regulating-data-centers-unclear-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's really important that city voters have an opportunity to weigh in on the city's $489 million contribution.",
        "source": "Gina Ortiz Jones, San Antonio Mayor",
        "url": "https://tspantx.com/jones-and-galvan-call-for-new-vote-on-spurs-arena-funding-and-back-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let's call for a moratorium to pause these kinds of applications going through here in our city.",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, District 6 Councilmember, San Antonio",
        "url": "https://tspantx.com/jones-and-galvan-call-for-new-vote-on-spurs-arena-funding-and-back-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our zoning and land use codes should benefit working class residents of San Antonio, not tech billionaires here in our city.",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, District 6 Councilman, San Antonio",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-pause-proposed-for-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-09T16:11:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I call upon CPS and SAWS to develop plans to require all new data centers utilize clean energy and recycled water for operations here in our city.",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, District 6 Councilman, San Antonio",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-pause-proposed-for-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-09T16:11:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The difference in heat [around the Vantage data center] is absolutely insane and exhausting,",
        "source": "Mattie Román",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-pause-proposed-for-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-09T16:11:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one's opposed to data centers that we need for health benefits, health records,",
        "source": "José Menendez, Texas State Senator (D-26)",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-pause-proposed-for-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-09T16:11:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re able to cluster in the same area because they’re able to utilize some of the same resources, like substations,",
        "source": "Deedee Belmares, San Antonio-based clean energy advocate with Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These projects represent significant capital investment in our community and are helping position the region for growth in the digital economy,",
        "source": "Jeff Webster, President and CEO of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our member companies are already deploying advanced cooling technologies, working in close consultation with water providers and local leaders,",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, executive vice president of state policy and government affairs, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe that these are major sources of air pollution and should be appropriately permitted as such.",
        "source": "Kathryn Guerra, Public Citizen, former Texas Commission on Environmental Quality employee",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/investigations/texas-accused-of-allowing-data-centers-to-use-loophole-in-pollution-regulations",
        "date": "2026-07-30T03:00:03.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any AI data center even thinking about coming here, they got to bring their own money, bring their own power.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/investigations/texas-accused-of-allowing-data-centers-to-use-loophole-in-pollution-regulations",
        "date": "2026-07-30T03:00:03.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm just concerned about the local environmental impact. Were they following regulations? Is it going to be safe for my family, my daughter, who was just born last year?",
        "source": "David Thompson, homeowner",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/investigations/texas-accused-of-allowing-data-centers-to-use-loophole-in-pollution-regulations",
        "date": "2026-07-30T03:00:03.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "People are outraged because nobody knows and they just pop up,",
        "source": "Davin Hicks, Nearby resident who started a petition",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/ksat-investigates/2026/07/28/texas-law-shields-san-antonio-area-data-center-water-usage-from-public-records-requests/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The water consumption is ridiculous,",
        "source": "Davin Hicks, Nearby resident who started a petition",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/ksat-investigates/2026/07/28/texas-law-shields-san-antonio-area-data-center-water-usage-from-public-records-requests/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are doing tremendous damage to Texas, to our water supply, to air quality,",
        "source": "Diego Bernal, Texas State Representative, D-San Antonio",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/ksat-investigates/2026/07/28/texas-law-shields-san-antonio-area-data-center-water-usage-from-public-records-requests/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The developers are building 423 megawatts of dedicated generation capacity — enough to power about a fifth of San Antonio’s homes — for a pair of huge data centers using permits meant only for minor sources of air pollution,",
        "source": "Environmental Integrity Project, press release",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The transparency of utilization of resources shouldn't be optional,",
        "source": "Cody Harris, State Rep., R-Palestine",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/ksat-investigates/2026/07/28/texas-law-shields-san-antonio-area-data-center-water-usage-from-public-records-requests/",
        "date": "2026-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am supportive of the recommendation to expedite our amendments to the UDC (Unified Development Code),",
        "source": "Gina Ortiz Jones, Mayor",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Additionally, we must ensure data centers are not prioritized above the working class in the hopes of economic development and growth.",
        "source": "Tony Taylor, Climate Justice San Antonio",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ij8OxBcnFc",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our demand forecast has more than doubled. So, we will be building more generation plants and also buying more power facilities.",
        "source": "Elena Ball, CPS Energy chief strategy officer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ij8OxBcnFc",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's all about speed to market.",
        "source": "Elena Ball, CPS Energy chief strategy officer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ij8OxBcnFc",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s worth the conversation, given that we are one of the largest markets for new development of data centers in the state,",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, District 6 council member",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/11/11/mapping-the-dozens-of-data-centers-in-san-antonio-city-council-to-consider-first-request-for-center-policy-planning/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The worst thing we can possibly do here is that as more data centers come online, we’re seeing larger requests for energy or water usage that largely impacts our residents,",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, District 6 council member",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/11/11/mapping-the-dozens-of-data-centers-in-san-antonio-city-council-to-consider-first-request-for-center-policy-planning/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s been a real challenge to get our arms around how much water data centers use and need from a statewide level.",
        "source": "Sarah Kirkle, director of policy & legislative affairs for the Texas Water Association",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/11/11/mapping-the-dozens-of-data-centers-in-san-antonio-city-council-to-consider-first-request-for-center-policy-planning/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe that with our municipally owned utilities, we should have the ability to ask those questions.",
        "source": "Ric Galvan, District 6 council member",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2025/11/11/mapping-the-dozens-of-data-centers-in-san-antonio-city-council-to-consider-first-request-for-center-policy-planning/",
        "date": "2025-11-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "San Antonio City Council voted the week before November 2, 2026 to add new public review and council approval requirements for data centers inside city limits.",
      "Mayor Ortiz Jones said the city will need to revisit stronger restrictions on noise, setbacks and green space, which were not adopted.",
      "A proposition tied to $35 million for a separate bond failed on a 5-6 council vote.",
      "The city's 2027 bond planning is constrained to $442 million, according to the mayor.",
      "A resolution related to Brooke Army Medical Center was set for consideration on Thursday.",
      "Bexar County Commissioners Court tabled a plat application for a proposed data center site in the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone",
      "Commissioner Clay Flores said counties have limited land-use authority as agents of the state and would delay the matter as long as possible",
      "Flores asked public-works staff to confirm legal documentation and compliance in the plat application",
      "Commissioners Court tabled agenda item 24, a subdivision plat in San Antonio's extraterritorial jurisdiction planned for data-center use",
      "The plat sits within the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone according to the item caption",
      "Commissioners Court tabled the West Creek Oaks subdivision plat (Item 24) so the county can re-verify documentation",
      "West Creek Oaks plat is in the ETJ of the City of San Antonio near Wiseman Boulevard (Precinct 1)",
      "San Antonio City Council has three options for regulating data centers: by-right, specific use authorization, or a combination with case-by-case approval.",
      "Zoning Commission to consider regulations Oct. 20 and City Council vote scheduled Oct. 29, 2026.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide moratorium on data centers connecting to the Texas power grid on Aug. 3, 2026 until audited by ERCOT.",
      "At least six council members leaned toward options allowing case-by-case council approval.",
      "Public Citizen and other environmental groups launched a lawsuit against two San Antonio data centers this year over pollution controls.",
      "Development Services presented two options for data-center zoning in San Antonio: by-right with standards versus mandatory specific-use authorization.",
      "Mayor proposed a hybrid requiring a special S designation, 45-day prefiling notice, two neighborhood engagements, a 1,000-foot setback, Type D buffer, air-quality monitoring and voluntary disclosure of energy and water use.",
      "Option 1 would allow by-right data centers in certain commercial and industrial zones meeting a 500-foot buffer from sensitive uses, 50-foot setbacks and prohibition in the Edwards Recharge Zone.",
      "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said hundreds of data center facilities did not respond to the state survey on water use.",
      "Texas law requires these facilities to report their water consumption.",
      "Data center developments are under investigation in 18 counties, including Bexar, Dallas, Harris and Travis.",
      "Residents of Texas Research Park on the far West Side of Bexar County report strong natural gas or rotten egg odors from the Vantage data center site",
      "The company told the HOA representative that a setup error caused an excessively large amount of odorant to be used",
      "The HOA representative said he had not heard any complaints since the incident",
      "A Vantage vice president said he was not aware of any incident at the site that posed a danger to the surrounding community",
      "San Antonio City Council held a special meeting on Aug. 25, 2026 where only four members solidly supported a data center moratorium.",
      "San Antonio staff's draft UDC rules would prohibit data centers over the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone and require 500-foot setbacks from schools, daycares, residential areas and hospitals.",
      "Fort Worth council unanimously approved developing a 90-day data center moratorium on Aug. 11, 2026.",
      "A San Antonio moratorium would take until late December 2026 or early January 2027 at the earliest, lasting 90 days with one possible 90-day extension.",
      "Zoning Commission vote on UDC data center rules could come Sept. 15, 2026, with a Council vote Oct. 15, 2026.",
      "San Antonio City Council is considering new zoning requirements for data centers and whether to start a moratorium of up to 180 days.",
      "Proposed rules would keep data centers at least 500 feet from homes, schools, hospitals and assisted living facilities and prohibit them in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.",
      "Zoning Commission would finalize the rules in September and City Council could approve them in October.",
      "On Aug. 3, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide moratorium on data centers connecting to Texas' power grid until audited by ERCOT.",
      "At least 12 data center projects in San Antonio had entered utility service negotiations and would be exempt from a moratorium.",
      "San Antonio City Council is considering zoning rules that would confine data centers to industrial or commercial districts and keep them at least 500 feet from homes, schools, hospitals and assisted living facilities",
      "A moratorium could halt data center development for up to 180 days; council would decide next month whether to start that process",
      "Rules would need Zoning Commission finalization in September and could be approved by City Council in October"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-lays-out-options-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T19:44:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-city-council-lays-out-options-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T19:44:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Bexar County Green Party",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-moratorium-proposal-squeaks-forward-in-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T18:53:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/san-antonio-proposal-regulating-data-centers-unclear-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T23:48:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Environmental justice and labor organizations",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/data-center-pause-proposed-for-san-antonio/",
        "date": "2026-08-09T16:11:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sierra Club",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Environmental Integrity Project",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://sanantonioreport.org/data-centers-development-growing-san-antonio-bexar-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Cibolo data center petition",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/ksat-investigates/2026/07/28/texas-law-shields-san-antonio-area-data-center-water-usage-from-public-records-requests/",
        "date": "2026-07-28T17:52:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Climate Justice San Antonio",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ij8OxBcnFc",
        "date": "2026-02-23"
      },
      {
        "name": "Energy Forward Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ij8OxBcnFc",
        "date": "2026-02-23"
      }
    ]
  },
  "48031": {
    "name": "Blanco County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.77,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In May 2026 the Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District formally opposed data centers in water-constrained areas unless developers prove a sustainable supply; manager Erik Kubinski asked the Legislature for authority to deny permits. The only proposal, EC FFE Blanco County, has no confirmed developer.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:07.415Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 8518,
      "pres_2024_margin": 52.5,
      "projects_60km": 39,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "EC FFE Blanco County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48031",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 9,
      "items": 18,
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    },
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      {
        "reason": "water use / groundwater district opposition",
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      {
        "reason": "litigation fear limits enforcement",
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      {
        "reason": "no local residents' group or board action",
        "weight": 0.13368742559228725
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Texas Groundwater Conservation District Appeals to Legislature for Protection in Regulating Data Centers | Legislature | The Texan",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/state/legislature/texas-groundwater-conservation-district-appeals-to-legislature-for-protection-in-regulating-data-centers/article_04662862-8632-4a7f-bdad-5795677811d6.html",
        "date": "2026-05-13T10:04:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Texan",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Blanco County — Datacenter Site in Blanco County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/blanco-county/ec-ffe-blanco-county-028369b8",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": null
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "This is the single greatest challenge we face locally,",
        "source": "Erik Kubinski, General Manager of the BPGCD",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/state/legislature/texas-groundwater-conservation-district-appeals-to-legislature-for-protection-in-regulating-data-centers/article_04662862-8632-4a7f-bdad-5795677811d6.html",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "What we need most from the Legislature is statutory protection that shields the district from costly litigation when we enforce Texas law and our own local groundwater rules.",
        "source": "Erik Kubinski, General Manager of the BPGCD",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/state/legislature/texas-groundwater-conservation-district-appeals-to-legislature-for-protection-in-regulating-data-centers/article_04662862-8632-4a7f-bdad-5795677811d6.html",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Without that shield, we risk being sued into inaction.",
        "source": "Erik Kubinski, General Manager of the BPGCD",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/state/legislature/texas-groundwater-conservation-district-appeals-to-legislature-for-protection-in-regulating-data-centers/article_04662862-8632-4a7f-bdad-5795677811d6.html",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We aren't trying to block the future; we're trying to make sure the future doesn't drain our past.",
        "source": "Erik Kubinski, General Manager of the BPGCD",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/state/legislature/texas-groundwater-conservation-district-appeals-to-legislature-for-protection-in-regulating-data-centers/article_04662862-8632-4a7f-bdad-5795677811d6.html",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The people of Blanco County deserve to know that their water and their tax dollars won't be sacrificed for a data center.",
        "source": "Erik Kubinski, General Manager of the BPGCD",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/state/legislature/texas-groundwater-conservation-district-appeals-to-legislature-for-protection-in-regulating-data-centers/article_04662862-8632-4a7f-bdad-5795677811d6.html",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
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    ],
    "facts": [
      "The Blanco-Pedernales GCD submitted a resolution seeking legislative clarity on industrial water rights and data center regulation.",
      "The district formally opposes data center developments in water-constrained regions unless developers prove a sustainable supply and robust mitigation.",
      "It urged the 90th Legislative Session to clarify that GCDs can deny permits where resources cannot sustainably support demand.",
      "A March 2026 HARC report says Texas data centers use 25 billion gallons of water annually, possibly up to 161 billion gallons by 2030.",
      "The district wants the Attorney General's office to provide legal defense when it is sued for enforcing rules.",
      "EC FFE Blanco County scores 54.7/100 DC Readiness, ranking 5th of 9 scored sites in Blanco County",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit; reports due to the PUC by Dec 10, 2026",
      "Typical ERCOT interconnection wait is about 3.5 years, with a 71% withdrawal rate",
      "Texas SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Texas offers a sales tax exemption for data centers"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/state/legislature/texas-groundwater-conservation-district-appeals-to-legislature-for-protection-in-regulating-data-centers/article_04662862-8632-4a7f-bdad-5795677811d6.html",
        "date": "2026-05-13T10:04:00.000Z"
      }
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    "name": "Borden County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.58,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Borden County Commissioners Court scheduled a Jan. 27, 2026 vote on a reinvestment zone and 90%/10-year abatement for SB Energy's $5B, 250 MW Phase 1. No opposition reported; a second site, SE DC DevCo's 618 acres, has construction stormwater authorization.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:10.908Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 387,
      "pres_2024_margin": 91.5,
      "projects_60km": 13,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "SB Energy Borden County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48033",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 2,
      "items": 24,
      "regional_score": 0.635331865199815
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        "reason": "commissioners court advancing abatement",
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      {
        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
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      {
        "reason": "construction already underway, no zoning authority",
        "weight": 0.19814350821376575
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Centers - SB Energy",
        "url": "https://sbenergy.com/digital-infrastructure/",
        "date": "2025-05-13T14:31:29.000Z",
        "source": "SB Energy",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Borden County Data Center data center · Texas AI Docket",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/facility/borden-county-data-center/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas AI Docket",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Frequently Asked Questions",
        "url": "https://www.co.armstrong.tx.us/upload/page/1405/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20AI%20clean.docx.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Armstrong County, TX (county website)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Borden Data Center, 11484 US Highway 180, Gail (Borden County) · Data Center Atlas",
        "url": "https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-09f1a555b5c0fa48e739/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Center Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "SB Energy lists a Borden County Data Center Campus with total site capacity of ~840MW",
      "SB Energy lists a Scurry County Data Center with total site capacity of ~900MW",
      "SB Energy lists the Milam Data Center (~750MW) as under construction",
      "SB Energy expects to deliver multi-gigawatts of data centers by 2027",
      "PORTS-Pike Technology Campus is listed with a total site capacity of 10 GW",
      "First phase gross capacity is 250 MW with 214 MW IT load, per county records",
      "Long-term SB Energy campus capacity is above 1 GW",
      "County describes 5 buildings; closed loop cooling needs 0 gallons per day of makeup process water",
      "Employee water use is under 4,000 gallons per day per phase, about 20,000 gallons per day if all built",
      "Texas Comptroller data center sales tax exemption certification effective November 11, 2025",
      "Borden County Commissioners Court was to receive the proposal on January 13, 2026, with a vote on the reinvestment zone and abatement set for January 27, 2026.",
      "Phase 1 is 250 MW (214 MW IT load) and up to five phases are anticipated.",
      "Phase 1 cost is $5 billion; the abatement is 90% of property taxes for 10 years with a minimum PILOT payment of $1 million per year to the county.",
      "Construction is expected to create about 1,800 peak jobs and about 100 permanent jobs.",
      "ERCOT approved the data center's interconnection to the transmission grid; the county has no permitting or zoning.",
      "TCEQ lists RN112547013 'Borden Data Center' at 11484 US 180, Gail, with air permit 185712 pending for SE DC DevCo LLC, dated 2026-10-13",
      "Construction stormwater authorization TXR1549YY for Project Borden County Data Center active since 2026-07-25",
      "Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. registered stormwater and petroleum storage tanks at 11481 US Hwy 180 on 2026-05-01",
      "Property owner of record Juno DC LLC holds about 617.88 acres in two polygons on both sides of US 180",
      "TDLR TABS search for Borden County registrations from 2025-01-01 to 2026-10-27 returned no projects"
    ],
    "groups": []
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  "48035": {
    "name": "Bosque County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.62,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Bosque County commissioners granted CyrusOne a 10-year, 30% tax abatement in November 2024. A Lake Whitney petition drew nearly 6,000 signatures, and commissioners took no action at a packed May 27, 2026 meeting.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:04.402Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 9571,
      "pres_2024_margin": 67.3,
      "projects_60km": 50,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48035",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 4,
      "items": 422,
      "regional_score": 0.7365366702456335
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    "drivers": [],
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      {
        "reason": "commissioners granted abatement, project built",
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        "reason": "petition and forum opposition, no local group",
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      {
        "reason": "abatement renewal stalled under pressure",
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        "reason": "no recent opposition activity",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Bosque County — Datacenter Site in Bosque County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/bosque-county/ec-ffe-bosque-county-8e6e953c",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bosque County commissioners hold a town hall on the Lake Whitney campus; CyrusOne tells 60 residents the site uses closed-loop cooling and will not draw down the lake | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-01-cyrusone-bosque-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T05:37:18.000Z",
        "source": "datacenters.cutrerlabs.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bosque County Commissioners discuss data center tax abatements, take no action",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bosque-county-commissioners-discuss-data-center-tax-abatements-take-no-action",
        "date": "2026-05-27T21:56:30.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bosque County Commissioners discuss data center tax abatements, take no action",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/bosque-county-commissioners-discuss-data-034311699.html",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
        "source": "Yahoo",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center boom grips Bosque County as leaders, residents weigh massive expansion impact - breakingnownews.com",
        "url": "https://www.breakingnownews.com/data-center-boom-grips-bosque-county-as-leaders-residents-weigh-massive-expansion-impact-397831",
        "date": "2026-05-20T19:04:53.000Z",
        "source": "breakingnownews.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bosque County holds data center forum discussion",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bosque-county/bosque-county-holds-data-center-forum-discussion",
        "date": "2026-05-20T14:52:47.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "26 Cancellations Later, the Rules of Site Selection Have Changed | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-03-10/26-cancellations-later-the-rules-of-site-selection-have-changed",
        "date": "2026-03-10T19:18:41.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "CyrusOne tops out latest Texas data center - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-tops-out-latest-texas-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lake Whitney data center draws scrutiny over water use, taxes",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-01-14/lake-whitney-data-center-draws-scrutiny-over-water-use-taxes",
        "date": "2026-01-15T08:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "KWBU",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Town hall questions on Lake Whitney data center echo McLennan County debate - The Waco Bridge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/01/14/town-hall-questions-on-lake-whitney-data-center-echo-mclennan-county-debate/",
        "date": "2026-01-14T12:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "More Data Center flexibility 👀\n\nCalpine &amp; CyrusOne expand Texas data center deal to 400MW: Phase 2 adds 210MW to original 190MW agreement at Thad Hill Energy Center in Bosque County. Facility operational Q4 2026.\n\nKey feature: “The ability for Calpine and CyrusOne to coordinate https://t.co/K88U4ZZ4Ks",
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        "text": "🌍 Texas milestone: CyrusOne + @Calpine  are developing a $1.2B hyperscale data center in Bosque County the first U.S. data center co-located with an existing energy source, including geothermal.\n\nClean power + AI growth = Texas leading the way.\nhttps://t.co/u0hZWbYrq9",
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        "text": "🚨BIG NEWS: Calpine announced a new 190 MW agreement with CyrusOne to serve a cutting-edge data center in Bosque County, Texas. This multi-billion-dollar investment will be one of the most significant data center projects in the region. https://t.co/BLgBypNlj3 https://t.co/Fa9IKOWIxK",
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        "text": "Today we'll be topping out the first of five data centers in Bosque County.",
        "source": "CyrusOne representative",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OUq9z6E_9o",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
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        "text": "A long-term commitment to this community, because we believe Bosque County deserves more than a construction project.",
        "source": "CyrusOne representative",
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        "date": "2026-08-11",
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        "text": "Mandate a closed-loop cooling system,",
        "source": "Billy Wren, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bosque-county-commissioners-discuss-data-center-tax-abatements-take-no-action",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
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        "text": "Have our firefighters received training on hazard-specific to data center facilities such as lithium batteries, fire hog voltage incidents, and large-scale diesel fuel events?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, local resident",
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        "text": "To hold Cyrus One that’s under construction… a 400MW data center, we’re going to hold them accountable and make sure that our fire departments are equipped to handle our lithium-ion battery fire and that we have the infrastructure to support that,",
        "source": "Bill Wren, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bosque-county-commissioners-discuss-data-center-tax-abatements-take-no-action",
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        "text": "It is not jobs for our people here…it is nothing for our people here, it is destruction. No water, no electricity… this is a life or death situation we’re talking about,",
        "source": "Rhonda Raines, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/bosque-county-commissioners-discuss-data-center-tax-abatements-take-no-action",
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        "text": "To hold Cyrus One that's under construction, a 400 megawatt data center, we're going to hold them accountable and make sure that our fire departments are equipped to handle a lithium ion battery fire and um that we have the infrastructure to support that.",
        "source": "Billy Wren, local resident",
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        "text": "It is not jobs for our people here. It is nothing for our people here. It is destruction. No water, no electricity. This is a life or death situation we're talking about.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
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        "text": "Precinct 4 Commissioner Ronnie Liardon says the county is changing and data centers have the potential of possibly bringing in $8 million in taxes to the county.",
        "source": "Ronnie Liardon, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
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        "date": "2026-05-27",
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        "text": "I just want to make sure they’re being responsible and that they’re using their pocketbooks to ensure they are not causing any harm to the environment",
        "source": "Jenna Crawshaw, local resident",
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        "date": "2026-05-20",
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        "text": "If water is really used for electrical generation and evaporative cooling at the power plants. What are the public liabilities? You can’t internalize the profits and externalize the liabilities as a business",
        "source": "Justin Blake, local resident",
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        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "We love to play in the river, we love our skies, and we love our stars",
        "source": "Jenna Crawshaw, local resident",
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        "date": "2026-05-20",
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        "text": "We in Hill County are already watching construction of a data center just a few blocks over the county line in Bosque County.",
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        "date": "2026-05-17",
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        "text": "It's not like we're seeing systemic adjustments.",
        "source": "John Hensley, ACP",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-03-10/26-cancellations-later-the-rules-of-site-selection-have-changed",
        "date": "2026-03-10T19:18:41.000Z",
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        "text": "Bosque County, Texas, showed up — and CyrusOne was honored to celebrate alongside them,",
        "source": "CyrusOne, company",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-tops-out-latest-texas-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
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        "text": "I live here in the area. I'm just about 6 minutes down the road.",
        "source": "Christian Anderson, CyrusOne Scholarship recipient, TSTC MEI Data Center Pathway student",
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        "date": "2026-03-05",
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        "text": "I want to set the record straight with the facts,",
        "source": "John Hatem, president of CyrusOne",
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        "text": "It looks like these two phases will add 1.2 times the whole value that Bosque County gets to tax right now,",
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        "date": "2026-01-14",
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        "text": "Get to know our needs and how you can better help us beyond this conversation that we’ve had tonight,",
        "source": "Daniel Yguerabide, Meridian High School music teacher",
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        "text": "I think one of the things that’s really good news is that this data center is being built by a company that has been in the business forever,",
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        "text": "We do not use evaporative cooling. That's where people hear about data centers using millions of gallons a day. That is not the system we use,",
        "source": "John Hatem, CyrusOne President",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-01-14/lake-whitney-data-center-draws-scrutiny-over-water-use-taxes",
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        "text": "Bosque County is going to be out of groundwater in 30 to 35 years,",
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        "text": "If we can do some capital improvements, things that are a one-time deal, and blend that with some tax rate reduction, that's probably the right approach,",
        "source": "Ronnie Liardon, County Commissioner",
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        "text": "One of the things that's really good news is that this data center is being built by a company that has been in the business a long time,",
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        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-01-14/lake-whitney-data-center-draws-scrutiny-over-water-use-taxes",
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        "text": "We do not use evaporative cooling… That is not the system we use.",
        "source": "John Hatem, President, CyrusOne",
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        "text": "Bosque County is going to be out of groundwater in 30 to 35 years",
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        "text": "enable a comprehensive solution for power, grid connectivity and site infrastructure",
        "source": "Eric Schwartz, Chief executive, CyrusOne",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2025/12/tiny-whitney-braces-as-cyrusone-drops-400-megawatt-data-center-bombshell/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
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        "text": "These collaborative agreements have helped improve overall network reliability by making generation curtailments possible when necessary while at the same time providing substantial economic benefit to local communities and to the state of Texas.",
        "source": "Andrew Novotny, President and CEO, Calpine",
        "url": "https://gcn.com/calpine-moves-ahead-with-phase-2-of-its-texas-power/13772/",
        "date": "2025-11-25T01:23:25.000Z",
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        "text": "Our collaboration is just one example of what is needed to address explosive growth in data center demand while still being good stewards of energy use,",
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        "text": "This expanded contract secures Calpine's position at the forefront of safe, scalable power supply for hyperscale customers, and we're confident we'll continue to deliver at future projects around our generation assets,",
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        "text": "By expanding our agreement to 400MW with their Powered Land Capabilities, we've enabled a comprehensive solution for power, grid connectivity, and site infrastructure, while maintaining our commitment to responsible energy use.",
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        "text": "One of the agreement attributes that we are most proud of is the ability for Calpine and CyrusOne to coordinate our operations to ensure grid reliability in times of supply scarcity.",
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        "text": "By expanding our agreement to 400MW with their Powered Land Capabilities, we've enabled a comprehensive solution for power, grid connectivity and site infrastructure, while maintaining our commitment to responsible energy use.",
        "source": "Eric Schwartz, CEO of CyrusOne",
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        "text": "One of the agreement attributes that we are most proud of is the ability for Calpine and CyrusOne to coordinate our operations to ensure grid reliability in times of supply scarcity,",
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        "text": "\"This expanded agreement at the That Hill Energy Center secures Calpine's position as a leader in reliable, scalable power solutions for hyperscale customers.\"",
        "source": "Rick Peña, Calpine's Executive Vice President of Corporate Development",
        "url": "https://texaspolitics.com/2025/11/03/calpine-expands-power-agreement-with-cyrusone-to-400mw-for-new-texas-data-center/",
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        "text": "\"exemplifies the innovation required to meet the growth in data center demand.\"",
        "source": "Eric Schwartz, CyrusOne CEO",
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        "text": "\"One of the agreement attributes that we are most proud of is the ability for Calpine and CyrusOne to coordinate our operations to ensure grid reliability in times of supply scarcity,\"",
        "source": "Andrew Novotny, Calpine President and CEO",
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        "text": "\"This expanded agreement at the That Hill Energy Center secures Calpine's position as a leader in reliable, scalable power solutions for hyperscale customers.\"",
        "source": "Rick Peña, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Calpine",
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        "text": "\"By expanding our agreement to 400MW with their Powered Land Capabilities, we've enabled a comprehensive solution for power, grid connectivity, and site infrastructure, while maintaining our commitment to responsible energy use,\" said Schwartz.",
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        "text": "\"One of the agreement attributes that we are most proud of is the ability for Calpine and CyrusOne to coordinate our operations to ensure grid reliability in times of supply scarcity,\" said Novotny.",
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        "text": "This partnership is a win for Bosque County and for Texas.",
        "source": "Angelia Orr, State Representative",
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        "date": "2025-08-05T16:56:34.000Z",
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        "text": "With ample capital and deep sector relationships, we're positioned to deliver integrated, scalable power and digital infrastructure for hyperscalers,",
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        "url": "https://globalbizmag.com/kkr-and-ecp-to-develop-190-mw-data-centre-in-texas/",
        "date": "2025-07-31T10:36:10.000Z",
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        "text": "Hyperscalers don't just need capacity, they need certainty, integration and speed. This project brings all of that together.",
        "source": "Waldemar Szlezak, Global Head of Digital Infrastructure, KKR",
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        "text": "According to Tyler Reeder, President of ECP, this first project highlights the partnership's ability to pair power generation expertise with KKR's experience in digital infrastructure investments.",
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        "text": "Waldemar Szlezak, KKR's Partner and Global Head of Digital Infrastructure, emphasized that the surge in AI demand is reshaping how such projects are designed and delivered, prioritizing integration, scale, and speed.",
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        "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/us4-billion-190mw-bosque-county-data-center-project-secures-investors-texas/",
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        "text": "This first-of-its-kind project establishes Calpine as a leader in reliable, scalable power solutions for hyperscale customers, leveraging our world-class fleet and Powered Land Capabilities along with a suite of products and services to support both customer needs and grid reliability across ERCOT and beyond,",
        "source": "Rick Pena, EVP of Corporate Development at Calpine",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-signs-190mw-deal-with-calpine-energy-to-power-data-center-in-bosque-county-texas/",
        "date": "2025-07-31",
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      {
        "text": "We're proud to be part of this landmark project, which combines dedicated power and data center expertise to deliver a unique, mission-critical solution to our customers,",
        "source": "John Hatem, COO at CyrusOne",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-signs-190mw-deal-with-calpine-energy-to-power-data-center-in-bosque-county-texas/",
        "date": "2025-07-31",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "This first investment through our strategic partnership combines ECP's power expertise to deliver reliable near-term power with KKR's strong track record in investing in data center development,",
        "source": "Tyler Reeder, president of ECP",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-signs-190mw-deal-with-calpine-energy-to-power-data-center-in-bosque-county-texas/",
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        "text": "We’re excited to be a partner in this project to deliver cutting-edge data center infrastructure to Texas, bringing jobs, innovation, and economic growth to the region.",
        "source": "Rick Peña, Calpine executive vice president of corporate development",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/products/texas-companies-to-partner-on-proposed-1-2b-data-center",
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        "text": "We’re proud to be part of this landmark project, which combines dedicated power and data center expertise to deliver a unique, mission-critical solution to our customers.",
        "source": "John Hatem, CyrusOne chief operating officer",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/products/texas-companies-to-partner-on-proposed-1-2b-data-center",
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        "text": "By bringing together world-class energy infrastructure and cutting-edge data center development, Calpine and CyrusOne are helping to power the future while investing in rural communities like ours,",
        "source": "Angelia Orr, GOP State Rep.",
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        "date": "2025-07-31",
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        "text": "This first-of-its-kind project establishes Calpine as a leader in reliable, scalable power solutions for hyperscale customers, leveraging our world-class fleet and Powered Land Capabilities (\"PLC\") along with a suite of products and services to support both customer needs and grid reliability across ERCOT and beyond,",
        "source": "Rick Peña, EVP of corporate development at Calpine",
        "url": "https://dallasinnovates.com/dallas-cyrusone-partners-with-houstons-calpine-to-build-1-2b-data-center-campus-near-waco/",
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        "text": "Texas State Representative Angelia Orr called the project \"a win for Bosque County and for Texas.\"",
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        "text": "This partnership is a win for Bosque County and for Texas.",
        "source": "Angelia Orr, State Representative",
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        "text": "We're excited to be a partner in this project to deliver cutting-edge data center infrastructure to Texas, bringing jobs, innovation, and economic growth to the region,",
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        "url": "https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/33756833/calpine-and-cyrusone-announce-thad-hill-energy-center-powered-land-to-support-hyperscale-data-center-development-in-texas",
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        "text": "We're proud to be part of this landmark project, which combines dedicated power and data center expertise to deliver a unique, mission-critical solution to our customers,",
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        "text": "This first investment through our strategic partnership combines ECP's power expertise to deliver reliable near-term power with KKR's strong track record in investing in data center development,",
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      {
        "text": "Hyperscalers need more than capacity; they need certainty, integration, and speed.",
        "source": "Waldemar Szlezak, Partner and Global Head of Digital Infrastructure at KKR",
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        "text": "there are no agreements or discussions between the BRA and the owners of any data center for water supply.",
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        "text": "We're committed to being a responsible community partner, driving local economic opportunity, prioritizing environmental responsibility and contributing to the region's continued prosperity.",
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        "text": "I believe this will give the opportunity for everybody to actually stay here, work here with family, and stay close to their loved ones.",
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      "ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto-mining loads of 75 MW or more since August 3, 2026, pending a verification audit and community impact review due to the PUC of Texas by December 10, 2026",
      "EC FFE Bosque County scores 59.5/100 DC Readiness, ranked 4th of 15 scored sites in Bosque County",
      "ERCOT interconnection outlook for the site is Constrained, with an average queue wait of 3.5 years and a 71% withdrawal rate",
      "Site is in FEMA flood zone X and the county has a FEMA National Risk Index hazard rating of Very High (55)",
      "Town hall held January 12, 2026 at the Clifton ISD Performing Arts Center with roughly 60 residents attending",
      "Petition claiming Lake Whitney levels could fall had gathered nearly 6,000 signatures since August",
      "CyrusOne 400 MW campus sits below the Lake Whitney dam",
      "Campus cooling is closed-loop, filled by truck roughly once every fifteen years",
      "CyrusOne celebrated the topping out of its first data center in Bosque County, Texas",
      "CyrusOne plans five data centers in Bosque County",
      "Bosque County Commissioners Court discussed data center tax abatement on Tuesday and took no action",
      "The court has until June 17 to make revisions to the tax abatement",
      "Precinct 4 Commissioner Ronny Liardon said data centers could bring in about $8 million in taxes to the county",
      "The abatement will end when the current agreement expires unless new terms are approved",
      "Courtroom was standing room only with many residents opposing data centers",
      "Bosque County Commissioners discussed data center tax abatements and took no action, per video title published 2026-05-27",
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      "Potential data center tax revenue cited at $8 million",
      "When the current tax abatement agreement expires, abatements end unless new terms are approved",
      "Commissioners said the county is not financing any data centers",
      "Bosque County held a public community forum on potential large-scale data center development.",
      "The forum was held ahead of formal county commission votes.",
      "Topics covered grid capacity, water use, tax base growth, school funding and zoning amendments.",
      "Dozens attended the Bosque County Data Center Forum in Meridian, Texas on a Tuesday night in May 2026",
      "The forum was held by the Bosque County Republican Party",
      "Panelists gave information on data centers and attendees were able to ask questions at the end",
      "Some residents voiced distrust over deals made without public input and asked why so many data centers are proposed",
      "Data center in Bosque County has a 10 year tax abatement",
      "Proposed site is 270 acres and includes a maximum of 40 employees",
      "Post reports construction underway near a small village on Lake Whitney",
      "CyrusOne topped out DFW10, a $750 million, 250,000 sq ft building at its new 400+ MW campus in Bosque County, Texas, adjacent to Calpine's 250 MW Thad Hill Energy Center",
      "DFW11, a $400 million companion building, targets August 2027",
      "Bosque County water sourcing for future phases remains undisclosed",
      "CyrusOne topped out the first building at its Bosque County campus in Whitney, announced this week in March 2026",
      "CyrusOne officially announced the Bosque County campus in July 2025",
      "Construction involved 650 people and 450,000 man-hours to date without incident",
      "Initial fit-out of the first two buildings expected October 2026 and August 2027 according to TDLR filings",
      "CyrusOne held a topping out ceremony for its $1.2 billion Bosque County data center on a 250-acre site",
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        "date": "2026-08-11T05:37:18.000Z"
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        "title": "Bowie County's data center deal just got dragged into the Georgia governor's race | Texarkana Today",
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        "title": "Jackson’s Texas data center project under fire from locals",
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        "title": "Bowie County set to consider sale of 581-acre I-30 megasite between Hooks and New Boston | Texarkana Today",
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        "title": "Potentia plans 450-acre behind-the-meter site in Bowie County, Texas, for potential data center - DCD",
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        "title": "Opponents of Bowie County data centers take concerns to commissioners",
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        "title": "Speaker offers Bowie County commissioners advice on stopping data centers | Texarkana Gazette",
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        "title": "Bowie County Commissioners Court takes further steps to protect groundwater | Texarkana Gazette",
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        "title": "Texarkana Homeowners Rally Against New 500-Acre Data Center Campus",
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        "title": "Data center opponents urge Bowie County Commissioners to use available regulatory laws | Texarkana Gazette",
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        "date": "2026-07-14T03:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "WATCH | Texas House nominees Huffman, Spencer address local data center opponents | Texarkana Gazette",
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        "title": "Abbott spent a decade courting data centers. Now he wants to rein them in. Here's what that means for Bowie County. | Texarkana Today",
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        "title": "Data centers in Bowie County, Texas · SignalData",
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        "text": "Bowie County FIGHTS Back Against Jackson's Data Center Push\nChannel: BigTexas\nBowie County, Texas residents are pushing back against a massive data center project — and the company behind it is run by ...\nMy question to the candidates is how do you plan to address the data center issue and the hyperscale power plants that are being planned throughout the state? How will you address eminent domain being used to build data centers and power plants? >> Mr. Jackson, you have 60 seconds. >> Well, thank you, LuAnn, for that. I understand your concern. I really do. I won't approve a data data center unless three things happen. Number one, the community absolutely approves it, period. Number two, that it has strict EPA standards. And number three, and as important, that each person in the community gets a benefit of a reduction of their power bill and their property taxes. Look, if you don't want a data center, I will stand up and defend it and make sure you don't get it. But, if you want a da",
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUYv8bvLw28",
        "text": "# TexAmericas data center discussion\n\n- Channel: Texarkana Gazette\n- Length: 03:40\n- Views: 120\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-05-05T14:50:13-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nBowie County, Texas, residents speak about TexAmericas Center's recently announced data center development deal. About 25 residents attended a meeting of the TAC Infrastructure/Real Estate/Marketing and Business Development Committee. Over the course of an hour and a half, data center opponents took turns voicing their concerns and TAC CEO Scott Norton responded.\n\n## Transcript\n\nMy name is Shannon Rose. I was born and raised in Texarkana.\nSomething my daddy always taught me was to listen for the birds to sing. That's how you know you're safe.\nI don't hear the birds singing here, so I have a few questions to know that I can feel safe.\nAnd I know you're not answering questions, but I'm going to ask them anyway.\nYou say you're looking for companies that benefit the region. What are thes",
        "date": "2026-05-05T21:50:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COzvT0_6gxg",
        "text": "# TexAmericas Center, Potentia push ahead with $3.5B Project Big Pine data center campus\n\n- Channel: KSLA News 12\n- Length: 01:45\n- Views: 71\n- Likes: 0\n- Published: 2026-04-29T03:12:44-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nTexAmericas Center is advancing Project Big Pine, a planned 500-acre data center/AI campus in Bowie County. \n \nFor more Local News from KSLA: https://www.ksla.com/ \nFor more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf09HJnR6n7d1ZqnX-7axVg\n\n## Transcript\n\nan increased risk of muscle an increased risk of muscle\nmass an increased risk of muscle\nmass loss an increased risk of muscle\nmass loss and an increased risk of muscle\nmass loss and gaining an increased risk of muscle\nmass loss and gaining back an increased risk of muscle\nmass loss and gaining back the an increased risk of muscle\nmass loss and gaining back the\nweight an increased risk of muscle\nmass loss and gaining back the\nweight you an increased risk of muscle\nmass loss and g",
        "date": "2026-04-29T10:12:44.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "Right now, in Bowie, Texas, there is a community asking him to not build a data center, a massive data center in their community, and he is moving forward.",
        "source": "Mayor Bottoms, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJELihNkfio",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are against the idea that rural communities should have less influence over their own futures because the people developing around them possess more money, more attorneys, more political connections and more power.",
        "source": "Danny Lee Proctor, Bowie County resident who has helped organize opposition",
        "url": "https://txktoday.com/news/bowie-countys-data-center-deal-just-got-dragged-into-the-georgia-governors-race/",
        "date": "2026-09-16T15:37:17.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "New details just came out this weekend about how Slick Rick tried to hide the fact and shut down community members who are asking questions about the data center that he wants to build.",
        "source": "Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia",
        "url": "https://txktoday.com/news/bowie-countys-data-center-deal-just-got-dragged-into-the-georgia-governors-race/",
        "date": "2026-09-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re a close-knit community,",
        "source": "Danny Lee Proctor",
        "url": "https://couriergeorgia.com/news/rick-jackson-says-communities-should-decide-on-data-centers-but-his-own-data-center-project-in-texas-is-under-fire-from-locals/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T18:17:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The decisions made by a few are destroying the lives of many,",
        "source": "Paula Sorenson, resident",
        "url": "https://couriergeorgia.com/news/rick-jackson-says-communities-should-decide-on-data-centers-but-his-own-data-center-project-in-texas-is-under-fire-from-locals/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T18:17:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We signed a contract that had a confidentiality clause,",
        "source": "Bobby Howell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://couriergeorgia.com/news/rick-jackson-says-communities-should-decide-on-data-centers-but-his-own-data-center-project-in-texas-is-under-fire-from-locals/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T18:17:23.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do have an investment and that’s the reason I’m knowledgeable about it,",
        "source": "Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial candidate, Georgia",
        "url": "https://couriergeorgia.com/news/rick-jackson-says-communities-should-decide-on-data-centers-but-his-own-data-center-project-in-texas-is-under-fire-from-locals/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T18:17:23.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Now that's a pretty good,\" Howell said. \"Forget about the data center. Just the sale of the land is tremendous.\"",
        "source": "Bobby Howell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/28/watch-bowie-county-commissioners-approve-data/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"We signed a contract that had a confidentiality clause,\" Howell said, explaining that such clauses are standard in real estate sale contracts.",
        "source": "Bobby Howell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/28/watch-bowie-county-commissioners-approve-data/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Does anybody here want jobs in this county?\" Carter asked.",
        "source": "Mike Carter, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/28/watch-bowie-county-commissioners-approve-data/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Leadership is tightening your belt first,\" she said.",
        "source": "Brandi Devonport, Lifelong Bowie County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/28/watch-bowie-county-commissioners-approve-data/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Timing is everything,\" Davis said. \"This is not the appropriate timing to give yourselves a raise when all of our community is suffering.\"",
        "source": "Jamie Davis",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/28/watch-bowie-county-commissioners-approve-data/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this scale, every unbounded workstream is a claim on the offtaker's capital and schedule",
        "source": "Carl Quesinberry, CEO of Potentia Development",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/potentia-plans-450-acre-behind-the-meter-site-in-bowie-county-texas-for-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This was something that we didn't know about because this was signed under an N.D.A., so we didn't have an opportunity to speak our concerns about this operation, and yes we are all very concerned,",
        "source": "Dr. Jamie Davis",
        "url": "https://www.ksla.com/2026/08/10/bowie-county-residents-push-commissioners-block-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T23:12:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the number one message commissioners should walk away from is if growth is inevitable, it needs to be done the right way and they have the tools to make sure it is done that way,",
        "source": "Nancy White, Legislative Energy Action Foundation",
        "url": "https://www.ksla.com/2026/08/10/bowie-county-residents-push-commissioners-block-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T23:12:41.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And in that we've had no new projects. We actually had four projects pull out since our moratorium with no legal recourse,",
        "source": "Nancy White, Legislative Energy Action Foundation",
        "url": "https://www.ksla.com/2026/08/10/bowie-county-residents-push-commissioners-block-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T23:12:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "If growth is inevitable, it needs to be done the right way.",
        "source": "Nancy White, consultant who has worked with Van Zandt County on concerns surrounding data center projects",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/10/speaker-offers-bowie-county-commissioners-advice/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "White recommended that Bowie County also consider a temporary moratorium on large-scale projects while officials gather more information.",
        "source": "Nancy White, consultant who has worked with Van Zandt County on concerns surrounding data center projects",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/10/speaker-offers-bowie-county-commissioners-advice/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The fact is that the state itself is still seeking answers,\" White said, citing unresolved questions about power demand, water consumption, ownership and effects on neighboring communities.",
        "source": "Nancy White, consultant who has worked with Van Zandt County on concerns surrounding data center projects",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/10/speaker-offers-bowie-county-commissioners-advice/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Numbers matter,\" White said. \"Whenever you're looking at a commissioner court that might only have three to five people, and suddenly you have a packed room, the commissioners notice.\"",
        "source": "Nancy White, consultant who has worked with Van Zandt County on concerns surrounding data center projects",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/aug/10/speaker-offers-bowie-county-commissioners-advice/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every community needs to have control of whether they have a data center or not, full stop.",
        "source": "Rick Jackson, Republican nominee for Governor of Georgia",
        "url": "https://txktoday.com/news/bowie-countys-data-center-deal-just-got-dragged-into-the-georgia-governors-race/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The faster we get this done, the faster we'll be assured of being able to protect our groundwater.",
        "source": "Mike Carter, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/jul/27/bowie-county-commissioners-court-takes-further/",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "but there are ways to get what y'all want.",
        "source": "Mike Carter, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/jul/27/bowie-county-commissioners-court-takes-further/",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We found out five weeks ago there was a data center planned for the rural area of Bowie County.",
        "source": "Danny Lee Proctor, Texarkana resident and member of the Bowie Miller County Data Center Opposition Facebook group",
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/texarkana-data-center-protest-bowie-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T15:49:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If every approved data center in Texas goes online right now, they will pull nearly 500 gigawatts. That's more than five times our entire grid's capacity",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/texarkana-data-center-protest-bowie-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T15:49:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have spoken to our county commissioners and a local city council that has its city limits running up to the border of the site. Both entities have explained there is nothing they can do",
        "source": "Danny Lee Proctor, Texarkana resident and member of the Bowie Miller County Data Center Opposition Facebook group",
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/texarkana-data-center-protest-bowie-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T15:49:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're very concerned about noise pollution, light pollution, water pollution, you name it. We haven't found one good thing about the data center yet,",
        "source": "Danny Proctor, Resident who lives half a mile from one of the proposed data center sites",
        "url": "https://www.ktbs.com/news/texarkana/bowie-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers/article_29a4f0c6-cf6e-416b-a89e-e258b02f95da.html",
        "date": "2026-07-10T02:11:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I support a moratorium. I think that the governor could issue an executive order to pause data centers for one year. And let's study this more because there's a lot of unanswered questions out there,",
        "source": "Chris Spencer, Republican candidate, Texas House District 1",
        "url": "https://www.ktbs.com/news/texarkana/bowie-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers/article_29a4f0c6-cf6e-416b-a89e-e258b02f95da.html",
        "date": "2026-07-10T02:11:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we're moving just too fast. I think it's kind of gotten wild, wild west. The regulations aren't really in place. We're not real sure about the true impacts. So in my mind, it's best that we maybe pump the brakes just a little bit,",
        "source": "Sean Huffman, Democratic candidate, Texas House District 1",
        "url": "https://www.ktbs.com/news/texarkana/bowie-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers/article_29a4f0c6-cf6e-416b-a89e-e258b02f95da.html",
        "date": "2026-07-10T02:11:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"We know the harms are here. We know it's not good for the community,\" Huffman said, arguing that state leaders should enact a temporary moratorium while technology evolves and lawmakers develop stronger regulations.",
        "source": "Sean Huffman, Democratic nominee, Texas House District 1",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/jul/09/watch-texas-house-nominees-huffman-spencer/",
        "date": "2026-07-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"If the governor really wants to stop these things, then he will have a special session before November,\" Huffman said.",
        "source": "Sean Huffman, Democratic nominee, Texas House District 1",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/jul/09/watch-texas-house-nominees-huffman-spencer/",
        "date": "2026-07-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The most prudent thing right now would be for Gov. Abbott not to wait until after November, but to call a special session Aug. 1 and bring the Legislature back ... to put true safeguards in place,\" Spencer said.",
        "source": "Chris Spencer, Republican nominee, Texas House District 1",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/jul/09/watch-texas-house-nominees-huffman-spencer/",
        "date": "2026-07-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"What you are doing is correct,\" he told the crowd. \"Keep your foot on the gas.\"",
        "source": "Chris Spencer, Republican nominee, Texas House District 1",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/jul/09/watch-texas-house-nominees-huffman-spencer/",
        "date": "2026-07-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We must eliminate the tax break they are getting. They must be responsible for funding their own projects here in Texas. We will get that done,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://txktoday.com/news/abbott-data-center-reversal-bowie-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T17:20:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We must prohibit them from building AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://txktoday.com/news/abbott-data-center-reversal-bowie-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The problem is the county has no zoning ordinances,",
        "source": "Mike Carter, Precinct 4 commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.bowiecountynow.com/news/article_d63e8441-12cf-4e8f-b5c2-fdd8e8906e29.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to think about, do we have the capabilities to service, not one, but potentially two or three of these things in the community?",
        "source": "Tom Parsons, Hooks resident",
        "url": "https://www.bowiecountynow.com/news/article_d63e8441-12cf-4e8f-b5c2-fdd8e8906e29.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don't rubber stamp every project that comes through asking for abatements,",
        "source": "Christal Prince, resident",
        "url": "https://www.bowiecountynow.com/news/article_d63e8441-12cf-4e8f-b5c2-fdd8e8906e29.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "And if it was so good, why is everything in secret?",
        "source": "Paula Sorensen, resident",
        "url": "https://www.bowiecountynow.com/news/article_d63e8441-12cf-4e8f-b5c2-fdd8e8906e29.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is incredible how much secrecy is going on around these.",
        "source": "Danny Proctor, resident",
        "url": "https://www.bowiecountynow.com/news/article_d63e8441-12cf-4e8f-b5c2-fdd8e8906e29.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are citizens of Bowie County who oppose the proposed data centers in the Texarkana, Leary, Red Lick and New Boston areas.",
        "source": "NO BOWIE COUNTY DATA CENTERS",
        "url": "https://www.nobowiecountydatacenters.com/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T19:07:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Little is known about the specifics of the development at this point, as the sale has been shrouded in secrecy and non-disclosure agreements.",
        "source": "NO BOWIE COUNTY DATA CENTERS",
        "url": "https://www.nobowiecountydatacenters.com/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T19:07:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must operate in ways that reduce costs for residential electricity customers, do not drain water needed for our communities, and take into consideration the needs of our neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://txktoday.com/news/abbott-data-center-reversal-bowie-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm Sarah Fitzgerald. I'm sixth generation Hooks resident, just moved back after a stint in Dallas.",
        "source": "Sarah Fitzgerald, Hooks resident, landscape architect",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUYv8bvLw28",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The problem is all of that impacts the bottom line for private investors.",
        "source": "Sarah Fitzgerald, Hooks resident, landscape architect",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUYv8bvLw28",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "What makes Texarkana the right place for these AI plants and lithium plants?",
        "source": "Shannon Rose, Texarkana resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUYv8bvLw28",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The first question serious users and infrastructure investors ask is simple: when can the power turn on?",
        "source": "Carl Quesinberry, CEO of Potentia Development",
        "url": "https://txktoday.com/news/project-big-pine-400-acre-data-center-campus-planned-for-texarkana-region/",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "By combining speed-to-power strategies with our fully coordinated entitlement environment and long-term scalable expansion capacity, we are positioning TexAmericas Center and the Texarkana region to compete for some of the most transformative commercial investments in the country,",
        "source": "Scott Norton, CEO of TexAmericas Center",
        "url": "https://txktoday.com/news/project-big-pine-400-acre-data-center-campus-planned-for-texarkana-region/",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Bowie County, Texas residents are pushing back against a massive data center project",
      "Bowie County commissioners approved the $12 million sale of 582 acres to Datahub Developers LLC on Aug. 28, 2026",
      "No deed to Datahub has been recorded and no building permit, stormwater notice or utility agreement is on file",
      "The county, Hooks SIDC and New Boston SIDC bought the tract from Gurdon Timber Ltd. in March 2020 for about $1.5 million",
      "The city of New Boston engineered a water main and sewer force main to the tract in April 2025",
      "Georgia Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson is chief executive of Datahub Developers LLC according to his Georgia ethics filing",
      "Datahub Developers signed a memorandum of option in December 2025 to purchase a 163-acre tract from a family trust",
      "Bowie County and two economic development nonprofits had jointly owned the 582-acre tract since 2020 and voted in August 2026 to fully sell it",
      "Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell said the three entities paid about $1.5 million for the land and are selling it for $12 million",
      "A Waiver of Surface Rights filed in Bowie County in August 2026 names Datahub Developers as the Project Company",
      "Bowie County commissioners approved sale of roughly 582 acres for a proposed artificial intelligence data center on August 28, 2026",
      "Property sold for $12 million after being acquired for about $1.5 million",
      "Commissioners declined to approve a 5% raise for elected officials because no motion was made",
      "Proposed budget is $52.31 million with an effective tax-rate increase of 9.13%",
      "Economic-development appropriation would rise from about $135,000 to $325,000",
      "Bowie County commissioners will consider authorizing sale of a 581.611-acre I-30 tract at a special meeting on Aug. 28, 2026",
      "Hooks and New Boston industrial development corporations jointly own the land, bought for $1.5 million in 2020",
      "A March 2025 profile reported a $1.5 billion AI data center campus with 350 jobs planned on the site",
      "The site is outside city limits and has no zoning",
      "Project Big Pine spans 450 acres at the TexAmericas Center in Bowie County, Texas",
      "Initial energization targeted 20 to 30 months after an offtaker signs",
      "Phased utility service to 800MW subject to Southwest Power Pool studies and agreements",
      "Texas governor Greg Abbott paused/audited data center projects seeking ERCOT grid connection earlier in August 2026",
      "BloombergNEF says the pause could put up to 20% of the US data center pipeline at risk",
      "Bowie County residents brought concerns about proposed data centers to county commissioners on Monday, August 10, 2026",
      "Many residents claim developers purchased property under nondisclosure agreements",
      "Legislative Energy Action Foundation says it helped Van Zandt County establish a data center moratorium using Texas state laws",
      "County commissioners did not take any action on the data center debate",
      "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a moratorium on the approval of data centers until regulatory agencies can audit those seeking connection to the state's electric grid, announced the week before the meeting.",
      "Van Zandt County asked a data center company for evidence of compliance with battery storage standards; the company failed to provide it, and the county then hired a fire marshal whose review identified problems with required testing.",
      "Nancy White recommended Bowie County consider a temporary moratorium on large-scale projects, citing an Austin County moratorium covering data center projects as a model.",
      "Bowie County Commissioners Court met Monday, August 10, 2026, where White urged commissioners to regulate proposed local development.",
      "Project Big Pine is a 500-acre AI data center campus in Bowie County near Texarkana",
      "Estimated 3.5 billion dollar investment with energization targeted within 2 to 3 years",
      "Officials say the project could bring around 120 permanent jobs",
      "Residents raised concerns about cooling equipment noise, with similar facilities measured above 95 decibels",
      "A resident warned about diesel generator emissions in a region designated yellow for air quality",
      "Bowie County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to approve a legal service agreement with SledgeLaw Group PLLC related to proposed formation of a Groundwater Conservation District.",
      "Two weeks before the meeting, commissioners passed a resolution supporting a 15-county regional Groundwater Conservation District.",
      "Commissioners unanimously appointed County Judge Bobby Howell as the county's representative on the multi-county joint committee creating the regional GCD."
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        "date": "2026-09-16T15:37:17.000Z"
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        "name": "Legislative Energy Action Foundation",
        "url": "https://www.ksla.com/2026/08/10/bowie-county-residents-push-commissioners-block-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T23:12:41.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Bowie Miller County Data Center Opposition",
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/texarkana-data-center-protest-bowie-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T15:49:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "No Data Center movement",
        "url": "https://www.ktbs.com/news/texarkana/bowie-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-potential-data-centers/article_29a4f0c6-cf6e-416b-a89e-e258b02f95da.html",
        "date": "2026-07-10T02:11:00.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Bowie County Citizens",
        "url": "https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2026/jul/09/watch-texas-house-nominees-huffman-spencer/",
        "date": "2026-07-10T01:43:00.000Z"
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    "score": 0.85,
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    "summary": "Brazoria County commissioners voted 5-0 in March 2026 to deny tax abatements for Nightpeak's 620 MW Old Ocean campus and Bulldog Power, then unanimously set strict conditions for future data centers on June 9. Damon residents, backed by Public Citizen, oppose CleanSpark's 447-acre site.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Texas residents fight potential data center their county has few tools to stop",
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        "date": "2026-11-03T09:19:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Data Centers in Brazoria County, TX | TDCW",
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        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch (TDCW)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Brazoria County residents raise concerns over potential ...",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/brazoria-county-residents-raise-concerns-potential-data-center-project/19979471/",
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        "source": "ABC13 Houston",
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        "title": "Neighbors of a Brazoria County bitcoin mining site built by Giga Energy report noise up to 79 decibels | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-giga-brazoria-bitcoin-site-noise/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T08:08:36.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "title": "Texas data centers are booming. Who is watching out for homeowners?",
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        "date": "2026-09-11T16:53:49.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Angleton planning commission tables DC White Oak Data Center preliminary plat over traffic, water and noise questions | Citizen Portal",
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        "date": "2026-09-03T21:07:12.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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        "title": "Shelmark Engineering drafts drainage plans for White Oak",
        "url": "https://civiciq.com/public-contract/city-of-angleton-tx-shelmark-engineering-llc-professional-services-2026-09-03",
        "date": "2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Civic IQ",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "CleanSpark Brazoria County (Second Texas) Campus — CleanSpark, Inc. data center in Texas · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/cleanspark-brazoria-county-tx",
        "date": "2026-08-02",
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Iowa Colony weighs resolution to oppose possible data centers",
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        "source": "Click2Houston",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Brazoria County residents pushing back on data centers",
        "url": "https://thefacts.com/news/brazoria-county-residents-pushing-back-on-data-centers/article_c2dd689d-3daf-4633-b116-f138d0d9c9e6.html",
        "date": "2026-06-26T16:23:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Brazoria Revolts As Data Center Hum Gets Too Loud",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/06/brazoria-revolts-as-data-center-hum-gets-too-loud/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T13:19:53.000Z",
        "source": "Hoodline",
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      },
      {
        "title": "As data centers grow, pushback continues in rural towns across Southeast Texas - ABC13 Houston",
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        "date": "2026-06-10T23:10:00.000Z",
        "source": "ABC13 Houston",
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      {
        "title": "Brazoria County passes resolution outlining requirements ...",
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        "date": "2026-06-10T20:52:14.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Brazoria County passes resolution outlining requirements for future data centers – Houston Public Media",
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        "date": "2026-06-08T13:32:38.000Z",
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        "title": "Brazoria County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution stating conditions it wants on data center development · Texas AI Docket",
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        "title": "Nightpeak Energy Old Ocean Campus Data Center, Texas | PoweredByWho",
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        "title": "GUEST COLUMN: Data is the New Oil: Why We Must Leverage, Not Ignore, the Data Center Boom | Columns | thefacts.com",
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        "title": "Houston-Area County Rejects Tax Break For $3.5B Data Center Project",
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        "date": "2026-03-11T17:40:00.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-03-10T15:44:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Brazoria County Mar 10, 2026: Creation of Brazoria County",
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      {
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      {
        "title": "Brazoria County - File #: 18087",
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      {
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      {
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      {
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        "text": "Hey, chat GPT. Tell me what a data center is in one sentence and why it's a big topic of discussion right now. >> A data center is a large facility packed with servers that store, process, and deliver data for businesses. And it's a hot topic now because of the exploding demand for AI, cloud services, and the energy these centers devour. >> You heard it from AI themselves. That's exactly why people are talking about data centers right now. It's exactly why the city of Elvin just passed an ordinance or resolution opposing data centers. Unanimously approved, basically saying, \"Hey, uh we don't want these things here in the city of Elvin.\" >> We are aware that the data centers, you know, create noise pollution, um other pollution, uh strains on grids and things like that. >> Now, everything we do on our phones, on our smart watches, on your computer, every TikTok video you watch, every time you ask chat GPT for a recipe or whatever it might be, it involves data centers. But, here's the pr",
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        "text": "We got to fight. We got to stop it before it gets here,",
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        "text": "That means a data center which could have gas turbines, and that means 24 hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year, noise, lights, vibration,",
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        "text": "It concerns the dignity of our ancestors, the preservation of Black family heritage, and our rights to continue caring for our land that has sustained our family for generations,",
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        "text": "That's a Bitcoin mining facility. So, it's a open-loop, open-cooled, air-cooled Bitcoin mining facility ran out of modular data centers that are shipping containers.",
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        "text": "The legislature gives us extremely limited powers on what we can regulate.",
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        "text": "It's really not worth the paper it's written on, but it tells our constituents how we feel and what we feel should happen.",
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        "text": "It's just, I don't want to be the guinea pig. And I feel like that's what we are,",
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        "text": "This is not a red issue or a blue issue. It's not a Republican issue. It's not a Democrat issue,",
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        "text": "I mean, at least they are weighing options, but it is definitely not something that I want in our community, just because we have limited space out here, and there is a lot of housing and stuff, and just other businesses I would rather have that,",
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        "text": "For me, it was the water. We already know that we have to fix, working on things that is water related, in every county, and so when somebody is getting ready to touch that resource, we have to make sure we preserve it the best way we know how,",
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        "text": "What we are trying to do is make sure our capital improvements are up to par … and that would affect that,",
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        "text": "Even though we have more than 300 data centers in Texas, the concerns about them haven't gotten to the forefront of the community until recently in the last year",
        "source": "Jeff Barry, state Rep., R-Pearland",
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        "text": "As they were building it, it started getting closer and closer to our residence",
        "source": "Wesley Burnett, homeowner whose property is adjacent to the data center",
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        "text": "Since it started, it hasn't shut off, and the noise is constant, 24/7, and is very annoying",
        "source": "Wesley Burnett, homeowner whose property is adjacent to the data center",
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        "text": "There's not much we can do because it's in our ETJ.",
        "source": "Philip Ray, Brazoria Mayor",
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        "text": "Our residents aren't in favor of data centers",
        "source": "Junru Roland, City Manager",
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        "text": "A large node in one region does not affect, you know, it does not create any any outages in a different region and so forth.",
        "source": "Haresh Krishnamoorthy, University of Houston professor",
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        "date": "2026-06-20",
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        "text": "\"It just popped up; we have no say,\"",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, Brazoria County Judge",
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        "date": "2026-06-10T23:10:00.000Z",
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        "text": "\"The people of Manvel have expressed hesitation and caution towards data centers, so I've taken an approach within my position as mayor is no to data centers,\"",
        "source": "Dan Davis, Manvel Mayor",
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        "text": "\"I don't believe these data centers should be close to residents; I just don't,\"",
        "source": "Scott Salter, Alvin City Councilmember",
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        "text": "\"Unless the people move forward with it, that resolution is not worth the value of the paper it's written on,\"",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, Brazoria County Judge",
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        "text": "\"We have no long-term data on what data centers are going to do, whether it's the health of the wildlife in the area; the cattle, the people,\"",
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        "text": "We care deeply about being a good neighbor in the communities where we build.",
        "source": "Giga Energy spokesperson, Spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/10/554141/brazoria-county-texas-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T20:52:14.000Z",
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        "text": "The constant noise and vibration are still a daily nuisance,",
        "source": "Wesley Burnett, Brazoria County resident",
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        "text": "this resolution is not worth the paper it is printed on unless you take your a—- and not only talk to your state reps, your state senator and the governor, you need to go to Austin,",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta Jr., Brazoria County Judge",
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        "text": "We plan to begin work on the sound walls in the next few weeks and have them completed this fall,",
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        "date": "2026-06-10",
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        "text": "It's so unfortunate that we, county government, have no ability, or very limited ability, to regulate this,",
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        "text": "You can say something to us, we can send them this resolution.",
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        "text": "The constant noise and vibration are still a daily nuisance.",
        "source": "Wesley Burnett, Brazoria County resident",
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        "text": "The disturbance is not occasional; it's continuous.",
        "source": "Wesley Burnett, Brazoria County resident",
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        "text": "We're deeply concerned about the potential long-term health effects this facility may have on our children, our grandchildren, as well as the overall well-being for our family and community.",
        "source": "Wesley Burnett, Brazoria County resident",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/10/554141/brazoria-county-texas-data-center-regulation/",
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        "text": "We're not going to give them tax abatements.",
        "source": "L.M. \"Matt\" Sebesta Jr., Brazoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/10/554141/brazoria-county-texas-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "no future data center or related facility should proceed without an independent impact assessment",
        "source": "Brazoria County resolution, county commissioners' resolution",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/06/brazoria-revolts-as-data-center-hum-gets-too-loud/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are aware that that data centers, you know, create noise pollution, other pollution, strains on grids and things like that",
        "source": "Gabe Adame, Alvin Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/06/08/is-brazoria-county-anti-data-center-new-resolution-seeks-tougher-rules-on-future-projects/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T13:32:38.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "One hundred to 200 acres, it was close to 200 MW day one, and it would scale up to one gigawatt. Two hundred megawatts is the daily power consumption for the city of Alvin, so I wasn’t a fan right away",
        "source": "Scott Salter, Alvin Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/06/08/is-brazoria-county-anti-data-center-new-resolution-seeks-tougher-rules-on-future-projects/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T13:32:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Brazoria County Commissioners Court supports responsible economic development, including appropriately designed and sited data centers and related facilities",
        "source": "Brazoria County resolution, Commissioners Court resolution text",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/06/08/is-brazoria-county-anti-data-center-new-resolution-seeks-tougher-rules-on-future-projects/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are moving very fast, they are being built all over the place, with that, I think we have to be more sensitive to where they are located and the public they impact, so when I heard about a data center possibly coming to my area, I came out against it because I don't view our area as a good fit for that",
        "source": "Scott Salter, Alvin City Councilmember",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/alvin-brazoria-county-leaders-propose-resolutions-oppose-data-centers/19235982/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't stop them. The leaders we sent to Austin do not give us that authority,",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, Brazoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/alvin-brazoria-county-leaders-propose-resolutions-oppose-data-centers/19235982/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We have one of these centers already in the county. It's a very small one, very small footprint. The neighbors complained because of the sound.",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, Brazoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/alvin-brazoria-county-leaders-propose-resolutions-oppose-data-centers/19235982/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "An overwhelming majority of the county itself is unincorporated, meaning that those are the locations where data centers are most likely to locate themselves because they want to go into the areas where they have the fewest constraints, the fewest regulations, and the fewest permitting hurdles",
        "source": "Mark P. Jones, Rice University Political Science Professor",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/alvin-brazoria-county-leaders-propose-resolutions-oppose-data-centers/19235982/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't stop them. Our the leaders we've sent to Austin do not give us that authority.",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, Brazoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpOKckj5Y84",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "So, when I heard about a data center possibly coming to my area, I came out against it because I don't view our area as a good fit for that.",
        "source": "Scott Salter, Alvin City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpOKckj5Y84",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Daily power consumption is just under 200 megawatts.",
        "source": "Scott Salter, Alvin City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpOKckj5Y84",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The Brazoria County Commissioners Court supports responsible economic development, including appropriately designed and sited data centers and related facilities.",
        "source": "Brazoria County Commissioners Court",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0052/",
        "date": "2026-05-29T18:36:35.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not interested in heavy loaded incentives for corporations or industrial companies… because we want to focus on the outcome of our residents and that quality of life improving.",
        "source": "Scott Salter, Alvin At-Large City Councilman",
        "url": "https://kgtx7news.com/2026/05/28/proposed-alvin-area-data-center-slated-to-look-elsewhere-following-grid-utility-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-05-28T21:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We all draw on the same aquifer in Brazoria County, so massive consumption of any size will impact neighboring cities,",
        "source": "Scott Salter, Alvin At-Large City Councilman",
        "url": "https://kgtx7news.com/2026/05/28/proposed-alvin-area-data-center-slated-to-look-elsewhere-following-grid-utility-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re probably going to do this project. I would bet you money they do this project, and we can’t do a damn thing about it,",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, Brazoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/2026/03/13/brazoria-county-rejects-tax-break-for-3-5b-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re probably going to do this project. I would bet you money they do this project, and we can’t do a damn thing about it,",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, Brazoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/houston/data-center-development/houston-area-county-rejects-tax-abatement-for-35b-data-center-development-133616",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It hurts me to know I can’t do a damn thing about it,",
        "source": "David Linder, Brazoria County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/houston/data-center-development/houston-area-county-rejects-tax-abatement-for-35b-data-center-development-133616",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Commissioner Linder made a motion to deny order 1.3, Commissioner Adams seconded. Motion to deny passed 5-0.",
        "source": "Legistar API, Brazoria County Commissioners Court, official minutes",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0051/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Brazoria County leaders did the right thing today by putting their constituents ahead of Big Tech's bottom line,",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, Texas director of Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/public-citizen-applauds-brazoria-county-for-rejecting-tax-break-for-massive-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're probably going to do this project. I would bet you money they do this project, and we can't do a damn thing about it.",
        "source": "unnamed county official",
        "url": "https://thefacts.com/news/brazoria-county-residents-pushing-back-on-data-centers/article_c2dd689d-3daf-4633-b116-f138d0d9c9e6.html",
        "date": "2026-03-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This agreement underscores our ability to source and secure high-quality power at scale while building regional density that is highly attractive to leading AI and compute customers",
        "source": "Matt Schultz, CleanSpark CEO and Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/cleanspark-expands-texas-footprint-with-447acre-land-acquisition-93CH-4447001",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The demand for scaled, AI-native compute continues to accelerate, and access to transmission-level power in strategically advantageous regions has become increasingly constrained.",
        "source": "Matt Schultz, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, CleanSpark",
        "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/cleanspark-expands-texas-footprint-major-power-acquisition-near-houston-support",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Clustered capacity is a critical differentiator for customers planning large, multi-campus deployments.",
        "source": "Jeff Thomas, Senior Vice President of AI Data Centers, CleanSpark",
        "url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/cleanspark-expands-texas-footprint-major-power-acquisition-near-houston-support",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas is the epicenter of AI development, where companies can pair innovation with expanding energy. Texas will be the centerpiece for AI data centers for Google.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov. · TX",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/nightpeak-energy-old-ocean-campus-bcaa1131",
        "date": "2025-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no zoning in the county",
        "source": "Mary Shine, leads the civil division of the Brazoria County District Attorney's Office",
        "url": "https://thefacts.com/news/company-clarifies-defends-brazoria-data-center-project/article_2db6fa4b-4b40-440a-8706-61c8e7b3d4c0.html",
        "date": "2025-10-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas will continue to be the ground zero for AI development. The state offers abundant, low-cost energy and a regulatory environment that invites innovation and growth.",
        "source": "Ted Cruz, Sen. · TX",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/nightpeak-energy-old-ocean-campus-bcaa1131",
        "date": "2025-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm unsure Congress would be able to do something that would keep up with the evolving technology.",
        "source": "John Cornyn, Sen. · TX",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/nightpeak-energy-old-ocean-campus-bcaa1131",
        "date": "2025-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't even sit on the back porch without the constant noise",
        "source": "Kimberly Fortenberry, resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inside-sonic-hell-life-near-113001521.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center that was put near our home in Brazoria on 6 acres has been mentally and physically exhausting. The noise rattles you to the core 24/7,",
        "source": "Melissa Burnett, resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inside-sonic-hell-life-near-113001521.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are aware that the data centers, you know, create noise pollution, um other pollution, uh strains on grids and things like that.",
        "source": "Unknown official",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGuNIbgMLlA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, we don't want them to lower home value.",
        "source": "Unknown speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGuNIbgMLlA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "My first response is I'm elected to support Elvin residents.",
        "source": "Unknown official, elected official",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGuNIbgMLlA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since it started, it hasn't shut off, and the noise is constant, 24/7, and is very annoying.",
        "source": "Wesley Burnett, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/brazoria-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would bet you money they do this project, and we can't do a damn thing about it.",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, County Judge",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/brazoria-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don't need tax abatements. We're not going to give them tax abatements. They're still gonna come.",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, County Judge",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/brazoria-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The constant noise and vibration are still a daily nuisance,",
        "source": "Wesley Burnett, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/cleanspark-data-center-brazoria-county-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot stop this project,",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, County Judge",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/cleanspark-data-center-brazoria-county-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have the tools.",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, County Judge",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/cleanspark-data-center-brazoria-county-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
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      "The Comptroller has certified 49 large data centers for the state sales tax exemption so far in 2026.",
      "In March, Brazoria County commissioners voted 5-0 against a reinvestment zone for the planned 620 MW Old Ocean data center campus.",
      "CleanSpark said it reached a deal to buy as much as 447 acres in Brazoria County.",
      "ABC13 counted 429 data centers across Texas as of February, 293 of them operating.",
      "Minimal regulations and permit requirements in unincorporated areas leave counties little leverage to block projects.",
      "Texas' data center water crackdown carries a maximum $500 fine.",
      "Hood County rejected a data center deal and unanimously denied the developer's appeal.",
      "On March 10, 2026, Brazoria County Commissioners Court voted down Reinvestment Zone 26-01, so no action was taken on four abatement applications.",
      "CleanSpark closed a Brazoria County land purchase Feb. 27, 2026 for $28.652 million.",
      "Angleton City Council unanimously opposed the White Oak ETJ release on Oct. 27, 2026; Nov. 13 is the city's deadline to act.",
      "Damon residents met Oct. 25, 2026 to oppose a possible data center on 400+ acres along the Brazos.",
      "On June 9, 2026, Commissioners Court approved a resolution regarding development of data centers in Texas.",
      "Company bought more than 400 acres near Damon in Brazoria County, residents say.",
      "County district attorney's office showed residents a map of seven parcels including solar panels and batteries earlier in October 2026.",
      "CleanSpark announced in January an agreement to acquire up to 447 acres in Brazoria County.",
      "As of February, 429 data centers were in Texas, 293 operating, per ABC13's data team.",
      "Experts say Texas counties have few tools to stop data centers in unincorporated areas.",
      "Giga Brazoria facility is about 6 acres and uses about 17 megawatts, comparable to the power used by more than 4,000 homes",
      "Residents' app recorded noise as high as 79 decibels; 85 decibels is the threshold for a public nuisance under Texas Penal Code",
      "The Brazoria County property is owned by Giga 7 Brazoria LLC, registered in Delaware, which does not require owners to list names on public filings",
      "Hill County passed a one-year moratorium on new data centers, quickly reversed after a developer sued the county for $1 million",
      "Texas could see about 474 gigawatts of data center load requests, more than five times the state's all-time peak demand of 91.1 gigawatts",
      "Burnett family lives 600 feet from the bitcoin mining facility",
      "Family's iPhone app registered up to 79 decibels in their backyard; not a calibrated measurement",
      "Giga Energy co-founder Brent Whitehead said the site is open-loop, air-cooled, in modular shipping container units",
      "Giga built the site for a Fort Worth investor group, later sold it, and is bound by an NDA",
      "Giga told the family it would install a sound barrier; a chain-link fence and noise-mitigation material have not solved the problem",
      "Giga Energy built a data center 600 feet from the Burnett family's backyard in Brazoria County, which is actually a bitcoin mining facility",
      "An iPhone app registered noise as high as 79 decibels in the Burnetts' backyard",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed the PUC and ERCOT in August to audit every data center requesting grid connection, with results expected by Dec. 10",
      "Hill County passed a one-year data center moratorium that was later reversed after a developer sued for $1 million",
      "Texas has more than 300 operating data centers and more than 200 additional facilities in the works, per ERCOT data extrapolation",
      "Brazoria County adopted a resolution requiring impact assessments for future data center projects",
      "A resident's testimony about noise from an operational GIGA Energy data center helped shape the resolution",
      "Angleton Planning and Zoning Commission tabled the DC White Oak Data Center preliminary plat on Sept. 3, 2026",
      "The 27.27-acre site is at 898 East County Road 341 within Angleton's extraterritorial jurisdiction",
      "Staff and applicant agreed to return with additional technical information next month",
      "Shelmark Engineering LLC holds a City of Angleton professional services contract for White Oak Data Center site and drainage plans.",
      "Plans for the 27.27-acre White Oak Data Center were issued for Drainage District review dated 7/17/2026.",
      "The documents were in the City of Angleton Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda Packet dated 2026-09-03."
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        "date": "2026-03-10T22:36:10.000Z"
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    "score": 0.67,
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    "summary": "In September 2025, College Station's council unanimously rejected a land sale for Priority Power's 600 MW campus after HOA and petition opposition. The city later required conditional use permits. Bryan and county officials approved tax deals for ThisWay Global's 73 MW project.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.42,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:02:54.199Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Bryan City Council Approves Tax Agreement for RELLIS Data Center Revival (2026)",
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        "date": "2026-11-08T18:39:03.000Z",
        "source": "super8chatham.com",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "RELLIS Data Center Tax Agreement Approved: Construction to Resume (2026)",
        "url": "https://meinanw.com/article/rellis-data-center-tax-agreement-approved-construction-to-resume",
        "date": "2026-11-08T13:43:07.000Z",
        "source": "meinanw.com",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "AI infrastructure grows in Texas as new facilities open access to computing – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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        "date": "2026-11-08T03:21:05.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "College Station changes ordinance for future data center construction | Bryan - College Station | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bryan-college-station/government/college-station-changes-ordinance-for-future-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-10-27T20:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
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        "title": "Attorney General's Office Says Brazos County Data Center Received Water-Use Letter | Texas Express",
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        "date": "2026-10-24T00:46:08.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Express",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Paxton says a Brazos County data center got a letter demanding water-use reporting",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/23/paxton-says-brazos-county-data-center-got-water-use-letter-last-week/",
        "date": "2026-10-23T22:45:42.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Paxton says a Brazos County data center got a letter demanding water-use reporting",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/23/paxton-says-brazos-county-data-center-got-water-use-letter-last-week/?outputType=amp",
        "date": "2026-10-23T22:45:42.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "ThisWay Global says the first 20 MW building at RELLIS is about 65% complete and targets operation in June 2027 | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-10-rellis-thisway-phase-one-june-2027/",
        "date": "2026-10-23T12:09:16.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Marathon Capital",
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        "date": "2026-10-21T14:35:00.000Z",
        "source": "Marathon Capital",
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      {
        "title": "AI company touts jobs, training for RELLIS AI center",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/21/ai-company-touts-jobs-training-rellis-ai-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T01:53:10.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "CEO Stephan Fabel said the site lets the company support Texas A&M research and its industry, defense and government partners.",
        "source": "Stephan Fabel, CEO, ThisWay Global",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-10-rellis-thisway-73mw-research-compute-plan/",
        "date": "2026-10-10T09:56:54.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "ThisWay saw great value in the bankrupt, languishing project, as the ideal place to demonstrate our Sovereign AI Blueprint and the meaningful outcomes that result from a mission-focused center for innovation,",
        "source": "Stephan Fabel, CEO, ThisWay Global",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/ai-data-centers/thisway-global-to-convert-bankrupt-rellis-site-into-73-mw-ai-hub",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We closed on September 30th, which happened to also be our company's 10th birthday,",
        "source": "Angela Hood, founder and executive chair of ThisWay Global",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/09/bankruptcy-breakthrough-new-plans-rellis-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We intend to advance this development in collaboration with A&M-RELLIS leadership, local stakeholders and qualified partners, with a focus on responsible infrastructure and meaningful community benefit in the Bryan-College Station region.",
        "source": "Angela Hood, Founder and Executive Chairman, ThisWay Global",
        "url": "https://thiswayglobal.com/resources/press/research-and-ai-compute-center-rellis/",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we are well protected and moving forward with a smart data center option out there at RELLIS and a place where something like that belongs, away from neighborhoods, away from the city,",
        "source": "Chuck Konderla, County Commissioner, Precinct 2, Brazos County",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/18/brazos-county-could-vote-new-ownership-delayed-700-million-rellis-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-18T04:18:23.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Local elected officials want to know how much investments they're going to be, what are the actual plans, how many people are going to be employed in the area, how much taxes are going to be given off by the projects even after the abatement,",
        "source": "Judge Glock, director of research and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/18/brazos-county-could-vote-new-ownership-delayed-700-million-rellis-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-18T04:18:23.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s an A&M project, and we would be foolish to not be a part of it and to not take advantage of the potential taxes that they will pay.",
        "source": "Fred Brown, Precinct 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bryan-college-station/government/brazos-county-approves-tax-agreement-for-700m-rellis-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This could be a way to get you the things you need without raising property taxes, or even potentially lower it,",
        "source": "Chuck Konderla, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Brazos County",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/18/brazos-county-commissioners-approve-new-owner-rellis-data-center-heres-what-it-means-your-wallet/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel better about the decision primarily because the property was not taxable, being on A&M property, and with this agreement it becomes taxable, which is a positive thing for Brazos County,",
        "source": "Jody Quimby, Bryan resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/18/brazos-county-commissioners-approve-new-owner-rellis-data-center-heres-what-it-means-your-wallet/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county doesn't have an investment in this,",
        "source": "Chuck Konderla, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Brazos County",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/18/brazos-county-commissioners-approve-new-owner-rellis-data-center-heres-what-it-means-your-wallet/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "urged the court to postpone any incentive or abatement action for data centers while state regulators review power-grid connections.",
        "source": "Jody Quimby, Precinct 2 resident",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8948278/texas/brazos-county/public-urges-delay-on-data-center-tax-abatement-as-court-moves-to-executive-session",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There was a tax abatement given a couple of years ago and this would be an extension of that — it would be just be bringing it back up,",
        "source": "Duane Peters, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/05/brazos-county-commissioners-table-tax-abatement-vote-rellis-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it will be on the agenda to potentially take action at that time,",
        "source": "Duane Peters, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/05/brazos-county-commissioners-table-tax-abatement-vote-rellis-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My plea for the court was to not make any decisions on a tax abatement or any other incentives right now until the legislature addresses these issues and you understand what the playing field is,",
        "source": "Jody Quimby, Bryan resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/05/brazos-county-commissioners-table-tax-abatement-vote-rellis-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hear a lot of folks that are opposed to data centers in general...this particular one is very small compared to anything else that's going on out there,",
        "source": "Duane Peters, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/05/brazos-county-commissioners-table-tax-abatement-vote-rellis-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Simply put, Texans must come first.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/05/brazos-county-commissioners-table-tax-abatement-vote-rellis-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are not the boogeyman that some people make them out to be",
        "source": "James Edge, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/27/rellis-data-research-center-gets-fresh-start-bryan-approves-replacement-tax-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the end of the day, it’s a tax on the poor. It’s a tax on the common person,",
        "source": "Bob Atchgill, Bryan resident and Texas A&M mechanical engineering graduate",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/27/rellis-data-research-center-gets-fresh-start-bryan-approves-replacement-tax-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Big tech is going to the bank, because they’re going to be making a lot of money off of using our water that’s not replaceable.",
        "source": "Bob Atchgill, Bryan resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/27/rellis-data-research-center-gets-fresh-start-bryan-approves-replacement-tax-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only thing we’ll be revisiting on data centers is our regulations with respect to data centers where they can be placed,",
        "source": "John Nichols, College Station Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/15/data-center-pushback-sparks-proactive-regulations-across-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Believe me, I’m looking at our city, our community, you know, like my granddad said, you know, leave it better than you found it, but think about it 100 years from now,",
        "source": "Bobby Gutierrez, Bryan Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/15/data-center-pushback-sparks-proactive-regulations-across-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "For the RELLIS campus, we're looking at approximately, for that general area, … 150 megawatts, just to give you some order magnitude,",
        "source": "Todd McDaniel, senior advisor for economic development and real estate for the City of Bryan",
        "url": "https://myaggienation.com/am_news/high-voltage-power-lines-coming-to-rellis-due-to-increased-energy-demands/article_f3dc9742-613b-56b4-be76-08b93e288dcc.html",
        "date": "2025-10-21T00:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We recently received approval from the Public Utility Commission for a new 345[KVA line], coming in from our northeast, down by the RELLIS campus that'll help to expand electric capacity, not just to Bryan, but the entire market,",
        "source": "Todd McDaniel, senior advisor for economic development and real estate for the City of Bryan",
        "url": "https://myaggienation.com/am_news/high-voltage-power-lines-coming-to-rellis-due-to-increased-energy-demands/article_f3dc9742-613b-56b4-be76-08b93e288dcc.html",
        "date": "2025-10-21T00:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These facilities do not belong near schools, homes, or vulnerable populations,",
        "source": "Amanda Pounds, resident of College Station",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8774137/texas/brazos-county/bryan-city/resident-urges-caution-on-nearby-data-center-uses-mayor-staff-respond",
        "date": "2025-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is embarrassing to me that they would sit there and tell us one thing and do another.",
        "source": "Lloyd Davis, Pebble Creek resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/college-station-weighs-data-center-deal-that-could-shift-vision-midtown-district/",
        "date": "2025-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Their big corporate park next door with a large employment base was a huge part of the midtown vision. This plan has 45 employees on 200 acres. It was supposed to have thousands of employees,",
        "source": "James Murr, Midtown developer",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/college-station-weighs-data-center-deal-that-could-shift-vision-midtown-district/",
        "date": "2025-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It uses 200 acres of prime land in the middle of our city for something that gives no benefit whatsoever for the citizens,",
        "source": "James Murr, Midtown developer",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/college-station-weighs-data-center-deal-that-could-shift-vision-midtown-district/",
        "date": "2025-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In the contract, we are requiring them to find it themselves and then they have to negotiate with the city regarding transmission and how it will be brought into the city and how the city will share some of the revenues for electricity,",
        "source": "John Nichols, College Station Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/college-station-weighs-data-center-deal-that-could-shift-vision-midtown-district/",
        "date": "2025-09-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not anti-development. We're not anti-growth, but this is certainly not the best the city can do with this land asset,",
        "source": "Shane Britton, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/college-station/residents-versus-revenue-college-stations-high-stakes-vote-on-crypto-data-mining-center-looms",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You know, I didn't know what a data center was, so I started researching it and I found that it's actually quite a nuisance for citizens that live around it,",
        "source": "Jessica Vallone, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/college-station/residents-versus-revenue-college-stations-high-stakes-vote-on-crypto-data-mining-center-looms",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Show us some transparency on what it is that this contractor actually wants to build,",
        "source": "Cindy Estes, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/college-station/residents-versus-revenue-college-stations-high-stakes-vote-on-crypto-data-mining-center-looms",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's going to drive our utility costs through the roof,",
        "source": "Eddie Damanafshan, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/college-station/residents-versus-revenue-college-stations-high-stakes-vote-on-crypto-data-mining-center-looms",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "How can they sign a contract without knowing what the negative effects are going to be to the neighborhood?",
        "source": "Carlos Candia, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/college-station/residents-versus-revenue-college-stations-high-stakes-vote-on-crypto-data-mining-center-looms",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "So if we are under that 30 decibel mark in our own home at night while sleeping, we should be OK.",
        "source": "Dr. Hannah Evans, audiologist",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/brazos-county/college-station/residents-versus-revenue-college-stations-high-stakes-vote-on-crypto-data-mining-center-looms",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there was a general misconception, and rightfully so, that this was going to be a Bitcoin mining site,",
        "source": "Brandon Schwertner, Priority Power CEO",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/ceo-proposed-data-center-college-station-focused-ai-not-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ll be asking the city council to strike that.",
        "source": "Brandon Schwertner, Priority Power CEO",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/ceo-proposed-data-center-college-station-focused-ai-not-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s going to bring more business into the city,",
        "source": "Brandon Schwertner, Priority Power CEO",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/ceo-proposed-data-center-college-station-focused-ai-not-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The technology is more sophisticated. Noise ordinances are known,",
        "source": "Brandon Schwertner, Priority Power CEO",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/ceo-proposed-data-center-college-station-focused-ai-not-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The power is going to be externally sourced to that project.",
        "source": "Brandon Schwertner, Priority Power CEO",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/11/ceo-proposed-data-center-college-station-focused-ai-not-bitcoin-mining/",
        "date": "2025-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, the city is proposing a 200-acre data center, basically 7 to 900 feet from our properties in our homeowners' association, and one of the permitted uses in the contract is for a crypto mine facility, and we think that would be bad,",
        "source": "Jeff Hughs, president of the Spring Meadows Homeowners Association",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-residents-push-back-against-sale-land-proposed-midtown-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The agenda item was released Friday. They're voting on it Thursday. We didn't see any kind of community involvement or meetings like that,",
        "source": "Jeff Hughs, president of the Spring Meadows Homeowners Association",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-residents-push-back-against-sale-land-proposed-midtown-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why was there no press release? Why did the city put nothing out? Why was there no survey or public comment?",
        "source": "Valen Cepak, College Station resident and former city council candidate",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-residents-push-back-against-sale-land-proposed-midtown-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "A petition with over 2,000 signatures now, a TexAgs forum that has blown up with over 20,000 views, and Facebook posts like I've never seen before. I would argue that this was bigger than the Northgate deal,",
        "source": "Valen Cepak, College Station resident and former city council candidate",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-residents-push-back-against-sale-land-proposed-midtown-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's proximity. Primarily, it's proximity to the neighborhoods. We have a senior living facility and two single-family residential neighborhoods. I'd say that's probably the primary concern,",
        "source": "Bob Yancy, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-residents-push-back-against-sale-land-proposed-midtown-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This one is really, really difficult because there's a significant financial upside for the city, and that helps the citizens.",
        "source": "Bob Yancy, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-residents-push-back-against-sale-land-proposed-midtown-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We all know from our Bible that money is the root of all evil,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.bcschronicle.com/community-voices-opposition-to-data-mining-facility-in-college-station",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "No ma'am,",
        "source": "Dennis Yancy, Place 5 Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.bcschronicle.com/community-voices-opposition-to-data-mining-facility-in-college-station",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we take into account the 450 to 500 megawatts it's going to be consuming each day, that comes out to roughly 4,000 megawatt hours with 33% of that energy lost as heat,",
        "source": "Abraham Galvan, Local resident and psychologist",
        "url": "https://www.bcschronicle.com/community-voices-opposition-to-data-mining-facility-in-college-station",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "By my numbers, it's going to use anywhere between eight to 11 million gallons to cool this thing.",
        "source": "Abraham Galvan, Local resident and psychologist",
        "url": "https://www.bcschronicle.com/community-voices-opposition-to-data-mining-facility-in-college-station",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those who live closest are going to have super low water pressure.",
        "source": "Abraham Galvan, Local resident and psychologist",
        "url": "https://www.bcschronicle.com/community-voices-opposition-to-data-mining-facility-in-college-station",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I immediately collected my thoughts on [the data center] and emailed all of the City Council expressing our objection.",
        "source": "James Murr, Midtown developer, president of College Station Town Developers for Midtown",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-midtown-developer-residents-share-concerns-about-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "[The data center] plan has 45 employees on 200 acres. It was supposed to have thousands of employees.",
        "source": "James Murr, Midtown developer",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-midtown-developer-residents-share-concerns-about-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s very short sighted to sell this land for a financial win upfront [and] to have a huge loss down the road",
        "source": "James Murr, Midtown developer",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-midtown-developer-residents-share-concerns-about-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re paying additional tax not to the city, but to a management district to hopefully get some kind of commercial development.",
        "source": "Shelby Behm, Midtown resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/college-station-midtown-developer-residents-share-concerns-about-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The incredible demand for technology, digital storage, data transmission, and added capacity at data centers that support our digital-driven world continues to grow rapidly and we are excited about the opportunity and value this data center brings to our portfolio.",
        "source": "John Regan, chief investment officer of Aphorio Carter",
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        "text": "My blood bleeds maroon. If I would ever sign up to do something that harms the city–I wouldn't.",
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        "text": "It's not right that we put y'all in this position. My decision is based on your health, your home value, whether you can walk your dog on the trails or have coffee on your porch. We will absolutely deny this and take it off our radar.",
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        "text": "I didn't quite see the gravity at first because I had thought a lot of the negatives would be possible to mitigate and I was wrong.",
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        "text": "I'm a policy nerd and I grew up here.",
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        "text": "These places care for the most vulnerable in our community,",
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      "Bryan first approved an economic development agreement for the RELLIS data center in 2021.",
      "Original developer filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2025 after a financial partner reportedly withdrew.",
      "Replacement tax abatement covers improvements valued at at least $298 million on a 25-acre tract in RELLIS Reinvestment Zone No. 2.",
      "Two residents spoke against the agreement, citing water and energy strain.",
      "Council approved the agreement after two postponed votes.",
      "Original developer of the RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center filed for bankruptcy in November 2025",
      "Groundbreaking was pushed to 2024 after delays including Winter Storm Uri",
      "Replacement tax agreement with City of Bryan is valued at $298 million",
      "Agreement includes adjustments so the city recoups some costs regardless of property valuations",
      "Project was initially called the largest business by taxable value in Brazos County history",
      "A 73-megawatt data center is being developed on 25 acres of Texas A&M's RELLIS Campus in Bryan.",
      "The company plans to begin computing at the Bryan facility by June 2027.",
      "The RELLIS facility includes an eight-week course available to eligible students and community members.",
      "College Station City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 22, 2026 to change the definition of a data center and restrict where future ones can be built.",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the change on Oct. 15, 2026.",
      "Ordinance requires conditional use permits on select land types including business parks and light-to-heavy industrial districts.",
      "Texas Governor Greg Abbott temporarily paused data center development in the state, per the article.",
      "Attorney General Ken Paxton's office sent 156 letters statewide to data center developments demanding water-use information, with 32 counties on the distribution list",
      "It remains unclear which Brazos County entity received a water-use letter from the Attorney General's office",
      "In September, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the TCEQ to halt new data center permits while ERCOT, the PUC and the TWDB audit the industry's impact",
      "Grimes County Judge Joe Fauth said Terafab's permits remain unaffected because it is classified as a chip-manufacturing plant",
      "Attorney General Ken Paxton's office sent 156 letters statewide to data center developments demanding water-use information, with 32 counties receiving them, including Brazos County",
      "The letters demand water-use information never reported to the Texas Water Development Board's water-use survey",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in September to halt new data center permits while ERCOT, the PUC and the TWDB audit industry impact",
      "Neither the RELLIS Campus nor Terafab's chip-manufacturing project in Grimes County stopped construction under the governor's directive",
      "As of the article, it was unclear who in Brazos County received a water-use letter",
      "Attorney General Ken Paxton's office sent 156 letters statewide demanding current water-use information from data center developments, with 32 counties receiving them, including Brazos County.",
      "As of the article, it was still unclear who in Brazos County received a water-use letter.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in September to halt new data center permits while ERCOT, the PUC and the Texas Water Development Board audit the industry's impact.",
      "Neither the RELLIS Campus nor Terafab's chip-manufacturing project in Grimes County stopped construction under the governor's directive.",
      "ThisWay Global presented RELLIS data center plans at Texas A&M's Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on October 20, 2026",
      "Phase One 20 MW building is about 65% complete and targeted to be operational in June 2027",
      "250 to 300 people will work on site through June 2027; about 120 full-time staff will run the facility",
      "ThisWay plans an 8-week training program across 10 roles that could start by the end of 2026",
      "RELLIS data center in Bryan, Texas was sold to ThisWay Global, closing September 30, 2026",
      "Developer filed for Chapter 11 in November 2025 after construction began in 2024",
      "Redevelopment plan is a phased, liquid-cooled 73 MW Research and AI Compute Center",
      "Ground lease with Texas A&M University System began June 2020",
      "ThisWay Global closed on the dormant RELLIS data center site weeks before unveiling plans on October 20, 2026",
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        "text": "We don’t really know enough about our water resources to really make the best decisions we can for our water future.",
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        "text": "we're not taking this, like a lay down",
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        "text": "We are where people go to get away from the lighting, from the noise, from corporations. We are their sacred ground.",
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        "text": "Even $1 [billion] is more than all the tax revenue Brewster County collects in a year anyway,",
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        "text": "...a multi-billion dollar investment ranging from as small as maybe five billion up to 60 billion.",
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        "text": "...it might use less water than the current… use for 200 cattle… This is not a water play at all.",
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        "text": "In my experience so far, it’s universal displeasure.",
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        "text": "if we pull the lever to let industrial development into the Big Bend, it will open up Pandora’s box.",
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        "text": "Our county judge and our county commissioners showed great leadership in regards to the wall, and they’re going to be our allies in this.",
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      "In September 2026 Abbott told TCEQ to stop issuing new permits until energy and water audits are done.",
      "GW Ranch holds a permit for 7.65 gigawatts of gas power.",
      "Texas Legislature meets again in January 2027 and could take up data center water and power rules.",
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      "Speakers cited local aquifer uncertainty and urged bonds or surety to cover road and infrastructure damage.",
      "Pacifico presented to a special meeting of the Brewster County Commissioners Court on September 15, 2026, saying it is in the first phase of outreach.",
      "Ranch owner James Ahern said the project could employ 200 people permanently, many at around $100,000 salaries.",
      "An August 31 email from the governor's economic development office to County Judge Greg Henington used the code name 'Yellow Stone'.",
      "The governor's September 21 order paused data center permits; his office said the emails predated it.",
      "Organized ad hoc opposition group is posting flyers and running newspaper ads, with website nobigbenddc.org, against the proposed Alpine data center north of Alpine",
      "Pacifico representatives addressed a special Brewster County Commissioners Court meeting on September 15 saying the size and operations are not yet determined",
      "Governor Abbott issued an executive order on September 21 pausing state permitting for data center projects until agency audits are complete",
      "Ahern said the project could permanently employ 200 people with many salaries around $100,000",
      "Pacifico Energy proposes a data center and natural gas plant on 8,400 acres in Brewster County northwest of Alpine.",
      "Pacifico representatives met Brewster County officials on Sept. 15 with no official decisions made.",
      "Brewster County has not approved any development agreements for the project.",
      "Per Reuters as cited, Gov. Greg Abbott directed TCEQ to stop issuing data center permits until grid and water impacts are audited.",
      "Pacifico Energy is considering a gas power plant and AI data center on the Ahern Ranch in Brewster County",
      "Brewster County has not agreed to anything regarding the project",
      "Pacifico offers just 100-200 permanent jobs for the project",
      "Big Bend National Park brings $56.8 million a year to local businesses",
      "Pacifico has not disclosed a final site for the project",
      "Pacifico representatives met Brewster County officials about an off-grid data center and gas plant on a roughly 8,400-acre ranch in the Glass Mountains",
      "About ten residents spoke against the Brewster County project citing air quality, noise and dark skies",
      "Pacifico said in January 2026 it secured a TCEQ air permit for 7.65 GW of gas-fired generation",
      "Amazon confirmed in August 2026 it is financing the Pecos County gas plant powering its campus",
      "Amazon's absolute carbon emissions rose 16% in 2025 with scope 2 emissions up 34%, per ESG Dive",
      "Pacifico Energy met Brewster County officials on Tuesday about a data center and gas plant on an ~8,400-acre ranch northwest of Alpine",
      "No one spoke in favor during public comment; about 10 people attended to oppose",
      "Construction could begin after one to two years of planning",
      "Gov. Abbott in August ordered a pause on new large-scale data centers connecting to the state grid pending review",
      "Site area is also targeted by an outside water district seeking to export groundwater from La Escalera Ranch"
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        "title": "Data centers in Briscoe County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
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        "text": "Hello, this is John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Holdings. I have some exciting news. We recently announced that Soluna, through one of our subsidiaries, completed the acquisition of Briscoe Wind Farm and launched an AI expansion project called Project Dorothy 3. This presentation takes you through some of the details of that announcement and what it means for the company. Before we begin, I'd like to take you through some legal preamble. The following content is completely qualified by the legal disclosures on the slide following this one. Our goal to share with you some of our strategic thinking and financial analysis we are using to guide the growth of our business. The content is in line with our principles of being accountable and transparent with our shareholders. We operate in a hyperdynamic economic environment. That's a fancy way of saying things change quickly. What we are telling you here is based on our current estimates and assumptions, which are subject to change. We reserve ",
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        "text": "We have said for a long time that the constraint in AI is energy access, not chips,",
        "source": "John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/soluna-agrees-form-strategic-partnership-113000091.html",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Customers evaluating AI sites want to know how quickly we can get them to power,",
        "source": "John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/soluna-acquires-397-acre-plot-in-briscoe-county-texas-for-project-dorothy-3-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "We were able to move in and build 98 megawatts worth of renewable computing,",
        "source": "Karl Shinn, regional lead for Soluna",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/wind-farm-revenue-gap-prompts-briscoe-county-to-consider-abatements-for-data-center-plan-silverton-highway-207-karl-shinn-soluna-danny-francis-rank-cogdell",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
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        "emotion": "pride"
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        "text": "It might even create more income for other businesses to come in, and of course our town is struggling; the whole county is struggling at this time,",
        "source": "Danny Francis, Briscoe County Commissioner Precinct 3",
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        "text": "Everybody has an opinion, and the best thing that can happen is to be informed. As an elected official, our duties are to do the best we can for the county with our residents; their opinions need to matter,",
        "source": "Rank Cogdell, Briscoe County judge",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/wind-farm-revenue-gap-prompts-briscoe-county-to-consider-abatements-for-data-center-plan-silverton-highway-207-karl-shinn-soluna-danny-francis-rank-cogdell",
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        "text": "We’ve had for a couple of years a bitcoin mining facility, and it’s filled in a gap of when we lost our abatement, our pilot money from the wind farms,",
        "source": "Rank Cogdell, Briscoe County judge",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/wind-farm-revenue-gap-prompts-briscoe-county-to-consider-abatements-for-data-center-plan-silverton-highway-207-karl-shinn-soluna-danny-francis-rank-cogdell",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
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        "text": "Moving on to build a data center, we’ve got the wind farm that we now own here as a permanent power source and were able to develop this data center with the existing 150-megawatt wind farm that we have,",
        "source": "Karl Shinn, regional lead for Soluna",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/wind-farm-revenue-gap-prompts-briscoe-county-to-consider-abatements-for-data-center-plan-silverton-highway-207-karl-shinn-soluna-danny-francis-rank-cogdell",
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      "Briscoe County commissioners will consider creating Reinvestment Zone No. 6 and approving Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements for a data center project estimated at more than $8 billion, with hearing set for Nov. 9, 2026",
      "The 403-acre zone is about 5 miles south of Silverton on Highway 207",
      "Soluna bought 397 acres for Project Dorothy 3 in August 2026",
      "The Texas Comptroller lists Project Dorothy 3A, held by STX-01 LLC, as a qualifying data center effective Sept. 8, 2026",
      "50 MW AI data center planned in Briscoe County, Texas by Applied Digital and Soluna",
      "Site is next to the 150 MW Briscoe Wind Farm",
      "Closing is targeted by year-end, pending a tax abatement",
      "Soluna and Applied Digital signed a definitive agreement to form a jointly owned Project Company for a planned 50 MW data center near Silverton, Briscoe County, TX",
      "Closing is subject to approval of a tax abatement for the Project in Briscoe County, Texas",
      "ChronoScale Holdings signed a non-binding letter of intent to lease the planned facility",
      "The transactions are expected to close by the end of the calendar year",
      "On Oct 21, 2026 Soluna Holdings disclosed via Form 8-K a definitive agreement for a joint venture with Applied Digital.",
      "The joint venture targets a 50 MW critical IT data center for AI and HPC at Project Dorothy 3 near Silverton, Briscoe County, Texas.",
      "The site is adjacent to the Briscoe Wind Farm.",
      "The filing did not disclose financial details, ownership stakes or construction schedules.",
      "Town hall in Silverton drew some 200 citizens to hear Soluna representatives present a proposed data center",
      "Commissioners are relying on town hall information and feedback to decide on the proposed abatement",
      "Project Dorothy 3 is poised to increase Briscoe County's budget sixfold and bring more than 20 full-time jobs",
      "Briscoe commissioners court discussed possible data centers at a meeting reported on June 24, 2026",
      "Soluna acquired a 397-acre plot in Briscoe County, Texas for Project Dorothy 3.",
      "Dorothy 3 is expected to have up to 300MW capacity and sits adjacent to Dorothy 1 and 2.",
      "The 150MW Briscoe onshore wind farm was purchased by Soluna in April.",
      "Soluna has 192MW total operational capacity and 11 data center sites in development.",
      "Briscoe County is considering abatements for a proposed data center.",
      "Soluna's existing renewable computing facility near Silverton is 98 MW.",
      "The proposed data center would use an existing 150 MW wind farm as its power source.",
      "The bitcoin mining facility filled a revenue gap left by the loss of wind farm abatement/PILOT money.",
      "Next county commissioners meeting is Aug. 10; a town hall for residents is planned for a later date.",
      "Briscoe County commissioners court hearing set for 2026-11-09 at 9 a.m. in Silverton on Reinvestment Zone #6 (~403 acres) and possible Soluna Ch. 312 abatement agreements.",
      "Soluna 8-K filed 2026-10-20 describes a Subscription Agreement with Applied Digital affiliates for a 50 MW Dorothy 3 project company.",
      "Applied Digital would hold 51% of the Dorothy 3 joint venture, per Soluna's announcement on 2026-10-21.",
      "Estimated value of improvements including business personal property is more than $8B, per county notice.",
      "Texas Comptroller list dated 2026-09-08 registers 'Project Dorothy 3A' as a Qualifying Data Center; owner/operator STX-01 LLC, occupant Chronoscale Corporation.",
      "Briscoe County Commissioners Court meeting set for November 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Silverton, TX",
      "Reinvestment Zone #6 covers 403.397 acres about 5 miles south of Silverton along Highway 207",
      "Estimated value of improvements exceeds $8 billion",
      "Court will consider tax abatement agreements with Soluna and STX-01 LLC",
      "Soluna completed acquisition of the 150 MW Briscoe Wind Farm for $53 million.",
      "Dorothy 3 is planned as an up to 300 MW AI data center campus on 300 acres, about a mile from the current Dorothy site.",
      "Soluna projects $6-11 million year-one adjusted EBITDA and $20-24 million annualized revenue from the acquisition."
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.74), 3 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
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        "reason": "Jim Wells County 0.75 · 84 km",
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    "summary": "The Brown County Commission approved a resolution on Sept. 3, 2026 banning data centers and large battery storage, after the Planning Commission unanimously recommended the ban following an August hearing. Reports come from a Missouri-area station, so they may concern a different Brown County.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:49.606Z",
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        "reason": "noise and community impact concerns",
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        "reason": "possible misattributed coverage",
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      {
        "title": "Brown County bans data centers, battery storage facilities | 680 KFEQ",
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        "date": "2026-09-03T20:09:10.000Z",
        "source": "680 KFEQ",
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        "title": "Brown County considers data center ban | 680 KFEQ",
        "url": "https://www.680kfeq.com/2026/08/14/brown-county-considers-data-center-ban/",
        "date": "2026-08-14T16:40:25.000Z",
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        "title": "EC FFE Brown County — Datacenter Site in Brown County, Texas",
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      "Brown County Commission approved a resolution banning data centers and commercial battery energy storage facilities",
      "Planning Commission recommended the ban after a public hearing in August",
      "Zoning regulations define data centers to include computing, data storage, and cryptocurrency operations",
      "The resolution takes effect after publication in the official county newspaper",
      "Brown County Commission is considering a proposal to prohibit data and energy storage centers in the county over noise and community impact concerns",
      "County Planning Commission approved the proposed zoning amendment, with all members voting in favor",
      "During the public hearing, three people attended and two spoke; no action was taken at the meeting",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due to the PUC by Dec 10, 2026",
      "SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "EC FFE Brown County scores 60.1/100 DC Readiness, 2nd of 11 scored sites in Brown County",
      "ERCOT interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation; queue depth 1,169",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is Microsoft Stargate (Abilene), 63.3 miles away"
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    "state": "TX",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "An August 19, 2026 opinion piece by Roy Sanders in the Burleson County Tribune called for more local control over data centers, citing grid strain, water use, noise and cropland loss. No named group, petition, official action or projects are recorded.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:42.384Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "fips": "48041",
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      {
        "title": "More local control needed for data centers | Burleson County Tribune",
        "url": "https://www.bctribune.com/opinion/more-local-control-needed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-19T11:05:45.000Z",
        "source": "Burleson County Tribune",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "County talks data centers, road systems | Burleson County Tribune",
        "url": "https://www.bctribune.com/news/county-talks-data-centers-road-systems",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:10:51.000Z",
        "source": "Burleson County Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "I'd say the data centers were 80% of the …",
        "source": "Keith Schroeder, county judge",
        "url": "https://www.bctribune.com/news/county-talks-data-centers-road-systems",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Opinion piece by Roy Sanders published August 19, 2026 argues for more local control over data centers",
      "Cited concerns include power grid strain, major water usage, noise and loss of valuable crop land",
      "Burleson County commissioners discussed options for mitigation of future data centers at the May 26, 2026 commissioners court meeting.",
      "County Judge Keith Schroeder said he attended a meeting with State Representative Stan Gerdes and other area county judges on regional issues, including data centers."
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    "name": "Burnet County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition reported in Burnet County. Aggregator data show 8 projects tracked nearby (895 MW pipeline, 5 MW operating), the closest, Switch The Rock, 38.2 miles away.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:15.798Z",
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48281",
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      "operating_60km": 9,
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      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Burnet, TX | WatchPennies",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/burnet-county-tx/burnet-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
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      "8 data center projects tracked near Burnet, none with a coordinate-backed site inside the city boundary",
      "Known pipeline capacity is 895 MW versus 5 MW operating",
      "Known investment across the area is $11.4B",
      "Nearest coordinate-backed project is Switch The Rock, 38.2 miles from Burnet",
      "Blueprint Projects Taylor data center is documented as in litigation"
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    "name": "Caldwell County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.85,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On Aug 13, 2026, Caldwell County commissioners voted 5-0 to suspend tax abatements for large data centers and battery storage until the 90th Legislature adjourns, after pressure from the Caldwell Data Center Action Team, which also called for County Judge Haden's resignation.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.7,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:48.277Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Nov 5, 2026 Public Hearing: 308 West San Antonio Street, Lockhart, Texas | Texas | NoticeRegistry",
        "url": "https://www.noticeregistry.com/texas/notice/public-hearing-lockhart-977519",
        "date": "2026-11-05T00:56:43.000Z",
        "source": "NoticeRegistry",
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      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Caldwell County, TX | TDCW",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/texas/caldwell-county/",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
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      {
        "title": "Lawmakers question lack of information about water usage by data centers",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/lawmakers-question-lack-of-information-about-water-usage-by-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-09-01T17:19:00.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Aalo Atomics walks away from Caldwell County – Post Register",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/aalo-atomics-walks-away-from-caldwell-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T20:01:09.000Z",
        "source": "Post Register",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Texas county suspends tax breaks for data center as developers take advantage of rural communities",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/caldwell-county-halts-data-center-tax-breaks/",
        "date": "2026-08-22T17:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Cool Down",
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        "title": "Texas county suspends tax breaks for data center as developers take advantage of rural communities",
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        "date": "2026-08-22T17:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Caldwell County suspends tax abatements for data centers amid calls for county judge’s resignation | kvue.com",
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        "date": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Rural Texans question actions of elected officials over data centers | KiowaCountyPress.net",
        "url": "http://vscode.kiowacountypress.net/content/rural-texans-question-actions-elected-officials-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-13T20:30:13.000Z",
        "source": "KiowaCountyPress.net",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Caldwell County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/page/article/1281",
        "date": "2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Caldwell County, Texas",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES",
        "url": "https://caldwellcounty.texas.gov/files/public-documents/agendas/2026/docs/minutes/8.13.26%20Sealed%20Minutes.pdf",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "source": "Caldwell County Commissioners Court",
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      {
        "title": "Caldwell County rejects polling site closures for now, stands firm on data center rules",
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        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "source": "Caldwell County Commissioners Court",
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      {
        "title": "Private Deal, Public Questions: – Post Register",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/private-deal-public-questions/",
        "date": "2026-07-30T13:50:14.000Z",
        "source": "Post Register",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Caldwell County Judge responds to calls for his resignation amid investigation request",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/caldwell-county-judge-responds-to-calls-for-his-resignation-amid-investigation-request",
        "date": "2026-07-28T03:38:27.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
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        "text": "With the conversations and political climate surrounding data centers changing, we feel that potential data center developers who may be intent on coming to Caldwell County would now be more likely to enter into these same development agreements without tax incentives as a show of good faith, to show communities that they are intent on being good neighbors and stewards of their environment,",
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        "source": "Diego Morita, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/caldwell-county-tax-abatements-data-centers-judge-resignation/269-11a423d5-6cb2-41bb-a1f3-59dc8328f84f",
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        "text": "It creates a heat bubble that can raise the temperature up to 16 degrees, up to six miles around you.",
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        "text": "There's a state provision in the Texas Tax Code that says if county commissioners own property, those properties are not eligible for tax abatement,",
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        "text": "It's unpopular, people don't want it, and so they have to sneak these things through behind the scenes,",
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        "text": "With the conversations and political climate surrounding data centers changing, we feel that potential data center developers who may be intent on coming to Caldwell County would now be more likely to enter into these same development agreements without tax incentives as a show of good faith, to show communities that they are intent on being good neighbors and stewards of their environment,",
        "source": "Judge Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
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        "text": "Texas counties have no zoning authority at all in any of the state's 254 counties, which means officials can't block this kind of development near existing homes even if they wanted to.",
        "source": "Hoppy Hayden, Caldwell County judge",
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        "date": "2026-08-04",
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        "text": "\"Caldwell County is growing whether we like it or not,\" Haden said.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
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        "date": "2026-07-30T13:50:14.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "\"When data centers came, we did not roll over,\" Haden said.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
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        "date": "2026-07-30T13:50:14.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "\"I have committed, publicly and permanently, to recuse myself from every discussion, decision and vote involving this company or any other regarding development on this land,\" Haden said.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/private-deal-public-questions/",
        "date": "2026-07-30T13:50:14.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "The moment I signed that pre-sale agreement, I did exactly what I was supposed to do,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/caldwell-county-judge-responds-to-calls-for-his-resignation-amid-investigation-request",
        "date": "2026-07-28T03:38:27.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We had uncovered that 83.1% of County Judge Haden's campaign contributions from February of this year had come from just one man,",
        "source": "Benjamin Salinas, Associate Editor, Caldwell-Hays Examiner",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/caldwell-county-judge-responds-to-calls-for-his-resignation-amid-investigation-request",
        "date": "2026-07-28T03:38:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's about community being able to trust their local government, and we feel a trust has been broken because this will affect us,",
        "source": "Claudia Hollern, Caldwell Data Center Action Team",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/caldwell-county-judge-responds-to-calls-for-his-resignation-amid-investigation-request",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Historically Judge Haden and the attorney have been responsible for negotiations between similar companies and Caldwell County regarding development agreements, tax abatements and related issues,\" Weber said.",
        "source": "Fred Weber, Criminal District Attorney, Caldwell County",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/private-deal-public-questions/",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would prefer an outright ban, but I don't know that it's the best choice for us because of the possibility of years and years of litigation and excessive expense for the city,",
        "source": "Juan Mendoza, District 1 Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/small-texas-town-joins-group-considering-data-center-ban",
        "date": "2026-07-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "We are the county seat for Caldwell County, so it's up to us to lead by example,",
        "source": "Jesús Pantel, Lockhart resident",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/small-texas-town-joins-group-considering-data-center-ban",
        "date": "2026-07-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The governor's recommendations have kind of done a 180 in the last few months,",
        "source": "Lew White, Lockhart Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/small-texas-town-joins-group-considering-data-center-ban",
        "date": "2026-07-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "By the time I hear about it, [developers have] already bought their land, so it's not like they're asking our permission to show up,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/data-center-boom-rural-gop-local-control/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T15:37:39.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a property rights bill. I'm not asking for [developers] to be able to come or not to come. What I am asking is to be able to regulate our national natural resources if they arrive here,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/data-center-boom-rural-gop-local-control/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T15:37:39.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to quit approving [data centers], and we need to call a moratorium, or a pause, statewide to let people come to understand what really is involved with them.",
        "source": "Susie Carter, Caldwell DCAT member and former Hays County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/data-center-boom-rural-gop-local-control/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T15:37:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "These should be statewide, top-down guidelines. You can't have 254 different counties and 1,000 cities all coming up with different answers. Stuff would never get built,",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, state Senator",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/data-center-boom-rural-gop-local-control/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T15:37:39.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "By the time I hear about it, [developers have] already bought their land, so it's not like they're asking our permission to show up.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://texas.newz.com/2026/06/09/caldwell-county-judge-pushes-for-data-center-regulation-amid-gop-divide/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a property rights bill.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://texas.newz.com/2026/06/09/caldwell-county-judge-pushes-for-data-center-regulation-amid-gop-divide/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm very interested in [the county's] proposals, and we'll pursue them and we'll vet them in the process.",
        "source": "Judith Zaffirini, state Senator",
        "url": "https://texas.newz.com/2026/06/09/caldwell-county-judge-pushes-for-data-center-regulation-amid-gop-divide/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, our fear today is that the change in code could actually have the opposite effect of what us the citizens are pushing where we want to stop data centers from coming.",
        "source": "Claudia Hodlern, Member, Caldwell Data Center Action Team",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-n7SW2gwo",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Getting applications, live applications, um trying to narrow down the playing field under which those applications could come in.",
        "source": "David Fowler, Planning director",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-n7SW2gwo",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm very interested in [the county's] proposals, and we'll pursue them and we'll vet them in the process,",
        "source": "Judith Zaffirini, state Senator",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/data-center-boom-rural-gop-local-control/",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Caldwell County Commissioners Court supports responsible economic development, including appropriately designed and sited data center facilities.",
        "source": "Caldwell County Commissioners Court",
        "url": "https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/page/article/1259",
        "date": "2026-05-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Caldwell County Commissioners Court supports responsible economic development, including appropriately designed and sited data center facilities.",
        "source": "Caldwell County Commissioners Court, resolution",
        "url": "https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/page/article/1260",
        "date": "2026-05-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Court further opposes any data center development that fails to incorporate adequate safeguards to protect county resources and residents.",
        "source": "Caldwell County Commissioners Court, resolution",
        "url": "https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/page/article/1260",
        "date": "2026-05-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm super frustrated there hasn't been a special session called.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/caldwell-county-calls-for-data-center-regulation",
        "date": "2026-05-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“Delay right now is our friend,” Levinsky said.",
        "source": "Bobby Levinsky, attorney with the Save Our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/crowd-turns-out-as-data-center-debate-heats-up/",
        "date": "2026-05-07T15:29:28.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“We are putting clear, enforceable numbers in place,” he said. “If those limits are exceeded, there will be consequences.”",
        "source": "Judge Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/crowd-turns-out-as-data-center-debate-heats-up/",
        "date": "2026-05-07T15:29:28.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“If we receive that kind of funding, the county could purchase farmland and place it into a conservancy,” Haden said, adding that partnerships with organizations such as the Luling Foundation could allow land to remain in agricultural use.",
        "source": "Judge Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/crowd-turns-out-as-data-center-debate-heats-up/",
        "date": "2026-05-07T15:29:28.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s going to be crazy, in my opinion, for such a large industry just to move in, with all the ramifications that comes with massive buildings, massive construction,",
        "source": "Derek Emadi, Caldwell County farmer",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/caldwell-county-texas-residents-raise-concerns-data-center-construction/269-85c19c82-b8b0-40a7-a136-74005c468771",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "And that is not just here. That’s all 254 counties,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/caldwell-county-texas-residents-raise-concerns-data-center-construction/269-85c19c82-b8b0-40a7-a136-74005c468771",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And so it’s no accident that data centers are primarily looking in rural counties with lots of land in the incorporated areas of the county.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/caldwell-county-texas-residents-raise-concerns-data-center-construction/269-85c19c82-b8b0-40a7-a136-74005c468771",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’d spin off a lot of money that we could use to buy park land, or build roads, or widen roads or build a new jail,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/caldwell-county-texas-residents-raise-concerns-data-center-construction/269-85c19c82-b8b0-40a7-a136-74005c468771",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m not a great proponent of them, but when they arrive here, I do have to deal with them,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/caldwell-county-texas-residents-raise-concerns-data-center-construction/269-85c19c82-b8b0-40a7-a136-74005c468771",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to be crazy in my opinion, for such a large industry just to move in with all the ramifications that comes with massive buildings.",
        "source": "Derek Imati, Caldwell County farmer and resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--E2ny5qeo",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not a great proponent of them.",
        "source": "Hoppy Hayden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--E2ny5qeo",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But when they arrive here, I do have to deal with them.",
        "source": "Hoppy Hayden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9--E2ny5qeo",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have any power to stop them, we have the power to do drainage and engineering on their site, we have the power to grant driveway permits, and we have the power to give them a septic tank if they want one. That is pretty much all the power the state legislature has granted us,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/caldwell-county/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-on-data-center-sites/",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have all the same concerns everybody else does; I worry about power [and] I worry about water consumption,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/caldwell-county/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-on-data-center-sites/",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You hear about all the negative stories coming about the high consumption of water, the high utility rates, the possible health effects,",
        "source": "John Castillo, Lockhart resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/caldwell-county/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-on-data-center-sites/",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We as an industry need to do better at educating communities we are going into, being super transparent,",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Chief Development Officer, Skybox Datacenters",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/caldwell-county/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-on-data-center-sites/",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we need to slow down the development of these data centers until we have a full picture of their impacts,",
        "source": "Unnamed woman, Caldwell County town hall attendee",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/caldwell-county/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-on-data-center-sites/",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to slow down the development of these data centers until we have a full picture of its impacts.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20vkz3v35Xg",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have any power to stop.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20vkz3v35Xg",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "CALDWELL COUNTY JUDGE, HAPPY HAYDEN WILL BE A SPECIAL GUEST AT THE MEETING ALONG WITH A FEW OTHERS",
        "source": "Happy Hayden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N9wsY3kHDY",
        "date": "2026-05-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Texas is the epicenter of AI development,” Abbott touted after Google invested $40 billion in part toward new data centers in Texas last November.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/how-data-centers-are-eating-up-rural-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We realize that if these data centers come up, they’ll drain Texas dry,” Tucker continued.",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Secretary, Texas Farmers Union",
        "url": "https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/how-data-centers-are-eating-up-rural-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“There is no zoning in the county. The applicant intends to de-annex from the City of Uhland ETJ, they will be able to build the data center on the existing location,” the city wrote to the Chronicle.",
        "source": "City of Uhland",
        "url": "https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/how-data-centers-are-eating-up-rural-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Our property is literally a stone’s throw away,” Wendy told the Chronicle on April 11.",
        "source": "Wendy Tristan, Uhland landowner",
        "url": "https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/how-data-centers-are-eating-up-rural-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’re not offering the citizens of Caldwell County tax abatements,",
        "source": "John Castillo, resident",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/commissioners-approve-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no zoning authority whatsoever or similar land use authority.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://caldwellcounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/2cea3696-7c71-408b-9a26-3c8ec0a71f13",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot pause or stop development.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://caldwellcounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/2cea3696-7c71-408b-9a26-3c8ec0a71f13",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They come here, we don't go find them.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://caldwellcounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/2cea3696-7c71-408b-9a26-3c8ec0a71f13",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we don't do that, they come and do whatever they please within the confines of regulations.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://caldwellcounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/2cea3696-7c71-408b-9a26-3c8ec0a71f13",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "COUNTY IS ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY DO NOT HAVE THAT AUTHORITY WHATSOEVER.",
        "source": "Unnamed county official, presenter at Caldwell County workshop",
        "url": "https://caldwellcountytx.new.swagit.com/videos/377940/transcript",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE ARE NOT OUT THERE ACTIVELY COURTING DATA CENTERS.",
        "source": "Unnamed county official, presenter at Caldwell County workshop",
        "url": "https://caldwellcountytx.new.swagit.com/videos/377940/transcript",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE ARE, WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR Y'ALL, I PROMISE.",
        "source": "Unnamed county official, presenter at Caldwell County workshop",
        "url": "https://caldwellcountytx.new.swagit.com/videos/377940/transcript",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE HAVE NO ZONING AUTHORITY WHATSOEVER OR SIMILAR LAND USE AUTHORITY.",
        "source": "Unnamed county official, presenter at workshop",
        "url": "https://caldwellcountytx.new.swagit.com/videos/377955/transcript",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "THEY APPEAR ON OUR DOORSTEP AND THEN WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM.",
        "source": "Unnamed county official, presenter at workshop",
        "url": "https://caldwellcountytx.new.swagit.com/videos/377955/transcript",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "SO WE ARE, WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR Y'ALL, I PROMISE.",
        "source": "Unnamed county official, presenter at workshop",
        "url": "https://caldwellcountytx.new.swagit.com/videos/377955/transcript",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are five of us up here, and I see more than 10 times that in the audience today,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/page/article/1239",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "With your numbers, you have a far greater ability to make an impact.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/page/article/1239",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are happy to expand in Caldwell County, creating one of the largest data center campuses in Texas that is close to a robust workforce and strategically located for all data center use cases.",
        "source": "Graham Williams, president of Tract",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/tract-expands-austin-data-center-park-to-3000-acres/",
        "date": "2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tract continues to prove itself a strong, collaborative partner who is interested in becoming a part of the community and supporting our growing needs.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/tract-expands-austin-data-center-park-to-3000-acres/",
        "date": "2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tract continues to prove itself a strong, collaborative partner who is interested in becoming a part of the community and supporting our growing needs,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://0e190a550a8c4c8c4b93-fcd009c875a5577fd4fe2f5b7e3bf4eb.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/EINPresswire-882630861-tract-closes-on-two-incremental-land-acquisitions-adding-1-458-acres-to-caldwell-valley-technology-park-in-texas-2.pdf",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are happy to expand in Caldwell County, creating one of the largest data center campuses in Texas that is close to a robust workforce and strategically located for all data center use cases,",
        "source": "Graham Williams, President, Tract",
        "url": "https://0e190a550a8c4c8c4b93-fcd009c875a5577fd4fe2f5b7e3bf4eb.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/EINPresswire-882630861-tract-closes-on-two-incremental-land-acquisitions-adding-1-458-acres-to-caldwell-valley-technology-park-in-texas-2.pdf",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "To put that in perspective, Austin Energy’s peak usage ever was 3 gigawatts,",
        "source": "Mike Kamerlander, president and CEO of the Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership",
        "url": "https://www.hayscaldwelledp.com/about/news-and-publications/economic-outlook-luncheon-highlights-rapid-growth-future-challenges-in-hays-caldwell-counties",
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hays County is the fastest-growing county in the nation among counties with more than 100,000 residents,",
        "source": "Mike Kamerlander, President and CEO, Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership",
        "url": "https://hayscaldwelledp.com/about/news-and-publications/economic-outlook-luncheon-highlights-rapid-growth-future-challenges-in-hays-caldwell-counties",
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To put that in perspective, Austin Energy's peak usage ever was 3 gigawatts,",
        "source": "Mike Kamerlander, President and CEO, Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership",
        "url": "https://hayscaldwelledp.com/about/news-and-publications/economic-outlook-luncheon-highlights-rapid-growth-future-challenges-in-hays-caldwell-counties",
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn't just about tech investment,” said Uhland business owner Steve Simms. “It’s about responsible growth and collaboration. Tract has already shown its commitment to being a good neighbor.",
        "source": "Steve Simms, Uhland business owner",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/tract-bringing-uhland-a-mega-tech-hub-site/",
        "date": "2025-05-21T18:18:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Caldwell County’s business technology ecosystem is expanding rapidly, and we’re excited to welcome a new data center to our area.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/tract-bringing-uhland-a-mega-tech-hub-site/",
        "date": "2025-05-21T18:18:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project brings more than economic growth, it brings infrastructure, opportunity, and collaboration,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/tract-bringing-uhland-a-mega-tech-hub-site/",
        "date": "2025-05-21T18:18:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "sits at the intersection of transmission infrastructure, robust natural gas infrastructure and long-haul fiber.",
        "source": "Grant van Rooyen, CEO, Tract",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-05-16/data-center-megasite-is-coming-to-lockhart-as-similar-facilities-strain-texas-water-energy-supply",
        "date": "2025-05-16T05:56:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "shows they are invested in the future of Caldwell County.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-05-16/data-center-megasite-is-coming-to-lockhart-as-similar-facilities-strain-texas-water-energy-supply",
        "date": "2025-05-16T05:56:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The amount of load that's coming to this area is something that we're struggling with every day.",
        "source": "Tom Oney, vice president of external affairs, Lower Colorado River Authority",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-05-16/data-center-megasite-is-coming-to-lockhart-as-similar-facilities-strain-texas-water-energy-supply",
        "date": "2025-05-16T05:56:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "create good-paying jobs, bolster the state's power grid, and enhance our technology infrastructure.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://austinmonitor.com/stories/2025/05/new-data-center-planned-for-lockhart-in-2028/",
        "date": "2025-05-15T05:03:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The amount of load that's coming to this area is something that we're struggling with every day.",
        "source": "Tom Oney, vice president of external affairs, Lower Colorado River Authority",
        "url": "https://austinmonitor.com/stories/2025/05/new-data-center-planned-for-lockhart-in-2028/",
        "date": "2025-05-15T05:03:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "shows they are invested in the future of Caldwell County.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Judge",
        "url": "https://austinmonitor.com/stories/2025/05/new-data-center-planned-for-lockhart-in-2028/",
        "date": "2025-05-15T05:03:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Perhaps most importantly, there is a workforce in place that can support the thousands of skilled construction and operations jobs that will be employed at this campus,",
        "source": "Grant van Rooyen, Tract Executive Chairman and Tract Capital Management CEO and Managing Partner",
        "url": "https://insider.govtech.com/texas/news/colorado-developer-plans-data-center-on-1-515-central-texas-acres",
        "date": "2025-05-13T04:32:36.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We look forward to working with corporate partners like Tract to further expand Texas' economic might and develop our state as the epicenter of technological advancement,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://insider.govtech.com/texas/news/colorado-developer-plans-data-center-on-1-515-central-texas-acres",
        "date": "2025-05-13T04:32:36.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "text": "This megasite in Caldwell County is unique for public cloud, inferencing, and AI training applications because it sits at the intersection of transmission infrastructure, robust natural gas infrastructure, and long-haul fiber.",
        "source": "Grant van Rooyen, CEO and managing partner of Tract Capital Management and executive chairman of Tract",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/tract-acquires-1515-acres-outside-austin-texas-for-2gw-data-center-park/",
        "date": "2025-05-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tract has leaned in to understand Caldwell County’s needs as we welcome a wave of new residents and businesses,",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.tract.com/news/tract-closes-acquisition-of-1515-acres-in-caldwell-county-texas-for-multi-gigawatt-data-center-technology-park/",
        "date": "2025-05-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to welcome Tract to the region and our community,",
        "source": "Lacee Duke, Mayor of Uhland",
        "url": "https://www.tract.com/news/tract-closes-acquisition-of-1515-acres-in-caldwell-county-texas-for-multi-gigawatt-data-center-technology-park/",
        "date": "2025-05-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This megasite in Caldwell County is unique for public cloud, inferencing and AI training applications because it sits at the intersection of transmission infrastructure, robust natural gas infrastructure and long-haul fiber.",
        "source": "Grant van Rooyen, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Tract Capital Management and Executive Chairman of Tract",
        "url": "https://www.tract.com/news/tract-closes-acquisition-of-1515-acres-in-caldwell-county-texas-for-multi-gigawatt-data-center-technology-park/",
        "date": "2025-05-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tract appreciates the business-friendly environment that make Texas-scale projects attractive and the new relationships we have built in the community,",
        "source": "Grant van Rooyen, Tract Executive Chairman and Tract Capital Management CEO and Managing Partner",
        "url": "https://insider.govtech.com/texas/news/colorado-developer-plans-data-center-on-1-515-central-texas-acres",
        "date": "2025-05-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to have this project in Caldwell County.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.hayscaldwelledp.com/about/news-and-publications/data-center-campus-to-be-constructed-in-caldwell-county",
        "date": "2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to have this project in Caldwell County. It brings a significant capital investment to our county without putting a significant strain on our resources both natural and our personnel.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://caldwelldcat.org/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas's 3.5% voter-approval limit is not a blanket cap on all new revenue, and new property value is treated differently under the no-new-revenue calculation. If the county is claiming that fully taxing new data centers would create a cash-flow crisis, it should show the tax-rate worksheet and a month-by-month cash-flow projection,",
        "source": "Anthony Elmo, works with Good Jobs First",
        "url": "https://caldwelldcat.org/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Incidentally, these developers are targeting rural unincorporated Texas counties since county government has very little statutory ability to control development.",
        "source": "Unknown",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0AjBeHGCBM",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have any power to stop them, we have the power to do drainage and engineering on their site, we have the power to grant driveway permits, and we have the power to give them a septic tank if they want one.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-data-220037592.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You hear about all the negative stories coming about the high consumption of water, the high utility rates, the possible health effects",
        "source": "John Castillo, Lockhart resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-data-220037592.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We as an industry need to do better at educating communities we are going into, being super transparent",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Chief Development Officer, Skybox Datacenters",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-data-220037592.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have all the same concerns everybody else does; I worry about power [and] I worry about water consumption",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, Caldwell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/caldwell-county-residents-pushback-data-220037592.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We won't even have that conversation with you without doing a development agreement first.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
        "url": "https://accessh2o.com/learn/topics/caldwell-county-development-agreements",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are working on legislation to give counties more water authority than we have right now in the next session. We're not sitting idly by. We are very frustrated with what's going on. We're doing everything in our power to regulate - not stop it, but to regulate it.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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    ],
    "facts": [
      "Lockhart Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing on proposed data center and cryptocurrency mining zoning rules is November 18, 2026, at 7:00 P.M.",
      "Lockhart City Council public hearing on the proposed data center zoning amendments is December 15, 2026, at 7:30 P.M.",
      "Proposed ordinance adds Section 64-206 establishing performance standards for Data Centers and Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities and excludes them from the telecommunication customer-service use category.",
      "Tract added 1,458 acres to its existing 1,515-acre park on Jan. 13, 2026, bringing it to about 3,000 acres",
      "On May 14, 2026, Commissioners Court adopted Resolution 29-2026 opposing high-water-use cooling in water-constrained regions; it is statewide and does not name Tract or Prime",
      "Governor's Sept. 21 order paused permits sought by data centers; TCEQ's Oct. 19 letter says infrastructure permits for data centers are paused",
      "Texas Water Development Board contacted 324 data centers with mandatory water use surveys; just 30% responded",
      "Failing to respond to the TWDB water survey is a class C misdemeanor in Texas",
      "UT Austin Bureau of Economic Geology estimated data centers used 33 billion gallons in 2025, roughly 0.5% of state usage",
      "Committee Chairman Charles Perry said lawmakers plan to file bills in the upcoming session to regulate data centers",
      "Caldwell County commissioners approved a resolution suspending tax abatement agreements for large-scale data center projects until the adjournment of the 90th Texas Legislature.",
      "Earlier in 2026 the county approved Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements for two proposed data center developments.",
      "The suspension does not prohibit data center development in Caldwell County.",
      "County Judge Hoppy Haden said he and all parties were released from a pre-sale agreement with a land acquisition company seeking to buy his ranch.",
      "Caldwell County commissioners voted on a Thursday in August 2026 to suspend tax abatements for all large-scale data centers.",
      "Earlier in 2026 the county approved two Chapter 312 tax-abatement agreements for proposed data centers.",
      "County Judge Hoppy Haden disclosed at a July 23 meeting that his private ranch land was part of a pre-sale arrangement tied to a proposed data center.",
      "Haden said all parties to the pre-sale agreement have been released from it.",
      "Haden said he will not resign and will let voters decide in November.",
      "Caldwell County commissioners voted on a Thursday to suspend tax abatements for all large-scale data centers",
      "Caldwell County approved two Chapter 312 tax-abatement agreements for proposed data centers earlier in 2026",
      "County Judge Hoppy Haden disclosed at a July 23 meeting that his private ranch land was included in a pre-sale arrangement tied to another proposed data center",
      "A former county assistant district attorney was fired over a conflict of interest after disclosing a similar plan to sell private ranch land for a data center",
      "Caldwell County commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 13, 2026 to suspend tax abatements for all large-scale data centers",
      "Earlier in 2026 the county approved Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements for two data-center developments",
      "County Judge Hoppy Haden disclosed at the July 23 meeting a pre-sale agreement on his ranch land for a data center; all parties have since been released from it",
      "A former county assistant district attorney who signed a similar pre-sale agreement was fired for conflict of interest",
      "Haden says he will not resign and will remain in the November race",
      "Caldwell County Judge Hoppy Haden signed a pre-sale agreement with an acquisition company tied to a proposed data center",
      "A lawsuit has been filed to rescind tax abatements for the Palomino Alpha data center in Guadalupe County",
      "Assistant District Attorney Richard Sitton signed a land deal and was fired",
      "Commissioners voted at the Aug. 13, 2026 meeting to suspend tax abatement agreements related to large-scale data centers pending adjournment of the 90th legislative session.",
      "The county had approved Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements for two data center developments earlier in 2026.",
      "Judge Hoppy Haden said he and all parties had been released from a pre-sale agreement involving his ranch.",
      "On Aug 13, 2026 Caldwell County Commissioners Court unanimously approved Resolution 34-2026 suspending tax abatements and economic incentive agreements for large-scale data centers.",
      "The revised resolution adds battery storage facilities, pending adjournment of the 90th Texas legislative session.",
      "Commissioner Theriot made the motion, seconded by Commissioner Westmoreland.",
      "About 18 citizens spoke during public comment, with some opposing proposed data centers and polling location closures.",
      "County Judge Haden said he entered a pre-sale agreement but has been released from it and will remain on the ballot.",
      "Resolution 34-2026 suspending data center tax abatements was approved 5-0 on Aug 13, 2026."
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      {
        "name": "Caldwell Data Center Action Team",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/lawmakers-question-lack-of-information-about-water-usage-by-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-09-01T17:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "http://vscode.kiowacountypress.net/content/rural-texans-question-actions-elected-officials-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-13T20:30:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Caldwell Data Center Action Team (DCAT)",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/caldwell-county-judge-responds-to-calls-for-his-resignation-amid-investigation-request",
        "date": "2026-07-28T03:38:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Save Our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/crowd-turns-out-as-data-center-debate-heats-up/",
        "date": "2026-05-07T15:29:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Texas Farmers Union",
        "url": "https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/how-data-centers-are-eating-up-rural-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T05:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "DC/AC San Marcos",
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        "date": null
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Calhoun County began drafting data center rules on noise, setbacks and water use in November 2026, and State Rep. A.J. Louderback warned against draining county water. The Port of Victoria and U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud back Crusoe's 1,600-acre campus.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:13.476Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "reason": "county drafting data center rules",
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      {
        "reason": "water concerns from state legislator",
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      {
        "reason": "port and congressional support",
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      {
        "reason": "no organized local group",
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    ],
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      {
        "title": "Calhoun County working on rules to regulate data centers | wltx.com",
        "url": "https://www.wltx.com/video/news/local/calhoun-county-working-on-rules-to-regulate-data-centers/101-e02be86a-3aa8-43af-8183-1b21aec02722",
        "date": "2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WLTX",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "oil-and-gas-watch-news",
        "url": "https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/tax-breaks-sought-for-gas-power-plant-for-data-center-in-south-central-texas",
        "date": "2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Oil & Gas Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The World’s First Is Coming to Our Coast - by Katie Byers",
        "url": "https://wildtomorrow.substack.com/p/the-worlds-first-is-coming-to-our",
        "date": "2026-05-11T22:22:53.000Z",
        "source": "WildTomorrow (Substack)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Louderback takes stance on data center regulations | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/04/louderback-takes-stance-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-05-04T20:45:38.000Z",
        "source": "The Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blue Energy & Crusoe to build nuclear AI campus",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/blue-energy-and-crusoe-partner-to-develop-nuclear-powered-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Crusoe",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Crusoe Port of Victoria AI Campus Data Center, Calhoun ...",
        "url": "https://cleanview.co/data-centers/texas/crusoe-port-of-victoria-ai-campus-1777",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Cleanview",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Port of Victoria AI Campus - Crusoe",
        "url": "https://www.ocolo.io/colocation/crusoe/port-of-victoria-ai-campus/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "OCOLO",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "text": "energy innovation and economic development for our region",
        "source": "Sean Stibich, Port of Victoria Executive Director",
        "url": "https://wildtomorrow.substack.com/p/the-worlds-first-is-coming-to-our",
        "date": "2026-05-11T22:22:53.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are all just proposed sites or businesses that want to come to Texas, of which there are literally 1000s that want to come to Texas.",
        "source": "AJ Louderback, Texas House District 30 Representative",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/04/louderback-takes-stance-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't drain a county of water resources.",
        "source": "AJ Louderback, Texas House District 30 Representative",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/04/louderback-takes-stance-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Blue Energy-Crusoe partnership means jobs and increased school funding for Texas's 27th congressional district.",
        "source": "Michael Cloud, U.S. Representative",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/blue-energy-and-crusoe-partner-to-develop-nuclear-powered-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The project will support a stronger and more resilient power grid and bring long-term investment and high-quality jobs and workforce development to the Texas Logistics Center,",
        "source": "Sean Stibich, Port of Victoria Executive Director",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/blue-energy-and-crusoe-partner-to-develop-nuclear-powered-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This partnership demonstrates how we’re building the future of AI sustainably and at scale,",
        "source": "Andrew Likens, Crusoe Vice President of Energy Infrastructure & Development",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/blue-energy-and-crusoe-partner-to-develop-nuclear-powered-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
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      "Calhoun County is working on proposed rules to regulate data centers, addressing noise, setbacks from nearby properties, and water use",
      "Blue Energy proposed a 1,100-megawatt gas power plant southeast of Victoria to power nearby data centers.",
      "Blue Energy applied for local property tax breaks on June 23.",
      "Application says gas plant would be phased out for 1,500 MW of nuclear energy by 2032.",
      "Crusoe plans a 1,600-acre AI complex at the Port of Victoria in Calhoun County.",
      "Power plant site is about six miles from the 2,700-MW South Texas Project nuclear plant.",
      "Blue Energy and Crusoe announced the partnership on October 30, 2025: a 1,600-acre Crusoe AI campus in Calhoun County powered by a up to 1.5 GW nuclear plant at the Port of Victoria",
      "Power delivery targeted for 2028 using natural gas, transition to nuclear planned for 2031",
      "On May 11, 2026, Victoria County Precinct 3 Commissioner Shannon Martin stated no land has been formally acquired at the Port of Victoria for AI data center development",
      "State Rep. A.J. Louderback plans to introduce data center regulations next session, requiring companies to supply their own water and power",
      "Texas gave data centers over $1 billion in sales tax breaks in 2025 per the Texas Comptroller",
      "Texas House District 30 Rep. A.J. Louderback outlined a position on regulating data centers on a Friday before May 4, 2026, prioritizing that companies supply their own water and power",
      "The PUCT voted in March 2026 on publishing a draft rule under Texas Senate Bill 6 requiring data centers to pay taxes and disclose energy usage to ERCOT for connections of 75 megawatts or more",
      "Louderback plans to introduce data center regulations in the next legislative session beginning Jan. 12, 2027",
      "Companies have expressed interest in data centers at the Port of Victoria, Bay City, Jackson County and Calhoun County",
      "Crusoe's 1,600-acre AI campus is located in Calhoun County, TX (press release corrected from Victoria County)",
      "Blue Energy secured a site for an advanced nuclear plant of up to 1.5 GW at the Port of Victoria",
      "Gas-fed power to the campus is targeted as early as 2028, with nuclear generation expected by 2031",
      "Crusoe Port of Victoria AI Campus is a data center campus planned in Calhoun County, Texas, by Crusoe.",
      "Crusoe's planned Port of Victoria AI campus is gigawatt-scale on a 1,600-acre site in Calhoun County, Texas",
      "Blue Energy is developing an advanced nuclear plant of up to 1.5 GW on a nearby secured site",
      "Natural gas bridge power is planned as early as 2028, transitioning to nuclear by 2031"
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48059": {
    "name": "Callahan County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.84,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On July 14, 2026, the Clyde City Council unanimously rejected a $30,000, 180-day lease to study city land for an AI data center or crypto mining, despite about $44 million in city debt. No one spoke in favor, and the mayor ruled out further discussion.",
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        "title": "Fluidstack Begins $4 Billion AI Data Center Project in Cameron County - Texas Border Business",
        "url": "https://texasborderbusiness.com/fluidstack-begins-4-billion-ai-data-center-project-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T21:49:28.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Border Business",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "WORKSITE PERMIT ISSUED FOR FLUIDSTACK DATA CENTER PROJECT - Cameron County",
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        "date": "2026-09-10T20:37:34.000Z",
        "source": "Cameron County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fluidstack breaks ground on $4 billion data center project in Cameron County",
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        "date": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KRGV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fluidstack breaks ground on $4 billion data center project in Cameron County",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KRGV",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas AI Data Centers: Who Gets to Say No?",
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        "date": "2026-09-05T14:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "Ruben Arevalo",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Sepulveda: For the first time, a data center has asked for something from Harlingen - Rio Grande Guardian",
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        "date": "2026-09-04T13:28:00.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Guardian",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sepulveda: For the first time, a data center has asked for something from Harlingen - Rio Grande Guardian",
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        "date": "2026-09-04T13:28:00.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Guardian",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Harlingen data center vote could hinge on town hall meeting | MyRGV.com",
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        "date": "2026-09-04T01:27:00.000Z",
        "source": "Valley Morning Star (MyRGV.com)",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Harlingen pauses $20M Fluidstack data center offer",
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        "date": "2026-09-03T07:25:57.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Valley Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "'They’re coming no matter what': Harlingen residents push back on second proposed data center | The Brownsville",
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        "date": "2026-09-03T03:27:22.000Z",
        "source": "The Brownsville",
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      {
        "title": "Harlingen tables FluidStack data center drainage request after public pushback",
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        "date": "2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KRGV",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Brownsville commissioners move forward with data center moratorium | The Brownsville",
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        "source": "The Brownsville",
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      {
        "title": "SpaceX water deal monies could be refunded if Brownsville misses milestones | MyRGV.com",
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        "date": "2026-09-02T01:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Brownsville Herald",
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      {
        "title": "Harlingen City Commission tables FluidStack data center stormwater agreement, demands public town hall",
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        "date": "2026-09-02",
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      {
        "title": "Data center developer requesting Harlingen drainage agreement | The Brownsville",
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        "stance": null
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      },
      {
        "title": "Brownsville commissioners approve disannexation of future SpaceX property | MyRGV.com",
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        "date": "2026-08-30T04:59:00.000Z",
        "source": "MyRGV.com",
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      },
      {
        "title": "EL RRUN RRUN:  SPACEX TO CITY COMMISSIONERS: \"YOU DON'T HAVE THE CARDS.\"  CITY COMMISSION VOTE IS UNANIMOUS TO DISANNEX 445 ACRES OF SPACEX-PURCHASED LAND",
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        "date": "2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Valley civic groups want to help set the rules for data centers in Brownsville",
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        "source": "Across the Americas",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Gámez backs 90-day Brownsville data center pause as statewide scrutiny mounts - RGG Business Journal",
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        "date": "2026-08-20T11:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "RGG Business Journal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Harlingen commission can’t void data center water contract, attorney says | MyRGV.com",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/08/06/harlingen-commission-cant-void-data-center-water-contract-attorney-says/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:36:19.000Z",
        "source": "MyRGV.com",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Unnamed developer withdraws data center in Brownsville, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/unnamed-developer-withdraws-data-center-in-brownsville-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Brownsville’s data center debate grows into wider zoning rewrite",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/05/08/2026/brownsville-data-center-debate-rolled-into-larger-zoning-ban-on-event-centers-social-clubs-and-more/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T23:43:35.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Valley Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Brownsville Data Center, Brownsville, Texas",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/brownsville-data-center-brownsville-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "source": "Global Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "How to Halt a Data Center: The Harlingen, Texas Moratorium - Trucha RGV",
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        "date": "2026-08-04T08:02:00.000Z",
        "source": "Trucha RGV",
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      {
        "title": "NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE",
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        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas pauses new data centers as Brownsville prepares to weigh in",
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        "date": "2026-08-03T22:51:47.000Z",
        "source": "RGV Business Journal",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Developer withdraws Brownsville data center proposal ...",
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        "source": "RGV Business Journal",
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      {
        "title": "Data center application withdrawn as Brownsville works on new policy",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/data-center-application-withdrawn-as-brownsville-works-on-new-policy/",
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        "source": "KRGV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center proposed inside former Walmart in Brownsville",
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        "date": "2026-07-19T03:14:19.000Z",
        "source": "RGV Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "A 1,785-acre data center sets sight on development in Cameron County | The Advance News Journal",
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        "date": "2026-07-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Advance News Journal",
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        "source": "WJAC",
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      },
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        "title": "Texas Counties Pause Data Center Construction as State Opinion Is Pending",
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        "date": "2026-05-27T17:21:08.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Dispatch",
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      },
      {
        "title": "South Texas City Sets Moratorium Amid Data Center Interest",
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        "date": "2026-05-22T21:47:22.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Harlingen sets moratorium as two data centers show interest in county",
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        "date": "2026-05-22T06:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "MyRGV.com",
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      {
        "title": "Harlingen Ponders Time-Out as $14 Billion Data Giant Targets Valley",
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        "date": "2026-04-14T14:49:42.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Listen: The Journal breaks down the push against data centers",
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        "source": "RGV Business Journal",
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      {
        "title": "Cameron County sets safeguards for data centers to protect electric grid",
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        "date": "2026-04-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KRGV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cameron County adopts resolution urging safeguards and independent reviews for data centers | Citizen Portal",
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      },
      {
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      },
      {
        "title": "Harlingen moves to pause data center construction",
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        "date": "2026-04-02T09:36:50.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Valley Business Journal",
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      {
        "title": "County begins drafting data center ordinance",
        "url": "https://www.cameroncountyecho.com/county-begins-drafting-data-center-ordinance/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T14:13:20.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Data Centers in the Rio Grande Valley: Growth at the Edge of a River - People's Tribune",
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        "title": "Sepulveda: Data Center Update - Rio Grande Guardian",
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        "title": "Harlingen mayor pushes back on potential $14B data center",
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        "date": "2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Emails show data center exec, officials held December meeting in Harlingen | MyRGV.com",
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      {
        "title": "Residents urge transparency, resource safeguards as Harlingen explores data-center interest | Citizen Portal",
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        "title": "5 Data Centers Near Brownsville, TX (78520) | More Than Just Parks",
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      },
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        "title": "Fluidstack Cameron County Data Center - A Best in Class Approach to Technology Infrastructure Development in Cameron County",
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        "date": null,
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        "title": "Data centers in Cameron County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
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        "date": null,
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        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Regional Water Supply Investment | BPUB - Brownsville Public Utilities Board",
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        "date": null,
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      {
        "title": "Home | Brownsville Water",
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      {
        "title": "Cameron County · Texas AI Docket",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Cameron County, TX: projects, hearings, fights — Data Center Fights",
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        "text": "There may still be a community benefits agreement in Cameron County split between the county and the city of Harlingen. I received a copy of a proposed interlocal agreement that outlines what the data center company Fluidstack is seeking in exchange for the donation. #rgv #riograndevalley #datacenter #Harlingen ",
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        "text": "Pack the Brownsville, TX City Meeting today @ 4:00 PM: demand a 180-day data center moratorium",
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        "text": "TREVINO DATA CENTERS: Work is underway on Fluidstack’s proposed data center project in Cameron County, as county officials address concerns surrounding water, power, drainage and the project’s impact on local resources.\n\nCameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. said the county had limited authority to deny the project after Fluidstack met the requirements for its worksite permit.\n\n#DataCenters #DataCenterSustainability #Fluidstack #RGV #CameronCounty #datacentercooling #Water #Power #riohondotx #harlingentx",
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        "text": "SpaceX's \"Colossus 3\" - New Location Confirmed\n\nSpaceX arranged the disannexation of roughly 444 acres from Brownsville city limits (approved around late August 2026). This put the land outside Brownsville’s data center moratorium. \n\nSpaceX is building at least two data centers https://t.co/j8eoTo8I6E",
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        "text": "Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. says that Fluidstack’s property is in an unincorporated area of Cameron County, and counties do not have the same zoning authority cities do. \n\nWe’re learning about what Cameron County leaders can and can’t do about the new data center. \n\nLearn more about the data center coming to Cameron County on KRGV.com and CHANNEL 5 NEWS.",
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        "text": "There’s a big update since I shot this video but I’ve been busy! #Harlingen #datacenter #RGV #riograndevalley #SouthTexas ",
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        "text": "6 Major Data Center Projects Transforming Cameron and Willacy Counties",
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        "text": "🏗️⚡ 1,100-Acre Fluidstack Data Center Near Rio Hondo Takes Shape as New Water, Power and Infrastructure Details Emerge ⚡🏗️\n\nCameron County, TX — New details are emerging about a massive Fluidstack data center campus proposed on more than 1,100 acres near Rio Hondo, offering a https://t.co/M0RPPiu0iG",
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        "text": "A proposed $14 billion data center near Harlingen went viral after officials reversed public support, here's a balanced look at the reclaimed water plan and what the investment could bring.\nHarlingen Texas data center, Eneus Energy Cameron County, Rio Grande Valley investment, Harlingen reclaimed water, Harlingen City Commission, Texas data center moratorium, RGV economic development\n#Texas #AI #Harlingen #DataCenters #RioGrandeValley",
        "date": "2026-08-13T19:06:03.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "A data center company sued Cameron County, TX to block public records about its AI facility plans.\nThe county wants to know: water impact, grid demand, costs, land use.\nThe company says: competitive secret.\nSouth Texas is drawing a line. \n👇 Link in comments.\n#DataCenter #AI https://t.co/oa14qLQjSw",
        "date": "2026-05-25T17:21:56.000Z",
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        "text": "# Data center in Cameron County Controversy\n\n- Channel: Joshua Moroles\n- Length: 01:38\n- Views: 49\n- Published: 2026-05-14T11:11:45-07:00\n- Category: Entertainment\n- Language: en\n\n## Transcript\n\nEnnis Energy, the data center coming to Cameron County, filed a lawsuit in Travis County on May 13th, 2026 against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Cameron County to stop the release of public records tied to the project. That alone should raise red flags. This project was previously tied to the name Harlingen Green Ammonia LLC. That name appears on the letter of agreement with AEP Texas, which reportedly references an ammonia plant. Now, the public is being told this is a data center. So, what changed? Harlingen mayor has already raised concerns about water use, electricity demand, and whether this benefits the city. Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino has said that the county must weigh economic benefits against demands on land, water, and energy. The Texas Attorney General already ruled ",
        "date": "2026-05-14T18:11:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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        "text": "@krassenstein A buildout!\nEllendale, North Dakota: Applied Digital is expanding a high-performance computing AI data center located near significant wind farms\nCameron County, Texas: Soluna Holdings is building \"Project Rosa,\" a 187 MW data center co-located with a 240 MW wind farm....",
        "date": "2026-02-12T21:03:28.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpBdkeoZPyA",
        "text": "# Texas city pauses data centers\n\n- Channel: Save it Or Lose it\n- Length: 01:04\n- Views: 3.6K\n- Keywords: Texas, Data center, Paul Rivera, the Ai roundup, save it or lose it\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThe first city in Texas has paused data centers. Harlingen is taking 120 days to slow down, assess water, energy, noise impacts, etc. And study AI data centers. Will more Texas towns follow? This is the AI roundup 🤖 with Paul Rivera @PaulRiveraNews and Save it, or Lose it @SaveitOrLoseit\n\n## Transcript\n\nThe first city in Texas has paused data centers. This is the AI roundup in Harlingen just put a pause on data centers for 120 days. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom company Ineos Energy is trying to build a data center in the county, but Cameron County Commissioners and the company, they're trying to block the release of public records related to this. That's not suspicious at all. But back to Harlingen, they're going to take a break to try and slow down and study these impacts of these",
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        "text": "We'll be working with any municipality within the county to address this and make sure that while at the moment it might not be able to be precluded we're looking for ways to make sure that any potential data center addresses all of these,",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/cameron-county-sets-safeguards-for-data-centers-to-protect-electric-grid/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T22:21:39.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "This was an opportunity to allow the public to ask all the questions that they have on data centers,",
        "source": "Daniel Lopez, Harlingen City Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/harlingen-tables-fluidstack-data-center-drainage-request-after-public-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T18:17:17.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe that they're going full steam ahead, and that's why I'm angry. I believe that they already decided to do this. So I'm just angry,",
        "source": "Sandra Gonzalez Gomez, Harlingen resident",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/harlingen-tables-fluidstack-data-center-drainage-request-after-public-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T18:17:17.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whether they get our approval to tie into this drain canal or they have to make their own pipeline or go their own route, I think they're coming no matter what,",
        "source": "Daniel Lopez, Harlingen City Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/harlingen-tables-fluidstack-data-center-drainage-request-after-public-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T18:17:17.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "I think in the long run it's actually going to harm residents more than it's going to help.",
        "source": "Isaac Newman, Cameron County resident",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/concerns-arise-over-data-center-s-water-and-power-usage-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T16:14:43.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "We wanted to make sure that they had the water situation taken care of. A closed-loop system is the absolute best situation we can hope for with regards to a potential data center.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/concerns-arise-over-data-center-s-water-and-power-usage-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T16:14:43.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "text": "If they meet the requirements with regards to the engineering and the model rules, or what have you, we're bound to approve that application or that permit,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/concerns-arise-over-data-center-s-water-and-power-usage-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T16:14:43.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As far as we know, they're not coming,",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/cameron-county-judge-responds-to-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T11:06:53.000Z",
        "stance": null,
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      {
        "text": "If a company meets all of the statutory, regulatory requirements, federal requirements, obtains all of the resources needed, it's very difficult for the county to say 'you can't operate here because we don't want you here,'",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/cameron-county-judge-responds-to-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T11:06:53.000Z",
        "stance": null,
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        "text": "In a vulnerable grid, a facility that is going to consume a lot of electricity would have a lot of impacts in neighboring communities,",
        "source": "Marla Perez Lugo, UTRGV sociology professor",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/videos/cameron-county-judge-responds-to-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T11:06:53.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "the total that we can do a moratorium is 180 days.",
        "source": "Will Trevino, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/11/brownsville-hits-pause-on-data-centers-eyes-180-day-freeze-over-water-fears/",
        "date": "2026-11-05T17:29:20.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're voting on a data center moratorium today.",
        "source": "Leah Hollingshead, Brownsville resident",
        "url": "https://brownsville.myopentexas.org/meetings/2026-11-04-city-commission-nov-4-2026-960f1103-fbdb-4c95-bd29-aafff6d50688",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As of earlier today, when I checked with planning and zoning, they had not received any applications or permit requests,",
        "source": "City legal counsel, Brownsville city legal counsel",
        "url": "https://www.the956report.com/post/brownsville-pauses-data-centers-it-doesn-t-have-as-residents-point-to-spacex-s-444-acres",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The moratorium will not make us forget,",
        "source": "Jacqueline Morales, attorney, Brownsville resident",
        "url": "https://www.the956report.com/post/brownsville-pauses-data-centers-it-doesn-t-have-as-residents-point-to-spacex-s-444-acres",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is frankly terrifying that we don't know what they're building,",
        "source": "Rebecca Hinojosa, South Texas Environmental Justice Network",
        "url": "https://www.the956report.com/post/brownsville-pauses-data-centers-it-doesn-t-have-as-residents-point-to-spacex-s-444-acres",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "People are going to start getting sick really fast if they're downwind,",
        "source": "Dr. Christopher Bazaldua, South Texas Environmental Justice Network and Comecrudo Tribe of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.the956report.com/post/brownsville-pauses-data-centers-it-doesn-t-have-as-residents-point-to-spacex-s-444-acres",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now that same land is being used for a data center project,",
        "source": "John Culver, District 3 resident",
        "url": "https://www.the956report.com/post/brownsville-pauses-data-centers-it-doesn-t-have-as-residents-point-to-spacex-s-444-acres",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "They could accept that recommendation and ban data centers in the city and ETJ,",
        "source": "City legal counsel, Brownsville city legal counsel",
        "url": "https://www.the956report.com/post/brownsville-pauses-data-centers-it-doesn-t-have-as-residents-point-to-spacex-s-444-acres",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "We're voting on a data center moratorium today.",
        "source": "Leah Hollingshead, Resident of Brownsville",
        "url": "https://brownsville.myopentexas.org/meetings/960f1103-fbdb-4c95-bd29-aafff6d50688",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
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      {
        "text": "It's time to remember that you work for us.",
        "source": "Leah Hollingshead, Resident of Brownsville",
        "url": "https://brownsville.myopentexas.org/meetings/960f1103-fbdb-4c95-bd29-aafff6d50688",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
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      {
        "text": "The city is looking at its legal options,",
        "source": "Mark Sossi, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/11/03/harlingen-reviewing-data-center-water-contract/",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re looking at all options available to us,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/11/03/harlingen-reviewing-data-center-water-contract/",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think it’s a good contract. I don’t like the options it gives the data center,",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/11/03/harlingen-reviewing-data-center-water-contract/",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I see it as a one-sided agreement,",
        "source": "Frank Morales, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/11/03/harlingen-reviewing-data-center-water-contract/",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. said the county had limited authority to deny the project after Fluidstack met the requirements for its worksite permit.",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@jorgeavela12/video/7698956101076733197",
        "date": "2026-10-21T03:21:56.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think this agreement as it's written right here, I do not think this is a good deal for Harlingen, and I don't think this is a good thing at all for us",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Harlingen Commissioner",
        "url": "https://rgv.me/thread/6324/harlingen-rejects-cameron-county-data-center-deal-after-commissioner-uncovers-additional-provisions",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't need the county to be our middleman",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Harlingen Commissioner",
        "url": "https://rgv.me/thread/6324/harlingen-rejects-cameron-county-data-center-deal-after-commissioner-uncovers-additional-provisions",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They committed to a town hall to be completed before the end of November",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor",
        "url": "https://rgv.me/thread/6324/harlingen-rejects-cameron-county-data-center-deal-after-commissioner-uncovers-additional-provisions",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city will promptly process ETJ opt-out petitions for all properties owned by Fluidstack and its related entities.",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Harlingen Commissioner (reading agreement Section E)",
        "url": "https://rgv.me/thread/6324/harlingen-rejects-cameron-county-data-center-deal-after-commissioner-uncovers-additional-provisions",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t need the county to be our middleman,",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Harlingen Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/23/harlingen-mulls-working-with-data-center-on-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want Fluidstack to talk to us.",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Harlingen Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/23/harlingen-mulls-working-with-data-center-on-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think this agreement, as it’s written right here, is a good deal for Harlingen,",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Harlingen Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/23/harlingen-mulls-working-with-data-center-on-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s the potential for a $7 million project to be completed at no expense to the taxpayer.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/23/harlingen-mulls-working-with-data-center-on-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I pushed commissioners court to do this because I felt it was my fiduciary responsibility to protect an area of the county that I represent that I felt very strongly about,",
        "source": "David Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/23/harlingen-mulls-working-with-data-center-on-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They had gone to the county,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/20/cameron-county-pitching-harlingen-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know our residents have questions about Project Quantum, and we want clear, accurate information to be easy to find,",
        "source": "John Cowen Jr., Mayor of Brownsville",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/13/10/2026/brownsville-spacex-220-million-water-deal-project-quantum-website-article/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My opposition is not based on fear of technology, it is based on concerns about the long-term impact in our community resources,",
        "source": "Alejandro Ibarra, Brownsville resident",
        "url": "https://www.utrgvrider.com/city-commission-approves-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can make it very difficult to operate, and it would not be a preferable location.",
        "source": "John Cowen, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.utrgvrider.com/city-commission-approves-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was not expecting just how strict they were going to be in suppressing the public and suppressing free speech here,",
        "source": "Christopher Basaldu, Brownsville resident and co-founder of South Texas Environmental Justice Network",
        "url": "https://www.utrgvrider.com/city-commission-approves-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't just prevent a specific type of business, because there are rules on those things,",
        "source": "John Cowen, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.utrgvrider.com/city-commission-approves-moratorium-on-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there's a lot of fear on resource usage. We live in a sensitive area in terms of water,",
        "source": "John Cowen Jr., Mayor",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/10/08/brownsville-data-center-moratorium-passes-first-vote/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T23:49:12.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that the commission is wanting to safeguard the community as much as possible,",
        "source": "Linda Macias, District 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/10/08/brownsville-data-center-moratorium-passes-first-vote/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T23:49:12.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As of today, we haven't received any data center applications based on what the state is doing, as well.",
        "source": "Will Treviño, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/10/08/brownsville-data-center-moratorium-passes-first-vote/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T23:49:12.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Advancing the proposed moratorium gives the City the time necessary to carefully evaluate how this type of data center development could affect Brownsville’s infrastructure, resources and quality of life,",
        "source": "John Cowen Jr., Mayor, City of Brownsville",
        "url": "https://texasborderbusiness.com/brownsville-city-commissions-second-public-hearing-regarding-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t mean this as a provocation or anything, but I wouldn’t let a monkey be regulating bananas, or a mouse regulating the cheese,",
        "source": "Adrian Barrientes, resident",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/07/brownsville-pushes-forward-data-center-moratorium-process/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do need to have a well-rounded body that has different strengths and represents different demographics,",
        "source": "Nurith Golansky, At-Large \"B\" Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/07/brownsville-pushes-forward-data-center-moratorium-process/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I would ask is that (the city) also gives me and anyone else on the commission the tools and team adequate to carry out the work,",
        "source": "Etienne Rosas, public policy researcher, task force nominee",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/07/brownsville-pushes-forward-data-center-moratorium-process/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Advancing the proposed moratorium gives the City the time necessary to carefully evaluate how this type of development could affect Brownsville’s infrastructure, resources, and quality of life,",
        "source": "John Cowen Jr., Brownsville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/brownsville-advances-proposed-90-day-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Commission will continue considering community input as we work to ensure future development aligns with the long-term interests of our residents,",
        "source": "John Cowen Jr., Brownsville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/brownsville-advances-proposed-90-day-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there’s a lot of fear on resource usage. We live in a sensitive area in terms of water,",
        "source": "John Cowen Jr., Mayor",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/08/brownsville-data-center-moratorium-passes-first-vote/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that the commission is wanting to safeguard the community as much as possible,",
        "source": "Linda Macias, District 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/08/brownsville-data-center-moratorium-passes-first-vote/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To be very clear, if that property was going to be a data center, they did not have to request deannexation or removal from the ETJ.",
        "source": "Will Treviño, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/08/brownsville-data-center-moratorium-passes-first-vote/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No, they get no additional allocation,",
        "source": "Will Treviño, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/08/brownsville-data-center-moratorium-passes-first-vote/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I wouldn’t let a monkey be regulating bananas, or a mouse regulating the cheese",
        "source": "Adrian Barrientes, resident",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/10/07/brownsville-pushes-forward-data-center-moratorium-process/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do need to have a well-rounded body that has different strengths and represents different demographics",
        "source": "Nurith Golansky, At-Large “B” Commissioner",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/10/07/brownsville-pushes-forward-data-center-moratorium-process/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t know what I’m voting on in this item, and I venture to say that most members of this commissioners court have not read the proposed interlocal agreement,",
        "source": "Gus Ruiz, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/20/cameron-county-pitching-harlingen-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is an opportunity for the county to help the city of Harlingen and Valley International Airport to rectify a problem that exists there,",
        "source": "David Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/20/cameron-county-pitching-harlingen-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Basically, it will reduce flood risk, it controls the discharge and it protects the Arroyo Colorado drainage corridor,",
        "source": "David Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/20/cameron-county-pitching-harlingen-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "While the county is not directly involved, we are indirectly involved with all these projects.",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., County Judge",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/10/20/cameron-county-pitching-harlingen-7-million-drainage-project/",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't know what I'm voting on.",
        "source": "Gus Ruiz, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/cameron-county-splits-3-1-on-7m-canal-deal-tied-to-harlingen-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "because the Elon Musk corporation is connected to data center development",
        "source": "South Texas Environmental Justice Network, advocacy group",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-10-brownsville-residents-spacex-task-force/",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "That conversation is ongoing, specifically on that point you’re addressing,",
        "source": "Daniel Lopez, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/11/03/harlingen-reviewing-data-center-water-contract/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are people that have no concern for the environment,",
        "source": "Christopher Basaldú, Brownsville resident, public comment",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/09/24/brownsville-progresses-on-data-center-task-force-spacex-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "With an environmental task force, you have to have people that are qualified to do this sort of research, and to present it in a way that isn't going to be biased towards the industry that they work for,",
        "source": "Jacqueline Morales, Brownsville resident",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/09/24/brownsville-progresses-on-data-center-task-force-spacex-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "She's a great community advocate, especially for social justice issues and for environmental improvements in our city to make people healthier,",
        "source": "John Cowen Jr., Mayor",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/09/24/brownsville-progresses-on-data-center-task-force-spacex-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Fluidstack is doing it right, and that’s why Cameron County is proud to welcome them",
        "source": "David A. Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://fluidstack.io/community/building-compute-in-cameron-county",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Their commitment to securing their own power and water resources, working closely with local leaders, and investing in good paying jobs is the kind of responsible growth we can get behind in the Rio Grande Valley.",
        "source": "Adam Hinojosa, Texas Senator",
        "url": "https://fluidstack.io/community/building-compute-in-cameron-county",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not near Harlingen. It's right next to Rio Hondo without one word to our town.",
        "source": "Rachel Reynolds, resident",
        "url": "https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2026/09/18/leaders-address-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T01:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center is approximately one-mile from our city limits sign.",
        "source": "Mayte Lozano Chapa, resident",
        "url": "https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2026/09/18/leaders-address-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T01:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Fluidstack is moving forward without Harlingen.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/sepulveda-now-that-fluidstack-is-moving-forward-without-harlingen-what-happens-to-our-drainage,83918",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I have received no communication from Cameron County about this.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/sepulveda-now-that-fluidstack-is-moving-forward-without-harlingen-what-happens-to-our-drainage,83918",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "But my biggest concern today is not the $20 million.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/sepulveda-now-that-fluidstack-is-moving-forward-without-harlingen-what-happens-to-our-drainage,83918",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. says that Fluidstack's property is in an unincorporated area of Cameron County, and counties do not have the same zoning authority cities do.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@krgv.5/video/7685454107435420942",
        "date": "2026-09-14T18:07:57.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must share the responsibility to protect Texas water,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2026/09/18/leaders-address-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I think in the long run it's actually going to harm residents more than it's going to help. On paper, $20 million, it is a lot of money,",
        "source": "Isaac Newman, Cameron County resident",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/concerns-arise-over-data-center-s-water-and-power-usage-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We wanted to make sure that they had the water situation taken care of. A closed-loop system is the absolute best situation we can hope for with regards to a potential data center.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/concerns-arise-over-data-center-s-water-and-power-usage-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they meet the requirements with regards to the engineering and the model rules, or what have you, we're bound to approve that application or that permit,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/concerns-arise-over-data-center-s-water-and-power-usage-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are definitely going to remember how this plays out,",
        "source": "Isaac Newman, Cameron County resident",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/concerns-arise-over-data-center-s-water-and-power-usage-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cameron County is obligated by state law to issue a permit once a business meets all requirements; however, the issuance of a permit does not alter the County's responsibility to monitor compliance with established standards and conditions throughout the development process.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-ai-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county-under-strict,83362",
        "date": "2026-09-11T12:10:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Fluidstack is doing it right, and that's why Cameron County is proud to welcome them,",
        "source": "David A. Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-ai-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county-under-strict,83362",
        "date": "2026-09-11T12:10:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers looking to come into Texas should strengthen the communities they enter, not drain the resources those communities depend on,",
        "source": "Adam Hinojosa, State Senator",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-ai-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county-under-strict,83362",
        "date": "2026-09-11T12:10:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We are in discussions with Fluidstack; there’s been no agreement on a community benefits agreement, but we have had some initial preliminary discussion with them,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/11/09/2026/cameron-county-is-negotiating-a-20m-fluidstack-data-center-donation-after-harlingen-waffles-on-the-same-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just because I may not want a particular industry if they meet the requirements under the application of the site permit, we’re bound to approve that,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/11/09/2026/cameron-county-is-negotiating-a-20m-fluidstack-data-center-donation-after-harlingen-waffles-on-the-same-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our hands are tied.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/11/09/2026/cameron-county-is-negotiating-a-20m-fluidstack-data-center-donation-after-harlingen-waffles-on-the-same-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think Fluidstack utilized restraint because the city of Harlingen changed the rules mid-stream, and you’re not allowed to do that in Texas; the application was pending under the applicable statute and requirements.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/11/09/2026/cameron-county-is-negotiating-a-20m-fluidstack-data-center-donation-after-harlingen-waffles-on-the-same-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We pay our own way: our energy, our infrastructure, our water, and full local property taxes, and we build to the Governor's standards from day one,",
        "source": "Kate Franko, Head of Public Affairs at Fluidstack",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-ai-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county-under-strict,83362",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It was not located in Harlingen. It was not asking Harlingen for permission to build. We did not have the authority to stop it.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We pay our own way: our energy, our infrastructure, our water and full local property taxes and we build to the Governor's standards from day one,",
        "source": "Kate Franko, Fluidstack spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are investing in and paying for their own energy and infrastructure, ensuring those costs do not fall on our residents,",
        "source": "David A. Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "While I fully support commercial growth and economic development, it cannot come at the expense of resources our region urgently needs.",
        "source": "Vicente Gonzalez, Congressman",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-campus-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cameron County’s role in development is to review permit applications and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/worksite-permit-issued-for-fluidstack-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cameron County is obligated by state law to issue a permit once a business meets all requirements, however, the issuance of a permit does not alter the County’s responsibility to monitor compliance with established standards and conditions throughout the development process.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/worksite-permit-issued-for-fluidstack-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The County recognizes that residents have expressed a range of opinions regarding data center development in Cameron County.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.cameroncountytx.gov/worksite-permit-issued-for-fluidstack-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It was not located in Harlingen. It was not asking Harlingen for permission to build. We did not have the authority to stop it,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-project-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We pay our own way: our energy, our infrastructure, our water and full local property taxes and we build to the Governor's standards from day one,",
        "source": "Kate Franko, Fluidstack spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-project-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are investing in and paying for their own energy and infrastructure, ensuring those costs do not fall on our residents,",
        "source": "David A. Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-project-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Until we have an abundance of water, a reliable energy grid, and a well-thought-out-plan for the future, I continue to oppose the development of these facilities.",
        "source": "Vicente Gonzalez, Congressman",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/fluidstack-breaks-ground-on-4-billion-data-center-project-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A worksite permit allows a company or developer to make changes to a piece of land before constructing any buildings.",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2026/09/18/leaders-address-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The county recognizes that residents have expressed a range of opinions regarding data center development in Cameron County.",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.sbnewspaper.com/2026/09/18/leaders-address-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Cameron County is obligated by state law to issue a permit once a business meets all requirements, however, the issuance of a permit does not alter the county’s responsibility to monitor compliance with established standards and conditions throughout the development process",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/09/10/company-launches-data-centers-4b-first-phase-near-harlingen/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We pay our own way — our energy, our infrastructure, our water and full local property taxes, and we build to the governor’s standards from Day One",
        "source": "Kate Franko, Fluidstack head of public affairs",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/09/10/company-launches-data-centers-4b-first-phase-near-harlingen/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Fluidstack is doing it right, and that’s why Cameron County is proud to welcome them",
        "source": "David A. Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/09/10/company-launches-data-centers-4b-first-phase-near-harlingen/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers looking to come into Texas should strengthen the communities they enter, not drain the resources those communities depend on",
        "source": "Adam Hinojosa, state Sen.",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/09/10/company-launches-data-centers-4b-first-phase-near-harlingen/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We pay our own way: our energy, our infrastructure, our water, and full local property taxes,",
        "source": "Kate Franko, head of public affairs, Fluidstack",
        "url": "https://texasborderbusiness.com/fluidstack-begins-4-billion-ai-data-center-project-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are investing in and paying for their own energy and infrastructure, ensuring those costs do not fall on our residents,",
        "source": "David A. Garza, Cameron County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasborderbusiness.com/fluidstack-begins-4-billion-ai-data-center-project-in-cameron-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Their primary concern is the Rio Grande.",
        "source": "Ruben Arevalo, author",
        "url": "https://rubenarevalo.com/blog/texas-ai-data-centers-who-gets-to-say-no",
        "date": "2026-09-05",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the first time any data center has asked the City of Harlingen for anything.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/sepulveda-for-the-first-time-a-data-center-has-asked-for-something-from-harlingen,82363",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center is moving forward either way.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/sepulveda-for-the-first-time-a-data-center-has-asked-for-something-from-harlingen,82363",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before I cast my vote, I want our residents to have a voice in it.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/sepulveda-for-the-first-time-a-data-center-has-asked-for-something-from-harlingen,82363",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the first time any data center has asked the City of Harlingen for anything.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor, City of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/untitled,82363",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center is moving forward either way.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor, City of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/untitled,82363",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn't going to be an issue for us to handle from a capacity perspective,",
        "source": "Brian Macmanus, General manager, East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/03/09/2026/harlingen-fluidstack-20-million-data-center-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-03T07:25:57.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This was an opportunity to allow the public to ask all the questions that they have on data centers,",
        "source": "Daniel Lopez, Harlingen City Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/harlingen-tables-fluidstack-data-center-drainage-request-after-public-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That means residents will get full notice about the request; they would get the backup and be present and be able to observe how the conversations go,",
        "source": "Daniel Lopez, Harlingen City Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/harlingen-tables-fluidstack-data-center-drainage-request-after-public-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe that they're going full steam ahead, and that's why I'm angry. I believe that they already decided to do this. So I'm just angry,",
        "source": "Sandra Gonzalez Gomez, Harlingen resident",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/harlingen-tables-fluidstack-data-center-drainage-request-after-public-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whether they get our approval to tie into this drain canal or they have to make their own pipeline or go their own route, I think they're coming no matter what,",
        "source": "Daniel Lopez, Harlingen City Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/harlingen-tables-fluidstack-data-center-drainage-request-after-public-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That could do a lot in our community. I know it would help with the streets, with the drainage projects, and that would do a lot of benefit. But saying yes, for me, that's kind of selling our soul, and I will not do that,",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Harlingen District 5 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/03/09/2026/harlingen-fluidstack-20-million-data-center-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Here, in Harlingen, the community likes the town halls before we make a decision — not after,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/03/09/2026/harlingen-fluidstack-20-million-data-center-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "What I've learned is that no two data centers are the same,",
        "source": "Daniel Nemecio Lopez, Harlingen District 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/03/09/2026/harlingen-fluidstack-20-million-data-center-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Which means we will be paying a full tax bill,",
        "source": "Kate Franko, Fluidstack executive",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/03/09/2026/harlingen-fluidstack-20-million-data-center-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm concerned about the transparency: not voting on important things until the last minute and explaining it, and letting the people know, because you represent us.",
        "source": "Albert Garcia, Harlingen real estate agent",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/03/09/2026/harlingen-fluidstack-20-million-data-center-offer/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to give you the opportunity to talk to my community, I want to give you the opportunity to answer their questions and I want an opportunity to fully understand the situation,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/valley-morning-star/2026/09/03/harlingen-data-center-vote-could-hinge-on-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no pollution of the ground, the air or the water from a data center,",
        "source": "Kate Franko, Fluidstack public affairs representative",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/valley-morning-star/2026/09/03/harlingen-data-center-vote-could-hinge-on-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Each building has a tank — we fill it one time and one time only,",
        "source": "Kate Franko, Fluidstack public affairs representative",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/valley-morning-star/2026/09/03/harlingen-data-center-vote-could-hinge-on-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I promise you, you will not hear this data center,",
        "source": "Kate Franko, Fluidstack public affairs representative",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/valley-morning-star/2026/09/03/harlingen-data-center-vote-could-hinge-on-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "They don’t want a data center here,",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/valley-morning-star/2026/09/03/harlingen-data-center-vote-could-hinge-on-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s kind of like selling our soul and I will not do that. That’s why I’m going to be voting no.",
        "source": "Rene Perez, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/valley-morning-star/2026/09/03/harlingen-data-center-vote-could-hinge-on-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I truly cannot believe that the best use of my time in my one short life is to stand before you and state the obvious by telling you I don't want a data center in my backyard.",
        "source": "Leah Hollingshead, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/brownsville-data-center-brownsville-texas/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why are we rushing this? Why are we here on a Saturday?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://rrunrrun.blogspot.com/2026/08/spacex-to-city-commissioners-you-dont.html",
        "date": "2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why can't we know what they're going to do with the land? They say Starbase is a company town, but I fear we are becoming one, too.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://rrunrrun.blogspot.com/2026/08/spacex-to-city-commissioners-you-dont.html",
        "date": "2026-08-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They want (the property) to be deannexed because they don’t want the city ordinances to apply.",
        "source": "Rosemary Martinez, District 4 resident",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/the-brownsville-herald/2026/09/01/spacex-water-deal-monies-could-be-refunded-if-brownsville-misses-milestones/",
        "date": "2026-08-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Disannexing land for it to become a data center is a loophole that does not absolve you of responsibility.",
        "source": "Annelise Rosas",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/the-brownsville-herald/2026/09/01/spacex-water-deal-monies-could-be-refunded-if-brownsville-misses-milestones/",
        "date": "2026-08-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not guaranteed any water by BPUB through this agreement.",
        "source": "Sheila McCorkle, SpaceX Vice President of Starship Legal and Regulatory",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/the-brownsville-herald/2026/09/01/spacex-water-deal-monies-could-be-refunded-if-brownsville-misses-milestones/",
        "date": "2026-08-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We put the residents first tonight.",
        "source": "John Cowen Jr., Mayor of Brownsville",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/08/29/brownsville-commissioners-approve-disannexation-of-future-spacex-property/",
        "date": "2026-08-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why are we rushing this? Why are we here on a Saturday?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/08/29/brownsville-commissioners-approve-disannexation-of-future-spacex-property/",
        "date": "2026-08-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"No, they're together,\" McCorkle said.",
        "source": "Sheila McCorkle, Vice President of Starship Legal and Regulatory, SpaceX",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/08/29/brownsville-commissioners-approve-disannexation-of-future-spacex-property/",
        "date": "2026-08-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'll be heroes today and zeros later because we didn't do anything,",
        "source": "Gustavo De León, District 3 Commissioner, Brownsville",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/08/29/brownsville-commissioners-approve-disannexation-of-future-spacex-property/",
        "date": "2026-08-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is how well-balanced super cities are built,",
        "source": "Gilberto Salinas, President and CEO, Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corp.",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/08/29/brownsville-commissioners-approve-disannexation-of-future-spacex-property/",
        "date": "2026-08-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They've already signed NDAs with other companies so we have no reason to believe that they might not do the same with a data center corporation.",
        "source": "John Cuvillier, co-chair of the anti-data center campaign, DSA Rio Grande Valley",
        "url": "https://www.acrosstheamericas.com/valley-civic-groups-want-to-help-set-the-rules-for-data-centers-in-brownsville/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T17:43:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Economic growth matters, but it must occur on our terms and with safeguards that put the community first. We should never be forced to sacrifice our water, infrastructure, or quality of life,",
        "source": "Erin Elizabeth Gámez, State Rep., District 38",
        "url": "https://journal.riograndeguardian.com/stories/gmez-backs-90-day-brownsville-data-center-pause-as-statewide-scrutiny-mounts,81067",
        "date": "2026-08-20T11:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As Texas continues to welcome innovation and investment, we must ensure that growth strengthens our people and their quality of life without placing undue burdens on Texans and local communities,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://journal.riograndeguardian.com/stories/gmez-backs-90-day-brownsville-data-center-pause-as-statewide-scrutiny-mounts,81067",
        "date": "2026-08-20T11:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are the stakeholders that will actually work on these projects and live around the data centers and face the consequences of their development,",
        "source": "John Cuvillier, co-chair of the anti-data center campaign, DSA Rio Grande Valley",
        "url": "https://www.acrosstheamericas.com/valley-civic-groups-want-to-help-set-the-rules-for-data-centers-in-brownsville/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm scared that my baby will grow up and see a Brownsville that I don't recognize, full of concrete, industrialization, noise pollution, air pollution, toxic waste,",
        "source": "Annalise Rosas, Brownsville resident, DSA RGV member",
        "url": "https://www.acrosstheamericas.com/valley-civic-groups-want-to-help-set-the-rules-for-data-centers-in-brownsville/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Four of you will be up for re-election next year. We are your boss.",
        "source": "Yolanda Speece, Brownsville resident and retired radio broadcaster",
        "url": "https://www.acrosstheamericas.com/valley-civic-groups-want-to-help-set-the-rules-for-data-centers-in-brownsville/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before another project moves forward, we need to know what it will cost our community, how much water and energy it will consume, and whether Brownsville residents will be adequately protected.",
        "source": "Erin Elizabeth Gámez, State Rep., District 38",
        "url": "https://journal.riograndeguardian.com/stories/gmez-backs-90-day-brownsville-data-center-pause-as-statewide-scrutiny-mounts,81067",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“This is all mute,” Mezmar told commissioners, referring to any action surrounding data center projects.",
        "source": "Michael Mezmar, City Commissioner, Harlingen",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/08/06/harlingen-commission-cant-void-data-center-water-contract-attorney-says/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:36:19.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“The odds are almost zero” WaterWorks would end up selling potable water to the company, Rodriguez said in the interview.",
        "source": "Roy Rodriguez, interim general manager, WaterWorks",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/08/06/harlingen-commission-cant-void-data-center-water-contract-attorney-says/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:36:19.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "No data center, none of the other uses could be allowed within those 90 days, because we really need that time to assess what they mean, and fine-tune their regulations,",
        "source": "Daniel Leal, Brownsville Planning and Development Services Director",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/brownsville-puts-data-center-projects-on-hold-for-90-days/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the end of the day, AI is not going away.",
        "source": "John Cowen, Brownsville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/05/08/2026/brownsville-data-center-debate-rolled-into-larger-zoning-ban-on-event-centers-social-clubs-and-more/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to take our time.",
        "source": "John Cowen, Brownsville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/05/08/2026/brownsville-data-center-debate-rolled-into-larger-zoning-ban-on-event-centers-social-clubs-and-more/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to follow [the Brownsville Public Utilities Board's] lead,",
        "source": "Daniel Leal, director of planning and redevelopment",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/05/08/2026/brownsville-data-center-debate-rolled-into-larger-zoning-ban-on-event-centers-social-clubs-and-more/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You need to tread carefully.",
        "source": "Jacqueline Morales, attorney in Brownsville",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/05/08/2026/brownsville-data-center-debate-rolled-into-larger-zoning-ban-on-event-centers-social-clubs-and-more/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Brownsville does not have the necessary infrastructure to handle an extra load of water and electrical usage that it requires with a data center.",
        "source": "Veronique Medrano, singer and songwriter in Brownsville",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/05/08/2026/brownsville-data-center-debate-rolled-into-larger-zoning-ban-on-event-centers-social-clubs-and-more/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Local activism is going to help disrupt institutional systems that can silence us and keep us in the dark,",
        "source": "Amani Newman, co-founder of the For The People Alliance",
        "url": "https://truchargv.com/how-to-halt-a-data-center-the-harlingen-texas-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Even if you are for the data centers, can we at least know what the benefits are?",
        "source": "Amani Newman, co-founder of the For The People Alliance",
        "url": "https://truchargv.com/how-to-halt-a-data-center-the-harlingen-texas-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The hardest part was taking the first step, but now that we proved that this could be done, other cities can use Harlingen as a framework, which I'm really excited for.",
        "source": "Amani Newman, co-founder of the For The People Alliance",
        "url": "https://truchargv.com/how-to-halt-a-data-center-the-harlingen-texas-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think McAllen and Brownsville are very money motivated, and not willing to work with me currently.",
        "source": "Amani Newman, co-founder of the For The People Alliance",
        "url": "https://truchargv.com/how-to-halt-a-data-center-the-harlingen-texas-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now look at what's happening in the Rio Grande Valley",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/03/08/2026/abbott-data-center-review-brownsville-workshop/",
        "date": "2026-08-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The City of Brownsville announced Wednesday that the applicant has withdrawn its request for a specific use permit for the proposed data center at 7480 Padre Island Highway, canceling a public hearing that had been scheduled before the Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 6.",
        "source": "City of Brownsville",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/29/07/2026/brownsville-data-center-proposal-withdrawn-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-07-30T00:21:53.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cowen said the temporary pause would allow the city to review how such projects could affect public infrastructure while ensuring orderly growth.",
        "source": "John Cowen, Brownsville Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/29/07/2026/brownsville-data-center-proposal-withdrawn-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-07-30T00:21:53.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I absolutely hate the idea of a data center being here",
        "source": "Hugo Izaguirre, Brownsville resident",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/data-center-application-withdrawn-as-brownsville-works-on-new-policy/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city has decided that we want to create and adopt a policy on data centers as more and more data centers are looking to be created throughout the county, and Brownsville is gonna be looked at just like every other city in the country",
        "source": "Nurith Galonsky, Brownsville City Commissioner at-large",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/data-center-application-withdrawn-as-brownsville-works-on-new-policy/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "So, this is about getting something proactive adopted now that can be tailored and updated as more information comes out.",
        "source": "Jessica Herzing, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://wjactv.com/news/local/cameron-co-commissioners-enact-new-ordinances-for-future-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-18T21:25:09.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are becoming unfortunately necessary.",
        "source": "James Moate, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://wjactv.com/news/local/cameron-co-commissioners-enact-new-ordinances-for-future-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-18T21:25:09.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's our due diligence to try to put provisions in that stop things from happening before they occur if we already know that there are things that are going on.",
        "source": "Amber Murray, Emporium property owner",
        "url": "https://wjactv.com/news/local/cameron-co-commissioners-enact-new-ordinances-for-future-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-18T21:25:09.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before the vote was finalized, Hill County Attorney David Holmes explicitly warned commissioners that they risked drawing immediate litigation, an assessment Brassell echoed to residents by stating he expected lawsuits to follow the local restriction.",
        "source": "David Holmes, Hill County Attorney",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/texas-counties-data-center-moratoriums-paxton-opinion-2026/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T17:21:08.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. noted that the county remains in pre-permitting discussions with at least two separate data-center developers.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/texas-counties-data-center-moratoriums-paxton-opinion-2026/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T17:21:08.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Such facilities are characterized by extremely large electrical loads, intensive mechanical cooling systems, large building footprints, specialized infrastructure and long-term development patterns that may significantly affect municipal planning decisions,",
        "source": "Harlingen city ordinance",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/south-texas-city-sets-moratorium-amid-data-center-interest",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are coming to the state of Texas in big numbers,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/south-texas-city-sets-moratorium-amid-data-center-interest",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this time, Cameron County engineering has held preliminary pre-permitting discussions with two data center firms, which is a standard part of the process for many industries exploring potential development opportunities within the county,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/south-texas-city-sets-moratorium-amid-data-center-interest",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To use a legal term, this whole thing is mute,",
        "source": "Michael Mezmar, Harlingen City Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/south-texas-city-sets-moratorium-amid-data-center-interest",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are coming to the state of Texas in big numbers,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/harlingen-sets-moratorium-two-data-060000154.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want an environment expert to look at this and give us some feedback,",
        "source": "Daniel Lopez, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/harlingen-sets-moratorium-two-data-060000154.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you got concerns, complaints, take it to the county.",
        "source": "Michael Mezmar, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/harlingen-sets-moratorium-two-data-060000154.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this time, Cameron County engineering has held preliminary pre-permitting discussions with two data center firms, which is a standard part of the process for many industries exploring potential development opportunities within the county,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/harlingen-sets-moratorium-two-data-060000154.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The rapid expansion and construction of data centers has significantly outpaced existing legislation and regulatory authority, and we believe it is important to acknowledge that reality.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/harlingen-sets-moratorium-two-data-060000154.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "supports responsible economic development",
        "source": "Cameron County Commissioners Court, Resolution",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/04/harlingen-ponders-time-out-as-14-billion-data-giant-targets-valley/",
        "date": "2026-04-14T14:49:42.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "formally expresses opposition to the use of open-loop evaporative cooling systems or other high-volume potable water consumption technologies",
        "source": "Cameron County Commissioners Court, Resolution",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/04/harlingen-ponders-time-out-as-14-billion-data-giant-targets-valley/",
        "date": "2026-04-14T14:49:42.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "responsible steps",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/04/harlingen-ponders-time-out-as-14-billion-data-giant-targets-valley/",
        "date": "2026-04-14T14:49:42.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Counties do not possess general zoning authority and are not granted broad land-use regulatory powers comparable to those of municipalities,",
        "source": "Cameron County Commissioners’ Court",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/08/04/2026/cameron-county-draws-a-line-on-data-centers-but-lacks-the-power-to-stop-them/",
        "date": "2026-04-09T00:48:34.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "No future data center project should proceed without a rigorous, independent assessment,",
        "source": "Cameron County Commissioners’ Court",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/08/04/2026/cameron-county-draws-a-line-on-data-centers-but-lacks-the-power-to-stop-them/",
        "date": "2026-04-09T00:48:34.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'll be working with any municipality within the county to address this and make sure that while at the moment it might not be able to be precluded we're looking for ways to make sure that any potential data center addresses all of these",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/cameron-county-sets-safeguards-for-data-centers-to-protect-electric-grid/",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Cameron County Commissioners’ Court supports responsible economic development; however, the Court formally expresses opposition to the use of open-loop evaporative cooling systems or other high-volume potable water consumption technologies in large-scale, high continuous-load data center facilities,",
        "source": "Cameron County Commissioners’ Court",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/08/04/2026/cameron-county-draws-a-line-on-data-centers-but-lacks-the-power-to-stop-them/",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents are pointing out that farmers and ranchers don't have enough water, and that some land is already lying fallow.",
        "source": "Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza, Journalist, RGV Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/08/04/2026/rgvbj-kedt-partnership-data-centers-south-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Imagine the flooding risk that could be caused by the creation of a 1,800-acre concrete slab supporting a data center adjacent to our airport,",
        "source": "Luis Valdespino, resident",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/02/04/2026/harlingen-considers-a-temporary-ban-on-data-centers-heres-what-comes-next/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T09:36:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "When they build all these data centers, the cumulative draw they are going to have on the grid is inconceivable,",
        "source": "Isaac Amani Newman, cofounder of For The People Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/02/04/2026/harlingen-considers-a-temporary-ban-on-data-centers-heres-what-comes-next/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T09:36:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those long-term commitments definitely are a concern for the community and for me. I wanted to ensure that there was some commission oversight,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/02/04/2026/harlingen-considers-a-temporary-ban-on-data-centers-heres-what-comes-next/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T09:36:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "To build water-cooling-dependent data centers in the Valley would be disastrous,",
        "source": "Sidney Rivera, local environmental scientist",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/02/04/2026/harlingen-considers-a-temporary-ban-on-data-centers-heres-what-comes-next/",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "According to Planning Commission Chairman Cliff Clark, CX Energy itself is not planning to develop data centers.",
        "source": "Cliff Clark, Planning Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.cameroncountyecho.com/county-begins-drafting-data-center-ordinance/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T14:13:20.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "After doing my research on data centers, you'll find that they're necessary if you watch Netflix, use Siri or Alexa, but they don't necessarily bring the type of growth that a community wants,",
        "source": "Daniel Lopez, Harlingen District 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/28/02/2026/harlingen-data-center-regulation-eneus-energy/",
        "date": "2026-03-01T05:46:27.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We need a moratorium to stop all of these because this shouldn't be anywhere in the Valley,",
        "source": "Yvette Garcia, Weslaco resident",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/28/02/2026/harlingen-data-center-regulation-eneus-energy/",
        "date": "2026-03-01T05:46:27.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "As of today, I do not see a clear benefit to the City.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/sepulveda-data-center-update,58775",
        "date": "2026-02-15",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Communication does not equal approval.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/sepulveda-data-center-update,58775",
        "date": "2026-02-15",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If something affects our regional water supply, our utilities, or surrounding infrastructure, it matters to Harlingen whether it sits just outside city limits or not.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/12/02/2026/harlingen-14b-data-center-water-power-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-13T04:42:08.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "As of today, I do not see a clear benefit to the City.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/12/02/2026/harlingen-14b-data-center-water-power-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "While we must examine the potential economic benefits such a development may bring, we must evaluate possible challenges, particularly those related to natural resource usage (land and water) and energy consumption",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino, County Judge of Cameron County",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/2gw-data-center-could-be-developed-in-cameron-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is absolutely disgusting for our public officials to consider signing non-disclosure agreements with corporations, especially the Eneus Data Center, which the community clearly opposes",
        "source": "Bekah Hinojosa, co-founder of the South Texas Environmental Justice Network",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/01/30/emails-show-data-center-exec-officials-held-december-meeting-in-harlingen/",
        "date": "2026-01-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cameron County and the City of Harlingen must reject the Data Center because the people say so, and they work for us.",
        "source": "Bekah Hinojosa, co-founder of the South Texas Environmental Justice Network",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/01/30/emails-show-data-center-exec-officials-held-december-meeting-in-harlingen/",
        "date": "2026-01-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "As far as we know, they're not coming,",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/cameron-county-judge-responds-to-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If a company meets all of the statutory, regulatory requirements, federal requirements, obtains all of the resources needed, it's very difficult for the county to say 'you can't operate here because we don't want you here,'",
        "source": "Eddie Trevino Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/cameron-county-judge-responds-to-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In a vulnerable grid, a facility that is going to consume a lot of electricity would have a lot of impacts in neighboring communities,",
        "source": "Marla Perez Lugo, UTRGV sociology professor",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/cameron-county-judge-responds-to-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Some of them want information, data, statistics, and some have specific questions about permitting, and others have questions concerning any abatements or incentives that are available,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/county-judge-weighs-in-on-data-centers-coming-to-cameron/",
        "date": "2026-01-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county is not in the water business, and the county is not in the electric business,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/county-judge-weighs-in-on-data-centers-coming-to-cameron/",
        "date": "2026-01-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When a business seeks to invest in Cameron County and complies with all applicable standards, permitting requirements, and resource arrangements that fall outside the Cameron County Court's authority, we have limited ability to restrict that business's operations,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/county-judge-weighs-in-on-data-centers-coming-to-cameron/",
        "date": "2026-01-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're looking east of the airport for an approximately 1,800-acre site for a data center.",
        "source": "Ramiro Aleman, Cameron County economic development director",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cameron-county-considering-data-center-045900507.html",
        "date": "2026-01-14T04:59:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The county's authority to restrict businesses located within the county is limited.",
        "source": "Cameron County officials, county officials, news release",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cameron-county-considering-data-center-045900507.html",
        "date": "2026-01-14T04:59:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
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      },
      {
        "text": "As interest in building a data center in Cameron County grows, it is important to acknowledge and respect the legitimate concerns raised by our community,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasborderbusiness.com/cameron-county-reviews-data-center-industry-as-interest-grows/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The County's authority to restrict businesses located within the county is limited,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasborderbusiness.com/cameron-county-reviews-data-center-industry-as-interest-grows/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this time, the County has not received a formal business proposal or permitting applications for the construction of a data center,",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasborderbusiness.com/cameron-county-reviews-data-center-industry-as-interest-grows/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This due diligence is essential, to ensure that Cameron County remains a leader in economic development while ensuring sustainability for our future.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño, Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasborderbusiness.com/cameron-county-reviews-data-center-industry-as-interest-grows/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If a business complies with applicable state and federal regulations, as well as local permitting requirements outside the County's jurisdiction, the County has limited ability to restrict that business's operations.",
        "source": "Eddie Treviño Jr., Cameron County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/12/02/2026/harlingen-14b-data-center-water-power-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s already a drought in Texas to begin with; that’s an ongoing issue. Water is very important,",
        "source": "Raymond Reyes, Harlingen resident, retired IT professional",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/10/01/2026/proposed-harlingen-data-center-draws-opposition-over-water-and-power-use/",
        "date": "2026-01-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Corporations like this look for cheap land. They don’t care about the people that live there or the environment,",
        "source": "Angela Valdespin, Harlingen resident",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/10/01/2026/proposed-harlingen-data-center-draws-opposition-over-water-and-power-use/",
        "date": "2026-01-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am aware that there is interest in the City of Harlingen from a data center. Interest does not mean a project is moving forward,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/10/01/2026/proposed-harlingen-data-center-draws-opposition-over-water-and-power-use/",
        "date": "2026-01-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If a proposal does move forward at any point, it would go through the appropriate public process and come before the city commission for discussion and consideration,",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Harlingen Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/10/01/2026/proposed-harlingen-data-center-draws-opposition-over-water-and-power-use/",
        "date": "2026-01-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My goal with this post is to make sure that anyone who is genuinely trying to understand this situation walks away with clarity.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/mayor-says-ai-misinformation-is-prompting-concern-over-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "At this time, no data center has approached the City or the EDC about locating within Harlingen city limits.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/mayor-says-ai-misinformation-is-prompting-concern-over-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If the project moved forward as it exists today, it would be reviewed by the County Commission, NOT the City Commission.",
        "source": "Norma Sepulveda, Mayor of Harlingen",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/mayor-says-ai-misinformation-is-prompting-concern-over-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "A medium to a good-sized data center can use about 5 million gallons a day of water.",
        "source": "Carlos Rubinstein, Former board member of the Texas Water Development Board",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/rumors-of-data-center-spark-water-energy-concerns-in-harlingen/",
        "date": "2026-01-08T03:06:21.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "As of now, there aren't any data centers that are committed to Harlingen, and I will add that these projects that we are looking at are not looking to establish within the city limits of Harlingen,",
        "source": "Orlando Campos, CEO of the Harlingen Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/rumors-of-data-center-spark-water-energy-concerns-in-harlingen/",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I plan to provide a project update. For each organization that is attending, I have attached an NDA that hopefully we can work through this week",
        "source": "John Metz, senior vice president of engineering at Eneus Energy",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/local-news/2026/01/30/emails-show-data-center-exec-officials-held-december-meeting-in-harlingen/",
        "date": "2025-12-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're excited to partner with and leverage the exceptional wind resources of Cameron County to power sustainable AI and Bitcoin mining at scale.",
        "source": "John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna Holdings",
        "url": "https://www.windpowerengineering.com/data-center-signs-ppa-with-200-mw-south-texas-wind-farm/",
        "date": "2025-04-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      "Cameron County commissioners passed a resolution on a Tuesday addressing potential data centers in the Rio Grande Valley.",
      "The resolution opposes open loop evaporative cooling systems or other high-volume potable water consumption technologies.",
      "The county judge said the biggest concern is the impact data centers have on water and electricity.",
      "SpaceX proposed a gas-fired power plant and supercomputer facility on about 444 acres east of Brownsville near the Port of Brownsville with estimated initial capital investment of $24 billion",
      "Public notice issued November 6, 2026 describes infrastructure for up to 35 temporary gas turbines with initial output of about 748 MW",
      "City of Starbase public hearing on tax abatements and economic development agreements scheduled for December 9, 2026",
      "Newly elected Texas governor Gina Hinojosa has called for a pause on new data center approvals",
      "Harlingen city commissioners tabled FluidStack's stormwater drainage agreement at a Wednesday meeting after public concerns",
      "Any industrial or development project over one acre asking to connect to city drainage must now come before commissioners at a public hearing",
      "FluidStack has not announced a date for a public open house",
      "The data center site in Cameron County will take up more than 1,100 acres along FM 106 near Rio Hondo",
      "Cameron County passed a resolution earlier this year opposing large water use for data center cooling systems",
      "Fluidstack met requirements for a worksite permit allowing site work; more permits needed before building construction",
      "After Harlingen commissioners tabled a drainage agreement, Fluidstack will pay the money to the county instead",
      "Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. said a company is looking at land near Valley International Airport in Harlingen but has not submitted permit applications for building",
      "Harlingen Waterworks System Board of Directors approved a reclaimed water agreement regarding the data center during a special meeting in September 2025",
      "Cameron County is conducting its own research on data centers and their environmental impact",
      "Harlingen Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on November 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. on a proposed high-intensity data center ordinance.",
      "The proposed ordinance would allow a high-intensity data center only in the Heavy Industry (HI) district, within a high-intensity data center overlay district, and only with a special use permit.",
      "The proposed overlay would require utility and infrastructure impact studies, infrastructure mitigation, and development and operational standards for data centers.",
      "If the Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval, the City Commission will hold a public hearing on December 2, 2026.",
      "Brownsville leaders are moving forward with a 90-day pause on all data center projects",
      "City workshop on data centers was held Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026",
      "Pause expected to be finalized by September 2026",
      "An unidentified company withdrew its application to convert the former Southwest Key facility days before",
      "Brownsville moratorium on data centers went into effect Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026",
      "Moratorium pauses permitting for 'high-intensity data processing facilities' for 90 days",
      "Covers the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction",
      "City commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to pass the moratorium",
      "Brownsville City Commission voted 6-0 on Nov. 4, 2026 for a 90-day data center moratorium effective Nov. 5",
      "State law allows one 90-day extension, 180 days maximum; extension process to begin late December or early January",
      "On Aug. 29 commissioners unanimously voted to disannex about 444 acres for SpaceX",
      "Speakers claim TCEQ filings show a 750 MW data center powered by 35 gas turbines",
      "Counsel said the city could ban data centers if the Environmental and Conservation Task Force recommends it",
      "Brownsville City Commission approved a 90-day moratorium on data center applications, effective Thursday through February 3, 2027",
      "City leaders expect a second 90-day extension, which would bring the total to 180 days",
      "A permit request for a data center filed July 1 was withdrawn July 29",
      "Brownsville's existing code does not specifically regulate data centers",
      "ERCOT received 519 requests to connect large electricity users over the past two years, compared with 24 the year before",
      "Brownsville's data center pause reportedly passed its final vote Wednesday"
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      {
        "name": "South Texas Environmental Justice Network",
        "url": "https://www.the956report.com/post/brownsville-pauses-data-centers-it-doesn-t-have-as-residents-point-to-spacex-s-444-acres",
        "date": "2026-11-05T20:50:23.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Comecrudo Tribe of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.the956report.com/post/brownsville-pauses-data-centers-it-doesn-t-have-as-residents-point-to-spacex-s-444-acres",
        "date": "2026-11-05T20:50:23.000Z"
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        "name": "Borough Workers United",
        "url": "https://brownsville.myopentexas.org/meetings/2026-11-04-city-commission-nov-4-2026-960f1103-fbdb-4c95-bd29-aafff6d50688",
        "date": "2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Brownsville residents opposing SpaceX deal",
        "url": "https://lrgvnews.com/2026/09/24/brownsville-progresses-on-data-center-task-force-spacex-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-09-24T17:14:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Greater Brownsville EDC",
        "url": "https://myrgv.com/publications/the-brownsville-herald/2026/09/01/spacex-water-deal-monies-could-be-refunded-if-brownsville-misses-milestones/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T01:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Democratic Socialists of America Rio Grande Valley",
        "url": "https://www.acrosstheamericas.com/valley-civic-groups-want-to-help-set-the-rules-for-data-centers-in-brownsville/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T17:43:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Coalition of 15 community groups, nonprofits and local businesses",
        "url": "https://www.acrosstheamericas.com/valley-civic-groups-want-to-help-set-the-rules-for-data-centers-in-brownsville/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T17:43:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "For The People Alliance",
        "url": "https://truchargv.com/how-to-halt-a-data-center-the-harlingen-texas-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T08:02:00.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Petition against the project (started by Angela Valdespin)",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/10/01/2026/proposed-harlingen-data-center-draws-opposition-over-water-and-power-use/",
        "date": "2026-01-10T08:28:49.000Z"
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    "score": 0.75,
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "title": "EC FFE Camp County — Datacenter Site in Camp County, Texas",
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      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
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        "url": "https://cryptobriefing.com/texas-leads-us-planned-data-center-capacity/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T11:05:36.000Z",
        "source": "CryptoBriefing",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fermi Says TensorWave Data Center Lease Missed Oct. 31 Closing Deadline | TokenPost",
        "url": "https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/47802",
        "date": "2026-11-03T15:48:34.000Z",
        "source": "TokenPost",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fermi and AMD sign credit support deal for build-out of Project Matador campus in Amarillo, Texas - DCD",
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        "date": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fermi secures AMD backing for 222 MW Texas AI project",
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        "date": "2026-10-13T16:55:52.000Z",
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        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Fermi Advances Nuclear Licensing at Project Matador - FERMI AMERICA",
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        "title": "The Largest Data Centers Planned in Rural Counties | The Daily Yonder",
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        "date": "2026-09-02T09:58:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Daily Yonder",
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        "title": "Community Questions - FERMI AMERICA",
        "url": "https://fermiamerica.com/community-questions/",
        "date": "2026-09-01T20:36:57.000Z",
        "source": "FERMI AMERICA",
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      },
      {
        "title": "InfraTech Capital Advances $2.7 Billion Hyperscale Campus Proposal in Carson County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.nextdcx.com/blog/infratech-texas-carson-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-25T21:36:14.000Z",
        "source": "NextDCX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "InfraTech announces a $2.7B, 5,000-acre data center campus in Carson County | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-08-infratech-carson-county-campus/",
        "date": "2026-08-23T07:26:40.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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      {
        "title": "InfraTech Plans $2.7 Billion Data Center Campus in Carson County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdigest.net/infratech-plans-2-7-billion-data-center-campus-in-carson-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T14:36:57.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-08-21",
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        "title": "InfraTech Capital $2.7 billion data center campus: proposed · Carson County, TX · Nearby Data Centers",
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        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
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        "title": "Proposed $2.7B, 5,000-Acre Data Center Campus Advances in Carson County, Texas",
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        "date": "2026-08-19T12:59:35.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "FTZ 252 Hands Fermi 988 Acres in the Texas Panhandle | FTZ News",
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        "date": "2026-08-19T06:20:00.000Z",
        "source": "FTZ News",
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        "title": "InfraTech Capital assembles consortium for US$ 2.7 billion data center campus in Texas – w.media",
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        "title": "InfraTech Plans $2.7B Hyperscale Data Center in Texas - Converge Digest",
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        "date": "2026-08-18T23:33:54.000Z",
        "source": "Converge Digest",
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        "title": "InfraTech Capital Advances $2.7 Billion Data Center Investment Initiative in Texas Panhandle | Calgary Herald",
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        "title": "Carson County | Interactive News",
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        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lease of this size and this term is a tremendous vote of confidence in Fermi.",
        "source": "Marius Haas, board chairman at Fermi Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/local/2026/08/11/fermi-project-matador-ai-campus-near-amarillo-gets-first-tenant-lease-agreement-tensor-wave/91029237007/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T17:00:22.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lease of this size and this term is a tremendous vote of confidence in Fermi,",
        "source": "Marius Haas, board Chairman, Fermi",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/fermi-america-signs-six-point-five-billion-dollar-lease-for-worlds-largest-data-center-after-months-of-turmoil-tensorwave-amarillo-texas-carson-county-water-city-council-greg-abbott-audir",
        "date": "2026-08-10T23:22:35.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lease of this size and this term is a tremendous vote of confidence in Fermi,",
        "source": "Marius Haas, chairman of the board of directors of Fermi Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/08/10/fermi-america-announces-65-billion-contract-with-tensorwave/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lease of this size and this term is a tremendous vote of confidence in Fermi,",
        "source": "Marius Haas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fermi Inc.",
        "url": "https://investor.fermiamerica.com/fermi-announces-binding-lease-agreement-with-tensorwave",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Power is the critical constraint in AI infrastructure, and the vision and scope of what Fermi is building at Project Matador resonates with our own,",
        "source": "Darrick Horton, CEO and Co-Founder of TensorWave",
        "url": "https://investor.fermiamerica.com/fermi-announces-binding-lease-agreement-with-tensorwave",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Texas Tech University System-Fermi partnership is delivering on the bold vision behind Project Matador,",
        "source": "Brandon Creighton, Chancellor",
        "url": "https://investor.fermiamerica.com/fermi-announces-binding-lease-agreement-with-tensorwave",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Power is the critical constraint in AI infrastructure, and the vision and scope of what Fermi is building at Project Matador resonates with our own.",
        "source": "Darrick Horton, CEO and co-founder of TensorWave",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2026/08/11/fermi-project-matador-ai-campus-near-amarillo-gets-first-tenant-lease-agreement-tensor-wave/91029237007/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Power is the critical constraint in AI infrastructure, and the vision and scope of what Fermi is building at Project Matador resonates with our own.",
        "source": "Darrick Horton, CEO and co-founder of TensorWave",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/local/2026/08/11/fermi-project-matador-ai-campus-near-amarillo-gets-first-tenant-lease-agreement-tensor-wave/91029237007/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Community support is the most important part of any business,",
        "source": "Trent Sisemore, community liaison for Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/07/23/project-matador-worlds-largest-ai-data-center-coming-panhandle/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not getting the water there. That’s one of the reasons that site was available, it was not an irrigatable place, because there wasn’t enough water to flow to wells there.",
        "source": "Fermi hydrologist, Fermi's hydrologist",
        "url": "https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/project-matador-the-biggest-billionaire",
        "date": "2026-05-15T03:57:18.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "remains firmly committed to the partnership.",
        "source": "Brandon Creighton, Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System",
        "url": "https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/project-matador-the-biggest-billionaire",
        "date": "2026-05-15T03:57:18.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Amarillo City Council Member Les Simpson stated it plainly: as far as the aquifer is concerned, Fermi's footprint is \"a drop in the proverbial sea.\"",
        "source": "Les Simpson, Amarillo City Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Fermi_FTZ_Rebuttal_FINAL.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are significant concerns with air quality when you have Fermi, who is asking the [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality] for an authorization to emit 23.5 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year",
        "source": "Kathryn Guerra, director of Public Citizen's TCEQ watchdog campaign",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/largest-data-center-campus-texas-residents-outraged/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T22:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We asked them to take our health into account",
        "source": "Kendra Seawright, Amarillo resident",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/largest-data-center-campus-texas-residents-outraged/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T22:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We followed all the rules to be heard by the TCEQ, but this decision proves that they will allow industry to bulldoze their way into our communities without consideration of how it could harm us.",
        "source": "Kendra Seawright, Amarillo resident",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/largest-data-center-campus-texas-residents-outraged/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T22:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're telling the major tech companies that they have the obligation to provide for their own power needs,",
        "source": "President Trump",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/02/25/fermi-america-receives-nations-second-largest-clean-air-permit-project-matador/",
        "date": "2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would have shown how much the pollution from that affects communities — everything from a person's health, from how they breathe to how their heart is affected, to birth declines,",
        "source": "Kendra Seawright, representative of the Panhandle First Coalition",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/tceq-approves-air-permits-for-fermi-americas-proposed-data-center-power-plant-texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-panhandle-first-coalition-kendra-seawright-catarina-gonzalez",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that all the groups and associations hearing a request failed to identify members of the group or association that would otherwise have standing to request a hearing in their own right, as required by our rules,",
        "source": "Catarina Gonzales, TCEQ Commissioner",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/tceq-approves-air-permits-for-fermi-americas-proposed-data-center-power-plant-texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-panhandle-first-coalition-kendra-seawright-catarina-gonzalez",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "With the issuance of today's air permit and the support of our fellow West Texans, Fermi is uniquely positioned to help America's hyperscalers quickly secure the private power they need at scale,",
        "source": "Fermi America, developer statement",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/tceq-approves-air-permits-for-fermi-americas-proposed-data-center-power-plant-texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-panhandle-first-coalition-kendra-seawright-catarina-gonzalez",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Securing the second largest Clean Air Permit in the country is yet one more significant milestone for our 11 GW private grid campus,",
        "source": "Cathy Landtroop, Chief Communications Officer and Director of Strategic Initiatives, Fermi America",
        "url": "https://fermiamerica.com/fermi-america-receives-nations-second-largest-clean-air-permit-for-project-matador/",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Securing the second largest Clean Air Permit in the country is yet one more significant milestone for our 11 GW private grid campus,",
        "source": "Cathy Landtroop, Chief Communications Officer and Director of Strategic Initiatives, Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/02/25/fermi-america-receives-nations-second-largest-clean-air-permit-project-matador/",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The very next step is responding to all of those comments. We have to write responses to each individual comment; it has to be reviewed by our attorneys.",
        "source": "Joel Stanford, program supervisor for the expedited team for TCEQ air permits",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/12/04/tceq-hosts-public-meeting-air-quality-permits-submitted-by-fermi-america/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The national air quality standards are intended to be protective of anything living effectively beyond that property line,",
        "source": "Joel Stanford, TCEQ Air Permits Division expedited team program supervisor",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/12/05/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-and-fermi-america-hear-questions-and-comments-at-public-meeting-for-air-quality-per/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My role is to ensure that the applicant has represented that the operations will be protective of human health and welfare and the environment in accordance with state and federal law,",
        "source": "Cara Hill, TCEQ Air Permit Division permit reviewer",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/12/05/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-and-fermi-america-hear-questions-and-comments-at-public-meeting-for-air-quality-per/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That site was picked because we think it's the best place to respond to China,",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, CEO of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/12/05/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-and-fermi-america-hear-questions-and-comments-at-public-meeting-for-air-quality-per/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why were notices of this public hearing not posted in the newspaper record for Carson County?",
        "source": "Shaun Wink, publisher of the Panhandle Herald",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/12/05/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-and-fermi-america-hear-questions-and-comments-at-public-meeting-for-air-quality-per/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will be continuous emissions monitors in the stacks that will measure the concentrations coming out to make sure that those limits are not exceeded,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Stanko, Environmental Energy Transition Projects Director for TRC Companies",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/12/05/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality-and-fermi-america-hear-questions-and-comments-at-public-meeting-for-air-quality-per/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It was almost like the stars lined up.",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://highplainsobserverperryton.com/carson-county-judge-joins-kxdjs-chris-samples-to-discuss-massive-data-cent-p39446-307.htm",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel really confident on the water usage and how much they say they are going to use,",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://highplainsobserverperryton.com/carson-county-judge-joins-kxdjs-chris-samples-to-discuss-massive-data-cent-p39446-307.htm",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s a lot of big data centers and there’s some generation, but this is the only one that I know of that’s going to put out the amount of power – 10 to 13 gigawatts is what they are shooting for.",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://highplainsobserverperryton.com/carson-county-judge-joins-kxdjs-chris-samples-to-discuss-massive-data-cent-p39446-307.htm",
        "date": "2025-12-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "THE AGREEMENTS COULD BRING LONG-TERM BENEFITS FOR PANHANDLE I-S-D INCLUDING FINANCIAL PROTECTIONS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.",
        "source": "Brown",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oVzMn3o3hs",
        "date": "2025-11-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "IT'S GOING TO BE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR CARSON COUNTY.",
        "source": "Brown",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oVzMn3o3hs",
        "date": "2025-11-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Fermi is making a good faith effort to protect the taxpayers and also to help our students here at Panhandle.",
        "source": "Blair Brown, Interim Superintendent for Panhandle ISD",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/11/06/panhandle-isd-consider-incentives-fermi-special-meeting/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s going to be an economic driver for Carson County.",
        "source": "Blair Brown, Interim Superintendent for Panhandle ISD",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/11/06/panhandle-isd-consider-incentives-fermi-special-meeting/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "a good faith effort to protect the taxpayers",
        "source": "Panhandle ISD interim superintendent, interim superintendent",
        "url": "https://amarilloledger.com/events/project-matador/matador-2025-pisd-ftz-indemnity/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“It’s a win that we’ll be exporting potentially excess electricity to them and importing electricity from them,”",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, Co-Founder and CEO of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/your-local-election-hq/amarillo-ai-data-center-project/fermi-america-project-aims-to-build-the-worlds-largest-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-30T01:55:41.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "“If you were powering New York City, it’s times two, is 11 gigawatts of power,”",
        "source": "Cathy Landtroop, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/your-local-election-hq/amarillo-ai-data-center-project/fermi-america-project-aims-to-build-the-worlds-largest-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-30T01:55:41.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county is getting paid for every megawatt produced and they’re also getting paid for the every square foot that they build,",
        "source": "Trent Sisemore, community lead for Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-tax-abatement-fermi-america-development/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The abatement agreement we just signed was for 15 phases, so when they complete so many buildings and so much generation we will have a COD on that portion of that phase, and that phase will go into a 10 year abatement agreement,",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-tax-abatement-fermi-america-development/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Fermi understands there’s a lot of trades they’re going to have to train people at. They’re going to do their own trainings at the Texas Tech facility there on that land,",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-tax-abatement-fermi-america-development/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that’s going to be a great and very positive thing for our county.",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-tax-abatement-fermi-america-development/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This actually is an agreement of how much money we’re going to get, when we’re going to get it. It’s got very defined lines,",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/10/28/carson-county-commissioners-approve-agreements-with-fermi-america/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve done our due diligence. We have asked the industry, especially the hyperscalers, the people they’re going to market to: they wouldn’t come unless they got their abatement agreement,",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/10/28/carson-county-commissioners-approve-agreements-with-fermi-america/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "it’s an economic development deal for Carson County. This guarantees Carson County to know the exact amount that they’ll get in payment in lieu of tax grants, which will be extremely advantageous for the county of Carson.",
        "source": "Trent Sisemore, Fermi America’s Community Lead",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/10/28/carson-county-commissioners-approve-agreements-with-fermi-america/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were unaware of this project until people started calling to buy our property.",
        "source": "Jennifer Elsik, resident whose family farm borders the project site",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ask for a fair price.",
        "source": "Misty Collier, Amarillo resident",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are not just data centers.",
        "source": "Walker Floyd, fifth-generation Panhandle resident and technology professional",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don't get a free pass just because they're writing a check.",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This guarantees Carson County will know exactly what they'll receive in payments in lieu of taxes.",
        "source": "Trent Sisemore, Fermi America community liaison",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is by far the largest project in Carson County — maybe in the state.",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were unaware of this project until people started calling to buy our property,",
        "source": "Jennifer Elsik, resident whose family farm borders the project site",
        "url": "https://eu.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a very long-standing document that will cover many years and multiple future commissioners' courts.",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://eu.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They don't get a free pass just because they're writing a check,",
        "source": "Dan Looten, Carson County Judge",
        "url": "https://eu.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This guarantees Carson County will know exactly what they'll receive in payments in lieu of taxes,",
        "source": "Trent Sisemore, Fermi America community liaison",
        "url": "https://eu.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ask for a fair price,",
        "source": "Misty Collier, Amarillo resident",
        "url": "https://eu.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2025/10/28/carson-county-approves-fermi-tax-abatement-after-public-hearing/86934910007/",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Working with our allies, who have successfully constructed multiple large scale nuclear projects on time and on budget across the globe, is exactly the kind of expertise required for America to win this race.",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, Co-founder, Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-power/rick-perrys-reit-inks-deals-for-nuclear-reactors-at-texas-campus-131565",
        "date": "2025-10-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the end of the day, that 1.1 trillion gallons, if Fermi at 2.5 million gallons per day, that’s .08 percent of the total usage in the Texas Panhandle which is immaterial,",
        "source": "David Prescott, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/17/david-prescott-breaks-down-water-agreement-with-fermi-america/",
        "date": "2025-10-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t see how this is not a win for Amarillo.",
        "source": "David Prescott, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/17/david-prescott-breaks-down-water-agreement-with-fermi-america/",
        "date": "2025-10-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city of Amarillo has to get this right,",
        "source": "David Prescott, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2025/10/17/david-prescott-breaks-down-water-agreement-with-fermi-america/",
        "date": "2025-10-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "While this is not a City of Amarillo project, the City has engaged in discussions regarding infrastructure and utility services that may support the development.",
        "source": "City of Amarillo",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/city-of-amarillo-launches-webpage-about-new-ai-data-center-coming-to-panhandle-fermi-america-pantex-texas-tech-former-governor-rick-perry-water-sell-ogallala-aquifer",
        "date": "2025-10-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s some misinformation that’s out there, there’s many things that are being said that aren’t true, and it’s tough to just sit up here and take it when it’s not true.",
        "source": "Don Tipps, Councilmember Place 2",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/10/15/amarillo-city-council-hosts-a-marathon-qa-with-fermi-representatives/",
        "date": "2025-10-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Part of the reason was just kind of the ultimate storm. They hired me to come on as a communicator, did one interview, and then we were shut down. I couldn’t say anything, because we were in an IPO, in a silent period,",
        "source": "Trent Sisemore, former Amarillo mayor and Fermi’s community lead",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/10/15/amarillo-city-council-hosts-a-marathon-qa-with-fermi-representatives/",
        "date": "2025-10-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "y’all’ll be tired of us before it’s over with.",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, Cofounder, President, CEO and Director of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/10/15/amarillo-city-council-hosts-a-marathon-qa-with-fermi-representatives/",
        "date": "2025-10-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "“What will we have to give up to make sure these data centers can succeed?” she said.",
        "source": "Kendra Kay, Amarillo resident",
        "url": "https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/texas-thirst-for-rural-data-centers-collides-with-water-scarcity",
        "date": "2025-10-03T17:33:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“The deployment brings tremendous growth and economic stability to our community,” Sisemore said.",
        "source": "Trent Sisemore, Former Amarillo mayor, community lead for Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/texas-thirst-for-rural-data-centers-collides-with-water-scarcity",
        "date": "2025-10-03T17:33:38.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Wealth here is the water,” said Masters, one of the founders for Ogallala Life, a nonprofit in the region.",
        "source": "Will Masters, Co-founder, Ogallala Life",
        "url": "https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/texas-thirst-for-rural-data-centers-collides-with-water-scarcity",
        "date": "2025-10-03T17:33:38.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We’ll charge them more than a regular customer because they’re outside the city and require them to put in their own infrastructure,” Stanley said.",
        "source": "Cole Stanley, Amarillo Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/texas-thirst-for-rural-data-centers-collides-with-water-scarcity",
        "date": "2025-10-03T17:33:38.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're really in a race with China,” Perry said. “In order to do this, we have to do it behind the meter.",
        "source": "Griffin Perry, co-owner of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/08/29/what-fuels-fermi-water-behind-the-meter-energy-and-haleu/",
        "date": "2025-08-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The AIs are cooled through a closed loop system,” Edwards said. “So you fill those up, and then there’s not much loss.",
        "source": "Zane Edwards, partner at Parkhill, director of Water Resources Sector",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/08/29/what-fuels-fermi-water-behind-the-meter-energy-and-haleu/",
        "date": "2025-08-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will get our water from multiple sources, but the key thing about the water is we're just using the water to cool, and you can use a lot of the water over and over and over again.",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, co-founder of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/07/25/asked-and-answered-what-will-power-the-incoming-hypergrid-ai-campus/",
        "date": "2025-07-25T22:02:54.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The generation is natural gas generation. If you look at our emissions, it will be the cleanest new utility in the world.",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, co-founder of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/07/25/asked-and-answered-what-will-power-the-incoming-hypergrid-ai-campus/",
        "date": "2025-07-25T22:02:54.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We understand and share the area's concern about water conservation.",
        "source": "Fermi representative",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/07/25/asked-and-answered-what-will-power-the-incoming-hypergrid-ai-campus/",
        "date": "2025-07-25T22:02:54.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think Texas's partnership with that project is very exciting because it's a rapidly evolving field, but there's always going to be the traditional industries like ranching and farming, institutions like Pantex, which are important to our national security, to be sure,",
        "source": "John Cornyn, U.S. Senator (R-Texas)",
        "url": "https://amarillotribune.org/2025/07/25/asked-and-answered-what-will-power-the-incoming-hypergrid-ai-campus/",
        "date": "2025-07-25T22:02:54.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The campus in Panhandle, Texas in Carson County represents a generational opportunity to anchor America's energy resilience, digital sovereignty, and industrial competitiveness.",
        "source": "Shannon Bryant, President & CEO, Trade-IQ, LLC",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Project-Matador-Packet-Application-for-Subzone-2025-Power-Generation.pdf",
        "date": "2025-07-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Chinese are building 22 nuclear reactors today,",
        "source": "Rick Perry, co-founder, Fermi America",
        "url": "https://fermiamerica.com/texas-tech-fermi-america-announce-worlds-largest-ai-energy-campus-near-pantex/",
        "date": "2025-06-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Texas Tech University System is proud to partner with Fermi America on this historic endeavor,",
        "source": "Tedd Mitchell, Chancellor, Texas Tech University System",
        "url": "https://fermiamerica.com/texas-tech-fermi-america-announce-worlds-largest-ai-energy-campus-near-pantex/",
        "date": "2025-06-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Doosan Enerbility and Hyundai E&C have been waiting for an American company to stop power pointing about nuclear and start building it,",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, co-founder and CEO of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/fermi-america-unveils-plan-for-largest-u-s-energy-and-data-complex/",
        "date": "2025-06-27T05:46:17.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're behind—and it's all hands on deck.",
        "source": "Rick Perry, former U.S. Energy Secretary",
        "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/fermi-america-unveils-plan-for-largest-u-s-energy-and-data-complex/",
        "date": "2025-06-27T05:46:17.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Texas Tech University System is proud to partner with Fermi America on this historic endeavor,",
        "source": "Tedd L. Mitchell, TTU System chancellor",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-texas-governor-and-us-energy-sec-plans-11gw-data-center-campus-outside-amarillo-texas/",
        "date": "2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Chinese are building 22 nuclear reactors today,",
        "source": "Rick Perry, former Texas governor and energy secretary",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/former-texas-governor-and-us-energy-sec-plans-11gw-data-center-campus-outside-amarillo-texas/",
        "date": "2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why are we using ground water that farmers could be using for agriculture, for AI data center, where it's going to deplete a resource that's not really renewable?",
        "source": "Madison Boyle",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/fermi-america-hypergrid-project-matador-unincorporated-carson-county-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
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      "Texas holds the largest planned data center pipeline in the US, with over 60 GW once smaller facilities are counted",
      "ERCOT interconnection queue totals approximately 474 GW, about 90% from data centers",
      "Outgoing Governor Greg Abbott ordered an audit of data center interconnection requests, halting permit reviews for projects totaling nearly 50 GW",
      "Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has committed to an approval freeze while new regulations are considered",
      "BNEF predicts just 1.2 GW of ERCOT data center capacity will come online between mid-2026 and early 2027",
      "Fermi said its planned data center lease with TensorWave had not taken effect by the Oct. 31 closing deadline",
      "The closing deadline was moved from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31 in an amendment announced Sept. 22",
      "The lease was entered Aug. 9 by Fermi Campus 1 LLC and TensorWave TEX1 LLC for a 222-MW build-to-suit facility at Project Matador in Carson County, Texas",
      "Phased delivery planned from late 2027 through Q1 2028",
      "Fermi's third-quarter earnings call is scheduled for Nov. 12, 2026",
      "Project Matador is located in Carson County, Texas, approximately twelve miles northeast of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle",
      "Fermi signed a credit support agreement with AMD for the first data center at Project Matador in Carson County, Texas",
      "First deployment is 222MW of IT capacity, expected online in second half of 2027 per TensorWave deal",
      "Fermi's TensorWave contract is reportedly worth up to $6.5 billion over 15 years",
      "Fermi shares traded at $3.43 at a new low, versus a $25 valuation on first trading day a year ago",
      "Fermi shares rose 18.34% to $3.84 on announcement of AMD credit support agreement",
      "AMD credit support covers a lease for the 222 MW first phase of Project Matador",
      "Separate framework with AMD outlines expansion up to 650 MW gross power capacity",
      "Fermi has invested more than $1.5 billion in Project Matador; total target about 17 GW subject to binding customer agreements",
      "First customer lease announced August 10, 2026",
      "NRC staff issued a preliminary recommendation in favor of issuing combined licenses for four planned AP1000 reactors at Project Matador, subject to completion of the required safety review",
      "The combined license milestone came 15 months after Fermi America submitted its application",
      "NRC published a Federal Register notice regarding the draft environmental review for the Project Matador reactors",
      "Data center campus would cover 5,800 acres of Texas ranch land near Amarillo",
      "Site is leased from Texas Tech and planned for more than 11 gigawatts of capacity",
      "Carson County commissioners approved a ten year tax incentive according to the post",
      "Post titled 'Fermi America is Donald J Trump data center! Why here?' asks why the Fermi America data center is located in the Amarillo area.",
      "Fermi Project Matador in Carson County, Texas is among the three largest planned data centers in the nation's map",
      "Carson County has a population of about 5,800 residents",
      "100% of Carson County's population lives outside Census-defined Urban Areas",
      "Nationally there are nearly 3,000 planned data centers with combined capacity of 378,246 MW",
      "In counties with the largest planned data centers, 20% of residents lack health insurance versus about 8% nationally",
      "Project Matador sits on approximately 8,400 acres next to the Pantex Plant in Carson County.",
      "Fermi expects nearly 5,500 permanent jobs at full buildout, about 3,000 in data center operations.",
      "Project expected to support more than 10,000 construction jobs per day at peak buildout.",
      "Fermi's firm water contract is about 0.13% of Texas Panhandle water use, roughly one gallon in 760.",
      "On June 10, 2026, Gov. Abbott directed the PUCT and ERCOT to make data centers pay for their own electric infrastructure.",
      "Project Matador, developed by Fermi America, is located in Carson County just northeast of Amarillo near the Pantex Plant",
      "The project is described as incorporating gas, solar, and eventually nuclear power",
      "InfraTech Capital announced a proposed $2.7 billion hyperscale data center campus on more than 5,000 acres in Carson County, Texas, via Business Wire press release on 2026-08-18."
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        "url": "https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/project-matador-the-biggest-billionaire",
        "date": "2026-05-15T03:57:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Panhandle Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Fermi_FTZ_Rebuttal_FINAL.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-11"
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      {
        "name": "Panhandle 1st Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Fermi_FTZ_Rebuttal_FINAL.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-11"
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        "name": "Stop the Hutto Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.jaredwatkins.com/research/datacenter-opposition/state-breakdown/texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.jaredwatkins.com/research/datacenter-opposition/state-breakdown/texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/largest-data-center-campus-texas-residents-outraged/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T22:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Panhandle Taxpayers for Transparency (PT4T)",
        "url": "https://www.scribd.com/document/1036217348/Panhandle-Taxpayers-v-Texas-Commission-on-Environmental-Quality-Original-Petition",
        "date": "2026-03-27"
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      {
        "name": "AI Now Institute",
        "url": "https://mediajustice.org/resource/factsheet-fermi-americas-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-24T16:17:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Athena for All",
        "url": "https://mediajustice.org/resource/factsheet-fermi-americas-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-24T16:17:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Free Press",
        "url": "https://mediajustice.org/resource/factsheet-fermi-americas-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-24T16:17:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Good Jobs First",
        "url": "https://mediajustice.org/resource/factsheet-fermi-americas-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-24T16:17:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Kairos",
        "url": "https://mediajustice.org/resource/factsheet-fermi-americas-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-24T16:17:00.000Z"
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        "name": "MediaJustice",
        "url": "https://mediajustice.org/resource/factsheet-fermi-americas-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-24T16:17:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Residents group opposing Amarillo water sale to Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.governing.com/infrastructure/texas-thirst-for-rural-data-centers-collides-with-water-scarcity",
        "date": "2025-10-03T17:33:38.000Z"
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        "name": "Amarillo Transparency (Facebook group)",
        "url": "https://ballot.dcmap.us/county/48065",
        "date": null
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      {
        "name": "Ogallala Commons",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/amarillo-industrial-load-suspected-data-center-tx--9b3ab8f8-b605-49c0-856c-0f59e3eb3c9e",
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    "score": 0.9,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Cass County commissioners voted unanimously on August 11, 2026 for a 12-month moratorium on data center permits. Proposed permanent rules requiring a conditional use permit and industrial zoning were tabled on September 22, so the moratorium remains in effect.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:48.131Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "reason": "permanent rules tabled",
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        "reason": "no organized group found",
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      {
        "title": "What Actually Happened Tuesday? | Understanding the Cass County Data Center Meeting",
        "url": "https://www.casscountyfacts.com/post/what-actually-happened-tuesday-understanding-the-cass-county-data-center-meeting",
        "date": "2026-09-23T15:47:09.000Z",
        "source": "Cass County Facts",
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      {
        "title": "Cass County Proposed Data Center Zoning Amendment As of 8/6/26",
        "url": "https://www.casscountyfacts.com/post/cass-county-proposed-data-center-zoning-amendment-as-of-8-6-26",
        "date": "2026-08-06T20:42:38.000Z",
        "source": "Cass County Facts",
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      },
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Cass County — Datacenter Site in Cass County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/cass-county/ec-ffe-cass-county-3f42f0bb",
        "date": null,
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      "On August 11, 2026 the Cass County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously for a 12-month moratorium on data center permits.",
      "On September 22, 2026 the Board discussed proposed Section 8.25 data center zoning amendment (RES 2026-11), which was tabled rather than adopted.",
      "Proposed regulations define Class I edge (under 25,000 sq ft, under 5 MW), Class II standard (25,001–100,000 sq ft, 5–25 MW) and Class III hyperscale (over 100,000 sq ft, over 25 MW).",
      "Proposed Cass County zoning amendment Section 8.25 would require a Conditional Use Permit for any data center and allow data centers only in the Industrial (I) zoning district.",
      "The amendment will be discussed at the Cass County Commissioner's meeting on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.",
      "EC FFE Cass County scores 57.3/100 DC Readiness, ranking 2nd of 13 scored sites in Cass County (county average 54.7)",
      "Site is in SPP region with average interconnection wait of 3.5 years",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 6 adds large-load obligations for loads above 75 MW",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is DartPoints Shreveport SHV1, 52.2 miles away"
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    "name": "Castro County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Castro County residents raised concerns about water, farmland lost to solar farms, and air, noise and light pollution over Intersect Power's proposed Arney data center in July 2026, and again at State Rep. Ken King's Oct. 20 Nazareth town hall.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:23.192Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Castro County residents raise concerns about data centers, water, solar farms at town hall",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/castro-county-residents-raise-concerns-about-data-centers-water-solar-farms-at-town-hall-ken-king-melanie-wilheim-brent-wilhelm-agriculture-politics",
        "date": "2026-10-20T23:18:07.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Castro County residents cite water, land and pollution fears over proposed data center",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/castro-county-residents-cite-water-land-and-pollution-fears-over-proposed-data-center-arney-texas-wayne-wilhelm-agriculture-producers-mason-kleman-brent-wilhelm-beef-intersect-power",
        "date": "2026-07-20T22:41:03.000Z",
        "source": "KVII",
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Castro County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/castro-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "globaldatacenters.net",
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        "text": "I think the data centers are not necessary for this part of the world,",
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        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/castro-county-residents-raise-concerns-about-data-centers-water-solar-farms-at-town-hall-ken-king-melanie-wilheim-brent-wilhelm-agriculture-politics",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
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        "text": "I think if big cities need data centers, then they should find warehouses and places that are abandoned to place them and locate them there.",
        "source": "Joann Starr, Castro County resident",
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        "date": "2026-10-20",
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      {
        "text": "We live in a plugged-in society. We need more power generation, and with power generation comes transmission,",
        "source": "Ken King, state Rep., R-Canadian",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/castro-county-residents-raise-concerns-about-data-centers-water-solar-farms-at-town-hall-ken-king-melanie-wilheim-brent-wilhelm-agriculture-politics",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
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        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "The data center, yes, that does take up a lot of ground, but the solar farms that come in to support the power to the data center take up even more ground, and by taking that land out of production, it's a big concern for me.",
        "source": "Wayne Wilhelm, Ag producer",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/castro-county-residents-cite-water-land-and-pollution-fears-over-proposed-data-center-arney-texas-wayne-wilhelm-agriculture-producers-mason-kleman-brent-wilhelm-beef-intersect-power",
        "date": "2026-07-20T22:41:03.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "Well, I've heard concerns from people that live especially in Nazareth, everything from water consumption to land consumption, air pollution, noise pollution and light pollution,",
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        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/castro-county-residents-cite-water-land-and-pollution-fears-over-proposed-data-center-arney-texas-wayne-wilhelm-agriculture-producers-mason-kleman-brent-wilhelm-beef-intersect-power",
        "date": "2026-07-20T22:41:03.000Z",
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        "text": "I was just concerned about what it's going to change in our community, our life and our health, and also concern about what it's going to do to the land and for future generations,",
        "source": "Brent Wilhelm, Ag producer",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/castro-county-residents-cite-water-land-and-pollution-fears-over-proposed-data-center-arney-texas-wayne-wilhelm-agriculture-producers-mason-kleman-brent-wilhelm-beef-intersect-power",
        "date": "2026-07-20T22:41:03.000Z",
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      "State Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, hosted a town hall in Nazareth, Castro County, on Oct. 20, 2026.",
      "Residents raised concerns about data centers, water use and solar farms.",
      "King said he supports new industry and power generation in the Texas Panhandle but believes they need oversight.",
      "There are 335 operating data centers in Texas and plans to add 248 more",
      "A proposed data center in Arney, Castro County, has many residents concerned about water, land, air, noise and light pollution",
      "Alborz is Castro County's only known data center, a 40 MW bitcoin mine near Happy, TX",
      "In March 2026 Canaan bought Cipher's 49% stake in the venture for $39.75 million in shares; WindHQ kept 51%",
      "Astra wind farm covers about 11,000 acres across Randall, Castro and Deaf Smith counties",
      "No tax abatement, zoning case or public hearing tied to Alborz reported in Castro County"
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    "name": "Chambers County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "A July 2026 Baytown Sun report says three data center developers are doing due diligence in the Baytown/Chambers County area. No opposition groups, petitions, moratorium proposals or official statements against data centers have been reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:21.667Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "What would a data center look like in Baytown? | Local | baytownsun.com",
        "url": "https://baytownsun.com/local/what-would-a-data-center-look-like-in-baytown/article_e0b7fa60-c06f-4de5-a2c0-9135a2809f5d.html",
        "date": "2026-07-20T23:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Baytown Sun",
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      {
        "title": "Public hearing set for 03/24 on Abundia reinvestment zone after prior approval of economic development agreement | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9818193/texas/chambers-county/public-hearing-set-for-0324-on-abundia-reinvestment-zone-after-prior-approval-of-economic-development-agreement",
        "date": "2026-03-10T21:52:19.000Z",
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      "Three data center developers are performing extensive due diligence assessments in the Baytown, Chambers County region.",
      "About 37% of the City of Baytown is classified as rural, undeveloped land, primarily in Chambers County (2024 Comprehensive Plan).",
      "Chambers and Harris counties govern the Baytown ETJ and would give the OK on data center projects there.",
      "Chambers County scheduled a public hearing for 10:00 a.m. on March 24, 2026, to consider establishing the Abundia reinvestment zone",
      "Abundia Global Impact Group previously received court approval on an economic-development agreement, per county staff"
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    "score": 0.76,
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    "summary": "On August 21, 2026, the Cherokee County Texas Democratic Club and Public Citizen's Rita Beving held a Jacksonville meeting on AI data centers; Beving tracks no proposed project in the county. Cynthia Kline's petition seeking a moratorium has 44 signatures.",
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      {
        "title": "As data centers expand across Texas, Cherokee County residents discuss the impact",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/08/21/data-centers-expand-across-texas-cherokee-county-residents-discuss-impact/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T10:40:22.000Z",
        "source": "KLTV",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Cherokee County, TX Data Center Moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cherokee-county-tx-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": null,
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        "text": "I wanted to come out to Jacksonville because data centers are not a simple topic,",
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        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/08/21/data-centers-expand-across-texas-cherokee-county-residents-discuss-impact/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a Democrat or Republican issue,",
        "source": "Jennifer Murphy-Vick, Cherokee County Texas Democratic Club president",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/08/21/data-centers-expand-across-texas-cherokee-county-residents-discuss-impact/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
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        "text": "I want East Texans to understand that even though there may not be a data center in your backyard, one could be coming very soon, and you have to be vigilant,",
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        "text": "I haven't found a lot of landowners that support data centers, especially if they're nearby because of the noise, the light pollution,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, environmental organizer with Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/08/21/data-centers-expand-across-texas-cherokee-county-residents-discuss-impact/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
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        "text": "You can run a data center with as few as 20 to 40 people.",
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        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/08/21/data-centers-expand-across-texas-cherokee-county-residents-discuss-impact/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
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      {
        "text": "We have multiple candidates running across the state, both Democrat and Republican, that are concerned about this,",
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        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/08/21/data-centers-expand-across-texas-cherokee-county-residents-discuss-impact/",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "There are a lot of things we need in Cherokee County, however a data center is NOT one of them!!!",
        "source": "Sally Wallace, petition commenter",
        "url": "https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cherokee-county-tx-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
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      {
        "text": "Save our farms, power grid and water! No data centers!!",
        "source": "Laura Doscher, petition commenter",
        "url": "https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cherokee-county-tx-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": null,
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      },
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        "text": "Enough with these ugly servers taking up space and sucking up our power grid.",
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        "date": null,
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        "text": "Data centers are horrible for people, animals, and environment.",
        "source": "Samantha Rose, petition commenter",
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        "date": null,
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      "Cherokee County Texas Democratic Club hosted a public meeting on AI data centers in Jacksonville, TX.",
      "More than 500 data centers are operating or planned across Texas, per the article.",
      "Rita Beving of Public Citizen is not tracking any proposed data center projects in Cherokee County.",
      "Beving said projects have been proposed near Lufkin, near Athens and in Tyler.",
      "Beving is monitoring nine projects in one county, ranging from 350 to 2,100 acres.",
      "Petition had 44 signatures, 6 short of its 50 goal",
      "Petition started by Cynthia Kline about 5 months before the page capture",
      "Asks Commissioners Court to enact a temporary moratorium on new commercial data centers in unincorporated Cherokee County",
      "Requests an advisory committee and local rules on noise, water-use transparency and infrastructure impact fees",
      "Cites strain on roads, power grid, East Texas aquifers and noise"
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        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/08/21/data-centers-expand-across-texas-cherokee-county-residents-discuss-impact/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T10:40:22.000Z"
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        "title": "Project Hyper: $2.4 Billion Data Center Planned in Childress",
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        "date": "2026-09-12T20:02:43.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Media",
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        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
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        "date": "2026-09-11",
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        "title": "Data Center Offers Childress Water as Lake Hits 5%",
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        "title": "Childress County Data Centers & Greenbelt Lake Water | Landowner Guide | Big Data Damage",
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        "text": "# Iris Energy 600MW Data Center Project in Childress, Texas\n\n- Channel: IREN\n- Length: 03:30\n- Views: 5.8K\n- Likes: 94\n- Published: 2022-03-16T15:49:54-07:00\n- Category: Science & Technology\n- Keywords: IREN, Iris Energy, Iris Energy Limited\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nCo-CEO Daniel Roberts takes us to Iris Energy's 600MW Childress data center site which will bring jobs and investment to the County located in the Panhandle, Texas\nVisit ➡️ https://iren.com/\nSubscribe to our channel ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwApL0GHmrAWej36iUg7pTQ?sub_confirmation=1\n\n## Transcript\n\n[Music] so it's kind of funny i think a couple of short years ago we've got our 30 megawatt site in british columbia and now we're driving around the panhandle of texas visiting multiple sites and looking forward to uh starting to build on our first with 600 megawatts [Music] so iris energy is in a sustainable bitcoin mining data center business we own and control our own infrastructure we were founded three and",
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        "text": "Welcome back. Data centers continue to develop across the High Plains, including in Childress, Texas, with the Irene Data Center, which currently sits on 576 acres with room to build out a 750 megawatt data center. Tonight, we're learning more about their investment in America and impact in the community. Data center campus for high performance computing. And we recently announced that one of the stages of that, our 200 megawatt. It portion for Microsoft Cloud services on track to be delivered this year. Since arriving in Childress four years ago, Shaw says they've become one of the area's largest employers, employing around 170 full time people. As we have around 2500 people coming in each day to help the build out of of this data center facilities. So that's also a significant impact to the community in terms of how the data center is powered. The electrical is is an Ercot connected grid connection. The the beauty of the Childress area, there's been an excess capacity of renewable en",
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        "text": "[music] [music] [music] Hey, Johnny. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [music] behind. [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] You make me feel [music] la. [music] Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Iron Fy 2026 results call. After this, at this time all participants are in a listenon mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star one on your telephone. You would then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star one again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. And now I like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Mike Power, vice president, investor relations. Please go ahead. Operator, good afternoon. Welcome to Iron's FY2026 results presentation. I am Mike Power, VP of investor relations. And with me on the call today are Daniel Roberts, c",
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        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/lancium-childress-greenbelt-lake-water-supply-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T11:30:00.000Z",
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        "text": "None of this water is for Lancium's use or any of our data center use,",
        "source": "Scott McFarland, chief corporate affairs officer, Lancium",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/lancium-childress-greenbelt-lake-water-supply-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
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        "text": "if there was a water suspension or a water decrease or even a water quality issue, number one, we would have to stop dialysis treatments.",
        "source": "Holly Holcomb, chief executive, Childress Regional Medical Center",
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        "date": "2026-08-18",
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        "text": "All the board members were in favor of it today,",
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        "text": "At this point, we need a moratorium.",
        "source": "Riley Rodriquez, Democratic candidate for Texas State Senate District 28",
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        "text": "Residents there saw rent spikes due to the inflated rates offered to house workers when a data center project came to town.",
        "source": "Riley Rodriquez, Democratic candidate for Texas State Senate District 28",
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        "text": "This campus represents a major milestone in Crusoe's deep commitment to the state of Texas,",
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        "text": "Childress is a natural next step in our partnership with Crusoe,",
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        "text": "When you're having 4 to 5000 workers coming into our area, all at once, it seems like it is hard to prepare for it.",
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        "text": "I see it. I've seen that most of the development is outside the city limits, and it is basically out of our hands as far as city government goes.",
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        "text": "I understand where they come from. You know, I, I see it. I've seen that most of the development is outside the city limits, and it is basically out of our hands as far as city government goes.",
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        "text": "It doesn't require any ongoing daily or weekly use of water and that's that's the thing that is would be a concern for residents.",
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        "text": "The design of our Childress facility has a closed-loop liquid cooling system, which means it doesn't require any ongoing daily or weekly use of water.",
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        "text": "He described the Childress facility drawing only about 11,000 gallons a day for its own use while returning roughly 1 million gallons a day to the Red River Water Authority by tapping and treating deeper aquifers.",
        "source": "Michael McNamara, CEO, Lancium",
        "url": "https://www.bigdatadamage.com/articles/childress-county-data-centers-greenbelt-lake-water",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
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      "Scheduled construction window runs July 6, 2026 through February 28, 2028 per the state filing",
      "Crusoe announced Nader Pakfar as General Counsel for Real Estate in January 2026; he is the contact on the filing",
      "Campus plans emphasize closed-loop cooling and include thousands of construction jobs and over 100 permanent positions",
      "TDLR TABS project TABS2027000824 'Project Hyper - Childress' registered 9/11/2026",
      "Estimated cost is $2,400,000,000 for new construction of a single-story data center at 525 A CO RD 23, Childress, TX",
      "Building area is 806,359 SF; start date 7/6/2026, completion date 2/28/2028",
      "Owner is Childress DC1, LLC (contact Nader Pakfar); tenant not assigned",
      "Project is privately funded on private land; design firm is HKS, Inc.",
      "Greenbelt Lake was 5.1 percent full on Aug. 20, 2026, with 3,087 acre-feet usable storage of 59,968 capacity",
      "Greenbelt board met Aug. 18, 2026 and favored Lancium's proposed water supply; no agreement yet",
      "Childress and communities served by Greenbelt are under Stage 4 drought restrictions",
      "Lancium proposed a two-year no-cost temporary water supply via about 16.5 miles of pipeline",
      "Lancium is aiming to have the supply operating in the first quarter of 2027",
      "Childress residents signed a petition with Texans United Against Data Centers",
      "Rodriquez calls for a moratorium on data center development in West Texas and District 28.",
      "Rodriquez says residents of Childress and Abilene face rent spikes linked to data center construction.",
      "Many Abilene residents have seen rent rise by around a thousand dollars, according to the column.",
      "Rodriquez is running against incumbent Republican State Sen. Charles Perry in the November election.",
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      "Crusoe and Lancium previously partnered on the Abilene campus for OpenAI via Oracle",
      "Crusoe has contracted 4.9GW of AI infrastructure and a pipeline exceeding 40GW",
      "QTS will develop an 11-building campus at Lancium's site near Turkey in Hall County",
      "Residents at Madison Chase Apartments received a letter saying rents are doubling to $1,500 to $2,000 a month",
      "Residents held a protest Friday against the data center being built on the south side of town",
      "Mayor Cary Preston describes a housing crisis in Childress with limited city ability to intervene",
      "Residents at Madison Chase Apartments received a letter saying rents are doubling to $1,500 to $2,000 a month",
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      "Residents held a protest on a Friday against the data center on the south side of town",
      "Greenbelt Lake stood at roughly 6% of conservation capacity in late June 2026, about 3,600 acre-feet of nearly 60,000.",
      "Childress moved into Stage 4 of its drought contingency plan in 2025.",
      "Childress County established a Lancium reinvestment zone on February 25, 2025."
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        "date": "2026-06-26T16:27:30.000Z",
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        "text": "We're not opposed to progress, but it needs to be managed and it needs to be meaningful, and it needs to protect the people of the rural areas, especially.",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, Clay County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIzYMvJ-JOA",
        "date": "2026-07-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "The thing that I want people to understand is counties really don't have any control over what happens on private property.",
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        "date": "2026-07-02",
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        "text": "We're not like cities. We cannot create ordinances.",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, Clay County Judge",
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        "text": "Counties really don't have any control over what happens on private property.",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasinformed.com/counties/clay/",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
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        "text": "If a landowner wants to sell their land to a data center, they have every right to do that.",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, County Judge",
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        "text": "there aren't too many folks who are on board for one being built",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, County Judge",
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        "text": "We're not opposed to progress, but it needs to be managed, and it needs to be meaningful, and it needs to protect the people of the rural areas, especially,",
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        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/clay-county-commissioners-pass-resolution-opposing-data-centers/",
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        "text": "The thing that I want people to understand is counties really don't have any control over what happens on private property.",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, Clay County Judge",
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        "text": "If a landowner wants to sell their land to a data center, they have every right to do that,",
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        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "We know it's coming.",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, Clay County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/clay-county-commissioners-pass-resolution-opposing-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
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        "text": "The reality is, if I wanted the data centers and loved them, I can't make one come to Clay County. Conversely, if I hated them, I can't keep them out,",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, Clay County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/06/26/data-center-resolution-passed-in-clay-county/90708909007/",
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        "text": "It's all negative towards data centers,",
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        "text": "I was trying to get ahead of a problem,",
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        "date": "2026-06-26",
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      "Clay County commissioners passed a resolution opposing data centers that use open loop evaporative cooling or other high-volume water consuming technologies, about the last week of June 2026",
      "Judge Campbell says he has not heard of any companies wanting to build a data center in Clay County",
      "Counties in Texas cannot create ordinances and have no control over private property use; a tax abatement could give leverage over road use, light, sound, water and electricity",
      "Data Center Map lists 476 data centers in Texas",
      "Clay County commissioners passed a resolution opposing data centers that use open-loop evaporative cooling or other high-volume potable water technologies.",
      "The resolution says support for more Texas data centers should be conditioned on safeguards for the grid, water use, farmland, and county roads.",
      "Judge Campbell said he has not heard of any company wanting to build a data center in Clay County.",
      "Texas counties cannot create ordinances or regulate private land use; a tax abatement would give them leverage over road use, noise, light, water and electricity.",
      "Copies of the resolution go to the governor, lieutenant governor, state legislators, PUC, TCEQ, ERCOT and TWDB.",
      "Clay County Commissioners Court adopted a 'Resolution Calling for Enhanced Regulation of Data Centers in the State of Texas' on Monday, June 22, 2026",
      "The resolution says counties lack regulatory tools available to municipalities for data centers",
      "Skybox Datacenters of Dallas bought land in the Wichita Falls Business Park",
      "Calvano Developers of San Francisco obtained a zoning change from the Wichita Falls City Council to build a data center in north Wichita Falls",
      "Google intends to build a data center just west of Wichita Falls in Archer County",
      "Clay County Commissioners Court passed a resolution on July 1, 2026 opposing data centers that use high-volume, open-loop evaporative cooling.",
      "Resolution opposes any data center development lacking adequate safeguards to protect County resources and residents; sent to Abbott, Patrick, Hagenbuch, Frank, PUC, TCEQ, ERCOT and TWDB.",
      "As of the resolution, no company had approached Clay County about building a data center.",
      "Texas counties cannot zone unincorporated land; county can offer tax abatements in exchange for limits on road use, light, noise, water and electrical draw.",
      "Clay County approved a one-year moratorium on data centers",
      "Clay County commissioners approved a 1-year moratorium on AI data center development"
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48079": {
    "name": "Cochran County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.737134920634921,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.75), 1 project within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.065Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
    "predicted_from": [
      "48219",
      "48279",
      "48165",
      "48303",
      "48369",
      "48305"
    ],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 893,
      "pres_2024_margin": 65.7,
      "projects_60km": 1,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Serverfarm Hockley",
        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48219",
        "km": 48
      },
      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 0,
      "regional_score": 0.7490712085439463
    },
    "drivers": [
      {
        "label": "Voters 2024",
        "value": "893",
        "effect": -0.051
      },
      {
        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Serverfarm Hockley, 48 km (operating)",
        "effect": 0.026
      },
      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "1",
        "effect": 0.019
      },
      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +66",
        "effect": 0.006
      },
      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.75 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.003
      },
      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "1",
        "effect": 0.001
      }
    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Hockley County 0.75 · 48 km",
        "weight": 0.4302251910511262
      },
      {
        "reason": "Lamb County 0.75 · 79 km",
        "weight": 0.1598067291482498
      },
      {
        "reason": "Gaines County 0.64 · 92 km",
        "weight": 0.11799708367645023
      },
      {
        "reason": "Lubbock County 0.87 · 96 km",
        "weight": 0.10750555384053212
      },
      {
        "reason": "Parmer County 0.75 · 100 km",
        "weight": 0.09948757103285549
      },
      {
        "reason": "Lynn County 0.74 · 108 km",
        "weight": 0.0849778712507859
      }
    ],
    "news": [],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48081": {
    "name": "Coke County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition is on record in Coke County. County Judge Hal Spain welcomed the December 2021 sale of the vacant detention center to Wolf and Bar LLC for a data center, saying he was thrilled to get it back on the tax rolls.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:27.954Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 1814,
      "pres_2024_margin": 79.6,
      "projects_60km": 27,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Wolf and Bar Bronte",
        "status": "approved",
        "fips": "48081",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 12,
      "regional_score": 0.6082705453125156
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    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
        "weight": 0.8363636363636363
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      {
        "reason": "thin evidence",
        "weight": 0.13491414554374492
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Coke County Detention Center sold | ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/coke-county-detention-center-sold/",
        "date": "2021-12-08T00:20:06.000Z",
        "source": "ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Coke County — Datacenter Site in Coke County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/coke-county/ec-ffe-coke-county-9db54ef3",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We are thrilled to death to get this facility back on the tax row.",
        "source": "Hal Spain, Coke County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/coke-county-detention-center-sold/",
        "date": "2021-12-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Coke County Detention Center has been vacant since 2005 and was on the market for 15 years",
      "Wolf and Bar LLC of Dallas is the new owner",
      "Earnest money contract for an immigration holding facility was not approved by the federal government",
      "Remodeling expected to begin early 2022",
      "Since August 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto-mining loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit and community impact review.",
      "Audit and community impact review reports are due to the Public Utility Commission of Texas by December 10, 2026.",
      "EC FFE Coke County scores 58.0/100 DC Readiness, 4th of 16 scored sites in Coke County (county average 53.7).",
      "ERCOT interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation, with a 71% withdrawal rate.",
      "Texas SB 6 adds large-load obligations for loads of 75 MW or more."
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48083": {
    "name": "Coleman County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.759134920634921,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.76), 3 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.066Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
    "predicted_from": [
      "48307",
      "48095",
      "48049",
      "48399",
      "48059",
      "48319"
    ],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 4155,
      "pres_2024_margin": 79,
      "projects_60km": 3,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Cipher Mikeska Doole",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48307",
        "km": 28
      },
      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 0,
      "regional_score": 0.7570633248649233
    },
    "drivers": [
      {
        "label": "Voters 2024",
        "value": "4,155",
        "effect": -0.022
      },
      {
        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Cipher Mikeska Doole, 28 km (planned)",
        "effect": 0.014
      },
      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "3",
        "effect": 0.013
      },
      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +79",
        "effect": 0.011
      },
      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.76 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.005
      },
      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
        "effect": 0.005
      }
    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "McCulloch County 0.75 · 28 km",
        "weight": 0.4150912784597082
      },
      {
        "reason": "Concho County 0.70 · 33 km",
        "weight": 0.29802961937271305
      },
      {
        "reason": "Brown County 0.88 · 50 km",
        "weight": 0.12640233208053925
      },
      {
        "reason": "Runnels County 0.77 · 63 km",
        "weight": 0.07892309231288008
      },
      {
        "reason": "Callahan County 0.84 · 85 km",
        "weight": 0.04393378685368047
      },
      {
        "reason": "Mason County 0.75 · 92 km",
        "weight": 0.03761989092047898
      }
    ],
    "news": [],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48085": {
    "name": "Collin County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "White Rose Partners withdrew its $580M Project Tomahawk in Prosper on Sept. 8, 2026 after a 7-0 planning denial recommendation and 1,600+ petition signatures. County commissioners voted 5-0 to seek data center noise authority, while Plano and Lavon keep approving projects.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:24.973Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 515167,
      "pres_2024_margin": 11.1,
      "projects_60km": 66,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Aligned DFW02 Plano",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48085",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 13,
      "items": 107,
      "regional_score": 0.7965751863354603
    },
    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "recent withdrawal in Prosper",
        "weight": 0.3
      },
      {
        "reason": "planning commission denial",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "organized local group and petition",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "strong buildout and approvals in Plano and Lavon",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "county push for noise rules",
        "weight": 0.1
      }
    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Collin County, TX | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/texas/collin-county/",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center company eyes land near Princeton, receives approval for a well",
        "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/article/data-center-eyes-princeton-well-permit-22475550.php",
        "date": "2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Dallas Morning News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mayor discusses Project Tomahawk, future unlikeliness for data center – Eagle Nation Online",
        "url": "https://eaglenationonline.com/83917/news/mayor-discusses-project-tomahawk-future-unlikeliness-for-data-center-2/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Eagle Nation Online",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners add 'noise authority' for data centers to 90th legislative agenda | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9961864/texas/collin-county/commissioners-add-noise-authority-for-data-centers-to-90th-legislative-agenda",
        "date": "2026-09-14T06:43:02.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Developer withdraws proposed $580M data center plan in Prosper",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/developer-withdraws-proposed-580m-data-center-plan-in-prosper",
        "date": "2026-09-09T13:56:56.000Z",
        "source": "KRLD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "$580 Million Prosper Data Center Proposal Withdrawn Before Council Vote  - Local Profile | Collin County News & Events",
        "url": "https://www.localprofile.com/news/580-million-prosper-data-center-proposal-withdrawn-before-council-vote-12757227",
        "date": "2026-09-09T13:39:00.000Z",
        "source": "Local Profile",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prosper Town Council faces $580M data center vote Sept. 8 | Prosper-Celina Journal",
        "url": "https://prospercelinajournal.com/articles/prosper-town-council-faces-580m-data-center-vote-sept-8-mtltxofm",
        "date": "2026-09-04T18:52:02.000Z",
        "source": "Prosper-Celina Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prosper data center, Rio Mambo: Check out 6 trending Dallas-Fort Worth stories | Richardson | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/richardson/government/prosper-data-center-rio-mambo-check-out-6-trending-dallas-fort-worth-stories/",
        "date": "2026-09-04T18:50:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Town of Prosper fights back against $580M Project Tomahawk data center",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/town-of-prosper-fights-back-against-580m-project-tomahawk-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-02T12:46:20.000Z",
        "source": "KRLD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center near Princeton plans to use well water | Princeton Herald",
        "url": "https://princetonherald.com/2026/08/28/data-center-near-princeton-plans-to-use-well-water/",
        "date": "2026-08-28T22:38:17.000Z",
        "source": "Princeton Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City has not received data center plans | Princeton Herald",
        "url": "https://princetonherald.com/2026/08/20/city-has-not-received-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Princeton Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers Need Power, Water, And Land. Which Collin County Cities Are Most Exposed? | Collin County Journal",
        "url": "https://collincountyjournal.com/posts/collin-county-cities-data-center-risk-2026/",
        "date": "2026-05-28T18:06:00.000Z",
        "source": "Collin County Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Data Centers Are Coming For The Power Grid. Collin County Needs To Wake Up. | Collin County Journal",
        "url": "https://collincountyjournal.com/posts/texas-data-centers-power-grid-collin-county-2026/",
        "date": "2026-05-16T22:12:00.000Z",
        "source": "Collin County Journal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Collin County Data Centers — Power, Water & Politics | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/atlas/collin",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Collin County, Texas Data Centers: 59 Projects Tracked | PoweredByWho",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/states/tx/counties/collin",
        "date": null,
        "source": "PoweredByWho",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Collin County, TX Data Centers: 34 Sites, 623.1 MW",
        "url": "https://dcmap.us/counties/collin-county-tx/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "dcmap.us",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Collin County, TX: power projects and data centers",
        "url": "https://fieldprospects.com/counties/texas/collin/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "FieldProspects",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "white rose partners",
        "url": "https://linkedin.com/company/white-rose-partners",
        "date": null,
        "source": "linkedin.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "ZONE-26-0007 — Prosper, TX zoning case — P&Z Radar",
        "url": "https://pnzradar.com/cases/prosper/ZONE-26-0007",
        "date": null,
        "source": "P&Z Radar",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qFqJJuKZV0",
        "text": "Collin County officials discuss creating more guardrails for data center development.\nChannel: WFAA\nCollin County officials discuss creating more guardrails for data center development.\nيمضي مفوضو مقاطعة  كولين قدماً في خطة  لتنظيم الضوضاء مع  انتقال المزيد من  مراكز البيانات إلى  المنطقة. مدن مثل  ماكيني وبلانو لديها  بالفعل قانون للضوضاء ، لكن المناطق غير  التابعة لبلديات لا  تملك ذلك. يقول  المفوضون إنهم يريدون  وضع ضوابط قبل انطلاق  المزيد من مشاريع  مراكز البيانات. >> أعلم أنكم جميعاً  تلقيتم شكاوى بشأن  الضوضاء في المناطق  غير التابعة لبلديات.  وجود مركز بيانات عبر  الشارع يصدر 65-70  ديسيبل على مدار  الساعة طوال أيام  الأسبوع أمر مزعج جداً . >> والآن، هناك بعض  التساؤلات حول كيفية  تطبيق المقاطعة لهذه  القواعد في ظل الضغوط  الكبيرة على مكتب  الشريف. يطلب المفوضون  من المشرعين في  الولاية منحهم السلطة  لوضع تلك اللوائح في  الدورة التشريعية  القادمة.",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "The campus has been designed \"with a cooling architecture that does not consume water in normal operation,\" according to Solstice Data's report.",
        "source": "Solstice Data, developer report",
        "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/article/data-center-eyes-princeton-well-permit-22475550.php",
        "date": "2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any applications would be reviewed under the same standards as other commercial construction projects, he said.",
        "source": "Clarence Daugherty, director of engineering, Collin County",
        "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/article/data-center-eyes-princeton-well-permit-22475550.php",
        "date": "2026-10-17T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't believe that the power grid has the ability to handle the amount of electricity that data centers require to operate,",
        "source": "Cora Roberts, Junior, Prosper resident",
        "url": "https://eaglenationonline.com/83917/news/mayor-discusses-project-tomahawk-future-unlikeliness-for-data-center-2/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Governor Abbott's decree has created a political climate that makes any data center in Prosper probably very unlikely, and I mentioned that's the only spot (next to the electric substation) in Prosper (the data center) could even possibly go,",
        "source": "David Bristol, Mayor of Prosper",
        "url": "https://eaglenationonline.com/83917/news/mayor-discusses-project-tomahawk-future-unlikeliness-for-data-center-2/",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know you have all received complaints about noise in the unincorporated areas.",
        "source": "Collin County Commissioner, Commissioner as printed",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qFqJJuKZV0",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Having a data center across the street emitting 65-70 decibels 24/7 is very disturbing.",
        "source": "Collin County Commissioner, Commissioner as printed",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qFqJJuKZV0",
        "date": "2026-09-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "situations where there's actually data centers that are actually in the county that are emitting noise at high levels",
        "source": "Hale, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9961864/texas/collin-county/commissioners-add-noise-authority-for-data-centers-to-90th-legislative-agenda",
        "date": "2026-09-14T06:43:02.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Resident pushback heavily influenced the commission's decision, according to town officials.",
        "source": "Prosper town officials",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/developer-withdraws-proposed-580m-data-center-plan-in-prosper",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because the applicant has withdrawn the items, the current proposal is closed.",
        "source": "Town of Prosper",
        "url": "https://www.localprofile.com/news/580-million-prosper-data-center-proposal-withdrawn-before-council-vote-12757227",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bristol said officials lack guidelines for data centers at the local and state level.",
        "source": "David Bristol, Mayor of Prosper",
        "url": "https://prospercelinajournal.com/articles/prosper-town-council-faces-580m-data-center-vote-sept-8-mtltxofm",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "he could not find a broader net benefit for the town",
        "source": "Josh Carson, Planning and Zoning Commissioner",
        "url": "https://prospercelinajournal.com/articles/prosper-town-council-faces-580m-data-center-vote-sept-8-mtltxofm",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Collin County needs standards now, before every city negotiates these projects one by one and residents find out after the fact.",
        "source": "Christian J. Remington, Editor in Chief",
        "url": "https://collincountyjournal.com/posts/texas-data-centers-power-grid-collin-county-2026/",
        "date": "2026-05-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "North Texas GCD unanimously approved a 150 gpm Woodbine Aquifer well permit for BT Aycock Data Center LLC on Jun 9, 2026",
      "City of Princeton said in Oct 2026 it had received no formal application for the BT Aycock site",
      "Governor's Sept. 21 order halted permits sought by data centers; TCEQ STEERS e-filing was down as of Oct. 29, with staff review change expected mid-November",
      "Tracker has no recorded upcoming Collin County data center hearings or votes",
      "Koala Fit Up Phase 3 at Coit Road registered Jun 23, 2026, est. $136M, completion Dec 2, 2027",
      "North Texas Groundwater Conservation District approved a well permit for BT Aycock Data Center LLC in June",
      "The well sits on a nearly 50-acre property owned by Aycock Enterprises, per Collin County Appraisal District records",
      "Princeton does not have zoning authority in the unincorporated area where the well was approved",
      "Collin County had not received any permitting requests from BT Aycock Data Center as of last week",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott seeks to freeze new grid connections and direct regulators to stop issuing permits for new data center projects in Texas",
      "White Rose Partners withdrew the Project Tomahawk proposal on Sept. 8, 2026 before the Prosper Town Council meeting",
      "Prosper Planning and Zoning Committee voted 7-0 against the development on Sept. 1, 2026",
      "Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order temporarily pausing all new data center approvals statewide on Aug. 3, 2026",
      "The proposed data center would have contributed about $2.4 million in taxes per year to the Town of Prosper, per a commissioner",
      "Collin County commissioners are advancing a noise regulation plan as more data centers move into the county.",
      "Cities such as McKinney and Plano already have noise ordinances, but unincorporated areas of Collin County do not.",
      "Commissioners asked state lawmakers for authority to adopt the regulations in the next legislative session.",
      "Collin County commissioners voted 5-0 to add a noise-authority resolution for data centers to the county's 90th legislative agenda.",
      "Commissioner Hale asked legislators to consider giving counties authority to regulate data center noise and directed staff to explore zoning language.",
      "The county currently has limited remedies when data center noise crosses municipal borders, according to Hale.",
      "White Rose Partners withdrew its $580 million data center application in Prosper ahead of a final town council decision",
      "Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend denial of the zoning request",
      "The 37-acre tract west of McKinney was sought for rezoning from agricultural use",
      "White Rose Partners withdrew zoning applications for Project Tomahawk before the Sept. 8 Prosper council meeting",
      "Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on Sept. 1 to recommend denial",
      "Proposal sought rezoning to Planned Development and amendment of the Future Land Use Plan for about 37.3 acres",
      "Prosper Town Council vote on the $580M data center is set for Sept. 8, 2026",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on Sept. 1, 2026 to recommend denial of Project Tomahawk",
      "Opponents gathered more than 1,600 petition signatures",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a halt to new data center grid connections on Aug. 3, pending audits",
      "Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on Sept. 1 to recommend denial of Project Tomahawk, a $580 million data center proposed for 37.3 acres near FM 1385 and Parvin Road",
      "Residents spoke for an hour against Project Tomahawk in Prosper",
      "Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on Tuesday to recommend denial of the rezoning request for Project Tomahawk",
      "The Prosper Town Council will hold a public hearing and issue the final binding vote on the rezoning request",
      "Residents cited proximity of industrial development about 1,000 feet from residential property lines",
      "North Texas Groundwater Conservation District directors voted unanimously on June 9 to approve a well permit for BT Aycock Data Center LLC",
      "Permit allows 150 gallons per minute production from a well at 680 CR 561",
      "Application requested 5.56 million gallons of water during construction through 2028 and 1.65 million gallons per year afterward",
      "Site is nearly 50 acres in two tracts per Collin Central Appraisal District",
      "A Dallas data center developer has expressed interest in building on 50 acres along County Road 561 just east of the Princeton city limits, per county records"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Prosper Residents for Responsible Land Use",
        "url": "https://prospercelinajournal.com/articles/prosper-town-council-faces-580m-data-center-vote-sept-8-mtltxofm",
        "date": "2026-09-04T18:52:02.000Z"
      }
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    "name": "Collingsworth County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.61), 13 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
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      {
        "reason": "Donley County 0.74 · 54 km",
        "weight": 0.19069344651690548
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      {
        "reason": "Hall County 0.56 · 58 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Gray County 0.55 · 74 km",
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    "name": "Colorado County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition, named groups or moratorium activity is on record in Colorado County. Amazon-linked sites are advancing: 12 Comptroller-certified sites, and a TDLR filing for AWS Rockfish Columbus ($55.95M, 109,600 sq ft) shows 'Review Complete'.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:29.845Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 9994,
      "pres_2024_margin": 57.2,
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        "status": "planned",
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        "reason": "thin evidence, no opposition recorded",
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        "reason": "Amazon sites progressing quietly",
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      {
        "title": "Colorado County Data Centers — Power, Water & Politics | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/atlas/colorado",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
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      "Colorado County has 12 Comptroller-certified data center sites and 1 TDLR construction filing",
      "AWS Rockfish estimated cost is $55,950,000 for 109,600 square feet",
      "Nearby ERCOT queue capacity includes 1,115 MW Other, 603 MW Solar and 185 MW unknown fuel",
      "Sites fall in Columbus Independent School District (1,636 students, assessed value $2,259,814,795)",
      "Certified sites name Colorado County Underground Water Conservation District"
    ],
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    "name": "Comal County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "New Braunfels Mayor Michael French proposed a 90-day data center moratorium in August. Restrictive rules banning facilities over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone and requiring permits go to the Planning Commission Nov. 4 and Council Nov. 9/16. County commissioners voted 4-1 urging state review.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.55,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:15.348Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 103465,
      "pres_2024_margin": 45.5,
      "projects_60km": 46,
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        "name": "New Braunfels I-35 Hyperscale",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48091",
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      "operating_60km": 5,
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        "reason": "mayor pushing moratorium and restrictive rules",
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        "reason": "aquifer and water concerns",
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      {
        "reason": "county resolution 4-1",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "New Braunfels Planning Commission Nov. 4 guide: proposed ...",
        "url": "https://comal.news/news/new-braunfels-planning-commission-november-4-2026-meeting-preview",
        "date": "2026-10-30T14:57:18.000Z",
        "source": "Comal.News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "New Braunfels Data Center Rules: Setbacks, Aquifer Ban",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/new-braunfels-pushes-data-centers-into-heavy-industry-bars-them-from-aquifer-zone/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T16:28:07.000Z",
        "source": "Hoodline",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of New Braunfels to amend land use ordinance in ...",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/city-of-new-braunfels-to-amend-land-use-ordinance-in-effort-to-deter-data-centers/article_603ca1d6-0ac9-4350-aecd-ecf08967a149.html",
        "date": "2026-08-25T19:01:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald-Zeitung",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "House District 73 candidates Fox, Isaac speak to data centers in the Hill Country | News | herald-zeitung.com",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/house-district-73-candidates-fox-isaac-speak-to-data-centers-in-the-hill-country/article_2210d28b-8769-4d22-b719-93aed33143df.html",
        "date": "2026-08-14T20:32:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald-Zeitung",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Can Texas communities such as Cibolo find ways to ...",
        "url": "https://focusonsanantonio.com/can-texas-communities-such-as-cibolo-find-ways-to-regular-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-28T00:07:01.000Z",
        "source": "Focus On San Antonio",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Comal County commissioners ask state legislators to reconsider tax exemption for qualifying data centers | New Braunfels | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/new-braunfels/government/comal-county-commissioners-ask-state-legislators-to-reconsider-tax-exemption-for-qualifying-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T19:41:33.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Comal County seeks guidance from state regarding data center impacts | News | herald-zeitung.com",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/comal-county-seeks-guidance-from-state-regarding-data-center-impacts/article_34d1cf57-a0db-4e8e-ba93-d3b8b2009811.html",
        "date": "2026-05-15T17:52:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald-Zeitung",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Comal County passes resolution urging state study of data‑center impacts, commissioners split on effectiveness | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9035683/texas/comal-county/comal-county-passes-resolution-urging-state-study-of-datacenter-impacts-commissioners-split-on-effectiveness",
        "date": "2026-05-14T04:59:35.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Floating Docks and Data Centers on the Agenda for Thursday's Commissioners Court Meeting | My Canyon Lake",
        "url": "https://mycanyonlake.com/floating-docks-and-data-centers-on-the-agenda-for-thursdays-commissioners-court-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-05-12T05:32:10.000Z",
        "source": "My Canyon Lake",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas leads nation in proposed power plants for data centers, which would emit large amounts of greenhouse gases - The Texas Tribune",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/text/234878/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "The Texas Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We have to establish clear city regulation, municipal regulations before applications are filed [to preserve] city council's legal authority to protect New Braunfels' natural heritage and utility infrastructure.",
        "source": "Michael French, Mayor, New Braunfels",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/city-of-new-braunfels-to-amend-land-use-ordinance-in-effort-to-deter-data-centers/article_603ca1d6-0ac9-4350-aecd-ecf08967a149.html",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't believe that data centers belong anywhere around [the Hill Country] for a lot of reasons, but particularly because of our environment and the water crisis that we continue to have,",
        "source": "Merrie Fox, Democratic candidate, Texas House District 73",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/house-district-73-candidates-fox-isaac-speak-to-data-centers-in-the-hill-country/article_2210d28b-8769-4d22-b719-93aed33143df.html",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do know that one data center near Cedar Creek in Henderson County has already been denied because they did not meet these standards,",
        "source": "Carrie Isaac, Republican Texas House District 73 Rep.",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/house-district-73-candidates-fox-isaac-speak-to-data-centers-in-the-hill-country/article_2210d28b-8769-4d22-b719-93aed33143df.html",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't afford to fall behind,",
        "source": "Carrie Isaac, Republican Texas House District 73 Rep.",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/house-district-73-candidates-fox-isaac-speak-to-data-centers-in-the-hill-country/article_2210d28b-8769-4d22-b719-93aed33143df.html",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm angry about the process. Whether or not it was legally permissible to approve this administratively, the community and council should have known this was a real possibility, especially after being told it wasn't feasible,",
        "source": "Katie Cunningham, District 4 City Councilmember, Cibolo",
        "url": "https://focusonsanantonio.com/can-texas-communities-such-as-cibolo-find-ways-to-regular-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-28T00:07:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We already know that the state is 100% behind these data centers. Are we just [going to] go butt heads with the state? How do you think that's [going to] work for us? I don't think this resolution is [going to] do anything for us,",
        "source": "Scott Haag, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Comal County",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/new-braunfels/government/comal-county-commissioners-ask-state-legislators-to-reconsider-tax-exemption-for-qualifying-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T19:41:33.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, it seems like there's a lot of incentivizing for these things but then there's not a lot of accountability that we can hold at the local level,",
        "source": "Jen Crownover, Precinct 4 Commissioner, Comal County",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/new-braunfels/government/comal-county-commissioners-ask-state-legislators-to-reconsider-tax-exemption-for-qualifying-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T19:41:33.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What this [resolution] does is it asks the state to take a look at these things and give some direction, especially in areas where folks have PGMAs like we have in the county here,",
        "source": "Kevin Webb, Precinct 3 Commissioner, Comal County",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/new-braunfels/government/comal-county-commissioners-ask-state-legislators-to-reconsider-tax-exemption-for-qualifying-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T19:41:33.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just say no to data centers. New Braunfels has done well without them.",
        "source": "Rick Myrick, commenter",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/comal-county-seeks-guidance-from-state-regarding-data-center-impacts/article_34d1cf57-a0db-4e8e-ba93-d3b8b2009811.html",
        "date": "2026-05-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s not a request in here for additional authority for counties,",
        "source": "Webb",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/comal-county-seeks-guidance-from-state-regarding-data-center-impacts/article_34d1cf57-a0db-4e8e-ba93-d3b8b2009811.html",
        "date": "2026-05-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are state matters, these are things that the state controls and we don’t.",
        "source": "Webb",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/comal-county-seeks-guidance-from-state-regarding-data-center-impacts/article_34d1cf57-a0db-4e8e-ba93-d3b8b2009811.html",
        "date": "2026-05-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The state knows these issues, I don’t know that they’re going to change it,",
        "source": "Haag",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/comal-county-seeks-guidance-from-state-regarding-data-center-impacts/article_34d1cf57-a0db-4e8e-ba93-d3b8b2009811.html",
        "date": "2026-05-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people who live here have rights too,",
        "source": "Crownover",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/comal-county-seeks-guidance-from-state-regarding-data-center-impacts/article_34d1cf57-a0db-4e8e-ba93-d3b8b2009811.html",
        "date": "2026-05-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Together, we can find solutions at both the local and state level to empower our communities, to encourage wise growth, and to protect our water resources for generations to come,” she said on social media.",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, Texas State Rep.",
        "url": "https://mycanyonlake.com/floating-docks-and-data-centers-on-the-agenda-for-thursdays-commissioners-court-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-05-12T05:32:10.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We thought it was important to look at what the impact was, identify where they were located, and make sure that the public and decision makers are aware of this trend,",
        "source": "Jen Duggan, executive director of EIP",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/text/234878/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Adding more particulate matter and smog-forming air pollutants from these plants could worsen these existing health disparities,",
        "source": "Jen Duggan, executive director of EIP",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/text/234878/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The biggest impact will depend on where they are located,",
        "source": "Neil Carman, air quality expert",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/text/234878/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "New Braunfels Planning Commission is scheduled to review proposed data-center zoning rules on Nov. 4, 2026 at 6 p.m. and make a recommendation to City Council (item 26-1264).",
      "Current code does not define data centers and allows them in M-2 and M-2A, or by special use permit in M-1 and M-1A.",
      "The proposed amendment would require heavy industrial base zoning and a Type 2 special use permit, plus utility zero-impact letters, a noise study, a traffic analysis and a site plan.",
      "Staff lists Nov. 9 and Nov. 16, 2026 as planned City Council readings of the data-center amendment; these are not completed actions.",
      "New Braunfels draft rules include a 500-foot buffer from homes, a hard ban over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, a 55 decibel noise cap at residential property lines, and a Special Use Permit requirement for every new facility",
      "Chapter 144 has no data-center land-use definition, so facilities are allowed by right in M-2 and M-2A districts and need a Special Use Permit in M-1 and M-1A districts",
      "Planning Commission public hearing on the draft ordinance is set for November 4, with City Council first reading on November 9",
      "Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in September to halt environmental permitting for data centers statewide while ERCOT audits interconnection requests",
      "Guadalupe County commissioners voted 3-2 on February 24, 2026 to reject a $500 million property tax abatement for CloudBurst Texas LLC",
      "New Braunfels City Council discussed amending land use ordinances to deter data centers on Aug. 24, 2026",
      "Mayor French proposed an immediate 90-day moratorium under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 212",
      "City Attorney Nathan Brown said the moratorium would require two public hearings with 30 days notice and take at least 60 days to take effect",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott recently issued a moratorium on new data centers in Texas and called for an ERCOT and PUC audit",
      "San Marcos became the first city in Texas to fully ban data centers",
      "Gov. Abbott called for a moratorium on data centers on Aug. 3, 2026 until PUCT and ERCOT complete a verification and audit of data centers in ERCOT's interconnection process",
      "Guadalupe County recently approved a tax abatement and development agreement with Cloudburst Texas LLC; Comal County petitioned the state for research on data center impacts; the city of San Marcos voted for a citywide ban on new data centers",
      "Fox says lost sales tax revenue from data center exemptions grew from about $20 million in 2013 to $2 billion in 2026",
      "A data center near Cedar Creek in Henderson County was denied, according to Isaac",
      "Cibolo City Council discussed the proposed data center on July 28 and a town hall is scheduled for Aug. 17.",
      "Legacy Investing's proposed 50 MW Cibolo data center would be on the former San Antonio Karting Complex site.",
      "Hill County commissioners voted in mid-July to repeal a one-year data center moratorium after RCM Hill filed a $100 million lawsuit.",
      "Guadalupe County commissioners approved a $500 million tax abatement for CloudBurst last April.",
      "Comal County commissioners passed a resolution last May asking state lawmakers to repeal data center sales tax exemptions.",
      "Comal County commissioners approved a May 14 resolution in a 4-1 vote asking state legislators to review or repeal the state sales tax exemption for qualified data centers.",
      "The resolution asks the Texas Legislature to designate an independent assessment of regional water availability for counties with Priority Groundwater Management Areas to appropriate legislative committees.",
      "The resolution asks state officials to require full, transparent public reporting of expected water usage for proposed data center developments before final approval.",
      "A qualifying data center is a facility of at least 100,000 square feet, and its essential items are temporarily exempt from the state's 6.25% sales and use tax.",
      "Comal County Commissioners passed a resolution asking the state to research data center environmental impacts, require transparent water usage reports, and review or repeal the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers.",
      "The resolution says support for more data centers in counties with Priority Groundwater Management Areas should be conditioned on enforceable water safeguards.",
      "As of April 2026, Texas has more than 300 data centers with over 100 more on the way, per the Texas Tribune.",
      "The resolution does not request additional authority for counties.",
      "Comal County Commissioners approved a nonbinding resolution asking the State of Texas to evaluate the siting, water use, incentives and community impacts of data centers",
      "Comal County commissioners will consider a resolution asking the Texas Legislature for an interim study on data center water consumption and statewide resource-impact review rules.",
      "No data centers are currently planned for Comal County, according to the document.",
      "In March, Texas State Rep. Erin Zwiener formed a Hays County working group on challenges created by data centers.",
      "At least 74 gas-fired power plants of 100+ MW are planned nationally to supply data centers, 32 of them in Texas",
      "Planned plants are in Comal, Anderson, Bexar, Pecos, Caldwell and other Texas counties",
      "Texas plants could emit over 287 million tons of greenhouse gases annually",
      "At least 248 data center projects are planned in Texas per a Texas Tribune analysis",
      "San Marcos recently passed a ban on data centers"
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        "date": "2026-07-28T00:07:01.000Z"
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        "name": "Data Center Coalition",
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Comanche County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/comanche/",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Special-called Comanche County Commissioners Court | Outdoors | thecomanchechief.com",
        "url": "https://www.thecomanchechief.com/agriculture/outdoors/special-called-comanche-county-commissioners-court/article_3a863a75-a583-4111-9f17-3e00b7cd15e9.html",
        "date": "2026-10-05T20:30:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Comanche County Commissioners' Court highlighted by executive session on abatement | News | thecomanchechief.com",
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        "title": "Comanche County Commissioners Court share a little data center news and local volunteer fire departments paged to help area wildfires | News | thecomanchechief.com",
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        "date": "2026-09-04T13:19:00.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-07-29T20:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Data center is coming to Comanche County. But which one, AI or Cryptocurrency mining? | Outdoors | thecomanchechief.com",
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        "date": "2026-07-29T19:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "The Proposed Downing AI Data Center | Opinion | thecomanchechief.com",
        "url": "https://www.thecomanchechief.com/opinion/the-proposed-downing-ai-data-center/article_ddd2522b-4a5c-4096-9c97-f598bfd539e0.html",
        "date": "2026-07-27T17:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Comanche County Commissioners Court highlighted by Comanche Library grant news, county restoration, salary increase and request for data center abatement | News | thecomanchechief.com",
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        "date": "2026-07-17T16:50:00.000Z",
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        "text": "# NO DATA CENTERS OR GAS PLANTS IN THE PALUXY VALLEY\n\n- Channel: Protect Paluxy\n- Length: 02:15\n- Views: 222\n- Likes: 18\n- Published: 2026-02-09T19:23:23-08:00\n- Category: People & Blogs\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nAction needed! 📢 \n\nBrad Davis is on the ground at Prairie Creek located in The Paluxy Valley with a direct plea to our County Commissioners. 🦅\n\nProposed Data Center- Comanche Circle \nDeveloper - Sailfish Investors, Ryan Hughes \nEnergy - NRG submitted an application for a gas plant \n\n#hoodcounty #paluxyvalley #nodatacenters #watercrisis #somervellcounty\n\n## Transcript\n\nI hope that that you can hear the quiet.\nI hope that you can hear the peace.\nAll of that is at risk.\nAnd um because this proposed data center is just 100 yards from here and and the pollutants, the noise, uh the wildlife, no wildlife, deer, deer, white-tailed deer, red tail hawks, Rio Grand Turkey, the golden cheek warbler, an endangered species that calls this river valley This this is their nesting grou",
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        "text": "Judge Davis stated that the county is still in the drafting phase of the tax abatement, has not shared pertinent information with Capex, and is exploring all the help it can get.",
        "source": "Judge Davis, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.thecomanchechief.com/agriculture/outdoors/special-called-comanche-county-commissioners-court/article_3a863a75-a583-4111-9f17-3e00b7cd15e9.html",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
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        "text": "as of right now, our attorneys are still gathering information from the developer and drafting a proposed agreement.",
        "source": "Stephanie Davis, Comanche County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.thecomanchechief.com/news/comanche-county-commissioners-court-share-a-little-data-center-news-and-local-volunteer-fire-departments/article_9cb9d5da-1eb7-4a59-8978-ec52baa16ffc.html",
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        "text": "He wants to protect his generational ranch and urged the commissioners to vote no on an abatement.",
        "source": "Sam Alderman, Comanche County citizen",
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        "text": "He stated that there are large load connectors in Brown, Eastland, and Comanche Counties, and that data center growth is not slowing down, as Governor Abbott has stated that Texas is open for business.",
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        "url": "https://www.thecomanchechief.com/agriculture/outdoors/comanche-county-commissioners-court-highlighted-by-public-speaking-on-data-center-abatement/article_de497a18-cfa1-4122-8fcd-626012dcb7c8.html",
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        "text": "Judge Davis stated that citizens' concerns need to be heard and every project should receive careful scrutiny.",
        "source": "Stephanie Davis, Comanche County Judge",
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        "text": "This packet is an informational reference. It is not written to argue for or against the project.",
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        "text": "The county was notified that it will receive an abatement request for a data center in Comanche County on Monday, July 13, delivered by FedEx.",
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        "text": "I hope that you can hear the quiet.",
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        "text": "It's important that the county commissioners who can be the first ones to shut this down.",
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        "text": "Just deny the plans and um and let's let's preserve this unique property for and and this unique ecosystem for generations to come because it cannot be replaced.",
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      "Comanche County commissioners agreed at an Oct 1, 2026 special meeting to hire Capex Consulting Group for a potential tax abatement with Innomatrix, LLC's data center.",
      "Special court meeting set for Oct 30, 2026 at 9 a.m. with executive session and possible action on Innomatrix's tax abatement application.",
      "Special court meeting set for Nov 3, 2026 at 9 a.m. with executive session on the Innomatrix abatement application; outcome not yet reported.",
      "The site tracks 0 verified projects in Comanche County and 1 unconfirmed lead.",
      "Comanche County Commissioners held a special-called meeting on October 1, 2026 to secure a consulting agreement with Capex Consulting Group for the potential tax abatement for Innomatrix, LLC's data center.",
      "Innomatrix, LLC filed an application for tax abatement, discussed in executive session at the meeting.",
      "Chapter 312 draft agreement could require the data center to pay for legal, engineering, and water costs.",
      "Comanche County Commissioners' Court went into executive session at 9:10 a.m. on Sept. 21, 2026 about a tax abatement application for a possible data center.",
      "The court resumed regular agenda items at 11:20 a.m.",
      "No action was taken during the executive session and no updates were given.",
      "The court and lawyers are still going over the draft.",
      "Comanche County received a tax abatement application from Innomatrix, LLC; no closed session needed as there was no new information",
      "County attorneys are drafting a proposed agreement with the developer for the Downing data center",
      "Any agreement will be posted on the county website and a public hearing scheduled 30 days after posting",
      "Comanche County received the data center abatement request on July 13, 2026",
      "Commissioners' Court met July 27, 2026 at the Comanche County Annex after about 80 people gathered",
      "10 people signed up for public comments on the possible data center abatement",
      "The court approved retaining Allison, Bass and Magee for representation on the InnoMatrix, LLC data center",
      "Downing data center site lies between Comanche and De Leon off TX HWY 16 and would be a 60MW facility.",
      "Comanche County's only incentive tool is abatement; it has higher property tax and a 0.5% sales tax that neighboring counties lack.",
      "De Leon ISD would not qualify for Chapter 313 or Chapter 403 abatement; the project is not in Comanche ISD.",
      "Project expected to bring 200 to 400 workers during construction and about 25 permanent jobs.",
      "Rising Star was the first choice site but the land deal could not be acquired.",
      "Innomatrix, LLC filed a tax abatement application with Comanche County on July 13, 2026, and appears on the July 27, 2026 Commissioners' Court agenda.",
      "Comanche County's 2023 Tax Abatement Guidelines require a public hearing, at least 30 days published notice, and a $10 million minimum net benefit.",
      "The earliest properly noticed public hearing is roughly mid to late August 2026.",
      "Without an abatement, the developer is described as likely to build a crypto mine instead of the data center.",
      "Comanche County Commissioners Court received notice on July 13, 2026 of a data center tax abatement request delivered by FedEx",
      "The project would cover around 1,700 acres near Proctor, Texas",
      "Construction is estimated at 18 months, with about 120 vehicles per day at peak",
      "Proposed data center called Comanche Circle is about 100 yards from Prairie Creek in the Paluxy Valley",
      "Developer is listed as Sailfish Investors, Ryan Hughes",
      "NRG submitted an application for a gas plant",
      "Opponents say the site is nesting ground for the endangered golden-cheeked warbler"
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    "summary": "On Jan 13, 2026, a city council voted 6-1 to rezone a 345-acre US Highway 67 parcel to Light Manufacturing and amend the plan to Industrial. Data center talk was limited to public comment, frustrating residents; no opposition groups or petitions are reported.",
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        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/city-council-approves-rezoning-6-1-district-4-votes-no/",
        "date": "2026-01-13T18:17:33.000Z",
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        "text": "I think we need to be on board with the rest of the counties to get a handle on the data centers that are coming in.",
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        "text": "The way it's set up right now, when and if they do start working on these areas … there's no requirement at this time to come to the court and explain why or where",
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        "text": "There's strength in numbers, or there should be",
        "source": "Gary Hollowell, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-wanting-upcoming-data-centers-035900376.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
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      "Cooke County Commissioners Court approved a resolution asking the state of Texas to enact measures giving counties a greater say in how data centers are run.",
      "The resolution says data centers use a lot of water and electricity, straining surrounding communities.",
      "The resolution asks the state to address water and electricity use and the use of tax incentives for data centers.",
      "Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking state lawmakers to require data center and battery storage developers to consult counties before siting projects",
      "Resolution (Item 14) cites concerns about water and energy use, groundwater, and battery storage firefighting risks",
      "Speaker 2 said counties currently have little to no input when data center projects arrive",
      "On May 11, 2026 the Cooke County Commissioners Court adopted a 5-0 resolution urging state legislators to increase county oversight and regulation of data centers and battery storage facilities due to high water and energy consumption",
      "Cooke County Commissioners Court approved a resolution on May 11, 2026 calling for enhanced regulation of data centers in Texas",
      "Resolution opposes open-loop evaporative cooling and high-volume potable water use in large data centers in Cooke County and other water-constrained regions",
      "Resolution asks the Governor and Legislature to study data center impacts, consider a special session, and give counties and municipalities land use authority",
      "Resolution notes Texas counties lack general zoning authority over data centers in unincorporated areas",
      "Resolution urges independent impact analysis of grid, water, farmland, and infrastructure costs before any project proceeds",
      "Cooke County Commissioners Court approved a resolution asking Texas to give counties a greater say in data center operations.",
      "About five or six properties in Cooke County are currently being considered for data centers, per Commissioner Hollowell.",
      "Wise and Johnson counties have passed similar resolutions.",
      "The resolution urges statewide standards favoring closed-loop cooling or non-potable water use.",
      "The resolution says Cooke County is not opposed to data centers but opposes development that lacks adequate safeguards to protect county resources."
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    "name": "Coryell County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.73,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On April 28, 2026, Coryell County commissioners tabled a resolution from Commissioner Scott Weddle, modeled on Johnson County's, to pause data centers until the state finishes more research. County Judge Roger Miller cited property rights concerns and asked for impact data.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:38.013Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 23911,
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      {
        "reason": "commissioner-proposed ban resolution",
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        "reason": "resolution tabled, judge cites property rights",
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        "reason": "no organized local group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Coryell County Calls For Stricter Rules On Data Centers",
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        "date": "2026-04-28T22:55:27.000Z",
        "source": "US105 FM",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Coryell County commissioners vote to pause proposed ban on data centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/coryell-county/coryell-county-commissioners-vote-to-pause-proposed-ban-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-28T22:52:59.000Z",
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      {
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC4jJLfs87U",
        "text": "# Coryell County commissioners vote to pause proposed ban on data centers\n\n- Channel: 25 News KXXV\n- Length: 01:52\n- Views: 55\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2026-04-29T09:01:10-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: krhd, kxxv, local news, news\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nCoryell County commissioners vote to pause proposed ban on data centers\n\n## Transcript\n\nIn Gatesville, I'm your n Mariah Williams. I'm in C commissioners met to pres data centers, but the pus not a, it's not a law. It really at times not even call to action. As commun Texas figure out how to d of data centers, Corio Co voted on Tuesday to hold ban on data centers in ou abilities we have as a co one. Avenue is to drive t House and Senate. Our per data centers are doing to counties. The court says in-depth conversations on ban and determine how muc should have over these ty when we start using the w the government come in an do on my property and wha it even goes to the exten I fundamentally don't lik now we are im",
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      {
        "text": "It's not a law, it's not a statute, uh, it's really at times not even a policy. It is a call to action,",
        "source": "Scott Waddle, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/coryell-county/coryell-county-commissioners-vote-to-pause-proposed-ban-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
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      {
        "text": "Our commissioners, they're, they're from here. They're small-town people.",
        "source": "Christine Littlefield, resident",
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        "text": "I’m glad that they're taking the initiative to investigate further,",
        "source": "Christine Littlefield, resident",
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      "Coryell County commissioners voted Tuesday to hold off on a proposed resolution banning data centers in the county",
      "Commissioners said they will have in-depth conversations on a ban and determine how much say the county should have over data centers",
      "The resolution would not be a law, only a call to action directed at the Texas House and Senate",
      "Texas Senate Bill 6 was passed in 2025 and requires data centers to contribute to grid improvements, scale back during power emergencies and disclose water use.",
      "Coryell County commissioners discussed a resolution urging the Texas Legislature to adopt tighter data center restrictions.",
      "Commissioner Scott Weddle proposed modeling the resolution on one recently approved in Johnson County.",
      "County Judge Roger Miller wants data on the impacts of data centers and raised private property rights concerns.",
      "Coryell County commissioners voted on Tuesday (2026-04-28 report) to table a resolution to ban data centers countywide.",
      "Any resolution would not be a 100 percent ban; it would pause proposed data centers at the county level until the state of Texas completes further research.",
      "Coryell would be the first county in the Central Texas region to pass a data center ban.",
      "Johnson County and Wise County have passed similar legislation.",
      "Central Texas data center development efforts include Temple, Killeen, Waco and Hillsboro."
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    "name": "Cottle County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.7,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Aetheris' Project Matter, a 96 MW data center with a 180 MW gas plant on LDS-owned Triangle Ranch near Paducah, seeks a tax abatement; a Commissioners Court hearing is noticed for Nov. 9, 2026. Judge Karl Holloway says residents are split; no local opposition group is named.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:03.808Z",
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48101",
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        "reason": "county previously approved crypto/solar abatements despite pushback",
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        "reason": "no organized local group; opposition thin",
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        "reason": "residents split per county judge; well-attended planning meeting",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Aetheris Proposes 96MW Data Center With 180MW Gas Plant on Ranch Land in Cottle County | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/stories/aetheris-cottle-county-project-matter-data-center",
        "date": "2026-11-07T09:47:16.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Church-owned ranchland near Paducah eyed for data center | KTYT 107.5 Texarkana",
        "url": "https://ktytradio.com/news/church-owned-ranchland-near-paducah-eyed-for-data-center",
        "date": "2026-11-06T18:38:59.000Z",
        "source": "KTYT 107.5 Texarkana",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Data center proposed on Texas land owned by LDS Church — Utah News",
        "url": "https://utah.news/article/446A7C96-BB13-43BD-8277-FF5691D79A2C",
        "date": "2026-11-06T13:40:07.000Z",
        "source": "Salt Lake Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center proposed on Texas land owned by LDS Church",
        "url": "https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/11/06/data-center-proposed-texas-land/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Salt Lake Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Latter-day Saints Farmland Reserve to Lease Part of Triangle Ranch for Proposed Data Center Near Paducah, Texas",
        "url": "https://christp2p.com/kingdom-news/latter-day-saints-farmland-reserve-to-lease-part-of-triangle-ranch-for-proposed-data-center-near-paducah-texas/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Christ P2P",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Pumping the Brakes on AI | Calf News",
        "url": "https://calfnews.net/beyond-the-ranch-gate/pumping-the-brakes-on-ai/",
        "date": "2026-10-09T10:00:53.000Z",
        "source": "Calf News",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Cottle County Sued Over Approval of Solar and Crypto Mining Projects",
        "url": "https://blocktribune.com/cottle-county-sued-over-approval-of-solar-and-crypto-mining-projects/",
        "date": "2024-03-26T19:06:38.000Z",
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        "text": "Some who are for it, some who are against,",
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        "url": "https://christp2p.com/kingdom-news/latter-day-saints-farmland-reserve-to-lease-part-of-triangle-ranch-for-proposed-data-center-near-paducah-texas/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "It depends on what their actual personal issue is, so it can vary a lot.",
        "source": "Karl Holloway, Cottle County Judge",
        "url": "https://christp2p.com/kingdom-news/latter-day-saints-farmland-reserve-to-lease-part-of-triangle-ranch-for-proposed-data-center-near-paducah-texas/",
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        "text": "It varies who you talk to. … Some who are for it, some who are against. It depends on what their actual personal issue is, so it can vary a lot.",
        "source": "Karl Holloway, Cottle County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/11/06/data-center-proposed-texas-land/",
        "date": "2026-11-06",
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      {
        "text": "We will independently source 100% of the water required for construction, startup and operations from outside Cottle County.",
        "source": "Aetheris leadership, Developer, Oct. 19 letter",
        "url": "https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/11/06/data-center-proposed-texas-land/",
        "date": "2026-10-19",
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      {
        "text": "I surmise a mega-size data center is just beyond the horizon!",
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        "date": "2026-10-09",
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      "Farmland Reserve would lease up to 3,710 acres; Phase 1 covers 729 acres and full buildout could reach 4,252 acres.",
      "Aetheris seeks a Chapter 312 tax abatement of up to 10 years from the Cottle County Commissioners Court.",
      "Tax-abatement consideration is noticed for Nov. 9, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.",
      "Aetheris open letters dated Oct. 19 and Oct. 26, 2026 addressed water, sound, light and heat mitigation.",
      "Aetheris could lease up to 3,710 acres of Triangle Ranch from Farmland Reserve, which holds about 100,000 acres.",
      "First phase would use 729 acres, growing to 4,252 acres in later phases, including 542 acres from another county landowner.",
      "Aetheris plans a 96 MW data center with a 180 MW natural gas plant.",
      "Aetheris says all water would come from outside Cottle County and promised millions in payments to county accounts.",
      "Cottle County commissioners will hold a public hearing Monday on the tax abatement agreement.",
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      "Triangle Ranch is located outside the town of Paducah in the Texas Panhandle",
      "The land opened up for construction totals thousands of acres",
      "Farmland Reserve would lease up to 3,710 acres of its roughly 100,000-acre Triangle Ranch portion for a 96 MW data center",
      "Phase one spans 729 acres; future phases could reach 4,252 acres including 542 acres from another landowner",
      "Developer Aetheris plans a 180 MW natural gas plant on the leased land",
      "Aetheris seeks a property tax abatement of up to a decade, subject to county commissioners' approval",
      "Aetheris held a town hall at Paducah High School in May",
      "Farmland Reserve would lease up to 3,710 acres of its roughly 100,000-acre portion of Triangle Ranch to Aetheris",
      "Project Matter is a 96-megawatt data center about 15 miles east of Paducah",
      "Aetheris plans a 180-megawatt natural gas plant on the leased land",
      "First phase spans 729 acres; full buildout could reach 4,252 acres",
      "Aetheris held a town hall at Paducah High School in May",
      "Thalia Solar project in Cottle County would provide electricity equivalent to the needs of 40,000 homes, per the article",
      "Cottle County population is 1,380, with about 1,000 living in Paducah",
      "A local planning commission meeting on re-platting and zoning for a natural gas energy project drew upwards of 60 people",
      "Complaint filed March 11, 2024 in Texas federal court against Cottle County and County Judge Karl Holloway by the William Q. Richards Estate and Regina Ferguson Richards",
      "Richards family owns 1,244 acres in Cottle County; 495 acres were included in the reinvestment zones",
      "County approved the reinvestment zones and tax abatement agreements in March 2022",
      "Agreements allegedly allow 45 megawatts of electricity generation for crypto mining",
      "Plaintiffs seek damages and want the zones and agreements declared void"
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "reason": "Dickens County 0.57 · 48 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Floyd County 0.58 · 55 km",
        "weight": 0.18716901172798261
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      {
        "reason": "Lynn County 0.74 · 70 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Motley County 0.75 · 72 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Hale County 0.62 · 74 km",
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    "name": "Culberson County",
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    "summary": "In May 2026, Van Horn Strong said a 47-page Culberson County Airport lease lets CCAV begin data center construction around month 12, and criticized closed-door NDAs, no public vote and a pending EDC shakeup. Local officials had not responded.",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:41.310Z",
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        "title": "Van Horn group alleges AI data center plans tied to airport lease, criticizes pending EDC shakeup – Big Bend Reporter formerly Big Bend Times",
        "url": "https://bigbendtimes.com/2026/05/25/van-horn-group-alleges-ai-data-center-plans-tied-to-airport-lease-criticizes-pending-edc-shakeup/",
        "date": "2026-05-25T06:05:51.000Z",
        "source": "Big Bend Reporter",
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      {
        "title": "Hut 8: Culberson County, TX Data Center",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/hut-8-culberson-county-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hut 8 Corp: Hut 8 Salt Creek",
        "url": "https://www.datacenters.com/hut-8-corp-hut-8-salt-creek",
        "date": null,
        "source": "datacenters.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Culberson County Airport AI data center (CCAV lease) Data Center Project | Van Horn | Compute Equity Atlas",
        "url": "https://trackdatacenters.io/projects/culberson-county-airport-ai-data-center-ccav-lease-van-horn-tx-tx-0234",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Compute Equity Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hut 8 Salt Creek - TX | datacenter.fyi",
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        "date": null,
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      "A 47-page airport lease reportedly lets CCAV begin data center construction about 12 months into the contract.",
      "Van Horn Strong claims the lease needs no further approval from the public or the Van Horn Economic Development Corp.",
      "The group claims the Van Horn Economic Development Board will be replaced after action by the newly seated city council.",
      "Local officials had not publicly responded as of publication.",
      "Hut 8's Culberson County, TX site was built in 2024 and is listed as fully operational",
      "Hut 8 estimates construction buildout cost of $275,000 per MW, totaling $17.3 million capital expenditure",
      "Baxtel lists Hut 8: Salt Creek at 0.00 miles from the Culberson County site",
      "Hut 8 announced energization of Salt Creek in April 2024 as a 63 MW facility for self-mining.",
      "Hut 8 completed greenfield development and energization just over three months after breaking ground.",
      "Hut 8 relocated miners from Kearney and Granbury to Salt Creek.",
      "The site is in Culberson County, Texas, near Orla.",
      "47-page Culberson County Airport lease naming CCAV includes Exhibit E stating 'Data Center Construction (Start Month 12)'",
      "Van Horn Strong alleges AI data center plans tied to airport lease, citing closed-door NDAs and no public vote",
      "Capacity, developer identity beyond 'CCAV', and utility arrangement are not known",
      "Culberson County owns the airport land (public land)",
      "A pending Culberson County EDC shakeup was criticized",
      "Hut 8 Salt Creek is an operational data center with 63 MW of power capacity in Culberson County, TX",
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      "Grid operator is Rio Grande Electric Coop, INC"
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      {
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        "url": "https://bigbendtimes.com/2026/05/25/van-horn-group-alleges-ai-data-center-plans-tied-to-airport-lease-criticizes-pending-edc-shakeup/",
        "date": "2026-05-25T06:05:51.000Z"
      }
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    "label": "high",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:40.137Z",
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        "title": "New data center to be powered by wind",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/story/10746929/new-data-center-to-be-powered-by-wind/",
        "date": "2009-07-18T02:22:55.000Z",
        "source": "NewsChannel 10",
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      "Baryonyx Corporation plans to lease 8,064 acres of Permanent School Fund land in Dallam County, Texas",
      "Data center expected to draw all its power from 100 wind turbines",
      "Excess power would be sold to area power grids",
      "Texas expected to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars from the lease for schools, prisons and cities"
    ],
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    "name": "Dallas County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Mesquite's council denied a data center rezoning in March 2026 and now requires conditional use permits. In Dallas, Justice for Joppa and Downwinders at Risk oppose a noisy Joppa facility, and five council members sought a moratorium vote. Lancaster and Irving keep approving projects.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:29.026Z",
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        "reason": "Mesquite denial and CUP ordinance",
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      {
        "reason": "organized local group (Justice for Joppa)",
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      {
        "title": "Texas AI data center pause looms under new governor | Dallas County Herald",
        "url": "https://dallascountyherald.com/article/texas-ai-data-center-pause-looms-under-new-governor/",
        "date": "2026-11-05T12:19:09.000Z",
        "source": "Dallas County Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers would get their own zoning rules, with noise studies and water-free cooling, under a staff plan going to council members Monday | Dallas",
        "url": "https://dallastx.city/article/data-centers-would-get-their-own-zoning-rules-with-noise-studies-and-water-free-cooling-under-a-staff-plan-going-to-council-members-monday",
        "date": "2026-10-30T22:42:09.000Z",
        "source": "Dallas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Dallas' Joppa area could restrict data centers, add housing",
        "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-local-government/article/dallas-joppa-area-restrict-data-centers-reduce-22486242.php",
        "date": "2026-10-21T17:13:33.000Z",
        "source": "The Dallas Morning News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Joppa residents, advocates call for stronger protections against data centers | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/02/joppa-residents-advocates-call-for-stronger-protections-against-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T16:56:01.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Southern Dallas neighborhood 'begging to be part of the process' amid data center fight",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/southern-dallas-neighborhood-begging-to-be-part-of-the-process-amid-data-center-fight-40719881/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T15:00:53.000Z",
        "source": "Dallas Observer",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "'Slap in the face': Joppa residents raise concerns over noisy new data center | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-09-18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-18T12:54:13.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "'Slap in the face': Joppa residents raise concerns over noisy new data center | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/09/18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T11:54:13.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Dallas weighs data center rules amid statewide debate | Dallas",
        "url": "https://dallastx.city/article/dallas-news-data-center-dallas-rules-2027-legislative-session-22417922",
        "date": "2026-09-06T21:23:37.000Z",
        "source": "Dallas News",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Dallas Council Members Seek New Rules Around Data ...",
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        "date": "2026-08-18T23:03:57.000Z",
        "source": "The Dallas Morning News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Dallas Council Member calls for a review of data centers | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/dallas-council-member-calls-review-of-data-center-inside-texas-politics/287-80938faf-9c19-4e3a-a78b-d339e79f6bf5",
        "date": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
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      {
        "title": "Dallas could consider new regulations for data centers – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-could-begin-process-to-regulate-data-centers/4061811/",
        "date": "2026-08-13T02:04:00.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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      {
        "title": "Dallas County, TX Data Centers: 130 Facilities Tracked",
        "url": "https://dcmap.us/counties/dallas-county-tx/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "dcmap.us",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Dallas County data centers | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/counties/dallas/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Dallas County, Texas · SignalData",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/tx/data-centers/dallas/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Dallas County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/dallas/",
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        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Provident Data Centers Projects and Hyperscale Expansion",
        "url": "https://dcpulse.com/projects/companyprofiles/provident-data-centers-projects",
        "date": null,
        "source": "DCPulse",
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    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9trJt9ovY50",
        "text": "642 your time right now President Joe Biden has signed a new executive order that will make data centers a bigger part of our future. The order will provide federal support to address massive energy needs for these data centers. As artificial intelligence grows. It will also direct federal agencies to scout out these sites for companies to build these centers, which house servers and other components to run artificial intelligence. The president says he wants the U.S. To be a leader in AI, technology and semiconductor manufacturing. Meanwhile, Dallas-Fort Worth is becoming the next hot spot for these data centers, with several already in operation. And today, the city of Irving cuts the ribbon on a new one trying to set the bar for sustainability. And that's where we find NBC 5's Alanna Quillen for us live this morning with some insight. Hi there Alanna. Yeah, DFW actually is the second largest data center market in all of North America. And this new center that is opening here in Irvi",
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        "text": "So I think we'll still become number one, we tend to do that. We're number on in wind, we're number in batteries, we're in solar, we'll probably be number one in data centers. These things all go hand in hand.",
        "source": "Michael Webber, energy policy researcher at the University of Texas at Austin",
        "url": "https://dallascountyherald.com/article/texas-ai-data-center-pause-looms-under-new-governor/",
        "date": "2026-11-05T12:19:09.000Z",
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        "text": "Planning staff want the city's zoning code to treat data centers as their own land use for the first time, with noise studies, water-free cooling and buffers from homes required for the bigger projects.",
        "source": "Lena Stroud",
        "url": "https://dallastx.city/article/data-centers-would-get-their-own-zoning-rules-with-noise-studies-and-water-free-cooling-under-a-staff-plan-going-to-council-members-monday",
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      {
        "text": "Less dust, fewer trucks, no new heavy industry or data centers,",
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        "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-local-government/article/dallas-joppa-area-restrict-data-centers-reduce-22486242.php",
        "date": "2026-10-21T17:13:33.000Z",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I don't think you can just wipe out industry,\" Thomas has said.",
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        "date": "2026-10-21T17:13:33.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, facilities just like the ones in Joppa are sliding through municipal approval under the generic utility company utility use designation.",
        "source": "Venton Jones, Texas state Rep.",
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        "date": "2026-10-02T16:56:01.000Z",
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        "text": "Dallas cannot leave its municipal front door open while the state steps back to assess and look at the big picture regarding data centers in our state.",
        "source": "Venton Jones, Texas state Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/02/joppa-residents-advocates-call-for-stronger-protections-against-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T16:56:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can pop up sporadically across the city without any checks and balances.",
        "source": "Caleb Roberts, executive director, Downwinders at Risk",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/02/joppa-residents-advocates-call-for-stronger-protections-against-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T16:56:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "That's why it was not flagged because the owner of the data center lied.",
        "source": "Claudia Denise Fowler, resident and local influencer",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/02/joppa-residents-advocates-call-for-stronger-protections-against-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T16:56:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We're here today just pleading and begging to be a part of the process.",
        "source": "Emmanuel Davis, resident and co-chair of Justice for Joppa",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/southern-dallas-neighborhood-begging-to-be-part-of-the-process-amid-data-center-fight-40719881/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you have any type of zoning that allows for warehouses for utilities, you can have this nearby.",
        "source": "Caleb Roberts, executive director of Downwinders at Risk",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/southern-dallas-neighborhood-begging-to-be-part-of-the-process-amid-data-center-fight-40719881/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is about balance, common sense, and responsible growth.",
        "source": "Johnson, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/southern-dallas-neighborhood-begging-to-be-part-of-the-process-amid-data-center-fight-40719881/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot allow facilities to quietly multiply in our Dallas neighborhoods while our regulatory framework remains decades behind this technology.",
        "source": "Venton Jones, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/southern-dallas-neighborhood-begging-to-be-part-of-the-process-amid-data-center-fight-40719881/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not garbage dumps in the city. We are human beings.",
        "source": "Julio Chaparro, Joppa resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/02/joppa-residents-advocates-call-for-stronger-protections-against-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The community knew nothing about it,” Fowler said.",
        "source": "Denise Fowler",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-09-18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's just putting everybody in a daze, so like what's really going on, you know?",
        "source": "Emmanuel Davis, Joppa resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-09-18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel that if we would have known that it was coming we would have had some fight or pushback.",
        "source": "Miriam Fields",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-09-18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because that use is allowed under the existing zoning, there was no zoning change that required approval from the City Plan Commission or City Council,",
        "source": "Tabitha Wheeler, city planning commission member",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-09-18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The community knew nothing about it,",
        "source": "Denise Fowler, Joppa resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/09/18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's just putting everybody in a daze, so like what's really going on, you know?",
        "source": "Emmanuel Davis, Joppa resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/09/18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel that if we would have known that it was coming we would have had some fight or pushback.",
        "source": "Miriam Fields, Joppa resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/09/18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because that use is allowed under the existing zoning, there was no zoning change that required approval from the City Plan Commission or City Council,",
        "source": "Tabitha Wheeler, City of Dallas planning commission member",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/09/18/slap-in-the-face-joppa-residents-raise-concerns-over-noisy-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "City planning director Emily Liu emphasized during a public briefing that local governments have limited authority to address all aspects of the industry.",
        "source": "Emily Liu, City planning director",
        "url": "https://dallastx.city/article/dallas-news-data-center-dallas-rules-2027-legislative-session-22417922",
        "date": "2026-09-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "holistic policy",
        "source": "Kathryn Guerra, Environmental commission chair",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/policy/dallas-council-members-seek-new-rules-around-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-18T23:03:57.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "fall short of a more modern local regulatory landscape",
        "source": "Council members, Dallas City Council",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/policy/dallas-council-members-seek-new-rules-around-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This whole industry has blown up so quickly that the zoning and the planning for this type of use has not been able to keep up with it,",
        "source": "Chad West, District 1 Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/dallas-council-member-calls-review-of-data-center-inside-texas-politics/287-80938faf-9c19-4e3a-a78b-d339e79f6bf5",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
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        "text": "Currently, data centers are allowed by-right in many non-residential areas with little oversight.",
        "source": "Chad West, Dallas City Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-could-begin-process-to-regulate-data-centers/4061811/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "I am hopeful we can amend the code to give Dallas residents and council more say on if and how data centers are to be built in our city.",
        "source": "Chad West, Dallas City Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/dallas-could-begin-process-to-regulate-data-centers/4061811/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      "Governor-Elect Gina Hinojosa called for a moratorium on new AI data center construction during her campaign, to remain until the Texas Legislature passes laws granting local communities more authority.",
      "State permitting for new data centers was already on hold before the November election after Governor Greg Abbott ordered a pause for state agencies to audit projects focused on grid impact.",
      "Analysts previously expected permitting to resume in December after the audit was completed.",
      "The next governor is scheduled to take office in December, a month after the current review is set to conclude.",
      "Dallas planning staff propose defining data centers as their own zoning use, with a briefing set for the City Council Economic Development Committee on Monday, Nov. 2.",
      "Proposed standards require a 72-hour noise study, closed-loop or water-free cooling, a 30-foot landscape buffer abutting residential property, and acoustic enclosures within 250 feet of the lot line for new open-land projects and any project over 1 million square feet.",
      "Council members requested the review in an Aug. 11 memo signed by five of them.",
      "The first draft of Dallas's zoning code rewrite, due later that week, leaves the data center section marked Reserved; any code change would still need public hearings and a council vote.",
      "City planners are looking to remove industrial zoning in Joppa, a freedman's town in Dallas, and rezone to restrict data centers and add housing.",
      "Last month, a small, unmanned data center drew community outrage in Joppa.",
      "A new state law requires the Joppa zoning to allow for apartments.",
      "The Danik Data Center in Joppa, Dallas was completed in 2025 and residents say it caught the community off guard",
      "Jones called on Dallas officials to enact an immediate local moratorium on new data center approvals and permits",
      "The city says the facility was permitted as utility industrial use but its certificate of occupancy classifies it as a communications exchange facility",
      "Residents said utility bills rose after the data center began operating",
      "Dallas city planners are considering rezoning Joppa as part of the Joppa Authorized Hearing",
      "On Sept. 16, five Dallas City Council members submitted a memo to Mayor Eric Johnson requesting a record vote on a data center moratorium",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide moratorium on data center development and called for a grid audit in early August",
      "Under Dallas building code, data centers can be built by right in most non-residential or commercial areas without public hearing",
      "San Marcos became the first Texas city to approve an overarching ban on new data centers in June",
      "Matter referred to the Economic Development Committee; next week's committee meeting was canceled",
      "Joppa residents said they were unaware the data center was being built near their neighborhood",
      "The data center sits in an industrial area zoned for utility use, so no zoning change or council approval was required",
      "Residents Fields and Fowler plan a community meeting about the data center before the end of 2026",
      "KERA reached out to the city of Dallas for comment on permitting; no response is reported in the article",
      "A small data center in the Joppa neighborhood of southeast Dallas was built near homes and makes noise like a jet taking off",
      "The facility is named Danik Data Center in a public registry and is owned by Mahesh Patel",
      "The property is zoned industrial for utility use, so no zoning change or council approval was required",
      "Residents Fields and Fowler plan a community meeting about the data center before the end of 2026",
      "Existing Dallas data centers generate over $10 million annually in property taxes, according to a city briefing.",
      "Under existing Dallas codes, data centers are classified as communications exchange facilities and permitted by right in many districts.",
      "The city currently hosts 23 data center facilities, including a cluster in downtown Dallas.",
      "A North Central Texas Council of Governments survey found nearly 80% of responding cities and counties believe current infrastructure cannot support further development without significant upgrades.",
      "State lawmakers plan to study data center water usage and evaluate state sales tax exemptions when the Legislature convenes in 2027.",
      "Chad West and four other Dallas council members submitted a memo asking city staff to consider development code changes and place the matter on a council voting agenda within 30 days",
      "Dallas already has about a dozen data centers, but many are smaller facilities",
      "Communications exchange facilities are allowed in many nonresidential and mixed-use zoning districts, so some data centers may not require City Plan Commission or City Council approval",
      "Proposed facilities have faced opposition in Keller, Red Oak and Westlake, and Fort Worth has taken steps toward a data center moratorium",
      "Dallas Council Member Chad West organized a public hearing to begin reviewing data centers in the city of Dallas",
      "West requested the plan commission review zoning for where data centers should or should not be located"
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        "url": "https://dallascountyherald.com/article/texas-ai-data-center-pause-looms-under-new-governor/",
        "date": "2026-11-05T12:19:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Downwinders at Risk",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/02/joppa-residents-advocates-call-for-stronger-protections-against-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T16:56:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Justice for Joppa",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/southern-dallas-neighborhood-begging-to-be-part-of-the-process-amid-data-center-fight-40719881/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T15:00:53.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Dallas environmental commission",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/policy/dallas-council-members-seek-new-rules-around-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-18T23:03:57.000Z"
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    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Dawson County News reported in July–August 2026 that county leaders adopted land-use rules meant to make it harder for data centers to locate there. That outlet may cover a different Dawson County. No local opposition group or contested project is documented.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:55.391Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "What rules are in Dawson’s new guidelines for data centers - Dawson County News",
        "url": "https://www.dawsonnews.com/news/growth-development/what-rules-are-in-dawsons-new-guidelines-for-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:06:42.000Z",
        "source": "Dawson County News",
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      {
        "title": "Dawson officials set to vote on data center rules - Dawson County News",
        "url": "https://www.dawsonnews.com/news/growth-development/dawson-officials-set-to-vote-on-data-center-rules/",
        "date": "2026-07-10T17:29:15.000Z",
        "source": "Dawson County News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Dawson County data centers · GRIDLINE",
        "url": "https://data-centers.dish.codes/jurisdictions/dawson-county-tx",
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        "source": "GRIDLINE",
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      }
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      "Dawson County's newest land use rules will make it more difficult for future data centers to locate in the county.",
      "Dawson County leaders are reviewing proposed rules to curb the chance of data centers in the area.",
      "Dawson County leaders are reviewing proposed rules to legally curb the chance of data centers in the area.",
      "Locals have another chance to share their thoughts on the proposed data center rules.",
      "Dawson officials are set to vote on the data center rules.",
      "GRIDLINE tracks 1 project in Dawson County, TX, with 0 operating and 0 permitted or under construction",
      "Klondike Pad 1 is an unreviewed data center candidate discovered from a permit record",
      "No legislative record is retained for Dawson County in this source"
    ],
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    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Deaf Smith County commissioners unanimously granted tax abatements to Google and IP Roman Gas on June 23, 2026, and the hospital district followed on July 23 (one no, one abstention). Hundreds attended meetings, but only scattered residents voiced water concerns.",
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        "title": "Hospital board approves tax abatements for Google, Intersect Power | The High Plains Brand",
        "url": "https://www.thecastrocountynews.com/hereford-brand-news/hospital-board-approves-tax-abatements-google-intersect-power",
        "date": "2026-08-01T22:36:12.000Z",
        "source": "The High Plains Brand",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Q&A | The High Plains Brand",
        "url": "https://www.thecastrocountynews.com/hereford-brand-news/qa",
        "date": "2026-07-22T15:03:50.000Z",
        "source": "Hereford Brand",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Public meeting on proposed Google data center in Hereford set for Thursday",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/07/21/public-meeting-proposed-google-data-center-hereford-set-thursday/",
        "date": "2026-07-21T18:41:09.000Z",
        "source": "KFDA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "D.J. Wagner, the county judge in Deaf Smith County, Texas, now has more say over a Google data center than any agency at the Capitol. | James Dickey",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jamesdickey_texasdatacenters-datacenterpolicy-localgovernment-activity-7484997406179155968-mf3F",
        "date": "2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hundreds in Deaf Smith County seek answers on Google data center, renewables project",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/hundreds-in-deaf-smith-county-seek-answers-on-google-data-center-renewables-project-hereford-texas-project-roman-intersect-blattner-marilyn-bell-county-judge-dj-wagner-junie-wagner-chamber-of-commerce",
        "date": "2026-07-15T23:11:24.000Z",
        "source": "ABC 7 Amarillo (KVII)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Community members seek answers at Hereford meeting on proposed Google data center",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/07/15/community-members-seek-answers-hereford-meeting-proposed-google-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T03:43:02.000Z",
        "source": "KFDA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Press Release: Information on Upcoming Roman Project Meetings - Hereford Regional Medical Center",
        "url": "https://dschd.org/blog/press-release-information-on-upcoming-roman-project-meetings/",
        "date": "2026-07-10T18:24:08.000Z",
        "source": "Hereford Regional Medical Center",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "County gives abatements to Google LLC, IP Roman projects | The High Plains Brand",
        "url": "https://www.thecastrocountynews.com/hereford-brand-news/county-gives-abatements-google-llc-ip-roman-projects",
        "date": "2026-06-27T12:16:26.000Z",
        "source": "The High Plains Brand",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "It’s Coming: Data Center Development in Deaf Smith County | The High Plains Brand",
        "url": "https://www.thecastrocountynews.com/hereford-brand-news/its-coming-data-center-development-deaf-smith-county",
        "date": "2026-06-03T11:08:37.000Z",
        "source": "The High Plains Brand",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Intersect | Roman",
        "url": "https://www.intersect.com/portfolio/roman",
        "date": "2025-12-17T21:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "Intersect",
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        "title": "Project Roman",
        "url": "https://www.projectroman.com/",
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        "title": "Data centers in Deaf Smith County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/deaf-smith/",
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        "text": "[music] Questions and concerns. I'm Reagan Lopez and I'm here at the Hereford Civic Center where hundreds of people who call Deaf Smith County home gathered to get more information about a future data center that will cover thousands of acres. Project Roman will sit on 3,700 acres and will be operated by Google. Intersect acquired land beside the project to begin building the solar and wind farm which will provide power to the data center. Google, Intersect and the construction company Blattner hosted an informational meeting to give Hereford residents a chance to ask questions. One concern being water usage. Well, the the main thing is to how fast and how it's going to relate and with the water, you know, that's a big concern I know over the whole state in the United States of what how it's going to deplete the water or if it is and what's the usage of the water going to be for the data center. I took those concerns to Deaf Smith County Judge DJ Wagner who says the county has worked w",
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        "text": "D.J. Wagner, the county judge in Deaf Smith County, Texas, now has more say over a Google data center than any agency at the Capitol.",
        "source": "James Dickey, Texas State and Local Government and Public Affairs Strategist",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jamesdickey_texasdatacenters-datacenterpolicy-localgovernment-activity-7484997406179155968-mf3F",
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        "text": "It's going to be a closed-loop system. We've had water experts here, giving us the lowdown as far as water usage. It's not going to be a huge strain,",
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        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/hundreds-in-deaf-smith-county-seek-answers-on-google-data-center-renewables-project-hereford-texas-project-roman-intersect-blattner-marilyn-bell-county-judge-dj-wagner-junie-wagner-chamber-of-commerce",
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        "text": "Well, the main thing is how fast and how it's going to deplete. And with the water, you know, that's a big concern,",
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        "text": "Whether it's a data center or a Buc-ee's or an Amazon coming into your community, you don't think hard about what could go wrong as you do about what could go right,",
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        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/hundreds-in-deaf-smith-county-seek-answers-on-google-data-center-renewables-project-hereford-texas-project-roman-intersect-blattner-marilyn-bell-county-judge-dj-wagner-junie-wagner-chamber-of-commerce",
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        "text": "We wanted to put in safeguards as to where it wouldn't be something like Childress, where they're having a rent shortage,",
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        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/hundreds-in-deaf-smith-county-seek-answers-on-google-data-center-renewables-project-hereford-texas-project-roman-intersect-blattner-marilyn-bell-county-judge-dj-wagner-junie-wagner-chamber-of-commerce",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "support",
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        "text": "We've got written into our 312 agreements that they are going to supply us with their water usage.",
        "source": "D.J. Wagner, Deaf Smith County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/07/15/community-members-seek-answers-hereford-meeting-proposed-google-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "We do have safeguards in place using the Santa Rosa Aquifer in lieu of the Ogallala Aquifer.",
        "source": "D.J. Wagner, Deaf Smith County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/07/15/community-members-seek-answers-hereford-meeting-proposed-google-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "I'm here to find out what all is going on with them and with Google and the other business that's here.",
        "source": "Marilyn Bell, Executive director of the Hereford Food Pantry",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/07/15/community-members-seek-answers-hereford-meeting-proposed-google-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "The proposed data center project is generating a great deal of community interest and attention, and we want to make sure everyone has the opportunity to have their voice heard in the most appropriate forum,",
        "source": "Candice Smith, RN, MSN, CEO, Deaf Smith County Hospital District",
        "url": "https://dschd.org/blog/press-release-information-on-upcoming-roman-project-meetings/",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "It's going to be a closed-loop system.",
        "source": "DJ Wagner, Deaf Smith County Judge",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "It's not going to be a huge strain.",
        "source": "DJ Wagner, Deaf Smith County Judge",
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        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "So, they're actually going to have uh, places for their construction workers to live out on site.",
        "source": "DJ Wagner, Deaf Smith County Judge",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Deaf Smith County Hospital District board granted ten-year tax abatements to Intersect Power and Google LLC on July 23, 2026 with one vote no and one abstention",
      "The Hereford Brand asked Deaf Smith County Judge D.J. Wagner and groundwater expert Dr. Chris Grotegut five questions about data centers and their impact on Deaf Smith County, published July 22, 2026",
      "Deaf Smith County Hospital District Board will meet July 23, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. to consider Google's tax abatement proposal for the Roman Project",
      "TCEQ accepting public comment on proposed air quality permit 184403 until July 24, 2026",
      "Roman Project expected to bring 2,500 construction jobs and about 90 permanent operations jobs",
      "Board will not consider water use or environmental impact, according to organizers",
      "Hundreds packed the Hereford civic center over Project Roman, a Google data center planned for 3,700 acres about 22 miles north in Deaf Smith County",
      "County Judge D.J. Wagner described a closed-loop system fed by the Santa Rosa aquifer, in lieu of the Ogallala, at a public meeting",
      "Project Roman is planned on 3,700 acres about 22 miles north of Hereford, to be operated by Google",
      "Expected to bring 2,500 construction jobs and 90 permanent jobs",
      "Construction expected to begin summer 2026 and finish by fall 2028",
      "Hundreds attended an informational meeting at the Hereford Civic Center hosted by Google, Intersect and Blattner",
      "Workers are to be housed on site under the county's agreement to avoid housing cost spikes",
      "Project expected to create about 2,500 construction jobs and around 90 permanent operations jobs",
      "Google to acquire Intersect, finalized in March 2026, in a $4.75 billion deal announced last December",
      "Hospital District Board meets July 23 at 5:30 p.m. to consider Google's tax abatement proposal for the Roman Project",
      "TCEQ accepting public comments on air permit 184403 until July 24",
      "Construction projected to be completed before 2030",
      "Community-wide public meeting on the proposed Roman Project is scheduled for July 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Hereford Civic Center",
      "Deaf Smith County Hospital District Board will consider Google's tax abatement proposal for the Roman Project on July 23, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.",
      "The board will not consider water use or environmental impact of the data center project",
      "Deaf Smith County commissioners unanimously gave Google LLC and affiliates property tax abatements at the June 23 2026 meeting",
      "Deaf Smith County commissioners unanimously gave IP Roman Gas property tax abatements at the June 23 2026 meeting",
      "Payments to the county could total over $108.8 million over ten years from Google",
      "Landowners in central Deaf Smith County have leased or sold land to Intersect and Google.",
      "Renewable energy infrastructure being built will power a new Data Center Campus.",
      "Construction surge is expected to start in summer 2026.",
      "Roman Clean Energy Project is listed as In Construction in Deaf Smith County, TX",
      "Intersect has committed nearly $1 million to local nonprofits, schools and civic organizations since 2023",
      "Intersect contributed $150,000 toward the John Bunch Sports Complex in Hereford",
      "Intersect gave over $125,000 to Deaf Smith food pantries and services",
      "Intersect gave over $45,000 to Hereford, Bootleg and Dawn volunteer fire departments",
      "Project Roman would start with 4 initial data center buildings in Hereford, Texas",
      "Construction anticipated in 2026",
      "Expected 1,000 construction jobs and 50 permanent jobs",
      "Buildings will not use water for cooling; initial water use limited to domestic needs",
      "Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce is working with Google on the campus",
      "Project Roman is about 22 miles north of Hereford and covers 3,700 acres, per news",
      "Construction expected to begin summer 2026, per news",
      "IP Roman III Gas, LLC submitted TCEQ air application 184403 for the Roman Energy Center: 640 gas-fired generator engines and 25 diesel emergency engines"
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      {
        "name": "Deaf Smith County Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.projectroman.com/",
        "date": null
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  "48119": {
    "name": "Delta County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.7,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In March 2026, Delta County Judge Tanner Crutcher said LS Power's proposed data center on 1,600 acres near Antioch is a poor fit, citing water. Commissioners are expected to consider an opposing resolution and have asked the Texas Attorney General about moratoria.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:04:44.285Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Notification of Request for Opinion (RQ-0634-KP) — Office of TX Attorney General - Archive of Political Emails",
        "url": "https://politicalemails.org/messages/2157991",
        "date": "2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Office of Texas Attorney General",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Delta County judge says data center not a good fit, cites limited authority",
        "url": "https://www.ketr.org/news/2026-03-02/delta-county-judge-says-data-center-not-a-good-fit-cites-limited-authority",
        "date": "2026-03-02T10:24:23.000Z",
        "source": "KETR",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Delta County Schedules March 2 Town Hall On Proposed Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.ketr.org/news/2026-02-25/delta-county-schedules-march-2-town-hall-on-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-25T09:14:05.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners' Court Regular Meeting | Delta County, TX",
        "url": "https://deltacountytx.civicpluswebopen.com/commissioners/meeting/commissioners-court-regular-meeting-72",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "source": "Delta County, TX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed Delta County Data Center (LS Power), TX",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/proposed-delta-county-data-center-ls-power-tx--00fd0f10-4c40-4655-9dd7-03dfc6ddf3b8",
        "date": null,
        "source": "More Than Just Parks",
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      {
        "title": "Data Center Development FAQ | Delta County, TX",
        "url": "https://deltacountytx.civicpluswebopen.com/home-page/page/data-center-development-faq",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Delta County, TX",
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIModE8_70g",
        "text": "# Delta County Town Hall re: Data Centers 2026\n\n- Channel: Cooper Tx In the KNOW\n- Length: 01:35:25\n- Views: 10\n- Likes: 0\n- Published: 2026-03-07T08:16:59-08:00\n- Category: People & Blogs\n- Language: en\n\n## Transcript\n\nEveryone, if you're in the back and you want a seat, we've got plenty of seats up front if you choose to do so. My name is Karen Crusher. I'm the county judge here in Dela County. Uh, first and foremost, I want to say how incredibly proud I am of this community. This turnout is overwhelming. It is refreshing to see this many people who care deeply about the future of our county, about our land, about our resources, and about the direction that we're heading. To everyone who helped spread the word about tonight's forum, whether it was by word of mouth, social media, or if you just picked up the phone and called your neighbor, thank you. Knowledge is tied.\nYou made you made sure that people showed up, that they had the opportunity to be informed, and that most importantly",
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        "text": "Delta County did not, and you're going to hear me say this several times tonight, did not recruit this project or this industry.",
        "source": "Karen Crusher, County Judge, Delta County",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIModE8_70g",
        "date": "2026-03-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "While I have several concerns, my primary concern is regarding long-term water supply in the state.",
        "source": "Karen Crusher, County Judge, Delta County",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIModE8_70g",
        "date": "2026-03-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "And if this is not right for Delta County, then we'll do everything that we can to stop it.",
        "source": "Shelley Luther, State Representative",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIModE8_70g",
        "date": "2026-03-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Delta County Judge Tanner Crutcher says he does not believe a proposed data center development is a good fit for Delta County and has serious concerns about its potential impact, particularly on water resources.",
        "source": "Tanner Crutcher, Delta County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ketr.org/news/2026-03-02/delta-county-judge-says-data-center-not-a-good-fit-cites-limited-authority",
        "date": "2026-03-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can confirm that the Serengeti project has no association with data center development or with any natural gas powered generation facilities.",
        "source": "Marina Saez, Project Developer for permitting in the USA Market, ABEI Energy",
        "url": "https://deltacountytx.civicpluswebopen.com/home-page/page/data-center-development-faq",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have received some second-hand information that indicates that the Serengeti development is related, either directly or indirectly, to a proposed large-scale natural gas powered generation plant with a co-located data center complex. Can you confirm or respond to this?",
        "source": "Tanner Crutcher, County Judge",
        "url": "https://deltacountytx.civicpluswebopen.com/home-page/page/data-center-development-faq",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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    ],
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      "Town hall held on a proposed LS Power data center on private land in the Antioch community of Delta County",
      "LS Power told Rep. Luther it is in the option period of buying the land, so it is not a done deal",
      "County judge said there has been no request or action related to tax abatement",
      "Texas counties have very limited land use authority in unincorporated areas",
      "Texas Attorney General received Request for Opinion RQ-0634-KP on February 25, 2026, requested by the Delta County Attorney, concerning county authority to impose moratoria on certain energy and data facilities",
      "Delta County Judge Tanner Crutcher says Texas counties generally do not have zoning authority and cannot enact broad development moratoria unless state law authorizes it",
      "Delta County Commissioners Court is expected to consider a resolution opposing additional data center development until statewide water impacts are evaluated",
      "Delta County scheduled an informational town hall on the proposed project at Cooper ISD High School",
      "Delta County scheduled an informational town hall for March 2, 2026 at 6 p.m. at Cooper ISD High School cafeteria/auditorium",
      "Commissioners Court will take no formal action at the meeting",
      "LS Power is the expected developer",
      "County materials do not include site maps, water-use estimates or electrical demand projections",
      "Social media posts raised concerns about water from Jim Chapman (Cooper) Lake, power, and noise",
      "Delta County Commissioners' Court regular meeting held February 10, 2026 at 9am",
      "Item 6A added February 4, 2026 by addendum: discussion of a proposed data center development on FM 64",
      "Item requested by Thomas Immke, topics include location, employees and infrastructure required",
      "Proposed LS Power data center listed in Delta County, Texas, with capacity not disclosed.",
      "Pin marks the center of Cooper; about 64 miles from Little River National Wildlife Refuge.",
      "No dated events recorded for the site beyond its listing.",
      "Proposed site is a 1,600 acre tract at FM 64 and FM 1532 near Antioch in Delta County Precinct 3",
      "Developer LS Power has not purchased the land and is within a 5-year option period",
      "Texas counties lack authority to approve or deny industrial developments or impose moratoria; only Hood County has broad land-use authority",
      "Delta County has requested a Texas Attorney General Opinion on county authority to adopt moratoria on energy and data facilities",
      "Sen. Paul Bettencourt sent a letter on Feb 10, 2026 to AG Paxton on illegal county moratoria after Hood County considered a data center moratorium"
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    "name": "Denton County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.88,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Denton City Council voted unanimously Aug. 18 to begin a 90-day data center moratorium; a final vote is set for Dec. 1. Prosper's planning commission voted 7-0 to recommend denial of White Rose Partners' 37-acre project, which was then withdrawn.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:32.258Z",
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      {
        "title": "CoreWeave says it will self-fund grid costs for its Texas data centers",
        "url": "https://cryptobriefing.com/coreweave-self-fund-texas-data-center-costs/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T13:19:05.000Z",
        "source": "Crypto Briefing",
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      {
        "title": "Two Texas Sites Hold 786 MW of CoreWeave's 4.2 GW Contracted - FourWeekMBA",
        "url": "https://fourweekmba.com/ai-two-texas-sites-hold-786-mw-of-coreweaves-4-2-gw-contracted/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T07:42:57.000Z",
        "source": "FourWeekMBA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton’s Core Scientific data center faces TCEQ violations due to air quality emissions | Denton | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-core-scientific-data-center-faces-tceq-violations-due-to-air-quality-emissions/article_1b451b03-b828-4aef-9f41-0014f4506351.html",
        "date": "2026-11-03T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton Council Holds Final Hearing on Data Center Moratorium, Vote Expected Dec. 1 – Hyperlocal Loop",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/denton-council-holds-final-hearing-on-data-center-moratorium-vote-expected-dec-1/",
        "date": "2026-10-29T08:34:31.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperlocal Loop",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Denton holds final hearing on proposed data center moratorium | Denton | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-holds-final-hearing-first-reading-of-proposed-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-28T21:19:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Speakers back a six-month data center pause at its last hearing, setting up a Dec. 1 council vote | Denton",
        "url": "https://denton.city/article/speakers-back-a-six-month-data-center-pause-at-its-last-hearing-setting-up-a-dec-1-council-vote",
        "date": "2026-10-28T16:42:19.000Z",
        "source": "Denton",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Denton residents voicing concerns about data centers, city considers six-month pause",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/denton-residents-voicing-concerns-about-data-centers-city-considers-six-month-pause",
        "date": "2026-10-28T14:51:22.000Z",
        "source": "Audacy (KRLD)",
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      {
        "title": "Denton’s data center moratorium enters next phase before possible early December adoption | Denton | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-moratorium-enters-next-phase-before-possible-early-december-adoption/article_ab799b44-21bc-4654-9857-e7fec57d1b0b.html",
        "date": "2026-10-28T14:38:00.000Z",
        "source": "dentonrc.com",
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      {
        "title": "Denton moves closer toward implementing 6-month pause on new data centers",
        "url": "https://frisco.longhorncurrent.com/article/denton-moves-closer-toward-implementing-6-month-pause-on-new-data-centers-hlg2l0",
        "date": "2026-10-28T04:34:25.000Z",
        "source": "Longhorn Current",
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      {
        "title": "Denton moves closer toward implementing 6-month pause on new data centers",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/denton-moves-closer-toward-implementing-043425207.html",
        "date": "2026-10-28T04:34:25.000Z",
        "source": "Yahoo",
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      {
        "title": "After hours of public comment, council schedules final moratorium vote Dec. 1 | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11841510/texas/denton-county/denton-city/after-hours-of-public-comment-council-schedules-final-moratorium-vote-dec-1",
        "date": "2026-10-27T16:14:31.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Denton moves closer toward implementing 6-month pause on new data centers | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/denton-county/denton-closer-toward-implementing-6-month-pause-new-data-centers/287-c29da5cd-8caf-492a-8eca-d95069846030",
        "date": "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/denton-county/denton-city-council-considering-6-month-pause-new-data-centers/287-8d7b8720-f6a3-4be6-a7dc-8022eb0f55eb",
        "date": "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Dozens pack Denton council to demand data center moratorium; Outer Loop support fails 3-3",
        "url": "https://denton.myopentexas.org/meetings/e69c82b5-25d8-44f9-96b7-ed62cea205cf",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "source": "City of Denton (MyOpenTexas meeting summary)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "How Denton’s AI Data Centers Are Shaping Property Taxes and Power Bills – Hyperlocal Loop",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/how-dentons-ai-data-centers-are-shaping-property-taxes-and-power-bills/",
        "date": "2026-10-23T22:42:50.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperlocal Loop",
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      {
        "title": "Denton passes development code updates for data centers | Denton | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-officials-pass-development-code-updates-for-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T21:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Denton Votes 4-0 to Require Council Permit for Data Centers | Texas Gazette",
        "url": "https://txgazette.com/articles/denton-votes-4-0-to-require-council-permit-for-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-16T09:51:51.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Gazette",
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      {
        "title": "Data centers now need a council-approved permit after a 4-0 vote, and one application was already turned away | Denton",
        "url": "https://denton.city/article/data-centers-now-need-a-council-approved-permit-after-a-4-0-vote-and-one-application-was-already-turned-away",
        "date": "2026-10-15T16:45:39.000Z",
        "source": "Denton",
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      {
        "title": "Denton council adopts tighter data center zoning rules",
        "url": "https://dentoncountyrecord.com/articles/denton-council-adopts-data-center-zoning-rules-oct-13",
        "date": "2026-10-15T13:17:20.000Z",
        "source": "Denton County Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Council amends development code to make it tougher to build a data center in Denton | News | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/council-amends-development-code-to-make-it-tougher-to-build-a-data-center-in-denton/article_ea8be9ab-c200-4f86-a3ff-8e4971008b4e.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14T17:13:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Denton takes first step on data center limits with new zoning rules and code changes",
        "url": "https://denton.myopentexas.org/meetings/2026-10-13-city-council-october-13-2026-f52dba53-8172-4a6a-a861-7c3f7b6b7a39",
        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "City of Denton City Council (Denton MyOpenTexas)",
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      {
        "title": "Oct 13, 2026 City Council on 2026-10-13 2:00 PM (SPECIAL CALLED) - Denton, TX",
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        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "source": "City of Denton (Swagit)",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Council weighs staff's case for a data center moratorium Tuesday, citing about 75 megawatts of spare power | Denton",
        "url": "https://denton.city/article/council-weighs-staff-s-case-for-a-data-center-moratorium-tuesday-citing-about-75-megawatts-of-spare-power",
        "date": "2026-10-12T10:45:17.000Z",
        "source": "Denton",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Water limits and scarce electric capacity anchor staff's case for pausing new data centers | Denton",
        "url": "https://denton.city/article/water-limits-and-scarce-electric-capacity-anchor-staff-s-case-for-pausing-new-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-07T22:44:53.000Z",
        "source": "Denton",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Permit Pause Meets a $430M Fort Worth Filing",
        "url": "https://neverlatenews.com/data-center-permit-pause-fort-worth-430m-filing/",
        "date": "2026-10-06T12:36:27.000Z",
        "source": "Never Late News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Un centro de datos de 430 mdd llega a AllianceTexas. El estado acaba de frenar los permisos.",
        "url": "https://denton.mx24.fyi/es/un-centro-de-datos-de-430-mdd-llega-a-alliancetexas-el-estado-acaba-de-frenar-los-permisos/",
        "date": "2026-10-01T14:19:00.000Z",
        "source": "mx24.fyi",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Colovore Pursuing $430M Denton County Data Center - Connect CRE",
        "url": "https://www.connectcre.com/stories/colovore-pursuing-430m-denton-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-30T18:55:32.000Z",
        "source": "Connect CRE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Colovore files 156,500 sq ft liquid-cooled data center plan",
        "url": "https://datacenterprojecttracker.com/news/colovore-files-usd-430-million-liquid-cooled-data-center-plan-in-fort-worth-texas",
        "date": "2026-09-30T08:26:08.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Project Tracker",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Liquid-cooled datacenter provider Colovore… · Slicast",
        "url": "https://slicast.com/ko/article/1cqee8o",
        "date": "2026-09-29T14:30:08.000Z",
        "source": "Slicast",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton Moves to Put Every Future Data Center Before the Council | Morning Briefing, Sep 29, 2026",
        "url": "https://powergrabtx.com/briefings/morning-briefing-2026-09-29/",
        "date": "2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Power Grab TX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Colovore files to develop data center in Fort Worth, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/colovore-files-to-develop-data-center-in-fort-worth-texas/",
        "date": "2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton's zoning commission votes 5-0 to require a specific-use permit for data centers in every zoning district | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-denton-pz-sup-all-districts-5-0/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Colovore Alliance: $430M Data Center Filing - Low Voltage Nation",
        "url": "https://www.lowvoltagenation.com/posts/colovore-alliance-dfw02-fort-worth-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-24T12:24:59.000Z",
        "source": "Low Voltage Nation",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "AI data center to be built in Denton County’s Alliance corridor - Brightgram",
        "url": "https://brightgram.com/arlington-tx/10636731/ai-data-center-to-be-built-in-denton-countys-alliance-corridor/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T19:02:20.000Z",
        "source": "Brightgram",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents urge moratorium and stricter controls on data centers in public comments | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10277124/texas/denton-county/denton-city/residents-urge-moratorium-and-stricter-controls-on-data-centers-in-public-comments",
        "date": "2026-09-23T17:16:13.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton holds first hearing on a data center moratorium as Core Scientific eyes more land | Denton | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-holds-first-hearing-on-a-data-center-moratorium-as-core-scientific-eyes-more-land/article_b95e5377-e31a-4338-b16c-eda8437a8130.html",
        "date": "2026-09-23T17:10:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton residents support temporary pause on data center development as city weighs future - CBS Texas",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/denton-data-center-moratorium-public-hearing-september-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T10:44:29.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Texas",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton's planning commission backs stricter rules on data centers and a rezoning near U.S. 380",
        "url": "https://denton.myopentexas.org/meetings/ada5e382-6325-466c-988b-5b2222fb1cfe",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "source": "Denton Planning and Zoning Commission (myopentexas)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sep 23, 2026 Planning and Zoning Commission on 2026-09-23 5:30 PM - Denton, TX",
        "url": "https://dentontx.new.swagit.com/videos/402054",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "source": "City of Denton Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "AI data center to be built in Denton County’s Alliance corridor",
        "url": "https://dentoncountylocal.com/ai-data-center-to-be-built-in-denton-countys-alliance-corridor/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton County Local",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "A. ID 26-1459 Hold a public hearing regarding a moratorium on the acceptance, processing, and approval of applications for the development of data centers. -  City of Denton, TX",
        "url": "https://denton-tx.granicusideas.com/meetings/4544-city-council-on-2026-09-22-1-00-pm-special-called/agenda_items/6aab0cbcf2b6701d3b006aca-a-id-26-1459-hold-a-public-hearing-regarding-a-mo",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "source": "City of Denton, TX",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sep 5, 2026 Public Hearing: 215 E. McKinney St., Denton, TX 76201 | Texas | NoticeRegistry",
        "url": "https://www.noticeregistry.com/texas/notice/public-hearing-denton-944617",
        "date": "2026-09-05T22:27:49.000Z",
        "source": "noticeregistry.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "White Rose Partners weighs next move after Prosper data center setback - Dallas Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2026/09/04/prosper-data-center-white-rose-denial.html",
        "date": "2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Dallas Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City Council progresses toward moratorium on data centers | News | ntdaily.com",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/city-council-progresses-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers/article_cc2f0f85-e768-42b5-b4dc-4f85413ec0a1.html",
        "date": "2026-09-03T23:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "North Texas Daily",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "North Texas emerges as top data center market as communities push back",
        "url": "https://lawin.news/north-texas-emerges-as-top-data-center-market-as-communities-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-09-03T14:37:48.000Z",
        "source": "Lawin.news",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prosper residents oppose proposed data center over noise and utility concerns | Prosper",
        "url": "https://prosperweekly.news/article/prosper-news-prosper-data-center-proposal-draws-004426031",
        "date": "2026-09-03T03:28:56.000Z",
        "source": "Prosper Weekly",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prosper data center faces opposition after 7-0 commission vote – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/prosper-data-center-faces-opposition-after-unanimous-commission-vote/4071578/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T13:40:49.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prosper's zoning panel puts White Rose Partners' Project Tomahawk back on its agenda after pulling it for review | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-08-prosper-white-rose-tomahawk-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "source": "TX AI Intel Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously ...",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/prosper-planning-zoning-commission-denies-controversial-data-center-rezoning-request/287-e449e7f8-4e36-4cf2-b478-9ae99ceda139",
        "date": "2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "News Flash Archive - Public Hearing: DCA26-0007, Data Center Code Amendments",
        "url": "https://www.cityofdenton.com/m/NewsFlash/Archive/Item/1336?arcId=1719",
        "date": "2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "City of Denton",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "What is a data center moratorium? Here’s why some North Texas cities are considering one - Texas Metro News",
        "url": "https://texasmetronews.com/what-is-a-data-center-moratorium-heres-why-some-north-texas-cities-are-considering-one/",
        "date": "2026-08-24T06:30:59.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Metro News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton City Council Votes to Begin Process for Data Center…",
        "url": "https://factlen.com/news/denton-city-council-votes-to-begin-process-for-data-center-moratorium-26205-c928129c",
        "date": "2026-08-23T10:18:53.000Z",
        "source": "Factlen",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton City Council starts legal process for data center moratorium | Denton | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-city-council-starts-legal-process-for-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T22:05:30.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prosper Yanks Data Center Vote as Eight Precincts Rise Up Against It",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/08/prosper-yanks-data-center-vote-as-eight-precincts-rise-up-against-it/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T20:00:19.000Z",
        "source": "Hoodline",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Dallas-Based White Rose Partners Seeks To Build Data Center In Prosper",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/dallas-ft-worth/data-center-development/dallas-based-white-rose-partners-seeks-to-build-data-center-in-prosper",
        "date": "2026-08-19T18:49:24.000Z",
        "source": "Bisnow",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton County gives new ambulance to Oak Point and weighs future of data centers",
        "url": "https://dentoncounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/dc35f9e4-df81-4f9f-aba5-05a33aadff8e",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "source": "Denton County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Judge blocks Westlake data center amid Keller residents lawsuit – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/judge-blocks-westlake-data-center-amid-lawsuit-from-keller-residents/4063764/",
        "date": "2026-08-17T21:05:43.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific Denton Data Center (Denton 1) — data center in Denton, TX · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/core-scientific-denton-tx",
        "date": "2026-08-16",
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers Power Denton’s $2.22B Budget With Property Tax Cuts and Police Expansion – Context Corner",
        "url": "https://context-corner.com/news/data-centers-power-dentons-2-22b-budget-with-property-tax-cuts-and-police-expansion/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T15:57:24.000Z",
        "source": "Context Corner",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas city moves toward a data center pause as utility warns grid is near capacity",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/denton-data-center-moratorium-utility-capacity/",
        "date": "2026-08-08T14:18:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Cool Down",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton officials to vote on public hearings for data center moratorium, development code updates | Denton | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-officials-to-vote-on-public-hearings-for-data-center-moratorium-development-code-updates/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T21:49:11.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton moves toward data center moratorium; City Council weighs stricter development rules | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules",
        "date": "2026-08-05T09:55:35.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton moves toward data center moratorium; City Council weighs stricter development rules | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/08/05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T08:55:35.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton moves toward data center moratorium; City Council weighs stricter development rules | Denton | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/article_870ea8c3-491e-4002-b7e9-11daddec7f6c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05T02:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton moves toward data center moratorium; City Council weighs stricter development rules | State News | moorenews.com",
        "url": "https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/article_126cd65b-6984-5da2-818d-2a648d1af93c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-05T02:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton moves toward moratorium on data centers while pursuing stricter regulations | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/denton-county/denton-moves-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers-while-pursuing-stricter-regulations/287-3b964246-67a8-4f25-92e9-6caaad501b40",
        "date": "2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council Votes for Both a Data Center Moratorium and Strict Code Updates",
        "url": "https://denton.myopentexas.org/meetings/2026-08-04-council-votes-to-pursue-both-moratorium-and-code-changes-for-data-centers-002282b9-1cfd-49ff-8560-90fc0682e8ed",
        "date": "2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton City Council (myopentexas)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "ID 26-1084 - Exhibit 2- Presentation",
        "url": "https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/dentonrc.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/9/59/95983f94-d2ab-4794-a909-4c74401988d5/6a725bf4c4a61.pdf.pdf",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "source": "bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Community members gather for town hall meeting about artificial intelligence data centers | News | ntdaily.com",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/community-members-gather-for-town-hall-meeting-about-artificial-intelligence-data-centers/article_e8a2a8d5-2627-40d9-a779-ccb5e665b197.html",
        "date": "2026-07-23T19:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "North Texas Daily",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton Residents Push for Data Center Ban or Moratorium Amid Environmental Concerns – Context Corner",
        "url": "https://context-corner.com/news/denton-residents-push-for-data-center-ban-or-moratorium-as-community-opposition-grows/",
        "date": "2026-07-18T21:50:11.000Z",
        "source": "Context Corner",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton community members invited to unite against AI data centers at political groups’ town hall | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-13/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-07-13T08:36:04.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton community members invited to unite against AI data centers at political groups’ town hall | Denton | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall/article_042c9419-02e3-4916-bea6-9101d1d71abe.html",
        "date": "2026-07-11T05:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton community members invited to unite against AI data centers at political groups’ town hall | State News | moorenews.com",
        "url": "https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall/article_01782b2e-f4dc-582d-a156-4a2e944e997a.html",
        "date": "2026-07-11T05:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific plans to upgrade Denton, Texas, data center for up to $6.1bn - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/core-scientific-plans-to-upgrade-denton-texas-data-center-for-up-to-61bn/",
        "date": "2026-07-01T06:42:19.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hudspeth: Denton's two data center projects - Cross Timbers Gazette | Southern Denton County | Flower Mound | News",
        "url": "https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2026/06/20/hudspeth-dentons-two-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-06-20T19:00:43.000Z",
        "source": "Cross Timbers Gazette",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton explores AI data center moratorium amid power, water concerns | Denton | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-explores-ai-data-center-moratorium-amid-power-water-concerns/article_e8fd6f19-3e4c-4d4c-91b8-f54a59ba2446.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04T02:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers rise in Denton",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/development/data-centers-rise-in-denton/",
        "date": "2026-05-07T15:18:30.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hear from Denton mayor candidates on data centers, development and campaign finance | News | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/election_2020/hear-from-denton-mayor-candidates-on-data-centers-development-and-campaign-finance/article_dd5de8ff-19a6-40fc-9cf5-fe3964e4c77e.html",
        "date": "2026-04-13T01:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Meta Denton AI Training Complex (Core Scientific): 394 MW data center in Denton, TX | Data Center Tracker",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/meta-denton-ai-training-complex-tx--fff065c3-5e8e-4718-a25a-ae9a7b9e096b",
        "date": "2026-04-10",
        "source": "More Than Just Parks",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Denton’s data center boom sparks debate over growth and resources | Denton | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-boom-sparks-debate-over-growth-and-resources/article_edd8a259-a067-45b1-bd99-7aefa775f940.html",
        "date": "2026-04-03T20:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "Denton Record-Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific | AI Data Center | Denton, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tWF3MQEPXsg",
        "date": "2026-03-10T17:02:49.000Z",
        "source": "Core Scientific",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "QumulusAI Secures Approval for Modular Data Center in Denton, Texas",
        "url": "https://thejobwalk.com/p/qumulusai-secures-approval-for-modular-data-center-in-denton-texas",
        "date": "2026-02-04T10:58:37.000Z",
        "source": "TheJobWalk",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "CoreWeave deploys 16000 GPUs at delayed data ...",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/coreweave-deploys-16000-gpus-at-delayed-data-center-in-denton-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "F. S25-0007a Hold a public hearing and consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, Texas, regarding a request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow for a Modular Data Center use on approximately 4.064 acres of land, approximately located 3,800 feet south of Jim Christal Road and 1,200 feet east of South Western Boulevard and legally described as Lot 9, Block A Westpark Addition Phase 2 in the City of Denton, Denton County, Texas; providing for a penalty in the maximum amount of $2,000.00 for violations thereof; providing for severability; and establishing an effective date. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted (6-0) to recommend approval. Motion for approval by Commissioner Riggs and second by Commissioner Ketchersid. (S25-0007a, Denton20, Angie Manglaris) -  City of Denton, TX",
        "url": "https://denton-tx.granicusideas.com/meetings/4319-city-council-on-2026-01-13-2-00-pm-special-called/agenda_items/695ef6aa7d7965c43900f9a2-f-s25-0007a-hold-a-public-hearing-and-consider-ad",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "source": "City of Denton, TX",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific and CoreWeave Announce $1.2 Billion Expansion at Denton, TX Site :: Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ)",
        "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/110/core-scientific-and-coreweave-announce-1-2-billion-expansion-at-denton-tx-site",
        "date": "2025-02-26T16:10:00.000Z",
        "source": "Core Scientific, Inc.",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "From Crypto To AI: $6B DFW Facility Transformation",
        "url": "https://dallasexpress.com/realestate/from-crypto-to-ai-6b-dfw-facility-transformation/",
        "date": "2024-11-28T20:00:18.000Z",
        "source": "The Dallas Express",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Converts Denton Bitcoin Mine to HPC, Secures Expansion Capacity | TheEnergyMag",
        "url": "https://www.theenergymag.com/news/2024-11-21/core-denton-bitcoin-hpc-expand",
        "date": "2024-11-21T08:14:31.000Z",
        "source": "TheEnergyMag",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific Announces Approval of Lease Amendments with the City of Denton to Enable High-Performance Computing Expansion :: Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ)",
        "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/100/core-scientific-announces-approval-of-lease-amendments-with-the-city-of-denton-to-enable-high-performance-computing-expansion",
        "date": "2024-11-20T08:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Business Wire",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific gets approval to bring high-powered computing for AI to Denton | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/science-technology/2024-08-28/core-scientific-gets-approval-to-bring-high-powered-computing-for-ai-to-denton",
        "date": "2024-08-28T11:37:12.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific to Expand its Denton, Texas Bitcoin Mining Data Center by 72 Megawatts :: Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ)",
        "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/5/core-scientific-to-expand-its-denton-texas-bitcoin-mining-data-center-by-72-megawatts",
        "date": "2024-04-16T09:10:00.000Z",
        "source": "Business Wire",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific’s Denton data center revenue, usage still a mystery as council allocates bankruptcy funds | Denton | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/core-scientific-s-denton-data-center-revenue-usage-still-a-mystery-as-council-allocates-bankruptcy/article_b353f479-f2bf-5fe9-b8be-8d2d4a9fc5ce.html",
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        "text": "Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa clarifies permitted data center projects can proceed as CoreWeave responds\n\nFollowing the Texas governor election, there was significant concern that Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa’s proposed data-center moratorium could disrupt the state’s ongoing AI infrastructure buildout.\nHer position is more nuanced than some of the initial headlines suggested.\nWhat Hinojosa has proposed\nDuring the campaign, Hinojosa called for a pause on new data-center approvals until the Texas Legislature establishes protections for residents and local communities.\nHer stated priorities include:\nEnsuring households do not bear higher electricity or water costs from data-center development\nRequiring developers to pay for infrastructure associated with their projects\nProtecting local water supplies\nGiving communities more input into where projects are built\nEnding or reducing data-center tax subsidies\nGreater transparency around projects and NDAs\nRequiring skilled and union labor\n",
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        "text": "New WFAA Upload: Denton County to propose moratorium on data centers",
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        "text": "Denton city leaders consider new pause in data center development as residents share concerns\nChannel: CBS TEXAS\nThe Denton City Council held the first of two required public hearings on the proposed moratorium. The second hearing is ...\nTHAT WESTBOUND DIRECTION.  >> TIME IS NOW 633, AND THE  DEBATE OVER DATA CENTERS IS  HEATING UP ONCE AGAIN IN DENTON, AS CITY LEADERS ARE CONSIDERING  A TEMPORARY PAUSE ON NEW DATA  CENTER DEVELOPMENT. WARNING  DENTON'S ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION  SYSTEM IS ALREADY NEARING  CAPACITY.  >> LACEY BEASLEY JOINS US FROM  DENTON CITY HALL. LACEY, DOZENS  OF FOLKS SHOWED UP TO GIVE THEIR INPUT ON WHAT THEY WANT TO  HAPPEN NEXT.  >> GOOD MORNING, CARMEN AND  MATTESON. WHILE CITY LEADERS DID NOT TAKE UP A VOTE LAST NIGHT,  IT WAS VERY CLEAR WITH THE  MAJORITY OF THE CROWD THOUGHT  NEARLY TWO DOZEN PEOPLE SPOKE  UP, MANY OF THEM ASKING TO PUMP  THE BRAKES ON DATA CENTER  DEVELOPMENTS AND OTHERS ASKING  FOR AN OUTRIGHT BAN.  >> WHAT DO THESE DATA CENTERS  BRING TO OUR",
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        "text": "Denton residents support pause on new data center development\nChannel: CBS TEXAS\nDenton residents voiced support for a proposed moratorium on new data center development as the city considers how to address ...\n>> WELCOME BACK. THE DATA CENTER DEBATE IS NOW FRONT AND CENTER  IN DENTON. THE CITY IS  CONSIDERING A PAUSE ON NEW DATA  CENTER DEVELOPMENT AS THE CITY  WARNS ITS ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION  SYSTEM IS ALREADY NEAR CAPACITY. OUR AMELIA MUGAVERO WITH WHAT  COULD HAPPEN NEXT.  >> DOZENS OF DENTON RESIDENTS  GOT UP TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM TO REALLY SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR  THIS MORATORIUM, AND ALL OF THEM SUPPORTED A PAUSE ON DATA  CENTERS. AND ULTIMATELY, THIS  NIGHT WAS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO FINAL  VOTE, THE CITY COUNCIL REALLY  GOT A SENSE OF HOW DENTON  RESIDENTS ARE FEELING ABOUT ALL  THIS AND WHAT REGULATIONS THEY  WOULD NEED TO CONSIDER.  >> IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A  MORATORIUM, COULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? OKAY, YOU CAN PUT THEM  DOWN.  >> IF THE MORATORI",
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        "text": "City of Denton takes steps to pause development of data center\nChannel: CBS TEXAS\nThe city is citing strain on the electrical system ahead of the first public hearing as it considers data center development. Subscribe ...\n>> AT 634, WE ALSO WANT TO TELL  YOU ABOUT THE CITY OF DENTON NOW TAKING STEPS TOWARDS A PAUSE,  POTENTIALLY IN DATA CENTER  DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE  COMMUNITY, AS THE CITY STAFF IS  WARNING THAT THE ELECTRIC  TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IS NEAR  CAPACITY.  >> SO TODAY, RESIDENTS GET A  CHANCE TO WEIGH IN AT A PUBLIC  HEARING IN OUR TREVOR SOCHOCKI  JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING FROM  OUR NEWSROOM WITH THE LATEST ON  THAT. TREVOR, WHAT WOULD EXACTLY WOULD THIS PAUSE DO?  >> WELL, CARMEN, THIS PAUSE  WOULD STOP THE ACCEPTANCE,  PROCESSING AND APPROVAL OF  APPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA CENTERS WITHIN DENTON  CITY LIMITS. WHILE THE CITY  COUNCIL WON'T BE ENACTING  ANYTHING SOON, TODAY IS THE  FIRST PUBLIC HEARING TO START  THE MORATORIUM PROCESS. NOW,  THERE ARE CURRENTLY",
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        "text": "Denton City Council calls for data center pause\nChannel: WFAA\nDenton city leaders want to hit pause on data center developments and are calling for new regulations on future projects.\nيرغب قادة مدينة  دينتون في إيقاف تطوير  مراكز البيانات  مؤقتاً، ويدعون إلى  فرض لوائح جديدة على  المشاريع المستقبلية.  ولكن كما توضح لنا  بريتاني كوستيلو، فإن  هذا القرار جاء  متأخراً جداً بالنسبة  لمن يعيشون بالفعل وسط  طفرة مراكز البيانات. >> جاء رالف هود إلى  دينتون بحثاً عن حياة  الريف قبل أكثر من 20  عاماً، لكن طريقه  الهادئ أصبح يزداد  ازدحاماً. >> الزيادة في حركة  الشاحنات والمركبات. >> تتحرك حركة المرور  داخل وخارج مركز  البيانات الجديد في  طريق جيم كريستال، ليس  بعيداً عن منزله. >> طالما أنهم، كما  تعلمون، جيران جيدون  ويلبون احتياجات الحي. >> لم يواجه مشاكل مع  الضوضاء، أو المياه،  أو الكهرباء حتى الآن.  تقول المدينة إنه بعد  سنوات من البناء، بدأت  المنشأة للتو في زيادة  مستوى استخدامها. تضم  مدينة دينتون مركزين  للبيانات. هذا المركز  هنا في طريق جيم  كريستال هو الأكبر.  بعد سنوات من البناء،  يج",
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        "text": "# Core Scientific | AI Data Center | Denton, Texas\n\n- Channel: Core Scientific\n- Length: 01:14\n- Views: 100\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-03-10T10:02:49-07:00\n- Category: Science & Technology\n- Keywords: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Mining, AI, AI compute, Artifical Intelligence, Mega Watts, High Performance Computing, Chapter 11, Nasdaq, Emergence, Crypto Mining, Crypto, Digital Infrastructure, Chat GPT, Public Company, CORZ, BTC, Artificial Intelligence Hosting, HPC, Data Center\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThis is Core Scientific's Denton, TX campus.\n\nUpon completion, it will represent:\n- ~260 MW of billable AI-ready capacity\n- 400,000+ square-foot facility\n- ~78 acres\n- Advanced direct-to-chip liquid cooling\n- Premier location just north of Dallas, TX\n\n## Transcript\n\nLast week we gave our Q4 2025 construction update on the five AI factories that were under development in 2025. This week >> [music] >> let's take a step back and look at what each of these data centers will represent when compl",
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        "text": "# CoreWeave Surpasses 16,000 GPU Deployment at Texas AI Data Center [2026] #AIInfra #TechFacts\n\n- Channel: WhaatZit\n- Length: 00:10\n- Views: 451\n- Published: 2026-01-26T19:10:06-08:00\n- Category: Entertainment\n- Keywords: CoreWeave 16, 000 GPU deployment Texas AI data center, AI infrastructure expansion 2026, Denton AI data center GPU milestone, how AI data centers expand compute capacity, OpenAI partnership capacity commitments, AI computing infrastructure growth, AI hardware and data centers educational, understanding GPU clusters and AI workloads, Texas AI compute campus explained, global AI infrastructure trends 2026, learn about GPU deployment strategies\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nCoreWeave surpassed **16,000 GPUs deployed** at its **AI data center in Denton, Texas**, marking a major milestone in global **AI infrastructure expansion in 2026**.\n\n• 16K GPU milestone: On **Jan. 13, 2026**, CoreWeave announced it has installed over **16,000 graphics processing units** at its Dent",
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        "text": "# Building the Future of AI in Texas: Construction Update\n\n- Channel: Core Scientific\n- Length: 02:03\n- Views: 1.5K\n- Likes: 31\n- Published: 2025-05-12T13:48:16-07:00\n- Category: Science & Technology\n- Keywords: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Mining, AI, AI compute, Artifical Intelligence, Mega Watts, High Performance Computing, Chapter 11, Nasdaq, Emergence, Crypto Mining, Crypto, Digital Infrastructure, Chat GPT, Public Company, CORZ, BTC, Artificial Intelligence Hosting, HPC, Data Center, Data center construction, Construction, Infrastructure, AI Power, AI data Center, Artificial Intelligence, Mega Watt, Giga Watt, Power, Texas, Denton, Core Scientific, Quarterly Update\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nHere’s a quick look at the construction highlights from our most recent earnings call\nDenton Project Delivery Progress:\n\n- Delivering the first 8 megawatts of capacity to our customer this month\n- Another 40 megawatts will come online by the end of Q2\n- Additional capacity will continue to be delive",
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        "text": "CoreWeave wants Texas to know it will bring its own wallet.",
        "source": "Diego Almada Lopez",
        "url": "https://cryptobriefing.com/coreweave-self-fund-texas-data-center-costs/",
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        "text": "Communities should not have to suffer excessive amounts of air pollution from data centers and power plants that fail to follow the Clean Air Act,",
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        "text": "I certainly don’t want residents to feel gaslit, where they’ve been coming to the dais for years saying this is an environmental hazard and repeatedly told it’s not.",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
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        "text": "We learned — and it seemed like it was confirmed by staff — that Core Scientific wanted to expand and that there are a bunch of environmental violations",
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        "text": "I really do thank you all for spending time [here] on a Tuesday night. You didn't have to do this, but you wanted to. And it speaks a lot about our great residents.",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem, Denton City Council",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/denton-council-holds-final-hearing-on-data-center-moratorium-vote-expected-dec-1/",
        "date": "2026-10-29T08:34:31.000Z",
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        "text": "It gives us an opportunity to see what laws are going to come through at the state level and what that's going to do to municipalities' rights, what we are allowed to do and what we're not allowed to do. We want to be mindful that we don't jump into something too soon. That then creates litigation and costs the taxpayer a lot of money.",
        "source": "George Ferrie, Councilmember, Denton City Council",
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        "text": "We need to understand the full impact of these facilities on our city, our resources, and our residents before making irreversible decisions.",
        "source": "Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor",
        "url": "https://frisco.longhorncurrent.com/article/denton-moves-closer-toward-implementing-6-month-pause-on-new-data-centers-hlg2l0",
        "date": "2026-10-28T04:34:25.000Z",
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        "text": "We need to protect our precious resources, especially water, for future generations. Our children and grandchildren depend on our stewardship today.",
        "source": "Deb Armintor, Council Member, District 6",
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        "text": "Economic growth is vital for our city's prosperity and for providing opportunities for our citizens.",
        "source": "Chris Fleming, Council Member, District 1",
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        "date": "2026-10-28T04:34:25.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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        "text": "We have an infrastructure problem,",
        "source": "Lane Butcher, Denton resident who works in tech and with artificial intelligence",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-moratorium-enters-next-phase-before-possible-early-december-adoption/article_ab799b44-21bc-4654-9857-e7fec57d1b0b.html",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "We got a DME pretty close to capacity, like 75 megawatts remaining, right?",
        "source": "Lane Butcher, Denton resident who works in tech and with artificial intelligence",
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      {
        "text": "I support a moratorium, and it's for a lot of the reasons that y'all listed.",
        "source": "Stevens",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-moratorium-enters-next-phase-before-possible-early-december-adoption/article_ab799b44-21bc-4654-9857-e7fec57d1b0b.html",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please understand that we ultimately want to ban and the people of the city are not going to back down on this over time.",
        "source": "Unnamed commenter",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-moratorium-enters-next-phase-before-possible-early-december-adoption/article_ab799b44-21bc-4654-9857-e7fec57d1b0b.html",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It gives us an opportunity to see what laws are going to come through at the state level and what that’s going to do to municipalities' rights, what we are allowed to do and what we're not allowed to do",
        "source": "George Ferrie, Council Member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-holds-final-hearing-first-reading-of-proposed-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be mindful that we don't jump into something too soon. That then creates litigation and costs the taxpayer a lot of money.",
        "source": "George Ferrie, Council Member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-holds-final-hearing-first-reading-of-proposed-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I really do thank you all for spending time [here] on a Tuesday night",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-holds-final-hearing-first-reading-of-proposed-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Specific-use permits are a function of zoning,",
        "source": "Angie Manglaris, the city's assistant planning director",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/council-amends-development-code-to-make-it-tougher-to-build-a-data-center-in-denton/article_ea8be9ab-c200-4f86-a3ff-8e4971008b4e.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers also cause noise and light pollution 24/7,",
        "source": "Rachel Weaver, Denton resident",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/council-amends-development-code-to-make-it-tougher-to-build-a-data-center-in-denton/article_ea8be9ab-c200-4f86-a3ff-8e4971008b4e.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They create a constant hum that can be disruptive to neighboring residents, businesses and local wildlife.",
        "source": "Rachel Weaver, Denton resident",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/council-amends-development-code-to-make-it-tougher-to-build-a-data-center-in-denton/article_ea8be9ab-c200-4f86-a3ff-8e4971008b4e.html",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "[is not] prohibited, but it's also not allowed by right",
        "source": "Angie Manglaris, assistant planning director, City of Denton",
        "url": "https://denton.city/article/data-centers-now-need-a-council-approved-permit-after-a-4-0-vote-and-one-application-was-already-turned-away",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "cause noise and light pollution 24/7",
        "source": "Rachel Weaver, Resident",
        "url": "https://txgazette.com/articles/denton-votes-4-0-to-require-council-permit-for-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Specific-use permits are a function of zoning",
        "source": "Angie Manglaris, Assistant Planning Director",
        "url": "https://txgazette.com/articles/denton-votes-4-0-to-require-council-permit-for-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These regulations that we're talking about are a start, but we can be better",
        "source": "Rachel Weaver, resident",
        "url": "https://dentoncountyrecord.com/articles/denton-council-adopts-data-center-zoning-rules-oct-13",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "[These amendments protect] us more while we're going through the moratorium phase,",
        "source": "George Ferrie, Councilmember, City of Denton",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-officials-pass-development-code-updates-for-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "THE GENERAL PRACTICE IS YOU'RE WELCOME TO VOTE.",
        "source": "City Attorney, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://dentontx.new.swagit.com/videos/402054",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "WHAT DO THESE DATA CENTERS BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY IF THE ONLY ANSWER IS MONEY, THEN ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE GIVING US NOTHING IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR RESOURCES.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6HtKjZOnos",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "But for the moratorium, until it’s in place, people can still contact people, people can still try to find a way to place another data center here,",
        "source": "Chris Watts, Mayor",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-holds-first-hearing-on-a-data-center-moratorium-as-core-scientific-eyes-more-land/article_b95e5377-e31a-4338-b16c-eda8437a8130.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They did not tell us what it’s for,",
        "source": "Chris Lutrick, DME Assistant General Manager",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-holds-first-hearing-on-a-data-center-moratorium-as-core-scientific-eyes-more-land/article_b95e5377-e31a-4338-b16c-eda8437a8130.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers have repeatedly come up in conversations with residents, including during your own campaigns for office.",
        "source": "Josh Taylor, Denton resident",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-holds-first-hearing-on-a-data-center-moratorium-as-core-scientific-eyes-more-land/article_b95e5377-e31a-4338-b16c-eda8437a8130.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you are in support of the moratorium, can you raise your hands?",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/denton-data-center-moratorium-public-hearing-september-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What do these data centers bring to our community? If the only answer is money, then essentially they are giving us nothing in exchange for our resources,",
        "source": "Seth Fuller, Denton resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/denton-data-center-moratorium-public-hearing-september-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You sent a very clear message to the community, to us, that those are not the kind of conversations that we want to have and it's important to hear your voices,",
        "source": "Chris Watts, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/denton-data-center-moratorium-public-hearing-september-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "IF THE ONLY ANSWER IS MONEY, THEN ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE GIVING US NOTHING IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR RESOURCES.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gV26VQ4Jl8",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I WILL ENSURE THAT WE WILL NOT ALLOW DATA CENTERS TO OVERTAKE RURAL TEXAS OR OUR STATES.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArInHwz2lL8",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Simply put, Texans must come first,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://neverlatenews.com/data-center-permit-pause-fort-worth-430m-filing/",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Susan Alvarez, environment and development director for the council of governments, said developers often complete site planning and due diligence before notifying local governments, leaving communities to catch up with the infrastructure demands.",
        "source": "Susan Alvarez, environment and development director, North Central Texas Council of Governments",
        "url": "https://lawin.news/north-texas-emerges-as-top-data-center-market-as-communities-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-09-03T14:37:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Blachowski stated that the development is not suitable for residential backyards and urged officials to stop the project from moving forward.",
        "source": "Aileen Blachowski, Prosper resident",
        "url": "https://prosperweekly.news/article/prosper-news-prosper-data-center-proposal-draws-004426031",
        "date": "2026-09-03T03:28:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Blair questioned how nearby families would be able to enjoy outdoor spaces if the facility is built adjacent to their neighborhoods.",
        "source": "Ellie Blair, Prosper resident",
        "url": "https://prosperweekly.news/article/prosper-news-prosper-data-center-proposal-draws-004426031",
        "date": "2026-09-03T03:28:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Aubrey resident Rick Abraham also voiced concerns about noise traveling to his community.",
        "source": "Rick Abraham, Aubrey resident",
        "url": "https://prosperweekly.news/article/prosper-news-prosper-data-center-proposal-draws-004426031",
        "date": "2026-09-03T03:28:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The precipice and reason why I wanted the moratorium in particular, when that data center [Core Scientific] was allowed to be built in our city, it doubled the amount of electricity,",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/city-council-progresses-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers/article_cc2f0f85-e768-42b5-b4dc-4f85413ec0a1.html",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers do not pay sales tax on their utility rates,",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/city-council-progresses-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers/article_cc2f0f85-e768-42b5-b4dc-4f85413ec0a1.html",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "While ERCOT’s deal and the governor’s deal exist, it does not prevent a company coming to Denton, looking at an area of land where data centers are permitted, purchasing that land and waiting for the audit to end,",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/city-council-progresses-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers/article_cc2f0f85-e768-42b5-b4dc-4f85413ec0a1.html",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The things that are hurting the project, in my opinion, are the net benefit to Prosper.",
        "source": "Josh Carson, Planning and Zoning Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/prosper-data-center-faces-opposition-after-unanimous-commission-vote/4071578/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So I would say the net benefit to Prosper, I can't find.",
        "source": "Josh Carson, Planning and Zoning Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/prosper-data-center-faces-opposition-after-unanimous-commission-vote/4071578/",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s a tax benefit that’s real, but I don’t think the world revolves strictly based on tax revenue,",
        "source": "Josh Carson, Vice Chair, Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/prosper-planning-zoning-commission-denies-controversial-data-center-rezoning-request/287-e449e7f8-4e36-4cf2-b478-9ae99ceda139",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "While the data center is needed, I don’t think Prosper is the place for the data center,",
        "source": "Deborah Daniel, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/prosper-planning-zoning-commission-denies-controversial-data-center-rezoning-request/287-e449e7f8-4e36-4cf2-b478-9ae99ceda139",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That alone would be enough for me not to support moving forward with this,",
        "source": "Josh Hamilton, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/prosper-planning-zoning-commission-denies-controversial-data-center-rezoning-request/287-e449e7f8-4e36-4cf2-b478-9ae99ceda139",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s an appropriate place for it, and it’s not in our backyards,",
        "source": "Aileen Blachowski, Prosper resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/prosper-planning-zoning-commission-denies-controversial-data-center-rezoning-request/287-e449e7f8-4e36-4cf2-b478-9ae99ceda139",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What is going to be done to keep that noise from creeping over?",
        "source": "Rick Abraham, Aubrey resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/collin-county/prosper-planning-zoning-commission-denies-controversial-data-center-rezoning-request/287-e449e7f8-4e36-4cf2-b478-9ae99ceda139",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am hopeful we can amend the code to give Dallas residents and council more say on if and how data centers are to be built in our city,",
        "source": "Chad West, Dallas City Council member",
        "url": "https://texasmetronews.com/what-is-a-data-center-moratorium-heres-why-some-north-texas-cities-are-considering-one/",
        "date": "2026-08-24T06:30:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have the opportunity to lead by example in Fort Worth to enact smart regulations and bolster existing ordinances that put our city and its residents first, while also keeping our city competitive, attracting high-tech investment and expanding the municipal tax base,",
        "source": "Mattie Parker, Fort Worth Mayor",
        "url": "https://texasmetronews.com/what-is-a-data-center-moratorium-heres-why-some-north-texas-cities-are-considering-one/",
        "date": "2026-08-24T06:30:59.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I did was make the data center use not permitted in any zoning district, which is effectively a ban, and that's what ended up passing later.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos City Council member",
        "url": "https://texasmetronews.com/what-is-a-data-center-moratorium-heres-why-some-north-texas-cities-are-considering-one/",
        "date": "2026-08-24T06:30:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "[A moratorium] is a temporary pause on accepting or processing new development applications,",
        "source": "Charlie Rosendahl, Denton's director of development services",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-city-council-starts-legal-process-for-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think a moratorium and updating the city's development code are both avenues of protection,",
        "source": "George Ferrie, Council Member",
        "url": "https://factlen.com/news/denton-city-council-votes-to-begin-process-for-data-center-moratorium-26205-c928129c",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since we were informed about the project, a bipartisan network of eight precincts, both Democrat and Republican, have locked arms to oppose this project,",
        "source": "Aileen Blachowski, Prosper resident, Republican Party chair for Denton County's Precinct 1016",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/dallas-ft-worth/data-center-development/dallas-based-white-rose-partners-seeks-to-build-data-center-in-prosper",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We already invested our life savings and planted our families in these communities, and that data center is going to land in our backyard.",
        "source": "Aileen Blachowski, Prosper resident, Republican Party chair for Denton County's Precinct 1016",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/dallas-ft-worth/data-center-development/dallas-based-white-rose-partners-seeks-to-build-data-center-in-prosper",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hillwood met with Westlake and Keller leadership on December 10, 2024, and discussed the details on this project,",
        "source": "Kim Greaves, Westlake Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/judge-blocks-westlake-data-center-amid-lawsuit-from-keller-residents/4063764/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think taking that pause is doing right by the 160-something emails I got from the community saying we want a moratorium,",
        "source": "George Ferrie, council member",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/denton-data-center-moratorium-utility-capacity/",
        "date": "2026-08-08T14:18:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This temporary moratorium is not just so that you can sit around for six months and do nothing,",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/denton-data-center-moratorium-utility-capacity/",
        "date": "2026-08-08T14:18:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The community, I think, has been very clear on this, and I'm going to take their cue.",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/denton-data-center-moratorium-utility-capacity/",
        "date": "2026-08-08T14:18:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "So, currently there's none, but again, there is interest out there for additional development in the community",
        "source": "Antonio Puente, DME General Manager",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules",
        "date": "2026-08-05T09:55:35.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not that we've had an impact yet. It's the anticipated impact and the unpredictability of that,",
        "source": "Chris Watts, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/denton-county/denton-moves-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers-while-pursuing-stricter-regulations/287-3b964246-67a8-4f25-92e9-6caaad501b40",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just want to ensure that our utility rates do not increase, and we do not lose power or anything like that,",
        "source": "Ralph Hood, Denton resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/denton-county/denton-moves-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers-while-pursuing-stricter-regulations/287-3b964246-67a8-4f25-92e9-6caaad501b40",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "As long as they are good neighbors and satisfy that need for the neighborhood,",
        "source": "Ralph Hood, Denton resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/denton-county/denton-moves-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers-while-pursuing-stricter-regulations/287-3b964246-67a8-4f25-92e9-6caaad501b40",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They finally decided to do that after the fact on this one, unfortunately,",
        "source": "Ralph Hood, Denton resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/denton-county/denton-moves-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers-while-pursuing-stricter-regulations/287-3b964246-67a8-4f25-92e9-6caaad501b40",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The issue isn't that we've been impacted yet. It's the anticipated impact and the unpredictability of it.",
        "source": "Chris Watts, Mayor, Denton",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZiokd3slKA",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think [a moratorium and updating the city's development code] are both avenues of protection,",
        "source": "George Ferrie, council member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-city-council-starts-legal-process-for-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is interest out there for additional development in the community,",
        "source": "Tony Puente, Denton Municipal Electric General Manager",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-city-council-starts-legal-process-for-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This temporary moratorium is not just so that you can sit around for six months and do nothing.",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/article_870ea8c3-491e-4002-b7e9-11daddec7f6c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is so that you can have action while doing it.",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/article_870ea8c3-491e-4002-b7e9-11daddec7f6c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think taking that pause is doing right by the 160-something emails I got from the community saying we want a moratorium",
        "source": "George Ferrie, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/08/05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This temporary moratorium is not just so that you can sit around for six months and do nothing",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/08/05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What's the most important aspect of this, and that is the public opinion track",
        "source": "Chris Watts, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/08/05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I'm hearing from the community is urgency around long-term, permanent, meaningful changes",
        "source": "Suzi Rumohr, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/08/05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "anything above 75 megawatts is likely beyond the capacity that we have today",
        "source": "Antonio Puente, DME General Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/08/05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think taking that pause is doing right by the 160-something emails I got from the community saying we want a moratorium",
        "source": "George Ferrie, Council member, Denton City Council",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This temporary moratorium is not just so that you can sit around for six months and do nothing",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem, Denton",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I'm hearing from the community is urgency around long-term, permanent, meaningful changes",
        "source": "Suzi Rumohr, Council member, Denton City Council",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-05/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What people want is not temporary things. They want lasting, meaningful, rapid improvements and tightening of regulations,",
        "source": "Suzi Rumohr, Denton City Council member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-officials-to-vote-on-public-hearings-for-data-center-moratorium-development-code-updates/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This temporary moratorium is not just so that you can sit around for six months and do nothing,",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem, Denton",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-officials-to-vote-on-public-hearings-for-data-center-moratorium-development-code-updates/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is interest out there for additional development in the community,",
        "source": "Tony Puente, Denton Municipal Electric General Manager",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/government/denton-officials-to-vote-on-public-hearings-for-data-center-moratorium-development-code-updates/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think taking that pause is doing right by the 160-something emails I got from the community saying we want a moratorium",
        "source": "George Ferrie, Council member, Denton City Council",
        "url": "https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/article_126cd65b-6984-5da2-818d-2a648d1af93c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This temporary moratorium is not just so that you can sit around for six months and do nothing",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem, Denton",
        "url": "https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/article_126cd65b-6984-5da2-818d-2a648d1af93c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I'm hearing from the community is urgency around long-term, permanent, meaningful changes",
        "source": "Suzi Rumohr, Council member, Denton City Council",
        "url": "https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/article_126cd65b-6984-5da2-818d-2a648d1af93c.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The defect was determined to be a credible risk of additional transformer failures which could result in loss of data center operations, equipment damage and broader system instability,",
        "source": "Luke Jones, environmental investigator for TCEQ",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-core-scientific-data-center-faces-tceq-violations-due-to-air-quality-emissions/article_1b451b03-b828-4aef-9f41-0014f4506351.html",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very concerned about their impacts on our environment, our health and our power grid,",
        "source": "Laura Coates, co-chair of DSA Denton",
        "url": "https://context-corner.com/news/denton-residents-push-for-data-center-ban-or-moratorium-as-community-opposition-grows/",
        "date": "2026-07-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They just woke up one day and found out they're going to have this monstrosity in their community, and they don't want it,",
        "source": "Amy Kremer, Humans First co-founder",
        "url": "https://context-corner.com/news/denton-residents-push-for-data-center-ban-or-moratorium-as-community-opposition-grows/",
        "date": "2026-07-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's really about continuing the conversation,",
        "source": "Laura Coates, co-chair of DSA Denton",
        "url": "https://context-corner.com/news/denton-residents-push-for-data-center-ban-or-moratorium-as-community-opposition-grows/",
        "date": "2026-07-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A moratorium can only be three months, and with excessive demand from the community, another three month extension,",
        "source": "Brian Beck, former city council member and previous mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/city-council-progresses-toward-moratorium-on-data-centers/article_cc2f0f85-e768-42b5-b4dc-4f85413ec0a1.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this was a great first step […]",
        "source": "Annie Heffley, presenter for the town hall and university alumna",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/community-members-gather-for-town-hall-meeting-about-artificial-intelligence-data-centers/article_e8a2a8d5-2627-40d9-a779-ccb5e665b197.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It means that there’s a large presence of [data centers] at the forefront of people’s minds",
        "source": "Riley Quinn, town hall organizer and member of the Revolutionary Front",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/community-members-gather-for-town-hall-meeting-about-artificial-intelligence-data-centers/article_e8a2a8d5-2627-40d9-a779-ccb5e665b197.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Is that an outright use ban where we don’t have that use on our table anymore?",
        "source": "Brian Beck, previous city council member and Texas A&M alumnus",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/community-members-gather-for-town-hall-meeting-about-artificial-intelligence-data-centers/article_e8a2a8d5-2627-40d9-a779-ccb5e665b197.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it means that there's like a hunger for people to get involved and to organize […]",
        "source": "Riley Quinn, town hall organizer and member of the Revolutionary Front",
        "url": "https://www.ntdaily.com/news/community-members-gather-for-town-hall-meeting-about-artificial-intelligence-data-centers/article_e8a2a8d5-2627-40d9-a779-ccb5e665b197.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "is intended to bring Denton residents together to organize against AI data centers and an AI drone factory in our community.",
        "source": "Laura Coate, co-chair of DSA Denton",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-13/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are taking over Texas",
        "source": "Laura Coate, co-chair of DSA Denton",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-13/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of these other organizations have put in countless amount of hours doing meetings and research,",
        "source": "Riley Quinn, Revolutionary Front and DSA Denton",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-13/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "to have a discussion so that we can all form an opinion",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall/article_01782b2e-f4dc-582d-a156-4a2e944e997a.html",
        "date": "2026-07-11T05:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "is intended to bring Denton residents together to organize against AI data centers and an AI drone factory in our community.",
        "source": "Laura Coate, co-chair of DSA Denton",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall/article_042c9419-02e3-4916-bea6-9101d1d71abe.html",
        "date": "2026-07-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "is intended to bring Denton residents together to organize against AI data centers and an AI drone factory in our community.",
        "source": "Laura Coate, co-chair of DSA Denton",
        "url": "https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall/article_01782b2e-f4dc-582d-a156-4a2e944e997a.html",
        "date": "2026-07-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "to guarantee any data center development does not come at the cost of Texans and our local economies.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall/article_042c9419-02e3-4916-bea6-9101d1d71abe.html",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must operate in ways that reduce costs for residential electricity customers, do not drain water needed for our communities and take into consideration the needs of our neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall/article_042c9419-02e3-4916-bea6-9101d1d71abe.html",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must operate in ways that reduce costs for residential electricity customers, do not drain water needed for our communities and take into consideration the needs of our neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-13/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must operate in ways that reduce costs for residential electricity customers, do not drain water needed for our communities and take into consideration the needs of our neighborhoods",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.moorenews.com/news/state/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall/article_01782b2e-f4dc-582d-a156-4a2e944e997a.html",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m asking for us to have a discussion so that we can all form an opinion.",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Denton City Council member",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-explores-ai-data-center-moratorium-amid-power-water-concerns/article_e8fd6f19-3e4c-4d4c-91b8-f54a59ba2446.html",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The pitch is pretty straightforward,",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, District 2 Council Member",
        "url": "https://context-corner.com/news/denton-residents-push-for-data-center-ban-or-moratorium-as-community-opposition-grows/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not asking for anyone to have an opinion on it. I'm asking for a discussion so we can form an opinion on it.",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, District 2 Council Member",
        "url": "https://context-corner.com/news/denton-residents-push-for-data-center-ban-or-moratorium-as-community-opposition-grows/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s clearly very important to the community, and so that’s why I brought that up because I think discussions are good,",
        "source": "Nick Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-13/denton-community-members-invited-to-unite-against-ai-data-centers-at-political-groups-town-hall",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a risky proposition for Denton,\" Treat said. \"Data centers incentivize municipalities with promises of jobs and tax revenues, but there's zero backup plan if our water and energy resources get stretched too thin.",
        "source": "Shaun Treat, Denton resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/development/data-centers-rise-in-denton/",
        "date": "2026-05-07T15:18:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data centers are seeking sites specific to their needs and their right amount of electricity. If we don't have that site, then they will go somewhere else,\" Sotelo said.",
        "source": "Brittany Sotelo, Denton director of economic development",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/development/data-centers-rise-in-denton/",
        "date": "2026-05-07T15:18:30.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "By expanding our capacity in Denton, we're building one of the largest [Graphics Processing Unit] supercomputers in North America,\" Core Scientific CEO Adam Sullivan said in a 2025 news release.",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, Core Scientific CEO",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/denton/development/data-centers-rise-in-denton/",
        "date": "2026-05-07T15:18:30.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m 100% against data centers.",
        "source": "Angela Brewer, small business owner and Denton mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/election_2020/hear-from-denton-mayor-candidates-on-data-centers-development-and-campaign-finance/article_dd5de8ff-19a6-40fc-9cf5-fe3964e4c77e.html",
        "date": "2026-04-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a City Council, we need to explore how [to] halt the expansion of data centers.",
        "source": "Shannon Childs, nonprofit caseworker and Denton mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/election_2020/hear-from-denton-mayor-candidates-on-data-centers-development-and-campaign-finance/article_dd5de8ff-19a6-40fc-9cf5-fe3964e4c77e.html",
        "date": "2026-04-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve been on record to say that I would propose asking the council for a moratorium on any future data centers until the two that we currently have don’t show any harm.",
        "source": "Chris Watts, former Denton mayor and mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/election_2020/hear-from-denton-mayor-candidates-on-data-centers-development-and-campaign-finance/article_dd5de8ff-19a6-40fc-9cf5-fe3964e4c77e.html",
        "date": "2026-04-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given my experience, if they’re going to come to town, if that’s one of our key strategic plans, then they have to do it the Denton way.",
        "source": "Brian Beck, council member and Denton mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/election_2020/hear-from-denton-mayor-candidates-on-data-centers-development-and-campaign-finance/article_dd5de8ff-19a6-40fc-9cf5-fe3964e4c77e.html",
        "date": "2026-04-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of it just seems to be like build, build, build and we’ll deal with repercussions later,",
        "source": "James Macfadzean, Denton County resident",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-boom-sparks-debate-over-growth-and-resources/article_edd8a259-a067-45b1-bd99-7aefa775f940.html",
        "date": "2026-04-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we need to be making sure that if you are going to come to town, then you need to follow the greenest rules possible,",
        "source": "Brian Beck, Denton City Council member, mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-boom-sparks-debate-over-growth-and-resources/article_edd8a259-a067-45b1-bd99-7aefa775f940.html",
        "date": "2026-04-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And you need to be compatible with the rest of the area that you’re trying to locate in. Otherwise, we’re not going to approve you.",
        "source": "Brian Beck, Denton City Council member, mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-boom-sparks-debate-over-growth-and-resources/article_edd8a259-a067-45b1-bd99-7aefa775f940.html",
        "date": "2026-04-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of money and possibilities come with these data centers. If we can get the energy generation down, it will be a great thing,",
        "source": "James Sasser",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-boom-sparks-debate-over-growth-and-resources/article_edd8a259-a067-45b1-bd99-7aefa775f940.html",
        "date": "2026-04-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The important piece of that is on the citizens to make sure future Planning and Zoning and future councils follow the rules and don’t backslide,",
        "source": "Brian Beck, Denton City Council member, mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-s-data-center-boom-sparks-debate-over-growth-and-resources/article_edd8a259-a067-45b1-bd99-7aefa775f940.html",
        "date": "2026-04-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The last several months tested us in ways few companies ever experience. There were setbacks from partners and factors outside our control.",
        "source": "CoreWeave executives Peter Salanki, Sachin Jain, Chen Goldberg, CTO, COO, SVP of engineering",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/coreweave-deploys-16000-gpus-at-delayed-data-center-in-denton-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are thrilled to deepen our relationship with CoreWeave as we continue developing large-scale HPC projects that power advanced AI and other low-latency workloads,",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Core Scientific",
        "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/110/core-scientific-and-coreweave-announce-1-2-billion-expansion-at-denton-tx-site",
        "date": "2025-02-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Denton has been home to one of our most advanced data centers, and now we expect it will host one of the largest GPU supercomputers in North America, powering artificial intelligence… We have had a great experience operating in Denton and are grateful for the strong support we've received from the city staff and community members.",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, CEO, Core Scientific",
        "url": "https://dallasexpress.com/realestate/from-crypto-to-ai-6b-dfw-facility-transformation/",
        "date": "2024-11-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Denton’s trajectory is highly promising, and our expanding infrastructure makes the city an ideal hub for corporate investments,",
        "source": "Sara Hensley, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/core-scientific-plans-to-upgrade-denton-texas-data-center-for-up-to-61bn/",
        "date": "2024-11-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Denton has been home to one of our most advanced data centers, and now we expect it will host one of the largest GPU supercomputers in North America, powering artificial intelligence,",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, Core Scientific CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/core-scientific-plans-to-upgrade-denton-texas-data-center-for-up-to-61bn/",
        "date": "2024-11-27",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Denton has been home to one of our most advanced data centers, and now we expect it will host one of the largest GPU supercomputers in North America, powering artificial intelligence,",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, Core Scientific CEO",
        "url": "https://www.theenergymag.com/news/2024-11-21/core-denton-bitcoin-hpc-expand",
        "date": "2024-11-21T08:14:31.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Denton has been home to one of our most advanced data centers, and now we expect it will host one of the largest GPU supercomputers in North America, powering artificial intelligence.",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, Core Scientific CEO",
        "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/100/core-scientific-announces-approval-of-lease-amendments-with-the-city-of-denton-to-enable-high-performance-computing-expansion",
        "date": "2024-11-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Denton's balanced economic strategy not only drives immediate growth but builds resilience, and Core Scientific's continued investment in our community is a testament to our city's appeal.",
        "source": "Sara Hensley, City Manager",
        "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/100/core-scientific-announces-approval-of-lease-amendments-with-the-city-of-denton-to-enable-high-performance-computing-expansion",
        "date": "2024-11-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are proud this city will be home to one of the largest GPU supercomputers in North America,",
        "source": "Matt Brown, Core Scientific chief operating officer",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-holds-first-hearing-on-a-data-center-moratorium-as-core-scientific-eyes-more-land/article_b95e5377-e31a-4338-b16c-eda8437a8130.html",
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        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Interestingly, this is about a billion-dollar investment into the community and all the tax revenues associated with that,",
        "source": "Terry Naulty, DME assistant general manager",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/science-technology/2024-08-28/core-scientific-gets-approval-to-bring-high-powered-computing-for-ai-to-denton",
        "date": "2024-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We have sufficient cash on account as part of their collateral requirement to protect our residents,",
        "source": "Terry Naulty, DME assistant general manager",
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        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Interestingly, this is about a billion-dollar investment into the community and all the tax revenues associated with that,",
        "source": "Terry Naulty, DME Assistant General Manager",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/denton-moves-toward-data-center-moratorium-city-council-weighs-stricter-development-rules/article_870ea8c3-491e-4002-b7e9-11daddec7f6c.html",
        "date": "2024-08-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "By expanding our capacity while focusing on fleet efficiency and hash rate productivity, we believe we will remain positioned for success in the post-halving environment.",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, Core Scientific",
        "url": "https://investors.corescientific.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/5/core-scientific-to-expand-its-denton-texas-bitcoin-mining-data-center-by-72-megawatts",
        "date": "2024-04-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "While we were in an emergency, ERCOT allowed prices to go off the scale.",
        "source": "Paul Meltzer, council member",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/core-scientific-s-denton-data-center-revenue-usage-still-a-mystery-as-council-allocates-bankruptcy/article_b353f479-f2bf-5fe9-b8be-8d2d4a9fc5ce.html",
        "date": "2023-09-29T16:38:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't support that.",
        "source": "Gerard Hudspeth, Mayor",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/denton/core-scientific-s-denton-data-center-revenue-usage-still-a-mystery-as-council-allocates-bankruptcy/article_b353f479-f2bf-5fe9-b8be-8d2d4a9fc5ce.html",
        "date": "2023-09-29T16:38:00.000Z",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What do these data centers bring to our community? If the only answer is money, then essentially they are giving us nothing in exchange for our resources,",
        "source": "Seth Fuller, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/denton-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "is likely beyond the capacity that we have today.",
        "source": "Antonio Puente, general manager, Denton Municipal Electric",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/denton-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "CEO Michael Intrator sent a letter dated November 7, 2026 to Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa pledging CoreWeave will self-fund substations and grid interconnection costs for its new Texas facilities",
      "Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned on a moratorium on new data centers until the state sets comprehensive rules",
      "CoreWeave claims closed-loop liquid cooling delivers over 300 times better water efficiency than traditional methods; this is a company claim, not an independent audit",
      "Texas accounts for about 27% of planned US data center power capacity, according to the research findings cited in the article",
      "CoreWeave's November 7 letter to Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa names six Texas places with active CoreWeave facilities and about 4.2 GW contracted power company-wide",
      "Galaxy said on July 6, 2026 that Helios Phase I delivered about 200 MW gross power, 133 MW critical IT load, to CoreWeave under a 15-year lease",
      "On February 26, 2025, Core Scientific said a new agreement added 70 MW of contracted power at its Denton, Texas site for CoreWeave",
      "By the article's own arithmetic, Dickens County and Denton sites total about 786 MW, roughly 19% of 4.2 GW",
      "Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa called for a pause on new data-center approvals until the Texas Legislature establishes protections for residents and communities",
      "CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator sent Hinojosa a letter on Nov. 7 welcoming her clarification that currently permitted data-center projects can complete construction",
      "Core Scientific said on Nov. 5 its CoreWeave buildout is nearing full completion, with about 260 MW in Denton and 20 MW in Austin already billing",
      "Roughly 485 MW of the ~590 MW contracted Core Scientific/CoreWeave capacity was already billing as of Nov. 5",
      "Galaxy's Helios campus in Dickens County has 133 MW operational and another 260 MW under construction",
      "TCEQ notified Core Scientific July 24 of a notice of enforcement over eight emergency generators run April 9 to June 23 due to defects in 93 transformers",
      "Generators emitted 384.13 tons NOx, 50.10 tons CO and 2.51 tons particulate matter, versus annual limits of 24.9, 8.17 and 0.85 tons",
      "Denton council held final public hearing on a 90-day data center moratorium; Stevens proposed it in June",
      "Core Scientific has a contract for up to 394 MW of power",
      "Denton has no local air quality ordinances and refers matters to TCEQ Region 4 in Fort Worth",
      "Denton City Council held its second and final public hearing on the proposed data-center moratorium on Oct. 27, 2026, with no action taken",
      "The council could vote on the moratorium as early as Dec. 1",
      "Proposed moratorium would impose a 90-day hold on new commercial data center applications if approved by a 75% supermajority",
      "Council unanimously voted to start the legal process for a moratorium on Aug. 18; first public hearing was Sept. 22",
      "Moratorium could be extended to 180 days, running through May 31, 2027",
      "Denton City Council held the second and final public hearing on a data center moratorium Oct. 27, 2026, with first reading of the ordinance; no action taken",
      "Council voted unanimously Aug. 18 to start the legal moratorium process; first hearing was Sept. 22",
      "Council adopted data center development code amendments Oct. 13",
      "Moratorium would be 90 days, extendable to 180 days by separate vote; a six-month term would run through May 31, 2027",
      "Vote could occur as early as Dec. 1; applies to Denton, Denton Municipal Electric territory and city water and sewer service territory",
      "Council held first reading of the moratorium Oct. 28, 2026; second reading and decision set for Dec. 1",
      "Moratorium would last 90 days with one possible 90-day extension; latest end date May 31",
      "Denton water plants treat up to 48 million gallons a day against a 42.2 million peak-day demand",
      "Pecan Creek wastewater plant rated 21 million gallons a day has handled 25.7 million on peak days",
      "Utility has roughly 75 MW of transmission-voltage capacity available but no process for data center requests",
      "More than two dozen people spoke in favor of the proposed moratorium at a Denton City Council public hearing; no one spoke against it",
      "Council scheduled to vote on the six-month pause on December 1",
      "University of Houston poll found four out of five likely Texas voters support policies limiting data center development",
      "Two existing Denton data centers have generated $3 million in sales tax revenue though neither is fully operational",
      "Denton recently tightened zoning rules, requiring a special permit for new data centers",
      "Denton City Council held first reading of a proposed data center moratorium on Tuesday night, Oct 2026",
      "Moratorium justified by shortage of water, wastewater and electricity infrastructure and inadequate development regulations, per staff presentation"
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        "date": "2026-09-03T14:37:48.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-08-19T20:00:19.000Z"
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        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Cuero, Texas",
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      "Crusoe Victoria AI Factory has a reported capacity of 1.5 GW and is 26.8 miles from Cuero's city center.",
      "No tracked data center project is located inside Cuero's Census city boundary.",
      "The Crusoe Victoria project was announced in October 2025 and is recorded as proposed as of 2026-07-26.",
      "The Cuero-area inventory is about 1.6% of Texas's known active data center capacity (95.2 GW)."
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        "title": "Galaxy’s 260 MW Helios Phase II Targets Second-Quarter 2027 Delivery | Texas Construction Hub",
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        "date": "2026-11-03T12:46:40.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
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      {
        "title": "Before Red Raider football stadium, Galaxy went all in on West Texas AI data center | State | lufkindailynews.com",
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      {
        "title": "Dickens County approves Galaxy Digital tax-abatement agreements after public hearing with no comments | Citizen Portal",
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        "date": "2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Public hearing on tax abatements for Galaxy, Coreweave and Outrider receives no public comment | Citizen Portal",
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        "title": "The Helios Story: From Bitcoin Mine to Data Center",
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        "date": "2026-04-03T01:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Real Estate Research Center",
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      {
        "title": "South Plains data centers could be the first test of new utility regulations | KLBK | KAMC | EverythingLubbock.com",
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        "title": "Galaxy Announces Commitment with CoreWeave to Host Additional AI and HPC Infrastructure | Galaxy",
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        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
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        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR TABS)",
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        "title": "Dickens commission approves Galaxy II, III abatements | The Texas Spur",
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        "text": "Galaxy Digital's Helios campus in Dickens County is now fully operational and generating revenue, wi\nChannel: CoyoteAi\nGalaxy Digital's Helios campus in Dickens County is now fully operational and generating revenue, with the company becoming ...\nA former Bitcoin mining site in Dickens County, Texas, is now generating real revenue as a fully operational AI data center, and the company running it just became the largest employer and taxpayer in the entire county. The project is Galaxy Digital's Helios data center campus, converted from a site the company bought from Argo Blockchain back in 2022. Phase one is complete and fully operational, delivering 200 megawatts of gross power and 133 megawatts of critical IT capacity under a 15-year lease with Coreweave, generating Galaxy's first quarter of real revenue from the site this year. Phase two is now actively under construction with contractor Hi-Tech Contracting mobilized on site since April, earthwork complete and structural foundation w",
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        "text": "# Bitcoin mining facility turning into AI datacenter in Dickens County\n\n- Channel: KCBD NewsChannel 11 - Lubbock, TX\n- Length: 02:10\n- Views: 420\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2025-04-10T09:42:47-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nBitcoin mining facility turning into AI datacenter in Dickens County \n \n For more Local News from KCBD: https://www.kcbd.com/ \n For more YouTube Content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC17gluxscT-K2IJG2oxz4uA\n\n## Transcript\n\nGood Good evening, Good evening, and Good evening, and thank Good evening, and thank you Good evening, and thank you for Good evening, and thank you for\njoining Good evening, and thank you for\njoining us.\nGood evening, and thank you for\njoining us. Dickens Good evening, and thank you for\njoining us. Dickens County Good evening, and thank you for\njoining us. Dickens County is Good evening, and thank you for\njoining us. Dickens County is\nlooking Good evening, and thank you for\njoining us. Dickens County is\nlooking",
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        "text": "REAL? WELCOME BACK TO SQUAWK BOX AT GALAXY DIGITAL SHARES JUMPING MORE THAN 13% YESTERDAY. THIS AFTER THE MAIN TEXAS GRID OPERATOR THERE APPROVED THE EXPANSION OF THE COMPANY'S HELIOS DATA CENTER. NOW, THE POWER CAPACITY IS GOING TO CLIMB TO MORE THAN 1.6GW. JOINING US WITH WHAT THIS MEANS FOR GALAXY AND THE FUTURE OF AI INFRASTRUCTURE. MIKE NOVOGRATZ, GALAXY'S FOUNDER AND CEO. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I KNOW WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO GET YOU ON THE BROADCAST YESTERDAY. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THIS NEWS WAS TAKING PLACE. I'M GLAD THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THIS AND SO MUCH MORE THAT'S HAPPENING IN CRYPTO, OF COURSE. ALSO QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT KIND OF LEGISLATION WILL ULTIMATELY GET PASSED OR NOT IN WASHINGTON. BUT LET'S START WITH WITH THIS NEWS, MICHAEL, AND TRY TO EXPLAIN TO THE AUDIENCE WHAT IT MEANS FOR GALAXY, BUT ALSO SO HOW IT WORKS. ALISON. SO, YOU KNOW, IN 2022, WE BOUGHT A BITCOIN MINING FACILITY BECAUSE WE WANTED TO HAVE SOMEONE TO PLUG OUR BITCOIN MINES IN. AND, Y",
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        "text": "We think about it in three ways: what we're building, who we're building it with, and how we can contribute to the place we're building in.",
        "source": "Galaxy, company",
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        "text": "We still hear some of the same concerns the people have regarding what they're going to do to the water table and what it's going to look like for electric power to homes and businesses,",
        "source": "Kevin Brendle, Dickens County Judge",
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        "text": "Some people don't want change,",
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        "text": "No public comment was made.",
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        "text": "The lease is structured as \"near triple net,\" meaning CoreWeave — not Galaxy — pays utilities, taxes, insurance, maintenance and ordinary repairs.",
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        "text": "And now a company that's placing a data center in Dickens County is giving Tech $75 million for naming rights to the football stadium and having Tech remove the Jones name from the stadium.",
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        "text": "I would be shocked if half of these companies wanting power would get that kind of allocation.",
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        "text": "Responsible water stewardship has been central to how Helios was designed, and we expect water usage to be relatively minimal.",
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        "text": "These are routine regulatory steps required for commercial development in Texas.",
        "source": "Galaxy Spokesperson, Spokesperson, Galaxy",
        "url": "https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/massive-3-5-billion-expansion-planned-at-ai-data-center-in-dickens-county/",
        "date": "2026-03-18T21:01:01.000Z",
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        "text": "We’ve been incredibly impressed by the people and leadership in Dickens County and the great state of Texas,",
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        "text": "This Phase II commitment with CoreWeave marks another major step in Galaxy’s evolution as a trusted partner for the next generation of data center infrastructure,",
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        "text": "TEXAS, WHERE WE ARE IN DICKENS COUNTY, HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF POWER.",
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      "Galaxy issued $3.5 billion in senior secured notes to finance part of Helios Phase II and fund debt-service reserves",
      "Helios Phase II: 260 MW critical IT and 400 MW utility capacity across two buildings; first data hall delivery targeted Q2 2027",
      "Helios Phase I is fully operational with 133 MW critical IT leased to CoreWeave, about $80 million a quarter",
      "Galaxy walked away from lease terms offered over the summer for Helios II (830 MW approved power)",
      "Five Galaxy projects totaling about 4.2 GW received conditional ERCOT classifications; three sites totaling 2.6 GW went into a lower-priority study class",
      "Galaxy bought the Helios Bitcoin mining facility in Dickens County from Argo Blockchain for $65 million in December 2022",
      "A completed section of the Helios data center is operational and leased to CoreWeave",
      "Galaxy and CoreWeave each committed $2 million to stand up the Dickens County Economic Development Corporation",
      "There was no approval process for Argo or Galaxy to build the Dickens County plants because the county had never seen a construction project of this size",
      "Dickens County held a public hearing on proposed tax abatements for Galaxy Digital and CoreWeave Phases II and III",
      "No one spoke during the public hearing",
      "Commissioners Court later approved two tax-abatement motions for Galaxy Digital",
      "Commissioners Dennis Wyatt and Greg Arnold recorded as opposing both votes",
      "Public hearing was called by County Judge Kevin Brendle for 11:00 a.m. on Sept. 14 and adjourned at 11:15 a.m.",
      "Phase one of Galaxy Digital's Helios campus in Dickens County is fully operational, delivering 200 MW gross and 133 MW critical IT capacity under a 15-year Coreweave lease",
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      "A three and a half billion-dollar financing package for Helios phase two was secured in July",
      "The company says it became the largest employer and taxpayer in Dickens County",
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      "No members of the public spoke; the hearing was called to order at 8:45 a.m. and adjourned at 9:00 a.m.",
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      "Senate Bill 6 (2025) requires PUCT rules for entities demanding 75 MW or more",
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        "title": "JLL just confirmed what the data center industry has been whispering about: | ISS Mining",
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        "date": "2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Dimmit County tables MOU with ISS Mining and Blue Mining Fiber after water, tax‑abatement concerns | Citizen Portal",
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      "ISS Mining and Blue Mining Fiber asked Dimmit County for a nonbinding MOU for a proposed data center",
      "Commissioners tabled the MOU pending legal review on 2025-11-12",
      "Commissioners raised concerns about groundwater use and a Chapter 312 tax-abatement request",
      "Dimmit County Commissioners Court met on November 10, 2025",
      "Commissioners considered an MOU with ISS Mining/Blue Mining Fiber on a proposed data center project",
      "The MOU was tabled for legal review",
      "Developers presented the plan on Sept. 22, 2025 to buy the 5,200-acre Rancho Incontado ranch and develop about 25% of it.",
      "Full campus could cost more than $1.2 billion and directly employ about 100 people.",
      "Estimated water use is 300,000-500,000 gallons a day from six existing wells.",
      "Commissioners authorized staff to pursue an MOU and work on grant opportunities but approved no tax or water entitlements.",
      "Developers requested a resolution of support for grant applications to preserve an option on the ranch during due diligence."
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    "summary": "No local opposition reported in Donley County. Evidence is descriptive only: one candidate greenfield site, OZ Donley, on Southwestern Public Service Co. land with a 58/100 readiness score, plus regional grid context.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "title": "OZ Donley — Datacenter Site in Donley County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/donley-county/oz-donley-18ee2f35",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
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      }
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      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 6 adds large-load obligations for loads of 75 MW or more",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is Amarillo Petroleum Building, 56.7 miles away"
    ],
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    "name": "Duval County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.68,
    "label": "high",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:50.142Z",
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        "title": "Commissioners reauthorize tax-abatement policy and set hearing on Cielo Vista applications | Citizen Portal",
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        "title": "EC Coal Duval County — Datacenter Site in Duval County, Texas",
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      "Duval County Commissioner's Court reauthorized and/or moved to amend its Tax Abatement Policy and Guidelines on April 13, 2026",
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      "Texas SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection costs",
      "Parcel owner is listed as Garza, Rufino (private land); served by Nueces Electric Cooperative"
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        "title": "Floodplains, Subdivision Regulations Remain Items of Public Interest at County Commissioners Meeting",
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        "date": "2026-10-28T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Eastland County Today",
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      {
        "title": "Flatwood Data Center Proposal Raises Questions: Eastland County Today Seeks Answers For Residents",
        "url": "https://www.eastlandcountytoday.com/article/6943,flatwood-data-center-proposal-raises-questions-eastland-county-today-seeks-answers-for-residents",
        "date": "2026-10-20T11:00:26.000Z",
        "source": "Eastland County Today",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Project Cisco Sale Process - Fractal Energy Storage Consultants",
        "url": "https://www.energystorageconsultants.com/project-cisco-sale-process/",
        "date": "2026-07-31T17:29:09.000Z",
        "source": "Fractal Energy Storage Consultants",
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        "title": "LETTER TO THE EDITOR",
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        "date": "2026-06-02T11:00:14.000Z",
        "source": "Eastland County Today",
        "stance": "oppose"
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        "title": "County Residents express Views, Concerns at County Commissioners’ Court",
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        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Eastland County Today",
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        "title": "PROJECT CISCO",
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        "source": "Fractal / Energy Storage Consultants",
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Eastland County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/eastland/",
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        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
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        "text": "Many of us are opposed to Solar Farms, Wind Turbine Farms and DataCenters.",
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        "url": "https://www.eastlandcountytoday.com/article/6327,letter-to-the-editor",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
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      {
        "text": "Judge Hullum commented that an abatement had never been discussed (regarding the above subject) or agreed upon by the court.",
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        "url": "https://www.eastlandcountytoday.com/article/6272,county-residents-express-views-concerns-at-county-commissioners-court",
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      "Eastland County Commissioners moved public input on floodplain and subdivision regulations to the start of the October 26 meeting.",
      "Citizens attended to voice concerns, particularly about the Flatwood Data Center, saying many questions remain unanswered.",
      "Eastland County Today published an article on 2026-10-20 about a possible data center at the Flatwood site in Eastland County.",
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      "Project Cisco is a single 191-acre datacenter-ready site in Eastland County, Texas",
      "Target commercial operation date is Q3 2028",
      "Site offers 345 kV transmission and 130 MMcf/day natural gas access",
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      "Letter writer opposes data centers, citing water shortage concerns and loss of hay and grazing fields for cattle",
      "A large group of Eastland County residents attended the Commissioners' meeting to express views on solar farms, wind turbines and data centers",
      "A signed petition was presented for the Court's June 8th meeting",
      "Judge Hullum said an abatement for the subject had never been discussed or agreed upon by the court",
      "Project Cisco targets up to ~700 MW on 191 acres in unincorporated Eastland County, Texas, outside Cisco city limits",
      "Site has a purchase option of 90 days, extendable up to 150 days",
      "Target commercial operation date is Q3 2028",
      "Water access via an 8-inch Westbound Water Supply Corporation line",
      "Teaser states no local zoning or county ordinances apply; permitting is state and federal, chiefly TCEQ air",
      "Eastland County has 0 verified data center projects and 2 unconfirmed leads.",
      "Project Cisco: 191 acres, up to ~700 MW target load, broker began limited sale process Jul 31, 2026.",
      "Brave Mist Holdings LLC was formed in Texas on May 18, 2026.",
      "ERCOT GIS report (Sept 2026) shows all 12 Eastland County generation entries are solar, wind or battery.",
      "Comanche Electric Cooperative staff described the Nimrod Technologies project near Cisco as 'in the works' (Jul 29, 2026)."
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        "title": "Who’s in Control? The Limits of Ector County’s Authority Over New AI Data Centers | newswest9.com",
        "url": "https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/control-limits-ector-county-authority-ai-data-center/513-c4f103d8-fdcb-4cfc-9555-511f35cc6b7a",
        "date": "2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "newswest9.com",
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      {
        "title": "Who’s in Control? The Limits of Ector County’s Authority Over New AI Data Centers | newswest9.com",
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        "title": "Courthouse design reveal, new constable appointed — and a fiery data center clash breaks out before executive session",
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        "date": "2026-11-03",
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        "title": "Fawcett: Data center won’t use local water - Odessa American",
        "url": "https://www.oaoa.com/local-news/fawcett-data-center-wont-use-local-water/",
        "date": "2026-11-02T17:25:38.000Z",
        "source": "Odessa American",
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        "title": "Fawcett: Data center won’t use local water | The Odessa",
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        "source": "Odessa American",
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        "title": "Ector County data centers | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "title": "Planned developments in Ector County, TX | Boardwalk",
        "url": "https://boardwalkai.com/development/texas/ector/",
        "date": "2026-10-19",
        "source": "Boardwalk",
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      {
        "title": "Basin PBS Special Events | Data Centers & the Impact on West Texas | PBS",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/video/data-centers-the-impact-on-west-texas-fxnle2/",
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        "title": "Ector County approves a retainer for economic development counsel as data center talks grow.",
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        "date": "2026-09-29",
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        "title": "New Era says the state permit halt may delay air permits for its Ector County campus | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "date": "2026-08-25T03:13:47.000Z",
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        "title": "Ector County weighs budget cuts and soaring tax pressure at tense public hearing",
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        "source": "Odessa American",
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        "title": "Ector County Commissioners approve local election contracts and schedule upcoming tax and budget public hearings",
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        "title": "SHARON AI Announces Several Milestones for Intended 250MW AI Data Center Joint Venture in Texas - Sharon AI",
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        "date": "2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Business Wire",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "url": "https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/08/03/odessa-chamber-talks-bring-data-centers-area-amid-statewide-scrutiny/",
        "date": "2026-08-03T23:16:35.000Z",
        "source": "First Alert 7",
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        "title": "Ector County residents confront commissioners over TCDC; water fight crystallizes | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-06-tcdc-ector-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T14:54:45.000Z",
        "source": "Odessa American",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Industrial Digital Infrastructure in Ector County, Texas | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/reports/ector-county-2026-06/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T11:37:50.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Commissioners look to begin water improvements - Odessa American",
        "url": "https://www.oaoa.com/local-news/commissioners-look-to-begin-water-improvements-2/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T18:37:46.000Z",
        "source": "Odessa American",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Ector County weighs roundabout for 42nd and Moss, accepts $180K for Sheriff",
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        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "source": "Ector County Commissioners Court",
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        "title": "New Era secures $290 million Macquarie facility for Texas critical data center campus - Construction Front | Commercial Intelligence for Infrastructure & Energy",
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        "date": "2026-04-15T00:38:13.000Z",
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        "source": "DCPulse",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "New Era Energy & Digital Secures Funding for Development of its Ector County, Texas Data Center Campus, Including Exercise of Underwriters’ Option",
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        "date": "2026-04-14T20:11:51.000Z",
        "source": "GlobeNewswire",
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        "date": "2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "sec.gov",
        "stance": "support"
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        "title": "Energy Dome and NUAI to assess CO2 Battery Plus at Texas AI data center - The Data Center Engineer",
        "url": "https://thedatacenterengineer.com/news/energy-dome-and-nuai-to-assess-co2-battery-plus-at-texas-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T14:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Data Center Engineer",
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        "title": "Stream DC to partner with New Era for gigawatt data center campus in Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/stream-dc-to-partner-with-new-era-for-gigawatt-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "New Era Energy & Digital Partners with Stream Data Centers for Flagship TCDC Campus | INN",
        "url": "https://investingnews.com/new-era-energy-digital-partners-with-stream-data-centers-for-flagship-tcdc-campus/",
        "date": "2026-04-01T09:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Investing News Network",
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        "title": "New Era Energy & Digital partners with Primary Digital Infrastructure to co-develop Texas data center | NASDAQ:NUAI",
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        "source": "Proactive Investors",
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        "title": "New Era closes acquisition of Sharon AI's stake in Texas Critical Data Centers - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-era-closes-acquisition-of-sharon-ais-stake-in-texas-critical-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
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      {
        "title": "New Era Energy & Digital partners with Primary Digital Infrastructure on Texas hyperscale data center campus",
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        "date": "2026-01-17T09:22:33.000Z",
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        "title": "SHARON AI’s Joint Venture’s Flagship 1GW Data Center Campus Project Selects Ramboll Data Center Facilities for Full-Scope Engineering",
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        "title": "New Era Energy & Digital’s Texas Critical Data Centers Selects EYP Mission Critical Facilities, for Full-Scope Engineering of 438-Acre AI Campus in Odessa, Texas",
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        "date": "2025-10-30T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "BusinessWire",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "url": "https://theodessa.org/news/fawcett-data-center-wont-use-local-water",
        "date": "2026-11-02T17:25:38.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "Personally, I am very excited about this project as it currently already is employing hundreds of construction workers, is using a factory made coolant for its closed loop system (no local water for cooling), and is likely to be our Ector County’s number one taxpayer as soon as next year.",
        "source": "Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.oaoa.com/local-news/fawcett-data-center-wont-use-local-water/",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ector County commissioners discussed a data center code named Project Landman.",
        "source": "Data Center Fights",
        "url": "https://datacenterfights.com/county-tx-ector",
        "date": "2026-11-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "an attractive opportunity to any quality tenant currently in the market",
        "source": "Charlie Nelson, chief executive of New Era",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/ector-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Good evening, Judge Fawcett, commissioners.",
        "source": "Samantha Russell",
        "url": "https://ectorcounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/75023b7a-4f42-4971-b1b2-87b589acf4ed",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "I filed a public information request on April the 29th where I requested communications and meeting records involving Judge Fawcett, his office, Zachary Zow, New Era Energy and Digital and Texas Critical Data Centers and the related entities.",
        "source": "Samantha Russell",
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        "date": "2026-08-24",
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      {
        "text": "So we are in conversation with some of these data centers. Again, the conversations are still very early.",
        "source": "Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/08/25/ector-county-holds-public-hearing-proposed-tax-rate/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is too early to provide information about exactly what they're gonna be doing, the size of what they're gonna be doing,",
        "source": "Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/08/25/ector-county-holds-public-hearing-proposed-tax-rate/",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to do everything we possibly can to ensure that something like this is going to be a benefit to the citizens of Odessa and Ector County,",
        "source": "Tom Manskey, director of economic development, Odessa Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/08/03/odessa-chamber-talks-bring-data-centers-area-amid-statewide-scrutiny/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
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        "text": "Any AI data center even thinking of coming here, they got to bring their own money, bring their own power, reuse their own water, and do it in a way that reduces the cost of electricity for residents across our state,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.firstalert7.com/2026/08/03/odessa-chamber-talks-bring-data-centers-area-amid-statewide-scrutiny/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're flaring gas out in the fields everyday, there's not a highway you can drive down and not see flares go off,",
        "source": "Tom Manskey, director of economic development, Odessa Chamber of Commerce",
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        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Personally I believe that Eron County can be the epicenter for data centers.",
        "source": "Unnamed economic developer (moderator), economic developer",
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        "date": "2026-06-10",
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      {
        "text": "We care about the environment and we will be asking all those questions … this is our first formal discussion with them.",
        "source": "Dustin Fawcett, Ector County Judge",
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        "date": "2026-06-09",
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        "text": "We remain fully focused on advancing TCDC toward commercialization and executing on the significant demand we are seeing for next-generation AI infrastructure.",
        "source": "E. Will Gray II, Chief Executive Officer of New Era",
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        "date": "2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "This marks a pivotal milestone for New Era,",
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        "url": "https://www.barchart.com/story/news/1304939/new-era-energy-digital-secures-funding-for-development-of-its-ector-county-texas-data-center-campus-including-exercise-of-underwriters-option",
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        "text": "We are pleased to support New Era in the development of their TCDC project.",
        "source": "Joshua Stevens, Managing Director at Macquarie",
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        "text": "The ability to capture waste heat and flexibly dispatch stored energy provides additional operational flexibility for AI workloads",
        "source": "Charlie Nelson, President and Chief Operating Officer at NUAI",
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        "text": "The fact that Stream and a premier provider of infrastructure capital have chosen to partner with New Era validates both the strategic value of the TCDC campus and the strength of our development strategy and platform,",
        "source": "E. Will Gray II, New Era CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/stream-dc-to-partner-with-new-era-for-gigawatt-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
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        "text": "We are proud to be partnered with New Era to build out a world-scale data center in West Texas, which is quickly becoming a premier data center territory.",
        "source": "Michael Lahoud, Stream CEO",
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        "text": "The fact that Stream and a premier provider of infrastructure capital have chosen to partner with New Era validates both the strategic value of the TCDC campus and the strength of our development strategy and platform,",
        "source": "E. Will Gray II, Chief Executive Officer, New Era",
        "url": "https://investingnews.com/new-era-energy-digital-partners-with-stream-data-centers-for-flagship-tcdc-campus/",
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        "text": "We are proud to be partnered with New Era to build out a world scale data center in West Texas, which is quickly becoming a premier data center territory.",
        "source": "Michael Lahoud, Stream Chief Executive Officer",
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        "text": "Their team's unparalleled track record, from developing global data center portfolios to financing multi-billion dollar projects, provides the critical expertise required to execute a development of this scale,",
        "source": "E. Will Gray II, New Era CEO",
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        "text": "With an experienced, well-capitalized partner like New Era, together we will deliver a strategically located, hyperscale-ready campus that is designed to meet the demands of investment-grade tenants seeking reliable solutions for their advanced computing needs,",
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        "text": "We appreciate the support of Sharon AI throughout the development phase of TCDC.",
        "source": "E. Will Gray II, CEO of New Era Energy & Digital",
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      {
        "text": "This project highlights how Bitcoin mining can become a powerful tool to unlock new value streams for the energy sector,",
        "source": "Spencer Marr, Co-Founder and President at Sangha Renewables",
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        "text": "TotalEnergies is excited to supply firm power to Sangha's operations in West Texas.",
        "source": "Simon Binet, Vice President Trading U.S. Gas & Power at TotalEnergies",
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        "text": "This partnership with EYP MCF is a key milestone in accelerating our flagship AI data center project in West Texas, combining world-class engineering with our integrated energy assets to power the future of AI computing.",
        "source": "Will Gray, CEO of New Era Energy & Digital, Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/35788392/new-era-energy-digitals-texas-critical-data-centers-selects-eyp-mission-critical-facilities-for-full-scope-engineering-of-438-acre-ai-campus-in-odessa-texas",
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        "text": "We are thrilled to partner with TCDC on this groundbreaking initiative, applying our extensive knowledge to engineer a resilient and efficient AI ecosystem.",
        "source": "Kevin Sanders, Division Officer, Data Center Consulting & Strategy, EYP Mission Critical Facilities, part of Ramboll Group A/S",
        "url": "https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/35788392/new-era-energy-digitals-texas-critical-data-centers-selects-eyp-mission-critical-facilities-for-full-scope-engineering-of-438-acre-ai-campus-in-odessa-texas",
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        "text": "This partnership with EYP MCF is a key milestone in accelerating our flagship AI data center project in West Texas, combining world-class engineering with our integrated energy assets to power the future of AI computing.",
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        "text": "We are thrilled to partner with TCDC on this groundbreaking initiative, applying our extensive knowledge to engineer a resilient and efficient AI ecosystem.",
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        "text": "This engagement of Ramboll Data Center Facilities is a key milestone in accelerating our flagship AI data center campus project in West Texas, in a market that seeks access to large scale power capacity on practical time lines,",
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        "text": "This partnership with EYP MCF is a key milestone in accelerating our flagship AI data center project in West Texas, combining world-class engineering with our integrated energy assets to power the future of AI computing.",
        "source": "Will Gray, CEO of New Era Energy & Digital, Inc.",
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        "text": "When I look at the future of data infrastructure I believe West Texas, especially Ector County and the surrounding region, stand out as ideal for the next wave of data center development,",
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        "text": "We have large volumes of produced water that could be repurposed more efficiently than simply injecting it back underground.",
        "source": "Kirk Edwards, Odessa oilman",
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        "text": "In fact there are already Permian Basin data centers at various stages including FO Permian in Midland County and Texas Critical Data Centers to be located in Ector County,",
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        "text": "On balance the Permian Basin region is likely to see growth in data center development, though it may not reach the levels of the largest hubs as advantages and disadvantages are balanced.",
        "source": "Ray Perryman, Waco economist",
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        "text": "There's just massive demand for data centers.",
        "source": "Will Gray, CEO, New Era Energy & Digital",
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        "text": "So we are in Ector County.",
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        "text": "So just a brief, a brief overview. So, you know, we've acquired 235 acres we own, and operate that through our joint venture with SHARON AI.",
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        "text": "So that's going to give us an ultimately 438 acres.",
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        "text": "We are pleased to announce these milestones, demonstrating progress in our strategy to build one of the premier AI data center campuses in the United States.",
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        "text": "Texans must come first, said Governor Abbott.",
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        "text": "Data centers must pay their own way, protect our grid, protect our water and complete the ERCOT and TWDB audits until they do.",
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        "text": "TCEQ will issue no permits sought by data center projects.",
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        "text": "It also ensures TCDC will provide robust, SB6-compliant power to support the next wave of AI growth in West Texas.",
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        "text": "It also ensures TCDC will provide robust, SB6-compliant power to support the next wave of AI growth in West Texas.",
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        "text": "Closing on this site marks a key milestone in our strategy to align Permian Basin energy assets with the explosive growth in AI and HPC demand.",
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        "text": "Closing on this site marks a key milestone in our strategy to align Permian Basin energy assets with the explosive growth in AI and HPC demand.",
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        "text": "Closing on this site marks a key milestone in our strategy to align Permian Basin energy assets with the explosive growth in AI and HPC demand.",
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        "text": "We are pleased with our progress to date in the development of this project, particularly our engagement with a prospective global enterprise customer who is contemplating building a large-scale AI data center.",
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        "text": "Fire response is why I was supportive of the ESD moving forward.",
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        "text": "This agreement marks a pivotal step in aligning our energy platform with the surging demand for AI infrastructure.",
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        "text": "With the initial site now identified, and due diligence well underway, TCDC is positioned to execute on its planned power strategy for the behind-the-meter data center campus.",
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        "text": "With the initial site now identified, TCDC is poised to execute on its planned power strategy for the behind the meter data center campus.",
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        "text": "Ector County and the Odessa area are the perfect fit for this net-zero energy data center project and we are proud that Sharon AI has chosen Ector County for this exciting new project.",
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        "text": "With the first phase of the data center development project now underway and a clear path to activation in 2026, we are taking significant steps toward building an energy-integrated platform that supports the future of AI, HPC, and semiconductor innovation.",
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      "A large AI data center is under construction in an industrial park south of Odessa.",
      "Ector County officials are working toward a potential vote on an economic development agreement with developers.",
      "The CEO of Project Landman is scheduled to attend the county's Nov. 17 meeting.",
      "Residents raised concerns about lack of public information, noise, and electrical grid demand.",
      "Ector County commissioners meet Tuesday at 10 a.m.",
      "Commissioners will take up economic development for data center 'Project Landman' in closed session",
      "County judge says the project uses closed-loop cooling and no local water, per Odessa American",
      "Ector County Commissioners Court met Nov. 3, 2026 and held executive session on legal matters including a data center and mineral interests; no action taken.",
      "Commissioner Hall read a constituent email accusing Judge Fawcett of lying about the data center project, prompting a heated exchange.",
      "The exchange covered transparency, $700M in tax value on the rolls and the county's role in private development.",
      "New Era Energy & Digital announced a stock sale expected to raise about $64M.",
      "Proceeds repay recent borrowings and support lease talks for 757 MW at Texas Critical Data Centers (company claims).",
      "Ector County Commissioners Court to discuss economic development for 'Project Landman' in executive session at its Tuesday 10 a.m. meeting",
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      "Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett said the data center won't use local water",
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      "ERCOT conditionally classified Sangha Project Genesis as Base Load under Batch Zero on September 11, 2026",
      "New Era took full control of TCDC Permian campus in March 2026",
      "A 63.42-acre data center development in Odessa by Texas Critical Data Centers was listed as seeking approval, with latest meeting Sep 17, 2026.",
      "Boardwalk lists 330+ planned projects from public meetings in Ector County in the last 12 months, with Odessa having 220+.",
      "In August, Governor Greg Abbott directed ERCOT and state regulators to pause new grid connections for data centers pending audits on water use, cooling and grid impact.",
      "On September 21, Governor Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all permits sought by data centers until ERCOT completes its audit.",
      "Judge Dustin Fawcett said ERCOT operates at about 100GW capacity while requests from data centers in the interconnection queue exceed 400GW.",
      "Judge Dustin Fawcett said two projects in Ector County plan behind-the-meter natural gas power generation not tied to the grid.",
      "Ector County Commissioners Court approved 5-0 a retainer agreement with Allison Bass McGee, LLP for economic development and data center projects on September 29, 2026",
      "County leaders said the retainer is meant to negotiate payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to help pay down county debt without granting tax abatements",
      "Governor Greg Abbott on September 21, 2026 directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt data center permits",
      "New Era Energy & Digital told investors on September 24, 2026 that the halt may delay permits for its Ector County campus",
      "The halt lasts until ERCOT completes its audit of data centers in grid interconnection queues",
      "New Era said the delay could have a material adverse effect on its development timeline, results of operations and financial condition",
      "Ector County Commissioners Court held a public hearing on the proposed tax rate and budget on Monday, August 24, 2026",
      "A Facebook post encouraged residents to attend the hearing and speak against AI data centers",
      "Ector County expects to collect about $2.1 million more in property taxes",
      "The Commissioners Court will vote on the tax rate and budget Tuesday",
      "Texas Attorney General ruled the county must release records on Texas Critical Data Centers communications after county argued economic development exception 552.131"
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        "title": "P&Z backs Walmart project, sends massive industrial and data center plans to City Council",
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        "source": "Midlothian Open Texas",
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      {
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        "date": "2026-09-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
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      {
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      {
        "title": "Residents sue Red Oak, council over data center rezoning - Waxahachie Daily Light",
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      {
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        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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      {
        "title": "Red Oak resident files lawsuit against city for data center development | Nigeria",
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      {
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      {
        "title": "Tracking data centers: Where they are, and how North Texans are responding to rapid growth | KERA News",
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      {
        "title": "Red Oak Residents Sue Over Data Center Rezoning",
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      {
        "title": "Texas lawmakers press data center boom over water, grid strain, and who pays",
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        "source": "The Cool Down",
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      {
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        "source": "Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
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      },
      {
        "title": "County officials speak at community data center meeting | News | waxahachiesun.com",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/county-officials-speak-at-community-data-center-meeting/article_97a030e3-48c1-4da5-a695-041a841efd36.html",
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      {
        "title": "Map Shows Proposed Texas Data Centers in Areas Power Grid Struggling - Newsweek",
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        "date": "2026-08-06T08:20:56.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "The 24 Gigawatt Mirage: What Data Centers Mean for Water, Power and Land In North Texas - North Texas Market Insider",
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        "stance": null
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      {
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        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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      {
        "title": "Red Oak Campus — Compass Datacenters data center in Red Oak, TX · Compute Atlas",
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      {
        "title": "Maypearl City Council Passes Data Center Resolution — Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
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      {
        "title": "Data center developer donates millions for Ellis County animal shelter, college as pushback grows | KERA News",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data center developer donates millions for Ellis County animal ...",
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        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Red Oak nonprofit finances legal challenge to data centers with car shows | News | waxahachiesun.com",
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      {
        "title": "June 23rd Natural Resources Interim Hearing — Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/june-23rd-natural-resources-interim-hearing",
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        "source": "Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioner Matt Zajic arrested on theft charge | News | waxahachiesun.com",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/commissioner-matt-zajic-arrested-on-theft-charge/article_1c7de7e5-968a-4148-94fe-e4090d224bfe.html",
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      {
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Texas: Google launches water fund, stewardship plan | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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      {
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        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/compass-datacenters-looks-to-calm-data-center-controversy-by-funding-15m-animal-shelter-in-ellis-county-texas/",
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      {
        "title": "Data Center Town Hall — Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
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      {
        "title": "Red Oak Data Center Project Sparks Controversy - DeSoto Tribune",
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        "date": "2026-05-27T12:11:49.000Z",
        "source": "DeSoto Tribune",
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      {
        "title": "Residents say Red Oak sign warnings target data‑center ...",
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      {
        "title": "DataBank announces 480MW campus in Dallas, Texas - DCD",
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      {
        "title": "North Texas is divided over data centers. Local officials' ...",
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        "stance": null
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      {
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      {
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      {
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      },
      {
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      },
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        "date": "2026-04-30T02:14:51.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners OK resolution asking for data center authority - Waxahachie Daily Light",
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        "stance": null
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      {
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        "date": "2026-04-28T23:46:19.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Ellis County court urges Legislature to require stricter oversight, transparency for data centers | Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Ellis County pushes for more power to regulate data centers",
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      {
        "title": "Council members concerned about ERCOT study on data centers - Waxahachie Daily Light",
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      },
      {
        "title": "March 26, 2026 Air Permits Initial Review Team Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC 161, Building C, Third Floor 12100 Park 35 Circle Austin, TX 78753 RE: Sharka LLC – Sharka Data Center (CN605692540, RN110495884) PBR Registration 153622 Update Dear Sir or Madam: On behalf of Sharka LLC (Sharka) please find attached an update to Permit by Rule (PBR) registration 153622 for the Sharka Data Center in Ellis County, Texas. The Sharka Data Center was originally authorized under PBR registration 153622 in October 2018. Updates to the registration were approved in February 2019, September 2020, July 2022, December 2024, and October 2025. At this time, Sharka is requesting an update to hourly emissions rates for emergency generators in Emergency Generator Group 4. The requested updates are a result of updated emissions data provided by the manufacturer of the generator engines that are being installed in this group. Sharka is not requesting an update to the annual emissions cap for any pollutants. The changes requested in this registration will not require an update to Title V Permit O4262, which was issued for the site in July 2021 and revised in July 2024. As there are no changes to the annual emissions cap, Nonattainment New Source Review or Prevention of Significant Deterioration review will not be triggered. In support of the proposed changes, please find the following attachments to this letter: PI-7 Cert Form and Table 1(a) CONFIDENTIAL Updated Manufacturer Data Sheets Please note that there are no changes to the process description, process flow diagram, area map, and plot plan previously submitted and these items are not included in the package. In addition, there is no change to the demonstration that the equipment meets the PBR requirements in 30 TAC 106.4, 106.183, 106.371, 106.472, and 106.511. The only changes to the previous representation are related to the maximum hourly emissions rates of the Group 4 generators. If you have any questions or comments about the attached information, please do not hesitate to call me at 713.552.1371 ext. 208. Sincerely, TRINITY CONSULTANTS",
        "url": "https://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=TCEQ_EXTERNAL_SEARCH_GET_FILE&Rendition=Web&dID=9721223&searchType=External",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "source": "Trinity Consultants",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Garrett Bailey, John Paul Dineen and Matt Zajic meet growth with fiscal responsibility | News | waxahachiesun.com",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/garrett-bailey-john-paul-dineen-and-matt-zajic-meet-growth-with-fiscal-responsibility/article_971ae4d6-7791-40c2-a037-45b2b39ae469.html",
        "date": "2026-02-26T06:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Red Oak council OKs PD amendment to allow data center expansion | Citizen Portal",
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        "date": "2026-02-10T22:26:05.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "2026 UPDATE 🔵 Dallas Data Center Powered Land Campus 🔵 | Mike Rareshide",
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      {
        "title": "Ellis County approves tax break for new Red Oak data center, plus road and development updates",
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      {
        "title": "Ellis County Commissioners talk new data center and office space changes",
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        "source": "Ellis County Commissioners Court",
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      {
        "title": "Compass Datacenters raises $326 million from five buildings | Asset Securitization Report",
        "url": "https://asreport.americanbanker.com/news/compass-datacenters-raises-326-million-from-five-buildings",
        "date": "2025-10-28T18:47:48.000Z",
        "source": "Asset Securitization Report",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT",
        "url": "https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/permitting/air/publicnotice/37072sop.pdf",
        "date": "2025-10-17",
        "source": "tceq.texas.gov",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "2025-197 Conduct a public hearing and consider and act upon an ordinance relating to the use and",
        "url": "https://www.midlothian.tx.us/Archive/ViewFile/Item/8721",
        "date": "2025-06-21",
        "source": "City of Midlothian",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Midlothian commission approves rezoning for nearly 174-acre data center campus on Forbes Road | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6515558/texas/ellis-county/midlothian/midlothian-commission-approves-rezoning-for-nearly-174-acre-data-center-campus-on-forbes-road",
        "date": "2025-06-17T11:37:42.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 551 VTCA Government Code, notice is hereby given of a Called Meeting of the Midlothian P",
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        "date": "2025-06-13",
        "source": "City of Midlothian",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "News | Compass Datacenters lands loan backed by newly completed data center in Dallas area",
        "url": "https://www.costar.com/article/405158338/compass-datacenters-lands-loan-backed-by-newly-completed-data-center-in-dallas-area",
        "date": "2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "CoStar",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Gifco and Quarry roads data center rezoning (PD-186), Midlothian · SignalData",
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        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "PowerHouse and Provident plan massive hyperscale data centre in North Texas - The Tech Capital",
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        "date": "2025-03-04T03:33:59.000Z",
        "source": "The Tech Capital",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
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        "text": "NBC 5 Investigates: Why data center developers are flocking to North Texas\nChannel: NBC DFW\nNew information obtained by NBC 5 Investigates from two companies tracking data center construction reveals dozens of new ...\nthat fire but survived. >> Tonight, could DFW become the heart of America's largest data center market? NBC 5 Investigates obtained the latest information from two companies that track data center construction. It shows dozens of new data centers in the works in one part of the metroplex alone. >> Tonight, which communities could see a bigger data center boom and why? Some industry experts say that Dallas is one of the most desirable markets in the world for data center developers. Here's senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman. >> So we mapped out what's happening using information provided to us by Clean View and Data Center Map, two leading groups that track data center development plans. Take a look at this map here. About 20 miles south of downtown Dallas, betwe",
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        "text": "Google recently added two new data center facilities in Ellis County's Red Oak and Midlothian, two of the more than 400 data centers in the state of all sizes. Sources all over the legislature tell us there is a big concern from voters that they will increase energy costs for consumers. We spoke with Liz Schwab, the energy development manager at Google, about that concern. In the over the next 5 10 years, I have seen um stats as low as 25% as high as 70% that with these new data centers would increase the electricity um fees and the cost of electricity. What is Google doing to make that burden less on the locals? Yeah, that's a common misconception. Um we actually have a lot of data out there to combat that. Um there's a study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Labs um from the federal government that showed that actually states that have higher load growth or you know more electricity demand, more new electricity demand, actually see um a flatter um increase in their or or lowered um",
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        "text": "America and the world are in the midst of one of the most profound technological revolutions in human history with artificial intelligence poised to transform nearly every aspect of how we live and work. Behind this seemingly invisible revolution is something very physical, data centers. They are the factories of the AI age, vast industrial warehouses packed with powerful computer chips consuming enormous amounts of electricity. With more than 3,000 of them across the country and another 1,500 proposed, data centers are now one of the top issues in the midterm elections. So, we went to Texas where everything is bigger including the development of data centers to understand the backlash happening nationwide. All this agricultural land will look like what? It'll be nothing but data center buildings. Uh concrete. This is just part of it. Yes, it's just one little bit as far as you can see. Jasmine Villegas lives on this quiet farm just outside Dallas, Texas. The data centers will be right",
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        "text": "If you're thinking about moving to the Ellis County, Texas area, there are a few things that people absolutely love about living here. And a few things no one talks about until after they move. So, in this video today, I'm going to walk you through the honest reality of what it's like to live here. My husband John and I have lived here since the early '80s, and we have seen all of the changes. My team here in Ellis County works with a lot of relocation buyers moving here from parts of Tex- all parts of Texas and from across the country. So, we get to see what surprises people both in good ways and sometimes in ways they didn't expect. Today, I want to walk you through the real lifestyle of living here in Ellis County so you can decide if it's a right fit for you and your family. So, one of the biggest reasons why people are moving to Ellis County is because right now we have a lot of land and a lot of space to grow. Compared to other parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, our homes ",
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        "text": "Voters clearly want the data center industry to be held accountable, said the Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club's legislative director, Cyrus Reed.",
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        "text": "No, no, we had no no clue.",
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        "text": "Everybody wants to be where everybody already is, right?",
        "source": "John McWilliams, studies data center development for Cushman and Wakefield",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3Ngo0LQBs",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no better place in the Western world for data centers to live than Texas.",
        "source": "Heinz Strader, chief development officer at Skybox",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3Ngo0LQBs",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand no one wants development next to them, but Stanfill said the benefits outweigh the concerns",
        "source": "Mark Stanfill, Red Oak Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3Ngo0LQBs",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It does make us very concerned of we're going to have to shoulder a lot of this.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3Ngo0LQBs",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to pay our own way,",
        "source": "Patrick Noonan, Applicant, Merrell Capital",
        "url": "https://www.midlothianmirror.com/2026/09/30/community/h1-council-oks-plan-for-new-data-center-h1/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be a good neighbor.",
        "source": "Patrick Noonan, Applicant, Merrell Capital",
        "url": "https://www.midlothianmirror.com/2026/09/30/community/h1-council-oks-plan-for-new-data-center-h1/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's nearly 4,000,000 square feet of data hall,",
        "source": "Developer, developer",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11211919/texas/ellis-county/midlothian/council-approves-planned-development-for-large-datacenter-campus-near-midlothian-railport",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Simply put, Texans must come first,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://www.modemguides.com/blogs/ai-news/red-oak-texas-data-center-lawsuit",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Unless we stand together and fight back, they are going to run us over,",
        "source": "Jazmin Villegas, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://ng.headtopics.com/news/red-oak-resident-files-lawsuit-against-city-for-data-center-87411849",
        "date": "2026-09-04T17:57:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are in what is the definition of a rural neighborhood,",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Democratic gubernatorial candidate",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/red-oak-resident-files-lawsuit-against-city-for-data-center-development-40710655/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Unless we stand together and fight back, they are going to run us over,",
        "source": "Jazmin Villegas, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/red-oak-resident-files-lawsuit-against-city-for-data-center-development-40710655/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a violation of our rights, our property rights as Texans and we have no protections in the law right now.",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Democratic gubernatorial candidate",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/red-oak-resident-files-lawsuit-against-city-for-data-center-development-40710655/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "He could do it in the next hour,",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Democratic gubernatorial candidate",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/red-oak-resident-files-lawsuit-against-city-for-data-center-development-40710655/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because it's so competitive [developers] do their planning, they do the site work, they do there due diligence... before they even purchase the property",
        "source": "Susan Alvarez, environment and development director for the North Central Texas Council of Governments",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-03/data-center-growth-north-texas-map",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a violation of our rights, our property rights as Texans and we have no protections in the law right now.",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Democratic gubernatorial candidate",
        "url": "https://ng.headtopics.com/news/red-oak-resident-files-lawsuit-against-city-for-data-center-87411849",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"If a project can claim compliance without having the basic resources necessary to build it, then the guardrails are not guardrails at all,\" he said, per NBC 5 DFW.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, Protect the Paluxy",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/texas-lawmakers-press-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T07:33:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Large loads should be paying for their costs.\"",
        "source": "Ben Barklay, Chief executive and public counsel, Office of Public Utility Counsel",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/texas-lawmakers-press-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T07:33:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We appreciate Gov. Abbott's directive and will continue to work closely with ERCOT to ensure these requirements, along with those laid out in our July 17, 2026, letter to Gov. Abbott, are fully carried out on behalf of the people of Texas.",
        "source": "Thomas Gleeson, chairman of the PUCT",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-proposed-texas-data-centers-power-grid-12290544",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our top priority is to protect Texans' safety and quality of life",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-proposed-texas-data-centers-power-grid-12290544",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Simply put, Texans must come first.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/map-proposed-texas-data-centers-power-grid-12290544",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not what we expect to come online. It is too high of a figure based on realistic expectations.",
        "source": "Pablo Vegas, ERCOT CEO",
        "url": "https://northtexasmarketinsider.com/the-24-gigawatt-mirage-texas-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-30T13:46:09.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I have two acres back here that I’ve enjoyed having family at over the years. And if that noisy data center comes, if it’s like those ones in Virginia and elsewhere, it’s going to be bad,",
        "source": "Cindy Stephenson, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/red-oak-residents-renew-opposition-as-texas-reviews-data-center-boom/4054858/",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So many people from all walks of life are feeling like we need to do something about this because we’re not feeling heard,",
        "source": "Lacey Hamel",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/red-oak-residents-renew-opposition-as-texas-reviews-data-center-boom/4054858/",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is a Republican issue. It’s a Democrat issue. It’s a Libertarian issue. It’s everybody’s issue. When I go to these town hall meetings or rallies, everybody is there,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/red-oak-residents-renew-opposition-as-texas-reviews-data-center-boom/4054858/",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As other states continue competing for these investments, maintaining a stable and competitive environment will help ensure that Texas continues to receive those benefits for years to come,",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/red-oak-residents-renew-opposition-as-texas-reviews-data-center-boom/4054858/",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only other solution obviously is a special session,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/red-oak-residents-renew-opposition-as-texas-reviews-data-center-boom/4054858/",
        "date": "2026-07-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hate to think that we're going to be obligated to Compass because there will be something they're going to want in return,",
        "source": "Susie Hall, Waxahachie resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-07-06/data-center-developer-compass-ellis-county-animal-shelter-pushback",
        "date": "2026-07-06T06:06:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no strings attached,",
        "source": "Ellis County Judge John Wray, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/06/data-center-developer-donates-millions-for-ellis-county-animal-shelter-college-as-pushback-grows/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T05:06:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hate to think that we're going to be obligated to Compass because there will be something they're going to want in return,",
        "source": "Susie Hall, Waxahachie resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/06/data-center-developer-donates-millions-for-ellis-county-animal-shelter-college-as-pushback-grows/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T05:06:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the things we always try to do in communities is if there's a need for any infrastructure, we always want to kind of know about it as a long-term neighbor and so there was an immediate need,",
        "source": "Chris Crosby, founder and CEO of Compass Datacenters",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/06/data-center-developer-donates-millions-for-ellis-county-animal-shelter-college-as-pushback-grows/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T05:06:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no strings attached,",
        "source": "John Wray, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-07-06/data-center-developer-compass-ellis-county-animal-shelter-pushback",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the things we always try to do in communities is if there's a need for any infrastructure, we always want to kind of know about it as a long-term neighbor and so there was an immediate need,",
        "source": "Chris Crosby, founder and CEO of Compass Datacenters",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-07-06/data-center-developer-compass-ellis-county-animal-shelter-pushback",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe firmly that the governor and his staff should raise the bar for everyone that's doing data centers in Texas... And Texas should lead the market in that regard,",
        "source": "Chris Crosby, founder and CEO of Compass Datacenters",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-07-06/data-center-developer-compass-ellis-county-animal-shelter-pushback",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The biggest thing we need is transparency and to know that our voices are being heard,",
        "source": "Jazmin Villegas, press representative for the nonprofit",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/red-oak-nonprofit-finances-legal-challenge-to-data-centers-with-car-shows/article_c1103834-b121-4f63-90da-465feb16cbe4.html",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I wouldn’t even say we’re totally against data centers; we just know that they do not belong here, right next to established residences and farms.",
        "source": "Jazmin Villegas, press representative for the nonprofit",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/red-oak-nonprofit-finances-legal-challenge-to-data-centers-with-car-shows/article_c1103834-b121-4f63-90da-465feb16cbe4.html",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Join our Facebook group, come to our events and go to every city council meeting you can if you’re an Ellis County voter,",
        "source": "Jazmin Villegas, press representative for the nonprofit",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/red-oak-nonprofit-finances-legal-challenge-to-data-centers-with-car-shows/article_c1103834-b121-4f63-90da-465feb16cbe4.html",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The request for a Tax Abatement Agreement submitted by Compass Datacenters DFW IV, LLC, for property located within Reinvestment Zone No. 15 in the City of Red Oak, has been withdrawn by the applicant.",
        "source": "Leah Martinek, county public information officer",
        "url": "https://www.intheknowellis.com/compass-datacenters-dfw-iv-withdraws-tax-abatement-request-to-ellis-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-19T01:25:50.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "[He] needs to resign; how can you trust [him] with our tax dollars?",
        "source": "social media commenter",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/commissioner-matt-zajic-arrested-on-theft-charge/article_1c7de7e5-968a-4148-94fe-e4090d224bfe.html",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "a 100-year neighbor to Ellis County",
        "source": "Chris Crosby, Compass CEO",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/demand-ellis-county-require-community-consent-before-compass-gets-another-acre",
        "date": "2026-06-08T02:26:50.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to walk the walk and talk the talk,",
        "source": "Ben Townsend, Global head of Infrastructure and Sustainability",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/texas-data-centers-google-water-fund-stewardship-plan",
        "date": "2026-06-06T01:34:43.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "They ought to be built in communities where they're welcomed for job creation and growth and economic prosperity. But the fact is, they're here,",
        "source": "Michael McCaul, U.S. Rep. (R-Texas)",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/texas-data-centers-google-water-fund-stewardship-plan",
        "date": "2026-06-06T01:34:43.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We plan to be a 100-year neighbor to Ellis County, and this is part of what that looks like,",
        "source": "Chris Crosby, Compass CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/compass-datacenters-looks-to-calm-data-center-controversy-by-funding-15m-animal-shelter-in-ellis-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We plan to be a 100-year neighbor to Ellis County,",
        "source": "Chris Crosby, Compass CEO",
        "url": "https://www.modemguides.com/blogs/ai-news/red-oak-texas-data-center-lawsuit",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller recently called for a temporary statewide moratorium on new data center construction until lawmakers can further examine long-term impacts on agriculture, water resources and the Texas power grid.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://desototribune.com/2026/05/27/red-oak-data-center-sparks-controversy-as-expansion-moves-forward/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T12:11:49.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think they're blatantly picking on us",
        "source": "Cindi Stephenson, Red Oak neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/red-oak-yard-sign-dispute-data-center-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's our First Amendment right to speak out.",
        "source": "Cindi Stephenson, Red Oak neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/red-oak-yard-sign-dispute-data-center-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this is selective enforcement because of this issue",
        "source": "Lonnie Janssen, longtime Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/red-oak-yard-sign-dispute-data-center-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "All these other people that had all these other signs never received any code compliance violations",
        "source": "Sharon Cotton, Red Oak homeowner",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/red-oak-yard-sign-dispute-data-center-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We deserve better than for this city to secretly come in and make deals",
        "source": "Cindi Stephenson, Red Oak neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/red-oak-yard-sign-dispute-data-center-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not trying to break the law, I'm not trying to thumb my nose at the governor or the Legislature, but my constituents, my people, are literally begging for help right now, and I have no other mechanism but this.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/north-texas-divided-over-data-143311153.html",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We aren't against data centers,",
        "source": "Elda Jazmin Villegas, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/north-texas-divided-over-data-143311153.html",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are the backbone of the 21st-century economy, and they're economic drivers for D-FW and in Texas communities,",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, vice president of state policy, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/north-texas-divided-over-data-143311153.html",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It would totally change it, and irreversibly.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, Rancher along Somervell-Hood County line",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-communities-push-back-data-center-boom-texas-leads-nation-construction/287-b0496a94-2fab-4785-9f32-25253b40f60b",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I mean, I'm ecstatic. It's history.",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Cofounder of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-communities-push-back-data-center-boom-texas-leads-nation-construction/287-b0496a94-2fab-4785-9f32-25253b40f60b",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We really are hoping that more people get involved to try to save this gem. I mean, this is irreplaceable.",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Cofounder of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-communities-push-back-data-center-boom-texas-leads-nation-construction/287-b0496a94-2fab-4785-9f32-25253b40f60b",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're supposed to look out for the welfare of our people, and I feel like maybe they think they're doing what's correct, but they're not really pausing and paying attention to what their people are saying",
        "source": "Elda Jazmin Villegas, group organizer",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/red-oak-community-fight-against-another-data-center-getting-approved-north-texas/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re welcoming growth. We understand these data centers are needed. We don’t need them right next door. There is a responsible way of doing it, especially when you don’t know the long-term effects,",
        "source": "Elda Villegas, Ellis County resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/red-oak-residents-push-back-against-rezoning-data-center/4022850/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Obviously they will provide a massive boost to the local economy and the tax base. It allows for better funded city services without increasing taxes for residents and without adding additional cost burdens to provide services for the data centers,",
        "source": "Fuller",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/red-oak-residents-push-back-against-rezoning-data-center/4022850/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "How many of these data centers are next to your house, Mr. Mayor, how many are on the east side of town?",
        "source": "Martel Edwards, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/red-oak-data-center-city-council-protest",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "And we don't know what's going to happen to the children who are going to be going to schools.",
        "source": "Kim Sterman, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/red-oak-data-center-city-council-protest",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER DATA CENTER.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcRARNKM1N0",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why the data center worries me? Because we don't know the health risks that come with it,",
        "source": "Jazmin Villegas, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/red-oak-residents-pack-council-meeting-oppose-proposed-data-center-campus/287-dc2d997c-1af1-4167-aff8-22a4e7d8d3ef",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Per that state code, they're required to let us know, and they did not,",
        "source": "Jazmin Villegas, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/red-oak-residents-pack-council-meeting-oppose-proposed-data-center-campus/287-dc2d997c-1af1-4167-aff8-22a4e7d8d3ef",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We're against them putting them in this beautiful agricultural land area.",
        "source": "Cindi Stephenson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/red-oak-residents-pack-council-meeting-oppose-proposed-data-center-campus/287-dc2d997c-1af1-4167-aff8-22a4e7d8d3ef",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "My property has dropped $107,000 in value since the data center on Steinback was put in,",
        "source": "Martel Edwards, longtime resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/red-oak-residents-pack-council-meeting-oppose-proposed-data-center-campus/287-dc2d997c-1af1-4167-aff8-22a4e7d8d3ef",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I know people think that this has been a one-month period of time that we've been working on this, This has actually been about 6 years in the making and that is a lot of investigative work, trips to see things and commitments.",
        "source": "Mark Stanfill, Red Oak Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/north-texas-divided-over-data-143311153.html",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers, we don't really have much of anythi",
        "source": "Louis Ponder, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://elliscounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/0e2a526e-6ad5-42e6-a29f-46ae76529767",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To me, a data center does nothing to add to the rural values or smart development or lives of people in Ellis County, so why should we stand for them?",
        "source": "Matt Zajic, GOP primary candidate for Ellis County Commissioner Precinct 2",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/garrett-bailey-john-paul-dineen-and-matt-zajic-meet-growth-with-fiscal-responsibility/article_971ae4d6-7791-40c2-a037-45b2b39ae469.html",
        "date": "2026-02-26T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "On data centers...we would need our state representative to pass legislation specifically to give commissioners the authority to regulate land use for data centers.",
        "source": "John Paul Dineen, GOP primary candidate for Ellis County Commissioner Precinct 2",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/news/garrett-bailey-john-paul-dineen-and-matt-zajic-meet-growth-with-fiscal-responsibility/article_971ae4d6-7791-40c2-a037-45b2b39ae469.html",
        "date": "2026-02-26T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If you are expecting to construct 100 MW new BTM gas-fired power in DFW, a severe ozone nonattainment area, you may be in for a surprise.",
        "source": "Kat Galloway",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mike-rareshide-519519127_datacenter-tech-compute-activity-7416944237256089600-GYGz",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Now we have two campuses.",
        "source": "Mark Stanfill, Red Oak Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7BotUrTWTc",
        "date": "2025-11-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They've completed one and the other one's under construction, and we think that there's going to be more in the future.",
        "source": "Mark Stanfill, Red Oak Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7BotUrTWTc",
        "date": "2025-11-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are making a new $40 billion investment in the Lone Star State through 2027.",
        "source": "Sundar Pichai, Google CEO",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7BotUrTWTc",
        "date": "2025-11-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be long-term job creators.",
        "source": "Chris Crosby, Compass CEO",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1H_rGvoes",
        "date": "2025-07-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The total capital investment expected is more than $2.7 billion, of which 70 percent of the county's building and improvement taxes and 100 percent of business personal property taxes would be abated for seven years.",
        "source": "Red Oak economic development director Lee McCleary, Red Oak economic development director",
        "url": "https://www.midlothianmirror.com/2024/12/03/community/commissioners-approve-new-tax-abatement/",
        "date": "2024-12-03T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to announce this significant investment in the Dallas area, which we consider one of the most attractive, long-term, and permanent data center markets in the US,",
        "source": "Raul K. Martynek, CEO at DataBank",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/databank-announces-480mw-campus-in-dallas-texas/",
        "date": "2024-09-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to announce this significant investment in the Dallas area, which we consider one of the most attractive, long-term, and permanent data center markets in the United States.",
        "source": "Raul K. Martynek, CEO of DataBank",
        "url": "https://www.databank.com/resources/news/databank-announces-massive-new-campus-in-ellis-county/",
        "date": "2024-09-10T22:43:25.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Currently our zoning code is silent related to the use of a data center,",
        "source": "Jennifer Pruitt, senior director of planning",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/business/p-z-approves-textual-amendment-to-zoning-ordinance-for-data-centers/article_ca4e78d4-b09e-11ee-ab83-7fb08629476a.html",
        "date": "2024-01-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no definition. There's no reference in our use chart, and that is problematic.",
        "source": "Jennifer Pruitt, senior director of planning",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/business/p-z-approves-textual-amendment-to-zoning-ordinance-for-data-centers/article_ca4e78d4-b09e-11ee-ab83-7fb08629476a.html",
        "date": "2024-01-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Currently our zoning code is silent related to the use of a data center,",
        "source": "Jennifer Pruitt, senior director of planning",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/business/council-approves-zoning-ordinance-textual-amendment-for-data-centers/article_84a297f6-bbbc-11ee-942f-576807056938.html",
        "date": "2024-01-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no definition. There's no reference in our use chart, and that is problematic.",
        "source": "Jennifer Pruitt, senior director of planning",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/business/council-approves-zoning-ordinance-textual-amendment-for-data-centers/article_84a297f6-bbbc-11ee-942f-576807056938.html",
        "date": "2024-01-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This is going to be a long-lived asset that's going to generate a tremendous amount of tax revenue for Ellis County and for the city of Red Oak for many years to come, and I'm just really thrilled to be a part of it,",
        "source": "Chris Curtis, cofounder and SVP of development and acquisitions at Compass Datacenters",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/business/county-commissioners-approve-two-tax-abatements-will-bring-more-than-100-jobs/article_f2b3c5a4-6f80-11ee-a5f0-af5629e93435.html",
        "date": "2023-10-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a huge thing, not only for Red Oak, (but) for our school district and for Ellis County,",
        "source": "Todd Fuller, city manager for the city of Red Oak",
        "url": "https://www.waxahachiesun.com/business/county-commissioners-approve-two-tax-abatements-will-bring-more-than-100-jobs/article_f2b3c5a4-6f80-11ee-a5f0-af5629e93435.html",
        "date": "2023-10-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This new campus will be big – potentially one of the largest in the nation,",
        "source": "Edward Bogel, partner with Davidson Bogel Real Estate",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/compass-datacenters-acquires-375-acres-in-red-oak-texas/",
        "date": "2023-04-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ellis County is on its way to becoming the next major crossroads on the information superhighway, and the Red Oak Compass Datacenters development is a huge part of that.",
        "source": "City of Red Oak",
        "url": "https://www.redoaktx.org/m/newsflash/Archive/Item/230?arcId=489",
        "date": "2021-04-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not opposed to data centers,",
        "source": "Cindi Stephenson, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/red-oak-rezones-land-data-center-campus-despite-protests",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re opposed to the city putting them in our neighborhoods and our homesteads.",
        "source": "Cindi Stephenson, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/red-oak-rezones-land-data-center-campus-despite-protests",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You might as well call it Data Center, Texas,",
        "source": "Cindi Stephenson, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/red-oak-rezones-land-data-center-campus-despite-protests",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our presence actually puts downward pressure on rates, and it helps modernize and invest in the grid that we need to invest in anyways, right?",
        "source": "Liz Schwab, energy development manager at Google",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0ByUHNWPE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our average site has over 4,000 construction jobs on site for that first initial five-year period.",
        "source": "Liz Schwab, energy development manager at Google",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0ByUHNWPE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "How many of these data centers are next to your house, Mister Mayor?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj9wj6DmKlY",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just because I'm not in uniform doesn't mean that my service to this country has ended.",
        "source": "Jasmine Villegas, Red Oak resident, Marine veteran",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1H_rGvoes",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a probably eight or nine, possibly 10,000 acres worth of data centers proposing to come in here.",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Hood County Commissioners Court member",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1H_rGvoes",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not going to vote red or blue. I'm going to vote for the candidate that is willing to speak up and put up and do something to help us with this issue.",
        "source": "Dave Lowe, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1H_rGvoes",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Basically, don't don't take the water, don't break the grid, um don't ruin the land.",
        "source": "Michael Webber, University of Texas professor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX1H_rGvoes",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That is 30% less time and we believe that seven years is a sweet spot of a break-even point of when we need to receive the funds.",
        "source": "Todd Little, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/judge-todd-little-explains-county-tax-abatement",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Some of these datacenters are $2.6 billion,",
        "source": "Todd Little, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/judge-todd-little-explains-county-tax-abatement",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "County competition is real among adjacent counties,",
        "source": "Todd Little, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/judge-todd-little-explains-county-tax-abatement",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "An example would be a data center with 50 regular employees, but they have billions of dollars in value.",
        "source": "Todd Little, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/judge-todd-little-explains-county-tax-abatement",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would love for you to come here, but as far as going outside what our abatement diagrams are now that we set, that is my contention.",
        "source": "Randy Stinson, County Commissioner, Pct. 1",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/commissioners-nix-tax-abatement-changes",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not get any sense that data centers or Weston Holliday are not welcome in our county.",
        "source": "John Wray, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/commissioners-nix-tax-abatement-changes",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county does have needs as far as what we do to maintain our roads.",
        "source": "Randy Stinson, County Commissioner, Pct. 1",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/commissioners-nix-tax-abatement-changes",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The terms approved by the Court were significantly more conservative than those requested by Weston Holladay,",
        "source": "Judge John Wray, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/ellis-county-pulls-back-incentives-cities-move-forward-data-center-deals",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county has no control over these decisions.",
        "source": "Judge John Wray, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.elliscountypress.com/news/ellis-county-pulls-back-incentives-cities-move-forward-data-center-deals",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It allows for better funded city services without increasing taxes for residents",
        "source": "Todd Fuller, City Manager, Red Oak",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/compass-red-oak-red-oak-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no strings attached",
        "source": "John Wray, Ellis County Judge",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/compass-red-oak-red-oak-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "we just know that they do not belong here, right next to established residences and farms",
        "source": "Jazmin Villegas, spokesperson, Say NO MORE Data Centers",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/compass-red-oak-red-oak-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Located just outside of Grand Prairie in northern Ellis County, the first 500MW tranche has already been approved through ERCOT.",
        "source": "Unknown",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/ellis-county-data-ranch-tx--0678a219-d5e0-487c-87e2-539d002b54a8",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Red Oak City Council approved the rezoning 4-1, with Councilmember Lightfoot voting against.",
      "The industrial park would span about 828.8 acres in Ellis County, Texas.",
      "Mayor Stanfill moved to approve with added stipulations; Councilmember Miller seconded.",
      "The land would be rezoned from an agricultural district to a planned development district.",
      "Gina Hinojosa unseated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor race, and Hinojosa has campaigned on calling an immediate moratorium on new data centers.",
      "Save Our Red Oak is tracking and trying to slow data center expansion across seven campuses in Red Oak, Ellis County.",
      "A University of Houston Hobby School survey found nearly 80 percent of Texas voters would support a policy limiting the number of data centers that can be built in the state.",
      "The most rapid data center expansion in Texas is in Ellis County, about 30 minutes south of downtown Dallas.",
      "On September 21, Governor Abbott directed a key state regulator to halt data center permits",
      "Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor race and pushed for a full-fledged data center moratorium during her campaign",
      "Democrats will take control of the Texas House for the first time in 24 years",
      "Ellis County leads in permitting requests for data centers and voted for Abbott and Paxton",
      "Red Oak City Council voted 4-1 on May 11, 2026 to rezone about 830 acres and grant a tax abatement for Compass",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3-2 on April 27, 2026 to recommend denial",
      "More than 2,200 people signed a petition against the campus",
      "Two residents sued the city, mayor and five council members on Sept. 1, 2026; no ruling as of early November 2026",
      "Gov. Abbott directed TCEQ on Sept. 21, 2026 to halt data center permits pending an ERCOT audit",
      "Compass proposes a 10-building, 400 MW campus at 367 Oglesby Road, Red Oak, Texas, with a dedicated on-site substation fully funded by Compass",
      "Most of the land is already zoned for data center use; Compass chose to rezone to add setbacks, berms and landscaping",
      "Community open house scheduled Thursday, November 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Red Oak Municipal Center, 200 Lakeview Parkway",
      "Compass says it has committed more than $300 million to build substations and transmission lines its campuses require",
      "Joint public hearing on rezoning about 886.5 acres in Red Oak from PD-191 and AG to PD-194 for a data center campus and public park is set for November 17, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.",
      "Public must attend in person to participate; meeting is livestreamed",
      "Full agenda posted on City of Red Oak website three business days before the meeting",
      "Dallas market power consumption on track to nearly double in the next 3 to 5 years, per Cushman and Wakefield study",
      "Red Oak has nine data centers operating and 14 more in planning or under construction, per mapping project",
      "Governor Abbott recently halted state permits for data centers pending an audit of large projects seeking grid connection",
      "Villegas and his wife helped launch a local group calling for no more data centers",
      "Red Oak City Council approved ordinance 26-032 amending PD-66 by a 3-1 vote on Oct 14, 2026",
      "Mayor Pro Tem Franklin voted no; Flannery, Smith and Lightfoot voted aye",
      "Amendment permits a fourth data-center building and ancillary facilities at East Ovilla Road and State Highway 342",
      "Engineers said the building will use a closed-loop, air-cooled system with no process water discharge",
      "Item was the subject of its sixth public hearing since 2019",
      "Residents are told to request a contested case hearing on TCEQ State Air Quality Permit 183570 and PSD Permit PSDTX1706 for NRG Prairie Energy Center LLC",
      "Template asks for a public meeting in the Grandview area and says the comment period should stay open through the meeting",
      "Template disputes the 2 ppmvd NOx limit with a 24-hour averaging time as BACT; notes TCEQ approved 1.5 ppmvd for a comparable facility",
      "Template cites modeled annual PM2.5 of 8.22 against the 9 micrograms per cubic meter standard and ozone impact of 0.83 ppb against a 1 ppb de minimis value",
      "Template asks whether the growth analysis accounts for the associated data center and notes alligator snapping turtle habitat near the site",
      "Residents protested the proposed 800+ acre data center on FM 664 in Red Oak on May 11, 2026.",
      "Ellis County lawsuit over Red Oak data centers had become a statewide grid and gubernatorial campaign debate by Sept. 14, 2026."
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Save Our Red Oak",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04112026/texas-blue-wave-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T23:06:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Red Oak, TX: Say No More Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.modemguides.com/blogs/ai-news/red-oak-texas-data-center-lawsuit",
        "date": "2026-11-03T15:37:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Red Oak local group calling for no more data centers",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3Ngo0LQBs",
        "date": "2026-10-29"
      },
      {
        "name": "Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/tceq-contested-hearing-instructions",
        "date": "2026-10-14T03:23:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Red Oak community group opposing Compass, DataBank and Google data centers",
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        "text": "Meta Project Jupiter Data Center in El Paso Texas — How AI Expansion Drains Local Water Resources While Boosting Consumer Utility Rates\n\nA pecan farmer in southern New Mexico watches river irrigation dry up and turns to expensive groundwater wells while cranes rise over a 1,400-acre desert data center site nearby. On June 9, 2026, the El Paso City Council voted 5-3 to reject a community motion to terminate a Chapter 380 tax-incentive agreement with Meta Platforms Inc. for its expanding 1-gigawatt data center campus. While Meta and Oracle Project Jupiter executives claim closed-loop cooling keeps direct water consumption low, research by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam PhD candidate Alex de Vries-Gao shows that indirect water evaporated at power plants to generate electricity for AI data centers averages ten times their on-site water use.\nResidents meet the cost on their monthly utility bills and at public meetings where water contracts are shielded by non-disclosure agreements. Although E",
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        "text": "# Meta’s $1.5 billion El Paso data center raises questions on water, power, tax breaks\n\n- Channel: El Paso Matters\n- Length: 25:28\n- Views: 286\n- Likes: 13\n- Published: 2025-10-23T07:52:15-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nMeta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is building a $1.5 billion data center in Northeast El Paso. City and county officials say it’s a major tech investment. But some residents are asking: What will it cost El Paso in water, energy and foregone tax revenue?\n\nIn this episode of the El Paso Matters Podcast, reporters Diego Mendoza-Moyers and Pablo Villa break down Meta’s data center deal, how it compares to Project Jupiter in southern New Mexico, and what this means for the region’s future as a potential hub for artificial intelligence infrastructure.\n\n⏱️ Chapters:\n\n📰 Read more at elpasomatters.org\n\n📧 Contact Diego at diegom@elpasomatters.org\n\nHosted and produced by: Diego Mendoza-Moyers\nGuest: Pablo Villa\nVide",
        "date": "2025-10-23T14:52:15.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBTlkgNDimI",
        "text": "Meta to build artificial intelligence data center in northeast El Paso\nChannel: KTSM 9 NEWS\nFacebook's parent company, Meta, is going to be building a new artificial intelligence center in El Paso. STORY: ...\nBIG NEWS FOR THE BORDERLAND& META, THE COMPANY BEHIND FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM AND WHATSAPP, IS BRINGING A MASSIVE ━I DATA CENTER TO EL PASO... A $1.5 BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT THAT OFFICIALS SAY WILL BRING JOBS AND LON━TERM GROWTH TO THE REGION. KTSM'S DIANA CASTILLO JOINS US LIVE FROM THE FUTURE SITE IN NORTHEAST EL PASO &DIANA? MONICA&. WE'RE STANDING NEAR STAN ROBERTS SR. AVENUE, OFF HIGHWAY 54, WHERE INITIAL SITE WORK IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH RIGHT NOW BUT BY 2028, THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE HOME TO META'S NEW A━OPTIMIZED DATA CENTER. META SAYS THE PROJECT WILL COST MORE THAN $1.5 BILLION AND WILL SUPPORT ABOUT 1,800 CONSTRUCTION JOBS& AND ONCE OPERATIONAL, IT'S EXPECTED TO CREATE AROUND 100 FUL━TIME POSITIONS. OFFICIALS CONFIRM THE DATA CENTER WILL RUN ON 100 P",
        "date": "2025-10-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuP127gJBuA",
        "text": "EXPANSION IS RESHAPING OUR BORDER REGION... DATA CENTERS ARE SURGING NATIONWIDE TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE━ AND THAT INCLUDES HERE WITH TWO MAJOR PROJECTS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND ANOTHER IN EL PASO. SUPPORTERS SAY THE INVESTMENTS COULD BRING JOBS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND NEW INDUSTRY TO OUR COMMUNITIES... BUT ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES WARN THE COST TO OUR LAND, AIR, AND WATER MAY BE FAR GREATER THAN ADVERTISED... KTSM 9 NEWS REPORTER TIRZA ORTIZ HAS THE STORY, YOU'LL ONLY SEE ON NINE. THEY'RE ARE POWER HUNGRY... RESOURCE GUZZLING.... AND POPPING UP IN CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE NATION. DATA CENTERS ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING IN SIZE AND QUANTITY AS DEMAND FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GROWS. JERRY PACHECO: \"WE DROVE ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE INTO THE PROJECT, AND I COULD NOT SEE THE END OF THE PROJECT. IT IS ENORMOUS.\" THAT'S JERRY PACHECO, PRESIDENT OF THE BORDER INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION AND SANTA TERESA, AND THE MAJOR PROJECT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS PROJECT JUPITER",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9RSoIi608E",
        "text": "META'S ARRIVAL IN EL PASO & PROJECT JUPITER IN SANTA TERESA... SPARKING CONCERNS FROM SOME IF THESE DATA CENTERS WILL STRAIN THE REGIONS WATER AND UTILITY RESOURCES& AND IF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS WILL TRULY BENEFIT LOCALS& THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING KTSM NINE NEWS AT TEN, I'M ANDY MORGAN... KTSM 9 NEWS REPORTER JESUS BALTAZAR JOINS US IN THE CONTROL ROOM... JESUS━ YOU SPOKE WITH A LOCAL INDUSTRY LEADER... WHY DOES HE BELIEVE THE REGION IS SUITED TO HOUSE THESE LARG━SCALE PROJECTS━ AND WHERE DOES THE REGION HAVE TO WITH SOME SKEPTICAL ON HOW THESE DATA CENTERS WILL ULTIMATELY IMPACT THE REGION&ONE INDUSTRY LEADER BELIEVES THE BORDERLAND IS WELL SUITED TO SUPPORT THESE MASSIVE PROJECTS& 00:0━00:10*NAT* SITE WORK IS ALREADY UNDERWAY IN BOTH SANTA TERESA AND EL PASO FOR THE MASSIVE DATA CENTERS EXPECTED GO ONLINE IN 2028& SOT━ JERRY PACHECO━ PRESIDENT OF THE BORDER INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION \"PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE CONCERNED. THESE ARE MASSIVE PROJECTS. MASSIVE, MASSIVE AND, YOU KNOW, IN OTHER PL",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "It does not give the county approval or veto authority over the project, but it does give us an important voice in the process.",
        "source": "Jacqueline Butler",
        "url": "https://elpasocounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/2026-11-05-commissioners-court-special-meeting-nov-5-2026-eeacf5d9-32df-4052-813c-937cabadaa47",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As you know, Fort Bliss is moving forward with building a hyperscale data center within their boundaries, but very close to communities, both in in unincorporated El Paso County, but also near communities inside the city of El Paso.",
        "source": "Jacqueline Butler",
        "url": "https://elpasocounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/2026-11-05-commissioners-court-special-meeting-nov-5-2026-eeacf5d9-32df-4052-813c-937cabadaa47",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Although El Paso Water CEO John Balliew stated Meta's direct draw adds 0.4 percent to city water demand, he confirmed residents subsidize new utility infrastructure through rate hikes that hit double digits in 2026 for the eleventh consecutive year.",
        "source": "John Balliew, CEO, El Paso Water",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePatentDangers/comments/1xcnvl2/meta_project_jupiter_data_center_in_el_paso_texas/",
        "date": "2026-10-22T16:48:19.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need clear State guardrails as well as local authority to steer responsible data center development toward areas that will be objectively enhanced and away from communities that stand to be objectively harmed by the water and energy strain and the effects of sound, light, vibrations or water discharges,",
        "source": "El Paso County letter",
        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/el-paso-county-pushes-for-state-protection-from-data-centers/article_719d8e7f-fd7b-4e1f-a36c-4d87c4bb9f96.html",
        "date": "2026-08-19T23:05:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We should not receive less consideration or fewer protections simply because we operate on a different electrical grid.",
        "source": "David Stout, El Paso County Commissioner, policy chair for the Texas Conference of Urban Counties board",
        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/el-paso-county-pushes-for-state-protection-from-data-centers/article_719d8e7f-fd7b-4e1f-a36c-4d87c4bb9f96.html",
        "date": "2026-08-19T23:05:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "And finally have come to some form of clarification, which is that no, the governor's directives do not extend outside of ERCOT.",
        "source": "Jackie Butler, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/el-paso-county-pushes-for-state-protection-from-data-centers/article_719d8e7f-fd7b-4e1f-a36c-4d87c4bb9f96.html",
        "date": "2026-08-19T23:05:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a partisan issue.",
        "source": "David Stout, El Paso County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.elpasoinc.com/news/local_news/el-paso-county-pushes-for-state-protection-from-data-centers/article_719d8e7f-fd7b-4e1f-a36c-4d87c4bb9f96.html",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Governor Abbott pressed pause on any new data centers.",
        "source": "Gov. Greg Abbott's press secretary, Press secretary to Texas Governor Greg Abbott",
        "url": "https://kvia.com/news/2026/08/17/el-paso-county-commissioners-approve-resolution-seeking-state-action-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Absolutely not,",
        "source": "Daniel Perez, El Paso Electric director of regulatory and government affairs",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/meta-data-center-town-hall-turns-tense-as-residents-press-water-power-officials",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "El Paso Water will hold Meta to the maximum of 2.5 MGD as stated in the contract.",
        "source": "El Paso Water, statement to KFOX14",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/meta-data-center-town-hall-turns-tense-as-residents-press-water-power-officials",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When you get to a really high triple-digit, that's when the 2.5 kicks in,",
        "source": "John Balliew, El Paso Water President and CEO",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/meta-data-center-town-hall-turns-tense-as-residents-press-water-power-officials",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's exactly the amount of water that we were planning to provide for customers in that area anyway,",
        "source": "John Balliew, El Paso Water President and CEO",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/meta-data-center-town-hall-turns-tense-as-residents-press-water-power-officials",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before, we didn’t have any power,",
        "source": "Renard Johnson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/07/20/meta-data-center-el-paso-texas-policy-framework-rules-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "But this at least gives us some power to work and do the job we need to do as city council.",
        "source": "Renard Johnson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/07/20/meta-data-center-el-paso-texas-policy-framework-rules-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There seems to be one coming up perhaps in the Fabens area,",
        "source": "John Balliew, El Paso Water CEO",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/07/20/meta-data-center-el-paso-texas-policy-framework-rules-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have any particular concerns about any of the other data centers,",
        "source": "John Balliew, El Paso Water CEO",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/07/20/meta-data-center-el-paso-texas-policy-framework-rules-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas data centers failed to respond to state water-consumption surveys.",
        "source": "David Spiller, State Representative",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePatentDangers/comments/1xcnvl2/meta_project_jupiter_data_center_in_el_paso_texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Breaking the agreement at any cost was not a risk I was willing to take on behalf of our residents, especially families on fixed or limited incomes. My vote was not a vote against accountability.",
        "source": "Cynthia Boyar Trejo, City Rep.",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/meta-data-center-roundtable-draws-supporters-residents-with-concerns-in-northeast-el-paso",
        "date": "2026-06-20T04:12:17.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was not told by anybody at any time when I bought my home that a data center was going to be built nearby. So today I'm at the table because I'm speaking on behalf of the residents within my community. We have a lot of concerns,",
        "source": "Cynthia Crouse, neighborhood association leader",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/meta-data-center-roundtable-draws-supporters-residents-with-concerns-in-northeast-el-paso",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This has brought like an economic boost to us. You know, we've doubled in membership. A lot of middle class paying jobs. So there is good to come with this,",
        "source": "Eddie Trivizo, IBEW Local 960",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/meta-data-center-roundtable-draws-supporters-residents-with-concerns-in-northeast-el-paso",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not every project that generates revenue is automatically the best fit for the city,",
        "source": "Chris Canales, City Representative",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-06-05/el-paso-residents-voice-concerns-over-rapid-rise-of-data-centers-in-borderland-region",
        "date": "2026-06-05T16:12:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The answer is no…The project was approved through legally binding agreements adopted by the City Council in 2023.",
        "source": "Dionne Mack and Karla Nieman, City Manager and City Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-06-05/el-paso-residents-voice-concerns-over-rapid-rise-of-data-centers-in-borderland-region",
        "date": "2026-06-05T16:12:18.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's time to break the Meta contract,",
        "source": "Josh Acevedo, Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-06-05/el-paso-residents-voice-concerns-over-rapid-rise-of-data-centers-in-borderland-region",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is canceling a legally binding agreement with a company that is in compliance, and we would be canceling it for convenience of the city, which would result in significant costs for the taxpayer.",
        "source": "Renard Johnson, El Paso Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKq4egPHepM",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "circumstances have changed.",
        "source": "Carbajal, Sembrando Esperanza Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKq4egPHepM",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So we believe that the city has a number of defensive is that it could use if it is sued.",
        "source": "Carbajal, Sembrando Esperanza Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKq4egPHepM",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "every dollar that Texas gives away through these data center tax exemption programs is a dollar that then becomes not available for general revenue",
        "source": "Anthony Elmo, Public Education Defender, Good Jobs First",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71vll7QA3Y0",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ask for as much as you can possibly get from them.",
        "source": "Anthony Elmo, Public Education Defender, Good Jobs First",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71vll7QA3Y0",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This draft framework reflects the concerns we’ve heard from people across El Paso about water, infrastructure, energy demand, and the long-term impacts on our community,",
        "source": "Renard Johnson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://kvia.com/news/2026/05/26/city-of-el-paso-releases-data-center-policy-framework-draft/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The public sentiment is overwhelmingly critical of leadership, characterized by deep-seated distrust, fear of resource depletion, and frustration over the lack of transparency regarding data center development behind closed doors.",
        "source": "City of El Paso policy memo",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/05/21/el-paso-city-council-data-center-policy-no-tax-breaks-incentives/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T22:34:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's an opportunity … through things like community benefits agreements to channel some of the wealth that's being generated by this creation of data centers and the expansion of AI to communities to get funds to do projects that communities want,",
        "source": "Lauren Keeler, associate professor at Arizona State University",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/05/21/el-paso-city-council-data-center-policy-no-tax-breaks-incentives/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T22:34:50.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not every project that brings investment is automatically the right fit for a desert city facing long-term challenges around water, energy, infrastructure and climate resiliency,",
        "source": "Chris Canales, District 8 city Rep.",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/05/21/el-paso-city-council-data-center-policy-no-tax-breaks-incentives/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T22:34:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "My proposal is about setting a clear direction for the future and recognizing that while these large data centers can generate substantial tax revenue to fund public services, they also come with very real tradeoffs,",
        "source": "Chris Canales, District 8 city Rep.",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/05/21/el-paso-city-council-data-center-policy-no-tax-breaks-incentives/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T22:34:50.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whoever moves to our region, we have a duty to serve them.",
        "source": "Daniel Perez, Regional Director of Government Affairs for El Paso Electric",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNgAlWf-v_w",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are zero data centers being powered by El Paso Electric spurred by our grid. The Meta project will be the first. And so that is one customer.",
        "source": "Daniel Perez, Regional Director of Government Affairs for El Paso Electric",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNgAlWf-v_w",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If any customer moves to our region and needs infrastructure or any type of assets to be built to serve them, they will burden those costs.",
        "source": "Daniel Perez, Regional Director of Government Affairs for El Paso Electric",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNgAlWf-v_w",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we would do going forward into the future is set that in stone upfront, so that that has to be done. So if there's going to be an impact, there would be a supply that would be coming into the system.",
        "source": "John Balliew, President and CEO of El Paso Water",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNgAlWf-v_w",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Inside the city, in the areas that we provide water to, it would be of concern to us if there were ten that came in ... .because that would represent at a meta scale of water usage, that would be 20 million gallons per day.",
        "source": "John Balliew, President and CEO of El Paso Water",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNgAlWf-v_w",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hundreds of citizens have lined up at city council meetings telling elected officials to cancel the deal enabling Meta's data center or to attend the city's data center public meetings to voice concerns and objections about the project.",
        "source": "Diego Mendoza Moyers, reporter, El Paso Matters",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDVXvhU3RlM",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Meta's data center campus in El Paso is moving forward.",
        "source": "Diego Mendoza-Moyers, reporter, El Paso Matters",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/04/03/meta-ai-data-center-el-paso-texas-podcast-water-electricity-rates/",
        "date": "2026-04-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hundreds of citizens have lined up at City Council meetings, telling elected officials to cancel the deal enabling Meta's data center, or to attend the city's data center public meetings to voice concerns and objections about the project.",
        "source": "Diego Mendoza-Moyers, reporter, El Paso Matters",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/04/03/meta-ai-data-center-el-paso-texas-podcast-water-electricity-rates/",
        "date": "2026-04-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We in El Paso and in the border plex region need to get on the AI, bandwagon, need to get on that train because that is very, very important for the future, the diversification of our economy, the future growth of our economy.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dBt0SSghMY",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t want data centers for generative AI here in El Paso. They’re not the right fit for our community,",
        "source": "Chris Canales, District 8 city Rep.",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/03/29/meta-data-center-el-paso-10-billion-expansion-water-gas-electricity-usage/",
        "date": "2026-03-29T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can say clearly, if I were voting on this today, I wouldn’t support it,",
        "source": "Chris Canales, District 8 city Rep.",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/03/29/meta-data-center-el-paso-10-billion-expansion-water-gas-electricity-usage/",
        "date": "2026-03-29T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The cost of McCloud Generation will be borne entirely by (Meta) during the bridge period,",
        "source": "James Schichtl, vice president, El Paso Electric",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/03/29/meta-data-center-el-paso-10-billion-expansion-water-gas-electricity-usage/",
        "date": "2026-03-29T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is comical to think that Meta cares what our water looks like in 10 years, to care what utility bills look like in 10 years, that they care about the people who are going to have to live next to this gas plant,",
        "source": "Matthew Rodriguez, organizer, Amanecer People's Project",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/03/29/meta-data-center-el-paso-10-billion-expansion-water-gas-electricity-usage/",
        "date": "2026-03-29T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "These jobs are worth it. They’re high-paying and transformational in a great way for our region,",
        "source": "Jon Barela, CEO, Borderplex Alliance",
        "url": "https://elpasomatters.org/2026/03/29/meta-data-center-el-paso-10-billion-expansion-water-gas-electricity-usage/",
        "date": "2026-03-29T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "META NEEDS TO REALLY HELP THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.",
        "source": "Theresa Payton, Fortalice Solutions CEO and former White House Chief Information Officer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uofD2tYLdP0",
        "date": "2026-03-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Number one is the water use… it's not comparable to any other industry,",
        "source": "Matthew Rodriguez, organizer, Amanecer People's Project",
        "url": "https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2026/03/31/data-center-resident-concern-utility-prices-meta/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm concerned that this kind of development does not support the community.",
        "source": "Abby Minor",
        "url": "https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2026/03/31/data-center-resident-concern-utility-prices-meta/",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were not told that El Paso Electric would be building a power plant powered by fossil fuels,",
        "source": "Verónica Carbajal, organizer, Sembrando Esperanza Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/26/texas-el-paso-meta-data-center-natural-gas-power-plant/",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "In this case, the customer requested and is funding a natural gas resource as the fastest available option to meet a large, time-sensitive power need.",
        "source": "Jacob Reyes, El Paso Electric spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/26/texas-el-paso-meta-data-center-natural-gas-power-plant/",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The company has made public commitments to power their project with renewable energy sources including on-site solar generation, and I think they need to be held to those commitments,",
        "source": "Chris Canales, El Paso city councilman",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/26/texas-el-paso-meta-data-center-natural-gas-power-plant/",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This basically wipes out all the progress [El Paso Electric] has supposedly made in the last five years,",
        "source": "Matthew Rodriguez, organizer, Amanecer People's Project",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/26/texas-el-paso-meta-data-center-natural-gas-power-plant/",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want the community to be involved and to get as much community input about what that best practices guide should look like early on in the process,",
        "source": "Jackie Arroyo Butler, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-county-seek-best-practices-guide-for-data-centers-water-electricity-usage-texas-tx-meta-facebook-instagram-jackie-arroyo-butler",
        "date": "2026-01-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I personally feel a sense of urgency in making sure that we're having robust and comprehensive conversations with our community.",
        "source": "Jackie Arroyo Butler, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-county-seek-best-practices-guide-for-data-centers-water-electricity-usage-texas-tx-meta-facebook-instagram-jackie-arroyo-butler",
        "date": "2026-01-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Someone wants to come out to develop, they should have to pay for some of that infrastructure,",
        "source": "Michael Clark, concerned citizen",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-county-seek-best-practices-guide-for-data-centers-water-electricity-usage-texas-tx-meta-facebook-instagram-jackie-arroyo-butler",
        "date": "2026-01-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "META IS PAYING ITS FULL COST OF SERVICE MEANING NO RATE IMPACT FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS.",
        "source": "KELLY TOMBLIN, CEO, El Paso Electric",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBTlkgNDimI",
        "date": "2025-10-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE DROVE ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE INTO THE PROJECT, AND I COULD NOT SEE THE END OF THE PROJECT. IT IS ENORMOUS.",
        "source": "Jerry Pacheco, President of the Border Industrial Association",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuP127gJBuA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "FUNDAMENTALLY, I THINK THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT LAND, AIR AND WATER ARE SACRED AND THAT NEW MEXICO ISN'T FOR SALE",
        "source": "Esperanza Chairez, Youth United for Climate Action and Earth Care",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuP127gJBuA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE DIDN'T OFFER THEM ANY SPECIAL RATE, ANY KIND OF DEAL.",
        "source": "John Balliew, El Paso Water",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuP127gJBuA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "People have a right to be concerned. These are massive projects.",
        "source": "Jerry Pacheco, President of the Border Industrial Association",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9RSoIi608E",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have two great universities with great engineering programs.",
        "source": "Jerry Pacheco, President of the Border Industrial Association",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9RSoIi608E",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "On November 5, 2026, the El Paso County Commissioners Court approved a letter asking the Army to designate the county a cooperating agency in NEPA review of the Fort Bliss data center",
      "The proposed commercial data center covers approximately 1,384 acres at Fort Bliss under an Enhanced Use Lease",
      "The Army would remain the decision maker; cooperating agency status gives the county a formal advisory role but no approval or veto authority",
      "El Paso County Commissioners Court scheduled a closed-session discussion of a community benefits agreement with Wurldwide LLC (Meta) on Monday, Oct. 26",
      "No action was scheduled on the Meta item; it was listed for about 15 minutes",
      "A fire at the County Courthouse forced cancellation of the previous week's Commissioners Court meeting",
      "On June 9, 2026, the El Paso City Council voted 5-3 to reject a motion to terminate Meta's Chapter 380 tax-incentive agreement for its 1-gigawatt campus.",
      "Fewer than a third of 341 Texas data centers responded to a state water-use survey, per the Texas Tribune on June 23, 2026.",
      "Research by Alex de Vries-Gao found indirect water evaporated at power plants for AI data centers averages ten times their on-site water use.",
      "El Paso City Representative Cynthia Boyar Trejo faced a resident recall petition over her support for the Meta incentives.",
      "On Monday, El Paso County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking Gov. Greg Abbott for state protections from large-scale data centers",
      "The resolution also calls for a letter asking state elected leaders to pause data center development until stricter policies are enacted",
      "In June, Abbott issued directives to the PUC and ERCOT to protect communities from data center impacts, which do not extend outside ERCOT",
      "Commissioner Jackie Butler asked the Texas House State Affairs Committee to push four items for future data center legislation",
      "El Paso County Commissioners Court approved a resolution on Monday, August 17, 2026 asking Gov. Abbott for additional state action on data centers",
      "Commissioners request a pause on further data center development until concerns about water use, electricity costs, infrastructure and environmental impacts are addressed",
      "The county asks Gov. Abbott to consider a special legislative session on data centers",
      "El Paso is not part of ERCOT, so county leaders want state protections extended to the region",
      "Abbott's office said data centers in El Paso, including Meta, have agreed to comply with the governor's standards",
      "Town hall on Meta data center in El Paso drew a standing-room-only crowd on August 5, 2026, hosted by City Representative Cynthia Boyar Trejo",
      "Meta projected peak use is 2.5 million gallons of water per day, capped by a water meter per El Paso Water",
      "El Paso Electric has filed a proposed tariff for high-load customers with the Public Utility Commission of Texas",
      "Meta site is receiving construction power and is expected to begin operations later this year",
      "El Paso City Council unanimously approved a data center policy framework on July 20, 2026, requiring special use permits with council vote instead of by-right permits",
      "Rules require 300-foot buffer from residential or ecological sites, 100-foot property line setback and 30-foot landscaping buffer",
      "Tax incentives for AI data centers are paused in favor of community benefit agreements",
      "Policies apply only within city limits and not to Meta's existing project, Fort Bliss or unincorporated El Paso County",
      "City estimates data center power generation would raise city CO2 emissions 21% versus 2019 baseline",
      "El Paso city council directed staff to draft a community benefits agreement with Meta for a data center",
      "Roundtable on Meta's planned $10 billion data center in Northeast El Paso was held Thursday, June 18, 2026, organized by City Rep. Cynthia Boyar Trejo",
      "Meta committed to restore 200% of the water it uses through local watershed projects, verified annually by a third party",
      "An intent for a recall petition was filed against Boyar Trejo the day before the roundtable over her vote against ending the Meta incentive agreement",
      "Recall requires signatures from at least 20% of voters in the election when Boyar Trejo was elected",
      "City Council voted unanimously at its May 26th meeting to no longer incentivize data centers",
      "City seeks public feedback by June 9 on draft Data Center Policy Framework",
      "Meta incentive agreement approved by City Council in 2023",
      "Meta project could use max 2.5 million gallons of water per day according to city data",
      "El Paso city council approved a legally binding agreement with Meta in 2023 for a data center in northeast El Paso",
      "Meta broke ground last year and expects the facility to be fully operational by 2028",
      "Rep. Josh Acevedo proposed letting city attorneys begin discussions with Meta about ending the agreement; council to consider it next Tuesday"
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        "name": "El Paso resident recall petition against Cynthia Boyar Trejo",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePatentDangers/comments/1xcnvl2/meta_project_jupiter_data_center_in_el_paso_texas/",
        "date": "2026-10-22T16:48:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Recall petition against Cynthia Boyar Trejo",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/meta-data-center-roundtable-draws-supporters-residents-with-concerns-in-northeast-el-paso",
        "date": "2026-06-20T04:12:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sembrando Esperanza",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-06-05/el-paso-residents-voice-concerns-over-rapid-rise-of-data-centers-in-borderland-region",
        "date": "2026-06-05T16:12:18.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Sembrando Esperanza Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKq4egPHepM",
        "date": "2026-06-04T01:10:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Good Jobs First",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71vll7QA3Y0",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:44:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sembrano Esperanza Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNgAlWf-v_w",
        "date": "2026-05-22T04:40:58.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Amanecer People's Project",
        "url": "https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2026/03/31/data-center-resident-concern-utility-prices-meta/",
        "date": "2026-03-31T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Borderplex Alliance",
        "url": "https://datacenters.atmeta.com/2026/03/big-things-are-happening-el-paso/",
        "date": "2026-03-26T19:34:18.000Z"
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        "name": "Youth United for Climate Action",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuP127gJBuA",
        "date": null
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        "name": "Earth Care",
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    "score": 0.77,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Erath County commissioners voted 4-0 on Oct. 13, 2026 for a resolution urging stricter state data center rules, as residents packed the courtroom over a rumored 300-acre Viridian site on CR 403/406. American Stewards of Liberty opposes related 765-kV lines.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:21.539Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "County addresses data concerns | Dublin Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/county-addresses-data-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-14T11:13:57.000Z",
        "source": "Dublin Citizen",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Erath County approves resolution urging stronger transparency and safeguards for data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11163507/texas/erath-county/erath-county-approves-resolution-urging-stronger-transparency-and-safeguards-for-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-14T06:14:52.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Erath County passes resolution seeking tighter state rules on data centers",
        "url": "https://erathcounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/8c3affb1-7336-4d7c-a111-e2f25b57ad65",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "source": "Erath County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners say they have not been contacted about rumored data center; pledge to notify public if applications arrive | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9927256/texas/erath-county/commissioners-say-they-have-not-been-contacted-about-rumored-data-center-pledge-to-notify-public-if-applications-arrive",
        "date": "2026-09-09T00:41:30.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Judge Huckabee says Erath County officials seeking more info on rumored data center.",
        "url": "https://www.beneaththesurfacenews.com/post/judge-huckabee-says-erath-county-officials-seeking-more-info-on-rumored-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-04T20:27:43.000Z",
        "source": "Beneath the Surface News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "CitizenPortal.ai - Local officials, residents and Texas lawmakers press PUC to delay proposed 765 kV lines and data-center projects",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8264239/Erath-County/Texas/Local-officials-residents-and-Texas-lawmakers-press-PUC-to-delay-proposed-765-kV-lines-and-data-center-projects",
        "date": "2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "CitizenPortal.ai",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "OCT O 6 2026",
        "url": "https://www.co.erath.tx.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10132026-470",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Erath County Commissioner's Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We have not been approached by a data center,",
        "source": "Brandon Huckabee, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/county-addresses-data-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We hope through the legislative process we start having a way to protect our local public,",
        "source": "Brandon Huckabee, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/county-addresses-data-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do support the resolution, I just wish it was a little bit stronger,",
        "source": "Charles S. Brown",
        "url": "https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/county-addresses-data-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a good starting process,",
        "source": "Albert Ray, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/county-addresses-data-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will do all we can but we are regulated in that book by what we can do,",
        "source": "Sherman Edwards, Precinct 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.dublincitizen.com/news/county-addresses-data-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have been told by citizens, but have not had any contact with a landowner or developer regarding any data center projects in Erath County,",
        "source": "Brandon Huckabee, Erath County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.beneaththesurfacenews.com/post/judge-huckabee-says-erath-county-officials-seeking-more-info-on-rumored-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are a lot of developers bundling land and selling to data center developers across Texas.",
        "source": "Brandon Huckabee, Erath County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.beneaththesurfacenews.com/post/judge-huckabee-says-erath-county-officials-seeking-more-info-on-rumored-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If a project is presented to the court, we will be fully transparent with the public about any contact.",
        "source": "Brandon Huckabee, Erath County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.beneaththesurfacenews.com/post/judge-huckabee-says-erath-county-officials-seeking-more-info-on-rumored-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will use all available laws available to us as local officials to protect the land and citizens of Erath County.",
        "source": "Brandon Huckabee, Erath County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.beneaththesurfacenews.com/post/judge-huckabee-says-erath-county-officials-seeking-more-info-on-rumored-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were very pleased first off to have 43 legislators sign on to that brief. I think the breakdown was 34 representatives and nine senators,",
        "source": "Representative Slawson, Texas state representative",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8264239/Erath-County/Texas/Local-officials-residents-and-Texas-lawmakers-press-PUC-to-delay-proposed-765-kV-lines-and-data-center-projects",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like I've been bamboozled a little bit,",
        "source": "Chip Joselyn, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8264239/Erath-County/Texas/Local-officials-residents-and-Texas-lawmakers-press-PUC-to-delay-proposed-765-kV-lines-and-data-center-projects",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The main goal is just to stop it. Period,",
        "source": "American Stewards of Liberty representative",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8264239/Erath-County/Texas/Local-officials-residents-and-Texas-lawmakers-press-PUC-to-delay-proposed-765-kV-lines-and-data-center-projects",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
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    ],
    "facts": [
      "Erath County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution on Oct. 13, 2026 calling for enhanced data center regulations across Texas",
      "Erath County can regulate data centers over 10 acres for flood plain, septic systems, driveway permits and county road specs under state law Chapter 232.212",
      "Derrick said a 74 acre data center was discovered in August near her home on CR 403 in Lingleville",
      "Erath County Commissioners Court on Oct. 13 approved a six-page resolution urging state-level transparency, independent impact studies and statewide standards for large data centers.",
      "The resolution aims to limit water, noise and electromagnetic impacts from large data centers in unincorporated Erath County.",
      "Erath County Commissioners Court unanimously (4-0) adopted a resolution on October 13, 2026 calling on state officials to enact stricter regulations on data centers",
      "Resolution cites concerns over water consumption, electrical grid strain, noise and lighting, and urges giving counties more land use authority",
      "Residents packed the courtroom to oppose unannounced data center projects and automated license plate readers",
      "Commissioners said county staff had not been contacted by a developer about a rumored data center on County Road 403/406",
      "Middle Trinity water district had not received notice either",
      "Public record searches showed a change in CAD ownership records",
      "County pledged to notify residents if formal submissions are filed",
      "County said any applicant must follow permitting and water-usage rules",
      "Rumor says Viridian Power Development LLC closed on 300 acres on County Road 403 and County Road 406 in Erath County.",
      "County officials have not had contact with any landowner or developer about a data center.",
      "County is seeking more information on the rumored project.",
      "PUC abated one proceeding with a unanimous decision; PUC merged two of five transmission segments",
      "Advocates say the remaining proceeding could push local proceedings to late August",
      "Aug. 18 identified as a key procedural date; a related proceeding could be rescheduled to mid-August",
      "Volunteers assembled an email list of about 400 people",
      "Commission planned to use Local Government Code 391 and send a letter to Encore seeking underlying studies",
      "Erath County Commissioner's Court scheduled a regular session for October 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM in Stephenville, Texas.",
      "Agenda item 7 is discussion and action to approve the Resolution for Erath County Enhanced Regulation of the Data Centers in the State of Texas.",
      "The agenda notice was posted/filed with the County Clerk on October 6, 2026."
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "American Stewards of Liberty",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8264239/Erath-County/Texas/Local-officials-residents-and-Texas-lawmakers-press-PUC-to-delay-proposed-765-kV-lines-and-data-center-projects",
        "date": "2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "48145": {
    "name": "Falls County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.77,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "A Change.org petition started June 11, 2026 by Rosebud resident Patrick Brunson, with 218 signatures, asks the Falls County Commissioners Court for a one-year moratorium on new data centers. It cites Rosebud-Lott ISD tax exclusions and the nearby 1,200 MW Stargate site.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:44.425Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 6276,
      "pres_2024_margin": 44.7,
      "projects_60km": 35,
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        "name": "Stargate Falls",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48145",
        "km": 0
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        "reason": "online moratorium petition",
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        "reason": "no commissioners court action yet",
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      {
        "reason": "school tax exclusion concerns",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Petition · Protect Falls County from AI data centers - Rosebud, United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/protect-falls-county-from-ai-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-12T00:21:45.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Meta signs 240MW solar PPA in Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-signs-240mw-solar-ppa-in-texas/",
        "date": "2023-03-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We don't need big data centers, wind turbines, or massive solar farms ruining our livelihood.",
        "source": "Patrick Brunson, Petition Starter",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/protect-falls-county-from-ai-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-12T00:21:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re excited to expand our partnership with Avangrid to help bring new solar energy to support our local operations in Texas,",
        "source": "Urvi Parekh, head of renewable energy at Meta",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/meta-signs-240mw-solar-ppa-in-texas/",
        "date": "2023-03-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Petition asks Falls County Commissioners Court for an immediate one-year moratorium on all new data center projects in Falls County",
      "The 1,200-megawatt Stargate facility is under construction in Burlington, with permits in Milam County",
      "Total tax exclusion for the Rosebud-Lott ISD is cited as a concern",
      "Petition created on June 11, 2026 had 218 signatures at time of capture",
      "Avangrid signed a PPA with Meta for the 240MW True North solar farm in Falls County, Texas",
      "True North is expected to launch by early 2025",
      "Meta's Temple, Texas data center, announced March 2022, was paused during a company-wide rescoping for AI workloads",
      "Falls County is adjacent to Temple and Bell County",
      "Meta's Fort Worth campus (2.6 million sq ft) broke ground in 2015 and came online in 2017"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Protect Falls County from AI data centers petition",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/protect-falls-county-from-ai-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-12T00:21:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "48147": {
    "name": "Fannin County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On March 31, 2026, Fannin County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution opposing water-intensive data center cooling and seeking state action. County Judge Newt Cunningham warned against accommodating developers, and Savoy's mayor demanded hydrology and impact studies.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.45,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:32.746Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 16385,
      "pres_2024_margin": 67.4,
      "projects_60km": 17,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Black Mountain Fannin County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48147",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 1,
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      {
        "reason": "county officials skeptical",
        "weight": 0.35
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      {
        "reason": "unanimous restrictive resolution",
        "weight": 0.25
      },
      {
        "reason": "water use concerns",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "limited county zoning authority",
        "weight": 0.1
      },
      {
        "reason": "resident calls for pause",
        "weight": 0.1
      }
    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Fannin County Commissioners Court considers Lake Fannin stalemate - North Texas e-News",
        "url": "https://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=108&num=145202",
        "date": "2026-04-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "North Texas e-News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fannin County Commissioners Court regular meeting March 31 - North Texas e-News",
        "url": "https://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=107&num=145139",
        "date": "2026-03-31T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "North Texas e-News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF FANNIN § A ...",
        "url": "https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/fannin/file/getfile/26321",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "source": "Fannin County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "On the agenda: Fannin County 10/27/2026 Commissioners Court Regular Meeting — data center (Oct 27)",
        "url": "https://gridwatchtheusa.com/docket/texas/on-the-agenda-fannin-county-10-27-2026-commissioners-court-regular-meeting-data-center-oct-27/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridWatch the USA",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center on the Fannin-Grayson county line: status unclear · Fannin County, TX · Nearby Data Centers",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/projects/tx-fannin-grayson-border-data-center/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Nearby Data Centers",
        "stance": null
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We have to be very careful not to accommodate them",
        "source": "Newt Cunningham, Fannin County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=108&num=145202",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Counties have limited authority to restrict land use and rural counties in particular appear to be in the crosshairs of the companies financing data centers.",
        "source": "Troy Waggoner, Pct. 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ntxe-news.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=108&num=145202",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
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      "Fannin County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a Resolution regarding the establishment of data centers in Fannin County on March 31, 2026",
      "Savoy Mayor Roger Cada called for an independent impact analysis, hydrology report and wastewater analysis for a Savoy-area data center",
      "Resident Mike Glover asked for a pause on developments such as the proposed data centers in Savoy and Bells",
      "Fannin County Commissioners Court regular meeting on March 31, 2026 includes agenda item 12, a discussion regarding Savoy Data Center requested by James Cordell of Savoy",
      "Agenda item 25 proposes a resolution regarding the establishment of data centers in Fannin County",
      "Fannin County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution on data centers on March 31, 2026.",
      "The resolution opposes open-loop evaporative cooling and other high-volume potable water use in large data centers in water-constrained regions absent demonstrated sustainable supply.",
      "It asks the Governor and Legislature to make data centers an interim study priority and to consider a special session.",
      "It notes Texas counties lack general zoning authority over data centers in unincorporated areas.",
      "The Texas State Republican Executive Committee adopted a data center resolution on February 7, 2026.",
      "Fannin County Commissioners Court regular meeting held Oct 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM in Bonham, TX",
      "Agenda open discussion item 9: solar, wind, battery energy storage systems, data centers (including Black Mountain), power plants and Fire Marshal",
      "Agenda includes possible action to approve final draft and adopt the Fannin County Tax Abatement Guidelines and Policy (Commissioner Precinct 2)",
      "Outcome of the meeting items was not recorded in the document",
      "On March 17, 2026 the Grayson County judge said a data center is being built in Fannin County right on the Grayson border.",
      "The judge fears it is the first phase of something bigger.",
      "Fort Worth Power Core LLC lists a two-unit gas power plant of about 446 MW near Savoy, in pre-construction.",
      "No meeting or deadline is known; the project status is unclear."
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  "48149": {
    "name": "Fayette County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Fayette County commissioners voted 4-1 in February 2026 for a resolution opposing data centers. About 80 residents met in Winchester in October against PlaceMKR's FM 448 site over water, traffic and tax breaks, though the county lacks zoning power to ban projects.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:41.375Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "status": "planned",
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        "reason": "county board resolution opposing data centers",
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        "reason": "commissioner sides with opponents",
        "weight": 0.2
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      {
        "reason": "resident meetings over water and traffic",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "no county zoning authority to block",
        "weight": 0.15
      },
      {
        "reason": "no named local opposition group",
        "weight": 0.1
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "U.S. Congressman Cloud Visits La Grange – So We Asked Him About Immigration and Data Centers | The Fayette County Record",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/us-congressman-cloud-visits-la-grange-so-we-asked-him-about-immigration-and-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-29T20:45:05.000Z",
        "source": "The Fayette County Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center: Taxes, Water and Traffic | The Fayette County Record",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/columns/data-center-taxes-water-and-traffic",
        "date": "2026-10-29T20:45:05.000Z",
        "source": "The Fayette County Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Opposition Returns to Courthouse",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-opposition-returns-courthouse",
        "date": "2026-10-12T17:04:17.000Z",
        "source": "The Fayette County Record",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Frustration Boils Over | The Fayette County Record",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-frustration-boils-over",
        "date": "2026-10-08T19:39:06.000Z",
        "source": "The Fayette County Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Locals Speak Out Against Proposed Data Center | The Fayette County Record",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/locals-speak-out-against-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-01T16:25:18.000Z",
        "source": "The Fayette County Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "As Company Considers Possible Data Center ...",
        "url": "http://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/company-considers-possible-data-center-development-here-county-leaders-consider-what-they-can",
        "date": "2026-06-01T18:08:03.000Z",
        "source": "The Fayette County Record",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers, Wind Turbines and Land Use | The Fayette County Record",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/columns/data-centers-wind-turbines-and-land-use",
        "date": "2026-03-19T17:58:44.000Z",
        "source": "The Fayette County Record",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners Vote to Oppose Data Centers in Fayette County | The Fayette County Record",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/commissioners-vote-oppose-data-centers-fayette-county",
        "date": "2026-03-05T18:05:33.000Z",
        "source": "The Fayette County Record",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Resolution supporting citizens opposed to data centers passes 4-1 | Schulenburg Sticker",
        "url": "https://www.schulenburgsticker.com/government-business/resolution-supporting-citizens-opposed-data-centers-passes-4-1",
        "date": "2026-03-04T02:00:37.000Z",
        "source": "Schulenburg Sticker",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioner Brossmann voices opposition to AI data storage facility in Precinct 4 | Schulenburg Sticker",
        "url": "https://www.schulenburgsticker.com/news/commissioner-brossmann-voices-opposition-ai-data-storage-facility-precinct-4",
        "date": "2025-10-15T00:24:08.000Z",
        "source": "Schulenburg Sticker",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fayette County data centers | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/counties/fayette/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": null
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "Neither holds up.",
        "source": "Tony Jones",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/columns/data-center-taxes-water-and-traffic",
        "date": "2026-10-29T20:45:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve yet to meet a person at any meeting who’s willing to give up their cell phone or computer,” Cloud said.",
        "source": "Michael Cloud, U.S. Congressman",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/us-congressman-cloud-visits-la-grange-so-we-asked-him-about-immigration-and-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now, having said that, there’s a wrong way to do data centers and a right way to do data centers.",
        "source": "Michael Cloud, U.S. Congressman",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/us-congressman-cloud-visits-la-grange-so-we-asked-him-about-immigration-and-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You don’t want a data center be competing against the local communities for those resources,” Cloud added.",
        "source": "Michael Cloud, U.S. Congressman",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/us-congressman-cloud-visits-la-grange-so-we-asked-him-about-immigration-and-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Pass a straightforward county policy saying Fayette County will not grant tax incentives or abatements to data centers",
        "source": "Derek Head, Winchester property owner",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-opposition-returns-courthouse",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Our local volunteer fire department runs on 12 volunteers with some funding from the county and support from picnics and barbecue sales,",
        "source": "Derek Head, Winchester property owner",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-opposition-returns-courthouse",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We need real answers about water, noise, lighting, drainage, and power,",
        "source": "Kayli Head, Winchester property owner",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-opposition-returns-courthouse",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "LCRA does not have an agreement to sell power to PlaceMKR.",
        "source": "Clara Tuma, LCRA spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-opposition-returns-courthouse",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“They’ve discussed 50,000 gallons a day,” Dane said. “But there is nothing in writing anywhere. We’ve just had conversations.”",
        "source": "Wade Dane, General manager, Lee County Water Supply Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-frustration-boils-over",
        "date": "2026-10-08T19:39:06.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“No, we can’t, just like we can’t tell any customer no,” Dane said.",
        "source": "Wade Dane, General manager, Lee County Water Supply Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-frustration-boils-over",
        "date": "2026-10-08T19:39:06.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“I told them that’s probably off the table,” he said.",
        "source": "Jason McBroom, Pct. 1 Commissioner, Fayette County",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-frustration-boils-over",
        "date": "2026-10-08T19:39:06.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Can we stop it?” Parker asked the audience at one point during the meeting. “Honestly, I say no. Can we give them hell? Can we make them think twice? I say yes. And that’s the only leg we can stand on, in my opinion.”",
        "source": "Scott Parker, Neighboring property owner",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/data-center-frustration-boils-over",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want Fayette County to stand up for us.",
        "source": "Kayli Head, Winchester resident",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/locals-speak-out-against-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-01T16:25:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "use every tool available to the county to stop this.",
        "source": "Derek Head, Winchester resident",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/locals-speak-out-against-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-01T16:25:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, our development permit is only to regulate the floodplain and not larger scale projects that Fayette County may be seeing in the future,",
        "source": "Kelly Blackwell, Fayette County Floodplain Manager",
        "url": "http://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/company-considers-possible-data-center-development-here-county-leaders-consider-what-they-can",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The ability to actually regulate quite a bit only comes in when a county reaches 250,000 people or neighbors a county of 250,000 people or more,",
        "source": "Blake Watson, Assistant County Attorney",
        "url": "http://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/company-considers-possible-data-center-development-here-county-leaders-consider-what-they-can",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It would essentially be an application that they would come in and fill out so the county would be aware of the projects that were coming in,",
        "source": "Blake Watson, Assistant County Attorney",
        "url": "http://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/company-considers-possible-data-center-development-here-county-leaders-consider-what-they-can",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have the tools. We can only do what the legislature allows us to do. They do not give us the power to stop this project.",
        "source": "Matt Sebesta, Brazoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/columns/data-centers-wind-turbines-and-land-use",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The main highlights that we talked about at the previous meeting were that the data centers, these standalone commercial data centers, they use a ton of resources, mainly water and electricity, and don’t necessarily have a big beneficial impact to the County,",
        "source": "Clint Sternadel, Pct. 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/commissioners-vote-oppose-data-centers-fayette-county",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Don’t try to lump too much together,",
        "source": "Clint Sternadel, Pct. 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/commissioners-vote-oppose-data-centers-fayette-county",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re just reusing the same language that they are using to identify what they consider a data center,",
        "source": "Blake Watson, Assistant County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/commissioners-vote-oppose-data-centers-fayette-county",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s not a definition that we made up on our own.",
        "source": "Blake Watson, Assistant County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.fayettecountyrecord.com/news/commissioners-vote-oppose-data-centers-fayette-county",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "In the Ammannsville and Dubina area, there has been a company called Geronimo that has been contacting landowners out there,",
        "source": "Drew Brossmann, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.schulenburgsticker.com/news/commissioner-brossmann-voices-opposition-ai-data-storage-facility-precinct-4",
        "date": "2025-10-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Back in February, the Fayette County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to pass a resolution opposing data centers",
      "Recently, property owners in northern Fayette County are pushing back against a data center development on FM 448 near Winchester",
      "La Grange ISD voters rejected a $90 million bond by 86 percent in May",
      "Texas counties have no zoning authority and the Commissioners Court cannot ban a data center",
      "The Commissioners Court has passed a resolution opposing data centers in Fayette County",
      "Lee County Water Supply Corporation says the developer discussed about 50,000 gallons a day with nothing in writing",
      "A build of this size brings 400 to 600 workers at peak plus thousands of loaded trucks",
      "About 80 people attended a community meeting in Winchester last week",
      "Another community meeting is scheduled for Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. at St. Michael's Park in Winchester",
      "TxDOT Yoakum District has no plans to expand FM 448 and has received no driveway permit requests",
      "LCRA operates a substation and natural gas peaker plant near the property",
      "Over 75 people attended a community meeting in Winchester's Zilss Hall on Monday over the proposed FM 448 data center",
      "La Grange-Winchester LLC, a PlaceMKR subsidiary, leased about 414 acres north of Winchester in May",
      "Fayette County Permitting Office has no knowledge of a tax abatement request or NDA request; all four commissioners said they have not signed NDAs",
      "Lee County Water Supply Corporation says it is legally bound under its CCN to serve the data center and cannot deny service",
      "Fayette County commissioners court voted 4-1 in March to pass a resolution opposing data centers",
      "The resolution does not give the county explicit authority to regulate or prevent data centers",
      "Fayette County Commissioners Court discussed commercial development regulations on May 28, 2026.",
      "La Grange-Winchester LLC, a PlaceMKR subsidiary, leased with option to buy more than 400 acres north of Winchester.",
      "Texas law limits regulation by counties under 250,000 people in unincorporated areas.",
      "Commissioners directed the county attorney and permitting office to research options for regulating large-scale developments.",
      "On Feb. 26, 2026 Fayette County Commissioners adopted a resolution supporting residents opposing a proposed AI data center project",
      "Wise County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a resolution in February 2026 opposing high-volume potable water use by data centers",
      "TCEQ reportedly has a backlog of 1,400 data center cases that could take 30 years to resolve",
      "Texas has about 411 data centers, second only to Virginia",
      "Texas has lost nearly 1.8 million acres of agricultural land in five years",
      "Fayette County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 on Feb. 26, 2026 to pass a resolution opposing data centers in the county.",
      "The resolution gives the county no authority to regulate or prevent data centers; it expresses the official opinion of county leaders.",
      "The resolution calls on the Texas Legislature to give counties authority to protect communities from harmful commercial development and says the state should not subsidize data centers or their decommissioning.",
      "Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom cast the lone dissenting vote.",
      "The resolution was proposed after public opposition to a data center project in nearby Washington County.",
      "Fayette County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 on Feb. 26, 2026 to approve signing a resolution supporting citizens opposed to data center projects",
      "Precinct 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom cast the dissenting vote",
      "Fayette County Commissioners Court public comment on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 concerned an AI data storage facility looking for land in Precinct 4",
      "Commissioner Drew Brossmann voiced opposition to the facility",
      "1 tracked AI data center project in Fayette County, Texas, status pre-construction",
      "Power strategy for the tracked project is listed as TBD",
      "Page last updated October 8, 2026"
    ],
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  "48151": {
    "name": "Fisher County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Fisher County commissioners voted 3-2 on Oct. 21, 2026 to reject CloudBurst Data Centers' tax-abatement request. The county earlier granted IREN an abatement for its 2 GW Sweetwater campus, now energized. Opposition is limited to a few residents' quality-of-life concerns.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.4,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:47.671Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 63.3,
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        "status": "rejected",
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        "reason": "scattered resident concerns, no group",
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners Court | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/tags/commissioners-court",
        "date": "2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "CloudBurst Seeks Fisher County Tax Abatement | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/cloudburst-seeks-fisher-county-tax-abatement",
        "date": "2026-10-22T10:27:11.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "LOOKING BACK ON TOMORROW | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/editorials/looking-back-tomorrow",
        "date": "2026-09-10T14:22:22.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "IREN partners with NVIDIA to develop AI-ready architecture for West Texas data center campus",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/iren-partners-with-nvidia-to-develop-ai-ready-architecture-for-west-texas-data-center-campus",
        "date": "2026-05-28T18:58:12.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "FISHER COUNTY PROJECT MOVES INTO AI INFRASTRUCTURE SPOTLIGHT | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/fisher-county-project-moves-ai-infrastructure-spotlight",
        "date": "2026-05-21T10:36:29.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fisher and Stonewall County data centers explained",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/fisher-stonewall-county-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-07T11:52:23.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Iren energizes first phase of 2GW Sweetwater data center campus in Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/iren-energizes-first-phase-of-2gw-sweetwater-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fisher County resident questions data center, renewable growth",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/fisher-county-resident-questions-data-center-solar-and-wind-growth",
        "date": "2026-02-19T13:51:03.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Fisher County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/fisher-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Global Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ToYK1jhiw",
        "text": "Fisher County is a now becoming the foundation for a massive AI data center campus. I'm Tory Garcia and I spoke with Iron officials about their new partnership with Nvidia and what they say it could mean for the future of the rural community. A major expansion in West Texas is now taking shape. Iron, a digital infrastructure company, has partnered with Nvidia to help build out its Sweetwater data center campus in Fisher County. The benefits of that are I I would have bring to market quicker our compute to our customers and a system that optimizes the compute power and cooling in a much better way. And the third thing it gives us is future proofing of the different evolution of computer models that come out that this architecture will be suitable for future models as well as the current models of computers. Iron says the project will continue expanding through 2027 with more data center buildings expected to go up after that as well. Shaw says about 300 construction workers are already ",
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      {
        "text": "Hello There KettleLast week, the Fisher County Commissioners Court met in a special-called meeting to consider an application from CloudBurst Data Centers.",
        "source": "Jeff Hurt, Editor",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/tags/commissioners-court",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What this brings to the partnership is the ability to apply that architecture to our Sweetwater campus",
        "source": "David Shaw, chief operating officer for IREN",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/iren-partners-with-nvidia-to-develop-ai-ready-architecture-for-west-texas-data-center-campus",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "When the whole campus is complete, we expect an ongoing operational workforce of over 200 local people coming to work each day at the data center campus.",
        "source": "David Shaw, chief operating officer for IREN",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/iren-partners-with-nvidia-to-develop-ai-ready-architecture-for-west-texas-data-center-campus",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want the community to understand that we're partners with them for the long haul",
        "source": "David Shaw, chief operating officer for IREN",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/iren-partners-with-nvidia-to-develop-ai-ready-architecture-for-west-texas-data-center-campus",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Delivering Sweetwater 1 substation energization on schedule reflects our disciplined execution, the strength of our supply chain relationships, and the efficiency of our vertically integrated development model.",
        "source": "Daniel Roberts, co-founder and co-CEO at Iren",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/iren-energizes-first-phase-of-2gw-sweetwater-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t believe this was fully thought through.",
        "source": "Kit Page, Fisher County resident",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/fisher-county-resident-questions-data-center-solar-and-wind-growth",
        "date": "2026-02-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Quality of life is all I’m interested in.",
        "source": "Kit Page, Fisher County resident",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/fisher-county-resident-questions-data-center-solar-and-wind-growth",
        "date": "2026-02-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m pleading with you: give it some thought, and give it some prayer.",
        "source": "Kit Page, Fisher County resident",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/fisher-county-resident-questions-data-center-solar-and-wind-growth",
        "date": "2026-02-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "has all the electrical infrastructure built out, and over capacity of power.",
        "source": "David Shaw, IREN chief operating officer",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/fisher-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will change our rural town.",
        "source": "Hagan Deeter, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/fisher-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want the community to understand that we're partner with them for the long haul.",
        "source": "Shaw, IREN official",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ToYK1jhiw",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "So it has the all the all the electrical infrastructure built out, an overcapacity of of power which makes it an ideal candidate to build a data center.",
        "source": "Shaw, IREN official",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ToYK1jhiw",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Fisher County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 on Oct. 21, 2026 to reject a tax-abatement application from CloudBurst Data Centers",
      "Outside legal counsel Jake Lederle told the court the developer had not provided a minimum project-value figure",
      "In February 2026 a resident raised concerns at Commissioners Court about a proposed data center near FM 540 and renewable energy projects",
      "Fisher County Commissioners were scheduled to consider a tax-abatement application from CloudBurst Data Centers, Inc. at a special-called meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026",
      "The meeting was scheduled for 9 a.m.",
      "IREN has already established a data center operation in Fisher County and received a tax abatement.",
      "Stonewall County commissioners are expected later in September 2026 to consider a possible tax abatement agreement with a data center company, Crusoe.",
      "Fisher County commissioners are expected to discuss the county budget, including potential increases, the week of the editorial.",
      "IREN recently energized its 1.4 gigawatt Sweetwater 1 site in Fisher County, connecting the campus to the ERCOT grid",
      "About 300 construction workers are on site, expected to increase three to four times over the next six months",
      "Project phase to continue expanding through 2027, with more buildings after",
      "Campus expected to employ over 200 local operational workers when complete",
      "Some residents have raised concerns about traffic, power demands and rural community impact",
      "IREN announced on May 1, 2026 the energization of its 1.4-gigawatt Sweetwater 1 site in Fisher County, Texas",
      "Energization marks connection of the site's high-voltage substation to the ERCOT grid",
      "IREN's Fisher County Sweetwater Site had a projected April 2026 energization date for a 1,400 megawatt grid-connected facility",
      "IREN's Fisher County timeline includes amended construction plans, TxDOT-approved site entrances, early site work and substations",
      "Crusoe's proposed Stonewall County AI campus has included discussion of a possible natural gas generation facility",
      "Tax abatements and PILOT payments are part of local discussions on the Fisher County project",
      "Iren energized its 1.4GW Sweetwater 1 site in Fisher County, Texas, in May 2026",
      "Sweetwater 1 covers 1,700 acres; Sweetwater 2 covers 500 acres with energization expected in 2028",
      "The two sites total 2GW across 2,200 acres at full build-out",
      "Iren has about 23,000 GPUs, with contracts secured for around 11,000; Microsoft is a major customer",
      "Fisher County approved a tax abatement agreement with IREN's data center in late 2024",
      "Fisher County has received around $800,000 annually for several years under renewable tax abatement agreements",
      "Texas counties generally do not have zoning authority over private land use in unincorporated areas",
      "County total fund balance stood at approximately $9 million according to Treasurer Jeanna Parks",
      "IREN's two Sweetwater sites are planned to total 2 GW across 2,200 acres, per Data Center Dynamics in May 2026",
      "IREN energized the Sweetwater 1 substation in early May 2026",
      "Fisher County Hospital District board voted to table a proposed tax agreement with IREN",
      "Nolan County approved a 10-year abatement in April 2026 for Crusoe's 200 MW project",
      "About 300 construction workers on site, expected to triple or quadruple within six months",
      "IREN partnered with NVIDIA to build out its Sweetwater data center campus in Fisher County, TX",
      "About 300 construction workers are on site, expected to rise three to four times over the next 6 months",
      "Campus expected to continue expanding through 2027 with more buildings afterward",
      "Full campus expected to employ over 200 local operational workers",
      "Some residents have raised concerns about traffic, power demands and rural community impact"
    ],
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  "48153": {
    "name": "Floyd County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.58,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Floyd County commissioners unanimously approved a road agreement with Amazon in May 2026 and sent Amazon a tax abatement proposal on Aug. 24. Their August open letter says the county cannot enact moratoriums and has few tools beyond abatement conditions. No organized opposition group appears.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:22.313Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
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      "voters_2024": 2089,
      "pres_2024_margin": 65,
      "projects_60km": 14,
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        "name": "Amazon Floydada",
        "status": "approved",
        "fips": "48153",
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        "reason": "commissioners' resolutions urging state review",
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      {
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Texas County Uses Incentives To Steer Data Centers – All Ag News - AG Life Media",
        "url": "https://aglifemedia.com/texas-county-uses-incentives-to-steer-data-centers-all-ag-news/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T06:48:05.000Z",
        "source": "All Ag News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Floydada City Council to Consider Utility Rates, 2026-27 Budget and Tax Rate Meeting Tuesday | Floyd County Record",
        "url": "https://www.floydcountyrecord.com/2026/09/01/floydada-city-council-to-consider-utility-rates-2026-27-budget-and-tax-rate-meeting-tuesday/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T01:04:29.000Z",
        "source": "Floyd County Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Floyd County commissioners forward data center tax abatement proposal to Amazon | Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon",
        "url": "https://www.hesperianbeacononline.com/community-opinion/floyd-county-commissioners-forward-data-center-tax-abatement-proposal-amazon",
        "date": "2026-08-27T10:50:12.000Z",
        "source": "Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas County Uses Tax Incentives to Steer Data Center Development - RFD",
        "url": "https://www.rfdtv.com/texas-county-uses-tax-incentives-to-steer-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "RFD-TV",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Floyd County Commissioners Court Addresses Data Center in Open Letter | Floyd County Record",
        "url": "https://www.floydcountyrecord.com/2026/08/04/floyd-county-commissioners-court-addresses-data-center-in-open-letter/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T18:23:47.000Z",
        "source": "Floyd County Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center coming to Floydada? In May meeting, Floydada council addresses citizen concerns; deny rumors | Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon",
        "url": "https://www.hesperianbeacononline.com/news/data-center-coming-floydada-may-meeting-floydada-council-addresses-citizen-concerns-deny",
        "date": "2026-06-04T10:25:49.000Z",
        "source": "Floyd County Hesperian-Beacon",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Floyd County Commissioners Approve Road Agreements, Courthouse Improvements During Monday Meeting | Floyd County Record",
        "url": "https://www.floydcountyrecord.com/2026/05/12/floyd-county-commissioners-approve-road-agreements-courthouse-improvements-during-monday-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-05-12T20:44:02.000Z",
        "source": "Floyd County Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Floyd County Commissioners Handle Full Agenda During April 13 Session | Floyd County Record",
        "url": "https://www.floydcountyrecord.com/2026/04/14/floyd-county-commissioners-handle-full-agenda-during-april-13-session/",
        "date": "2026-04-14T21:20:44.000Z",
        "source": "Floyd County Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2026025594",
        "date": null,
        "source": "TDLR TABS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Property Owner and Applicant (“Applicant”) for Tax Abatement: Amazon Data Services, Inc. Proposed Reinvestment Zone: Amazon Data Services Reinvestment Zone",
        "url": "https://www.co.floyd.tx.us/upload/page/1781/2026/Tax%20Abatement%20Notice%2008102026.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Floyd County, Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We executed our half of it,",
        "source": "Marty Lucke, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.hesperianbeacononline.com/community-opinion/floyd-county-commissioners-forward-data-center-tax-abatement-proposal-amazon",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Floyd County has very limited regulatory authority to control any of this, and there are few tools we have to manage the situation.",
        "source": "Commissioners Court, Floyd County Commissioners Court",
        "url": "https://www.floydcountyrecord.com/2026/08/04/floyd-county-commissioners-court-addresses-data-center-in-open-letter/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Tax Abatement process is the only effective mechanism of control we possess to regulate these developments, through stipulations and requirements contained therein.",
        "source": "Commissioners Court, Floyd County Commissioners Court",
        "url": "https://www.floydcountyrecord.com/2026/08/04/floyd-county-commissioners-court-addresses-data-center-in-open-letter/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Floyd County Commissioners Court has not entered, nor will we consider an NDA for current development.",
        "source": "Commissioners Court, Floyd County Commissioners Court",
        "url": "https://www.floydcountyrecord.com/2026/08/04/floyd-county-commissioners-court-addresses-data-center-in-open-letter/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
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      "Proposed Amazon campus in Floyd County is valued at more than $1 billion and could include seven data-center buildings across roughly 485 acres",
      "Floyd County is considering a Chapter 312 tax-abatement agreement before construction moves forward",
      "Commissioners want air-cooled systems to reduce groundwater demand and onsite electricity generation to avoid competing with homes, farms, and businesses during shortages",
      "Floydada City Council agenda includes discussion of current and future data center activity within city limits, described as no current data center activity and no future planned development in the city limits of Floydada.",
      "The council meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Floydada City Hall.",
      "Floyd County commissioners court approved a data center tax abatement proposal at its regular session on Aug. 24, 2026",
      "The proposal has been passed to Amazon AWS for consideration",
      "Terms of the proposal are still confidential",
      "Floyd County is considering a Chapter 312 tax-abatement agreement for a proposed Amazon data center campus valued at more than $1 billion",
      "The proposed campus could include seven data-center buildings across roughly 485 acres",
      "Commissioners say any agreement would require air-cooled systems to reduce groundwater demand and on-site electricity generation",
      "The Court passed a resolution calling on the State Legislature to evaluate long-term consequences of data center developments",
      "The County cannot enact moratoriums under Texas law, according to the open letter",
      "A 312 Agreement may only be considered if the data center is air-cooled and can produce all its own electricity",
      "The Commissioners Court has not entered and will not consider an NDA for current development",
      "Floydada city council discussed concerns about rumors of a potential AI data center in Floyd County at its regular session on May 19, 2026",
      "Floydada council addressed citizen concerns and denied rumors of a data center coming to Floydada",
      "Floyd County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a road use, repair, and improvement agreement with Amazon Data Services, Inc. at its Monday meeting",
      "Next regular Commissioners Court meeting scheduled for June 8, 2026",
      "Floyd County Commissioners Court approved a resolution regarding the establishment of additional data centers in Texas, to be sent to the governor and lieutenant governor, at its April 13, 2026 session",
      "TDLR TABS project TABS2026025594 registered 2026-07-20 for a new data center building at 1752 County Road 241, Floydada, TX",
      "Estimated cost is $300,000,000, privately funded on private land",
      "Building is 189,060 sq ft; construction planned 2026-08-01 to 2027-04-01",
      "Owner is Amazon Data Services, Inc; design firm is M. Arthur Gensler & Associates, Inc.",
      "Floyd County Commissioners Court to consider a tax abatement agreement with Amazon Data Services, Inc. on August 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM",
      "Proposed Amazon Data Services Reinvestment Zone covers about 485.33 acres in Floyd County",
      "Amazon anticipates about 7 data center buildings with estimated improvements costing more than $1,000,000,000",
      "Notice was posted July 9, 2026 under Texas Tax Code 312.207",
      "Land transferred via Special Warranty Deed from Satoshi Energy Corporation to Amazon Data Services, effective June 9, 2026"
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  "48155": {
    "name": "Foard County",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "A May 2026 KFDX report found residents in Crowell and Quanah fear data centers will strain scarce water; Crowell's mayor said the area is \"out of water.\" A farmer cited secrecy, while a Quanah council member wants the tax revenue. No named opposition group.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 65.3,
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        "title": "Crowell & Quanah residents voice project fears",
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        "date": "2026-05-21T03:25:24.000Z",
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        "text": "I will tell you, the water usage is a big problem right now. We are out of water,",
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        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crowell-quanah-residents-voice-data-center-project-fears/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
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        "text": "I asked them, was the rumor true that if we keep adding RV parks, adding data centers, adding the influx of people … do we actually only have one to two water years left? And the answer was yes,",
        "source": "Lisa Barnett, Quanah City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crowell-quanah-residents-voice-data-center-project-fears/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
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        "text": "We’re a little town. Childress is getting a data center. Vernon is going to get massive tax revenue off of them. We’re in between both of them. We have no data center,",
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        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crowell-quanah-residents-voice-data-center-project-fears/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "support",
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        "text": "You can buy bottled water. Go buy some bottled electricity. See how that works out here?",
        "source": "John Jackson, Quanah City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crowell-quanah-residents-voice-data-center-project-fears/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
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        "text": "It’s a pretty secretive deal. There’s no transparency. Nobody is coming down telling you exactly what these things are, and they’re promoting them to local people who don’t understand,",
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        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crowell-quanah-residents-voice-data-center-project-fears/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "I don’t know anything about the data centers. I’m hoping it helps, but a lot of people are totally against it. We met with Jason Hill, and he said it’s going through whether we want it to or not,",
        "source": "Ronnie Allen, Crowell Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/crowell-quanah-residents-voice-data-center-project-fears/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      "Quanah council member says officials indicated the region may have only one to two water years left",
      "Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority supplies water to communities across the region",
      "Childress is getting a data center and Vernon expects major tax revenue from data centers, per Quanah council member Jackson",
      "Quanah city crews have been pumping sewers 24/7 for the last six to eight months due to worker influx in RV parks"
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "The Fort Bend County Environmental Organization has warned about data center water use. Missouri City adopted rules in May 2026 requiring energy and water disclosure and special use permits; no Fort Bend moratorium exists, though neighboring Austin County adopted one in July 2026.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:09.529Z",
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        "title": "Data Centers in Fort Bend County: The Complete 2026 Picture",
        "url": "https://blog.lenoresmith.com/data-centers-in-fort-bend-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T18:45:21.000Z",
        "source": "Lenore Smith Realty Group, Inc.",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Fort Bend County commissioners' return from boycott may be short-lived - ABC13 Houston",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/fort-bend-county-commissioners-return-boycott-may-short-lived/19729519/",
        "date": "2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "ABC13 Houston",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "World’s largest data center market? One Houston-area suburb prepares for Texas’ tech boom – Houston Public Media",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/2026/06/08/553915/missouri-city-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T20:44:46.000Z",
        "source": "Houston Public Media",
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      {
        "title": "Fort Bend County, TX | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/topics/place/fort-bend-county-tx",
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        "source": "Hyperscale News",
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      {
        "title": "Fort Bend County Data Centers — Power, Water & Politics | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/atlas/fort-bend",
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        "url": "https://blog.lenoresmith.com/data-centers-in-fort-bend-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T18:45:21.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "If Mr. Wong can step aside to protect the integrity of a vote involving a company in which he has business interests, why won't he step aside to protect the interest and the integrity of the people's business?",
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        "date": "2026-08-24",
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        "text": "We must call this out for what it is, political retribution directed at our independently elected county attorney, Bridgette Smith-Lawson,",
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        "text": "People don't realize what that's going to do to your water,",
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        "text": "They are worried and uncertain about the impact that data centers can have on energy demand,",
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      "Missouri City adopted zoning changes for industrial uses in May 2026 requiring data center proposals to disclose projected energy and water use and requiring a special use permit.",
      "Austin County Commissioners Court voted unanimously on July 27, 2026 for a moratorium on data centers and battery storage systems.",
      "On August 3, 2026, Governor Abbott directed the PUC and ERCOT to audit every data center seeking a grid connection before new approvals proceed.",
      "The blog reports no public data center proposal or operating facility in Fort Bend County as of its September 2026 update.",
      "Under Fort Bend Subsidence District rules, groundwater may not exceed 40 percent of a permittee's total water demand in Regulatory Area A starting January 1, 2030.",
      "Commissioners Grady Prestage and Dexter McCoy returned Monday after boycotting for two months over interim Judge Daniel Wong's appointment",
      "Four commissioners unanimously voted to create a reinvestment zone without Judge Wong voting",
      "Thursday agenda Item 30 B would establish a Legal Department and transfer county attorney staff",
      "County attorney's lawsuit to remove Wong is scheduled for trial in November",
      "A four-member quorum is needed to set the September tax rate",
      "Missouri City Council passed new industrial zoning regulations in May 2026 requiring proposed data centers to disclose energy and water usage before a building permit can be approved.",
      "No data center currently exists within Missouri City limits.",
      "The new rules require public hearings before a special use permit for any new data center.",
      "Nearly 400 data centers operate in Texas, 55 of them in the Greater Houston region.",
      "The average mid-sized data center uses about 300,000 gallons of water a day, per Houston Advanced Research Center.",
      "Missouri City passed zoning in May requiring energy and water disclosure before data center permit approval.",
      "Fort Bend County is heading toward 1 million residents.",
      "Fort Bend County hosts multiple data centers, per Hyperscale News.",
      "Fort Bend County has 1 Comptroller-certified data center site and 1 TDLR construction filing.",
      "TDLR project Bitties lists an estimated cost of $8,971,000.",
      "Nearby ERCOT queue capacity includes 2,202 MW Other and 439 MW Solar.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott is requiring developers to disclose expected electricity and water needs and plans to reduce community impacts before connecting to the Texas grid",
      "Texas has 335 operating data centers with at least 248 more planned or under construction, per the Texas Tribune",
      "Houston area has more than 60 data center facilities, one of the state's largest markets",
      "Alvin City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing new data centers within city limits",
      "Server Farm plans a new $137 million data center on Cotton Road in northwest Houston"
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        "title": "Franklin County data center lawsuit filed by residents",
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        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
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      "The decision follows an 11-hour meeting driven by public comment.",
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      "Since Aug 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit; reports due to the PUC by Dec 10, 2026.",
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        "date": "2026-08-12T23:16:13.000Z",
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        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-breaks-ground-on-380mw-data-center-in-texas/",
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      {
        "title": "Another major investment is highlighting the continued growth of hyperscale data center development in Texas and the wider US market. | Shreya Nayee",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shreya-nayee-a16b00172_datacenters-ai-usa-activity-7490014700282474496-Xy-C",
        "date": "2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
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      {
        "title": "CyrusOne Files Permits for $1.5B, 760MW Data Center ...",
        "url": "https://mlq.ai/news/cyrusone-files-permits-for-15b-760mw-data-center-campus-in-fairfield-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T15:31:36.000Z",
        "source": "MLQ News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "CyrusOne files to develop three buildings for $1.5bn data center campus in Fairfield, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-files-to-develop-three-buildings-for-15bn-data-center-campus-in-fairfield-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents voice water, power and HUBZone concerns over proposed data centers in Freestone County | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8368827/texas/freestone-county/residents-voice-water-power-and-hubzone-concerns-over-proposed-data-centers-in-freestone-county",
        "date": "2026-07-01T20:50:34.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "CyrusOne Rescinds Tax Abatement Request... Commissioners Hear Concerns | Central Texas",
        "url": "https://spotontexas.com/central-texas/5481450/cyrusone-rescinds-tax-abatement-request.html",
        "date": "2026-06-26T01:21:17.000Z",
        "source": "Freestone County Times | Fairfield",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "CyrusOne breaks ground on data centre campus in Freestone County, Texas - Structure Research | Global Digital Infrastructure Market IntelligenceStructure Research | Global Digital Infrastructure Market Intelligence",
        "url": "https://www.structureresearch.net/2026/06/24/cyrusone-breaks-ground-on-data-centre-campus-in-freestone-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-25T02:51:00.000Z",
        "source": "Structure Research",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents urge pause on proposed data center expansion over water and environmental risks | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8221365/texas/freestone-county/residents-urge-pause-on-proposed-data-center-expansion-over-water-and-environmental-risks",
        "date": "2026-06-17T16:14:51.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Freestone County Commissioners approve routine minutes, claims and plats during packed hearing day | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8221362/texas/freestone-county/freestone-county-commissioners-approve-routine-minutes-claims-and-plats-during-packed-hearing-day",
        "date": "2026-06-17T06:38:34.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Freestone County commissioners to discuss data center tax abatement | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/video/news/local/freestone-county-commissioners-to-discuss-data-center-tax-abatement/500-9863d9eb-9381-4a3a-bd7c-755f8ef18e37",
        "date": "2026-06-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
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      {
        "title": "Concerns Raised & Addressed Regarding Data Center Construction in Freestone County | FCT News",
        "url": "https://freestonecountytimesonline.com/concerns-raised-addressed-regarding-data-center-construction-in-freestone-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Freestone County Times",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Citizens Voice Data Center Concerns in Commissioners' Court - The NavCo Chronicle, LLC",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/citizens-voice-data-center-concerns-in-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-06-14T14:54:09.000Z",
        "source": "The NavCo Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Citizens Voice Concerns to FreeCo Commissioners | FCT News",
        "url": "https://freestonecountytimesonline.com/citizens-voice-concerns-to-freeco-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Freestone County Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "CyrusOne Begins Construction on 380MW Data Center in Texas",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/cyrusone-begins-construction-on-380mw-data-center-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Anchor Tenant, Signed Lease, Locked Power: ERCOT's New Cost of Entry | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-06-08/anchor-tenant-signed-lease-locked-power-ercots-new-cost-of-entry",
        "date": "2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Freestone County residents urge two‑year moratorium on new data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10452431/texas/freestone-county/freestone-county-residents-urge-twoyear-moratorium-on-new-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-03T23:21:21.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · Ban Data Centers in Freestone County - United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/ban-data-centers-in-freestone-county",
        "date": "2026-05-26T01:51:11.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "CyrusOne partners with Constellation for 760MW data center campus in Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-partners-with-constellation-for-760mw-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T22:47:09.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "May 20, 2026 Public Hearing: 118 East Commerce St, Fairfield, TX | Texas | NoticeRegistry",
        "url": "https://www.noticeregistry.com/texas/notice/public-hearing-fairfield-883553",
        "date": "2026-05-20T16:58:01.000Z",
        "source": "NoticeRegistry",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Precinct chair warns Freestone County commissioners a proposed data center could strain water, roads and services | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7900163/texas/freestone-county/precinct-chair-warns-freestone-county-commissioners-a-proposed-data-center-could-strain-water-roads-and-services",
        "date": "2026-05-06T00:58:23.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners debate solar farms and data centers’ impact on county tax base, water and jobs | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7435877/texas/freestone-county/commissioners-debate-solar-farms-and-data-centers-impact-on-county-tax-base-water-and-jobs",
        "date": "2026-02-16T14:52:16.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calpine signs 380 MW with Texas-based data center developer - Daily Energy Insider",
        "url": "https://dailyenergyinsider.com/innovation/51142-calpine-signs-380-mw-with-texas-based-data-center-developer/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T13:00:12.000Z",
        "source": "Daily Energy Insider",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Behind the Fence: Texas Gigawatts Stack Up Faster Than Rules Can Follow | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-02-10/behind-the-fence-texas-gigawatts-stack-up-faster-than-rules-can-follow",
        "date": "2026-02-10T11:29:39.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Constellation and CyrusOne Team Up to Power New Freestone Data Center in Texas",
        "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/constellation-and-cyrusone-team-up-to-power-new-freestone-data-center-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-02-09T16:19:49.000Z",
        "source": "Construction Review Online",
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      },
      {
        "title": "CONSTELLATION AND CYRUSONE ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NEW DATA CENTER FACILITY AT FREESTONE ENERGY CENTER IN TEXAS",
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        "date": "2026-02-09T13:00:02.000Z",
        "source": "CyrusOne",
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      },
      {
        "title": "CONSTELLATION AND CYRUSONE ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NEW DATA CENTER FACILITY AT FREESTONE ENERGY CENTER IN TEXAS",
        "url": "https://www.cyrusone.com/resources/press-releases/constellation-and-cyrusone-announce-agreement-to-support-new-data-center-facility-at-freestone-energy-center-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-02-09T13:00:02.000Z",
        "source": "CyrusOne",
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      {
        "title": "Constellation and CyrusOne Announce Agreement to Support New Data Center Facility at Freestone Energy Center in Texas",
        "url": "https://www.constellationenergy.com/news/2026/02/constellation-and-cyrusone-announce-agreement-to-support-new-data-center-facility-at-freestone-energy-center-in-texas.html",
        "date": "2026-02-09T13:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Constellation, CyrusOne Announce Deal for Texas Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.powermag.com/constellation-cyrusone-announce-deal-for-texas-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "POWER",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Voices Take Center Stage at Freestone Commissioners Court - THE NAVCO CHRONICLE",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/voices-take-center-stage-at-freestone-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-01-19T21:07:21.000Z",
        "source": "THE NAVCO CHRONICLE",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Citizens Voice Concerns About Natural Resources and Land Values regarding Data Center, Solar Farm Projects in County | FCT News",
        "url": "https://freestonecountytimesonline.com/citizens-voice-concerns-about-natural-resources-and-land-values-regarding-data-center-solar-farm-projects-in-county/",
        "date": "2026-01-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Freestone County Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Freestone Commissioners Accept $1.2M Donation From Cyrus One - The NavCo Chronicle",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/freestone-commissioners-accept-1-2m-donation-from-cyrus-one/",
        "date": "2026-01-09T22:57:17.000Z",
        "source": "The NavCo Chronicle",
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      {
        "title": "Freestone Commissioners Vote Yes For Data Center Abatement - The NavCo Chronicle",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/freestone-commissioners-vote-yes-for-data-center-abatement/",
        "date": "2025-12-26T21:31:24.000Z",
        "source": "The NavCo Chronicle",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Attorney Calls for Resignation of Freestone County Constable for Charges of Sexual Harassment | FCT News",
        "url": "https://freestonecountytimesonline.com/attorney-calls-for-resignation-of-freestone-county-constable-for-charges-of-sexual-harassment/",
        "date": "2025-12-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "FCT News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Freestone County hears extensive public comment on proposed tax abatement for large data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7231989/texas/freestone-county/freestone-county-hears-extensive-public-comment-on-proposed-tax-abatement-for-large-data-center",
        "date": "2025-12-17T07:18:36.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "County Commissioners Approve Reinvestment Zone | FCT News",
        "url": "https://freestonecountytimesonline.com/county-commissioners-approve-reinvestment-zone/",
        "date": "2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Freestone County Times",
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUG7ydMLIkQ",
        "text": "Fairfield, Texas: pop. 2,850, 3 CyrusOne data centers filed #shorts\nChannel: Texas Data Center Watch\nFairfield, Texas: pop. 2850, in Freestone County, where CyrusOne has three data center buildings filed with the state at $500M ...\nFairfield, Texas. Population 2,850. The Freestone County seat. State filings list three CyrusOne data center buildings, next to a Calpine gas power plant. Each is filed at 500 million dollars, plus 100 million for interior fit-out. That's 1.8 billion, as filed. Calpine's owner announced a 380 megawatt power agreement, plus an exclusive deal for 380 more. In December 2025, the county approved a tax deal: 850 thousand dollars a year in place of property taxes, for ten years. In June, CyrusOne withdrew its tax break request for a second phase. The hearing was cancelled. CyrusOne says closed-loop cooling, and about 40 jobs per building. Residents raised noise and water concerns. The county says the tax break was its only leverage. No tenant is named. Get county ",
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        "emotion": "none"
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "CyrusOne Groundbreaking Ceremony | Freestone, Texas Data Center\nChannel: CyrusOne\nEvery groundbreaking marks the start of construction. The most meaningful ones mark the beginning of a lasting partnership.\n[music] [applause] >> We are building a critical digital infrastructure that will support the technology and businesses people rely on every day. But we also understand that this is not just about buildings, equipment, or schedules. It's about how we build it. We're committed to building safely, thoroughly, thoughtfully, and with respect for the community around us. >> So I'm very, very happy to see this project come to fruition. For Cyrus One to choose Fairfield area for a project says something about our city and our county. When a company becomes part of the community, they also become part of our future. Cyrus One is not building here, they are partnering [music] here. Looking for ways to support our schools, our students, our local organizations that make Fairfield what it is. >",
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        "text": "We are building a critical digital infrastructure that will support the technology and businesses people rely on every day.",
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        "text": "Now that CyrusOne has taken their request for a Tax Abatement off the table, we no longer have any say in anything they do out there,",
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        "text": "So far, CyrusOne has been true to their word and sticking to the terms set forth in the initial agreement,",
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        "text": "This project benefits the county by allowing us to build a new jail, new school, improve infrastructure, while at the same time not raising taxes.",
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        "text": "As a county, we have no authority to keep them from coming here.",
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        "text": "The commissioners have given all of you a chance to speak, now it's time to let them speak without talking over them.",
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        "text": "I am requesting a 1 to 2 year pause for thorough research by commissioners to ensure the best decision is made for the residents of Freestone County.",
        "source": "Toni Abram, Fairfield resident",
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        "date": "2026-06-03",
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        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "We can't afford to lose our water forever.",
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        "text": "It's clear that this is being rushed. Once the land is used for an AI Data Center, the damage to the land cannot be undone; there is no reusing that land in the future; it will be destroyed.",
        "source": "One stating",
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        "text": "This agreement reinforces CyrusOne's commitment to meeting customer demand in Texas,",
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        "url": "https://dailyenergyinsider.com/innovation/51142-calpine-signs-380-mw-with-texas-based-data-center-developer/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
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        "text": "By leveraging existing infrastructure and grid connections, we can help customers move quickly while ensuring continued reliability for Texans,",
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        "text": "Constellation Energy Corporation has announced a major agreement between its subsidiary Calpine LLC and CyrusOne, a leading global data center developer and operator, to provide 380 MW of power, grid connectivity, and site infrastructure for a new hyperscale data center facility adjacent to the Freestone Energy Center in Freestone County, Texas.",
        "source": "Constellation Energy Corporation",
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        "text": "This agreement reinforces CyrusOne's commitment to meeting customer demand in Texas",
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        "text": "By leveraging existing infrastructure and grid connections, we can help customers move quickly while ensuring continued reliability for Texans,",
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        "text": "This agreement reinforces CyrusOne's commitment to meeting customer demand in Texas,",
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        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-partners-with-constellation-for-760mw-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
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        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "By leveraging existing infrastructure and grid connections, we can help customers move quickly while ensuring continued reliability for Texans.",
        "source": "Joe Dominguez, Constellation president and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cyrusone-partners-with-constellation-for-760mw-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
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      {
        "text": "This agreement with CyrusOne demonstrates Constellation's ability to meet the growing demand from the data economy while maintaining grid reliability, creating jobs and economic growth, and benefiting local customers and communities.",
        "source": "Joe Dominguez, president and CEO, Constellation",
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        "text": "This agreement reinforces CyrusOne's commitment to meeting customer demand in Texas.",
        "source": "Eric Schwartz, CEO of CyrusOne",
        "url": "https://www.cyrusone.com/resources/press-releases/constellation-and-cyrusone-announce-agreement-to-support-new-data-center-facility-at-freestone-energy-center-in-texas?hs_amp=true",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
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        "text": "This agreement reinforces CyrusOne's commitment to meeting customer demand inTexas,",
        "source": "Eric Schwartz, CEO of CyrusOne",
        "url": "https://www.cyrusone.com/resources/press-releases/constellation-and-cyrusone-announce-agreement-to-support-new-data-center-facility-at-freestone-energy-center-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This agreement with CyrusOne demonstrates Constellation's ability to meet the growing demand from the data economy while maintaining grid reliability, creating jobs and economic growth, and benefiting local customers and communities.",
        "source": "Joe Dominguez, president and CEO of Constellation",
        "url": "https://www.powermag.com/constellation-cyrusone-announce-deal-for-texas-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This agreement reinforces CyrusOne's commitment to meeting customer demand in Texas.",
        "source": "Eric Schwartz, CEO of CyrusOne",
        "url": "https://www.powermag.com/constellation-cyrusone-announce-deal-for-texas-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s going to benefit Freestone County and the good outweighs the bad. Twenty million for Fairfield ISD. The school district gets the full benefit of the tax abatement.",
        "source": "Unnamed commissioner, Freestone County commissioner",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/freestone-commissioners-vote-yes-for-data-center-abatement/",
        "date": "2025-12-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "To address this matter, I call upon Sessions to voluntarily resign.",
        "source": "David E. Moore, Limestone County Attorney",
        "url": "https://freestonecountytimesonline.com/attorney-calls-for-resignation-of-freestone-county-constable-for-charges-of-sexual-harassment/",
        "date": "2025-12-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Three CyrusOne data center buildings filed with the state at $500M each plus $100M interior fit-out each, $1.8B as filed",
      "In December 2025 the county approved a tax deal of $850K a year in place of property taxes for ten years",
      "In June CyrusOne withdrew its tax break request for a second phase and the hearing was cancelled",
      "Calpine's owner announced a 380 MW power agreement plus an exclusive deal for 380 more MW",
      "CyrusOne says it uses closed-loop cooling and about 40 jobs per building",
      "Three TDLR project registrations filed July 23, 2026 describe a three-building campus on FM 488 in Fairfield, Freestone County, totaling $1.5B and 918,648 sq ft",
      "Each building is registered at $500,000,000 and 306,216 sq ft, designed by Corgan, one-story insulated-precast",
      "Filed construction schedules are staggered: DFW20A Mar 2, 2026 to Mar 23, 2027; DFW20B May 2, 2026 to May 23, 2027; DFW20C Aug 2, 2026 to Aug 23, 2027",
      "Filings name the owner as CL FREESTONE 1 LLC, not CyrusOne; US Data Center Projects reported them as CyrusOne's on Aug 3, 2026",
      "Groundbreaking was June 4, 2026, about three months after the first building's filed start",
      "CyrusOne broke ground on a new data center campus in Freestone County, about 90 miles south of Dallas.",
      "CyrusOne and Constellation announced a 380MW agreement to serve the site, then signed a second 380MW agreement.",
      "Freestone Energy Center is a 1GW natural gas combined-cycle plant on about 506 acres near Fairfield.",
      "CyrusOne has more than 14 planned and operational data centers in Texas.",
      "CyrusOne's 400MW Bosque County campus is expected to have its first data center operational by Q4 2026.",
      "CyrusOne partnered with Constellation-owned Calpine to build a $1.5 billion, 760 MW data center campus in Fairfield, Freestone County",
      "The campus is under construction adjacent to Calpine's 1GW Freestone natural gas power plant",
      "Construction is underway with expected completion in August 2027",
      "CyrusOne currently operates 15 data centers in Texas",
      "CyrusOne filed plans for a $1.5 billion campus in Fairfield, TX with approximately 400MW capacity",
      "Construction is underway on two of three buildings; the third expected to begin the following month",
      "Campus expected to be completed by August 2027",
      "CyrusOne filed TDLR permits for three buildings at its Fairfield, Freestone County campus.",
      "Campus will deliver 760MW in two 380MW phases, powered by Calpine's adjacent 1GW Freestone Energy Center.",
      "Construction has begun on two of three buildings; the third is expected to start next month.",
      "Groundbreaking occurred in early June 2026 and public hearings were held in June 2026.",
      "Constellation and CyrusOne announced the partnership on February 9, 2026.",
      "CyrusOne filed construction permits with TDLR for three buildings on FM 488 in Fairfield, Freestone County",
      "Construction has begun on two of three buildings; the third is due to start next month",
      "Campus is 760MW and $1.5bn, expected complete by end of August 2027",
      "Each building is 306,215 sq ft, totaling 918,650 sq ft",
      "Partnered with Calpine, a Constellation Energy subsidiary, which operates the adjacent Freestone Energy Campus",
      "$1.5B across three data center permits filed in one day",
      "CyrusOne DFW20 campus in Fairfield, TX has buildings A/B/C of about 306K SF each",
      "380MW locked up at the Fairfield campus, with an option for 380 more",
      "CyrusOne held a groundbreaking ceremony for a data center near Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas",
      "CyrusOne announced a $50,000 gift to the Fairfield ISD Foundation for industrial systems maintenance CTE programs",
      "CyrusOne donated $10,000 to the Pleasant Hills Children's Home",
      "On July 1, 2026, residents spoke at the Freestone County Commissioners Court public-comment period about proposed data centers.",
      "Residents asked where power for future data-center phases will come from."
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Ban Data Centers in Freestone County petition (started by Courtney Davidson)",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/ban-data-centers-in-freestone-county",
        "date": "2026-05-26T01:51:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Food & Water Watch",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-02-10/behind-the-fence-texas-gigawatts-stack-up-faster-than-rules-can-follow",
        "date": "2026-02-10T11:29:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "48163": {
    "name": "Frio County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "A July 15, 2026 report said HC Capital Partners' Energy Ranch in Frio County shifted from data centers to microgrids and natural gas pipelines for computing loads. No opposition, named groups, moratorium proposals or official actions are recorded.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:02.728Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
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      "pres_2024_margin": 24.6,
      "projects_60km": 7,
      "nearest_project": {
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48163",
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      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 9,
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      {
        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
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        "reason": "Energy Ranch pivot away from data centers, cause unstated",
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        "reason": "low local data center activity",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "HC Capital Partners shifts Energy Ranch to power infrastructure - San Antonio Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2026/07/15/frio-county-data-center-project.html",
        "date": "2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "San Antonio Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Pearsall, Texas",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/frio-county-tx/pearsall-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
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      "HC Capital Partners shifted the Energy Ranch project in Frio County from data centers to power infrastructure, per a July 15, 2026 report.",
      "Developers now plan to build microgrids and natural gas pipelines to supply power to large-scale computing operations.",
      "6 active data center projects tracked within 50 miles of Pearsall; none inside the city boundary",
      "36 MW operating and 70 MW in the pipeline in the Pearsall area",
      "Nearest tracked project is Cipher Reveille, 32.7 miles from the city center",
      "Pearsall-area projects are about 0.1% of Texas's known active capacity (106 MW vs 95.2 GW)",
      "Inventory current through 2026-10-06"
    ],
    "groups": []
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  "48165": {
    "name": "Gaines County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.64,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "A September 2026 Change.org petition opposes a Gaines County data center over water use. On Oct 5 the Commissioners Court adopted tax abatement guidelines as Falcon Point Digital presented a 500 MW project seeking a 10-year, 100% abatement; the county has no zoning authority.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:28.902Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 6416,
      "pres_2024_margin": 82.6,
      "projects_60km": 9,
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        "name": "Falcon Point Digital Seminole",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48165",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 39,
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      {
        "reason": "county adopted abatement framework",
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      {
        "reason": "no county zoning authority",
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      {
        "reason": "online water petition only",
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      {
        "reason": "tax break resentment",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "October 13, 2026 Issue, Page 2 of 13 | Seminole Sentinel",
        "url": "https://www.seminolesentinel.com/issues/2026-10-13/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Seminole Sentinel",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "October  6, 2026 Issue, Page 1 of 13 | Seminole Sentinel",
        "url": "https://www.seminolesentinel.com/issues/2026-10-06/pages/1/",
        "date": "2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Seminole Sentinel",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Gaines County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.co.gaines.tx.us/page/gaines.TaxAbatements",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "source": "Gaines County, Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · Stop data center from draining Gaines County's water - United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/stop-data-center-from-draining-gaines-county-s-water",
        "date": "2026-09-19T18:44:31.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Gaines County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/gaines/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING GAINES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT MEETING Monday, October 5, 2026 9:00 A.M. 101 South Main, Seminole, TX",
        "url": "https://newtools.cira.state.tx.us/upload/page/12712/docs/CC%20Agenda%20261005.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Gaines County Commissioners' Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Gaines County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.co.gaines.tx.us/page/gaines.County.News",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Gaines County, Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "So, the people come in here and build something in the vicinity of $10 billion to $20 billion, and they're asking not to charge them any taxes for 10 years.",
        "source": "Brian Smart, resident",
        "url": "https://www.seminolesentinel.com/issues/2026-10-13/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I know there's nothing we can do about it,",
        "source": "Amberina Hernandez, resident",
        "url": "https://www.seminolesentinel.com/issues/2026-10-13/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It is called a tax abatement, but the tax abatement itself can allow the county to put in regulations on how the project goes,",
        "source": "Therwhanger, county judge",
        "url": "https://www.seminolesentinel.com/issues/2026-10-13/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no restriction,",
        "source": "Brian Smart, resident",
        "url": "https://www.seminolesentinel.com/issues/2026-10-13/pages/2/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I urge the county officials to reconsider the approval of this data center and demand that companies build in resource-conscious ways.",
        "source": "Johan Woelke, Petition Starter",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/stop-data-center-from-draining-gaines-county-s-water",
        "date": "2026-09-19",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "The county did not pursue the data center project and does not have zoning authority over data centers, according to county officials.",
      "The developer's initial abatement application requests 100 percent tax abatement for 10 years, which county officials said is common before negotiations.",
      "The project would require 1,500 construction workers and create 200 permanent high-paying jobs, according to presenter Tate Murphy.",
      "The developer initially plans to generate its own power with natural gas, with grid connection only for backup.",
      "The project was located seven miles outside the city along FM 1788, on land the developer bought from a Gaines County citizen.",
      "Falcon Point Digital LLC presented a proposed data center facility in Gaines County to the commissioners court on Monday, October 5, 2026",
      "Public opposition to data centers is driven primarily by strain on natural resources and threats to local quality of life, according to authorities",
      "Positives of data centers cited include massive economic investment and increased local tax revenue",
      "Gaines County will host a public meeting on a proposed data center on October 5, 2026 at 6:30 pm at the Gaines County Civic Building, Seminole.",
      "On October 5, 2026 the Commissioners Court approved Resolution 26-009 electing to participate in tax abatements.",
      "On October 5, 2026 the Commissioners Court approved Tax Abatement Guidelines and Criteria.",
      "Texas rural counties have no zoning authority under Chapter 211 of the Government Code.",
      "Abatements are generally for 10-year periods, with PILOT payments starting at completion of each phase.",
      "Petition created on September 19, 2026 to stop a proposed data center in Gaines County over water concerns",
      "A typical large data center can use between 300,000 and 500,000 gallons of water per day, according to the petition",
      "Gaines County Commission has 4 members listed as decision makers",
      "Gaines County commissioners court held a special agenda on 2026-10-05 with Falcon Point Digital / Energy Arc Texas presenting and discussion of a possible Chapter 312 abatement.",
      "Resolution 26-009 (2026-10-05): county elects to participate in Ch. 312 abatements and adopts updated guidelines, not project-specific.",
      "Falcon Point Digital is initially proposing 500 MW, per Seminole Sentinel, Oct 13 2026.",
      "Falcon Point Digital, LLC is a Delaware LLC affiliated with Energy Arc Texas, LLC.",
      "Gaines County Commissioners' Court meeting scheduled for October 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in Seminole, TX.",
      "A public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on October 5 at the Gaines County Civic Building will hear a data center presentation from developers and discuss tax abatement.",
      "Agenda item 6 is a public hearing on adopting county tax abatement guidelines and criteria under Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code.",
      "Agenda item 7 is a possible resolution electing to participate in tax abatements and adopting updated guidelines.",
      "Gaines County posted a September 29, 2026 notice of a public meeting on a proposed data center.",
      "The public meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm on Monday, October 5, 2026 at the Gaines County Civic Building."
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    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Stop data center from draining Gaines County's water petition",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/stop-data-center-from-draining-gaines-county-s-water",
        "date": "2026-09-19T18:44:31.000Z"
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    "name": "Galveston County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "League City is moving to require special-use permits for data centers, with hearings before its planning commission on Oct 19 and city council on Oct 27, 2026. One resident backed the permits, citing energy and water bills. No organized opposition group has appeared.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:36.744Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 27.4,
      "projects_60km": 3,
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        "name": "Dataprana La Marque",
        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48167",
        "km": 19
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      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 19,
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        "reason": "local regulation push (League City SUP)",
        "weight": 0.4
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      {
        "reason": "energy and water concerns",
        "weight": 0.25
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      {
        "reason": "no organized group",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "state permit pause context",
        "weight": 0.15
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Resident cites energy, water concerns and urges SUP for data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11365323/texas/galveston-county/league-city/resident-cites-energy-water-concerns-and-urges-sup-for-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-19T04:47:23.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Oct 2, 2026 Public Hearing: 200 W. Walker St., League City, TX | Texas | NoticeRegistry",
        "url": "https://www.noticeregistry.com/texas/notice/public-hearing-league-city-958300",
        "date": "2026-10-02T00:06:49.000Z",
        "source": "NoticeRegistry",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "League City moves to regulate data center development",
        "url": "https://www.galvnews.com/news/league-city-moves-to-regulate-data-center-development/article_0b5d4f7c-9cfa-4b9a-81be-c4ed62572945.html",
        "date": "2026-09-28T22:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Daily News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Galveston, Texas",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/galveston-county-tx/galveston-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center 2 in Galveston, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.aterio.io/insights/us-data-centers/dc/dataprana-66088-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Aterio",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "text": "I'm in favor of having data centers go through an SUP process",
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        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11365323/texas/galveston-county/league-city/resident-cites-energy-water-concerns-and-urges-sup-for-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "It’s really no different from a gas station or a vape shop or anything else,",
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        "url": "https://www.galvnews.com/news/league-city-moves-to-regulate-data-center-development/article_0b5d4f7c-9cfa-4b9a-81be-c4ed62572945.html",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
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      "Resident Chuck DeFalco urged the commission to require special-use permits for data centers in League City, citing energy and water bill concerns",
      "League City Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on October 19, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. on amendments to zoning code and definitions for data centers",
      "League City City Council will hold a public hearing on October 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. on amendments to zoning code and definitions for data centers",
      "League City council will consider an ordinance next month requiring a special-use permit for data centers, letting it approve or deny construction",
      "On Sept. 21, Abbott directed TCEQ to halt permits sought by data centers until ERCOT completes an audit of currently proposed projects",
      "Texas and Virginia saw higher growth in commercial electricity demand than other states between 2019 and 2025, per the U.S. EIA",
      "1 active data center project tracked near Galveston, none inside the Census city boundary.",
      "CleanSpark Brazoria County (Second Texas) Campus is proposed at 300 MW, announced 2026-01-14.",
      "The project is 28.1 miles from Galveston's city center.",
      "The Galveston-area inventory is about 0.3% of Texas's known active capacity (Texas: 182 active projects, 95.2 GW).",
      "Aterio lists Data Center 2 in Galveston, Texas, with provider Dataprana",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.62), 12 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
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      {
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        "effect": -0.021
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      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
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        "effect": 0.009
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      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "12",
        "effect": 0.001
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      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "reason": "Borden County 0.58 · 47 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Lynn County 0.74 · 48 km",
        "weight": 0.1989639527489941
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      {
        "reason": "Scurry County 0.45 · 49 km",
        "weight": 0.1897750979115676
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      {
        "reason": "Dickens County 0.57 · 70 km",
        "weight": 0.09444804083768664
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      {
        "reason": "Lubbock County 0.87 · 73 km",
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    "name": "Gillespie County",
    "state": "TX",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.78), 1 project within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
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        "reason": "Bandera County 0.75 · 69 km",
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        "reason": "Burnet County 0.75 · 84 km",
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    "summary": "No local opposition, petitions or groups have surfaced. Applied Digital's 200 MW Garden City site has operated since November 2023, and Pace announced a 100 MW gas-powered Lone Star Project in April 2026. No Commissioners Court vote or resident comment is recorded.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "title": "Glasscock County - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/tags/glasscock-county/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T13:57:23.000Z",
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        "title": "Can a Texas-First Data Center Scale From 100MW to 1GW? | B2Bdaily.com",
        "url": "https://b2bdaily.com/it/can-a-texas-first-data-center-scale-from-100mw-to-1gw/",
        "date": "2026-04-28T23:55:12.000Z",
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        "title": "Pace plans 100MW \"Texas first\" data center in Glasscock County - DCD",
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        "date": "2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
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        "title": "Pace to Develop 100MW Data Center in Glasscock County, Texas",
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        "date": "2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Baxtel",
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      {
        "title": "Applied Digital signs 200MW PPA with TerraForm Power - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/applied-digital-signs-200mw-ppa-with-terraform-power/",
        "date": "2023-12-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
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      {
        "title": "PACE AI Infrastructure",
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Glasscock County, Texas: 2 projects mapped",
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        "source": "Global Data Centers",
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        "title": "PACE: Lone Star Project Data Center",
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        "text": "We expand in modular tranches once 100MW performance is proven.",
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        "text": "The Lone Star Project is being built around speed to power, disciplined execution, and long-term scalability in a location with the ingredients required to support serious compute demand.",
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        "text": "Our objective is to build a durable platform in Glasscock County grounded in real infrastructure site control, water, fiber, and substantial behind-the-meter gas positioning - and, wherever possible, to carry that work forward with Texas people and Texas businesses.",
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        "text": "Our objective is to build a durable platform in Glasscock County grounded in real infrastructure site control, water, fiber, and substantial behind-the-meter gas positioning - and, wherever possible, to carry that work forward with Texas people and Texas businesses.",
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        "text": "Partnering with one of the world's largest and most reputable renewable power operators is a testament to our industry-leading digital infrastructure platform,",
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      "Pace, a new Austin, Texas data center company, is proposing a 100MW data center in Glasscock County, Texas, called the Lone Star Project",
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      "Applied Digital powered up its 200 MW Garden City site on November 28, 2023.",
      "Marathon Digital bought the Garden City site in April 2024.",
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      "Developer intends to eventually integrate with ERCOT",
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    "summary": "The only local evidence is a site listing for the EC FFE Goliad County greenfield candidate site, rated 58/100 on readiness and in FEMA flood zone A. No local opposition, groups, moratorium talks or board actions are reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "title": "EC FFE Goliad County — Datacenter Site in Goliad County, Texas",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
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      "Typical ERCOT interconnection wait is about 3.5 years, with a 71% withdrawal rate in the queue.",
      "EC FFE Goliad County scores 58.0/100 DC Readiness, 2nd of 4 scored sites in Goliad County.",
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    "name": "Gonzales County",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:03:57.142Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "EC FFE Gonzales County — Datacenter Site in Gonzales County, Texas",
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        "date": null,
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        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Gonzales, TX | WatchPennies",
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        "source": "WatchPennies",
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      "Audit and community impact review reports are due to the Public Utility Commission of Texas by December 10, 2026.",
      "Site is in the Bluebonnet Electric Coop territory; ERCOT interconnection averages 3.5 years from request to operation.",
      "Site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area.",
      "6 active projects tracked within 50 miles of Gonzales; none inside the Census city boundary",
      "Operating capacity 16 MW versus 7.6 GW pipeline",
      "Nearest tracked project is PowerHouse Caldwell County, 34.6 miles from the city center",
      "Tract Caldwell Valley Technology Park announced 2026-06-09, 2 GW expected by 2028",
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    "summary": "No local opposition is documented. Gray County commissioners granted a tax abatement requiring non-water cooling for the $3 billion Google/Intersect Meitner data center, which broke ground in December 2025. County Judge Chris Porter and Pampa's mayor publicly back it, and Porter expects three or four data centers.",
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        "title": "Gray County Judge Says His Court Is Doing What They Believe Is Best For Citizens",
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        "date": "2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Meitner Energy Center in Gray County aims for jobs growth; completion expected by 2028",
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        "title": "Google, Intersect constructing new data center in Gray, Roberts counties",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/06/05/google-intersect-constructing-new-data-center-gray-roberts-counties/",
        "date": "2026-06-05T16:42:22.000Z",
        "source": "KFDA NewsChannel 10",
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        "title": "Google and Intersect Advance 1 GW Meitner Energy Center in Gray County, Texas",
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        "date": "2026-06-05T06:21:54.000Z",
        "source": "Construction Review Online",
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      {
        "title": "Google, Intersect Power break ground on colocated data center and 1GW+ energy project in Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/make-more-data-center-centric0916claude-responded-google-breaks-ground-on-colocated-data-center-and-1gw-energy-project-in-texasgoogle-breaks-ground-on-colocated-data-center-and-1gw-energy-project-in-texas/",
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        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
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        "title": "Google Launches 1-GW-Plus Co-Located Data Center and ...",
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        "date": "2026-06-04T20:07:23.000Z",
        "source": "POWER Magazine",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Intersect | Google and Intersect Deepen Texas Roots with New Data…",
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        "date": "2026-06-04T13:02:00.000Z",
        "source": "Intersect",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Texas Forever! Google and Intersect today announced construction of the Meitner Energy Center, which includes a new data center to be built directly alongside new energy generation in Gray and Roberts Counties. …",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7468288160385380353",
        "date": "2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "linkedin.com",
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      {
        "title": "Pampa’s $3 billion high-tech data center signals new era of growth for Gray County",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/01/17/pampas-3-billion-ai-data-center-signals-new-era-growth-gray-county/",
        "date": "2026-01-17T02:02:04.000Z",
        "source": "KFDA",
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        "text": "Google and Intersect are building a data center in Gray County. I asked Courtney Hill with the Pampa Chamber of Commerce about what benefits the center will bring to the community. How is this data center going to benefit locals here in Pampa long-term? Google has made an investment and Intersect have made an investment into the Pampa community long-term, but also we're expecting diverse business opportunities to come from it. It shows that our community is open and ready for businesses to come here, whether they're technology or other kinds of businesses opportunities, we're open to those and this is just the beginning. And small businesses will open with this, restaurants will open, stores will open. Google declined my request for an interview. I wanted to ask them about the economic impact and the amount of water this center will use. They sent a statement to ABC 7 News saying, quote, \"Google is committed to delivering data centers the right way in Texas. While no two Google data ce",
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      {
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        "text": "That is my job, is to protect the 21,500 people in this county.",
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      "Reports in March suggested two Texas panhandle projects, one supporting a 3GW campus and another a 1GW campus.",
      "Alphabet announced the acquisition of Intersect in December in a deal reportedly worth $4.75 billion; it closed in March.",
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        "url": "https://www.kxii.com/2026/03/17/grayson-county-pushes-take-local-control-over-future-ai-data-center-developments/",
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        "text": "It would be helpful if they would give some regulation authority to cities and counties so that we would have a say as to where these places would go and not just a checklist from the state,",
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        "text": "They still have to clean that water out and it's heavy metal concentrations. That's got to go somewhere. And it's going basically down our local creeks,",
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        "text": "Right now it's just they come in, they buy the land, and next thing you know, they're building and they come in and apply for a sewer permit,",
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        "text": "Instead of just giving a blank check to the data centers, it's going to require studies when it comes to power and what resources they're going to require,",
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        "text": "These places are paying their own way. They're not getting abatements. They're supplying their own power. They're using their own water and reusing the water,",
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        "text": "If they don't comply with all of those directives from the governor, then they will not get a permit to operate in Texas and they cannot be connected to the grid,",
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        "text": "I know a lot of people are calling for a special session. Those are very hurried in like 30 days. And we need more time than that to make sure that we can make the right laws to protect Texans,",
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        "text": "Texoma deserves growth that strengthens our future, not growth that quietly shifts the risks and cost on local residents,",
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        "text": "Well, not this time. We gotta protect our kids and our properties.",
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        "text": "Nothing’s come from TCEQ to us. Now, we do know that they’re planning to build one in Fannin County, right on the border between Fannin and Grayson, and the concern is that is phase one of phase two,",
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        "text": "We’re asking that the state give us some control on what happens in our county,",
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        "text": "We saw survey markers touching our place, and then obviously it just kind of sparked an investigation,",
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        "text": "We want the local level to be able to have that research information so we can properly protect our citizens,",
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      "Gov. Greg Abbott paused new data center growth for review, days before the article was published",
      "Companies including OpenAI, Meta and Oracle agreed to comply with new state regulations requiring them to pay for their own power grid infrastructure, limit noise near neighborhoods and recycle water",
      "Through the Texas Association of Counties, local governments are seeking legislation to give them a say in data center development",
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      "Gov. Greg Abbott has paused approvals of new Texas data center growth until detailed power and water audits are complete.",
      "Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to establish new guidelines for data center operators, according to State Rep. Shelley Luther.",
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      "Luther said counties that host data centers should not offer tax abatements.",
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      "Denison Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a city-initiated zoning text amendment restricting where data centers are allowed",
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        "title": "Grimes County executes SpaceX's TeraFab abatement as JETI filings detail a four-phase, on-site-powered fab — US Data Center Briefing, August 12, 2026",
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        "text": "# Is Elon Musk taking over TX?\n\n- Channel: Jeremy Knight - Austin Texas\n- Length: 02:17\n- Views: 1.4K\n- Likes: 63\n- Published: 2026-05-06T07:39:12-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en\n\n## Transcript\n\nA $100 billion chip manufacturing plant could be made right here in Central Texas courtesy of Elon Musk. Either you love him or you hate him, but this is what they're planning on doing. It's being considered just outside Grimes County near College Station. The project also known as Terafab could start with a $55 billion and scale up to $119 billion with a B. That is not a typo.\nNow, let me ask you this. Why would one of the biggest tech projects in the world skip Austin? Because this one thing needs thousands of acres, massive power, and fewer restrictions. And I don't know if you've been paying attention to all the data centers. A lot of people are fighting back. Are you one of the people fighting back? And Austin, well, it doesn't offer that pretty easy anymore. So, instead, ",
        "date": "2026-05-06T14:39:12.000Z",
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        "text": "Grimes County citizens attend meeting about proposed data center\nChannel: TheBCS Eagle\nGrimes County citizens attend meeting to learn about proposed data center.\nabout the future of Grant's County. We do not represent any political organization. However, we are strong believers in our constitutional right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We are a group of neighbors who care deeply about our land, our rights, and our quality of life. This meeting will be both video and audio recorded at the request of those who are not able to attend.",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
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        "text": "WE WE BEGIN WE BEGIN TONIGHT WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR\nFIRST WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR\nFIRST EVER WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR\nFIRST EVER LOOK WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR\nFIRST EVER LOOK AT WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR\nFIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR\nFIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR\nFIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB WE BEGIN TONIGHT -- WITH OUR\nFIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB FACILITY FIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB FACILITY FIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB FACILITY\nCOULD FIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB FACILITY\nCOULD LOOK FIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB FACILITY\nCOULD LOOK LIKE FIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB FACILITY\nCOULD LOOK LIKE -- FIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB FACILITY\nCOULD LOOK LIKE -- IN FIRST EVER LOOK AT WHAT\nSPACEX'S TERAFAB FACILITY\nCOULD LOOK LIKE -- IN GRIMES SPACEX'S TER",
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      {
        "text": "a moratorium on new approvals until the legislature passes stronger protections on water use, electricity costs, local control, and incentives",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Texas Gov.-elect",
        "url": "https://teslanorth.com/2026/11/06/hinojosa-texas-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T15:08:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would have a moratorium or ban in place until we pass those laws that protect Texans and give them a seat at the table again to decide if and how data centers come into their communities.",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Texas governor-elect",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/texas-hits-brakes-on-data-centers-and-elon-musks-plans-12675796",
        "date": "2026-11-06T11:00:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not trying to stop the deal at all. We've never tried to stop the deal. We've only asked for more information about the deal,",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-for-public-records-tied-to-spacex-terafab-project-amid-transparency-fight",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The attorney general ruled against him. And they said, except for some attorney-client privilege material from this, from Grimes County, that they had to turn the records over,",
        "source": "Bill Aleshire, attorney for Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-for-public-records-tied-to-spacex-terafab-project-amid-transparency-fight",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Normally when somebody's hiding something from you, there's, there's a reason they're hiding it. And in this case, it kind of feels like that,",
        "source": "Shawn Pulkkinen, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-for-public-records-tied-to-spacex-terafab-project-amid-transparency-fight",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a frivolous lawsuit. Nothing that they can discover in this lawsuit is going to change anything,",
        "source": "Rick Gremillion",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-for-public-records-tied-to-spacex-terafab-project-amid-transparency-fight",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have a right to maintain the privacy of their information because they're in a competitive business,",
        "source": "Rick Gremillion",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-for-public-records-tied-to-spacex-terafab-project-amid-transparency-fight",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once they’ve signed it, all of that information becomes public information, unless it’s confidential by law,",
        "source": "Bill Aleshire, attorney for GCCRD",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/29/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-terafab-records-fights-spacex-bid-keep-some-private/",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since the very first meeting that I went to, April 1st, commissioner’s court, it has been nothing but a brick wall,",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, Director of Operations, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/29/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-terafab-records-fights-spacex-bid-keep-some-private/",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is absolutely so wrong,",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, Director of Operations, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/29/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-terafab-records-fights-spacex-bid-keep-some-private/",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where did the investment zone come from? How do we go from 6,000 acres at Gibbons Creek and surrounding area to a 22,249-acre reinvestment zone, when did that happen?",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, director of operations, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/spacexs-168-billion-facility-grimes-county-becomes-center-public-records-legal-fight/19996961/",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would like to know who negotiated this deal?",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, director of operations, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/spacexs-168-billion-facility-grimes-county-becomes-center-public-records-legal-fight/19996961/",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're keeping their own citizens in the dark about something that really is a big deal",
        "source": "Bill Aleshire, attorney for Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/spacexs-168-billion-facility-grimes-county-becomes-center-public-records-legal-fight/19996961/",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not going to stop fighting for that information for sure.",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, director of operations, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/spacexs-168-billion-facility-grimes-county-becomes-center-public-records-legal-fight/19996961/",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is precisely when a project is as controversial and of such broad public interest as SpaceX/TeraFab that we need more transparency, not less.",
        "source": "Bill Aleshire, AleshireLAW, P.C., attorney for GCCRD",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/10/29/citizens-group-sues-grimes-county-terafab-records-fights-spacex-bid-keep-some-private/",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You just look around and think, are things better or worse, and if they're worse, who has been in charge?",
        "source": "Joie Miller, Grimes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/23/texas-rural-voters-data-centers-backlash-big-tech-2026-election/",
        "date": "2026-10-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Call yourself whatever you're going to call yourself, Republican, Democrat, I don't care. You need to oversee this industry,",
        "source": "Michael Ellis, Navarro County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/23/texas-rural-voters-data-centers-backlash-big-tech-2026-election/",
        "date": "2026-10-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Greg Abbott has enticed them,",
        "source": "Michael Ellis, Navarro County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/23/texas-rural-voters-data-centers-backlash-big-tech-2026-election/",
        "date": "2026-10-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Talk to me like a dummy,",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Democratic nominee for governor",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/10/23/texas-rural-voters-data-centers-backlash-big-tech-2026-election/",
        "date": "2026-10-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Terafab presents an extraordinary opportunity for Grimes County, the state of Texas, and our entire nation,",
        "source": "Rep. McCaul, Congressman (R-Texas)",
        "url": "https://mccaul.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/mccaul-meets-grimes-county-judge-discuss-terafab-development-and",
        "date": "2026-10-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Each phase would be independently capable of manufacturing semiconductors",
        "source": "JETI applications, filings",
        "url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63809-spacex-records-fight-exposes-119b-terafab-buildout-plans",
        "date": "2026-10-08T17:00:59.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "build and run the fab",
        "source": "Elon Musk, SpaceX/Tesla CEO, writing on X",
        "url": "https://www.enr.com/articles/63809-spacex-records-fight-exposes-119b-terafab-buildout-plans",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like we were going to grow anyway, but we will just be faster,",
        "source": "Evelyn Szymczak, resident",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/09/28/terafab-semiconductor-plant-takes-shape-in-grimes-county",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will no longer feel like the country, but I think it's great for Bryan/College Station.",
        "source": "Brian Garwood, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/09/28/terafab-semiconductor-plant-takes-shape-in-grimes-county",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm just concerned about the cost as far as the water, electric bill, you know? What is that going to look like for us Joe Blow citizens?",
        "source": "MJ Laborde, resident",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/09/28/terafab-semiconductor-plant-takes-shape-in-grimes-county",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's already very, very busy, and it's going to be busier,",
        "source": "Evelyn Szymczak, resident",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/09/28/terafab-semiconductor-plant-takes-shape-in-grimes-county",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's coming, you know, so get ready,",
        "source": "Bobby Branch, resident",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/09/28/terafab-semiconductor-plant-takes-shape-in-grimes-county",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Simply put, Texans must come first. Data centers must pay their own way, protect our grid and water and complete the ERCOT [Electric Reliability Council of Texas] and TWDB [Texas Water Development Board] audits. Until they do, TCEQ will issue no permits sought by data center projects.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/texas-hits-brakes-on-data-centers-and-elon-musks-plans-12675796",
        "date": "2026-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Terafab Texas will be the largest and most valuable building on Earth by far.",
        "source": "Elon Musk",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stephen-hekman-870879_winning-texas-is-winning-on-many-fronts-activity-7496507037305176064-sUV3",
        "date": "2026-08-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re bringing our own power. We are going to be building very large battery arrays in order to store energy.",
        "source": "Riley Trettel, company lead for the Terafab development",
        "url": "https://mainstreetindependent.com/articles/2026-08-13-spacex-plans-natural-gas-plant-to-power-texas-ai-chip-facility",
        "date": "2026-08-13T17:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not going to stop it. But maybe we can minimize the negative impact,",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, head of Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/elon-musk-terafab-grimes-texas-spacex-neighbors/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's protecting our water, our EMS, our roads.",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, head of Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/elon-musk-terafab-grimes-texas-spacex-neighbors/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were building what we thought was our forever house,",
        "source": "Danny Cross, Grimes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/elon-musk-terafab-grimes-texas-spacex-neighbors/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "What about our dreams?",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, head of Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/elon-musk-terafab-grimes-texas-spacex-neighbors/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The peace and quiet, the wide-open spaces, appealed to both of us,",
        "source": "Patty Schroeder, Anderson resident since 1992",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/residents-quiet-grimes-county-community-express-concern-ahead-massive-spacex-facility-plans/19643413/",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "You hear some people are ready for it, the majority of people I think are against it.",
        "source": "Bobby Williams, Anderson native",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/residents-quiet-grimes-county-community-express-concern-ahead-massive-spacex-facility-plans/19643413/",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Change is coming, and we just have to embrace it, learn about it, and support each other,",
        "source": "Patty Schroeder, Anderson resident",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/residents-quiet-grimes-county-community-express-concern-ahead-massive-spacex-facility-plans/19643413/",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everywhere you look, you're seeing something about it, and I'll be seeing it and they'll be like Grimes County. I'm like, hell, that's us.",
        "source": "Bobby Williams, Anderson resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cky-fPYUWy0",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Change is coming and we just have to embrace it, learn about it, and support each other and hang on to the things that make this county special.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cky-fPYUWy0",
        "date": "2026-08-08",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this is the first time that we've had any like real contact with them and got any real answers from them",
        "source": "Bobbie Jo Swafford, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/spacex-terafab-representatives-answer-questions-at-grimes-county-commissioners-court",
        "date": "2026-08-07T00:26:02.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm wanting to know why are they trying to buy the land around us and find out what's going on.",
        "source": "Robert Raley, resident living next to proposed data center near Roans Prairie",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/spacex-terafab-representatives-answer-questions-at-grimes-county-commissioners-court",
        "date": "2026-08-07T00:26:02.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The speed of everything has happened incredibly fast and the involvement for citizens to get in their opportunity to speak about it and find out about it has been very difficult",
        "source": "Robert Raley, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/spacex-terafab-representatives-answer-questions-at-grimes-county-commissioners-court",
        "date": "2026-08-07T00:26:02.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I personally don't have anything against SpaceX and them coming in and creating a building in a place where there it was already an industrial area",
        "source": "Robert Raley, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/spacex-terafab-representatives-answer-questions-at-grimes-county-commissioners-court",
        "date": "2026-08-07T00:26:02.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "the most epic chip-building effort",
        "source": "Elon Musk, SpaceX Founder and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/06/gov-abbott-confirms-spacex-expansion-grimes-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-06T19:53:01.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "When a company asks Grimes County for tax abatements, grants, reinvestment zones, development agreements, or other p",
        "source": "",
        "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-terafab-ai-texas-backlash-spacex-regulation-2026-8",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re now embarking on the most epic chip-building effort — combining logic, memory, and advanced packaging all under one roof — in Grimes County, Texas,",
        "source": "Elon Musk",
        "url": "https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/spacex-to-invest-16b-first-phase-terafab-project-grimes-county-texas/827422/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas is where big ideas grow even bigger,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/06/gov-abbott-confirms-spacex-expansion-grimes-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Terafab is bringing cutting-edge manufacturing to America, creating thousands of high-paying jobs in the Lone Star State, and enabling us to produce AI chips at scale for use on Earth and in space.",
        "source": "Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/spacex-says-terafab-built-texas-142548566.html",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "You cannot convince me that Elon needs assistance from Grimes County for this project.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Grimes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/spacex-secures-100-percent-property-tax-abatement-for-55bn-terafab-project-in-grimes-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T17:22:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "SpaceX will still be paying an annual amount that increases tax revenue for Grimes County by ~25 percent and will be by far the biggest source of revenue for the county.",
        "source": "Elon Musk, SpaceX owner",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/spacex-secures-100-percent-property-tax-abatement-for-55bn-terafab-project-in-grimes-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T17:22:36.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now with the JETI done, we are going to be moving nearly immediately to get going on the project.",
        "source": "Riley Trennell, Terafab representative",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/06/spacex-confirms-terefab-project-is-done-deal-reps-meet-face-to-face-with-grimes-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can’t dry up the Navasota River. The amount of water we can take on an annual basis is limited,",
        "source": "Riley Trennell, Terafab representative",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/06/spacex-confirms-terefab-project-is-done-deal-reps-meet-face-to-face-with-grimes-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We definitely did not pick this location for groundwater. We picked this location for its ability to store water,",
        "source": "Riley Trennell, Terafab representative",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/06/spacex-confirms-terefab-project-is-done-deal-reps-meet-face-to-face-with-grimes-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Terafab is not just a business that’s coming into the community. This is something that is strategically vital for the United States and for Western civilization,",
        "source": "Jordan Buss, SpaceX Environment, Health, Safety and Medical Lead",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/06/spacex-confirms-terefab-project-is-done-deal-reps-meet-face-to-face-with-grimes-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It should have happened a long time ago, right when they first brought it up to move here,",
        "source": "Harry Trumbel, Iola resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/06/spacex-confirms-terefab-project-is-done-deal-reps-meet-face-to-face-with-grimes-county-residents/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re glad to see that the electrical grid, water, and some other industrial or environmental impacts are being mentioned,",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, director of operations, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/07/14/grimes-county-vote-data-center-safeguards-discuss-evapco-incentive-talks/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are coming in and doing as they please – they are guzzling up all our water, guzzling up all our electricity – and the people have no say.",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Texas governor-elect",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/texas-hits-brakes-on-data-centers-and-elon-musks-plans-12675796",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You will not run out of water.",
        "source": "Alan Day, General Manager, Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://valleyvoicebv.substack.com/p/fight-for-water-rights-part-3-whats",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we put more straws in, eventually we're going to run out of water. That's just a fact.",
        "source": "James Paul, Milam County property owner",
        "url": "https://valleyvoicebv.substack.com/p/fight-for-water-rights-part-3-whats",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I definitely have some mixed, complicated feelings about it,",
        "source": "Dillon Guthrie, Navasota resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/grimes-county-residents-gather-keep-terafab-conversation-alive/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We shared a lot of the same concerns, most of them being money and transparency and how quickly this is all being pushed,",
        "source": "Dillon Guthrie, Navasota resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/grimes-county-residents-gather-keep-terafab-conversation-alive/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "None of us are anti-development,",
        "source": "Joie Miller, Navasota resident and Substack writer",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/grimes-county-residents-gather-keep-terafab-conversation-alive/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "None of us have ever argued against building out here, but what we are arguing against is how much money our county has essentially given away.",
        "source": "Joie Miller, Navasota resident and Substack writer",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/grimes-county-residents-gather-keep-terafab-conversation-alive/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've heard of a lot of different projects going on at that property, and none of them have taken root.",
        "source": "Alec Pointer, President, Iola ISD school board",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/issues/texas-taxes-spending/grimes-county-spacex-tax-agreement-raises-questions-on-counties-regulatory-authority/article_e334ccd4-a063-4487-acd4-56d29c16298a.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29T18:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are absolutely no environmental safeguards built into this agreement which give the county any ability to hold this facility accountable if they violate environmental laws beyond those that are required by state law.",
        "source": "David Tullos, Commissioner (R-Pct. 2)",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/issues/texas-taxes-spending/grimes-county-spacex-tax-agreement-raises-questions-on-counties-regulatory-authority/article_e334ccd4-a063-4487-acd4-56d29c16298a.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "[What] I like about a PILOT program, versus a standard tax abatement, is that I know how much is going to be coming into the county coffers each and every year for 35 years.",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, Grimes County Judge",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/issues/texas-taxes-spending/grimes-county-spacex-tax-agreement-raises-questions-on-counties-regulatory-authority/article_e334ccd4-a063-4487-acd4-56d29c16298a.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can drill holes in the ground, suck up all the water, and drain the neighbors dry.",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, Grimes County Judge",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/issues/texas-taxes-spending/grimes-county-spacex-tax-agreement-raises-questions-on-counties-regulatory-authority/article_e334ccd4-a063-4487-acd4-56d29c16298a.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think that we've had an honest negotiation with Space X to this point to allow either the Court or our constituency to be informed on what's at stake here.",
        "source": "David Tullos, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd0YKF_vED0",
        "date": "2026-06-10T02:48:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you take that $20 million a year and you depreciated over the span of this agreement, which 35 years, at the end of that 35 years that $20 million is no longer worth $20 million. It's worth significantly less.",
        "source": "David Tullos, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd0YKF_vED0",
        "date": "2026-06-10T02:48:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "our goal ultimately is to create a project that residents can view with pride, one that contributes to both the local opportunity and national progress.",
        "source": "SpaceX official, SpaceX official",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd0YKF_vED0",
        "date": "2026-06-10T02:48:54.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think that we’ve had an honest negotiation with SpaceX to this point to allow either the Court or our constituency to be informed on what’s at stake here.",
        "source": "David Tullos, Precinct Two Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/grimes-county/spacex-bringing-100000000-square-foot-facility-to-grimes-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T20:47:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you take that $20 million a year and you depreciated over the span of this agreement, which is 35 years, at the end of that 35 years that $20 million is no longer worth $20 million. It’s worth significantly less,",
        "source": "David Tullos, Precinct Two Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/grimes-county/spacex-bringing-100000000-square-foot-facility-to-grimes-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T20:47:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like it’s a freight train that’s coming down the tracks is going to run right over me,",
        "source": "David Tullos, Precinct Two Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/grimes-county/spacex-bringing-100000000-square-foot-facility-to-grimes-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T20:47:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This offers a strategic advantage for long term industrial investment, including infrastructure access, available land and proximity to major Texas markets,",
        "source": "John Federspiel, Senior Director of Starlink Product Engineering at SpaceX",
        "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/grimes-county/spacex-bringing-100000000-square-foot-facility-to-grimes-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T20:47:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They sold out Grimes County,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Grimes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/spacex-secures-100-percent-property-tax-abatement-for-55bn-terafab-project-in-grimes-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "no one would be forced to sell their home.",
        "source": "Bucky Brannen, SpaceX attorney",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/spacex-secures-100-percent-property-tax-abatement-for-55bn-terafab-project-in-grimes-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we negotiated, we're going to get $20 million for a 35-year period, and that's guaranteed to us",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, Grimes County Judge",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/grimes-county-grants-tax-break-spacex-proposed-facility/19229674/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think that we've had an honest negotiation with SpaceX to this point to allow either the court or our constituency to be informed on what's at stake",
        "source": "David Tullos, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/grimes-county-grants-tax-break-spacex-proposed-facility/19229674/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's some real opportunity for economic development because with a big provider like that, a big industrial base, you're going to have a lot of other suppliers",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, Grimes County Judge",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/grimes-county-grants-tax-break-spacex-proposed-facility/19229674/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The whole process has been rushed,",
        "source": "David Tullos, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.navasotaexaminer.com/article/3492,grimes-county-commissioners-approve-spacex-reinvestment-zone",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Initial phases are estimated at $55 billion in capital investment with the potential for future expansions bringing that total investment much higher,",
        "source": "John Federspiel, leader of the SpaceX Terafab project in Grimes County",
        "url": "https://www.navasotaexaminer.com/article/3492,grimes-county-commissioners-approve-spacex-reinvestment-zone",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We anticipate employing at least 1,800 people, many of whom will be from Grimes County.",
        "source": "John Federspiel, leader of the SpaceX Terafab project in Grimes County",
        "url": "https://www.navasotaexaminer.com/article/3492,grimes-county-commissioners-approve-spacex-reinvestment-zone",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Effectively, everybody in this county was slapped in the face by our county officials and allowed a soon-to-be possibly trillion-dollar company to just walk in and dictate terms,",
        "source": "Joseph Recinek, Grimes County rancher",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/04/grimes-county-clears-way-spacexs-terafab-one-largest-industrial-projects-us-history/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Part of why I chose today to articulate my particular position about the proposal before the court [is] because I agree with what my constituents say. We moved a little bit too fast,",
        "source": "David Tullos, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/04/grimes-county-clears-way-spacexs-terafab-one-largest-industrial-projects-us-history/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Overwhelmingly, the response has been that we were moving too fast, too soon,",
        "source": "David Tullos, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/04/grimes-county-clears-way-spacexs-terafab-one-largest-industrial-projects-us-history/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The problem with it, it's 100% tax abatement, but we initiated and we negotiated a pilot payment in lieu of taxes,",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/04/grimes-county-clears-way-spacexs-terafab-one-largest-industrial-projects-us-history/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So when people say, 'oh, you gave away the farm 100%,' no, we didn't.",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/04/grimes-county-clears-way-spacexs-terafab-one-largest-industrial-projects-us-history/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This agreement is a disappointment.",
        "source": "David Tullos, Grimes County Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/04/553705/spacex-grimes-county-tax-break-semiconductor-plant/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's felt more like a capitulation.",
        "source": "David Tullos, Grimes County Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/04/553705/spacex-grimes-county-tax-break-semiconductor-plant/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We recognize that large projects bring legitimate questions about infrastructure and environmental stewardship.",
        "source": "John Federspiel, leader of the project for SpaceX",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/04/553705/spacex-grimes-county-tax-break-semiconductor-plant/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I recommend that we slow down and put this to a vote.",
        "source": "Susan Scott Watts, resident",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/04/553705/spacex-grimes-county-tax-break-semiconductor-plant/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the value drops, then it affects the value of our assets, and we have just retired.",
        "source": "Heather Buchanan, resident",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/04/553705/spacex-grimes-county-tax-break-semiconductor-plant/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Support the project, work with their [SpaceX's] team, protect this county, put the commitment in writing, because these decisions won't last one election cycle.",
        "source": "Robert Irving, local business owner",
        "url": "https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2026/06/04/553705/spacex-grimes-county-tax-break-semiconductor-plant/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It hasn't felt like a negotiation. This felt more like a capitulation.",
        "source": "David Tullos, Grimes County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://kwhi.com/2026/06/03/grimes-co-commissioners-approve-full-tax-abatement-for-spacex-facility/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've got team coverage on today's meeting and what this decision could mean.",
        "source": "Dylan Chryst Watkiss, KBTX reporter",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOwsoRWNthc",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "More than 200 people showed up to today's meeting.",
        "source": "Rusty Anderson",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOwsoRWNthc",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Not in the plan that we had. I've been here for 19 years and did not ever think that the possibility of a data center being built would be an issue around here,",
        "source": "Robert Raley, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/an-unwanted-neighbor-grimes-county-residents-speak-out-against-a-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't have city lights. I don't have anything. I come out here and I look at the sky on a clear night. I can see everything. That's gonna go away,",
        "source": "Robert Raley, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/an-unwanted-neighbor-grimes-county-residents-speak-out-against-a-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Messes with their fertility. It's biologically, uh, their mating cycles are interfered with,",
        "source": "Jacqueline Ross, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/an-unwanted-neighbor-grimes-county-residents-speak-out-against-a-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, I'm, I'm worried about the birth rate dropping off. We're retired. The animals and the cattle that, the calves that we sell, uh, is a supplemental income to us,",
        "source": "Waymond Ross, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/an-unwanted-neighbor-grimes-county-residents-speak-out-against-a-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have pigs, goats, cows, and I have, uh, of course, my horses and chickens, and we are raising them to, you know, to sell raw milk and to grow meat for the community, and now they're taking those dreams away from us,",
        "source": "Savannah Haggerty, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/an-unwanted-neighbor-grimes-county-residents-speak-out-against-a-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're not going to send the kids out to play and sit there and hear [noise] all day long. It's just not, not going to be the same,",
        "source": "Robert Raley, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/an-unwanted-neighbor-grimes-county-residents-speak-out-against-a-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve been blindsided for too long.",
        "source": "Joseph Reznicek, Grimes County resident and rancher",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/02/grimes-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-spacex-terrafab-facility/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "How can you grant a tax abatement when we don’t even know the nature of the investment, nor do we know where it’s going to actually occur?",
        "source": "Daniel Weaver, Grimes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/02/grimes-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-spacex-terrafab-facility/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can’t have a good quality dialogue and sit down and map out the future of this county and its 35 plus thousand residents without answers and we don’t have answers,",
        "source": "Joseph Reznicek, Grimes County resident and rancher",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/02/grimes-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-spacex-terrafab-facility/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am completely in favor of Elon Musk building this data center, this chip center,",
        "source": "Nancy Perry, Grimes County speaker",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/02/grimes-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-spacex-terrafab-facility/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't have city lights. I don't have anything. I come out here and I look at the sky on a clear night.",
        "source": "Robert Riley",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNurYLgIwi0",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, I I'm worried about the birth rate dropping off. We're retired.",
        "source": "Unidentified neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNurYLgIwi0",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "You're not going to send the kids out to play and sit there and hear all day long.",
        "source": "Robert Riley",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNurYLgIwi0",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, rumors are just that. They’re rumors. And until it’s factual, and it’s not factual to the commissioners court until they submit their application for a 3D1, providing they want a tax abatement,",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, Grimes County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/07/grimes-county-judge-says-no-data-center-proposals-file/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s going to affect our health, our wildlife. I am most concerned about our water.",
        "source": "Karen Shiver, Grimes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/07/grimes-county-judge-says-no-data-center-proposals-file/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have the right to put it there because when you live in the county, the restrictions that the court has put on landowners are very few.",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, Grimes County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/07/grimes-county-judge-says-no-data-center-proposals-file/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We keep saying data center, but if you look at the announcement that SpaceX made, it’s certainly far more manufacturing than it is data center, okay?",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/07/grimes-county-takes-no-action-spacex-tax-abatement-proposed-119-billion-project/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the end of the day, we will only consider what’s going to be a benefit to the county.",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/07/grimes-county-takes-no-action-spacex-tax-abatement-proposed-119-billion-project/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t feel like the people in charge care anything about the people of Texas. All they care about is money,",
        "source": "Sheryl Gilbert, Resident living near the reservoir",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/07/grimes-county-takes-no-action-spacex-tax-abatement-proposed-119-billion-project/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Some action will be taken. We’ll make a decision to go forward or we’ll make the decision to say all bets are off. You guys can go somewhere else.",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/07/grimes-county-takes-no-action-spacex-tax-abatement-proposed-119-billion-project/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is one of several locations under consideration for what will be the largest and most advanced chip fabrication facility in the world",
        "source": "Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/13/terafab-could-transform-grimes-countys-economy-experts-say/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is one of several locations under consideration for what will be the largest and most advanced chip fabrication facility in the world",
        "source": "Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/13/terafab-could-transform-grimes-countys-economy-experts-say/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "You know, if you tell us that Elon Musk is going to come here and build a data center on the Gibbons Creek site, I think everybody would be fine with that,",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, Director of Operations for Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/06/grimes-county-residents-seeking-more-answers-about-possible-spacex-facility/",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They need to start sharing this information with us.",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, Director of Operations for Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/06/grimes-county-residents-seeking-more-answers-about-possible-spacex-facility/",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The main thing I want is for as many people as possible to show up and just be present, to let them know that we are paying attention, that they work for us, and we are paying attention to how they vote and how they protect their citizens,",
        "source": "Jacqueline Ross, Grimes County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/05/06/grimes-county-residents-seeking-more-answers-about-possible-spacex-facility/",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Overall the public commentary was we may not be able to prevent uh data center and solar farm and and all these projects from coming to the county, but we are under no legal obligation to offer any of them a tax abatement,",
        "source": "Karen Shiver",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/a-split-decision-grimes-county-approves-allowing-data-centers-and-bess-to-be-eligible-for-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "So I wanted to get the language changed in there that if somebody wants to come in and put a power plant in like Taska, let them do it,",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/a-split-decision-grimes-county-approves-allowing-data-centers-and-bess-to-be-eligible-for-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And stop hearing just from the people who are selling you this. That's like believing a used car salesman and everything he says to you,",
        "source": "Donna O'Connor",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/a-split-decision-grimes-county-approves-allowing-data-centers-and-bess-to-be-eligible-for-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "And I just want them to put a pause on them until we can figure out what kind of regulations we actually need and what are the environmental and health issues as well as the financial issues with those,",
        "source": "Donna O'Connor",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/a-split-decision-grimes-county-approves-allowing-data-centers-and-bess-to-be-eligible-for-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The projects that are coming in are numerous and that they are not anything designed to benefit the residents of this county,",
        "source": "Karen Shiver",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/a-split-decision-grimes-county-approves-allowing-data-centers-and-bess-to-be-eligible-for-tax-breaks",
        "date": "2026-04-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Power plants can generate power that they can store in batteries and channel to the grid system,",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.navasotaexaminer.com/article/3365,court-clarifies-tax-abatement-properties",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Joe Fauth III: that wanted to come in and put power plants not solar power plants they couldn't pursue based on our current wording of 381 or 312 agreements",
        "source": "Joe Fauth III, County Judge",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/grimescounty/meetings/2026-04-21-grimes-county-updates-tax-incentive-rules-to-limit-solar-and-wind-projects-26356081-f4fb-4ec0-8d1e-3df30941d1c9",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They need to stand up for us. They need to be out there having public forums, bringing us in,",
        "source": "Jennifer Rymer, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/more-data-on-the-centers-grimes-county-residents-brace-for-fight-with-possible-data-center-at-gibbons-creek",
        "date": "2026-03-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Locals are really concerned about the electric grid. We already know that that's under strain,",
        "source": "Julie Hernandez, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/more-data-on-the-centers-grimes-county-residents-brace-for-fight-with-possible-data-center-at-gibbons-creek",
        "date": "2026-03-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are options, and they need to consider those, and they need to put that in the forefront of what they're doing and have that as a long-term plan so that they are not impacting our water table,",
        "source": "Jennifer Rymer, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/more-data-on-the-centers-grimes-county-residents-brace-for-fight-with-possible-data-center-at-gibbons-creek",
        "date": "2026-03-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Help protect all the things that we all need, uh, fresh air, water, you know, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,",
        "source": "Julie Hernandez, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/more-data-on-the-centers-grimes-county-residents-brace-for-fight-with-possible-data-center-at-gibbons-creek",
        "date": "2026-03-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The problem we have right now in Grimes County is we need a plan. We need a development plan, We have no standards by which we're developing the the community and by not having standards we're open to anything",
        "source": "Richard Gremillion, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/i-dont-think-this-is-gonna-work-grimes-county-residents-push-back-against-a-possible-data-center",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm really worried about our water and I'm really worried about the environmental. I don't think this is gonna work in Grimes County right. I'm really worried about our resources",
        "source": "Perry Sharboneau, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/i-dont-think-this-is-gonna-work-grimes-county-residents-push-back-against-a-possible-data-center",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no such thing as a true closed water system. They're going to be pumping water into that system continuously to keep the volume of flow to the maximum level that it needs",
        "source": "Betty Moore, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/i-dont-think-this-is-gonna-work-grimes-county-residents-push-back-against-a-possible-data-center",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe that there has not been a data center installed in the United States yet that has not been given tax abatements. Tax abatements are the easiest way to stop this",
        "source": "Julie Hernandez, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/i-dont-think-this-is-gonna-work-grimes-county-residents-push-back-against-a-possible-data-center",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "So let's set the bar high. Let's get the kind of development that we want that's good for our people, that's good for our communities, that preserves our rural character, which is very important to a lot of us",
        "source": "Richard Gremillion, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/grimes-county/i-dont-think-this-is-gonna-work-grimes-county-residents-push-back-against-a-possible-data-center",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our state is on track to become the largest hub for data centers in the world,",
        "source": "Julie Hernandez, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/20/grimes-county-community-seeks-transparency-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want a seat at the table, we want transparency and we do want responsible development,",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/20/grimes-county-community-seeks-transparency-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not anti progress. We are not against anything, but we are for transparency and we are for responsible development.",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/20/grimes-county-community-seeks-transparency-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The big aspect is 2000-2500 acres of a proposed solar farm that's going to go in,",
        "source": "Joseph Reznichek, rancher",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/20/grimes-county-community-seeks-transparency-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water being taken out of the ground here for large corporate use for a data center is going to impact hundreds, if not thousands of people,",
        "source": "Joseph Reznichek, rancher",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/20/grimes-county-community-seeks-transparency-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I first heard about it on Facebook when some citizens in our county had been contacted by the judge of Grimes County to let them know that they had been contacted about this happening,",
        "source": "Jodi Pistler, Bedias resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/19/grimes-county-residents-push-back-potential-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s heartbreaking to know that might be coming into our area that is so nice and the land is beautiful and it’s just a nice, peaceful, peaceful area,",
        "source": "Jodi Pistler, Bedias resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/19/grimes-county-residents-push-back-potential-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re growing, and I need more ambulances, I need more deputies — and I need the money to pay for it.",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, Grimes County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/19/grimes-county-residents-push-back-potential-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we have any in Grimes County, I, as a county judge, along with the four commissioners that I work with, want to make sure that it’s the best thing for the citizens of our county,",
        "source": "Joe Fauth, Grimes County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/03/19/grimes-county-residents-push-back-potential-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are proud to reopen the Gibbons Creek facility.",
        "source": "Jeff Young, CEO and President of Millennium",
        "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2023/12/06/2792157/0/en/millennium-power-announces-acquisition-of-gibbons-creek-power-facility.html",
        "date": "2023-12-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are proud to reopen the Gibbons Creek facility.",
        "source": "Jeff Young, CEO and President of Millennium",
        "url": "https://visionary-finance.com/millennium-power-announces-acquisition-of-gibbons-creek-power-facility/",
        "date": "2023-12-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are proud to reopen the Gibbons Creek facility.",
        "source": "Jeff Young, CEO and President of Millennium",
        "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/673419861/millennium-power-announces-acquisition-of-gibbons-creek-power-facility",
        "date": "2023-12-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Expanding our data operations and integrating innovative technology in the Brazos Valley is thrilling,",
        "source": "Kevin Washington, Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/673419861/millennium-power-announces-acquisition-of-gibbons-creek-power-facility",
        "date": "2023-12-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are proud to reopen the Gibbons Creek facility.",
        "source": "Jeff Young, CEO and President, Millennium Power",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millennium-power-announces-acquisition-gibbons-230000324.html",
        "date": "2023-12-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Expanding our data operations and integrating innovative technology in the Brazos Valley is thrilling.",
        "source": "Kevin Washington, Chairman",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millennium-power-announces-acquisition-gibbons-230000324.html",
        "date": "2023-12-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Terafab was announced by Elon Musk on March 21, 2026",
      "Main production site planned for Grimes County, Texas, with initial investment of $16.8 billion",
      "Research chip fab under construction at Giga Texas in Austin since April 2026, estimated cost $3 billion",
      "Intel joined as foundry partner on April 7, 2026, targeting its 14A process node",
      "Project projected to create at least 3,000 jobs",
      "Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa campaigned on pausing new data-center approvals over water, power bills, and local control",
      "Deutsche Bank analysts flagged the stance as a fresh risk for Tesla and SpaceX AI buildouts in Texas",
      "Tesla and SpaceX shares fell about 9% and 11% after the midterm vote, with combined market-cap losses of about $456 billion by Thursday close",
      "Terafab in Grimes County broke ground on a $16.8 billion project earlier in 2026",
      "Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa pledged an immediate moratorium on new data center permits until the Legislature passes protections.",
      "In September 2026 Gov. Abbott instructed TCEQ to stop issuing new data center permits pending ERCOT and TWDB audits.",
      "In August 2026 SpaceX agreed to spend $16.8 billion on a chip fabrication plant in Grimes County, creating 3,000 jobs.",
      "UT/Texas Politics Project poll (Aug 5-13, 1,200 voters): 41% strongly oppose a data center in their community, 16% somewhat oppose, 30% support.",
      "Texas has more operational data centers than any state except Virginia, per Pew.",
      "Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development filed a lawsuit against Grimes County for records tied to the SpaceX TeraFab project.",
      "SpaceX filed a lawsuit to keep certain information private after the group's records requests.",
      "The Texas attorney general ruled the records must be released, except some attorney-client privileged material.",
      "The lawsuit could go on for months.",
      "SpaceX filed a lawsuit in September 2026 against AG Ken Paxton's office and Grimes County to prevent release of confidential information submitted during negotiations.",
      "Attorney Bill Aleshire filed a petition the week of the article for Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development asking the county to release the records.",
      "Terafab is a 100-million-square-foot facility costing $16.8 billion.",
      "The reinvestment zone grew from about 6,000 acres to 22,249 acres.",
      "The county is expected to gain roughly 3,000 jobs.",
      "GCCRD filed a petition Oct. 27, 2026 in Travis County's 126th District Court (Cause No. D-1-GN-26-008509) seeking a writ of mandamus for Terafab records",
      "On July 28, 2026 the Texas Attorney General ruled Grimes County could withhold only certain attorney-client communications and must release the rest",
      "In September 2026 SpaceX sued Paxton and the county to keep some records private, citing trade secrets",
      "Aleshire estimated a hearing could come in December and orders by spring",
      "Grimes County Judge Joe Fauth declined to comment",
      "SpaceX's proposed Terafab semiconductor facility would be 100 million square feet, described as the biggest in the world",
      "First phase expected to bring more than $16 billion in investment and approximately 3,000 jobs to Grimes County",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott temporarily paused new data center projects and recommended the Legislature codify guardrails on water and power usage.",
      "Talarico hit 42% of the rural vote in a late-September Fox News survey.",
      "Polls since late September show Hinojosa getting 28% to 38% of the rural vote.",
      "Trump said communities that reject data centers will end up backwards and poor.",
      "Rural voters are less than one-fifth of the Texas electorate.",
      "SpaceX sued Texas AG Ken Paxton and Grimes County on Sept. 8, 2026 to block release of Terafab records",
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        "text": "Residents sue Guadalupe County over data center proposals\nChannel: KVUE\nPeople are suing Guadalupe County over greenlighting tax incentives and project plans for large data centers. Subscribe to our ...\nيرفع السكان دعوى  قضائية ضد مقاطعة  غوادالوبي بسبب  الموافقة على حوافز  ضريبية وخطط لمشاريع  مراكز بيانات ضخمة.  ويزعمون أن موافقة  المقاطعة قد تمت بشكل  غير قانوني. يدعي  المدعون أن المقاطعة  انتهكت قانون الضرائب  في تكساس، وقوانين  تضارب المصالح  بالولاية، وقانون  الاجتماعات المفتوحة  في تكساس. ويقولون إن  مسؤولي المقاطعة  اتخذوا القرارات دون  شفافية عامة كافية،  وتم ذلك بالكامل خلف  الأبواب المغلقة.  ستشغل مراكز البيانات  القادمة أكثر من 1700  فدان من الأراضي  الريفية. تزعم الدعوى  أن محطات الطاقة  الجديدة اللازمة  لتشغيل المراكز ستكلف  دافعي الضرائب حوالي  150 مليون دولار في شكل  حوافز ضريبية عقارية.  ويشعر الجيران بالقلق  إزاء التأثير الذي  ستحدثه مراكز  البيانات هذه على  مجتمعهم وحياتهم  اليومية. >> هذا هو كل ما على المحك . أعني، لا يوجد شيء لا  تؤثر عليه مراكز  البيانات هذه، من  ",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0mG-SFtg4g",
        "text": "Guadalupe County residents sue over proposed data centers, alleging secrecy and legal violations\nChannel: KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source\nA new lawsuit challenges Guadalupe County's approval of the proposed CloudBurst and Palomino Alpha data centers, alleging ...\nI'm standing outside Cloudburst Data Center property in Guadalupe County. This is one of two data center developments in the center of a lawsuit -- against the county commissioner's\n-- court. My parents and sister are next door. For Abigail Lindsay, this land is more than a place to live. It's home to 4 generations of her family. We just wanted a little compound and we wanted to just walk to each other's houses and go swimming and eat together. She. Just down the road from the proposed cloud burst data center site, you know, there's dark skies, there's wildlife, there's foxes, there's armadillos, there's raccoons, there's deer, there's wild turkeys. Lindsay says she's spent months fighting several data center projects in ",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJB1B1ThiZ8",
        "text": "Guadalupe County residents sue commissioners court over data center tax breaks\nChannel: KENS 5: Your San Antonio News Source\nResidents push back as proposed data center projects pop up in area.\nData center projects across Texas are sparking debate and backlash from residents who live nearby. Now a group of Guadalupe County residents are suing the commissioner's court over data center tax breaks and other alleged violations. Our Bella Papaduk has the details. I'm standing outside Cloudburst Data Center property in Guadalupe County. This is one of two data center developments in the center of a lawsuit -- against the county commissioner's\n-- court, and my parents and sister are next door. For Abigail Lindsay, this land is more than a place to live. It's home to 4 generations of her family. We just wanted a little compound and we wanted to just walk to each other's houses and go swimming and eat together. She lives just down the road from the proposed cloud burst. Data center site. There'",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrJcHcEC7g",
        "text": "Texas law shields San Antonio-area data center water usage from public records requests\nChannel: KSAT 12\nAs data centers rapidly expand across South Texas, KSAT Investigates learned the public cannot find out how much water San ...\nتشهد مراكز البيانات  ازدهاراً في جميع  أنحاء الولاية، بما في  ذلك هنا في جنوب تكساس.  أنا دانييل إيبارا من  فريق \"كي سات\"  للتحقيقات، وقد حاولت  لأسابيع الحصول على  إجابات حول كمية  المياه التي تستهلكها  مراكز البيانات هذه،  لكننا وجدنا قانوناً  يجعل ذلك شبه مستحيل.  هذه الأرض الشاسعة  المليئة بالعشب  والأشجار مهيأة لتصبح  أحدث مركز بيانات في  مقاطعة غوادالوبي. >> إذا تم إنشاؤها،  فسيكون الأمر ضاراً  بكل صراحة. >> يسكن ديفون هيكس في  سيبولو، ليس بعيداً  جداً عن هذه الأرض  التي تبلغ مساحتها 39  فداناً. تخطط شركة \" ليغاسي إنفستنغ\" لبناء  منشأة بمساحة 243 ألف  قدم مربع هنا. يقول  هيكس وغيره من الجيران ، وحتى قادة المدينة،  إنهم لم يعلموا بالأمر  إلا مؤخراً. >> الناس غاضبون لأنه لا  أحد يعلم، وفجأة تظهر  هذه المراكز. >> ليس هنا في سيبولو فقط  تعتبر فكرة مراكز  ا",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLKFdyjihu4",
        "text": "Data centers draw backlash, lawsuit in Guadalupe County as residents raise transparency concerns\nChannel: KSAT 12\nData centers remain a flashpoint around San Antonio after residents previously pushed back on projects planned for the far ...\nأصبحت مراكز البيانات  موضوعاً مثيراً للجدل  في جميع أنحاء مدينة  سان أنطونيو، بما في  ذلك أقصى شمال غرب  مقاطعة بير. والآن،  تظهر نفس القضية هنا  في مقاطعة غوادالوبي.  أنا في سيغوين بعد  اجتماع مع شركة \" كريستال كلير  يوتيليتي\" للمياه، حيث  احتج الناس في الخارج  ضد مراكز البيانات،  كما رفعوا دعوى قضائية  مؤخراً. >> إم، ما هو شعورك تجاه  مراكز البيانات؟ >> أوه، أشعر أنها سيئة  للغاية. إنهم يستغلون  معظم الناس. >> لديهم تأثير هائل على  جودة الهواء المحلي من  حولهم. >> تواجه مركزا بيانات رد  فعل عنيف من المجتمع  في مقاطعة غوادالوبي،  وهما مركزا \"بالومينو  ألفا\" و \"كلاود بيرست\".  هناك قلة من الناس  سعداء بذلك. >> فوائدها تفوق بكثير أي  سلبيات متصورة. >> لكن، كل هؤلاء الناس  لا يريدونها. >> إذا بدأت مراكز  البيانات في استنزاف  المياه من أصحاب  المنازل، ف",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "platform": "x",
        "url": "https://x.com/PipelineFlows/status/2055981785037828260",
        "text": "CloudBurst's 1.2 GW data center campus near San Marcos, TX cleared Guadalupe County approval in April. The $14.5B project spans 706 acres in three 400 MW phases. The first phase targets online by 2027, with an initial 50 MW tranche already breaking ground for 4Q26. #NatGas #ERCOT",
        "date": "2026-05-17T12:00:30.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "I don't think there should be any light pollution at all. These guys should work in the dark,",
        "source": "Michael French, Mayor",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/new-braunfels/government/new-braunfels-eyes-ordinance-changes-to-curb-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T20:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We suggest that data centers at least have to have a 500-foot setback from residential or other sensitive uses such as nursing homes, parks and schools,",
        "source": "Christopher Looney, director of the neighborhood and community planning department",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/new-braunfels/government/new-braunfels-eyes-ordinance-changes-to-curb-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T20:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not talked to a single person that has told me, ‘this is the system we're designing. These are the specifics of it. This is how it's going to run. This is how much water it takes. This is what chemicals are going to go into it,’",
        "source": "Joseph Benavides, CCSUD board member",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_4acd6b6c-ec32-4be8-a6a0-de1a4dd5bc17.html",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "That means, until they can connect to the grid, they have zero water demand,",
        "source": "Howard Slobodin, CCSUD attorney",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_4acd6b6c-ec32-4be8-a6a0-de1a4dd5bc17.html",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "So I agree. I understand the cart before the horse comparison, but the Governor didn't say across board no data centers. Period.",
        "source": "Howard Slobodin, CCSUD attorney",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_4acd6b6c-ec32-4be8-a6a0-de1a4dd5bc17.html",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a state provision in the Texas Tax Code that says if county commissioners own property, those properties are not eligible for tax abatement,",
        "source": "Bobby Levinski, public interest attorney for the Save our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.kiowacountypress.net/content/rural-texans-question-actions-elected-officials-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "In terms of what the infrastructure does in the long term to communities and what it does to property values, health, cost of living. It's unpopular, people don't want it, and so they have to sneak these things through behind the scenes,",
        "source": "Kay Weinberg, member of the Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kiowacountypress.net/content/rural-texans-question-actions-elected-officials-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they asked the community's input, then these projects wouldn't be going through.",
        "source": "Kay Weinberg, member of the Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kiowacountypress.net/content/rural-texans-question-actions-elected-officials-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The governor's declaration doesn't put the brakes on anything. It doesn't stop them.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/08/04/texas-ag-commissioner-calls-abbotts-data-center-crackdown-political-fluff-and-some-guadalupe-county-residents-agree/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If he really wanted to get a handle on and slow down these data centers, he could do a one-year moratorium — which he's refused to do.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/08/04/texas-ag-commissioner-calls-abbotts-data-center-crackdown-political-fluff-and-some-guadalupe-county-residents-agree/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our water rates are already pretty expensive in comparison to a lot of surrounding areas, and we have a lot of restrictions on water usage already.",
        "source": "Dawn Elam, Guadalupe County resident",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/08/04/texas-ag-commissioner-calls-abbotts-data-center-crackdown-political-fluff-and-some-guadalupe-county-residents-agree/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I personally think that Governor Abbott is more concerned about getting reelected than he is about actual restrictions on data centers.",
        "source": "Dawn Elam, Guadalupe County resident",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/08/04/texas-ag-commissioner-calls-abbotts-data-center-crackdown-political-fluff-and-some-guadalupe-county-residents-agree/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's dark skies, there's wildlife, there's foxes, there's armadillos, there's raccoons, there's deer, there's wild turkeys,",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, Guadalupe County resident living near proposed CloudBurst site",
        "url": "https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/residents-sue-guadalupe-county-proposed-data-center-tax-incentives-violations-texas-law/273-ddfb2d04-75cf-4a0a-bc92-60381d50959f",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is all at stake. I mean there's nothing that these data centers don't touch regarding your food supply, your water, your electricity rates, the air pollution, the sound pollution, the EMF frequencies, the light pollution,",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, Guadalupe County resident living near proposed CloudBurst site",
        "url": "https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/residents-sue-guadalupe-county-proposed-data-center-tax-incentives-violations-texas-law/273-ddfb2d04-75cf-4a0a-bc92-60381d50959f",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a lot of work and there's been many times I wanna quit. I've thought about selling, but we're, you know, we're not unique. This is happening across the state of Texas at an alarming rate. It's happening across the U.S., so it's like, OK, if I sold, where would I go?",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, Guadalupe County resident living near proposed CloudBurst site",
        "url": "https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/residents-sue-guadalupe-county-proposed-data-center-tax-incentives-violations-texas-law/273-ddfb2d04-75cf-4a0a-bc92-60381d50959f",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I reached out to Guadalupe County, but they tell me they cannot comment on pending litigation.",
        "source": "Bella Popidu, reporter, KENS 5",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0mG-SFtg4g",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just wanted a little compound and we wanted to just walk to each other's houses and go swimming and eat together.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsay, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJB1B1ThiZ8",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is all at stake.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsay, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJB1B1ThiZ8",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have raised several complaints about two of the data centers that were proposed and the actions that were taken that resulted in development agreements and tax abatements given to both Palomino Alpha and to Cloudburst",
        "source": "Bobby Levinski, attorney for Save Our Springs Alliance representing the DCAC",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_1e543d19-d3a3-41d3-89cb-fb8ae20c8d5b.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Judge Kutscher has no professional expertise in water feasibility studies, does not have an engineering degree or water management experience, and is under contract to sell his family's land to Palomino Alpha",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_1e543d19-d3a3-41d3-89cb-fb8ae20c8d5b.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The absence of clear curtailment or drought protections and their need for continued cooling is going to kill us.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_1e543d19-d3a3-41d3-89cb-fb8ae20c8d5b.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're in stage four water restrictions",
        "source": "Cheryl Patterson, CCSUD Board member",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_1e543d19-d3a3-41d3-89cb-fb8ae20c8d5b.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "استهلاك المياه سخيف ومبالغ فيه.",
        "source": "Devon Hicks, Seguin resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrJcHcEC7g",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "لا ينبغي أن تكون شفافية استخدام الموارد أمراً اختيارياً.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MrJcHcEC7g",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we saw was a pattern of secrecy that was involved in the processing of these approvals with Guadalupe County,",
        "source": "Bobby Levinski, Save Our Springs Alliance senior staff attorney and representative for the plaintiffs",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/guadalupe-county-sued-over-data-center-development-agreements/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T23:26:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Abstaining at times is not enough if he continued to preside over related items or help shape agreements behind the scenes,",
        "source": "Kay Weinberg, Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/guadalupe-county-sued-over-data-center-development-agreements/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T23:26:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s a big transparency concern, and the Texas Open Meetings Act requires the county to give proper notice to the public about the actions that they’re going to take,",
        "source": "Bobby Levinski, senior staff attorney for Save Our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/07/23/lawsuit-filed-against-guadalupe-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The public deserves an opportunity to relay their concerns to their elected officials before they’re making these decisions.",
        "source": "Bobby Levinski, senior staff attorney for Save Our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/07/23/lawsuit-filed-against-guadalupe-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re hopeful to get this matter resolved soon,",
        "source": "Bobby Levinski, senior staff attorney for Save Our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/07/23/lawsuit-filed-against-guadalupe-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Unfortunately, due to pending litigation,",
        "source": "Kyle Kutscher, County Judge",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/07/23/lawsuit-filed-against-guadalupe-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like they’re rotten,",
        "source": "Al Green, homeowner in Guadalupe County",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/24/data-centers-draw-backlash-lawsuit-in-guadalupe-county-as-residents-raise-transparency-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The water bills, I don’t want them to go up any higher,",
        "source": "Cynthia, homeowner in Seguin",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/24/data-centers-draw-backlash-lawsuit-in-guadalupe-county-as-residents-raise-transparency-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What was happening in Guadalupe County was a pattern of meetings that didn’t quite meet the standards that are required under state law under the Texas Open Meetings Act and the Texas Tax Code,",
        "source": "Bobby Levinski, attorney with Save Our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/24/data-centers-draw-backlash-lawsuit-in-guadalupe-county-as-residents-raise-transparency-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The judge, from what we understand, owns quite a bit of property on the Palomino Alpha site,",
        "source": "Bobby Levinski, attorney with Save Our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/24/data-centers-draw-backlash-lawsuit-in-guadalupe-county-as-residents-raise-transparency-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have any gallons of water to spare for a data center.",
        "source": "Knoll, resident",
        "url": "https://seguingazette.com/news/public-cries-out-against-data-center-projects-in-guadalupe-county/article_934b262b-268a-4582-9a33-7611b5a4e69a.html",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I find it interesting that all over the state of Texas we’re experiencing drought, but Crystal Clear is so unique that you have plenty of water",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_44826cd6-9a81-45c1-8ea1-da466e1c23c7.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, if we have the authority to go to anybody's property to look for contaminants, I think it does fall under our purview to look at the contaminants before they happen",
        "source": "Joseph Benavides, board director, Crystal Clear SUD",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_44826cd6-9a81-45c1-8ea1-da466e1c23c7.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because I'm not selling out these people. I was elected to take care of these people sitting right here, and their families, and their land, and their animals, and the water",
        "source": "Jamie Trant, board director, Crystal Clear SUD",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_44826cd6-9a81-45c1-8ea1-da466e1c23c7.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand some board members are not in support, but I think all of us, whether you support this project or not, live in Texas, in Guadalupe County, and out in the country, because you want to be left alone and be able to have your property and do whatever you want with it",
        "source": "Kyle Kutscher, Guadalupe County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_44826cd6-9a81-45c1-8ea1-da466e1c23c7.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand some board members are not in support, but I think all of us, whether you support this project or not, live in Texas, in Guadalupe County, and out in the country, because you want to be left alone and be able to have your property and do whatever you want with it",
        "source": "Kyle Kutscher, Guadalupe County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/news/article_1e543d19-d3a3-41d3-89cb-fb8ae20c8d5b.html",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would like them to know that my son lives in New Braunfels.",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, co-founder and executive chairperson of CloudBurst Data Centers",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/05/29/kweds-saturday-topic-to-examine-cloudburst-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to leave a legacy of building something that the community is proud of, that's environmentally friendly, that people look back and say, that CloudBurst data center, that was a real win for our community.",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, co-founder and executive chairperson of CloudBurst Data Centers",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/05/29/kweds-saturday-topic-to-examine-cloudburst-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water is instrumental to burning the natural gas for power.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/guadalupe-county-oks-data-center-tax-abatements-development-agreement/article_51cd3ee7-759e-4536-a7ae-f8d1b3b0f589.html",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not oppose data centers overall, but there is no direct, articulable benefit to one being located directly within a certain community other than the potential for additional finances,",
        "source": "Jackie Ott, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/guadalupe-county-oks-data-center-tax-abatements-development-agreement/article_51cd3ee7-759e-4536-a7ae-f8d1b3b0f589.html",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There were comments made about water usage and all these things, even after the [Cloudburst] presentation was made, that were completely inaccurate,",
        "source": "Kyle Kutscher, Guadalupe County Judge",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/guadalupe-county-oks-data-center-tax-abatements-development-agreement/article_51cd3ee7-759e-4536-a7ae-f8d1b3b0f589.html",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t trust dealing with a middleman.",
        "source": "Germann, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://herald-zeitung.com/news/guadalupe-county-oks-data-center-tax-abatements-development-agreement/article_51cd3ee7-759e-4536-a7ae-f8d1b3b0f589.html",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The development agreement was specifically structured in a way that allows a project like this to build what they’re requesting to build and nothing else.",
        "source": "Kyle Kutscher, Guadalupe County Judge",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/guadalupe-county-commissioners-approves-cloudburst-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Many data centers close prior to the end of the tax abatement period. What then happens to those buildings, internal materials, or land?",
        "source": "Jaqueline Ott, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/guadalupe-county-commissioners-approves-cloudburst-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have had significant numbers of emails, significant numbers of phone calls, I have been going door to door in my election, and I have none that say, you need to vote for this.",
        "source": "Stephen Germann, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/guadalupe-county-commissioners-approves-cloudburst-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, you may have 50 here today that say no, but I’ve got 50 out there that say yes, it’s a no-brainer.",
        "source": "Drew Engelke, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/guadalupe-county-commissioners-approves-cloudburst-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will not be driving up your electric bills because we are not taking from the grid.",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, co-founder and chair of the board, CloudBurst Data Centers",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/cloudburst-officials-unveil-facts-more-info-on-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not get an abatement from Navarro ISD.",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, co-founder and chair of the board, CloudBurst Data Centers",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/cloudburst-officials-unveil-facts-more-info-on-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We are asking for water only for our employees to be able to use the restrooms, use water every day, just like you would in any office building or any manufacturing process.",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, co-founder and chair of the board, CloudBurst Data Centers",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/cloudburst-officials-unveil-facts-more-info-on-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Why would Guadalupe County relinquish all of its regulatory powers to this private company?",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/public-turns-out-to-voice-their-concerns-against-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s up to y’all to determine if you’re going to listen to us, if you’re going to represent us like you say you will.",
        "source": "Melissa Tovar, resident",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/public-turns-out-to-voice-their-concerns-against-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only people that I can see helped, as far as I’ve read in this proposal, is big tech.",
        "source": "Teresa Garcia, resident, farmer",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/04/22/public-turns-out-to-voice-their-concerns-against-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We should not be encouraging them with tax payor dollars to come to Guadalupe County.",
        "source": "Terry Harper",
        "url": "https://guadalupe.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=guadalupe_c6de24f6-033e-496e-9d8e-bad811d7e3ce.pdf&view=1",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Does the cost of a data center outweigh the potential for harm.",
        "source": "Kelly Boesen",
        "url": "https://guadalupe.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=guadalupe_c6de24f6-033e-496e-9d8e-bad811d7e3ce.pdf&view=1",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don't let them build it, it's just going to be bad.",
        "source": "Wayne Stalsworth",
        "url": "https://guadalupe.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=guadalupe_c6de24f6-033e-496e-9d8e-bad811d7e3ce.pdf&view=1",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do your job and please protect the community.",
        "source": "Stephanie King",
        "url": "https://guadalupe.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=guadalupe_c6de24f6-033e-496e-9d8e-bad811d7e3ce.pdf&view=1",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water is Life and we have a responsibility to take care of our children, the future.",
        "source": "Pedro Melendez",
        "url": "https://guadalupe.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=guadalupe_c6de24f6-033e-496e-9d8e-bad811d7e3ce.pdf&view=1",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not oppose data centers overall, but there is no direct, articulable benefit",
        "source": "Jacqueline Ott, Commissioner, Guadalupe County",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/cloudburst-data-center-new-braunfels-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In my opinion, tax abatement is reckless given the enormous strain [it will] put on the county and its citizens. We do not have enough water to support this,",
        "source": "Richard Ashcraft, Cibolo resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/government/guadalupe-county-commissioners-vote-down-500m-tax-cut-for-proposed-data-center-in-new-braunfels/",
        "date": "2026-03-26T22:11:44.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I was only looking out for my family and myself, I would find a way to try to have this denied. I don’t think it should be denied.",
        "source": "Kyle Kutscher, Guadalupe County Judge",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/27/officials-amend-changes-for-data-center-plans-officially-in-the-works-in-guadalupe-county/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is simply an addition to the space for the purposes of the buffer.",
        "source": "Jackie Ott, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/27/officials-amend-changes-for-data-center-plans-officially-in-the-works-in-guadalupe-county/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not get to pick and choose what we want to see on a property or what we will or shall approve and what we won’t.",
        "source": "Kyle Kutscher, Guadalupe County Judge",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/27/officials-amend-changes-for-data-center-plans-officially-in-the-works-in-guadalupe-county/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tax abatements in this area are not advisable or needed.",
        "source": "Shepard, commenter",
        "url": "https://seguingazette.com/alert/residents-give-guadalupe-county-commissioners-input-on-proposed-data-center-deals/article_095f4c09-30d3-4c22-9f3a-7a37c6eda567.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not require a grid connection. We are self-generating our powers, so you don't have to worry about CloudBurst driving up your local electric bills. We are independent of the grid,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, CloudBurst Cofounder",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/25/guadalupe-county-commissioners-decline-tax-abatement-for-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I really don't understand how giving a data center tax abatement benefits the general population of Guadalupe County.",
        "source": "Jessica Gardner, Kingsbury resident",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/25/guadalupe-county-commissioners-decline-tax-abatement-for-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am really concerned about the amount of water that this is going to take up.",
        "source": "Jessica Gardner, Kingsbury resident",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/25/guadalupe-county-commissioners-decline-tax-abatement-for-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "And then when data centers started getting serious, there's no transparency,",
        "source": "Pam Kraft, resident",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/25/guadalupe-county-commissioners-decline-tax-abatement-for-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was certainly under the impression, it was my understanding, that we would receive additional specifics and reports prior to today.",
        "source": "Jackie Ott, Commissioner Pct. 1",
        "url": "https://seguintoday.com/2026/02/25/guadalupe-county-commissioners-decline-tax-abatement-for-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're a small company trying to build a data center here, locally in Texas,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, co-founder and executive chair of CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/government/guadalupe-county-commissioners-vote-down-500m-tax-cut-for-proposed-data-center-in-new-braunfels/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a commissioner, I say we are out of water. OK? That's the bottom line. We are out of water.",
        "source": "Stephen Germann, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/government/guadalupe-county-commissioners-vote-down-500m-tax-cut-for-proposed-data-center-in-new-braunfels/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not comfortable approving that without having been afforded the time to look at those details and make what I think are appropriate research decisions and comparisons,",
        "source": "Jacqueline Ott, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/government/guadalupe-county-commissioners-vote-down-500m-tax-cut-for-proposed-data-center-in-new-braunfels/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not get to pick and choose what we want to see on a property,",
        "source": "Kyle Kutscher, Guadalupe County Judge",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-antonio/government/guadalupe-county-commissioners-vote-down-500m-tax-cut-for-proposed-data-center-in-new-braunfels/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a commissioner, I say we are out of water.",
        "source": "Stephen Germann, Commissioner, Guadalupe County",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/cloudburst-data-center-new-braunfels-texas/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm angry about the process. Whether or not it was legally permissible to approve this administratively, the community and council should have known this was a real possibility, especially after being told it wasn't feasible.",
        "source": "Katie Cunningham, District 4 Councilmember",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/legacy-data-center-cibolo-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "to make sure that the public has accurate information.",
        "source": "Marissa-Ellen Patterson, Place 3 Councilwoman",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/legacy-data-center-cibolo-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are out of water.",
        "source": "Stephen Germann, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/guadalupe-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It really sounds like they're just telling us what we want to hear.",
        "source": "Joseph Benavides, Board member, Crystal Clear Special Utility District",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/guadalupe-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "New Braunfels City Council directed staff to draft a data center code amendment at an Aug. 24 meeting",
      "Council will consider proposed ordinance changes on first reading Nov. 9, with final consideration Nov. 16",
      "Staff recommends a Type 2 SUP and a 500-foot setback from residential, nursing homes, parks and schools for data centers",
      "In July, the Data Center Action Coalition and local residents sued the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court to stop development of both data centers",
      "In August, Gov. Greg Abbott directed PUC and ERCOT to audit all data center applicants before further approvals",
      "Palomino Alpha is a proposed 870-acre data center in Guadalupe County",
      "Water agreement allows up to 500,000 gallons per day, payable whether or not used",
      "Crystal Clear SUD board could not vote on Aug. 27 because item was for discussion only",
      "State Rep. Alan Schoolcraft urged the district to delay or deny the water request",
      "Project representatives asked not to be on the agenda and did not attend",
      "Lawsuit filed in Guadalupe County to rescind tax abatements for Palomino Alpha data center",
      "Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher reportedly owned land at or near the Palomino Alpha site",
      "Caldwell County Judge Hoppy Haden signed a pre-sale agreement with an acquisition company tied to a proposed data center",
      "Caldwell Assistant District Attorney Richard Sitton signed a land deal and was fired",
      "Gov. Abbott ordered PUCT and ERCOT to audit all data centers in the ERCOT interconnection queue on Monday, August 3, 2026.",
      "ERCOT tracks more than 1,800 data center projects totaling about 474 GW of requested power.",
      "Only 28 of 377 companies notified responded to the earlier PUCT and Texas Water Development Board survey.",
      "ERCOT postponed its Batch Zero transmission planning study while it reviews the order.",
      "A coalition of Guadalupe County residents and property owners sued in July 2026 to block Cloudburst and Palomino Alpha.",
      "Residents are suing Guadalupe County over approval of tax incentives and project plans for large data centers, per a KVUE report published July 31, 2026.",
      "Residents are suing Guadalupe County over approval of tax incentives and project plans for large data centers, alleging the county acted illegally",
      "Plaintiffs claim the county violated Texas tax law, state conflict of interest laws, and the Texas Open Meetings Act, with decisions made behind closed doors",
      "Upcoming data centers would occupy more than 1,700 acres of rural land",
      "The lawsuit claims new power plants needed to run the data centers would cost taxpayers about $150 million in property tax incentives",
      "Residents seek non-monetary relief, asking the court to void and halt the county's actions; the county declined to comment due to the pending suit",
      "Residents and the Data Center Action Coalition sued the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court over tax incentives and development agreements for CloudBurst and Palomino Alpha",
      "Lawsuit alleges violations of the Texas Tax Code, Texas conflict-of-interest laws and the Texas Open Meetings Act",
      "Projects would convert more than 1,700 acres into data center campuses with over 4 million square feet of buildings",
      "Estimated cost to taxpayers is $150 million in property tax incentives",
      "Plaintiffs seek non-monetary relief including court orders to halt or invalidate the county's actions; county declined comment due to pending litigation",
      "A lawsuit challenges Guadalupe County Commissioner's Court approval of the proposed CloudBurst and Palomino Alpha data centers",
      "The two developments would transform more than 1700 acres of rural land and require gigawatt-scale power demand",
      "Plaintiffs estimate the projects would cost taxpayers about $150 million in property tax incentives",
      "The lawsuit alleges violations of the Texas tax code, Texas conflict of interest laws and the Texas Open Meetings Act",
      "Guadalupe County declined to comment on pending litigation",
      "Residents, ranchers and the Data Center Action Coalition filed a lawsuit against the Guadalupe County Commissioner's Court over tax incentives and development agreements for the Cloudburst and Palomino Alpha data center projects",
      "The lawsuit alleges violations of the Texas tax code, Texas conflict of interest laws, and the Texas Open Meetings Act",
      "The petition claims the two developments would transform more than 1700 acres of rural land",
      "An estimated $150 million in property tax incentives is at issue",
      "Guadalupe County said it cannot comment on pending litigation"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/new-braunfels/government/new-braunfels-eyes-ordinance-changes-to-curb-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T20:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Caldwell Data Center Action Team",
        "url": "https://www.kiowacountypress.net/content/rural-texans-question-actions-elected-officials-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-13T20:30:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Save our Springs Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.kiowacountypress.net/content/rural-texans-question-actions-elected-officials-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-13T20:30:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Coalition of Guadalupe County residents and property owners",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/08/04/texas-ag-commissioner-calls-abbotts-data-center-crackdown-political-fluff-and-some-guadalupe-county-residents-agree/",
        "date": "2026-08-05T00:05:07.000Z"
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        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/04/data-center-company-promises-replace-turkeys-aging-water-tower/",
        "date": "2026-09-04T03:21:51.000Z",
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        "text": "No, none of us woke up one day and thought, oh, okay, I'd love to have a data center in my backyard.",
        "source": "Lynette Findley, City Manager, Turkey",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/04/data-center-company-promises-replace-turkeys-aging-water-tower/",
        "date": "2026-09-04T03:21:51.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "text": "That makes putting in new taps for service extremely difficult in some areas,",
        "source": "Lynette Findley, Turkey City Manager",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/data-center-developers-team-with-city-of-turkey-to-address-aging-water-system-qts-lancium-data-center-city-manager-lynette-findley",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
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      },
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        "text": "We have to replace that tower. There's no saving it for the future.",
        "source": "Lynette Findley, Turkey City Manager",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/data-center-developers-team-with-city-of-turkey-to-address-aging-water-system-qts-lancium-data-center-city-manager-lynette-findley",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
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      {
        "text": "They don't need to have a conversation with us. They're choosing to, and I take that as a as a positive sign.",
        "source": "Lynette Findley, Turkey City Manager",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/data-center-developers-team-with-city-of-turkey-to-address-aging-water-system-qts-lancium-data-center-city-manager-lynette-findley",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
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      {
        "text": "The tower just wasn't isolated. And that's to no fault of anybody. It's just a hundred-year-old system.",
        "source": "Lynette Findley, City Manager, Turkey",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/04/data-center-company-promises-replace-turkeys-aging-water-tower/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The majority of workers we have supporting the development of this project will be contained within the site. So we do not anticipate those, you know, causing a strain on the broader community,",
        "source": "Andy Jagor, vice president of the investment team at QTS",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/hall-county-residents-raise-water-housing-concerns-over-10b-data-center-near-turkey-qts-andy-jagor-ryan-kuithe-water-use-valley-high-school",
        "date": "2026-08-12T22:47:41.000Z",
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        "text": "Since 2019, QTS has been fully committed to using closed-loop systems, which virtually use little to no water,",
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        "date": "2026-08-12T22:47:41.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We believe this job will bring substantial tax revenue to Hall County,",
        "source": "Andy Jagor, vice president of the investment team at QTS",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/hall-county-residents-raise-water-housing-concerns-over-10b-data-center-near-turkey-qts-andy-jagor-ryan-kuithe-water-use-valley-high-school",
        "date": "2026-08-12T22:47:41.000Z",
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        "text": "The project is sustainable because I think that the businesses will recirculate the water like they're supposed to,",
        "source": "Ray Powell, Hall County Judge",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/hall-county-judge-weighs-benefits-concerns-of-10b-data-center-campus-project-qts-data-centers-ray-powell-mayor-cary-preston-childress-lancium",
        "date": "2026-07-24T00:08:54.000Z",
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        "text": "The housing will be a problem, and they'll have to build a house.",
        "source": "Ray Powell, Hall County Judge",
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        "date": "2026-07-24T00:08:54.000Z",
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        "text": "We gave a 75% discount.",
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        "date": "2026-07-24T00:08:54.000Z",
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        "text": "the company is excited to expand into the special communities of Turkey and Hall County, aiming to be a responsible neighbor by listening to and investing in local priorities",
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        "url": "https://en.wedoany.com/shortnews/408126.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T07:37:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Through collaboration with QTS, Hall County, and the town of Turkey, this investment will be introduced to Hall County, benefit the grid, and bring long-term economic and social benefits to the community.",
        "source": "Michael McNamara, Lancium Founder and CEO",
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        "date": "2026-07-17T07:37:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Trust is something that you have to work hard to earn.",
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        "text": "Last month, we announced $250 million investment in the state of Texas, just the state of Texas, to support water infrastructure projects over the next decade.",
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      "QTS and Lancium committed $1.5 million per year to the City of Turkey through 2032 under a funding agreement",
      "QTS announced plans to invest $250 million in Texas water infrastructure, including replacing Turkey's water tower",
      "Turkey's water tower failed about two weeks before the report, leaving some residents without water and others under boil-water orders",
      "Replacing the water tower was estimated to cost at least $3 million to $5 million",
      "About 600,000 gallons needed to charge the closed-loop system in each of the potential 11 buildings, per QTS website",
      "At construction peak about 7,000 people will be on site; about 250 currently work there",
      "QTS announced a $250 million long-term investment in water infrastructure in Turkey, Texas",
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      "Residents have raised water use and housing cost concerns",
      "QTS holds a community event Thursday 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Valley High School",
      "QTS Data Centers and Lancium announced a $10B data center campus in Hall County, Texas, the week before July 23, 2026",
      "The development could hire as many as 7,000 construction workers and 350 permanent employees",
      "The county gave a 75% tax abatement on the 4,500-acre project, collecting about 25% of normal taxes",
      "Lancium did not respond to an interview request",
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      "QTS states its data centers will use closed-loop cooling and will not rely on Turkey's municipal water supply",
      "Lancium and QTS will fund all necessary energy infrastructure upgrades for the campus",
      "QTS and Lancium plan a $10 billion data center campus in Hall County, Texas, with up to 7,000 construction jobs at peak and about 350 permanent positions",
      "The announcement did not disclose the tax structure, incentive package, development timeline, or phasing assumptions",
      "The companies say the campus will use closed-loop cooling and draw water from on-site wells or approved external sources, not the Turkey municipal system",
      "The announcement does not specify total power capacity, interconnection status, or whether reliable capacity has been secured",
      "Hall County commissioners approved a 75% property tax abatement for a Lancium Clean Campus data center south of Turkey, Texas, on June 9, 2025",
      "Lancium CEO Michael McNamara requested an 85% abatement, according to the article",
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      "QTS and Lancium agreement could bring up to $15.5 million to the city of Turkey",
      "Agreement includes $10.5 million in payments through 2032 and up to $5 million for roads, utilities and drainage",
      "Companies also committing a separate one-time contribution to replace Turkey's aging water tower and improve its sewer system",
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        "title": "Hamilton County Republican Party Passes First-Ever County Resolution on Data Center Development in Rural Texas — Hamilton County Texas Republicans",
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        "date": "2024-12-03T08:30:00.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-05-21T00:17:32.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-05-21T00:17:32.000Z",
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        "text": "There will be water used for construction. There is water we use to fill the datacenter with,",
        "source": "Jason Marshall, Lancium's vice president of project management and engineering",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hardeman-county-residents-worry-over-001732132.html",
        "date": "2026-05-21T00:17:32.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it brings jobs to the community. It brings more people, brings tax revenue.",
        "source": "Ronnie Keys, Quanah resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hardeman-county-residents-worry-over-001732132.html",
        "date": "2026-05-21T00:17:32.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will be water used for construction. There is water we use to fill the datacenter with.",
        "source": "Jason Marshall, Lancium's vice president of project management and engineering",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/hardeman-county-residents-worry-over-ai-centers-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no transparency on where this water is actually going to get approval for it.",
        "source": "Roger Browning, Hardeman County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/hardeman-county-residents-worry-over-ai-centers-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it brings jobs to the community. It brings more people, brings tax revenue.",
        "source": "Ronnie Keys, Quanah resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/hardeman-county-residents-worry-over-ai-centers-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have been told multiple times that we cannot get Red River taps anywhere in this area.",
        "source": "Unnamed, Hardeman County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/hardeman-county-residents-worry-over-ai-centers-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "When those wells run out ... where are we supposed to be? Where are we going to get water?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9470987/texas/hardeman-county/quanah/residents-warn-proposed-datacenter-water-use-will-stress-wells-during-drought",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Governor Abbott directed the PUC and ERCOT to protect residential ratepayers from data center expansion costs.",
      "The PUC and ERCOT must submit a joint memorandum to the Governor's office by July 17.",
      "The PUC must initiate action to reduce residential ratepayers' transmission costs by July 31.",
      "The Hardeman County Commissioners Court approved a resolution relating to the establishment of additional data centers in Texas.",
      "No decision has been made on an Amarillo moratorium on large-scale data centers.",
      "Greenbelt Water Authority meeting on a proposed sale of up to 11,000 gallons of water per day from the Red River water supply for an AI data center",
      "Hardeman County remains under drought conditions with low lake levels and water conservation concerns",
      "Hardeman County Commissioners Court was set to discuss a possible Lancium man camp and the proposed Crusoe AI center in neighboring Childress County",
      "Greenbelt Water Authority meeting held Tuesday on proposed water sale of up to 11,000 gallons per day from Red River water supply for AI data center",
      "Hardeman County under drought conditions with low lake levels and water-conservation restrictions",
      "Hardeman County Commissioners Court to meet Friday to discuss a possible Lancium man camp and proposed Crusoe AI center in neighboring Childress County",
      "A video report titled 'Tension over sale of water to data centers in Hardeman County' was published May 20, 2026.",
      "Residents at a Green Belt board meeting said private wells and livestock supplies are already strained amid a severe drought"
    ],
    "groups": []
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  "48199": {
    "name": "Hardin County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition has been recorded in Hardin County. The only local item is a listing for the 'EC FFE Hardin County' greenfield candidate site in Entergy Texas/MISO territory, with no recorded local stance.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.15,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:03:52.261Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 75.8,
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        "status": "planned",
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        "reason": "no local evidence either way",
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        "reason": "statewide grid constraints (ERCOT pause, SB 6)",
        "weight": 0.20222480491449446
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      {
        "title": "EC FFE Hardin County — Datacenter Site in Hardin County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/hardin-county/ec-ffe-hardin-county-cf321491",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
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      "EC FFE Hardin County scores 54.8/100 DC Readiness, ranking 3rd of 17 scored sites in Hardin County (county average 52.5).",
      "Site is in MISO region and Entergy Texas service territory; average interconnection wait is 3.5 years.",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026.",
      "SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost.",
      "Site is in FEMA flood zone X; nearest internet exchange is Equinix HO1 Houston at 64.3 miles."
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48201": {
    "name": "Harris County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On Oct. 15, 2026, Harris County commissioners unanimously passed data center oversight measures but said they have little to no authority to stop projects. Jacinto City adopted emergency permit and noise rules after a nearly 800-signature petition opposed Raeden's 50 MW proposal.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.42,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:17.157Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": -5.5,
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      {
        "reason": "no zoning authority limits county",
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      {
        "reason": "state permit pause",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Energy Capital",
        "url": "https://energycapitalhtx.com/tag/harris-county-commissioners",
        "date": "2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Energy Capital",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harris County votes to track data centers, admits little power | Spring Reporter",
        "url": "https://springreporter.com/articles/harris-county-votes-to-track-data-centers-admits-little-power-mvc92al7",
        "date": "2026-10-19T16:00:11.000Z",
        "source": "Spring Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harris County has 46 data centers and limited power to regulate them. Here’s what could change",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/10/17/harris-county-has-46-data-centers-and-limited-power-to-regulate-them-heres-what-could-change/",
        "date": "2026-10-17T02:29:29.000Z",
        "source": "KTRK ABC13",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harris County officials push for stronger oversight of data center development – Hyperlocal Loop",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/harris-county-officials-push-for-stronger-oversight-of-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T22:41:02.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperlocal Loop",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Some Harris County leaders call for data center oversight",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bay-area/government/some-harris-county-leaders-call-for-data-center-oversight/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T22:05:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harris County takes steps to regulate data centers amid concerns over electricity costs | khou.com",
        "url": "https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/harris-county-regulate-data-centers-concerns-electricity-costs/285-ade25bfa-1b72-4b10-9684-041324f463e9",
        "date": "2026-10-15T21:24:38.000Z",
        "source": "KHOU",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harris County, TX — Commissioners Court 2026-10-15",
        "url": "https://gridwatchtheusa.com/docket/texas/center/harris-county-tx-commissioners-court-2026-10-15/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "GridWatch the USA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jacinto City pushes back as AI data center proposal sparks outcry and emergency rules",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/news/jacinto-city-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T19:45:36.000Z",
        "source": "Courier Texas",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jacinto City residents not sold on proposed data center - ABC13 Houston",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/jacinto-city-residents-not-sold-proposed-data-center/19821620/",
        "date": "2026-09-12T01:54:00.000Z",
        "source": "ABC13 Houston",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Concerns Aired to Commissioners – Houston Home Journal",
        "url": "https://hhjonline.com/data-center-concerns-aired-to-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Houston Home Journal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center expansion prompts Kermar Road deletion request; staff review and county coordination ongoing | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10145342/texas/harris-county/houston/data-center-expansion-prompts-kermar-road-deletion-request-staff-review-and-county-coordination-ongoing",
        "date": "2026-08-20T22:13:37.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Gov. Abbott orders review of proposed data centers as AI boom raises questions about Texas power grid, water use",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/08/04/gov-abbott-orders-review-of-proposed-data-centers-as-ai-boom-raises-questions-about-texas-power-grid-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T23:25:59.000Z",
        "source": "KPRC 2 Click2Houston",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2025014265",
        "date": "2025-03-14",
        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR TABS)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
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      {
        "text": "“This isn’t about being against technology or new technology, but growth has to go hand in hand with accountability,”",
        "source": "Abby Kamin, County Attorney, Harris County",
        "url": "https://energycapitalhtx.com/tag/harris-county-commissioners",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“I’ll keep an open mind,” he said, “but I want to know what will ultimately be the benefit to the community. And right now, I need tools [to do that].”",
        "source": "Adrian Garcia, County Commissioner, Harris County",
        "url": "https://energycapitalhtx.com/tag/harris-county-commissioners",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "residents are asking questions about electricity bills, water costs and the broader effects of rapid development.",
        "source": "Adrian Garcia, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://springreporter.com/articles/harris-county-votes-to-track-data-centers-admits-little-power-mvc92al7",
        "date": "2026-10-19T16:00:11.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "In a statement, Ellis warned that large data centers can strain the power grid and water supplies, drive up electricity bills and expose nearby neighborhoods to noise, heat and air pollution.",
        "source": "Rodney Ellis, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/harris-county-regulate-data-centers-concerns-electricity-costs/285-ade25bfa-1b72-4b10-9684-041324f463e9",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The short answer right now is the county has little to no authority to stop them.",
        "source": "Lesley Briones, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://springreporter.com/articles/harris-county-votes-to-track-data-centers-admits-little-power-mvc92al7",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn't about being against technology or new technology, but growth has to go hand in hand with accountability,",
        "source": "Abbie Kamin, Harris County Attorney",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/harris-county-officials-push-for-stronger-oversight-of-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need real authority and the opportunity to have a real voice,",
        "source": "Adrian Garcia, Harris County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/harris-county-officials-push-for-stronger-oversight-of-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "significant demand on our electrical grid, our water supply, air quality and impact the neighborhoods around them.",
        "source": "Lesley Briones, Harris County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/harris-county-officials-push-for-stronger-oversight-of-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to be informed so we can be leaning in to do everything we can to protect our community and environment,",
        "source": "Lesley Briones, Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bay-area/government/some-harris-county-leaders-call-for-data-center-oversight/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need real authority and the opportunity to have a real voice,",
        "source": "Adrian Garcia, Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bay-area/government/some-harris-county-leaders-call-for-data-center-oversight/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know data centers place a significant demand on our electrical grid, our water supply, air quality and impact the neighborhoods around them,",
        "source": "Abbie Kamin, Harris County Attorney",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/bay-area/government/some-harris-county-leaders-call-for-data-center-oversight/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Harris County is not permitted to regulate where they're located through zoning,",
        "source": "Abbie Kamin, Harris County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/10/17/harris-county-has-46-data-centers-and-limited-power-to-regulate-them-heres-what-could-change/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were ready to announce it as a big win.",
        "source": "Lon Squyres, City Manager",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/news/jacinto-city-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T19:45:36.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have the funding to fight a large federal lawsuit.",
        "source": "Lon Squyres, City Manager",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/news/jacinto-city-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T19:45:36.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not against progress, but it should not come at the cost of our community's well-being.",
        "source": "Alexis Moreno, Resident",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/news/jacinto-city-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T19:45:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want you here,",
        "source": "Unnamed woman, Jacinto City resident",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/jacinto-city-residents-not-sold-proposed-data-center/19821620/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just sounds like a bad idea and, you know, just going by what you hear about them it's probably not a good thing,",
        "source": "Wayne Randle, Jacinto City resident",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/jacinto-city-residents-not-sold-proposed-data-center/19821620/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Obviously, there's a need for data centers, and we're not arguing that,",
        "source": "Lon Squyres, City Manager",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/jacinto-city-residents-not-sold-proposed-data-center/19821620/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're gonna craft a special use permit that will restrict virtually every aspect of their business as it relates to the impact it's going to have on the community,",
        "source": "Lon Squyres, City Manager",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/jacinto-city-residents-not-sold-proposed-data-center/19821620/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The ambient sound at that site today in the middle of that site is right around 53 to 58 decibels with nothing operating, so we're going to be quieter than that,",
        "source": "Jason Green, President, Raeden",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/jacinto-city-residents-not-sold-proposed-data-center/19821620/",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "People do not trust officials",
        "source": "Jacqueline Moyer",
        "url": "https://hhjonline.com/data-center-concerns-aired-to-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We didn't feel it was necessary to put a moratorium when we don't have anything to moratorium right now.",
        "source": "Susan Andrews, Commission Chair",
        "url": "https://hhjonline.com/data-center-concerns-aired-to-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not going to throw something at this county that is going to affect our kids too,",
        "source": "Bobby Irions, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hhjonline.com/data-center-concerns-aired-to-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're focused on data centers, we're focused on revenue replacement,",
        "source": "Greg Gantt, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hhjonline.com/data-center-concerns-aired-to-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Petra Shaw told commissioners that staff review is ongoing and that staff will coordinate with county staff and factor the applicant's updated traffic impact analysis into a recommendation for the Sept. 3 action meeting.",
        "source": "Petra Shaw",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10145342/texas/harris-county/houston/data-center-expansion-prompts-kermar-road-deletion-request-staff-review-and-county-coordination-ongoing",
        "date": "2026-08-20T22:13:37.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's just an expansion of one that's been here for a while",
        "source": "Ken Rice, resident",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/08/04/gov-abbott-orders-review-of-proposed-data-centers-as-ai-boom-raises-questions-about-texas-power-grid-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it was a smart move to put… things down for a little bit, just make sure we're doing this the right way",
        "source": "Ken Rice, resident",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/08/04/gov-abbott-orders-review-of-proposed-data-centers-as-ai-boom-raises-questions-about-texas-power-grid-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It mixed, mixed feelings",
        "source": "David Parra, resident",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/08/04/gov-abbott-orders-review-of-proposed-data-centers-as-ai-boom-raises-questions-about-texas-power-grid-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So that is going to increase the consumer cost, unfortunately",
        "source": "Harish Krishnamoorthy, University of Houston electrical engineering professor",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/08/04/gov-abbott-orders-review-of-proposed-data-centers-as-ai-boom-raises-questions-about-texas-power-grid-water-use/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Harris County has 55 operating, under-construction, or planned data centers, according to a document filed with the county.",
      "Harris County officials say the county 'has little to no authority' over data center construction.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott recently halted new environmental and construction permits for data centers statewide until ERCOT and the PUC complete their review.",
      "CenterPoint Energy expects to connect 8 gigawatts of new data-center loads in the Houston area by 2029, with about 4 gigawatts to follow.",
      "Harris County commissioners unanimously approved three measures on October 15, 2026 to strengthen oversight of data center development.",
      "Harris County has 46 operating data centers, with at least six more in development, according to officials.",
      "CenterPoint Energy expects to connect eight gigawatts of new data center demand in the Houston area by 2029.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered TCEQ in September 2026 to pause all environmental permits for data centers until a state audit is complete, expected in December.",
      "Harris County has no zoning laws, so officials cannot regulate where data centers are located.",
      "Harris County has 46 data centers, with at least six more in development.",
      "CenterPoint Energy expects to connect eight gigawatts of new data center demand in the Houston area by 2029, with about four additional gigawatts to follow.",
      "Harris County does not have zoning authority, and the city of Houston also does not have traditional zoning.",
      "Harris County officials plan to push state lawmakers for more local control ahead of the legislative session beginning January 2027.",
      "Harris County Commissioners Court approved a motion requiring county departments to notify the court whenever a major data center applies for a permit.",
      "Harris County is home to 55 operating, under-construction or planned data centers, the second-largest hub in Texas after Dallas County.",
      "CenterPoint Energy projects eight gigawatts of new data-center load could be connected in the Houston area by 2029, with four more gigawatts to follow.",
      "State audit of data-center permits, ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott, is expected to be completed in December.",
      "On October 15, 2026, the Harris County Commissioners Court passed a motion to increase information on data center oversight, requiring departments to notify the court when major data centers apply for permits.",
      "Harris County has 55 operating, under construction or planned data centers, according to agenda documents.",
      "In September 2026, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all data center permits until a state audit is complete, with findings expected in December.",
      "CenterPoint Energy expects to connect eight gigawatts of new data center load in the Houston area by 2029, with about four more gigawatts to follow.",
      "Harris County has no zoning laws, so it cannot regulate data center locations through zoning, according to Kamin.",
      "Harris County commissioners unanimously approved three measures to strengthen oversight of data center development.",
      "The measures require county offices to notify Commissioners Court when major data center projects submit traffic impact analyses, permit applications or fire code plans.",
      "Harris County currently has 46 operating data centers, with at least six more in various stages of development.",
      "CenterPoint Energy expects to connect 8 gigawatts of new data center demand in the Houston area by 2029.",
      "Harris County Commissioners Court agenda for October 15, 2026 includes discussion and possible action on data center development and operations, including the county's existing authority and oversight",
      "Record filed on the Docket October 9, 2026; outcome not yet recorded",
      "Petition against the project had nearly 800 signatures",
      "City Council adopted an emergency ordinance requiring a Specific Use Permit for data centers",
      "Emergency ordinance lowers allowable noise limits from 75 decibels to 55 during the day and 50 at night",
      "Residents pressed Raeden president Jason Green at a Sept. 11 town hall",
      "Jacinto City passed a non-binding resolution opposing data center construction in July 2026.",
      "Proposed Raeden data center would be 50 MW.",
      "Raeden hopes to begin construction in October and be operating by March.",
      "City learned of the Raeden project about two weeks before the Sept. 11 town hall.",
      "Jacqueline Moyer requested the commissioners establish a moratorium on data centers in Harris County, her second such request in as many commission meetings.",
      "Moyer alleges that in March a development company highlighted two county sites, in the southeast corner and the Fortson community, as good spots for data centers.",
      "Commission Chair Susan Andrews said the board is in an education mode and that a moratorium was not necessary because there was nothing to moratorium right now.",
      "Moyer said a projected data center off I-185 in the northern county was posted online by a Georgia builder and then removed."
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        "date": "2026-09-18T19:45:36.000Z"
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        "title": "EC Coal Harrison County — Datacenter Site in Harrison, Texas",
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        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Marshall, Texas",
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      "EC Coal Harrison County scores 60.7/100 DC Readiness, ranking 4th of 41 scored sites in Harrison County",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Nearest datacenter is DartPoints Shreveport SHV1, 19.2 miles away",
      "Site is in FEMA flood zone X; parcel owner listed as Goode Robert (private land)",
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      "Nearest coordinate-backed project is 18.7 miles from Marshall, in Caddo Parish, LA",
      "3 operating, 4 under construction, 1 proposed; 5.2 MW operating capacity",
      "Known investment is $16.8M with 15 disclosed permanent jobs",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "title": "Rural mayor: Data centers are a mixed bag",
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        "date": "2026-10-23T19:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Dallas Morning News",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Greg Abbott ordered a pause on data center permits. Critics say some plans still moved forward | The Odessa",
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        "date": "2026-10-21T17:54:20.000Z",
        "source": "The Odessa",
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        "title": "Data centers in Texas, AI remain big topic on campaign trail | FOX 7 Austin",
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        "date": "2026-10-15T00:16:14.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
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        "title": "Second amended notice renames the zone \"Haskell County Ranger RZ 2026\" and moves consideration to February | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "date": "2026-08-11T23:58:54.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-07-30T21:47:23.000Z",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker (Substack)",
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        "title": "Comprehensive Survey of Data Center and Dedicated Power Generation Infrastructure in Haskell County, Texas | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/reports/haskell-county-2026-07/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T15:10:10.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Google-linked Housebound Group files for two data center projects in Haskell, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/google-linked-housebound-group-files-for-two-data-center-projects-in-haskell-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
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      {
        "title": "Haskell County Awards Financial Services Contract to Haskell Dcowner LLC (June 2026)",
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        "date": "2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Civic IQ",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Haskell County rejects data center tax break | KTAB - BigCountryHomepage.com",
        "url": "https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/haskell-county-rejects-data-center-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T21:56:32.000Z",
        "source": "KTAB/KRBC",
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      },
      {
        "title": "'You'd have to be nervous': Google's $40 billion Texas project raises water concerns",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/youd-have-to-be-nervous-googles-40-billion-texas-project-raises-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-06-03T20:19:34.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Google officials meet with Texans as data center plans raise questions",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/google-officials-meet-with-texans-as-data-center-plans-raise-questions",
        "date": "2026-02-06T00:41:27.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Google's $40 billion data center plan sparks mixed reactions: Haskell leaders respond",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/googles-40-billion-data-center-plan-sparks-mixed-reactions-haskell-leaders-respond",
        "date": "2025-11-26T02:12:42.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "text": "@Bisnow Two of the new data centers are slated for Haskell County, a rural stretch of north Texas midway between Fort Worth and Lubbock and just north of the high-profile Stargate data center backed by OpenAI and SoftBank in Abilene. https://t.co/TTjdn0IBj8",
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        "text": "# Haskell County eyes potential future with microreactors, Google data center\n\n- Channel: BigCountryHomepage\n- Length: 02:19\n- Views: 744\n- Likes: 5\n- Published: 2025-03-03T17:49:16-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: video\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nHASKELL, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Haskell County is embracing the future of technology, positioning itself as a potential hub for cutting-edge energy solutions. The county could soon be home to microreactors designed to power data centers, including sites like Lancium in Abilene.\n\n## Transcript\n\n\"DATA CENTERS\"------ LIKE \"THE LANCIUM SITE\"-- HERE IN ABILENE----- SEEM TO \"GROW IN NUMBERS\"-- ACROSS THE STATE------ AND \"HASKELL COUNTY\"----- COULD BE-- THE NEXT \"DESTINATION.\" A COMPANY CALLED \"LAST ENERGY\"---- HAS ITS SIGHTS SET--- ON 200 ACRES IN HASKELL COUNTY---- FOR MICRO REACTORS -----WHICH ARE USED TO POWER DATA CENTERS...\nOUR MARIAH WILLIAMS TELL US---- WHAT COULD BE COMING TO THE BIG COUNTRY......... NATS HASKELL COULD SOON J",
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        "text": "# 'It's jarring': Google's $40 billion data center investment to transform Texas town\n\n- Channel: KTXS News\n- Length: 03:08\n- Views: 420\n- Keywords: KTXS, Abilene, Texas News, Abilene News, Local News, ABC Abilene, Google, Investment, Data Center\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\n________________________\nWhat was announced in November as a $40 billion Texas investment from Google is now actively underway. Two data centers are under construction in Haskell County, anchoring a broader expansion into cloud, artificial intelligence, and energy systems. Early indicators suggest that the project is beginning to register within the region's local economy.\n\nRELATED | Google's $40 billion Texas data center investment set to lead U.S. in global AI race\n\nPositioned along the border of Jones and Haskell counties, Stamford has found itself increasingly connected to the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure in West Texas. Stamford Mayor James Decker has closely monitored the pace of growth accompanying",
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        "text": "Haskell has felt the consequences of now five data center projects in our region firsthand.",
        "source": "Mayor of Haskell, Mayor of Haskell",
        "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/rural-mayor-data-centers-taxes-22487017.php",
        "date": "2026-10-23T19:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Those families deserve real answers, and I will work with the companies investing here to make sure Haskell and its residents have the water they need.",
        "source": "Mayor of Haskell, Mayor of Haskell",
        "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/rural-mayor-data-centers-taxes-22487017.php",
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        "text": "Transparency is the biggest key. And I feel like since I've been mayor, I've been very transparent about everything that happens within the city,",
        "source": "Christina Isbell, Mayor of the town of Haskell",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-centers-texas-remain-big-topic-campaign-trail",
        "date": "2026-10-15T00:16:14.000Z",
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        "text": "All of our Commissioners that sit in our county have been commissioners for 10, 15, 20, 30 years, and they've watched the cities in our county decline.",
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        "text": "The pledge of new guardrails set in stone should have calmed fears, recycled the water you use completely, put back into the grid every electron you consume, and never ever build next to neighborhoods,",
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        "text": "Haskell County drew a line in the sand.",
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        "date": "2026-07-30",
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        "text": "The Haskell County Commissioners Court has denied a proposed tax abatement agreement for a new data center project.",
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        "date": "2026-06-10T21:56:32.000Z",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If approved, the agreement with Crusoe Energy would have provided the company with a significant tax abatement in lieu of taxes, according to Haskell County Judge Kenny Thompson.",
        "source": "Kenny Thompson, Haskell County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/haskell-county-rejects-data-center-tax-break/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T21:56:32.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You'd have to be nervous. It's wild. It's a big change,",
        "source": "James Decker, Mayor of Stamford",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/youd-have-to-be-nervous-googles-40-billion-texas-project-raises-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If Google had proposed an open-loop evaporative cooling system, then we never would have been willing to talk to them.",
        "source": "James Decker, Mayor of Stamford",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/youd-have-to-be-nervous-googles-40-billion-texas-project-raises-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The roads have deteriorated. The highways have potholes that weren't there previously. At Walmart, you have to stand in line and wait much longer to check out,",
        "source": "Tommy Bearden",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/google-officials-meet-with-texans-as-data-center-plans-raise-questions",
        "date": "2026-02-06T00:41:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can either grow with it or fight it. I don't think we're capable of stopping it.",
        "source": "Tommy Bearden",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/google-officials-meet-with-texans-as-data-center-plans-raise-questions",
        "date": "2026-02-06T00:41:27.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not going to do rent control. We're not going to do anything like that.",
        "source": "James Decker, Stamford Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/google-officials-meet-with-texans-as-data-center-plans-raise-questions",
        "date": "2026-02-06T00:41:27.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the things that's set Google apart is our robust economic impact studies and our impact reports.",
        "source": "Matthew Miller, Community Development Manager, Google",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/google-officials-meet-with-texans-as-data-center-plans-raise-questions",
        "date": "2026-02-06T00:41:27.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The advantages would be the growth of the economy that we could see here.",
        "source": "Christina Isbell, Haskell Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGc7MS4V4k8",
        "date": "2025-11-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's still going to be a small-town atmosphere.",
        "source": "Kenny Thompson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGc7MS4V4k8",
        "date": "2025-11-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When the work crews are gone, it's going to revert to a more normal situation.",
        "source": "Kenny Thompson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGc7MS4V4k8",
        "date": "2025-11-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it was mostly because of the renewable energy here.",
        "source": "Kenny Thompson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGc7MS4V4k8",
        "date": "2025-11-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of the data centers are running straight through this area.",
        "source": "Christina Isbell, Haskell Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGc7MS4V4k8",
        "date": "2025-11-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The advantages would be the growth of the economy that we could see here",
        "source": "Christina Isbell, Haskell Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/googles-40-billion-data-center-plan-sparks-mixed-reactions-haskell-leaders-respond",
        "date": "2025-11-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Extra businesses create extra revenue for the city.",
        "source": "Christina Isbell, Haskell Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/googles-40-billion-data-center-plan-sparks-mixed-reactions-haskell-leaders-respond",
        "date": "2025-11-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's still going to be a small-town atmosphere",
        "source": "Kenny Thompson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/googles-40-billion-data-center-plan-sparks-mixed-reactions-haskell-leaders-respond",
        "date": "2025-11-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When the work crews are gone, it's going to revert to a more normal situation.",
        "source": "Kenny Thompson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/googles-40-billion-data-center-plan-sparks-mixed-reactions-haskell-leaders-respond",
        "date": "2025-11-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it was mostly because of the renewable energy here",
        "source": "Kenny Thompson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/googles-40-billion-data-center-plan-sparks-mixed-reactions-haskell-leaders-respond",
        "date": "2025-11-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a little scary, and there are concerns that they're going to swoop in and swoop out and then we're just going to be left.",
        "source": "Jan Lefevre, Haskell resident, Sunny Bell Florist and Gift Shop",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu7dU9Y97II",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe that we do need growth.",
        "source": "Jan Lefevre, Haskell resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu7dU9Y97II",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a boost for our businesses. We always welcome that. We're excited about it.",
        "source": "Unnamed Haskell resident, Haskell resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu7dU9Y97II",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "THEY HAVE ALREADY PROVIDED A NET NEW ADDITION OF FIVE GIGAWATTS OF POWER TO OUR GRID, AND THEY ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT AS THEY CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT, THEY WILL BE NET POSITIVE TO THE POWER GRID",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHPO7cGojJk",
        "date": "2025-11-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We think of nuclear energy as a scary thing somewhat.",
        "source": "Kenny Thompson, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uT-qL-s2NU",
        "date": "2025-03-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So when they come to Haskell and they shop at our stores, get gas here, eat at our restaurants, it helps our our tax revenue.",
        "source": "Christina Isbel, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uT-qL-s2NU",
        "date": "2025-03-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's jarring. It's very jarring to suddenly realize that the focus of this AI data center rush is in your area,",
        "source": "James Decker, Stamford Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOmaesI7j4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to make sure that our town ends up better off in the end. We don't want to be chewed up and spit out by the data center boom.",
        "source": "James Decker, Stamford Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOmaesI7j4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't just wither on the vine.",
        "source": "James Decker, Stamford Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOmaesI7j4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      }
    ],
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      "Haskell has five data center projects in its region, according to the mayor.",
      "In the last two years, approximately 30 businesses have opened or expanded in Haskell.",
      "From 2025 to 2026, Haskell's sales tax collections rose about 123%.",
      "Five empty downtown buildings in Haskell are occupied again.",
      "The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has paused issuing permits connected to data centers, per the Texas Tribune story",
      "A Google data center construction site in south Haskell County was photographed on Aug. 19, 2026",
      "Haskell County, just north of Abilene, is described as a hot zone for data center construction in Texas",
      "Residents in rural areas of Haskell County worry about their water wells",
      "Governor Greg Abbott has demanded water use audits; the penalty for noncompliance reportedly is a misdemeanor with a maximum fine of $500",
      "An official with the Governor's Office said a report has been sent to Abbott, with no known release date",
      "Haskell County posted a second Amended Notice of Consideration on January 9, 2026, renaming the zone to Haskell County Ranger RZ 2026",
      "Consideration moved from a January 13 hearing to Commissioners Court meetings on February 10, 2026 and/or February 24, 2026",
      "Project covers approximately 661 acres at HCAD Parcel ID 3912 with estimated improvement cost over $1 billion",
      "Notice is silent on phasing, IT load and construction schedule",
      "Google built a data center in Haskell County, Texas, designed to use almost no water, with air cooling.",
      "Alphabet announced in December it was acquiring Intersect Power for $4.75 billion, closing the following March.",
      "The Haskell County site pairs 640 MW of solar generation with 1.3 GW-hours of battery storage.",
      "On June 9, Haskell County commissioners unanimously rejected a new tax abatement for Crusoe Energy's data center project.",
      "Haskell County previously approved abatements for Google-linked Journey, Thelma, and Ranger developments totaling nearly $3 billion in planned development.",
      "The Journey and Thelma abatements were approved in June 2025; Ranger was approved in April 2026.",
      "Haskell County has about 6,000 residents.",
      "Crusoe has secured tax abatements elsewhere, including neighboring Nolan County.",
      "Alphabet announced a $40B statewide Texas investment on Nov 14, 2025, naming two of the county's three Google campuses",
      "Haskell County executed the Thelma and Journey tax abatement agreements on Jun 24, 2025",
      "Haskell County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the Ranger 10-year tax abatement on Apr 27, 2026",
      "Alphabet closed its acquisition of Intersect Power on Mar 10, 2026 for about $4.75B in cash",
      "Last Energy PWR-20 park proposes 600 MW of behind-the-meter power on a 200-acre site",
      "Housebound Group LLC, Google-linked affiliate, filed for two Haskell, Texas data center projects totaling $800 million with TDLR",
      "Journey 1A started construction April 1, 2026, expected completion late August 2027",
      "Haskell County tax abatement agreement for the Journey site approved June 2025",
      "Google stated November 2025 it would invest $40 billion in Texas, with three new campuses planned in Armstrong and Haskell Counties",
      "Haskell County approved a Tax Abatement Agreement with Haskell DCOWNER, LLC for a data center project with about $1 billion initial capital investment in Phase 1, dated June 23, 2026",
      "Agreement requires Phase 1 construction by December 31, 2031 with option to extend one year",
      "Agreement includes a $10,000,000 Emergency Support Payment and annual PILOT payments of at least $10,000,000 for 10 years",
      "Haskell County Commissioners Court denied a tax abatement agreement with Crusoe Energy for a new data center project",
      "All four commissioners voted against the proposal during the June 9 meeting",
      "The meeting drew strong public interest with numerous residents speaking both for and against the abatement",
      "Two Google data centers are currently under construction in Haskell County as part of a $40 billion investment in AI and cloud infrastructure across Texas",
      "The proposed facilities will use air-cooling technology rather than traditional evaporative cooling systems",
      "Stamford is assessing long-term water pressures and is considering increasing the size of Lake Stamford and other secondary supplies"
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Hays County commissioners voted 5-0 on June 23, 2026 for a 180-day water protection pause on approvals and incentives for data centers. San Marcos banned them 4-3 on June 16 after rejecting the Highlander/Mayberry project and a CyrusOne map change.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.82,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:27.736Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "CloudBurst San Marcos GigaCenter Data Center, San Marcos, TX",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/cloudburst-san-marcos-tx",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "source": "SueDataCenters.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County Ties Data Center Incentives to Limits",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/hays-county-draft-rules-data-center-incentives-water-power-limits/",
        "date": "2026-10-21T12:02:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Dispatch",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Power play: Texas counties seek right to regulate burgeoning data centers | Austin Free Press",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/power-play/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T16:00:16.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Free Press",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Data Center Moratoriums by County & City: The 2026 Tracker | SCORE Property Group",
        "url": "https://scorepropertygroup.com/insights/texas-data-center-moratoriums-by-county-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-15T14:36:32.000Z",
        "source": "SCORE Property Group",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas’ AI Data Center Boom Is Becoming a Fight Over Water",
        "url": "https://hackernoon.com/texas-ai-data-center-boom-is-becoming-a-fight-over-water",
        "date": "2026-09-12",
        "source": "HackerNoon",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin races to regulate AI data centers before they strain city’s water and power | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-24/austin-races-to-regulate-ai-data-centers-before-they-strain-citys-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-08-24T10:52:02.000Z",
        "source": "KUT Radio",
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      {
        "title": "Austin-area residents are pushing for data center bans. State leaders are divided on what to do next",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/text/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KUT",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers use lots of water and power, but Texas officials don't know exactly how much",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-08-06/data-centers-use-lots-of-water-and-power-but-texas-officials-dont-know-exactly-how-much",
        "date": "2026-08-06T14:57:56.000Z",
        "source": "KUT News",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers use lots of water and power, but Texas officials don't know exactly how much | TPR",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-05/data-centers-use-lots-of-water-and-power-but-texas-officials-dont-know-exactly-how-much",
        "date": "2026-08-05T09:18:50.000Z",
        "source": "TPR",
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      },
      {
        "title": "How much water and power will data centers in Texas use?  | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-08-05/texas-data-centers-water-power-energy-use-environment",
        "date": "2026-08-05T06:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KUT",
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners Court forcibly removes man, pauses future data center projects – The University Star",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/35885/news/commissioners-court-forcibly-removes-man-pauses-future-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The University Star",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Local Hays County leaders speak on data center regulations | San Marcos - Buda - Kyle | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/local-hays-county-leaders-speak-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T21:37:20.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County Data Centers: What the Moratorium Fight Really Says About Water Planning - TurnKey Wells",
        "url": "https://turnkeywells.com/hays-county-data-centers-water-planning/",
        "date": "2026-07-14T15:06:57.000Z",
        "source": "TurnKey Wells",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Central Texas officials push for statewide pause on new data center development | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/central-texas-officials-vikki-goodwin-statewide-pause-new-data-center-development/269-a7d598a4-51c0-4b20-b3b5-26a9a61c20b5",
        "date": "2026-07-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos braces for political and courtroom battles after passing Texas’ first data center ban  | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/san-marcos-braces-for-political-and-courtroom-battles-after-passing-texas-first-data-center-ban/287-7474b8a2-25f5-492b-961d-00cbac80414a",
        "date": "2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "From park construction to data center bans: Check out 4 Hays County area government updates | San Marcos - Buda - Kyle | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/from-park-construction-to-data-center-bans-check-out-4-hays-county-area-government-updates/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T20:57:36.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wimberley resident challenges construction of Texas data centers",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26550,wimberley-resident-challenges-construction-of-texas-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-01T21:40:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hays Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "San Marcos ban data centers, testing its local control",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/30/texas-san-marcos-data-center-ban-zoning-laws/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County Commissioners Court approves emergency water protection review period through end of year",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26535,hays-county-commissioners-court-approves-emergency-water-protection-review-period-through-end-of-year",
        "date": "2026-06-25T14:13:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hays Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas data center debate continues",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2026/06/24/data-center-hearing",
        "date": "2026-06-24T18:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Spectrum News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County OKs resolution to pause data center reviews - Austin Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2026/06/24/hays-county-data-centers-review-pause-atx.html",
        "date": "2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Business Journal",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Texas: State and city leaders squabble over water usage | FOX 7 Austin",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-centers-texas-state-city-leaders-squabble-over-water-usage.amp",
        "date": "2026-06-23T23:24:28.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County passes industrial high-water resolution targeting data center impacts",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-passes-industrial-high-water-resolution-targeting-data-center-impacts",
        "date": "2026-06-23T21:35:01.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County passes resolution pausing consideration of high-water-use developments, data centers | San Marcos - Buda - Kyle | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/hays-county-passes-resolution-pausing-consideration-of-high-water-use-developments-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-23T21:25:56.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County to establish new water board and regulatory standards for data centers | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-06-23/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-review-board",
        "date": "2026-06-23T18:15:24.000Z",
        "source": "KUT",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County approves resolution to pause review of data centers | KXAN Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-approves-resolution-to-pause-review-of-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-23T17:57:59.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County votes to pause future data center projects through end of year | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-data-center-projects-pause/269-ddda0818-1e15-4940-8c23-aa6f790a793a",
        "date": "2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County halts tax deals for data centers, creates review board to protect water",
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        "date": "2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "hayscounty.myopentexas.org",
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      {
        "title": "Hays County halts tax deals for data centers, creates review board to protect water",
        "url": "https://hayscounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/b7fd184c-29de-498f-a506-b0fca2a6e928",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "source": "Hays County Commissioners Court (MyOpenTexas)",
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      {
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        "date": "2026-06-17T22:27:47.000Z",
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        "title": "San Marcos council votes to prohibit data centers citywide",
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        "date": "2026-06-17T20:01:27.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Texas county reacts to Abbott's regulations for data centers",
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        "date": "2026-06-16T23:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "Spectrum News",
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      {
        "title": "June 16, 2026 City Council Recap | City of San Marcos, TX",
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        "date": "2026-06-16",
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      {
        "title": "Hays Co. judge seeks emergency pause on water-demanding projects like data centers",
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        "date": "2026-06-10T00:28:18.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
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      {
        "title": "Hays County delays vote to slow data center growth, high-water-use projects | KXAN Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-could-slow-data-center-growth-over-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T13:40:25.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN Austin",
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      {
        "title": "Hays County could slow data center growth over water concerns | KXAN Austin",
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        "date": "2026-06-09T13:40:25.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "\"Do your homework,\" Crystal Clear board tables proposed data center water agreement",
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        "date": "2026-06-04T04:33:21.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
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      {
        "title": "Data Center Coalition responds to growing backlash in Texas | FOX 7 Austin",
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        "date": "2026-05-08T00:35:37.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Recently proposed data centers raise concerns about water, growth in Hays County | KXAN Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/recently-proposed-data-centers-raise-concerns-about-water-growth-in-hays-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T23:26:14.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN Austin",
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      {
        "title": "Austin area leaders weigh in on the future of data centers | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
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        "date": "2026-05-04T06:01:00.000Z",
        "source": "KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
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      {
        "title": "City Council discusses amendment waiting period, data centers – The University Star",
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        "date": "2026-04-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The University Star",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "When the AI Cloud Comes for Texas Water",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-data-center-boom-water/",
        "date": "2026-04-22T15:54:31.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Observer",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Rep. Erin Zwiener unveils working group on data center concerns, more",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26232,rep-erin-zwiener-unveils-working-group-on-data-center-concerns-more",
        "date": "2026-04-01T17:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hays Free Press",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers, Water Use, and Local Authority in Hays County | Dripping Social",
        "url": "https://www.drippingsocial.com/blog/hays-county-data-centers-water-dripping-springs-2026",
        "date": "2026-03-30T15:03:02.000Z",
        "source": "Dripping Social",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Rep. Erin Zwiener Announces Hays County Working Group ...",
        "url": "https://texashousedems.com/press/rep-erin-zwiener-announces-hays-county-working-group-on-data-centers-water-use-local-authority/",
        "date": "2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Texas House Democratic Caucus",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "630 East Hopkins City of San Marcos",
        "url": "http://ci.san-marcos.tx.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03032026-4866",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "source": "City of San Marcos",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "With 5 data centers on the horizon, Hays County water advocates see the fight as just beginning | TPR",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-02-27/with-5-data-centers-on-the-horizon-hays-county-water-advocates-see-the-fight-as-just-beginning",
        "date": "2026-02-27T09:52:44.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Public Radio",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County Backs off Data Center Pause",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/austin/2026/02/26/hays-county-backs-off-data-center-pause/",
        "date": "2026-02-26T19:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Real Deal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County water advocates plan to protest 5 data centers  | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-26/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-resources",
        "date": "2026-02-26T12:48:59.000Z",
        "source": "KUT Radio",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County tables development moratorium amid legal concerns - Austin Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2026/02/25/hays-county-development-moratorium-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Business Journal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed San Marcos data center stalled amid concerns",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26119,proposed-san-marcos-data-center-stalled-amid-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hays Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "The Hays County Commissioners Court has tabled a proposed development moratorium on large water users, like data centers, as leadership cited fears that any action would not withstand legal muster. It may … | Justin Sayers",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justin-sayers-86049973_hays-county-tables-development-moratorium-activity-7432541216766033920-nGjT",
        "date": "2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Legal questions stall Hays County moratorium on water-heavy projects | San Marcos - Buda - Kyle | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/legal-questions-stall-hays-county-moratorium-on-water-heavy-projects/",
        "date": "2026-02-24T23:33:31.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County leaders delay vote on temporary pause for high water use businesses | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-moratorium-high-water-use-businesses/269-8a0b8a17-b38b-45fd-b73c-53319585f4ec",
        "date": "2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County data center receives community pushback",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/02/23/hays-county-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-23T20:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "Spectrum News 1",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas City Votes Down $1.5 Billion Data Center After Lengthy Citizen Protests",
        "url": "https://www.mixedtimes.com/news/texas-city-votes-down-15-billion-data-center-after-lengthy-citizen-protests",
        "date": "2026-02-22T07:40:21.000Z",
        "source": "Breitbart",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Texas Data Center Wins/Losses, Collapsing Climate Regulation, Breaking Down SAWS Rate Structure, and More",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/texas-data-center-climate-regulation-saws-rate-structure/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T20:20:46.000Z",
        "source": "Deceleration",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas’ Data Center boom is surging, but so are questions about power and water  – Post Register",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/texas-data-center-boom-is-surging-but-so-are-questions-about-power-and-water/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T12:20:25.000Z",
        "source": "Post Register",
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos leaders reject plans to build controversial data center | FOX 7 Austin",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/san-marcos-leaders-reject-plans-build-controversial-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-19T04:15:14.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos City Council blocks proposed data center | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-18/san-marcos-city-council-blocks-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18T12:38:32.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos Council nixes data center re-zoning plan | KXAN Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-council-nixes-data-center-re-zoning-plan/",
        "date": "2026-02-18T12:01:34.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN Austin",
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      {
        "title": "City Council votes to deny Francis Harris Lane data center project – The University Star",
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        "date": "2026-02-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The University Star",
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      {
        "title": "KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
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        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos City Council revisits divisive $1.5B data center plan | kvue.com",
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        "date": "2026-02-17T06:10:36.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
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      {
        "title": "",
        "url": "http://sanmarcostx.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02172026-4834",
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        "source": "City of San Marcos",
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      },
      {
        "title": "San Marcos City Council · SignalData",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/entities/san-marcos-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County officials push back on proposed AI data centers over water concerns",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-officials-push-back-on-proposed-ai-data-centers-over-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-16T23:13:46.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos 200-acre data center plan sparks neighbor concerns | KXAN Austin",
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        "date": "2026-02-13T15:28:06.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN Austin",
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      {
        "title": "City Council continues conversation over potential data center – The University Star",
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        "date": "2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The University Star",
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      {
        "title": "Hays County leaders concerned over growing water emergency | FOX 7 Austin",
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        "date": "2026-02-06T23:18:24.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos residents speak out on proposed data center | San Marcos - Buda - Kyle | Community Impact",
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        "date": "2026-02-05T23:27:22.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Planning and Zoning Commission approves data center – The University Star",
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos council to once again consider data center | San Marcos - Buda - Kyle | Community Impact",
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        "date": "2026-01-15T06:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos' $1.5B data center project moves forward to Council with recommended approval - Austin Business Journal",
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        "date": "2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos residents urge city to stop development of 200-acre data center | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-data-center-development-residents-urge-stop-planning-and-zoning-commission/269-3af87ae1-aa1c-491f-b4ed-4b2ddeaec9fe",
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      {
        "title": "San Marcos Data Center Revives Bid After Zoning Stalemate",
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        "date": "2025-12-30T21:14:47.000Z",
        "source": "The Real Deal",
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      {
        "title": "December 16, 2025 City Council Recap | City of San Marcos, TX",
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        "date": "2025-12-16",
        "source": "City of San Marcos, TX",
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      },
      {
        "title": "eVOLVE Data Center Solutions - Blog - CloudBurst and Evolve Break Ground on 1.2GW Flagship AI Data Center Campus in\nCentral Texas",
        "url": "https://evolveincorporated.com/company-news/cloudburst-and-evolve-break-ground-on-1-2gw-flagship-ai-data-center-campus-incentral-texas",
        "date": "2025-11-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "eVOLVE Data Center Solutions",
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      {
        "title": "CloudBurst breaks ground on 1.2 GW AI data center in Texas – w.media",
        "url": "https://w.media/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-1-2-gw-ai-data-center-in-texas/",
        "date": "2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "w.media",
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      },
      {
        "title": "CloudBurst breaks ground on gigawatt-scale data center campus in Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hays County homeowners still pushing back as massive data center project moves forward | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county-texas-homeowners-push-back-massive-data-center-project-moves-forward/269-a41dafad-0d99-4aab-a99e-5282db5996fc",
        "date": "2025-11-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
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      {
        "title": "Fight against a controversial AI data center ends",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/its-devastating-familys-fight-against-a-controversial-ai-data-center-ends/",
        "date": "2025-11-06T18:43:24.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas’ Data Center Boom—and the Local Backlash - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-data-center-boom-and-the-local-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-10-22T19:35:44.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
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      {
        "title": "PSA-25-02 (Francis Harris Ln Maberry Data Center Preferred Scenario Amendment) • City of San Marcos, TX",
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        "date": "2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "City of San Marcos, TX",
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      },
      {
        "title": "San Marcos City Council denies data center-related zoning request | San Marcos - Buda - Kyle | Community Impact",
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        "date": "2025-08-27T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
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      },
      {
        "title": "City Council denies preferred scenario change for a data center, passes land annexation – The University Star",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32459/news/city-council-denies-zoning-change-for-a-data-center-passes-land-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-08-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The University Star",
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      },
      {
        "title": "San Marcos City Council delays development of 200-acre data center | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/san-marcos-data-center-delayed/269-6556a9ea-b90b-4749-81de-067daaa8ee84",
        "date": "2025-08-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
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      },
      {
        "title": "San Marcos residents press council over proposed Francis Harris Lane data center; council approves annexation but map change fails | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7993692/texas/hays-county/san-marcos-city/san-marcos-residents-press-council-over-proposed-francis-harris-lane-data-center-council-approves-annexation-but-map-change-fails",
        "date": "2025-08-19T15:53:03.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "August 19, 2025 City Council Recap | City of San Marcos, TX",
        "url": "https://sanmarcostx.gov/4630/August-19-2025-City-Council-Recap",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "source": "City of San Marcos, TX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sabey starts work on second data center at Texas campus in Austin - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sabey-starts-work-on-second-data-center-at-texas-campus-in-austin/",
        "date": "2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
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      },
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        "text": "# Why Texas counties are fighting against data centers\n\n- Channel: Spectrum News\n- Length: 03:05\n- Views: 263\n- Likes: 6\n- Published: 2026-03-09T13:28:44-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: spectrum news, spectrum, news app, journalists, today's stories, local news, latest news, weather, politics, education, health, sports, youtube news, tv news, top story, news channel, daily news, breaking news, national news, NY1, Bay News 9, News 13\nSpectrum News NY1, Spectrum Bay News 9, Spectrum News 13, top stories, Texas data center moratorium, Hays County water use debate, Ruben Becerra proposal, industrial water usage Texas, community pushback data centers, texas, policy\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nFrom Hood County near Fort Worth to Hays County in Central Texas, moratoriums have been considered to put a pause on industrial projects, like data centers, following pushback from communities. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is one of the first county judges in Texas to propose a mor",
        "date": "2026-03-09T20:28:44.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "platform": "x",
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        "text": "Water advocates in Hays County have identified five potential data center developments in the region that they plan to protest. The organizers said they are hopeful after the San Marcos City Council blocked another proposed data center last Wednesday. https://t.co/0BSkeH39Z2 https://t.co/IXuqKxPThl",
        "date": "2026-02-26T18:46:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
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        "platform": "tiktok",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@fox7austin/video/7603927090718723342",
        "text": "Hays County leaders are sounding the alarm over what they call a growing water emergency. A proposed data center in San Marcos is adding fuel to the debate. FOX 7 Austin's @meredithonfox7 has the details. #news #foryoupage #fyp #sanmarcos",
        "date": "2026-02-07T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFAZnBHzsZY",
        "text": "Hays County homeowners push back against planned data center\nChannel: KVUE\nIt may soon be the end of a fight from neighbors in Hays County to keep a data center away from their homes. Read more: ...\nIt may soon be the end of a fight from neighbors in Hayes County to keep a data center away from their homes. Cloudburst plans to build a data center on 96 acres near Francis Harris Lane just south of San Marcos. It's one of two others planned nearby. KV's Melia Masumoto spoke to the family living next to that property who has been fighting to stop it. Barry Lindsay has created a home for all his family here. You know, I get to see my grandson every day, and her property extends all the way back to those trees right there. And then we have another 5 acres that on the other side of the creek there. For decades it's been their peaceful sanctuary, -- but it's\n-- quiet. And that's the way it's always been. -- But\n-- with a data center plan just a half a mile away, they've got big worries. Their",
        "date": "2025-11-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVkqzC63TUI",
        "text": "‘It’s devastating’: Family’s fight against a controversial AI data center ends\nChannel: KXAN\nRead more https://www.kxan.com/news/local/its-devastating-familys-fight-against-a-controversial-ai-data-center-ends/ Despite ...\n>> HAYS COUNTY FAMILY SAYS  THEY'VE LOST THEIR FIGHT TO  STOP A DATA CENTER FROM BEING  BUILT NEAR THEIR HOME,  COLORADO BASED CLOUD BURST IS  BUILDING AN AI DATA CENTER ON  THE BORDER OF HAZE AND  GUADALUPE COUNTIES. STOCK HAS  BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY AND  MET WITH THE FAMILY AS THEY  ENGAGE IN ONE FINAL PROTEST  AGAINST THIS PROJECT.  >> TO THIS AND NEIGHBORS SAID  DESPITE NOT GETTING IN, BUT  THE CEREMONY CELEBRATING HOW  FIRST FUTURE MADE SURE TO AND  WE CAME OUT HERE TO NOT LET  THEM ENJOY THEMSELVES. THAT'S  THE RIGHT WE HAD. THAT'S WHAT  WE'RE GIVEN A CITIZEN TO COME  OUT TO BE ON PUBLIC LANDS SHOW  THEM THAT WE AREN'T HAPPY.  >> BUT THEY ARE TAKING  SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY  PRECIOUS AWAY FROM JENNIFER  LINDSAY AND HER FAMILY HAVE  BEEN FIGHTING. THE PROJECT H",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC8doLqQy_A",
        "text": "# 'A gut-wrenching feeling': Family learns two data centers coming to rural Hays County\n\n- Channel: KXAN\n- Length: 02:18\n- Views: 2.4K\n- Likes: 19\n- Published: 2025-02-26T16:37:26-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: kxanaustin, kxanaustinnews, KXAN_News, ott, youtube\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nAfter finding out that two data centers are coming to a rural part of Hays County, a community is worried about how it will affect their lives. \n\nStay informed about Austin and Central Texas news, weather, investigations and sports on our website and social media:\n\nhttps://www.kxan.com/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/KXANAustinNews?sub_confirmation=1\nhttps://www.facebook.com/KXANnews/\nhttps://twitter.com/KXAN_News\nhttps://www.instagram.com/kxan_news\n\n## Transcript\n\nABOUT DATA CENTERS OFTEN BUT YOU USE THEM DAILY AND THESE PHYSICAL FACILITIES STORE, THE DATA THAT YOU ACCESS ON THE CLOUD AND THERE IS A GROWING NEED FOR CENTERS AS THE USE OF AI BECOMES MORE COMMON. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, W",
        "date": "2025-02-27T00:37:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "The gist of Governor Greg Abbott's letter to ERCOT and the PUC was to require data centers to operate in a way that lowers cost for Texans and doesn't use up a lot of water, but there are some skeptics. This is the letter Governor Greg Abbott addressed to the heads of the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT, specifically directing the PUC to make sure data centers interconnections will result in reduced residential electric bills, that data centers pay for all of their electric infrastructure, and both bodies look for actions they can take to quote safeguard Texans, their property, and resources. What the governor is is trying to do here is to make the data centers come to the grid with their own generators. But Ed Hirs, energy economy fellow at the University of Houston, is skeptical. Just having a generator behind the fence doesn't necessarily protect residential customers from higher cost because these data centers all want to be connected to the larger grid to use as backup. Abbott",
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        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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        "text": "Overnight, San Marcos City Council decided to reject a rezoning plan for a $1.5 billion data center, and the decision came after hours of public testimony that really lasted through the early hours of the morning. -- So not too\n-- long ago, a couple of hours ago, in fact, KV's Alison Martinez joins us live here in the studio to explain this final decision. A lot of people watching this one, Alison. Yes, that's right, Brian and Yvonne. Good morning. It was a packed house inside the chambers of San Marcos City Hall yesterday, and it was just as lively leading up to the meeting too. before a decision was made on the data center proposal, a crowd of people rallied across the outside lawn asking drivers to honk and holding signs to spread their message that data centers don't. Long in the city, ultimately city council decided to reject rezoning for a $1.5 billion data center near Francis Harris Lane, which is southwest of downtown San Marcos. Before this decision was made, council members f",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeOpBXUXjOk",
        "text": "Hays County commissioners to discuss proposal targeting data centers, other developments - YouTube",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwYkTfWgfWM",
        "text": "Hays County passes industrial high-water resolution targeting data center impacts - YouTube",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktwo__8Psc",
        "text": "# Recently proposed data centers raise concerns about water, growth in Hays County\n\n- Channel: KXAN\n- Length: 02:49\n- Views: 282\n- Keywords: news, kxan, austin, ctv, youtube, top stories\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nAs several data centers have been proposed across Hays County in recent years, local leaders, environmental advocates and industry officials are debating what the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure could mean for Central Texas.\n\nStay informed about Austin and Central Texas news, weather, investigations and sports on our website and social media:\n\nhttps://www.kxan.com/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/KXANAustinNews?sub_confirmation=1\nhttps://www.facebook.com/KXANnews/\nhttps://twitter.com/KXAN_News\nhttps://www.instagram.com/kxan_news\n\n## Transcript\n\nOne of the biggest drivers for this infrastructure upgrade is coming from the tech sector as Texas has the second highest number of data center projects in the country. K X A N S Hayes County reporter Madison M",
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        "text": "But I have a community clamoring for us to act for crying out loud. >> Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra is pushing for a pause. >> I want to send a strong message from our strong community with a strong but respectful vote today. [clears throat] >> The judge presenting a resolution Tuesday to put a 6-month emergency break on high water use projects like data centers and to formally ask Governor Greg Abbott to call a special session to give counties more local authority to regulate those projects. The plea as federal data shows almost the entire county remains under a severe or extreme drought. >> Do we have the authority to have that positive >> Those questions continue to ripple across the state. >> Most of these data centers tend to try to locate their establishments outside of the city boundaries in unincorporated portions of counties where the ability of the county to regulate what goes on is much more limited. >> Hays County plans to ask the governor to change that. The governor's ",
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        "text": "provide incentives for desired Development conditions that exceed the legal authority of these Regulations",
        "source": "Hays County draft Development Regulations, draft county regulations, development agreements chapter",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/hays-county-draft-rules-data-center-incentives-water-power-limits/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "We are often responsible for infrastructure, emergency services and other public resources affected by development while lacking the authority to make many decisions associated with that development,",
        "source": "Brigid Shea, Travis County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/power-play/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You cannot keep squeezing blood from a turnip,",
        "source": "Ann Howard, Travis County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/power-play/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
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        "text": "A one-size-fits-all approach from the state level doesn’t account for the reality that counties need the ability to solve local problems in the best ways for local residents.",
        "source": "Ben Zeller, Victoria County judge and legislative chair of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/power-play/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "Our rural Texas citizens are very reasonable people, but they are tired of what you’re doing to them,",
        "source": "Jet Parker, co-founder of Save Rural Texas",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/power-play/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
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        "text": "They want time for water planning to catch up with usage,",
        "source": "Jet Parker, co-founder of Save Rural Texas",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/power-play/",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Following municipal rezoning denials such as San Marcos City Council's rejection of the 375 megawatt Highlander SM1 campus and drought testimony in Corpus Christi, Governor Greg Abbott endorsed a formal state audit of data center development impacts on ERCOT grid reliability and water supplies.",
        "source": "Governor Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://datacenterrecord.org/states/tx/hays-county",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t want any data center to come here without receiving approval and without showing that they’re not going to be sucking us dry from a water perspective, using our electricity when others need it,",
        "source": "Ryan Alter, Council Member, Austin City Council",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-24/austin-races-to-regulate-ai-data-centers-before-they-strain-citys-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-08-24T10:52:02.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
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        "text": "It’s clear that data centers present real risks to our people, environment, and local resources,",
        "source": "Vanessa Fuentes, Council Member, Austin City Council",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-24/austin-races-to-regulate-ai-data-centers-before-they-strain-citys-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-08-24T10:52:02.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We first heard about it in February of 2025,",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsay, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-24/austin-races-to-regulate-ai-data-centers-before-they-strain-citys-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-08-24T10:52:02.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Property values will plummet, so we will be stuck,",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsay, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/austin/2026-08-24/austin-races-to-regulate-ai-data-centers-before-they-strain-citys-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-08-24T10:52:02.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will tell you that if we pass this as written, we're gonna get sued, and we're gonna lose.",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/text/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that if we closed at 3:00, we'd be sued by 4:00.",
        "source": "Chase Young, assistant criminal district attorney for Hays County",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/text/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there are some fights worth setting the precedent and trying.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos City Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/text/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "State law does not allow a city to enact or change its zoning by popular vote.",
        "source": "Kelly Cmerek, Mayor Pro Tem, Taylor",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/text/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nothing more than a suggestion.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/text/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The message from Hays County should be clear: unchecked development of data centers is not welcome here.",
        "source": "Johnny, candidate for Hays County Commissioner Precinct 2",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@johnnyforhayspct2/video/7672502119001378061",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "\" I love San Marcos,\" Martin said. \"This is my home, and so I'm just standing up for it.\"",
        "source": "Torrie Martin, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-08-06/data-centers-use-lots-of-water-and-power-but-texas-officials-dont-know-exactly-how-much",
        "date": "2026-08-06T14:57:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
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        "text": "\"The clear answer to the general question is it depends,\" she said.",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, vice president of water and community resilience, Houston Advanced Research Center",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-08-06/data-centers-use-lots-of-water-and-power-but-texas-officials-dont-know-exactly-how-much",
        "date": "2026-08-06T14:57:56.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "\"All of that is definitely not going to come online, but the question is, well, how much of it will?\"",
        "source": "Brian Korgel, director of the Energy Institute at University of Texas at Austin",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-08-06/data-centers-use-lots-of-water-and-power-but-texas-officials-dont-know-exactly-how-much",
        "date": "2026-08-06T14:57:56.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The clear answer to the general question is it depends.",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, vice president of water and community resilience, Houston Advanced Research Center",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-05/data-centers-use-lots-of-water-and-power-but-texas-officials-dont-know-exactly-how-much",
        "date": "2026-08-05T09:18:50.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas is experiencing an energy transformation unlike anything we have seen before.",
        "source": "Pablo Vegas, ERCOT President and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-05/data-centers-use-lots-of-water-and-power-but-texas-officials-dont-know-exactly-how-much",
        "date": "2026-08-05T09:18:50.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can actually hear the power plant right now,",
        "source": "Torrie Martin, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-08-05/texas-data-centers-water-power-energy-use-environment",
        "date": "2026-08-05T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The clear answer to the general question is it depends,",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, vice president of water and community resilience, Houston Advanced Research Center",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-08-05/texas-data-centers-water-power-energy-use-environment",
        "date": "2026-08-05T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I love San Marcos, This is my home, and so I'm just standing up for it.",
        "source": "Torrie Martin, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-05/data-centers-use-lots-of-water-and-power-but-texas-officials-dont-know-exactly-how-much",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The corporate entities pushing these data centers provided documentation claiming their updated systems will only use 75,000 gallons of water per day, according to the EPA. One citizen uses an average of 82 gallons of water per day. That equates to one data center using the same amount of water in a day that 915 Hays County residents will use in the same day,",
        "source": "Jessica Bunting, San Marcos resident",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/35885/news/commissioners-court-forcibly-removes-man-pauses-future-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "[The resolution] just affirms the court's stance on data centers and how we will perceive data centers in Hays County",
        "source": "Morgan Hammer, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/35885/news/commissioners-court-forcibly-removes-man-pauses-future-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The rapid rise in demand for data centers across Texas is too much, too fast and too unregulated for Hays County to handle right now,",
        "source": "Michelle Cohen, Hays County Precinct 2 commissioner and candidate for Hays County judge",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/local-hays-county-leaders-speak-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just a few weeks ago, we became the first city in Texas to prohibit data centers through our land development code,",
        "source": "Alyssa Garza, San Marcos City Council member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/local-hays-county-leaders-speak-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A moratorium would give state and federal policymakers the time needed to establish clear standards that protect our water resources, our electric grid, our air quality and our local economy before this industry expands even further.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos City Council member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/local-hays-county-leaders-speak-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This issue is one that deserves a special session for the Legislature to weigh in and put in place regulations that ensure we are protecting our communities.",
        "source": "Vikki Goodwin, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/central-texas-officials-vikki-goodwin-statewide-pause-new-data-center-development/269-a7d598a4-51c0-4b20-b3b5-26a9a61c20b5",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Instituting a moratorium on data centers sends negative signals not only to data center companies, but to other major businesses that can discourage further investment, undermine Texas' economic growth and introduce regulatory uncertainty that runs directly counter to Texas' historic pro-business posture.",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, Executive Vice President, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/central-texas-officials-vikki-goodwin-statewide-pause-new-data-center-development/269-a7d598a4-51c0-4b20-b3b5-26a9a61c20b5",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We are a home rule city, and despite state preemption and all of the things in which the state legislature has done over the last decade to take that authority away from cities, I can't see why this is not within our authority.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos Council Member, Place 6",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/san-marcos-braces-for-political-and-courtroom-battles-after-passing-texas-first-data-center-ban/287-7474b8a2-25f5-492b-961d-00cbac80414a",
        "date": "2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We had over 500 people over the course of months come into our chambers.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos Council Member, Place 6",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/inside-politics/texas-politics/san-marcos-braces-for-political-and-courtroom-battles-after-passing-texas-first-data-center-ban/287-7474b8a2-25f5-492b-961d-00cbac80414a",
        "date": "2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The government has made it very easy for them to build in Texas because the land is cheap, but we are experiencing drought, so they're not balancing this plan that they're looking at with the actual reality of the situation or the landscape of the people who live here.",
        "source": "Maggie Elizabeth Hill, Wimberley resident",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26550,wimberley-resident-challenges-construction-of-texas-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "All we have is the ability to speak up against what’s happening, so, knowing that, I just thought it was very important to give [people] tools to organize because Facebook is not conducive to that.",
        "source": "Maggie Elizabeth Hill, Wimberley resident",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26550,wimberley-resident-challenges-construction-of-texas-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They should not use zoning to ban anything everywhere in the city, because that's not lawful under the state of Texas guidelines.",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, State Sen., R-Houston",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/30/texas-san-marcos-data-center-ban-zoning-laws/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we debated this to death.",
        "source": "Lorenzo Gonzalez, San Marcos council member",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/30/texas-san-marcos-data-center-ban-zoning-laws/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't see how any business minded developer would want to reapproach, hoping they'll read the room.",
        "source": "Alyssa Garza, San Marcos council member",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/30/texas-san-marcos-data-center-ban-zoning-laws/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A local moratorium on data centers discourages further investment, both from the data center industry and other advanced industries.",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, Vice president of state policy, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/30/texas-san-marcos-data-center-ban-zoning-laws/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are not compatible with life, with us, with Hayes County, with all of Texas.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRvvY7q9LR8",
        "date": "2026-06-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must bring their own power, they must reuse their own water, and they must reduce electricity costs for residential and small business customers.",
        "source": "Governor Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRvvY7q9LR8",
        "date": "2026-06-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And so if they don't think they're going to be good neighbors, they should reconsider.",
        "source": "Ruben Bisera, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRvvY7q9LR8",
        "date": "2026-06-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they're going to take up that much kind of water, there's not going to be any water left for development, for housing, and other businesses that are necessary for this economy to grow,",
        "source": "Liz Sumter Gajdos, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2026/06/24/data-center-hearing",
        "date": "2026-06-24T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bad actors like these are what have ignited suspicion and skepticism of all data centers in the eye of the public,",
        "source": "Cody Harris, state Rep., R-Palestine",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2026/06/24/data-center-hearing",
        "date": "2026-06-24T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "In locations where there is a degree of water scarcity, we will by default use air based closed loop systems.",
        "source": "Ben Townsend, Google",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2026/06/24/data-center-hearing",
        "date": "2026-06-24T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must bring their own power. They must reuse their own water, and they must reduce electricity costs for residential and small business customers.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mKsLn1cUF8",
        "date": "2026-06-24T00:45:25.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are not compatible with life, with us, with Hays County, with all of Texas,",
        "source": "Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-centers-texas-state-city-leaders-squabble-over-water-usage.amp",
        "date": "2026-06-23T23:24:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hays County is sending a message loud and clear: our water is not limitless our environment is precious, and our future is worth fighting for.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-passes-industrial-high-water-resolution-targeting-data-center-impacts",
        "date": "2026-06-23T21:35:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must bring their own power.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-passes-industrial-high-water-resolution-targeting-data-center-impacts",
        "date": "2026-06-23T21:35:01.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The resolution does not create a blanket prohibition on data centers or other industrial projects.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-06-23/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-review-board",
        "date": "2026-06-23T18:15:24.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "On this resolution I think we've limited our exposure pretty strongly.",
        "source": "Chase Young, assistant criminal district attorney for Hays County",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-06-23/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-review-board",
        "date": "2026-06-23T18:15:24.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It really shows that we're kind of united as a community, and I love it.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, Hays County resident and activist",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-06-23/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-review-board",
        "date": "2026-06-23T18:15:24.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If you know me, I am not gonna stop. I'm still fighting very hard.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, Hays County resident and activist",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-06-23/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-review-board",
        "date": "2026-06-23T18:15:24.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a sign of good things, but it's not a solution in itself,",
        "source": "Kay Weinberg, Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-approves-resolution-to-pause-review-of-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-23T17:57:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have been pushing since February for this to take place.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-approves-resolution-to-pause-review-of-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-23T17:57:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's been a very difficult battle but I know to be on the right side of, of what we're fighting for, which is people and water and living beings and the environment.",
        "source": "Torrie Martin, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-approves-resolution-to-pause-review-of-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-23T17:57:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "No, unfortunately I don't believe this is something the county will be able to legally do going forward. I think we would be exposing ourselves to significant legal liability,",
        "source": "Chase Young, Hays County Assistant Criminal District Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-data-center-projects-pause/269-ddda0818-1e15-4940-8c23-aa6f790a793a",
        "date": "2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't support these technologies using our vital resources. We don't support the idea that they're going to think they're going to get financial incentives and showing up here, and we wanted to support our community to make sure they understood that we are squarely behind them,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-data-center-projects-pause/269-ddda0818-1e15-4940-8c23-aa6f790a793a",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This court has made a very clear message to anyone interested in investing in our community that there will be a high level of scrutiny with what they're doing, and there will be a high level of sensitivity.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mKsLn1cUF8",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Certain industrial-significant-water-use projects present significant risks to public health and groundwater quality due to potential soil suitability limitations, system capacity overloads, and increased stormwater runoff risks,",
        "source": "Hays County resolution",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/35885/news/commissioners-court-forcibly-removes-man-pauses-future-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our community, all these cities, with such precious critical resources, have been petrified by the idea that a specific user, a single industrial user, could wipe out millions of people's drinking water.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-centers-texas-state-city-leaders-squabble-over-water-usage.amp",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've come a long way, because the movement has grown so much in the last year.",
        "source": "Si Frede, Organizer, Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-centers-texas-state-city-leaders-squabble-over-water-usage.amp",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must bring their own power, they must reuse their own water, and they must reduce electricity costs for residential and small business customers.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-centers-texas-state-city-leaders-squabble-over-water-usage.amp",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No, our survey doesn't get into that level of facility detail,",
        "source": "Temple McKinnon, Texas Water Development Board",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-centers-texas-state-city-leaders-squabble-over-water-usage.amp",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Your community is begging you to take a stance against this.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-passes-industrial-high-water-resolution-targeting-data-center-impacts",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this court is committed. We've had discussions about it, we're not willing to give incentives to data centers,",
        "source": "Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Hays County",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-passes-industrial-high-water-resolution-targeting-data-center-impacts",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Data centers are not compatible with us or Hays County,” said commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe, discussing adding that the court should remove tax incentives.",
        "source": "Debbie Ingalsbe, commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26535,hays-county-commissioners-court-approves-emergency-water-protection-review-period-through-end-of-year",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The 180-day pause isn’t going to hurt anybody. If you’re going to sit here and wait for the perfect document, you will continue to put people at risk … I urge you today to vote, ‘Yes’ for this and let’s start protecting the citizens and listening to them.",
        "source": "Liz Sumter Gajdos, resident",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26535,hays-county-commissioners-court-approves-emergency-water-protection-review-period-through-end-of-year",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not a fan of data centers,",
        "source": "Michelle Cohen, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/hays-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not a fan of data centers. It is not lost on me where they are being built or trying to be built, what I would call marginalized communities, and I'm very concerned about that.",
        "source": "Michelle Cohen, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/hays-county-passes-resolution-pausing-consideration-of-high-water-use-developments-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not willing to give incentives to data centers, and I think we just need to continue to hold firm to that,",
        "source": "Debbie Ingalsbe, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/hays-county-passes-resolution-pausing-consideration-of-high-water-use-developments-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can even say that until Dec. 31, we fortify that there will be no incentives, loud and clear, to anyone looking to do business in Hays County under those descriptions,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/hays-county-passes-resolution-pausing-consideration-of-high-water-use-developments-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the biggest concern is that it is very difficult to find firm answers.",
        "source": "Alyssa Garza, San Marcos City Council Member and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/san-marcos-council-votes-to-prohibit-data-centers-citywide-after-reconsidering-earlier-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T20:01:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We had heard for over a year, just constant disapproval from our community and the disapproval just continued to grow,",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos City Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/san-marcos-council-votes-to-prohibit-data-centers-citywide-after-reconsidering-earlier-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T20:01:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do believe that that technology would probably change, and I just don't want to close the door altogether as data centers currently stand,",
        "source": "Josh Paselk, San Marcos City Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/san-marcos-council-votes-to-prohibit-data-centers-citywide-after-reconsidering-earlier-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T20:01:27.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, I concluded that the promised benefits remained speculative while many of the concerns raised by residents remained unresolved.",
        "source": "Lorenzo Gonzalez, Place 5 council member, San Marcos City Council",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/san-marcos-council-votes-to-prohibit-data-centers-in-all-zoning-districts/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The city of San Marcos is not going to wait for the state or federal government to do their jobs and protect our communities, our resources and our opportunities.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, Place 6 council member, San Marcos City Council",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/san-marcos-council-votes-to-prohibit-data-centers-in-all-zoning-districts/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "As long as it's still up to us, I think we should at least allow the possibility.",
        "source": "Jane Hughson, Mayor, San Marcos",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/san-marcos-council-votes-to-prohibit-data-centers-in-all-zoning-districts/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We created a 180-day pause specifically to help us tool, as a county, for the assessment of these processes,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/16/data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-06-16T23:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But it's never a moratorium. It's never intended to be a anti-data center movement.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/16/data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-06-16T23:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our legislators have time and time again made it harder and harder for local government to have local control,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/16/data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-06-16T23:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can work through a better language on that, I'm happy to consider that,",
        "source": "Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Hays County commissioner for Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/16/data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-06-16T23:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, I concluded that the promised benefits remained speculative while many of the concerns raised by residents remained unresolved.",
        "source": "Lorenzo Gonzalez, Council member",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/hays-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city of San Marcos is not going to wait for the state or federal government to do their jobs and protect our communities, our resources and our opportunities.",
        "source": "Rodriguez, San Marcos council member, Place 6",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/from-park-construction-to-data-center-bans-check-out-4-hays-county-area-government-updates/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We took decisive action that reflects the wishes of our constituents and the values of our tight-knit community.",
        "source": "Rodriguez, San Marcos council member, Place 6",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/from-park-construction-to-data-center-bans-check-out-4-hays-county-area-government-updates/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to send a strong message from our strong community with a strong but respectful vote today,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-co-judge-seeks-emergency-pause-on-water-demanding-projects-like-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe in economic development. I believe in investing in our communities. I believe in it 100%, I'm pro-business. But not at the expense of millions of people's drinking water,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-co-judge-seeks-emergency-pause-on-water-demanding-projects-like-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Most of these data centers tend to try to locate their establishments outside of city boundaries in unincorporated portions of counties where the ability of the county to regulate what goes on is much more limited,",
        "source": "Mark P. Jones, political science professor at Rice University",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-co-judge-seeks-emergency-pause-on-water-demanding-projects-like-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I received this proclamation at 3:30 p.m. [Monday.] I hadn’t had a really good chance to review it and talk to legal about it,",
        "source": "Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe, Commissioner, Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-could-slow-data-center-growth-over-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Counties only have the authorities that they are explicitly granted,",
        "source": "Chase Young, assistant criminal district attorney for the county",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-could-slow-data-center-growth-over-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is still important, and I’m still going to keep pressing for it, and I’m not going away,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-could-slow-data-center-growth-over-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have a community clamoring for us to act, for crying out loud,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-could-slow-data-center-growth-over-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would say that a special utility district, which is to serve and provide water to their customers, taking on a new customer that's equivalent to about a third to a quarter of their existing water usage, contracting out for who knows how long this is gonna be, is something that's of significant public interest.",
        "source": "Sam Lyes",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/do-your-homework-crystal-clear-board-tables-proposed-data-center-water-agreement",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we sell water and everybody's electric bills go up, and the water's polluted and there's a heat zone, that is directly our fault.",
        "source": "Jamie Trant, Crystal Clear Director",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/do-your-homework-crystal-clear-board-tables-proposed-data-center-water-agreement",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot tell somebody we don't want that development.",
        "source": "Kyle Kutcher, Guadalupe County Judge",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/do-your-homework-crystal-clear-board-tables-proposed-data-center-water-agreement",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can sell your property to anybody you want, but not when it affects everyone else around you.",
        "source": "Ms. Kraft, resident",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/do-your-homework-crystal-clear-board-tables-proposed-data-center-water-agreement",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Within two days, they were hit with a $100 million lawsuit, and that's why they repealed it. They repealed within a week,",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-data-center-projects-pause/269-ddda0818-1e15-4940-8c23-aa6f790a793a",
        "date": "2026-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"This is an industry that is committed to paying its full cost for service and wants to ensure rate payers are protected, and especially for the long term.",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-center-coalition-responds-growing-backlash-texas",
        "date": "2026-05-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I do think it's important to have robust stakeholder engagement so that residents can understand what these projects are and aren't and how they will fit their community's economic development needs,\" said Diorio.",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-center-coalition-responds-growing-backlash-texas",
        "date": "2026-05-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I worry that communities that put moratoriums ultimately create too much uncertainty and unpredictability and what that ultimately means is that those communities may shut themselves off to data center development but also may shut themselves off to broader economic development,\" said Diorio.",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/data-center-coalition-responds-growing-backlash-texas",
        "date": "2026-05-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re looking at a huge strain on our water resources, both onsite at the data centers as well as at the power production level,",
        "source": "Virginia Parker, executive director of the San Marcos River Foundation",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/recently-proposed-data-centers-raise-concerns-about-water-growth-in-hays-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to keep pace with other countries that are building out both digital infrastructure and energy infrastructure very rapidly, but bringing it back to here at home.",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, vice president of state policy for the Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/recently-proposed-data-centers-raise-concerns-about-water-growth-in-hays-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These projects are bringing in billions of dollars in capital investment and high paying jobs in site operations and engineering,",
        "source": "Michael Sury, managing director of the University of Texas Center for Analytics and Transformative Technologies",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/recently-proposed-data-centers-raise-concerns-about-water-growth-in-hays-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Millions of people’s drinking water is at stake with just a couple of these data centers",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/recently-proposed-data-centers-raise-concerns-about-water-growth-in-hays-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I support technology, I support AI, but not at the expense of our communities.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/recently-proposed-data-centers-raise-concerns-about-water-growth-in-hays-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Some of these systems are asking for a million gallons [of water] a day",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-05-04/austin-tx-data-centers-debate-economy-water-usage-power-grid-kut-festival-2026",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can want ski slopes in San Marcos, but if we don’t have the snow, it’s not going to do you any good.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-05-04/austin-tx-data-centers-debate-economy-water-usage-power-grid-kut-festival-2026",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I get that everyone has phones, and the average home has 20 devices, and I get that AI is powering everything, but I also have businesses that need electricity, and I need the grid to be reliable",
        "source": "Denise Davis, board chair, Austin Chamber of Commerce",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-05-04/austin-tx-data-centers-debate-economy-water-usage-power-grid-kut-festival-2026",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "People who are building data centers, union workers, electricians, they want to sign our petition because they see the value in guidelines",
        "source": "Carrie D’Anna, Taylor resident and community organizer",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-05-04/austin-tx-data-centers-debate-economy-water-usage-power-grid-kut-festival-2026",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a need to bring in these high-dollar, revenue generating, non-residential properties into the city so that we can help bring in that money and not have to rely on the property taxes generated by the residential side",
        "source": "Bradley Dushkin, Round Rock director of planning and development services",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-05-04/austin-tx-data-centers-debate-economy-water-usage-power-grid-kut-festival-2026",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Millions of people's drinking water is at stake with just a couple of these data centers. So, you could build your data center, but if we can't sustain it, then don't build it in Hays County,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-could-slow-data-center-growth-over-water-concerns/?ipid=video_slider",
        "date": "2026-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“There’s nowhere safe,” Lindsey said.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/35442/news/city-council-discusses-amendment-waiting-period-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“I’m for bringing tax dollars to the city of San Marcos because we need it for the budget.”",
        "source": "Sam Young, San Marcos resident",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/35442/news/city-council-discusses-amendment-waiting-period-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I find it's more squirrely to work with those developers, not because they're less honest, but because they're putting a deal together with a hope and a song and hoping everything falls in line.",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, State Representative",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-data-center-boom-water/",
        "date": "2026-04-22T15:54:31.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We only have carrots. We only have incentives.",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, State Representative",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-data-center-boom-water/",
        "date": "2026-04-22T15:54:31.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“There have been times when we didn’t want to wait a year,” Hughson said.",
        "source": "Jane Hughson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/35442/news/city-council-discusses-amendment-waiting-period-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“It is not my job to force-feed the people who voted for us something that they don’t want,” Rodriguez said.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, Council Member",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/35442/news/city-council-discusses-amendment-waiting-period-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those who cause the costs should pay the costs.",
        "source": "Thomas Gleeson, Public Utilities Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-legislature-data-center-boom-water/",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "My goal with creating this working group is to bring the players, people who have either some sort of legal authority over these issues or a stake in these issues, together to talk about the problem and brainstorm solutions, so that the community here in Hays County actually has a voice in the outcome,",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, Texas State House Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26232,rep-erin-zwiener-unveils-working-group-on-data-center-concerns-more",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, although the data centers are not pulling water from the Trinity, it's nice to have these conversations about how to create sustainable development within our water space and exploring areas where we can have some type of say from a county level",
        "source": "Morgan Hammer, Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26232,rep-erin-zwiener-unveils-working-group-on-data-center-concerns-more",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's important for people to know that as a county, we are trying to do whatever we can to help the water situation.",
        "source": "Debbie Ingalsbe, Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26232,rep-erin-zwiener-unveils-working-group-on-data-center-concerns-more",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The base laws in Texas make addressing big industrial facilities and development in general in Texas very difficult for cities and counties now.",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, Texas State House Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26232,rep-erin-zwiener-unveils-working-group-on-data-center-concerns-more",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do I think it's feasible for us to ask the legislature to just be able to say no to development? No, but I would like some type of say from a county level on where to place these potential developments.",
        "source": "Morgan Hammer, Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26232,rep-erin-zwiener-unveils-working-group-on-data-center-concerns-more",
        "date": "2026-04-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our counties and our cities have very few tools to address these [data centers] if they're not within the city limits",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, State Rep. (House District 45)",
        "url": "https://www.drippingsocial.com/blog/hays-county-data-centers-water-dripping-springs-2026",
        "date": "2026-03-30T15:03:02.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm hoping the group can play an educational role and brainstorm how the law could be changed so that communities have a voice in this type of industrial development.",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, State Rep. (House District 45)",
        "url": "https://www.drippingsocial.com/blog/hays-county-data-centers-water-dripping-springs-2026",
        "date": "2026-03-30T15:03:02.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Our region has been experiencing drought for years, and waterways like Onion Creek and the Blanco River run dry,",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, Rep. (D-Driftwood)",
        "url": "https://texashousedems.com/press/rep-erin-zwiener-announces-hays-county-working-group-on-data-centers-water-use-local-authority/",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now, big industrial users like data centers threaten our already scarce water resources.",
        "source": "Erin Zwiener, Rep. (D-Driftwood)",
        "url": "https://texashousedems.com/press/rep-erin-zwiener-announces-hays-county-working-group-on-data-centers-water-use-local-authority/",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is county residents who currently live next door to data centers, and it is their wells which will first experience drawdown,",
        "source": "Morgan Hammer, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texashousedems.com/press/rep-erin-zwiener-announces-hays-county-working-group-on-data-centers-water-use-local-authority/",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Yet, county governments are far more constrained than cities in their ability to regulate projects.",
        "source": "Morgan Hammer, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texashousedems.com/press/rep-erin-zwiener-announces-hays-county-working-group-on-data-centers-water-use-local-authority/",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What happens is large new industrial user applications get paused.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR1bNMJ_pSU",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not wanting to be sued is not good enough.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR1bNMJ_pSU",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "My aim is to bring everyone together in the room.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR1bNMJ_pSU",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Opposed reclassification; criticized vague language; urged council to block data center loopholes.",
        "source": "Kara (Carol) Finlayson",
        "url": "http://ci.san-marcos.tx.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03032026-4866",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Opposed limiting time and shifting data center decisions; warned of reduced accountability.",
        "source": "Tomas Diaz De Leon",
        "url": "http://ci.san-marcos.tx.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_03032026-4866",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hays County commissioners killed a proposed 30-day moratorium on large water users after county legal staff warned they'd be sued \"by 4 p.m.\"",
        "source": "Hays County commissioners, county commissioners",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/topics/place/hays-county",
        "date": "2026-03-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These data centers affect not only residents of San Marcos, but anyone who loves to go to the river, anyone who lives in Central Texas,",
        "source": "Chia Guillory, librarian in San Marcos",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-02-27/with-5-data-centers-on-the-horizon-hays-county-water-advocates-see-the-fight-as-just-beginning",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "As we face a severe and worsening water crisis, with our aquifer levels descending to historic lows, we are no longer looking at a dry spell, we are looking at a potential catastrophe,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-02-27/with-5-data-centers-on-the-horizon-hays-county-water-advocates-see-the-fight-as-just-beginning",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to be smart about the next steps because there's reason to believe the state government is looking for a county to make an example of,",
        "source": "Zane Porterfield, educator for The Watershed Association",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-02-27/with-5-data-centers-on-the-horizon-hays-county-water-advocates-see-the-fight-as-just-beginning",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn't just about San Marcos or Hays County water… this is about all of Central Texas,",
        "source": "Saunders Drukker, organizer with the Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-02-27/with-5-data-centers-on-the-horizon-hays-county-water-advocates-see-the-fight-as-just-beginning",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "These data centers affect not only residents of San Marcos, but anyone who loves to go to the river, anyone who lives in Central Texas,",
        "source": "Chia Guillory, librarian in San Marcos",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-26/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-resources",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "As we face a severe and worsening water crisis, with our aquifer levels descending to historic lows, we are no longer looking at a dry spell, we are looking at a potential catastrophe,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-26/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-resources",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to be smart about the next steps because there’s reason to believe the state government is looking for a county to make an example of,",
        "source": "Zane Porterfield, educator for The Watershed Association",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-26/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-resources",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "What happens next is we continue gathering information and disseminating it out to the people and hopefully keep up the momentum that we saw,",
        "source": "Saunders Drukker, organizer with the Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-26/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-resources",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn’t just about San Marcos or Hays County water… this is about all of Central Texas,",
        "source": "Drukker, organizer with the Data Center Action Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-26/hays-county-tx-data-centers-water-resources",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have the natural resources to accommodate these developments. If these centers move forward, we are setting ourselves and future generations up for failure.",
        "source": "Jessica Bunting, resident",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26119,proposed-san-marcos-data-center-stalled-amid-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Hays County Commissioners Court has tabled a proposed development moratorium on large water users, like data centers, as leadership cited fears that any action would not withstand legal muster.",
        "source": "Justin Sayers, Senior Staff Writer, Austin Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justin-sayers-86049973_hays-county-tables-development-moratorium-activity-7432541216766033920-nGjT",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "bought more land to be a better steward to the community.",
        "source": "Jacqueline Ott, County Commissioner, Guadalupe County",
        "url": "https://centexdatacenters.org/take-action/voter-guide",
        "date": "2026-02-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is something that is not necessarily pro-business to me,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/austin/2026/02/26/hays-county-backs-off-data-center-pause/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is pro the industrial blowup of consumption of resources.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/austin/2026/02/26/hays-county-backs-off-data-center-pause/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we closed at 3 [p.m.], we would be sued by 4 [p.m.],",
        "source": "Chase Young, Assistant District Attorney",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/austin/2026/02/26/hays-county-backs-off-data-center-pause/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we pass this as written, we're going to get sued, and we're going to lose,",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/austin/2026/02/26/hays-county-backs-off-data-center-pause/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are out of water.",
        "source": "Commissioner Germann, Guadalupe County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://centexdatacenters.org/projects/cloudburst-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't believe this is something that the county will be able to legally do going forward.",
        "source": "Chase Young, Hays County assistant criminal district attorney",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/legal-questions-stall-hays-county-moratorium-on-water-heavy-projects/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I will not back down.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/legal-questions-stall-hays-county-moratorium-on-water-heavy-projects/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If we do not address heavy industrial scale water use under our current drought conditions, we may soon find ourselves facing serious public safety risk,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-moratorium-high-water-use-businesses/269-8a0b8a17-b38b-45fd-b73c-53319585f4ec",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't believe that this is something that the county will be able to legally do going forward. I think we would be exposing ourselves to significant legal liability,",
        "source": "Chase Young, Hays County Assistant Criminal District Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-moratorium-high-water-use-businesses/269-8a0b8a17-b38b-45fd-b73c-53319585f4ec",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "So, if we say no, we're not going to do anything for 30 days and they submit something. Then guess what? At day 30, we have to accept it,",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-moratorium-high-water-use-businesses/269-8a0b8a17-b38b-45fd-b73c-53319585f4ec",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "People do not want this, but from a river's perspective, we are out of water",
        "source": "Virginia Parker, executive director of the San Marcos River Foundation",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/02/23/hays-county-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-23T20:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are torturing these people",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, Councilmember, Place 6",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/02/23/hays-county-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-23T20:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will have of my commissioners court to impose a moratorium on large industrial use permits so that we could have time to study, see what's in place, see what's been committed and see what's available",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/02/23/hays-county-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-23T20:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not a mystery why a lot of these big companies are choosing to build under county code and in the county, as opposed to building in the city",
        "source": "Virginia Parker, executive director of the San Marcos River Foundation",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/02/23/hays-county-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-23T20:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would love to see more county judges test the system. Try harder.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/02/23/hays-county-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-23T20:15:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've been very disappointed in the town that I was very proud to be from.",
        "source": "Torrie Blake Martin",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/texas-data-center-climate-regulation-saws-rate-structure/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T20:20:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just feels like my town that I've like supported and taken care of doesn't care about me and that's just absolutely soul-crushing feeling.",
        "source": "Torrie Blake Martin",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/texas-data-center-climate-regulation-saws-rate-structure/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T20:20:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I need therapy. Because this was abuse.",
        "source": "Torrie Blake Martin",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/texas-data-center-climate-regulation-saws-rate-structure/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T20:20:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nothing is set up to actually resolve this.",
        "source": "Kay",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/texas-data-center-climate-regulation-saws-rate-structure/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T20:20:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "None of us are professional activists.",
        "source": "Kay",
        "url": "https://deceleration.news/texas-data-center-climate-regulation-saws-rate-structure/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T20:20:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are happy to expand in Caldwell County, creating one of the largest data center campuses in Texas that is close to a robust workforce and strategically located for all data center use cases,",
        "source": "Graham Williams, president of Tract",
        "url": "https://post-register.com/texas-data-center-boom-is-surging-but-so-are-questions-about-power-and-water/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T12:20:25.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was so grateful that the community came together the way they did as a unified front.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/san-marcos-leaders-reject-plans-build-controversial-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking for a 30-day moratorium in commissioner's court this Tuesday.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/san-marcos-leaders-reject-plans-build-controversial-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have never seen a group of people as fired up and moved on a single subject my entire career.",
        "source": "Randall Terrell, San Marcos resident",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34645/news/city-council-votes-to-deny-francis-harris-lane-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s not water usage of data centers of old, it’s the closed loop system.",
        "source": "Jane Hughson, San Marcos Mayor",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34645/news/city-council-votes-to-deny-francis-harris-lane-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A postponement on insufficient grounds feels like we are torturing these people … We are playing with these people.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, council member",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34645/news/city-council-votes-to-deny-francis-harris-lane-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have an opportunity to vote in favor of the data center, to generate revenue, to create good quality jobs on a construction project like this.",
        "source": "Matthew Gonzales, business manager of the LIUNA Local 1095",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34645/news/city-council-votes-to-deny-francis-harris-lane-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re working with the city to, first, cut water use in half, and then cut it in half again.",
        "source": "John Maberry, managing partner at Highlander Real Estate Partners",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34645/news/city-council-votes-to-deny-francis-harris-lane-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "San Marcos is one of the most sacred places in the whole world.",
        "source": "Jessica Wolff, San Marcos resident",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34645/news/city-council-votes-to-deny-francis-harris-lane-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are so many people here,",
        "source": "one resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-council-nixes-data-center-re-zoning-plan/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "San Marcos is never this united.",
        "source": "one resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-council-nixes-data-center-re-zoning-plan/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have this golden goose egg here that could have solved a lot of economic stuff,",
        "source": "Josh Paselk, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-council-nixes-data-center-re-zoning-plan/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "You are either going to greatly harm your relationship with your community or you’re going to buckle down and work with us and come up with an alternative which we are all willing and eager to help you on,",
        "source": "Torrie Martin, resident who lives on a ranch next to the proposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-18/san-marcos-city-council-blocks-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have an opportunity to vote in favor of this data center, to generate revenue, to create good, quality jobs on a construction project like this that could last up to five years,",
        "source": "Matthew Gonzales, president of Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 1095",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-18/san-marcos-city-council-blocks-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I ask you to envision what your future of San Marcos looks like,",
        "source": "Melanie Babot, San Marcos resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-02-18/san-marcos-city-council-blocks-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I ask you to envision what your future of San Marcos looks like,",
        "source": "Melanie Babot, San Marcos resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/text/energy-environment/2026-02-18/san-marcos-city-council-blocks-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "You are either going to greatly harm your relationship with your community or you’re going to buckle down and work with us and come up with an alternative which we are all willing and eager to help you on,",
        "source": "Torrie Martin, rancher who lives next to the proposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/text/energy-environment/2026-02-18/san-marcos-city-council-blocks-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "You have an opportunity to vote in favor of this data center, to generate revenue, to create good, quality jobs on a construction project like this that could last up to five years,",
        "source": "Matthew Gonzales, president of Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 1095",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/text/energy-environment/2026-02-18/san-marcos-city-council-blocks-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm still not convinced that we have the information that we need to have a genuine conversation about the implications of data centers,",
        "source": "Alyssa Garza, San Marcos City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26119,proposed-san-marcos-data-center-stalled-amid-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are no longer just looking at a dry spell. We are looking at a potential catastrophe,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-officials-push-back-on-proposed-ai-data-centers-over-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are 53 on deck, reported,",
        "source": "Shannon Hamilton, Executive Director of the Central Texas Water Coalition",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-officials-push-back-on-proposed-ai-data-centers-over-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A data center once it's there could run a municipality out of water and it'd be up to the municipality to find a new water source,",
        "source": "Shannon Hamilton, Executive Director of the Central Texas Water Coalition",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-officials-push-back-on-proposed-ai-data-centers-over-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're coming quick, and I think they're trying to get in before we put laws in place,",
        "source": "Shannon Hamilton, Executive Director of the Central Texas Water Coalition",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-officials-push-back-on-proposed-ai-data-centers-over-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "While I have always supported business, I opposed uncheck water use. We must pause approvals for high impact operations,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/hays-county-officials-push-back-on-proposed-ai-data-centers-over-water-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A big thing is water usage,",
        "source": "Michael Milliorn, government reporter covering San Marcos, Buda and Kyle",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-200-acre-data-center-plan-sparks-neighbor-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers tend to use a lot of water for their cooling system. And I think a lot of the community members are very concerned about what water it will end up taking.",
        "source": "Michael Milliorn, government reporter covering San Marcos, Buda and Kyle",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-200-acre-data-center-plan-sparks-neighbor-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "And then another positive that supporters have is the potential tax revenue that a project of that size would bring to the city.",
        "source": "Michael Milliorn, government reporter covering San Marcos, Buda and Kyle",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/san-marcos/san-marcos-200-acre-data-center-plan-sparks-neighbor-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I am against is the untethered, unsupervised use or monitoring of our water supply.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/hays-county-leaders-concerned-over-growing-water-emergency",
        "date": "2026-02-06T23:18:24.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Every new data center that pulls power from the ERCOT grid continues to strain an already strained electric grid, and will require large amounts of water to generate power somewhere in the state,",
        "source": "Joe Pantalion, Assistant City Manager",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34529/news/city-council-continues-conversation-over-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "City Council basically bent the knee to the governor because he threatened to take your allowance away,",
        "source": "Chris Polanco, San Marcos resident",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34529/news/city-council-continues-conversation-over-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re being led to believe that City Council is going to take the time and money to file injunctions should the restrictive covenants be violated.",
        "source": "Chris Polanco, San Marcos resident",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34529/news/city-council-continues-conversation-over-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This issue is not over yet, and I think all of you who have seen my voting record on this item know exactly how I feel about it,",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, City Councilperson",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34529/news/city-council-continues-conversation-over-potential-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we do not address heavy industrial water use projects under our current drought conditions, we may soon find ourselves facing serious public safety risks,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county/hays-county-data-center-projects-pause/269-ddda0818-1e15-4940-8c23-aa6f790a793a",
        "date": "2026-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Supporting the items of this project presents real opportunities for working people in San Marcos,",
        "source": "Jeremy Hendricks, representative of LIUNA",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34224/news/planning-and-zoning-commission-approves-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This proposal threatens all three of them. First off water, several Texans are facing an increasing water drought risk and water insecurity.",
        "source": "Lydia Rodriguez, resident and third-generation ranch owner",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34224/news/planning-and-zoning-commission-approves-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The council heard a presentation on a request to amend the Preferred Scenario Map designation for approximately 200 acres of land on the western side of Francis Harris Lane at a Dec. 16 meeting.",
        "source": "Michael Milliorn",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/san-marcos-council-to-once-again-consider-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "San Marcos will be putting a stake in the ground, such that any new development will be held to this standard.",
        "source": "John Mayberry, land developer of the property",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-data-center-development-residents-urge-stop-planning-and-zoning-commission/269-3af87ae1-aa1c-491f-b4ed-4b2ddeaec9fe",
        "date": "2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It represents real opportunities for working people in San Marcos, not just for short-term jobs, but long-term careers.",
        "source": "Jeremy Hendricks, representative from the Laborers' International Union of North America",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-data-center-development-residents-urge-stop-planning-and-zoning-commission/269-3af87ae1-aa1c-491f-b4ed-4b2ddeaec9fe",
        "date": "2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't know how we can make it any more obvious that we don't want this request approved.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, resident who lives across from the proposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-data-center-development-residents-urge-stop-planning-and-zoning-commission/269-3af87ae1-aa1c-491f-b4ed-4b2ddeaec9fe",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data center construction and operation rely heavily on licensed skills trades, particularly electrical workers,",
        "source": "John Mayberry, managing partner at Highlander Real Estate Partners",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/34224/news/planning-and-zoning-commission-approves-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The unchecked spread of data centers onto prime farm and ranchland is a real and growing threat to our food supply, but America also needs data, innovation, and technology infrastructure to stay competitive.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Commissioner, Texas Department of Agriculture",
        "url": "https://www.mixedtimes.com/news/texas-city-votes-down-15-billion-data-center-after-lengthy-citizen-protests",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cooling would rely on a closed-loop system requiring a one-time fill of up to 70,000 gallons, with daily water use of roughly 20,000 to 35,000 gallons — far less than a residential subdivision, city staff said.",
        "source": "City staff, City staff",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/2025/12/30/san-marcos-data-center-revives-bid-after-zoning-stalemate/",
        "date": "2025-12-30T21:14:47.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a major step for CloudBurst, a relatively new player in the data‑center space.",
        "source": "Conor McNevin, w.media Europe and Americas correspondent",
        "url": "https://w.media/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-1-2-gw-ai-data-center-in-texas/",
        "date": "2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would like to take this opportunity to thank our families, investors, partners, and vendors for helping us achieve this pivotal and monumental milestone in our quest to establish a global platform of AI/HDC-focused GigaCenters.",
        "source": "CloudBurst, company",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudburst-breaks-ground-on-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not going to be the same out here as it was,",
        "source": "Barry Lindsey, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county-texas-homeowners-push-back-massive-data-center-project-moves-forward/269-a41dafad-0d99-4aab-a99e-5282db5996fc",
        "date": "2025-11-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Your bank, your hospital, all the governments, Facebook, Netflix, your 911 operations, they couldn't survive without a data center,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, cofounder, director and executive chairperson for CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county-texas-homeowners-push-back-massive-data-center-project-moves-forward/269-a41dafad-0d99-4aab-a99e-5282db5996fc",
        "date": "2025-11-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have been here for so long, and yet we have no rights as far as the center,",
        "source": "Barry Lindsey, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county-texas-homeowners-push-back-massive-data-center-project-moves-forward/269-a41dafad-0d99-4aab-a99e-5282db5996fc",
        "date": "2025-11-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's inevitable that it's going to happen, but, you know, it's sad.",
        "source": "Barry Lindsey, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/hays-county-texas-homeowners-push-back-massive-data-center-project-moves-forward/269-a41dafad-0d99-4aab-a99e-5282db5996fc",
        "date": "2025-11-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think eventually I'll try to drive everybody out.",
        "source": "Barry Lindsay, neighbor, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFAZnBHzsZY",
        "date": "2025-11-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are homes out here around this area that are already for sale because they know the data center is coming in, so it's going to affect us all.",
        "source": "Barry Lindsay, neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFAZnBHzsZY",
        "date": "2025-11-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were able to delay them by a few months,",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident whose family has lived near the proposed site since the mid-1990s",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/its-devastating-familys-fight-against-a-controversial-ai-data-center-ends/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's devastating,",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident whose family has lived near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/its-devastating-familys-fight-against-a-controversial-ai-data-center-ends/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We came out here to not let them enjoy themselves,",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident whose family has lived near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/its-devastating-familys-fight-against-a-controversial-ai-data-center-ends/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think these are going to be net benefits for Texas, for the economy, and really for people to find more jobs in the future,",
        "source": "Vance Ginn, economist, founder of Ginn Economic Consulting",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/its-devastating-familys-fight-against-a-controversial-ai-data-center-ends/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Despite not getting in, but the ceremony celebrating how first future made sure to and we came out here to not let them enjoy themselves.",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsay, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVkqzC63TUI",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "San Marcos Data Center I combines behind-the-meter natural gas generation with rapidly deployable, AI-ready design, giving hyperscale AI customers a scalable platform that can move at their pace",
        "source": "Tye Johnson, CEO of CloudBurst Data Centers and Founder & CEO of Evolve Holdings, Inc.",
        "url": "https://evolveincorporated.com/company-news/cloudburst-and-evolve-break-ground-on-1-2gw-flagship-ai-data-center-campus-incentral-texas",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We recognize that building a gigawatt-scale campus in a rural area comes with real responsibilities,",
        "source": "Johnson, CEO of CloudBurst Data Centers and Founder & CEO of Evolve Holdings, Inc.",
        "url": "https://evolveincorporated.com/company-news/cloudburst-and-evolve-break-ground-on-1-2gw-flagship-ai-data-center-campus-incentral-texas",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "AI customers don't just need more megawatts—they need capacity that is designed around density, resiliency, and speed-to-deployment,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, Executive Chair, CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://evolveincorporated.com/company-news/cloudburst-and-evolve-break-ground-on-1-2gw-flagship-ai-data-center-campus-incentral-texas",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county is governed by Section 232, Local Government Code, and although we may be opposed, or otherwise, if a development has complied and met our county regulations, the code states we shall approve such plat,",
        "source": "Debbie Ingalsbe, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-data-center-boom-and-the-local-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-10-22T19:35:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county is not involved in the approval process for data centers,",
        "source": "Connie Odom, director of communications & media relations for Williamson County commissioners",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-data-center-boom-and-the-local-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-10-22T19:35:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "[The Calpine spokesperson] assured me that [the] residence electric bill will not go up. I hope they stay with that.",
        "source": "Billy Hall, Bosque County Commissioner, precinct 1",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-data-center-boom-and-the-local-backlash/",
        "date": "2025-10-22T19:35:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Money talks, and our community – we just don't have that political clout.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/san-marcos-data-center-delayed/269-6556a9ea-b90b-4749-81de-067daaa8ee84",
        "date": "2025-08-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I try to be a sensible policymaker despite what people may think",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, council member",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32459/news/city-council-denies-zoning-change-for-a-data-center-passes-land-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why would you put families near a powerplant, let alone somewhere it has been claimed it rains and it floods",
        "source": "Matthew Mendoza, council member",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32459/news/city-council-denies-zoning-change-for-a-data-center-passes-land-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I want 470 homes as a neighbor versus a data center, that should say something.",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, Hays County resident",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32459/news/city-council-denies-zoning-change-for-a-data-center-passes-land-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "[Comparing 75 megawatts to homes] on a typical day in San Marcos in October would be about 54,000 homes [for one building]",
        "source": "Tyler Hjorth, San Marcos Director of Utilities",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32459/news/city-council-denies-zoning-change-for-a-data-center-passes-land-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not supporting this, and I'm just going to be so frank about that. I can't",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos City Councilmember (Place 6)",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/san-marcos-data-center-delayed/269-6556a9ea-b90b-4749-81de-067daaa8ee84",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have the water and the power",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/money/economy/boomtown-2040/san-marcos-data-center-delayed/269-6556a9ea-b90b-4749-81de-067daaa8ee84",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m not supporting this. I can’t,",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos City Council member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/development/san-marcos-city-council-denies-data-center-related-zoning-request/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As we continue to expand our national footprint, launching construction on Austin B represents an important milestone in serving one of the country's fastest-growing technology markets,",
        "source": "Tim Mirick, president of Sabey Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sabey-starts-work-on-second-data-center-at-texas-campus-in-austin/",
        "date": "2025-07-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t want to live next to a data center—I will never be able to duplicate my home of the last 25 years, there’s nothing like it anywhere,",
        "source": "Torrie Martin, resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/3-data-centers-newly-proposed-in-and-around-san-marcos/",
        "date": "2025-06-05T19:58:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "She said one has already been approved by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, in Caldwell County.",
        "source": "Virginia Parker, executive director of the San Marcos River Foundation",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/3-data-centers-newly-proposed-in-and-around-san-marcos/",
        "date": "2025-06-05T19:58:32.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we knew that Maberry would block CloudBurst, it’d be a no-brainer,",
        "source": "Virginia Parker, executive director of the San Marcos River Foundation",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/3-data-centers-newly-proposed-in-and-around-san-marcos/",
        "date": "2025-06-05T19:58:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hays County Development Services Director Marcus Pacheco clarified that, like all Texas counties, Hays County does not have legal authority over land-use regulations or zoning for the site.",
        "source": "Marcus Pacheco, Hays County Development Services Director",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/3-data-centers-newly-proposed-in-and-around-san-marcos/",
        "date": "2025-06-05T19:58:32.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's gonna happen anyways … Our hands are absolutely tied,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/25842,elected-officials-need-to-get-serious-about-addressing-water-availability",
        "date": "2025-06-04T21:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We can do absolutely nothing about it, even if we're 100% alongside you. Elections matter. State control has us hamstrung.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/25842,elected-officials-need-to-get-serious-about-addressing-water-availability",
        "date": "2025-06-04T21:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We can do absolutely nothing about it, even if we were 100% lockstep alongside you.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-06-04/hays-county-texas-data-center-ai",
        "date": "2025-06-04T06:01:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are a dark skies county, but we have no ability to enforce an ordinance related to that. Only cities can do that.",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-06-04/hays-county-texas-data-center-ai",
        "date": "2025-06-04T06:01:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You all spoke so passionately and you burned valuable time of your life, on a beautiful day out here, and it's gonna happen anyway.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-06-04/hays-county-texas-data-center-ai",
        "date": "2025-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is just to start a conversation, not any kind of final approval.",
        "source": "Jane Hughson, San Marcos Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sabey-looks-to-develop-data-center-campus-outside-austin-texas/",
        "date": "2025-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If it meets our requirements, we have an administrative authority to approve the permit,",
        "source": "Marcus Pacheco, director of Development Services at Hays County",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-says-ai-data-center-is-likely-to-go-forward-despite-community-outcry/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re just absolutely destroyed by the prospect of having a data center literally across the road,",
        "source": "Abigail Lindsey, resident whose family owns property near the site",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-says-ai-data-center-is-likely-to-go-forward-despite-community-outcry/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not seen any studies that show us that there are massive leaks. And even if there is a leak, it leaks into the data center, it doesn’t leak out into the field,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, executive chairperson with CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-says-ai-data-center-is-likely-to-go-forward-despite-community-outcry/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have 20 to 30 acres around the creek that’ll be in a natural state. We’ll add improvements to help wildlife exist there, and then hopefully have a park if the county is willing,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, executive chairperson with CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-says-ai-data-center-is-likely-to-go-forward-despite-community-outcry/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think there’s ever a perfect place when you’re building a data center,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, executive chairperson with CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/hays-county-says-ai-data-center-is-likely-to-go-forward-despite-community-outcry/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“This building ... that they want to do in Hays County is going to get approved, it’s going to get built, and there’s nothing we’re going to do about it—because there’s nothing we can do about it,” Becerra said.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/development/new-data-center-planned-near-new-braunfels-and-san-marcos-sparks-debate/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Without data centers, you can’t have commerce,” she said.",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, CloudBurst co-founder and Executive Chairperson",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/development/new-data-center-planned-near-new-braunfels-and-san-marcos-sparks-debate/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "is going to pass… there is nothing we can do about it",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, County Judge, Hays County",
        "url": "https://centexdatacenters.org/take-action/voter-guide",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The San Marcos River Foundation is very concerned about this water stressed area we are living in,",
        "source": "Virginia Park, executive director of the San Marcos River Foundation",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32143/news/commissioners-court-receives-annual-report-on-homelessness-in-hays-county-discusses-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're in the middle of our water study right now, so I can't give you exact answers on water, we're working on it,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, cofounder and executive chairperson of CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32143/news/commissioners-court-receives-annual-report-on-homelessness-in-hays-county-discusses-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The old adage in Texas is 'if you like the view, buy it,' because something else is going to be there in 10 years if you don't,",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32143/news/commissioners-court-receives-annual-report-on-homelessness-in-hays-county-discusses-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hell no we don't want you here. Get out of the way. Scram. Beat it,",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/32143/news/commissioners-court-receives-annual-report-on-homelessness-in-hays-county-discusses-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not seen any studies that show us that there are massive leaks.",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, executive chairperson, CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/its-devastating-familys-fight-against-a-controversial-ai-data-center-ends/",
        "date": "2025-05-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're fulfilling a need in a community.",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, executive chairperson, CloudBurst",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/its-devastating-familys-fight-against-a-controversial-ai-data-center-ends/",
        "date": "2025-05-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Without data centers, you can't have commerce,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, CloudBurst co-founder",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/hays-county-leaders-concerned-over-growing-water-emergency",
        "date": "2025-05-01",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Tract has leaned in to understand Caldwell County's needs.",
        "source": "Hoppy Haden, County Judge, Caldwell County",
        "url": "https://centexdatacenters.org/take-action/voter-guide",
        "date": "2025-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t mind taking risks with my personal assets, but the San Marcos river doesn’t belong to me; it belongs to all of us, and we don’t get do-overs if we mess it up",
        "source": "Rodney van Oudekerke, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/proposed-data-center-denied-by-san-marcos-planning-and-zoning-commission/",
        "date": "2025-03-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The applicants knew that the meeting was going to be tonight, and this is the time that they need to put their best foot forward",
        "source": "Rodney van Oudekerke, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/proposed-data-center-denied-by-san-marcos-planning-and-zoning-commission/",
        "date": "2025-03-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When do [residents] get to ask for a postponement of this?",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident living near the data center",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/proposed-data-center-denied-by-san-marcos-planning-and-zoning-commission/",
        "date": "2025-03-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We beg citizens to come out and get involved; we want your input.",
        "source": "Jim Garber, Planning and Zoning Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.haysfreepress.com/article/26119,proposed-san-marcos-data-center-stalled-amid-concerns",
        "date": "2025-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We purposely moved out here to be in the country — to own land, to have farm animals, to get away from the city center.",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/a-gut-wrenching-feeling-family-learns-two-data-centers-coming-to-rural-hays-county/",
        "date": "2025-02-27T00:27:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "[It's] a gut-wrenching feeling to know that that's the kind of development that they want out here,",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/a-gut-wrenching-feeling-family-learns-two-data-centers-coming-to-rural-hays-county/",
        "date": "2025-02-27T00:27:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very concerned about the water usage.",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsey, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/hays/a-gut-wrenching-feeling-family-learns-two-data-centers-coming-to-rural-hays-county/",
        "date": "2025-02-27T00:27:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once the data center is operational, that's where the computing people come in, and we'll have demands for IT personnel, network engineers and machine learning and AI specialists,",
        "source": "Apan Qasem, computer science professor",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/29768/news/companies-eye-san-marcos-for-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY. THIS OUR PROPERTY VALUES.",
        "source": "Jennifer Lindsay, Resident living across the street from the property",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC8doLqQy_A",
        "date": "2025-02-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a grid that relies 48 percent on natural gas. A grid that state lawmakers continue to worry that it's going to fail, inevitably,",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos City Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-center-proposed-for-200-acre-site-in-san-marcos-texas/",
        "date": "2025-02-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do want to note the low infrastructure and government resources needed for a data center.",
        "source": "John Mayberry, representing the applicant",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-center-proposed-for-200-acre-site-in-san-marcos-texas/",
        "date": "2025-02-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "[Data centers] are absolutely huge wastes of water,",
        "source": "Matthew Mendoza, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/29768/news/companies-eye-san-marcos-for-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-02-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have confirmed that the data center uses a closed loop water system, so once the system is filled and set it continues to use the same water,",
        "source": "John Mayberry, represented the applicants",
        "url": "https://universitystar.com/29768/news/companies-eye-san-marcos-for-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very excited about our close relationship with Energy Transfer and feel extremely confident in their ability to provide redundancy through their vast pipeline network and storage capacity,",
        "source": "Cynthia Thompson, executive chair, CloudBurst Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cloudburst-signs-natural-gas-deal-with-energy-transfer-to-power-texas-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-02-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Greg Abbott has zero credibility here.",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Abbott's rival for governor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5XO8p0Vsr0",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one believes that the arsonist is going to put out the fire.",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Abbott's rival for governor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5XO8p0Vsr0",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just having a generator behind the fence doesn't necessarily protect residential customers from higher cost because these data centers all want to be connected to the larger grid to use as backup.",
        "source": "Ed Hirs, energy economy fellow at the University of Houston",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5XO8p0Vsr0",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I support technology. I support AI but not at the expense of our communities.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktwo__8Psc",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We're looking at a huge strain on our water resources both on site at the data centers as well as at the power production level.",
        "source": "Virginia Parker, San Marcos River Foundation",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktwo__8Psc",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Hosting this infrastructure ensures that we in Central Texas remain the engine room of the AI revolution and not just uh consumers of it.",
        "source": "Michael Sury, University of Texas technology expert",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktwo__8Psc",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to send a strong message from our strong community with a strong but respectful vote today.",
        "source": "Ruben Becerra, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS6THicFwJg",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm pro-business, but not at the expense of millions of people's drinking water.",
        "source": "Unknown",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS6THicFwJg",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "IT'S A SIGN OF PUBLIC PRESSURE THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyKS8nHeDIc",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are no longer just looking at a dry spell. We are looking at a potential catastrophe.",
        "source": "Ruben Bessetta, Hays County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzvnz-L4QzQ",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "No, unfortunately I don't believe that this is something that the county would be able to legally do going forward.",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzvnz-L4QzQ",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "could run a municipality out of water.",
        "source": "Shannon Hamilton, Central Texas Water Coalition",
        "url": "https://centexdatacenters.org/projects/highlander-sm-one",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "could have solved a lot of economic stuff.",
        "source": "Paselk, Council Member",
        "url": "https://centexdatacenters.org/projects/highlander-sm-one",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The County does not have any of the zoning, permitting or environmental requirements of the City.",
        "source": "Highlander Real Estate Partners",
        "url": "https://sanmarcosdatacenterproject.com/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I ask you to envision what your future of San Marcos looks like,",
        "source": "Melanie Babot, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/hays-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Is it one that values natural resources for people, not AI?",
        "source": "Melanie Babot, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/hays-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're working with the city to, first, cut water use in half, and then cut it in half again",
        "source": "John Maberry, managing partner at Highlander Real Estate Partners",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/san-marcos-data-center-san-marcos-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't see how any business minded developer would want to reapproach, hoping they'll read the room",
        "source": "Alyssa Garza, Council Member",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/san-marcos-data-center-san-marcos-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "good, quality jobs on a construction project like this",
        "source": "Matthew Gonzales, Laborers' Local 1095",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/san-marcos-data-center-san-marcos-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "You are either going to greatly harm your relationship with your community or you're going to buckle down and work with us and come up with an alternative which we are all willing and eager to help you on",
        "source": "Torrie Martin, resident whose ranch is next to the site",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/san-marcos-data-center-san-marcos-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE COMMISSIONERS COURT VOTE KNOW OR REMOVE ITEMS K-6 AND K7 FROM CONSIDERATION ON TODAY'S AGENDA TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.",
        "source": "Alana BD, Chaparral Park resident",
        "url": "https://hayscountytx.new.swagit.com/videos/384189/transcript",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THEIR WELLS SOMETIMES.",
        "source": "Chris Knight",
        "url": "https://hayscountytx.new.swagit.com/videos/384189/transcript",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Guadalupe County Commissioners rejected a $500M abatement 3-2 on Feb 24, 2026",
      "Guadalupe County Commissioners approved a revised 10-year tiered property tax abatement 3-2 on April 21, 2026",
      "Groundbreaking occurred November 5, 2025; first 50 MW phase targeted Q4 2026",
      "Developer reversed original pledge to use only renewables after signing gas contract with Energy Transfer",
      "Hays County's 225-page draft Development Regulations, dated Oct. 15, tie county incentives for high-intensity water and power users, including data centers, to limits.",
      "The Commissioners Court has called a public hearing for 11 a.m. Oct. 27; the agenda does not say when a vote to adopt would occur.",
      "High-intensity use: water demand averaging 100,000 gallons a day or peaking at 250,000, peak electricity demand of 20 MW or more, or mechanical cooling for data centers, crypto mining or high-density computing.",
      "Projects needing 100,000+ gallons a day must use air-cooled, hybrid or closed-loop cooling; evaporative or once-through cooling is prohibited unless strict conditions are met.",
      "Incentives may be withheld unless on-site generation or storage covers at least half of peak demand; projects of 50 MW or more need dispatchable generation plus battery storage or load shedding.",
      "On June 23, 2026 the Hays County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution asking water-intensive industrial developers for water and electricity use information.",
      "Hays County has received no applications since the resolution passed.",
      "Only 17% of data centers responded to the Texas Water Development Board's 2025 water-use survey.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed PUC and ERCOT to pause approvals of new data centers during a state audit of water and power needs.",
      "Pew found 67% of planned U.S. data centers are in rural areas versus 13% of existing ones.",
      "Hays County adopted a 180-day emergency water protection review period on June 23, 2026 that defers tax abatements and development agreements",
      "San Marcos amended its Land Use Matrix to prohibit data centers in all zoning districts by a 4-3 vote on June 16, 2026",
      "Gov. Abbott on August 3, 2026 directed PUCT and ERCOT to audit roughly 250-300 queued data center projects, with a December 10, 2026 target",
      "Hill County passed a one-year moratorium in May 2026 (3-2) and rescinded it about 43 days later after a $100M+ lawsuit",
      "Austin County paused new AI data center and BESS developments countywide in July 2026",
      "San Marcos City Council rejected a proposed $1.5 billion data center in February 2026",
      "In June 2026 the San Marcos council banned new data center development within city limits",
      "Hays County paused approvals for water-intensive development through the end of 2026 amid Edwards Aquifer strain during drought",
      "Governor Greg Abbott issued a moratorium on August 3, 2026 placing some of the 248+ planned Texas AI data center projects on hold over ERCOT grid concerns",
      "Brownsville City Commission is scheduling hearings on a planned 90-day moratorium on new data center approvals",
      "Austin City Council scheduled to vote Thursday on a resolution to create new data center regulations; the city has no large-scale AI data centers yet",
      "Austin Energy supplies power to 10 data centers requiring between 1 and 20 megawatts; the state defines large-load users as 75 megawatts or more",
      "San Marcos recently banned hyperscale data centers in all zoning districts after local pushback",
      "Council Member Vanessa Fuentes said she would support a moratorium on data center construction in Austin until new regulations are decided",
      "Hays County officials decided not to vote on a data center moratorium over concerns about being sued",
      "In June 2026, San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 to change zoning so data centers are ineligible within city limits",
      "Halt Taylor Data Center Coalition collected over 1,400 signatures seeking a Taylor data center ban; council took no action at July 9 meeting",
      "Hill County passed a data center moratorium in May and rescinded it after a $100 million lawsuit from a developer",
      "Abbott's June directive required data centers to reduce residential electricity costs, not drain water, and consider neighborhoods",
      "Candidate says he will push for greater local control over data center decisions in the next legislative session",
      "San Marcos City Council denied a data center rezoning request in February after nearly eight hours of public comment",
      "Less than a third of the state's 341 data centers responded to a PUC water and energy usage survey",
      "ERCOT approved a 'batch process' for large load interconnection in June, ending project-by-project evaluation",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an audit of data centers advancing through ERCOT's interconnection process in August",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott effectively ordered a pause on data center projects looking to connect to the grid until officials understand their resource use",
      "San Marcos City Council denied a data center rezoning request in February after nearly eight hours of public comment"
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        "name": "We the People Texas",
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        "name": "Don’t Drain Texas",
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        "date": "2026-07-01T21:40:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Data Center Action Coalition",
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      {
        "name": "San Marcos River Foundation",
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        "date": "2026-05-06T23:26:14.000Z"
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        "name": "Hays County Data Center Working Group",
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        "name": "Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District",
        "url": "https://www.drippingsocial.com/blog/hays-county-data-centers-water-dripping-springs-2026",
        "date": "2026-03-30T15:03:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Wimberley Valley Watershed Association",
        "url": "https://www.drippingsocial.com/blog/hays-county-data-centers-water-dripping-springs-2026",
        "date": "2026-03-30T15:03:02.000Z"
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        "name": "Trinity Edwards Springs Protection Association",
        "url": "https://www.drippingsocial.com/blog/hays-county-data-centers-water-dripping-springs-2026",
        "date": "2026-03-30T15:03:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hays County Working Group on Data Centers, Water Use & Local Authority",
        "url": "https://texashousedems.com/press/rep-erin-zwiener-announces-hays-county-working-group-on-data-centers-water-use-local-authority/",
        "date": "2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "The Watershed Association",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-02-27/with-5-data-centers-on-the-horizon-hays-county-water-advocates-see-the-fight-as-just-beginning",
        "date": "2026-02-27T09:52:44.000Z"
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        "name": "Online petition signers against San Marcos data center",
        "url": "https://www.mixedtimes.com/news/texas-city-votes-down-15-billion-data-center-after-lengthy-citizen-protests",
        "date": "2026-02-22T07:40:21.000Z"
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        "name": "Protect Round Rock",
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        "title": "Diode Ventures withdraws proposal for data center in Henderson County, Texas",
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        "title": "East Texas data center project pulled after facing community backlash - ABC13 Houston",
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        "title": "Developer scraps plan for data center near Cedar Creek Lake | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-07-22T21:06:59.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "Cedar Creek Lake data center, on hold, sought Tarrant water | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "Proposed data center would pull from lake that supplies most of Fort Worth’s water | KERA News",
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      {
        "title": "Proposed data center would pull from lake that supplies most of Fort Worth’s water | KERA",
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        "date": "2026-07-02T07:15:53.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Proposed data center would pull from lake that supplies most of Fort Worth’s water | Fort Worth Report",
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        "date": "2026-07-02T02:00:36.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "As Texas weighs data center water use, a Henderson County ranch fights a project across the road | wfaa.com",
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        "title": "Henderson County data center raises water depletion concerns | KETK.com | FOX51.com",
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        "date": "2026-06-18T00:42:43.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Henderson County calls for closer look at Texas data centers | Mabank Monitor and Lake Area Leader",
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        "date": "2026-05-12T14:50:09.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Commissioners Court to discuss data centers Tuesday | News | athensreview.com",
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        "date": "2026-05-09T02:48:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Athens holds first readings for zoning rules on data centers and battery storage | Citizen Portal",
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-NqAjDoCo",
        "text": "AI data center withdraws East Texas plan after Abbott’s directive\nChannel: KVUE\nBipartisan backlash against data center developments is growing in Texas, leading a developer to pull the plug on a data center ...\nحسناً، أدت المعارضة  الحزبية المستمرة  واللوائح الجديدة إلى  تراجع أحد مراكز  بيانات الذكاء  الاصطناعي عن مشروع  مخطط له في شرق تكساس.  يقول الحاكم غريغ أبوت  إن المشروع لم يستوفِ  توجيهاته. دانيال  بيرولت من قناة KBTX هنا ، ودانيال، الحاكم  يكاد يحتفل حقاً بهذه  الأنباء. >> هذا صحيح، وهو أمر لا  نراه عادةً من حاكم  تكساس غريغ أبوت.  لطالما ناصر تنمية  الأعمال داخل ولاية  تكساس، لكنه يروج بصوت  عالٍ لحقيقة أن  المطورين يقولون إن  موقفه الأكثر صرامة  بشأن تطوير مراكز  البيانات في المناطق  الريفية هو ما دفعهم  لقرار إلغاء المشروع.  في جميع أنحاء تكساس،  هناك اندفاع حقيقي  لبناء مراكز بيانات  للذكاء الاصطناعي. >> إنها تتكاثر مثل  الأرانب. أعني أنها  تظهر في كل مكان. >> مما يثير تساؤلات حول  تأثير هذه الصناعة على  شبكات الطاقة،  وإمدادات المياه،  واستخدام الأراضي. >> علينا حقاً وضع",
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        "text": "Town hall meeting scheduled in Henderson County to address data center concerns\nChannel: KETK NBC\nResidents near Cedar Creek Lake are holding a town hall meeting on Sunday as they continue to push back against a proposed ...\nيواصل سكان مقاطعة  هندرسون معارضتهم  لمركز البيانات  المقترح قرب بحيرة  سيدار كريك. وفي منشور  على وسائل التواصل  الاجتماعي، يدعو  ائتلاف \"إنقاذ بحيرة  سيدار كريك\" المجتمع  إلى حضور كثيف في  اجتماع مجلس المدينة  يوم الأحد. ويحث  الائتلاف السكان على  مشاركة مخاوفهم بشأن  التلوث المحتمل  واستهلاك المياه من  البحيرة. كما يناشد  أحد سكان المنطقة  المجاورة للبحيرة  الحاكم أبوت الضغط من  أجل وقف بناء مراكز  البيانات الجديدة على  مستوى الولاية لمدة  عام، حتى يتمكن  المشرعون من فهم  تأثيرها على أراضي  تكساس ومواردها  المائية بشكل أفضل قبل  المضي قدمًا في المزيد  من المشاريع. يقول: \" لقد >> قدمت الكثير للحزب  الجمهوري على مر  السنين، ولكن أؤكد لكم  أن هذا سيكون مأساويًا ، لأنني لن أصوّت  لصالح الجمهوريين  الذين سمحوا بحدوث هذا  في ولايتنا. أعتقد  أننا سنشهد تحولًا  كبيرًا، ",
        "date": "2026-06-27",
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        "text": "# As Texas weighs data center water use, a Henderson County ranch fights a project across the road\n\n- Channel: 12NewsNow\n- Length: 01:52\n- Views: 2.9K\n- Likes: 15\n- Published: 2026-06-23T16:16:36-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ texas-news, news, state ]\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nA proposed Henderson County data center could draw up to 5 million gallons a day from Cedar Creek Lake, as Texas lawmakers weigh data center water use statewide.\n\n## Transcript\n\nTonight a frustrated rancher in Henderson County just west of Tyler is warning others about a potential data center's impact before it's too late.\nLuke Cleary has more.\nOn a 70 acre ranch in Henderson County, the warning bell sounds close to home.\nNan Michelle Anderson raises Texas longhorns at Triple N Ranch and says -- what may be built across the road could change\n-- life here.\nIt's going to affect their reproduction.\nIt's going to affect their water.\nA Kansas company called Diode Ventures wants to build a data ",
        "date": "2026-06-23T23:16:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "# Henderson County asks for guidance on building data centers\n\n- Channel: WFAA\n- Length: 00:26\n- Views: 148\n- Likes: 3\n- Published: 2026-05-12T16:13:41-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ local, news ]\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nHenderson County commissioners just passed a resolution calling on the state to exert more authority when it comes to building data centers.\n\n## Transcript\n\nDemanding more guidance on data centers as communities in North Texas grapple with controversial plans to build them.\nHenderson County commissioners just passed a resolution calling on the state to exert more authority when it comes to building data centers.\nToday's meeting was packed, and several neighbors aired concerns with initial construction and how much water and power these facilities use, but the commissioners say local governments have limited authority to regulate them.",
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        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
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        "text": "Henderson County seeks more state oversight authority over data centers\nChannel: CBS19\nHenderson County commissioners passed a resolution seeking more state guidance and local authority over proposed data ...\nThe big story out of Henderson County this afternoon. The commissioner's court just passed a resolution asking for the state for better guidance and more authority when it comes to data centers in local communities. Now this decision grew a big crowd this morning before the meeting even started. The county judge said this was the largest crowd he's seen in his 28 years. Almost 3 dozen people signed up to speak, and discussion lasted about an hour and a half. Many said they were concerned about the impact large scale data centers could have. Several speakers said that they are concerned about power usage, water usage, of course, and noise and long-term infrastructure demands. Others even questioned how local communities would benefit from these projects. This proposed facility is a",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOaAmpr1ng",
        "text": "On a 70 acre ranch in Henderson County, the warning bell sounds close to home. Nan Michelle Anderson raises Texas Longhorns at Triple N Ranch and says -- what may be built across the road could change\n-- life here. It's going to affect their reproduction. It's going to affect, you know, their water. A Kansas company called Diode Ventures wants to build a data center on more than 700 acres. It didn't respond to our request for comment. The site just outside Anderson's front gate. Since they're directly across the street, yeah, I'd like for them to pick up the phone and give us a call and tell us what's going on. Opponents say the facility could need as much as 5 million gallons of water a day from nearby Cedar Creek Lake. Along the shoreline, you'll see. Lake houses and boat docks, but the people living here who oppose this proposed data center say the water isn't just for them. It's a reservoir owned by the Tarrant Regional Water District, the same system that helps supply Fort Worth. ",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrREJppnax4",
        "text": "LET'S GET RIGHT INTO IT. PEOPLE IN HENDERSON COUNTY SHOWING UP IN FORCE WEI-YIN CONCERNS OVER A PROPOSED AI DATA CENTER PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY. FOX THIRTY-ONE'S ASHLYNN ANDERSON WAS AT TONIGHT'S MEETING WHERE NEIGHBORS DEMANDED ANSWERS. >> PEOPLE IN HENDERSON COUNTY PACKED THURSDAY'S WEST CEDAR CREEK, MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT MEETING JOINING A GROWING CHORUS OF EAST TEXANS PUSHING BACK AGAINST PROPOSED DATA CENTERS, PROFIT AND SHOULD BE SECONDARY TO PEOPLE'S WELFARE PERSON. THAT DOESN'T EVEN SPILLED INTO THE PARKING LOT. STANDING IN THE RAIN, ALL TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE PROJECT. THERE'S A SIGN OUT HERE ON THE FRONT DOOR SAYS CAN SERVE YOU WANT. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR YOU ON THIS TIME OF YEAR WHEN YOU WHEN YOU'RE THINKING CONSIDERING THAT PERSON AND THAT'S SOMETHING OUR WAR. FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, RESIDENTS VOICED THEIR WORRIES DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS URGING THE BOARD NOT TO BRING A MASSIVE DATA FACILITY INTO THEIR BACKYARD. I CHOSE TO MOVE OUT HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO WORK. SO I LIV",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "This was a big, big step in a positive direction for Diode to back out,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/story/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-facing-community-backlash/19575801/",
        "date": "2026-07-25T20:37:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers that want to do business in Texas must meet a clear standard. This project did not,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/story/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-facing-community-backlash/19575801/",
        "date": "2026-07-25T20:37:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "After completing our initial evaluation and consulting with the community, as well as state and local officials, we have determined not to advance the site beyond preliminary planning and have concluded our work on the site,",
        "source": "Diode Ventures, Company statement",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/story/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-facing-community-backlash/19575801/",
        "date": "2026-07-25T20:37:25.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's not much the county can do,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/story/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-facing-community-backlash/19575801/",
        "date": "2026-07-25T20:37:25.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will not break the rules for any development to meet behind closed doors,",
        "source": "Kenneth Malin, West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District general manager",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/24/company-scraps-plans-for-data-center-near-major-source-of-fort-worth-drinking-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T23:00:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is just one battle that we have won,",
        "source": "Stacey Farmer, lives next to the lake",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/24/company-scraps-plans-for-data-center-near-major-source-of-fort-worth-drinking-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T23:00:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to be watchful because there will continue to be projects and data centers, if not in the Henderson, Kaufman County area, certainly in Tarrant County,",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, attorney and Henderson County property owner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/24/company-scraps-plans-for-data-center-near-major-source-of-fort-worth-drinking-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T23:00:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Diode shares that expectation and is committed to meet or exceed state and local standards in our projects,",
        "source": "Diode Ventures, company letter",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/24/company-scraps-plans-for-data-center-near-major-source-of-fort-worth-drinking-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T23:00:20.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bipartisan backlash against data center developments is growing in Texas, leading a developer to pull the plug on a data center",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-NqAjDoCo",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers that want to do business in Texas must meet a clear standard,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/24/company-scraps-plans-for-data-center-near-major-source-of-fort-worth-drinking-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers that want to do business in Texas must meet a clear standard. This project did not,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/gov-abbott-announces-data-center-withdrawal-in-east-texas",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas requires companies to put communities first, protect our natural resources and power grid, and respect the quality of life of our residents.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/gov-abbott-announces-data-center-withdrawal-in-east-texas",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Diode did the right thing by withdrawing their project. If other data center developments refuse to meet these standards, I expect them to do the same,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/gov-abbott-announces-data-center-withdrawal-in-east-texas",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers that want to do business in Texas must meet a clear standard. This project did not.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/henderson-county-data-center-plans-scrapped-developer",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Diode did the right thing by withdrawing their project.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/henderson-county-data-center-plans-scrapped-developer",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This was not the outcome of one person or one elected official. It was the result of a community that became informed, got involved, and respectfully made its voice heard,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/henderson-county-data-center-plans-scrapped-developer",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The perspectives shared by residents, local leaders and stakeholders led us to conclude that the site under evaluation, in particular its close proximity to the rural residential community of Cedar Creek Lake, does not meet the higher standard we believe should guide data center development.",
        "source": "Rachel Attebery and Josh Johnson, Diode co-presidents",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/henderson-county-data-center-plans-scrapped-developer",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This was a big, big step in a positive direction for Diode to back out,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-withdrawn/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s not much the county can do,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-withdrawn/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have zoning rules and regulations.",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-withdrawn/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers that want to do business in Texas must meet a clear standard. This project did not,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-withdrawn/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "After completing our initial evaluation and consulting with the community, as well as state and local officials, we have determined not to advance the site beyond preliminary planning and have concluded our work on the site,",
        "source": "Diode Ventures, company statement",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-withdrawn/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This was a big, big step in a positive direction for Diode to back out,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-after-facing-community-backlash/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data center that want to do business in Texas must meet a clear standard. This project did not,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-after-facing-community-backlash/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's not much the county can do,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-after-facing-community-backlash/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have zoning rules and regulations.",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/07/23/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-after-facing-community-backlash/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Diode did the right thing by withdrawing their project",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/diode-ventures-withdraws-proposal-for-data-center-in-henderson-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The fight isn't over",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, Dallas attorney, founder of Save Cedar Creek Lake",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316617093.html",
        "date": "2026-07-22T21:06:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The perspectives shared by residents, local leaders and stakeholders led us to conclude that the site under evaluation, in particular its close proximity to the rural residential community of Cedar Creek Lake, does not meet the higher standard we believe should guide data center development",
        "source": "Diode Ventures, Developer",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/diode-ventures-withdraws-proposal-for-data-center-in-henderson-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Diode Ventures has informed Henderson County that they will not pursue the proposed data center development at the Key Ranch/Cedar Creek Lake location",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316617093.html",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We won this battle.",
        "source": "Save Cedar Creek Lake, advocacy group",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316617093.html",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one in the county wants this.",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, leader of Save Cedar Creek Lake group",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316408121.html",
        "date": "2026-07-10T15:13:57.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Frankly, the current public sentiment is that data centers are wasteful when it comes to water. Prove that is not the case.",
        "source": "TRWD representative",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316408121.html",
        "date": "2026-07-10T15:13:57.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "In Henderson County, as in any site, we conduct extensive due diligence to evaluate land, local power, cooling, environmental and infrastructure considerations while seeking long-term community benefits such as jobs, tax revenue and infrastructure improvements.",
        "source": "Diode Ventures spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316408121.html",
        "date": "2026-07-10T15:13:57.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This site is so unique,” Cook said. “I think everyone would agree that that’s not a great place for a data center.",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, attorney and Henderson County property owner",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water",
        "date": "2026-07-02T08:15:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no transparency.",
        "source": "Julie Waters, founder of advocacy group Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water",
        "date": "2026-07-02T08:15:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This site is so unique,” Cook said. “I think everyone would agree that that’s not a great place for a data center.",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, attorney and Henderson County property owner",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-02T07:15:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“That’s the problem,” Waters said. “There is no transparency.”",
        "source": "Julie Waters, founder of advocacy group Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-02T07:15:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We could all see the benefits if you were going to be using potable treated water, but needing just treated raw water doesn’t seem as appealing,” Malin wrote.",
        "source": "Kenneth Malin, general manager, West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-02T07:15:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This site is so unique. I think everyone would agree that that’s not a great place for a data center.",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, attorney and Henderson County property owner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/01/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-02T02:00:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people at Tarrant County should be upset too.",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, attorney and Henderson County property owner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/01/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-02T02:00:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This year, we’ve got a lot of residents whose boats are dry docked.",
        "source": "Casey Watson, Tool resident",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/01/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-02T02:00:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s the problem. There is no transparency.",
        "source": "Julie Waters, founder of Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/01/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-02T02:00:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because our review of potential sites in Henderson County is in the very early stages, many project details have not yet been determined.",
        "source": "Diode spokesperson, company spokesperson",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/01/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-02T02:00:36.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to affect their reproduction.",
        "source": "Nan Michelle Anderson, Triple N Ranch owner, raises Texas longhorns",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JS0JIKDx-8",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's got to be some limits and there's got to be some consideration for where they're putting in these data centers.",
        "source": "Nan Michelle Anderson, Triple N Ranch owner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JS0JIKDx-8",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to affect their reproduction. It's going to affect their water.",
        "source": "Nan Michelle Anderson, rancher, Triple N Ranch",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-weighs-data-center-water-use-henderson-county-ranch-fights-project-across-road/287-0aabedbf-bfc2-41ef-8488-286571c62634",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'd like them to pick up the phone and give us a call and tell us what's going on.",
        "source": "Nan Michelle Anderson, rancher, Triple N Ranch",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-weighs-data-center-water-use-henderson-county-ranch-fights-project-across-road/287-0aabedbf-bfc2-41ef-8488-286571c62634",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You think about something as precious as water, we have to know what you're going to consume.",
        "source": "Brad Buckley, Rep., District 54",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-weighs-data-center-water-use-henderson-county-ranch-fights-project-across-road/287-0aabedbf-bfc2-41ef-8488-286571c62634",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's got to be some limits, and there's got to be some consideration for where they are putting in these data centers.",
        "source": "Nan Michelle Anderson, rancher, Triple N Ranch",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas-weighs-data-center-water-use-henderson-county-ranch-fights-project-across-road/287-0aabedbf-bfc2-41ef-8488-286571c62634",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to take a lot of people making a whole lot of noise for us to be able to get it across on a state level, that this is really important, that, you know, we need to get the information out there.",
        "source": "Casey Watson, President of Paradise Bay",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/henderson-county-data-center-raises-water-depletion-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "All I'm asking is, I, I don't imagine too many of you are wanting the data center that's in this room, am I right?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxfxMI9hs8",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It acknowledges what many rural Texans already understand that counties like ours need real authority and transparency when large scale industrial projects are proposed.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxfxMI9hs8",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Decisions made now will shape the future of Henderson County for generations.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZxfxMI9hs8",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Henderson County Commissioners Court supports responsible economic development, including appropriately designed and sited data center facilities,",
        "source": "Kenneth Strawn, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.ksstradio.com/2026/05/henderson-county-commissioners-court-listens-to-citizen-concerns-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a vote approving or denying any specific project today,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Pct. 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.ksstradio.com/2026/05/henderson-county-commissioners-court-listens-to-citizen-concerns-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These plants shouldn't be built close to residential areas. Period,",
        "source": "Tom Luke, resident in Henderson County",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/12/packed-house-henderson-county-commissioners-court-meeting-future-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would ask that you vote in opposition of any data centers,",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, resident of Trinidad",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/12/packed-house-henderson-county-commissioners-court-meeting-future-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a vote approving or denying any specific project today,",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Pct. 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/12/packed-house-henderson-county-commissioners-court-meeting-future-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have the same concerns as you have,",
        "source": "Charles Mcham, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/05/12/packed-house-henderson-county-commissioners-court-meeting-future-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "People bought property here because of the water, the views, the recreation, the serenity and the promise this would remain a lake community, not an industrial utility zone,",
        "source": "Ashley Cook, resident of Trinidad",
        "url": "https://www.themonitor.net/news/henderson-county-calls-closer-look-texas-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've told this court, 'Do not sign NDAs, we believe they violate the law'.",
        "source": "Kenneth Strawn, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.themonitor.net/news/henderson-county-calls-closer-look-texas-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "In Precinct 2, no NDAs will be signed,",
        "source": "Scott Tuley, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.themonitor.net/news/henderson-county-calls-closer-look-texas-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "we have very little control over these private property rights,",
        "source": "Chuck McHam, Precinct 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.themonitor.net/news/henderson-county-calls-closer-look-texas-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you have a fear of public knowledge, then we are not the district for you, as we will not break the rules for any development to meet behind closed doors.",
        "source": "Kenneth Malin, general manager, West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/01/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water/",
        "date": "2025-07-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you have a fear of public knowledge, then we are not the district for you, as we will not break the rules for any development to meet behind closed doors,” Malin said.",
        "source": "Kenneth Malin, general manager, West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water",
        "date": "2025-07-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We could all see the benefits if you were going to be using potable treated water, but needing just treated raw water doesn’t seem as appealing,” Malin wrote. “The raw water and supply line would only be used for your development.",
        "source": "Kenneth Malin, general manager, West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water",
        "date": "2025-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The perspectives shared by residents, local leaders and stakeholders led us to conclude that the site under evaluation, in particular its close proximity to the rural residential community of Cedar Creek Lake, does not meet the higher standard…",
        "source": "Rachel Attebery & Josh Johnson, Diode Ventures",
        "url": "https://savecedarcreeklake.com/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to affect their reproduction. It's going to affect, you know, their water.",
        "source": "Nan Michelle Anderson, Triple N Ranch owner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOaAmpr1ng",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since they're directly across the street, yeah, I'd like for them to pick up the phone and give us a call and tell us what's going on.",
        "source": "Nan Michelle Anderson, Triple N Ranch owner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOaAmpr1ng",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's got to be some limits and there's got to be some consideration for where they're putting in these data centers.",
        "source": "Nan Michelle Anderson, Triple N Ranch owner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOaAmpr1ng",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Diode Ventures withdrew its proposal to build a data center in Henderson County, Texas, citing proximity to the Cedar Creek Lake residential community",
      "Governor Greg Abbott announced on July 23, 2026 that Diode did the right thing by withdrawing",
      "Abbott said other projects not meeting standards in his June directive to the PUC and ERCOT should also back out",
      "Earlier in July 2026, Abbott said data centers should be banned from rural areas in Texas",
      "Diode Ventures withdrew its proposed Henderson County data center near Cedar Creek Reservoir",
      "Project was expected to consume 5 million gallons of lake water per day by its fifth year",
      "Save Cedar Creek Lake petition demanded cancellation; thousands of community members signed",
      "Coalition planned to take the fight to Austin at a July 27 committee meeting",
      "Henderson County has no zoning rules for data centers, according to Spivey",
      "Diode Ventures told Henderson County officials it is no longer considering the Cedar Creek Lake site.",
      "Planned data center would have needed up to 5 million gallons of raw water a day.",
      "West Cedar Creek MUD pumped just under 1.5 million gallons of treated water a day in 2025 for 22,400 users.",
      "Tarrant Regional Water District pulls up to 170 million gallons a day from Cedar Creek Lake, serving 70 cities.",
      "In June, Abbott directed PUC and ERCOT to enforce data center standards on electric costs, capacity and water-efficient cooling.",
      "A developer withdrew a planned AI data center near Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County, Texas after Governor Greg Abbott praised the move",
      "Abbott said he wants to ban rural development and require data centers to be responsible stewards of natural resources",
      "Texas is one of more than 20 states that signed a ratepayer protection pledge from President Donald Trump",
      "Texas Senate committee scheduled a hearing on data center regulation; Abbott plans to work with lawmakers on new rules when the regular session resumes in January",
      "Diode Ventures withdrew its proposed Henderson County data center near Cedar Creek Reservoir on July 23, 2026.",
      "Thousands of residents signed a petition demanding the project be canceled.",
      "Abbott recommended that the 2027 Legislature require data centers to pay their own grid interconnection costs, use closed-loop water systems, and lose federal sales tax exemptions.",
      "Henderson County signed a resolution asking lawmakers to give counties authority to regulate data centers.",
      "Landowners of the proposed site are still seeking ways to sell or use the land.",
      "Diode Ventures withdrew its proposed Henderson County data center near Cedar Creek Reservoir in July 2026.",
      "Site would have consumed 5 million gallons of lake water per day by its fifth year.",
      "Abbott's recommendations for the 2027 session include closed-loop water systems, data centers paying their own grid interconnection costs, and banning federal sales tax exemptions for them.",
      "Henderson County signed a resolution asking lawmakers for authority to regulate data centers.",
      "Thousands signed a petition to cancel the project.",
      "Diode Ventures withdrew plans for a data center near Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County, announced July 23, 2026",
      "A June 2026 Texas Politics Project poll found 56% opposed data centers in their community and 29% supported",
      "On June 10, 2026, Abbott called for sweeping data center regulations, including closed-loop water systems and repeal of sales tax exemptions",
      "Earlier in July 2026 Abbott called for prohibiting data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods",
      "Diode's proposed data center in Henderson County, TX was withdrawn, announced July 23, 2026.",
      "Governor Abbott recently ordered that all data center proposals add to the state's electric capacity and not drain local water supply.",
      "Diode Ventures abandoned its plan for a data center near Cedar Creek Lake after public outcry",
      "Diode sought approval from the Tarrant Regional Water District to use up to 5 million gallons of water per day from the lake",
      "Henderson County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution in May opposing high-water-use data centers; it is largely ceremonial because state law limits counties' power to halt developments",
      "Diode Ventures sought up to 5 million gallons per day from Cedar Creek Lake for a proposed data center near Tool, Texas",
      "Tarrant Regional Water District has not entered into any new contracts to serve data center projects",
      "Henderson County commissioners adopted a May resolution opposing high-water-use data centers, which is largely ceremonial"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Our Lake Our Voice",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/diode-ventures-withdraws-proposal-for-data-center-in-henderson-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Save Cedar Creek Lake",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/story/east-texas-data-center-project-pulled-facing-community-backlash/19575801/",
        "date": "2026-07-25T20:37:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Henderson County residents advocacy group",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/24/company-scraps-plans-for-data-center-near-major-source-of-fort-worth-drinking-water/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T23:00:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Texas Connects",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-NqAjDoCo",
        "date": "2026-07-24"
      },
      {
        "name": "Save Cedar Creek",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water",
        "date": "2026-07-02T08:15:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-07-02/proposed-data-center-would-pull-from-lake-that-supplies-most-of-fort-worths-water",
        "date": "2026-07-02T08:15:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Save Cedar Creek Lake coalition",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAU7eGty1aA",
        "date": "2026-06-27"
      },
      {
        "name": "Paradise Bay volunteer group",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/henderson-county-data-center-raises-water-depletion-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-18T00:42:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "48215": {
    "name": "Hidalgo County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In November 2026 the Hidalgo County Future Leaders Council launched a survey of residents aged 21-29 on data center concerns, citing nearby Brownsville and Harlingen. About 100 had responded, and results go to county commissioners. No new large proposals are tracked.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:26.839Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 217194,
      "pres_2024_margin": 2.9,
      "projects_60km": 5,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "TX-HID-0001 Hidalgo County",
        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48215",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 4,
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      "regional_score": 0.7369275292082376
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        "reason": "neighboring Brownsville moratorium",
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      {
        "reason": "state permit pause",
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        "reason": "no active local proposal",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Hidalgo County Youth Council launches survey on resident concerns over data centers",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/hidalgo-county-youth-council-launches-survey-on-resident-concerns-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-11-07T02:59:29.000Z",
        "source": "KRGV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hidalgo County Youth Council launches survey on resident concerns over data centers",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/hidalgo-county-youth-council-launches-survey-on-resident-concerns-over-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-11-07T02:39:56.000Z",
        "source": "KRGV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Print/TABS2025024990",
        "date": "2025-08-01",
        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Hidalgo County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/hidalgo-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "globaldatacenters.net",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hidalgo County, TX data centers: 3 projects · Grounded Compute",
        "url": "https://groundedcompute.com/us/texas/hidalgo-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Grounded Compute",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We're hearing from our age group that they're concerned. They're seeing what's happening in Brownsville, and in Harlingen, and we just want to know and get ahead of the game,",
        "source": "Andrek Gonzalez, Hidalgo County Future Leaders Council member",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/hidalgo-county-youth-council-launches-survey-on-resident-concerns-over-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-11-07T02:39:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're hearing from our age group that they're concerned. They're seeing what's happening in Brownsville, and in Harlingen, and we just want to know and get ahead of the game,",
        "source": "Andrek Gonzalez, Hidalgo County Future Leaders Council member",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/hidalgo-county-youth-council-launches-survey-on-resident-concerns-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Hidalgo County Future Leaders Council launched an online survey on data centers for residents ages 21 to 29",
      "100 people had responded so far",
      "Survey stays active until 300 responses are collected",
      "Council will present the feedback to county commissioners",
      "The Hidalgo County Future Leaders Council launched an online survey for residents ages 21 to 29 about data centers",
      "So far, 100 people have responded to the survey",
      "The survey will stay active until the council gets 300 responses",
      "The council will present the feedback to county commissioners",
      "TABS project TABS2025024990 registered 2025-08-01 for MCTX1 McAllen Phase 1 Expansion at 200 S 10th Street, McAllen",
      "Estimated cost $5,300,000; privately funded on private land",
      "Scope: renovate and expand an existing drive-up banking facility into a 23,949 sq ft data center",
      "Planned start 2025-08-11 and completion 2026-09-30",
      "MCTX1 data center in McAllen's Chase Tower draws 1.5 MW, backed by generators",
      "1547 plans a $5.3 million renovation to expand to nearly 24,000 sq ft and 5 MW within about a year",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state regulators to issue no new data center permits until pending grid and water audits are complete, per Texas Border Business",
      "Hidalgo County has 1 mapped data center, 2 MW reported",
      "Hidalgo County, TX has 3 tracked operating data center projects totaling 9 MW as of 2026-11-01",
      "No planned or under-construction data center projects are tracked in Hidalgo County",
      "Neighboring Willacy County has 1 project in the 100-500 MW range"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Hidalgo County Future Leaders Council",
        "url": "https://www.krgv.com/news/hidalgo-county-youth-council-launches-survey-on-resident-concerns-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-11-07T02:59:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "48217": {
    "name": "Hill County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.7,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Hill County commissioners passed Texas's first county data center moratorium 3-2 on May 12, 2026, then rescinded it unanimously June 4 after RCM Hill LLC's $100M federal suit. Opposition continues, including a 4,000+ signature petition against NRG's Maypearl plant.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.55,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:47.619Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 16703,
      "pres_2024_margin": 64.4,
      "projects_60km": 50,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Nexus Hubbard",
        "status": "approved",
        "fips": "48217",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 4,
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        "reason": "organized local opposition (Maypearl group, petition, signs)",
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      {
        "reason": "moratorium rescinded under lawsuit, replaced by checklist",
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      {
        "reason": "recent developer withdrawal (Provident Hillsboro)",
        "weight": 0.21598736254333104
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      {
        "reason": "limited county legal authority in Texas",
        "weight": 0.12301770253332392
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Hill County, TX | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/texas/hill-county/",
        "date": "2026-11-03",
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Can Texas counties stop data centers? | Sitebraid",
        "url": "https://sitebraid.dev/blog/texas-county-data-center-moratorium-zoning-authority/",
        "date": "2026-10-24T00:55:11.000Z",
        "source": "Sitebraid",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TCEQ Issues Preliminary Decision on NRG Air Permit for Maypearl-Area 1.2 GW Data Center Power Plant — Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/tceq-issues-preliminary-decision-on-nrg-air-permit-for-maypearl-area-12-gw-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-05T16:03:27.000Z",
        "source": "Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County's data center moratorium lasted about three weeks and cost the county $100,000 in legal fees. What replaced it still stands. | Tony Timmons",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tony-timmons_hill-countys-data-center-moratorium-lasted-activity-7512259572741439488-RXsb",
        "date": "2026-10-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Filing Receipt",
        "url": "https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/58317_101_1689504.PDF",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "source": "interchange.puc.texas.gov",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Provident Pulls Out Of Contract On EDC Property",
        "url": "https://hillsbororeporter.com/provident-pulls-out-of-contract-on-edc-property-p31922-54.htm",
        "date": "2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hillsboro Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County just became the first Texas county to ban data centers, and 23 days later a $100 million developer lawsuit collapsed the ban and left the county paying $100,000 in legal fees",
        "url": "https://dmnews.com/dmn-r-hill-county-just-became-the-first-texas-county-to-ban-data-centers-and-23-days-later-a-100-million-developer-lawsuit-collapsed-the-ban-and-left-the-county-paying-100000-in-legal-fees/",
        "date": "2026-08-18T08:40:28.000Z",
        "source": "Direct Message News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hillsboro Provident data center project may not move forward, city says | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hillsborough-provident-data-center-project-facility-tour/500-da15a21f-ed45-400f-9ce3-34e488027887",
        "date": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County dropped its data center ban after a $100 million lawsuit. Now the developer has dismissed the case.",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/15/hill-county-dropped-its-data-center-ban-after-100-million-lawsuit-now-developer-has-dismissed-case/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T14:41:17.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County to pay up to $100,000 in settlement of data center lawsuit | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-100000-settlement-data-center-lawsuit/500-d93420a2-d51f-48ba-b9d0-6715ea5dea75",
        "date": "2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "County settles lawsuit over moratorium – The Lakelander",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/07/09/county-settles-lawsuit-over-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-07-09T15:11:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Lakelander",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$80M offer values Hill County land at about $100K an acre — roughly 14 times appraisal — for proposed data center site",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/80m-offer-values-hill-county-land-about-100k-an-acre-roughly-14-times-appraisal-proposed-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T03:22:41.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural counties face hurdles in regulating data centers | Knox County News-Courier",
        "url": "https://www.knoxcountynewsonline.com/opinion/rural-counties-face-hurdles-regulating-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-25T00:21:48.000Z",
        "source": "Knox County News-Courier",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural counties face hurdles in regulating data centers - Polk County Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/rural-counties-face-hurdles-in-regulating-data-centers,94833",
        "date": "2026-06-24T20:02:31.000Z",
        "source": "Polk County Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County Commissioners take no action on data centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/hill-county-commissioners-take-no-action-on-data-centers-esd-commissioners-resign",
        "date": "2026-06-24T01:59:48.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Federal suit moves forward despite county reversal – The Lakelander",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/06/18/federal-suit-moves-forward-despite-county-reversal/",
        "date": "2026-06-18T15:24:17.000Z",
        "source": "The Lakelander",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Facing A Federal Lawsuit, Hill County Repeals Blanket Pause On Data Center Construction, Adopting New Approval Procedures Instead | Legal 500",
        "url": "https://www.legal500.com/intelligence/united-states/real-estate-and-construction/facing-a-federal-lawsuit-hill-county-repeals-blanket-pause-on-data-center-construction-adopting-new-approval-procedures-instead",
        "date": "2026-06-18T13:39:58.000Z",
        "source": "Legal 500 (K&L Gates)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "RCM Hill Lawsuit Remains Despite County's Reversal",
        "url": "https://hillsbororeporter.com/rcm-hill-lawsuit-remains-despite-countys-reversal-p31698-54.htm",
        "date": "2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hillsboro Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Aquilla: Abbott Holding Data Center — Hill County, TX · DataCentersExposed",
        "url": "https://datacentersexposed.com/facilities/project-aquilla-abbott-holding-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "source": "DataCentersExposed",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "County rescinds data center moratorium – The Lakelander",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/06/11/county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T14:50:21.000Z",
        "source": "The Lakelander",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County Adopts Data Center Review Framework as Texas Counties Seek More Oversight",
        "url": "https://the936.com/county-government-the936com/hill-county-adopts-data-center-review-framework-as-texas-counties-seek-more-oversight",
        "date": "2026-06-10T22:29:00.000Z",
        "source": "the936.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Facing a Federal Lawsuit, Hill County Repeals Blanket Pause on Data Center Construction, Adopting New Approval Procedures Instead | HUB | K&L Gates",
        "url": "https://www.klgates.com/thought-leadership/Facing-a-Federal-Lawsuit-Hill-County-Repeals-Blanket-Pause-on-Data-Center-Construction-Adopting-New-Approval-Procedures-Instead-6-10-2026",
        "date": "2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "K&L Gates",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county lifts data center moratorium amid pressure from developer lawsuit | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hill-county-texas-data-center-moratorium-lifted",
        "date": "2026-06-09T17:27:46.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Corporations First. People Last. Just As Republicans Wanted.",
        "url": "https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/corporations-first-people-last-just",
        "date": "2026-06-08T22:02:40.000Z",
        "source": "Lone Star Left",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county lifts data center ban after lawsuit - E&E News by POLITICO",
        "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/texas-county-lifts-data-center-ban-after-lawsuit/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T17:28:23.000Z",
        "source": "E&E News by POLITICO",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County drops data center moratorium after lawsuit, adopts new review requirements | KERA News | Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://brazosvalleygcd.org/2026/06/hill-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-after-lawsuit-adopts-new-review-requirements-kera-news/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T11:53:40.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county rescinds data center moratorium after lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/05/texas-hill-county-moratorium-rescinded-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-05T19:04:32.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County drops data center moratorium after lawsuit, adopts new review requirements | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-05/hill-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-after-lawsuit-adopts-new-review-requirements",
        "date": "2026-06-05T14:31:51.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County drops data center moratorium after lawsuit, adopts new review requirements | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/05/hill-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-after-lawsuit-adopts-new-review-requirements/",
        "date": "2026-06-05T13:31:51.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County rescinds data center moratorium, but data center critic argues new development policies are stronger | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/tech/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County rescinds data center moratorium, but ...",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KCEN",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County Commissioners Court rescinds moratorium on data center in the wake of lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/04/hill-county-commissioners-court-rescinds-moratorium-data-center-wake-lawsuit/",
        "date": "2026-06-04T20:01:37.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "DEVELOPING: Hill County Commissioners vote to rescind data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/developing-hill-county-commissioners-vote-to-rescind-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-06-04T17:36:22.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Court hears moratorium feedback in regular session – The Lakelander",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/06/04/court-hears-moratorium-feedback-in-regular-session/",
        "date": "2026-06-04T14:33:20.000Z",
        "source": "The Lakelander",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County Commissioners Court rescinds moratorium on data center development | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-commissioners-court-rescinds-moratorium-data-center-development/500-3352e46e-02a4-4605-aa4d-380f5ffc1d96",
        "date": "2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners Hear Comments About Large-Scale Development",
        "url": "https://hillsbororeporter.com/commissioners-hear-comments-about-largescale-development-p31675-54.htm",
        "date": "2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hillsboro Reporter",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County residents back data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/03/hill-county-",
        "date": "2026-06-03T19:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Spectrum News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County commissioners table discussion on lawsuit over data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/29/hill-county-commissioners-table-lawsuit-discussion-over-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-29T21:48:09.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County residents continue opposition to proposed data center development",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/shockwaves-across-the-state-hill-county-residents-continue-opposition-to-proposed-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-05-29T19:53:04.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "AGENDA",
        "url": "https://www.co.hill.tx.us/upload/template/28749/docs/CC%202026/ccagenda_06042026.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "source": "Hill County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County data centers — Texas · DataCentersExposed",
        "url": "https://datacentersexposed.com/counties/tx/hill",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "source": "DataCentersExposed",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center developer files lawsuit over ‘illegal’ moratorium in Hill County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/28/illegal-under-texas-law-data-center-developer-files-lawsuit-against-hill-county-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-28T22:50:31.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Developer Uses Courts to Bully Hill County - Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/data-center-developer-uses-courts-to-bully-hill-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-28T20:17:24.000Z",
        "source": "Public Citizen",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "$100M lawsuit filed against Hill County officials over data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/100m-lawsuit-filed-against-hill-county-officials-over-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-05-27T23:56:22.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "v. HILL COUNTY, SHANE BRASSELL, HOLCOMB, LARRY CRUMPTON, Defendants. § § § Civil Action No. 6:26-cv-00340 § §",
        "url": "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172911196/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172911196.1.0.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
        "source": "U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (Waco Division) – CourtListener",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County Passed a Data Center Moratorium. Other Texas Counties Should Follow. | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/hill-county-passed-a-data-center-moratorium-other-texas-counties-should-follow/",
        "date": "2026-05-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "AGENDA",
        "url": "https://www.co.hill.tx.us/upload/template/28749/docs/CC%202026/Commissioners%20Court%20Agenda%20May%2029%202029.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "source": "Hill County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County passes first data center moratorium – The Lakelander",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/05/21/hill-county-passes-first-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T15:15:42.000Z",
        "source": "The Lakelander",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas counties pushing back against data centers",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/05/19/texas-counties-pushing-back-against-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-19T15:14:00.000Z",
        "source": "Spectrum News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘We’re gonna get sued.’ Texas county passes 1-year data center construction ban. - POLITICO",
        "url": "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/16/texas-county-data-center-construction-ban-00922493",
        "date": "2026-05-16T18:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "POLITICO",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county passes data center ban for rural areas for a year, move comes in wake of AI data centers moving to remote areas to skirt regulations — state senator says counties cannot legally impose these bans - Geek Salad",
        "url": "https://geeksalad.org/texas-county-passes-data-center-ban-for-rural-areas-for-a-year-move-comes-in-wak/",
        "date": "2026-05-16T15:10:23.000Z",
        "source": "Geek Salad",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County judge expects legal challenges to data center development pause |  Texas Standard",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/hill-county-judge-expects-legal-challenges-to-data-center-development-pause/",
        "date": "2026-05-15T19:27:53.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Standard",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "'We're gonna get sued.' Texas county passes 1-year data ...",
        "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/texas-county-passes-1-year-data-center-construction-ban/",
        "date": "2026-05-15T10:35:19.000Z",
        "source": "E&E News by POLITICO",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county temporarily halts data center construction | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-14T20:58:39.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county temporarily halts data center construction | FOX 7 Austin",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-14T20:58:39.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county temporarily halts data center construction | FOX 26 Houston",
        "url": "https://www.fox26houston.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-14T20:58:39.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 26 Houston",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Water Concerns Drive New Data Center Moratorium: Texas Brief",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/texas-brief/water-concerns-drive-new-data-center-moratorium-texas-brief",
        "date": "2026-05-14T12:04:44.000Z",
        "source": "Bloomberg Law",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county pauses data center construction in rural areas",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/05/13/texas-county-pauses-data-center-construction-in-rural-areas",
        "date": "2026-05-13T20:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "Spectrum News",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county pauses data center construction in rural areas | AP News",
        "url": "https://apnews.com/article/data-centers-hill-county-texas-moratorium-756b7c1733b00885183c2a7cd606048a",
        "date": "2026-05-13T20:12:17.000Z",
        "source": "AP News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas county pauses data center construction in rural areas",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/12/texas-hill-county-approves-data-center-construction-pause-ai/",
        "date": "2026-05-13T00:13:03.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Tribune",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County temporarily bans data center construction in what appears to be a Texas first | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-temporarily-bans-data-center-construction-what-appears-to-be-a-texas-first/500-c6ca2194-53ed-4eb5-9041-2de8e06d72d4",
        "date": "2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "AI Data Center Growth in Texas Faces Setback With Hill County’s One-Year Ban - Bloomberg",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/dallas-exurb-hits-pause-on-data-centers-in-a-rare-texas-rebuke?srnd=homepage-americas",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "source": "Bloomberg",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County among the first in Texas to enact a temporary ban on data centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county-commissioners-court-places-temporary-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12T23:20:00.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County commissioners approve 1-year moratorium on data center construction",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/12/hill-county-commissioners-approve-1-year-moratorium-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-05-12T22:16:09.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "HILL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT REGULAR MEETING",
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        "source": "Hill County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "'Line In The Sand': Hill County Passes Data Center Moratorium",
        "url": "https://hillsbororeporter.com/line-in-the-sand-hill-county-passes-data-center-moratorium-p31659-54.htm",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "source": "Hillsboro Reporter",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "RCM Hill, LLC Project Aquila — RCM Hill, LLC 1,235 MW Data Center — Hill County, TX | MLQ Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://mlq.ai/permit-filings/usa/texas/hill-county/project-aquila-rcm-hill-llc-1-235-mw-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "source": "MLQ Infrastructure",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "HILL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT REGULAR MEETING",
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        "date": "2026-05-12",
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      },
      {
        "title": "RCM_Hill_LLC_v_Hill_County_et_al__txwdce-26-00340__0001.0.pdf",
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        "source": "pacermonitor.com",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County Moratorium Passes! — Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/hill-county-moratorium-discussion",
        "date": "2026-05-11T17:45:43.000Z",
        "source": "Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "'We don't want it in our community' | Hillsboro commissioners table discussion on data centers | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hillsboro-commissioners-table-discussion-data-centers/500-dbbed8d2-ce5b-4df3-9bb4-56ea10955689",
        "date": "2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KCEN TV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hill County commissioners act on data center concerns – The Lakelander",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/04/30/hill-county-commissioners-act-on-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T14:55:03.000Z",
        "source": "The Lakelander",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents attend Hill County data center meetings",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/residents-attend-hill-county-data-center-meetings",
        "date": "2026-04-25T06:39:05.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents attend Hill County data center meetings",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/videos/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/residents-attend-hill-county-data-center-meetings",
        "date": "2026-04-25T03:25:32.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nexus – The Lakelander",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/tag/nexus/",
        "date": "2026-04-17T15:58:51.000Z",
        "source": "The Lakelander",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Local residents turn out for Hillsboro Data Center Summit",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/local-residents-turn-out-for-hillsboro-data-center-summit",
        "date": "2026-04-17T02:37:05.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
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        "text": "Texas County Stands Up: Data Center Moratorium Vote Shocks Austin! #shorts\nChannel: Know Leon County\nHill County commissioners institute a one-year moratorium on data center development. This decision empowers local control and ...\nthe county commissioners and judge voted 3-2 um in favor of a one-year moratorium to pause new data center development uh so that they can actually study the impacts of uh of what what's going to happen if they keep bringing these things in. So >> on water, electricity, infrastructure, land, how it's going to affect our local rural communities. Yep. And [clears throat] they a Texas county just stood up and said, \"We need answers before we hand over our future to you.\" And I I think that's extremely commendable and um just pretty amazing really that a county government did that to help their citizens. >> And so every other county, I am I'm urging you if 50 more people if 50 more counties did this by the end of the month, we would send Austin one hell of a mes",
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        "text": "After legal issues, the Hill County commissioners ended their pause on data center construction, but one outspoken advocate against data centers said that the new guidelines the commissioners passed may be even more helpful than the moratorium. Six News reporter Cydney Walker has more. On the new policies, Sydney -- Julie\n-- Waters, who runs the group Texans United Against Data Centers, said Hill County commissioners' new proclamation and checklist puts them in an even stronger position than the moratorium, giving data center developers clear rules. -- A one year data center pause rescinded just weeks later\n-- in order to protect the citizens of Hill County going forward for further liability of use. Hill County commissioners had faced a lawsuit over their data center development ban by company RCM Hill, calling it unconstitutional. -- I believe\n-- that we will quickly be in litigation, so the pause. is no more. I've heard from several Hill County people saying, you know, the media jus",
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        "text": "Governor Abbott has been clear that Texans deserve a voice in these decisions. The Maypearl community is exactly who he was talking about, and we’re asking that TCEQ honor his directive,",
        "source": "David Rogers, rancher whose family's 152-year-old ranch shares a fence line with the proposed development",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/tceq-issues-preliminary-decision-on-nrg-air-permit-for-maypearl-area-12-gw-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This power plant is being proposed in the middle of a rural community that has clearly and repeatedly said we do not want it here,",
        "source": "David Rogers, rancher",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/tceq-issues-preliminary-decision-on-nrg-air-permit-for-maypearl-area-12-gw-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "NRG has done nothing to reach out to our community, despite statements made during a recent investor call about wanting to be a good partner in the communities where it operates,",
        "source": "Tim McKibben, rancher across F.M. 66 from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/tceq-issues-preliminary-decision-on-nrg-air-permit-for-maypearl-area-12-gw-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not going anywhere. This community has been here for generations, and we intend to protect it for generations to come,",
        "source": "Tim McKibben, rancher",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/tceq-issues-preliminary-decision-on-nrg-air-permit-for-maypearl-area-12-gw-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A pause is a position. A disclosure requirement is leverage.",
        "source": "Tony Timmons, Co-Founder, HampTex Capital Partners",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tony-timmons_hill-countys-data-center-moratorium-lasted-activity-7512259572741439488-RXsb",
        "date": "2026-10-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our county commissioners are meeting with Pacifico, AKA RCM Hill LLC AKA Hill Valley EC LLC, and making deals to \"be a good neighbor\" to residents in surrounding area, but we have no say, no information, no update, and our questions are voiced at the commissioners court onto deaf and sometimes asleep ears.",
        "source": "Hill County resident, resident",
        "url": "https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/58317_101_1689504.PDF",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hill County residents got a review checklist, not a ban.",
        "source": "Direct Message News",
        "url": "https://dmnews.com/dmn-r-hill-county-just-became-the-first-texas-county-to-ban-data-centers-and-23-days-later-a-100-million-developer-lawsuit-collapsed-the-ban-and-left-the-county-paying-100000-in-legal-fees/",
        "date": "2026-08-18T08:40:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, we would have loved to have just been able to stop every project and everything, and that’s not what the moratorium did,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/15/hill-county-dropped-its-data-center-ban-after-100-million-lawsuit-now-developer-has-dismissed-case/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "But what it did do was — some projects that were less desirable, as far as maybe not the most honest — they left the county.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/07/15/hill-county-dropped-its-data-center-ban-after-100-million-lawsuit-now-developer-has-dismissed-case/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Between April 2025 and January 2026, Plaintiff entered into four contracts with four different landowners.",
        "source": "RCM Hill (lawsuit), Plaintiff",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/80m-offer-values-hill-county-land-about-100k-an-acre-roughly-14-times-appraisal-proposed-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T03:22:41.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, there's a lot of money that is pent up demand for these, and so therefore, land is frankly — I hate to say it — but it's a small consideration in the grand scheme of things with the amount of money that is in the hopper, so to speak, to build this out,",
        "source": "Lynn Krebs, research economist",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/80m-offer-values-hill-county-land-about-100k-an-acre-roughly-14-times-appraisal-proposed-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T03:22:41.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're not going to see anybody else trying a moratorium at this point because they've seen what happens when you do it.",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in land use law",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/rural-counties-face-hurdles-in-regulating-data-centers,94833",
        "date": "2026-06-24T20:02:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data centers are kind of a scary thing for rural communities,",
        "source": "Melissa Awtry, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/hill-county-commissioners-take-no-action-on-data-centers-esd-commissioners-resign",
        "date": "2026-06-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The 12 people on the fire department can’t help them. When you have a volunteer fire department, there may only be a dozen firefighters, and you’re going…that would be like trying to fight a fire with a garden hose,",
        "source": "Melissa Awtry, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/hill-county-commissioners-take-no-action-on-data-centers-esd-commissioners-resign",
        "date": "2026-06-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Not having a quorum affects our ability to pay the fire departments, and we pay the fire departments per run, and we have to have a vote of the board to approve those funds to be paid,",
        "source": "David Hesselbrock, assistant treasurer of the ESD Commissioners Board",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/hill-county-commissioners-take-no-action-on-data-centers-esd-commissioners-resign",
        "date": "2026-06-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "You’re going to lose probably five fire departments in the first six months after passing these rules,” he said.",
        "source": "Greg Brown, President, Emergency Services District (ESD) 1",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/06/11/county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T14:50:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The move raised questions about whether the county could enforce a moratorium, with county attorney David Holmes questioning the legality of the move during the May meeting.",
        "source": "David Holmes, County attorney",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hill-county-texas-data-center-moratorium-lifted",
        "date": "2026-06-09T17:27:46.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The federal lawsuit filed against Hill County over its now-rescinded data center moratorium remains pending, County Attorney David Holmes said at a Hill County Commissioners Court meeting last week.",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/06/18/federal-suit-moves-forward-despite-county-reversal/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The federal lawsuit filed against Hill County over its now-rescinded data center moratorium remains pending, County Attorney David Holmes said at a Hill County Commissioners Court meeting last week.",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://hillsbororeporter.com/rcm-hill-lawsuit-remains-despite-countys-reversal-p31698-54.htm",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The noise that this data center generates — what is that going to do with those poor people that live maybe two miles from this data center?",
        "source": "Linda Pauley",
        "url": "https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/corporations-first-people-last-just",
        "date": "2026-06-08T22:02:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in the state that has limited regulations, limited enforcement, limited code, and they're coming faster than we can keep up with.",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Commissioner, Hill County",
        "url": "https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/corporations-first-people-last-just",
        "date": "2026-06-08T22:02:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You don't have a legal basis. If you vote to enact this, I believe we will very quickly be in litigation.",
        "source": "Hill County attorney, County attorney",
        "url": "https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/corporations-first-people-last-just",
        "date": "2026-06-08T22:02:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I couldn't imagine being sued for $100 million from some carpetbagger who doesn't even own land in our county. It's BS.",
        "source": "Tim Lyness, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/corporations-first-people-last-just",
        "date": "2026-06-08T22:02:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We did accomplish some things, doing the moratorium,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge, Hill County",
        "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/texas-county-lifts-data-center-ban-after-lawsuit/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We had a couple projects leave the county that were maybe not the most honest people.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge, Hill County",
        "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/texas-county-lifts-data-center-ban-after-lawsuit/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you vote to enact this, I believe we will very quickly be in litigation,",
        "source": "David Holmes, Hill County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/tech/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "In order to protect the citizens of Hill County going forward for further liability, which there is significant amount, I vote yes,",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Commissioner, Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/tech/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are statutes that allow them to do the things on the checklist, and so right now this is the best avenue to protect Hill County,",
        "source": "Julie Waters, attorney who runs Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/tech/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They weren't going to come to Hill County commissioners and ask for permission, they were just going to build, and Hill County had no idea,",
        "source": "Julie Waters, attorney who runs Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/tech/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, we would have loved to have just been able to stop every project and everything, and that’s not what the moratorium did,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/05/texas-hill-county-moratorium-rescinded-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "But what it did do was — some projects that were less desirable, as far as maybe not the most honest — they left the county.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/05/texas-hill-county-moratorium-rescinded-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"If you vote to enact this, I believe we will very quickly be in litigation,\" Holmes said.",
        "source": "David Holmes, Hill County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"In order to protect the citizens of Hill County going forward for further liability, which there is significant amount, I vote yes,\" Holcomb said.",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Commissioner, Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"They weren't going to come to Hill County commissioners and ask for permission, they were just going to build, and Hill County had no idea,\" Waters said.",
        "source": "Julie Waters, attorney, runs Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to commend you for your moratorium.",
        "source": "Unnamed citizen, citizen",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/04/hill-county-commissioners-court-rescinds-moratorium-data-center-wake-lawsuit/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Unfortunately, we tried.",
        "source": "Unnamed commissioner, Hill County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/04/hill-county-commissioners-court-rescinds-moratorium-data-center-wake-lawsuit/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given the exposure that the county is subject to and in light of the other things that are on our agenda, I think some of our goals, not all of our goals have been achieved, and I think that in order to protect the citizens of Hill County going forward…I vote yes",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hill-county-texas-data-center-moratorium-lifted",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given the exposure that the county is subject to, and in light of the other things that are on our agenda (related to development regulations), I think that some of our goals — not all of our goals — have been achieved.",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Hill County",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/06/11/county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We tried,” said Crumpton. “Due to the liability of it, I vote yes.",
        "source": "Larry Crumpton, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Hill County",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/06/11/county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Less than 24 hours after we passed a moratorium, we were already receiving demand letters that we rescind the order… threats of lawsuits",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/03/hill-county-",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don’t put it in our backyard, and quit doing things without giving we the people a say",
        "source": "Sharla Williams, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/03/hill-county-",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we got the moratorium, we flooded that thing",
        "source": "Lowell Williams, Hill County farmer",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/03/hill-county-",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "You did your duty to protect your citizens. Please do not let this multimillion-dollar threat back you down from doing the right thing.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident at Hill County Commissioner's Court meeting",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/03/hill-county-",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will be posting a new meeting that has much more clear language as to what is being considered in those items",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/06/03/hill-county-",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We should not have been able to choose our forever home and our forever land based on fear of what it was going to be next to,",
        "source": "Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/30/80m-offer-values-hill-county-land-about-100k-an-acre-roughly-14-times-appraisal-proposed-data-center-site/",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those will all be tabled. I will be posting a new meeting that has much more clear language as to what is being considered in those items,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/shockwaves-across-the-state-hill-county-residents-continue-opposition-to-proposed-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I couldn't imagine being sued for $100 million, from some carpetbagger who doesn't even own land in our county; it's b.s.",
        "source": "Tim Lyness, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/29/hill-county-commissioners-table-lawsuit-discussion-over-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will not be addressing three, four, or five in this commissioner's court. Those will all be tabled.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/29/hill-county-commissioners-table-lawsuit-discussion-over-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I couldn't imagine being sued for $100 million.",
        "source": "Tim Lyness, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://ballot.dcmap.us/county/48217",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This bullying tactic is the result of state leaders leaving local communities like Hill County to fend for themselves against data centers.",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, Texas director of Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/data-center-developer-uses-courts-to-bully-hill-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "County commissioners were responding to constituent demands.",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, Texas director of Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/data-center-developer-uses-courts-to-bully-hill-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "categorically bars the commencement of construction pertaining to data center related projects in Hill County.",
        "source": "RCM Hill, LLC, developer, complaint",
        "url": "https://sitebraid.dev/blog/texas-county-data-center-moratorium-zoning-authority/",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in a state that has limited regulations, limited enforcement and limited codes, and they are coming faster than we can keep up with them.",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/05/21/hill-county-passes-first-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T15:15:42.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you vote to enact this, I believe we will quickly be in litigation, perhaps with the attorney general's office, and certainly with a few of the developers.",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/05/21/hill-county-passes-first-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T15:15:42.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m just glad we at least got the resolution done because I think it’s very important to let the citizens in Somervell County know where we stand as a Court,",
        "source": "Chip Joslin, Somervell County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/05/19/texas-counties-pushing-back-against-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The goal of the moratorium is to give the county a chance to study these things, which is a huge endeavor,",
        "source": "Shane Brassel, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/05/19/texas-counties-pushing-back-against-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're damned if you do and damned if you don't,",
        "source": "David Holmes, Hill County Attorney",
        "url": "https://geeksalad.org/texas-county-passes-data-center-ban-for-rural-areas-for-a-year-move-comes-in-wak/",
        "date": "2026-05-16T15:10:23.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Bettencourt said counties do not have the right to pass development moratoriums.",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, Senator (R-Houston)",
        "url": "https://geeksalad.org/texas-county-passes-data-center-ban-for-rural-areas-for-a-year-move-comes-in-wak/",
        "date": "2026-05-16T15:10:23.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in the state that has limited regulations, limited enforcement, limited code, and they're coming faster than we can keep up with.",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://geeksalad.org/texas-county-passes-data-center-ban-for-rural-areas-for-a-year-move-comes-in-wak/",
        "date": "2026-05-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "My guesstimation right now for Hill County is eight to 10 projects.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/hill-county-judge-expects-legal-challenges-to-data-center-development-pause/",
        "date": "2026-05-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've received demand letters demanding that we rescind the moratorium.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/hill-county-judge-expects-legal-challenges-to-data-center-development-pause/",
        "date": "2026-05-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have many people with wells in the county that are already having to either re-dig or just not use their wells because the water table is already dropping.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/hill-county-judge-expects-legal-challenges-to-data-center-development-pause/",
        "date": "2026-05-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "These centers will be obsolete in 10 years,",
        "source": "one person remarked",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-14T20:58:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "These centers will be obsolete in 10 years,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-14T20:58:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in the state that has limited regulations, limited enforcement, limited code, and they're coming faster than we can keep up with,",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Pct. 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox26houston.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-14T20:58:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "These centers will be obsolete in 10 years,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox26houston.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-14T20:58:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in a state that has ...",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/texas-brief/water-concerns-drive-new-data-center-moratorium-texas-brief",
        "date": "2026-05-14T12:04:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not trying to break the law, I'm not trying to thumb my nose at the governor or the Legislature, but my constituents, my people, are literally begging for help right now, and I have no other mechanism but this,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge, Hill County",
        "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/texas-county-passes-1-year-data-center-construction-ban/",
        "date": "2026-05-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everywhere from elemental contaminations, uh, noise pollution, light pollution.",
        "source": "Lowell Williams, rancher",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpIasAPvp1s",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to do everything we can to slow this down. We don’t want this.",
        "source": "Tom Lyness, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-temporarily-bans-data-center-construction-what-appears-to-be-a-texas-first/500-c6ca2194-53ed-4eb5-9041-2de8e06d72d4",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’d be bringing a lot of long-term tax revenue to the county to fund your schools and infrastructure, and I’d like to keep an honest, open relationship with the commissioners court,",
        "source": "Pervez Siddique, chief development officer for Prime Power Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-temporarily-bans-data-center-construction-what-appears-to-be-a-texas-first/500-c6ca2194-53ed-4eb5-9041-2de8e06d72d4",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not increasing anyone’s electricity prices because we are generating our own electricity. We are not using more water than the equivalent of five households in Hill County,",
        "source": "Pervez Siddique, chief development officer for Prime Power Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hill-county-temporarily-bans-data-center-construction-what-appears-to-be-a-texas-first/500-c6ca2194-53ed-4eb5-9041-2de8e06d72d4",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know the moratorium within the state of Texas at a county level is probably a stretch. But you know what, we need more counties to get in here with us, and send it back to the state and get us some help with these",
        "source": "Tim Lyness, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/12/hill-county-commissioners-approve-1-year-moratorium-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Listen to us at the state level. Don’t mandate this stuff on us and call it property rights. Property rights stop at your property line, and that’s all we’re trying to say here: be a good neighbor",
        "source": "Tim Lyness, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/12/hill-county-commissioners-approve-1-year-moratorium-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to be horseback every day, my sons do too. We raise cattle. We want to go fishing in the river, in the lakes and things like that. So, we’re here to preserve Texas.",
        "source": "Jack Merrill, Blum resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/12/hill-county-commissioners-approve-1-year-moratorium-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in the state that has limited regulations, limited enforcement, limited code, and they’re coming faster than we can keep up with,",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/12/texas-hill-county-approves-data-center-construction-pause-ai/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’re damned if you and damned if you don’t,",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/12/texas-hill-county-approves-data-center-construction-pause-ai/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our hope and prayer was that [state leaders] take that vote as not a sign of defiance of the law, but as a plea for help to get some regulations in place to help protect our citizens,",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/12/texas-hill-county-approves-data-center-construction-pause-ai/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can revise it however you want. I don't believe you have the legal authority to enact [a moratorium].",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/28/illegal-under-texas-law-data-center-developer-files-lawsuit-against-hill-county-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "there's no right way to do it, cause it's against the law",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/28/illegal-under-texas-law-data-center-developer-files-lawsuit-against-hill-county-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "it's illegal",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/28/illegal-under-texas-law-data-center-developer-files-lawsuit-against-hill-county-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not want data centers in Hill County,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://hillsbororeporter.com/line-in-the-sand-hill-county-passes-data-center-moratorium-p31659-54.htm",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "we don't want you here.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://hillsbororeporter.com/line-in-the-sand-hill-county-passes-data-center-moratorium-p31659-54.htm",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "it's illegal.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172911196/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172911196.1.0.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "it's against the law.",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, County Commissioner, Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172911196/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172911196.1.0.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can revise it however you want. I don't believe you have the legal authority to enact [a moratorium].",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172911196/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172911196.1.0.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "On my property, and they want to destroy it. That’s up for sale, that they have made a $56,000 an acre offer on,",
        "source": "Lowell Williams, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county-commissioners-court-places-temporary-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everywhere from elemental contamination, noise pollution, light pollution, industrial waste, everything these folks have pointed out, and it’s all statistically proven, is how they’re going to destroy it,",
        "source": "Lowell Williams, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county-commissioners-court-places-temporary-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m advocating that they put up a remediation in advance, pay for the clean up in advance, and we are in control of that money at the county level, and we. get to use that…if they come in and do the work, we’ll release the bond. It’s no different than a performance and payment bond on construction projects,",
        "source": "Tim Lyness, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county-commissioners-court-places-temporary-moratorium-on-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "it's illegal.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge, Hill County",
        "url": "https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/filings/DZ776OSI/RCM_Hill_LLC_v_Hill_County_et_al__txwdce-26-00340__0001.0.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can revise it however you want. I don't believe you have the legal authority to enact [a moratorium].",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney, Hill County",
        "url": "https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/filings/DZ776OSI/RCM_Hill_LLC_v_Hill_County_et_al__txwdce-26-00340__0001.0.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in the state that has limited regulations, limited enforcement, limited code, and they’re coming faster than we can keep up with,",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Pct. 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The lawsuit cites comments made during the May 12 meeting in which County Judge Shane Brassell reportedly said the proposal was \"illegal,\" Commissioner Jim Holcomb said it was \"against the law,\" and Holmes advised commissioners that he did not believe the county had authority to enact the moratorium.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-05/hill-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-after-lawsuit-adopts-new-review-requirements",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in the state that has limited regulations, limited enforcement, limited code, and they're coming faster than we can keep up with.",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/05/13/texas-county-pauses-data-center-construction-in-rural-areas",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's imperative … that we tap the brakes and we get our arms around what we're faced with and do the research, do the studies.",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/05/13/texas-county-pauses-data-center-construction-in-rural-areas",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "You're damned if you and damned if you don't.",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/05/13/texas-county-pauses-data-center-construction-in-rural-areas",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "assess the far-reaching impact to the local community from these facilities.",
        "source": "Hill County commissioners court, moratorium order",
        "url": "https://sitebraid.dev/blog/texas-county-data-center-moratorium-zoning-authority/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center folks have found a sweet spot in the state that has limited regulations, limited enforcement, limited code, and they're coming faster than we can keep up with,",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Pct. 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/north-texas-county-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not want data centers in Hill County.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/05/21/hill-county-passes-first-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This text amendment will create a process that will require data centers to obtain specific use permits, go before the planning commission and the city council.",
        "source": "Richard Reinhardt, Planning Director",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hillsboro-commissioners-table-discussion-data-centers/500-dbbed8d2-ce5b-4df3-9bb4-56ea10955689",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody's asking us for permission to put in a data center, that's not how we do it,",
        "source": "Richard Fisher, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/hillsboro-commissioners-table-discussion-data-centers/500-dbbed8d2-ce5b-4df3-9bb4-56ea10955689",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You are responsive to those, and I applaud all five of you for listening and actually taking some action.",
        "source": "David Holmes, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/04/30/hill-county-commissioners-act-on-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-04-30T14:55:03.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s an increase of cancer, there’s an increase of heart conditions, there’s an increase of neurological problems. It’s detrimental to the wildlife. If we don’t start taking care of ourselves, who’s going to start taking of us",
        "source": "Linda Pauley, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/residents-attend-hill-county-data-center-meetings",
        "date": "2026-04-25T06:39:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s only going to hurt our town worse; nothing is going to get fixed. It doesn’t create jobs for us.",
        "source": "Jennifer Isaacks, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/hill-county/residents-attend-hill-county-data-center-meetings",
        "date": "2026-04-25T06:39:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The only way we should enter into an abatement is if the taxpayer wins.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, County Judge",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/04/30/hill-county-commissioners-act-on-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-04-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The state put themselves in a position to say we lowered your taxes, and they're putting it on us.",
        "source": "Larry Crumpton, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/04/30/hill-county-commissioners-act-on-data-center-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-04-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In Hillsboro, we do have a tendency to have the water flow a little low,",
        "source": "Patricia Jackson, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/local-residents-turn-out-for-hillsboro-data-center-summit",
        "date": "2026-04-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We wanted to start from a place of understanding from sources that were neutral. None of these people has an active project in Hillsboro. There was no person who was trying to actively bring a data center to Hillsboro or Hill County,",
        "source": "Jessica Trew, Go Hillsboro",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/local-residents-turn-out-for-hillsboro-data-center-summit",
        "date": "2026-04-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So, if we can get some larger property tax funds out of a larger space with a smaller footprint, that kind of offsets those larger jobs that were recruiting in other parts of town,",
        "source": "Jessica Trew, Go Hillsboro",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/local-residents-turn-out-for-hillsboro-data-center-summit",
        "date": "2026-04-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "What nefarious thing are they going to come up with next? They don’t tell the truth,",
        "source": "Linda Pauley, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/nexus-data-center-withdraws-tax-break-agreement",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The fact that the noise that this data center generates…what is that going to do with those poor people that live maybe two miles from this data center?",
        "source": "Linda Pauley, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/nexus-data-center-withdraws-tax-break-agreement",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mixed emotions because it’s very complex. The impact on the MNO rate and the non-revenue rate for taxes, it changes the landscape significantly. And there are a lot of variables that are completely unknown,",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Commissioner for Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/nexus-data-center-withdraws-tax-break-agreement",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our hope was to mitigate the impact on the surrounding communities and try to balance that with an economic benefit that would benefit the taxpayers in the county,",
        "source": "Jim Holcomb, Hill County Commissioner for Precinct 1",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/nexus-data-center-withdraws-tax-break-agreement",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have a sick sense that the deals have already been made,",
        "source": "Jana Burch, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/04/03/commissioners-support-road-funding-legislation/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "That upsets me. I don’t think there has been full disclosure.",
        "source": "Jana Burch, Hill County resident",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/04/03/commissioners-support-road-funding-legislation/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our philosophy is simple: major infrastructure projects should strengthen the communities that host them.",
        "source": "Ivan Van Der Walt, CEO, Nexus Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/893047837/nexus-data-centers-announces-50-million-community-partnership-program-in-hubbard-and-hill-county",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It seems they have a plan and a company they’ve been working with already, and now that the zoning was approved, they just have to present plans to committees for approval, and then to City Council for approval,",
        "source": "West Texas Indivisible representative, representative of West Texas Indivisible",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2025/12/09/430-million-data-center-project-filed-for-whitney--texas",
        "date": "2025-12-09T21:59:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "You might hear of a tax abatement with Hill County, but I want to make it clear that is not a free ride we are looking for,",
        "source": "Megan Claydon, senior vice president of finance and commercial at Nexus",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/02/19/commissioners-approve-hubbard-data-center-reinvestment-zone/",
        "date": "2025-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be a part of this community and give back resources; we don’t want to take resources.",
        "source": "Megan Claydon, senior vice president of finance and commercial at Nexus",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/02/19/commissioners-approve-hubbard-data-center-reinvestment-zone/",
        "date": "2025-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It would surround my 7-acre property on three sides and cut our community in half,",
        "source": "John Gerik, Abbott resident",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2025/09/18/court-hears-opposition-to-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please let these developers and investors know that we will not welcome them to Hill County to destroy our property and our way of life in the name of progress and profit,",
        "source": "John Gerik, Abbott resident",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2025/09/18/court-hears-opposition-to-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "In the past we were told with solar projects and wind projects that they are coming whether we like it or not and there’s nothing we can do,",
        "source": "John Blaha, Abbott resident",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2025/09/18/court-hears-opposition-to-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The possibility of a large, industrial data center has been a complete shock,",
        "source": "Denton Tucker, Resident east of Abbott",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2025/09/18/court-hears-opposition-to-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Henderson explains that the Municipal Management District application is needed so that, if the project goes forward, the MMD can be used for infrastructure funding.",
        "source": "Megan Henderson, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.hillsborotx.org/data_center.php",
        "date": "2025-03-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Neither the state constitution nor any state statute authorizes the county commissioners to enact the military.",
        "source": "Unknown",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmD8r3xi9pE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you vote to enact this, I believe that we will quickly be in litigation.",
        "source": "Unknown",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmD8r3xi9pE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're here to preserve Texas. These guys are not. They're here for money.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxVW5WtkYxg",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Property rights stop at your property line.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxVW5WtkYxg",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Until our state legislature steps up and really provides new laws, the counties have to work with what they have.",
        "source": "Julie Waters, Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ickLoLxhkw",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hill County definitely is doing something different, and they're doing it the right way.",
        "source": "Julie Waters, Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ickLoLxhkw",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "That has not been litigated and it needs to be.",
        "source": "Julie Waters, Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ickLoLxhkw",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Henderson responds that there's likely not enough water for a residential development of that size outside the city limits due to water being a constraint.",
        "source": "Megan Henderson, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.hillsborotx.org/data_center.php",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Hill County Commissioners Court rescinded its data center moratorium on June 4, 2026 after a lawsuit and replaced it with a development-review checklist.",
      "RCM Hill LLC dismissed its $100M suit on July 9, 2026; the county agreed to pay $100,000 in legal fees.",
      "Banks delayed a $5-7 billion bond sale refinancing a ~$15 billion loan on the Hubbard campus after Texas paused new approvals (Oct 28, 2026, per Bloomberg via Briefs Finance).",
      "Public Citizen reported the Nexus Hubbard air permit comment period opened Sep 24 and closed Oct 23, with a public hearing requested Oct 13.",
      "Governor's Sept. 21, 2026 order paused permits sought by data centers.",
      "On May 12, 2026, Hill County commissioners voted 3 to 2 for a one-year moratorium on data center construction",
      "RCM Hill, LLC sued Hill County on May 27, 2026 in federal court in Waco",
      "On June 4, 2026, the court voted unanimously to rescind the pause",
      "On July 9, 2026, both sides agreed to dismiss the case",
      "Hood County court voted 3 to 2 on Feb. 10, 2026 against a six month data center pause",
      "More than 4,000 residents signed a petition opposing the facility",
      "TCEQ issued a preliminary decision to approve an air permit for NRG's 1.2 GW Prairie Energy Center power plant",
      "Governor Abbott recently directed TCEQ to halt permitting of data center projects",
      "Proposed site is about 2,850 acres on FM 66 in Hill County, about 800 feet from the Ellis County line",
      "Hundreds of 'NO Data Center' signs between Maypearl, Itasca and Grandview",
      "Hill County moratorium passed 3-2 in May and was rescinded unanimously on June 4",
      "County spent about $100,000 in legal fees defending the federal suit",
      "RCM Hill LLC sued in Western District of Texas claiming ultra vires, takings and due process violations, seeking $100 million",
      "Case dismissed with prejudice on July 9",
      "County replaced the moratorium with a development checklist and major industrial development review framework requiring disclosures on infrastructure, traffic and resource impacts",
      "Resident says the Blum-area data center's gas power plant is 3,000 feet from their home",
      "Air permit for the gas-generated power plant was issued in about 2 weeks and is described as 4 GW, enough for 3 million homes",
      "Air permit was issued just days before the Governor's halt to TCEQ",
      "Resident says Hill County has at least 5 data centers in progress or in process, at least 3 planning their own power plants",
      "City of Hillsboro said Provident Realty Advisors no longer has property in the industrial park under contract for a proposed data center",
      "City update released Tuesday, August 18, 2026",
      "Provident had approximately 300 acres of heavy industrial property owned by HEDC under contract",
      "City council, HEDC and Planning and Zoning Commission toured a data center in Irving the week before the update",
      "Hill County commissioners passed a one-year moratorium 3-2 on May 12, 2026, the first in Texas to ban new data center construction.",
      "RCM Hill, LLC filed suit May 27, 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.",
      "On June 4, 2026, Hill County Commissioners Court unanimously rescinded the moratorium and adopted a developer checklist.",
      "RCM Hill filed a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice on July 9, 2026, and the county agreed to pay $100,000 in legal fees.",
      "Governor Greg Abbott issued a directive on August 3, 2026 blocking new data centers from connecting to the Texas grid pending a state audit.",
      "Hillsboro City Council, EDC and Planning/Zoning officials toured a data center in Irving to learn about water and power use, fire suppression, and staffing",
      "The Provident data center project is no longer under contract and may not move forward, according to the city",
      "Hill County's data center moratorium collapsed after a $100 million lawsuit",
      "Hill County replaced the moratorium with a new review process for data centers",
      "Hill County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 in early May 2026 for a one-year data center moratorium; eight data center projects were pushed into the area",
      "RCM Hill LLC filed a federal suit May 27, 2026 seeking more than $100 million in damages",
      "Commissioners voted unanimously June 4 to rescind the moratorium and adopted a Data Center Development Checklist"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/texas/hill-county/",
        "date": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "name": "Maypearl Data Center Community Information",
        "url": "https://www.maypearldatacenter.com/news/tceq-issues-preliminary-decision-on-nrg-air-permit-for-maypearl-area-12-gw-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-05T16:03:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Grassroots movement opposing data center projects",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/06/11/county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T14:50:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/tech/hill-county-rescinds-data-center-moratorium-data-center-critic-argues-policies-are-stronger/500-8bb15410-2f4f-440d-a442-85f4459a2976",
        "date": "2026-06-05T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Hill County residents opposing data centers",
        "url": "https://newtools.cira.state.tx.us/upload/page/7613/docs/CCMinutes/2026/CC%20Minutes%20on%20May%2012%202026.pdf",
        "date": "2026-05-12"
      },
      {
        "name": "Concerned Hill County residents",
        "url": "https://lakelander.com/2026/04/03/commissioners-support-road-funding-legislation/",
        "date": "2026-04-03T14:29:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "West Texas Indivisible",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2025/12/09/430-million-data-center-project-filed-for-whitney--texas",
        "date": "2025-12-09T21:59:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "anti-Data-Center Facebook communities",
        "url": "https://checkmarkpro.com/assets/Case-Study-Nexus-Data-Center-Campus-Hubbard-Texas.pdf",
        "date": null
      }
    ]
  },
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    "name": "Hockley County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition reported in Hockley County. The only tracked data center is Serverfarm's operating HTX1 colocation facility, with no proposed or under-construction projects, groups, petitions, or moratorium talks.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.15,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:08.405Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 7987,
      "pres_2024_margin": 66.3,
      "projects_60km": 11,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Serverfarm Hockley",
        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48219",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 4,
      "items": 4,
      "regional_score": 0.7674319273215912
    },
    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
        "weight": 0.8363636363636363
      },
      {
        "reason": "existing operating facility, no new proposals",
        "weight": 0.13491414554374492
      }
    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Hockley County County Data Centers",
        "url": "https://usdatamap.com/county/tx-hockley-county-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "USDataMap",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "Database tracks 1 data center in Hockley County, TX, operated by Serverfarm",
      "No proposed or under-construction data centers are tracked in Hockley County",
      "Texas has 130 tracked data center facilities in the database"
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48221": {
    "name": "Hood County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Hood County commissioners rejected a moratorium 3-2 in February 2026 but later denied Pacifico's Fort Spunky plan and Sailfish's Comanche Circle settlement and permit appeal despite a $100 million lawsuit threat. Protect the Paluxy Valley leads local opposition.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.72,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:28.302Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 36538,
      "pres_2024_margin": 66,
      "projects_60km": 50,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Amazon Hood County",
        "status": "withdrawn",
        "fips": "48221",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 1241,
      "regional_score": 0.7961926830590201
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    "drivers": [],
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      {
        "reason": "county board denials of recent projects",
        "weight": 0.3715279779089296
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      {
        "reason": "organized local group (Protect the Paluxy Valley)",
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      {
        "reason": "developer litigation threats and withdrawals",
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      {
        "reason": "electoral/recall signals",
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      {
        "reason": "moratorium failed; Granbury approvals",
        "weight": 0.10784770224774504
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Comanche Circle data center (Sailfish Digital Ventures): denied, Hood County, TX",
        "url": "https://isadatacentercoming.com/projects/comanche-circle-sailfish-hood-tx",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "source": "isadatacentercoming.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Hood County, Texas: 1 Project & Moratoriums",
        "url": "https://datacentercensus.com/us/texas/hood-county",
        "date": "2026-10-25",
        "source": "Data Center Census",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Comanche Circle Data Center, Tolar, TX: Opposition, Status",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/comanche-circle-sailfish-hood-county-tx",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "source": "SueDataCenters.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Comanche Circle Data Center in Tolar, TX: Status & Timeline",
        "url": "https://datacentercensus.com/dc/comanche-circle-hood-county-tx",
        "date": "2026-10-17",
        "source": "Data Center Census",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County denies data center appeal after public outcry | News | southtexasnews.com",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/hood_county_news/news/hood-county-rejects-data-center-settlement-offer-permit-appeal/article_75b973f4-956e-4160-a0ad-c4dfb5f937d7.html",
        "date": "2026-10-16T20:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hood County News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "THE DATA CENTER DOCKET: AG's Water-Use Letters Reach Hood County Developments | Hood County Express",
        "url": "https://hoodcountyexpress.com/news/data-center-docket-ag-water-use-letters-hood-county",
        "date": "2026-10-16T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hood County Express",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County commissioners reject settlement offer from data center developer — Data on Data Centers",
        "url": "https://dataondatacenters.com/resource/hood-county-commissioners-reject-settlement-offer-from-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data on Data Centers",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County commissioners vote to deny data center proposal",
        "url": "https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/article/hood-county-comanche-circle-data-center-vote-22473516.php",
        "date": "2026-10-13T20:45:59.000Z",
        "source": "The Dallas Morning News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County denies developer’s plans for massive data center | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article317603064.html",
        "date": "2026-10-13T20:17:15.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County rejects Comanche Circle data center settlement, permit appeal | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/13/comanche-circle-data-center-hood-county-sailfish/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T19:46:28.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County leaders will discuss proposed data center amid strong resident opposition | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/hood-county-leaders-will-discuss-proposed-data-center-amid-strong-resident-opposition/287-af089aff-5d4c-4885-955e-d6f22a1a94ca",
        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County, Denton face growing pushback over data ...",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/hood-county-denton-face-growing-pushback-over-data-center-development/287-7a74833c-2047-4f5c-963b-692151002aaf",
        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Comanche Circle data center development (Hood County, TX) | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/project/sailfish-hood/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Recall vote in Granbury postponed by lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.leadstory.com/v/recall-vote-in-granbury-postponed-by-lawsuit-202610727",
        "date": "2026-10-07T08:51:27.000Z",
        "source": "Fox News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury residents walk out of city council meeting over data center",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/granbury-residents-walk-out-of-city-council-meeting-over-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-29T14:54:16.000Z",
        "source": "KRLD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Special meeting to be held after residents submit petitions to recall Granbury mayor, 4 city council members over proposed data center | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/special-meeting-residents-submit-petitions-recall-granbury-mayor-city-council-members-over-proposed-data-center/287-272a278b-1ff9-44a4-a028-27d7d11a88a3",
        "date": "2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center developer tried to \"razzle dazzle\" while sharing few specifics, Texas county commissioner says - CBS News",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exploring-data-center-pushback-60-minutes/",
        "date": "2026-09-20T23:13:46.000Z",
        "source": "CBS News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers are driving some conservative Texas voters away from the GOP | State | dentonrc.com",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/state/data-centers-are-driving-some-conservative-texas-voters-away-from-the-gop/article_0bcf0509-2bdd-44fc-81e6-10898f58cbec.html",
        "date": "2026-09-10T19:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "dentonrc.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County data center projects head to commissioners vote – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-set-to-discuss-proposed-data-center-projects-amid-ongoing-debate/4073892/",
        "date": "2026-09-08T13:37:58.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County, Texas commissioners table data center discussions | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/video/tech/hood-county-texas-commissioners-table-data-center-discussions/287-8a2ddc3c-71d9-4eec-9f33-a85395d6dc2c",
        "date": "2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "wfaa.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Comanche Circle data center fight in Hood County explained | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316995158.html",
        "date": "2026-08-25T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Abbott says Comanche Circle will comply with data guidelines | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316966446.html",
        "date": "2026-08-22T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County meets to discuss water impact of proposed data centers | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/hood-county-meets-to-discuss-water-impact-of-proposed-data-centers/287-eb0e0765-76e8-4acc-930f-9bc63c741b84",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "wfaa.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County Data Centers Face Growing Resistance as Activists Score Wins",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2026/08/12/data-center-tussle-in-paluxy/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T14:53:19.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Weekly",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data center industry contributes thousands to Paxton campaign",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-08-12/data-center-industry-contributes-thousands-to-paxton-campaign",
        "date": "2026-08-12T11:01:31.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center industry donors await Paxton ruling as Hood County seeks",
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        "date": "2026-08-12T03:13:16.000Z",
        "source": "LAWIN.news",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sailfish Investors Commits Comanche Circle Data Center to Governor Abbott's Texas Standards",
        "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/933199310/sailfish-investors-commits-comanche-circle-data-center-to-governor-abbott-s-texas-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-11T16:42:48.000Z",
        "source": "EINPresswire",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data center industry contributes thousands to Paxton campaign | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-11/data-center-industry-contributes-thousands-to-ken-paxton-campaign-texas-attorney-general-james-talarico",
        "date": "2026-08-11T13:20:39.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "BWA Letter to the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
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        "date": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Brazos Watershed Alliance",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents concerned about data center urged to lobby elected officials early, monitor local meetings | News | weatherforddemocrat.com",
        "url": "https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/news/residents-concerned-about-data-center-urged-to-lobby-elected-officials-early-monitor-local-meetings/article_6128cfe9-9e0a-4f0a-83e5-3a0b1aef8234.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Weatherford Democrat",
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      {
        "title": "Granbury City Council, Aug. 4, 2026: Data Center Zoning Changes Tabled for Further Study",
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        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "source": "YouTube",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas residents file recall petitions over mayor's handling of proposed AI data center - Yahoo News Australia",
        "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com/texas-residents-file-recall-petitions-031200223.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "source": "The Cool Down",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County judge dismisses lawsuit seeking automatic approval of proposed data centers | KERA",
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        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Inside the Granbury data center revolt: recalls, lawsuits and Texas Rangers - AOL",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/inside-granbury-data-center-revolt-095500000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T09:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "AOL",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury data center fight: What rural Texans need to know | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article316527108.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16T17:01:20.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury residents launch petition recall over data center | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316510686.html",
        "date": "2026-07-15T18:32:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury    - 6204385",
        "url": "https://projects.constructconnect.com/details/7615670--&find_loc=texas-76048",
        "date": "2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "ConstructConnect",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "A data center fight in Granbury has reached City Hall — and the courts | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/a-data-center-fight-in-granbury-has-reached-city-hall-and-the-courts/287-2735007c-6c1d-4db4-afe2-c09a3917d07b",
        "date": "2026-07-07T22:21:40.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "NRG withdraws permit for proposed Tolar gas plant amid community opposition | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-25/comanche-circle-paluxy-river-valley-data-center-hill-county-dinosaur-valley-state-park",
        "date": "2026-06-25T14:20:12.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural North Texas counties trying to regulate data centers face legal threats | KTTZ",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-06-18/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-18T08:10:00.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural North Texas counties trying to regulate data centers face legal threats | The Fort Worth News",
        "url": "https://thefortworth.org/news/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "source": "The Fort Worth News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural North Texas counties trying to regulate data centers face legal threats | Fort Worth Report",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Report",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural North Texas counties trying to regulate data centers face legal threats | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-17/rural-north-texas-counties-data-center-moratorium-regulation-lawsuits",
        "date": "2026-06-17T06:02:00.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hell in Your Back Yard?",
        "url": "https://www.banderabulletin.com/article/3183,hell-in-your-back-yard",
        "date": "2026-06-11T06:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bandera Bulletin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County approves Comanche Circle data center without conditions after contentious meeting | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/government/2026-06-09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting",
        "date": "2026-06-09T17:06:35.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County approves Comanche Circle data center without conditions after contentious meeting | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T16:06:35.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas ...",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/02/eight-data-centers-threaten-transform-this-small-texas-county-local-officials-say-they-have-no-power-stop-them/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T15:01:50.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Tribune",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Counties Face Legal Battles Over Data Center Boom | Ringo Legal Legal News | Ringo Legal, PLLC",
        "url": "https://ringolegal.com/legal-news/texas-counties-face-legal-battles-over-data-center-boom-20260602",
        "date": "2026-06-02T11:00:44.000Z",
        "source": "Ringo Legal, PLLC",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The 8 data centers that could transform one Texas county",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-data-centers-hood-county-local-control-rural-water-power/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers Threaten To Change Small Texas County. Local Officials Say They Have No Power To Stop Them. | Pulitzer Center",
        "url": "https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/data-centers-threaten-change-small-texas-county-local-officials-say-they-have-no-power-stop",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Pulitzer Center",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Development commission meeting May 21, 2026",
        "url": "https://guardgranbury.com/meetings/xBqHPEbiM9E",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "source": "Guard Granbury",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Residents Hate AI Data Centers So Much They Are ...",
        "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-21/small-town-texas-rebels-against-data-centers-in-growing-backlash",
        "date": "2026-05-21T14:10:54.000Z",
        "source": "Bloomberg",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Truth and Rumors about data centers in Granbury • Granbury",
        "url": "http://www.granbury.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1562",
        "date": "2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "City of Granbury",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Town hall draws packed crowd as Democrats and Republicans find rare common ground on data centers",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/ai-data-centers-hood-county-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-05-16T03:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Cool Down",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County Al data center town hall draws bipartisan concerns over water, noise and local control | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-14/hood-county-al-data-center-town-hall-draws-bipartisan-concerns-over-water-noise-and-local-control",
        "date": "2026-05-14T15:16:17.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County fights to block data centers as residents sue over secret rezoning | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/hood-county-fights-to-block-data-centers-as-residents-sue-over-secret-rezoning/287-2df0c101-2ea3-46db-8e9a-4acb247de345",
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        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury resident files complaint over data center zoning | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-05-08T15:29:31.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tolar and Granbury residents push back on developments | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315629943.html",
        "date": "2026-05-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury officials accused of deception, misleading public | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315484495.html",
        "date": "2026-04-22T21:44:33.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commission debates 10% lot-coverage cap and whether to create a data-center district | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7842770/texas/hood-county/commission-debates-10-lot-coverage-cap-and-whether-to-create-a-data-center-district",
        "date": "2026-04-21T18:35:02.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Residents of Granbury, Texas, sue the city after authorities rezone 2,100 acres for potential data center project - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/residents-of-granbury-texas-sue-the-city-after-authorities-rezone-2100-acres-for-potential-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury residents sue city over data center plan, allege Texas Open Meetings Act violations | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-04-10/granbury-data-center-lawsuit-texas-open-meetings-act",
        "date": "2026-04-10T16:05:47.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury residents sue city over data center plan, allege Texas Open Meetings Act violations | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/04/10/granbury-residents-sue-city-over-data-center-plan-allege-texas-open-meetings-act-violations/",
        "date": "2026-04-10T15:05:47.000Z",
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        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury residents sue city over data center transparency | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article315360658.html",
        "date": "2026-04-10T02:58:14.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury residents sue city leaders over controversial data center | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/granbury-residents-sue-city-leaders-over-controversial-data-center/287-e93c991d-842a-44af-89eb-a6f3830d9097",
        "date": "2026-04-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Granbury approves data center power plant despite outcry | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315337102.html",
        "date": "2026-04-08T07:58:55.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "After heated public comments, Granbury council approves Knox Ranch rezoning over planning commission objections | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7976061/texas/hood-county/granbury/after-heated-public-comments-granbury-council-approves-knox-ranch-rezoning-over-planning-commission-objections",
        "date": "2026-04-07T19:08:20.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Power plant for data center on 2,000 acres in Granbury goes to public hearing - AOL",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/power-plant-data-center-2-143454310.html",
        "date": "2026-04-04T14:34:54.000Z",
        "source": "AOL",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center power plant intended for 2,000 acres in Granbury | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315291214.html",
        "date": "2026-04-04T14:34:54.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County Commissioners Postpone Further Action On Two Data Center Projects - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-commissioners-postpone-further-action-on-two-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-03-25T20:24:15.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Is Texas ready for the fast-approaching data center boom? - CBS Texas",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/is-texas-ready-for-the-fast-approaching-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-03-11T15:40:39.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County Express | 2026-03-07 | March 2026 | February in review",
        "url": "https://hoodcountyexpress.com/enews-archive/pdfs/2026-03-07/monthly/HOOD-COUNTY-EXPRESS-03-26.pdf",
        "date": "2026-03-07",
        "source": "Hood County Express",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County court directs updates to development rules after data‑center hearings | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7932202/texas/hood-county/hood-county-court-directs-updates-to-development-rules-after-datacenter-hearings",
        "date": "2026-03-04T18:41:32.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County pauses Project Red and Project Yellow hearings after widespread resident objections | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7932204/texas/hood-county/hood-county-pauses-project-red-and-project-yellow-hearings-after-widespread-resident-objections",
        "date": "2026-03-04T02:04:49.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioner's Court March 4, 2026 - Hood County | Govly",
        "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/meetings/34900",
        "date": "2026-03-03",
        "source": "Govly",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "North Texas county explores data center moratorium - E&E News by POLITICO",
        "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/north-texas-county-explores-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-03-02T12:08:12.000Z",
        "source": "E&E News by POLITICO",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County Rejects Data Center Moratorium, Pressures DA on Appraisal District Audit - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-pressures-da-on-appraisal-district-audit/",
        "date": "2026-02-25T18:30:44.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County rejects second data center moratorium, seeks attorney general's opinion on authority | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-25/data-center-moratorium-texas-hood-county-ken-paxton",
        "date": "2026-02-25T16:51:33.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County rejects second data center moratorium, seeks attorney general's opinion on authority | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/25/hood-county-rejects-second-data-center-moratorium-seeks-attorney-generals-opinion-on-authority/",
        "date": "2026-02-25T15:51:33.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County’s second vote on data center moratorium fails | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314811308.html",
        "date": "2026-02-25T01:18:52.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County commissioners reject data center moratorium again in 3-2 vote; residents call for resignations - CBS Texas",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium-again-3-2-vote-residents-call-for-resignations/",
        "date": "2026-02-25T00:16:24.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Texas",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County once again rejects moratorium on data centers | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-once-again-rejects-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-24T23:41:05.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Facing the Threat of Being Sued by the State, Hood County Again Rejects Data Center Moratorium - Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/facing-the-threat-of-being-sued-by-the-state-hood-county-again-rejects-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-02-24T23:25:49.000Z",
        "source": "Public Citizen",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County to consider another data center moratorium despite potential legal concerns | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/24/hood-county-to-consider-another-data-center-moratorium-despite-potential-legal-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-24T05:01:00.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County commissioners will reconsider moratorium on data centers, after narrowly voting against it | wfaa.com",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-data-centers-hood-county-vote-moratorium/287-82cdf316-fdfd-4298-81f5-3026a71cc853",
        "date": "2026-02-23T10:06:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Town hall highlights need to regulate data centers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-02-20T18:05:58.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "Hood County rejects data center moratorium after state senator threatens legal action; concerns echo in Lufkin over AI data project",
        "url": "https://the936.com/local-government/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-after-state-senator-threatens-legal-action-concerns-echo-in-lufkin-over-ai-data-project",
        "date": "2026-02-12T18:44:00.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Is the State Sovereign? The Hood County Data Center Dispute - Texas Policy Research",
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        "date": "2026-02-12T16:03:52.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County Rejects a Data Center Moratorium, and What It Says About Local Control – New Power and Data",
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      },
      {
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        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Lawmakers Respond to Hood County Data Center Controversy - Texas Scorecard",
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        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-02-11T17:31:59.000Z",
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      },
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      {
        "title": "Hood County moves ahead with data center construction despite resident concerns | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County moratorium on AI, crypto facilities fails in 3–2 vote, according to reports - CBS Texas",
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      },
      {
        "title": "A Texas county rejects moratorium on data center development",
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      {
        "title": "Hood County Residents Left Vulnerable as Commissioners Reject Data Center Moratorium - Public Citizen",
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        "title": "Hood County rejects moratorium on new data centers, large developments despite pushback | KERA News",
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      {
        "title": "Hood County rejects moratorium on new data centers, large developments despite pushback | KERA",
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        "date": "2026-02-10T18:23:28.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Hood County commissioners pull proposed moratorium on data centers after heated debate | wfaa.com",
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        "date": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
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      },
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        "title": "ANY SITE PERMITS, FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/hood-county-feb-2026-vii.13-14.order-for-temp-moratorium-and-amend.-to-regulations.sig_.doc.pdf",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "source": "Hood County Commissioners Court",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hood County Officials Place Conditions on Data Center Plans - Texas Scorecard",
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        "date": "2026-01-23T20:16:43.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Hood County to consider moratorium on industrial data centers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/fort-worth/article314296740.html",
        "date": "2026-01-14T01:56:51.000Z",
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        "title": "Hood County residents concerned about proposed data center – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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        "title": "Hood County gives conditional approval to 2,100-acre data center development after pushback | KERA News",
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        "title": "Comanche Circle data center has Hood residents ready to fight | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      },
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        "title": "An uproar in Hood County over future of 2,000-acre ranchland | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "title": "Hood County, Texas, set to reject proposal to incorporate community as a city to curb data center noise - DCD",
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        "title": "Hood County residents could form a city to regulate a Bitcoin mine – now it's suing to stop them | KERA",
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        "title": "Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine | Page 4 | Ars OpenForum",
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        "title": "Granbury city leaders refuse to resign amid recall petitions over handling of data center proposal - CBS Texas",
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        "title": "PROJECTS | Brazos Watershed Alliance",
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        "title": "Sailfish Investors Data Centers and Colocation",
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        "title": "Comanche Circle Data Center Opposition | Save Paluxy Valley",
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        "title": "Hood County Resource Capacity & Action Dossier | Resource ALgorithm",
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        "title": "Hood County — Films & Evidence | Resource ALgorithm",
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        "title": "Sailfish Comanche Circle, Hood County, TX | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "title": "Hood County Commissioners Court · SignalData",
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        "title": "Hood County | KERA News",
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        "title": "Hood County, TX · Data Center Ballot",
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        "title": "'Project Red' and 'Project Yellow' data centers: status unclear · Hood County, TX · Nearby Data Centers",
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      {
        "title": "Granbury Data Center, Granbury: verified data center facility record · DEPLOY",
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        "title": "Data Centers in Hood County, TX: 5 on Record",
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      {
        "title": "Hood County Watch | Grail Systems",
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        "title": "Bilateral Energy: Project Patriot Data Center",
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        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@paulriveranews/video/7697754558730177823",
        "text": "An AI Data Center campus that would be built near a state park where dinosaur tracks were found, has been denied…for now. This is the AI Roundup with Paul Rivera in Hood County, Texas.\nLocation: Glen Rose, Texas, United States",
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        "text": "Hood County approved a 2,100-acre data center project needing 95 million gallons of water to start, despite resident pushback and a state senator blocking any pause on development. 📋\nSources:\nhttps://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-01-13/hood-county-data-centers-comanche-circle\nhttps://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-data-centers-hood-county-local-control-rural-water-power/\nhttps://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/10/texas-hood-county-rejects-data-center-development-pause-ai/\nhttps://www.salon.com/2026/06/06/officials-powerless-to-stop-8-new-data-centers-that-could-transform-small-texas-county-partner/\nComanche Circle Hood County, Sailfish data center Texas, Hood County water crisis, Texas data center moratorium, rural Texas data centers, Paul Bettencourt letter, Fort Worth area data center\n#Texas #AI #HoodCounty #DataCenters #WaterCrisis",
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        "text": "Data center have taken over Tom and Sheryl’s neighborhood in Hood County. Greg Abbott is solely responsible.\n\nAs governor, I will fight to end the data center madness in Texas. #datacenters #texaselection ",
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        "text": "# Hood County to discuss data center proposals\n\n- Channel: CBS TEXAS\n- Length: 01:59\n- Views: 165\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2026-03-24T05:33:53-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: CBS 11 News Morning\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nIn February, Hood County again voted against a moratorium on a large-scale data center development, 3-2. Residents have expressed concern about noise, water and power use associated with future data center projects. \n\nSubscribe to the CBS News Texas YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CBSTexas \nWatch CBS News Texas 24/7: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/live/ \nDownload the CBS News app: https://www.cbsnews.com/mobile/ \nFollow CBS News Texas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbsnewstexas/ \nLike CBS News Texas on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSNewsTexas \nFollow CBS News Texas on X: https://x.com/CBSNewsTexas \nTry Paramount+ free: https://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h \nFor video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@verito",
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        "text": "Hood County Commissioners voted this week to adopt regulations for data centers. They also rejected the concept plan for a 560 acre data and power generation development. Hood County citizens have, over the last several weeks, voiced concerns about the reported seven data center developments pending in the county and their potential impact on the local environment and economy. The county is now requiring data center developers to protect the physical environment, particularly water quality, and demonstrate that there are adequate water resources for their projects. They also must show that the development has provisions for power generation, including backup power and energy storage facilities.",
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        "text": "Heads Up! Here are the top three stories in Texas that you need to know on March 11th. \n\n- TAMU Professor Manipulated Plato To Push Gender Ideology\n- ExxonMobil Plans to Redomicile in Texas\n- Hood County Rejects Data Center Concept Plan https://t.co/x4iWpM4raY",
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        "text": "Hood County commissioners approved new data center regulations after weeks of citizen outcries. \nhttps://t.co/mZswKmWdZP",
        "date": "2026-03-11T15:03:25.000Z",
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        "text": "# Texas poised to become world’s largest data‑center market — but at what cost?\n\n- Channel: CBS TEXAS\n- Length: 05:59\n- Views: 22.2K\n- Likes: 260\n- Published: 2026-03-10T20:46:37-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: CBS 11 News Evening\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nTexas is rapidly becoming the world’s largest data‑center hub as tech companies race to build facilities to power the AI boom. Nearly 400 data centers already operate in the state, with hundreds more planned. The surge is bringing massive investment and construction, but it’s also raising concerns about strain on the power grid and the impact on rural communities. In Hood County, residents worry that a proposed 30‑building data‑center complex could transform land their families have held for generations. \n\nFor video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com\n\n## Transcript\n\nGRAB THE TEXAS SECTION AND YOU'RE DIALED IN WITH US.\nSPEAKING OF TEXAS, THIS STATE RIGHT NOW IS ON TRACK TO BECOME THE LARGEST DATA ",
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        "text": "Three members of the Hood County Commissioners Court again rejected a data center moratorium, despite strong citizen support for the proposal.\nhttps://t.co/YCkjs5gw6r",
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        "text": "Latest Texas Polls\n\nCatch your Daily Headlines with @bwaltens ⬇️\n\n-New UT Poll Shows Tight AG Race, Close Senate Contest\n\n-Hood County Rejects Data Center Moratorium, Pressures DA on Appraisal District Audit\n\n-Texas Education Freedom Accounts Hit 130,000 Applications at Midway https://t.co/vbOg9tUidP",
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        "text": "Hood County commissioners reject data center moratorium again in 3-2 vote; residents call for resignations  https://t.co/hZD4wJVl2j",
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        "text": "# Hood County moves forward on data center construction\n\n- Channel: FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth\n- Length: 03:03\n- Views: 510\n- Likes: 5\n- Published: 2026-02-24T15:49:39-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: Dallas, Dallas crime, Dallas news, Dallas-Fort Worth, FOX 4, Fort Worth, Fort Worth crime, Fort Worth news, Texas, Texas news, data center, data center hood county, data centers, hood county, hood county data centers, texas data centers, vania castillo\n- Language: en-US\n\n## Description\n\nDespite public outcry, Hood County commissioners voted 3-2 against a moratorium on building data centers within the county. FOX 4's Vania Castillo has more on the vote.\n\nDallas news, weather, sports and traffic from KDFW FOX 4, serving Dallas-Fort Worth, North Texas and the state of Texas.\n\nSubscribe to FOX 4: https://www.youtube.com/fox4news?sub_confirmation=1\n\nDownload the FOX LOCAL app: https://www.fox4news.com/apps\nDownload the FOX 4 WAPP: https://www.fox4news.com/apps\nFollow FOX 4 on Faceboo",
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        "text": "# AI data centers among industrial projects causing concern in Hood County\n\n- Channel: WFAA\n- Length: 02:50\n- Views: 1.9K\n- Likes: 53\n- Published: 2026-02-12T20:13:38-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ local, news ]\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThe county's rural communities are bracing for an industrial boom it never pursued or asked for.\n\n## Transcript\n\nAnd a rural community is bracing for an industrial boom it never pursued or even asked for, and neighbors are starting to push back on a proposed data center and power plant.\nYeah, residents in Hood County call it overwhelming and unsustainable, as Adriana De Alba reports.\nThe growth in that area could shape the future of rural Texas.\nDriving through the Pecan Plantation neighborhood, these roads are quiet.\nBut neighbors in Hood County worry the future is roaring in.\nI'm infuriated.\nMary Jo and Steve Blomquist live near the proposed Fort Spunky data center and power plant, a project they say feels anything but rural.\nW",
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        "text": "# Hood County residents express concern over data center construction\n\n- Channel: FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth\n- Length: 02:56\n- Views: 2.1K\n- Likes: 27\n- Published: 2026-02-10T19:24:07-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: Dallas, Dallas crime, Dallas news, Dallas-Fort Worth, FOX 4, Fort Worth, Fort Worth crime, Fort Worth news, Texas, Texas news, data center, data center construction, hood county, vania castillo\n- Language: en-US\n\n## Description\n\nHood County did not approve a moratorium to pause construction on a data center despite residential concerns over water, energy and more. FOX 4's Vania Castillo has more.\n\nDallas news, weather, sports and traffic from KDFW FOX 4, serving Dallas-Fort Worth, North Texas and the state of Texas.\n\nSubscribe to FOX 4: https://www.youtube.com/fox4news?sub_confirmation=1\n\nDownload the FOX LOCAL app: https://www.fox4news.com/apps\nDownload the FOX 4 WAPP: https://www.fox4news.com/apps\nFollow FOX 4 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fox4DFW/\nFoll",
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        "text": "Hood County commissioners declined a one-year moratorium on AI data centers, a vote that will allow continued industrial expansion over residents’ concerns about water security, noise, and the substantial energy required to operate the facilities. \n\nhttps://t.co/j99ZrMuEIv",
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        "text": "# Residents push back on proposed Hood County data center near homes\n\n- Channel: CBS TEXAS\n- Length: 02:33\n- Views: 734\n- Likes: 16\n- Published: 2026-02-10T15:14:03-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: CBS 11 News Evening\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nHood County residents packed an hours‑long meeting as commissioners revisited a proposed Sailfish data center planned near homes in the southern part of the county. Neighbors raised concerns about noise, water use, drainage, wastewater, power demands, and light pollution, saying the project threatens the area’s rural character. The developer was previously given 45 days to provide more information, but many residents say they want the project stopped entirely. \n\nFor video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com\n\n## Transcript\n\n>> MARISSA, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. A COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING HAS BEEN GOING ON BY THE CLOCK FOR MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS, WITH THE CENTER OF DISCUSSION ALL AROUND T",
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        "text": "Proposed data center in Hood County faces scrutiny | NBCDFW\nChannel: NBC DFW\nBig tech says the massive data centers are needed to fuel the boom in AI, but residents in rural communities are wary. NBC 5's ...\nassaults and robberies have gone down across the city, needed to fuel the boom in artificial intelligence. Data centers are popping up all across Texas. As NBC 5 Katy Blakey reports, Hood County is just the latest proposed site, and it has some residents worried. This is the property at the center of debate in Hood County. If approved, a 2000 acre data center and power plant will be built along Paluxy Highway. At a packed meeting Tuesday, residents urge county commissioners to put the plans on pause. >> Do your homework. Go slow. Get it right. >> Stressing more time was needed to study the project's long term effects, because. >> I know we would rather deal with a lawsuit than something that is going to fundamentally change our land, our air, and our water forever. >> NBC 5 reached",
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        "text": "Keep your data centers out of our HOOD, and hands off our water!  #hoodcountry #grandburytexas #datacenter ",
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        "text": "Amazon's back door deals for tax abatements on their new 2600 acre data center in Hood County, TX has residents ready to take up pitchforks.",
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        "text": "Amazon's back door deals for tax abatements on their new 2600 acre data center in Hood County, TX has residents ready to take up pitchforks.\n\nStop the intrusion of data centers in Hood County, one of the smallest in Texas. Amazon is building a massive 2600 acre data center and Commissioners are planning to give them a 75% tax abatement, while asking citizens to pay bonds for roads and jails. Sign our petition. Who knows your county might be next. https://c.org/dR7XFtpDZz",
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        "text": "🚨 **Hood County, TX Faces Crisis with FTZ 39 Risk** 🚨\n\nHood County risks disaster if included in Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 39, potentially bringing three data centers to Precinct 1, worsening the harm from Marathon Digital Holdings’ (MARA) Bitcoin mine in Precinct 2. FTZ’s https://t.co/IaUxFdHMT3",
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        "text": "Almost half of all planned data centers in Texas are now headed for unincorporated county land up from 12% today. And so that's a structural shift in where the largest projects in our areas are going and where developers are choosing to pursue. They know a county has no veto so they shop for the county [music] that suits them. Now in Hood County Southwest of Fort Worth eight planned data centers six [music] most of any county in the state and third most per square mile. One project called Fort Spunky covers 862 acres runs 100 megawatts off the grid [music] and needs up to 20,000 gallons of water per day. The local water board told them no and the developer said the same thing that the previous candidate which is that they have no legal authority to deny water.",
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        "text": "Hi, Gina. How are you? I'm good. I'm excited. Me, too. Great to see you. [laughter] How long you been here? 29 years. We We built this little house here in 2017, but I've been here for 29 years. And you live right by here, too, right? I'm directly across the road from Marathon. So, I'm directly north of them. So, I get She's blasting My friends don't come over to grill anymore. Friends and family don't come over to grill on my back patio. Um my animals are distressed. I've been here for 35 years, long before any of this was here. Right. In Hood County, we have 10,000 acres of land that's going to be sold for data centers, AI, and gas power plants built on the premises, as well. Most being six to eight turbines, some being up to 18 turbines. In Hood County alone, we have more acreage than any other county in the state of Texas being sold for these hyperscale data centers, gas power plants, little baby nuclear reactors, and AI centers. So, for the last 3 years, I've contested my property",
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        "text": "Data center developers must follow the law and respect the Texans and communities affected by their operations.",
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        "text": "You can either publish my comments in full or be exposed for your bias.",
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      {
        "text": "We have been offered concessions that we can't regulate, and I think it would be a good idea for us to continue to negotiate to try to get to terms that work for the county,",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Commissioner, Precinct 1, Hood County",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/13/comanche-circle-data-center-hood-county-sailfish/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Threats aren't a plan, and that shouldn't dictate how this county protects its residents,",
        "source": "Amy Flint, Tolar resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/hood-county-denton-face-growing-pushback-over-data-center-development/287-7a74833c-2047-4f5c-963b-692151002aaf",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a Sailfish being a bully situation. This is actually Sailfish coming to the county with a settlement offer to avoid unnecessary litigation,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, founder of Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/hood-county-denton-face-growing-pushback-over-data-center-development/287-7a74833c-2047-4f5c-963b-692151002aaf",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mayor Jim Jarratt and council members defended their actions Monday, with Jarratt questioning the recall petition's procedures.",
        "source": "Jim Jarratt, Mayor of Granbury",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/granbury-residents-walk-out-of-city-council-meeting-over-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want them gone. I mean, we want them to remove themselves from their seat,",
        "source": "Rachael Jacobson, Helped gather signatures for recall petition",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/special-meeting-residents-submit-petitions-recall-granbury-mayor-city-council-members-over-proposed-data-center/287-272a278b-1ff9-44a4-a028-27d7d11a88a3",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a mile-and-a-half from the hospital. There are two elementary schools, there's a high school, all within a mile, mile-and-a-half.",
        "source": "Craig Jackson, concerned county resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/special-meeting-residents-submit-petitions-recall-granbury-mayor-city-council-members-over-proposed-data-center/287-272a278b-1ff9-44a4-a028-27d7d11a88a3",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of the truths behind what is listed on petition exist just only in rumor,",
        "source": "Zeb Ullom, Granbury City Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/special-meeting-residents-submit-petitions-recall-granbury-mayor-city-council-members-over-proposed-data-center/287-272a278b-1ff9-44a4-a028-27d7d11a88a3",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They basically came in here to razzle dazzle me.",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Hood County commissioner and attorney",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exploring-data-center-pushback-60-minutes/",
        "date": "2026-09-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "In the old days, and by old days I mean, like, two years ago, a large data center might have been five megawatts.",
        "source": "Michael Webber, University of Texas professor",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exploring-data-center-pushback-60-minutes/",
        "date": "2026-09-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A new data center for AI might be 1,000 megawatts. It's, like, 200 times larger. So the scale is much different.",
        "source": "Michael Webber, University of Texas professor",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exploring-data-center-pushback-60-minutes/",
        "date": "2026-09-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the first time in my adult life where there's been an issue that's come up that I feel like is going to directly impact me",
        "source": "Dave Lowe, Red Oak resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exploring-data-center-pushback-60-minutes/",
        "date": "2026-09-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texans come first",
        "source": "Abbott spokesperson, Spokesperson for Gov. Greg Abbott",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/exploring-data-center-pushback-60-minutes/",
        "date": "2026-09-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“What I did is I pressed pause on any new data center approval in the state of Texas,” Abbott said in a Fox News interview, “and then I established guidelines and guardrails for all data centers to comply with.”",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/state/data-centers-are-driving-some-conservative-texas-voters-away-from-the-gop/article_0bcf0509-2bdd-44fc-81e6-10898f58cbec.html",
        "date": "2026-09-10T19:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“In an election environment in which we expect the outcome to be pretty close, if some share of those rural Republicans stay home, the GOP’s firewall in Texas becomes a lot less formidable,” Blank said.",
        "source": "Joshua Blank, TPP",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/state/data-centers-are-driving-some-conservative-texas-voters-away-from-the-gop/article_0bcf0509-2bdd-44fc-81e6-10898f58cbec.html",
        "date": "2026-09-10T19:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“You think that I would have started World War Three. They all started fighting with me,” Schroeder said.",
        "source": "Rena Schroeder, Republican candidate, 22nd state Senate district",
        "url": "https://dentonrc.com/news/state/data-centers-are-driving-some-conservative-texas-voters-away-from-the-gop/article_0bcf0509-2bdd-44fc-81e6-10898f58cbec.html",
        "date": "2026-09-10T19:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The longer we can offset this and the message that is being sent out is that this court is going to follow the law,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Protect The Paluxy Valley Inc. co-founder",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-set-to-discuss-proposed-data-center-projects-amid-ongoing-debate/4073892/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it gives us another month to organize and make sure that the voices of the people and the reminder of following ordinances and regulations must be maintained for all parties and no exceptions,",
        "source": "Andrew Wolford, concerned citizen",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-set-to-discuss-proposed-data-center-projects-amid-ongoing-debate/4073892/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are going to continue fighting him every step of the way,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Protect The Paluxy Valley Inc. co-founder",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-set-to-discuss-proposed-data-center-projects-amid-ongoing-debate/4073892/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every data center developer’s proposal is a presentation of possibilities,",
        "source": "Unidentified speaker",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-set-to-discuss-proposed-data-center-projects-amid-ongoing-debate/4073892/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Governor Abbott's standards reflect how Comanche Circle was designed from day one: privately funded infrastructure, dedicated onsite generation, closed-loop cooling, and real separation from residential neighbors,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner of Florida-based Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316966446.html",
        "date": "2026-08-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The governor just applauded a bad actor,",
        "source": "Spokesperson for Protect the Paluxy",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316966446.html",
        "date": "2026-08-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can't protect Dinosaur Valley State Park, all state parks are vulnerable.",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, District 56 State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2026/08/12/data-center-tussle-in-paluxy/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T14:53:19.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"If data center companies can't meet our demands, they shouldn't be built in our communities,\" Talarico said.",
        "source": "James Talarico, Paxton's Democratic opponent in the U.S. Senate race",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-08-12/data-center-industry-contributes-thousands-to-paxton-campaign",
        "date": "2026-08-12T11:01:31.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I have a lot of sensitivity for local communities that don't want things built next to their neighborhoods,\" Paxton said.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-08-12/data-center-industry-contributes-thousands-to-paxton-campaign",
        "date": "2026-08-12T11:01:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I assume that that goes hand-in-hand with that lack of response or really any response relative to data centers,\" Crawford said.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford",
        "url": "https://www.ktep.org/2026-08-12/data-center-industry-contributes-thousands-to-paxton-campaign",
        "date": "2026-08-12T11:01:31.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I assume that that goes hand-in-hand with that lack of response or really any response relative to data centers,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, resident whose property is near the Comanche Circle development",
        "url": "https://lawin.news/data-center-industry-donors-await-paxton-ruling-as-hood-county-seeks-moratorium-guidance/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T03:13:16.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have a lot of sensitivity for local communities that don't want things built next to their neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://lawin.news/data-center-industry-donors-await-paxton-ruling-as-hood-county-seeks-moratorium-guidance/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T03:13:16.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "AG Paxton's standard hasn't changed,",
        "source": "Madison Cercy, campaign spokesperson",
        "url": "https://lawin.news/data-center-industry-donors-await-paxton-ruling-as-hood-county-seeks-moratorium-guidance/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T03:13:16.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are thrilled. What a win for our community.",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, co-founder and director, Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2026/08/12/data-center-tussle-in-paluxy/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are one of the most data and research-oriented citizens groups I've ever met.",
        "source": "Rita Beving, North Texas Public Citizen representative",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2026/08/12/data-center-tussle-in-paluxy/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think Sailfish will run out of time and money to keep chasing this, frankly.",
        "source": "Rita Beving, North Texas Public Citizen representative",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2026/08/12/data-center-tussle-in-paluxy/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We tell them we're not negotiating. We're going to fight them all the way.",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, co-founder and director, Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2026/08/12/data-center-tussle-in-paluxy/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If data center companies can't meet our demands, they shouldn't be built in our communities,",
        "source": "James Talarico, U.S. Senate candidate",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-11/data-center-industry-contributes-thousands-to-ken-paxton-campaign-texas-attorney-general-james-talarico",
        "date": "2026-08-11T13:20:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I assume that that goes hand-in-hand with that lack of response or really any response relative to data centers,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-11/data-center-industry-contributes-thousands-to-ken-paxton-campaign-texas-attorney-general-james-talarico",
        "date": "2026-08-11T13:20:39.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have a lot of sensitivity for local communities that don't want things built next to their neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-11/data-center-industry-contributes-thousands-to-ken-paxton-campaign-texas-attorney-general-james-talarico",
        "date": "2026-08-11T13:20:39.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Governor Abbott's standards reflect how Comanche Circle was designed from day one: privately funded infrastructure, dedicated onsite generation, closed-loop cooling, and real separation from residential neighbors,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, Managing Partner of Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/933199310/sailfish-investors-commits-comanche-circle-data-center-to-governor-abbott-s-texas-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We welcome the verification process and are confident our project will stand up to it.",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, Managing Partner of Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/933199310/sailfish-investors-commits-comanche-circle-data-center-to-governor-abbott-s-texas-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Due to Pacifico Spunky LLC's inability to accurately state their water usage, the Brazos Watershed Alliance requests that their application be denied.",
        "source": "John W Highsmith, President, Brazos Watershed Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.brazoswatershedalliance.org/post/bwa-letter-to-the-upper-trinity-groundwater-conservation-district",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are going to the counties because they are authority.",
        "source": "Adrian Smalley, Texas director for Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/news/residents-concerned-about-data-center-urged-to-lobby-elected-officials-early-monitor-local-meetings/article_6128cfe9-9e0a-4f0a-83e5-3a0b1aef8234.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Judge Shane Long said state lawmakers will be asked to provide counties more regulatory authority over data centers.",
        "source": "Shane Long, Parker County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/news/residents-concerned-about-data-center-urged-to-lobby-elected-officials-early-monitor-local-meetings/article_6128cfe9-9e0a-4f0a-83e5-3a0b1aef8234.html",
        "date": "2026-08-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The size of Perot's development is is pretty much unprecedented in in the industry or in the world.",
        "source": "Richard Hayes, Member, Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oBkGJquwQA",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Words matter.",
        "source": "Andy Wolford",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oBkGJquwQA",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mayor, Council, you don't draft critical legal documents without the involvement of an attorney. So, don't think you can neglect the engineer in these ordinances.",
        "source": "Andy Wolford",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oBkGJquwQA",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "As governor, I will fight to end the data center madness in Texas.",
        "source": "Gina, candidate for Texas governor",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@ginafortexas/video/7668460336948759838",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't take this lightly,\" Herbold said. \"But we need people that will communicate with the stakeholders, with the constituents, and not sign non-disclosure agreements with anything that would prevent them from communicating with the citizens.",
        "source": "Jacob Herbold, Recall organizer",
        "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com/texas-residents-file-recall-petitions-031200223.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The trust essential to effective public service has been broken. We are asking for leaders who will operate in the light of day, rather than behind closed doors.",
        "source": "Granbury Grassroots",
        "url": "https://au.news.yahoo.com/texas-residents-file-recall-petitions-031200223.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it’s a big win for us,",
        "source": "Laura Crawford, co-founder of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/20/hood-county-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-automatic-approval-of-proposed-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s been very encouraging to win a couple of battles in the war,",
        "source": "Laura Crawford, co-founder of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/20/hood-county-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-automatic-approval-of-proposed-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "When you’re talking about farmers and ranchers, water is a lifeline,",
        "source": "Laura Crawford, co-founder of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/20/hood-county-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-automatic-approval-of-proposed-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We already don’t have a lot of water. We’ve seen wells having to go deeper and deeper to get water.",
        "source": "Laura Crawford, co-founder of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/07/20/hood-county-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-seeking-automatic-approval-of-proposed-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "For him to say he didn't know where Project Patriot was or what it was is inconsistent with the facts",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/inside-granbury-data-center-revolt-095500000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Is this incompetence or purposeful deception on the part of the city attorney and the city manager?",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/inside-granbury-data-center-revolt-095500000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The whole group is disappointed in the elected officials that we put in there",
        "source": "Janet Logsdon, recall organizer and plaintiff",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/inside-granbury-data-center-revolt-095500000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I see something that's being done that's wrong, that motivates me",
        "source": "Nikki Sopchak, Hood County resident who drafted zoning ordinance",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/inside-granbury-data-center-revolt-095500000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just want to make sure that we are doing things the appropriate way",
        "source": "Shea Hopkins, former Granbury economic development director",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/inside-granbury-data-center-revolt-095500000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want my cows to have clean pastures and plenty of water.",
        "source": "Scout Moseley",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article316527108.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16T17:01:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's just frustrating that I'm seeing a party that I've been aligned with just welcome an infrastructure that is harming people.",
        "source": "Craig Jackson, Granbury-area resident suing the city",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article316527108.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16T17:01:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "For him to say he didn't know where Project Patriot was or what it was is inconsistent with the facts.",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article316527108.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16T17:01:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Property owners within 200 feet have the right to protest even if their property is outside city limits.",
        "source": "Kellie Chewning, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article316527108.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16T17:01:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The efforts of the community came together to voice how they felt about the city council.",
        "source": "Janet Logsdon, Granbury resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article316527108.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16T17:01:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The whole group is disappointed in the elected officials that we put in there in that seat,",
        "source": "Janet Logsdon, Granbury resident and plaintiff",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316510686.html",
        "date": "2026-07-15T18:32:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I see something that's being done that's wrong, that motivates me,",
        "source": "Nikki Sopchak, Hood County resident who wrote the zoning proposal",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316510686.html",
        "date": "2026-07-15T18:32:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The efforts of the community came together to voice how they felt about the city council, and we did that by getting signatures on a petition recall for every single council member minus one, which is Angela Parker,",
        "source": "Janet Logsdon, Granbury resident who helped organize the recall effort",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316510686.html",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whether you love data centers or hate them, whether you think they're necessary or think they're evil, we should all expect our city officials to be transparent and honest,",
        "source": "Jacob Herbold, Protect Hometown Granbury",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/a-data-center-fight-in-granbury-has-reached-city-hall-and-the-courts/287-2735007c-6c1d-4db4-afe2-c09a3917d07b",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The trust essential to effective public service has been broken, and I urge the council to replace them with leaders who will uphold transparency, accountability, and faithfully serve the citizens of Granbury,",
        "source": "Daniel Piatt, Plaintiff in annexation lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/a-data-center-fight-in-granbury-has-reached-city-hall-and-the-courts/287-2735007c-6c1d-4db4-afe2-c09a3917d07b",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The letter is not a deal, but it shows knowledge. It shows that they're willing to move forward,",
        "source": "Hamlet Peguero, Protect Hometown Granbury",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/a-data-center-fight-in-granbury-has-reached-city-hall-and-the-courts/287-2735007c-6c1d-4db4-afe2-c09a3917d07b",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We think this is a huge win,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, co-founder and director of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-25/comanche-circle-paluxy-river-valley-data-center-hill-county-dinosaur-valley-state-park",
        "date": "2026-06-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We routinely evaluate a range of sites and development options, and this reflects that ongoing process,",
        "source": "Erik Linden, NRG spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-25/comanche-circle-paluxy-river-valley-data-center-hill-county-dinosaur-valley-state-park",
        "date": "2026-06-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not a dime,\" Mills said. \"You're accusing people of being crooks!",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, county attorney",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-06-18/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-18T08:10:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a sense, I think, of 'we can't keep doing this, and we got to pick our battles here,'\" Mills said.",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, county attorney",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-06-18/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-18T08:10:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There really are no studies on these impacts and [I hope] that they set some parameters to limit these developers from building these things in rural areas and next to state parks,\" Carcamo said.",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-06-18/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-18T08:10:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What it did is it drove several other data center developers to the table to talk to them because, you know, we don't get that a lot of times,\" Joslin told KERA.",
        "source": "Chip Joslin, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-06-18/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-18T08:10:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "How much did y'all get paid?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://thefortworth.org/news/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not a dime,",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, county attorney",
        "url": "https://thefortworth.org/news/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're accusing people of being crooks!",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, county attorney",
        "url": "https://thefortworth.org/news/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a sense, I think, of 'we can't keep doing this, and we got to pick our battles here,'",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, county attorney",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would be able to see the entire Comanche Circle project from my backyard,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Somervell County resident",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You basically just get clubbed with a ridiculous amount of money.",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in land use law",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What it did is it drove several other data center developers to the table to talk to them because, you know, we don't get that a lot of times,",
        "source": "Chip Joslin, County Commissioner, Somervell County",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our legislators need to wake up down in Austin and see what is really going on on the ground in these communities,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, Public Citizen advocate",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:37:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a sense, I think, of 'we can't keep doing this, and we got to pick our battles here,'",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, Hood County attorney",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-17/rural-north-texas-counties-data-center-moratorium-regulation-lawsuits",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would be able to see the entire Comanche Circle project from my backyard,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Somervell County resident, co-founder of Protect the Paluxy",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-17/rural-north-texas-counties-data-center-moratorium-regulation-lawsuits",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're not going to see anybody else trying a moratorium at this point because they've seen what happens when you do it,",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin specializing in land use law",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-17/rural-north-texas-counties-data-center-moratorium-regulation-lawsuits",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What it did is it drove several other data center developers to the table to talk to them because, you know, we don't get that a lot of times,",
        "source": "Chip Joslin, Somervell County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-17/rural-north-texas-counties-data-center-moratorium-regulation-lawsuits",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our legislators need to wake up down in Austin and see what is really going on on the ground in these communities,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-17/rural-north-texas-counties-data-center-moratorium-regulation-lawsuits",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just 600 yards from the Crawford's home in Hood County, the kind that Texans work a lifetime to have, a 2,100acre data processing center will soon transform the scenic nature of their paradise into a noisy industrial compound filled with computers and servers.",
        "source": "Jodie Sinclair, Guest Column",
        "url": "https://www.banderabulletin.com/article/3183,hell-in-your-back-yard",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking this court to show some backbone today,",
        "source": "Joanne Thomas, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ryan Hughes is telling this court to pound sand,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We take an oath to follow the law,",
        "source": "Matt Mills, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not a dime,",
        "source": "Matt Mills, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not a dime.",
        "source": "Matt Mills, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/government/2026-06-09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking this court to show some backbone today.",
        "source": "Joanne Thomas, resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/government/2026-06-09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Ryan Hughes is telling this court to pound sand.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/government/2026-06-09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "How can we afford a project when the representative, Ryan Hughes, doesn't even have the respect or the courage to come in here and address the citizens in this commissioner's court?",
        "source": "Mark Lowrey, Hood County Judge-Elect",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/government/2026-06-09/hood-county-approves-comanche-circle-data-center-without-conditions-after-contentious-meeting",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "we are setting ourselves up for big industry, losing that small town feel.",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/02/eight-data-centers-threaten-transform-this-small-texas-county-local-officials-say-they-have-no-power-stop-them/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T15:01:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was elected by the people to represent their opinion,",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Hood County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/02/eight-data-centers-threaten-transform-this-small-texas-county-local-officials-say-they-have-no-power-stop-them/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T15:01:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas has always viewed counties as rural toddlers that can't be trusted with full powers,",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at UT-Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/02/eight-data-centers-threaten-transform-this-small-texas-county-local-officials-say-they-have-no-power-stop-them/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T15:01:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Commissioner Kevin Andrews, who's lived there for decades, said he was elected to represent the people, but he also has to follow the law and avoid getting the county sued.",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Commissioner, Hood County",
        "url": "https://ringolegal.com/legal-news/texas-counties-face-legal-battles-over-data-center-boom-20260602",
        "date": "2026-06-02T11:00:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was elected by the people to represent their opinion. But I also have to follow the law … and not get the county sued.",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Hood County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-data-centers-hood-county-local-control-rural-water-power/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas has always viewed counties as rural toddlers that can't be trusted with full powers.",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at UT-Austin specializing in land use and environmental planning",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-data-centers-hood-county-local-control-rural-water-power/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We love liberty and love a lack of regulation. Data centers are taking advantage of it… They saw an opportunity.",
        "source": "Greg Harrell, chair of the Hood County GOP",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-data-centers-hood-county-local-control-rural-water-power/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They were trying to take advantage of country bumpkins",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-data-centers-hood-county-local-control-rural-water-power/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was elected by the people to represent their opinion,",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Hood County commissioner",
        "url": "https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/data-centers-threaten-change-small-texas-county-local-officials-say-they-have-no-power-stop",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas has always viewed counties as rural toddlers that can't be trusted with full powers,",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at UT-Austin who specializes in land use and environmental planning",
        "url": "https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/data-centers-threaten-change-small-texas-county-local-officials-say-they-have-no-power-stop",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We love liberty and love a lack of regulation,",
        "source": "Greg Harrell, chair of the Hood County GOP",
        "url": "https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/data-centers-threaten-change-small-texas-county-local-officials-say-they-have-no-power-stop",
        "date": "2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've been to a lot of these meetings, and this is by far the most effective and committed group I've seen.",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, District 56 State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2026/08/12/data-center-tussle-in-paluxy/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are grateful to the Hood County Commissioners' Court for its thoughtful review and approval of the Comanche Circle Concept Plan,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, Sailfish Investors principal partner",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-25/comanche-circle-paluxy-river-valley-data-center-hill-county-dinosaur-valley-state-park",
        "date": "2026-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bell discussed the Knox Ranch data center project and proposed a requirement for voter approval on large development tax abatements.",
        "source": "Jim Bell",
        "url": "https://guardgranbury.com/meetings/xBqHPEbiM9E",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is one of those issues that can transcend the polar part of party politics",
        "source": "Greg Harrell, Hood County GOP Chair",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-14/hood-county-al-data-center-town-hall-draws-bipartisan-concerns-over-water-noise-and-local-control",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All Texans want to live a quiet life",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Texas agriculture commissioner candidate",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-14/hood-county-al-data-center-town-hall-draws-bipartisan-concerns-over-water-noise-and-local-control",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would say my position on data centers had a huge impact on my victory",
        "source": "Mark Lowrey, County Judge-elect",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-14/hood-county-al-data-center-town-hall-draws-bipartisan-concerns-over-water-noise-and-local-control",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need time",
        "source": "Mark Lowrey, County Judge-elect",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-14/hood-county-al-data-center-town-hall-draws-bipartisan-concerns-over-water-noise-and-local-control",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have four kids",
        "source": "Jacob Herbold, resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-14/hood-county-al-data-center-town-hall-draws-bipartisan-concerns-over-water-noise-and-local-control",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You see in the room today, there's people of different political affiliations and backgrounds. This is something that transcends politics.",
        "source": "Resident (name not given), resident",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/ai-data-centers-hood-county-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "All Texans want to live a quiet life. It doesn't matter whether you're left or right, city or country.",
        "source": "Resident (name not given), resident",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/ai-data-centers-hood-county-town-hall/",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "“It’s not wise to comment at this time,” he said.",
        "source": "Jeff Newpher, spokesperson for the city of Granbury",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315669838.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08T15:29:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Property owners within 200 feet have the right to protest even if their property is outside city limits,” Chewning stated in her complaint.",
        "source": "Kellie Chewning, Granbury resident who filed complaint",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315669838.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As you know, this matter is under litigation and no comments are advised by legal counsel.",
        "source": "Chris Coffman, Granbury City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315484495.html",
        "date": "2026-04-22T21:44:33.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I put this agenda item on here because the public needs to know the sequence of events regarding Project Patriot,",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315484495.html",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Is this incompetence or purposeful deception on the part of the city attorney and the city manager?",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315484495.html",
        "date": "2026-04-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Due to ongoing litigation, the City of Granbury has no comment at this time,",
        "source": "City of Granbury spokesperson, spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/residents-of-granbury-texas-sue-the-city-after-authorities-rezone-2100-acres-for-potential-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-04-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As taxpayers and ratepayers Plaintiffs are being forced to pay taxes and utility rates to support the implementation of the annexation of Knox Ranch and agreements made by (Granbury) for the construction and approval of a massive data-center without proper notice to the public,",
        "source": "Plaintiffs (Granbury residents), Lawsuit petition",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-04-10/granbury-data-center-lawsuit-texas-open-meetings-act",
        "date": "2026-04-10T16:05:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "As you know, in Economic Development there is a lot of 'kicking tires' and 'thunder with no rain,' Jarratt wrote.",
        "source": "Jim Jarratt, Granbury Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article315360658.html",
        "date": "2026-04-10T02:58:14.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As taxpayers and ratepayers Plaintiffs are being forced to pay taxes and utility rates to support the implementation of the annexation of Knox Ranch and agreements made by (Granbury) for the construction and approval of a massive data-center without proper notice to the public,",
        "source": "Lawsuit petition, Plaintiffs' filing",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/04/10/granbury-residents-sue-city-over-data-center-plan-allege-texas-open-meetings-act-violations/",
        "date": "2026-04-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We still have a lot of fight left in us,",
        "source": "Rachel Jacobson, Granbury resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315337102.html",
        "date": "2026-04-08T07:58:55.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do think that the people that would come in with these hyperscale data centers – I worry that they have very deep pockets, and they can violate these regulations,",
        "source": "Shannon Wolf, Granbury resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315337102.html",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Some residents have received documents while others are still waiting, and the information that is beginning to come out after you fought hard to hide it from the public is raising even more concerns about the city, what the city knew, and when they knew,",
        "source": "Rachel Jacobson, Granbury resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315337102.html",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bilateral Energy “designs and delivers private power infrastructure for today’s most demanding workloads — data centers, AI, and high-performance compute,” it’s website says.",
        "source": "Bilateral Energy LLC, company website",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315291214.html",
        "date": "2026-04-04T14:34:54.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This may be a contributing factor in why so many data center developers seem to be targeting our small County.",
        "source": "Greg Harrell, Chairman of the Hood County Republican Party",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-commissioners-postpone-further-action-on-two-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-03-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "But you have a joint venture,",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-commissioners-postpone-further-action-on-two-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The new data centers that would be built would be under the control of Starwood … MARA would not have a say in the development.",
        "source": "Thomas Mann, Attorney representing the projects",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-commissioners-postpone-further-action-on-two-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "we're just asking for you guys to be forthright and honest and transparent.",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-commissioners-postpone-further-action-on-two-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "IF I FOLLOW THE REGULATIONS IN PLACE AND I'M A PRIVATE LANDOWNER AND THERE IS NO ZONING AUTHORITY WITHIN HOOD COUNTY, I DESERVE THE RIGHT TO BUILD MY PROJECT.",
        "source": "Unnamed developer, Florida-based developer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mEPOY29Cw0",
        "date": "2026-03-11T03:46:37.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It would just destroy everything that we hold dear here,",
        "source": "Brad Davis, resident whose family owns property adjacent to the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/is-texas-ready-for-the-fast-approaching-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not just the project that's next to us,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/is-texas-ready-for-the-fast-approaching-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If I follow the regulations in place, and I am a private landowner, and there is no zoning authority in Hood County, I deserve the right to build my project,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, founder of Sailfish Investors, developer",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/is-texas-ready-for-the-fast-approaching-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can walk and chew gum,",
        "source": "Tan Parker, state Sen., Republican from Flower Mound",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/is-texas-ready-for-the-fast-approaching-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "FIVE YEARS FROM NOW? I THINK THEY'LL SEE IT AS PROGRESS.",
        "source": "Tim Parker, State Senator",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mEPOY29Cw0",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "TEXAS IS A GREAT MARKET FOR US",
        "source": "Collin McLean, Digital Realty",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mEPOY29Cw0",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "You cannot live without water,",
        "source": "Amy Flynt, resident who lives near one of the proposed data centers in Hood County",
        "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/north-texas-county-explores-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-03-02T12:08:12.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas has a finite, limited supply of fresh water already. These things are going to be an enormous drain on our water supply.",
        "source": "Jordan Schmidt, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-once-again-rejects-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-24T23:41:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't believe you have the authority to do a moratorium period. I do not recommend this, I don't know what else to say.",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, Hood County attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/24/hood-county-to-consider-another-data-center-moratorium-despite-potential-legal-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-24T05:01:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is a slap in the face",
        "source": "Jordan Schmidt, resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium-again-3-2-vote-residents-call-for-resignations/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "By bringing these data centers in, it's going to change the appearance of Hood County",
        "source": "Mark Lowery, candidate for county judge",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium-again-3-2-vote-residents-call-for-resignations/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'll be making noise and taking up space",
        "source": "Jordan Schmidt, resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium-again-3-2-vote-residents-call-for-resignations/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Sailfish remains excited about the potential of Comanche Circle, a transformational project designed to bring substantial private investment, significant tax base growth, and long-term economic benefits to the region.",
        "source": "Sailfish Investors, developer",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium-again-3-2-vote-residents-call-for-resignations/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There clearly is a legal difference of opinion between some of these localities and state government over what the boundaries of county regulatory authority are,",
        "source": "Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist University political science professor",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/24/hood-county-to-consider-another-data-center-moratorium-despite-potential-legal-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason why 'counties' was not included in the bill is because they don't have the right,",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, Texas state senator, Local Government Committee chair",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/24/hood-county-to-consider-another-data-center-moratorium-despite-potential-legal-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's my job as the Local Government Committee chair to keep people out of trouble before they get into it,",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, Texas state senator, Local Government Committee chair",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/24/hood-county-to-consider-another-data-center-moratorium-despite-potential-legal-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very much afraid that there is not enough water in the aquifer to support these projects,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, consultant for Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/24/hood-county-to-consider-another-data-center-moratorium-despite-potential-legal-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the projects that has been put forward would actually use as much as a million gallons of water per day.",
        "source": "Rita Beving, consultant for Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/24/hood-county-to-consider-another-data-center-moratorium-despite-potential-legal-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hood County commissioners clearly feel they must choose between protecting their residents and avoiding a lawsuit,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/facing-the-threat-of-being-sued-by-the-state-hood-county-again-rejects-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If state lawmakers are not willing to help local communities, they should at least get out of the way.",
        "source": "Rita Beving, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/facing-the-threat-of-being-sued-by-the-state-hood-county-again-rejects-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The right to clean water, air, and a peaceful community shouldn’t be outsourced to Big Tech companies or lawmakers who don’t represent this county,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Hood County resident and member of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/facing-the-threat-of-being-sued-by-the-state-hood-county-again-rejects-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The short answer: no. The commissioners court of Hood County is not authorized to institute a moratorium on development in the county, as the Texas Legislature has not granted such authority.",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/25/hood-county-rejects-second-data-center-moratorium-seeks-attorney-generals-opinion-on-authority/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We demand that you step up or step down.",
        "source": "Alex Wolf, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/25/hood-county-rejects-second-data-center-moratorium-seeks-attorney-generals-opinion-on-authority/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have the opportunity to do everything in your power.",
        "source": "Jennifer Carrick, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/25/hood-county-rejects-second-data-center-moratorium-seeks-attorney-generals-opinion-on-authority/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ll no doubt remember at election time the candidates that not only spoke up against these monstrous, resource-sucking, polluting data centers, but turned their words into action,",
        "source": "Meredith Bennett, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/25/hood-county-rejects-second-data-center-moratorium-seeks-attorney-generals-opinion-on-authority/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "For me personally, (data centers are) just something I don't want in my backyard,",
        "source": "Alex Wolf, Granbury resident, owner of Zev Martial Arts",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314811308.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The entire county is a watershed. Do we not have a duty to protect that,",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Hood County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314811308.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was asked to follow the law, and I have to uphold the law,",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Hood County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314811308.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I would implore that this commissioners court use that authority that has been given,",
        "source": "David Cook, State Rep., R-Mansfield",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314811308.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "If you want to spend money and lots of it, get a litigation going on.",
        "source": "Ron Massingill, Hood County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314811308.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "My concern is my health and my siblings' health,",
        "source": "Molly Tanner, 14-year-old resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314811308.html",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "They consume extraordinary amounts of water. Once these wells run dry, they are done.",
        "source": "Rachel Jacobsen, resident",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-pressures-da-on-appraisal-district-audit/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Will the consequences of water waste and toxic batteries be another burden placed on other generations?",
        "source": "Jordan Schmidt, resident",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-pressures-da-on-appraisal-district-audit/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The law is not decided right now on this issue. I believe there's a grey area here with this statute because we're the only county here in this state with subsection K.",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-pressures-da-on-appraisal-district-audit/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "You do have a presumption of validity. This court has done a four-month moratorium in the past. Take the opportunity to use the authority given.",
        "source": "David Cook, State Rep. (R-Mansfield)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-pressures-da-on-appraisal-district-audit/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not believe that Sailfish is going to be around in a year and a half.",
        "source": "Ron Massingill, Hood County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-pressures-da-on-appraisal-district-audit/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm really disappointed.",
        "source": "Greg Harrell, chairman of the Hood County Republican Party",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-pressures-da-on-appraisal-district-audit/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The commissioners court of Hood County is not authorized to institute a moratorium on development in the county, as the Texas Legislature has not granted such authority.",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-25/data-center-moratorium-texas-hood-county-ken-paxton",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We demand that you step up or step down",
        "source": "Alex Wolf, resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-25/data-center-moratorium-texas-hood-county-ken-paxton",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have the opportunity to help us",
        "source": "Jennifer Carrick, resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-25/data-center-moratorium-texas-hood-county-ken-paxton",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'll no doubt remember at election time the candidates that not only spoke up against these monstrous, resource-sucking, polluting data centers, but turned their words into action,",
        "source": "Meredith Bennett, resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-25/data-center-moratorium-texas-hood-county-ken-paxton",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no express authority for a moratorium anywhere involving the county code.",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHT9pKOfmsQ",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're too old to move now. We're stuck.",
        "source": "Brian Glenn, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHT9pKOfmsQ",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Andrews argued that the county lacked express authority to impose a moratorium and said he wanted to protect it from litigation.",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Hood County commissioner",
        "url": "https://hoodcountyexpress.com/enews-archive/pdfs/2026-03-07/monthly/HOOD-COUNTY-EXPRESS-03-26.pdf",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no expressed authority for a moratorium anywhere involving the county code,",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Commissioner, Hood County",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-once-again-rejects-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And I have a wife and nine children, and that's where they're going to grow up.",
        "source": "Matt Long, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-once-again-rejects-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The pollution is going to hurt my lungs and my wife's lungs, and we have pretty old lungs,",
        "source": "Brian Glynn, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-once-again-rejects-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're in the wild, wild west of data center development,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, clean energy and eminent domain advocate with Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-data-centers-hood-county-vote-moratorium/287-82cdf316-fdfd-4298-81f5-3026a71cc853",
        "date": "2026-02-23T10:06:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hear you. I’ve been working on this ever since I took office,",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Precinct 2 County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314760387.html",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We love liberty and a lack of regulations. They are taking advantage of it,",
        "source": "Greg Harrell, Hood County Republican Party chair",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314760387.html",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "These types of issues will change rural Texas forever unless we get some way to put the brakes on this,",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Precinct 2 County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314760387.html",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities are seeing how data center development can impact their air quality because of backup generators running on diesel.",
        "source": "Jim Walsh, policy director, Food & Water Watch",
        "url": "https://the936.com/local-government/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-after-state-senator-threatens-legal-action-concerns-echo-in-lufkin-over-ai-data-project",
        "date": "2026-02-12T18:44:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are committed to being responsible and responsive neighbors in the communities where they operate.",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, vice president of state policy, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://the936.com/local-government/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-after-state-senator-threatens-legal-action-concerns-echo-in-lufkin-over-ai-data-project",
        "date": "2026-02-12T18:44:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Counties were not included in this legislation because they lack the legal authority to directly or indirectly impose development moratoria in the first place.",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt and Jared Patterson, State Sen. (R-Houston) and State Rep. (R-Frisco)",
        "url": "https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/is-the-state-sovereign-the-hood-county-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-02-12T16:03:52.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "a threat letter to us.",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Commissioner, Hood County",
        "url": "https://newpoweranddata.com/insights/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-02-12T15:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "At least half a dozen data center projects have been proposed in Hood County, and constituents and officials alike have raised significant, legitimate concerns about the environmental impacts these projects may have on water, land, and energy resources,",
        "source": "Shelby Slawson, State Rep. (R–Stephenville)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/lawmakers-respond-to-hood-county-data-center-controversy/",
        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m infuriated,",
        "source": "Mary Jo Bloomquist, Pecan Plantation resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/six-industrial-projects-including-ai-data-centers-proposed-in-hood-county-texas/287-0173bcb4-8239-4188-99f4-71f187befcec",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re okay with growth. We just want it to be sustainable. This is happening too fast.",
        "source": "Steve Bloomquist, Pecan Plantation resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/six-industrial-projects-including-ai-data-centers-proposed-in-hood-county-texas/287-0173bcb4-8239-4188-99f4-71f187befcec",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s the big question of the day: what can we do?",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/six-industrial-projects-including-ai-data-centers-proposed-in-hood-county-texas/287-0173bcb4-8239-4188-99f4-71f187befcec",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is no power of doing a moratorium, stop, on a broad range of projects,",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, State Sen., R-Houston",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/six-industrial-projects-including-ai-data-centers-proposed-in-hood-county-texas/287-0173bcb4-8239-4188-99f4-71f187befcec",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the character of rural Texas is changed forever, that changes the state forever,",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/six-industrial-projects-including-ai-data-centers-proposed-in-hood-county-texas/287-0173bcb4-8239-4188-99f4-71f187befcec",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm infuriated.",
        "source": "Mary Jo Blomquist, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yNwdfX9HPA",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is exponential growth all at once.",
        "source": "Hood County commissioner, commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yNwdfX9HPA",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the character of rural Texas is changed forever, that changes the state forever.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yNwdfX9HPA",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't tell you how disappointed I am.",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Commissioner, Hood County",
        "url": "https://the936.com/local-government/hood-county-rejects-data-center-moratorium-after-state-senator-threatens-legal-action-concerns-echo-in-lufkin-over-ai-data-project",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Failing to pass a moratorium will trigger the construction of several natural gas plants alongside these projects,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, activist with consumer protection organization Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hood-county-data-center-moratorium-failed-40643082/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Hood County region may not have the water required to support these developments, and the county commissioners are putting vital resources at risk.",
        "source": "Rita Beving, activist with Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hood-county-data-center-moratorium-failed-40643082/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don't turn our river into an industrial waste site for data centers.",
        "source": "Mary Jo Bloomquist",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-citizen-pleas-for-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You don't have enough water for all these data centers.",
        "source": "Judy Hatch",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-citizen-pleas-for-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Pacifico, Sailfish have never built a data center. They can't really answer many questions about their projects.",
        "source": "John Smith",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-citizen-pleas-for-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are times when you need courage.",
        "source": "Nanette Samuelson, Commissioner (R)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-citizen-pleas-for-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultra vires means that they're putting everybody on notice here.",
        "source": "Ron Massingill, County Judge (R)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-rejects-citizen-pleas-for-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Through numerous public meetings and hundreds of Hood County citizens weighing in, local electeds are trying to find the balance—under Subchapter K—between protecting critical natural resources and citizens’ legitimate concerns, while also accommodating growth.",
        "source": "Shelby Slawson, State Rep. (R-Stephenville)",
        "url": "https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/is-the-state-sovereign-the-hood-county-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't know how else to say it to you,” Mills said. “I know that's not what the people want.",
        "source": "Matt Mills, Hood County attorney",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314638798.html",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We enjoy the dark skies at night, and our well-being would be ruined,” she said.",
        "source": "Dianna Wright, resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314638798.html",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I encourage your office to investigate counties that implement such a moratorium and explore any necessary legal actions.",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, Texas Senator",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314638798.html",
        "date": "2026-02-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is concern over air quality.",
        "source": "Rita Beving, speaker opposing projects",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-pull-proposed-moratorium-data-centers/287-0e203664-a951-4fa5-9737-9749a0e89f81",
        "date": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's concern there's not even enough water in the aquifers or with surface water to support these projects.",
        "source": "Rita Beving, speaker opposing projects",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-pull-proposed-moratorium-data-centers/287-0e203664-a951-4fa5-9737-9749a0e89f81",
        "date": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's an explosion in the jobs and everything else that is coming down the pipe.",
        "source": "Scott Clayton, speaker opposing the pause",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-pull-proposed-moratorium-data-centers/287-0e203664-a951-4fa5-9737-9749a0e89f81",
        "date": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can’t tell you how disappointed I am,",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/10/texas-hood-county-rejects-data-center-development-pause-ai/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’ve got to wonder what kind of backroom stuff was going on.",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/10/texas-hood-county-rejects-data-center-development-pause-ai/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hood County is facing the potential buildout of four data centers,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, organizer with the environmental watchdog group Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/10/texas-hood-county-rejects-data-center-development-pause-ai/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities are seeing how data center development can impact their air quality because of backup generators running on diesel.",
        "source": "Jim Walsh, policy director at Food & Water Watch",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/10/texas-hood-county-rejects-data-center-development-pause-ai/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hood County is facing the potential buildout of four data centers,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/hood-county-residents-left-vulnerable-as-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "With a relentless influx of these massive projects, it is clear that Hood County is not prepared to manage these developments while protecting the best interests of its residents or the community at large,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, member of the grassroots group Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/hood-county-residents-left-vulnerable-as-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A moratorium is critical to allow the county to position itself to legally and appropriately govern developments that will otherwise have profound and irreversible impacts on the area.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, member of the grassroots group Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/hood-county-residents-left-vulnerable-as-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This type of action is not permissible under HB 2559,",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, state Sen., R-Houston",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hood-county-data-center-moratorium-failed-40643082/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is just a threat letter to us,",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hood-county-data-center-moratorium-failed-40643082/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hood County is facing the potential buildout of four data centers",
        "source": "Rita Beving, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-moves-ahead-data-center-construction-despite-resident-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Failing to pass a moratorium will trigger the construction of several natural gas plants alongside these projects.",
        "source": "Rita Beving, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-moves-ahead-data-center-construction-despite-resident-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just want to live peacefully with a quality life where my children and my grandchildren can continue to live and enjoy the freedoms that we have living out in the rural areas.",
        "source": "Diana Wright, petitioned for the moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-moves-ahead-data-center-construction-despite-resident-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just don't understand how the rights of someone who lives out of state and will continue to live out of state, how those rights can supersede our rights, because we live here, and there are more of us",
        "source": "Diana Wright, petitioned for the moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.fox4news.com/news/hood-county-moves-ahead-data-center-construction-despite-resident-concerns",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to stop this,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-residents-concerns-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't live out here to live near anything industrial, and I knew it was going to affect the health of my kids.",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-residents-concerns-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I hope that Hood County takes a stand and they do their job, which is to protect the health and resources of our community,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-residents-concerns-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The bitcoin is particularly troublesome because of the noise that it generates,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/hood-county-residents-concerns-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Holding office means actively engaging, asking hard questions, reviewing facts, and making informed decisions in real time",
        "source": "Amy Simon, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/10/hood-county-rejects-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-large-developments-despite-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m asking that you vote yes for the moratorium,",
        "source": "Dr. Shannon Watts, local pediatrician",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/10/hood-county-rejects-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-large-developments-despite-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to kill this project.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnDXUsmBGQo",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You don't move out here to live next to anything that's industrial, and I knew it was going to threaten the health of my kids so I was just beside myself.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnDXUsmBGQo",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hope that Hood County takes a stance and that they do their job which is to protect the health and the resources of our community.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnDXUsmBGQo",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you want to get sued and lose and spend a bunch of money on losing a lawsuit, that's fine. But I'm telling you what the law is.",
        "source": "County attorney, Hood County attorney",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptj47UEdis0",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know that's not what the people want, but we're not in a strict democracy. We're ruled by laws.",
        "source": "Unnamed official",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptj47UEdis0",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just want to live peacefully with a quality life where my children and my grandchildren can continue to live and enjoy the freedoms that we have living out in the rural areas.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptj47UEdis0",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Holding office means actively engaging, asking hard questions, reviewing facts, and making informed decisions in real time.",
        "source": "Amy Simon",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-10/hood-county-data-center-moratorium-fails",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm asking that you vote yes for the moratorium.",
        "source": "Dr. Shannon Watts, local pediatrician",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-10/hood-county-data-center-moratorium-fails",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Post motion discussion by Comm. Eagle regarding he and Comm. Samuelson were the two 'no' votes when the first conditional approval was done",
        "source": "Comm. Eagle, Commissioner, Hood County",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/project/sailfish-hood/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As the party that espouses that local government governs best, I support giving them the tools next session to govern their own communities as necessary.",
        "source": "Wes Virdell, State Rep. (R-Brady)",
        "url": "https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/is-the-state-sovereign-the-hood-county-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am disappointed by the Commissioner's Court vote,",
        "source": "David Cook, State Rep. (R–Mansfield)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/lawmakers-respond-to-hood-county-data-center-controversy/",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "[Data centers] snuck up on us. We don't understand it and we need more information.",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-data-centers-hood-county-local-control-rural-water-power/",
        "date": "2026-02-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not asking for special treatment,” Hughes said. “I am adhering to the strict regulatory frameworks at every level.",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner at Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/02/10/hood-county-rejects-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-large-developments-despite-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-01-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When the developer follows the written steps, the county has a duty to approve the project.",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner at Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-10/hood-county-data-center-moratorium-fails",
        "date": "2026-01-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "With a conditional approval, we can put some teeth in this thing.",
        "source": "Kevin Andrews, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/hood-county-officials-place-conditions-on-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2026-01-23T20:16:43.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need as humans water, air and food,",
        "source": "Caroline Reeves, rancher",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/01/13/hood-county-gives-conditional-approval-to-2100-acre-data-center-development-after-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are rallying to keep clean air, our rural way of life that a lot of people move out to this area for,",
        "source": "Amy Simmons, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/01/13/hood-county-gives-conditional-approval-to-2100-acre-data-center-development-after-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The concept plan checks the boxes, it's compliant with the existing Hood County standards and regulations at the time of submitting the concept plan, but it should indeed be improved,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner at Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/01/13/hood-county-gives-conditional-approval-to-2100-acre-data-center-development-after-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've got to do this legally. We've go to do it within the law and within the time limits. And we've got three things. Approve it, deny it, or conditionally approve it.",
        "source": "Ron Massingill, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/01/13/hood-county-gives-conditional-approval-to-2100-acre-data-center-development-after-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When I hear this noise, my thoughts are, 'I get to pay property taxes to be audibly assaulted,'",
        "source": "John Highsmith, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-01-13/hood-county-data-centers-comanche-circle",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need as humans water, air and food,",
        "source": "Caroline Reeves, rancher",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-01-13/hood-county-data-centers-comanche-circle",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are rallying to keep clean air, our rural way of life that a lot of people move out to this area for,",
        "source": "Amy Simmons, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-01-13/hood-county-data-centers-comanche-circle",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The concept plan checks the boxes, it's compliant with the existing Hood County standards and regulations at the time of submitting the concept plan, but it should indeed be improved,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner at Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-01-13/hood-county-data-centers-comanche-circle",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've got to do this legally. We've go to do it within the law and within the time limits.",
        "source": "Ron Massingill, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-01-13/hood-county-data-centers-comanche-circle",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do your homework, go slow and get it right",
        "source": "Cindy Highsmith, resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-residents-concerned-about-proposed-data-center/3967981/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know we would rather deal with a lawsuit than something that will fundamentally change our land, air and water forever",
        "source": "Matt Long, resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-residents-concerned-about-proposed-data-center/3967981/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of this is being shoved down our throats, and we have no say in what is happening in our community.",
        "source": "Meredith Bennet, resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-residents-concerned-about-proposed-data-center/3967981/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I was hoping for an outright denial of the concept plan, but giving the developer a 'to do' list and a time frame to complete it, will ultimately delay the project,",
        "source": "Amy Flint, organizer, Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/fort-worth/article314296740.html",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's very clear that the citizens don't want this. They don't want this at all,",
        "source": "Jim Bell",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/fort-worth/article314296740.html",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've heard the community's concerns, and I want to address them with facts,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner, Sailfish Investments",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/fort-worth/article314296740.html",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know we would rather deal with a lawsuit than something that is going to fundamentally change our land, our air, and our water forever.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEyAcTP7Dkw",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do your homework. Go slow. Get it right.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEyAcTP7Dkw",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We definitely don't want the data centers near our homes.",
        "source": "Amy Flint, resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314294557.html",
        "date": "2026-01-12T23:46:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We specifically selected a site within one of Hood County's Road Corridor Districts.",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner, Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314294557.html",
        "date": "2026-01-12T23:46:37.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Keep your data centers out of our HOOD, and hands off our water!",
        "source": "staceywallen23, TikTok user",
        "url": "https://www.tiktok.com/@staceywallen23/video/7592953563890994446",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I want to know is how does the city of Granbury goes from the Celebration Capital of Texas to a concrete jungle?",
        "source": "Shawna Whalen, resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314183332.html",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want data centers in our backyard.",
        "source": "Carolyn Reeves, resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314183332.html",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It bothers me that you want to annex property before you know what you want to do with it.",
        "source": "Tina Brown, Granbury resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314183332.html",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand there has been a lot of speculation as to what may or may not go on that property, but what I can tell you and the council and the public is there is absolutely no application for development received by the city",
        "source": "Jeremy Sorelle, city attorney",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314183332.html",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand the passion, but we're talking about raw land.",
        "source": "Jim Jarratt, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article314183332.html",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand there has been a lot of speculation as to what may or may not go on that property, but what I can tell you and the council and the public is there is absolutely no application for development received by the city.",
        "source": "Jeremy Sorelle, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316510686.html",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We tried,",
        "source": "Cheryl Shadden, leader of the incorporation effort",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hood-county-residents-fail-to-create-city-to-combat-cyrptomine-40614037/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will not stop fighting for this community,",
        "source": "Cheryl Shadden, leader of the incorporation effort",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hood-county-residents-fail-to-create-city-to-combat-cyrptomine-40614037/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am pro-business, and most everybody here is very pro-business, with a focus on protection,",
        "source": "Danny Lakey, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hood-county-residents-fail-to-create-city-to-combat-cyrptomine-40614037/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But there comes a point where your right to business does not exceed my right to a peaceful life.",
        "source": "Danny Lakey, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/hood-county-residents-fail-to-create-city-to-combat-cyrptomine-40614037/",
        "date": "2025-11-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m pretty beaten down right now, and so I’m going to take a couple of deep breaths, and we’ll regroup.",
        "source": "Cheryl Shadden, leader of the incorporation effort",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article312790807.html",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It was a very disappointing result but at the same time, there’s still a lot of work to do,",
        "source": "Danny Lakey, organizer of the incorporation effort",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article312790807.html",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hood county has everything these companies need to build these campuses: cheap land, hotels and Airbnbs for workers and few regulations,",
        "source": "Danny Lakey, organizer of the incorporation effort",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article312790807.html",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re pleased that Hood County voters saw through the sham incorporation effort and rejected it at the ballot box.",
        "source": "MARA spokesperson, spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article312790807.html",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re pleased that Hood County voters saw through the sham incorporation effort and rejected it at the ballot box.",
        "source": "MARA spokesperson, MARA spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/hood-county-texas-set-to-reject-proposal-to-incorporate-community-as-a-city-to-curb-data-center-noise/",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "As we’ve said from the start, this was an unlawful attempt to weaponize municipal incorporation against law-abiding businesses like MARA.",
        "source": "MARA spokesperson, MARA spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/hood-county-texas-set-to-reject-proposal-to-incorporate-community-as-a-city-to-curb-data-center-noise/",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "All of these people in this area have varying degrees of issues – dizziness, nausea, vertigo, motion sickness,",
        "source": "Cheryl Shadden, runs the Facebook group Bitcoin Noise Hood County and works as a registered nurse anesthetist",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/30/hood-county-residents-could-form-a-city-to-regulate-a-bitcoin-mine-now-its-suing-to-stop-them/",
        "date": "2025-10-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's up to the citizens to vote on it if they do want to be able to do that.",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, commissioner for Hood County's 2nd precinct",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/30/hood-county-residents-could-form-a-city-to-regulate-a-bitcoin-mine-now-its-suing-to-stop-them/",
        "date": "2025-10-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we're incorporated, I guarantee you they will either shut down, move away, or do something to control the noise on their property,",
        "source": "Danny Lakey, Mitchell Bend resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/30/hood-county-residents-could-form-a-city-to-regulate-a-bitcoin-mine-now-its-suing-to-stop-them/",
        "date": "2025-10-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe municipal incorporation should serve the genuine needs of communities, not be used to target or weaponize the process against law-abiding businesses,",
        "source": "MARA spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/30/hood-county-residents-could-form-a-city-to-regulate-a-bitcoin-mine-now-its-suing-to-stop-them/",
        "date": "2025-10-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This case is about an intentional and unconstitutional use of local government authority to favor a small group of citizens and violate the constitutional rights of others,",
        "source": "MARA lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/30/hood-county-residents-could-form-a-city-to-regulate-a-bitcoin-mine-now-its-suing-to-stop-them/",
        "date": "2025-10-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can be here, I don’t mind",
        "source": "Danny Lakey, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/texas-hood-county-crypto-noise-incorporate-city/",
        "date": "2025-10-09T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Normally you see people creating a city because they’re trying to protect something that’s being threatened,",
        "source": "Alan Bojorquez, Austin lawyer",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/texas-hood-county-crypto-noise-incorporate-city/",
        "date": "2025-10-09T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s wrong if you have a problem and you don’t tell people what it is.",
        "source": "Donna Adair, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/texas-hood-county-crypto-noise-incorporate-city/",
        "date": "2025-10-09T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re tired of billion dollar companies coming in and ruining our lives",
        "source": "Danny Lakey, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/texas-hood-county-crypto-noise-incorporate-city/",
        "date": "2025-08-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "And we’re getting really good at fighting Goliath.",
        "source": "Danny Lakey, Hood County resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/texas-hood-county-crypto-noise-incorporate-city/",
        "date": "2025-08-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I just don’t want anybody to say I’m not doing my job,",
        "source": "Ron Massingill, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/texas-hood-county-crypto-noise-incorporate-city/",
        "date": "2025-08-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "we are setting ourselves up for big industry, losing that small town feel.",
        "source": "Nannette Samuelson, Hood County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/02/texas-data-centers-hood-county-local-control-rural-water-power/",
        "date": "2025-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "SDV is built around the premise that traditional grid interconnections simply can't keep pace with hyperscalers' power demands, especially as AI accelerates energy requirements.",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, founder, Sailfish",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/sailfish-plans-multi-gigawatt-data-center-park-outside-dfw-texas/",
        "date": "2025-01-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Meanwhile, wind turbines typically average 30-45 dB from 300 meters away, whereas the BTC facility in question was reliably producing NINETY dB from across the street, and 72dB INSIDE SOME PEOPLE'S BEDROOMS.",
        "source": "Jim Salter, Ars OpenForum commenter",
        "url": "https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/neighbors-sue-over-loud-bitcoin-mine.1503375/page-4",
        "date": "2024-10-07T13:42:11.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Granbury is excited to have a new employer in the neighborhood.",
        "source": "Chris Coffman, City Manager, Granbury",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/compute-north-breaks-ground-on-300mw-data-center-in-granbury-texas/",
        "date": "2022-04-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "if the commissioner's court did what they want, we would currently have six lawsuits right now.",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, Hood County attorney",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByR5ozO_970",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're not going to see anybody else trying a moratorium at this point because they've seen what happens when you do it.",
        "source": "Robert Patterson, professor at UT Austin who specializes in land use law",
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      "Hood County Commissioners voted 4-0 on October 13, 2026 to deny Sailfish's appeal of its on-site permit applications",
      "Settlement offer would have reduced the project from about 2,600 acres to about 1,375 acres",
      "Project is near Dinosaur Valley State Park; residents organized over water use, traffic and park effects",
      "Commissioners approved Comanche Circle 3-1 on Jun 9, 2026 without conditions",
      "Commissioners rejected a six-month moratorium 3-2 on Feb 10, 2026",
      "Commissioners conditionally approved the concept plan 4-1 on Jan 13, 2026",
      "On Oct 13, 2026 commissioners voted 3-1 against a settlement offered by Sailfish Investors",
      "A Feb 2026 county moratorium vote in Hood County failed 3-2",
      "Conditional county approval for Comanche Circle reported Jan 2026; construction targeted late 2026",
      "NRG withdrew permit for proposed Tolar gas plant on June 18 2026 amid community opposition",
      "No lawsuit over Comanche Circle appears in the record as of October 22, 2026",
      "An AI data center campus near a state park with dinosaur tracks has been denied for now, per the video description",
      "Hood County commissioners conditionally approved the 2,100-acre concept plan 4-1 on Jan 13, 2026",
      "Commissioners rejected a six-month moratorium 3-2 on Feb 10, 2026",
      "Commissioners voted 3-1 on Oct 13, 2026 against a Sailfish settlement that would have shrunk the footprint from about 2,523 to about 1,375 acres",
      "NRG requested withdrawal of its air permit application for the Tolar Power Center on June 18, 2026",
      "Sen. Paul Bettencourt argued counties lack authority to impose building moratoriums",
      "On Oct. 13, 2026 Hood County commissioners voted 3-1 to reject Sailfish Investors' settlement offer, with Kevin Andrews opposed.",
      "Commissioners voted 4-0 to deny Sailfish Investors' permit appeal.",
      "Hughes warned of a $100 million lawsuit if no agreement was reached.",
      "The multi-gigawatt facility is proposed near the Somervell County line, with concerns about the Paluxy River watershed and Dinosaur Valley State Park.",
      "Texas Attorney General's office sent water-use letters to 156 data center developments statewide, with Hood County named among 32 counties",
      "Hood County commissioners voted 3-1 to reject a proposed settlement with Sailfish Investors",
      "Hood County commissioners unanimously denied Sailfish's appeal of denied on-site permit applications",
      "Sailfish says Comanche Circle did not receive an attorney general letter and was never sent a Texas Water Development Board water-use survey",
      "Responses requested by noon Monday, Oct. 19 from the AG's office, Hood County, City of Granbury and Texas Water Development Board",
      "Hood County commissioners voted 3-1 against the developer's settlement offer.",
      "Commissioners voted 4-0 against the permit appeal for the Comanche Circle data center.",
      "The Comanche Circle data center is near Dinosaur Valley State Park.",
      "Hood County commissioners voted to deny a data center proposal",
      "About 75 people attended the meeting",
      "Andrews' suggestion to keep negotiating was met with groans from the crowd",
      "Hood County commissioners voted 3-1 on Oct. 13, 2026 to deny a settlement offer from the Comanche Circle developer",
      "Commissioners voted 4-0 to reject the developer's appeal of a development permit denied earlier in 2026",
      "Precinct 2 commissioner Nanette Samuelson was absent",
      "Hood County is designated a watershed under subchapter 231K draining to Lake Granbury and the Brazos River",
      "Hood County commissioners rejected a proposed settlement with Sailfish Investors 3-1 on October 13, 2026, with Commissioner Kevin Andrews the lone dissenting vote",
      "Commissioners unanimously denied Sailfish's appeal of the county's decision on its on-site permit applications",
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        "text": "# 30 AI data centers to be built at Sulphur Springs campus\n\n- Channel: KETK NBC\n- Length: 00:52\n- Views: 2.5K\n- Published: 2025-09-21T18:14:57-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: Local News, Video, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nEast Texas will soon be home to a massive 1,677-acre AI data center campus that’s planned to open in September of 2026.\n\nKETK/FOX51 News is your trusted source for East Texas news, delivering the latest breaking stories, in-depth local coverage, weather updates, sports highlights and lifestyle features that matter to you and your community across the Piney Woods.\n\nStay connected with us:\nDownload the KETK/FOX51 app: https://www.ketk.com/apps/\nDownload the KETK+ app: https://www.ketk.com/plus/\nSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KETK\nLike us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KETKnbc and https://www.facebook.com/kfxkfox51\nFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ketknbc and https://www.instagram.c",
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        "text": "New developer to take over data center project in Sulphur Springs amid legal battles - YouTube",
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        "text": "[Music] Texas has rapidly become the top hub for data center development in the United States. Why? It's a perfect storm of advantages. Low energy costs, abundant land, pro business policies, and a deregulated energy market. At the heart of this momentum is Hopkins County, strategically selected by MSB Global for its unbeatable combination of tax abatement incentives, grid accessibility, and access to exceptional renewable resources, including geothermal and solar. Introducing the Matrix Data Center Campus, a groundbreaking 3 gawatt project by MSB Global. Spanning over 1,600 acres, the campus will be developed in three strategic phases. Phase 1 located on 395 acres will deliver 800 megawatts of critical IT load infrastructure and will be ready for service in 2026. Centrally positioned within the city of Sulfur Springs 5,000 acre matrix reserve. This futurep proof development is more than just a data center. It's a masterplanned innovation zone. Surrounding the site will be luxury resid",
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        "text": "They have the votes, Wilson said of lawmakers representing urban areas, arguing that rural Texans must be proactive as the Legislature considers the future of the state's water resources.",
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        "text": "THIS IS GONNA BE AN 18 BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT, 1500 JOBS, IT'S PERFECT FOR SULFUR SPRINGS,",
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        "text": "INSTEAD OF A VERTICAL RAT THIS LAYING DOWN IN A TUB THAT'S FULL OF LIQUID.",
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      "County Judge Executive Jack Whitfield said no data center proposals had been submitted to the county court",
      "Whitfield said the county cannot impose a temporary moratorium because it is not legally enforceable, and the county attorney is reviewing the matter",
      "There is no county-wide zoning for unincorporated areas; zoning changes would take one to two years and cost a few million dollars",
      "More than 300 people listened online and more than twelve people signed up to speak at the packed courtroom meeting, some calling for a temporary moratorium",
      "Whitfield said the county will work with the county attorney and review best practices from other areas to craft an ordinance",
      "CyrusOne is planning a data center in the Thermo area that was given to the city of Sulphur Springs",
      "CyrusOne is holding a community open house at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center, Thursday 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a presentation and public questions",
      "Hughes' district representative told Hopkins County officials on July 28 that the senator wants stronger protections against data center costs, reinforcing Gov. Greg Abbott directives requiring data centers to pay for electrical infrastructure",
      "Senator Hughes would support calling a special legislative session to address data centers sooner; otherwise legislation from the next regular session would not take effect until at least next summer",
      "Sulphur Springs remains in litigation with Vistra and Luminant over a deed restriction prohibiting commercial power generation at the proposed data center site",
      "A compliance hearing in the Sulphur Springs vs. Luminant and Vista case was held Tuesday in the 62nd District Court in Hopkins County before visiting judge Dan Moore.",
      "Judge Moore heard arguments about the dismissal of several issues but did not hand down a decision.",
      "Judge Moore said he expected a ruling by the end of that week.",
      "Sulphur Springs City Council voted June 2, 2026 to change agreements for a 3,000-megawatt data center and phase out MSB Global.",
      "Resident Jack Curtis sued alleging Open Meetings Act violations; council re-adopted amended economic agreements to cure them.",
      "Vistra Corporation and Luminant Mining sued, claiming the project violates a deed restriction barring electricity production on the former coal mine.",
      "Judge Dan Moore issued a temporary injunction on Feb. 10 freezing power-system construction on roughly 5,000 acres.",
      "The council amended its budget in May to set aside $1.2 million for legal fees.",
      "Hopkins County District Court Judge Dan Moore issued a temporary injunction on Feb. 10 against power system construction at the Sulphur Springs AI data center site",
      "The city sued Vistra after a cease and desist letter dated Sept. 30, 2025 over a deal with MSB Global to build 30 AI data centers on 5,000 acres",
      "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office supports the city's lawsuit",
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      "First 100 MW Matrix building scheduled for delivery in March 2026",
      "ETCOG is overseeing middle-mile broadband projects in Gregg, Harrison and Upshur counties to support future data center locations",
      "No data center project in Upshur County is named in the article",
      "Judge Dan Moore denied the City of Sulphur Springs' motion for summary judgment on Feb. 9, 2026.",
      "The city sought a ruling that the Luminant/Vistra deed restriction was null and void or unenforceable against the city.",
      "Vistra filed a motion for injunctive relief to keep the deed valid during litigation; no ruling yet.",
      "Retired Judge Dan Moore took the case after Judge Gary Young recused himself.",
      "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton signed an amicus brief supporting the city in fall 2025.",
      "Retired Judge Dan Moore oversaw a Hopkins County hearing on Wednesday after Judge Gary Young recused himself",
      "Judge Moore denied MSB Global's plea to the jurisdiction",
      "Judge Moore dismissed portions of the City's lawsuit based on fraudulent concealment",
      "The court will decide on the city's motion for summary judgment and Vistra's motion for temporary injunction on Feb. 9",
      "Texas Attorney General's Office sided with the city in an amicus brief",
      "Developers have begun clearing land for a massive AI data center in Hopkins County near Sulphur Springs",
      "The project site is about 17,000 acres off Highway 11 near County Road 2307",
      "Project is described as an $18 billion investment with about 1,500 jobs",
      "Developer is MSB Global Services, per KLTV reporting; the project would be powered by natural gas",
      "MSB Global broke ground on the Sulphur Springs facility in June 2025"
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        "title": "Vultr Reported Out; Other Data Centers Applying for Electric Service - The Messenger News",
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        "date": "2026-07-04T18:40:52.000Z",
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        "title": "Houston County News 06/28/2026 — Spot On Texas",
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        "title": "Houston County News 06/14/2026 - The Messenger News",
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        "title": "Houston County Commissioners authorize emergency jail equipment purchases, seek pause on data‑center projects | Citizen Portal",
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        "url": "https://messenger-news.com/2026/08/09/vultr-reported-out-other-data-centers-applying-for-electric-service/",
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        "text": "It is uncertain at this time,",
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        "text": "The county has very, very, very, very little regulatory authority",
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        "date": "2026-06-23",
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      "On Aug. 3, 2026, Gov. Greg Abbott directed PUCT and ERCOT to audit data centers in the interconnection process",
      "Officials say a data center could potentially double the county's current budget",
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      "Petition had 88 verified signatures as of its July 4, 2026 creation date",
      "Issue discussed at the June 23 commissioners' meeting",
      "2027 Legislature to consider sales tax exemptions, grid interconnection costs, water-efficient cooling and annual electric and water use reporting",
      "Houston County commissioners held a recent meeting about a potential data center, discussed in this week's Houston County News segment.",
      "A company is already looking to build a data center in Houston County, TX, according to the June 14, 2026 newscast.",
      "A critical county meeting on the data center issue could occur within the next couple of weeks.",
      "On May 26, 2026, the Houston County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a resolution and petition urging state officials to pause pending data-center projects and adopt uniform standards",
      "The Houston County Commissioners Court approved emergency purchases to replace failing jail kitchen equipment on May 26, 2026"
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        "title": "Big Spring Today: Howard County leaders address data centers, water concerns, and library renovation progress – KBest Media",
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        "date": "2026-07-02T19:27:11.000Z",
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        "title": "Howard County - QTS Data Centers",
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        "source": "QTS Data Centers",
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        "title": "Elbow Creek Data Center Project Remains Uncertain as County Reviews Development Agreement – KBest Media",
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        "date": "2026-05-20T13:55:49.000Z",
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        "title": "Clearway Announces New High-Performance Computing Data Center Colocated with Texas Wind Farm - Clearway Energy",
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        "date": "2025-08-06T19:40:03.000Z",
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        "title": "QTS: Howard County Data Center",
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        "source": "Randy Johnson, Howard County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbst.com/big-spring-today-howard-county-leaders-address-data-centers-water-concerns-and-library-renovation-progress/",
        "date": "2026-07-02",
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        "text": "It was a pleasure working with Clearway's outstanding team to accelerate site development and commercial structuring for this strategic colocation project,",
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      "The Howard County Commissioners Court recently met with the Permian Basin Underground Water Conservation District about regional aquifer conditions and permitting authority.",
      "Johnson said companies typically claim they will build and pay for their own electrical infrastructure connections, but oversight falls outside county jurisdiction.",
      "QTS is developing a data center in Howard County, Texas",
      "QTS community event planned December 2, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at Howard College, Big Spring",
      "QTS announced plans to invest $250 million in Texas water infrastructure and stewardship over the next 10 years",
      "Howard County entered a Chapter 381 agreement with Crusoe Energy Systems announced in 2023 for the Elbow Creek area south of Big Spring.",
      "County has received no formal updates from the company since the agreement was signed.",
      "County is working with the tax appraisal office to determine whether the agreement remains valid and benchmarks were met.",
      "Texas counties lack zoning authority; state lawmakers are considering giving counties more authority over data centers.",
      "Project is believed to be a smaller mobile-style data center using modular pod units.",
      "First phase of the data center at Elbow Creek wind farm in Howard County, Texas was energized in 2025",
      "Second phase will be completed in 2026",
      "Data center is nearly matched to the wind project's 122 MW nameplate capacity",
      "Elbow Creek wind project was commissioned in 2008 and repowered in 2019",
      "Satoshi Energy announced energization of a colocated data center at the Elbow Creek wind project in Howard County, Texas on Aug 6, 2025.",
      "Elbow Creek is a 122 MW wind farm owned by Clearway.",
      "Satoshi Energy says it has nearly 1 GW of data centers developed and 4 GW under development.",
      "QTS, a Blackstone company, plans a data center campus west of Big Spring in Howard County, Texas.",
      "The QTS site covers about 902 acres near FM 818 with eight planned buildings.",
      "The QTS project is in early planning with no construction schedule.",
      "Midas Compute is developing an AI data center with on-site natural-gas power on North FM 700 in Big Spring."
    ],
    "groups": []
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.6,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Desert Haven residents objected after ServerDome's $15B, 1-GW gas-powered campus surfaced in October 2026 without notice. A new community group formed. The county judge welcomes the investment, commissioners weighed a road-use agreement, and Texas counties lack zoning power.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.33,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:40.589Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "LETTERS: Don't pay for data center power plant; Make detour signs visible | Texas | The Daily News",
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        "date": "2026-11-05T18:44:39.000Z",
        "source": "El Paso Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "ServerDomes breaks ground on domed data center campus outside El Paso, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/serverdomes-breaks-ground-on-domed-data-center-campus-outside-el-paso-texas/",
        "date": "2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Hudspeth County Reviews $15B Hueco Ranch Data Center Plans | Texas Construction Hub",
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        "date": "2026-10-28T10:57:26.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hudspeth commissioners discuss ServerDome Global data center project",
        "url": "https://www.ktsm.com/news/hudspeth-commissioners-discuss-hueco-ranch-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-27T20:15:27.000Z",
        "source": "KTSM 9 News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "ServerDome Says Its Hudspeth County Campus Will Skip the Grid With Its Own 1-GW Gas Plant | Morning Briefing, Oct 27, 2026",
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        "source": "PowerGrabTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hudspeth County residents demand answers on $15B data center's noise, water and power",
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        "date": "2026-10-26T22:57:00.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Residents invited to discuss planned Hudspeth County data center",
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        "date": "2026-10-16T23:32:58.000Z",
        "source": "KTSM",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Paxton demands water-use answers: The Load Zone, Oct 16, 2026 | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "date": "2026-10-16T18:58:31.000Z",
        "source": "The Load Zone",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "CEO of Hudspeth County data center apologizes for lack of community notice, clarifies project details",
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        "title": "Hudspeth County Seeks Answers About Planned $15B Data Center",
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        "date": "2026-10-10T16:27:52.000Z",
        "source": "Hoodline",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hudpeth County confirms: new $15B data center being built near Far East El Paso County",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/hudpeth-county-confirms-new-15b-data-center-being-built-near-far-east-el-paso-county",
        "date": "2026-10-10T06:30:46.000Z",
        "source": "KFOX14/CBS4",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "date": "2026-10-09T23:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVIA",
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        "title": "OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE",
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        "text": "Residents invited to discuss Hudspeth County data center\nChannel: KTSM 9 NEWS\nServerdomes, the company behind the Hueco Ranch Data Center project, will host a community meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...\nسيحظى سكان مقاطعة  هدسون سميث قريبًا  بفرصة للحصول على  إجابات حول مركز  بيانات \"واكو رانش\"  المقترح. تنظم شركة \" سيرفر دومز\"، القائمة  على المشروع، فعالية  مفتوحة للمجتمع في  منطقة \"ديزرت هيفن\".  ستمنح الفعالية  السكان فرصة للقاء  المطورين ومعرفة  المزيد عن خطط المشروع  وتأثيره المحتمل على  المجتمع. ستشمل  النقاشات استهلاك  المياه، والطلب على  الطاقة، وحركة مرور  البناء، والجدول  الزمني للتطوير. من  المقرر إقامة  الفعالية يوم الاثنين ، 26 أكتوبر، من الساعة  10:30 صباحاً حتى 4:00  مساءً في موقع مركز  بيانات \"واكو رانش\".  يمكن للسكان الحضور في  أي وقت خلال تلك  الساعات. لا يلزم  التسجيل المسبق.",
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        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uof8LaiWhyI",
        "text": "CEO of W. Texas data center apologizes for lack of notice\nChannel: KTSM 9 NEWS\nAfter the initial announcement about a data center being built in Hudspeth County, the Group CEO of ServerDomes has released ...\nمن خلال تغطيتنا، قدم  مخططو المشروع  اعتذارًا لمجتمع  مقاطعة هدسبث لعدم  مشاركتهم التفاصيل في  وقت أبكر. تلقينا  بيانًا من \"سيرفر دومز\" ، إحدى الشركات  القائمة على مشروع  مركز البيانات. يذكر  البيان أن الشركة  حجبَت معلومات حول  مركز البيانات قبل  التأكد من ضمان فوائد  معينة للمجتمع. كما  تقول \"سيرفر دومز\" إن  موقع مركز البيانات  سيقام على ألفي فدان  من أصل عقار مساحته 24  ألف فدان. وقد يشهد  المشروع استثمارات  إضافية في المستقبل  القريب. ويضيف البيان  أن قادة المشروع  يخططون لبناء مركز طبي  جديد ومركز ترفيهي  للمجتمع يضم مسبحًا  ومهبطًا للمروحيات.  وتتوقع \"سيرفر دومز\"  أيضًا توظيف ما يصل  إلى 300 موظف في المركز  عند اكتمال بنائه  بالكامل. الآن، يمكنكم  زيارة موقع ktsm.com  لمتابعة تغطيتنا  الكاملة والمتعمقة  لهذه القصة.",
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        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "Hudspeth County confirms $15 billion proposed data center\nChannel: KVIA ABC-7\nRead more: https://kvia.com.\nمساء الخير وشكراً  جزيلاً لانضمامكم  إلينا في نشرة ABC 7  السادسة. معكم موريسيو  كاسياس. >> مساء الخير، مارسيل  كلارك. >> لنبدأ مباشرة بأهم  أخبارنا لهذا اليوم في  السادسة. مسؤولو  مقاطعة هودسبث يؤكدون  اليوم بناء مركز  بيانات جديد هناك. >> وقاضية المقاطعة جوان  ماكنزي تؤكد الخبر في  رسالة رسمية. إحدى  المؤسسات المشاركة في  المشروع هي \"سيرفر  دومز جلوبال\". توضح هذه  الخريطة مدى قربه من  مدينة إل باسو. >> تقول ماكنزي إنها زارت  الموقع واعتذر ممثلو  المشروع عن ضعف  التواصل. تذكر  المقاطعة أن تكلفة  المشروع تبلغ نحو 15  مليار دولار وسيبنى  على أرض خاصة. >> ويقول ممثلو المشروع  إن المياه ستُسحب لمرة  واحدة عند بدء التشغيل  ولن تُسحب أي كميات  إضافية بعدها. تفيد  المقاطعة بأن هذه  المنشأة ستولد  كهرباءها ذاتياً  بدلاً من الاعتماد على  الطاقة المحلية. >> لم يتم بعد تحديد  القيمة الخاضعة  للضريبة وعائدات  الضرائب الناتجة عنها.  لا تزال اتفاقيات  استخدام الطرق  المتعلقة بطرق  المقاطعة قيد",
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        "text": "COUNTY ... BUT LOCAL LEADERS SAY THEY WERE LEFT IN THE DARK ABOUT THE PROJECT. GOOD EVENING ... I'M BRENDA LEPENSKI. THANKS FOR CHOOSING KTSM NINE NEWS AT 10. AS WE FIRST REPORTED ON KTSM DOT COM ... COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEY KNEW LITTLE ABOUT THE PROJECT BEFORE THIS WEEK'S GROUNDBREAKING. THE PROPOSED DATA CENTER WOULD COVER ABOUT 24- THOUSAND ACRES OF PRIVATE PROPERTY NORTH OF THE 'DESERT HAVEN COMMUNITY'. HUDSPETH COUNTY JUDGE JOANNA MACKENZIE SAYS SHE PERSONALLY REACHED OUT TO PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT AFTER HEARING ABOUT IT. THE LOS ANGELES- BASED DEVELOPER ... KAUFMAN AND COMPANY ... IS WORKING WITH SERVERDOMES GLOBAL ON THE PROJECT. ACCORDING TO PROJECT REPRESENTATIVES ... THE FACILITY WOULD GENERATE ITS OWN ELECTRICITY ... RATHER THAN RELY ON LOCAL POWER SOURCES. DEVELOPERS ALSO SAY THEY PLAN TO USE A CLOSED- LOOP COOLING SYSTEM ... INITIALLY FILLED WITH WATER FROM A WELL ON THE PROPERTY. BUT MACKENZIE SAYS THE COUNTY IS STILL WORKING TO VERIFY THOSE CLAIMS. AND BECAUSE TH",
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        "text": "The data center planned for Hudspeth County says it will generate its own electricity and won't rely on local power sources.",
        "source": "Letter writer",
        "url": "https://www.galvnews.com/news_reuters/texas/letters-dont-pay-for-data-center-power-plant-make-detour-signs-visible/article_35453d45-1de9-5e1d-8b84-913121b23371.html",
        "date": "2026-11-05T18:44:39.000Z",
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      },
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        "text": "Our buildings are individual and 500-foot domes, so we actually construct one dome, then the next dome, then the next dome, so it’s a long, long process of three to four years to go one gigawatt live,",
        "source": "David Keegan, CEO of ServerDome",
        "url": "https://www.ktsm.com/news/hudspeth-commissioners-discuss-hueco-ranch-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
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      },
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        "text": "Nothing's set in stone. Like, as a community, we didn't even know that this was going to be here.",
        "source": "Claudia, Desert Haven resident",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/hudspeth-county-residents-demand-answers-on-15b-data-centers-noise-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "It remains to be seen how much they stay to what they say now.",
        "source": "Deborah Flowers, Hueco Tanks resident",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/hudspeth-county-residents-demand-answers-on-15b-data-centers-noise-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "So, we'll be building the one-gigawatt power plant with all with natural gas, and it will be behind the meter. There will be no interconnection agreement whatsoever.",
        "source": "Ryan Wallace, Managing Director and Co-founder of Serverdome Global",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/hudspeth-county-residents-demand-answers-on-15b-data-centers-noise-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
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        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "The reason it's here, it's isolated. Data centers do make noise.",
        "source": "David Keegan, ServerDome Global CEO",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/hudspeth-county-residents-demand-answers-on-15b-data-centers-noise-water-and-power",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
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        "text": "it will be behind the meter. There will be no interconnection agreement whatsoever.",
        "source": "Ryan Wallace, co-founder, ServerDome Global",
        "url": "https://powergrabtx.com/briefings/morning-briefing-2026-10-27/",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "data centers do make noise",
        "source": "David Keegan, CEO, ServerDome Global",
        "url": "https://powergrabtx.com/briefings/morning-briefing-2026-10-27/",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "devastating",
        "source": "Jessica Macias, Desert Haven resident, helps lead a newly formed community group",
        "url": "https://powergrabtx.com/briefings/morning-briefing-2026-10-27/",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to begin with a sincere apology. You should have heard about this project from us directly and early, and you did not.",
        "source": "David J. Keegan, CEO of ServerDomes",
        "url": "https://www.ktsm.com/hudspeth-county___en/ceo-of-hudspeth-county-data-center-apologizes-for-lack-of-community-notice-clarifies-project-details/",
        "date": "2026-10-11",
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      {
        "text": "I will not make excuses. I chose to wait until many aspects of the project, including several benefits for the community, were finalized so that I could present it to you in a complete and cohesive way.",
        "source": "David J. Keegan, CEO of ServerDomes",
        "url": "https://www.ktsm.com/hudspeth-county___en/ceo-of-hudspeth-county-data-center-apologizes-for-lack-of-community-notice-clarifies-project-details/",
        "date": "2026-10-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will not hide behind gates and you will always be treated with respect you deserve",
        "source": "David J. Keegan, CEO of ServerDomes",
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        "date": "2026-10-11",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Hudspeth County Judge Joanna MacKenzie had very little information before organizers confirmed their plans.",
        "source": "Joanna MacKenzie, Hudspeth County Judge",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/hudspeth-county-seeks-answers-as-15b-data-center-is-planned-near-desert-haven/",
        "date": "2026-10-10T16:27:52.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      },
      {
        "text": "not independent findings or guarantees by Hudspeth County",
        "source": "Joanna \"JoJo\" Mackenzie, Hudspeth County Judge",
        "url": "https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/hudpeth-county-confirms-new-15b-data-center-being-built-near-far-east-el-paso-county",
        "date": "2026-10-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "MacKenzie said she had \"very little information\" about the proposed data center before organizers confirmed their plans.",
        "source": "Joanna MacKenzie, County Judge",
        "url": "https://kvia.com/news/local-news/2026/10/09/hudspeth-county-confirms-15-billion-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-09T23:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a private development on private property.",
        "source": "Joanna MacKenzie, County Judge, Hudspeth County",
        "url": "https://www.co.hudspeth.tx.us/upload/page/0125/Message%20to%20Residents%20Regarding%20Data%20Center%2010.09.26.pdf",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As County Judge, I welcome responsible investment in Hudspeth County, but I also expect those doing business here to respect our residents, our resources, and our laws.",
        "source": "Joanna MacKenzie, County Judge, Hudspeth County",
        "url": "https://www.co.hudspeth.tx.us/upload/page/0125/Message%20to%20Residents%20Regarding%20Data%20Center%2010.09.26.pdf",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The geometry is what makes this exciting. It is a dome with a green roof that blends into the landscape rather than another lit box stretching for miles.",
        "source": "Daniel Kaufman, founder of Kaufman & Company",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/serverdomes-breaks-ground-on-domed-data-center-campus-outside-el-paso-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "So we know, hopefully, we're being told at least that it won't draw on local water source and that they will power their own center.",
        "source": "Joanna Mackenzie, Hudspeth County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX8aZ70FU1w",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Had local officials been apprised of that prior to a groundbreaking and prior to applications being sent to the county that were very vague, it would have helped alleviate a lot of concern and stress and frustration from the community.",
        "source": "Joanna Mackenzie, Hudspeth County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX8aZ70FU1w",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      "The state's data center cost protections were written for the ERCOT grid, and El Paso sits outside it.",
      "On Oct. 27 the El Paso City Council voted to send local legislators a proposal to close that gap.",
      "Lawmakers are expected to take up the proposal in January.",
      "ServerDomes campus planned at Hueco Ranch site in Desert Haven area of Hudspeth County, 350MW, ten buildings, on a 2,000-acre site",
      "News surfaced after Hudspeth County Judge Joanna E. MacKenzie published an open letter confirming a developer was looking to build in the area",
      "CEO David J Keegan apologized for lack of notice to local residents and officials",
      "Hudspeth County commissioners discussed infrastructure arrangements for the Hueco Ranch data center at their October 27 meeting",
      "The agenda included a road-use agreement subject to proper bond filing and identification of an adviser for community agreements",
      "Developer describes approximately $15 billion campus with domes about 500 feet in diameter",
      "Site levelling is targeted for early December 2026, subject to permits",
      "Hudspeth County Commissioners Court discussed the Hueco Ranch Data Center Project on Oct. 27, 2026",
      "Agenda included action to approve ServerDome Global road use agreement, pending proper bond filing",
      "ServerDome held a community meeting on Oct. 26, 2026",
      "Site leveling is expected to begin around early December",
      "Build-out to one gigawatt is expected to take three to four years",
      "ServerDome Global hosted a community meeting on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, at the Hueco Ranch site in Hudspeth County",
      "KFOX14 put the first phase at $15 billion, 700 acres and 10 dome-shaped buildings",
      "County Judge Joanna MacKenzie estimates 800 construction jobs over four to five years and 200 to 300 permanent jobs",
      "The project team said it would attend Tuesday's Hudspeth County Commissioners Court meeting",
      "Keegan promised noise and transportation studies without a date",
      "ServerDome Global held a community meeting on Monday at its proposed Hueco Ranch data center site in Hudspeth County",
      "First phase of the project is projected to cost $15 billion and cover 700 acres with 10 dome-shaped buildings",
      "ServerDome plans a one-gigawatt natural gas power plant behind the meter with no grid interconnection agreement",
      "ServerDome CEO David Keegan plans to attend Hudspeth County's Halloween festivities on Oct. 31 to answer questions",
      "Serverdomes will host a community open house on Monday, October 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Hueco Ranch data center site",
      "No pre-registration is required to attend the Hudspeth County data center open house",
      "Serverdomes will host a community meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 at the Hueco Ranch site",
      "No registration is needed for the community meeting and residents can drop in at any time",
      "Hudspeth County Judge Joanna MacKenzie confirmed on October 9, 2026 that a $15 billion data center campus is planned at Desert Haven",
      "ServerDome Global's CEO apologized to Hudspeth County residents and said the Desert Haven site is 2,000 acres, not 24,000, on October 10, 2026",
      "Paxton's office sent water-use letters to 156 data center developments in 32 counties, per KPRC on October 15, 2026",
      "Texas Water Development Board records show 334 data center facilities from 2020 through 2025, and 233 never submitted a water-use survey",
      "ServerDomes says $15 billion will go into phase 1, including community investments such as a fire station, medical center and leisure center",
      "County Judge Joanna MacKenzie said the data center would span 24,000 acres; CEO Keegan says 2,000 acres",
      "Project would have 10 domes, each 500 feet in diameter and 65 feet high, powered by behind-the-meter gas",
      "County Judge heard rumors of the project on Oct. 8",
      "ServerDomes staff to attend Commissioners Court meeting on Oct. 27",
      "ServerDomes Group CEO released a statement apologizing to Hudspeth County residents for not sharing details earlier",
      "The company says it withheld information about the data center before ensuring certain community benefits were guaranteed",
      "The data center would sit on 2,000 acres of a 24,000-acre property"
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In April 2026, Hunt County commissioners urged a statewide pause on data center construction and moved to bar local tax abatements. Friends of Hunt County for Clean Water opposes the projects, and Belltown withdrew its Quinlan application. Core Scientific and Giga projects are still advancing.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:31.319Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Hunt County endorses package of bills to give counties more authority over data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10949475/texas/hunt-county/hunt-county-endorses-package-of-bills-to-give-counties-more-authority-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-13T03:52:04.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hunt County landowner briefing, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | Texas Land Wire",
        "url": "https://texaslandwire.com/issue/hunt/latest",
        "date": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Land Wire",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners face broad agenda Tuesday | Local News | heraldbanner.com",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/commissioners-face-broad-agenda-tuesday/article_90f8afb2-888c-4176-9722-2a9704b3ec55.html",
        "date": "2026-08-20T17:07:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald-Banner",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Gov. Abbott's pause on new data center grid approvals won't affect pair of Hunt County projects | Local News | heraldbanner.com",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/gov-abbotts-pause-on-new-data-center-grid-approvals-wont-affect-pair-of-hunt-county/article_b7c6ad77-a0ad-46cd-bef3-840dcaec6de3.html",
        "date": "2026-08-07T13:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald-Banner",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Royse City schedules town hall on proposed Giga Energy data center | Prism News",
        "url": "https://www.prismnews.com/local/rockwall-tx/royse-city-schedules-town-hall-on-proposed-giga-energy-data",
        "date": "2026-07-30T06:22:58.000Z",
        "source": "Prism News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Giga Energy introduces proposed project near Royse City | Local News | heraldbanner.com",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/giga-energy-introduces-proposed-project-near-royse-city/article_56598e87-9cf2-559a-a6d5-f021e6f36b45.html",
        "date": "2026-07-22T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald-Banner",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Giga Energy introduces proposed project near Royse City | Local News | roysecityheraldbanner.com",
        "url": "https://www.roysecityheraldbanner.com/news/local_news/giga-energy-introduces-proposed-project-near-royse-city/article_910af4dd-9964-45b9-a4df-c9dea1a52775.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21T16:42:00.000Z",
        "source": "Royse City Herald Banner",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed AI data centers spark continued protests in Hunt County as nationwide demonstrations planned | News | heraldbanner.com",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/proposed-ai-data-centers-spark-continued-protests-in-hunt-county-as-nationwide-demonstrations-planned/article_3bd7be35-0ea1-4b46-bdf4-c8da32681f27.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T01:59:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald-Banner",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Plans filed for 100,000 sq ft data center outside Dallas, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plans-filed-for-100000-sq-ft-data-center-outside-dallas-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Plans Filed for 100,000 sq ft Data Center Near Dallas, Texas",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/plans-filed-for-100-000-sq-ft-data-center-near-dallas-texas",
        "date": "2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific Hosts Town Hall for Hunt County Data Center - Greenville, Texas",
        "url": "https://eextra.news/greenville/2026/05/06/core-scientific-hosts-town-hall-for-hunt-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T17:15:52.000Z",
        "source": "eextra.news",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Doubts Linger · The Lens",
        "url": "https://thelenshc.com/story/data-center-doubts-linger",
        "date": "2026-05-05T19:33:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Lens",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hunt County commissioners move to draft guideline changes to bar local tax abatements for data centers, solar and battery projects | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7967007/texas/hunt-county/hunt-county-commissioners-move-to-draft-guideline-changes-to-bar-local-tax-abatements-for-data-centers-solar-and-battery-projects",
        "date": "2026-04-28T22:04:30.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners approve data center resolution at Monday meeting",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution-035900993.html",
        "date": "2026-04-16T03:59:00.000Z",
        "source": "Yahoo",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners approve data center resolution at Monday meeting | Local News | heraldbanner.com",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution-at-monday-meeting/article_13a6debf-507d-4960-9dc1-49b62029d98f.html",
        "date": "2026-04-15T14:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald Banner",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific rep makes a case for data center project",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/core-scientific-rep-makes-case-014700262.html",
        "date": "2026-03-26T01:47:00.000Z",
        "source": "Yahoo News",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "UPDATED: County commissioners set for discussions concerning possible data center | Local News | heraldbanner.com",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/updated-county-commissioners-set-for-discussions-concerning-possible-data-center/article_187aee58-364a-4716-8def-3ff416598286.html",
        "date": "2026-03-21T16:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Herald Banner",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Core Scientific buys land outside Dallas, Texas, for 285MW ...",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/core-scientific-buys-land-outside-dallas-texas-for-285mw-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hunt County - The Analysis - jain.com",
        "url": "https://www.jain.com/analysis/projects/core-scientific-hunt-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "jain.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Hunt County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/hunt/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbR1n46mVCg",
        "text": "Good morning everyone. Today is Tuesday, April 28th, 2026. It's now 10:00 a.m. We're here for the regular session of the Hunt County Commissioner's Court. At this time, I'll call the meeting to order and ask Commissioner Smith to lead us in prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to our flags. Please stand. Father, we thank you for the blessings of life and all the opportunities you've given us. As we join today, we ask you to cast grace, discernment, knowledge, and wisdom on us. We make right choices and decisions. We ask you to continue to protect our troops abroad as they protect the rights and freedoms of all people. We ask you in Jesus name. Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Honor to the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas. One state under God, one indivisible. Thank you everyone. This morning we have uh Commissioner Mone",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnAtAGdketw",
        "text": "Surprise Data Center in Hunt County Texas.\nChannel: John W NETX Real Estate\nCore Scientific was at the Hunt County Commissioners Court meeting today and they gave some details about the new data ...\nOkay, so this morning I attended the Hunt County Commissioners Court meeting um where Core Scientific gave some details about the data center that's popped up here in the last week or so. U so I'm just going to relay some of that to you and I'll probably remember some stuff later and I'll come back and add that. Of course, anybody that was at the meeting, feel free to comment below what you took away from it and maybe together we can all get a a really good picture of exactly what's going on. Um, so essentially this uh data center is going to be located at the northwest corner of 3507 and 3508. Uh, this is going to be about 7 milesi south of Interstate 30 and I believe they said 2 miles east of Cash, uh, if my memory serves me correct. And I want to say it's on a 70 about a 70 acre parcel. ",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "Projects that have already received approval continue to move forward,",
        "source": "Garry Smith",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/gov-abbotts-pause-on-new-data-center-grid-approvals-wont-affect-pair-of-hunt-county/article_b7c6ad77-a0ad-46cd-bef3-840dcaec6de3.html",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our goal is to build electrical infrastructure that helps modernize the electric grid.",
        "source": "Brent Whitehead, co-founder and chief operating officer of Giga Energy",
        "url": "https://www.roysecityheraldbanner.com/news/local_news/giga-energy-introduces-proposed-project-near-royse-city/article_910af4dd-9964-45b9-a4df-c9dea1a52775.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to answer every concern.",
        "source": "Brent Whitehead, co-founder and chief operating officer of Giga Energy",
        "url": "https://www.roysecityheraldbanner.com/news/local_news/giga-energy-introduces-proposed-project-near-royse-city/article_910af4dd-9964-45b9-a4df-c9dea1a52775.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Core Scientific suggests this new campus will use less water a day than a large Walmart, anticipating less than 6750 gallons a day.",
        "source": "Brian Cowie",
        "url": "https://eextra.news/greenville/2026/05/06/core-scientific-hosts-town-hall-for-hunt-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not opposed to the data center, but I am opposed to where they put it.",
        "source": "Wes Owen, meeting attendee",
        "url": "https://thelenshc.com/story/data-center-doubts-linger",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've been a small town and most people know everybody at least by face, and we are used to that down-home feeling.",
        "source": "Joyce Bailey",
        "url": "https://thelenshc.com/story/data-center-doubts-linger",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I still don't think they've alleviated any of my questions about the cooling and the water usage and the water discharge.",
        "source": "Ken Rodden, Greenville resident",
        "url": "https://thelenshc.com/story/data-center-doubts-linger",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do we want these kind of developments or do we want 7,000 houses?",
        "source": "Unnamed commissioner, Hunt County Commissioners Court",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbR1n46mVCg",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just got to figure them out and take a step at a time.",
        "source": "Charles Mor, Representative, Friends of Hunt County for Clean Water",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbR1n46mVCg",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Then why do we have a commissioner's court?",
        "source": "Shirley Turner, Greenville resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbR1n46mVCg",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“A letter by itself … they’re going to read it … and log it,” Stovall said.",
        "source": "Bobby Stovall, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution-035900993.html",
        "date": "2026-04-16T03:59:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“This is not just a Hunt County issue,” Smith said. “It’s not just a Texas issue – it’s a United States conversation.”",
        "source": "Garry Smith, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution-035900993.html",
        "date": "2026-04-16T03:59:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Our community … the farmers, the farmland, the cattle — everything that we hold dear – is what’s going to be affected,” said Greenville resident Marsha Kuykendall.",
        "source": "Marsha Kuykendall, Greenville resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution-035900993.html",
        "date": "2026-04-16T03:59:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We have very little ammunition … to stop the thing, but we’re doing what we can,” Stovall said.",
        "source": "Bobby Stovall, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution-035900993.html",
        "date": "2026-04-16T03:59:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to look at the long term.",
        "source": "Marsha Kuykendall, Greenville resident",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution-at-monday-meeting/article_13a6debf-507d-4960-9dc1-49b62029d98f.html",
        "date": "2026-04-15T14:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This will be the first of many public meetings we have,",
        "source": "Carol Haynes, senior vice president of power and policy, Core Scientific",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/core-scientific-rep-makes-case-014700262.html",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "All the taxes related to our project will stay here,",
        "source": "Carol Haynes, senior vice president of power and policy, Core Scientific",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/core-scientific-rep-makes-case-014700262.html",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will do everything that we can to hire local labor and local trades,",
        "source": "Carol Haynes, senior vice president of power and policy, Core Scientific",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/core-scientific-rep-makes-case-014700262.html",
        "date": "2026-03-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Over the last several days, the community has been clear on its concerns.",
        "source": "Smith, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.heraldbanner.com/news/local_news/updated-county-commissioners-set-for-discussions-concerning-possible-data-center/article_187aee58-364a-4716-8def-3ff416598286.html",
        "date": "2026-03-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re now past the halfway point on our existing builds and scaling our colocation platform into a 1.5GW pipeline of leasable capacity,",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, Core Scientific CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/core-scientific-buys-land-outside-dallas-texas-for-285mw-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-03-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Hunt County Commissioners Court approved resolutions supporting state legislation expanding county authority over data centers and other high-impact facilities",
      "Package includes minimum setbacks of 500 feet from property lines or 1,000 feet from homes in some circumstances",
      "Package includes county authority to impose impact fees for roads, fire/EMS and drainage",
      "Package includes a local-option conditional-use permit act allowing voters to petition for more stringent local rules",
      "Hunt County Commissioners Court will consider a PD rezoning of about 527.226 acres at 8293 CR 2276, Quinlan, for an Entertainment Center, owned by Dream Entertainment Labs, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026",
      "Court will consider resolutions supporting a proposed High-Impact Facility Decommissioning and Financial Assurance Act and a Covered Facility Noise and Lighting Performance Standards Act covering data centers in unincorporated Hunt County",
      "Hunt County Commissioners Court's Tuesday agenda includes possible new regulations for data centers.",
      "The same agenda includes a proposed tax rate and a proposed entertainment complex near Quinlan.",
      "Gov. Abbott ordered a temporary halt to grid approvals for new large data centers pending a state regulatory review.",
      "Abbott directed the PUC and ERCOT to audit data centers in the interconnection queue, including electricity and water use, cooling, ownership and tax incentives.",
      "More than 1,800 projects representing about 474 GW are seeking ERCOT grid connections; Abbott said roughly 90% come from data centers.",
      "At a June hearing, only 29 of 377 companies contacted for a PUC survey on power and water use responded.",
      "Royse City town hall on the proposed Giga Energy data center set for July 30, 2026 at 5 p.m. at Smoke Sessions, 307 TX-66",
      "Project identified as BT Gateway Data Center Project in unincorporated Royse City in Hunt County",
      "Giga reportedly took over the project from BT Gateway after a predevelopment meeting the previous week",
      "Community post described the project as a $384 million data center",
      "Data Center Dynamics described a proposed 100,000-square-foot facility tied to a Belltown Power-linked affiliate",
      "Giga Energy presented the proposed BT Gateway Data Center to the Hunt County Commissioners Court in July 2026",
      "Site is about 30 acres outside Royse City, with roughly 20 acres slated for development",
      "Main building would cover about two acres and process AI computing workloads",
      "Construction is expected to take about 12 months with target completion in mid-2027",
      "Construction expected to employ about 300 workers, with no more than about 100 on site at one time",
      "Giga Energy proposed a data center on County Road 2656 near Royse City, presented to Hunt County Commissioners Court",
      "The proposed site would occupy about 30 acres with roughly 20 acres slated for development",
      "Closed-loop cooling is expected to use roughly the water of about 2½ homes annually",
      "Giga Energy plans a public town hall within one to two weeks of the presentation",
      "Construction is expected to employ about 300 workers, with no more than about 100 on site at one time",
      "A nationwide day of protest against rapid AI data center expansion includes a demonstration in Hunt County on Saturday.",
      "Local opposition in Hunt County continues over several proposed large-scale computing facilities.",
      "Hunt County protesters are opposing proposed AI data centers, and the article reports more than 1,000 such projects planned nationwide.",
      "BT Gateway Data Center LLC filed plans for a 100,000 sq ft data center near Royse City, TX",
      "The project is budgeted at $384 million, with construction from August 2026 to February 2027",
      "Royse City is in Rockwall County but the site sits just across the border in Hunt County",
      "Belltown's website lists ten data center sites totaling 4.1GW",
      "Belltown reportedly withdrew its Quinlan, Hunt County application earlier in 2026",
      "BT Gateway Data Center LLC filed plans for a 100,000 sq ft, $384 million data center outside Royse City, in Hunt County.",
      "Construction is scheduled from August 2026 to February 2027.",
      "Belltown Power now lists ten planned Texas data center sites totaling 4.1GW, up from six sites totaling 1.425GW announced last year.",
      "Belltown reportedly withdrew a Quinlan, Hunt County data center application earlier in 2026.",
      "Core Scientific announced the Wieland-area data center on March 4, 2026"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Friends of Hunt County for Clean Water",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbR1n46mVCg",
        "date": "2026-04-28"
      },
      {
        "name": "Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/hunt/",
        "date": null
      }
    ]
  },
  "48233": {
    "name": "Hutchinson County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition reported. In July 2025, Panhandle Solar Group's planned 1 GW solar and 350 MW battery project, which could sell power to a data center, was reported; Commissioner Gary Alexander spoke favorably of its expansion to about 35,000 acres.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:14.767Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 8241,
      "pres_2024_margin": 77.2,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48233",
        "km": 0
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      {
        "title": "Panhandle Solar Group moving forward with development",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/panhandle-solar-group-moving-forward-with-development/",
        "date": "2025-07-15T01:52:41.000Z",
        "source": "MyHighPlains.com (KAMR/KCIT)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "text": "Right now, we can do either put the energy all into ERCOT, or we can sign a behind the meter deal with a potential user of the power, such as a data center or an industrial user,",
        "source": "Windham Loopesko, Founder of Panhandle Solar Group",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/panhandle-solar-group-moving-forward-with-development/",
        "date": "2025-07-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now, the 5000 acres they planned on putting solar panels and some windmills out there to generate energy, and this now they've gotten an additional 30,000 acres from different ranchers out there, so they've added to it. And the good thing about that is that means they could build a huge AI center,",
        "source": "Gary Alexander, Hutchinson County Commissioner for Precinct One",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/panhandle-solar-group-moving-forward-with-development/",
        "date": "2025-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      }
    ],
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      "Panhandle Solar Group plans a 1 GW solar project with 350 MW of four-hour battery storage in Hutchinson County",
      "Interconnection applications took 28 months to get approved",
      "Project could add about 1,000 construction jobs and 20-30 permanent jobs",
      "Notice to proceed likely in 2028 with in-service date in Q4 2029",
      "Project land grew from 5,000 acres to about 35,000 acres, per commissioner"
    ],
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    "name": "Irion County",
    "state": "TX",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.69), 12 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.073Z",
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        "effect": -0.052
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        "effect": 0.02
      },
      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +76",
        "effect": 0.01
      },
      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.69 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": -0.008
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "12",
        "effect": 0.001
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      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "reason": "Sterling County 0.75 · 54 km",
        "weight": 0.23235881890338209
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      {
        "reason": "Coke County 0.75 · 83 km",
        "weight": 0.09823871842957713
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      {
        "reason": "Glasscock County 0.75 · 89 km",
        "weight": 0.08500878558591773
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      {
        "reason": "Sutton County 0.75 · 97 km",
        "weight": 0.07121071110609574
      },
      {
        "reason": "Runnels County 0.77 · 108 km",
        "weight": 0.057790025218905146
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  },
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    "name": "Jack County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.84,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On Sept. 14, 2026, Jack County commissioners paused all new Chapter 312 tax-abatement applications pending review. This followed petitions against CyrusOne's 144 MW abatement, a North Texas Heritage Association open-meetings lawsuit, and a delayed July hearing.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.62,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:23.523Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 82.3,
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        "status": "planned",
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        "reason": "commissioners seek more authority",
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        "reason": "limited county authority over siting",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Jack County Pauses Budget Vote and Chapter 312 Processing",
        "url": "https://www.skewthefuture.com/jack-county-commissioners-pause-budget-vote-and-processing-of-new-chapter-312-applications/",
        "date": "2026-09-15T02:30:41.000Z",
        "source": "Skew The Future",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Request for special session fails local vote | Jacksboro Herald-Gazette | grahamleader.com",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_32be0f56-2c6e-4386-b56e-cc3da276ad70.html",
        "date": "2026-08-07T15:50:00.000Z",
        "source": "Jacksboro Herald-Gazette",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "County continues search for groundwater protections | Jacksboro Herald-Gazette | grahamleader.com",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_f764d773-7d94-408a-95a0-f5f6cd692d73.html",
        "date": "2026-08-07T15:46:00.000Z",
        "source": "Jacksboro Herald-Gazette",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jack County under fire: Advocacy group files suit after alleged TOMA violation | Jacksboro Herald-Gazette | grahamleader.com",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_63ee1b86-fdde-402f-b3e0-bd075959cf54.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T15:33:00.000Z",
        "source": "Jacksboro Herald-Gazette",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Water district could deter data centers | Jacksboro Herald-Gazette | grahamleader.com",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_3c30e4dd-ebb6-44e9-ad83-1f7efbbb13ad.html",
        "date": "2026-07-06T13:12:00.000Z",
        "source": "Jacksboro Herald-Gazette",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jack County residents look for answers at CyrusOne meeting | News | grahamleader.com",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/news/article_82664679-b484-4ef4-9ad3-43861042df6d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-08T20:24:00.000Z",
        "source": "Jacksboro Herald-Gazette (grahamleader.com)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hearing rescheduled: Data center hearing moved to July | News | grahamleader.com",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/news/article_9639d6a4-62bf-4473-892b-b53beed4d495.html",
        "date": "2026-06-08T20:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Jacksboro Herald-Gazette",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "North Texas Counties Continue Weighing Data Center Proposals",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/north-texas-counties-continue-weighing-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-06-08T19:34:06.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram (via GovTech)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jack County leaders delay vote on new data center",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/jack-county-leaders-delay-vote-on-new-data-center/287-84fe37d7-eebf-4af5-acd2-5aebdcb0f87a",
        "date": "2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "wfaa.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jack County commissioners consider new 940-acre data center ...",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/jack-county-commissioners-consider-new-940-acre-data-center-project-but-some-residents-have-worries/287-99f94d71-1649-47b6-b549-32e6bb06b2e6",
        "date": "2026-06-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Update for Thursday, February 26, 2026 - Wise County Messenger",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/update-for-thursday-february-26-2026/",
        "date": "2026-02-26T14:43:50.000Z",
        "source": "Wise County Messenger",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Developer eyes $2B data center campus near Wise - Wise County Messenger",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/developer-eyes-2b-data-center-campus-near-wise/",
        "date": "2026-02-25T21:30:28.000Z",
        "source": "Wise County Messenger",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · Project Jack/Wise County Water: Stop the Data Centers!! - United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/project-jack-wise-county-water-stop-the-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-15T17:18:27.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "RECORD",
        "url": "http://apps.easydoc.jackcounty.org/minutes/LinkedDir/2026/Links%202026-01-12-Regular/07%20Application.pdf",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "source": "Jack County, Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Jack County, TX | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/texas/jack-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxw5OmsscQY",
        "text": "CyrusOne's proposed Jack County data center uses a lower-water, trucked-in cooling design, but resid\nChannel: CoyoteAi\nCyrusOne's proposed Jack County data center uses a lower-water, trucked-in cooling design, but residents are still petitioning ...\nA data center company just filed for a tax abatement in Jack County, Texas, and unlike a lot of similar projects, it's not asking to pull water from the ground for the long haul. The project is CyrusOne's proposed campus near the Jack and Wise County line, close to Highway 199 and FM 2210. It's still in the application stage. Commissioners received the tax abatement and reinvestment zone request last month, meaning no construction has started and no public timeline for breaking ground has been announced yet. On water, the company's plan calls for a closed-loop cooling system, with each building holding about 200,000 gallons in a one-time fill, trucked in rather than pulled from ongoing groundwater use, similar in size to a large public swim",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "The objective has never been simply to stop development.",
        "source": "John Barry IV",
        "url": "https://www.skewthefuture.com/jack-county-commissioners-pause-budget-vote-and-processing-of-new-chapter-312-applications/",
        "date": "2026-09-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's a reasonable action to ask the governor to consider,",
        "source": "Keith Umphress, Jack County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_32be0f56-2c6e-4386-b56e-cc3da276ad70.html",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I want the state of Texas to do is give the counties some teeth,",
        "source": "Ronald Fitzgerald, Jack County Commissioner, Precinct 2",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_32be0f56-2c6e-4386-b56e-cc3da276ad70.html",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, elected officials at the local level scream for local control,",
        "source": "Henry Birdwell, Jr., Jack County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_32be0f56-2c6e-4386-b56e-cc3da276ad70.html",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Umphress said he was \"disappointed\" in the actions of the court and noted that it would take the action of a commissioner to bring the resolution back for another vote.",
        "source": "Keith Umphress, Jack County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_32be0f56-2c6e-4386-b56e-cc3da276ad70.html",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can tell you why you have data centers riding the Wise County line — it's because you have no rules.",
        "source": "Kevin Burns, Wise County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_f764d773-7d94-408a-95a0-f5f6cd692d73.html",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "A later public vote cannot restore the opportunity to question, persuade, oppose or inform the decisionmakers before they decide,",
        "source": "NTHA petition",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_63ee1b86-fdde-402f-b3e0-bd075959cf54.html",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "People want to stop data centers from coming to our county. Here is how to do it locally.",
        "source": "Steve Renfro, Jack County Resident",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_3c30e4dd-ebb6-44e9-ad83-1f7efbbb13ad.html",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are a major threat to the way of life in Jack County, Texas.",
        "source": "Steve Renfro, Jack County Resident",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_3c30e4dd-ebb6-44e9-ad83-1f7efbbb13ad.html",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cities, with zoning authority, can restrict them to just industrial uses, or to area that are zoned for industrial,",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/north-texas-counties-continue-weighing-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They could just decide to either not make data centers eligible for those programs or to condition any receipt of a tax incentive upon achieving a set of metrics, including cleaner energy, more water efficiency — things like that,",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/north-texas-counties-continue-weighing-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Some of you came here to listen and decide and some of you already decided before you walked in the door.",
        "source": "John Hatem, CyrusOne President",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/news/article_82664679-b484-4ef4-9ad3-43861042df6d.html",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will not use your water for cooling. We will not waste your water.",
        "source": "John Hatem, CyrusOne President",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/news/article_82664679-b484-4ef4-9ad3-43861042df6d.html",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county has no other oversight on any kind of industrial renewable project other than entering into these agreements.",
        "source": "Keith Umphress, Jack County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/news/article_82664679-b484-4ef4-9ad3-43861042df6d.html",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Forty people working there is not about jobs.",
        "source": "John Hatem, CyrusOne President",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/news/article_82664679-b484-4ef4-9ad3-43861042df6d.html",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The opportunity to tour the facility and observe the impact of the data center on the adjacent residential area was extremely beneficial… We also appreciate your willingness to answer the commissioner's questions with transparency and for being so forthcoming,",
        "source": "Keith Umphress, Jack County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_63ee1b86-fdde-402f-b3e0-bd075959cf54.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We acquire a site, we build out the infrastructure and then we lease that data center to hyperscale customers like Microsoft, Meta and Google,",
        "source": "John Hatem, CyrusOne President",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/developer-eyes-2b-data-center-campus-near-wise/",
        "date": "2026-02-25T21:30:28.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those people would need places to live, stay, eat, shop — that could bring more business across the county line,",
        "source": "Colby Shawn, Pct. 4 commissioner, Wise County",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/developer-eyes-2b-data-center-campus-near-wise/",
        "date": "2026-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Jack County Commissioners Court on Monday, September 14, 2026 paused processing and consideration of all new Chapter 312 tax-abatement applications while the county reviews its application process",
      "Pause remains until the review committee chaired by Commissioner Ronald Fitzgerald completes its work and brings a recommendation to the Court",
      "Applications requirements under review may include supporting studies on water, noise, traffic and environmental impacts",
      "Commissioners did not adopt the FY 2026-2027 budget or tax rate and will revisit it Friday, September 18",
      "Jack County Commissioners Court failed on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 to pass a resolution asking the governor to call a special legislative session on data centers; Umphress was the lone vote in favor",
      "More than 200 Jack County residents signed a petition urging Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session; more than 8,000 signatures were submitted to the Senate Finance Committee",
      "The resolution asked the Legislature to consider the Texas Large-Impact Project Review Act allowing counties to review extraordinary industrial developments",
      "Governor Abbott directed PUCT and ERCOT to audit all data centers advancing through ERCOT's interconnection process; ERCOT is considering more than 474 gigawatts of requests, about 90% data centers",
      "Second groundwater meeting held Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 in Jacksboro, sponsored by Precinct 2 Commissioner Ronald Fitzgerald",
      "Jack County has three groundwater options: join Upper Trinity GCD, create a single-county GCD, or do nothing",
      "A public vote on joining Upper Trinity GCD could be held as early as November 2027",
      "Commissioners Court agreed that Upper Trinity GCD rules could be made part of the CyrusOne tax abatement agreement",
      "Residents asked that developers be held accountable under the abatement to cover costs of a single-county GCD",
      "CyrusOne filed a tax abatement and reinvestment zone request in Jack County, Texas, received by commissioners last month",
      "Campus would draw at least 144 megawatts from the Wise County power station, a natural gas plant across from the site",
      "Each building would hold about 200,000 gallons in a one-time trucked-in fill for closed-loop cooling",
      "A local petition asked commissioners to permanently deny the tax abatement and impose strict water use limits",
      "North Texas Heritage Association filed suit July 8, 2026 against Jack County and commissioners alleging Texas Open Meetings Act violations over CyrusOne abatement.",
      "Commissioners toured an operational CyrusOne facility in Allen on May 20, 2026; meeting notice was posted only the day before.",
      "Resident Bobby Miles filed a TOMA complaint June 5, 2026 alleging four violations.",
      "Commissioners asked CyrusOne for forecasts of taxable value and tax revenue over a 10-year abatement period.",
      "County retained Bohreer Law Firm; judge signed engagement June 11 and court ratified it June 22, 2026.",
      "Option 1 is joining an existing groundwater conservation district and could take about a year if citizens did not vote, or about one and a half years after a ballot measure.",
      "Creating a new Jack County water conservation district was estimated at $300,000 to $350,000 by one potential candidate, and about $500,000 by Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District staff; creating one would likely require a new tax.",
      "Forming a new district could take possibly three years, per the column.",
      "Under the maximum allowable rate, an in-house Jack County water district would receive an estimated $75,000 per year for commercial water use.",
      "The column argues existing high-usage water facilities would be grandfathered in at their current usage if a district forms after they arrive.",
      "CyrusOne proposes a 144 MW data center on 250 acres in southeastern Jack County near Highway 199 and FM 2210",
      "Proposed 10-year abatement covers 30% of county property taxes on a $600M investment",
      "Agreement caps noise at 65 dBA day and 55 dBA night at the property line",
      "About 1,000 workers at peak construction and about 40 permanent jobs",
      "June 8 hearing on the reinvestment zone and abatement was tentatively rescheduled to July 27 because of posting requirement lapses",
      "Jack County hearing on reinvestment zone and tax abatement for C1 Jack I moved from June 8 to July 27, 2026",
      "Notice was posted to county website May 8 but never published in Jacksboro Herald-Gazette, as Texas law requires at least 30 days before hearing",
      "CyrusOne submitted tax abatement application in January for a campus in southeastern Jack County near the Wise County line",
      "County officials said the project could double the county's property tax revenue",
      "CyrusOne held a community meeting in Perrin on May 28, 2026",
      "Jack County Commissioners Court was expected to review CyrusOne tax abatement June 8, 2026 but will discuss rescheduling the vote",
      "CyrusOne proposal covers 485 to 940 acres near FM 2210 and Texas 199, bordering Wise County",
      "Parker County Commissioners Court holds special meeting June 9 on data center impacts"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Texas Resource Stewardship Protocol and Good Neighbor Policy",
        "url": "https://www.skewthefuture.com/jack-county-commissioners-pause-budget-vote-and-processing-of-new-chapter-312-applications/",
        "date": "2026-09-15T02:30:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jack County residents petition for special session",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_32be0f56-2c6e-4386-b56e-cc3da276ad70.html",
        "date": "2026-08-07T15:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Local petition signers opposing Jack County tax abatement",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxw5OmsscQY",
        "date": "2026-08-07"
      },
      {
        "name": "North Texas Heritage Association",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/jacksboro-herald-gazette/article_63ee1b86-fdde-402f-b3e0-bd075959cf54.html",
        "date": "2026-07-17T15:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Change.org petition by residents near Jack/Wise County line",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/developer-eyes-2b-data-center-campus-near-wise/",
        "date": "2026-02-25T21:30:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Fighting Data Center Development",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/project-jack-wise-county-water-stop-the-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-02-15T17:18:27.000Z"
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    "name": "Jackson County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Only promotional coverage so far: Google operates a data center on a former coal plant site and has reportedly planned a $1.5 billion expansion. No opposition, named groups, moratorium, or local government action reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:11:55.583Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJCw2n6wkGU",
        "text": "And we are getting a look inside of Google's Jackson County data center as ABC News went inside the high security campus showing rows and rows of servers that power everything from Google Maps to your Gmail account. A Google manager Thomas Gamble grew up just 5 miles from the site. He says the facility is a lot simpler than people think. It's just a very large public library cuz we're organizing the world's information and and making the systems operate. And this week Google also announced a $1.5 billion expansion of the site built on the grounds of a former coal plant.",
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      {
        "text": "It's just a very large public library cuz we're organizing the world's information and and making the systems operate.",
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJCw2n6wkGU",
        "date": null,
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      "Google announced a $1.5 billion expansion of its Jackson County data center this week",
      "The campus is built on the grounds of a former coal plant",
      "Thomas Gamble grew up about 5 miles from the site"
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    "name": "Jasper County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.78), 3 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "reason": "Tyler County 0.80 · 15 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Newton County 0.60 · 47 km",
        "weight": 0.07804667212916372
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      {
        "reason": "Hardin County 0.75 · 57 km",
        "weight": 0.05280005693243748
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      {
        "reason": "San Augustine County 0.75 · 66 km",
        "weight": 0.03976737290122271
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      {
        "reason": "Polk County 0.76 · 70 km",
        "weight": 0.035192388590076666
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      {
        "reason": "Angelina County 0.76 · 72 km",
        "weight": 0.033210182879092144
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  "48243": {
    "name": "Jeff Davis County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.68), 0 projects within 60 km and the county profile. Only 4 weak local items.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
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      "48229",
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      "voters_2024": 1169,
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        "fips": "48109",
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
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        "label": "Nearest project",
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        "label": "Regional evidence",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Presidio County 0.72 · 84 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Culberson County 0.68 · 103 km",
        "weight": 0.20596928894378713
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      {
        "reason": "Reeves County 0.58 · 117 km",
        "weight": 0.15780844185499235
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      {
        "reason": "Ward County 0.75 · 129 km",
        "weight": 0.13169762758691722
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      {
        "reason": "Hudspeth County 0.60 · 131 km",
        "weight": 0.12712683130140695
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      {
        "reason": "Winkler County 0.75 · 175 km",
        "weight": 0.0709554062328287
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "County commission meets – Jeff Davis Ledger",
        "url": "https://www.jdledger.com/2026/11/04/county-commission-meets-5/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T15:18:14.000Z",
        "source": "Jeff Davis Ledger",
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      "The Jeff Davis County Commission was told it needed to appoint three county citizens to a data center committee, and appointed Chase Hall, Chase Ragland and Casey Williams to serve on it.",
      "Joint Development Authority Director Oakley Perry said he received no appointments from the City of Denton and suggested the board appoint three citizens.",
      "Public commenter Larry Yarbrough voiced concerns about data centers affecting water systems."
    ],
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  "48245": {
    "name": "Jefferson County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Jefferson County has three proposed data centers: a 250 MW Google site in Beaumont, a 300 MW project in Port Arthur, and a $1.3 billion, 42-acre AI facility near Entergy's Legend plant. No opposition, petitions, or votes are reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:20.605Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Jefferson County Data Centers",
        "url": "https://usdatamap.com/county/tx-jefferson-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "USDataMap",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Port Arthur AI Data Center (Undisclosed (Port Arthur AI data center)): 300 MW data center in Jefferson, TX | Data Center Tracker",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/port-arthur-ai-data-center-tx--576be522-cd99-48ff-9145-b086867ea973",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Center Tracker (More Than Just Parks)",
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      {
        "title": "Jefferson County, Texas data centers: 1 project · Nearby Data Centers",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/tx/jefferson-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Nearby Data Centers",
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      {
        "title": "Google Data Center, Beaumont TX",
        "url": "https://usdatamap.com/facility/google-beaumont-tx-tx-ggl-10",
        "date": null,
        "source": "USDataMap",
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      "USDataMap tracks 1 data center in Jefferson County, TX totaling about 250 MW",
      "The one tracked project, Google Beaumont, is listed as proposed hyperscale",
      "Proposed Port Arthur AI data center in Jefferson County, TX has 300 MW announced capacity",
      "Site is in the ERCOT grid region",
      "Listing pin marks the center of Beaumont because no street address is given",
      "No dated events recorded for the site yet",
      "Jefferson County, TX has 1 known data center project, in Port Arthur.",
      "On Jan 14, 2026, the Chamber of Commerce briefed contractors on a $1.3 billion AI data center plan.",
      "The proposed Port Arthur site covers 42 acres near the Entergy Legend plant.",
      "In Texas, counties have very few zoning powers; cities decide inside city limits.",
      "Google Beaumont TX is a proposed hyperscale data center of about 250 MW in Jefferson County, Texas",
      "Expected completion is 2028",
      "Site is served by the ERCOT grid",
      "Location confidence is city-level, not a surveyed site"
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  "48247": {
    "name": "Jim Hogg County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Residents packed the courthouse for a Sept 16, 2026 special commissioners court meeting on an 8,341-acre campus south of Hebbronville, citing drought, water and ranching life. County leaders say they cannot stop it without a tax-abatement request.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:23.636Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 1585,
      "pres_2024_margin": -8.3,
      "projects_60km": 5,
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        "status": "planned",
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        "reason": "secrecy over developer",
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        "reason": "limited county authority",
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        "reason": "no named local group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "For Luana González, Jim Hogg County is more than a place on a map.",
        "url": "https://riograndecurrent.substack.com/p/for-luana-gonzalez-jim-hogg-county",
        "date": "2026-09-16T20:30:29.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Current",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shhh… Rural South Texas Jim Hogg County Has a Proposed Data Center. Who Knew?",
        "url": "https://riograndecurrent.substack.com/p/shhh-rural-south-texas-jim-hogg-county",
        "date": "2026-09-16T15:04:07.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Current",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Jim Hogg County residents raise concerns over proposed massive data center | kiiitv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/jim-hogg-county-residents-raise-concerns-over-proposed-massive-data-center/503-503b4139-0f9d-48a8-9580-49753558ce74",
        "date": "2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kiiitv.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Massive data center proposal raises concerns in Jim Hogg County | kiiitv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/video/news/local/massive-data-center-proposal-raises-concerns-in-jim-hogg-county/503-da95077d-1d55-435b-b67b-2ef8a5da0881",
        "date": "2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kiiitv.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Jim Hogg County, TX: projects, hearings, fights — Data Center Fights",
        "url": "https://datacenterfights.com/county-tx-jim-hogg",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Center Fights",
        "stance": "oppose"
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "Whatever I say, they're already going to do what they want to do.",
        "source": "Luana González, Jim Hogg County resident",
        "url": "https://riograndecurrent.substack.com/p/for-luana-gonzalez-jim-hogg-county",
        "date": "2026-09-16T20:30:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Don’t let the proposed data center destroy our way of life. We are the Vaquero Capital of Texas.",
        "source": "Unnamed local message, circulating message urging residents to oppose",
        "url": "https://riograndecurrent.substack.com/p/shhh-rural-south-texas-jim-hogg-county",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the vaquero capital of Texas and we want to keep it that way,",
        "source": "Marisol Saenz-Zambrano, resident who grew up in the area",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/jim-hogg-county-residents-raise-concerns-over-proposed-massive-data-center/503-503b4139-0f9d-48a8-9580-49753558ce74",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have 35 permits and have never told anyone no.",
        "source": "Luis Peña, General Manager, Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/jim-hogg-county-residents-raise-concerns-over-proposed-massive-data-center/503-503b4139-0f9d-48a8-9580-49753558ce74",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If my board were to deny the permit, more likely what's gonna happen? They're going to sue us,",
        "source": "Luis Peña, General Manager, Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/jim-hogg-county-residents-raise-concerns-over-proposed-massive-data-center/503-503b4139-0f9d-48a8-9580-49753558ce74",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're worried that they're just going to come in and take up more water, water that we could be using for ourselves, our land, our livestock, threaten our way of life,",
        "source": "Marisol Saenz-Zambrano, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/jim-hogg-county-residents-raise-concerns-over-proposed-massive-data-center/503-503b4139-0f9d-48a8-9580-49753558ce74",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "A proposed AI data center in Jim Hogg County was learned of by residents on September 1, 2026 via a Facebook post and community press release.",
      "Jim Hogg County has been designated an economically disadvantaged county and residents are dealing with drought and a strained water system.",
      "Residents have questions about state representative Ryan Guillen and when he learned of the project.",
      "Jim Hogg County Commissioners Court holds a special meeting on the proposed data center on Sept 16, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.",
      "Jim Hogg County has fewer than 5,000 residents.",
      "The U.S. Drought Monitor has frequently placed parts of the county in D3 extreme or D4 exceptional drought.",
      "The developer, landowner and water sources for the project have not been identified publicly.",
      "Proposed data center would cover more than 8,000 acres south of Hebbronville near Agua Nueva off FM 1017",
      "Buyer Mesquite H2, LLC signed a June 30, 2026 purchase agreement for 8,341.07 acres",
      "Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District has issued 35 permits in 17 years and never denied one",
      "County says it cannot stop the project unless developers apply for tax abatements, which they have not",
      "Construction could begin as soon as 2029",
      "A proposed data center spanning thousands of acres south of Hebbronville is raising concerns among residents about water and their way of life",
      "Proposed data center campus south of Hebbronville covers 8,341 acres",
      "Acciona and Nordex are the developers; buyer is Mesquite H2 LLC",
      "County leaders said developers have not sought tax abatements",
      "Construction could start as soon as 2029",
      "Residents packed the courthouse"
    ],
    "groups": []
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  "48249": {
    "name": "Jim Wells County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Cormint's 58 MW Bobcat site near Orange Grove has an interconnection agreement set to energize in August 2026, and a 187.5 MVA/138 kV substation is under construction. No opposition, groups or official actions against it are recorded.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:22.958Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 13268,
      "pres_2024_margin": 15.5,
      "projects_60km": 14,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Cormint Orange Grove",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48249",
        "km": 0
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        "text": "This permit is still in the review process",
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        "text": "There needs to be more study of these centers",
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        "text": "We're asking the governor and state to look at these centers a little more in depth rather than just putting them in our respective communities.",
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        "text": "This court has already unanimously supported and approved a resolution asking the state legislature to slow this thing down, take a harder look at this, provide more study time, and give counties more authority because right now we don't have any.",
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        "text": "We don't have room for them. We don't need them.",
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        "text": "At the end of the day, the government works for us,",
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        "text": "The state legislature does not give counties any regulatory authority over land use other than through subdivision rules.",
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        "text": "We may not prevent them from happening, but we're not going to pave the way for them, either.",
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        "text": "Johnson County Commissioner Rick Bailey stated that the county would be willing to take matters to Austin, if necessary, to protect affected residents.",
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        "text": "We want to protect our property rights, and I totally understand that until AI appeared,",
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        "text": "For developments outside the city limits, it's my understanding under our planning and development rules, all someone really has to do is comply with drainage, comply with our subdivision regulations, and tell us they're building a tilt-wall building.",
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        "text": "For developments that happen within city limits, we don't hear about those.",
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        "text": "In any scenario, we need to put restrictions, covenants, and laws in place that allows and protects the local environment,",
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        "text": "I think locally it's time to look at some guidelines to protect the resources for our local communities.",
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        "text": "You just don't want your children and grandchildren to not have water,",
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        "text": "I don't think the state needs to be in control on these centers as much as they are because one size does not fit all.",
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        "text": "The only way we as a county would have a contract with a data center is if there was a tax abatement.",
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        "text": "I think we need a commission or committee to look at all the elements of data centers.",
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        "date": "2026-04-16",
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        "text": "Specific to data centers, we have two different projects, which have been proposed to the county in different manners,",
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        "date": null,
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      {
        "text": "I'm surprised they listed data center,",
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        "text": "There needs to be more study of these centers,",
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      {
        "text": "We all live here. We don't want to run out of water or freeze to death because there's no power.",
        "source": "Chris Boedeker, County Judge",
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      "Residents flooded the June 8, 2026 Commissioners Court meeting to voice strong opposition to proposed industrial data centers over water runoff, emergency services and environmental concerns",
      "County leaders said the court has taken a firm stand against tax abatements for data centers, though state law limits local regulatory authority",
      "Two data center proposals in Johnson County are early in planning with many details undetermined",
      "Johnson County Development Services Director Jennifer Vanderlaan briefed the Commissioners Court on the proposals at a Tuesday meeting",
      "Commissioners asked residents to contact legislators and state agencies about data centers",
      "Several residents spoke at the meeting and all but one opposed data centers",
      "Johnson County Commissioners Court held a meeting on May 11 to address data center concerns including PFAS, water and power use, and noise.",
      "Johnson County has already passed a resolution asking Gov. Greg Abbott to declare an emergency to address PFAS found in the soil and water.",
      "Beving said around 10 to 20 percent of water used by data centers is lost through evaporation even with closed-loop cooling.",
      "A recent Gallup poll showed seven in ten Americans oppose construction of an AI data center in their area.",
      "Two proposed data center projects in Johnson County, one about 200 acres and one about 1,800 acres, were raised at a May 26 Commissioners Court meeting.",
      "Residents and commissioners urged a pause until water, power, drainage and community impacts are studied.",
      "Two proposed data center projects in Johnson County total nearly 2,000 acres.",
      "As of the May 26, 2026 meeting, permit applications and site plans had been submitted but no final approvals issued.",
      "Residents called for a moratorium and tighter regulation of water and electricity use.",
      "Commissioners Court voted 5-0 to deny any tax incentives for Project Bluebird.",
      "County officials are lobbying state lawmakers and joining regional coalitions for more local control, disclosures and mandatory bonding.",
      "Johnson County received an application for a development permit related to a proposed data center, per County Judge Chris Boedeker.",
      "No details have been announced on who hopes to build the center or where it will be located.",
      "Johnson County Commissioners Court passed a resolution last month calling on the Texas Legislature for more regulation of data centers.",
      "Commissioners voiced opposition to data centers but said the county has limited control over barring them from entering the county.",
      "Commissioners said they would not support tax breaks or other incentives for data centers in the county.",
      "Johnson County Commissioners Court held a special called workshop on data centers on May 11, 2026; no action was taken and no specific project was before the court.",
      "All five court members stated unanimous opposition to data centers in Johnson County, per the video description.",
      "The court previously supported a resolution asking the Texas Legislature to slow data center growth and give counties more authority.",
      "The County Judges and Commissioners Association is building a statewide unified data center resolution for its October meeting, per the video description.",
      "Texas Farmers Union is calling for a temporary moratorium on data centers, per the video description.",
      "Johnson County Commissioners Court held a specially-called informational meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026 about data center water, energy and health concerns",
      "County Judge Christopher Boedeker said the county has no specific data center projects in the works and no action was taken at the meeting",
      "Sixteen Texas counties, including Johnson County, have passed resolutions asking the Texas Legislature to enact more regulations on data centers",
      "In February 2025 Johnson County passed a resolution asking Gov. Greg Abbott to declare an emergency over PFAS contamination",
      "Johnson County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Monday, May 11, 2026, where the vast majority of attendees said they opposed data centers in the county.",
      "Johnson County commissioners had already rejected two data center tax abatement requests.",
      "Hood County commissioners tried to pass a data center moratorium, which Texas Sen. Paul Bettencourt declared illegal.",
      "Commissioners said state law limits county land-use authority over data centers to subdivision rules affecting tracts of 10 acres or less.",
      "Johnson County commissioners court unanimously passed a non-binding resolution calling for responsible data center development and state legislation giving counties meaningful authority over large-scale data centers.",
      "Johnson County Judge Christopher Boedeker said the county does not believe it has the power to stop a proposed data center plan.",
      "In March, State Representative Helen Kerwin sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott calling for a moratorium on data center development until the legislature investigates and develops regulations.",
      "Kerwin said she planned to send a letter to Abbott asking him to call a special session on data center legislation.",
      "Johnson County commissioners court unanimously passed a non-binding resolution calling for responsible data center development and state legislation giving counties meaningful participation and authority."
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        "name": "Public Citizen",
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        "date": "2026-05-12T22:33:22.000Z"
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        "name": "Texas Farmers Union",
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        "date": "2026-05-12T22:33:22.000Z"
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        "name": "Dallas Environmental Commission",
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        "date": "2026-05-12T22:33:22.000Z"
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    "name": "Jones County",
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    "summary": "Google's Lueders data center has been under construction since June 2025. Jones County commissioners have repeatedly discussed a Lancium proposal through May 2026 without acting. The only opposition is statewide farmland concern voiced by Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and a displaced tenant farmer.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "title": "After years of hardship, Texas agriculture faces a new threat: data centers | KTTZ",
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        "title": "Commissioners discuss Lancium data center project but take no action | Citizen Portal",
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        "date": "2026-05-26T06:50:22.000Z",
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        "title": "Commissioners discuss Lancium data center, solar projects and transmission agreements; no votes taken | Citizen Portal",
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        "title": "Lancium data center, transmission and multiple solar projects listed on Jones County agenda; court took no action | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7945527/texas/jones-county/lancium-data-center-transmission-and-multiple-solar-projects-listed-on-jones-county-agenda-court-took-no-action",
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        "date": "2026-03-09T09:03:46.000Z",
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        "title": "Data center to be built in Lueders, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-center-to-be-built-in-lueders-texas/",
        "date": "2025-06-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
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        "title": "Southern Jones County eyed for new Lancium data center, no decision made yet",
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        "date": "2025-05-28T13:57:28.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
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        "title": "Data Center 1 Lueders: New Construction Planned | Zabalist",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Google Thelma THM1A Data Center in Abilene | 10357 Loop Rd",
        "url": "https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/texas/abilene/thm1a-data-center/",
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        "text": "# Stamford's growth spurt: RV Parks, a data center and the infrastructure to keep up with it\n\n- Channel: KTXS News\n- Length: 02:05\n- Views: 57\n- Likes: 0\n- Published: 2025-11-05T15:10:01-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: KTXS, Abilene, Texas News, Abilene News, Local News, ABC Abilene, City of Stamford\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThere's been a lot of talk about growth in Stamford, from a potential data center to more RV parks to accommodate it.\n\nWith that excitement comes the challenge of keeping up.\n\nWe talked to the City of Stamford's Mayor about these new developments and the impact he expects they will have on the city.\n\n\"I've been pretty adamant that I don't want folks coming to Stamford to make a quick buck and then run away and disappear from it,\" Mayor of Stamford James Decker said.\n\nDecker told us there have been three new RV parks built in the past year.\n\nHe said he’s happy to give developers the green light to build more parks to keep up with the city’s grow",
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        "date": "2026-08-31T12:53:11.000Z",
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        "text": "They're building them on our most valuable, most fertile farmland,\" said Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.",
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        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-08-31/after-years-of-hardship-texas-agriculture-faces-a-new-threat-data-centers",
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        "text": "And right now, the only correct answer is a complete pause.",
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        "date": "2026-08-31T12:53:11.000Z",
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        "text": "I've been pretty adamant that I don't want folks coming to Stamford to make a quick buck and then run away and disappear from it.",
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        "date": "2025-11-05",
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      {
        "text": "There's an interest in being near Lake Stamford because there are several transmission lines and substations going in and out, and there's a solar project there that's been there for several years, and some new solar projects going in, so they're building it to be near that cheap power and the interconnection into the power grid.",
        "source": "James Decker, Mayor of Stamford",
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        "date": "2025-11-05",
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      "Buerger's landlord sold 600 acres to a third-party buyer for a Google data center and Buerger was told to get off the land within 60 days.",
      "At least 248 data centers are planned in Texas, and the Tribune analysis found 335 operate in the state.",
      "Texas lost nearly 3.7 million acres of land in the last 25 years, according to Texas Land Trends.",
      "Three major projects, Project Matador, Project Pacifico and Project Meta, are expected to use at least 16,000 acres altogether.",
      "Jones County commissioners discussed the proposed Lancium LLC data center at the May 26 meeting but took no formal action",
      "The court received updates on infrastructure and transportation planning and tax-abatement procedural issues",
      "Jones County commissioners discussed a proposed Lancium LLC data center on the May 11 agenda",
      "No votes were taken or agreements authorized on the data center, solar or Lone Star Transmission items",
      "Jones County Commissioners Court listed the Lancium LLC data center project on its April 27, 2026 agenda.",
      "The court took no formal action on the listed infrastructure and energy items at the April 27 meeting.",
      "Jones County Commissioners Court discussed the proposed Lancium LLC data center on March 9, 2026.",
      "Commissioners deferred formal action on the data center, solar projects, and related road and easement agreements.",
      "Stamford has had three new RV parks built in the past year",
      "Google has reportedly bought several properties near Lake Stamford for a planned data center that has not been formally announced",
      "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing lists a 280,000 sq ft 'Data Center THM1A' on Bean Road in Lueders, Jones County",
      "Estimated construction cost is $350,000",
      "Construction started June 18, 2025 with completion estimated by April 2027",
      "HDR Engineering is responsible for construction",
      "Abilene, the closest city to Lueders, hosts the flagship OpenAI Stargate data center",
      "Jones County Commissioners Court discussed a potential Lancium data center at its Monday meeting before May 28, 2025.",
      "Judge Dale Spurgin said no action or decision has been made.",
      "The site would be in southern Jones County, close to the Lancium data center being built in Taylor County.",
      "Judge Spurgin said it would have a similar setup to the Lancium data center being built in Abilene.",
      "Project registered with TDLR on May 27, 2025 for a 280,000 sq ft data center at Bean Road, Lueders, Jones County, TX",
      "Scheduled construction start Jun 18, 2025 and completion Apr 16, 2027",
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      "Owner of record is a Delaware Limited Liability Company; HDR Engineering Inc. is the design firm",
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      "THM1A is a one-story, 280,000-square-foot facility on Bean Road in Jones County near Lueders, Texas.",
      "Construction began on June 18, 2025, with completion expected by April 2027.",
      "Estimated construction cost is $350,000, and the future tenant is not funding it.",
      "HDR Engineering is leading design and construction.",
      "THM1A is part of the Google Thelma Campus, which also lists THM2A, THM3A, THM4A and THM5A."
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    "name": "Karnes County",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "title": "Karnes County court acknowledges resolution urging scrutiny of data centers' water and grid impacts | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11221515/texas/karnes-county/karnes-county-court-acknowledges-resolution-urging-scrutiny-of-data-centers-water-and-grid-impacts",
        "date": "2026-04-29T05:20:09.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Karnes County commissioners court approves data center resolution | Karnes Countywide | southtexasnews.com",
        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/karnes_countywide/karnes-county-commissioners-court-approves-data-center-resolution/article_9241198b-33d9-4d11-89b9-33c2ea9f2905.html",
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        "title": "Karnes County commissioners court approves data center resolution",
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        "date": "2026-04-28T15:36:00.000Z",
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        "title": "A RESOLUTION OF THE KARNES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL DATA CENTERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WHEREAS the State Republican Executive Committee unanimously adopted the RESOLUTION",
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        "text": "I have great concerns that these large companies will come in, and they will hurt our natural resources.",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/karnes_countywide/karnes-county-commissioners-court-approves-data-center-resolution/article_9241198b-33d9-4d11-89b9-33c2ea9f2905.html",
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        "text": "There is a ton of water usage,",
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        "text": "Water is a critical, critical piece of the puzzle, not just in Karnes County, but in the state of Texas.",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/karnes_countywide/karnes-county-commissioners-court-approves-data-center-resolution/article_9241198b-33d9-4d11-89b9-33c2ea9f2905.html",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/karnes_countywide/karnes-county-commissioners-court-approves-data-center-resolution/article_9241198b-33d9-4d11-89b9-33c2ea9f2905.html",
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      "Karnes County Commissioners Court on April 28, 2026 acknowledged a resolution calling for careful statewide planning around large-scale data-center construction",
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      "Karnes County Commissioners Court approved a resolution on April 28, 2026 expressing concerns about large-scale data centers' impact on water, infrastructure and grid reliability.",
      "The resolution opposes high-volume potable water cooling systems in water-constrained regions.",
      "The resolution urges state officials to require transparent reporting of projected electricity and water usage and independent impact analyses before approving data centers.",
      "Court members expressed unified support, though the item was listed as an acknowledgement item.",
      "The resolution is not a moratorium and names no specific project.",
      "The Karnes County Commissioners Court approved a resolution on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, expressing concerns about the potential impact of large-scale data centers on local water supplies, infrastructure and electric grid reliability.",
      "The Texas State Republican Executive Committee unanimously adopted a resolution on additional data centers on February 7, 2026",
      "Karnes County Commissioners Court formally opposes open-loop evaporative cooling in large-scale data centers in water-constrained regions absent demonstrated sustainable supply and mitigation safeguards",
      "Resolution asks the Governor and Legislature to give counties authority over land use and to require data center developers to share road, drainage and emergency service costs",
      "Texas counties lack general zoning authority; the resolution creates no new regulatory authority in Karnes County",
      "Court directs that any proposed large-scale data center in unincorporated Karnes County be placed on a posted agenda for open-meeting discussion"
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    "score": 0.8,
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    "summary": "Forney's planning commission deadlocked 3-3 on June 4, 2026, denying a 5.4-acre data center rezoning. The city council then directed staff to draft a citywide ban. Residents also asked the Commissioners Court to halt easements for a proposed 500-acre campus.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "title": "Inside the Democratic effort to turn outrage over data centers against Ken Paxton and other Republicans | Politics | kten.com",
        "url": "https://www.kten.com/news/politics/inside-the-democratic-effort-to-turn-outrage-over-data-centers-against-ken-paxton-and-other/article_60078e44-1b81-5543-941b-d22520855c2c.html",
        "date": "2026-11-07T08:00:15.000Z",
        "source": "CNN",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Kaufman County TX: Rules and Projects",
        "url": "https://www.moomawteam.com/blog/data-centers-kaufman-county-tx-2026/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T19:33:35.000Z",
        "source": "Moomaw Team",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Town of Talty, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.taltytexas.com/page/article/76",
        "date": "2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Town of Talty, Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents ask court to halt utility easements tied to proposed 500‑acre data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9614948/texas/kaufman-county/residents-ask-court-to-halt-utility-easements-tied-to-proposed-500acre-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-25T03:07:04.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Flexential plans Kaufman County data center near Talty – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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        "date": "2026-07-30T03:09:21.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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      {
        "title": "Flexential secures 110 acres site for data centre campus in Texas, US",
        "url": "https://www.datacenter-intelligence.com/news/flexential-data-centre-campus-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T10:32:29.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Intelligence",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Flexential to Build New Dallas-Area Data Center Campus ...",
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        "date": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Flexential",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Forney City Council to Weigh Data Center Restrictions and Mulberry Park Upgrades",
        "url": "https://www.inforney.com/business/forney-city-council-to-weigh-data-center-restricti/article_66969787-bb24-45db-bc2b-fc51ec9288a4.html",
        "date": "2026-07-19T18:02:50.000Z",
        "source": "Forney Independent School District",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Forney's Data Center Decision: What's on the July 21 Council Agenda | TX Fitness Blog",
        "url": "https://www.tx.fitness/blog/forney-data-center-vote-july-2026/",
        "date": "2026-07-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "TX Fitness Blog",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners deadlock after contested vote on planned-development rezoning for proposed Forney data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8702794/texas/kaufman-county/forney/commissioners-deadlock-after-contested-vote-on-planned-development-rezoning-for-proposed-forney-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-04T10:49:43.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prometheus Hyperscale Plans 200MW AI Data Center Campus in Kaufman County",
        "url": "https://www.greenvillechronicle.com/s/4925/Prometheus-Hyperscale-Plans-200MW-AI-Data-Center-Campus-in-Kaufman-County.php",
        "date": "2026-05-22T14:55:51.000Z",
        "source": "Greenville Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prometheus Hyperscale details plans for Dallas data center campus - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/prometheus-hyperscale-details-plans-for-dallas-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
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        "title": "Data centers in Kaufman County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/kaufman/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Prometheus TX-1 — Colocation in Terrell, TX, US | Colo Map",
        "url": "https://colomap.com/facilities/prometheus-tx-1/",
        "date": null,
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        "text": "We need to stop what we are doing with data centers until we have those protections.",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Gov.-elect of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kten.com/news/politics/inside-the-democratic-effort-to-turn-outrage-over-data-centers-against-ken-paxton-and-other/article_60078e44-1b81-5543-941b-d22520855c2c.html",
        "date": "2026-11-07T08:00:15.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "It was most effective where it was tied into broader concerns,",
        "source": "Charlie Blaettler, political director for the Guardrails Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.kten.com/news/politics/inside-the-democratic-effort-to-turn-outrage-over-data-centers-against-ken-paxton-and-other/article_60078e44-1b81-5543-941b-d22520855c2c.html",
        "date": "2026-11-07T08:00:15.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "Dallas has the strongest combination of demand, infrastructure, and growth potential of any data centre market in the country, and the development pipeline can’t keep pace.",
        "source": "Ryan Mallory, Flexential CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenter-intelligence.com/news/flexential-data-centre-campus-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
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      {
        "text": "Dallas has the strongest combination of demand, infrastructure, and growth potential of any data center market in the country, and the development pipeline can't keep pace,",
        "source": "Ryan Mallory, CEO of Flexential",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/data-center-spanning-hundreds-of-acres-planned-in-kaufman-county/4055993/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
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      {
        "text": "Dallas has the strongest combination of demand, infrastructure, and growth potential of any data center market in the country, and the development pipeline can't keep pace,",
        "source": "Ryan Mallory, CEO of Flexential",
        "url": "https://www.flexential.com/resources/press-release/flexential-build-new-dallas-area-data-center-campus-110-acres",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "The Kaufman County site gives us the opportunity to build from the ground up at the density our customers need, on a parcel with confirmed utility power and fiber access, in a market where that combination is getting harder and harder to find.",
        "source": "Matt Baumann, Vice President of Real Estate at Flexential",
        "url": "https://www.flexential.com/resources/press-release/flexential-build-new-dallas-area-data-center-campus-110-acres",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "Data centers are only allowed in the light industrial district with approval of a conditional use permit,",
        "source": "planning staff",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8702794/texas/kaufman-county/forney/commissioners-deadlock-after-contested-vote-on-planned-development-rezoning-for-proposed-forney-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "Excited to bring to market our newest Prometheus Hyperscale site near Dallas!",
        "source": "Trevor Neilson, president of Prometheus Hyperscale",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/prometheus-hyperscale-details-plans-for-dallas-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
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      "Kaufman County, southeast of Dallas, is the site of two massive data center projects that have sparked local backlash.",
      "The largest city in Kaufman County, Forney, is already working to outlaw new data centers within its city limits.",
      "Lone Star Rising PAC targeted voters in 55 counties within 5 miles of a proposed or approved data center project, including Kaufman County.",
      "Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa called for a moratorium on data centers in Texas until the Legislature could pass real protections.",
      "CNN's Voter Poll found data centers were opposed by roughly a 3-to-1 margin when voters were asked about building them in their communities.",
      "Forney adopted data center zoning rules April 21, 2026 allowing them only in Light Industrial District with conditional use permit and at least 5,000 feet from residential",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott's August 3, 2026 directive led ERCOT to pause approvals to energize new data centers of 75 MW or more not already connected",
      "ERCOT told the PUC it will file its verification report by December 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 2038 (2023) added Local Government Code Chapter 42 Subchapter D allowing landowner petitions to release land from city ETJ",
      "Terrell unanimously approved Ordinance 3186 on August 18, 2026 requiring at least 75 acres and a specific use permit for technology infrastructure campuses",
      "Talty city council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 2026-04 regulating data centers, adding data centers as a conditional use permit use",
      "Flexential plans a 110-acre, three-building, 108 MW data center campus near Helms Trail and FM 1641",
      "Talty has no regulatory authority over the site after an ETJ release was filed with Kaufman County in February",
      "Two Kaufman County residents asked the Commissioner's Court to halt utility right-of-way easements and infrastructure budget allocations tied to a proposed 500-acre data center near FM 987",
      "The county said no applications or abatements have been granted and promised a hearing if an application is submitted",
      "Residents demanded a dedicated public town hall and an accounting of tax and infrastructure impacts",
      "Flexential purchased 110 acres in Kaufman County near Talty for its fourth and largest North Texas data center campus.",
      "Flexential's first phase includes a 375,000-square-foot building capable of 36 megawatts, with room for two additional 36-megawatt buildings.",
      "Work on the Talty site is expected to begin in early 2027, with first customers expected late 2028.",
      "Forney City Council directed staff to draft zoning changes that would prohibit new data centers within city limits.",
      "Flexential acquired a 110-acre site in Talty, Kaufman County, Texas for a data centre campus",
      "Initial phase is 36MW, with potential total capacity of 108MW across three buildings",
      "Site work is planned to begin in early 2027, with first phase available by late 2028",
      "Flexential operates three Dallas-area data centres totalling over 459,000ft² and 28.4MW",
      "Flexential purchased 110 acres in Kaufman County, TX, for its fourth and largest Dallas-Fort Worth facility",
      "Campus could support three 36 MW buildings for 108 MW total",
      "Phase 1 secured power for 36 MW; site work expected early 2027, customer availability late 2028",
      "DFW inventory grew 43.7% year-over-year to 1,249.4 MW by end of March, with vacancy at 1.8% (CBRE)",
      "Flexential's three existing Dallas-area data centers total 28.4 MW",
      "Forney City Council will consider a text amendment to remove data centers as a conditional use in the Light Industrial district and seek to prohibit them within city limits",
      "Council will hear appeals regarding previous recommendations for denial of a proposed data center facility on F.M. 1641",
      "Council meeting scheduled Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Annex Council Chambers",
      "Forney Planning & Zoning deadlocked 3-3 on June 4, 2026, effectively denying the rezone request",
      "Forney City Council considers the appeal and a citywide data center ban text amendment on July 21, 2026",
      "On April 21, 2026, Forney Council raised the residential data center setback from 1,000 to 5,000 feet and passed Ordinance 26-12 5-0",
      "Forney Compute Facility would be about 20 MW, comparable per city staff to 16,000 to 20,000 homes",
      "Terrell holds a hearing on a Technology Infrastructure Campus district July 23, 2026, with Council consideration set for August 18",
      "Commission held a public hearing on a 5.4-acre planned-development rezoning to allow a data center near FM 1641",
      "Commissioners were divided and the meeting did not produce a definitive approval",
      "Questions raised about setback exceptions, water use, noise and power"
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        "url": "https://www.kten.com/news/politics/inside-the-democratic-effort-to-turn-outrage-over-data-centers-against-ken-paxton-and-other/article_60078e44-1b81-5543-941b-d22520855c2c.html",
        "date": "2026-11-07T08:00:15.000Z"
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.75), 34 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "effect": 0.004
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        "effect": 0.002
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        "reason": "Comal County 0.80 · 39 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Bexar County 0.74 · 43 km",
        "weight": 0.21093979775732025
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      {
        "reason": "Bandera County 0.75 · 45 km",
        "weight": 0.19587787145531996
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      {
        "reason": "Medina County 0.62 · 54 km",
        "weight": 0.1335230605819402
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      {
        "reason": "Blanco County 0.77 · 58 km",
        "weight": 0.11913235717087775
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      {
        "reason": "Kerr County 0.85 · 69 km",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.73), 5 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "label": "Regional evidence",
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        "effect": -0.001
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        "value": "R +47",
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        "reason": "Kleberg County 0.75 · 44 km",
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        "reason": "Willacy County 0.60 · 58 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Nueces County 0.77 · 87 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Cameron County 0.88 · 97 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Jim Wells County 0.75 · 99 km",
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        "reason": "Hidalgo County 0.76 · 102 km",
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    "name": "Kent County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.62,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Kent County commissioners unanimously created a reinvestment zone for Crusoe on June 8, 2026. In early October they tabled a vote on a new tax zone for its $4.8B Jayton campus pending a town hall, while resident Amy Carr leads a petition against it.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:18.325Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 76.4,
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        "reason": "vote tabled pending town hall",
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        "reason": "commissioners earlier backed Crusoe zone",
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      {
        "reason": "residents' petition",
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        "reason": "neighbor concerns over noise, water",
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      {
        "title": "Reported $4.8B Data Center Near Jayton: The Filings",
        "url": "https://806connect.com/news/jayton-kent-county-data-center-state-filings",
        "date": "2026-10-03T05:31:00.000Z",
        "source": "806 Connect",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Abbott backs local control: The Load Zone, Oct 2, 2026 | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/news/2026-10-02/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T20:44:53.000Z",
        "source": "The Load Zone",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Washington and Seoul Pick a $22.3 Billion Gas Plant in Encinal to Power a 5-GW Data Center Campus | Morning Briefing, Oct 2, 2026",
        "url": "https://powergrabtx.com/briefings/morning-briefing-2026-10-02/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "powergrabtx.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Kent County commissioners table a vote on a tax reinvestment zone tied to a Crusoe data center application | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-10-kent-county-crusoe-tax-zone-vote-tabled/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T11:03:02.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Crusoe files for $4.8bn data center campus in Jayton, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/crusoe-files-for-48bn-data-center-campus-in-jayton-texas/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Kent County Commission, June 22, 2026: Discussions continue with Crusoe Energy | The Texas Spur",
        "url": "https://www.thetexasspur.com/news/kent-county-commission-june-22-2026-discussions-continue-crusoe-energy",
        "date": "2026-06-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Spur",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Hyper Kent Jayton (Spur) Data Center Campus",
        "url": "https://cleanview.co/data-centers/texas/project-hyper-kent-jayton-spur-data-center-campus-2567",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Cleanview",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Kent commission entertains Crusoe application, tables vote on new tax reinvestment zone | The Texas Spur",
        "url": "https://www.thetexasspur.com/news/kent-commission-entertains-crusoe-application-tables-vote-new-tax-reinvestment-zone",
        "date": null,
        "source": "The Texas Spur",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Kent County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/kent/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Kent County data centers | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/counties/kent/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "there are zero control that we have over these data centers",
        "source": "Keith Wright, Angelina County Judge",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/news/2026-10-02/",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "that will empower local governments, such as counties or cities, to be the decision makers about whether or not any data centers will be able to go up in their county or city,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/news/2026-10-02/",
        "date": "2026-09-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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    ],
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      "Two Texas TDLR project registrations dated Oct. 1, 2026 list data center buildings near Jayton in Kent County, each estimated at $2.4 billion",
      "Neither filing names a tenant; the owners are Spur DC Owner 1 LLC and Spur DC Owner 2 LLC",
      "Kent County commissioners voted unanimously June 8 to set up a tax reinvestment zone, per The Texas Spur",
      "The filings give no water or power figures; a 2021 TWDB summary says no groundwater conservation district manages the Dockum aquifer in Kent County",
      "State filings put two $2.4 billion data center buildings in Jayton, Kent County, with no developer named",
      "The Kent County commissioners court tabled a vote on a tax reinvestment zone tied to Crusoe's application for an AI data center",
      "Governor Greg Abbott said on September 27 he wants the Legislature to let counties and cities decide whether data centers are built",
      "Nueces County commissioners declined to offer Hut 8 a tax abatement for its Beacon Point campus",
      "Project Star's developers say initial units could come online as early as 2029 subject to required permitting and approvals, with full operations targeted for 2032",
      "Seoul sent its first $2.4 billion payment for Project Star on Thursday",
      "Texas Tribune analysis found data center companies gave or invested more than $343 million in Texas communities over the past year",
      "Crusoe filed two TDLR applications for Kent County data center buildings totaling $4.8 billion, with construction starting end of January 2027",
      "Kilby final investment decision could slip from end of 2026 into 2027 due to Texas politics, per Semafor",
      "Kent County commissioners court took up a Crusoe application for an AI data center in the northwest part of the county and tabled its vote on a new tax reinvestment zone, reported October 2, 2026",
      "Court plans a town hall and a public hearing before deciding; no dates published",
      "Crusoe has not announced the site",
      "Crusoe filed for two data center buildings in Jayton, Kent County, Texas, with a total investment of $4.8bn.",
      "Each Jayton building is planned at 759,260 sq ft, with construction starting end of January 2027 and go-live in May and July 2029.",
      "Project Hyper plans were filed in September for Childress; with Jayton, total investment across both sites would be $12bn.",
      "Crusoe announced a 1.4GW campus with Lancium in Childress in July 2026.",
      "Childress buildings are targeting completion in the first half of 2028.",
      "Kent County Commission held a special meeting Wednesday, June 17, at 9 a.m. to discuss Crusoe Energy abatement details",
      "Project Hyper Kent Jayton (Spur) Data Center Campus is planned in Kent County, Texas, by Crusoe.",
      "Kent County commissioners court tabled a vote on a new tax reinvestment zone tied to the Crusoe data center application",
      "Proposed AI data center site is in the northwest part of Kent County",
      "Resident Amy Carr led a petition protesting the development",
      "TDLR TABS building registration for Project Hyper – Spur Buildings 1 and 2 in Jayton dated 2026-10-01.",
      "Each building is 759,262 sq ft with estimated investment of $2.4B.",
      "Kent County commissioners unanimously approved a reinvestment zone to negotiate abatement terms with Crusoe (reported 2026-06-08).",
      "Project site is at CR 233 and P2390, Jayton.",
      "Kent County has 1 tracked AI data center project, in pre-construction.",
      "Crusoe proposed the data center in the northwest part of Kent County.",
      "Kent County commissioners court is weighing a tax reinvestment zone for the project against a residents' petition.",
      "Crusoe is listed with 8 projects totaling 4.4 GW."
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      {
        "name": "Lone Star Infrastructure Coalition",
        "url": "https://powergrabtx.com/briefings/morning-briefing-2026-10-02/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T12:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition led by Amy Carr",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-10-kent-county-crusoe-tax-zone-vote-tabled/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T11:03:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Residents' petition against Crusoe Kent County data center",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/counties/kent/",
        "date": null
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    "name": "Kerr County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.85,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Kerrville City Council voted 5-0 on May 26, 2026 for Ordinance 2026-07, barring data centers within 500 feet of homes, schools, parks, churches and hospitals; a councilmember said 'we don't want them.' The county lacks zoning powers and relies on fire code rules.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:35.203Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 28156,
      "pres_2024_margin": 54.3,
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        "name": "Kerrville data center ordinance",
        "status": "rejected",
        "fips": "48265",
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        "reason": "unanimous restrictive city ordinance",
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        "reason": "council openly opposes data centers",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Kerrville's new rules effectively block data centers, battery storage without an outright ban – The Kerr County Lead",
        "url": "https://kerrcountylead.com/kerrvilles-new-rules-effectively-block-data-centers-battery-storage-without-an-outright-ban/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T22:01:21.000Z",
        "source": "The Kerr County Lead",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council makes move to block future data centers",
        "url": "https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/article_d7037697-e92d-4b2a-a317-f8b9bc7903e2.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Hill Country Community Journal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Harris defends data center decision at City Council meeting | News | dailytimes.com",
        "url": "https://dailytimes.com/news/harris-defends-data-center-decision-at-city-council-meeting/article_5b741196-90a5-49f2-89ea-9e7ab7412091.html",
        "date": "2026-05-27T18:08:00.000Z",
        "source": "Kerrville Daily Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "City council talks data centers, flood siren update at workshop Tuesday | News | dailytimes.com",
        "url": "https://dailytimes.com/news/city-council-talks-data-centers-flood-siren-update-at-workshop-tuesday/article_873ac067-a3f4-46b0-acb2-02014bd8f5d0.html",
        "date": "2026-04-29T16:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "Kerrville Daily Times",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council pauses vote on zoning code updates after questions on parking, water and data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9241877/texas/kerr-county/kerrville/council-pauses-vote-on-zoning-code-updates-after-questions-on-parking-water-and-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-04-16T16:17:31.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commission forwards zoning code updates to city council with definitions for data centers and battery storage | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10828206/texas/kerr-county/kerrville/commission-forwards-zoning-code-updates-to-city-council-with-definitions-for-data-centers-and-battery-storage",
        "date": "2026-03-09T14:43:58.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t,",
        "source": "David Holmes, Hill County Attorney",
        "url": "https://kerrcountylead.com/kerrvilles-new-rules-effectively-block-data-centers-battery-storage-without-an-outright-ban/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T22:01:21.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re gonna get sued,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://kerrcountylead.com/kerrvilles-new-rules-effectively-block-data-centers-battery-storage-without-an-outright-ban/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T22:01:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, we would have loved to have just been able to stop every project and everything, and that’s not what the moratorium did,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://kerrcountylead.com/kerrvilles-new-rules-effectively-block-data-centers-battery-storage-without-an-outright-ban/",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're damned if you do and damned if you don't.",
        "source": "David Holmes, Hill County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/article_d7037697-e92d-4b2a-a317-f8b9bc7903e2.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "We're gonna get sued.",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/article_d7037697-e92d-4b2a-a317-f8b9bc7903e2.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So we don’t want them but we have to be proactive in the way that we say we don’t want them,",
        "source": "Jeff Harris, Councilmember",
        "url": "https://kerrcountylead.com/kerrvilles-new-rules-effectively-block-data-centers-battery-storage-without-an-outright-ban/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "So we don't want them but we have to be proactive in the way that we say we don't want them.",
        "source": "Jeff Harris, Councilmember, Kerrville City Council",
        "url": "https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/article_d7037697-e92d-4b2a-a317-f8b9bc7903e2.html",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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      "Kerrville City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2026-07 on May 26, 2026 on second and final reading",
      "Texas counties lack zoning authority; Kerr County is using fire code rules and a part-time fire marshal",
      "Hill County voted 3-2 on May 12 for a yearlong data center moratorium and rescinded it unanimously June 5",
      "RCM Hill, LLC sued Hill County claiming damages over $100 million",
      "Kerrville City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2026-07 on second and final reading, effectively limiting data centers and battery storage without an explicit ban",
      "Hill County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 on May 12, 2026 to impose a yearlong pause on data center and power plant construction in unincorporated areas",
      "Developer RCM Hill, LLC filed a $100 million federal lawsuit in Waco against Hill County after the moratorium",
      "Hill County moratorium cited an influx of as many as eight proposed developments",
      "On May 26, 2026, Kerrville City Council held the second reading of a zoning ordinance on data centers and battery energy storage.",
      "Since the first reading, the council added a rule that no battery energy storage or data center may be built within 500 feet of any church, child care or day care facility, hospital, playground, public or private school, public park or residential zoning.",
      "Kerrville City Council held a workshop on April 28, 2026 to discuss possible data center regulations, presented by development services director Drew Paxton.",
      "The current suggestion is to prohibit data centers within 100 feet of the 100-year floodplain.",
      "A conditional use permit would be required to place them within 500 feet of the 100-year floodplain or within 1,000 feet of the Nimitz Lake impound area.",
      "Kerrville city council postponed action on proposed Chapter 60 zoning amendments tied to Kerrville 2050 and scheduled a workshop for further review.",
      "The proposed amendments include new land-use definitions for battery storage and data centers.",
      "Kerrville Planning & Zoning Commission on March 5 voted to forward Chapter 60 zoning amendments to city council, including definitions and conditional-use rules for data centers and battery energy storage systems"
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    "name": "Kimble County",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.77), 1 project within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
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      "48307",
      "48019",
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        "fips": "48265",
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        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Kerrville data center ordinance, 56 km (rejected)",
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "1",
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +78",
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.77 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.008
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
        "effect": 0.005
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    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Mason County 0.75 · 52 km",
        "weight": 0.33357281960663976
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      {
        "reason": "Kerr County 0.85 · 56 km",
        "weight": 0.28500557569558055
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      {
        "reason": "Sutton County 0.75 · 89 km",
        "weight": 0.1137895995374454
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      {
        "reason": "McCulloch County 0.75 · 96 km",
        "weight": 0.09705554001780121
      },
      {
        "reason": "Bandera County 0.75 · 101 km",
        "weight": 0.08778458219007339
      },
      {
        "reason": "Concho County 0.70 · 104 km",
        "weight": 0.08279188295245984
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    ],
    "news": [],
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    "quotes": [],
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    "name": "King County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.6711349206349211,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.65), 17 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.077Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
    "predicted_from": [
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      "48101",
      "48433",
      "48155",
      "48207",
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      "voters_2024": 135,
      "pres_2024_margin": 91.1,
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        "name": "Galaxy Helios Dickens County",
        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48125",
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      "operating_60km": 2,
      "items": 0,
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
        "value": "135",
        "effect": -0.087
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        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Galaxy Helios Dickens County, 52 km (operating)",
        "effect": 0.028
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      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +91",
        "effect": 0.016
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.65 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": -0.015
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      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "17",
        "effect": -0.002
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      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "2",
        "effect": -0.002
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    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Dickens County 0.57 · 52 km",
        "weight": 0.2196449753109398
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      {
        "reason": "Cottle County 0.70 · 55 km",
        "weight": 0.20231592093653683
      },
      {
        "reason": "Stonewall County 0.60 · 57 km",
        "weight": 0.1866225406035242
      },
      {
        "reason": "Foard County 0.75 · 59 km",
        "weight": 0.1734797329776698
      },
      {
        "reason": "Haskell County 0.55 · 74 km",
        "weight": 0.10981396667407912
      },
      {
        "reason": "Motley County 0.75 · 75 km",
        "weight": 0.1081228634972503
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    ],
    "news": [],
    "social": [],
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  },
  "48271": {
    "name": "Kinney County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Kinney County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution opposing high-volume potable water use and open-loop evaporative cooling in large data centers. It calls for independent assessment of grid, water, land and infrastructure costs first, and asks the state to give counties land-use authority.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.45,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:31.192Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 1419,
      "pres_2024_margin": 50.5,
      "projects_60km": 1,
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        "name": "EC FFE Kinney County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48271",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 12,
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        "reason": "commissioners court resolution against data centers",
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        "reason": "water scarcity concerns",
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        "reason": "limited county land-use authority",
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        "reason": "no organized local group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "A RESOLUTION OF THE KINNEY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ADDITIONAL DATA CENTERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS",
        "url": "https://cokinneytx.civicweb.net/document/89302/Data%20Center%20Resolution.pdf?handle=914FD748D6404B3AA8FCF04C910ED665",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Kinney County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Kinney County — Datacenter Site in Kinney County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/kinney-county/ec-ffe-kinney-county-75811254",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "Texas Republican State Executive Committee unanimously adopted a data center resolution on April 27, 2026, which the Kinney County resolution cites",
      "Kinney County Commissioners Court formally opposes open-loop evaporative cooling and other high-volume potable water use in large data centers in water-constrained regions absent demonstrated sustainable supply and mitigation",
      "Resolution says no further data center project should proceed without an independent assessment of grid, water, land and infrastructure cost impacts",
      "Resolution asks the Governor and Legislature to make the issue an interim study priority, consider a Special Session, and give counties land-use authority over large data centers",
      "Resolution notes Texas counties lack general zoning authority over data centers in unincorporated areas",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit and community impact review due Dec 10, 2026",
      "EC FFE Kinney County scores 59.3/100 DC Readiness, 1st of 9 scored sites in Kinney County (county average 56.3)",
      "ERCOT interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation, with a queue depth of 1,169 and a 71% withdrawal rate",
      "Texas SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is Microsoft SAT 82, 92.9 miles away"
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  "48273": {
    "name": "Kleberg County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition recorded in Kleberg County. A fact sheet tracks 3 active data center projects near Kingsville, none inside city limits: 100 MW operating, 652 MW in the pipeline, nearest is Hut 8 Beacon Point, 22.7 miles away.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:31.473Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 10010,
      "pres_2024_margin": 12.7,
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        "name": "Corpus Christi moratorium",
        "status": "moratorium",
        "fips": "48355",
        "km": 45
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      "operating_60km": 1,
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        "reason": "regional moratorium trend in TX",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Kingsville, Texas",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/kleberg-county-tx/kingsville-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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      "3 active projects are tracked near Kingsville; none is inside the city boundary",
      "100 MW operating and 652 MW in the pipeline",
      "Hut 8 Beacon Point is the nearest project at 22.7 miles",
      "Known investment is $4.3B with 230 disclosed permanent jobs",
      "Kingsville-area projects are about 1.1% of Texas's known active capacity"
    ],
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  "48275": {
    "name": "Knox County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.743134920634921,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.73), 4 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.077Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
    "predicted_from": [
      "48155",
      "48023",
      "48197",
      "48207",
      "48101",
      "48487"
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      "voters_2024": 1376,
      "pres_2024_margin": 68.5,
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        "name": "Clocktower Quanah",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48197",
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      "operating_60km": 0,
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
        "value": "1,376",
        "effect": -0.043
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      {
        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Clocktower Quanah, 59 km (planned)",
        "effect": 0.032
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      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "4",
        "effect": 0.01
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      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +69",
        "effect": 0.007
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      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
        "effect": 0.005
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.73 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": -0.001
      }
    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Foard County 0.75 · 23 km",
        "weight": 0.5369647423444235
      },
      {
        "reason": "Baylor County 0.76 · 38 km",
        "weight": 0.19169701274404433
      },
      {
        "reason": "Hardeman County 0.77 · 59 km",
        "weight": 0.08120702540340263
      },
      {
        "reason": "Haskell County 0.55 · 64 km",
        "weight": 0.0693675281343026
      },
      {
        "reason": "Cottle County 0.70 · 68 km",
        "weight": 0.06092696660572582
      },
      {
        "reason": "Wilbarger County 0.60 · 69 km",
        "weight": 0.05983672476810113
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    ],
    "news": [],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48277": {
    "name": "Lamar County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Lamar County's only data center on record is Soluna's planned 74 MW Project Annie, a Bitcoin hosting site beside a 114 MW solar farm near Paris. No commissioner vote, tax abatement, public hearing, opposition group or moratorium talk is reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:33.398Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 21236,
      "pres_2024_margin": 61.1,
      "projects_60km": 13,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Soluna Project Annie Lamar County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48277",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 17,
      "regional_score": 0.7037464508763337
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    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "no local opposition recorded",
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      {
        "reason": "no deciding-body action yet",
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      {
        "reason": "single small planned project",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Lamar County, TX: power projects and data centers",
        "url": "https://fieldprospects.com/counties/texas/lamar/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "FieldProspects",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Lamar County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/lamar-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "globaldatacenters.net",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Lamar County, TX: 1 on Record",
        "url": "https://datacentersnearme.org/counties/texas/lamar",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Centers Near Me",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We're using energy that already exists, often energy that would otherwise be curtailed,",
        "source": "John Belizaire, chief executive, Soluna Holdings",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/lamar-county/",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Lamar County has 75 MW of data centers on record across 1 record, status planned, as of October 8, 2026",
      "County has 2.8 GW operating generation across 16 projects and 7.7 GW planned across 32 projects",
      "Lamar County is 0.1% of Texas's data center MW",
      "None of the 3 neighboring counties (Red River, Fannin, Delta) lists a data center record",
      "Soluna Holdings is the only data center developer on record in the county",
      "Project Annie was announced in May 2025 as Soluna's first solar-powered site.",
      "Soluna's June 2026 business update describes it as a 74MW Bitcoin hosting site for a potential new customer.",
      "The adjacent 114-megawatt solar farm began operating in October 2025.",
      "No county commissioners vote, tax abatement or public hearing has taken place on the project.",
      "One data center campus is on record in Lamar County, TX, listed as proposed (inferred).",
      "Directories report 75 MW for the campus, unverified; no filing capacity is stated.",
      "Texas has 443 campuses on record in this source.",
      "Lamar County population is 51,503."
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48279": {
    "name": "Lamb County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "At the July 20, 2026 Commissioners Court meeting, resident Mitch Edwards urged transparency and reconsidering tax breaks for data centers. County Judge Mark Deloach says the county takes no stance, has limited code authority, and developer talks are early.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:43.650Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 4151,
      "pres_2024_margin": 64.3,
      "projects_60km": 8,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "WindHQ Happy",
        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48069",
        "km": 48
      },
      "operating_60km": 2,
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Ken King addresses constituents’ concerns | Lamb County Leader-News",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/ken-king-addresses-constituents-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-31T10:31:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lamb County Leader-News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Transparency about Data Centers Discussed at Commissioners Meeting | Lamb County Leader-News",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/transparency-about-data-centers-discussed-commissioners-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-24T10:17:28.000Z",
        "source": "Lamb County Leader-News",
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      {
        "title": "West Texas Communities Weigh Impact of Rapid Data ...",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/west-texas-communities-weigh-impact-rapid-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-12T11:03:13.000Z",
        "source": "Lamb County Leader-News",
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      {
        "text": "So, if they're a gigawatt facility, they have to bring enough power generation for a gigawatt of power because they cannot curtail in an emergency.",
        "source": "Ken King, Texas District 88 State House Representative",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/ken-king-addresses-constituents-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "These projects require extraordinary amounts of water, energy and land,",
        "source": "Mitch Edwards",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/transparency-about-data-centers-discussed-commissioners-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I’m asking is simple: please be transparent with the citizens of the county,",
        "source": "Mitch Edwards",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/transparency-about-data-centers-discussed-commissioners-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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        "text": "Please be present with any proposals to the county before a decision is made; please endeavor to educate the population regarding the risks and benefits to these projects; please reconsider any tax breaks or abatements for these projects until more is known.",
        "source": "Mitch Edwards",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/transparency-about-data-centers-discussed-commissioners-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "We look at it very carefully because they can be a huge benefit to the community in multiple ways, but they also can be a huge resource user, and so we want the right kind of data center to come in, because of the benefits that they bring, but we want to make sure that they are using a closed-loop system,",
        "source": "John Osborne, president and CEO of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/west-texas-communities-weigh-impact-rapid-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "You bring that kind of construction force in here, we don’t have enough hotel rooms for that, we don’t have enough restaurants for that.",
        "source": "Mark Deloach, Lamb County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/west-texas-communities-weigh-impact-rapid-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "I’m all in favor of economic development, but you know, with us having the limited Code authority that we do, the best thing I can do is try to be at the table with these people and tell them that you’re going to get a lot of community pushback here,",
        "source": "Mark Deloach, Lamb County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.lambcountyleadernews.com/news/west-texas-communities-weigh-impact-rapid-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-07-12",
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      "Texas District 88 State House Representative Ken King held a town hall at the Littlefield EMS Station on Oct. 21 addressing data center and power grid concerns.",
      "King said he carried a bill last session called Centerville 6 requiring data centers to bring redundant power generation.",
      "Lamb County Commissioners Court held its regular meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026, in Littlefield, where resident Mitch Edwards publicly opposed data centers and asked for transparency.",
      "No specific data center project or proposal in Lamb County was named in the meeting coverage.",
      "Lamb County has had initial contact from developers about data centers, but talks are in very early stages.",
      "Lamb County Judge Mark Deloach says the county takes no stance for or against data centers at this stage.",
      "Lubbock has a new lake coming online in 2032 that will produce 12.5 million gallons of water a day.",
      "Deloach cited stories of 4,000 to 6,000 construction workers, which would double Littlefield's population."
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    "name": "Lampasas County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "After residents objected on March 23, 2026, Lampasas County commissioners authorized an April 2026 resolution against data centers and BESS projects, citing water and electricity concerns. No data center is planned, though Judge Hoyer said the county lacks authority to deny projects.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.55,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:36.367Z",
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      {
        "title": "Spiller highlights data centers, 765-kV lines as top issues for district | Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/spiller-highlights-data-centers-765-kv-lines-top-issues-district",
        "date": "2026-07-20T19:33:29.000Z",
        "source": "Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Water usage continues to be concern with data centers | Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/water-usage-continues-be-concern-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-26T17:44:32.000Z",
        "source": "Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners Court says no to data centers, battery energy storage systems -- for now | Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/commissioners-court-says-no-data-centers-battery-energy-storage-systems-now",
        "date": "2026-04-30T19:51:29.000Z",
        "source": "Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hoyer outlines county’s options to limit proposed BESS facilities | Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/hoyer-outlines-countys-options-limit-proposed-bess-facilities",
        "date": "2026-04-06T20:29:59.000Z",
        "source": "Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "County residents voice displeasure over potential data centers in area | Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/county-residents-voice-displeasure-over-potential-data-centers-area",
        "date": "2026-03-26T21:06:57.000Z",
        "source": "Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Data center proliferation a concern for ag interests | Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/data-center-proliferation-concern-ag-interests",
        "date": "2026-01-27T02:25:49.000Z",
        "source": "Lampasas Dispatch Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "text": "Water is a huge issue,",
        "source": "David Spiller, State Rep. (R-Jacksboro)",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/spiller-highlights-data-centers-765-kv-lines-top-issues-district",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If these counties don't have that protection in place, it is the Wild West under the rule of capture,",
        "source": "David Spiller, State Rep. (R-Jacksboro)",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/spiller-highlights-data-centers-765-kv-lines-top-issues-district",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is very little that the county governments have the authority to regulate,",
        "source": "David Spiller, State Rep. (R-Jacksboro)",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/spiller-highlights-data-centers-765-kv-lines-top-issues-district",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "Why are we transporting power to West Texas? They have their own power,",
        "source": "David Spiller, State Rep. (R-Jacksboro)",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/spiller-highlights-data-centers-765-kv-lines-top-issues-district",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is time for a temporary moratorium on new hyperscale data center development in Texas until we fully assess the long-term impacts on our infrastructure, agricultural economy and communities,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/water-usage-continues-be-concern-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve had a couple people in our meetings make public comments expressing concerns,",
        "source": "Mike Watson, at-large director, Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/water-usage-continues-be-concern-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we are looking at the size and amount of projects that Hill County is being looked at for, we’re looking at almost -- and this is a rough estimate – 10,000 to 15,000 acres covered in data centers,",
        "source": "Shane Brassell, Hill County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/water-usage-continues-be-concern-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A moratorium, I think it does more harm than it does good,",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, Lampasas County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/water-usage-continues-be-concern-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think a resolution is good. That is sending a message of what we want and don’t want.",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, Lampasas County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/water-usage-continues-be-concern-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We are going to have to look at some things to help the county out with tax base and everything else,” Carroll said.",
        "source": "Bobby Carroll, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/commissioners-court-says-no-data-centers-battery-energy-storage-systems-now",
        "date": "2026-04-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Through abatements, what has happened to the Newsoms wouldn’t have happened,” the judge said.",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/commissioners-court-says-no-data-centers-battery-energy-storage-systems-now",
        "date": "2026-04-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“I represent what my constituents want, not what a good business decision looks like,” the commissioner said.",
        "source": "Mark Rainwater, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/commissioners-court-says-no-data-centers-battery-energy-storage-systems-now",
        "date": "2026-04-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "The consensus we are getting from the people, citizens of Lampasas County would prefer not to have these types of project",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/hoyer-outlines-countys-options-limit-proposed-bess-facilities",
        "date": "2026-04-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We simply don't have enough water as it is now. Power, electricity is another thing",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/hoyer-outlines-countys-options-limit-proposed-bess-facilities",
        "date": "2026-04-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "There is nothing in statute or the authority to say yay or nay on a transaction between an energy company and the private property owner",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/hoyer-outlines-countys-options-limit-proposed-bess-facilities",
        "date": "2026-04-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can't pick and choose who needs to follow the code.",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/hoyer-outlines-countys-options-limit-proposed-bess-facilities",
        "date": "2026-04-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Realistically, statutorily, we don’t have any regulatory authority to stop or prevent it,",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/county-residents-voice-displeasure-over-potential-data-centers-area",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Quality of life is very important in our county; it is a good place to live,",
        "source": "Mickey Edwards, Lampasas County resident and rancher",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/county-residents-voice-displeasure-over-potential-data-centers-area",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A large data center would take the same amount of power as 100,000 homes,",
        "source": "Mickey Edwards, Lampasas County resident and rancher",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/county-residents-voice-displeasure-over-potential-data-centers-area",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "On the other hand, we don’t want them, and I don’t.",
        "source": "Mark Rainwater, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/county-residents-voice-displeasure-over-potential-data-centers-area",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is absolutely something that can be done, and I would appreciate that there is more research and involvement in looking into these avenues.",
        "source": "Jo Ann San Miguel, Lampasas lawyer",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/county-residents-voice-displeasure-over-potential-data-centers-area",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they don’t sell land or lease it to them, we won’t have them.",
        "source": "Bobby Carroll, Precinct 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/county-residents-voice-displeasure-over-potential-data-centers-area",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Most of Texas is endangered with our water availability, like parts of Lampasas County,",
        "source": "Janet Machen, vice president of the Lampasas County Farm Bureau Board of Directors",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/data-center-proliferation-concern-ag-interests",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It appears as if these data centers are quietly sneaking into rural areas due to the lack of regulations.",
        "source": "Janet Machen, vice president of the Lampasas County Farm Bureau Board of Directors",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/data-center-proliferation-concern-ag-interests",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "These data centers are very financially good for the taxing entities, as they generate quite a bit of revenue,",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/data-center-proliferation-concern-ag-interests",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not yet,",
        "source": "Randy Hoyer, County Judge",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/data-center-proliferation-concern-ag-interests",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The unchecked spread of data centers onto prime farm and ranchland is a real and growing threat to our food supply,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/data-center-proliferation-concern-ag-interests",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once you pave over good farmland, it is gone for good,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "http://www.lampasasdispatchrecord.com/news/data-center-proliferation-concern-ag-interests",
        "date": "2026-01-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "DataCenterMap.com lists 505 data center facilities developed or in motion in Texas, none in Lampasas County.",
      "Lampasas residents have been outspoken against data centers, citing energy and water usage.",
      "Texas counties currently have no ability to deny a data center.",
      "Hill County's one-year data center pause approved in May was rescinded after a developer lawsuit.",
      "The Saratoga Underground Water Conservation District can deny well permits to data centers that fail desired future conditions.",
      "Hill County commissioners approved a one-year data center moratorium by a 3-2 vote in May 2026",
      "Lampasas County Commissioners Court authorized a resolution against data centers in April 2026",
      "Texas has 580 active or under-construction data centers, second in the nation (AFBF, April 23)",
      "Data centers used about 25 billion gallons of water in Texas in 2025, 0.4% of statewide use, possibly 5.7% by 2040",
      "Saratoga UWCD would require a groundwater study for any data center permit in Lampasas County",
      "The Lampasas County Commissioners Court passed a resolution opposing data centers and battery energy storage systems by a 4-1 vote.",
      "County Judge Randy Hoyer was the only member to vote against the resolution.",
      "Currently no official plans have been issued for data centers in Lampasas County.",
      "According to ERCOT's April GIS report, five additional BESS facilities are planned in the county.",
      "County Judge Hoyer hinted a resolution opposing data centers, BESS and other renewable projects will come before Commissioners Court soon",
      "No data centers are currently planned for Lampasas County, per DataCenterMap.com",
      "Six BESS facilities are planned in Lampasas County, one already under development",
      "Kerr and Gillespie counties have adopted fire codes to regulate BESS; Lampasas County has none for unincorporated areas",
      "Residents raised concerns about BESS and data centers at the March 23 Commissioners Court meeting",
      "Lampasas County Commissioners Court committed to drafting a resolution opposing data centers and BESS projects in the county.",
      "No data center plans exist yet in Lampasas County, but ERCOT's GIS report lists 10 active BESS or solar projects.",
      "The 200 MW Thomas Cameron BESS on County Road 2275 is expected to be completed in May 2027.",
      "Judge Hoyer said the county has no statutory regulatory authority over data centers or BESS facilities.",
      "Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra has voiced intent to seek a moratorium on large water-dependent developments.",
      "No data centers exist in Lampasas County, and the county judge is unaware of any developer interest.",
      "Texas has 392 data centers, second only to Virginia, per datacentermap.com.",
      "Houston Advanced Research Center estimates Texas data centers used 25 billion gallons of water in 2025.",
      "County authority to restrict data centers in unincorporated areas is limited unless a tax abatement is sought.",
      "Sid Miller proposed Agriculture Freedom Zones using tax incentives to steer data centers away from farmland."
    ],
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  "48283": {
    "name": "La Salle County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.77,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Over a dozen Cotulla residents opposed a 70-MW Cipher data center on Aug. 27. Councilmember Raquel Yanez started a 125-signature petition seeking a ban, and the council tabled the items on Sept. 25. The giant Project Star campus sits outside city limits.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.42,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:56.820Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 2360,
      "pres_2024_margin": 20.5,
      "projects_60km": 8,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Cipher Mining Cotulla",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48283",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 0,
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    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "jurisdiction-wide question",
        "weight": 0.35
      },
      {
        "reason": "council members side with opponents",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "council tabled data center items",
        "weight": 0.15
      },
      {
        "reason": "petition and local group",
        "weight": 0.1
      },
      {
        "reason": "limited county authority over Project Star",
        "weight": 0.1
      },
      {
        "reason": "city negotiating for revenue",
        "weight": 0.1
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data centers in La Salle County, Texas",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/la-salle/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Star aims to power South Texas data center tied to U.S.-Korea deal",
        "url": "https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/project-star-south-texas-power-plant-data-center-22470234.php",
        "date": "2026-10-12T17:38:46.000Z",
        "source": "San Antonio Express-News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "South Texas to get $22B power project tied to data center",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/south-texas-get-22b-power-project-tied-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-07T21:53:27.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "“I want a seat at the table” – Frio-Nueces Current",
        "url": "https://www.frio-nuecescurrent.com/2026/10/07/i-want-a-seat-at-the-table/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T20:06:45.000Z",
        "source": "Frio-Nueces Current",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council tables data‑center questions, seeks formal application before action | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10335763/texas/la-salle-county/cotulla/council-tables-datacenter-questions-seeks-formal-application-before-action",
        "date": "2026-09-25T16:55:29.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · Protect Cotulla and La Salle County: Petition Regarding Data Center Development - Cotulla, United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/protect-cotulla-and-la-salle-county-petition-regarding-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-09-17T00:01:11.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council hires data‑center adviser; consultant promises independent studies and contract oversight | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9905343/texas/la-salle-county/cotulla/council-hires-datacenter-adviser-consultant-promises-independent-studies-and-contract-oversight",
        "date": "2026-09-04T22:15:11.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Digital presents plan for 70-MW 'Reveille' data center, promises closed-loop cooling and local hiring | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9905775/texas/la-salle-county/cotulla/cipher-digital-presents-plan-for-70-mw-reveille-data-center-promises-closed-loop-cooling-and-local-hiring",
        "date": "2026-08-28T12:34:44.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents urge council to prioritize water, heritage and transparency over a data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9905771/texas/la-salle-county/cotulla/residents-urge-council-to-prioritize-water-heritage-and-transparency-over-a-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-28T03:40:37.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Mining Reveille — Cotulla, TX | datacenter.fyi",
        "url": "https://www.datacenter.fyi/facility/cipher-mining-reveille-tx-7e6032fb",
        "date": null,
        "source": "datacenter.fyi",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in La Salle County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/la-salle-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "globaldatacenters.net",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "text": "This project will bring much needed jobs to South Texas, add new power generation to be available to the state of Texas, and ensure the natural gas produced in the South Texas region provides direct economic benefits to our local communities,",
        "source": "Rod Lewis, founder and CEO of Lewis Energy Group",
        "url": "https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/project-star-south-texas-power-plant-data-center-22470234.php",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Project Star demonstrates how energy infrastructure and economic growth can advance together,",
        "source": "John Ketchum, chairman and CEO of NextEra Energy",
        "url": "https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/project-star-south-texas-power-plant-data-center-22470234.php",
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "“I want a seat at the table,” Martinez said on Tuesday.",
        "source": "Leodoro Martinez III, La Salle County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.frio-nuecescurrent.com/2026/10/07/i-want-a-seat-at-the-table/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T20:06:45.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We just want to know the location first. Are they going to tear up our county roads?”",
        "source": "Leodoro Martinez III, La Salle County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.frio-nuecescurrent.com/2026/10/07/i-want-a-seat-at-the-table/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T20:06:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Project Star demonstrates how energy infrastructure and economic growth can advance together,” NextEra Energy CEO John Ketchum noted in a prepared statement.",
        "source": "John Ketchum, CEO, NextEra Energy",
        "url": "https://www.frio-nuecescurrent.com/2026/10/07/i-want-a-seat-at-the-table/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T20:06:45.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "“This project will bring much-needed jobs to South Texas,” Lewis Energy Group CEO Rod Lewis noted in the same press release.",
        "source": "Rod Lewis, CEO, Lewis Energy Group",
        "url": "https://www.frio-nuecescurrent.com/2026/10/07/i-want-a-seat-at-the-table/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T20:06:45.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      {
        "text": "Project Star demonstrates how energy infrastructure and economic growth can advance together,",
        "source": "John Ketchum, chairman and CEO of NextEra Energy",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/south-texas-get-22b-power-project-tied-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am excited to be working with two world class companies in Related Digital and NextEra Energy to develop Project Star,",
        "source": "Rod Lewis, Founder and CEO of Lewis Energy Group",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/south-texas-get-22b-power-project-tied-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
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        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not feel in anyway this is a long term beneficial benefit for the people of our community and it will not employ the citizens to bring meaningful long term jobs into this city.",
        "source": "Billy Alvarado, Cotulla City Council - Place 2",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/protect-cotulla-and-la-salle-county-petition-regarding-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-09-17T00:01:11.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "trust but verify",
        "source": "Terry Page, data-center delivery program manager",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9905343/texas/la-salle-county/cotulla/council-hires-datacenter-adviser-consultant-promises-independent-studies-and-contract-oversight",
        "date": "2026-09-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This will not be a job creator. It will be a money creator.",
        "source": "David Wright, City Administrator",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/la-salle-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Are they for real? We don't know. Are there red flags? None of us knows that.",
        "source": "Steve Pena, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/la-salle-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "as long as it doesn't mess with the quality of life",
        "source": "Gilbert Ayala, Councilor",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/la-salle-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "La Salle County commissioners court agenda dated 2026-10-13 included approving a town hall on the South Texas Regional Data Center Information Symposium.",
      "Town hall scheduled for Oct 15 at 6 p.m. at the Alexander Convention Center.",
      "Tracker lists 1 project and 6 dated records for La Salle County, plus 3 archived news articles.",
      "Project Star energy campus is located in Encinal, La Salle County, with an adjacent Related Digital data center campus.",
      "Project Star power plant in southwest La Salle County will generate 6.47 GW",
      "Related Digital is building a 5-GW data center campus on an adjacent site",
      "First phase expected operational in 2029, full capacity by 2032",
      "Plant stems from a $350 billion 2025 US-South Korea deal",
      "Excess energy will be sold to the Texas grid",
      "6.47 GW combined-cycle gas plant planned in Encinal, La Salle County, TX at a cost of $22 billion",
      "First phase expected online in 2029, full operation by 2032",
      "Plant will power an adjacent 5GW data center, with excess power sent to the Texas grid",
      "Construction expected to create 8,400 jobs; power campus to have 170 permanent jobs",
      "NextEra Project Star is a $22.3 billion power and data center project near Encinal with a 10,000-acre site and groundbreaking expected in early 2027",
      "First phase is a 1.4 GW gas-fired power plant; total planned output is up to 6.3 GW",
      "County judge says the county has little control over the development because it is outside a municipal boundary",
      "Project Star announced in a September 30 press release; Lewis Energy says the plant will be built on its land and its company is not funding the project",
      "As of the meeting no formal application had been filed by the data-center representative for the proposed Cyber/Cipher Digital project",
      "Council voted to table items 9 and 10 and requested a future tailored agenda when an application exists",
      "Petition created on September 16, 2026 asks Cotulla City Council and La Salle County Commissioners Court to prohibit, restrict, or prevent new data center development to the fullest extent of Texas law",
      "Petition had 125 verified signatures",
      "Petition starter Raquel Yanez is a member of the Cotulla City Council, acting in her individual capacity",
      "Cotulla council voted to accept Terry Page (Accenture/consultant) as lead adviser for a proposed data center",
      "Adviser to negotiate with developer, commission independent environmental and water-use studies and help craft contract terms on water, roads, inspections and decommissioning",
      "Cipher Digital presented plans for a 70-megawatt data center called Reveille near Cotulla on August 28, 2026",
      "The design uses closed-loop cooling with no city groundwater and projects 30-50 permanent jobs",
      "Residents pushed back on water use, noise, transparency, jobs and tax commitments",
      "Residents told the Cotulla council at the Aug. 27 hearing they oppose or fear a proposed data center, citing water scarcity, noise, property-value loss and insufficient public notice",
      "More than a dozen residents spoke during public comment at the Aug. 27 hearing",
      "Cipher Mining Reveille is a proposed 70 MW data center in Cotulla, La Salle County, TX",
      "Developer, operator and owner is Cipher Mining",
      "Grid operator is Medina Electric Coop, Inc",
      "Cotulla city council met August 13 to consider hiring consultants to negotiate with Cipher on the Reveille data center",
      "City estimates Cotulla could earn up to $50 million over ten years from the project",
      "Construction could involve 400 to 1,000 workers, but the finished building might employ 50 or fewer",
      "Cipher could build outside city limits on Cochina Ranch Road, drill its own well and avoid city taxes",
      "Pump station and pipeline across the Nueces River estimated at over $7 million"
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        "name": "Protect Cotulla and La Salle County",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/protect-cotulla-and-la-salle-county-petition-regarding-data-center-development",
        "date": "2026-09-17T00:01:11.000Z"
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    "name": "Lavaca County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition, groups, petitions or official actions on record in Lavaca County. Evidence is directory listings: an inferred Microsoft Azure record, an unbuilt candidate site (EC FFE), and statewide ERCOT context, including a pause on energizing loads of 75 MW or more since Aug 3, 2026.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.18,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:37.941Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "status": "operating",
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      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Lavaca County, TX: 1 on Record",
        "url": "https://datacentersnearme.org/counties/texas/lavaca",
        "date": null,
        "source": "datacentersnearme.org",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Lavaca County — Datacenter Site in Lavaca County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/lavaca-county/ec-ffe-lavaca-county-7a0d366d",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Yoakum, Texas",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/lavaca-county-tx/yoakum-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      "Lavaca County has 1 data center campus on record: Microsoft Azure South Central US (Texas).",
      "The record is listed as operating (inferred) and capacity is not stated.",
      "Texas has 443 data center campuses on record on this site.",
      "Lavaca County population is 20,651.",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "EC FFE Lavaca County scores 58.7/100 DC Readiness, 2nd of 6 scored sites in Lavaca County",
      "ERCOT interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation, with a 71% withdrawal rate",
      "SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Site is in FEMA flood zone X; WRI water stress 2.80",
      "Crusoe Victoria AI Factory has a reported capacity of 1.5 GW and is proposed",
      "The project was announced in October 2025 and is 34.8 miles from Yoakum's center",
      "No tracked project is located inside Yoakum's Census city boundary",
      "Texas has 182 tracked active projects totaling 95.2 GW of known capacity"
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition found in Lee County. Sandow Lakes Energy Company's 1.2 GW gas plant, built by Gemma, got a TCEQ air permit in October 2025, and the Giddings EDC is marketing data center sites.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:38.988Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
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        "name": "Sandow Lakes Energy Company Lee County",
        "status": "approved",
        "fips": "48287",
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      "items": 17,
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      {
        "reason": "no local opposition found",
        "weight": 1.0
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Rural Texas County Welcoming 1.2-GW Gas-Fired Project to Seek Data Center Development | Energy Tech",
        "url": "https://www.energytech.com/home/article/55280902/rural-texas-county-welcoming-12-gw-gas-fired-project-to-seek-data-center-development",
        "date": "2025-04-09T17:47:19.000Z",
        "source": "Energy Tech",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sandow Lakes Power / Data Center Campus: announced vs energized capacity · DEPLOY",
        "url": "https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/sandow-lakes-lee-county-texas",
        "date": null,
        "source": "DEPLOY",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Lee County, TX: 1 on Record",
        "url": "https://datacentersnearme.org/counties/texas/lee",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Centers Near Me",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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        "text": "We’re thrilled to move forward with SLEC on this major power project,",
        "source": "Charles E. Collins IV, CEO of Gemma",
        "url": "https://www.energytech.com/home/article/55280902/rural-texas-county-welcoming-12-gw-gas-fired-project-to-seek-data-center-development",
        "date": "2025-04-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
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    "facts": [
      "Gemma Power Systems received a notice to proceed on its EPC contract for a 1.2-GW gas-fired plant in Lee County, TX",
      "Plant will use two Siemens Energy SGT6-9000HL turbines and aims for completion in 2028",
      "Giddings EDC owns and operates a 150-acre business park with 3-phase electric and fiber optics",
      "Giddings EDC website includes a section on potential data center locations",
      "Plant will sit near a 24-inch tap off the Matterhorn Natural Gas Pipeline",
      "1.20 GW announced at Sandow Lakes campus; none energized",
      "Argan's Gemma signed EPC contract in Feb 2025 for 1.2 GW gas plant in Lee County, completion 2028",
      "Gemma received notice to proceed in Apr 2025",
      "TCEQ air permit issued Oct 2025",
      "Texas Governor directed TCEQ to halt permits sought by data centers until ERCOT audit is complete (2026-09-21)",
      "One data center campus is on record in Lee County, TX, listed as proposed (inferred) from a directory and unverified.",
      "Lee County population is 18,729, with 5.34 campuses per 100k people.",
      "Texas has 443 data center campuses on record on this site."
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    "name": "Leon County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.72,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Residents groups including Know Leon County and Citizens Against Marquez Data and Storage Center drew 200+ to town halls. On July 13, 2026, the Commissioners Court took no action on Crusoe's $34B, 805-acre abatement request, reported as a rejection.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.55,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:20:00.043Z",
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        "status": "rejected",
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        "title": "Kahla Project – American Buildout",
        "url": "https://americanbuildout.com/kahla-project/",
        "date": "2026-11-05T12:24:27.000Z",
        "source": "American Buildout",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tax Abatement | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/tags/tax-abatement/",
        "date": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
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        "title": "Posts | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/",
        "date": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Posts | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/categories/posts/",
        "date": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
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        "title": "Data Centers | Know Leon County",
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        "date": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
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        "date": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Commissioners Court | Know Leon County",
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        "date": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Texans Raise Alarm Over Data Center Expansion Concerns",
        "url": "https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/08/21/texans-data-center-growth/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T17:05:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Daily Signal",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Rural Texas conservatives love free markets but not when it comes to data centers – The Morning Sun",
        "url": "https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/08/16/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-16T11:20:20.000Z",
        "source": "The Morning Sun",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Rural Texas conservatives love free markets but not when it comes to data centers – DNYUZ",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T16:51:47.000Z",
        "source": "DNYUZ",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "In rural Texas, data center opposition is scrambling conservative tradition – DNYUZ",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/in-rural-texas-data-center-opposition-is-scrambling-conservative-tradition/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T09:35:50.000Z",
        "source": "DNYUZ",
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      {
        "title": "CitizenPortal.ai - Public commenters listed; Commissioner Workman raises data-center budget and expired abatement guidelines",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/9569910/Leon-County/Texas/Public-commenters-listed-Commissioner-Workman-raises-data-center-budget-and-expired-abatement-guidelines",
        "date": "2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "CitizenPortal.ai",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data-Center | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/tags/data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County, TX Commissioners Reject Crusoe Technologies' $34B Tax Abatement Application — 200+ Residents Oppose · The Capture Cascade Timeline",
        "url": "https://capturecascade.org/event/2026-07-14--leon-county-tx-rejects-crusoe-34b-tax-abatement/",
        "date": "2026-07-14T07:57:02.000Z",
        "source": "The Capture Cascade Timeline",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners reject tax break application for Crusoe Technologies data center",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/data-centers-controversy/leon-county-commissioners-reject-initial-tax-break-application-for-crusoe-technologies-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-14T01:01:06.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County commissioners reject initial tax break application for Crusoe Technologies data center | Waco",
        "url": "https://waconews.org/news/leon-county-commissioners-reject-initial-tax-break-application-for-crusoe-technologies-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-14T01:01:06.000Z",
        "source": "Waco (KXXV)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "JULY 13 2026 930 AM COMMISSIONERS COURT.docx",
        "url": "https://www.co.leon.tx.us/upload/page/4931/docs/AgendaMinutes/Minutes%202026/JULY%2013%202026%20930%20AM%20COMMISSIONERS%20COURT.pdf",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "source": "Leon County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The County's Reasons for Data-Center Abatements — and Why They Don't Hold Up | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/explainers/leon-county-data-center-abatement-faq/",
        "date": "2026-07-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "A $34 Billion Data Center, 40 Jobs, and a Request for More Than Our Own Rules Allow | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/crusoe-wants-34-billion-in-data-centers-and-40-jobs-for-leon-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T16:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "No moratorium for Leon County, but for residents the fight continues",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/development-discussions-no-moratorium-for-leon-county-but-for-residents-the-fight-continues",
        "date": "2026-06-15T22:47:14.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Moratorium | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/tags/moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Counties Are Finally Fighting Back Against Data Centers — Ep. 14 | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/media/podcasts/ep-14-texas-counties-fighting-back-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "BESS | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/tags/bess/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural Texans Fight Data Center Takeover",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/04/texas-farm-towns-revolt-over-data-center-invasion/",
        "date": "2026-04-12T14:23:01.000Z",
        "source": "Hoodline",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Large-scale solar farm transforms rural Leon County landscape",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/04/02/large-scale-solar-farm-transforms-rural-leon-county-landscape/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T04:20:09.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fighting back against big data: Leon Co residents oppose proposed data centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/fighting-back-against-big-data-leon-county-residents-opposing-three-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-30T23:56:10.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County approves resolution favoring additional data centers in Texas | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8654718/texas/leon-county/leon-county-approves-resolution-favoring-additional-data-centers-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-03-23T05:32:09.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "State Wildlife Review Raises Serious Questions About the Kahla Data Center Site in Leon County | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/documents/03-23-2026-tpwd-project-review-of-bt-kahla-datecenter/",
        "date": "2026-03-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County data centers | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/counties/leon/",
        "date": "2026-03-23",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Solar, BESS, Data Centers & the Fight for Transparency — Ep. 13 | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/media/podcasts/ep-13-solar-bess-data-centers-fight-for-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Kahla Project (Belltown Power) Data Center, Texas | PoweredByWho",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/kahla-project-belltown-power-c85c6589",
        "date": "2026-03-15T15:36:29.000Z",
        "source": "PoweredByWho",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "CitizenPortal.ai - Leon County commissioners decline moratorium on high‑energy, high‑water commercial projects",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8037406/Leon-County/Texas/Leon-County-commissioners-decline-moratorium-on-highenergy-highwater-commercial-projects",
        "date": "2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "CitizenPortal.ai",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents raise water and environmental concerns about proposed Marquez data center at Leon County meeting | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10963044/texas/leon-county/residents-raise-water-and-environmental-concerns-about-proposed-marquez-data-center-at-leon-county-meeting",
        "date": "2026-02-22T05:39:07.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Fire Safety Standards Are a Choice — Not a Legal Limitation | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/fire-safety-standards-are-a-choice-not-a-legal-limitation/",
        "date": "2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Why Touring a 50 MW Data Center Does NOT Justify a 1,500+ MW Industrial Power Complex in Leon County | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/touring-a-50-mw-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Know Leon County Weekly Wrap-Up – Jan 29, 2026 | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/media/podcasts/know-leon-county-podcast-ep-6-weekly-wrap-up-01-29-2026/",
        "date": "2026-01-29T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "JAN 29 930 AM COMMISSIONERS COURT.docx",
        "url": "https://www.co.leon.tx.us/upload/page/4931/docs/AgendaMinutes/Minutes%202026/JAN%2029%20930%20AM%20COMMISSIONERS%20COURT.pdf",
        "date": "2026-01-29",
        "source": "Leon County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "JAN 29 930 AM COMMISSIONERS COURT.docx",
        "url": "https://newtools.cira.state.tx.us/upload/page/4931/docs/AgendaMinutes/Minutes%202026/JAN%2029%20930%20AM%20COMMISSIONERS%20COURT.pdf",
        "date": "2026-01-29",
        "source": "Leon County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioner Foley Letter Opposing Kahla Project and Industrial Energy Facilities | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/documents/02-02-2026-commissioner-foley-letter-opposing-kahla-project-and-industrial-facilities/",
        "date": "2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners Court Agenda – JANUARY 26, 2026 | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/meetings/jan-26-2026-commissioners-court-agenda-filed/",
        "date": "2026-01-20T22:42:57.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Judge Ryder Asks State and Federal Officials Not to Offer Incentives for Proposed Leon County Data Center | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/documents/judge-ryder-email-to-officials/",
        "date": "2026-01-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Belltown-Power | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/tags/belltown-power/",
        "date": "2026-01-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County Residents Hold Meeting Over Proposed Marquez Data Center | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/media/news/leon-county-residents-hold-meeting-over-proposed-marquez-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-15T16:04:17.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County residents hold meeting over proposed Marquez data center",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-hold-meeting-over-proposed-marquez-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-14T23:36:51.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County Hosts Town Hall Discuss Future Planned Data Center | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/media/news/leon-county-hosts-town-hall-discuss-future-planned-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-14T19:25:37.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County hosts town hall to discuss future on planned data center",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/14/leon-county-hosts-town-hall-discuss-future-planned-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-14T11:58:26.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "STATE OF TEXAS IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT COUNTY OF LEON OF LEON COUNTY, TEXAS On this the 12 day of January 2026, the Commissioners Court of Leon County, Texas, met for a regularly scheduled meeting at 9:30 a.m. with the following members present: Byron Ryder – County Judge Joey Sullivan – Commissioner Pct. No. 1 Paul Bing – Commissioner Pct. No. 2 Kyle Workman– Commissioner Pct. 3 T. J. Foley – Commissioner Pct. No. 4 Together with County Clerk Amy Kaiser, serving as an ex-officio member of the Commissioners Court, County Auditor Melissa Abney, County Treasurer Brandi Hill, County Attorney Keith Cook, and Sheriff Kevin Ellis. 1. OPEN MEETING WITH PRAYER AND PLEDGES. Brother Saxton with the First United Methodist Church Normangee opened the meeting with prayer; pledges to the American flag and Texas flag were rendered.",
        "url": "https://www.co.leon.tx.us/upload/page/4931/docs/AgendaMinutes/Minutes%202026/JAN%2012%20930%20AM%20COMMISSIONERS%20COURT.pdf",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "source": "Leon County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/categories/data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Episode 1: How the Data Centers Came to Leon County | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/media/podcasts/know-leon-county-podcast-ep-1-how-the-data-centers-came-to-leon-county/",
        "date": "2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "What I Think Our County Leaders Should Be Doing Right Now | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/what-i-think-our-county-leaders-should-be-doing/",
        "date": "2025-12-31T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Leon County residents oppose proposed 1,500-megawatt data center project",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-oppose-proposed-1-500-megawatt-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-30T00:04:31.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV (15 ABC)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "January 2026 Meetings | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/meetings/2026-01/",
        "date": "2025-12-30",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Why Leon County Should Be Talking About a Chapter 391 Planning Committee Now | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/why-leon-county-should-consider-a-chapter-391-committee-now/",
        "date": "2025-12-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Belltown Power to Develop 1,500 MW Data Center in Leon County, Texas Amid Resident Concerns - Theia - Theia",
        "url": "https://www.theia.media/article/belltown-power-to-develop-1500-mw-data-center-in-leon-county-texas-amid-resident-concerns-1fa61d23",
        "date": "2025-12-24T17:02:17.000Z",
        "source": "Theia",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Belltown Power to Develop 1,500 MW Data Center in Leon County, Texas Amid Resident Concerns - Theia",
        "url": "https://www.theia.global/article/belltown-power-to-develop-1500-mw-data-center-in-leon-county-texas-amid-resident-concerns-1fa61d23",
        "date": "2025-12-24T17:02:17.000Z",
        "source": "Theia",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Leon County bracing for 1,500 megawatt data center",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/12/24/leon-county-bracing-1500-megawatt-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-24T03:35:32.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Why the Tax Abatement Is Our Real Leverage | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/why-the-tax-abatement-is-our-leverage/",
        "date": "2025-12-23T06:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Know Leon County",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Local TV Covers Community Concerns Over Proposed Data Center | Know Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/media/news/2025-12-local-tv-news-story/",
        "date": "2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "CitizenPortal.ai - Residents raise concerns about proposed Marquez data center; commissioners hold discussion only",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8654456/Leon-County/Texas/Residents-raise-concerns-about-proposed-Marquez-data-center-commissioners-hold-discussion-only",
        "date": "2025-12-22T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "STATE OF TEXAS IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT COUNTY OF LEON OF LEON COUNTY, TEXAS On this the 8 th day of December 2025, the Commissioners Court of Leon County, Texas, met for a regularly scheduled meeting at 9:30 a.m. with the following members present: Byron Ryder – County Judge Joey Sullivan – Commissioner Pct. No. 1 Paul Bing – Commissioner Pct. No. 2 Kyle Workman– Commissioner Pct. 3 T. J. Foley – Commissioner Pct. No. 4 Together with County Clerk Amy Kaiser, serving as an ex-officio member of the Commissioners Court, County Auditor Melissa Abney, County Treasurer Brandi Hill, County Attorney Keith Cook, Elections Administrator Donna Kominczak, and Sheriff Kevin Ellis. 1. OPEN MEETING WITH PRAYER AND PLEDGES. Brother Sexton, First United Methodist Church-Normangee opened the meeting with prayer; pledges to the American flag and Texas flag were rendered.",
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        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "source": "Leon County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Projects | Citizens For Responsible Growth In Leon County",
        "url": "https://crglc.org/projects/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Citizens For Responsible Growth In Leon County",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Crusoe data center (Kahla Project, Leon County): proposed · Leon County, TX · Nearby Data Centers",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/projects/tx-leon-crusoe-kahla/",
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        "source": "Nearby Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Project Kahla data center (Belltown Power), Marquez, TX | Community Digital Technologies",
        "url": "https://communitydigitaltech.com/projects/belltown-power-project-kahla-marquez-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Community Digital Technologies",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Belltown Power Data Centers and Colocation",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-centers/belltown-power",
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        "source": "Baxtel",
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        "title": "Kahla Project | Cartis",
        "url": "https://cartis.io/projects/kahla-project",
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        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Kahla Project data center, Marquez, Texas",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/kahla-project-marquez-texas/",
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        "source": "Global Data Centers",
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        "title": "Belltown Power: Project Kahla Data Center",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/belltown-power-project-kahla",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Baxtel",
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        "title": "Kahla Data Center Campus Leon County Texas Belltown Power",
        "url": "https://dcpulse.com/project/kahla-data-center-campus-texas",
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        "source": "DCPulse",
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        "title": "Kahla Project (Belltown Power) — Marquez, TX Data Center - PoweredByWho",
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        "source": "PoweredByWho",
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        "title": "Leon County",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "KXXV",
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      {
        "title": "Data center proposed in Marquez, Texas | Leon County | Community Digital Technologies",
        "url": "https://communitydigitaltech.com/community/leon-county-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Community Digital Technologies",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Data centers in Leon County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/leon-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Global Data Centers",
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        "text": "Texans near data center sites say bright lighting washes across pastures and homes long after dark, creating what residents describe as “artificial daylight.”\n\nFarmers in Foard, Leon, and Brazoria counties say the constant glow disrupts circadian and breeding cycles that livestock depend on.\n\nIn Leon County, residents are pushing back against a proposed 900-acre data center over concerns it could directly harm agriculture.",
        "date": "2026-06-20T20:33:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "# Fighting back against big data: Leon County residents opposing three proposed data centers\n\n- Channel: 25 News KXXV\n- Length: 01:54\n- Views: 61\n- Likes: 3\n- Published: 2026-03-31T08:00:29-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: krhd, kxxv, local news, news\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nFighting back against big data: Leon County residents opposing three proposed data centers\n\n## Transcript\n\nI'm Kenny Graves, your Lyon County neighborhood reporter. I'm at our county courthouse where elected leaders will soon be making data center decisions and why our local neighbors want them to say no.\n>> What is it going to do to us? What is it going to do to our children, to our way of life?\n>> There are three data centers trying to set up shop in Lyon County. They are near Oakwood, JW, and a 1500 megawatt center in Marqu. But our neighbors have some big concerns.\n>> The uh runoff from this facility would eventually run into the Navasota River, which is less than a mile away, which wouldn'",
        "date": "2026-03-31T15:00:29.000Z",
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        "text": "# Leon County residents hold meeting over proposed Marquez data center\n\n- Channel: 25 News KXXV\n- Length: 02:31\n- Views: 58\n- Likes: 3\n- Published: 2026-01-15T07:38:15-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: Belltown Power, Jewett meeting, Kahla Project, Leon County data center, Marquez Texas, community resistance, data center opposition, environmental concerns, health impacts, krhd, kxxv, local news, news, water use concerns\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nLeon County residents hold meeting over proposed Marquez data center\n\n## Transcript\n\nI'm Ezekiel Ramirez reporting on your neighborhood of Lyon County where a data center is proposed in the Marqu area.\nI'm standing in Midtown Business Park in College Station which was a site for another data center. But after community input, College Station leaders decided to turn down the land sale. Now Leyon County residents are raising their voices in a similar fight. Hundreds gathered Tuesday in JWT wanting to know what a proposed data ce",
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      {
        "text": "At 3:08 PM on July 21, Commissioner Kyle Workman emailed Crusoe a copy of Leon County's new tax abatement checklist.",
        "source": "Know Leon County author",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/categories/posts/",
        "date": "2026-09-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At 3:08 PM on July 21, Commissioner Kyle Workman emailed Crusoe a copy of Leon County's new tax abatement checklist.",
        "source": "Know Leon County author",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/tags/commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-09-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ask about noise at Commissioners Court and you get the same answer every time: that’s what the abatement agreement is for — we’ll put conditions in it.",
        "source": "Knowleoncounty author",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/tags/data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Leon County is experiencing an influx of proposed date center-based projects and solar projects likely due to our rich local resources, proximity to the grid, natural gas resources, and large tracts of agricultural land,",
        "source": "Kyle Workman, Leon County Precinct 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/08/21/texans-data-center-growth/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The current one-size-fits-all approach is very problematic and leaves local citizens helpless in the face of great threats perceived from the implementation of these projects within their communities,",
        "source": "Kyle Workman, Leon County Precinct 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/08/21/texans-data-center-growth/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s going to be a small portion of population growth that is going to contribute to the need for new transmission, and residential consumers should be paying for that,",
        "source": "Ben Barkley, CEO and public counsel of the Office of Public Utility Counsel",
        "url": "https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/08/21/texans-data-center-growth/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "Lights, noise, water,",
        "source": "Susan Tatro, Williamson County resident",
        "url": "https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/08/21/texans-data-center-growth/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are the people who built this community, and we intend to pass it down to our children.",
        "source": "Nikki Meador, nurse practitioner, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/08/16/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Leon County and no rural county is prepared to handle this",
        "source": "T.J. Foley, Leon County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/08/16/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Leon County has kept government down over the years",
        "source": "Kyle Workman, Leon County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/08/16/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're being held hostage for the money for them to build.",
        "source": "Carol Milder, Leon County GOP Chair",
        "url": "https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/08/16/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Family means a lot more than money,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, retired railroad engineer and rancher",
        "url": "https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/08/16/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are the people who built this community, and we intend to pass it down to our children. We deserve protection, not to be sacrificed for outside investment. Industrialization is irreversible.",
        "source": "Nikki Meador, Leon County resident, lifelong conservative",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T16:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're being held hostage for the money for them to build.",
        "source": "Carol Milder, Leon County GOP Chair",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T16:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Leon County and no rural county is prepared to handle this.",
        "source": "Thomas Jefferson \"T.J.\" Foley, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T16:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Leon County has kept government down over the years. There's limits to what we can do.",
        "source": "Kyle Workman, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T16:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Family means a lot more than money.",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Rancher, organizer of local anti-data-center group",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T16:51:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are the people who built this community, and we intend to pass it down to our children.",
        "source": "Nikki Meador, Leon County resident, nurse practitioner",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/in-rural-texas-data-center-opposition-is-scrambling-conservative-tradition/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Leon County and no rural county is prepared to handle this",
        "source": "T.J. Foley, Leon County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/in-rural-texas-data-center-opposition-is-scrambling-conservative-tradition/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Leon County has kept government down over the years",
        "source": "Kyle Workman, Leon County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/in-rural-texas-data-center-opposition-is-scrambling-conservative-tradition/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're being held hostage for the money for them to build.",
        "source": "Carol Milder, Leon County GOP Chair",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/in-rural-texas-data-center-opposition-is-scrambling-conservative-tradition/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Family means a lot more than money,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Leon County rancher and organizer of local anti-data-center group",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/in-rural-texas-data-center-opposition-is-scrambling-conservative-tradition/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Workman also said the county's abatement guidelines posted online were expired and had caused confusion.",
        "source": "Kyle Workman, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/9569910/Leon-County/Texas/Public-commenters-listed-Commissioner-Workman-raises-data-center-budget-and-expired-abatement-guidelines",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This billions of dollar company that's 95% funded is trying to get a special deal that the average citizen can't get, and that's just not right",
        "source": "Kat Wall, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/data-centers-controversy/leon-county-commissioners-reject-initial-tax-break-application-for-crusoe-technologies-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-14T01:01:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want this construction in rural Texas",
        "source": "James McCoslin, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/data-centers-controversy/leon-county-commissioners-reject-initial-tax-break-application-for-crusoe-technologies-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-14T01:01:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The overall consensus is that we are opposed to the data center coming in, we're opposed to a reinvestment zone of prime farmland, and we are opposed to giving any kind of tax abatement",
        "source": "Donna Hull, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/data-centers-controversy/leon-county-commissioners-reject-initial-tax-break-application-for-crusoe-technologies-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-14T01:01:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have no problem with what they're doing on their land, but when it crosses that fence line, when it crosses that boundary, that's when it becomes an infringement on our rights as citizens",
        "source": "Rachel Streater, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/data-centers-controversy/leon-county-commissioners-reject-initial-tax-break-application-for-crusoe-technologies-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-14T01:01:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they're coming in and putting in this really large facility, they need to have a bond in case they go out of business",
        "source": "Kat Wall, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/data-centers-controversy/leon-county-commissioners-reject-initial-tax-break-application-for-crusoe-technologies-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-14T01:01:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We must prohibit them from building AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/08/16/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We must prohibit them from building AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://dnyuz.com/2026/08/11/in-rural-texas-data-center-opposition-is-scrambling-conservative-tradition/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "request a variance to the tiered step down abatement terms to be more aligned with industry standards",
        "source": "Crusoe Technologies application, applicant",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/crusoe-wants-34-billion-in-data-centers-and-40-jobs-for-leon-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Yes, Crusoe will make improvements to the roads and utility infrastructure as needed.",
        "source": "Crusoe Technologies application, applicant",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/crusoe-wants-34-billion-in-data-centers-and-40-jobs-for-leon-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "a minimum of 40 permanent jobs",
        "source": "Crusoe Technologies application, applicant",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/crusoe-wants-34-billion-in-data-centers-and-40-jobs-for-leon-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29T16:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My house is just on the other side of the fence of a massive solar industrial complex.",
        "source": "Rachel Streater, fifth-generation Marquez resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/development-discussions-no-moratorium-for-leon-county-but-for-residents-the-fight-continues",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We, we understand that there's gonna be growth. We just want it to be meaningful and respectful to the residents that are already here, you know.",
        "source": "Henry Tatum, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/development-discussions-no-moratorium-for-leon-county-but-for-residents-the-fight-continues",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now we've got, uh, 2 solar farms that are coming in already being built, land cleared. Uh, 3 data center projects that they're trying to get approved and 4 BESS facilities.",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/development-discussions-no-moratorium-for-leon-county-but-for-residents-the-fight-continues",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They aren't gonna do a moratorium. They said they weren't. It was just political theater for them to try to save face with the constituents and the people in the county,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/development-discussions-no-moratorium-for-leon-county-but-for-residents-the-fight-continues",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are truly being invaded by big tech,",
        "source": "Marie Egyed, co-founder of Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/04/texas-farm-towns-revolt-over-data-center-invasion/",
        "date": "2026-04-12T14:23:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'll make a stand until they run bulldozers through the pastures,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/04/texas-farm-towns-revolt-over-data-center-invasion/",
        "date": "2026-04-12T14:23:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have always seen this as my safe place,",
        "source": "Rachel Streater, Leon County landowner",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/04/02/large-scale-solar-farm-transforms-rural-leon-county-landscape/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T04:20:09.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It'll be the size of 30 Costcos, windowless buildings that constantly make noise, and it won't do anything but destroy the environment and our rural way of life,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Jewett resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/04/02/large-scale-solar-farm-transforms-rural-leon-county-landscape/",
        "date": "2026-04-02T04:20:09.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "What is it going to do to us? What is it going to do to our children, to our way of life?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgCmzYPAi2k",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Volunteer firefighters are not equipped um or trained to handle these situations.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgCmzYPAi2k",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "How is the noise from these things going to affect chicken houses?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgCmzYPAi2k",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What is it going to do to us? What is it going to do to our children, to our way of life?",
        "source": "Ann McCoslin",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/fighting-back-against-big-data-leon-county-residents-opposing-three-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The runoff from this facility would eventually run into the Navasota River, which is less than one mile away, which wouldn't just contaminate local water here, but all the way to the Gulf of Mexico",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, commander of Jewett VFW Post 3542",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/fighting-back-against-big-data-leon-county-residents-opposing-three-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Volunteer firefighters are not equipped, or trained to handle these situations.",
        "source": "Michael Rice",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/fighting-back-against-big-data-leon-county-residents-opposing-three-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Uh, the area where they want to build the Kahla project has got 11 different endangered species that are locally in this area",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, commander of Jewett VFW Post 3542",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county/fighting-back-against-big-data-leon-county-residents-opposing-three-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "County Attorney Keith Cook recommended against imposing the moratorium.",
        "source": "Keith Cook, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8037406/Leon-County/Texas/Leon-County-commissioners-decline-moratorium-on-highenergy-highwater-commercial-projects",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If a commissioner believes that a proposed 1,500+ megawatt data center and energy complex in Leon County would be “no big deal” based on a visit to a 50 megawatt facility, that belief is based on a flawed comparison.",
        "source": "Know Leon County author",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/touring-a-50-mw-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will protect our land, our heritage, and our future.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my_2aEp0wtM",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We slept for a long time and this crept up on us. It won't happen again.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my_2aEp0wtM",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hope the residents know that we have a voice. We can fight this.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my_2aEp0wtM",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They told me how big it was going to be. They said it was going to be a $15 billion project,",
        "source": "Byron Ryder, Leon County judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/14/leon-county-hosts-town-hall-discuss-future-planned-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, we’re discouraging from, we’re not going to do the tax abatement, so that might discourage it right there,",
        "source": "Byron Ryder, Leon County judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/14/leon-county-hosts-town-hall-discuss-future-planned-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s going to be a huge detriment on ranchers in general,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/14/leon-county-hosts-town-hall-discuss-future-planned-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Stand up, let your voice be heard and talk,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/14/leon-county-hosts-town-hall-discuss-future-planned-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Go somewhere else. We don't want you in Leon County,",
        "source": "James McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-hold-meeting-over-proposed-marquez-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a lot of residents that don't want it. They came here tonight to make their voices heard,",
        "source": "Ann McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-hold-meeting-over-proposed-marquez-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not a fan of the data center. The environmental impacts, and health impacts, and everything,",
        "source": "Donna Hull, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-hold-meeting-over-proposed-marquez-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've invited Belltown Power. The judge has invited Belltown Power. It's crickets,",
        "source": "Ann McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-hold-meeting-over-proposed-marquez-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We slept for a long time and this crept up on us. It won't happen again.",
        "source": "James McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-hold-meeting-over-proposed-marquez-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can make it difficult for them, and we probably will make it difficult for them, but we really can't make, we can't keep them from coming if they want to come.",
        "source": "Byron Ryder, County Judge",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/kahla-project-marquez-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're hoping that the EPA and TCEQ can help file lawsuits against these companies because the quality of air that these data centers emit and the danger to the environment, we have 11 endangered species that exist in Leon County.",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/kahla-project-marquez-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "it's going to be a huge detriment on ranchers in general. And we have a lot of chicken farms here. So the constant noise and lights will destroy our poultry business here as well.",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/kahla-project-marquez-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They said it was going to be a $15 billion project,",
        "source": "Byron Ryder, County Judge",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/leon-county/",
        "date": "2026-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can make it difficult for them, and we probably will make it difficult for them, but we really can't make, we can't keep them from coming if they want to come.",
        "source": "Byron Ryder, County Judge",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/leon-county/",
        "date": "2026-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "He is against the data center coming here",
        "source": "TJ Foley, Leon County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/what-i-think-our-county-leaders-should-be-doing/",
        "date": "2025-12-31T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's not much we can do to stop them.",
        "source": "unnamed",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/what-i-think-our-county-leaders-should-be-doing/",
        "date": "2025-12-31T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not gonna let them come in and poison our families, our kids, our grandkids for generations to come. Not without a fight,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-oppose-proposed-1-500-megawatt-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a lot of unknown, and that's almost just as terrifying as what is already known,",
        "source": "Ann McCoslin, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-oppose-proposed-1-500-megawatt-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just as soon be raising my family the way that I was raised, and bringing a large industry like this here is not gonna do anything but change that,",
        "source": "TJ Foley, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-oppose-proposed-1-500-megawatt-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We might be a small county, but we're loud. And we care deeply about the people here and we care deeply about the native resources that we have here,",
        "source": "Sylvia Guzman, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-oppose-proposed-1-500-megawatt-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Take the data center where it's wanted and where it's needed and it's not Leon County,",
        "source": "TJ Foley, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-oppose-proposed-1-500-megawatt-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've got some of these families that have been here for 200 years,",
        "source": "Lee Weiler, Leon County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county-residents-oppose-proposed-1-500-megawatt-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "In my opinion they aren’t coming without one.",
        "source": "TJ Foley, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/posts/why-the-tax-abatement-is-our-leverage/",
        "date": "2025-12-23T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can make it difficult for them, and we probably will make it difficult for them, but we really can’t make, we can’t keep them from coming if they want to come,",
        "source": "Byron Ryder, Leon County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/12/24/leon-county-bracing-1500-megawatt-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ll make a stand until they run bulldozers through the pastures, and it’s going to be a long, drawn-out fight for us,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/12/24/leon-county-bracing-1500-megawatt-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re hoping that the EPA and TCEQ can help file lawsuits against these companies because the quality of air that these data centers emit and the danger to the environment, we have 11 endangered species that exist in Leon County,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2025/12/24/leon-county-bracing-1500-megawatt-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas is the epicenter of AI development, where companies can pair innovation with expanding energy. Texas will be the centerpiece for AI data centers for Google.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/kahla-project-belltown-power-c85c6589",
        "date": "2025-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas will continue to be the ground zero for AI development. The state offers abundant, low-cost energy and a regulatory environment that invites innovation and growth.",
        "source": "Ted Cruz, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/kahla-project-belltown-power-c85c6589",
        "date": "2025-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm unsure Congress would be able to do something that would keep up with the evolving technology.",
        "source": "John Cornyn, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/kahla-project-belltown-power-c85c6589",
        "date": "2025-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas is the epicenter of AI development, where companies can pair innovation with expanding energy. Texas will be the centerpiece for AI data centers for Google.",
        "source": "Gov. Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/c85c6589-fb98-4e10-8468-4bef355359a7",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas will continue to be the ground zero for AI development. The state offers abundant, low-cost energy and a regulatory environment that invites innovation and growth.",
        "source": "Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/c85c6589-fb98-4e10-8468-4bef355359a7",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm unsure Congress would be able to do something that would keep up with the evolving technology.",
        "source": "Sen. John Cornyn, Sen.",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/c85c6589-fb98-4e10-8468-4bef355359a7",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'll make a stand until they run bulldozers through the pastures,",
        "source": "Daniel McCoslin, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/leon-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Crusoe applied June 29, 2026 for a reinvestment zone and 10-year abatement on about 805 acres, estimated $34B at full build-out",
      "Leon County Commissioners Court took no action on the application on July 13, 2026 and adopted new abatement guidelines July 27 after six speakers",
      "Gov. Abbott on Aug. 3, 2026 ordered an audit of every data center in ERCOT's interconnection process and halted advancement",
      "TCEQ was directed Sept. 21, 2026 to halt data center permits until the ERCOT audit is complete",
      "Application projects about 2,500 construction workers and at least 40 permanent jobs",
      "Crusoe applied to Leon County for a reinvestment zone and property tax abatement for an AI data center campus in Precinct 3, citing $34 billion at full build-out and about 40 jobs (post dated June 29, 2026)",
      "On July 27, 2026 the Leon County Commissioners Court discarded its old tax abatement rules and adopted new ones",
      "The new rules dropped the 20-job minimum, the half-local-hires requirement, the step-down schedule, and the adverse-impact and public-safety hazard bars",
      "Commissioner Kyle Workman emailed Crusoe the draft abatement checklist on July 21, six days before the public hearing; it was posted online July 29",
      "County responded to a Jan 7, 2026 PIA request, withholding records about potential abatements, PILOTs and reinvestment zones pending an Attorney General ruling",
      "Crusoe Technologies applied for a Leon County tax abatement for an AI data center campus in Precinct 3, citing $34 billion at full build-out and about 40 jobs (post dated 2026-06-29).",
      "On July 27, 2026 the Leon County Commissioners Court replaced its tax abatement rules; the 20-job minimum, 50% local hiring requirement and step-down schedule were removed.",
      "Draft 2026 tax abatement checklist was emailed to Crusoe on July 21 and posted publicly July 29, two days after the vote.",
      "12 active ERCOT interconnection queue projects are lined up for Leon County, which has no fire marshal (post dated 2026-05-11).",
      "Hill County passed a temporary data center moratorium (post dated 2026-05-22).",
      "Crusoe Technologies, LLC, a Denver company, applied for a reinvestment zone and property tax abatement in Leon County Precinct 3 for an AI data center campus valued at $34 billion at full build-out with 40 jobs",
      "On July 27 the Commissioners Court rewrote Leon County's tax abatement rules, removing the twenty-job minimum and local hiring requirement",
      "Hill County passed a temporary data center moratorium",
      "Twelve ERCOT interconnection queue projects are reported lined up in Leon County",
      "Leon County Commissioner Kyle Workman emailed Crusoe a copy of a draft tax abatement checklist on July 21, before it was adopted or posted",
      "The draft tax abatement checklist went online July 29, two days after the vote",
      "Hill County passed a temporary data center moratorium, described as the first in Texas",
      "Leon County has 12 pending energy and battery storage projects according to a May 14, 2026 episode",
      "Proposed Leon County data center complex is 1,500+ MW",
      "Commissioners Court adopted new tax abatement rules on July 27, 2026, dropping the twenty-job minimum, local hiring requirement, step-down schedule, and adverse impact and public safety rules",
      "Crusoe Technologies sought a property tax abatement and reinvestment zone in Precinct 3 with a $34 billion full build-out figure",
      "Twelve active ERCOT interconnection queue projects were reported in Leon County as of May 11, 2026",
      "Leon County has no fire marshal, according to a May 2026 article",
      "Leon County Commissioners Court held a data center moratorium discussion referenced in a June 1, 2026 episode",
      "Crusoe Technologies, LLC applied for a reinvestment zone and property tax abatement in Leon County Precinct 3 for an AI data center campus, $34 billion at full build-out, 40 jobs (June 29, 2026 article)",
      "On July 27, 2026 the Commissioners Court adopted new tax abatement rules that removed the twenty-job minimum, local hiring requirement, and adverse impact and public safety rules",
      "Commissioners Court agenda on January 12, 2026 included a placeholder data center discussion item that did not allow creating a reinvestment zone or granting a tax abatement",
      "Resolution on a proposed data center in Marquez was on the January 29, 2026 Commissioners Court agenda",
      "Texas House Committee on State Affairs heard testimony from hundreds of residents, requiring two overflow rooms.",
      "Leon County Precinct 3 Commissioner Kyle Workman asked for more county control over data center projects in unincorporated areas.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered ERCOT and the PUC to audit data centers seeking grid connection, effectively pausing future projects until review is complete.",
      "The 90th Texas Legislative Session convenes Jan. 12, 2027, with bill pre-filing starting Nov. 9.",
      "Leon County commissioners refused Crusoe's tax break application in July 2026 citing an incomplete submission",
      "Of nearly 248 data center projects proposed in Texas, nearly half are in unincorporated rural areas where zoning cannot block them",
      "On Aug. 3, 2026 Abbott announced audits of every data center seeking power from the Texas grid before connecting"
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      {
        "name": "Citizens Against Marquez Data and Storage Center",
        "url": "https://www.knowleoncounty.org/tags/commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Local anti-data-center group organized by Daniel McCoslin",
        "url": "https://www.themorningsun.com/2026/08/16/rural-texas-conservatives-love-free-markets-but-not-when-it-comes-to-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-16T11:20:20.000Z"
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        "name": "Citizens for Responsible Growth",
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        "date": "2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/04/texas-farm-towns-revolt-over-data-center-invasion/",
        "date": "2026-04-12T14:23:01.000Z"
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        "name": "Citizens For Responsible Growth In Leon County",
        "url": "https://crglc.org/projects/",
        "date": null
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        "name": "Leon County residents opposing proposed data centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/leon-county",
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    "summary": "In May 2026, Liberty County commissioners told the county attorney to pursue enforcement against BaRupOn subsidiary QYK for building near Raywood without permits. Residents protested its shift from plastics plant to 700-acre data center. Commissioners had backed a separate Dayton data center.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:03.562Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Public meeting set for LAMP project",
        "url": "https://www.thevindicator.com/article/3653,public-meeting-set-for-lamp-project",
        "date": "2026-10-08T16:23:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Vindicator",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Liberty County residents urged to act on TCEQ comment deadline for Raywood plant - Bluebonnet News",
        "url": "https://bluebonnetnews.com/2026/05/26/liberty-county-residents-urged-to-act-on-tceq-comment-deadline-for-raywood-plant/",
        "date": "2026-05-26T17:54:51.000Z",
        "source": "Bluebonnet News",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Liberty County says not so fast to accidental data center",
        "url": "https://www.thevindicator.com/article/2867,liberty-county-says-not-so-fast-to-accidental-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-22T19:29:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Vindicator",
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        "title": "California manufacturer 'accidentally' plans 700-acre data ...",
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        "date": "2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KHOU (Houston Business Journal)",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Interconnection Delays Push Texas Data Center Behind the Meter",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/unconventional-texas-data-center-explores-off-grid-power",
        "date": "2026-05-08T15:09:03.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Knowledge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Houston data center project makes sustainability a priority",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/05/01/liberty-energy-campus",
        "date": "2026-05-03T13:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Spectrum News 1",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "BaRupOn Advances LAMP Development in Texas",
        "url": "https://www.barupon.com/liberty-american-multi-sourced-power-and-innovation-hub/",
        "date": "2026-03-28T01:23:16.000Z",
        "source": "BaRupOn LLC",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "text": "We don’t need nor want this here. It quickly went from plastic plant to data center, when in my opinion, they already knew that they had no intention of a plastics plant.",
        "source": "Jacquie Riojas, resident commenter",
        "url": "https://bluebonnetnews.com/2026/05/26/liberty-county-residents-urged-to-act-on-tceq-comment-deadline-for-raywood-plant/",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want this data center polluting our already strained and polluted water supply we don’t want the noise or light pollution I have grand children and children here.",
        "source": "Chantz Archer, resident commenter",
        "url": "https://bluebonnetnews.com/2026/05/26/liberty-county-residents-urged-to-act-on-tceq-comment-deadline-for-raywood-plant/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We call ourselves accidental data center builders,",
        "source": "Balaji Tammabattula, BaRupOn COO",
        "url": "https://www.thevindicator.com/article/2867,liberty-county-says-not-so-fast-to-accidental-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-22T19:29:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The project came before the court in the form of a presentation on September 24, 2024, which did not describe a data center as being a part of the project, especially of the size described recently to the Houston Business Journal.",
        "source": "Matthew Poston, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.thevindicator.com/article/2867,liberty-county-says-not-so-fast-to-accidental-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-22T19:29:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "QYK has not sought any sort of economic development incentives from the County nor engaged in any other outreach to Commissioners Court since September of 2024,",
        "source": "Matthew Poston, County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.thevindicator.com/article/2867,liberty-county-says-not-so-fast-to-accidental-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-22T19:29:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we were awarded the contract, we realized California is not a place to do any manufacturing, so the best place would be somewhere over here, right here in the middle (of the United States).",
        "source": "Balaji Tammabattula, BaRupOn COO",
        "url": "https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/houston-business-journal/california-manufacturer-data-center-liberty-county-texas/285-efbd5732-cbf9-4642-8730-73badbc758f2",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We thought power is easy.",
        "source": "Balaji Tammabattula, BaRupOn COO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/unconventional-texas-data-center-explores-off-grid-power",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Last year, when we were having these conversations with hyperscalers, they were not interested in anything behind the meter.",
        "source": "Balaji Tammabattula, BaRupOn COO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/unconventional-texas-data-center-explores-off-grid-power",
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        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "We realized that the power is much more valuable on the data center side than the manufacturing side,",
        "source": "Balaji Tammabattula, BaRupOn COO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/build-design/unconventional-texas-data-center-explores-off-grid-power",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can’t burn gas.",
        "source": "Derek Matthews, BaRupOn Chief Strategy Officer",
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        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whatever we’re doing here is not going to impact the community on their power,",
        "source": "Balaji Tammabattula, BaRupOn’s founder and chief operating officer",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/05/01/liberty-energy-campus",
        "date": "2026-05-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s not going to change their power bills.",
        "source": "Balaji Tammabattula, BaRupOn’s founder and chief operating officer",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/05/01/liberty-energy-campus",
        "date": "2026-05-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "For every 50 acres, we want to have around five acres of deep deduction ponds,",
        "source": "Balaji Tammabattula, BaRupOn’s founder and chief operating officer",
        "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2026/05/01/liberty-energy-campus",
        "date": "2026-05-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "LAMP project sits on a 700-acre site at FM 770 and CR 182 in Raywood",
      "Raywood Community Informed Committee hosts public forum 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the A.J. Jack Hartel Building, 318 San Jacinto St.",
      "TCEQ comment deadline for QYK Brands Raywood permit is May 26 or May 27, 2026, depending on publication timing",
      "Required public notice was published in a limited circulation newspaper in Port Neches (Jefferson County), not a Liberty County newspaper",
      "TCEQ says property values, traffic, noise and zoning concerns are outside its jurisdiction; air quality and emissions comments may be considered",
      "Residents within 440 yards of the proposed plant may qualify to request a contested case hearing",
      "BaRupOn plans a 700-acre data facility near Raywood called LAMP, with 4.5 million sq ft of facilities",
      "County only dealt with QYK Brands LLC, a BaRupOn subsidiary, in a Sept 24, 2024 presentation about PPE plastics manufacturing",
      "Commissioners asked the county attorney to pursue enforcement against QYK for building without permits",
      "A separate Dayton data center received a commissioners' letter of support last year and is unaffiliated",
      "BaRupOn LLC, founded in 2014, is planning a 700-acre energy park and data center campus in Liberty County, Texas.",
      "BaRupOn secured a government contract to produce methacrylic acid, which led to the Texas site search.",
      "The company grew from about five to 10 employees to a few hundred within months during the COVID-19 pandemic.",
      "BaRupOn acquired roughly 700 acres in Liberty County, Texas",
      "Site faces about $35 million in grid interconnection costs and no substantial utility power until 2029",
      "BaRupOn holds permits for roughly 60 MW of on-site generation and signed gas supply agreements with Kinder Morgan",
      "BaRupOn completed a feasibility study with NANO Nuclear Energy on microreactors for the campus",
      "Liberty County lies in a Texas emissions nonattainment region complicating gas generation",
      "LAMP is a 700-acre campus in Liberty, TX, to be built in four to six phases requiring three gigawatts of power",
      "Construction is underway; the first phase is expected to be running in three months",
      "About 300 people are expected to be employed",
      "Campus will not rely on ERCOT and will generate its own power from natural gas",
      "BaRupOn has developed powered land with 240 MW of capacity expected to be available within 90 to 120 days",
      "Eight Siemens SGT-A05 industrial gas turbines support an estimated 60 MW of installed capacity at LAMP",
      "BaRupOn initiated a feasibility study with NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. on KRONOS Micro Modular Reactor technology, with potential scaling up to 1 gigawatt"
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        "name": "Raywood Community Informed Committee",
        "url": "https://www.thevindicator.com/article/3653,public-meeting-set-for-lamp-project",
        "date": "2026-10-08T16:23:00.000Z"
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    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:04:18.925Z",
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        "title": "Commissioners adopt one-year moratorium to study data centers' impact in Limestone County | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8057605/texas/limestone-county/commissioners-adopt-one-year-moratorium-to-study-data-centers-impact-in-limestone-county",
        "date": "2026-05-27T21:06:34.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Filing Receipt",
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        "date": "2026-04-27",
        "source": "Public Utility Commission of Texas",
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      "Limestone County commissioners voted to adopt a one-year moratorium on data centers to study impacts on groundwater, electricity demand and land use",
      "Motion passed after members cited concerns about wells near Personville and possible undisclosed projects",
      "CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric filed a CCN service area exception application with the Texas PUC on 2026-04-27 (Control No. 59708).",
      "Facilities near 13678 FM 39 North, Jewett, Limestone County, outside any municipality.",
      "Construction expected to begin about Q3 2027, with full completion about December 2030.",
      "Estimated cost of CenterPoint transmission facilities to connect the Limestone Substation to the NRG generation facility is about $60 million.",
      "Navasota Valley Electric Cooperative filed an affidavit relinquishing its right to serve the facilities."
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        "effect": 0.005
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        "reason": "Roberts County 0.75 · 73 km",
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        "reason": "Hansford County 0.74 · 93 km",
        "weight": 0.18096463065954826
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      {
        "reason": "Wheeler County 0.58 · 97 km",
        "weight": 0.16900886336715776
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      {
        "reason": "Gray County 0.55 · 108 km",
        "weight": 0.1343860586892638
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      {
        "reason": "Hutchinson County 0.75 · 109 km",
        "weight": 0.1322425727691685
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        "reason": "Carson County 0.57 · 133 km",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "FrontierGen reportedly bought a large tract in western Live Oak County in July 2026, with plans expected in late summer 2026. CEO Jason Jennaro said it is very early in the process; no opposition or board action is recorded.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:42.170Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "fips": "48297",
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      {
        "title": "Live Oak, McMullen counties on frontier of AI data center development | The Progress | southtexasnews.com",
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        "date": "2026-07-02T17:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Texas is the fastest, lowest-friction route to firm, affordable AI power — but not all Texas acres are created equal.",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/the_progress/live-oak-mcmullen-counties-on-frontier-of-ai-data-center-development/article_e1f2c29a-5cb1-4661-ba84-5a57ca509817.html",
        "date": "2026-07-02T17:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "We’re still very early in the process and working through details. Likely around the end of this summer, we’ll have more information to discuss.",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/the_progress/live-oak-mcmullen-counties-on-frontier-of-ai-data-center-development/article_e1f2c29a-5cb1-4661-ba84-5a57ca509817.html",
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      "FrontierGen controls more than 1,000 contiguous acres across two South Texas sites, with expansion options under contract",
      "Texas Tribune analysis found 335 existing data centers in Texas and more than 248 planned",
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        "reason": "Burnet County 0.75 · 21 km",
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        "reason": "Blanco County 0.77 · 43 km",
        "weight": 0.14448970370820802
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      {
        "reason": "Lampasas County 0.80 · 55 km",
        "weight": 0.08689444847158734
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      {
        "reason": "Travis County 0.82 · 70 km",
        "weight": 0.05424370131507365
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      {
        "reason": "Mason County 0.75 · 72 km",
        "weight": 0.05085414787895062
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      {
        "reason": "Williamson County 0.58 · 78 km",
        "weight": 0.04341116013483867
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.65), 17 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.079Z",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "effect": -0.003
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "17",
        "effect": -0.002
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    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Reeves County 0.58 · 32 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Ward County 0.75 · 57 km",
        "weight": 0.16747531279894057
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      {
        "reason": "Winkler County 0.75 · 59 km",
        "weight": 0.1557241502609925
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      {
        "reason": "Culberson County 0.68 · 102 km",
        "weight": 0.05201174438508395
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        "reason": "Ector County 0.57 · 108 km",
        "weight": 0.04721086712699667
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      {
        "reason": "Andrews County 0.76 · 110 km",
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  "48303": {
    "name": "Lubbock County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.87,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Lubbock City Council voted 5-2 on Sept. 22 to begin a 90-day moratorium on data center rezoning, permitting and annexation, with a Nov. 10 hearing. Save Lubbock petitioned to extend it; the 936-acre Texas Solarworks AI rezoning was scrapped earlier in 2026.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:40.855Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "name": "Reese Data Center Lubbock",
        "status": "operating",
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      {
        "title": "Lubbock Data Center Moratorium Hearing Nov. 10: What to Know",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-city-council-nov-10-2026-data-center-moratorium-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-11-07T14:23:30.000Z",
        "source": "Hub City UnCovered",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commission Votes To Send Data Center Regulation Recommendations to Lubbock City Council - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/commission-votes-to-send-data-center-regulation-recommendations-to-lubbock-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T20:41:22.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Tech professor doubts Lubbock will land a hyperscale data center - Lubbock Lights",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/texas-tech-professor-doubts-lubbock-will-land-a-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T20:20:20.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Lights",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock P&Z recommends data center rules to City Council, 6–0",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-pz-recommends-data-center-rules-city-council-nov-5-2026/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T04:56:36.000Z",
        "source": "Hub City UnCovered",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commission recommends denial of batch plant rezoning next to East Lubbock homes, recommends approval of data center rules",
        "url": "https://lubbock.myopentexas.org/meetings/3b334835-6184-4275-a025-1793a6e9c7f4",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "source": "Lubbock City Planning and Zoning Commission (myopentexas)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda November 5, 2026 Regular Meeting 6:00 P.M. Citizens Tower Council Chambers 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.mylubbock.us/DocumentCenter/View/11585/November-5-2026-PZC-Packet_Redacted-pdf",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "source": "City of Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock Data Center Rules: P&Z Vote Nov. 5, How to Weigh In",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-data-center-rules-head-to-pz-thursday-whats-decided-whats-open-and-how-to-weigh-in/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T23:10:40.000Z",
        "source": "Hub City UnCovered",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock Council Weighs Data Center Legislative Item and Police Cameras",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockchronicle.com/p/lubbock-city-council-data-centers-legislative-package-november-3-2026",
        "date": "2026-11-03T23:04:24.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock City Council to weigh Highland Oaks bonds, zoning cases, and data center legislative impacts",
        "url": "https://lubbock.myopentexas.org/meetings/0ba03ae4-370e-406d-913b-b78d46d22ca8",
        "date": "2026-10-27",
        "source": "Lubbock City Council",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock Initiates 90-Day Moratorium on Data Centers | We are the Frontier",
        "url": "https://wearethefrontier.org/world/us/tx/lubbock/2026/10/16/lubbock-initiates-90-day-moratorium-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:42:07.000Z",
        "source": "We are the Frontier",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock, Texas, starts data center pause as Gov. Abbott blocks new permits pending audit",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/lubbock-texas-starts-data-center-182700141.html",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "source": "Yahoo News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock, Texas, starts data center pause as Gov. Abbott blocks new permits pending audit | The Lubbock News",
        "url": "https://www.thelubbock.org/news/lubbock-texas-starts-data-center-pause-as-gov-abbott-blocks-new-permits-pending-audit",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Lubbock News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock, Texas, starts data center pause as Gov. Abbott blocks new permits pending audit",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-texas-data-center-permit-pause/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Cool Down",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock facility among 156 data centers receiving notice from Texas AG",
        "url": "https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/tx-attorney-general-water-usage/amp/",
        "date": "2026-10-15T09:58:20.000Z",
        "source": "EverythingLubbock.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Oct 11, 2026 Public Hearing: 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas | Texas | NoticeRegistry",
        "url": "https://www.noticeregistry.com/texas/notice/public-hearing-lubbock-963236",
        "date": "2026-10-11T17:15:11.000Z",
        "source": "NoticeRegistry",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘A long game’: When is the best time to initiate a data center moratorium in Texas? | KTTZ",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-10-09/a-long-game-when-is-the-best-time-to-initiate-a-data-center-moratorium-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-10-09T08:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "KTTZ",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Save Lubbock founder says he will seek to extend Lubbock's planned data center moratorium to six months | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-save-lubbock-moratorium-extension-plan/",
        "date": "2026-10-03T18:28:21.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock Planning Commission reviews draft rules for large-scale data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10655444/texas/lubbock-county/lubbock/lubbock-planning-commission-reviews-draft-rules-for-large-scale-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-02T00:27:25.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock P&Z reviews massive data center rules, stalls zone changes near homes",
        "url": "https://lubbock.myopentexas.org/meetings/e4c78f11-4884-4a3d-aad1-3a34f277027c",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "source": "Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Planning & Zoning Commission - October 1, 2026 - City of Lubbock | Govly",
        "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/meetings/96641",
        "date": "2026-09-30",
        "source": "Govly",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "'Save Lubbock' founder reveals plan to extend Lubbock data center moratorium - Lubbock Lights",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/save-lubbock-founder-reveals-plan-to-extend-lubbock-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-29T22:43:37.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Lights",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stephen Sanders respalda decisión del ayuntamiento sobre centros de datos",
        "url": "https://www.telemundolubbock.com/2026/09/23/lubbock-avanza-en-nuevas-reglas-para-centros-de-datos/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T22:57:21.000Z",
        "source": "Telemundo Lubbock",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stephen Sanders expresses confidence in Lubbock data center resolution",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/council-members-stephen-sanders-discuss-lubbock-data-center-resolution/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T22:27:12.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock takes first step toward data center moratorium, questions remain with approaching legislative session | KTTZ",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-23/lubbock-takes-first-step-toward-data-center-moratorium-questions-remain-with-approaching-legislative-session",
        "date": "2026-09-23T12:39:30.000Z",
        "source": "KTTZ",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "City council adopts resolution regarding large-scale data centers in Lubbock, starting process for potential moratorium",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/city-council-adopts-resolution-regarding-large-scale-data-centers-lubbock-starting-process-potential-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T02:22:22.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Council backs 90-day data center pause 5-2, but petition for 18-month moratorium fails without a second",
        "url": "https://lubbock.myopentexas.org/meetings/c91f4a5e-3908-4fe1-8de7-faac7b2a5363",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "source": "Lubbock City Council (myopentexas)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock Is Writing Its Data-Center Rules. What Will They Require?",
        "url": "https://westtexasai.substack.com/p/lubbock-is-writing-its-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-17T20:59:24.000Z",
        "source": "West Texas AI Brief",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Planning and Zoning Commission wary of hindering development after City Council calls for data center regulations | KTTZ",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-11/planning-and-zoning-commission-wary-of-hindering-development-after-city-council-calls-for-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-09-11T09:48:15.000Z",
        "source": "KTTZ",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock commission delays vote on data center zoning rules",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/10/lubbock-commission-delays-vote-data-center-zoning-rules/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T22:26:27.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents press city on water reservations and enforcement for proposed data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9936593/texas/lubbock-county/lubbock/residents-press-city-on-water-reservations-and-enforcement-for-proposed-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-09-10T13:16:38.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "At-a-glance: Planning commission postpones UDC vote on data centers, schedules Nov. 5 follow-up | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9936574/texas/lubbock-county/lubbock/at-a-glance-planning-commission-postpones-udc-vote-on-data-centers-schedules-nov-5-follow-up",
        "date": "2026-09-10T01:15:22.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock hits pause on data center rules to iron out water and power concerns",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/lubbock/meetings/2026-09-10-planning-and-zoning-meeting-sep-10-2026-f39afb44-96d3-4346-bbaa-de471b15c8ca",
        "date": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "My Texas Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock hits pause on data center rules to iron out water and power concerns",
        "url": "https://lubbock.myopentexas.org/meetings/f39afb44-96d3-4346-bbaa-de471b15c8ca",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "source": "lubbock.myopentexas.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock City Council Moves To Regulate Data Center Construction
 - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/lubbock-city-council-moves-to-regulate-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-09-09T21:08:22.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock city council passes non-binding resolution regarding data centers within city limits",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/09/lubbock-city-council-passes-non-binding-resolution-regarding-data-centers-within-city-limits/",
        "date": "2026-09-09T02:32:17.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sep 08, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting - Lubbock, TX",
        "url": "https://lubbocktx.new.swagit.com/videos/400149",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "source": "lubbocktx.new.swagit.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas AI Expansion: Inside Lubbock's 3 Data Centers",
        "url": "https://kfyo.com/lubbock-texas-data-centers-map/",
        "date": "2026-09-04T15:12:47.000Z",
        "source": "KFYO",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock City Council schedules public hearing for data center moratorium | KTTZ",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-08-28/lubbock-city-council-schedules-public-hearing-for-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-28T14:28:27.000Z",
        "source": "KTTZ",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock City Council accepts data center petition",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/26/lubbock-city-council-accepts-data-center-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T03:38:58.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock City Council receives AI data center petition, setting debate",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/08/25/lubbock-city-council-receives-ai-data-center-petition-setting-debate/91462918007/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T00:52:49.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock County Commissioners Court passes a non binding disclosure resolution on large scale industrial development, four to one · Texas AI Docket",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0045/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T22:56:46.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Docket",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock county commissioners pass resolution regarding large-scale industrial development in Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/10/lubbock-county-commissioners-pass-resolution-regarding-large-scale-industrial-development-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T22:05:11.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock weighs tighter rules for large-scale data centers | Interactive News",
        "url": "https://111things.com/local-headlines/lubbock-weighs-tighter-rules-for-large-scale-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T21:32:14.000Z",
        "source": "Interactive News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock group submits petition seeking moratorium on AI data centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/04/lubbock-group-submits-petition-seeking-moratorium-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T03:13:55.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center fears meet with longtime zoning frustrations at tense Lubbock city council meeting",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-08-02/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-08-02T11:49:21.000Z",
        "source": "KWBU (KTTZ)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "In Texas, land changes fuel data center fears, and residents threaten a recall",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-data-center-development-resident-fears/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T07:43:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Cool Down",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center fears meet with longtime zoning frustrations at tense Lubbock city council meeting | KTTZ",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-31/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-31T14:11:25.000Z",
        "source": "KTTZ",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "LEDA defends data center deal with Corva in northeast Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/30/leda-defends-data-center-deal-with-corva-northeast-lubbock/",
        "date": "2026-07-30T03:37:57.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock residents suspect annexed land is for a data center",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T23:41:22.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Tribune",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "City Council rezones, annexes land west of airport for industry, sparking anger, recall threats over data center fears - Lubbock Lights",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/city-council-rezones-annexes-land-west-of-airport-for-industry-sparking-anger-recall-threats-over-data-center-fears/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T15:39:13.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Lights",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center debate continues in Lubbock, across Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/20/data-center-debate-continues-lubbock-across-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T03:42:46.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock groups opposing data centers take fight to county commissioners",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/14/lubbock-groups-opposing-data-centers-take-fight-county-commissioners/",
        "date": "2026-07-14T22:47:28.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock Mayor Mark McBrayer addresses concerns, comments made at first data center public hearing",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/13/lubbock-mayor-mark-mcbrayer-address-concerns-comments-made-first-data-center-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-07-13T21:41:47.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock's Data Center Question - Editorial Desk",
        "url": "https://westtexasai.substack.com/p/lubbocks-data-center-question",
        "date": "2026-07-13T21:37:32.000Z",
        "source": "West Texas AI Brief",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Anti-data-center meeting turns confrontational as mayor defends need for business tax revenue – lubbocklights.org",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.org/anti-data-center-meeting-turns-confrontational-as-mayor-defends-need-for-business-tax-revenue/",
        "date": "2026-07-10T10:00:27.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Lights",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock residents voice concerns over data centers during city council meeting",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/08/lubbock-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-centers-during-city-council-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-08T22:47:19.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock citizens and city officials talk large-scale data center policy | KTTZ",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-08/lubbock-citizens-and-city-officials-talk-large-scale-data-center-policy",
        "date": "2026-07-08T21:15:19.000Z",
        "source": "KTTZ",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Citizens share AI data center concerns at Lubbock public meeting",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/citizens-share-ai-data-center-concerns-at-lubbock-public-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-08T05:46:59.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock group seeks signatures to pause data center development",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/07/lubbock-group-seeks-signatures-pause-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-07-07T21:58:30.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Public Meeting on Large-Scale Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.mylubbock.us/DocumentCenter/View/9637/Data-Center_Atkinson_070726?bidId=",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "source": "City of Lubbock",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents opposed to AI data centers to host town hall Wednesday in Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/06/lubbock-hold-public-meeting-future-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T22:20:56.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Process starts for moratorium on new data centers in Lubbock – what it would do, who supports it, what critics say - Lubbock Lights",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/process-starts-for-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-in-lubbock-what-it-would-do-who-supports-it-what-critics-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T15:50:06.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Lights",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock Duos Edge data center opens, what does it do",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/business/2026/06/01/lubbock-duos-edge-data-center-opens-what-does-it-do-isd-ai-storage-water-use-mcdonalds/90222162007/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T09:46:38.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lubbock Duos Edge data center opens, already operational with ISD",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/lubbock-duos-edge-data-center-opens-already-operational-with-isd/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T05:46:38.000Z",
        "source": "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "New data center opens in Central Lubbock",
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        "title": "What Lubbock's city manager is asking from developers with AI data center proposals",
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        "title": "Democrat Stuart Williams warns against Lubbock AI Data Center | Opinion",
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        "title": "Lubbock's proposed AI data center project scrapped",
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        "title": "Developer withdraws plan for northeast Lubbock data center",
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        "title": "Data Centers in Lubbock County, Texas: On the List?",
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        "title": "OZ Lubbock — Datacenter Site in Lubbock County, Texas",
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        "title": "Lubbock Data Centers - 7 Facilities from 1 Operators",
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        "text": "Attorney General Ken Paxton will be investigating Texas data center developments that have not yet responded to the required water use survey, including data centers in Potter, Randall and Lubbock County. See the full story at the link in our bio. https://t.co/49pUNsLSPv",
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        "text": "New Data Center Likely Coming to Lubbock County | 07/28/2026\n\nThe Lubbock Economic Development alliance approved a Purchase and Sale Agreement with CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC., a self-proclaimed data center infrastructure business.\nhttps://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/deal-between-leda-and-data-center-company-corva-discovered/",
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        "text": "KLBK's Grace Gates is following some developing news on a potential data center heading to #Lubbock County. The Lubbock Economic Development alliance approved a Purchase and Sale Agreement with CORVA Infrastructure Services, LLC., a self-proclaimed data center infrastructure https://t.co/b18RVnhfCd",
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        "text": "A citizen group is seeking an 18-month moratorium on data center development in Lubbock, as debate over the facilities intensifies at both the local and state level: https://t.co/yrMlJEfNRT https://t.co/WlwsOPjjbt",
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        "text": "Why the Lubbock County Expo Center deal is a major financial risk for taxpayers.\n\nBesides the endless list of why we should NOT have a data center here, I’m worried we’re looking at a serious municipal debt trap. Here is why I think we might be over-leveraging our future.\nThe structure of this lease is wild. The county retains the risk, while the LCEC gets to keep naming rights and can use the lease to secure private bank loans. Essentially, we’ve built a financial lightning rod and handed the remote control to commercial banks for the next three-quarters of a century.\nThis relies heavily on private donor commitments. In the current economic climate, a pledge isn't cash in the bank. If those donors experience a downturn (which we are already seeing in the ag and credit sectors), who is left to cover the gap? It feels like we're betting the county’s reputation on money that hasn't actually landed in the account yet.\nThe bond repayment is tied almost entirely to hotel and car rental taxe",
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        "text": "Plan for proposed data center headed to Lubbock City Council\nChannel: KCBD NewsChannel 11 - Lubbock, TX\nPlan for proposed data center headed to Lubbock City Council For more Local News from KCBD: https://www.kcbd.com/ For more ...\ncompletely harmless. The USGS completely harmless. The USGS\nwill completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its findings completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its findings online completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its findings online\nwhen completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its findings online\nwhen it completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its findings online\nwhen it finishes completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its findings online\nwhen it finishes its completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its findings online\nwhen it finishes its study. completely harmless. The USGS\nwill post its findings online\nwhen it finishes its study. The will post its findings online\nwhen i",
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        "text": "I do want Lubbock to be open to business, but not at any cost.",
        "source": "Jennifer Wilson, Mayor Pro Tem",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-city-council-nov-10-2026-data-center-moratorium-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-11-07T14:23:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "I don’t think we’ll have a hyperscale data center in Lubbock,",
        "source": "Kassandra McQuillen, assistant professor of practice in energy commerce and business economics, Texas Tech Rawls College of Business",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/texas-tech-professor-doubts-lubbock-will-land-a-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can’t tell you how proud I was of my kids and the questions they were asking these developers,",
        "source": "Kassandra McQuillen, Texas Tech professor",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/texas-tech-professor-doubts-lubbock-will-land-a-hyperscale-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-06",
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        "text": "And we all get so hyped up on it, we forget we need those people to make their own decisions.",
        "source": "Kassandra McQuillen, Texas Tech professor",
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        "date": "2026-11-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "I’ve built this building and I’m gonna fill it with computers, and I don’t have electricity,",
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        "date": "2026-11-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "if this is what we adopt, we'll never see a data center in the city limits of Lubbock",
        "source": "Robert Wood, P&Z member",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-data-center-rules-head-to-pz-thursday-whats-decided-whats-open-and-how-to-weigh-in/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T23:10:40.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "a transformational opportunity",
        "source": "Tim Green, Council member",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-data-center-rules-head-to-pz-thursday-whats-decided-whats-open-and-how-to-weigh-in/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T23:10:40.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      {
        "text": "you will be held harmless",
        "source": "Matt Rose, LP&L spokesperson",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-data-center-rules-head-to-pz-thursday-whats-decided-whats-open-and-how-to-weigh-in/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T23:10:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "the money will be good for us tax wise",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Save Lubbock organizer",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-data-center-rules-head-to-pz-thursday-whats-decided-whats-open-and-how-to-weigh-in/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T23:10:40.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "not a done deal",
        "source": "John Osborne, LEDA President",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-data-center-rules-head-to-pz-thursday-whats-decided-whats-open-and-how-to-weigh-in/",
        "date": "2026-11-04T23:10:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "staking a position that we want to wait for our legislators at the state level to give some direction, to give some further guidance in areas that only they can give guidance.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Lubbock Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/lubbock-texas-starts-data-center-182700141.html",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm telling the data center industry: bring us a project, show us the technology, show us a water plan, show us a power plan, show us the investment, show us what it does for the taxpayers of Lubbock. Then we can make the decision,",
        "source": "Tim Green, District 4 councilman",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/lubbock-texas-starts-data-center-182700141.html",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The preservation of the resources that our city has — our citizens — have bought and paid for for years",
        "source": "Tim Collins, District 6 councilman",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/lubbock-texas-starts-data-center-182700141.html",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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      {
        "text": "I'm telling the data center industry: bring us a project, show us the technology, show us a water plan, show us a power plan, show us the investment, show us what it does for the taxpayers of Lubbock. Then we can make the decision,",
        "source": "Tim Green, District 4 councilman, Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-texas-data-center-permit-pause/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The preservation of the resources that our city has — our citizens — have bought and paid for for years\" is at the center of the issue",
        "source": "Tim Collins, District 6 councilman, Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-texas-data-center-permit-pause/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "staking a position that we want to wait for our legislators at the state level to give some direction, to give some further guidance in areas that only they can give guidance.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Lubbock Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-texas-data-center-permit-pause/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T18:27:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data center developers must follow the law and respect the Texans and communities affected by their operations,",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/tx-attorney-general-water-usage/amp/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am actively investigating data centers across Texas to make sure that Texans and our natural resources are protected.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/tx-attorney-general-water-usage/amp/",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My game was a long game. I want to see what comes of new statutory requirements, if there are any, and there may not be any, but there may be a whole list of them.",
        "source": "Tim Collins, Lubbock City Councilman, District 6",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-10-09/a-long-game-when-is-the-best-time-to-initiate-a-data-center-moratorium-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-10-09T08:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think our electrical capacity is nearly adequate, and I don't think that our ability to manage behind-the-meter electrical capacity exists in any form today.",
        "source": "Tim Collins, Lubbock City Councilman, District 6",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-10-09/a-long-game-when-is-the-best-time-to-initiate-a-data-center-moratorium-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-10-09T08:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "After litigation, it'll probably end up being about 270 days,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, founder of Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-save-lubbock-moratorium-extension-plan/",
        "date": "2026-10-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't know that we'll be able to stop data centers from coming.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, founder of Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-save-lubbock-moratorium-extension-plan/",
        "date": "2026-10-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "No vote is being taken on this issue tonight.",
        "source": "James Bell, Chair, Lubbock Planning Commission",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10655444/texas/lubbock-county/lubbock/lubbock-planning-commission-reviews-draft-rules-for-large-scale-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A resident urged specific-use review and water fees.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/meetings/96641",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Citizen Comments – According to Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission Rules, any citizen wishing to appear before a regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission, regarding any matter posted on the Planning and Zoning Commission Agenda below, shall complete the sign-up form provided at the meeting, no later than 6:00 p.m.",
        "source": "DORA CORTEZ",
        "url": "https://www.mylubbock.us/DocumentCenter/View/11585/November-5-2026-PZC-Packet_Redacted-pdf",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The law that they said that we were out of range on or not in the scope of law says that you can’t have a moratorium for more than 90 days, and then you can get an extension for 90 more days,",
        "source": "Steven Sanders, Save Lubbock founder",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/save-lubbock-founder-reveals-plan-to-extend-lubbock-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t know that we’ll be able to stop data centers from coming. This is just reality. And people need to be prepared for that, because it could happen,",
        "source": "Steven Sanders, Save Lubbock founder",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/save-lubbock-founder-reveals-plan-to-extend-lubbock-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Attorney General Ken Paxton will be investigating Texas data center developments that have not yet responded to the required water use survey, including data centers in Potter, Randall and Lubbock County.",
        "source": "NewsChannel 10",
        "url": "https://x.com/NewsChannel10/status/2103224973036826847",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It gives our city time to establish guardrails, protect out resources, consider the long-term effects on our neighborhoods, and develop a clear plan, rather than rushing forward without adequate preparation,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Save Lubbock group",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/city-council-adopts-resolution-regarding-large-scale-data-centers-lubbock-starting-process-potential-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T02:22:22.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given ERCOT's situation, no one's coming to Lubbock in the next year anyway with a data center,",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/city-council-adopts-resolution-regarding-large-scale-data-centers-lubbock-starting-process-potential-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T02:22:22.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we exercise that tool today, come June, we're out. We're out of the game.",
        "source": "Tim Collins, District 6 councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/city-council-adopts-resolution-regarding-large-scale-data-centers-lubbock-starting-process-potential-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-09-23T02:22:22.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "got the result that we needed",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Save Lubbock organizer",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-city-council-nov-10-2026-data-center-moratorium-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel really comfortable and really confident in our P&Z committee and the city council when it comes to putting these guardrails in place, and they’ve been real clear about that,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Founder of Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/council-members-stephen-sanders-discuss-lubbock-data-center-resolution/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of the misinformation is that all data centers use a lot of water, they don’t,",
        "source": "Tim Green, Lubbock council member",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/council-members-stephen-sanders-discuss-lubbock-data-center-resolution/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "My hope would have been, and what I tried to express Tuesday, is not to say no to a moratorium, but let’s hold this in our pockets until such a time it becomes necessary to understand what new governance we may have coming from Austin, and I expect there will be some,",
        "source": "Tim Collins, Lubbock council member",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/council-members-stephen-sanders-discuss-lubbock-data-center-resolution/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s going to be hard for data centers to come into Lubbock,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Founder of Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/23/council-members-stephen-sanders-discuss-lubbock-data-center-resolution/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nos sentamos y revisamos cada línea.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, organizer of Save Lubbock group",
        "url": "https://www.telemundolubbock.com/2026/09/23/lubbock-avanza-en-nuevas-reglas-para-centros-de-datos/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mucha de la información incorrecta dice que todos los centros de datos usan mucha agua, pero no es así.",
        "source": "Gordon Harris, city council member",
        "url": "https://www.telemundolubbock.com/2026/09/23/lubbock-avanza-en-nuevas-reglas-para-centros-de-datos/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mi esperanza era no rechazar una moratoria, sino guardarla hasta que fuera necesario conocer las nuevas reglas que podrían llegar desde Austin.",
        "source": "Tim Collins, city council member",
        "url": "https://www.telemundolubbock.com/2026/09/23/lubbock-avanza-en-nuevas-reglas-para-centros-de-datos/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Será difícil que los centros de datos lleguen a Lubbock.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, organizer of Save Lubbock group",
        "url": "https://www.telemundolubbock.com/2026/09/23/lubbock-avanza-en-nuevas-reglas-para-centros-de-datos/",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We still got the result that we needed,” he said. “Which is enforceable. So we got everything we needed and we look forward to continuing the work.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, lead organizer, Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-23/lubbock-takes-first-step-toward-data-center-moratorium-questions-remain-with-approaching-legislative-session",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one's coming to Lubbock in the next year anyway with a data center.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Lubbock Mayor",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-23/lubbock-takes-first-step-toward-data-center-moratorium-questions-remain-with-approaching-legislative-session",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But we have one tool. We have only one tool, and that's this moratorium.",
        "source": "Tim Collins, District 6 councilman",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-23/lubbock-takes-first-step-toward-data-center-moratorium-questions-remain-with-approaching-legislative-session",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If a multi-million or multi-billion-dollar data center represents potentially billions of dollars of new taxable investment coming in this community, that's a transformational opportunity,",
        "source": "Tim Green, District 4 city councilman",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-23/lubbock-takes-first-step-toward-data-center-moratorium-questions-remain-with-approaching-legislative-session",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm telling the data center industry: bring us a project, show us the technology, show us a water plan, show us a power plan, show us the investment, show us what it does for the taxpayers of Lubbock. Then we can make the decision,",
        "source": "Tim Green, Lubbock City Council District 4",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-10-09/a-long-game-when-is-the-best-time-to-initiate-a-data-center-moratorium-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But we are staking a position that we want to wait for our legislators at the state level to give some direction, to give some further guidance in areas that only they can give guidance,",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Lubbock Mayor",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-10-09/a-long-game-when-is-the-best-time-to-initiate-a-data-center-moratorium-in-texas",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It doesn't have enforceable mechanisms to it, but we are continuing to work on an ordinance that will have those teeth in it.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-11/planning-and-zoning-commission-wary-of-hindering-development-after-city-council-calls-for-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-09-11T09:48:15.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And the way that we can control these things comes through Planning and Zoning.",
        "source": "Tim Collins, District 6 city council representative",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-11/planning-and-zoning-commission-wary-of-hindering-development-after-city-council-calls-for-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-09-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It doesn’t address the megawatts, it doesn’t address the water usage and those things and changes we’ve discussed here, so there’s some other things to be discussed, so to my point, and everyone else’s point, if this is what we adopt, we’ll never see a data center in the city limits of Lubbock.",
        "source": "Robert Wood, member of the Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/10/lubbock-commission-delays-vote-data-center-zoning-rules/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not considering an application to build a particular data center and no specific data center project will be approved or denied at this meeting.",
        "source": "James A Bell, Acting chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://lubbock.myopentexas.org/meetings/f39afb44-96d3-4346-bbaa-de471b15c8ca",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water usage was a number one important issue for citizens in Lubbock.",
        "source": "Staff presenter",
        "url": "https://lubbock.myopentexas.org/meetings/f39afb44-96d3-4346-bbaa-de471b15c8ca",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not considering an application to build a particular data center and no specific data center project will be approved or denied at this meeting.",
        "source": "James A Bell, Acting Chairman, Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/lubbock/meetings/2026-09-10-planning-and-zoning-meeting-sep-10-2026-f39afb44-96d3-4346-bbaa-de471b15c8ca",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mr. Chairman, members of the Planning and Zoning Commission, first of all, I want to say thank you all for making time out of your busy days to have a special meeting to really address a very important matter, a big topic in the community at the moment.",
        "source": "Unidentified staff presenter",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/lubbock/meetings/2026-09-10-planning-and-zoning-meeting-sep-10-2026-f39afb44-96d3-4346-bbaa-de471b15c8ca",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To require feasibility studies of this magnitude, I know those are expensive, and I think that is a real risk to deter future development.",
        "source": "Drew Gray, director of development, Stellar Family of Companies; Planning and Zoning Commission member",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-11/planning-and-zoning-commission-wary-of-hindering-development-after-city-council-calls-for-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Having some regulations in the city is not going to just push them out in the county.",
        "source": "Tarek Redwan, project manager, Parkhill; Planning and Zoning Commission member",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-11/planning-and-zoning-commission-wary-of-hindering-development-after-city-council-calls-for-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And we do lose control, because they go out there, they build this facility, they're pulling water out of the ground.",
        "source": "Robert Wood, custom homebuilder; Planning and Zoning Commission member",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-09-11/planning-and-zoning-commission-wary-of-hindering-development-after-city-council-calls-for-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will have handcuffs,",
        "source": "Tim Collins, District 6 Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/09/lubbock-city-council-passes-non-binding-resolution-regarding-data-centers-within-city-limits/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want transparency throughout the entire process,",
        "source": "Jordan, Lubbock resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/09/lubbock-city-council-passes-non-binding-resolution-regarding-data-centers-within-city-limits/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t want an 18-month moratorium,",
        "source": "David, Lubbock resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/09/lubbock-city-council-passes-non-binding-resolution-regarding-data-centers-within-city-limits/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "we want to know the results of the studies, we want to know what the experts say, we want to know how you plan to enforce those regulations.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/lubbock-city-council-moves-to-regulate-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to protect our city. We've got to do it in a way that actually works, that we can enforce,",
        "source": "Tim Collins, District 6 councilmember",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-08-28/lubbock-city-council-schedules-public-hearing-for-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "For the most part I'm on your side,",
        "source": "Tim Collins, Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/26/lubbock-city-council-accepts-data-center-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will be voting on ordinances that will restrict them.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/26/lubbock-city-council-accepts-data-center-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not saying 'No,' it's saying: \"Whoa, let's slow down,\"",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, former mayoral candidate and organizer with Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/08/25/lubbock-city-council-receives-ai-data-center-petition-setting-debate/91462918007/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can avoid the expense of an election just by (adopting the ordinance)",
        "source": "Roger Settler, advocate",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/08/25/lubbock-city-council-receives-ai-data-center-petition-setting-debate/91462918007/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can get those signatures, we can get recall signatures",
        "source": "Phyllis Gant Gambles",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/08/25/lubbock-city-council-receives-ai-data-center-petition-setting-debate/91462918007/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are several different tracks that this process will move forward on",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/08/25/lubbock-city-council-receives-ai-data-center-petition-setting-debate/91462918007/",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the concern is about data centers, let’s make sure this resolution is tailored to data centers,",
        "source": "Curtis Parrish, Lubbock County judge",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/10/lubbock-county-commissioners-pass-resolution-regarding-large-scale-industrial-development-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why would you not want all the information before a business comes in?",
        "source": "Cary Shaw, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/10/lubbock-county-commissioners-pass-resolution-regarding-large-scale-industrial-development-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "All this is doing is telling Texas law that we need some help,",
        "source": "Jordan Rackler, commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/10/lubbock-county-commissioners-pass-resolution-regarding-large-scale-industrial-development-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to make sure that the state gives us enough teeth, enough authority that we can put a hiatus on these data centers coming and taking our electricity, taking our water and not giving anything back to the community,",
        "source": "Curtis Parrish, Lubbock County judge",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/10/lubbock-county-commissioners-pass-resolution-regarding-large-scale-industrial-development-texas/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"If the concern is about data centers, let's make sure this resolution is tailored to data centers,\" Parrish said.",
        "source": "Curtis Parrish, County Judge",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0045/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that was just a show to make sure they could say that we had a meeting, but that meeting, things had already been done prior to that meeting, and they were just trying to save face, which is not honest,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Organizer, Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/04/lubbock-group-submits-petition-seeking-moratorium-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the first time that I've seen Democrats and Republicans or libertarians, whoever, stand together since 9/11,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Organizer, Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/04/lubbock-group-submits-petition-seeking-moratorium-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I never would complain about people taking advantage of the political process. That's why it's there,",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/04/lubbock-group-submits-petition-seeking-moratorium-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If people think it's a burden on us to deal with it, it's a burden the Constitution puts on us to deal with. And so we will follow that.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/04/lubbock-group-submits-petition-seeking-moratorium-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this is starting a new era for Lubbock. Once people see that their voices matter and that their votes count, they'll continue to show up for other things that are going to be coming up down the line,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Organizer, Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/04/lubbock-group-submits-petition-seeking-moratorium-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can vote with us today, the people that voted and put you in place, or you can watch us do a recall.",
        "source": "Phyllis Gant, Lubbock resident and community activist",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-data-center-development-resident-fears/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T07:43:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "While technically a data center could go on a property like this, it's not the highest and best use for that property,",
        "source": "John Osborne, LEDA President",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-data-center-development-resident-fears/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T07:43:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you approve this, tomorrow morning, I believe LEDA will take a permit out for a data center.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Petition organizer",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-data-center-development-resident-fears/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T07:43:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're trying to market it to manufacturers that need rail service.",
        "source": "John Osborne, LEDA President",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-data-center-development-resident-fears/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T07:43:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will be able to stop those big massive hyper-scale projects, and that is a blessing.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Petition organizer",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-data-center-development-resident-fears/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T07:43:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "LEDA has no problem with us living across the street from an industrial facility until their time is right.",
        "source": "Kyla Whitworth, resident across the road from development",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-31/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-31T14:11:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can vote with us today, the people that voted and put you in place, or you can watch us do a recall,",
        "source": "Phyllis Gant, community activist",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-31/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-31T14:11:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "not a done deal",
        "source": "John Osborne, President, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA)",
        "url": "https://806connect.com/data-centers/county/lubbock",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not trying to market this property to data centers. We're trying to market it to manufacturers that need rail service",
        "source": "John Osborne, president, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We purposely had not announced that project coming to Lubbock primarily because it's not a done deal",
        "source": "John Osborne, president, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're not a major power user like the hyperscale data centers are.",
        "source": "John Osborne, LEDA President",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/30/leda-defends-data-center-deal-with-corva-northeast-lubbock/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've actually turned down $25 billion worth of projects that were looking to potentially come to Lubbock because they were using too much water.",
        "source": "John Osborne, LEDA President",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/30/leda-defends-data-center-deal-with-corva-northeast-lubbock/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no incentives that were being offered to this company.",
        "source": "John Osborne, LEDA President",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/30/leda-defends-data-center-deal-with-corva-northeast-lubbock/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can vote with us today, the people that voted and put you in place, or you can watch us do a recall",
        "source": "Phyllis Gant, Lubbock resident and community activist",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you approve this, tomorrow morning, I believe LEDA will take a permit out for a data center",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, petition organizer",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've already come up here and said a data center is not going here",
        "source": "Brayden Rose, outgoing Lubbock council member",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very aware of your interests, but we also have to have a balance",
        "source": "Christy Martinez-Garcia, Lubbock city councilwoman",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s BNSF’s main rail line. So, while I guess technically a data center could go on a property like this, it’s not the highest and best use for that property.",
        "source": "John Osborne, CEO of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA)",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/city-council-rezones-annexes-land-west-of-airport-for-industry-sparking-anger-recall-threats-over-data-center-fears/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you approve that, tomorrow morning I believe that LEDA will take a permit out for a data center.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, former mayor candidate leading data center moratorium campaign",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/city-council-rezones-annexes-land-west-of-airport-for-industry-sparking-anger-recall-threats-over-data-center-fears/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It doesn’t matter if it’s a data center – doesn’t matter if it’s a concrete batch plant – doesn’t matter what it is. It’s an industrial use.",
        "source": "Adam Hernandez, community activist and former City Council candidate",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/city-council-rezones-annexes-land-west-of-airport-for-industry-sparking-anger-recall-threats-over-data-center-fears/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can vote with us today, the people that voted and put you in place. Or you can watch us do a recall.",
        "source": "Phylis Gant, resident",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/city-council-rezones-annexes-land-west-of-airport-for-industry-sparking-anger-recall-threats-over-data-center-fears/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Number one, the severe lack of transparency surrounding this.",
        "source": "Morgan Polson, resident",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/city-council-rezones-annexes-land-west-of-airport-for-industry-sparking-anger-recall-threats-over-data-center-fears/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every single decision is made by seven council people, not one.",
        "source": "Christy Martinez Garcia, Councilwoman for District 1",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/city-council-rezones-annexes-land-west-of-airport-for-industry-sparking-anger-recall-threats-over-data-center-fears/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "While I guess technically a data center could go on a property like this, it's not the highest and best use for that property",
        "source": "John Osborne, CEO of LEDA",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-08-02/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can vote with us today, the people that voted and put you in place, or you can watch us do a recall",
        "source": "Phyllis Gant, Community activist",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-08-02/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We all love our city. You guys got in those positions, saying that you want to do what's best for the city of Lubbock. Your citizens are saying, 'Hey, we don't want this here,'",
        "source": "Natalie Miller, Executive director of the North and East Lubbock Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-08-02/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "LEDA has no problem with us living across the street from an industrial facility until their time is right.",
        "source": "Kyla Whitworth, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-08-02/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "While I guess technically a data center could go on a property like this, it's not the highest and best use for that property,",
        "source": "John Osborne, CEO of LEDA",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-31/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We could deal with them, have the legislation up in the books in six weeks, and we could all get around this.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/20/data-center-debate-continues-lubbock-across-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T03:42:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to be respectful of rural Texas, and its heritage, and they wanna be left alone, and they don’t wanna have some AI data center in their backyard.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/20/data-center-debate-continues-lubbock-across-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T03:42:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t know that I or the council would be in favor of the moratorium because as I said, a lot of what they want to happen during that moratorium, we’ve already been doing.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor of Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/20/data-center-debate-continues-lubbock-across-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think many people on our city council are just prepared to say no to data centers for any reason,",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Lubbock Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/13/lubbock-mayor-mark-mcbrayer-address-concerns-comments-made-first-data-center-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we go for a moratorium, we just stop doing what we're doing, and I think what we are trying to do at the moment to address the issue is good and positive.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Lubbock Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/13/lubbock-mayor-mark-mcbrayer-address-concerns-comments-made-first-data-center-public-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not saying no forever",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, Organizer",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.org/anti-data-center-meeting-turns-confrontational-as-mayor-defends-need-for-business-tax-revenue/",
        "date": "2026-07-10T10:00:27.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Districts one and two already have all of the industrial companies as it stands, so now we could potentially have all of the industrial and now we're going to add all of the data centers. Somehow, that just is a little bit concerning to me.",
        "source": "Christy Martinez-Garcia, Councilwoman",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/08/lubbock-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-centers-during-city-council-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will take every data center that is rejected by any other county in Texas, because we're a economic development town.",
        "source": "Carl Tepper, Lubbock state representative",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/08/lubbock-residents-voice-concerns-over-data-centers-during-city-council-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not going to sit here and take that kind of treatment",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor of Lubbock",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.org/anti-data-center-meeting-turns-confrontational-as-mayor-defends-need-for-business-tax-revenue/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not been disrespectful to you, and I expect you to be respectful of me, please.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor of Lubbock",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.org/anti-data-center-meeting-turns-confrontational-as-mayor-defends-need-for-business-tax-revenue/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please do not hoist our descendants into a dystopian nightmare just because some people can’t write their own emails,",
        "source": "William Griffith, Lubbock native, technology professional",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/citizens-share-ai-data-center-concerns-at-lubbock-public-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can set all of the standards that we think are appropriate to address the water, the sound, the noise, the things we’re in control of,",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/citizens-share-ai-data-center-concerns-at-lubbock-public-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, proposed data centers threaten all three,",
        "source": "Pam Stinnett, resident",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/citizens-share-ai-data-center-concerns-at-lubbock-public-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a red or a blue issue. This is not a democrat or republican issue, it’s a red, white and blue issue. This is an American issue,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, founder of Citizens of Lubbock Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/07/lubbock-group-seeks-signatures-pause-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re not saying no forever, we’re no for 18 months till we really figure out what’s really going on with these things and who’s benefiting with these, how’s it going to affect the people.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, founder of Citizens of Lubbock Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/07/lubbock-group-seeks-signatures-pause-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re really doing this to give city council and the mayor some time to think about this, to make sure they have the adequate time to make a decision of this magnitude,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, founder of Citizens of Lubbock Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/07/lubbock-group-seeks-signatures-pause-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not just one community, this is not just one side of town, this is everybody. This is our water, the contamination, all the different things that are going to happen. They don’t really have a plan for this,",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, founder of Citizens of Lubbock Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/07/lubbock-group-seeks-signatures-pause-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The rapid scale of data center development requires oversight to ensure everyday Texans are not burdened with the costs of infrastructure driven by data center expansion, and to ensure that as data centers interconnect to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, residential electric bills are not negatively affected.",
        "source": "Governor Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.mylubbock.us/DocumentCenter/View/9637/Data-Center_Atkinson_070726?bidId=",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no control over what happens in the county, and in fact, the county has no control what happens in the county either.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Lubbock Mayor",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-08/lubbock-citizens-and-city-officials-talk-large-scale-data-center-policy",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can adopt zoning regulations in the city, they can't.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Lubbock Mayor",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-08/lubbock-citizens-and-city-officials-talk-large-scale-data-center-policy",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Developers need to be transparent about the energy and water demands, and consider the repercussions of multiple large-scale projects on the same depleting aquifer.",
        "source": "Camille Webb, Lubbock citizen",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-08/lubbock-citizens-and-city-officials-talk-large-scale-data-center-policy",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please put a moratorium in place, you have people petitioning for a moratorium.",
        "source": "Nicie Pratt",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-08/lubbock-citizens-and-city-officials-talk-large-scale-data-center-policy",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will take the fight to them.",
        "source": "Xan Argo, policy analyst researcher at Texas Tech University",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-07-08/lubbock-citizens-and-city-officials-talk-large-scale-data-center-policy",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very cautious about data center's",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM8pIPOnCzA",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t want data centers here. I’ve been very clear about that.",
        "source": "Stephen Sanders, petition organizer, has run for mayor multiple times",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/process-starts-for-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-in-lubbock-what-it-would-do-who-supports-it-what-critics-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The challenge I have with an all-out moratorium is that most data center projects actually don’t want to go inside the city limits.",
        "source": "John Osborne, CEO of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/process-starts-for-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-in-lubbock-what-it-would-do-who-supports-it-what-critics-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can just build in the county if you want to. We can’t do a thing about it.",
        "source": "Mark McBrayer, Mayor",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/process-starts-for-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-in-lubbock-what-it-would-do-who-supports-it-what-critics-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we’re not careful and we don’t put in the safeguards in that process, then we’re essentially giving away the farm for nothing,",
        "source": "Adam Hernandez, communications director for Compact Lubbock",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/process-starts-for-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-in-lubbock-what-it-would-do-who-supports-it-what-critics-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mostly the hyperscale are the ones that are most problematic,",
        "source": "Adam Hernandez, communications director for Compact Lubbock",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/process-starts-for-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-in-lubbock-what-it-would-do-who-supports-it-what-critics-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This site is designed to be unmanned completely, because we know we're putting them out in a lot of places and part of the way we keep the business model working is out overhead has to stay low.",
        "source": "Bill Radford, Vice President of Technology, Duos Edge Technology",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/business/2026/06/01/lubbock-duos-edge-data-center-opens-what-does-it-do-isd-ai-storage-water-use-mcdonalds/90222162007/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T09:46:38.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The main thing about these data centers is the level of security that they have, which is sovereignty compliance, meaning that it's the highest level.",
        "source": "David Calabrese, coordinator of client strategy and solutions, Region 16 ESC",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/business/2026/06/01/lubbock-duos-edge-data-center-opens-what-does-it-do-isd-ai-storage-water-use-mcdonalds/90222162007/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T09:46:38.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The main thing about these data centers is the level of security that they have, which is sovereignty compliance, meaning that it's the highest level.",
        "source": "David Calabrese, Coordinator of client strategy and solutions, Region 16 ESC",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/lubbock-duos-edge-data-center-opens-already-operational-with-isd/",
        "date": "2026-06-01T05:46:38.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They’re built to be exactly the same. The security, the infrastructure, it’s all built to be the same as a large data center,",
        "source": "Bill Radford, Duos Edge AI Vice President of Technology",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/05/28/new-data-center-opens-central-lubbock/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have zero water usage policy, so there’s no water meter, there’s no pipes, there’s nothing,",
        "source": "Bill Radford, Duos Edge AI Vice President of Technology",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/05/28/new-data-center-opens-central-lubbock/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just do no harm, you know, and try and do the best we can to bring benefit to the community.",
        "source": "Bill Radford, Duos Edge AI Vice President of Technology",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/05/28/new-data-center-opens-central-lubbock/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This site is designed to be unmanned completely, because we know we're putting them out in a lot of places and part of the way we keep the business model working is out overhead has to stay low.",
        "source": "Bill Radford, Vice President of Technology, Duos Edge AI",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/lubbock-duos-edge-data-center-opens-already-operational-with-isd/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Creighton said public accountability must be central to decisions involving data centers, particularly when projects could place substantial demands on natural resources.",
        "source": "Brandon Creighton, Texas Tech University System chancellor",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.org/lubbock-data-center-forum-puts-water-power-and-accountability-at-center-of-ai-debate/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T06:13:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Steven Sanders, a former Lubbock mayoral candidate, advocated an 18-month moratorium on new data-center proposals in the city.",
        "source": "Steven Sanders, former Lubbock mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.org/lubbock-data-center-forum-puts-water-power-and-accountability-at-center-of-ai-debate/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T06:13:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Matos acknowledged that data-center companies have not always communicated effectively with communities.",
        "source": "Chris Matos, strategic negotiator for Google",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.org/lubbock-data-center-forum-puts-water-power-and-accountability-at-center-of-ai-debate/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T06:13:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The answers have to be clear,",
        "source": "Brandon Creighton, Texas Tech University System chancellor",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/water-power-accountability-staying-ahead-of-china-and-other-nations-lubbock-forum-does-deep-dive-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where they chose to try to do it at the first time in Northeast Lubbock was terrible because that part of the city needs rooftops,",
        "source": "Steven Sanders, former candidate for Lubbock mayor",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/water-power-accountability-staying-ahead-of-china-and-other-nations-lubbock-forum-does-deep-dive-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If that data center is controlled in a foreign area that all of a sudden becomes an adversary of the United States, there's the danger of it being turned off,",
        "source": "John Osborne, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance CEO",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/water-power-accountability-staying-ahead-of-china-and-other-nations-lubbock-forum-does-deep-dive-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's like a car radiator. I don't know how many times you all have refilled fluid in your car radiator, but excepting a leak or a major failure, it pretty much stays full the entire time.",
        "source": "Chris Matos, strategic negotiator for Google",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/water-power-accountability-staying-ahead-of-china-and-other-nations-lubbock-forum-does-deep-dive-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bringing this edge data center online in Lubbock delivers low-latency, high-performance computing where it’s needed most,",
        "source": "Doug Recker, CEO of Duos Edge AI and Duos Technologies Group, Inc.",
        "url": "https://datacenterpost.com/duos-edge-ai-to-host-lubbock-edge-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "A data center is a business like any other. Now, it's got its own unique characteristics and concerns, agreed",
        "source": "Jarrett Atkinson, Lubbock City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2026-05-04/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would encourage people that want to develop data center projects or to propose the development of a data center project, I think the more they work with the city staff up front before it gets to that point, I think the better.",
        "source": "Jarrett Atkinson, Lubbock City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2026-05-04/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would congratulate the people that came out in January and tell them to do exactly the same thing",
        "source": "Jarrett Atkinson, Lubbock City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2026-05-04/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The reason we're asking for a general industrial [zoning] is this project is a proposed data center,\" said Holman.",
        "source": "Terry Holman, Lubbock developer, Hugo Reed and Associates",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-05-01/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-01T07:10:35.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"A data center is a business like any other. Now, it's got its own unique characteristics and concerns, agreed,\" said Atkinson.",
        "source": "Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager, Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-05-01/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-01T07:10:35.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I would encourage people that want to develop data center projects or to propose the development of a data center project, I think the more they work with the city staff up front before it gets to that point, I think the better.\"",
        "source": "Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager, Lubbock",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-05-01/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-01T07:10:35.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A data center is a business like any other. Now, it's got its own unique characteristics and concerns, agreed.",
        "source": "Jarrett Atkinson, Lubbock City Manager",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-05-01/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-01T06:56:26.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would encourage people that want to develop data center projects or to propose the development of a data center project, I think the more they work with the city staff up front before it gets to that point, I think the better.",
        "source": "Jarrett Atkinson, Lubbock City Manager",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-05-01/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-01T06:56:26.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason we're asking for a general industrial [zoning] is this project is a proposed data center,",
        "source": "Terry Holman, Lubbock developer, Hugo Reed and Associates",
        "url": "https://radio.kttz.org/2026-05-01/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-05-01T06:56:26.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not a gift.",
        "source": "Stuart Williams, chair of the Lubbock Coalition of Black Democrats; candidate for chair of the Lubbock County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://lubbockonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2026/02/13/democrat-stuart-williams-warns-against-lubbock-ai-data-center-opinion/88576310007/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can say no.",
        "source": "Stuart Williams, chair of the Lubbock Coalition of Black Democrats; candidate for chair of the Lubbock County Democratic Party",
        "url": "https://lubbockonline.com/story/opinion/columns/2026/02/13/democrat-stuart-williams-warns-against-lubbock-ai-data-center-opinion/88576310007/",
        "date": "2026-02-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s just kind of a solid concrete-type building where they have a lot of different computer servers inside that building, where all the information is actually stored,",
        "source": "John Osborne, president and CEO of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/proposed-hyperscale-data-center-in-northeast-lubbock-was-withdrawn/",
        "date": "2026-01-27T17:12:11.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t want them [residents] to think that we’re not looking out for their best interest.",
        "source": "John Osborne, president and CEO, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/01/16/lubbock-data-center-proposal-heads-city-council-after-planning-commission-rejection/",
        "date": "2026-01-16T04:55:38.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They have decided to withdraw the request",
        "source": "John Osborne, president and CEO, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/01/16/lubbock-data-center-proposal-heads-city-council-after-planning-commission-rejection/",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Kristen Sager, director for the City of Lubbock Planning Department, confirmed on Jan. 16 that the zoning case was withdrawn, meaning that it will not be headed to the city council for a vote on Jan. 27.",
        "source": "Kristen Sager, director for the City of Lubbock Planning Department",
        "url": "https://eu.rgj.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/01/16/developers-pull-request-for-proposed-936-acre-data-center-in-lubbock/88220064007/",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Absolutely not.",
        "source": "East Lubbock resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU6hIqjtS2U",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The president of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance tells us, because of the size of the land the center will be built on, that shouldn't be the case.",
        "source": "Lubbock Economic Development Alliance president, president",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU6hIqjtS2U",
        "date": "2026-01-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe this developer has the capability to pull through with what he's stated to us, and ultimately is working with quite a few large-end users.",
        "source": "John Osborne, president and CEO of LEDA",
        "url": "https://www.civilengineering.ai/lubbock-city-council-to-decide-fate-of-proposed-936-acre-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-13T22:37:06.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a home over here. This is our home. We don't have the money to go buy another home.",
        "source": "Delia Cantu",
        "url": "https://www.civilengineering.ai/lubbock-city-council-to-decide-fate-of-proposed-936-acre-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-13T22:37:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Environmental justice means that no community, especially communities of color, should bear or share environmental harms, yet north and east Lubbock has carried the burden for decades.",
        "source": "Brandy Williams",
        "url": "https://www.civilengineering.ai/lubbock-city-council-to-decide-fate-of-proposed-936-acre-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-13T22:37:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Gas turbines, pollution, noise. No, absolutely not. You’re going against what I came to fight, you’re adding another one. Why northeast Lubbock?",
        "source": "Fabian Mata, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/01/16/lubbock-data-center-proposal-heads-city-council-after-planning-commission-rejection/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The situation where they are trying to put this in Northeast Lubbock is already heavily overburdened by industrial uses and pollutions of all sorts and have been for decades.",
        "source": "Adam Hernandez, Lubbock Compact",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/01/16/lubbock-data-center-proposal-heads-city-council-after-planning-commission-rejection/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason we're asking for a general industrial is this project is a proposed data center",
        "source": "Terry Holman, Hugo, Reed and Associates",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/01/13/city-council-soon-to-decide-fate-of-936-acre-texas-solarwork-data-center-in-northeast-lubbock/88154026007/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe this developer has the capability to pull through with what he's stated to us, and ultimately is working with quite a few large-end users",
        "source": "John Osborne, president and CEO of LEDA",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/01/13/city-council-soon-to-decide-fate-of-936-acre-texas-solarwork-data-center-in-northeast-lubbock/88154026007/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a home over here. This is our home. We don't have the money to go buy another home",
        "source": "Delia Cantu, resident",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/01/13/city-council-soon-to-decide-fate-of-936-acre-texas-solarwork-data-center-in-northeast-lubbock/88154026007/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Environmental justice means that no community, especially communities of color, should bear or share environmental harms, yet north and east Lubbock has carried the burden for decades",
        "source": "Brandy Williams, resident",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/01/13/city-council-soon-to-decide-fate-of-936-acre-texas-solarwork-data-center-in-northeast-lubbock/88154026007/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Therefore, this request would be in moderate conformance with the Comprehensive Plan principles",
        "source": "Shane Spencer, planner in the city Planning Department",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/01/13/city-council-soon-to-decide-fate-of-936-acre-texas-solarwork-data-center-in-northeast-lubbock/88154026007/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need specific use (zone change), because we need to have on-site solar power generation to supplement the power that we pull off of the grid and maybe off of natural gas service.",
        "source": "Terry Holman, Hugo, Reed and Associates",
        "url": "https://www.civilengineering.ai/lubbock-city-council-to-decide-fate-of-proposed-936-acre-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason we're asking for a general industrial [zoning] is this project is a proposed data center",
        "source": "Terry Holman, Lubbock developer, Hugo Reed and Associates",
        "url": "https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2026-05-04/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can bring a water line over there to East Lubbock that will actually enable some additional water and civilities over in Far East Lubbock.",
        "source": "John Osborne, president and CEO, Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2026-05-04/what-lubbocks-city-manager-is-asking-from-developers-with-ai-data-center-proposals",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "What began as a single site has matured into a repeatable, credit-enhanced platform model backed by Tier-1 partners.",
        "source": "Paul Prager, TeraWulf CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/terawulf-and-fluidstack-to-develop-texas-data-center-in-google-backed-deal/",
        "date": "2025-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Lubbock City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. on a 90-day moratorium on large-scale data centers",
      "The proposed moratorium would cover new rezoning, permitting or annexation for large-scale data centers",
      "Lubbock City Council voted 5-2 on Sept. 22, 2026 to start the process for a 90-day data center moratorium; Tim Collins and Tim Green voted no",
      "Save Lubbock's 18-month moratorium proposal died without a second on Sept. 22",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 on Nov. 5 to recommend new zoning standards for large-scale data centers",
      "Council expected to consider the data center zoning rules on Dec. 1, 2026",
      "Public hearing on the moratorium set for Nov. 10, 2026 at 2 p.m.",
      "Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to send 12 proposed data center regulations to the city council",
      "Proposed noise limit for data centers is 57 decibels, with low-frequency noise capped at 10 hertz",
      "Minimum distance from non-industrial districts would be 300 feet, or 500 feet for onsite generation structures",
      "City council expects to consider the regulations at its December 1 meeting",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an audit of all data centers advancing through the interconnection process before more projects are approved",
      "About 36 students take McQuillen's data-center course at Texas Tech",
      "Students toured Fermi America's Project Matador and Crusoe's Google campus in Armstrong County",
      "Crusoe said construction on Google's Armstrong County campus began in June 2025",
      "McQuillen cited water access and annexation as hurdles for a hyperscale project in Lubbock",
      "Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 on Nov. 5, 2026 to recommend staff Unified Development Code amendments on large-scale data centers and power generation, transmission and distribution to City Council.",
      "Commission amended the draft so an ERCOT-required power study satisfies the city's power-study requirement, replacing 'may' language.",
      "City Council is expected to consider the amendments at its Dec. 1 meeting and has final approval authority.",
      "The vote does not approve a project, set a water-fee amount, or finish the separate moratorium process.",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 on Nov 5, 2026 to recommend new data center Unified Development Code regulations to City Council.",
      "Proposed data center rules include 300-foot setbacks, a 57-decibel noise limit, closed-loop cooling and decommissioning requirements.",
      "Commission amended rules so an ERCOT-approved power study satisfies the city's power study requirement.",
      "City Council will hold its first public hearing on a possible 90-day data center moratorium on November 10.",
      "Separate batch plant rezoning (84.9 acres) was recommended for denial 5-1; council first reading December 1.",
      "On November 5, 2026, the Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission has an agenda item 4.1 to consider recommending amendments to the Unified Development Code regulating Large-Scale Data Centers and Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.",
      "On October 1, 2026, the commission held a work session on proposed data center regulations, with presentations by Assistant City Manager Erik Rejino and Planning Director Kristen Sager.",
      "At the October 1, 2026 meeting, resident Dora Cortez opposed a data center in any part of the city and asked for a mandatory water fee, higher screening fence, additional landscaping, and generator use limited to Monday through Friday.",
      "Lubbock P&Z voted 6-0 on Nov. 5, 2026 to recommend data center UDC amendments to City Council, with one ERCOT power-study change; council timing expected Dec. 1",
      "Draft rules allow large-scale data centers only in light and general industrial zones with a specific use permit requiring P&Z and council hearings",
      "Draft caps noise at 57 decibels at property lines and charges a water reservation fee",
      "Council holds first moratorium hearing Nov. 10, 2026",
      "About 61% of Lubbock's water is Ogallala Aquifer groundwater",
      "Lubbock City Council was scheduled on Nov. 3, 2026 to consider adding large-scale data centers to its 2026-2027 Legislative Package.",
      "In September, council approved a process for a 90-day data center moratorium with an option for a second 90-day period.",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission expected to consider proposed data center rules Thursday; first of two council votes estimated Dec. 1.",
      "Proposed rules include 300-foot setback from property lines, 500-foot setback for on-site power structures, and 57 decibel noise limit.",
      "Proposed rules require a decommissioning plan and letter of credit for sites with on-site generation.",
      "Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission meets Thursday, Nov 5, 6 p.m. on draft data center rules",
      "Draft Lubbock data center rules include 300-foot setbacks, a 57 dB noise limit and a water reservation fee"
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        "name": "Save Lubbock",
        "url": "https://hubcityuncovered.com/lubbock-city-council-nov-10-2026-data-center-moratorium-hearing/",
        "date": "2026-11-07T14:23:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Parkway Cherry Point Neighborhood Association",
        "url": "https://lubbock.myopentexas.org/meetings/3b334835-6184-4275-a025-1793a6e9c7f4",
        "date": "2026-11-05"
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      {
        "name": "Citizen-led petition group",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/26/lubbock-city-council-accepts-data-center-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T03:38:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Local group seeking pause on data center development (petition)",
        "url": "https://111things.com/local-headlines/lubbock-weighs-tighter-rules-for-large-scale-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T21:32:14.000Z"
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        "name": "Save Lubbock (Citizens of Lubbock Against Data Centers)",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/08/04/lubbock-group-submits-petition-seeking-moratorium-ai-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T03:13:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "North and East Lubbock Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-08-02/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-08-02T11:49:21.000Z"
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        "name": "Lubbock Compact",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-08-02/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-08-02T11:49:21.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-08-02T11:49:21.000Z"
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        "name": "NAACP",
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        "date": "2026-08-02T11:49:21.000Z"
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        "name": "LegalAid of Northwest Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news-from-across-texas/2026-08-02/data-center-fears-meet-with-longtime-zoning-frustrations-at-tense-lubbock-city-council-meeting",
        "date": "2026-08-02T11:49:21.000Z"
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        "name": "Lubbock data center moratorium petition",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lubbock-data-center-development-resident-fears/",
        "date": "2026-08-02T07:43:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lubbock residents' data center moratorium petition",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T23:41:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lubbock Economic Development Alliance",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/lubbock-texas-land-annexed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T23:41:22.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Stephen Sanders data center moratorium petition campaign",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/city-council-rezones-annexes-land-west-of-airport-for-industry-sparking-anger-recall-threats-over-data-center-fears/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T15:39:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Citizen group seeking Lubbock data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://x.com/KCBD11/status/2079050186546942097",
        "date": "2026-07-20T03:46:06.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Citizens of Lubbock Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/07/20/data-center-debate-continues-lubbock-across-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-20T03:42:46.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Compact Lubbock",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/process-starts-for-moratorium-on-new-data-centers-in-lubbock-what-it-would-do-who-supports-it-what-critics-say/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T15:50:06.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "savelubbock.com petition",
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        "date": "2026-06-08T15:50:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Protesters outside the Lubbock Chamber forum led by Steven Sanders",
        "url": "https://lubbocklights.com/water-power-accountability-staying-ahead-of-china-and-other-nations-lubbock-forum-does-deep-dive-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T16:24:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lubbock residents who fear a data center",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/projects/tx-lubbock-corva-project-infrared/",
        "date": null
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    "name": "Lynn County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On Sept. 21, 2026, Lynn County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a resolution setting requirements for data centers and sent it to the state. No residents spoke at the meeting, and no organized opposition group has appeared.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:40.322Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Lynn County passes local data center resolution | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10852932/texas/lynn-county/lynn-county-passes-local-data-center-resolution",
        "date": "2026-09-28T17:24:50.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners approve data center resolution to send to state | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10853211/texas/lynn-county/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution-to-send-to-state",
        "date": "2026-09-21T17:23:47.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "On the agenda: Lynn County Minutes — Data Center (Sep 21)",
        "url": "https://gridwatchtheusa.com/docket/texas/on-the-agenda-lynn-county-minutes-data-center-sep-21/",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
        "source": "The Docket (GridWatch the USA)",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Lynn County commissioners discuss Data Center resolution; no public vote recorded | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10852945/texas/lynn-county/lynn-county-commissioners-discuss-data-center-resolution-no-public-vote-recorded",
        "date": "2026-09-14T18:02:38.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "text": "Judge Braddock stated that this Resolution is for having requirements on Data Center's in Lynn County. It is to be sent to the State.",
        "source": "Judge Braddock, County Judge",
        "url": "https://gridwatchtheusa.com/docket/texas/on-the-agenda-lynn-county-minutes-data-center-sep-21/",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
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      "Lynn County Commissioners Court adopted a Lynn County Data Center Resolution addressing local requirements for data centers.",
      "The motion passed unanimously.",
      "Commissioner Tate Gass moved and Commissioner Larry Durham seconded the motion.",
      "Judge Mike Braddock noted a state-level data center resolution had been passed the previous week.",
      "Lynn County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution setting requirements for data centers and authorized forwarding it to the state.",
      "Commissioner Larry Durham moved to approve the Data Center Resolution; Commissioner Tate Gass seconded; the motion passed unanimously.",
      "On Sept 21, 2026 the Lynn County Commissioners Court approved a Data Center Resolution, with Commissioner Durham moving and Commissioner Gass seconding; all voted in favor.",
      "The resolution sets requirements for data centers in Lynn County and is to be sent to the State.",
      "No members of the public addressed the court on agenda items.",
      "The meeting adjourned at 10:03 a.m.",
      "Lynn County Commissioner's Court reviewed a proposed Data Center resolution presented by County Judge Mike Braddock at its Sept. 14, 2026 meeting",
      "The transcript records no vote or formal action on the resolution"
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    "name": "McCulloch County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Cipher Mining plans the Mikeska data center campus near Doole, off East County Road 368, on 100 acres (listed at 500 MW, elsewhere 250 MW). The site option was exercised in February 2026, with energization targeted for 2028. No opposition reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:45.819Z",
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        "title": "Cipher Mikeska Data Center, McCulloch County, Texas",
        "url": "https://cleanview.co/data-centers/texas/cipher-mikeska-708",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Cleanview",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "McCulloch County, Texas data centers: 1 project · Nearby Data Centers",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/tx/mcculloch-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Nearby Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Mining Mikeska — Doole, TX | datacenter.fyi",
        "url": "https://www.datacenter.fyi/facility/cipher-mining-mikeska-tx-a17f47e5",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Mikeska Data Center in Brady | E County Rd 368",
        "url": "https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/texas/brady/cipher-mikeska/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "datacentermap.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Mining Mikeska — McCulloch County, TX Data Center - PoweredByWho",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/d717c7cf-7860-4228-90af-6885a51ef00a",
        "date": null,
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      "Cipher Mikeska is a data center campus planned in McCulloch County, Texas, by Cipher Digital (formerly Cipher Mining).",
      "Nearby Data Centers lists 1 known data center project in McCulloch County, TX.",
      "Cipher exercised its option on the Mikeska site in February 2026.",
      "In Texas, outside city limits the county has the say, but Texas counties have very few zoning powers.",
      "Cipher Mining Mikeska is a proposed 500 MW data center in Doole, McCulloch County, TX.",
      "The facility connects to the CENTRAL TEXAS ELEC COOP, INC power grid.",
      "Cipher Mikeska is listed as Planned with 500 MW capacity on 100 acres",
      "Estimated energization timeline is 2028",
      "Site is at E County Rd 368, Doole, Texas, in the Brady market",
      "Operator Cipher Mining Technologies Inc. is headquartered in New York, NY",
      "Cipher Mining Mikeska in McCulloch County, TX is listed as Proposed / In Permitting with 250 MW capacity"
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    "name": "McLennan County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.6,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "The STOP THE WACO DATA CENTER group has 8,000+ members and petitions drew 3,000–4,000 signatures. A pro-project Lacy Lakeview incumbent lost his seat in May 2026; county commissioners declined a moratorium and denied an agricultural-district petition 4-1 on Aug. 4, 2026.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:30.694Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Texas Residents Are Pushing Back Against Large Data Center Plans Near Their Communities",
        "url": "https://decorhint.com/texas-residents-are-pushing-back-against-large-data-center-plans-near-their-communities-832e5b49/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T04:45:00.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Residents Are Pushing Back Against Plans for Large Data Centers Near Their Communities",
        "url": "https://myfamilytravels.com/texas-residents-are-pushing-back-against-plans-for-large-data-centers-near-their-communities/",
        "date": "2026-10-31T09:42:00.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Resident urges pause on Project Merlin, citing water, heat and grid concerns | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11300754/texas/mclennan-county/mcgregor/resident-urges-pause-on-project-merlin-citing-water-heat-and-grid-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-20T21:05:50.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "In their own words: DL Wilson, Republican candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 2",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-10-14/dl-wilson-county-commissioner-precinct-2",
        "date": "2026-10-14T06:50:32.000Z",
        "source": "KWBU",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stakes high in Precinct 2 county commissioner rematch",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/10/13/dl-wilson-jeremy-davis-commissioner-midterm-redistrict/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Waco Bridge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Waco Data Center Water: A McLennan County Guide | Big Data Damage",
        "url": "https://www.bigdatadamage.com/articles/waco-data-center-water-a-mclennan-county-guide",
        "date": "2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Big Data Damage",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Resident questions Greater Waco Chamber agreement and potential aid to proposed data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9740017/texas/mclennan-county/resident-questions-greater-waco-chamber-agreement-and-potential-aid-to-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-02T22:03:34.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Infrakey Welcomes Texas Data Center Review, Encourages Industry Cooperation",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/infrakey-welcomes-texas-data-center-review",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "source": "Infrakey",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Bets Its Data Center Edge on Power, Not ‘Bragawatts’",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/galaxy-bets-its-data-center-edge-on-power-not-bragawatts-",
        "date": "2026-08-14T12:38:54.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Knowledge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Trump calls Texas’ data center opposition a “mistake”",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/07/trump-calls-texas-data-center-opposition-mistake/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:09:59.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "McLennan County denies petition to create agricultural development district",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county-denies-petition-to-create-agricultural-development-district",
        "date": "2026-08-05T14:25:11.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents press council to act on proposed Ross data-park project, citing water and environmental concerns | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9892856/texas/mclennan-county/waco/residents-press-council-to-act-on-proposed-ross-data-park-project-citing-water-and-environmental-concerns",
        "date": "2026-08-05T12:08:09.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "McLennan County landowners seek ag district to block data centers, commissioners deny petition",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/04/mclennan-county-landowners-seek-ag-district-block-data-centers-commissioners-deny-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T22:13:55.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
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      },
      {
        "title": "McLennan County Commissioners Vote Against Citizens' Solution to Data Centers | Waco",
        "url": "https://waconews.org/news/mclennan-county-commissioners-vote-against-citizens-solution-to-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-04T18:43:26.000Z",
        "source": "Waco (waconews.org), via FOX 44",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Central Texas leaders, residents welcome new data center oversight | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/data-centers/central-texas-leaders-residents-welcome-data-center-oversight/500-583f69e4-38dd-430c-bc20-a75bf25ff07c",
        "date": "2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "McLennan County Commissioners Court denies agricultural district petition, advances jail remodel",
        "url": "https://mclennancounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/e59e12b6-3843-4677-90c9-b735aadb3d5c",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "source": "McLennan County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Digital Acquires 500-Acre Texas Site for Second AI and HPC Data Center Campus - Techiexpert.com",
        "url": "https://techiexpert.com/galaxy-digital-acquires-500-acre-texas-site-for-second-ai-and-hpc-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:19:51.000Z",
        "source": "Techiexpert.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Digital buys land outside Waco, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/galaxy-digital-buys-land-outside-waco-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DatacenterDynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy’s 500-Acre Texas AI Data Center Reflects New Grid Model",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/galaxy-s-500-acre-texas-ai-campus-reflects-new-grid-model",
        "date": "2026-07-28T16:31:23.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Knowledge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Digital expands AI play with 74 MW Texas data center campus",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/galaxy-digital-expands-ai-play-131747940.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28T13:17:47.000Z",
        "source": "Yahoo Finance",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Digital expands AI play with 74 MW Texas data center campus - Blockspace",
        "url": "https://blockspace.media/insight/galaxy-digital-mcgregor-texas-ai-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-07-28T13:17:47.000Z",
        "source": "Blockspace",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Digital Acquires 500-Acre Site for Second Texas AI Data Center | TheEnergyMag",
        "url": "https://www.theenergymag.com/news/market-news/galaxy-digital-500-acre-texas-ai-data-center-campus",
        "date": "2026-07-28T12:23:33.000Z",
        "source": "TheEnergyMag",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Buys 500-Acre Data Center Site in McGregor, TX",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/texas-brief/galaxy-buys-500-acre-data-center-site-in-mcgregor-tx",
        "date": "2026-07-28T11:21:27.000Z",
        "source": "Bloomberg Law",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Expands Data Center Footprint with Acquisition of 500 Acre Campus in McGregor, Texas | Tue, 07/28/2026 - 07:00",
        "url": "https://investor.galaxy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/galaxy-expands-data-center-footprint-acquisition-500-acre-campus",
        "date": "2026-07-28T11:00:44.000Z",
        "source": "Galaxy Digital Inc. (PR Newswire)",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Digital buys 500 acres in McGregor for second Texas AI data center campus",
        "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-07-28-galaxy-digital-buys-500-acres-in-mcgregor-for-second-texas-ai-data-center-campus-409911",
        "date": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Block",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "McGregor council approves Galaxy Digital's $400 million Project Merlin data center - Blockspace",
        "url": "https://blockspace.media/insight/galaxy-digital-project-merlin-mcgregor-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T19:24:47.000Z",
        "source": "Blockspace",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Digital eyes second Texas data center site, buys land outside Waco - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/galaxy-digital-eyes-second-texas-data-center-site-buys-land-outside-waco/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DatacenterDynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Galaxy Digital Advances $400 Million AI Data Center Plan in McGregor, Texas | TheEnergyMag",
        "url": "https://theenergymag.com/news/2026-06-25/galaxy-digital-ai-data-center-mcgregor-texas",
        "date": "2026-06-25T02:25:52.000Z",
        "source": "TheEnergyMag",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "McGregor City Council approves new data center plans",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/24/mcgregor-city-council-approves-new-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2026-06-24T23:27:10.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "McGregor approves 499-acre sale and development agreement with GXMG LLC for 'Project Merlin' data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8266046/texas/mclennan-county/mcgregor/mcgregor-approves-499-acre-sale-and-development-agreement-with-gxmg-llc-for-project-merlin-data-center",
        "date": "2026-06-22T04:33:46.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Riesel Data Center Campus (Waco area) — McLennan County, TX · DataCentersExposed",
        "url": "https://datacentersexposed.com/facilities/cipher-riesel-data-center-campus-waco-area",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "source": "DataCentersExposed",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Resident urges council to oppose proposed Infokey data park over water and wildlife concerns | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8239197/texas/mclennan-county/waco/resident-urges-council-to-oppose-proposed-infokey-data-park-over-water-and-wildlife-concerns",
        "date": "2026-06-16T04:59:00.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Two mayors, one $10 billion AI data center, and a growing divide in small-town Texas | Fortune",
        "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/ai-data-center-texas-lacy-lakeview-ross/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fortune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "500MW Cipher Data Center Campus Planned Near Sandy Creek Power Plant outside Waco, Texas",
        "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/500mw-cipher-data-center-campus-planned-near-sandy-creek-power-plant-outside-waco-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T14:48:53.000Z",
        "source": "Construction Review Online",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher looks to build 500MW campus near coal plant outside Waco, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cipher-looks-to-build-500mw-campus-near-coal-plant-outside-waco-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics (DCD)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Digital addresses Riesel data center questions with 25 News",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/cipher-digital-addresses-riesel-data-center-questions-with-25-news",
        "date": "2026-06-05T15:57:05.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV 25 News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "McLennan County approves 25‑license AI pilot; public commenter urges scrutiny of data centers | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8115475/texas/mclennan-county/mclennan-county-approves-25license-ai-pilot-public-commenter-urges-scrutiny-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-02T22:14:21.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Waco-area residents seek answers at Data Center Impacts forum as industry grows in Central Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-05-29/residents-seek-answers-at-data-center-impacts-forum",
        "date": "2026-05-29T14:59:56.000Z",
        "source": "KWBU",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "“Texas is already strained”: Data center opposition builds in Waco over water, electricity concerns",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/29/texas-is-already-strained-data-center-opposition-builds-waco-over-water-electricity-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-05-29T03:24:40.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents raise concerns as Cipher Digital eyes Riesel for data center proposal",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/cipher-digital-eyes-riesel-for-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-05-28T21:20:32.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Second Waco-area data center proposal troubles residents",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/27/waco-data-center-cipher-riesel-mclennan-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Waco Bridge",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "cipher digital Archives - The Waco Bridge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/tag/cipher-digital/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Waco Bridge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "McLennan County leaders say data center ban not an option",
        "url": "https://wacotrib.com/news/local/business/development/article_95511565-48a4-4add-a019-db40408c76ad.html",
        "date": "2026-05-23T03:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "Waco Tribune-Herald",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas agriculture commissioner calls for pause on data center growth",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/its-the-wild-west-texas-agriculture-commissioner-calls-for-pause-on-data-center-growth-across-the-state",
        "date": "2026-05-20T21:58:04.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lacy Lakeview Data Center Moves Forward - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/lacy-lakeview-data-center-moves-forward/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T16:00:15.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$10 Billion Data Center Ignites Honest Texas Battle",
        "url": "https://blog.automatedsalesmachine.com/billion-data-center-waco-texas/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T23:38:15.000Z",
        "source": "ASM Editorial Team (automatedsalesmachine.com blog)",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Lacy Lakeview needs Waco’s help to realize its data center dreams. It’s not going well.",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/05/14/lacy-lakeview-needs-wacos-help-to-realize-its-data-center-dreams-its-not-going-well/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T18:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Waco Bridge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lacy Lakeview moves forward with data center plans, files petition",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/lacy-lakeview-moves-forward-with-data-center-plans-files-petition-to-remove-land-from-wacos-etj",
        "date": "2026-05-13T16:22:42.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "$10 billion data center proposal advances near Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/13/10-billion-data-center-proposal-advances-near-lacy-lakeview/",
        "date": "2026-05-13T03:17:01.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Waco voters re-elect Mayor Holmes, Council Member Barefield - The Waco Bridge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/02/breaking-waco-council-mayor-barefield-pate-holmes/",
        "date": "2026-05-03T02:26:40.000Z",
        "source": "The Waco Bridge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "McLennan County honors retirees, reviews child well-being plan, and sets battery storage rules",
        "url": "https://mclennancounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/4cee7057-645d-429f-a8f4-a58502eccfa7",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "source": "mclennancounty.myopentexas.org",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "What’s really happening with the new data center project near Hubbard? | Aaron Gustafson",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gustafsonaaron_texas-datacenters-ai-activity-7444458438820265984-GGqc",
        "date": "2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lacy Lakeview eyes recycled sewer water for data center",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/03/24/lacy-lakeview-data-center-sewage-recycle/",
        "date": "2026-03-24T20:48:14.000Z",
        "source": "The Waco Bridge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "City of Waco holds meeting to discuss environmental impacts of data centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/city-of-waco-holds-meeting-to-discuss-environmental-impacts-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-20T02:42:05.000Z",
        "source": "KXXV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘We knew nothing about it’: Small town risks paying price of Waco data center dispute - The Baylor Lariat",
        "url": "https://baylorlariat.com/2026/03/18/we-knew-nothing-about-it-small-town-risks-paying-price-of-waco-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T01:15:02.000Z",
        "source": "The Baylor Lariat",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "McLennan County Commissioners Court greenlights big updates for jail and courthouse",
        "url": "https://mclennancounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/cf3b3e9d-dd60-41dd-9582-b05798b28be0",
        "date": "2026-03-17",
        "source": "mclennancounty.myopentexas.org",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "On the road again, following the AI data center trail",
        "url": "https://sharongoldman.substack.com/p/on-the-road-again-following-the-ai",
        "date": "2026-03-14T15:56:09.000Z",
        "source": "Sharon Goldman Substack",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "On the road again, following the AI data center trail",
        "url": "https://www.groundlevel-ai.com/p/on-the-road-again-following-the-ai",
        "date": "2026-03-14T15:56:09.000Z",
        "source": "Fortune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lacy Lakeview delays decision on wastewater study for proposed $10B data center | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-delays-decision-on-wastewater-study/500-a0fe0fce-9b29-49bc-a06c-0cae407bab08",
        "date": "2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The AI Squeeze: How L2D2 Data Center Construction Will Disrupt Baylor and Downtown Waco - Waco Data Center Community Information",
        "url": "https://wacodatacenter.com/posts/l2d2-construction-disruption/",
        "date": "2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Waco Data Center Community Information",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas House District 56 candidates unite on data center transparency",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/02/19/texas-house-district-56-candidates-unite-data-center-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-02-19T04:27:36.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "County Commissioners move forward with road repairs and jail projects, while residents demand answers on proposed Elm Mott data center",
        "url": "https://mclennancounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/cce55a38-7519-45fd-b25a-08fa57902916",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "source": "McLennan County Commissioners' Court (MyOpenTexas)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lacy Lakeview Moves Forward With $10 Billion Data Center Project Near Waco",
        "url": "https://dallasexpress.com/state/lacy-lakeview-eyes-annexation-of-2300-acre-data-center-site-near-kaufman/",
        "date": "2026-02-12T14:00:47.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Dallas Express: Lacy Lakeview Moves Forward With $10 Billion Data Center Project Near Waco",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/dallas-express-l2d2-coverage",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "source": "Infrakey (republishing The Dallas Express)",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Submitted to the Committee on Natural Resources For Hearing Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 10:00 AM Compiled on: February 10, 2026 4:38 PM",
        "url": "https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/publiccomments/Meetings/C3902026021010001/InputItems/64e16301-02ee-4fac-ab95-dc8c63de0fb5.pdf",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "source": "capitol.texas.gov",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Despite Protest, Lacy Lakeview Officials Embrace Proposed Data Center - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/despite-protest-lacy-lakeview-officials-embrace-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-09T22:32:58.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lacy Lakeview offers special district as olive branch to rural neighbors of data center site - The Waco Bridge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/01/28/lacy-lakeview-special-purpose-district-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Waco Bridge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Infrakey DC Parks LLC Signs MoU with HILCO Electric Cooperative, For 150 MW Power Capacity for Lacy Lakeview Data District (L2D2)",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/hilco-mou",
        "date": "2026-01-23",
        "source": "Infrakey",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Infrakey, City of Lacy Lakeview unveil 925MW data center district in McLennan County, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/infrakey-city-of-lacy-lakeview-unveil-925mw-data-center-district-in-mclennan-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Centre Dynamics (DCD)",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "GW Hyperscale deals are getting done in Hawaii 🌺🌊 | Elliot Doyle Nicholls",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elliotdoylenicholls_gw-hyperscale-deals-are-getting-done-in-hawaii-activity-7419744261547515904-rLW1",
        "date": "2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Infrakey DC Parks, Lacy Lakeview to launch 925 MW data center in McLennan County | MarketScreener",
        "url": "https://www.marketscreener.com/news/infrakey-dc-parks-lacy-lakeview-to-launch-925-mw-data-center-in-mclennan-county-ce7e58dcd081f526",
        "date": "2026-01-20T16:32:27.000Z",
        "source": "Reuters",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Infrakey DC Parks Partners with City of Lacy Lakeview to",
        "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/20/3221928/0/en/infrakey-dc-parks-partners-with-city-of-lacy-lakeview-to-launch-925mw-data-center-district-in-mclennan-county-texas.html",
        "date": "2026-01-20T15:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "GlobeNewswire",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Infrakey DC Parks Partners with City of Lacy Lakeview to Launch 925MW Data Center District in McLennan County Texas - Infrakey DC Parks - Press Ranger",
        "url": "https://pressranger.com/press-releases/992f71bc-72a0-4206-a82f-fa94f4822864",
        "date": "2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Press Ranger",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Infrakey and Lacy Lakeview Launch 'Lacy Lakeview Data District' Public-Private Partnership",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/lacy-lakeview-data-district",
        "date": "2026-01-19",
        "source": "Infrakey",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Ross residents oppose AI data center, city explores annexation options",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/01/14/ross-residents-oppose-ai-data-center-city-explores-annexation-options/",
        "date": "2026-01-14T04:11:35.000Z",
        "source": "KWTX",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Lacy Lakeview approves resolution tied to proposed data center; Ross weighs limited options | kcentv.com",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-approves-annexation-tied-proposed-data-center-ross-weighs-limited-options/500-3cd2a58d-28cb-4c12-93a6-e4b13f1c6ed7",
        "date": "2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kcentv.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Three ways you can speak up this week on McLennan, Bosque data center projects - The Waco Bridge",
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        "title": "Texas law could let Lacy Lakeview lasso a $10 billion data center site and its tax riches - The Waco Bridge",
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        "text": "McLennan County Datacenter - Part 1\nChannel: Texas Coalition Against Datacenters\nAfter a series of PIA requests are filed, the story of how the McLennan County datacenter project by Infrakey begins to come to ...\nHello there neighbors, friends, Texans, people from outside of Texas, people from across the pond. >> Enemies. [laughter] I mean, >> you said friends, other people are watching. >> Yes, I Well, I don't think I have any, but if so, I'll see you in the comments, I guess. In the meantime, this is a Texas coalition that gets data centers or Texas connection or chat with TA. Again, I'm still TA >> and I'm Miriam. And what we're going to do this time is it's going to be this week's updates while this week is still going on. And we're also going to pitch in Mlennon County. [music] >> Well, this week has been an exciting week. We started off in Austin, Texas. >> Yay. live and in person for you, Bob and Steve. We were there. I didn't see them. Did you see Bob or Steve? >> No, I did not",
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        "text": "Proposed Lacy Lakeview data center ignites nationwide debate\nChannel: KCENNews\nA proposed data center in McLennan County has become part of a national debate between big tech and rural communities.\nA proposed data center in McLennan County is now part of a much larger and growing national debate between big tech and rural communities. Six News anchor Adrian Carvajal joins us live now in the studio to share what residents here on the local front are saying. Adrian, yes, Lindsey Bailey, roughly $64 billion in data center projects nationwide were blocked or delayed between 2024. In early 2025 due to community opposition, according to estimates from data center research firm Data Center Watch, that number surged to nearly $100 billion in stalled developments between late March and June of 2025 alone, representing about 2/3 of the projects tracked during that period. Here in central Texas, similar concerns are driving opposition to a. Proposed data center just outside of Lacy Lakeview tech ",
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        "text": "# $10B data center threatens rural Texas community near Waco\n\n- Channel: KCENNews\n- Length: 03:05\n- Views: 365\n- Likes: 5\n- Published: 2025-12-04T04:44:04-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ local, entertainment, home ], news, syndication, television, texas-today, watch-utility\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nRural Waco residents fight $10B data center threatening their farmland community. Over 1,500 sign petition against 520-acre development in Lacy Lakeview, Texas. \n \nRead more on KCENTV.COM \nSUBSCRIBE | http://bit.ly/2Z6mT7N \nFollow 6 News: \nhttps://www.instagram.com/kcennews/ \nhttps://twitter.com/6NewsCTX \nhttps://www.facebook.com/6NewsKCEN/ \nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@kcentv\n\n## Transcript\n\nIt's the rural life near Waco could be changing forever, so the city of Lacy Lakeview is possibly planning on building a massive data center.\nYeah, the Texas Tribune is reporting it would be a $10 billion 520 acre development.\nHere's a map of where the center is supposed to be built.\nR",
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        "text": "# $10 Billion Waco Area Data Center Update #update #news #datacenter\n\n- Channel: KWTX News10\n- Length: 00:51\n- Views: 1.4K\n- Keywords: kwtx\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nA proposed $10 billion data center in the Waco area is one step closer to becoming a reality. \nInfrakey Capital has filed a petition asking Waco to release more than 500 acres of land from its extraterritorial jurisdiction north of Lacy Lakeview. Under Texas law, Waco has 45 days to act on the petition. The city said that if the petition meets all requirements, it is required to release the land with no public hearing and no city council vote needed\n\n## Transcript\n\nA $10 billion data center, could it be coming to the Waco area? And the process to get it started is already in motion.\nA company called InfraKey Capital wants to build on more than 500 acres along Taylor Lane, just north of Lacy Lakeview. And to do that, they've asked the city of Waco to release the land from its extraterritorial jurisdiction, or its ETJ.",
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        "text": "DL Wilson, the Precinct 2 Commissioner for McLennan County, has spoken out against data centers in the county.",
        "source": "DL Wilson, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://myfamilytravels.com/texas-residents-are-pushing-back-against-plans-for-large-data-centers-near-their-communities/",
        "date": "2026-10-31T09:42:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "360,000 gallons of water to keep it powered for 1 day",
        "source": "Jesse Turner, McGregor resident",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11300754/texas/mclennan-county/mcgregor/resident-urges-pause-on-project-merlin-citing-water-heat-and-grid-concerns",
        "date": "2026-10-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just need to learn more about the data centers. There's so much propaganda, both ways.",
        "source": "DL Wilson, McLennan County Commissioner, Precinct 2 incumbent, Republican candidate",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-10-14/dl-wilson-county-commissioner-precinct-2",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We did talk about that, but, we don't have $100 million to, to be sued over.",
        "source": "DL Wilson, McLennan County Commissioner, Precinct 2 incumbent, Republican candidate",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-10-14/dl-wilson-county-commissioner-precinct-2",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And I was the only commissioner out of the, all five of us that voted for it to try to do that.",
        "source": "DL Wilson, McLennan County Commissioner, Precinct 2 incumbent, Republican candidate",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-10-14/dl-wilson-county-commissioner-precinct-2",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The more that I’m educated on data centers, the more I learn they take a lot of our water, a lot of our energy, a lot of our rural infrastructure, and we don’t get that same amount of effort put back into our communities, normally,",
        "source": "Jeremy Davis, Democratic candidate for McLennan County Precinct 2 commissioner, Waco ISD trustee",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/10/13/dl-wilson-jeremy-davis-commissioner-midterm-redistrict/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do give some tax incentives for those big companies, but we do not give tax incentives for windmills, solar farms or data centers.",
        "source": "D.L. Wilson, Republican Precinct 2 commissioner",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/10/13/dl-wilson-jeremy-davis-commissioner-midterm-redistrict/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve been to a few Stop the Waco Data Center meetings,",
        "source": "Jeremy Davis, Democratic candidate for McLennan County Precinct 2 commissioner",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/10/13/dl-wilson-jeremy-davis-commissioner-midterm-redistrict/",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I come to you still as a person opposing data centers in rural rural residential and incorporated areas",
        "source": "Sarah Menarczyk Lennart, Ross resident and ranch partner",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9740017/texas/mclennan-county/resident-questions-greater-waco-chamber-agreement-and-potential-aid-to-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas is asking fair and necessary questions at a critical moment for digital infrastructure.",
        "source": "Bill Barney, Senior Advisor to Infrakey",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/infrakey-welcomes-texas-data-center-review",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be the owner and operator of the buildings, the mechanical and electrical infrastructure, as landlord to a variety of tenants,",
        "source": "Austin Storms, co-head of data centers, Galaxy Digital",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/galaxy-bets-its-data-center-edge-on-power-not-bragawatts-",
        "date": "2026-08-14T12:38:54.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Anybody can secure what we call 'bragawatts' across the industry,",
        "source": "Austin Storms, co-head of data centers, Galaxy Digital",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/galaxy-bets-its-data-center-edge-on-power-not-bragawatts-",
        "date": "2026-08-14T12:38:54.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A large AI campus does not buy a point of interconnection,",
        "source": "Neil Osnato, founder, Persistence Analytics Group",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/galaxy-bets-its-data-center-edge-on-power-not-bragawatts-",
        "date": "2026-08-14T12:38:54.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I saw Texas the other day sort of is against data centers,",
        "source": "Donald Trump, President",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/07/trump-calls-texas-data-center-opposition-mistake/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:09:59.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Simply put, Texans must come first.",
        "source": "Andrew Mahaleris, Abbott's spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/07/trump-calls-texas-data-center-opposition-mistake/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:09:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Abbott's call for a 'pause' could be for one day – and no one buys it,",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Democratic opponent",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/07/trump-calls-texas-data-center-opposition-mistake/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T20:09:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Never found where it has ever been done before until now, today, in McLennan County Texas,",
        "source": "TA Smith, founder of the Texas Coalition Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county-denies-petition-to-create-agricultural-development-district",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They said that they were going to help us, we tried to do something, and they said no. Next step is we'll continue to talking,",
        "source": "TA Smith, founder of the Texas Coalition Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county-denies-petition-to-create-agricultural-development-district",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need protection. And the reason we need it is because we have no voice,",
        "source": "Unnamed local resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/04/mclennan-county-landowners-seek-ag-district-block-data-centers-commissioners-deny-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s incredibly important that we do everything in our power to have that farm security. To keep our family farms in business. To make sure they’re not driven off their land. Or having their water taken. Or their land taken,",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Texas Farmers Union",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/04/mclennan-county-landowners-seek-ag-district-block-data-centers-commissioners-deny-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There seems to be a misconception of what an agricultural development district is. For example, it has no zoning power, has no power to prohibit development in the district that it doesn’t agree with, has no authority to regulate the use of private property.",
        "source": "Mike Dixon, McLennan County Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/04/mclennan-county-landowners-seek-ag-district-block-data-centers-commissioners-deny-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t sell water. We don’t sell electricity. We didn’t own the land that sold to it. So, those are the limits and factors right there,",
        "source": "Scott Felton, McLennan County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/04/mclennan-county-landowners-seek-ag-district-block-data-centers-commissioners-deny-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "While it's a step in the right direction, do a little bit more to protect us at this point.",
        "source": "Chris Gravitt, McLennan County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/data-centers/central-texas-leaders-residents-welcome-data-center-oversight/500-583f69e4-38dd-430c-bc20-a75bf25ff07c",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, what we're looking for is really a full pause and then a review at the legislative level ... to talk about how you actually protect property owners that are in neighborhoods and rural neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Chris Gravitt, McLennan County resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/data-centers/central-texas-leaders-residents-welcome-data-center-oversight/500-583f69e4-38dd-430c-bc20-a75bf25ff07c",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We need guardrails,",
        "source": "Pat Curry, State Rep. (R-Waco)",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/data-centers/central-texas-leaders-residents-welcome-data-center-oversight/500-583f69e4-38dd-430c-bc20-a75bf25ff07c",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There are going to be guardrails that are put on this,",
        "source": "Pat Curry, State Rep. (R-Waco)",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/data-centers/central-texas-leaders-residents-welcome-data-center-oversight/500-583f69e4-38dd-430c-bc20-a75bf25ff07c",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Sure. Let's dwell into a little bit of that.",
        "source": "Unnamed host",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA1soC619dQ",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "structural shift, not a passing cycle",
        "source": "Mike Novogratz, CEO, Galaxy Digital",
        "url": "https://techiexpert.com/galaxy-digital-acquires-500-acre-texas-site-for-second-ai-and-hpc-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T17:19:51.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've spent the last several years proving in Dickens County that a privately funded data center can be a real, long-term partner to a rural community, adding to the tax base, funding local infrastructure, and creating jobs",
        "source": "Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO of Galaxy",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/galaxy-digital-buys-land-outside-waco-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the community should have been asked about it because of the concern of the water usage,",
        "source": "Joel Hamilton, McGregor resident",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/galaxy-digital-expands-ai-play-131747940.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28T13:17:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any infrastructure upgrades that we need for our power, it's on us,",
        "source": "Drew Luna, Galaxy Digital representative",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/galaxy-digital-expands-ai-play-131747940.html",
        "date": "2026-07-28T13:17:47.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any infrastructure upgrades that we need for our power, it's on us.",
        "source": "Drew Luna, Galaxy Digital representative",
        "url": "https://blockspace.media/insight/galaxy-digital-mcgregor-texas-ai-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-07-28T13:17:47.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the community should have been asked about it because of the concern of the water usage.",
        "source": "Joel Hamilton, McGregor resident",
        "url": "https://blockspace.media/insight/galaxy-digital-mcgregor-texas-ai-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-07-28T13:17:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've spent the last several years proving in Dickens County that a privately funded data center can be a real, long-term partner to a rural community, adding to the tax base, funding local infrastructure, and creating jobs.",
        "source": "Mike Novogratz, Galaxy CEO",
        "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-07-28-galaxy-digital-buys-500-acres-in-mcgregor-for-second-texas-ai-data-center-campus-409911",
        "date": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "McGregor is the next step in our strategy to build a disciplined, multi-campus data center business.",
        "source": "Mike Novogratz, Galaxy CEO",
        "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/business/2026-07-28-galaxy-digital-buys-500-acres-in-mcgregor-for-second-texas-ai-data-center-campus-409911",
        "date": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "McGregor is the next step in our strategy to build a disciplined, multi-campus data center business.",
        "source": "Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Galaxy",
        "url": "https://investor.galaxy.com/news-releases/news-release-details/galaxy-expands-data-center-footprint-acquisition-500-acre-campus",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Galaxy is expanding its data center footprint. We've executed a development agreement and acquired 500 acres in McGregor, Texas, for the construction and operation of an AI and HPC data center campus.",
        "source": "Galaxy (@galaxyhq)",
        "url": "https://techiexpert.com/galaxy-digital-acquires-500-acre-texas-site-for-second-ai-and-hpc-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "“The emerging model is moving from ‘beneficiary pays’ to ‘beneficiary proves,’” Neil Osnato, founder of Persistence Analytics Group, told Data Center Knowledge.",
        "source": "Neil Osnato, founder of Persistence Analytics Group",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/galaxy-s-500-acre-texas-ai-campus-reflects-new-grid-model",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We’ve spent the last several years proving in Dickens County that a privately funded data center can be a real, long-term partner to a rural community,” Galaxy Founder and CEO Mike Novogratz said in a statement.",
        "source": "Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/galaxy-s-500-acre-texas-ai-campus-reflects-new-grid-model",
        "date": "2026-07-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "so that’s a total maximum of 30,000 gallons a day",
        "source": "Kevin Evans, McGregor City Manager",
        "url": "https://blockspace.media/insight/galaxy-digital-project-merlin-mcgregor-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T19:24:47.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any infrastructure upgrades that we need for our power, it’s on us",
        "source": "Drew Luna, Galaxy representative",
        "url": "https://blockspace.media/insight/galaxy-digital-project-merlin-mcgregor-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T19:24:47.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any infrastructure upgrades that we need for our power, it's on us.",
        "source": "Drew Luna, Galaxy representative",
        "url": "https://theenergymag.com/news/2026-06-25/galaxy-digital-ai-data-center-mcgregor-texas",
        "date": "2026-06-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any infrastructure upgrades that we need for our power, it’s on us. We pay for that. It comes out of our pocket,",
        "source": "Drew Luna, Galaxy representative",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/06/24/mcgregor-city-council-approves-new-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2026-06-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just think there would be better places to put them",
        "source": "Jim Jaska, mayor of Ross, Texas",
        "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/ai-data-center-texas-lacy-lakeview-ross/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're talking about concrete and asphalt, 21 buildings each the size of a Home Depot",
        "source": "Sara Mynarcik, leader of opposition effort, Ross resident",
        "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/ai-data-center-texas-lacy-lakeview-ross/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The runoff will be tremendous.",
        "source": "Sara Mynarcik, leader of opposition effort, Ross resident",
        "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/ai-data-center-texas-lacy-lakeview-ross/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "we discovered that our 15-inch sewer main was basically full.",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/ai-data-center-texas-lacy-lakeview-ross/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It seemed like a natural first place for them to stop was the city closest to them who had a sewer problem",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/ai-data-center-texas-lacy-lakeview-ross/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I have recently been approached by Cipher Digital regarding a proposed data center project near Riesel,",
        "source": "D.L. Wilson, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/500mw-cipher-data-center-campus-planned-near-sandy-creek-power-plant-outside-waco-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T14:48:53.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have recently been approached by Cipher Digital regarding a proposed data center project near Riesel,",
        "source": "D.L. Wilson, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cipher-looks-to-build-500mw-campus-near-coal-plant-outside-waco-texas/",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not plan on using any City of Riesel water for the purpose of cooling the data center, although we may request to use city water for sinks and toilets for the staff working at the data center.",
        "source": "Cipher Digital, data center developer",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/cipher-digital-addresses-riesel-data-center-questions-with-25-news",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Public commenter Amy Gage warned commissioners about environmental and public‑health risks tied to hyperscale data centers and urged independent review.",
        "source": "Amy Gage, Public commenter",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8115475/texas/mclennan-county/mclennan-county-approves-25license-ai-pilot-public-commenter-urges-scrutiny-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "McLennan County Judge Scott Felton flagged the statutory gap plainly: counties lack authority to shape large-scale unincorporated development even when capacity is the issue.",
        "source": "Scott Felton, McLennan County Judge",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/topics/place/mclennan-county-tx",
        "date": "2026-05-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In the last several months, a small group of Ross residents have gathered twice a month to plan their opposition to a proposed data center in Lacy Lakeview.",
        "source": "Shawna Fennell, attendee who lives near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-05-29/residents-seek-answers-at-data-center-impacts-forum",
        "date": "2026-05-29T14:59:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's unclear that we can meet the power demands.",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-05-29/residents-seek-answers-at-data-center-impacts-forum",
        "date": "2026-05-29T14:59:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you're a community that's water stressed, then you may be a lot more concerned.",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, vice president of water and community resilience, Houston Advanced Research Center",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-05-29/residents-seek-answers-at-data-center-impacts-forum",
        "date": "2026-05-29T14:59:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Many of the questions that were asked tonight need to be asked of the data center developer.",
        "source": "Sara Mynarcik",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-05-29/residents-seek-answers-at-data-center-impacts-forum",
        "date": "2026-05-29T14:59:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In our case, living across the road, we’re worried about light pollution, noise pollution, heat pollution.",
        "source": "Ernest Uptmore, Ross resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdFzZPxGps",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have recently been approached by Cipher Digital regarding a proposed data center project near Riesel,",
        "source": "D.L. Wilson, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/cipher-digital-eyes-riesel-for-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-05-28T21:20:32.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will be totally transparent in this process and will be there to fight for PCT 2 and all of McLennan Co.,",
        "source": "D.L. Wilson, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/cipher-digital-eyes-riesel-for-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-05-28T21:20:32.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've paused construction on my land because after doing a lot of research into data centers and the, um, secondary and tertiary impacts that they cause in local areas like this in small rural communities, I have decided that, uh, I don't want to live near one,",
        "source": "Lynda Yezzi, Riesel resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/cipher-digital-eyes-riesel-for-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-05-28T21:20:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's not that large population here, and they're going to take advantage of that, and that's what you're seeing all over is that they put it in these rural communities that can't fight against it,",
        "source": "Aimee Helfer, Riesel resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/cipher-digital-eyes-riesel-for-data-center-proposal",
        "date": "2026-05-28T21:20:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "In our case, living across the road, we’re worried about light pollution, noise pollution, heat pollution.",
        "source": "Ernest Uptmore, Ross resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/29/texas-is-already-strained-data-center-opposition-builds-waco-over-water-electricity-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The State Water Development Board projects that we won’t have enough water to meet future demands, and that’s not even counting data centers,",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, state environmental policy expert",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/29/texas-is-already-strained-data-center-opposition-builds-waco-over-water-electricity-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "When the Texas Water Development Board does its data collection from water users, data centers have not been answering those surveys,",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, data center expert",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/29/texas-is-already-strained-data-center-opposition-builds-waco-over-water-electricity-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "That estimate is not necessarily every data center that would get constructed,",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, data center expert",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/29/texas-is-already-strained-data-center-opposition-builds-waco-over-water-electricity-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-05-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just want to be left to [expletive] alone, live our life, live in our little farms, grow our food, grow our hay, (raise our) horses,",
        "source": "Josh Havens, Riesel resident",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/27/waco-data-center-cipher-riesel-mclennan-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have committed to share figures with the community once we have reasonable estimates,",
        "source": "Drew Armstong, Cipher head of strategic initiatives",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/27/waco-data-center-cipher-riesel-mclennan-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't want to get sued and have to waste taxpayers' money for something that's not legal,",
        "source": "D.L. Wilson, McLennan County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/27/waco-data-center-cipher-riesel-mclennan-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can see exactly how not to do (data centers) with what happened here with Infrakey,",
        "source": "Pat Curry, Waco state Rep.",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/27/waco-data-center-cipher-riesel-mclennan-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is this almost lustful interest by these tech companies to come up and tear up perfectly good farmland in rural communities and turn it into data centers,",
        "source": "Josh Havens, Riesel resident",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/27/waco-data-center-cipher-riesel-mclennan-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're moving way too fast,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/its-the-wild-west-texas-agriculture-commissioner-calls-for-pause-on-data-center-growth-across-the-state",
        "date": "2026-05-20T21:58:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to slow down, evaluate this. I'm not saying we don't need them, but we need to be thoughtful,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/its-the-wild-west-texas-agriculture-commissioner-calls-for-pause-on-data-center-growth-across-the-state",
        "date": "2026-05-20T21:58:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A temporary moratorium is not anti-progress. It's, it's pro-Texas actually,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/its-the-wild-west-texas-agriculture-commissioner-calls-for-pause-on-data-center-growth-across-the-state",
        "date": "2026-05-20T21:58:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "no one [liking] change, no matter what it is.",
        "source": "Calvin Hodde, Lacy Lakeview City Manager",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/lacy-lakeview-data-center-moves-forward/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers use an immense amount of water,",
        "source": "Karmay Huskey, Resident",
        "url": "https://blog.automatedsalesmachine.com/billion-data-center-waco-texas/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T23:38:15.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not the right deal in the right place, with the right use of resources,",
        "source": "Pat Curry, State Rep., R-Waco",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/05/14/lacy-lakeview-needs-wacos-help-to-realize-its-data-center-dreams-its-not-going-well/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Even if they had an airtight way to make sure that it was not a drain on resources and they were recycling everything correctly, it was minimally invasive, I think it would still be a poison pill,",
        "source": "Darius Ewing, Waco Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/05/14/lacy-lakeview-needs-wacos-help-to-realize-its-data-center-dreams-its-not-going-well/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T18:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They would like to be released from Waco’s ETJ and for Lacy Lakeview to annex them into our city,",
        "source": "Calvin Hodde, City Manager, Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/13/10-billion-data-center-proposal-advances-near-lacy-lakeview/",
        "date": "2026-05-13T03:17:01.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they are annexed into the city, then we can put a municipal layer of government on them as far as restrictions and requirements,",
        "source": "Calvin Hodde, City Manager, Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/13/10-billion-data-center-proposal-advances-near-lacy-lakeview/",
        "date": "2026-05-13T03:17:01.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers use an immense amount of water. Even when recycled wastewater is used, this only supplements some of the need,",
        "source": "Karmay Huskey, neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/13/10-billion-data-center-proposal-advances-near-lacy-lakeview/",
        "date": "2026-05-13T03:17:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can increase surrounding temperatures by more than 16 degrees for up to a six mile radius, modifying the land, the air, and the living beings on it.",
        "source": "Karmay Huskey, neighbor",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/05/13/10-billion-data-center-proposal-advances-near-lacy-lakeview/",
        "date": "2026-05-13T03:17:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The release process is administrative in nature and does not require a public hearing or action by the City Council.",
        "source": "Clint Peters, City of Waco Development Services Director",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/lacy-lakeview-moves-forward-with-data-center-plans-files-petition-to-remove-land-from-wacos-etj",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city of Lacy Lakeview is not trying to get water from the city of Waco for the data center. We are working with them to obtain effluent for the project.",
        "source": "Calvin Hodde, Lacy Lakeview City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/lacy-lakeview-moves-forward-with-data-center-plans-files-petition-to-remove-land-from-wacos-etj",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city does not plan on having any town hall meetings, but we will be hosting an Open House forum where residents and concerned citizens will be able to attend and ask questions about the project.",
        "source": "Calvin Hodde, Lacy Lakeview City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/lacy-lakeview-moves-forward-with-data-center-plans-files-petition-to-remove-land-from-wacos-etj",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project could bring in substantial revenue to the city to address infrastructure needs within the city and the surrounding community.",
        "source": "Calvin Hodde, Lacy Lakeview City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county/lacy-lakeview-moves-forward-with-data-center-plans-files-petition-to-remove-land-from-wacos-etj",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're managing those very well in Texas at our existing sites,",
        "source": "Tyler Page, Cipher CEO",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/27/waco-data-center-cipher-riesel-mclennan-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the data center has a lot to do with (the win),",
        "source": "Amy Gage, Lacy Lakeview council member-elect",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/02/breaking-waco-council-mayor-barefield-pate-holmes/",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that the council has been under the impression that Lacy Lakeview wants this and that a majority of people want it.",
        "source": "Amy Gage, Lacy Lakeview council member-elect",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/02/breaking-waco-council-mayor-barefield-pate-holmes/",
        "date": "2026-05-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this is so urgent, wouldn't you think engineers would have been in the same room by now?",
        "source": "Ryan Holt, Waco City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/05/14/lacy-lakeview-needs-wacos-help-to-realize-its-data-center-dreams-its-not-going-well/",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The wastewater recycling will come at the cost of public debt, however.",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/03/24/lacy-lakeview-data-center-sewage-recycle/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Wilson said the project could cost in the \"tens of millions of dollars\" range and \"the sale of effluent (to Infrakey) will service that debt.\"",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/03/24/lacy-lakeview-data-center-sewage-recycle/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Their MOA with Lacy Lakeview has them building an on-site gas fire power point. That would put an onsite gas site power point capable of powering the city of Seattle on a 520-acre lot that is surrounded by houses,",
        "source": "Sean Terrell, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/city-of-waco-holds-meeting-to-discuss-environmental-impacts-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "My main concern is particular data center is an incredibly large data center on a small piece of property. My biggest concern is the way the development is going to happen, and secondly, the city of Lacey Lakeview is not well-positioned to regulate a business of this size,",
        "source": "Sean Terrell, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/city-of-waco-holds-meeting-to-discuss-environmental-impacts-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Talk to the city about the need for environmental assessments. These would be more comprehensive and something that they can request from the developers and the investors,",
        "source": "Becca Stallings, board member, City of Waco Sustainable Resource Practices Advisory Board",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/city-of-waco-holds-meeting-to-discuss-environmental-impacts-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hope that our leaders and the decision makers are willing to put forth the effort and the time to do the research to consider long-term impacts,",
        "source": "Amy Gage, Lacy Lakeview resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/city-of-waco-holds-meeting-to-discuss-environmental-impacts-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m concerned about what this does to our immediate area of Ross. The advent of this data center will authentically distort what the quality of life out there is as we know it,",
        "source": "Unnamed local resident, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/city-of-waco-holds-meeting-to-discuss-environmental-impacts-of-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“[It] really upset me because most of it is really good farmland,”",
        "source": "Jim Jaska, Mayor of Ross",
        "url": "https://baylorlariat.com/2026/03/18/we-knew-nothing-about-it-small-town-risks-paying-price-of-waco-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We checked with a second attorney, and he looked over the information that [the city attorney] gave us, and he said, ‘I don’t see anything else at this time that you can do,’”",
        "source": "Jim Jaska, Mayor of Ross",
        "url": "https://baylorlariat.com/2026/03/18/we-knew-nothing-about-it-small-town-risks-paying-price-of-waco-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“The phone numbers on their websites are not answered,”",
        "source": "Sara Mynarcik-Lenart, leader of the data center opposition, Ross landowner",
        "url": "https://baylorlariat.com/2026/03/18/we-knew-nothing-about-it-small-town-risks-paying-price-of-waco-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Am I against AI?”",
        "source": "Sara Mynarcik-Lenart, leader of the data center opposition, Ross landowner",
        "url": "https://baylorlariat.com/2026/03/18/we-knew-nothing-about-it-small-town-risks-paying-price-of-waco-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-03-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Developers are seeking annexation and zoning approvals from Lacy Lakeview for what residents say could become yet another massive AI data center campus on agricultural land, raising concerns among nearby farmers about noise, power infrastructure, water use and the long-term industrialization of the area.",
        "source": "Sharon Goldman, author",
        "url": "https://www.groundlevel-ai.com/p/on-the-road-again-following-the-ai",
        "date": "2026-03-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everybody knows Texas has a serious water problem and it is coming for everyone,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-delays-decision-on-wastewater-study/500-a0fe0fce-9b29-49bc-a06c-0cae407bab08",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will be some period of years — depending on whom you talk to — two years, some people would say four, some people would say five,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-delays-decision-on-wastewater-study/500-a0fe0fce-9b29-49bc-a06c-0cae407bab08",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've never made a claim that we have executed a contract with the BRA,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-delays-decision-on-wastewater-study/500-a0fe0fce-9b29-49bc-a06c-0cae407bab08",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All the way from, ‘Is there enough water? Who gets first dibs on the water if it runs out? Is the electric bill going to go up? What are we going to do about the noise and light pollution?’",
        "source": "Ashley Bean Thornton, Democratic candidate, Texas House District 56",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/02/19/texas-house-district-56-candidates-unite-data-center-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Honestly, they have no idea what their use of resources is going to be, nor do they have any idea if it will be electricity or water, both huge things for me,",
        "source": "Pat Curry, current seat holder, Republican, Texas House District 56",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/02/19/texas-house-district-56-candidates-unite-data-center-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I want transparency.",
        "source": "Pat Curry, current seat holder, Republican, Texas House District 56",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/02/19/texas-house-district-56-candidates-unite-data-center-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "All of the politicians are drooling over the tax base that it represents, meanwhile they’ve really lost sight of the impact on citizens,",
        "source": "Ralph Patterson, Republican candidate, Texas House District 56",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/02/19/texas-house-district-56-candidates-unite-data-center-transparency/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There's been no public input.",
        "source": "Unidentified public commenter, Resident",
        "url": "https://mclennancounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/cce55a38-7519-45fd-b25a-08fa57902916",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's been no outreach to the public about what's going on.",
        "source": "Unidentified public commenter, Resident",
        "url": "https://mclennancounty.myopentexas.org/meetings/cce55a38-7519-45fd-b25a-08fa57902916",
        "date": "2026-02-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Currently, the WCID 2 board members are against joining Lacy Lakeview in supplying water to the proposed build.",
        "source": "SaraS Mynarcik, L2D2 Opposition Group",
        "url": "https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/publiccomments/Meetings/C3902026021010001/InputItems/64e16301-02ee-4fac-ab95-dc8c63de0fb5.pdf",
        "date": "2026-02-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We don’t want an AI data center located in a rural residential area,” Mynarcik said.",
        "source": "Sara Mynarcik, Ross resident and organizer for the local data center opposition",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/01/28/lacy-lakeview-special-purpose-district-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“If Ross is going to get it in the shorts, this will allow us to make the deal work for them,” Wilson said on a call last week.",
        "source": "Chuck Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/01/28/lacy-lakeview-special-purpose-district-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“It would put a tax on the people that are inside the district,” Jaska said",
        "source": "Jim Jaska, Longtime Ross Mayor",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/01/28/lacy-lakeview-special-purpose-district-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Securing a reliable pathway to power is the cornerstone of any successful data center development.",
        "source": "Braham Singh, CEO of Infrakey DC Parks LLC",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/hilco-mou",
        "date": "2026-01-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "HILCO is committed to supporting economic growth in McLennan County by providing dependable electric service to large-scale industrial loads.",
        "source": "Thomas Cheek, General Manager/CEO of HILCO Electric Cooperative",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/hilco-mou",
        "date": "2026-01-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hyperscale and AI customers no longer want speculative builds; they want infrastructure certainty,",
        "source": "Braham Singh, CEO of Infrakey DC Parks",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/infrakey-city-of-lacy-lakeview-unveil-925mw-data-center-district-in-mclennan-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Data District model is designed to provide a coordinated, infrastructure-ready environment that supports faster deployment and long-term operational stability for our tenants.",
        "source": "Braham Singh, CEO of Infrakey DC Parks",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/infrakey-city-of-lacy-lakeview-unveil-925mw-data-center-district-in-mclennan-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Infrakey DC Parks just finalized a major agreement at PTC to develop a 925MW data center district in McLennan County, Texas.",
        "source": "Elliot Doyle Nicholls",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elliotdoylenicholls_gw-hyperscale-deals-are-getting-done-in-hawaii-activity-7419744261547515904-rLW1",
        "date": "2026-01-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hyperscale and AI customers no longer want speculative builds, they want infrastructure certainty,",
        "source": "Braham Singh, CEO of Infrakey DC Parks",
        "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/01/20/3221928/0/en/infrakey-dc-parks-partners-with-city-of-lacy-lakeview-to-launch-925mw-data-center-district-in-mclennan-county-texas.html",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hyperscale and AI customers no longer want speculative builds, they want infrastructure certainty,",
        "source": "Braham Singh, CEO of Infrakey DC Parks",
        "url": "https://pressranger.com/press-releases/992f71bc-72a0-4206-a82f-fa94f4822864",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This partnership reflects our belief that data center development should create lasting value for the communities where we operate.",
        "source": "Braham Singh, CEO of Infrakey",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/lacy-lakeview-data-district",
        "date": "2026-01-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lacy Lakeview is positioned to become a major hub for the digital economy. This partnership with Infrakey brings world-class expertise to our community while ensuring that residents benefit from the economic opportunities this development will create.",
        "source": "Calvin Hodde, Mayor, City of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://infrakeyglobal.com/news/lacy-lakeview-data-district",
        "date": "2026-01-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "So ask yourself, who’s really going to gain from this data center?",
        "source": "Carla Garcia, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-approves-annexation-tied-proposed-data-center-ross-weighs-limited-options/500-3cd2a58d-28cb-4c12-93a6-e4b13f1c6ed7",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Neighborhoods are for people. They’re not for data centers.",
        "source": "Carla Garcia, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-approves-annexation-tied-proposed-data-center-ross-weighs-limited-options/500-3cd2a58d-28cb-4c12-93a6-e4b13f1c6ed7",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand the position the city of Ross is in,",
        "source": "Sean Terrell, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-approves-annexation-tied-proposed-data-center-ross-weighs-limited-options/500-3cd2a58d-28cb-4c12-93a6-e4b13f1c6ed7",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s an expand or wither-and-die situation.",
        "source": "Sean Terrell, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/lacy-lakeview-approves-annexation-tied-proposed-data-center-ross-weighs-limited-options/500-3cd2a58d-28cb-4c12-93a6-e4b13f1c6ed7",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The citizens of Lacy Lakeview ought to get involved, they’re the ones that can really put the pressure on the governing body,",
        "source": "Jim Jaska, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/01/14/ross-residents-oppose-ai-data-center-city-explores-annexation-options/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our fight is in Lacy Lakeview, it really is. They’re going to give themselves the power to bring in $50 million a year in tax revenue. That’s 50 times over what they make, they have to,",
        "source": "Sean Terrell, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/01/14/ross-residents-oppose-ai-data-center-city-explores-annexation-options/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "So these companies go where it makes sense for them to be.",
        "source": "Terrell",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heV3hpKYZLM",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They need land. They need water, and they really need power, right?",
        "source": "Terrell",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heV3hpKYZLM",
        "date": "2026-01-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They get the reward of that tax base, but they don’t have the risk of their residents, their voter base, having to live near this.",
        "source": "Chris Gravitt, resident living across the street from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/residents-speak-out-lacy-lakeview-data-center/500-52b07e87-35fe-40c8-b8fd-4dbf5f88c2f1",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "At the start, they need three million gallons of water per day, and fully operational, it’s 15 to 16 million,",
        "source": "Chris Gravitt, resident living across the street from the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/residents-speak-out-lacy-lakeview-data-center/500-52b07e87-35fe-40c8-b8fd-4dbf5f88c2f1",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t believe it goes anywhere for Lacy Lakeview,",
        "source": "Pat Curry, State Rep., R-Waco",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/residents-speak-out-lacy-lakeview-data-center/500-52b07e87-35fe-40c8-b8fd-4dbf5f88c2f1",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The key to this is transparency, and that was the component that was missing.",
        "source": "Pat Curry, State Rep., R-Waco",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/residents-speak-out-lacy-lakeview-data-center/500-52b07e87-35fe-40c8-b8fd-4dbf5f88c2f1",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our first energization target is 2027, with the substation ideally completed by late 2026,",
        "source": "Braham Singh, CEO, InfraKey",
        "url": "https://newprojectmedia.com/interview-infrakey-targets-300-mw-energization-by-2027-for-texas-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is where the power is — and that's all that matters now.",
        "source": "Braham Singh, CEO, InfraKey",
        "url": "https://newprojectmedia.com/interview-infrakey-targets-300-mw-energization-by-2027-for-texas-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That is a thing we’re kinda fighting for is more information.",
        "source": "Dr. Brent Bennett, policy director, Life:Powered",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/talks-of-more-transparency-and-accountability-from-data-centers-in-texas-push-forward",
        "date": "2026-01-02T12:37:51.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There has to be some give there in order for the planning to be done right and that’s why what we’ve seen in the legislature is that, more discussion of like 'ok we need yall to disclose more information'.",
        "source": "Dr. Brent Bennett, policy director, Life:Powered",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/talks-of-more-transparency-and-accountability-from-data-centers-in-texas-push-forward",
        "date": "2026-01-02T12:37:51.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s a big debate going on in Austin right now with the public utility commission is how much do these data centers pay for transmission, for example.",
        "source": "Dr. Brent Bennett, policy director, Life:Powered",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/talks-of-more-transparency-and-accountability-from-data-centers-in-texas-push-forward",
        "date": "2026-01-02T12:37:51.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a process,” Draksharam said. “It’s not immediate.",
        "source": "Sujeeth Draksharam, engineer and government liaison for Infrakey",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/mclennan-county/proposed-data-center-in-lacy-lakeview/500-a89d342e-e9c1-47f2-ade0-0437c4d7b04d",
        "date": "2025-12-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The wastewater would serve chillers or cooling systems,” he said. “It’s a way to reuse a precious resource.",
        "source": "Sujeeth Draksharam, engineer and government liaison for Infrakey",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/mclennan-county/proposed-data-center-in-lacy-lakeview/500-a89d342e-e9c1-47f2-ade0-0437c4d7b04d",
        "date": "2025-12-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re reusing water that would otherwise be discharged,” he said. “That benefits the environment and conserves fresh water.",
        "source": "Sujeeth Draksharam, engineer and government liaison for Infrakey",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/local/mclennan-county/proposed-data-center-in-lacy-lakeview/500-a89d342e-e9c1-47f2-ade0-0437c4d7b04d",
        "date": "2025-12-16",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can dump 300 megawatts into the grid,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-15/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-15T10:49:07.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a dramatic amount of water,",
        "source": "Bradley Ford, Waco City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-15/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-15T10:49:07.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Public transparency is essential for any project's success,",
        "source": "Sujeeth Draksharam, Infrakey official",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-15/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-15T10:49:07.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just doesn't seem like we're seeing that with this one,",
        "source": "Jim Holmes, Waco Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-15/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-15T10:49:07.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They can dump 300 megawatts into the grid,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/14/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-15T00:24:20.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Public transparency is essential for any project’s success,",
        "source": "Sujeeth Draksharam, Infrakey official",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/14/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-15T00:24:20.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It just doesn’t seem like we’re seeing that with this one,",
        "source": "Jim Holmes, Waco Mayor",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/14/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-15T00:24:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "How they plan to pass water to or through us, given our current contractual relationship with Lacy Lakeview, that's something we're seeking some additional answers on,",
        "source": "Bradley Ford, Waco City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-11/tensions-high-with-neighbors-city-of-waco-as-lacy-lakeview-moves-data-center-deal-along",
        "date": "2025-12-11T10:07:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a dramatic amount of water,",
        "source": "Bradley Ford, Waco City Manager",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/14/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think any time you have a project of this scale that affects all the regional partners, affects the county, affects multiple communities like we heard tonight, you would hope that we'd be at the table much earlier,",
        "source": "Bradley Ford, Waco City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-11/tensions-high-with-neighbors-city-of-waco-as-lacy-lakeview-moves-data-center-deal-along",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The country tends to become the suburb and the suburb tends to become the city,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-11/tensions-high-with-neighbors-city-of-waco-as-lacy-lakeview-moves-data-center-deal-along",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is impossible for us to just say 'No, thank you' and walk away. It would be the most irresponsible thing we could do,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-11/tensions-high-with-neighbors-city-of-waco-as-lacy-lakeview-moves-data-center-deal-along",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody's been sold out,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-11/tensions-high-with-neighbors-city-of-waco-as-lacy-lakeview-moves-data-center-deal-along",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I care about our neighbors in Ross. I care about our air quality because whatever happens over there is coming this way too,",
        "source": "Unnamed neighbor, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/we-dont-want-this-lacy-lakeview-approves-data-center-agreement-despite-neighbors-opposition",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are a lot of us out there and we don't want this. Nobody out there wants this and we feel like we're just having our lives ripped away from us.",
        "source": "Unnamed neighbor, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/we-dont-want-this-lacy-lakeview-approves-data-center-agreement-despite-neighbors-opposition",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm expected to find a solution for my people. That is the context in which we came into contact with InfraKey. They heard we had a sewer problem,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/we-dont-want-this-lacy-lakeview-approves-data-center-agreement-despite-neighbors-opposition",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one has been sold out.",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/we-dont-want-this-lacy-lakeview-approves-data-center-agreement-despite-neighbors-opposition",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You sold us out!",
        "source": "Unnamed woman at meeting, Resident",
        "url": "https://wacodatacenter.com/posts/twisting-texas-law-to-wreck-our-way-of-life/",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're not welcome in my community. You're not welcome in McLennan County. We don't want your project. We don't want your AI data center,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/lacy-lakeview-council-approves-non-binding-agreement-for-data-center/500-f9228e77-ddf4-4f2e-8301-18a79cb4e16c",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "For this one data center, we're looking at seven to 10 times the annual water consumption of the entirety of McLennan County,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/lacy-lakeview-council-approves-non-binding-agreement-for-data-center/500-f9228e77-ddf4-4f2e-8301-18a79cb4e16c",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The whole purpose is trying to see if we can use wastewater — not only this one, but other areas nearby — and tap in,",
        "source": "Sujeeth Draksharam, Infrakey representative",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/lacy-lakeview-council-approves-non-binding-agreement-for-data-center/500-f9228e77-ddf4-4f2e-8301-18a79cb4e16c",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is not simply possible to tax the people to pay for infrastructure needs. So when a corporation approaches you with an economic development plan that is bringing a potential $15 billion worth of tax base, it is impossible for us to just say no and walk away. It would be the most irresponsible thing we could do,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/lacy-lakeview-council-approves-non-binding-agreement-for-data-center/500-f9228e77-ddf4-4f2e-8301-18a79cb4e16c",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we did tonight was take the first step in setting parameters for what we expect to see from this company before we move forward with annexation or any economic development project like this.",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/lacy-lakeview-council-approves-non-binding-agreement-for-data-center/500-f9228e77-ddf4-4f2e-8301-18a79cb4e16c",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This being something that Lacy Lakeview wants, no we don’t, let me just say that.",
        "source": "one resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/10/lacy-lakeview-council-votes-annex-land-proposed-10-billion-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "For many of us, we aren’t leaving financial wealth for our children, our land is the only thing that we’re rich in,",
        "source": "Lauren Hill, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/10/lacy-lakeview-council-votes-annex-land-proposed-10-billion-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It costs money to run a city and it is not possible to simply tax the people to pay. So, when a corporation reached out to you about economic development plans that is bringing a potential 15 billion dollars’ worth of tax base, it’s impossible for us to just say, ‘No thank you’ and walk away,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/10/lacy-lakeview-council-votes-annex-land-proposed-10-billion-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a very useful proposition for us to come up. Let’s work with you, we’ll build our treatment, we’ll take that water, we’ll reuse it. Once it gets into our treatment area, we’ll use it for our purposes, which is to cool the servers,",
        "source": "Sujeet Draksharaa, representative of Infrakey",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/10/lacy-lakeview-council-votes-annex-land-proposed-10-billion-ai-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county has very little control over any of those things.",
        "source": "Scott Felton, McLennan County Judge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/08/mclennan-county-judge-scott-felton-interview/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can’t stop the project, is what I’m saying.",
        "source": "Scott Felton, McLennan County Judge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/08/mclennan-county-judge-scott-felton-interview/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So for the county’s purpose, we have not done anything. We’re still looking at it.",
        "source": "Scott Felton, McLennan County Judge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/08/mclennan-county-judge-scott-felton-interview/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas is a property rights state, so many of these types of operations, big industrial sites, are negotiated between the landowner and user.",
        "source": "Scott Felton, McLennan County Judge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/08/mclennan-county-judge-scott-felton-interview/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's like another stab to the heartland",
        "source": "Sara Lenart, fourth-generation pastureland owner whose land crowds the 520-acre site",
        "url": "https://wacotrib.com/news/local/business/development/article_ed3a0ff9-1e7f-4d8d-a62f-4f9296463429.html",
        "date": "2025-12-07",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's like we don't have a voice, no governance over what is happening out here.",
        "source": "Sara Lenart, resident",
        "url": "https://wacotrib.com/news/local/business/development/article_ed3a0ff9-1e7f-4d8d-a62f-4f9296463429.html",
        "date": "2025-12-07",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I admire your bravery, But the reality is there are still a lot of unanswered questions.",
        "source": "Pat Curry, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://wacotrib.com/news/local/business/development/article_ed3a0ff9-1e7f-4d8d-a62f-4f9296463429.html",
        "date": "2025-12-07",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't want to speak for the developers, but they would have the resources to make this work",
        "source": "Will Jones, McLennan County Precinct 3 commissioner",
        "url": "https://wacotrib.com/news/local/business/development/article_ed3a0ff9-1e7f-4d8d-a62f-4f9296463429.html",
        "date": "2025-12-07",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I speak on behalf of thousands of local residents when I say this,",
        "source": "Mary Beechner, Petition organizer",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/05/lacy-lakeview-data-center-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not consent to the Infrakey data center consuming over 500 acres of land to build their water guzzling, air and sound polluting, nature destroying and community offending AI data collection center.",
        "source": "Mary Beechner, Petition organizer",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/05/lacy-lakeview-data-center-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "They could just stay outside of a city, which to me, is the worst possible outcome of all, because then there’s no municipal taxation on all of that tax base,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/05/lacy-lakeview-data-center-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-12-05T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's just not sitting well with us that we could be possibly exposed to noise pollution, light pollution.",
        "source": "Shawna Fenn, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnRFrzs5gg",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "These people are not even from around here and they really could care less of what goes on.",
        "source": "Cassandra Young, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnRFrzs5gg",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re being asked to annex them and bring in quite a substantial increase in our tax base,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/05/lacy-lakeview-data-center-annexation/",
        "date": "2025-12-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not consent to the Infrakey data center,",
        "source": "Mary Beechner, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/03/residents-oppose-proposed-10-billion-data-center-near-elm-mott/",
        "date": "2025-12-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to sacrifice our peace, our resources and our health for fewer permanent jobs than a grocery store,",
        "source": "Shauna Fenn, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/03/residents-oppose-proposed-10-billion-data-center-near-elm-mott/",
        "date": "2025-12-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The pollution, the noise. It’s such a quiet community out there in the Ross area. That’s all going to be disturbed and it’s not going to be the same once this data center is built so we want to stop it in its tracks,",
        "source": "Shauna Fenn, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/03/residents-oppose-proposed-10-billion-data-center-near-elm-mott/",
        "date": "2025-12-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s automatically going to displace so many people, so many animals, so many trees. The nature there is so important and that’s just going to be bulldozed,",
        "source": "Mary Beechner, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/03/residents-oppose-proposed-10-billion-data-center-near-elm-mott/",
        "date": "2025-12-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "For the city, a tax base of this quantity is a paradigm-changer for us,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/11/27/proposed-data-center-project-waco-area-would-be-paradigm-changer/",
        "date": "2025-11-27T16:31:01.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I haven't met anybody that's real excited about it.",
        "source": "Jared Cronin, member of the Ross Volunteer Fire Department",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/11/27/proposed-data-center-project-waco-area-would-be-paradigm-changer/",
        "date": "2025-11-27T16:31:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "For our mayor not to consider us, I take that as an affront.",
        "source": "Bryant Stanton, owner, Stanton Studios",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/11/27/proposed-data-center-project-waco-area-would-be-paradigm-changer/",
        "date": "2025-11-27T16:31:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The amount of water needed is a big issue, and then also emissions, air quality,",
        "source": "Scott Felton, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/11/27/proposed-data-center-project-waco-area-would-be-paradigm-changer/",
        "date": "2025-11-27T16:31:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "For the city, a tax base of this quantity is a paradigm-changer for us,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.gilmermirror.com/2025/11/24/proposed-data-center-project-for-waco-area-would-be-paradigm-changer/",
        "date": "2025-11-24T12:02:04.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Most people in the area are out there because they like the rural life,",
        "source": "Jared Cronin, Ross Volunteer Fire Department member",
        "url": "https://www.gilmermirror.com/2025/11/24/proposed-data-center-project-for-waco-area-would-be-paradigm-changer/",
        "date": "2025-11-24T12:02:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's rural… that's what we like about it,",
        "source": "Bryant Stanton, Stanton Studios owner",
        "url": "https://www.gilmermirror.com/2025/11/24/proposed-data-center-project-for-waco-area-would-be-paradigm-changer/",
        "date": "2025-11-24T12:02:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The amount of water needed is a big issue, and then also emissions, air quality,",
        "source": "Scott Felton, McLennan County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.gilmermirror.com/2025/11/24/proposed-data-center-project-for-waco-area-would-be-paradigm-changer/",
        "date": "2025-11-24T12:02:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't foresee water becoming a crunch for us or frankly, for anyone in McLennan County",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/24/texas-waco-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-11-24T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's a bombshell, man",
        "source": "Bob Beechner, Retired Waco firefighter",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/24/texas-waco-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-11-24T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's rural… that's what we like about it",
        "source": "Bryant Stanton, Operator of Stanton Studios",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/24/texas-waco-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-11-24T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "For the city, a tax base of this quantity is a paradigm-changer for us,",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Mayor of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/11/21/talks-underway-for-10-billion-data-center-and-power-plant-north-of-waco/",
        "date": "2025-11-21T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's rural… that's what we like about it,",
        "source": "Bryant Stanton, artist and stained glass business owner",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/11/21/talks-underway-for-10-billion-data-center-and-power-plant-north-of-waco/",
        "date": "2025-11-21T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Most people in the area are out there because they like the rural life,",
        "source": "Jared Cronin, member of the Ross Volunteer Fire Department",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/11/21/talks-underway-for-10-billion-data-center-and-power-plant-north-of-waco/",
        "date": "2025-11-21T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "For the city, a tax base of this quantity is a paradigm-changer for us",
        "source": "Charles Wilson, Lacy Lakeview Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/24/texas-waco-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The amount of water needed is a big issue, and then also emissions, air quality",
        "source": "Scott Felton, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/11/24/texas-waco-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The amount of water needed is a big issue, and then also emissions, air quality,",
        "source": "Scott Felton, McLennan County Judge",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/11/21/talks-underway-for-10-billion-data-center-and-power-plant-north-of-waco/",
        "date": "2025-11-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "[Infrakey] is here to make money and leave,",
        "source": "Carla Garcia, long-time resident of Lacy Lakeview",
        "url": "https://www.wacoan.com/the-grackle/data-centers-community-response/",
        "date": "2025-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have a duty to collaborate with your constituents and ethically steward over populations bigger than you.",
        "source": "Carmay Kenworthy, Lacy Lakeview resident",
        "url": "https://www.wacoan.com/the-grackle/data-centers-community-response/",
        "date": "2025-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Cipher Digital deal shook the ground under everyone’s feet,",
        "source": "Lori Young, admin of the \"STOP the Riesel Data Center\" Facebook page",
        "url": "https://www.wacoan.com/the-grackle/data-centers-community-response/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve been told there are benefits to the project, but they aren’t for my neighborhood.",
        "source": "Tori DeBecca, resident living across the street from the proposed data center",
        "url": "https://www.wacoan.com/the-grackle/data-centers-community-response/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need protection and the reason we needed is because we have no voice.",
        "source": "Unnamed landowner, McLennan County landowner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xErWmHJwbZI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Petition against the Infrakey project passed 3,000 signatures",
      "STOP THE WACO DATA CENTER Facebook group exceeded 8,000 members",
      "In May 2026 a Lacy Lakeview council candidate who questioned the data center partnership won a seat, and a supportive incumbent lost",
      "June 2026 University of Texas poll: 56% of registered voters opposed a data center in their community",
      "Governor-elect elected Nov 3 campaigned on a pause on new data center approvals; takes office January 2027",
      "Lacy Lakeview Data District proposed on 520 acres of farmland by InfraKey Capital",
      "Cipher Digital's McLennan project proposed on 300-acre site north of downtown Riesel",
      "Petition against Lacy Lakeview Data District had nearly 4,000 signatures by May 2026",
      "Riesel project was announced in October 2024 and was still in planning stages as of May 2026",
      "Infrakey has petitioned Waco to release the land from its extraterritorial jurisdiction",
      "At the Oct. 19, 2026 meeting, resident Jesse Turner urged a pause on Galaxy's Project Merlin data center",
      "Concerns raised: indirect water use, heat generation and grid strain",
      "Wilson was the only one of five McLennan County commissioners to vote for an agriculture district proposed by Stop the Data Centers in the Ross area",
      "The county attorney advised the ag district probably would not work; it would have been the first in Texas",
      "Wilson said the county has not adopted a data center moratorium because it lacks $100 million to be sued over",
      "Wilson said the commissioners court lacks authority and regulations over data centers, especially water and noise, and hopes the legislature acts next year",
      "McLennan County has three known data center projects proposed; two are in Precinct 2 (Cipher Riesel and Lacy Lakeview-Infrakey near Elm Mott).",
      "Hill County commissioners passed a data center moratorium in spring 2026 but withdrew it after developers filed a nine-figure lawsuit.",
      "McLennan commissioners declined a moratorium because of legal liability; Wilson was the only commissioner to support an agriculture development district.",
      "Davis supports a county data center moratorium; both candidates want state law changed to give counties regulatory power in unincorporated areas.",
      "The general election is Nov. 3, 2026, with early voting Oct. 19-30.",
      "Galaxy Digital acquired approximately 500 acres in McGregor for an AI and high-performance computing data center campus",
      "First phase expected to reach about 74 MW with power beginning in 2028",
      "Campus could eventually grow to 500 MW",
      "Project estimated to add at least $130 million to the local property-tax base",
      "Proposed Infrakey campus is on about 520 acres west of Elm Mott in unincorporated McLennan County, with investment around $10 billion.",
      "Full buildout is projected to need about 2 million gallons of water per day, planned to come from recycled wastewater.",
      "Infrakey has said it is not pursuing Trinity Aquifer groundwater.",
      "Neighbors gathered a petition with roughly 3,000 signatures against the project.",
      "Infrakey petitioned to remove the land from Waco's ETJ; Waco has not committed to supply water.",
      "Resident raised the issue at agenda item G-6 on Greater Waco Chamber agreements.",
      "Commissioners asked the Chamber to clarify its agribusiness work.",
      "Resident asked whether the Chamber engages rural stakeholders.",
      "Infrakey DC Parks LLC welcomed Governor Greg Abbott's directive to the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to audit data center projects in the ERCOT interconnection process",
      "L2D2 is planned as a 522-acre digital infrastructure district in Lacy Lakeview, Texas",
      "Infrakey says it will provide information on power, water, incentives and community impacts",
      "Galaxy plans an initial 74 MW phase at its 500-acre McGregor, Texas site, with multi-hundred-megawatt buildout contingent on additional transmission infrastructure",
      "Galaxy priced $3.507 billion of senior secured notes in July to finance two Helios buildings with 400 MW of utility capacity and 260 MW of critical IT capacity",
      "ERCOT tracked more than 438 GW of large-load interconnection requests in June, with data centers accounting for nearly 89%",
      "The PUCT approved ERCOT's Batch Zero process to evaluate large-load requests of 75 MW or more"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "STOP THE WACO DATA CENTER",
        "url": "https://decorhint.com/texas-residents-are-pushing-back-against-large-data-center-plans-near-their-communities-832e5b49/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T04:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Facebook group organized by Lacy Lakeview residents",
        "url": "https://myfamilytravels.com/texas-residents-are-pushing-back-against-plans-for-large-data-centers-near-their-communities/",
        "date": "2026-10-31T09:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Stop the Riesel Data Center",
        "url": "https://myfamilytravels.com/texas-residents-are-pushing-back-against-plans-for-large-data-centers-near-their-communities/",
        "date": "2026-10-31T09:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Stop the Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-10-14/dl-wilson-county-commissioner-precinct-2",
        "date": "2026-10-14T06:50:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition against Waco-area data center (~3,000 signatures)",
        "url": "https://www.bigdatadamage.com/articles/waco-data-center-water-a-mclennan-county-guide",
        "date": "2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Local community opposition group",
        "url": "https://www.bigdatadamage.com/articles/waco-data-center-water-a-mclennan-county-guide",
        "date": "2026-09-28T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Texas Coalition Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mclennan-county-denies-petition-to-create-agricultural-development-district",
        "date": "2026-08-05T14:25:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Texas Farmers Union",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2026/08/04/mclennan-county-landowners-seek-ag-district-block-data-centers-commissioners-deny-petition/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T22:13:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Texas Coalition Against Datacenters",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA1soC619dQ",
        "date": "2026-07-30"
      },
      {
        "name": "Don't Drain Texas",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA1soC619dQ",
        "date": "2026-07-30"
      },
      {
        "name": "Save Rural Texas",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA1soC619dQ",
        "date": "2026-07-30"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ross residents opposition group",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2026-05-29/residents-seek-answers-at-data-center-impacts-forum",
        "date": "2026-05-29T14:59:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Stop the Riesel Data Center (Facebook page)",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/05/27/waco-data-center-cipher-riesel-mclennan-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-27T11:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition against the Lacy Lakeview data center/plant",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/lacy-lakeview-data-center-moves-forward/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T16:00:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ross area data center opponents",
        "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2026/05/14/lacy-lakeview-needs-wacos-help-to-realize-its-data-center-dreams-its-not-going-well/",
        "date": "2026-05-14T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ross data center opposition",
        "url": "https://baylorlariat.com/2026/03/18/we-knew-nothing-about-it-small-town-risks-paying-price-of-waco-data-center-dispute/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T01:15:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ross-area landowner opposition",
        "url": "https://sharongoldman.substack.com/p/on-the-road-again-following-the-ai",
        "date": "2026-03-14T15:56:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ross-area landowners opposition",
        "url": "https://www.groundlevel-ai.com/p/on-the-road-again-following-the-ai",
        "date": "2026-03-14T15:56:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Waco Data Center community opposition (wacodatacenter.com petition)",
        "url": "https://wacodatacenter.com/posts/l2d2-construction-disruption/",
        "date": "2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Facebook group opposing Infrakey data center in Elm Mott",
        "url": "https://dallasexpress.com/state/lacy-lakeview-eyes-annexation-of-2300-acre-data-center-site-near-kaufman/",
        "date": "2026-02-12T14:00:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "L2D2 Opposition Group",
        "url": "https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/publiccomments/Meetings/C3902026021010001/InputItems/64e16301-02ee-4fac-ab95-dc8c63de0fb5.pdf",
        "date": "2026-02-10"
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      {
        "name": "wacodatacenter.com grassroots group",
        "url": "https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/publiccomments/Meetings/C3902026021010001/InputItems/64e16301-02ee-4fac-ab95-dc8c63de0fb5.pdf",
        "date": "2026-02-10"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition against Infrakey data center in Elm Mott",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/despite-protest-lacy-lakeview-officials-embrace-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-09T22:32:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Community Facebook group opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/despite-protest-lacy-lakeview-officials-embrace-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-09T22:32:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Lacy Lakeview data center opponents",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2026/01/10/three-ways-you-can-speak-up-this-week-on-mclennan-bosque-data-center-projects/",
        "date": "2026-01-10T14:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Online petition opposing Lacy Lakeview data center",
        "url": "https://www.kwbu.org/news/2025-12-15/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-12-15T10:49:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Online petition against Infrakey data center",
        "url": "https://wacobridge.org/2025/12/14/water-power-politics-three-challenges-for-the-10b-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-15T00:24:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Online petition opposing the development",
        "url": "https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/community/lacy-lakeview-council-approves-non-binding-agreement-for-data-center/500-f9228e77-ddf4-4f2e-8301-18a79cb4e16c",
        "date": "2025-12-09T22:33:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition against InfraKey data center (1,500+ signatures)",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEnRFrzs5gg",
        "date": "2025-12-04T12:44:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Stop the data center on Taylor lane",
        "url": "https://www.kwtx.com/2025/12/03/residents-oppose-proposed-10-billion-data-center-near-elm-mott/",
        "date": "2025-12-03T03:48:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "McLennan County landowners petition",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xErWmHJwbZI",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Facebook group opposing the Elm Mott data center",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lacy-lakeview-moves-forward-10-140047014.html",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition against the Elm Mott data center",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lacy-lakeview-moves-forward-10-140047014.html",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Data Center Action Committee",
        "url": "https://wacodatacenter.com/events/",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "Landowners' agricultural development district petitioners",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/tx/data-centers/mclennan/",
        "date": null
      },
      {
        "name": "McGregor recall petition signers",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/tx/data-centers/mclennan/",
        "date": null
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    "name": "McMullen County",
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.75), 9 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "fips": "48283",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "0",
        "effect": 0.005
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "9",
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        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.75 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.003
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      {
        "reason": "La Salle County 0.77 · 52 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Live Oak County 0.75 · 53 km",
        "weight": 0.2338200774158358
      },
      {
        "reason": "Atascosa County 0.74 · 54 km",
        "weight": 0.22808189004555549
      },
      {
        "reason": "Frio County 0.74 · 78 km",
        "weight": 0.10988073186040595
      },
      {
        "reason": "Duval County 0.68 · 85 km",
        "weight": 0.09188887742180658
      },
      {
        "reason": "Karnes County 0.77 · 86 km",
        "weight": 0.08924426072940464
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    "name": "Madison County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On June 9, 2026, the Madison County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution asking the Governor and Legislature to evaluate grid reliability, water use, infrastructure and local participation in data center planning, and encouraging independent impact assessments. No moratorium, opposition group or proposal is documented.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:44.632Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "name": "Flexen Diamante Grimes County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48185",
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      "operating_60km": 2,
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        "reason": "commissioners' cautionary resolution",
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        "reason": "limited county authority / no moratorium",
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        "reason": "no organized opposition",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Madison County, Texas news ●",
        "url": "https://reddotflow.com/county.php?c=madison",
        "date": "2026-10-24T02:00:41.000Z",
        "source": "reddotflow.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Establishment of Additional Data Centers in the State of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.co.madison.tx.us/upload/page/0391/CCT%20FY2026/Resolution%2006092026.pdf",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "source": "Madison County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      "The Madison County Board adopted an ordinance excluding data centers from enterprise zone property tax abatements",
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      "Resolution requests the Governor and Texas Legislature evaluate grid reliability, water consumption, infrastructure impacts and local government participation in planning for large-scale data centers",
      "Resolution states counties have limited authority over siting and regulation of large-scale data centers",
      "Resolution encourages independent impact assessments before approval of large-scale projects and urges transparent reporting on electricity and water use"
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    "name": "Marion County",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.76), 12 projects within 60 km and the county profile. Only 2 weak local items.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.081Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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      "48183",
      "48459",
      "48343",
      "48063"
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        "name": "Project Liberty Marion County",
        "status": "withdrawn",
        "fips": "48315",
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
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        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.76 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.006
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      {
        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Project Liberty Marion County, 0 km (withdrawn)",
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        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "12",
        "effect": 0.001
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      {
        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
        "value": "1",
        "effect": 0.001
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      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
        "value": "R +53",
        "effect": 0.001
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    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Harrison County 0.75 · 20 km",
        "weight": 0.6207969559549684
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      {
        "reason": "Cass County 0.90 · 51 km",
        "weight": 0.09519699774608491
      },
      {
        "reason": "Gregg County 0.75 · 53 km",
        "weight": 0.08755399881237357
      },
      {
        "reason": "Upshur County 0.75 · 58 km",
        "weight": 0.07275291659366345
      },
      {
        "reason": "Morris County 0.75 · 59 km",
        "weight": 0.07025858394848389
      },
      {
        "reason": "Camp County 0.75 · 68 km",
        "weight": 0.05344054694442564
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    ],
    "news": [],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9tqhuRdluE",
        "text": "Marion County resident, officials react to 'Project Liberty' data center withdrawl - YouTube",
        "date": "2026-06-19T12:37:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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    "quotes": [],
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      "Video title reports withdrawal of the 'Project Liberty' data center in Marion County"
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    "name": "Martin County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.9,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Martin County commissioners gave final approval to a one-year data center moratorium by a 4-0 vote, pausing new data center development while the county decides how to regulate them. An earlier hyperscale application off Kanner Highway is exempt.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:59.252Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 2083,
      "pres_2024_margin": 75.8,
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        "name": "Kanner Highway Hyperscale",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48317",
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      "operating_60km": 2,
      "items": 7,
      "regional_score": 0.7012004298032192
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        "reason": "moratorium adopted 4-0",
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        "reason": "exempt Kanner Highway project continues",
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        "reason": "no named local opposition group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Martin County gives final approval to one-year data center moratorium in 4-0 vote | Treasure Coast Today",
        "url": "https://treasurecoast.today/articles/2026-10-13-martin-county-commissioners-advance-one-year-moratorium-on-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Treasure Coast Today",
        "stance": "oppose"
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    ],
    "social": [
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_r6pPbiIs48",
        "text": "Data center coming? Lawsuit dismissed over Martin County land zoned for use - YouTube",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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    ],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "Martin County commissioners gave final approval to a one-year data center moratorium by a 4-0 vote on Oct. 27, 2026.",
      "The moratorium pauses new data center development while the county considers how to regulate the facilities.",
      "A previously submitted hyperscale data center application off Kanner Highway is exempt from the moratorium.",
      "The exempt application was the county's first-ever proposal for a data center in unincorporated Martin County.",
      "A lawsuit over Martin County land zoned for data center use was dismissed."
    ],
    "groups": []
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  "48319": {
    "name": "Mason County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In November 2026, Mason County voters weighed a school levy extension tied to multiple data-center projects that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars. No organized opposition, petitions or official actions against data centers appear in the evidence.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:01.956Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 2526,
      "pres_2024_margin": 65,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48307",
        "km": 64
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      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 6,
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    "drivers": [],
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      {
        "reason": "no organized opposition",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Mason County sees strong voter turnout as data‑center levy heads to the ballot – Hyperlocal Loop",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/mason-county-sees-strong-voter-turnout-as-data-center-levy-heads-to-the-ballot/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T03:50:07.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperlocal Loop",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "Men and women fought for your right to vote and it would be a slap in the face to those patriots who gave everything for our freedom not to vote,",
        "source": "Diana Cromley, Clerk",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/mason-county-sees-strong-voter-turnout-as-data-center-levy-heads-to-the-ballot/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T03:50:07.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "pride"
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    ],
    "facts": [
      "Mason County has 15,668 registered voters, and 2,062 had already cast a ballot as of the article.",
      "A levy extension referendum tied to the construction of multiple data-center projects is on Tuesday's ballot in Mason County.",
      "The proposed levy would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools.",
      "168 poll workers will be on duty across 30 precincts, with polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday."
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    "groups": []
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    "name": "Matagorda County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Matagorda County Against Data Centers and a 300+ signature petition oppose Barrio Energy's sites and MARA's 2 GW campus, joined by Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at a June forum. County officials said in May that Texas counties cannot impose moratoriums or bans.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:27.556Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "fips": "48321",
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        "reason": "state officials oppose",
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        "reason": "projects advancing (ERCOT, deposit)",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "$100M deposit backs MARA’s Matagorda plans | News | baycitytribune.com",
        "url": "https://baycitytribune.com/news/100m-deposit-backs-mara-s-matagorda-plans/article_7d4c7d92-d244-4a04-9721-631079631d42.html",
        "date": "2026-09-29T20:58:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bay City Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "MARA Posts $100M Deposit, Reworks Texas Deal Amid Data Center Audit | TheEnergyMag",
        "url": "https://theenergymag.com/news/NaN-NaN-NaN/mara-matagorda-texas-data-center-revise",
        "date": "2026-09-27T08:53:05.000Z",
        "source": "TheEnergyMag",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "MARA pushes Matagorda site as part of AI expansion | News | baycitytribune.com",
        "url": "https://baycitytribune.com/news/mara-pushes-matagorda-site-as-part-of-ai-expansion/article_cedee4a1-00f5-475c-89f9-4b8555fc79cb.html",
        "date": "2026-09-11T20:03:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bay City Tribune",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Mara Acquires 1,200-Acre Texas Site for 2GW Data Center Campus",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/mara-acquires-1-200-acre-texas-site-for-2gw-data-center-campus",
        "date": "2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tucker, Miller team up to tackle Data Centers in Matagorda County | News | baycitytribune.com",
        "url": "https://baycitytribune.com/news/tucker-miller-team-up-to-tackle-data-centers-in-matagorda-county/article_734334e1-f05e-42cc-be30-1a854903c7cb.html",
        "date": "2026-06-16T12:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bay City Tribune",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "County issues press release on data centers | The Bay City Sentinel",
        "url": "http://www.baycitysentinel.com/news-lifestyle/county-issues-press-release-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-05-14T14:47:40.000Z",
        "source": "The Bay City Sentinel",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Battle over data centers continues across Matagorda County | News | baycitytribune.com",
        "url": "https://baycitytribune.com/news/battle-over-data-centers-continues-across-matagorda-county/article_4273e88c-0fd8-4f2f-ab57-40e7a258abef.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08T20:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bay City Tribune",
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        "title": "Matagorda County residents voice concerns over proposed data centers | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/08/matagorda-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-proposed-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-08T19:00:13.000Z",
        "source": "The Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Two data centers proposed for Matagorda County, residents pushing back - ABC13 Houston",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/data-centers-proposed-matagorda-county-residents-pushing-back/18944946/",
        "date": "2026-04-22T23:03:00.000Z",
        "source": "ABC13 Houston",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Battle over Data Centers escalates in Bay City | News | baycitytribune.com",
        "url": "https://baycitytribune.com/news/battle-over-data-centers-escalates-in-bay-city/article_d60e1c47-ea9d-4d08-89e5-5dc52abf63f0.html",
        "date": "2026-03-24T19:59:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bay City Tribune",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · MAD - Matagorda County Against Data Centers - United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/mad-matagorda-county-against-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-03-19T13:36:07.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Barrio Energy Announces Two New 10MW Data Center Developments in Matagorda County, TX",
        "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/barrio-energy-announces-two-new-10mw-data-center-developments-in-matagorda-county-tx-302528878.html",
        "date": "2025-08-13T10:10:00.000Z",
        "source": "PR Newswire",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Mara: Matagorda County Data Center",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/mara-matagorda-county",
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        "text": "Two data centers proposed for Matagorda County, residents pushing back\nChannel: ABC13 Houston\nSome living in Matagorda County are now pushing back against the proposed data centers, saying their main concern is how the ...\nI'm not completely against data centers, but I believe data centers belong in a better place, not small rural communities. That's the message from some people living in Matagorda County. Barrio Energy bringing at least two data centers to the small rural town, and residents are sounding the alarm. >> We should have a say so. We should have an opinion. Our opinion should matter. What we want in our county should matter. They've now come together on Facebook, through a petition, and speaking out against the facilities. Energy usage is one of their main concerns. The company and county leaders tell ABC 13 it's a smaller scale facility. So, this isn't a large data center. I mean, you're talking about a 10 megawatt setting on 4 acres. That's not going to take up a whole 4",
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        "text": "# Two data centers proposed for Matagorda County, residents pushing back\n\n- Channel: ABC13 Houston\n- Length: 03:14\n- Views: 610\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nAs data centers are proposed for Matagorda County, some residents are speaking up and pushing back against the facilities in their community.\n\n## Transcript\n\nJust last week we told you about 444 of them here in Texas.\nThey're either operational or in the works, according to data center mapping online. Well, today we learned two are planned in Matagorda County, but some people living there are pushing back. Brianna Willis reports.\n>> Those I spoke with have now formed a group called Matagorda County Against Data Centers.\nThey tell me this is actually one of the two proposed locations, but they told me their main concern with the facility is how it will impact their rich rural lifestyle here.\n>> I'm not completely against data centers, but I believe data centers belong in a better place, not small rural communities.\n>> That's the ",
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        "text": "Hey guys, welcome or welcome back to the channel McNally Money, the official home of power analysis. In today's episode, Anthony Power and I are joined by none other than Fred Thiel, CEO at Mara, hot off the heels of Q2 earnings and some major announcements. We're going to get into that during the episode. Before we do, take a second, hit the like button, guys. Big help to myself and the channel. If you're not already subscribed McNally Money, feel free to join and let us know in the comment section below what you thought about today's discussion and if you're currently holding shares of Mara. With that being said, let's get into today's interview. All right, guys, away we go. Final earnings interview of the week and it's a big one. None other than the CEO of Mara, Fred Thiel, back on the channel for the first time now under the power analysis banner. So, Fred, a real honor to have you here and looking forward to the discussion. >> Great to be here. >> Yeah, it's been a long overdue. H",
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        "text": "As demand for digital infrastructure continues to grow, we believe sites with access to reliable, scalable power will become increasingly valuable.",
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        "text": "Miller said his primary concerns are land and water use.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://baycitytribune.com/news/tucker-miller-team-up-to-tackle-data-centers-in-matagorda-county/article_734334e1-f05e-42cc-be30-1a854903c7cb.html",
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        "text": "As Miller mentioned, there's a lot of organized money for data centers,",
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        "text": "But the good news is that the one thing that can beat organized money is organized people.",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic nominee for Texas agriculture commissioner",
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        "text": "Transparency,\" Wilkins said when asked where she believes local government has failed regarding the projects.",
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        "text": "The Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation is who solicited these guys in the first place,",
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        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/08/matagorda-county-residents-voice-concerns-over-proposed-data-centers/",
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        "text": "Under Texas law, counties are governments of limited authority,",
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        "text": "Counties are governments of limited authority, meaning they may act only where the Legislature has expressly granted power.",
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        "text": "We've been begging them to stand with us and all they keep doing is getting in the way,",
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        "text": "We should have a say so. We should have an opinion. Our opinion should matter.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
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        "date": "2026-04-23",
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        "text": "Director of the Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation, Michael Ferdinand, says ERCOT helps approve the facilities based on the energy grid.",
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        "text": "I'm not completely against data centers, but I believe data centers belong in a better place, not small rural communities,",
        "source": "Donna Howard, Matagorda County Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/data-centers-proposed-matagorda-county-residents-pushing-back/18944946/",
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        "text": "We should have a say so. We should have an opinion; our opinion should matter.",
        "source": "Angelica Hernandez, Matagorda County Against Data Centers",
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        "text": "How is this going to affect our water table? How is this going to affect our farmers?",
        "source": "Cheryl Wilkins, Matagorda County Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://abc13.com/post/data-centers-proposed-matagorda-county-residents-pushing-back/18944946/",
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        "text": "So this isn't a large data center. I mean, you're talking about 10 megawatts sitting on 4 acres.",
        "source": "Michael Ferdinand, Director of the Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation",
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        "date": "2026-04-22T23:03:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Matagorda County \"is missing the infrastructure to support even one of these monstrosities, much less 3.\"",
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        "text": "The facilities generated more than $3.2 billion in state and local tax revenue in 2024 and says such projects can bring local investment and jobs while placing relatively little strain on schools, roads and public services.",
        "source": "Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation",
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        "text": "These proposed data centers threaten an already thining line, potentially introducing significant noise, air, water, and light pollution.",
        "source": "Cheryl Wilkins, Petition Starter",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/mad-matagorda-county-against-data-centers",
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      {
        "text": "We are excited to advance these two high-potential 10MW sites in Matagorda County, which perfectly align with our mission to provide scalable, efficient energy solutions for our clients,",
        "source": "Ivan Pinney, CEO of Barrio Energy",
        "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/barrio-energy-announces-two-new-10mw-data-center-developments-in-matagorda-county-tx-302528878.html",
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        "text": "I'm not completely against data centers, but I believe data centers belong in a better place, not small rural communities.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Matagorda County resident",
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      },
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        "text": "We should have a say so. We should have an opinion. Our opinion should matter. What we want in our county should matter.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Matagorda County resident",
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        "date": null,
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      },
      {
        "text": "How is this going to affect our water table? How is this going to affect our farmers?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Matagorda County resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeTilqGJb78",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "What's been relayed to us is that they will not be requiring water from the city.",
        "source": "Michael Ferdinand, Director of the Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeTilqGJb78",
        "date": null,
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      {
        "text": "Once we close Longridge and the Matagorda site, we'll have over right around 4.8 gigawatts of power and land.",
        "source": "Fred Thiel, CEO, MARA",
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        "date": null,
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        "text": "What's great about the Matagorda site for us is its location is adjacent to power generation.",
        "source": "Fred Thiel, CEO, MARA",
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        "date": null,
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        "text": "There's the grid utilities have to do nothing to turn us on.",
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      "MARA subsidiary Volt Texas LLC posted a $100 million security deposit with the electric utility for the site's proposed 2,000 MW capacity, disclosed in a Sept. 25, 2026 SEC filing",
      "MARA's Matagorda site received a conditional 'Studied Load' classification through ERCOT's Batch Zero process",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed TCEQ to halt permits sought by data centers until ERCOT completes its ongoing audit of the industry",
      "MARA's Sept. 21 amendment did not provide a new date for final grid approval or revise the October 2027 and April 2028 targets for 1 and 2 GW",
      "MARA posted a $100 million utility deposit via subsidiary Volt Texas for the Matagorda County site.",
      "Acquisition from HIF USA closed July 2; purchase price capped at $600 million if all milestones are met.",
      "On Sep. 14 MARA disclosed Matagorda received a conditional 'Studied Load' classification under ERCOT's Batch Zero process.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed TCEQ to halt data center permits pending completion of ERCOT's audit, following his Aug. 3 audit instruction.",
      "MARA projected up to 1 GW of grid capacity by October 2027 and 2 GW by April 2028.",
      "MARA said in its Q2 2026 update that it secured rights to a roughly 2-gigawatt Matagorda County site.",
      "MARA is working with Starwood Digital Ventures to attract large-scale computing tenants.",
      "The site was previously planned for HIF's multibillion-dollar e-fuels development.",
      "MARA said the second half of 2026 will focus on signing customers and bringing projects online.",
      "Mara agreed to acquire a site of more than 1,200 acres in Matagorda County, Texas, from HIF USA.",
      "Site expected to provide up to 1GW by October 2027 and 2GW by April 2028.",
      "Site is about 90 miles from Houston.",
      "Mara and Starwood Digital Ventures partnered in February on a joint venture targeting up to 1GW of near-term IT capacity.",
      "Construction expected to begin in phases later this year, subject to regulatory approvals.",
      "A public forum titled 'The Cost of Data Centers' was held June 11 at the Matagorda County Fairgrounds.",
      "Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Democratic nominee Clayton Tucker both spoke at the forum.",
      "Tucker said he supports no data centers and urged residents to keep organizing against the projects.",
      "Miller said he has worked with lawmakers on legislation to limit or prevent foreign companies from buying Texas land or using large local resources.",
      "Matagorda County stated that Texas counties cannot enact blanket bans or moratoriums on lawful industries without specific legislative authority",
      "As of April 2026, Matagorda County had appointed a Fire Marshal to ensure development follows state law and the newly adopted International Fire Code",
      "The county said the Fire Marshal position was budgeted in 2025 for the 2026 budget",
      "Local officials issued a public statement saying Texas counties generally lack zoning authority in unincorporated areas to block data center projects",
      "Wilkins said she attended her first commissioners court on March 30",
      "The statement noted local governments have fewer intervention mechanisms when developers are not requesting tax abatements, public subsidies or county-owned land",
      "Matagorda County officials say Texas law does not let counties deny lawful development solely based on public opposition or property value concerns.",
      "Matagorda County adopted the International Fire Code and appointed a county fire marshal earlier in 2026.",
      "Residents cite concerns about water usage, electrical infrastructure, electric bills, noise and quality of life related to proposed data centers.",
      "Barrio Energy plans at least two data centers in Matagorda County",
      "Proposed facility would be 10 megawatts on 4 acres, per ABC13 reporting",
      "ERCOT classifies data centers as large starting at 75 megawatts",
      "Residents have organized a petition and Facebook group opposing the facilities",
      "ABC13 learned from county leaders that two data centers are planned for Matagorda County by Barrio Energy",
      "Proposed facility is 10 megawatts on 4 acres, per Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation director",
      "ERCOT classifies data centers as large starting at 75 megawatts",
      "Residents started a petition and a Facebook group opposing the data centers",
      "A petition opposing proposed data centers in Matagorda County has gathered more than 300 signatures"
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        "name": "Matagorda County Against Data Centers",
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        "date": "2026-04-22T23:03:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Matagorda County petition opposing data centers",
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        "date": "2026-03-24T19:59:00.000Z"
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        "name": "MAD - Matagorda County Against Data Centers",
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    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition recorded in Maverick County. One unnamed data center campus has been announced, with no organized group, moratorium talk or board action reported so far.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "title": "Maverick County, TX power grid: substations, ERCOT queue, prices | Barrio Grid",
        "url": "https://map.barrioenergy.com/texas/maverick-county",
        "date": null,
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      }
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      "Maverick County has 11 mapped substations, with a highest voltage of 138 kV.",
      "The ERCOT queue lists 2 solar generation projects and 6 battery storage projects in Maverick County.",
      "The SOUTH load zone averaged $34.28/MWh day-ahead over the last 7 days.",
      "The page lists 1 announced data center campus in Maverick County but gives no name or details."
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    "score": 0.62,
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "text": "The county's latest action does not itself authorize all future railroad construction.",
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        "text": "That will make number eight that are in actually in process or working in Medina County.",
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        "text": "We have been working with Microsoft uh to have them make the roadway improvements prior to them starting the vertical construction.",
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      "Notices cover voluntary annexation, zoning and Reinvestment Zone Number Two for about 284.25 acres east of County Road 683 and north of Highway 132",
      "Proposed tax abatement agreement lists about $900 million in estimated improvements",
      "Devine News reported Oct 21, 2026 that none of the 26 speakers at the hearings spoke in favor of the project",
      "Rowan said in August 2025 it was beginning construction on a roughly 440-acre Cinco campus in Medina County; whether the 284-acre tract is part of it is not confirmed",
      "Medina County Commissioners Court unanimously approved Union Pacific Railroad engineering services for improvements near Project Cinco",
      "Union Pacific would contract only with a government entity rather than directly with the developer, per County Judge Keith Lutz",
      "Project Cinco is described by Rowan as a 300-megawatt hyperscale data center campus on approximately 440 acres in Medina County",
      "County officials have said they are aware of roughly eight data center projects in various stages in Medina County.",
      "Texas counties have no general zoning power; county controls tax abatements, subdivision plats, and county roads.",
      "Medina County has approved tax abatements for more than one data center project, per local reporting.",
      "Edwards wells are regulated by the Edwards Aquifer Authority and must also be registered with the Medina County Groundwater Conservation District.",
      "Yancey Water Supply Corporation's general manager reportedly told Microsoft engineers to return with an air-cooled design, reducing projected water demand.",
      "Medina County commissioners voted unanimously to terminate a 2021 economic development agreement with Microsoft involving an 80 percent tax abatement.",
      "Microsoft announced it would no longer seek tax abatements for new data centers and is working to unwind existing tax break agreements.",
      "A planned $500 million CyrusOne data center near Castroville (SAT14A) in Medina County is 460,000 square feet with completion scheduled for June 2027",
      "A 265-acre Medina Technology Park nearby advertises potential capacity of 500 megawatts and will be served by Medina Electric Cooperative",
      "ERCOT reported in late July it was tracking approximately 474 gigawatts of proposed large-load projects, roughly 90% data centers",
      "Gov. Abbott directed the PUCT and ERCOT to conduct a comprehensive review of data centers seeking grid connections, effectively pausing approvals",
      "County Judge Keith Lutz said county commissioners' authority to regulate data centers is strictly defined by Texas state law and the state Constitution",
      "A May 12 town hall meeting in Devine addressed the proposed El Camino data center south of town",
      "Medina County has nine data centers either operating or under construction, according to the article",
      "Key local concerns include water consumption and electricity usage",
      "Local officials know of eight data centers in various stages of development in Medina County",
      "Switching from evaporative cooling to air-cool design could cut a proposed Microsoft facility's water needs by about 85 percent, or 150,000 gallons per day",
      "A 100-megawatt data center can use 300,000 to more than 1 million gallons of water per day",
      "Texas had around 400 data centers, more than quadrupling in the last decade, according to experts",
      "Microsoft filings show two additional data centers in Rio Medina at a cost of $52 million",
      "Amazon plans two San Antonio data centers costing $65 million and $25 million",
      "CPS Energy and SAWS told city council there were more than 20 data centers in the area",
      "San Antonio City Council may formally address data center policy in 2026",
      "CPS Energy provides power to 21 data centers in the San Antonio area, generating about $110 million in revenue, per San Antonio Report on March 7, 2026",
      "Medina County approved tax abatements for Microsoft and Rowan waiving 80% of county property taxes for designated periods after completion",
      "Developers in Medina County are required to secure water rights equal to one-and-a-half times their annual demand",
      "Rowan's 440-acre Cinco project in Medina County is a 300-megawatt hyperscale campus",
      "A worker died after being hit by a large truck at the future site of a supersized data center in Medina County, near Lytle",
      "All work on the site is suspended while investigators determine what happened",
      "Turner Construction, the company overseeing the project, and Roland Digital Infrastructure issued statements offering sympathies and emotional support to employees",
      "Medina County is expected to receive at least 8 data centers in coming months and years",
      "Rowan's project spans over 440 acres near Lytle and costs nearly $1 billion"
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        "title": "Political Impact Data Centers in The Permian? — Permian AI",
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        "text": "It's going to affect the business for sure",
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        "text": "It's no longer real country living. It's now going to be industrial living.",
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        "text": "Why not pick a place somewhere else where it's just wide-open prairie where they can put a data center?",
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        "text": "My office is currently investigating hundreds of data center developments to ensure that they are transparent about their water usage and fully compliant with the law,",
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        "text": "We're very frustrated with the lack of gas-fired power generation in West Texas,",
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        "text": "“This feels very much like a gold rush to me,” Sparks said.",
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        "text": "“Our grid right now is not set up to handle a lot of new load,” Sparks said. “I know they’re saying they’re bringing their own power, but there’s something that they’re not telling us.”",
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        "text": "The US must accelerate energy supply to continue dominating computational capacity, and the Permian Basin is the only location in America that can deliver the scale, speed, and reliability AI workloads demand.",
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        "text": "In an environment where power availability is the primary constraint to AI and HPC expansion, our behind-the-meter strategy, executed with expert partners like Thunderhead, is the definitive solution,",
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      "ERCOT intends to publish its Data Center Impact RFI report with the PUCT on or before December 10",
      "Goldman Sachs estimates approximately 45% of planned U.S. data-center capacity could face increased political risk following election outcomes",
      "Hinojosa pledged to halt new data-center approvals until Texas adopts laws giving communities greater influence over development",
      "Construction of an apparent Bitcoin facility is underway near Real Country Living RV Park off State Highway 158 in Midland County.",
      "Garcia says the neighboring land was sold to a major developer after the neighbor died.",
      "Garcia believes the developer is behind Bitcoin mining sites in McCamey and Garden City, unconfirmed to NewsWest 9.",
      "Garcia says the facility is about 40 yards from his front door.",
      "The Texas Attorney General's office launched an ongoing investigation into all data center developments in Texas over non-response to the Texas Water Development Board water use survey.",
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      "TWDB is required by Texas law to survey entities using ground and surface water for municipal, industrial, power generation, or mining purposes.",
      "ERock applied to TCEQ for an air construction permit for the Caprock Ranch Energy Facility in Midland County.",
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      "The plant would provide bridge power to a third party, possibly a data center, until it connects to the larger grid.",
      "Potential emissions exceed 7 million tons of greenhouse gases and 3,000 tons of criteria pollutants per year.",
      "TCEQ is currently accepting comments on the pending application.",
      "On KWEL radio May 13, 2026, Mayor Blong said data centers do not belong in the middle of the community and Midland should not sell them municipal water.",
      "County Judge Terry Johnson said three different data center groups have approached the county.",
      "A January 2026 Global Energy Monitor report found Texas has 80.6 GW of gas-fired capacity under development, with roughly 40 GW tied to planned data center demand.",
      "The Public Utility Commission of Texas is collecting water-use data from data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities and must report findings by the end of 2026.",
      "About 22 data center projects are proposed in West Texas, though not all are likely to materialize, according to Sen. Kevin Sparks.",
      "Texas residential electric rates are the 27th-highest in the country, per TPPF, and have risen about 37% since December 2020 according to the U.S. EIA.",
      "Sparks said water is an additional central concern among residents of communities hosting proposed data centers.",
      "Protesters opposed to a controversial data center clashed with security and sheriff's office personnel at a Board of Supervisors meeting, and the assistant sheriff was needed to calm tensions (reported March 27, 2026)",
      "More protests are expected at upcoming board meetings, and security measures have been increased",
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      "Permian natural gas production rose 12% year-over-year in 2024, 22% of US marketed gas production per EIA",
      "Texas Critical Data Centers bought 235 acres in Ector County for a 250MW gas-powered data center",
      "FO Permian and HiVolt Energy announced a 150 MW off-grid power platform on September 4, 2025",
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      "Thunderhead Energy Solutions entered a commercial arrangement with Turbine-X Energy for a planned 450MW behind-the-meter generation project at the Texas Critical Data Center site in Midland, Texas",
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        "title": "Updates - Milam Data Center | Milam County, TX",
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        "date": "2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Milam Data Center (SB Energy)",
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        "title": "Milam County Data Centers: What the Growth Could MeanMilam County Data Centers: What the Growth Could Mean for Local Residents - Driscoll Home Services",
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        "title": "Data centers not welcome: New poll shows most Texans oppose them in their communities | News | palestineherald.com",
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        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/openai-stargates-milam-texas-freebird-data-center-to-span-548950-sq-ft-in-first-phase/",
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        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
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        "title": "Riot Platforms snags incentives for Milam County data center expansion - Austin Business Journal",
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        "date": "2026-02-13T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Paving the way: Milam County approves tax abatement for new data center",
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        "title": "Milam County Data Center | DPR Construction",
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        "text": "# Data center project moves forward in Milam County as neighbors weigh benefits\n\n- Channel: 25 News KXXV\n- Length: 02:15\n- Views: 454\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2025-10-31T07:22:42-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: Burlington, Cameron, Milam County, OpenAI, SB Energy, Texas, Texas power grid, data center, economic development, industrial development, krhd, kxxv, local news, news, rural jobs, solar energy\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nData center project moves forward in Milam County as neighbors weigh benefits\n\n## Transcript\n\nI'm Tyler Dupnik, your neighborhood reporter in Milm County. I'm near County Road 133 and 134 in Burlington where a new data center will soon be built. I told you about this story back in May.\nAnd as this development nears, neighbors are learning more about its impact.\n>> They've got the land purchased and we're just waiting on the paperwork.\n>> Change is coming closer to Milm County.\nWe've come to understand it, appreciate it as well. So, as long as th",
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        "text": "# New OpenAI data center coming to Central Texas\n\n- Channel: KVUE\n- Length: 00:28\n- Views: 464\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2025-09-29T14:26:48-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: New OpenAI data center coming to Central Texas, Milam County, burlington tx, openai\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nOpenAI reportedly plans to build a $3 billion data center campus in Milam County, near Burlington, Texas.\n\nSubscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/kvuetv?sub_confirmation=1\n \nRemember KVUE+ is always streaming on Roku, Apple TV or Fire TV!\n \nYou're joining us on the official YouTube channel for KVUE News in Austin, Texas. Here you will find livestreams, full interviews, KVUE Defenders specials and news videos from our award-winning team of journalists working across our newscasts – Daybreak, Midday and KVUE News at 4, 5, 6 and 10.\n \n* Sign up for the KVUE newsletter: https://www.kvue.com/email\n* Follow KVUE on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KVUEinsider/\n* Follow KVUE on Twit",
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        "text": "I'm not saying this is the funding of the Republican Party, but it is a challenge for them, and that's why you're seeing Gov. Abbott and others take a proactive stance on this now,",
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        "text": "Industrializing compute =compressing the cycle time from power to intelligence and making it repeatable (not a one-time hero run!)",
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      },
      {
        "text": "They were given the 75%. I thought that was too steep. I'm not against giving an abatement entirely, depending on circumstances, but I'm against that high of an abatement on a data center,",
        "source": "Wesley Payne, Commissioner, Milam County Precinct 4",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/milam-county/paving-the-way-for-progress-milam-county-approves-tax-abatement-for-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-10T22:50:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Other communities seem to be pushing these data centers away. Our community seems to be semi-embracing them, giving them some tax breaks,",
        "source": "James Pesl, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/milam-county/paving-the-way-for-progress-milam-county-approves-tax-abatement-for-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-10T22:50:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tax abatements can be a tool, but they can also become detrimental to the community in which you live,",
        "source": "James Pesl, local resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/milam-county/paving-the-way-for-progress-milam-county-approves-tax-abatement-for-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-10T22:50:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They've got the land purchased and we're just waiting on the paperwork.",
        "source": "Unidentified speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol1wTKmvV3Q",
        "date": "2025-10-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Graduate from Cameron, graduate from Rosebud, and be able to stay at home and work local.",
        "source": "Unidentified speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol1wTKmvV3Q",
        "date": "2025-10-31",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      "Milam Data Center reached 1 million craft hours on July 31, 2026",
      "DPR crew at the Milam site is about 650 people",
      "SB Energy and OpenAI held a community open house on Oct. 23, 2025",
      "SB Energy donated $300,000 to Milam County for flood recovery of roads and a bridge in Denman",
      "Team fulfilled 10 classroom wish lists across Westphalia, Rosebud-Lott and Buckholts ISDs",
      "Freebird data center planned near Burlington with approximately $470 million investment and about 548,950 square feet of new construction, per state filings",
      "OpenAI and SB Energy are developing an AI data center campus in Milam County with approximately 1.2 gigawatts of computing capacity",
      "On September 21, Governor Greg Abbott directed state agencies to temporarily halt certain permits involving new data centers while Texas evaluates electricity and water demands",
      "A majority of Texans oppose data center construction in their community, according to a University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll of 1,200 self-reported registered voters published June 23, 2026",
      "Nearly two-thirds of Texans living in rural areas oppose data centers in their community",
      "56% of poll respondents said they oppose construction of a data center in their community, while 29% said they support it",
      "Freebird first phase is a single-story 548,950 sq ft building with four data halls",
      "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing estimates project cost at $470 million, with completion on 15 October",
      "SB Energy, a SoftBank subsidiary, is building and operating the 1.2GW facility",
      "Oracle and OpenAI canceled plans to expand the Abilene Stargate campus in early March 2026",
      "Stargate leader Peter Hoeschele had left OpenAI by April 2026",
      "TDLR project TABS2026017746 (Freebird Data Center Phase 1) registered 4/15/2026 for County Road 133, Burlington, Milam County",
      "Estimated cost is $470,000,000 for new construction of a 548,950 sf single-story data center with 4 data halls",
      "Scheduled construction start 10/20/2025 and completion 10/15/2026",
      "Owner is Milam County Data Center LLC; tenant contact listed as Kaylen Bushell (Open AI); design firm Corgan Architects Inc",
      "Project is privately funded on private land",
      "A resident of Rosebud, Texas says a huge data center is being built in Milam County between Rosebud and Cameron, and that construction is already underway.",
      "Milam County Commissioners Court approved a 10-year property tax abatement for Riot Platforms' data center expansion site about 60 miles northeast of Austin.",
      "Riot Platforms announced Advanced Micro Devices Inc. as its first data center tenant.",
      "Milam County commissioners approved a 75% tax abatement for 10 years for Riot Rockdale's new data center",
      "Riot Rockdale will pay 25% of property taxes starting in 2028 through a PILOT program",
      "Riot Rockdale operates the largest crypto mining facility in North America and established its center in 2021",
      "Riot Rockdale did not respond to requests for comment",
      "SB Energy and OpenAI hosted a county town hall and job fair in October 2025 about the Milam County data center",
      "Data center is near County Road 133 and 134 in Burlington, Milam County",
      "Data center will be partially powered by SB Energy's three nearby solar fields",
      "Texas Tribune reported Milam County residents seem mostly in favor",
      "OpenAI reportedly plans a $3 billion data center campus in Milam County near Burlington, TX",
      "Campus is one of 5 data centers in a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle and a Japan-based group",
      "Construction start and completion dates are not clear",
      "Report originated from the Austin American-Statesman",
      "More than 1,000 craft workers are currently on site building the Milam Data Center",
      "Expected to support about 400 long-term operational jobs",
      "DPR has spent nearly $49 million with local subcontractors and vendors",
      "First phase in construction with operations expected in 2027"
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.79), 7 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.082Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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        "effect": 0.022
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.79 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
        "effect": 0.011
      },
      {
        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
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        "effect": 0.01
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        "reason": "Hamilton County 0.74 · 57 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Comanche County 0.74 · 57 km",
        "weight": 0.1482774295643102
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        "reason": "McCulloch County 0.75 · 69 km",
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        "reason": "Coryell County 0.73 · 83 km",
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    "score": 0.57,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Mitchell County commissioners voted 4-1 on Aug 24 to approve tax breaks for Cipher's 300 MW Barber Lake campus. Opposition is limited to Colorado City residents' complaints about recurring water outages; no organized opposition group has formed.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:01.125Z",
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        "reason": "commissioners granted tax breaks 4-1",
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      {
        "title": "Data Center, AI Companies Pay to Upgrade Colorado City's Water System",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-11/data-center-ai-companies-pay-upgrade-colorado-citys-water-system",
        "date": "2026-09-11T06:33:15.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo Live",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center, AI Companies Pay to Upgrade Colorado City's Water System",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-11/data-center-ai-companies-pay-upgrade-colorado-citys-water-system",
        "date": "2026-09-11T06:33:15.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo Live",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "West Texas town faces persistent water outages as massive AI data center arrives | newswest9.com",
        "url": "https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/tale-of-two-realities-west-texas-town-faces-persistent-water-outages-as-massive-ai-data-center-arrives-colorado-city/513-97980421-0226-442e-9bbe-67c84f5d8fbc",
        "date": "2026-07-21T22:43:48.000Z",
        "source": "newswest9.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Digital secures hyperscale tenant under 15-year ...",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cipher-digital-secures-hyperscale-tenant-under-15-year-lease/",
        "date": "2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DatacenterDynamics",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Mitchell County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/mitchell/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Barber Lake: announced vs energized capacity · DEPLOY",
        "url": "https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/cipher-barber-lake-colorado-city-texas",
        "date": null,
        "source": "DEPLOY",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS & AMENDED TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS Mitchell County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.co.mitchell.tx.us/upload/page/0085/docs/2026/Amended%20Cipher%20TAA%20Hearing%20Notice-Mitchell%20County%20Phase%202%20and%203%207.23.26.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Mitchell County, Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "platform": "x",
        "url": "https://x.com/Txdatawatch/status/2119581198058209363",
        "text": "Colorado City, Texas (pop. 3,991): Mitchell County commissioners approved tax breaks for Barber Lake phases 2 and 3 on Aug 24 (4-1, county minutes). Cipher says its lease now runs 20 years (company claim).\n\nEvery record: https://t.co/HlRMIFjH1r\n\nNarration: synthetic voice. https://t.co/UVYKMKto1s",
        "date": "2026-11-09T00:01:52.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "Mayor Hurt has said the same thing on the record: the data center is not a city water customer.",
        "source": "Ruben Hurt, Mayor of Colorado City",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-11/data-center-ai-companies-pay-upgrade-colorado-citys-water-system",
        "date": "2026-09-11T06:33:15.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cipher says the plant uses on-site non-potable water only and will not draw from municipal drinking-water sources or raise residential utility bills.",
        "source": "Cipher, company",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-11/data-center-ai-companies-pay-upgrade-colorado-citys-water-system",
        "date": "2026-09-11T06:33:15.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "However, I want to say go on record that we don't have water going to the AI Data Center,",
        "source": "Ruben Hurt, Mayor of Colorado City",
        "url": "https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/tale-of-two-realities-west-texas-town-faces-persistent-water-outages-as-massive-ai-data-center-arrives-colorado-city/513-97980421-0226-442e-9bbe-67c84f5d8fbc",
        "date": "2026-07-21T22:43:48.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now for us, we keep four buckets worth of water filled in our bathtub at all times,",
        "source": "Sandy Daugherty, Colorado City resident",
        "url": "https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/tale-of-two-realities-west-texas-town-faces-persistent-water-outages-as-massive-ai-data-center-arrives-colorado-city/513-97980421-0226-442e-9bbe-67c84f5d8fbc",
        "date": "2026-07-21T22:43:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have not, they're not one of our customers. So they're not using any of our city water.",
        "source": "Ruben Hurt, Mayor of Colorado City",
        "url": "https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/local/tale-of-two-realities-west-texas-town-faces-persistent-water-outages-as-massive-ai-data-center-arrives-colorado-city/513-97980421-0226-442e-9bbe-67c84f5d8fbc",
        "date": "2026-07-21T22:43:48.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This agreement for our third large AI campus reinforces Cipher’s position as a trusted partner to develop high-quality HPC data center infrastructure for the world’s leading companies,",
        "source": "Tyler Page, Cipher's CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cipher-digital-secures-hyperscale-tenant-under-15-year-lease/",
        "date": "2026-03-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Mitchell County commissioners approved tax breaks for Barber Lake phases 2 and 3 on Aug 24 (4-1, county minutes)",
      "Cipher says its lease for the Barber Lake site now runs 20 years (company claim)",
      "Cipher, Fluidstack and Anthropic to announce a nonprofit, the Colorado City Infrastructure Fund (501(c)(3)), for water-system repairs on Monday Sept. 14, 2026",
      "July thunderstorms knocked out power and backup generators at a Colorado City well-pump station, collapsing pressure and drying taps",
      "Cipher's Barber Lake campus in Mitchell County is a 300 MW HPC facility on a site grown from 250 to nearly 600 acres",
      "Colchis is a planned 1,000 MW HPC campus on about 620 acres in Tom Green County area",
      "City of San Angelo has written closed-loop cooling and tight potable-water limits into ordinance for data centers inside city limits",
      "Cipher, Fluidstack and Anthropic will announce a nonprofit, the Colorado City Infrastructure Fund (501(c)(3)), for water-system repairs at a Monday, Sept. 14 reception",
      "In July, thunderstorms knocked out power and backup generators at a well-pump station in Colorado City, causing pressure collapse and dry taps",
      "Barber Lake campus is a 300 MW HPC facility on a site grown from 250 to nearly 600 acres, with Google backstopping the lease",
      "Cipher's Colchis site is a planned 1,000 MW HPC campus on roughly 620 acres in the San Angelo area, with an AEP interconnect agreement",
      "Colorado City residents report losing water pressure completely more than 50 times over the last two years",
      "Colorado City was recently approved for USDA funding to overhaul its water distribution system, with work expected to begin in 2027",
      "A 500-acre AI data center with 300 MW capacity is expanding across Mitchell County",
      "Cipher signed a 15-year lease with an unnamed investment-grade hyperscale tenant on March 25, 2026.",
      "Cipher's Barber Lake site in Mitchell County, Texas is listed with up to 300MW on 587 acres.",
      "Cipher secured a $200 million revolving credit facility with a $50 million accordion option.",
      "Cipher's pipeline lists up to 3.4GW across seven projects.",
      "Earlier tenants include AWS and Fluidstack (backed by Google).",
      "TDLR building registration dated 2026-06-23 for Barber Lake, 800,000 sq ft data center at 951 CR 204, Colorado City",
      "TDLR estimated cost is $50M; owner field lists Will Long",
      "168 MW of IT capacity leased to Fluidstack (DCD, Nov 2025)",
      "Company cites contracted lease revenue over $9B across 20 years",
      "Mitchell County has 1 project and 1 dated record on the tracker",
      "Campus is 300 gross MW on 250 acres near Colorado City in Mitchell County (244 MW Phase I, 56 MW Phase II)",
      "Phase I targeted by Sep 30 2026; Phase II by Jan 31 2027",
      "ERCOT approved a 300 MW interconnection without load-profile limits",
      "Fluidstack leased 168 MW in Sep 2025 and the full 300 MW campus by Nov 2025",
      "Lease expanded to 20 years, raising total contracted revenue to about $9.1 billion",
      "Mitchell County Commissioners Court public hearing on tax abatement agreements set for August 24, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Mitchell County Courthouse, Colorado City",
      "Estimated cost of improvements: Phase II $1.3 billion (Cipher Barber Lake, LLC)",
      "Estimated cost of improvements: Phase III $2.0 billion (Cipher Barber Lake Resources, LLC)",
      "Court will consider a first amendment to the Phase II abatement agreement and the Phase III abatement agreement"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Colorado City Infrastructure Fund",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-11/data-center-ai-companies-pay-upgrade-colorado-citys-water-system",
        "date": "2026-09-11T06:33:15.000Z"
      }
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  "48337": {
    "name": "Montague County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Saint Jo City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Sept. 28, 2026 opposing data centers in city limits and its ETJ. A petition urges Montague County commissioners to keep data centers out, and a Bowie Facebook thread drew about 400 mostly opposed comments.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.45,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:34.286Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 11097,
      "pres_2024_margin": 77.7,
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        "name": "Clay County moratorium",
        "status": "moratorium",
        "fips": "48077",
        "km": 45
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      "operating_60km": 0,
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        "reason": "local resolution against data centers",
        "weight": 0.35
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      {
        "reason": "petition to commissioners court",
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      {
        "reason": "water supply fears",
        "weight": 0.2
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      {
        "reason": "broad resident opposition online",
        "weight": 0.12
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      {
        "reason": "tax revenue support",
        "weight": 0.08
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data centers worrying citizens",
        "url": "https://bowienewsonline.com/2026/10/data-centers-worrying-citizens/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T18:41:52.000Z",
        "source": "Bowie News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Montague County: Boom, Bust, or Smart Guardrails for Bowie's Future? — Part 1: A Facebook Firestorm — LocalMoCo",
        "url": "https://localmo.co/crossroads/data-centers-montague-county-bowie-q2-2026-part-1/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LocalMoCo",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Montague County: Boom, Bust, or Smart Guardrails for Bowie's Future? — Part 3: Montague County's Choice — LocalMoCo",
        "url": "https://localmo.co/crossroads/data-centers-montague-county-bowie-q2-2026-part-3/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LocalMoCo",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "text": "WE DON'T WANT THEM HERE",
        "source": "Unnamed commenter, Facebook commenter",
        "url": "https://localmo.co/crossroads/data-centers-montague-county-bowie-q2-2026-part-1/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Living in the county not sure how to protect our water supply from the data center.",
        "source": "Unnamed commenter, county well owner",
        "url": "https://localmo.co/crossroads/data-centers-montague-county-bowie-q2-2026-part-1/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The demand won't go away. Do you think new data centers built in China instead will be respectful to the environment?",
        "source": "Maurice Chavez, Bowie resident, tech-sector professional",
        "url": "https://localmo.co/crossroads/data-centers-montague-county-bowie-q2-2026-part-1/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once this data center is up and running there's no going back. People need to come together and stop it now or we watch it happen and do nothing.",
        "source": "Bowie-area resident, resident",
        "url": "https://localmo.co/crossroads/data-centers-montague-county-bowie-q2-2026-part-1/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"It's one of the few businesses that can bring in a massive amount of tax revenue without drawing in droves of new permanent residents.\"",
        "source": "Maurice Chavez",
        "url": "https://localmo.co/crossroads/data-centers-montague-county-bowie-q2-2026-part-3/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The only winner is the land owner that sells to them. Everyone else loses. Forever,\" one resident wrote.",
        "source": "resident (unnamed)",
        "url": "https://localmo.co/crossroads/data-centers-montague-county-bowie-q2-2026-part-3/",
        "date": "2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Saint Jo City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Sept. 28, 2026 opposing siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and hyperscale computing facilities within city limits and ETJ.",
      "A petition drive is underway urging the Montague County commissioners court to keep data centers out of the county.",
      "Councilor Jack Dunn helped prepare the resolution after several citizens raised data center concerns.",
      "No confirmed data center project exists in Montague County or Bowie city limits as of June 6, 2026.",
      "Facebook thread in Bowie Texas Citizens Group drew roughly 400 comments, mostly opposed.",
      "Texas SB 6, signed June 21, 2025, requires new large loads of 75 MW or more to pay for their own interconnection and allow ERCOT curtailment in emergencies.",
      "Hill County rescinded its data center moratorium June 4, 2026 and adopted a 13-section review checklist.",
      "A resident-reported industrial facility on Salona Highway near the Brazos substation could not be verified after six attempts.",
      "Bowie ISD has 1,466 students, a $19.2 million budget, and a board-approved projected deficit of $1,089,230.",
      "An evaporative data center could use 400,000–570,000 gallons per day (up to about 1.1M at full load), 83–95% of Bowie's supply.",
      "Hill County's 13-section data center review checklist was adopted June 4, 2026.",
      "Hill County's moratorium drew a $100M suit within two weeks, per the article.",
      "A House Natural Resources committee interim hearing on data center water use is anticipated in late June 2026."
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Petition urging Montague County commissioners court to keep data centers out",
        "url": "https://bowienewsonline.com/2026/10/data-centers-worrying-citizens/",
        "date": "2026-10-08T18:41:52.000Z"
      }
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    "name": "Montgomery County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Conroe City Council adopted data center regulations on Aug. 13, 2026: a 75 MW threshold, 37 application items and a 300-ft setback, not a moratorium. Opposition is limited to a few voters citing power bills and voter approval; no named group, and county commissioners have taken no action.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:52.271Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 45.5,
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        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48339",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 2,
      "items": 63,
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        "reason": "Conroe regulations instead of moratorium",
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        "reason": "scattered individual opposition, no local group",
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      {
        "reason": "statewide voter appetite for limits",
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        "reason": "commission silent on data centers",
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      {
        "title": "Montgomery County voters weigh in on Texas data center boom — Texas Breaking News",
        "url": "https://www.texasbreaking.news/article/3d72080f-0e30-4a05-b48d-530fa8eda88a",
        "date": "2026-10-28T23:20:24.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Breaking News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Montgomery County voters weigh in on Texas data center boom | Willis News",
        "url": "https://willisnews.org/news/montgomery-county-voters-weigh-in-on-texas-data-center-boom",
        "date": "2026-10-28T23:20:24.000Z",
        "source": "Lake Conroe",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Montgomery County voters weigh in on Texas data center boom | Conroe News",
        "url": "https://www.conroenews.org/news/montgomery-county-voters-weigh-in-on-texas-data-center-boom",
        "date": "2026-10-28T23:20:24.000Z",
        "source": "Conroe News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Montgomery County voters weigh in on Texas data center boom",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/10/28/montgomery-county-voters-weigh-in-on-texas-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-10-28T23:20:24.000Z",
        "source": "click2houston",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "MoCo Voters Weigh In on Texas Data Center Boom | ConroeTX News",
        "url": "https://conroetx.space/story/moco-voters-weigh-in-on-texas-data-center-boom--09ae88f70896bc38",
        "date": "2026-10-28T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "ConroeTX News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Paxton probes Montgomery County data centers over water reports | The Woodlands Record",
        "url": "https://thewoodlandsrecord.com/articles/paxton-targets-montgomery-county-data-centers-in-water-use-probe-mufwd6sv",
        "date": "2026-09-24T19:26:46.000Z",
        "source": "The Woodlands Record",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Conroe approves data center regulations as officials cite ...",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/conroe-montgomery/government/conroe-approves-data-center-regulations-as-officials-cite-interest-in-city/",
        "date": "2026-08-18T20:40:01.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2024025831",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR TABS)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Montgomery County, Texas: 2 projects mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/montgomery-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "globaldatacenters.net",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    ],
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV-KaiiEDds",
        "text": "Montgomery County voters weigh in on Texas data center boom\nChannel: KPRC 2 Click2Houston\nTexas is becoming a hot spot for data centers. The Lone Star State is home to more than 300 data centers, according to ENOUGH ...\nتنتشر مراكز البيانات  في جميع أنحاء تكساس،  وهناك المئات منها على  مستوى الولاية في  الواقع. يقول الناخبون  إن الاختيار لم يعد  يتعلق بالوظائف فحسب.  بل يتعلق بالكهرباء  والمياه، ومن سينتهي  به الأمر بدفع  الفاتورة. >> تحدثت مراسلة قناة KPRC 2  ساندي توريس مع  الجيران في مقاطعة  مونتغومري حول كيف  يمكن لمراكز البيانات  أن تشكل هذه  الانتخابات. تتحول  تكساس إلى نقطة جذب  لمراكز البيانات. في  ولايتنا \"نجم وحيد\"،  يوجد بالفعل أكثر من 300  مركز بيانات. نحن في  مقاطعة مونتغومري،  حيث تم اقتراح إنشاء  العديد منها. لذا،  أردنا معرفة كيف تؤثر  مراكز البيانات على  خيارات الناس في دورة  الانتخابات هذه. >> قد تؤثر أو لا تؤثر على  حياتنا اليومية، لكن  بصراحة، ليس لدي بحث  كافٍ لربط ما أتعامل  معه يومياً بما أنفقه  من مال. >> تساعد مراكز البيانات  في تشغيل كل شيء،  بدءاً من الذكاء  ",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcmCvAdltCc",
        "text": "Montgomery County takes on data centers | NBC4 Washington\nChannel: NBC4 Washington\nMontgomery County councilmembers are introducing two competing bills that would go about addressing data center ...\nMontgomery County is trying to get ahead of data centers. There are two bills being proposed. They're really competing bills. One would set up what's called a zoning text amendment, and it would basically lay out where data centers could go, like in an industrial area, and there has to be 500 ft from housing, and there would be protections in there, like for noise pollution. There's a separate bill that would set up a task force to study data centers and their impacts. And that would include stakeholders from throughout the community. And there would be a one-year period to issue recommendations, >> requirements that deal with low emissions, diesel backup, regenerators. It's a big thing with data centers and protections for wet lines, streams, rivers. >> I recognize that every time I'm on m",
        "date": "2026-01-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEmkSh2jmPY",
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        "date": "2025-12-22T18:21:59.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "I feel like the local people around the data centers are the ones paying the bill instead of the people that actually own these data centers,",
        "source": "Jerry Lazo, a voter in Montgomery County",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/10/28/montgomery-county-voters-weigh-in-on-texas-data-center-boom/",
        "date": "2026-10-28T23:20:24.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "I think it is bringing a lot of good paying jobs to Houston.",
        "source": "John Hornbuckle, a voter in Montgomery County",
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        "date": "2026-10-28T23:20:24.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "I feel like it's something that should be voter approved,",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot sacrifice our resources, water, or energy supply, and I will continue to fight for our communities across this state,",
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        "url": "https://thewoodlandsrecord.com/articles/paxton-targets-montgomery-county-data-centers-in-water-use-probe-mufwd6sv",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "The reason for bringing this forward is to really have a mechanism in place so we can protect our infrastructure and our taxpayers,",
        "source": "Brandy Taylor, Community Development Director",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/conroe-montgomery/government/conroe-approves-data-center-regulations-as-officials-cite-interest-in-city/",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would not move forward until it’s a complete packet,",
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        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this moment, the city has no protection,",
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        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why was the 300 feet selected?",
        "source": "Moniqua' Scott, Montgomery County resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/conroe-montgomery/government/conroe-approves-data-center-regulations-as-officials-cite-interest-in-city/",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Absolutely, we can revise it at any time,",
        "source": "Brandy Taylor, Community Development Director",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/conroe-montgomery/government/conroe-approves-data-center-regulations-as-officials-cite-interest-in-city/",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason for bringing this forward is to really have a mechanism in place so we can protect our infrastructure and our taxpayers",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why was the 300 feet selected? What evidence says that is enough distance to protect residents and children?",
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        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/montgomery-county/",
        "date": null,
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      {
        "text": "At this moment, the city has no protection",
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        "date": null,
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        "emotion": "fear"
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      "Texas is home to more than 300 data centers, according to ENOUGH previous reporting",
      "Several data centers are proposed in Montgomery County",
      "Several data center projects have been proposed in Montgomery County, Texas.",
      "Texas is home to more than 300 data centers, according to ENOUGH previous reporting.",
      "Some Montgomery County voters are questioning the rapid growth of data centers ahead of Election Day.",
      "Texas is home to more than 300 data centers, according to ENOUGH previous reporting.",
      "Several data centers are proposed in Montgomery County, Texas.",
      "Some Montgomery County voters are questioning rapid data center growth ahead of Election Day.",
      "A University of Houston Hobby School survey found 79% of Texas voters want limits on how many data centers can be built in the state.",
      "The Lone Star State is home to more than 300 data centers, according to ENOUGH previous reporting.",
      "Several data centers are proposed in Montgomery County, Texas.",
      "Several data centers have been proposed in Montgomery County, Texas, according to the article.",
      "Texas is home to more than 300 data centers, according to the report's cited source (ENOUGH).",
      "Montgomery County is where several data centers have been proposed, per KPRC 2 reporter Sandy Torres.",
      "A University of Houston Hobby School poll found 79% of Texas voters want limits on how many data centers can be built.",
      "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation on Sept. 24, 2026 into data center developments that have not responded to a required state water-use survey, with Montgomery County among 18 counties named.",
      "As of Sept. 1, about 30% of the 324 facilities surveyed by the Texas Water Development Board had submitted responses.",
      "On Sept. 14, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the TWDB to penalize data centers that fail to comply with water-use reporting requirements.",
      "ERCOT expects to collect information on proposed data centers through November and release audit reports in early December.",
      "Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt permits sought by data centers until ERCOT completes its audit.",
      "Conroe City Council approved data center regulations on Aug. 13, 2026.",
      "Ordinance defines a data center as a facility with at least 75 MW of critical IT load.",
      "Applicants must submit 37 required items, including an ERCOT grid study, before permitting begins.",
      "Ordinance requires a 300-foot minimum separation from residences, schools, parks and other listed uses.",
      "No company or site has been identified; city estimates 120-150 days for review if an application is filed.",
      "Montgomery County councilmembers are introducing two competing bills on data centers",
      "One bill would set up a zoning text amendment laying out where data centers could go, such as industrial areas, with 500 ft required from housing and noise protections",
      "The other bill would create a task force to study data centers and their impacts, with a one-year period to issue recommendations",
      "Public hearings on both bills are scheduled for February 24th",
      "Montgomery County Commission approved a framework for Amazon tax incentives (video title, published 2025-12-22).",
      "TDLR project TABS2024025831 registered 2024-08-20 for a 5,200 sf Comcast data center in Willis, Montgomery County, TX",
      "Estimated cost is $7,500,000 with start date 2024-11-01 and completion date 2025-12-15",
      "Current status is Inspection Complete",
      "Building will not have public access; design firm is HDA of St. Louis",
      "Conroe City Council approved data center rules on August 13; a further public hearing before final adoption is still to be scheduled",
      "Rules apply to facilities of at least 75 MW and require 37 application items",
      "Requirements include closed-loop cooling, 72-hour backup power, noise limit of 5 dB above ambient, and 300 ft setback from homes, schools, hospitals and parks",
      "Conroe has no zoning and no data centers within city limits",
      "Montgomery County Commissioners Court has taken no public action on data centers"
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "The planning and zoning commission recommended a data center moratorium on January 6, 2026, and the Metro Council unanimously passed first reading of a two-year moratorium on March 16, 2026. More than 400 residents packed a July 2026 town hall over a bitcoin facility.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:28.943Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
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      "pres_2024_margin": 67.1,
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        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48341",
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        "reason": "moratorium advancing",
        "weight": 0.4
      },
      {
        "reason": "unanimous council first reading",
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      },
      {
        "reason": "planning commission recommendation",
        "weight": 0.15
      },
      {
        "reason": "large town hall turnout",
        "weight": 0.1
      },
      {
        "reason": "limited county land-use authority",
        "weight": 0.1
      }
    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "More than 400 pack Moore County town hall as bitcoin ...",
        "url": "https://www.texasruralreporter.com/articles/49/view/more-than-400-pack-moore-county-town-hall-as-bitcoin-data-center-raises-questions-about-local-control-transparency",
        "date": "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Rural Reporter",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Duos Edge AI showcases new Edge Data Center in Dumas with Tuesday open house",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/moore-county/duos-edge-ai-showcases-new-edge-data-center-in-dumas/",
        "date": "2026-06-16T18:49:14.000Z",
        "source": "MyHighPlains.com (KAMR/KCIT)",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Moore County Observer • Metro Council approves Gateway legal fees",
        "url": "https://mcobserver.news/news/metro-council-approves-gateway-legal-fees/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T03:13:32.000Z",
        "source": "Moore County Observer",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Moore County Observer • Moore County weighs data center moratorium",
        "url": "https://mcobserver.news/news/moore-county-weighs-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-07T02:37:42.000Z",
        "source": "Moore County Observer",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Duos Edge launches data center for schools in Dumas, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/duos-edge-launches-data-center-for-schools-in-dumas-texas/",
        "date": "2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": null
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "The Panhandle region has been crucial to Duos Edge AI’s journey as we deploy facilities across Texas with a specific focus on rural areas",
        "source": "Doug Recker, CEO of Duos Edge AI and Duos Technologies Group, Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/moore-county/duos-edge-ai-showcases-new-edge-data-center-in-dumas/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Our Dumas facility is already playing a key role in expanding access to advanced computing resources and driving growth throughout the region.",
        "source": "Doug Recker, CEO of Duos Edge AI and Duos Technologies Group, Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/moore-county/duos-edge-ai-showcases-new-edge-data-center-in-dumas/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Council members also unanimously approved the first reading of a proposed two-year moratorium on new data center proposals while county officials study infrastructure and planning issues.",
        "source": "Council members, Metro Council",
        "url": "https://mcobserver.news/news/metro-council-approves-gateway-legal-fees/",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Outside of the initial construction phase, there are very few permanent jobs,",
        "source": "Jim Crawford, Board member, Moore County Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://mcobserver.news/news/moore-county-weighs-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I see absolutely no benefits for Moore County and nothing but drawbacks.",
        "source": "Jim Crawford, Board member, Moore County Planning and Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://mcobserver.news/news/moore-county-weighs-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You don't want to word something that would hold back an industry here or even something like a school IT facility.",
        "source": "Scott Fruehauf, Board member",
        "url": "https://mcobserver.news/news/moore-county-weighs-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This collaboration brings direct, on-premise access to a cutting-edge data center—an extraordinary opportunity for a rural community like Dumas,",
        "source": "Raymond Brady, director of IT at Dumas ISD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/duos-edge-launches-data-center-for-schools-in-dumas-texas/",
        "date": "2025-09-19",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "This partnership with Dumas ISD is a perfect example of how edge technology can create lasting impact in rural communities.",
        "source": "Doug Recker, Duos Edge president",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/duos-edge-launches-data-center-for-schools-in-dumas-texas/",
        "date": "2025-09-19",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "More than 400 residents attended the Moore County Community Center town hall on a Tuesday in July 2026",
      "The bitcoin facility has 20 MW of electrical capacity available through Xcel Energy",
      "County officials confirmed no local tax abatements were granted before construction",
      "Moore County Attorney Scott Higginbotham said Texas counties have little land-use authority in unincorporated areas",
      "Company said cooling fans run generally only when temperatures exceed 95 degrees",
      "Duos Edge AI hosted an open house on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 for its Edge Data Center in Dumas, Texas",
      "The Dumas facility serves Dumas ISD's 4,300 students across seven campuses",
      "Duos Edge AI is a subsidiary of Duos Technologies Group (Nasdaq:DUOT)",
      "Company says its modular edge data centers operate without operational water consumption",
      "Metro Council unanimously approved first reading of a proposed two-year moratorium on new data center proposals on March 16, 2026",
      "The moratorium will go to a public hearing before the April meeting",
      "Council members said the moratorium could be renewed if more time is needed, per County Attorney Reid Rieder",
      "On January 6, 2026, the Moore County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend a moratorium on land mainly used for data collection, excluding schools and similar places",
      "The recommendation moves to the Metro Moore Council, which makes final zoning decisions",
      "No zoning changes were made on the day of the vote",
      "Duos Edge AI launched an Edge data center for Dumas ISD in Moore County, Texas, reported September 19, 2025",
      "Duos Edge aims to launch 15 Edge pods before the end of 2025",
      "Duos Edge deployed an Edge module at Region 16 Education Service Center in Amarillo in 2024, serving 60 school districts and 226 campuses",
      "Pod measures 55ft by 13ft and houses 15 cabinets"
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  "48343": {
    "name": "Morris County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Morris County commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution in June 2026 asking state officials to require data centers to disclose power and water use and undergo impact reviews. County Judge Doug Reeder called it a first step in protecting natural resources.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:41.663Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "reason": "unanimous county resolution on regulation",
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        "reason": "no organized local group",
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      {
        "title": "Morris County commissioners adopt resolution on data center regulation",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/07/01/morris-county-commissioners-adopt-resolution-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-07-01T13:38:09.000Z",
        "source": "KLTV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "a resolution of the commissioners court of morris county, texas ...",
        "url": "https://www.co.morris.tx.us/upload/page/3408/Data%20Center%20Resolution%206-26.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Morris County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Morris County Data Centers — Power, Water & Politics | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/atlas/morris",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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      {
        "text": "The resolution recognizes the importance of economic development in our area and the responsibility to ensure that growth occurs in a thoughtful and sustainable manner.",
        "source": "Doug Reeder, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/07/01/morris-county-commissioners-adopt-resolution-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Economic development and resource stewardship are not competing priorities.",
        "source": "Doug Reeder, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/07/01/morris-county-commissioners-adopt-resolution-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is just the first step in protecting our natural resources and our way of life.",
        "source": "Doug Reeder, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/07/01/morris-county-commissioners-adopt-resolution-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
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      "Morris County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a resolution on data center regulation at its Monday meeting, announced online Tuesday evening",
      "The resolution calls on the Governor, Texas Legislature, Public Utility Commission, and ERCOT to require data center developers to disclose projected power and water use and undergo independent impact reviews",
      "The resolution asks for water-efficient cooling practices and a meaningful county role in planning decisions affecting roads, water, and infrastructure",
      "The resolution cites strain on the electric grid, regional water supplies, county roads, and emergency services from large data centers and AI facilities",
      "Morris County Commissioners Court passed a resolution supporting responsible regulation of data centers in Texas in June 2026 (day of month illegible)",
      "Resolution requests that the Governor, Legislature, PUC, and ERCOT improve transparency on electric demand and water use of large computing facilities",
      "Resolution states counties have limited regulatory authority to manage data center impacts",
      "Resolution supports independent impact analysis of large-scale data center projects covering grid, water, land use and taxpayer costs",
      "Morris County has 1 Comptroller-certified data center site.",
      "Morris County ERCOT queue context lists 166 MW of gas capacity (public queue data).",
      "Certified site USBTC Pecos Data Center has certificate type qualifying and facility ID DC062205.",
      "Groundwater conservation district for the site is not determined."
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  "48345": {
    "name": "Motley County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "The only local evidence in Motley County is a greenfield candidate site, OZ Motley (parcel owner Trechawoodstretch LLC), listed on a site-readiness database. No opposition groups or county commissioners court actions have been reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:53.860Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "OZ Motley — Datacenter Site in Motley County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/motley-county/oz-motley-a4f720ef",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [],
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      "OZ Motley scores 54.7/100 DC Readiness, 1st of 4 scored sites in Motley County (county average 50.8)",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 6 adds large-load obligations for loads of 75 MW or more, including emergency curtailment and interconnection cost contribution",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is Argo Data Center, 21.1 miles away",
      "SPP interconnection has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation, with a 71% withdrawal rate"
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  "48347": {
    "name": "Nacogdoches County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.77,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "At an Aug. 28 Nacogdoches forum, both state Senate District 3 nominees called for heavy data center restrictions. AG Paxton demanded water-use data from county sites Oct. 15. A billion-gallon Pittman Farms groundwater request faces suspicion as a data center front.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:35.693Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 38.8,
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        "status": "planned",
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        "reason": "water concerns near Lake Nacogdoches",
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        "reason": "secrecy suspicions",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Is Nacogdoches Getting a New Poultry Plant or Hoodwinked by a Data Center? – Hyperlocal Loop",
        "url": "https://hyperlocalloop.com/is-nacogdoches-getting-a-new-poultry-plant-or-hoodwinked-by-a-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-02T14:09:28.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperlocal Loop",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nacogdoches County flagged in state investigation of data center water use",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/nacogdoches-county-flagged-in-state-investigation-of-data-center-water-use/article_27694cf5-ca3d-4245-a1ad-4c80a37235af.html",
        "date": "2026-10-20T08:42:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Lufkin Daily News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "AG Pax­ton sends letters to over 150 data cen­ter devel­op­ments, including in Nacogdoches County | cbs19.tv",
        "url": "https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/politics/ag-paxton-launches-investigation-into-150-data-center-developments-including-in-nacogdoches-county/501-c2266bc4-4081-49ba-b02c-e92ab1083498",
        "date": "2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "cbs19.tv",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Attorney General Ken Paxton Sends Letters to Data Center ...",
        "url": "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sends-letters-data-center-developments-across-texas-ensure-reporting",
        "date": "2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Office of the Attorney General of Texas",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Ashby, Tillman talk data centers at Nac function | Elections",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/elections/ashby-tillman-talk-data-centers-at-nac-function/article_d76cb542-6d38-5c66-9a4f-a8428ed1b929.html",
        "date": "2026-08-29T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Lufkin Daily News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "State candidates address data centers, water, education in Nacogdoches forum",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/08/28/state-candidates-address-data-centers-water-education-nacogdoches-forum/",
        "date": "2026-08-28T23:52:00.000Z",
        "source": "KTRE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Candidate forum puts water, data centers, affordability and property taxes in spotlight",
        "url": "https://the936.com/elections-the936com/candidate-forum-puts-water-data-centers-affordability-and-property-taxes-in-spotlight",
        "date": "2026-08-28T20:38:00.000Z",
        "source": "The 936",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "text": "Data center developers must follow the law and respect the Texans and communities affected by their operations.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/politics/ag-paxton-launches-investigation-into-150-data-center-developments-including-in-nacogdoches-county/501-c2266bc4-4081-49ba-b02c-e92ab1083498",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
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      },
      {
        "text": "I am actively investigating data centers across Texas to make sure that Texans and our natural resources are protected.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/politics/ag-paxton-launches-investigation-into-150-data-center-developments-including-in-nacogdoches-county/501-c2266bc4-4081-49ba-b02c-e92ab1083498",
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      {
        "text": "Data center developers must follow the law and respect the Texans and communities affected by their operations.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/nacogdoches-county-flagged-in-state-investigation-of-data-center-water-use/article_27694cf5-ca3d-4245-a1ad-4c80a37235af.html",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
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      },
      {
        "text": "I am actively investigating data centers across Texas to make sure that Texans and our natural resources are protected.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/nacogdoches-county-flagged-in-state-investigation-of-data-center-water-use/article_27694cf5-ca3d-4245-a1ad-4c80a37235af.html",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is our responsibility to steward our state's land well, and we cannot do that if companies are blatantly disregarding their legal obligations to Texas and to our citizens.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news/local/nacogdoches-county-flagged-in-state-investigation-of-data-center-water-use/article_27694cf5-ca3d-4245-a1ad-4c80a37235af.html",
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      {
        "text": "Data center developers must follow the law and respect the Texans and communities affected by their operations,",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sends-letters-data-center-developments-across-texas-ensure-reporting",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am actively investigating data centers across Texas to make sure that Texans and our natural resources are protected.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-sends-letters-data-center-developments-across-texas-ensure-reporting",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm very clear on this issue: First and foremost we as a state need to recognize this industry should not come before the citizens of Texas,",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, Republican nominee, Texas Senate District 3",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/elections/ashby-tillman-talk-data-centers-at-nac-function/article_d76cb542-6d38-5c66-9a4f-a8428ed1b929.html",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm for heavy, heavy regulation on data centers or it's a no,",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, Republican nominee, Texas Senate District 3",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/elections/ashby-tillman-talk-data-centers-at-nac-function/article_d76cb542-6d38-5c66-9a4f-a8428ed1b929.html",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Make no mistake, I wish we would have a permanent pause until Sept. 1 of next year when many of our state laws will go into effect,",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, Republican nominee, Texas Senate District 3",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/elections/ashby-tillman-talk-data-centers-at-nac-function/article_d76cb542-6d38-5c66-9a4f-a8428ed1b929.html",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"It's a no for me,\" Tillman said.",
        "source": "Bobby Tillman, Democratic candidate for Senate District 3",
        "url": "https://the936.com/elections-the936com/candidate-forum-puts-water-data-centers-affordability-and-property-taxes-in-spotlight",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"We need to make sure that we are protecting citizens of Texas first,\" Ashby said.",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 3",
        "url": "https://the936.com/elections-the936com/candidate-forum-puts-water-data-centers-affordability-and-property-taxes-in-spotlight",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The water belongs to us,\" Tillman said. \"It doesn't belong to whoever has the biggest straw.\"",
        "source": "Bobby Tillman, Democratic candidate for Senate District 3",
        "url": "https://the936.com/elections-the936com/candidate-forum-puts-water-data-centers-affordability-and-property-taxes-in-spotlight",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We got to say no. We got to protect the future, guys. Texas doesn't belong to your uh it belongs to our children. We got to protect it. And first, you're going to have to give me a good reason why we need these data centers,",
        "source": "Bobby Tillman, candidate for state Senate District 3",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/08/28/state-candidates-address-data-centers-water-education-nacogdoches-forum/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We deserve an opportunity to have a say and put some guard rails and safeguards around responsible development of data centers in this case and I would submit industrial development in general,",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, candidate for state Senate District 3",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/08/28/state-candidates-address-data-centers-water-education-nacogdoches-forum/",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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    ],
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      "Pittman Farms requested a Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District permit to pump more than one billion gallons of water per year from five wells near Lake Nacogdoches.",
      "The Pineywoods Groundwater Conservation District will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. Monday, November 9, at Kurth Lake Lodge in Lufkin.",
      "Lake Nacogdoches holds about 39,500 acre-feet at conservation pool and is the City of Nacogdoches' primary surface-water source.",
      "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ordered more than 150 data-center developments, including sites in Nacogdoches County, to produce water-use data.",
      "Texas AG Ken Paxton ordered 156 data center developments statewide, including sites in Nacogdoches County, to submit accurate water use data.",
      "Letters were announced Oct. 15, 2026.",
      "The investigation was announced Sept. 24, 2026 and covers developments that have not responded to the Texas Water Development Board's water use survey.",
      "Texas AG Ken Paxton announced on Oct. 15, 2026 that letters were issued to 156 data center developments across Texas.",
      "The investigation concerns compliance with Texas Water Development Board requirements and water usage reporting.",
      "Letters went to developments in Nacogdoches County and 31 other counties, including Bexar, Harris, Dallas, Travis and Midland.",
      "A Tyler facility says it never received a survey and uses no water for cooling.",
      "Attorney General Paxton sent letters to 156 data center developments across Texas about water usage reporting and compliance with Texas law.",
      "Letters were sent to data center developments in 32 Texas counties, including Nacogdoches County.",
      "The investigation targets data centers that have not responded to the Texas Water Development Board's water use survey.",
      "Texas Senate District 3 nominees Trent Ashby (R) and Bobby Tillman (D) both called for heavy restrictions on data centers and groundwater protections at a forum in Nacogdoches on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026",
      "Ashby said he wants a permanent pause on data center development until Sept. 1 of next year",
      "The forum was held by the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce; the general election is Nov. 3",
      "Candidates for Texas state House and Senate met voters at a forum hosted by the Nacogdoches Chamber of Commerce on Friday, August 28, 2026",
      "Trent Ashby and Bobby Tillman are running for state Senate District 3; Tillman opposes data centers while Ashby calls for more regulation",
      "The deadline to register to vote for the November election is Oct. 5",
      "Data centers have become the top concern constituents raise with Trent Ashby, per Ashby, since the March primary",
      "Ashby called for reforming Texas' rule of capture for groundwater, citing proposals involving thousands of acres in East Texas to pump Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer groundwater for export",
      "Tillman said he visited a data center and found the noise unacceptable for nearby residents",
      "Forum was hosted by the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce as part of its Fourth Friday Luncheon, with 80 to 100 registered attendees"
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  "48349": {
    "name": "Navarro County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.74,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In July 2026, Navarro County commissioners passed a non-binding resolution asking the Legislature for authority to limit data centers. Commissioner Jason Grant urged a moratorium, and residents pressed the court, though it approved Riot's scaled-back abatement 3-2 in 2024.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.42,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:43.884Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 19829,
      "pres_2024_margin": 51.8,
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        "name": "Riot Platforms Corsicana",
        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48349",
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        "reason": "jurisdiction-wide restriction push",
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        "reason": "commissioners side with opponents",
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      {
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        "reason": "no local opposition group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Mayor reports annexation update; Riot Corsicana data center expected within ~2 years | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11216375/texas/navarro-county/oak-valley/mayor-reports-annexation-update-riot-corsicana-data-center-expected-within-2-years",
        "date": "2026-09-08T22:30:49.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Energy supply deal targets 600 MW powered land data center campus in Texas - The Data Center Engineer",
        "url": "https://thedatacenterengineer.com/news/energy-supply-deal-targets-600-mw-powered-land-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-22T22:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Data Center Engineer",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners Ask State for Data Center Guidance - The NavCo Chronicle",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/commissioners-ask-state-for-data-center-guidance/",
        "date": "2026-07-16T14:50:41.000Z",
        "source": "The NavCo Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rice Council Host Town Hall to Discuss PROPOSED EGAI Data Center - The NavCo Chronicle, LLC",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/rice-council-host-town-hall-to-discuss-proposed-egai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T15:52:13.000Z",
        "source": "The NavCo Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Navarro County Commissioner Grant Asks For Data Center Moratorium - The NavCo Chronicle",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/navarro-county-commissioner-grant-asks-for-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T15:07:55.000Z",
        "source": "The NavCo Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Riot Platforms Corsicana — Navarro County, TX · DataCentersExposed",
        "url": "https://datacentersexposed.com/facilities/tx-crypto-corsicana",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "source": "DataCentersExposed",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Navarro Commissioners' Declare June Elder Abuse Awareness Month - The NavCo Chronicle",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/navarro-commissioners-declare-june-elder-abuse-awareness-month/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T01:39:44.000Z",
        "source": "The NavCo Chronicle",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Riot Platforms files to add building to cryptomine and ...",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/riot-platforms-files-to-add-building-to-cryptomine-and-data-center-campus-in-corsicana-texas/",
        "date": "2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Corsicana",
        "url": "https://www.riotplatforms.com/locations/corsicana/",
        "date": null,
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        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Riot: Corsicana Campus Data Center",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/riot-corsicana-campus",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_l2bQW1kr0",
        "text": "Riot Platforms Announces 1 GW Development in Navarro County, Texas - YouTube\n\nAbout Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Cancel Memberships Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features",
        "date": "2022-04-27T13:28:52.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "fully expects to maximize the use of the 1G",
        "source": "David Schatz, Riot Corsicana",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11216375/texas/navarro-county/oak-valley/mayor-reports-annexation-update-riot-corsicana-data-center-expected-within-2-years",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Securing power is increasingly the gating factor in data center development",
        "source": "Jeff Barber, CEO of Hedgehog",
        "url": "https://thedatacenterengineer.com/news/energy-supply-deal-targets-600-mw-powered-land-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The resolution placed on Monday's agenda by Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason Grant highlights energy and water usage concerns for Navarro County and also points out the use of rural farmland.",
        "source": "Jason Grant, Pct. 1 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/commissioners-ask-state-for-data-center-guidance/",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "EGAI would like to be a good neighbor in the community, but that would be up to the council.",
        "source": "Conrad Eaton, EGAI Chief Revenue Officer",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/rice-council-host-town-hall-to-discuss-proposed-egai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "I don’t want this here, I don’t think they’re being transparent.",
        "source": "Tiffany Zwinge, Rice Planning and Zoning Committee member",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/rice-council-host-town-hall-to-discuss-proposed-egai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
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      {
        "text": "There’s a lot of unknowns with EG AI Corp. many of us are also worried about what may come next if this is allowed here",
        "source": "Tiffany Zwinge, Rice Planning and Zoning Committee member",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/rice-council-host-town-hall-to-discuss-proposed-egai-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "When I spoke at the Capitol in Austin I ask for county government to be given some power over land use and utilities regarding data centers.",
        "source": "Jason Grant, Navarro County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/navarro-county-commissioner-grant-asks-for-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "I asked that they consider a ban or at least a moratorium on data centers state wide.",
        "source": "Jason Grant, Navarro County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/navarro-county-commissioner-grant-asks-for-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Counties need more authority to stop or slow the spread of data centers.",
        "source": "Eddie Moore, Pct. 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://thenavcochronicle.com/navarro-commissioners-declare-june-elder-abuse-awareness-month/",
        "date": "2026-06-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "a definitive inflection point for Riot, as we officially transitioned into an active, revenue-generating data center operator.",
        "source": "Jason Les, CEO of Riot Platforms",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/riot-corsicana-campus",
        "date": "2026-04-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
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      "Mayor Max Taylor reported Riot Corsicana's second data center is estimated to be operational in about two years",
      "County planning recently learned of Oak Valley's annexation and 911 services requested resolutions to update mapping",
      "Hedgehog USA signed a long-term energy supply agreement with Idemitsu for powered-land data center campuses in Navarro County, Texas.",
      "Campus is intended to support up to 600 MW of data center capacity by the end of 2027.",
      "Marathon Capital is exclusive financial advisor for the sale of 100% of the project.",
      "Navarro County Commissioners approved a non-binding resolution on new data centers at a Monday meeting, asking the Texas Legislature for guidance for counties to limit new data centers.",
      "The resolution highlights energy and water usage concerns and the use of rural farmland.",
      "The resolution asks lawmakers to act on the issue soon.",
      "Commissioners also approved a utility easement for Nexus Data LLC on SW CR 1010 in Pct. 4, which pertains to a data center project in Hill County.",
      "EGAI proposes a 2.5-megawatt, 12,000 sq ft data center in Rice, TX",
      "About 50 residents attended the town hall at Rice Gymnasium",
      "No decisions were made at the town hall",
      "Rice City Council is scheduled to meet again July 9",
      "Residents raised concerns about groundwater impact and noise",
      "Navarro County Commissioner Jason Grant asked the State Committee on Natural Resources for county control over land use and utilities regarding data centers.",
      "Grant asked state lawmakers to consider a statewide ban or at least a moratorium on data centers.",
      "First 400 MW phase energized in April 2024, with ERCOT approval for up to 1 GW.",
      "In January 2025 Riot paused the planned 600 MW Bitcoin expansion to evaluate AI/HPC use.",
      "Navarro County rejected the tax abatement in March 2024, then approved a scaled-back version 3-2 in October 2024.",
      "Riot earned about $71.2M in 2023 and $33.7M in 2024 in power credits for curtailing across its sites.",
      "Opposition centered on water use (about 1.5 million gallons a day at peak) and power.",
      "Several residents asked the Navarro County Commissioners' Court for help making it difficult for data centers to locate in Navarro County.",
      "A recent moratorium on data centers in Hill County has been challenged.",
      "Pct. 3 Commissioner Eddie Moore urged concerned residents to contact the State Representative, Senator or Governor.",
      "Riot filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for Project Ditto, a two-story 335,430 sq ft data center building in Corsicana.",
      "Project Ditto is a $400 million development running April 2026 to May 2028.",
      "Riot acquired a further 238 acres last year, taking the Corsicana site to about 890 acres.",
      "Corsicana site has 400MW of power for Bitcoin mining, with long-term plans for 1GW.",
      "Riot owns more than 1,100 acres and 1.7GW of capacity across its two Texas facilities.",
      "Riot Platforms announced a 1 GW development in Navarro County, Texas (video title, published 2022-04-27)",
      "Corsicana site has under 1 GW of fully approved capacity",
      "Planned total capacity is 1 GW across multiple phases",
      "Expansion includes a 168 MW Core & Shell building for AI and HPC workloads",
      "Construction began in 2023 with operations by 2024",
      "Riot Corsicana campus totals 858 acres after a 355-acre purchase in May 2025 and a 238-acre purchase in July 2025",
      "Riot's Corsicana campus is 400 MW; Rockdale is 700 MW",
      "AMD doubled contracted capacity at Corsicana from 25 MW to 50 MW",
      "Riot signed an MOU with Terrestrial Energy for IMSR nuclear units, about 4 GW across Texas and Kentucky",
      "Riot Q1 2026 revenue was $167.2 million, with $33.2 million from the data center segment"
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.6,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Newton County Judge Ronnie Cochran said he would write a letter of support for Clean Holding Company's planned $12.5B, 1,650-acre gas-powered data center campus at Bon Wier. No opposition groups or petitions have been reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:05:59.306Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "Petition · Save Newton County's water from data center threats - United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/save-newton-county-s-water-from-data-center-threats",
        "date": "2026-07-31T13:36:05.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Newton County Judge Offers Letter of Support for Data Center | Newton | easttexasbanner.com",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasbanner.com/newton-county/newton-county-judge-offers-letter-of-support-for-data-center/article_84cdeed2-34d3-4233-879f-a55365b0028a.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "East Texas Banner",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Newton County, Texas data centers: 1 project · Nearby Data Centers",
        "url": "https://nearbydatacenters.org/tx/newton-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Nearby Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "1 Data Center Near Newton, TX (75966)",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/near/75966",
        "date": null,
        "source": "More Than Just Parks",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Newton County Watch | Grail Systems",
        "url": "https://grailsystems.io/newton/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Grail Systems",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "The proposed data center poses a serious risk to our local water supply.",
        "source": "Eric Clements, Petition Starter",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/save-newton-county-s-water-from-data-center-threats",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The company has asked me to provide them with a letter of support, which I intend on doing this week.",
        "source": "Ronnie Cochran, Newton County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasbanner.com/newton-county/newton-county-judge-offers-letter-of-support-for-data-center/article_84cdeed2-34d3-4233-879f-a55365b0028a.html",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The acquisition of this East Texas campus represents another major step in executing CHC's strategy to develop integrated energy infrastructure supporting the next generation of digital and industrial growth,",
        "source": "Sean O'Brien, Chief Business Officer of Clean Holding Company",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasbanner.com/newton-county/newton-county-judge-offers-letter-of-support-for-data-center/article_84cdeed2-34d3-4233-879f-a55365b0028a.html",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
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      "Petition had 439 verified signatures as of the published page",
      "Petition asks county leaders to halt the data center plan and evaluate its environmental impact",
      "Petition cites an Uptime Institute report that each facility can use upwards of 1.7 million gallons of water per day",
      "Clean Holding Company announced May 8, 2026 it bought a 1,650+ acre industrial property in East Texas, about an hour from Beaumont",
      "About 1,000 acres are available for greenfield development",
      "Estimated full development investment of up to $12.5 billion",
      "Planned natural gas supply supports more than 1.8 GW of combined-cycle capacity (3.3+ GW non-redundant)",
      "Newton County Judge Ronnie Cochran plans to provide a letter of support the same week",
      "Newton County, TX has 1 known data center project, listed as proposed",
      "The project is reported in the news but not confirmed",
      "In Texas, cities decide inside city limits; outside cities, counties have very few zoning powers",
      "One proposed data center is listed within 25 miles of Newton, TX (75966).",
      "East Texas Energy Campus (Clean Holding Company) is in Newton County and listed as proposed.",
      "The closest to protected land is about 22 miles from Big Thicket National Preserve.",
      "USA BioEnergy announced a $1.7B biorefinery at Bon Wier in 2022, citing more than $150M in state and local incentives.",
      "The biorefinery was targeted for completion in late 2025 and has not been built.",
      "Applied Atomics was announced in Oct 2025 to supply small nuclear power; the chairman said data centers were interested in the site.",
      "On July 31, 2026 a release said the owner entered a purchase agreement with Clean Holding Company.",
      "In Aug 2026 the CEO told KJAS no sale or deal was made, and the county judge said he only wrote a letter of recommendation."
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      {
        "name": "Save Newton County's Water petition",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/save-newton-county-s-water-from-data-center-threats",
        "date": "2026-07-31T13:36:05.000Z"
      }
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    "name": "Nolan County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.45,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Nolan County commissioners unanimously approved Crusoe's $7 billion abatement in April 2026 and CloudBurst's 1.5 GW abatement in June, with one abstention. A May 2026 Change.org petition to ban a data plant drew 524 signatures. No moratorium has been proposed.",
    "prediction": "approved",
    "confidence": 0.5,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:15.533Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Woodrow Data Center power station",
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        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "source": "Global Energy Monitor",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nolan County designates a 1,123-acre reinvestment zone for a CloudBurst data center campus | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-05-nolan-cb-sweetwater-reinvestment-zone/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T12:11:26.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nolan County approves a tax abatement for CloudBurst's planned 1.5 GW campus in northern Nolan County | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-06-nolan-cb-sweetwater-tax-abatement-approved/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T12:11:15.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nolan County designates a 2,216-acre reinvestment zone at Crusoe Energy's request | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-03-crusoe-nolan-reinvestment-zone-designated/",
        "date": "2026-09-21T11:03:21.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "Nolan County approves a 10-year tax abatement for Crusoe's 200 MW data center campus | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "date": "2026-09-21T05:35:39.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "CloudBurst AI Data Center Moving Forward in Sweetwater After Commissioners’ Vote | News | sweetwaterreporter.com",
        "url": "https://www.sweetwaterreporter.com/news/cloudburst-ai-data-center-moving-forward-in-sweetwater-after-commissioners-vote/article_354e6c83-d873-46d8-a5e3-ed53e872f61d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-25T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Sweetwater Reporter",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nolan County Commissions to Meet In Regular Session June 22 |  | sweetwaterreporter.com",
        "url": "https://www.sweetwaterreporter.com/nolan-county-commissions-to-meet-in-regular-session-june-22/article_bf7d2089-df47-489e-8631-e8a90f26f63d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-19T21:03:00.000Z",
        "source": "Sweetwater Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · Ban Data Plant in Nolan County - Sweetwater, United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/ban-data-plant-in-nolan-county",
        "date": "2026-05-25T21:27:48.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "$70 Million Data Center Planned for Nolan County, Officials Cite Growth and Challenges | myfoxzone.com",
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        "date": "2026-04-16T16:15:44.000Z",
        "source": "myfoxzone.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "'I might want to move out': New $7 billion Texas data center sparks mixed reactions",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/i-might-want-to-move-out-new-7-billion-texas-data-center-sparks-mixed-reactions",
        "date": "2026-04-15T04:45:35.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "New $7 billion Texas data center sparks mixed reactions",
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        "date": "2026-04-15T04:45:35.000Z",
        "source": "ABC7 Amarillo",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "'It will change our rural town': Tax abatement for $7 billion Texas data center approved",
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        "date": "2026-04-14T04:21:04.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
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      {
        "title": "'It will change our rural town': Tax abatement for $7 billion Texas data center approved",
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        "date": "2026-04-14T04:21:04.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "'It will change our rural town': Tax abatement for $7 billion Texas data center approved",
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        "date": "2026-04-14T04:21:04.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Crusoe Nolan County data center campus (Nolan County, TX) | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/project/crusoe-nolan/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nolan County data centers | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/counties/nolan/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Nolan County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/nolan/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "IREN Sweetwater 1 data center, Nolan County, TX | Community Digital Technologies",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "Community Digital Technologies",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "text": "'I might want to move out': New $7 billion Texas data center sparks mixed reactions\nChannel: KTXS News\nFollowing the approval of a 10-year tax abatement by Nolan County commissioners, residents are now assessing what could ...\nA multi-billion dollar decision is about to drastically change Nolan County. A new $7 billion data center has become a part of a booming surge across Texas. This comes just after county commissioners approved a 10-year tax abatement to secure the project. I'm Breonna Denney reporting from Nolan County where I spoke to local residents and business owners about what this could mean for the future of a county on the brink of transformation. In a county on the verge of change, some residents see more opportunity than uncertainty. I think this is going to be great. I think we're probably going to bring in a lot of younger families and maybe not so, you know, have younger schools, younger people here and have a great community. I think there's going to be a lot of jobs",
        "date": "2026-04-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI63jsBpjuY",
        "text": "# 'It will change our rural town': Tax abatement for $7 billion Texas data center approved\n\n- Channel: KTXS News\n- Length: 02:38\n- Views: 451\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-04-14T06:45:55-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: KTXS, Abilene, Texas News, Abilene News, Local News, ABC Abilene, AI, Data Center, Infrastructure\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nA $7 billion data center project is moving forward in Nolan County after county commissioners approved a 10-year tax abatement during a Monday meeting. Officials suggest that this deal could mark a defining moment in the county's economic future. The project, led by Crusoe Energy Systems, includes a 200-megawatt facility and is one of the largest-scale proposals the county has reviewed.\n\nNolan County Commissioner Tommy White, who represents Precinct 3, explained that the tax abatement was key to keeping the massive project in Nolan County.\n\n\"If Crusoe didn't come here, then they most likely would have gone to a neighboring county,",
        "date": "2026-04-14T13:45:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "As a resident of Sweetwater, Texas in Nolan County, and I am deeply concerned about the plans to build a data plant in our community.",
        "source": "Susie Zapata, Petition Starter",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/ban-data-plant-in-nolan-county",
        "date": "2026-05-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "After a presentation, Robert McBride spoke in favor of the project, and Commissioner Terry Willman suggested a series of town hall meetings to answer residents' questions.",
        "source": "Robert McBride",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-05-nolan-cb-sweetwater-reinvestment-zone/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just hope this new project doesn't change our community too much. If it does, then I might want to move out. The drastic change is what concerns me",
        "source": "Margie Jones",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/i-might-want-to-move-out-new-7-billion-texas-data-center-sparks-mixed-reactions",
        "date": "2026-04-15T04:45:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I know a lot of people are worried about the water and electricity, but I don't think that will be a problem.",
        "source": "Christine Illig, Sweetwater resident",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/i-might-want-to-move-out-new-7-billion-texas-data-center-sparks-mixed-reactions",
        "date": "2026-04-15T04:45:35.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this will give us a chance to feed more people.",
        "source": "Nemesis Armstead, owner of Kinfolks Grill",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/i-might-want-to-move-out-new-7-billion-texas-data-center-sparks-mixed-reactions",
        "date": "2026-04-15T04:45:35.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "It will change our rural town.",
        "source": "Hagan Deeter",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/research/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-14T04:21:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bringing in this new data center will take away from what this town truly means to us.",
        "source": "Hagan Deeter",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/research/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-14T04:21:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is going to be great. I think that we're probably going to bring in a lot of younger families,",
        "source": "Christine Illig, Sweetwater resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/i-might-want-to-move-out-new-7-billion-texas-data-center-sparks-mixed-reactions",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just hope this new project doesn't change our community too much. If it does, then I might want to move out.",
        "source": "Margie Jones, Sweetwater resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/i-might-want-to-move-out-new-7-billion-texas-data-center-sparks-mixed-reactions",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this will give us a chance to feed more people.",
        "source": "Nemesis Armstead, owner of Kinfolks Grill",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/i-might-want-to-move-out-new-7-billion-texas-data-center-sparks-mixed-reactions",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If Crusoe didn't come here, then they most likely would have gone to a neighboring county.",
        "source": "Tommy White, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI63jsBpjuY",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those benefits are guaranteed in our contract.",
        "source": "Tommy White, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI63jsBpjuY",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will be meters on the water wells and we will be receiving reports.",
        "source": "Tommy White, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI63jsBpjuY",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think our community needs it.",
        "source": "Amie Joan Galindo, Local resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI63jsBpjuY",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      {
        "text": "It will change our rural town.",
        "source": "Hagan Deeter, Local resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI63jsBpjuY",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "If Crusoe didn't come here, then they most likely would have gone to a neighboring county.",
        "source": "Tommy White, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those benefits are guaranteed in our contract. We built in water restrictions and safeguards. If they start to harm the aquifer, they will be penalized.",
        "source": "Tommy White, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think our community needs it. We need to see some improvements here,",
        "source": "Amie Joan Galindo, Local resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "There will be new people coming in. They won't appreciate the old-school feel of Nolan County. It will change our rural town,",
        "source": "Hagan Deeter, Local resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
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        "text": "If Crusoe didn't come here, then they most likely would have gone to a neighboring county.",
        "source": "Tommy White, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/research/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "the contract carries water restrictions and penalties if the project harms the aquifer",
        "source": "Tommy White, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-04-crusoe-nolan-tax-abatement-approved/",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "If Crusoe didn't come here, then they most likely would have gone to a neighboring county,",
        "source": "Tommy White, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "We built in water restrictions and safeguards. If they start to harm the aquifer, they will be penalized.",
        "source": "Tommy White, Nolan County Commissioner, Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think our community needs it. We need to see some improvements here,",
        "source": "Amie Joan Galindo, Local resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will change our rural town,",
        "source": "Hagan Deeter",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/it-will-change-our-rural-town-tax-abatement-for-7-billion-texas-data-center-approved",
        "date": "2026-04-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Woodrow Data Center power station is in pre-construction in Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas",
      "Unit 1 is 130 MW and Unit 2 is 239.4 MW, both natural gas internal combustion",
      "Owner of both units is Nolan Ranch DC Owner LLC (100%)",
      "Captive power is for a data center",
      "Nolan County commissioners voted on May 21, 2026 to create the CB Sweetwater – Nolan County Reinvestment Zone of about 1,123 acres on four tax parcels",
      "The vote followed a public hearing at a special session",
      "Commissioner Terry Willman suggested a series of town hall meetings to answer residents' questions",
      "Applicant is CB Sweetwater, LLC, referred to as Cloudburst, for a data center campus",
      "Nolan County commissioners approved a Chapter 312 tax abatement agreement with CB Sweetwater, LLC on June 22, 2026",
      "Commissioner Mahaffey abstained from the June 22, 2026 vote",
      "Commissioners first discussed the agreement on June 8, 2026 and took no action",
      "Estimated project cost is more than $5.25 billion with full buildout at 1.5 GW",
      "Nolan County Commissioners Court held public hearing March 9, 2026 on Crusoe Energy request to designate 2,216.1 acres as Crusoe Energy – Nolan County Reinvestment Zone",
      "Commissioners unanimously approved the reinvestment zone designation on March 9, 2026",
      "Chapter 312 tax abatement for the project was approved by the court on April 13, 2026",
      "Public Notice #7135 ran in the Sweetwater Reporter February 28 and March 1, 2026",
      "Nolan County commissioners voted unanimously on April 13, 2026 to approve a Chapter 312 tax abatement agreement with Crusoe Energy Systems, LLC",
      "The abatement is a 10-year agreement with gift percentage set at 10%",
      "Data center campus has a rated capacity of 200 MW with estimated cost above $7bn",
      "Commissioner Terry Willman was absent from the April 13, 2026 vote",
      "Nolan County Commissioners Court considered a tax abatement agreement for CB Sweetwater, LLC (CloudBurst) at a regular session on Monday",
      "CloudBurst plans a reinvestment zone with improvements exceeding $5.25 million",
      "Initial phase is a 300 MW AI-ready data center campus",
      "Nolan County Commissioners Court will consider a data center tax abatement agreement with CB Sweetwater, LLC (Cloudburst) at a regular meeting on June 22, 2026 at 9:00 A.M.",
      "The proposed abatement is under Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code, with notice given under Sections 312.404 and 312.207.",
      "Petition to ban a data plant in Nolan County had 524 verified signatures",
      "Petition was created on May 25, 2026",
      "Nolan County Commission has 4 members listed as decision makers",
      "Caruso plans about $70 million data center investment in Sweetwater, Nolan County",
      "Construction is expected to employ 2,000 people, with 40 permanent jobs",
      "County placed strict water usage limits on the facility, with penalties and payment required if local water resources are depleted",
      "Construction is set to begin in early May 2026",
      "Officials say county taxes could go down due to added revenue",
      "A $70 million data center is planned for Nolan County, Texas",
      "Officials cite growth and challenges related to the project",
      "Nolan County commissioners approved a 10-year tax abatement for a $7 billion data center led by Crusoe Energy Systems",
      "The data center is 200 megawatts",
      "Project expected to bring more than $3 million in annual payments and upwards of $2 million in yearly charitable funding",
      "Nolan County commissioners approved a 10-year tax abatement for a $7 billion data center led by Crusoe Energy Systems",
      "The 200-megawatt data center is expected to bring more than $3 million in annual payments"
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        "title": "Hut 8 begins substation work at $399M Beacon Point data center near Robstown | Texas Construction Hub",
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        "text": "Nvidia $NVDA itself holds the lease on the data center, which Hut 8 $HUT is developing in Nueces County, Texas.",
        "date": "2026-08-31T23:32:07.000Z",
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        "platform": "x",
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        "text": "ANTHROPIC JUST SIGNED A $35 BILLION CLOUD DEAL, AND NVIDIA IS THE LANDLORD\n\nThe deal is with Lambda, an Nvidia-backed cloud provider, but Nvidia itself holds the lease on the actual data center\n\nThe data center is being built by Hut 8 in Nueces County, Texas. Nvidia signed its https://t.co/THNv3G4FPE",
        "date": "2026-08-31T23:31:29.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlIT0951u5w",
        "text": "# Ag Commissioner questions AI data centers\n\n- Channel: KIII 3 News\n- Length: 02:22\n- Views: 457\n- Likes: 10\n- Published: 2026-05-20T16:17:56-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ mobile-auto, local, news ], syndication\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nTexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a pause on new data centers, including a planned AI project near Robstown.\n\n## Transcript\n\nTexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a pause on new data center developments.\nIt comes just two weeks after 3 News reported that a new AI data center will be coming to the Robstown area.\nOur Natalia Osuna spoke with the ag commissioner along with local farmers who share their perspective on the whole thing.\nAcross Texas, new data centers are popping up, and empty fields like this one here behind me might seem like the perfect location for one, but Commissioner Sid Miller says that farmers, ranchers, and property owners need to be put first.\nFor years, farmers have",
        "date": "2026-05-20T23:17:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "# This New AI Data Center Could Change South Texas Forever\n\n- Channel: Lezli Milner - Moving To Corpus Christi\n- Length: 15:10\n- Views: 463\n- Likes: 32\n- Published: 2026-05-17T09:01:16-07:00\n- Category: People & Blogs\n- Keywords: Beacon Point data center, Robstown Texas, Corpus Christi Texas, AI data center, Texas data center, Hut 8, Beacon Point AI campus, Corpus Christi news, South Texas news, Texas AI infrastructure, AI infrastructure, Corpus Christi water crisis, Living in Corpus Christi, Moving to Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Corpus Christi real estate, AI expansion, Texas growth, Lezli Milner Real Estate, Corpus Christi, Corpus christi data center, robstown data center, robstown tx\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nA massive AI data center is coming to Robstown, Texas, and a lot of people across South Texas have concerns. In this video, I break down what the Beacon Point project actually is, the claims being made about water usage, the massive power demand tied to the project, an",
        "date": "2026-05-17T16:01:16.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "# Massive AI project planned for Nueces County sparks big questions\n\n- Channel: KIII 3 News\n- Length: 02:04\n- Views: 621\n- Likes: 14\n- Published: 2026-05-07T22:05:09-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ local, news ]\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nSupporters see jobs and growth, while critics warn about power use and heat concerns.\n\n## Transcript\n\nNow we told you yesterday about plans for a massive artificial intelligence data center campus to be built -- in Nueces\n-- County.\nThe news has residents weighing the potential economic benefits against concerns about water, electrical use, and the overall environmental impacts.\nToday our Michael Gibson went to speak with local leaders and environmental groups about the Beacon Point project, and here's what he found out.\nHUD 8 says it plans to develop a massive artificial intelligence data center campus in Nueces County called Beacon Point.\nOne city council member says she's heard the project could be located along Highway 44.\nFro",
        "date": "2026-05-08T05:05:09.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "Massive A.I. data center headed for Nueces County\nChannel: KIII 3 News\nEnergy & digital infrastructure company, Hut 8, has signed a 15-year, $9.8B lease for its new Beacon Point data center campus in ...\nBreaking news as we've learned that Nueces County will soon be home to a new AI data center. -- This\n-- deal is valued at nearly $10 billion. The energy and data company Hut 8 has signed the 15-year, $9.8 billion lease for its new Beacon Point Data Center campus. This deal covers 352 megawatts of computing capacity. That's enough to power massive artificial intelligence operations. Now Hut 8 says that the site will eventually draw up to 1000 megawatts of power from the utility grid, with the campus expected to go live in early 2027, bringing with it 115 permanent jobs to the Robstown area.",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "OVERNIGHT LOWS TAKING US LIFTED BACK DOWN TO THOSE MID 70'S. THANK YOU, STEPHEN. SO BITCOIN MINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES REPORT WAS IN WHAT COULD BE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AI DATA CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. RIGHT HERE IN NUECES COUNTY. BUT THE LOCATION COMES AS THE REGION REMAINS UNDER STAGE 3 WATER RESTRICTIONS. SO I DECIDED TO SIT DOWN WITH THE DAILY MILLER TO FIND OUT WHAT IF ANY IMPACTS THEY MAY HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 8 IS SO HOT. IT IS A LARGE-SCALE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY. WE OWN AND OPERATE POWER AND JUMPER STRUCTURE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE LOOKING AT NUECES COUNTY FOR OUR NEXT PROJECT COME POSSIBLY DECEMBER. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IS DEMANDED IN THIS REGION. AI DATA CENTERS ARE KNOWN FOR REQUIRING A LOT OF IS THAT GOING TO EXACERBATE THE DROUGHT PROBLEM? HAVING AN AI DATA CENTER HERE IN NUECES COUNTY. ABSOLUTELY NOT. HOW THEY BUILD OUR DATA CENTER'S TO MINIMIZE THE IMPAC",
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        "text": "Aaron Bowman told council the local pipeline is more active than in five years, noting major projects including large data centers, a Phillips 66 fractionator, Kiewit/Hyundai modular shipbuilding interest and inland-port/container opportunities with DP World.",
        "source": "Aaron Bowman, Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10950235/texas/nueces-county/corpus-christi/ccrdc-reports-rising-project-interest-data-center-and-port-opportunities",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
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        "text": "For water the only water we will require is some Municipal water for toilet toilets, sinks, similar use cases as one would have in their residential home or apartment",
        "source": "Collier Pruner, Beacon Point Hut 8 Senior Director for Project Management",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/beacon-point-ai-data-center-nueces-county-construction-jobs-concerns/503-11dfde1a-a651-460e-9990-2fac3a002c9a",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
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        "text": "We are working with the community members who are closest to the data center on figuring out what they visually want to see and showing them the data to make sure whether it’s a sound wall or vegetation mix of both",
        "source": "Collier Pruner, Beacon Point Hut 8 Senior Director for Project Management",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/beacon-point-ai-data-center-nueces-county-construction-jobs-concerns/503-11dfde1a-a651-460e-9990-2fac3a002c9a",
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        "text": "That will hopefully keep tax rates at the level they are and potentially even reduce them so that’s a positive",
        "source": "John Marez, Nueces County Commissioner",
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        "text": "That’s something that we are working on. Developing where these should go and we’re working right now in Development Services to put together an ordinance for Council consideration",
        "source": "Yvette Wallace, Director of Development Services, City of Corpus Christi",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/beacon-point-ai-data-center-nueces-county-construction-jobs-concerns/503-11dfde1a-a651-460e-9990-2fac3a002c9a",
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        "text": "For water, the only water we'll require is some. Municipal water for toilets, sinks, similar use cases as one would have in their residential home or apartment.",
        "source": "Collier Pruner, senior director for project management",
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        "text": "That will hopefully keep tax rates at the level they are, potentially even reduce them.",
        "source": "John Mattis, Nueces County Commissioner",
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        "date": "2026-10-08",
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        "text": "the only way we could do that, to have any control over what they do, is to create a tax abatement or a ... payment in lieu of taxes, a 380 agreement, something of that nature.",
        "source": "Mike Pusley, Nueces County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-10-nueces-commissioners-decline-hut8-abatement/",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "My greatest concerns with this or any similar project is the impact it will have on the electric grid, current and future water use, plus the impact on neighborhoods due to lighting, noise and heat signature in and around these types of plants.",
        "source": "John Marez, Commissioner Nueces County (Pct3)",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/pause-beacon-point-construction/u/35366992",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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        "text": "The State of Texas has been punitive towards other counties that have taken similar steps.",
        "source": "John Marez, Commissioner Nueces County (Pct3)",
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        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "Until the state gives local government (counties) more local control we are limited.",
        "source": "John Marez, Commissioner Nueces County (Pct3)",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/pause-beacon-point-construction/u/35366992",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "Although the Beacon Point project is not physically in the Precinct I represent I am more than happy to share my throughts.",
        "source": "John Marez, Nueces County Commission - Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/pause-beacon-point-construction",
        "date": "2026-09-24T00:38:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "Since most, if not all, regulatory decisions in Texas are made at the state level and not county level my role is somewhat reduced because we cannot stop a project from proceeding even if the Commissioner’s Court wanted to take that action.",
        "source": "John Marez, Nueces County Commission - Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/pause-beacon-point-construction",
        "date": "2026-09-24T00:38:31.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "text": "The State of Texas has been punitive towards other counties that have taken similar steps.",
        "source": "John Marez, Nueces County Commission - Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/pause-beacon-point-construction",
        "date": "2026-09-24T00:38:31.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think they're moving full steam ahead,",
        "source": "Roland Barrera, Corpus Christi City Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/latest-news-ott/what-abbotts-data-center-pause-means-for-the-coastal-bend/503-b4c31310-25f9-412d-8d67-28e59ff1f861",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The governor's addressing it. It's gonna be addressed during the legislation,",
        "source": "Roland Barrera, Corpus Christi City Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/latest-news-ott/what-abbotts-data-center-pause-means-for-the-coastal-bend/503-b4c31310-25f9-412d-8d67-28e59ff1f861",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Corporations that are looking to build these things see this as kind of the wild west, that there's no rules at all, so you can do whatever you want, and I have some concerns about that.",
        "source": "Jim Klein, President of the Corpus Christi Sierra Club",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/latest-news-ott/what-abbotts-data-center-pause-means-for-the-coastal-bend/503-b4c31310-25f9-412d-8d67-28e59ff1f861",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "When this pause ends, I don't want Texas simply returning to business as usual. We want communities to have stronger protections, meaningful public participation, transparency around permitting, ratepayer protection,",
        "source": "Armon Alex, Environmental Chair of the NAACP Corpus Christi chapter",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/latest-news-ott/what-abbotts-data-center-pause-means-for-the-coastal-bend/503-b4c31310-25f9-412d-8d67-28e59ff1f861",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
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        "text": "There's been a lot of noise pollution, which is causing migraines and headaches within residents around here within at least three miles.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident at Calallen ISD board meeting",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/hut-8-data-center-calallen-residents-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-09-01T21:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
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      {
        "text": "I don't care if it's by my, my house, but by a grade school, unless y'all plan on building another, another school to replace this one.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident at Calallen ISD board meeting",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/hut-8-data-center-calallen-residents-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-09-01T21:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
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      {
        "text": "We're learning right alongside everyone.",
        "source": "Scott Halfley, Superintendent, Calallen ISD",
        "url": "https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/hut-8-data-center-calallen-residents-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-09-01T21:45:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We're learning right alongside everyone... I think what we want do as a school district is just make sure that people know the information is there.",
        "source": "Scot Hafley, Superintendent, Calallen ISD",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen/hut8-presents-beacon-point-data-center-plans-to-calallen-isd-board-amid-community-concerns",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's been a lot of noise pollution which is causing migraines and headaches within residents within at least 3 miles.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen/hut8-presents-beacon-point-data-center-plans-to-calallen-isd-board-amid-community-concerns",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "I am writing to respectfully request that you include data center oversight on the call for a special session of the Texas Legislature and direct state agencies to pause new data center approvals in the interim.",
        "source": "Richard Raymond Peña, State Rep., D-Laredo",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/untitled,80787",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Looking back, that piece of property that they are clearing for the data center, it’s the closest open farmland that’s available to build a project like that and the absolute closest to water and electricity,",
        "source": "Hector Gonzales, community outreach manager for the Coastal Watch Association",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/local/local-news/data-center-in-nueces-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T17:08:47.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "I really feel that most of the people who are in support of this project probably are not aware of the significant impact of noise and light pollution that will be affecting those adjacent communities,",
        "source": "Hector Gonzales, community outreach manager for the Coastal Watch Association",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/local/local-news/data-center-in-nueces-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T17:08:47.000Z",
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        "text": "Looking back, that piece of property that they are clearing for the data center, it’s the closest open farmland that’s available to build a project like that and the absolute closest to water and electricity,",
        "source": "Hector Gonzales, community outreach manager for the Coastal Watch Association",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/no-audit-for-planned-nueces-county-data-center-under-abbotts-order/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T10:27:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "I really feel that most of the people who are in support of this project probably are not aware of the significant impact of noise and light pollution that will be affecting those adjacent communities,",
        "source": "Hector Gonzales, community outreach manager for the Coastal Watch Association",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/no-audit-for-planned-nueces-county-data-center-under-abbotts-order/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T10:27:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "Looking back, that piece of property that they are clearing for the data center, it’s the closest open farmland that’s available to build a project like that and the absolute closest to water and electricity,",
        "source": "Hector Gonzales, community outreach manager for the Coastal Watch Association",
        "url": "https://www.caller.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/11/hut-8-data-center-corpus-christi-nueces-county-greg-abbott-audit/91249554007/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T08:51:05.000Z",
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        "text": "I really feel that most of the people who are in support of this project probably are not aware of the significant impact of noise and light pollution that will be affecting those adjacent communities,",
        "source": "Hector Gonzales, community outreach manager for the Coastal Watch Association",
        "url": "https://www.caller.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/11/hut-8-data-center-corpus-christi-nueces-county-greg-abbott-audit/91249554007/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T08:51:05.000Z",
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        "text": "Looking back, that piece of property that they are clearing for the data center, it’s the closest open farmland that’s available to build a project like that and the absolute closest to water and electricity,",
        "source": "Gonzales",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news_reuters/state/no-audit-for-planned-nueces-county-data-center-under-abbotts-order/article_31f2105e-d45c-572a-a306-42443ad7cbfd.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T08:51:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "I really feel that most of the people who are in support of this project probably are not aware of the significant impact of noise and light pollution that will be affecting those adjacent communities,",
        "source": "Gonzales",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news_reuters/state/no-audit-for-planned-nueces-county-data-center-under-abbotts-order/article_31f2105e-d45c-572a-a306-42443ad7cbfd.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T08:51:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Responsible growth requires developers to think beyond the data center to the grid that powers their projects, the local resources around them, and the communities that host them,",
        "source": "Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/local/local-news/data-center-in-nueces-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Investments of this scale don’t just diversify our regional economy — they create real, lasting pathways for our students in high-demand fields like electrical systems, HVAC, industrial maintenance, and data infrastructure,",
        "source": "Mark Escamilla, president and CEO of Del Mar College",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/local/local-news/data-center-in-nueces-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Responsible growth requires developers to think beyond the data center to the grid that powers their projects, the local resources around them, and the communities that host them,",
        "source": "Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8",
        "url": "https://www.caller.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/11/hut-8-data-center-corpus-christi-nueces-county-greg-abbott-audit/91249554007/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Investments of this scale don’t just diversify our regional economy — they create real, lasting pathways for our students in high-demand fields like electrical systems, HVAC, industrial maintenance, and data infrastructure,",
        "source": "Mark Escamilla, president and CEO of Del Mar College",
        "url": "https://www.caller.com/story/news/politics/2026/08/11/hut-8-data-center-corpus-christi-nueces-county-greg-abbott-audit/91249554007/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Responsible growth requires developers to think beyond the data center to the grid that powers their projects, the local resources around them, and the communities that host them,",
        "source": "Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/no-audit-for-planned-nueces-county-data-center-under-abbotts-order/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Investments of this scale don’t just diversify our regional economy — they create real, lasting pathways for our students in high-demand fields like electrical systems, HVAC, industrial maintenance, and data infrastructure,",
        "source": "Mark Escamilla, president and CEO of Del Mar College",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/no-audit-for-planned-nueces-county-data-center-under-abbotts-order/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Responsible growth requires developers to think beyond the data center to the grid that powers their projects, the local resources around them, and the communities that host them,",
        "source": "Genoot, Hut 8",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news_reuters/state/no-audit-for-planned-nueces-county-data-center-under-abbotts-order/article_31f2105e-d45c-572a-a306-42443ad7cbfd.html",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Investments of this scale don’t just diversify our regional economy — they create real, lasting pathways for our students in high-demand fields like electrical systems, HVAC, industrial maintenance, and data infrastructure,",
        "source": "Mark Escamilla, president and CEO of Del Mar College",
        "url": "https://lufkindailynews.com/news_reuters/state/no-audit-for-planned-nueces-county-data-center-under-abbotts-order/article_31f2105e-d45c-572a-a306-42443ad7cbfd.html",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We applaud Governor Abbott for setting a clear standard that data center development must strengthen Texas communities.",
        "source": "Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8",
        "url": "https://marketchameleon.com/PressReleases/i/2355209/HUT/hut-8-affirms-commitment-to-responsible-data",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Before construction began, they were knocking on the doors of the people who live closest to Beacon Point, listening to concerns and answering questions face to face.",
        "source": "Aaron Bowman, CEO of Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://marketchameleon.com/PressReleases/i/2355209/HUT/hut-8-affirms-commitment-to-responsible-data",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hut 8 has been willing to answer our questions directly and discuss issues that matter locally, including infrastructure, water, safety, and workforce opportunities.",
        "source": "Scot Hafley, Superintendent of Calallen Independent School District",
        "url": "https://marketchameleon.com/PressReleases/i/2355209/HUT/hut-8-affirms-commitment-to-responsible-data",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hut 8 has made it clear that they want to be a good neighbor and an active partner here in Nueces County.",
        "source": "J.C. Hooper, Sheriff of Nueces County",
        "url": "https://marketchameleon.com/PressReleases/i/2355209/HUT/hut-8-affirms-commitment-to-responsible-data",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This new 15-year lease adds another 352 megawatts of contracted IT capacity, so that doubles our existing customer's commitment to 704 megawatts of the total one gigawatt campus,",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, Hut 8 Senior Director of Public Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/hut-8-sells-out-beacon-point-capacity-as-corpus-christi-considers-new-data-center-regulations/503-7429d71f-1662-494a-9216-a6a0f65d569d",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have the authority, under the current existing zoning, to say, 'You can't be in this particular location,'",
        "source": "Gil Hernandez, District 5 Councilman",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/hut-8-sells-out-beacon-point-capacity-as-corpus-christi-considers-new-data-center-regulations/503-7429d71f-1662-494a-9216-a6a0f65d569d",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Community trust is not created by saying, 'Trust us.' It's created by answering questions, making clear commitments and then delivering on them.",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, Hut 8 Senior Director of Public Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/hut-8-sells-out-beacon-point-capacity-as-corpus-christi-considers-new-data-center-regulations/503-7429d71f-1662-494a-9216-a6a0f65d569d",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The water is contracted to industry first. If there is a shortage, it will be residents who will be cut off.",
        "source": "Gina Hinojosa, Texas gubernatorial candidate",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/hut-8-sells-out-beacon-point-capacity-as-corpus-christi-considers-new-data-center-regulations/503-7429d71f-1662-494a-9216-a6a0f65d569d",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not a likely project, said City Manager Peter Zanoni — the council would need to agree to sell the property and it is needed for future runways.",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, City Manager",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/local/local-news/data-centers-in-corpus-christi/",
        "date": "2026-07-22T16:34:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not against data centers because I don't know enough about it. We need to get all the information before we go jumping the gun.",
        "source": "Carolyn Vaughn, City Council At-Large",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/corpus-christi-city-council-moves-to-develop-data-center-regulations-for-the-city",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not about AI data centers. It's about the impacts that it has on our infrastructure, who's going to pay for them, how we manage them. I feel like healthy boundaries make good relationships.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident who spoke during public comment",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/corpus-christi-city-council-moves-to-develop-data-center-regulations-for-the-city",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The right thing to do is to hold off and continue working proactively on what our policy would look like, but we obviously don't want to overstep if the state is going to create policy, which they are, or laws, then we are going to abide by those.",
        "source": "Paulette Guajardo, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/corpus-christi-city-council-moves-to-develop-data-center-regulations-for-the-city",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So this is a non-water user, a new industry and very large capital impact on our tax base and our salary base.",
        "source": "Aaron Bowman, executive director, Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corp.",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/project-will-double-in-size-at-planned-nueces-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-21T09:46:47.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's nothing wrong with being ready to react to things like this,",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2026/07/21/could-a-data-center-be-developed-in-corpus-christi-texas/90989861007/",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we're ahead of the game if we do some minor adjustments to the [unified development code] and just look at the issue.",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2026/07/21/could-a-data-center-be-developed-in-corpus-christi-texas/90989861007/",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There's nothing wrong with being ready to react to things like this,",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/no-moratorium-issued-data-centers-012608000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we're ahead of the game if we do some minor adjustments to the [unified development code] and just look at the issue.",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/no-moratorium-issued-data-centers-012608000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "There's nothing wrong with being ready to react to things like this,",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, City Manager",
        "url": "https://couriertexas.com/local/local-news/data-centers-in-corpus-christi/",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're working through design and engineering and evaluating a range of potential mitigation measures for noise and other impacts, incorporating the measures that prove most effective as the design is finalized,",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, senior director of regulatory and government affairs, Hut 8",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/project-will-double-in-size-at-planned-nueces-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's also at a time where we have difficulty talking to a lot of projects just because of the water constraints. So this is a non-water user, a new industry and very large capital impact on our tax base and our salary base.",
        "source": "Aaron Bowman, Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corp. executive director",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/project-double-size-planned-nueces-210311000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-20T21:03:11.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're working through design and engineering and evaluating a range of potential mitigation measures for noise and other impacts, incorporating the measures that prove most effective as the design is finalized,",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, Hut 8 senior director of regulatory and government affairs",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/project-double-size-planned-nueces-210311000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-20T21:03:11.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The real test of our power-first approach is what our partners are willing to commit against it.",
        "source": "Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8",
        "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1964789/000110465926084862/tm2620835d1_ex99-1.htm",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It hasn’t been overwhelming one way or the other",
        "source": "Mike Pusley, Nueces County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/project-double-size-planned-nueces-210311000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It hasn't been overwhelming one way or the other,",
        "source": "Mike Pusley, Nueces County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/project-will-double-in-size-at-planned-nueces-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The motion does not ban data centers in Corpus Christi. It directs staff to develop possible policy options and bring those recommendations back to city council.",
        "source": "Unattributed",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0050/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T21:43:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Counsel told commissioners that, absent a request for tax abatement or a change in state law, many regulatory levers reside with state agencies rather than the county.",
        "source": "County attorney, County attorney",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10478290/texas/nueces-county/county-attorney-says-authority-limited-commissioners-agree-to-seek-more-information-from-utilities",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The problem is nobody knows if this is going to be a positive or a negative",
        "source": "Shawn Flanagan, representative of Citizens Defending Freedom",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/project-double-size-planned-nueces-210311000.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't regard this as a left/right issue; this is a community welfare issue.",
        "source": "Shawn Flanagan, representative of Citizens Defending Freedom",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/project-will-double-in-size-at-planned-nueces-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not simply here to build in the community; we want to build with the community.",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, Hut 8 director of government affairs",
        "url": "https://www.coastalbendcurrent.com/blogs/beacon-point-moves-ahead-without-any-local-oversight",
        "date": "2026-07-13T14:00:24.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "state law does not allow a city to enact or change its zoning by popular vote.",
        "source": "Mayor of Taylor (unnamed), Mayor",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/2026/09/08/data-center-moratoriums-restrictions-bans-throughout-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents living near some of these facilities have reported concerns about persistent low-frequency humming sound, which is generated by cooling and mechanical systems because these facilities are currently operating 24/7,",
        "source": "Neha Gour, Ph.D. candidate at George Mason University",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/contractor-says-525-acre-data-center-wont-create-noise-issues-but-researcher-urges-public-scrutiny/503-88f8f723-8c1a-4158-84be-9d3d428b4270",
        "date": "2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Even moderate noise levels can become a concern for nearby communities over time.",
        "source": "Neha Gour, Ph.D. candidate at George Mason University",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/contractor-says-525-acre-data-center-wont-create-noise-issues-but-researcher-urges-public-scrutiny/503-88f8f723-8c1a-4158-84be-9d3d428b4270",
        "date": "2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We also emphasize the importance of responsible siting decisions, public hearings and transparent decision-making process, so that community concerns can be addressed early and not after the data centers have been built, but while they are in the process of being built,",
        "source": "Neha Gour, Ph.D. candidate at George Mason University",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/contractor-says-525-acre-data-center-wont-create-noise-issues-but-researcher-urges-public-scrutiny/503-88f8f723-8c1a-4158-84be-9d3d428b4270",
        "date": "2026-06-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Oh my God, that pisses me off,\" she told the Observer. \"This is public information. This is water.\"",
        "source": "Sylvia Campos, City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T16:30:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Of course '24 seems like a lifetime ago, with the year that we've been having with regard to water,\" Barrera told the Observer. \"If they're using the water, they're using the water, but my challenge is that we haven't seen the return on the revenue from the IDA.\"",
        "source": "Roland Barrera, City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T16:30:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"It seems like there's just no accountability whatsoever, and it's so frustrating to see these things happen, and then [the city] inviting more entities in, be it data centers or chemical plants,\" McKay told the Observer.",
        "source": "Eli McKay, Volunteer, Sierra Club Coastal Bend Group",
        "url": "https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/",
        "date": "2026-06-11T16:30:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m concerned about noise issues, the water issues, the power grid issues. I’ve heard they draw a lot of power.",
        "source": "Troy Sample, Calallen resident",
        "url": "https://www.newsbeep.com/us-tx/329488/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T18:53:07.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Unless it’s in writing, it doesn’t happen.",
        "source": "Tricia Munoz, Calallen resident",
        "url": "https://www.newsbeep.com/us-tx/329488/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T18:53:07.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once they put one in, they’re going to keep coming in.",
        "source": "Tricia Munoz, Calallen resident",
        "url": "https://www.newsbeep.com/us-tx/329488/",
        "date": "2026-06-09T18:53:07.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm concerned about noise issues, the water issues, the power grid issues. I've heard they draw a lot of power,",
        "source": "Troy Sample, Calallen resident",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen-residents-worry-proposed-hut-8-ai-data-center-will-bring-noise-and-strain-the-power-grid",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Having the obnoxious noises in the background that are out of my control, that's something my employers definitely would not be happy about,",
        "source": "Tricia Munoz, Calallen resident",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen-residents-worry-proposed-hut-8-ai-data-center-will-bring-noise-and-strain-the-power-grid",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not particularly excited about it. I'm not going to be able to move. My house is paid off. I'm here forever,",
        "source": "Troy Sample, Calallen resident",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen-residents-worry-proposed-hut-8-ai-data-center-will-bring-noise-and-strain-the-power-grid",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "No, I disagree with those statements. Unless it's in writing, it doesn't happen,",
        "source": "Tricia Munoz, Calallen resident",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen-residents-worry-proposed-hut-8-ai-data-center-will-bring-noise-and-strain-the-power-grid",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once they put one in, they're going to keep coming in,",
        "source": "Tricia Munoz, Calallen resident",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen-residents-worry-proposed-hut-8-ai-data-center-will-bring-noise-and-strain-the-power-grid",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We should have no impact on local residents' rates, we pre-fund all the infrastructure upgrades to service our load so none of those costs are passed on to ratepayers.",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, senior director of regulatory and government affairs, Hut 8",
        "url": "https://www.kztv10.com/news/local-news/beacon-point-ai-massive-data-center-planned-for-nueces-county",
        "date": "2026-06-08T15:07:39.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Under no circumstance will we use municipal water for cooling — at any point — for the project,",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, senior director of regulatory and government affairs, Hut 8",
        "url": "https://www.kztv10.com/news/local-news/beacon-point-ai-massive-data-center-planned-for-nueces-county",
        "date": "2026-06-08T15:07:39.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We're looking at hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue within the community.",
        "source": "Connie Scott, County Judge, Nueces County",
        "url": "https://www.kztv10.com/news/local-news/beacon-point-ai-massive-data-center-planned-for-nueces-county",
        "date": "2026-06-08T15:07:39.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's going to be the most dense, the most compute power under one roof, bigger than our Louisiana site",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, Hut 8 senior director of regulatory and government affairs",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen/beacon-point-ai-massive-data-center-planned-for-nueces-county",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Under no circumstance will we use municipal water for cooling — at any point — for the project",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, Hut 8 senior director of regulatory and government affairs",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen/beacon-point-ai-massive-data-center-planned-for-nueces-county",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We should have no impact on local residents' rates, we pre‑fund all the infrastructure upgrades to service our load so none of those costs are passed on to ratepayers.",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, Hut 8 senior director of regulatory and government affairs",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen/beacon-point-ai-massive-data-center-planned-for-nueces-county",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're looking at hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue within the community.",
        "source": "Connie Scott, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen/beacon-point-ai-massive-data-center-planned-for-nueces-county",
        "date": "2026-06-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "With using a closed loop system for our cooling, we use a water-based solution, which is actually trucked in from off site and then filled the pond commissioning within the system, and then that water is recirculated throughout the life of the project,",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, senior director of regulatory and government affairs, Hut 8",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/hut-8-says-ai-data-center-near-robstown-wont-use-local-water-but-key-questions-remain/503-5f7f681e-542a-48c9-94bb-1031380f13a2",
        "date": "2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So anytime a large load customer wants to move into our service territory, they have to go through a process with ERCOT to make sure that there is available generation for them, capacity for them,",
        "source": "Omar Lopez, AEP Texas spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/hut-8-says-ai-data-center-near-robstown-wont-use-local-water-but-key-questions-remain/503-5f7f681e-542a-48c9-94bb-1031380f13a2",
        "date": "2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of my friends did a public information request and found out that CC Water had been selling them several hundred thousand gallons of water a day,",
        "source": "Jim Klein, President of the Coastal Bend chapter of the Sierra Club and former Corpus Christi City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/hut-8-says-ai-data-center-near-robstown-wont-use-local-water-but-key-questions-remain/503-5f7f681e-542a-48c9-94bb-1031380f13a2",
        "date": "2026-06-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We take any kind of concerns or issues regarding sound very seriously, and we're ensuring that any building that we are doing is going to be up to all applicable standards and regulations, so that there's minimal noise disruption for residents nearby,",
        "source": "Hailey Miller, Hut 8's senior director of regulatory and government affairs",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/contractor-says-525-acre-data-center-wont-create-noise-issues-but-researcher-urges-public-scrutiny/503-88f8f723-8c1a-4158-84be-9d3d428b4270",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't just surrender everything to these global corporations.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlIT0951u5w",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We had the wind farms move in, then we had the solar farms, and then now here come the data centers",
        "source": "Scott Frazier, farmer in the Chapman Ranch area and Nueces County Farm Bureau board member",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlIT0951u5w",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Some oversight because there's virtually no oversight.",
        "source": "Scott Frazier, farmer in the Chapman Ranch area and Nueces County Farm Bureau board member",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlIT0951u5w",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hut 8 chief executive Asher Genoot told Reuters the deal is structured on a take-or-pay basis and cannot be terminated for convenience, while three renewal options could push the total value to about $25.1 billion.",
        "source": "Asher Genoot, chief executive, Hut 8",
        "url": "https://noah-news.com/hut-8s-beacon-point-ai-campus-to-reshape-texas-power-and-data-infrastructure-wit/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T09:32:50.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're bringing water in from some other location and they have like a closed loop system. Their design consultant has talked to the city because they do need to buy water from us just for their restroom facilities,",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, Corpus Christi City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/residents-raise-concerns-proposed-nueces-county-data-center-amid-ongoing-water-crisis/503-2365f7d3-18cd-41de-9de5-9933745a0cf9",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this drought continues and they come to use for that water and it is above a commercial amount, which is what they're telling us right now, if it is above that CCW can say we can't issue that water right now,",
        "source": "Kaylynn Paxson, Corpus Christi District 4 Councilwoman",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/residents-raise-concerns-proposed-nueces-county-data-center-amid-ongoing-water-crisis/503-2365f7d3-18cd-41de-9de5-9933745a0cf9",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know there's a water problem in Corpus Christi.",
        "source": "Bill Radford, vice president of technology for Duos Edge AI",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/corpus-christis-first-ai-edge-193826000.html",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "From my understanding off of 44, between Callicoate and Violet. That’s my understanding because my granddaughter lives out there and I think it’s going to back up to their property,",
        "source": "Carolyn Vaughn, Corpus Christi City Councilwoman",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/ai-project-nueces-county/503-9ec47023-edca-4097-9952-dfd6955f3eb4",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My main concern is the electricity, you know how is that going to impact our electricity rates,",
        "source": "Jason Hale, Sierra Club",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/ai-project-nueces-county/503-9ec47023-edca-4097-9952-dfd6955f3eb4",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are a number of programs here at Del Mar College that are ready and able to support those workforce needs,",
        "source": "Mark Escamilla, president of Del Mar College",
        "url": "https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/ai-project-nueces-county/503-9ec47023-edca-4097-9952-dfd6955f3eb4",
        "date": "2026-05-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "My main concern is the electricity, you know, how's that gonna impact our electricity rates.",
        "source": "Unnamed environmental group representative",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOioVPvwSnM",
        "date": "2026-05-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have a lot of questions to ask and they have a lot to answer.",
        "source": "Mike Pusley, Nueces County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/a-data-center-may-be-on-its-way-to-nueces-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T20:26:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Corpus Christi is an important market for Duos Edge AI’s continued expansion,",
        "source": "Doug Recker, CEO of Duos Technologies Group, Inc.",
        "url": "https://newswire.telecomramblings.com/2026/05/duos-edge-ai-to-host-corpus-christi-edge-data-center-open-house/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Beacon Point underscores why we start with power and maintain flexibility across end markets.",
        "source": "Asher Genoot, CEO of Hut 8",
        "url": "https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/1735657/hut-8-commercializes-first-phase-of-1-gw-beacon-point-ai-data-center-campus-with-15-year-352-mw-it-lease-with-base-term-contract-value-of-9-8-billion",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Beacon Point reflects the type of long-term investment that supports durable growth in the Coastal Bend economy.",
        "source": "Aaron Bowman, CEO of CCREDC",
        "url": "https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/1735657/hut-8-commercializes-first-phase-of-1-gw-beacon-point-ai-data-center-campus-with-15-year-352-mw-it-lease-with-base-term-contract-value-of-9-8-billion",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a project that would be \"a catalyst for growth in the tech sector for our region,\" wrote Aaron Bowman, CCREDC president and CEO.",
        "source": "Aaron Bowman, CCREDC president and CEO",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/a-data-center-may-be-on-its-way-to-nueces-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
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      {
        "text": "There is legitimate skepticism about the viability of closed-loop water systems for data centers like the one being proposed by this project, not to mention the other negative environmental and social concerns associated with data centers,",
        "source": "Chloe Torres, Texas Campaign for the Environment's Coastal Bend regional coordinator",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/a-data-center-may-be-on-its-way-to-nueces-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "With our current water supply/demand challenges, CCW would not be able to supply a multi million a day water need for a new data center,",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, City Manager",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/a-data-center-may-be-on-its-way-to-nueces-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-06",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The resources, not just in College Station, but across the region, that this data center would draw—we don’t like that,",
        "source": "John Nichols, Mayor of College Station",
        "url": "https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/texas-water-strain-raises-questions-for-data-center-boom",
        "date": "2026-03-31T09:00:09.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s drought and delayed planning for additional water supplies,",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, vice president of water and community resilience at the Houston Advanced Research Center",
        "url": "https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/texas-water-strain-raises-questions-for-data-center-boom",
        "date": "2026-03-31T09:00:09.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water infrastructure often trails development,",
        "source": "Robert Mace, executive director of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment",
        "url": "https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/texas-water-strain-raises-questions-for-data-center-boom",
        "date": "2026-03-31T09:00:09.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In a fixed-price hosting market, as we've seen the market shake out, one party usually ends up losing,",
        "source": "Ro Shirole, chief commercial officer of Saxet Infrastructure Group",
        "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/04/26/out-of-compute-norths-bankruptcy-rises-a-300mw-bitcoin-miner-with-a-novel-energy-offering",
        "date": "2023-04-26T13:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are truly here to build with the community and, you know, become a long-term responsible partner.",
        "source": ", Company representative",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3HfTwN2gFM",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
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      "Hut 8 began substation construction at Beacon Point, announced with Q3 results on Nov. 4, 2026",
      "First building registered at $398,985,153 for 657,130 SF at 4650 FM 1694, Robstown",
      "Unnamed investment-grade tenant contracted 704MW via two 352MW leases",
      "Base-term contract value $19.6B, up to $50.2B with renewals",
      "First data hall targeted Q3 2027; Phase 2 first hall Q2 2028",
      "Beacon Point construction at 4650 FM 1694 is expected to cost almost $399 million and finish Nov. 5, 2027, per Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records.",
      "The 525-acre campus spans 657,130 square feet and is privately funded.",
      "Hut 8 paid $13 million in permitting fees to the city, per CCREDC president Aaron Bowman on Oct. 12.",
      "On July 21 the Corpus Christi City Council directed staff to amend the development code on data center classification and zoning.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed TCEQ on Sept. 21 to pause data center permits until ERCOT completes its audit.",
      "Construction began on the 525-acre Beacon Point Data Center campus at 4650 FM 1694 between Robstown and Calallen",
      "Construction will cost almost $399 million, per Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation records",
      "Hut 8, a Florida-based company, is developing the campus",
      "As of Sept. 15, CCRDC staff processed roughly 93 project responses and had 16 active, credible prospects.",
      "CCRDC says the local pipeline is more active than in five years, including large data centers.",
      "Beacon Point site spans 525 acres off State Highway 1694",
      "Project expected to cost $17 billion to $20 billion",
      "Expected to create nearly 2,000 construction jobs and about 230 permanent positions",
      "About 200 workers on site now, expected to reach 1,000 by early 2027",
      "Corpus Christi staff are drafting an ordinance for City Council on where data centers can be located",
      "Beacon Point AI data center construction site in Nueces County covers 525 acres",
      "About 200 construction workers are on site, expected to reach 1000 by early next year",
      "Corpus Christi city staff are drafting an ordinance to determine where future data centers can be built",
      "Nueces County's State of the County address in Robstown covered limitations on data center projects, county finances, drainage improvements and the planned demolition of the 1914 courthouse.",
      "Nueces County commissioners court has declined to offer any tax abatement to Hut 8 for Beacon Point, per Commissioner Mike Pusley on October 1, 2026.",
      "Pusley said the county cannot restrict data center construction in unincorporated areas.",
      "Commissioner Brent Chesney said the Legislature should consider regulating data centers and give counties guidance.",
      "Corpus Christi planning director said the department is continuing work on UDC revisions, short-term rentals and review of potential data-center impacts.",
      "Staff recommended a data-center briefing on utility, noise and land-use impacts; commissioners requested an introductory briefing ahead of ordinance work.",
      "Director cited a Loudoun County white paper as a model and described six planning considerations, including noise, appearance, land use footprint and electric/water demand.",
      "Nueces County Commissioner John Marez says the Commissioners Court cannot stop a project because most regulatory decisions in Texas are made at the state level.",
      "The Beacon Point project is not in Marez's Precinct 3.",
      "Change.org petition 'Pause Beacon Point Construction' received an email response from Marez, posted Sep 28, 2026.",
      "Petition to Nueces County Commissioners Court had 521 verified signatures as of publication",
      "On September 21, 2026, Gov. Greg Abbott directed TCEQ to halt permits sought by data centers until ERCOT completes its audit",
      "TDLR lists Beacon Point construction start as September 28, 2026 at about $399 million",
      "Petition asks for no new county tax abatements or incentives for Beacon Point until state review results are considered",
      "Title states Gov. Abbott halted data center permits, but a Calallen project is moving forward.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott ordered TCEQ to halt data center permits statewide pending ERCOT and Texas Water Development Board audits.",
      "Hut 8 data center near Calallen in Nueces County is still on track to begin construction next week."
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        "name": "Corpus Christi Sierra Club",
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        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/project-will-double-in-size-at-planned-nueces-county-data-center/",
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        "title": "Judge Kelly Shares Thoughts On Counties Welcoming Data Centers",
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        "text": "They need the revenue. I know it’s a huge nuisance to some cities and counties, but for them to sustain their viability and livelihood, the counites are forced to do that to generate some income. There’s not any other sources of revenue out there,",
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        "url": "https://highplainsobserverperryton.com/judge-kelly-shares-thoughts-on-counties-welcoming-data-centers-p40854-307.htm",
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        "title": "Palo Pinto commissioners reinstate burn ban, revisit business tax abatement policy to exclude data centers - Worldnews.com",
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        "title": "Commissioners debate Chapter 391 subregional commission as a delay tool for data centers; no action taken | Citizen Portal",
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        "title": "Parker County data center group OK if they are 'responsible' and 'sustainable | News | weatherforddemocrat.com",
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        "title": "'Overwhelming outrage': Public floods courthouse for data center meeting | News | weatherforddemocrat.com",
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        "title": "Parker County commissioners adopt resolution opposing open-loop data centers after packed, hours-long hearing · Parker County Desk",
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        "title": "Parker County residents decry data center development | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "title": "Parker County passes resolution opposing data centers, demands state help",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/parker-county/meetings/2026-06-09-special-commissioners-court-jun-9-2026-1ef9cbfc-9c5b-4975-afd7-235388498e18",
        "date": "2026-06-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "My Texas Record",
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        "title": "Commissioners weigh options on regulating data centers | Mineral-wells | weatherforddemocrat.com",
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        "date": "2026-05-29T23:11:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Black Mountain buys land near Weatherford. What to know | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "title": "Data Center Map — Parker County Data Center Watch",
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        "title": "Commissioners weigh options on regulating data centers",
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        "text": "Parker County held a fact-finding meeting on data center development near Weatherford, walking resid\nChannel: CoyoteAi\nParker County held a fact-finding meeting on data center development near Weatherford, walking residents through the real legal, ...\nParker County Texas held a standing room only meeting specifically to educate residents on how data centers actually work before deciding on any policy response at all. A genuinely responsible way to handle a fast-moving new industry. The site in question is a Black Mountain power project north of Weatherford on land the company purchased covering more area than the entire city of Aledo. The Texas Commission on environmental quality has already approved air permits for turbines at the site, part of the broader power infrastructure supporting this kind of data center development. Here's what Parker County actually did well here. Rather than reacting emotionally, commissioners held a dedicated fact-finding session covering the specific lega",
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        "text": "# Clayton Tucker Speaks at Parker County Commissioners Court\n\n- Channel: Clayton Tucker\n- Length: 02:37\n- Views: 19\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-06-09T11:41:43-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: Texas, Democrats\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThese Corrupt Bigshots may have money, but we’ve got each other.\n\nToday, I spoke at the Parker County Commissioners Court about why Texans shouldn't have to sacrifice their water, land, and quality of life for these data centers. \n\nOrganized people can beat organized money, but only if we stand together.\nChip in today and help us take on these Corrupt Bigshots:\n\nhttps://www.claytontuckertx.com/contribute\n\n#Texas #AIDatacenters #ProtectTexas #PeopleOverProfits\n\n## Transcript\n\nHowdy. My name is Clayton Tucker. I'm the secretary of the Texas Farmers Union and I'm representing a lot of the farmers and ranchers of this community.\nWe've heard a lot about water, how these things take water and how they pollute water. We've heard about power. ",
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        "text": "# $10B Fort Worth data center developer eyes 2,000-acre site near Weatherford\n\n- Channel: WFAA\n- Length: 00:30\n- Views: 4.2K\n- Likes: 7\n- Published: 2026-05-21T14:21:56-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: [ local, news ]\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nBlack Mountain, behind a proposed $10 billion Fort Worth data center, has purchased more than 2,000 acres in Parker County and is evaluating a potential second site.\n\n## Transcript\n\nA major North Texas data center project may be expanding beyond Fort Worth.\nBlack Mountain, the developer behind a proposed $10 billion Fort Worth Data Center, is now considering a site in Parker County after buying more than 2000 acres just outside Weatherford, according to our partners at the Star Telegram.\nThe company says it's still evaluating multiple sites and cautions that only a fraction of projects ever actually move forward.",
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        "text": "I don't have a problem with a 381",
        "source": "Conley",
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        "date": "2026-09-04",
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        "text": "During the meeting, Deen said no formal permit application for a data center has been submitted to the county.",
        "source": "Pat Deen, Parker County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.springtownepigraph.com/article/1640,parker-county-considers-chapter-391-subregional-planning-commission",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
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        "text": "Fight like men, like Texas men, fight like rabid dogs … I’m begging you, for the sake of my children, for their future, for my future, and everybody else.",
        "source": "Jessica Shulman, Parker County resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316066284.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
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        "text": "What you need to understand is the county government is very weak,",
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        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316066284.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
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        "text": "Data centers don’t need years,",
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        "text": "We will treat every single applicant the same, but when it comes to large permit requests, we do have some extra hurdles to cross.",
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        "text": "I will do all I can to delay the development of data centers in our district until lawmakers return next session and have the opportunity to properly draft legislation that protects all Texans from the seen and unforeseen harms that these centers could potentially cause,",
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        "text": "overwhelming rage by the citizens of Parker County",
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        "text": "I'm the secretary of the Texas Farmers Union and I'm representing a lot of the farmers and ranchers of this community.",
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        "text": "I do believe these data centers are illegal.",
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        "text": "Only organized people can beat organized money.",
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        "text": "This is a bubble. The bubble will burst. If we delay, we win.",
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        "text": "… formally expresses opposition to the use of open loop evaporative cooling systems or other high volume portable water consumption technologies in large scale data center facilities within Parker County and other water constrained regions. The court further opposes any data center development that fails to incorporate adequate safeguards to protect county resources and existing residents.",
        "source": "Parker County Commissioners Court",
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        "text": "Parker County has drilled more water wells since 2015 than any other county in the state, and in fact, we're 50% higher than number two, which is Wise County.",
        "source": "Commissioner Conley, Parker County Commissioner",
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        "text": "What's the long-term implication to publicly funded entities such as school districts if these things effectively fold after a number of years?",
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        "text": "We share the same concerns about data centers coming to Parker County and the impact that it's going to have on our county,",
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        "text": "This is not just a county problem, it's a state problem.",
        "source": "John Forrest, County Attorney",
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        "text": "The county hasn't been granted much authority to deal with situations like this, and in unincorporated areas folks are realizing outside of groundwater conservation districts like ours, there really aren't many entities that can manage or regulate what happens in those unincorporated areas,",
        "source": "Doug Shaw, General manager, Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
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        "text": "I will do all I can to delay the development of data centers in our district until lawmakers return next session and have the opportunity to properly draft legislation that protects all Texans from the seen and unforeseen harms that these centers could potentially cause,",
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        "url": "https://www.community-news.com/stories/commissioners-address-data-center-concerns,170764",
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        "text": "Some have outright banned them, but a lot of them are put on a pause or moratorium.",
        "source": "Mike Miller, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/mineral-wells/commissioners-weigh-options-on-regulating-data-centers/article_a19dc3b6-a212-4af9-b7d7-3af35d9e5ac3.html",
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        "text": "We are evaluating many sites, only a fraction of which actually make it all the way through development and become an operational project,",
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        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315831305.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
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        "text": "We are not out trying to court them for a data center, that is 100% incorrect,",
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        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315831305.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "text": "It's prime real estate to be developed for homes and other things, not a data center,",
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        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315831305.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
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        "text": "The companies that we talk to are committed to not having residential rate payers bear the cost of this,",
        "source": "Thomas Gleeson, Public Utilities Commission Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315831305.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "You may end up having to allow this project to go forward, but you don't have to do it today.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
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        "date": null,
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        "text": "We have a strong response from lots of folks out there that they are not interested in having data centers in their neighborhood.",
        "source": "Larry Walden, Precinct 3 Commissioner",
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        "date": null,
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      {
        "text": "To what degree do we as a county have any leverage?",
        "source": "Jacob Holt, Precinct 2 Commissioner",
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        "date": null,
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      {
        "text": "I didn't learn about it until I saw it on NextDoor,",
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        "date": null,
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        "text": "That particular development is about a $1.5 billion development, which is now in jeopardy as a result of this potential data center.",
        "source": "James Hotopp, Weatherford City Manager",
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      "Parker County commissioners debated creating or using a Chapter 391 subregional planning commission in response to data center proposals at the Sept. 28 meeting.",
      "Commissioners took no action; the court deferred pending further outreach to the regional COG and state agencies.",
      "Staff described a Chapter 391 subregional commission as a delay tactic rather than a ban on data centers.",
      "Grassroots group is holding data center information meetings across Parker County",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott in August called for a statewide pause while an audit lays out specifications on water use and energy consumption",
      "County Judge Pat Deen and three of four commissioners were sent emails asking their thoughts on partnering with a city on a 381 agreement",
      "Parker County held a standing room only fact-finding meeting on data center development to educate residents before any policy response",
      "The Black Mountain power project north of Weatherford is on land covering more area than the entire city of Aledo",
      "The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has approved air permits for turbines at the Black Mountain site",
      "A grassroots group in Parker County drew more than 100 residents to an information meeting on data centers at The Brooks at Lake Weatherford on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.",
      "The group plans to tell data center owners they are not coming to Parker County without conditions.",
      "Parker County Commissioners Court is exploring creation of a Chapter 391 subregional planning commission.",
      "Parker County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on June 30 addressing a proposed large-scale data center.",
      "County officials are evaluating a local Chapter 391 agreement or a regional agreement with neighboring counties.",
      "No formal permit application for a data center has been submitted to Parker County.",
      "Parker County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a resolution formally opposing large-scale data center developments at a special meeting on Tuesday, June 9.",
      "The resolution calls for state safeguards to protect local resources and taxpayers.",
      "The resolution was read by Parker County Judge Pat Deen.",
      "Parker County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution calling for enhanced state regulation of data centers on June 9, 2026",
      "The resolution came out against any tax abatements for data centers",
      "Texas Senate Bill 6 requires entities using 75 megawatts or more to pay 100 percent of interconnect cost",
      "Governor Abbott recommended repealing data center sales tax exemptions, per a Texas Tribune report the following day",
      "Parker County Commissioners held a special meeting on data centers on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, that lasted 180 minutes and drew hundreds of attendees",
      "The meeting followed a purchase of a large swath of land off Pearson Ranch Road with potential plans for a data center",
      "The article text is largely garbled, so little further detail could be extracted",
      "Parker County commissioners adopted a resolution opposing open-loop data centers at a special meeting on June 9, 2026.",
      "The county stated it will not offer tax abatements to data centers.",
      "The special meeting lasted roughly 180 minutes with a standing-room-only crowd.",
      "Hill County faces a $100 million lawsuit after passing, then trying to rescind, a moratorium; Hood County denied a related plat.",
      "Parker County adopted a checklist of existing authorities: fire and safety review, floodplain permitting, sewage-facility oversight, and health and safety.",
      "Over 100 people attended a special Parker County Commissioners Court meeting on data centers on June 9, 2026.",
      "Commissioners approved a resolution establishing a countywide policy not to grant tax abatements or other county-level incentives for proposed and existing data centers.",
      "Hill County rescinded its data center moratorium and replaced it with a checklist after a $100 million lawsuit by a developer.",
      "Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District applies expanded study requirements to applicants seeking more than 50 million gallons of groundwater per year.",
      "Clayton Tucker spoke at the Parker County Commissioners Court on 2026-06-09 against data centers.",
      "He argued data centers violate the Texas right to quiet enjoyment and the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act ban on Chinese-made components in national security infrastructure.",
      "He claimed data center noise and heat can travel up to five miles and harm livestock.",
      "No specific data center project in Parker County is named in the document.",
      "Parker County commissioners unanimously (5–0) approved a resolution opposing high-volume water-cooled data centers and banning property tax abatements for such projects in Parker County.",
      "The resolution urges state lawmakers, including Governor Abbott, to provide stronger regulatory authority over data centers."
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        "date": "2026-06-11T16:44:57.000Z"
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        "name": "Petition against the Parker County data center proposal",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316066284.html",
        "date": "2026-06-09T21:54:04.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-06-09T18:41:43.000Z"
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        "name": "Parker County Data Center Watch",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "title": "Friona EDC tells court developer activity could affect 300,000 acres across three West Texas counties | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8033298/texas/parmer-county/friona-edc-tells-court-developer-activity-could-affect-300000-acres-across-three-west-texas-counties",
        "date": "2026-04-28T02:10:28.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Resident urges Parmer County to explore data centers as economic opportunity | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7880229/texas/parmer-county/resident-urges-parmer-county-to-explore-data-centers-as-economic-opportunity",
        "date": "2026-04-14T01:07:08.000Z",
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        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8033298/texas/parmer-county/friona-edc-tells-court-developer-activity-could-affect-300000-acres-across-three-west-texas-counties",
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      "The planned data centers are described as including wind and solar components",
      "Resident Wendy Carthel urged Parmer County Commissioners Court to consider data centers as an economic opportunity during Open Forum on April 14, 2026",
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        "text": "DAILY GAI DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT DIGEST\n\nLEAD ITEMS\n\n• Microsoft Project Kilby Data Center Campus (Pecos), Texas (2,000 MW): Chevron said on 2026-10-30 that its West Texas power project for Kilby stays on schedule for first power in 2028 despite the Texas data center permit",
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        "text": "# The Largest AI Data Center In America Was Just Approved In A Tiny Texas Town!\n\n- Channel: Tech Impact Report\n- Length: 13:56\n- Views: 409\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-03-19T05:49:03-07:00\n- Category: Autos & Vehicles\n- Keywords: largest AI data center, GW Ranch data center, Pecos County Texas data center, AI data center emissions, behind the meter data center, natural gas powered data center\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nThe largest AI data center in America has just been approved in a tiny Texas town, and the scale of what’s coming is far beyond anything most people realise. This project, known as GW Ranch, could reshape how energy, infrastructure, and local communities are impacted by the rapid expansion of AI.\n\nIn this video, we break down exactly what has been approved, how it works, and why it’s already raising serious questions. You’ll see how a single facility in Pecos County has been authorised to emit up to thirty-three million tons of greenhouse gases per year, making it ",
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        "text": "In your consumer headlines this morning, Amazon is planning a massive AI data center in Pecos County near Fort Stockton in West Texas. So the data center would use its own natural gas power plant rather than drawing electricity from the Texas grid. Its permit allows up to. 33 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year. Now actual emissions could be lower, but at the max it would be the country's largest power plant emitter. Amazon says Texas families would not see higher electricity costs because of the project.",
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        "text": "A recent New York Times report is sounding the alarm on an incoming data center project in Pecos County. The Times writes that the Amazon-backed site could become the most polluting power plant in the US. News West 9's Steven Pepper was in Fort Stockton to understand residents' concerns. Around here just 11 miles north of Fort Stockton is Pacifico Energy's GW Ranch, soon to be 8000 acres of data center infrastructure for companies like Amazon, which recent state filings show the company's plans to operate a data center campus here at the price of. $900 million but as the New York Times reports, regulation records permit the 35 turbine plant to release 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the air a year, which is the same as entire countries like Switzerland and Ireland. Protests against data centers have erupted nationwide over energy and water usage, including in nearby Andrews County concerning another Amazon investment in Pecos County, the ranch has been controversial amongst resi",
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        "text": "There is going to be an impact,",
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        "url": "https://www.kuow.org/topics/politics/2026-11-05/how-the-blue-wave-affects-microsoft-and-amazons-data-center-ambitions",
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        "text": "Texas was supposed to be the backup option of everyone, and now I think this is changing,",
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        "text": "Sin duda, tendrá un impacto enorme en el medio ambiente y en la salud pública",
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        "text": "nuestro nuevo centro de datos en el condado de Pecos cumple precisamente con este requisito: se alimenta con energía generada in situ, lo que no aumentará el costo de la electricidad para las familias de Texas",
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        "text": "Constantyn Gieskes, vice president of project development, said site lines are complete, permits are in hand, and turbines are secured.",
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        "source": "Margaret Callahan, Amazon spokeswoman",
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        "text": "\"Texas's own peak electricity demand record across its entire grid sits at under a fifth of the new capacity being requested state-wide by data centres.\"",
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        "text": "\"Amazon believes in paying the full costs of powering our operations. Our new planned data centre campus in Pecos County does just that: it's powered by new on-site generation that won't raise electricity costs for Texas families and designed to transition to grid-connected service as interconnection timelines allow.\"",
        "source": "Amazon spokesperson",
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        "text": "\"One of the dangers of these bring-your-own-power requests to data centres is instead of using much cleaner electricity off of the [ERCOT] grid – which has increasing amounts of wind, solar and batteries – data centres will just build gas plants and increase climate and local air pollution,\"",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, Executive Director of Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://energydigital.com/news/amazon-to-build-uss-largest-gas-plant-to-power-data-centres",
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        "text": "\"It's going to absolutely have a huge impact on the environment, and on public health,\"",
        "source": "Kathryn Guerra, Campaign Director at Public Citizen",
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        "text": "\"Simply put, Texans must come first,\"",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
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        "text": "Amazon is gonna build a data center in the Pecos area and they have just announced that they are going to make their own power and it will be gas powered.",
        "source": "Kerr Wardlaw, Val Verde County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/articles/amazon-pecos-puct-765kv-august-2026",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
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        "text": "It completely cancels out the need of the 765s.",
        "source": "Kerr Wardlaw, Val Verde County Commissioner",
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        "text": "powered by new on-site generation that won’t raise electricity costs for Texas families.",
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        "url": "https://theamericandeveloper.com/news/amazon-gw-ranch-pecos-county-texas-gas-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T11:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "The initial phase requires no water for power-generation cooling, and later phases are designed to rely primarily on brackish groundwater, which does not compete with the community drinking water supply,",
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        "date": "2026-08-11T19:18:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Who decided this? Did they even think about us?",
        "source": "Emily Natividad, Pecos County resident",
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        "text": "What that could actually look like without regulation is basically forcing everybody to start smoking cigarettes.",
        "source": "Victor Vela, Pecos County resident",
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        "text": "I think it could be a good thing, but it really depends on how well our leadership will work with them in bringing about those promises",
        "source": "Victor Vela, Pecos County resident",
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        "text": "One of the dangers of these bring-your-own-power requests to data centers is instead of using much cleaner electricity off of the [ERCOT] grid — which has increasing amounts of wind, solar and batteries — data centers will just build gas plants and increase climate and local air pollution",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas",
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        "date": "2026-08-11",
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        "text": "I think the goal of speed to power trumps everything else, and that comes at a great sacrifice to the nation’s chances of averting the worst of global warming.",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/amazon-to-run-west-texas-data-center-on-massive-gas-plant-2/",
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        "text": "The world looks different now than when we co-founded the climate pledge,",
        "source": "Margaret Callahan, Amazon spokeswoman",
        "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/amazons-texas-ai-data-center-faces-a-huge-climate-problem-7-65gw-gas-plant-could-become-americas-biggest-source-of-co-emissions-in-the-us-as-tech-giant-races-to-power-the-ai-boom/articleshow/133121315.cms",
        "date": "2026-08-10T16:56:00.000Z",
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        "text": "our commitment hasn't changed.",
        "source": "Margaret Callahan, Amazon spokeswoman",
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        "text": "Instead of building a modern, clean energy source to power its increased AI-driven electricity demand, Amazon chose to invest in a massive natural gas power plant to fuel its giant Texas data center.",
        "source": "Margie Alt, director of Climate Action Campaign",
        "url": "https://www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-data-center-texas",
        "date": "2026-08-10T16:28:03.000Z",
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        "text": "Progress shouldn't come at the expense of the rest of us just to power billionaires' ambitions.",
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        "text": "absolutely have a huge impact on the environment, and on public health.",
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        "text": "Amazon believes in paying the full costs of powering our operations.",
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        "text": "This new data center campus in Pecos County is a long-term commitment that we expect will create thousands of jobs.",
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        "text": "be powered by new on-site generation that won't raise electricity costs for Texas families.",
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        "text": "The world looks different now than when we co-founded the climate pledge,",
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        "text": "Our commitment hasn't changed.",
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        "text": "Our new planned data center campus in Pecos County does just that: it’s powered by new on-site generation that won’t raise electricity costs for Texas families and is designed to transition to grid-connected service as interconnection timelines allow",
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        "text": "Amazon believes in paying the full costs of powering our operations.",
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        "text": "Our new planned data center campus in Pecos County does just that: It's powered by new on-site generation that won't raise electricity costs for Texas families and is designed to transition to grid-connected service as interconnection timelines allow.",
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        "text": "Our new planned data center campus in Pecos County does just that: It's powered by new on-site generation that won't raise electricity costs for Texas families and is designed to transition to grid-connected service as interconnection timelines allow.",
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        "text": "powered by new on-site generation that won’t raise electricity costs for Texas families.",
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        "text": "Amazon believes in paying the full costs of powering our operations.",
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        "text": "Amazon believes in paying the full costs of powering our operations,",
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        "text": "There are more efficient ways to use gas,",
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        "text": "our commitment hasn’t changed.",
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        "text": "Our new planned data center campus in Pecos County does just that: it's powered by new on-site generation that won't raise electricity costs for Texas families and designed to transition to grid-connected service as interconnection timelines allow.",
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        "text": "Our new planned data center campus in Pecos County does just that: it's powered by new on-site generation that won't raise electricity costs for Texas families and designed to transition to grid-connected service as interconnection timelines allow.",
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        "text": "The county trades multi-billion-dollar Chapter 381 investment against 12,000+ tons/yr of permitted local pollutants, 33M tons/yr of GHG headroom, and severe drought exposure.",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "text": "They wanted a place where natural gas was abundant, but also needed thousands of acres in one spot, relatively unscathed from previous development.",
        "source": "Constantinis, vice president of project development, Pacifico Energy",
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        "text": "At 7.65 gigawatts, the planned GW Ranch Project—a private-grid power generation campus—is slated to be, in the words of Mr. Gieskes, \"the largest power project in the United States.\"",
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        "text": "The Pacifico GW Ranch project's proximity to the Permian Basin is a clear example of developers building as close to the source as possible,",
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        "text": "The Permian is a full-stack energy play,",
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        "text": "We know in Texas, and especially in West Texas, water is worth fighting for",
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        "text": "We wanted a place where natural gas was abundant, but we also wanted a large site to build",
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        "text": "We’re really excited to reach this precedent-setting milestone at GW Ranch",
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        "text": "Massive fossil fuel infrastructure is being developed, often directly at the source of gas supply, in order to feed speculative AI demand.",
        "source": "Jenny Martos, project manager for GEM's Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker",
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        "text": "I'd be hard-pressed to think of a bigger emitter.",
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        "text": "Massive fossil fuel infrastructure is being developed, often directly at the source of gas supply, in order to feed speculative AI demand,",
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        "text": "It took them literally 45 seconds to bring it up and deny our request for a hearing,",
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        "text": "Massive fossil fuel infrastructure is being developed, often directly at the source of gas supply, in order to feed speculative AI demand,",
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        "text": "Even for something like the Permian, that's a very material chunk,",
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        "text": "clears a critical path for delivering power at a scale the market urgently needs.",
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        "text": "The reason why we’re bullish on private grids, and microgrids generally, is because of the response we’ve seen in the market.",
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        "text": "Anything west of El Paso, gas is hard to come by.",
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        "text": "There is just an explosion of these things,",
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        "text": "As Texas solidifies its role as a leading market for data center expansion, this 7.65 GW TCEQ air permit underscores our ability to deliver the scale, speed, and regulatory certainty that hyperscale and other large-load customers require.",
        "source": "Nate Franklin, CEO of Pacifico Energy Group",
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        "text": "As Texas solidifies its role as a leading market for data center expansion, this 7.65 GW TCEQ air permit underscores our ability to deliver the scale, speed, and regulatory certainty that hyperscale and other large-load customers require.",
        "source": "Nate Franklin, CEO of Pacifico Energy Group",
        "url": "https://www.pacificoenergy.com/post/pacifico-energy-secures-7-65-gw-power-generation-permit-for-gw-ranch-project",
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        "text": "With all site delineations complete, permits in-hand, and turbines secured, GW Ranch will provide customers with power in the first half of 2027 with a guaranteed pathway to scale to over 5 GW.",
        "source": "Constantyn Gieskes, Vice President of Project Development at Pacifico Energy",
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        "text": "We're really excited to reach this precedent-setting milestone at GW Ranch.",
        "source": "Nate Franking, CEO, Pacifico Energy",
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        "text": "\"SOS is excited to take this important step toward becoming a leading provider of high-performance data-center infrastructure,\" Yandai Wang, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company commented.",
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        "text": "GW Ranch isn't just about scale—it's about certainty.",
        "source": "Constantyn Gieskes, Vice President at Pacifico Energy",
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        "text": "The minimal impact of an off-grid data center will increase the county tax base, create new jobs, and have an overall positive impact on our county while conserving water and placing no constraints on local infrastructure,",
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        "url": "https://www.power-eng.com/onsite-power/pacifico-energy-plans-5-gw-off-grid-facility-in-texas-for-hyperscale-data-centers/",
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        "text": "GW Ranch is a direct benefit to Pecos County's growth, while meeting the growing demand of our nation's data processing,",
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        "url": "https://www.powermag.com/pacifico-energy-building-massive-gas-energy-storage-project-to-serve-texas-data-centers/",
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        "text": "Pecos County's continued effort to diversify the local economy directly aligns with the development of GW Ranch.",
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        "text": "GW Ranch is not just about scale — it is about certainty.",
        "source": "Constantyn Gieskes, vice-president, Pacifico Energy",
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        "date": "2025-08-21T13:34:57.000Z",
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        "text": "The minimal impact of an off-grid data center will increase the county tax base, create new jobs and have an overall positive impact on our county while conserving water and placing no constraints on local infrastructure.",
        "source": "Remie Ramos, economic development director, Pecos County",
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        "text": "\"Pecos County's continued effort to diversify the local economy directly aligns with the development of GW Ranch.\"",
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        "text": "\"GW Ranch is a direct benefit to Pecos County's growth, while meeting the growing demand of our nation's data processing,\"",
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        "text": "\"GW Ranch isn't just about scale—it's about certainty,\"",
        "source": "Constantyn Gieskes, Vice President at Pacifico Energy",
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        "text": "GW Ranch isn't just about scale-it's about certainty.",
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        "text": "The minimal impact of an off-grid data center will increase the county tax base, create new jobs, and have an overall positive impact on our county while conserving water and placing no constraints on local infrastructure,",
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        "url": "https://www.altenergymag.com/news/2025/08/20/pacifico-energy-announces-gw-ranch-project-bringing-5-gigawatts-of-reliable-off-grid-power-for-ai-innovation/45912/",
        "date": "2025-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "GW Ranch is a direct benefit to Pecos County's growth, while meeting the growing demand of our nation's data processing,",
        "source": "Joe Shuster, Pecos County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.altenergymag.com/news/2025/08/20/pacifico-energy-announces-gw-ranch-project-bringing-5-gigawatts-of-reliable-off-grid-power-for-ai-innovation/45912/",
        "date": "2025-08-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "GW Ranch isn't just about scale—it's about certainty,",
        "source": "Constantyn Gieskes, vice president at Pacifico Energy",
        "url": "https://www.powermag.com/pacifico-energy-building-massive-gas-energy-storage-project-to-serve-texas-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-08-20",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "GW Ranch isn't just about scale—it's about certainty,",
        "source": "Constantyn Gieskes, vice president at Pacifico Energy",
        "url": "https://www.energytech.com/distributed-energy/article/55353756/data-center-focused-gw-ranch-project-clears-texas-air-permitting-hurdle",
        "date": "2025-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are proud to partner with Lancium on their first Clean Campus,",
        "source": "Paul Choi, EVP Broad Reach Power",
        "url": "https://lancium.com/2022/07/07/broad-reach-power-and-lancium-partner-to-support-grid-stability-through-flexible-data-centers/",
        "date": "2022-07-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve experienced an influx of additional jobs in the three data centers, now in the construction phase.",
        "source": "Joe Shuster, County Judge",
        "url": "https://countyprogress.com/partnership-pays-dividends/",
        "date": "2022-04-04T05:10:15.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "The Fort Stockton EDC, working in close partnership with Judge Joe Shuster and the Commissioners Court, has attracted multiple new industries to Pecos County.",
        "source": "Remie A. Ramos, Executive Director, Fort Stockton Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://countyprogress.com/partnership-pays-dividends/",
        "date": "2022-04-04T05:10:15.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Who decided this? Did they even think about us?",
        "source": "Emily Natividad, Pecos County resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/pecos-county-residents-voice-concerns-023656572.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What that could actually look like without regulation is basically forcing everybody to start smoking cigarettes.",
        "source": "Victor Vela, Pecos County resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/pecos-county-residents-voice-concerns-023656572.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it could be a good thing, but it really depends on how well our leadership will work with them in bringing about those promises",
        "source": "Victor Vela, Pecos County resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/pecos-county-residents-voice-concerns-023656572.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This new data center campus in Pecos County is a long-term commitment that we expect will create thousands of jobs.",
        "source": "Amazon, company statement",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/pecos-county-residents-voice-concerns-023656572.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This new data center campus in Pecos County is a long-term commitment that. We expect will create thousands of jobs",
        "source": "Amazon, company statement",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg8PERvkUaA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I haven't heard of not one person being hired to work out there.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg8PERvkUaA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Public resistance to data centers in other areas like Ohio and Pennsylvania is real and it's understandable.",
        "source": "Robert Bonar, CEO of Poolside Infrastructure Company",
        "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/amazon-seemingly-plans-nearly-1b-230200275.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott temporarily blocked state agencies from issuing permits to data centers pending study of resource use and community impacts",
      "Gina Hinojosa won the Texas governor race and has called for a broader moratorium on data centers until the Legislature passes regulations",
      "Nearly 80% of voters in Trenton, Ohio, passed a ban on data centers requiring more than 25 megawatts of electricity",
      "Amazon is financing the 7.65 GW GW Ranch gas plant in Pecos County, Texas, developed by Pacifico Energy.",
      "Amazon connected three data center construction permits filed this week to the gas plant, per Cleanview satellite imagery analysis.",
      "Amazon says it has enabled 40 carbon-free energy projects totaling nearly 10 GW in Texas and will use brackish groundwater at the site.",
      "Chevron said on 2026-10-30 that its West Texas power project for Kilby stays on schedule for first power in 2028",
      "MPGCD board approved two Rustler Aquifer drilling permits for Project Horizon",
      "A separate 970-acre-foot data center water request became a contested case at the MPGCD meeting",
      "PUC approved the 180-MW Silver Basin data center behind the Taygete II solar farm in Pecos County on Oct. 15, 2026.",
      "Taygete II is a 204-MW solar farm owned by West Texas Solar Project II LLC.",
      "ERCOT found a 0.11 to 0.31 percentage point hit to planning reserve margin each season from fall 2027 through winter 2030-31 for the Pecos County deal.",
      "Texas-New Mexico Power argued ERCOT relied on superseded 2023 AEP Texas studies; the PUC rejected all eight of its requested conditions.",
      "ERCOT recommended approval of Amazon's 1,200-MW Comanche Peak pairing on Oct. 13, 2026.",
      "Texas Governor Greg Abbott established a moratorium on applications related to data center projects in Texas",
      "Amazon's Pecos County data center would use a natural gas plant that could emit 33 million tons of CO2 per year",
      "The 35-turbine plant would generate up to 7.65 GW according to project permits",
      "Over 70% oppose data center construction in their towns, per a Gallup survey published in May",
      "Cleanview identified Amazon as developer of an 8,000-acre site in Pecos County, Texas",
      "Chevron is building a gas plant to power a Microsoft data center complex on a 2,000-acre site about 30 miles west of the Amazon site",
      "The two Texas gas plants could generate more than 10 gigawatts and combined annual emissions may be as high as 45 million metric tons CO2e per regulatory filings",
      "Texas governor Greg Abbott called for an audit and temporary freeze on new data center connections earlier in the month",
      "Cleanview identified Amazon as developer of an 8,000-acre data center site in Pecos County, TX",
      "Chevron is building Microsoft a gas plant for a new data center complex on a 2,000-acre site about 30 miles west",
      "Combined plants could generate more than 10 gigawatts and up to 45 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent annually, per regulatory filings",
      "Texas governor Greg Abbott called for an audit and temporary freeze on new data center connections earlier in August 2026",
      "A Heatmap poll found 75 percent of Americans oppose data center development near them",
      "TCEQ issued permit 181033 on January 21, 2026 for a 5,000 MW simple-cycle plant at GW Ranch, about 17 miles north of Fort Stockton",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott's August 3, 2026 letter cited about 474 GW of connection requests, about 90 percent data centers",
      "Amazon confirmed it acquired GW Ranch and plans to buy power from Pacifico; land clearing observed in July 24, 2026 imagery",
      "Amazon confirmed it purchased the GW Ranch power plant site in Pecos County, Texas, permitted to emit up to 33 million tons of CO2",
      "The permitted CO2 ceiling is higher than the allowance held by the largest coal plant in the country, according to Cleanview",
      "Amazon has announced plans to spend over $150 billion on data center infrastructure over the next decade",
      "Amazon confirmed the GW Ranch site acquisition in Pecos County in August 2026, about 8,000 acres",
      "Air permit lists 35 turbines and up to 7.65 GW nameplate for the Pecos campus",
      "At the August 14, 2026 PUCT open meeting, Senator Kevin Sparks and Representative Brad Buckley asked the Commission to pause 765 kV CCN applications",
      "Representative Buckley asked the Commission to deny the 765 kV CCN applications; Bell County alone had more than 1,400 parcels affected",
      "Amazon plans a 7.65GW gas plant with 35 turbines at GW Ranch in Pecos County, Texas, co-located with a data center",
      "Texas regulators this week paused approval of new data center projects pending an audit of each facility's impact on the grid",
      "Microsoft has committed to a 2GW campus in Pecos powered by a 2.67GW plant"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.clarin.com/estados-unidos/centro-datos-amazon-texas-medio-polemica_0_9xsnu2E5tq.html",
        "date": "2026-10-12T22:30:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Don't Drain Texas",
        "url": "https://www.clarin.com/estados-unidos/centro-datos-amazon-texas-medio-polemica_0_9xsnu2E5tq.html",
        "date": "2026-10-12T22:30:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Third Act",
        "url": "https://www.rsn.org/001/a-year-in-the-data-centerai-battle-starts-to-clarify.html",
        "date": "2026-08-23T18:19:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://energydigital.com/news/amazon-to-build-uss-largest-gas-plant-to-power-data-centres",
        "date": "2026-08-14T15:14:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Climate Action Campaign",
        "url": "https://www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-data-center-texas",
        "date": "2026-08-10T16:28:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Amazon Employees for Climate Justice",
        "url": "https://qz.com/amazon-texas-gas-plant-data-center-climate-polluter-081026",
        "date": "2026-08-10T12:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sembrando Esperanza Coalition",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-02-23/texas-adds-58-gw-of-gas-in-one-year-the-grid-may-be-the-last-to-know",
        "date": "2026-02-23T20:53:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Move the Gas Plant",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/02/texas-permian-basin-power-plant-project-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-02-02T17:00:00.000Z"
      }
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    "name": "Polk County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Polk County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 on March 24, 2026 for a resolution seeking more authority over data centers, then adopted 5-0 a high-load facility permit policy on April 14. No proposal exists yet, and the county judge says counties lack zoning power.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.45,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:10.850Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
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      "voters_2024": 24285,
      "pres_2024_margin": 58.9,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48373",
        "km": 0
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      "items": 53,
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      {
        "reason": "county board hostile to data centers",
        "weight": 0.35
      },
      {
        "reason": "permit policy adopted 5-0",
        "weight": 0.2
      },
      {
        "reason": "water concerns",
        "weight": 0.15
      },
      {
        "reason": "limited county authority",
        "weight": 0.15
      },
      {
        "reason": "state legislator support for restrictions",
        "weight": 0.1
      },
      {
        "reason": "local political group opposes",
        "weight": 0.05
      }
    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Town hall meeting held to prepare for legislative session - Polk County Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/news-emily-wooten-town-hall-meeting-held-to-prepare-for-legislative-session,106328",
        "date": "2026-09-29T22:19:04.000Z",
        "source": "Polk County Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers need special attention from lawmakers - Polk County Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/data-centers-need-special-attention-from-lawmakers,96556",
        "date": "2026-07-08T19:50:00.000Z",
        "source": "Polk County Enterprise",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Court hears comments on proposed policy - Polk County Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/news-emily-wooten-court-hears-comments-on-proposed-policy,86361",
        "date": "2026-04-17T21:01:00.000Z",
        "source": "Polk County Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Polk County adopts new industrial permit rules for big power users",
        "url": "https://polk-county.myopentexas.org/meetings/2026-04-14-commissioner-s-court-apr-14-2026-69ad8655-c7a5-4aa1-9c4c-e62c8088c941",
        "date": "2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Polk County, Texas",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "AI Data Centers Are Coming to Texas",
        "url": "https://democraticclubpolkcountytx.org/ai-data-centers-texas-polk-county/",
        "date": "2026-04-07T13:32:27.000Z",
        "source": "Democratic Club of Polk County",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Polk County seeks stronger oversight for prospective data centers amid water concerns",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/03/25/polk-county-seeks-stronger-oversight-prospective-data-centers-amid-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-25T01:18:14.000Z",
        "source": "KTRE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Polk County hears groundwater briefing, adopts resolution and draft permit policy aimed at data center impacts | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8371507/texas/polk-county/polk-county-hears-groundwater-briefing-adopts-resolution-and-draft-permit-policy-aimed-at-data-center-impacts",
        "date": "2026-03-24T01:04:51.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Polk County approves TrueComp software contract for three years to aid employee pay analysis",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/polk-county/meetings/2026-03-24-commissioner-s-court-mar-24-2026-b596d0b2-b815-4d12-9819-b25f08cb9ec0",
        "date": "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "My Texas Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "We're not opposed to development, but it's about protecting Polk County residents today and in the future.",
        "source": "Sydney Murphy, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/news-emily-wooten-town-hall-meeting-held-to-prepare-for-legislative-session,106328",
        "date": "2026-09-29T22:19:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Counties also lack statutory authority to regulate large-load industrial facilities such as data centers, crypto-mining operations, and solar farms.",
        "source": "Sydney Murphy, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/news-emily-wooten-town-hall-meeting-held-to-prepare-for-legislative-session,106328",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I fully support expanding the authority of our counties to provide them with additional tools to both restrict data center development and hold these actors accountable at the local level.",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, Texas State Representative, District 9",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/data-centers-need-special-attention-from-lawmakers,96556",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency should not be optional.",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, Texas State Representative, District 9",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/data-centers-need-special-attention-from-lawmakers,96556",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Basically, this is the Court being proactive about what we have seen, what has happened across the state and trying to ensure that our community is not adversely affected by these types of development,",
        "source": "Sydney Murphy, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/news-emily-wooten-court-hears-comments-on-proposed-policy,86361",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is not zoning. It does not tell a business where it can or can’t locate, what technology it can use, or how to run its business.",
        "source": "Sydney Murphy, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/news-emily-wooten-court-hears-comments-on-proposed-policy,86361",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mr. Moore, a city can determine land use or do zoning. Texas is a property rights state and so we do not have the authority,",
        "source": "Sydney Murphy, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/news-emily-wooten-court-hears-comments-on-proposed-policy,86361",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just because something sounds good, doesn’t mean it’s good,",
        "source": "Jay Jackson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/polk-county-enterprise/polk-county-enterprise/stories/news-emily-wooten-court-hears-comments-on-proposed-policy,86361",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to make sure that we protect our taxpayers, our residents, you know, our providers,",
        "source": "Sydney Murphy, Polk County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/03/25/polk-county-seeks-stronger-oversight-prospective-data-centers-amid-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They should get some tax relief if our resources are going to be utilized somewhere else in the state of Texas,",
        "source": "Sydney Murphy, Polk County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/03/25/polk-county-seeks-stronger-oversight-prospective-data-centers-amid-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t use that much water because we are a low-population area. We do not have a ton of industry here that uses a lot of water,",
        "source": "Gary Ashmore, Lower Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/03/25/polk-county-seeks-stronger-oversight-prospective-data-centers-amid-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Conroe could use all the water out of Lake Conroe today, and it’s not enough for them. Houston, they’re out of water. They’re talking about bringing water from Louisiana and shipping it here,",
        "source": "Gary Ashmore, Lower Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://www.ktre.com/2026/03/25/polk-county-seeks-stronger-oversight-prospective-data-centers-amid-water-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ten years ago we were pumping in the district between Polk County and San Jacinto County about 3.3 million gallons of water a year. Up to this year at the end of 2025, we were pumping 4 and 1/2 million gallons of water per year,",
        "source": "Gary, Lower Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8371507/texas/polk-county/polk-county-hears-groundwater-briefing-adopts-resolution-and-draft-permit-policy-aimed-at-data-center-impacts",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Town hall meeting held Sept. 25, 2026 with just over a hundred attendees to discuss subdivision and industrial high-load development in Polk County.",
      "The Court adopted an industrial high-load facility site impact permit policy in April 2026.",
      "Counties lack statutory authority to zone or apply site-impact regulations to large-load facilities such as data centers, according to the county judge.",
      "Texas Commission on Environmental Quality testimony indicated that in many parts of Texas there may be no local entity with authority to regulate groundwater pumping by large-scale data centers",
      "Rep. Trent Ashby represents District 9, which includes Trinity, Polk and Tyler counties",
      "Ashby said he questioned TCEQ at a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on data centers",
      "Polk County Commissioners Court held a public hearing April 14, 2026 on a proposed industrial high-load site impact permit policy and fee schedule.",
      "Policy applies to facilities drawing 1 MW or more, running over 18 hours a day, or using large-scale cooling systems.",
      "Developers must pay a $6,000 upfront engineering fee, refunded if unused, and submit engineer-stamped plans.",
      "Businesses operating lawfully before the policy takes effect are grandfathered unless they expand.",
      "Each Court member said they had not been approached by companies wanting to build in Polk County.",
      "Polk County Commissioners Court adopted an industrial high-load facility site impact permit policy and fee schedule requiring heavy industrial and data center operations to submit detailed infrastructure impact studies and pay review retainers, approved 5-0 on 2026-04-14.",
      "The adopted policy covers AI data centers and cryptocurrency mines and requires plans for water, electricity, noise, and traffic before breaking ground.",
      "On March 24, 2026, Polk County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Texas to carefully evaluate rapid expansion of large-scale AI data centers.",
      "The resolution opposes open-loop evaporative cooling unless a developer shows a sustainable water supply and adequate mitigation.",
      "Polk County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing April 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM on a proposed permit policy for industrial high-load facilities including data centers.",
      "The Court stated no confirmed data center proposal currently exists for Polk County.",
      "Texas provides roughly $1 billion per year in data center tax exemptions.",
      "Polk County leaders approved a resolution on 2026-03-24 to increase oversight of potential data center development.",
      "There are currently no proposals to build a data center in Polk County.",
      "The resolution requires prospective data centers to be transparent about their plans before applying and urges state leaders to give counties a stronger voice.",
      "Groundwater pumping between Polk and San Jacinto counties reached about 4.5 million gallons annually by the end of 2025, per district studies.",
      "Commissioners Court plans an 'impact permit' policy requiring disclosure of water, electrical, road, drainage and flood impacts.",
      "On March 24, 2026, Polk County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution calling for transparency, independent impact analyses, water-efficient standards, and legislative changes for large data centers.",
      "Commissioners advanced a draft industrial high-load facility site-impact permit policy and fee schedule, with legal counsel recommending a public hearing before final adoption.",
      "The draft policy would apply to projects drawing 1 megawatt or more of electrical demand, among other thresholds.",
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      {
        "text": "\"Two steps forward and two steps back has seemed to be the mantra for Fermi since its IPO last year,\"",
        "source": "David Auerbach, Chief Investment Officer, Hoya Capital Real Estate",
        "url": "https://www.costar.com/article/1093320951/boardroom-dustup-casts-shadow-over-plans-for-west-texas-mega-data-center-project",
        "date": "2026-05-06T21:18:51.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"reflect the actions of a disgruntled former CEO who was terminated for cause.\"",
        "source": "Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.costar.com/article/1093320951/boardroom-dustup-casts-shadow-over-plans-for-west-texas-mega-data-center-project",
        "date": "2026-05-06T21:18:51.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are proud to deepen our commitment to the Amarillo market with this second deployment, building on the foundation established by our initial EDC, which brought high-performance computing directly to the heart of the Panhandle,",
        "source": "Dave Irek, chief operations officer of Duos Edge AI",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/duos-deploys-second-edge-data-center-in-amarillo-texas/",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This collaboration with Duos Edge AI represents a significant investment in our community's future.",
        "source": "Nancy Tanner, Potter County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/duos-deploys-second-edge-data-center-in-amarillo-texas/",
        "date": "2026-03-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This collaboration with Duos Edge AI represents a significant investment in our community's future.",
        "source": "Nancy Tanner, Potter County Judge",
        "url": "https://ir.duostechnologies.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/832/duos-edge-ai-deploys-second-edge-data-center-in-amarillo",
        "date": "2026-03-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This expansion enhances capacity and capability in the region, and by partnering on Potter County land adjacent to a premier colocation hub, we are creating a robust, carrier-neutral ecosystem designed to support innovation, attract investment, and drive long-term economic growth.",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Chief Operations Officer of Duos Edge AI",
        "url": "https://ir.duostechnologies.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/832/duos-edge-ai-deploys-second-edge-data-center-in-amarillo",
        "date": "2026-03-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Panhandle region with irrigation, we can grow between two and four bale cotton depending on how good your wells are and and where you're at, how good your soil is.",
        "source": "Unnamed farmer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVWnK8bIQs",
        "date": "2026-03-04T21:35:46.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "People that live out here in the country, you dry their wells up and they don't have a choice.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVWnK8bIQs",
        "date": "2026-03-04T21:35:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are grateful for the incredible support of the Amarillo community, where we look forward to adding thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to the region's economy.",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, co-founder and CEO of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://fermiamerica.com/fermi-america-moves-forward-on-project-matador-with-final-clean-air-permit-approval/",
        "date": "2026-02-26T21:47:10.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "When it comes to responsible, scalable energy production, it's no surprise that Texas is leading the way.",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, co-founder and CEO of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://fermiamerica.com/fermi-america-moves-forward-on-project-matador-with-final-clean-air-permit-approval/",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Sensitive information like student records, it allows hospitals to store HIPAA data, and it allows municipalities to store confidential information or criminal records,",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Duos Edge Chief Operations Officer",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/duos-edge-discusses-new-downtown-amarillo-data-center-dave-irek-santa-fe-building-infrastructure-region-16-texas-panhandle",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "How do we help level the playing field from a content perspective?",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Duos Edge Chief Operations Officer",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/duos-edge-discusses-new-downtown-amarillo-data-center-dave-irek-santa-fe-building-infrastructure-region-16-texas-panhandle",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our facility gives us the ability to bring a data center to a community like Hereford, Texas, or Dumas, Texas.",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Duos Edge Chief Operations Officer",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/duos-edge-discusses-new-downtown-amarillo-data-center-dave-irek-santa-fe-building-infrastructure-region-16-texas-panhandle",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "How do we teach these kids to build a career where they can actually stay in the Panhandle instead of leaving like they traditionally have?",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Duos Edge Chief Operations Officer",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/duos-edge-discusses-new-downtown-amarillo-data-center-dave-irek-santa-fe-building-infrastructure-region-16-texas-panhandle",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They use no water and rely on high-efficiency air cooling,",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Chief Operating Officer, Duo's Edge AI",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2026/01/29/what-to-know-about-duos-edge-ai-and-amarillos-new-data-center/88390487007/",
        "date": "2026-01-29T10:47:12.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "the fact that we're going to uh come up with a revenue stream for Potter County, which is really unheard of.",
        "source": "John Coffee, Potter County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qckEKENgLM",
        "date": "2026-01-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a revenue stream for Potter County — something we really haven’t had before on that property.",
        "source": "John Coffee, Commissioner, Precinct 3, Potter County",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/01/28/potter-county-approves-lease-for-duos-edge-ai-data-center-in-amarillo-near-santa-fe-building/88379569007/",
        "date": "2026-01-28T10:46:26.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "THIS AGREEMENT NOT ONLY BRINGS THE FIRST DATA CENTER TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA BUT ALSO CREATES ANOTHER STREAM OF REVENUE",
        "source": "John Coffee, Potter County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwV4O0zcsfY",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "THE NEW DATA CENTER IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF MARCH.",
        "source": "Representative from Duos Edge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwV4O0zcsfY",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The fact that we're going to, come up with a revenue stream for Potter County, which is really unheard of, you know, there are things that generate some income, but this is something I think should be positive for our for our budget and our taxpayers,",
        "source": "John Coffee, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/potter-county-signs-contract-with-ai-firm-for-downtown-data-center-commissioners-court-santa-fe-building-john-coffee",
        "date": "2026-01-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everything that we do potentially is an expense to our citizens, that's why the taxes are as they are. So this is actually money coming in that's generated through something new and it's going to effectively be a net positive cash inflow into the Potter County budget.",
        "source": "John Coffee, Commissioner, Potter County",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/01/27/potter-county-duos-edge-ai-reach-lease-agreement-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county preferred multiple five-year agreements, which we're fine with,",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Chief Operating Officer, Duo's Edge AI",
        "url": "https://eu.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/01/29/what-to-know-about-duos-edge-ai-and-amarillos-new-data-center/88390487007/",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They use no water and rely on high-efficiency air cooling,",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Chief Operating Officer, Duo's Edge AI",
        "url": "https://eu.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/01/29/what-to-know-about-duos-edge-ai-and-amarillos-new-data-center/88390487007/",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county preferred multiple five-year agreements, which we're fine with,",
        "source": "Dave Irek, Chief Operating Officer, Duo's Edge AI",
        "url": "https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2026/01/29/what-to-know-about-duos-edge-ai-and-amarillos-new-data-center/88390487007/",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a net positive cash inflow into the Potter County budget,",
        "source": "John Coffee, Commissioner, Precinct 3, Potter County",
        "url": "http://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/01/28/potter-county-approves-lease-for-duos-edge-ai-data-center-in-amarillo-near-santa-fe-building/88379569007/",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a net positive cash inflow into the Potter County budget,",
        "source": "John Coffee, Commissioner, Precinct 3, Potter County",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/01/28/potter-county-approves-lease-for-duos-edge-ai-data-center-in-amarillo-near-santa-fe-building/88379569007/",
        "date": "2026-01-27",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Doosan Enerbility and Hyundai E&C have been waiting for an American company to stop power pointing about nuclear and start building it.",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, co-founder and CEO of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fermi-america-inks-reactor-supply-and-design-deals-for-up-to-11gw-data-center-campus-in-amarillo-texas/",
        "date": "2025-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "What will we have to give up to make sure these data centers can succeed?",
        "source": "Kendra Kay, Amarillo resident",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/rural-texas-data-centers-water/",
        "date": "2025-10-02T16:15:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "These new data centers are enormous.",
        "source": "Robert Mace, executive director of the Meadows Center",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/rural-texas-data-centers-water/",
        "date": "2025-10-02T16:15:18.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's exciting when it comes to data centers.",
        "source": "Dustin Fawcett, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/rural-texas-data-centers-water/",
        "date": "2025-10-02T16:15:18.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Wealth here is the water.",
        "source": "Will Masters, co-founder of Ogallala Life",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/rural-texas-data-centers-water/",
        "date": "2025-10-02T16:15:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why are we using ground water that farmers could be using for agriculture, for AI data center, where it's going to deplete a resource that's not really renewable?",
        "source": "Madison Boyle, Amarillo Minority Coalition",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/protesters-raise-water-concerns-over-worlds-largest-ai-data-center-in-texas-fermi-america-texas-tech-potter-county-courthouse-madison-boyle-amarillo-minority-coalition-groundwater-ogallala-aquifer-ashlyn-major-mayor-cole-stanley",
        "date": "2025-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't have any comments right now but will continue to communicate to my constituents as I learn more on how this project can benefit our community while still protecting Amarillo's natural resources and water.",
        "source": "Cole Stanley, Mayor",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/protesters-raise-water-concerns-over-worlds-largest-ai-data-center-in-texas-fermi-america-texas-tech-potter-county-courthouse-madison-boyle-amarillo-minority-coalition-groundwater-ogallala-aquifer-ashlyn-major-mayor-cole-stanley",
        "date": "2025-09-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is someone an outsider completely coming in to take our resources.",
        "source": "Kay",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igIv0Y8GrCs",
        "date": "2025-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Fermi America's plans for a massive energy and data complex in Texas powered by 11 GW of nuclear, natural gas and solar are set to be boosted by favorable federal and state policies and surging power demand from Big Tech.",
        "source": "Reuters",
        "url": "https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-nuclear-set-profit-worlds-biggest-data-complex-2025-08-05/",
        "date": "2025-08-05T09:42:33.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This will be the most secure distributed data center in Amarillo — at the center of everything,",
        "source": "Michael Keough, Chief Information Officer, Region 16 Education Service Center",
        "url": "http://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/01/28/potter-county-approves-lease-for-duos-edge-ai-data-center-in-amarillo-near-santa-fe-building/88379569007/",
        "date": "2025-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn’t just about schools — it’s about uptime for everyone,",
        "source": "Michael Keough, Chief Information Officer, Region 16 Education Service Center",
        "url": "http://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/01/28/potter-county-approves-lease-for-duos-edge-ai-data-center-in-amarillo-near-santa-fe-building/88379569007/",
        "date": "2025-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This will be the most secure distributed data center in Amarillo — at the center of everything,",
        "source": "Michael Keough, Chief Information Officer, Region 16 Education Service Center",
        "url": "https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/01/28/potter-county-approves-lease-for-duos-edge-ai-data-center-in-amarillo-near-santa-fe-building/88379569007/",
        "date": "2025-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Behind-the-meter power is the only solution to ensure \"America's AI dominance,\" Neugebauer said in a statement.",
        "source": "Toby Neugebauer, co-founder, Fermi America",
        "url": "https://www.energytech.com/data-center-power/article/55301465/fermi-america-promising-600-mw-off-grid-gas-power-for-texas-panhandle-ai-campus",
        "date": "2025-07-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Texas Tech University System is proud to partner with Fermi America on this historic endeavor,\" Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell said in a statement.",
        "source": "Tedd L. Mitchell, Chancellor, Texas Tech University System",
        "url": "https://www.energytech.com/data-center-power/article/55301465/fermi-america-promising-600-mw-off-grid-gas-power-for-texas-panhandle-ai-campus",
        "date": "2025-07-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're behind—and it's all hands on deck.",
        "source": "Rick Perry, former U.S. Energy Secretary, co-founder of Fermi America",
        "url": "https://fermiamerica.com/fermi-america-unveils-plan-for-largest-u-s-energy-and-data-complex/",
        "date": "2025-06-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there's some discrepancy in the value.",
        "source": "Les Simpson, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9ha3KgCwkc",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "paying the absolute highest rate that anyone's paid.",
        "source": "Trent Sizemore, Fermi representative",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9ha3KgCwkc",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would like for our community to come together, have conversations, be okay to disagree, for us to be able to show up and vote in future elections and just keep ourselves in mind because this is not an issue of just someone reaching Amarillo, this is someone, an outsider completely coming in to take our resources.",
        "source": "Kendra Kay, community organizer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_PZV0aKNOo",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      }
    ],
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      "Zone Frontier secured a long-term ground lease for approximately 4,077 acres in Potter County",
      "Between 200 and 800 acres may be used for data centers, with at least 1,800 acres for solar, batteries and infrastructure",
      "Initial computing plan is 200MW, with potential to grow beyond 500MW",
      "The property surrounds the existing Potter County 345kV substation, but an interconnection route is a potential route, not an approved connection",
      "The September 29 SEC disclosure describes a 30-year lease with two ten-year extension options",
      "Zone Frontier signed a ground lease for about 4,077 acres in Potter County, Texas on Sept. 29, 2026",
      "Lease allows 200 to 800 acres for data center facilities and at least 1,800 acres for solar and battery storage",
      "Initial campus size of 200 MW with potential to expand beyond 500 MW",
      "Site surrounds the SPS (Xcel Energy) Potter County 345 kV substation in the Southwest Power Pool",
      "Base rent begins only when construction starts on each site area, planned after securing a tenant",
      "A resident asked Amarillo council to place an item on the next agenda to cancel the city's water sales contract with Fermi America",
      "The resident asked for a policy preventing the city from selling water to data-center developers while Amarillo is in drought conditions",
      "Fermi America is currently using construction water at about 10,000 gallons per day, per the resident",
      "Fermi signed a binding lease agreement with TensorWave for up to 650MW at Project Matador, with an initial 222MW beginning in 2H 2027.",
      "The lease is expected to generate approximately $6.5 billion in total contracted revenue over a 15-year term.",
      "Fermi increased Project Matador's planned capacity from 11GW to 17GW in March 2026.",
      "Approximately 6GW of the planned 17GW at Project Matador is already permitted, with more than $1.5bn invested to date.",
      "Vikki Goodwin called for a pause on approval of new data centers and a special legislative session.",
      "Goodwin said Texas provided a billion dollars in data center incentives in 2025.",
      "HB 1223, passed in 2013, created a tax incentive program for data centers.",
      "Gina Hinojosa visited Fermi America's Project Matador site near Amarillo and held a town hall.",
      "Goodwin said data center developers have often not furnished requested water and power usage information.",
      "Fermi America signed a reactor equipment deal with Doosan Enerbility for four planned Westinghouse AP1000 reactors",
      "Fermi America signed a FEED contract with Hyundai E&C; a full EPC agreement is expected in early 2026",
      "The campus has yet to build anything or secure any customers; first two phases expected to cost more than $2bn",
      "Fermi secured $100 million Series C led by Macquarie Group plus a $250m senior loan facility",
      "Fermi America raised $682.5 million in its IPO, selling 32.5 million shares at $21 each",
      "Fermi America's valuation at Nasdaq debut was $14.8bn",
      "Project Matador is planned at up to 11GW, with the company expecting to deliver 1GW by end of 2026",
      "Fermi America terminated CEO Toby Neugebauer for cause in late April 2026; he filed suit May 1 in a Texas business court",
      "Neugebauer called for a special shareholder meeting on May 29, 2026",
      "Fermi's stock declined by more than 80% under Neugebauer's leadership, according to the company",
      "The first major data center tenant terminated an agreement in December that was to bring $150 million in construction funding",
      "Fermi America's market cap was around $3.6 billion in early May 2026, versus $19 billion at its IPO",
      "Duos deployed its second containerized Edge data center module in Amarillo, Texas, on Potter County land",
      "Duos' first Amarillo Edge data center serves the Region 16 Education Service Center",
      "Duos pods total 15 racks and 300kW per container and can be deployed in as little as 90 days",
      "Duos aims for 65 pods and 20MW deployed by end of 2026, and 250 pods totaling 60MW by 2028",
      "Duos Edge AI announced on March 19, 2026 its second edge data center deployment in the Amarillo, Texas market, on Potter County land.",
      "The new facility is expected to be fully operational in the coming months."
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Ogallala Life",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/rural-texas-data-centers-water/",
        "date": "2025-10-02T16:15:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Amarillo residents protest group",
        "url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2025/10/02/rural-texas-data-centers-water/",
        "date": "2025-10-02T16:15:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Amarillo Minority Coalition",
        "url": "https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/protesters-raise-water-concerns-over-worlds-largest-ai-data-center-in-texas-fermi-america-texas-tech-potter-county-courthouse-madison-boyle-amarillo-minority-coalition-groundwater-ogallala-aquifer-ashlyn-major-mayor-cole-stanley",
        "date": "2025-09-25T22:36:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Women's March",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igIv0Y8GrCs",
        "date": "2025-09-22"
      }
    ]
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    "name": "Presidio County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.72,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In April 2025 Commissioner David Beebe voiced water concerns about data centers. A May 2025 'Our Water Matters' piece flagged Open Origin's planned 800 acre-feet per year of pumping from the Tascotal aquifer. County Judge Portillo called the project a good economic opportunity.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:03.187Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "text": "He is right to be.",
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        "url": "https://bigbendsentinel.com/2026/11/03/our-water-is-not-for-the-cloud/",
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        "text": "Here we’re providing the needs of these big tech companies, where gas is cheap, and we can provide access to Mexican workers where the labor is cheaper,",
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        "text": "When you see the demand for them for artificial intelligence, you will see the power that it will inject into the future of the Texas economy,",
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        "text": "How do groundwater conditions from the late 1950s compare to now?",
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        "text": "We’re creating the foundation for transformative economic growth: the kind of reliable, clean power that can support data centers, refrigerated logistics, expanded manufacturing, and value-added processing facilities that take advantage of our unique position in the North American trade corridor,",
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        "text": "I love me some data centers, but perhaps not in beautiful, pristine West Texas.",
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        "text": "I don’t want to ruin this piece of paradise just to have it be used for five years,",
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        "text": "If we’re going to do this, we need a 20- to 30-year project so that we can really, honestly benefit from it.",
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        "url": "https://bigbendsentinel.com/2025/04/16/ai-data-center-could-be-coming-to-marfa/",
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        "text": "It would be, in my opinion, a good economic opportunity for Marfa and Presidio County,",
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        "url": "https://bigbendsentinel.com/2025/04/16/ai-data-center-could-be-coming-to-marfa/",
        "date": "2025-04-16",
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        "text": "Texas counties don't really have a way to control private property outside of cities, other than we have tried to empower our underground water conservation district to have some say in what they call in California the biggest straw problem,",
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        "url": "https://bigbendsentinel.com/2025/04/16/ai-data-center-could-be-coming-to-marfa/",
        "date": "2025-04-16",
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        "text": "But I don't want to ruin this piece of paradise just to have it be used for five years.",
        "source": "David Beebe, County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://bigbendsentinel.com/2025/04/16/ai-data-center-could-be-coming-to-marfa/",
        "date": "2025-04-16",
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      "Open Origin explored an 80,000-acre data center campus southeast of Marfa that could pump up to 800 acre-feet of groundwater a year",
      "In June, two investors asked the Presidio Municipal Development District about a data center complex in the city's industrial zone",
      "In August, Gov. Greg Abbott froze new data center connections to the power grid",
      "In September, Abbott ordered the TCEQ to stop issuing permits until energy and water use audits are complete",
      "Only about 28% of Texas data centers responded to the annual water-use survey; maximum fine for ignoring it is $500",
      "Open Origin is in early planning for an 80,000-acre data center campus southeast of Marfa in Presidio County, Texas",
      "The site covers the MacGuire and Antelope Springs ranches, owned by Brad Kelley's Texas Mountain Cattle Company; sale not finalized",
      "Project could increase area water use by 10-20 percent, with possible use of treated wastewater from the Marfa treatment plant",
      "County and city officials said they may offer tax abatements",
      "Two proponents of a data center complex sought early interest in a deal to build within the industrial zone of Presidio",
      "Lead Capital investors seek 200-250 hectares (about a square mile) from the city and county of Presidio, presented June 3, 2026",
      "Proposed 100 MW data center complex would include a gas generator plant",
      "Presidio faces a $400,000 budget shortfall",
      "Board recommended investors submit a formal written proposal and engage the community and city council",
      "Customer for the data center has not been identified",
      "Open Origin proposes a campus on about 80,000 acres southeast of Marfa along U.S. Highway 67.",
      "Open Origin estimated it would pump about 800 acre-feet of groundwater annually, about 714,000 gallons per day.",
      "Marfa uses about 550 acre-feet per year; Village Farms pumps roughly 400 acre-feet annually.",
      "No zoning changes, groundwater permits or development agreements have been approved for the site.",
      "Each planned facility would have over 3 GW of solar and 3 GW of hydrolyzers, producing about 350 metric tons of hydrogen per day.",
      "Open Origin proposes an AI data center on about 80,000 acres southeast of Marfa; no land sale finalized.",
      "Open Origin reportedly intends to pump 800 acre-feet of groundwater annually, versus 550 acre-feet pumped by the City of Marfa and 400 by Village Farms.",
      "Open Origin says it would generate all power on site with renewable energy rather than the grid.",
      "Open Origin is responding to an RFP from The Stargate Project.",
      "Presidio PMDD signed a 110-megawatt geothermal power purchase agreement with Exceed Geo Energy in May 2025.",
      "Conceptual plans call for a one-story above-grade data center facility in Marfa, Texas",
      "Estimated project value is $50,000,000",
      "Project start date listed as January 12, 2027",
      "Open Origin proposes an AI data center on 80,000 acres southeast of Marfa",
      "Open Origin intends to pump 800 acre-feet of groundwater a year, versus 550 for the City of Marfa and 400 for Village Farms",
      "Open Origin told officials the project could create 900 to 1,100 jobs",
      "Open Origin's next update to Commissioner Hisler is planned for October 8, 2025",
      "Open Origin is one of many companies responding to the Stargate Project RFP",
      "Data centers reportedly use a lot of water, and the proposed data center in Presidio County would occupy the Tascotal aquifer area, the most productive aquifer in the Marfa area.",
      "TWDB hydrologist Cody Bjornson is updating TWDB Bulletin 6110, a 1961 groundwater report on the Marfa area, which measured 111 wells.",
      "The 1961 bulletin estimated natural recharge at about 8,000 acre-feet annually, exceeding late 1950s pumping by more than 7,000 acre-feet.",
      "An 80,000-acre data center campus is being considered in Presidio County, southeast of Marfa, by Open Origin, in early planning and land acquisition stages",
      "Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas, spans 875 acres with eight planned buildings and 1.2 GW of power",
      "Stargate-related infrastructure total investment projected at $500 billion",
      "IREN Limited has secured 2.75 GW of grid capacity for West Texas data centers, including a 600 MW grid connection near Sweetwater and Abilene"
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        "title": "Need to Know: Randall County Commissioners’ Court, March 10, 2026 : Amarillo Tribune",
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        "title": "Randall County Commissioners' Court meets on 2025-2026 budget, Edge Data Center",
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        "title": "Data centers in Randall County, Texas · Compute Atlas",
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        "title": "Randall County data centers · GRIDLINE",
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        "title": "Canaan: Alborz Data Center",
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        "title": "Cipher Mining Alborz - Happy, TX | datacenter.fyi",
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      "Texas has roughly 350 operating data centers, depending on the source",
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      "The AG's office did not identify the specific developments under investigation in Potter and Randall counties or their water use",
      "Randall County commissioners unanimously approved two utility joint-use agreements on March 10, 2026 to install underground fiber-optic cables connecting to the AI data center in Claude",
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      "Alborz Data Center candidate at 41800 Fm 168 was discovered from a permit record",
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        "reason": "Upton County 0.75 · 64 km",
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        "reason": "Tom Green County 0.62 · 75 km",
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        "reason": "Midland County 0.74 · 79 km",
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        "reason": "Uvalde County 0.75 · 45 km",
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        "reason": "Kerr County 0.85 · 49 km",
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        "reason": "Bandera County 0.75 · 73 km",
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        "reason": "Medina County 0.62 · 94 km",
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        "reason": "Kinney County 0.80 · 97 km",
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        "reason": "Sutton County 0.75 · 99 km",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
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        "reason": "Titus County 0.72 · 44 km",
        "weight": 0.24973235352702802
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      {
        "reason": "Franklin County 0.64 · 51 km",
        "weight": 0.18911604804885346
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      {
        "reason": "Lamar County 0.75 · 55 km",
        "weight": 0.16185689777831455
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      {
        "reason": "Delta County 0.70 · 59 km",
        "weight": 0.13787558724890303
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      {
        "reason": "Morris County 0.75 · 60 km",
        "weight": 0.13611351176415754
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      {
        "reason": "Bowie County 0.64 · 62 km",
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        "title": "PowerBridge Starts Construction on First Phase of 2 GW Reeves County Data Center Campus | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/stories/powerbridge-alpha-reeves-county-construction",
        "date": "2026-11-07T16:08:21.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Chevron Keeps Microsoft Data Center Plan Despite Texas Pause",
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        "date": "2026-11-02T16:59:00.000Z",
        "source": "Insurance Journal",
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      {
        "title": "Project Kilby Data Center in Pecos, TX: Status & Timeline",
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        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "source": "Data Center Census",
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      {
        "title": "West Texas leaders address data center concerns, outline economic potential  - Permian Proud",
        "url": "https://permianproud.com/community/west-texas-leaders-address-data-center-concerns-outline-economic-potential/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T20:26:51.000Z",
        "source": "Permian Proud",
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      {
        "title": "Chevron's investment decision on Project Kilby could slip to 2027 after the state permit pause | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-10-kilby-fid-may-slip-2027/",
        "date": "2026-10-01T13:12:32.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Texas politics may delay Chevron data centre decision, Semafor reports",
        "url": "https://thenextweb.com/news/texas-politics-delay-chevron-microsoft-data-centre",
        "date": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "TNW (The Next Web)",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Pecos council deadlocks on nonbinding LOI for proposed Pecos Data Park | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/9977838/texas/reeves-county/pecos/pecos-council-deadlocks-on-nonbinding-loi-for-proposed-pecos-data-park",
        "date": "2026-09-11T21:38:43.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Residents urge Pecos council to pause data-center plans, demand independent studies | Citizen Portal",
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        "date": "2026-09-11T08:29:03.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Microsoft Pecos Data Center Campus — Pecos, TX · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/microsoft-pecos-tx",
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      {
        "title": "Construction at our Pecos, Texas site is moving full speed ahead, and we remain on track for delivery of the first tranche in early 2027. | Core Scientific",
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        "date": "2026-08-31T18:15:43.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "US data centre developer Prometheus Hyperscale is planning to work with midstream energy infrastructure developer Istmo Energy to develop a behind-the-metre data centre campus in Reeves County, Texas. | The Tech Capital",
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        "source": "The Tech Capital",
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      {
        "title": "Gas Powered AI Infrastructure At Project Kilby",
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        "date": "2026-08-24T21:42:57.000Z",
        "source": "Abacus News",
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      {
        "title": "Bypassing the Grid: Inside Prometheus Hyperscale’s Ambitious Off-Grid AI Strategy in West Texas – Pro Video Vault",
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        "source": "Pro Video Vault",
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      {
        "title": "The Data Center Land Rush Moves Into Texas Oil Country",
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        "date": "2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "datacenterrealestate.com",
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      {
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        "source": "US Data Center Projects",
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        "title": "Gas-Powered AI Campuses Put Texas in Focus",
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        "date": "2026-08-20T05:49:00.000Z",
        "source": "hw-server.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Prometheus Hyperscale and Istmo Energy Partner to Develop Data Center Campus in West Texas | PrometheusHyperscale",
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        "source": "PrometheusHyperscale",
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      {
        "title": "AI Boom Turns West Texas Ranchland Into Gold - JBizNews",
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        "date": "2026-08-10T15:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "JBizNews",
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      {
        "title": "Core Scientific (CORZ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript & Audio",
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        "date": "2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "StockAnalysis",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "2-Gigawatt Data Center Project Advances in Texas",
        "url": "https://realtywire.com/west-texas-data-center-campus/",
        "date": "2026-07-25T19:15:08.000Z",
        "source": "RealtyWire",
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      {
        "title": "PowerBridge Alpha Reeves County Data Center Watch - Low Voltage Nation",
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        "date": "2026-07-24T12:21:36.000Z",
        "source": "Low Voltage Nation",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Chevron moves into AI power provision | Future Digital Twin",
        "url": "https://futuredigitaltwin.com/chevron-moves-into-ai-power-provision/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T10:31:51.000Z",
        "source": "Future Digital Twin",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Chevron Starts Selling Power, Not Barrels: Inside Project Kilby and the Microsoft Deal, Project 54",
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        "date": "2026-07-12T19:15:09.000Z",
        "source": "Project 54",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Pecos AI center scrutinized amid governor’s strict requirements - Odessa American",
        "url": "https://www.oaoa.com/local-news/pecos-ai-center-scrutinized-amid-governors-strict-requirements/",
        "date": "2026-07-07T18:48:13.000Z",
        "source": "Odessa American",
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      {
        "title": "Chevron-Microsoft Deal Fuels a Large Data Center in Texas with Natural Gas",
        "url": "https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/chevron-microsoft-deal-fuels-a-large-data-center-in-texas-with-natural-gas/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "source": "IER",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Chevron power plant in Reeves County mitigates impact on grid, water resources - Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine",
        "url": "https://pboilandgasmagazine.com/chevron-power-plant-in-reeves-county-mitigates-impact-on-grid-water-resources/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T15:50:10.000Z",
        "source": "Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "Chevron Signs Behind-the-Meter Power Pact with Microsoft for West...",
        "url": "https://www.industrialinfo.com/iirenergy/industry-news/article/chevron-signs-behind-the-meter-power-pact-with-microsoft-for-west-texas-data-center--359536",
        "date": "2026-06-26T06:50:03.000Z",
        "source": "Industrial Info Resources",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Chevron and Microsoft sign 20-year West Texas data center agreement - US-NEA",
        "url": "https://us-nea.com/chevron-and-microsoft-sign-20-year-west-texas-data-center-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T06:08:52.000Z",
        "source": "US-NEA",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "The PUC Just Made Your Interconnection Agreement the Only Thing That Matters | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-06-25/the-puc-just-made-your-interconnection-agreement-the-only-thing-that-matters",
        "date": "2026-06-25T15:14:05.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Chevron and Microsoft Sign 2.67GW Data Centre Power Deal | Data Centre Magazine",
        "url": "https://datacentremagazine.com/news/chevron-and-microsoft-sign-2-67gw-data-centre-power-deal",
        "date": "2026-06-25T07:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Centre Magazine",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in the Permian Basin Part 4 – It’s Happening!",
        "url": "https://310value.substack.com/p/data-centers-in-the-permian-basin-fcc",
        "date": "2026-06-24T18:40:17.000Z",
        "source": "310 Value",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "text": "The Pecos Project and partnership with Istmo Energy adds 2.5GW to our existing project pipeline and advances our vision of developing scalable infrastructure for the age of AI,",
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        "text": "Power availability and long-term reliability have become the primary bottlenecks for the AI transition,",
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        "text": "By pairing behind-the-meter generation directly with our co-located fractionation assets, we are delivering a unique and unprecedented dual-fuel capability in behind-the-meter data centers,",
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        "text": "Power availability and long-term reliability have become the primary bottlenecks for the AI transition,",
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      {
        "text": "This new agreement with PowerBridge represents a catalyst for executing on the West Texas data center thesis with a proven developer with a strong track record of power and data center execution at scale.",
        "source": "Jason Long, chief executive officer, LandBridge",
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        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "This project links Chevron's traditional strengths to emerging demand, creating differentiated value for our shareholders and the communities where we operate,",
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        "url": "https://futuredigitaltwin.com/chevron-moves-into-ai-power-provision/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T10:31:51.000Z",
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        "text": "If they don't say, 'We will refuse tax abatements,' then they've got their fingers crossed behind their back.",
        "source": "Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First",
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        "date": "2026-07-12T19:15:09.000Z",
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        "text": "Gov. Abbott is right to raise questions about whether large data centers belong in every rural Texas community.",
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        "text": "They do not.",
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        "text": "must operate in ways that reduce costs for residential electricity customers, do not drain water needed for our communities and take into consideration the needs of our neighborhoods.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
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        "text": "Any excess power, however, will be provided to stabilize the grid when it connects to the grid at a later date, according to Jeff Gustavson, president of Chevron New Energies.",
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        "text": "We selected this site, obviously, to use the very abundant natural gas resource, very low cost, natural gas resource.",
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        "text": "AI is reshaping the global economy, and abundant, affordable, reliable energy is essential to fuelling that transformation",
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        "text": "Our agreement with Chevron helps ensure we'll have dedicated, large-scale power to support the evolution and reliability of advanced compute",
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        "source": "Ty Glover, CEO of Texas Pacific Land",
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        "text": "a broken system.",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, Rep.",
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        "text": "This advancement of giga-watt scale power generation and data centers developed by the industry's leading technology, energy, and industrial companies validates West Texas as a premier location for compute infrastructure,",
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        "text": "This project demonstrates how large‑scale energy infrastructure can be developed responsibly in West Texas to meet the increasing demands for power and technology,",
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        "text": "Our agreement with Chevron provides us with a dedicated, large-scale mandate to support advanced computing evolution and reliability.",
        "source": "Noel Walsh, president of cloud operations and innovation at Microsoft",
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        "text": "AI is reshaping the global economy, and abundant, affordable and reliable energy is essential to powering that transformation,",
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        "text": "We continue to leverage our deep in-house expertise to differentiate how we build and scale next generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, further illustrated by our behind-the-meter solution at our Pecos campus, by expanding in a market where we already control power, infrastructure, and operations, we can execute with speed to meet market demand.",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, CEO, Core Scientific",
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        "text": "We continue to leverage our deep in-house expertise to differentiate how we build and scale next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, further illustrated by our behind-the-meter solution at our Pecos campus,",
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        "text": "By expanding in a market where we already control power, infrastructure, and operations, we can execute with speed to meet market demand.",
        "source": "Adam Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Core Scientific",
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        "text": "This new agreement with PowerBridge represents a catalyst for executing on the West Texas data center thesis with a proven developer with a strong track record of power and data center execution at scale.",
        "source": "Jason Long, LandBridge CEO",
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        "text": "We are excited to partner with LandBridge in advancing our powered campus development strategy, which integrates energy and digital infrastructure.",
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        "text": "we have definitely seen pricing continue to shift.",
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        "text": "What you're seeing is these two worlds coming together, and power really is becoming the great limiting element for growth.",
        "source": "Mike Wirth, chairman and chief executive, Chevron",
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      "First phase is expected to exceed 300 MW; campus could reach 2 GW over time.",
      "PowerBridge exercised its option on 825 acres out of about 3,400 acres under option in September.",
      "The first phase will be supplied with electricity generated from local natural gas.",
      "Initial permits and work were confirmed on LandBridge's Nov 5 earnings call.",
      "Governor Greg Abbott suspended digital infrastructure permits and paused data center developments due to local opposition",
      "Chevron expects first power in 2028 and ramp up by 2031 for Project Kilby",
      "Project Kilby supplies its own power and uses non-potable water for cooling, per Chevron",
      "Reeves County has a population of about 10,000.",
      "Reeves County is projected to receive about $4 billion in annual taxes by 2035 if all announced data center projects are built.",
      "Chevron and Microsoft announced a 20-year agreement on June 22, 2026 for about 2.67 GW of gas-fired generation at the Project Kilby site in Reeves County",
      "TCEQ posted a public meeting notice on June 10, 2026 for Energy Forge One LLC's air permit applications",
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      "National Grid plans a $1.75 billion investment for a 35% stake in Joulent LLC, per Bloomberg on July 1, 2026",
      "Coverage notes the deal complicates Microsoft's stance on fossil fuels and focuses on 20 years of turbine emissions",
      "Kilby campus is about 20 miles south of Pecos in Reeves County",
      "Energy Forge One is a 50/50 Chevron-Joulent venture planning a 2+ GW gas plant",
      "Microsoft has a 20-year power contract with Chevron for Kilby",
      "Ector County's two proposed data centers could each bring up to $50 billion investment",
      "Typical facility could create 200+ permanent jobs per Odessa Chamber",
      "Chevron's final investment decision on Project Kilby was expected by end of 2026 and could move into 2027 after Gov. Greg Abbott's data center permit pause in September 2026",
      "First power for Project Kilby is still targeted for 2028",
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      "No final investment decision date has been announced",
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      "The order also covers self-powered projects like Kilby, which a grid connection pause in August did not reach",
      "Chevron says Kilby is still on track to produce power by 2028 and early earthworks are under way",
      "Joulent's CFO said contracts were days or a couple of weeks from being signed and he expects the project to get its permits",
      "LandBridge signed an agreement with NRG Energy for a potential 1,100 MW natural gas plant in the Delaware Basin of Reeves County, Texas",
      "First power not expected until end of 2029 at the earliest",
      "Agreement is contingent on securing a power purchase agreement with a data center tenant",
      "LandBridge has submitted initial air permit applications and electric interconnection requests",
      "LandBridge owns or manages more than 320,000 surface acres across the Permian Basin",
      "Pecos City Council split on a nonbinding letter of intent with Pecos Data Park LLC on Sept. 10, 2026, so it did not pass",
      "Councilmembers asked for independent technical reviews and public presentations before any binding steps",
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      "Residents asked the city to require independent analyses of water demand, air emissions and noise before any approvals.",
      "Speakers asked for clear authority limits, water-use estimates and enforceable commitments.",
      "Microsoft announced a 2 GW campus in Pecos in June 2026 on 7,000 acres",
      "Project is powered by a dedicated behind-the-meter natural gas plant with a 20-year PPA with Energy Forge One (Chevron subsidiary)"
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        "reason": "San Patricio County 0.57 · 57 km",
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    "name": "Roberts County",
    "state": "TX",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition reported in Roberts County. The only known project is Intersect Power's Project Pumpkin 2A in Miami, part of the Google-backed Meitner Energy Center (761,000 sq ft, $400 million), registered in February 2026 with construction announced June 4, 2026.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "title": "Google buys energy company behind two Texas ...",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/google-buys-energy-company-behind-two-texas-panhandle-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-03-17T18:57:31.000Z",
        "source": "KAMR - MyHighPlains.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Intersect Power files to develop data center in Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/intersect-is-being-acquired-by-googles-parent-company-alphabet/",
        "date": "2026-02-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Roberts County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/roberts-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Global Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "text": "Intersect will help us expand capacity, operate more nimbly in building new power generation in lockstep with new data center load, and reimagine energy solutions to drive US innovation and leadership.",
        "source": "Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/google-buys-energy-company-behind-two-texas-panhandle-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-03-17",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Modern infrastructure is the linchpin of American competitiveness in AI.",
        "source": "Sheldon Kimber, founder and CEO, Intersect",
        "url": "https://www.myhighplains.com/news/local-news/google-buys-energy-company-behind-two-texas-panhandle-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-03-17",
        "stance": "support",
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      "Alphabet announced in December 2025 an agreement to acquire Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumption of debt",
      "Google already owns a minority stake in Intersect",
      "Deal expected to close in first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions",
      "Intersect's first co-located data center and power site is under construction in Haskell County",
      "Intersect's existing operating assets in Texas and California assets are not part of the acquisition",
      "TDLR application filed for Project Pumpkin 2A at 8830 Co. Rd 21 in Miami, Texas",
      "Project Pumpkin 2A is a 761,000 sq ft building with $400 million planned investment",
      "Construction is set to run from February 2026 to December 2027",
      "Intersect Power is being acquired by Alphabet",
      "Meitner Project in Gray County is a $3 billion, 840MW development that broke ground in December",
      "Google and Intersect announced on June 4, 2026 that construction had begun on the Meitner Energy Center in Gray and Roberts Counties.",
      "In February 2026 IP Meitner Land LLC registered Project Pumpkin 2A with TDLR: 761,000 sq ft building, $400 million investment, construction Feb 2026 to Dec 2027.",
      "Wider Meitner project reported as $3 billion, three buildings totaling 2 million square feet, about 840 MW on-site power.",
      "Google is building the Caprock Workforce Hub in Wheeler County, 800 acres, for up to 3,500 construction workers.",
      "Alphabet bought Intersect for $4.75 billion, deal closed March 2026; Google has a $40 billion Texas commitment through 2027."
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  "48395": {
    "name": "Robertson County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.72,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "An 858-signature petition and Robertson County Citizens for Responsible Growth oppose solar, battery and data center projects, with a public meeting set for Aug. 6, 2026. County Judge Scarpinato says counties have limited authority to stop such projects and is weighing tax-abatement leverage.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:32.276Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "fips": "48395",
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      {
        "title": "Massive $1.7B solar project breaks ground in Robertson County",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/07/30/massive-17b-solar-project-breaks-ground-robertson-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-30T23:59:55.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition update · Meeting Scheduled:  Thursday 8/6/26 @ 6:30pm - Pridgeon Community Center 351 Cooks Ln, Franklin, TX · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-solar-bess-and-data-centers-robertson-county-tx/u/35044254",
        "date": "2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "A 1.2 GW solar farm is rising at a Texas coal site – but coal is staying | Electrek",
        "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/07/24/a-1-2-gw-solar-farm-is-rising-at-a-texas-coal-site-but-coal-is-staying/",
        "date": "2026-07-24T22:25:17.000Z",
        "source": "Electrek",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Gov. Abbott orders data centers to pay own power grid costs as rural counties face limited authority",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/10/gov-abbott-orders-data-centers-pay-own-power-grid-costs-rural-counties-face-limited-authority/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T23:32:08.000Z",
        "source": "KBTX",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Robertson Co. Judge addresses data centers, industrial development | KWKT - FOX 44",
        "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/robertson-county/robertson-co-judge-addresses-data-centers-industrial-development/",
        "date": "2026-06-04T16:44:06.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 44",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "NPM - M&A: Panamint Capital hires Houlihan Lokey to market 3.2 GW powered land campus in Roberston County, TX",
        "url": "https://newprojectmedia.com/ma-panamint-capital-hires-houlihan-lokey-to-market-3-2-gw-powered-land-campus-in-roberston-county-tx/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T09:57:04.000Z",
        "source": "New Project Media (NPM)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition · Say No to Solar, BESS and Data Centers - Robertson County, TX - United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-solar-bess-and-data-centers-robertson-county-tx",
        "date": "2026-03-14T16:36:53.000Z",
        "source": "Change.org",
        "stance": "oppose"
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "Big Rooter Power represents our vision for getting more out of America’s energy infrastructure,",
        "source": "Apolka Totth, CEO of Panamint Capital",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/07/30/massive-17b-solar-project-breaks-ground-robertson-county/",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Big Rooter Power represents our vision for getting more out of America’s energy infrastructure and ensuring America’s energy dominance,",
        "source": "Apolka Totth, Panamint CEO",
        "url": "https://electrek.co/2026/07/24/a-1-2-gw-solar-farm-is-rising-at-a-texas-coal-site-but-coal-is-staying/",
        "date": "2026-07-24",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Under current state law, counties have limited authority to stop projects like these outright.",
        "source": "J.D. Scarpinato, Robertson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/10/gov-abbott-orders-data-centers-pay-own-power-grid-costs-rural-counties-face-limited-authority/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T23:32:08.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Unlike a city, counties don't have zoning capabilities.",
        "source": "Darrek Ferrell, Director for the City and County Governance Program at Texas A&M's Bush School",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/10/gov-abbott-orders-data-centers-pay-own-power-grid-costs-rural-counties-face-limited-authority/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T23:32:08.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "The best thing that a citizen can do is ask about the due diligence process.",
        "source": "Darrek Ferrell, Director for the City and County Governance Program at Texas A&M's Bush School",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/06/10/gov-abbott-orders-data-centers-pay-own-power-grid-costs-rural-counties-face-limited-authority/",
        "date": "2026-06-10T23:32:08.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whether we like it or not, these projects are moving closer to counties like ours, and I believe you deserve to hear directly from me about what that could mean.",
        "source": "Joe David Scarpinato, Robertson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/robertson-county/robertson-co-judge-addresses-data-centers-industrial-development/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reality is that billion-dollar data center projects are probably already looking at areas like Robertson County.",
        "source": "Joe David Scarpinato, Robertson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/robertson-county/robertson-co-judge-addresses-data-centers-industrial-development/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "With it, we have leverage. We can push for things that matter to our county and try to shape outcomes instead of simply reacting to them.",
        "source": "Joe David Scarpinato, Robertson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/robertson-county/robertson-co-judge-addresses-data-centers-industrial-development/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
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    ],
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      "Panamint Capital broke ground on Big Rooter Power, a $1.7 billion project at the Twin Oaks power station site near Bremond in Robertson County.",
      "The 10,000-acre site will combine 1.2 GW solar, the existing 310 MW coal plant, 1.6 GWh battery storage, and 790 MW of data center capacity.",
      "Big Rooter West (491 MW) is set for commercial operations in August 2028; Big Rooter East (658 MW) begins in December and finishes by August 2029.",
      "The first phase is projected to generate over $66 million in tax revenue and regional business support.",
      "KBTX has asked Panamint and county officials whether a data center will actually be built on-site or nearby.",
      "Public information meeting scheduled for Thursday 8/6/26 at 6:30pm at Pridgeon Community Center, Franklin, TX, to discuss hyperscale industrial solar, BESS and data centers in Robertson County",
      "Panamint Capital broke ground on the $1.7 billion, 1.2 GWdc Big Rooter solar project at Twin Oaks in Robertson County, TX.",
      "Big Rooter West (491 MWdc) is expected online in August 2028; Big Rooter East (658 MWdc) breaks ground December 2026 and comes online August 2029.",
      "Panamint is developing 790 MW of data center capacity at the 10,000-acre Twin Oaks site.",
      "Twin Oaks includes a 310 MW lignite-fired plant near Bremond with no announced retirement plans.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott on June 9, 2026 directed the PUC and ERCOT to ensure data centers pay their own infrastructure costs to connect to the grid.",
      "Abbott pledged to push the state legislature to repeal tax breaks for data centers and require them to reduce noise and community impacts.",
      "Abbott directed the PUC and ERCOT to submit a joint report on their findings by July 17, 2026.",
      "KBTX filed a public information request with Robertson County for records on legal counsel sought in data center negotiations; the county has 10 business days to reply.",
      "Robertson County Judge Joe David Scarpinato issued a statement on a Thursday addressing data centers and industrial development coming to the area.",
      "Judge Scarpinato says under current state law counties have limited authority to stop projects like these outright.",
      "Tax abatements are one tool the county may use; the county recently engaged a consultant experienced in negotiating with these companies.",
      "Some discussion may occur in Executive Session; any action requiring public action will come back before the Court.",
      "Panamint Capital hired Houlihan Lokey to sell a 3.2 GW powered land campus in Robertson County, Texas",
      "Sale process is known as Project Phoenix; teasers were distributed to the market",
      "Big Rooter East (554.7 MW) and Big Rooter West (403.2 MW) total about 950 MW",
      "Rooter West NTP deadline extended to May 31, 2026, with commercial operation date of May 31, 2028",
      "Rooter East NTP deadline extended to June 1, 2026, with operations date of May 31, 2029",
      "Petition urges Robertson County Leadership to demand proof of NFPA 855 and Lonestar Infrastructure Protection Act compliance from solar, BESS and data center developers.",
      "Petition asks the county to cease approving Reinvestment Zones and Tax Abatement Agreements for green energy projects.",
      "Information on NFPA 855 and the Lonestar Infrastructure Protection Act was provided to the Robertson County Commissioners Court on March 3, 2026.",
      "Petition had 858 verified signatures."
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Robertson County Citizens for Responsible Growth",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-solar-bess-and-data-centers-robertson-county-tx/u/35044254",
        "date": "2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Say No to Solar, BESS and Data Centers - Robertson County petition",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-solar-bess-and-data-centers-robertson-county-tx",
        "date": "2026-03-14T16:36:53.000Z"
      }
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  "48397": {
    "name": "Rockwall County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No organized local opposition is on record. Belltown Power's affiliate filed plans for a $384M, 100,000 sq ft data center outside Royse City, and Wylie's council approved zoning near FM 544 capping data center use in favor of flex/warehouse space.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:53.609Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 62251,
      "pres_2024_margin": 40.9,
      "projects_60km": 65,
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        "name": "BT Gateway Royse City",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48397",
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        "reason": "Wylie zoning caps data center use",
        "weight": 0.4
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      {
        "reason": "developer withdrew nearby Quinlan application",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Centers Are Coming to Rockwall County — Here's What to Know",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amandaallenrealtor_data-centers-are-coming-to-rockwall-county-activity-7495163476978388992-2NWU",
        "date": "2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "linkedin.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "BT Gateway Data Center - Compute Equity Atlas",
        "url": "https://trackdatacenters.io/projects/bt-gateway-data-center-outside-royse-city-royse-city-proper-is-in-rockwall-county-tx-tx-0115",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Compute Equity Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    ],
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    "facts": [
      "A 100,000 sq ft, $384M data center has been proposed just outside Royse City, backed by Belltown Power",
      "Wylie council approved zoning near FM 544 that caps a proposed site's data center use in favor of flex/warehouse space",
      "Rockwall County officials are tracking the issue, discussed at an April 2026 Texas House hearing",
      "Gov. Abbott paused new grid connections pending review",
      "Plans filed for a 100,000 sq ft data center at 4989 County Road 2656 outside Royse City valued at $384 million",
      "TDLR filing shows construction from August 2026 to February 2027",
      "BT Gateway Data Center LLC shares an address with Belltown Power, which announced six Texas projects totaling 1.425 GW",
      "Belltown Power withdrew a Quinlan (Hunt County) application earlier in the year"
    ],
    "groups": []
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    "name": "Runnels County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.77,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Cipher Digital's 200 MW Ulysses project is the only local data center project found, targeting energization in Q4 2027, with no disclosed parcel or local approval schedule. No opposing groups or official actions were found.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:06.153Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 77.1,
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        "name": "Cipher Ulysses",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48399",
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      "operating_60km": 2,
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        "reason": "no local opposition or groups found",
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        "reason": "thin, undated evidence",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Runnels County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/runnels-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "globaldatacenters.net",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Ulysses data center, Runnels County, Texas",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/cipher-ulysses-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Global Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "Cipher Digital proposed a 200 MW data center called Ulysses in Runnels County, Texas",
      "Cipher's investor materials list an energization target of Q4 2027",
      "Exact site within the county has not been disclosed",
      "Cipher Digital lists Ulysses in Runnels County, Texas as a proposed 200 MW data center",
      "Cipher's energization target for Ulysses is the fourth quarter of 2027",
      "Page lists a Texas State moratorium started Aug 3, 2026 with no end date",
      "Record checked Sep 29, 2026"
    ],
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    "name": "Rusk County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.763134920634921,
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    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.76), 3 projects within 60 km and the county profile. Only 3 weak local items.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.089Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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      "48203",
      "48459",
      "48073",
      "48347",
      "48423"
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      "voters_2024": 21702,
      "pres_2024_margin": 59.4,
      "projects_60km": 3,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "SWAIR G-22 Rusk",
        "status": "approved",
        "fips": "48401",
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      "operating_60km": 1,
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      {
        "label": "Projects within 60 km",
        "value": "3",
        "effect": 0.013
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      {
        "label": "Voters 2024",
        "value": "21,702",
        "effect": 0.01
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      {
        "label": "Regional evidence",
        "value": "0.76 in the 6 nearest scored counties",
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        "weight": 0.10933543724928278
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      {
        "reason": "Nacogdoches County 0.77 · 71 km",
        "weight": 0.10275673224834611
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        "reason": "Smith County 0.80 · 76 km",
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      {
        "title": "Rusk County approves ground lease for G-22 with SWAIR, LLC | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11139901/texas/rusk-county/rusk-county-approves-ground-lease-for-g-22-with-swair-llc",
        "date": "2026-08-11T18:07:57.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "support"
      }
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      "Rusk County Commissioners Court approved a ground lease for site G-22 with SWAIR, LLC on Aug. 11, 2026",
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    "name": "Sabine County",
    "state": "TX",
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition, groups, petitions or official actions are documented in Sabine County. The only project is OZ Sabine, a greenfield candidate site with no filing, size or developer on record.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.15,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:11.135Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 78.5,
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      {
        "title": "OZ Sabine — Datacenter Site in Sabine County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/sabine-county/oz-sabine-bc9c792f",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
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    "facts": [
      "OZ Sabine scores 55.7/100 DC Readiness, 1st of 12 scored sites in Sabine County (county average 49.6)",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Site is served by Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative; MISO interconnection averages 3.5 years",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is 60.5 miles away; nearest IXP is 85.2 miles away"
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    "name": "San Augustine County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition reported in San Augustine County. Evidence covers only site-readiness of the greenfield OZ San Augustine parcel owned by Crown Pine Timber, plus state context: ERCOT's pause on new loads of 75 MW or more and SB 6 curtailment rules.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:11.378Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      {
        "title": "OZ San Augustine — Datacenter Site in San Augustine County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/san-augustine-county/oz-san-augustine-d5aa2cf3",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
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      },
      {
        "title": "OZ San Augustine — Datacenter Site in San Augustine County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/san-augustine-county/oz-san-augustine-2e3e6f92",
        "date": null,
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      "OZ San Augustine scores 57.7/100 DC Readiness, ranking 1st of 8 scored sites in San Augustine County (county average 50.2)",
      "Site is in MISO region and Deep East Texas Electric Coop territory; average interconnection wait is 3.5 years",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is 43.0 miles away; nearest internet exchange is 73.1 miles away",
      "OZ San Augustine scores 50.8/100 DC Readiness, 4th of 8 scored sites in San Augustine County",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Interconnection in the MISO region has averaged 3.5 years from request to operation",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is 37.6 miles away"
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    "name": "San Jacinto County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.72,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On June 3, 2026, San Jacinto County Commissioners Court held a workshop on high-load facility impacts and tabled a draft permitting-policy resolution for the Legislature. Commissioner Dominy said it aims to put costs on developers, not stop data centers.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:14.559Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 12789,
      "pres_2024_margin": 65.3,
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        "name": "Polk County Data Center Resolution",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48373",
        "km": 28
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "County looks to future of innovation with resolution",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/san-jacinto-news-times/san-jacinto-news-times/stories/county-looks-to-future-of-innovation-with-resolution,92123",
        "date": "2026-06-03T20:27:40.000Z",
        "source": "San Jacinto News-Times",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "It puts the costs squarely on the shoulders of the developers and keeps us from putting rules in place after the fact.",
        "source": "Crystal Dominy, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/san-jacinto-news-times/san-jacinto-news-times/stories/county-looks-to-future-of-innovation-with-resolution,92123",
        "date": "2026-06-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
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      "San Jacinto County Commissioners Court held a workshop on high-load facility site impact on June 3, 2026, discussing a resolution for a permitting policy to present to the state Legislature.",
      "At the regular meeting that followed, the court tabled the resolution for further fine-tuning before sending it to the Legislature.",
      "Commissioners Nettuno and Sweeney felt the resolution listing only data centers was too narrow; Dominy said an industrial development policy would be acceptable.",
      "The resolution is not designed to stop data centers but to put permitting and fire inspection costs on developers."
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    "name": "San Patricio County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.57,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Sinton City Council rezoned 1,000 acres from agricultural to industrial on April 21, 2026, and is fighting Corpus Christi's Evangeline groundwater permits, reportedly for a rumored data center. Critics include council member Eric Cantu, Michael Miller and John Michael; no local residents' group is named.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.3,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:03:27.293Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 36.4,
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        "status": "approved",
        "fips": "48409",
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      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 63,
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        "reason": "ERCOT large-load pause",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Richard Raymond Peña calls for special session on data ...",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/richard-raymond-pena-calls-for-special-session-on-data-centers,80787",
        "date": "2026-08-17T17:19:00.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Guardian",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Sinton's data center ambitions may be driving water fight — Coastal Bend Current",
        "url": "https://www.coastalbendcurrent.com/blogs/sintons-data-center-ambitions-may-be-driving-water-fight",
        "date": "2026-05-28T14:00:22.000Z",
        "source": "Coastal Bend Current",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Corpus Christi leaders believe data center plans may be ...",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/corpus-christi-water-crisis-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21T14:15:07.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Standard",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Corpus Christi Leaders Believe Data Center Plans May Be Behind Delays to Emergency Water Supply - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/corpus-christi-emergency-water-supply-delays/",
        "date": "2026-05-19T09:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Inside Climate News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Corpus Christi Leaders Believe Data Center Plans May Be Behind Delays to Emergency Water Supply",
        "url": "https://www.kedt.org/kedt-news/2026-05-19/corpus-christi-leaders-believe-data-center-plans-may-be-behind-delays-to-emergency-water-supply",
        "date": "2026-05-19T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KEDT",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Mathis, Texas",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/san-patricio-county-tx/mathis-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in San Patricio County, TX: 1 tracked site",
        "url": "https://isadatacentercoming.com/tx/san-patricio-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "isadatacentercoming.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "OZ San Patricio — Datacenter Site in San Patricio County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/san-patricio-county/oz-san-patricio-8c0c8c47",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
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    ],
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      {
        "text": "I am writing to respectfully request that you include data center oversight on the call for a special session of the Texas Legislature and direct state agencies to pause new data center approvals in the interim.",
        "source": "Richard Raymond Peña, State Rep., D-Laredo",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/richard-raymond-pena-calls-for-special-session-on-data-centers,80787",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is rumors,",
        "source": "John Hobson, Sinton city manager",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/corpus-christi-water-crisis-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have heard rumors. I have not heard anything official.",
        "source": "Thomas Yardley, San Patricio County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/corpus-christi-water-crisis-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No city would ever do that unless somebody needed them to,",
        "source": "John Michael, vice president, Hanson Professional Services",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/corpus-christi-water-crisis-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Seems like it's gotten out anyway,",
        "source": "Greg Ellis, attorney for the San Patricio Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/corpus-christi-water-crisis-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water goes in, steam comes out,",
        "source": "Bill Radford, chief technical officer, Duos Edge AI",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/corpus-christi-water-crisis-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do know there's one, maybe a second data center going to Sinton.",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, Corpus Christi City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.kedt.org/kedt-news/2026-05-19/corpus-christi-leaders-believe-data-center-plans-may-be-behind-delays-to-emergency-water-supply",
        "date": "2026-05-19T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is rumors,",
        "source": "John Hobson, Sinton city manager",
        "url": "https://www.kedt.org/kedt-news/2026-05-19/corpus-christi-leaders-believe-data-center-plans-may-be-behind-delays-to-emergency-water-supply",
        "date": "2026-05-19T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let's hold all of our regional system hostage while they wait for their data center,",
        "source": "John Michael, vice president, Hanson Professional Services",
        "url": "https://www.kedt.org/kedt-news/2026-05-19/corpus-christi-leaders-believe-data-center-plans-may-be-behind-delays-to-emergency-water-supply",
        "date": "2026-05-19T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is rumors,",
        "source": "John Hobson, Sinton city manager",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/corpus-christi-emergency-water-supply-delays/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let's hold all of our regional system hostage while they wait for their data center,",
        "source": "John Michael, vice president, Hanson Professional Services",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/corpus-christi-emergency-water-supply-delays/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "No city would ever do that unless somebody needed them to,",
        "source": "John Michael, vice president, Hanson Professional Services",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/corpus-christi-emergency-water-supply-delays/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not heard anything official.",
        "source": "Thomas Yardley, San Patricio County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/corpus-christi-emergency-water-supply-delays/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do know there's one, maybe a second data center going to Sinton.",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, Corpus Christi City Manager",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/corpus-christi-emergency-water-supply-delays/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do know there's one, maybe a second data center going to Sinton.",
        "source": "Peter Zanoni, Corpus Christi City Manager",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/corpus-christi-water-crisis-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's the whole reason,",
        "source": "Eric Cantu, Corpus Christi Council Member",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052026/corpus-christi-emergency-water-supply-delays/",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's the whole reason,",
        "source": "Eric Cantu, Corpus Christi Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.kedt.org/kedt-news/2026-05-19/corpus-christi-leaders-believe-data-center-plans-may-be-behind-delays-to-emergency-water-supply",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We should all be focused on solving this water crisis before we entertain adding any large volume users,",
        "source": "Michael Miller, Corpus Christi planning commission member",
        "url": "https://www.kedt.org/kedt-news/2026-05-19/corpus-christi-leaders-believe-data-center-plans-may-be-behind-delays-to-emergency-water-supply",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Texas hosts approximately 130 operating data centers, with over 250 additional projects in the pipeline.",
      "Corpus Christi and San Patricio-area officials believe a nondisclosure agreement tied to a data center project in Sinton is obstructing an emergency pipeline serving 500,000 residents, a claim Sinton's city manager has declined to confirm or deny.",
      "A June 2026 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll found 56 percent of Texas voters oppose data center construction in their communities.",
      "Sinton filed a legal challenge in February 2026 against Corpus Christi's Evangeline Aquifer groundwater project; it survived an initial ruling and could drag on for years",
      "Corpus Christi officials believe Sinton is fighting the project to reserve water for a planned multibillion-dollar data center",
      "Sinton has a 1,000-acre industrial rezoning, new well permits and a nearby AEP substation acquisition",
      "UT Bureau of Economic Geology estimates Texas data centers could use more than five times as much water by 2030",
      "Half a million residents across seven counties depend on the regional water system",
      "Sinton rezoned 1,000 acres of agricultural land to industrial on April 21, 2026",
      "Corpus Christi's Evangeline groundwater project: 22 wells, up to 24 million gallons per day by 2027",
      "Judge Alicia York ruled Sinton's challenge to Corpus Christi's permits can proceed, a process that could last years",
      "UT Bureau of Economic Geology estimates Texas data center water demand rising from 120 million gallons/day in 2025 to 640 million by 2030",
      "Sinton currently uses under 1 million gallons per day of groundwater",
      "Sinton City Council rezoned 1,000 acres of agricultural land to industrial on April 21, 2026",
      "Sinton challenged Corpus Christi's Evangeline groundwater permits in February 2026; Judge Alicia York let the challenge proceed, possibly lasting years",
      "Evangeline project: 22 wells, could produce 24 million gallons per day by 2027",
      "UT Bureau of Economic Geology estimates Texas data center water demand rising from 120 million gallons/day in 2025 to 640 million by 2030",
      "Corpus Christi reservoirs fell below 10 percent full in February 2026",
      "Sinton City Council approved an April 21 ordinance rezoning 1,000 acres of agricultural land to industrial",
      "Sinton challenged permits for Corpus Christi's Evangeline groundwater project in February",
      "A state administrative law judge ruled on a Friday that Sinton's challenge could proceed to litigation",
      "Corpus Christi's Evangeline project could produce 24 million gallons per day by 2027",
      "Texas statewide data center water demand could grow from 120 million gallons a day in 2025 to 640 million gallons a day by 2030",
      "3 active projects tracked near Mathis, none inside city boundary",
      "100 MW operating and 652 MW pipeline capacity near Mathis",
      "Hut 8 Beacon Point AI Campus is 352 MW with $4.3B known investment",
      "Hut 8 Beacon Point is 22.7 miles from Mathis and has 230 disclosed permanent jobs",
      "Site tracks 1 project inside San Patricio County and 1 more within 25 miles",
      "Sinton project rumored with potential water use above 3 million gallons a day; city currently uses under 1 million",
      "AEP acquired an adjacent 12-acre parcel for a substation in Sinton",
      "Groundwater district issued the city a drilling permit on the rezoned tract",
      "Most of San Patricio County is served by AEP Texas",
      "Since August 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto-mining loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit and community impact review due to the PUC by December 10, 2026.",
      "OZ San Patricio scores 64.6/100 DC Readiness, ranking 2nd of 27 scored sites in San Patricio County.",
      "ERCOT interconnection has averaged 3.5 years, with queue depth of 1,169 and a 71% withdrawal rate.",
      "SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost.",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is Foremost Corpus Christi, 13 miles away."
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48411": {
    "name": "San Saba County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.760134920634921,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Predicted from regional evidence (0.79), 3 projects within 60 km and the county profile. No local sources yet.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.0,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.089Z",
    "basis": "predicted",
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        "reason": "Brown County 0.88 · 61 km",
        "weight": 0.13272256126594756
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      {
        "reason": "Burnet County 0.75 · 66 km",
        "weight": 0.11278252666199047
      },
      {
        "reason": "McCulloch County 0.75 · 67 km",
        "weight": 0.10969247171709422
      },
      {
        "reason": "Hamilton County 0.74 · 73 km",
        "weight": 0.09198264083907733
      },
      {
        "reason": "Mason County 0.75 · 73 km",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:26.092Z",
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      "48081",
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      "voters_2024": 1108,
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        "name": "Cholla Schleicher",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48413",
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      "operating_60km": 0,
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        "label": "Voters 2024",
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        "effect": -0.047
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        "value": "2",
        "effect": 0.015
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        "label": "2024 presidential margin",
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        "label": "Operating data centers within 60 km",
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        "label": "Regional evidence",
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        "effect": -0.004
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        "label": "Nearest project",
        "value": "Cholla Schleicher, 0 km (planned)",
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      }
    ],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "Sutton County 0.75 · 51 km",
        "weight": 0.37616399888071445
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      {
        "reason": "Tom Green County 0.62 · 62 km",
        "weight": 0.2576369974794581
      },
      {
        "reason": "Concho County 0.70 · 95 km",
        "weight": 0.10933619868031297
      },
      {
        "reason": "Sterling County 0.75 · 101 km",
        "weight": 0.09707606774564223
      },
      {
        "reason": "Coke County 0.75 · 111 km",
        "weight": 0.08052295119141344
      },
      {
        "reason": "Runnels County 0.77 · 112 km",
        "weight": 0.0792637860224588
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      {
        "title": "No County Zoning Issues for Cold Creek Solar & Battery Storage Project - The Eldorado Success",
        "url": "https://myeldorado.net/stories/no-county-zoning-issues-for-cold-creek-solar-battery-storage-project,144385",
        "date": "2026-02-18T03:53:12.000Z",
        "source": "The Eldorado Success",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      "The Schleicher County Commissioners Court met Tuesday, February 17, 2026, to address zoning requirements for solar and battery storage projects and a property purchase.",
      "A large data center is proposed by Cholla, Inc. in northern Schleicher County, per the article subheading.",
      "The article's Cold Creek Solar & Battery Storage Project is reported as having no county zoning issues."
    ],
    "groups": []
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    "name": "Scurry County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.45,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Scurry County commissioners revised abatement guidelines in April 2026, designated a 1,975-acre reinvestment zone in July, and executed a 10-year, 100% abatement with SB Energy on Oct 21. This came despite a May petition from a Snyder community platform seeking a 12-month pause.",
    "prediction": "approved",
    "confidence": 0.45,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:15.484Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "voters_2024": 5720,
      "pres_2024_margin": 73.6,
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        "name": "SB Energy Snyder",
        "status": "approved",
        "fips": "48415",
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      "operating_60km": 1,
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      "regional_score": 0.6233708326069213
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      {
        "reason": "commissioners granted abatements and zones",
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        "reason": "pause request not adopted",
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        "reason": "small local petition and online group",
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      {
        "title": "SB Energy-Linked Data Center Campus of Up to 2.9GW Gets Scurry County Abatement Terms | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/stories/sb-energy-scurry-county-29gw-abatement-terms",
        "date": "2026-11-04T22:39:33.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners review SP Energy tax‑payment agreement that includes $5 million upfront payment and 10‑year pilot | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10779009/texas/scurry-county/commissioners-review-sp-energy-taxpayment-agreement-that-includes-5-million-upfront-payment-and-10year-pilot",
        "date": "2026-10-06T22:00:09.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Court opens hearing on 1,975‑acre reinvestment zone for proposed data‑center development | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10779014/texas/scurry-county/court-opens-hearing-on-1975acre-reinvestment-zone-for-proposed-datacenter-development",
        "date": "2026-10-06T20:01:07.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "At a glance: motions and votes at the Oct. 4 Scurry County commissioners court | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10779000/texas/scurry-county/at-a-glance-motions-and-votes-at-the-oct-4-scurry-county-commissioners-court",
        "date": "2026-10-06T19:43:00.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "SB Energy is hosting a community open house on the proposed Scurry County data center",
        "url": "https://www.kcbd.com/2026/09/29/sb-energy-is-hosting-community-open-house-proposed-scurry-county-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-29T23:01:59.000Z",
        "source": "KCBD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jerry Webb addresses change, communication and growth at Scurry County town hall | myfoxzone.com",
        "url": "https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/politics/elections/jerry-webb-addresses-change-communication-and-growth-at-scurry-county-town-hall/504-50f7dab2-6727-45a1-aafe-d647f41869b3",
        "date": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "myfoxzone.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Scurry County designates 1,975‑acre Cavender Road reinvestment zone after public hearing on proposed AI/data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8583845/texas/scurry-county/scurry-county-designates-1975acre-cavender-road-reinvestment-zone-after-public-hearing-on-proposed-aidata-center",
        "date": "2026-07-21T10:39:06.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Local group urges 12-month pause on data center abatements, citing housing, water and grid concerns | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8048606/texas/scurry-county/local-group-urges-12-month-pause-on-data-center-abatements-citing-housing-water-and-grid-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-20T12:17:35.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Scurry County court updates tax-abatement guidelines to allow data-center terms after public discussion | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7822626/texas/scurry-county/scurry-county-court-updates-tax-abatement-guidelines-to-allow-data-center-terms-after-public-discussion",
        "date": "2026-04-15T23:35:30.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "PROJECT OVERVIEW",
        "url": "https://www.energyvault.com/hubfs/EV_one-pager_Snyder-AI_v7.pdf",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Energy Vault",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "SnyderAI – Powered AI Campus, Texas - Energy Vault",
        "url": "https://www.energyvault.com/projects/snyder-ai",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Energy Vault",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Scurry County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/scurry/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "I have experience in how to work people. I have experience on how to deal with people. I have experience with budgets,",
        "source": "Jerry Webb, Republican candidate for Scurry County judge",
        "url": "https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/politics/elections/jerry-webb-addresses-change-communication-and-growth-at-scurry-county-town-hall/504-50f7dab2-6727-45a1-aafe-d647f41869b3",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Scott Strong, who identified himself as an administrator of a local Snyder community platform, told the Scurry County Commissioners Court that residents are asking officials to impose a 12-month moratorium on data center tax abatements until independent impact studies are completed.",
        "source": "Scott Strong, administrator of a local Snyder community platform",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8048606/texas/scurry-county/local-group-urges-12-month-pause-on-data-center-abatements-citing-housing-water-and-grid-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      }
    ],
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      "Chapter 312 agreement sets out two to five data centers of about 575MW each near Snyder, Scurry County",
      "Agreement requires at least $1 billion of initial value",
      "Construction is expected before the end of 2027",
      "Campus could total up to 2.9GW",
      "Draft tax-payment agreement with SEDC Gen LLC (SP Energy) includes a one-time fixed payment of $5,000,000 due within 30 days of construction commencement",
      "Pilot payments projected at roughly $5,000,000 per building annually over a 10-year span",
      "Commissioners discussed inflation indexing, allocation of funds, and whether some upfront funding should go to a nonprofit grant vehicle",
      "Commissioners opened a public hearing on designating about 1,975 acres in southwest Scurry County as Caviar Road Reinvestment Zone No. 1",
      "The zone would make property eligible for tax abatements under Chapter 312 for proposed data center projects",
      "The court will recirculate legible maps and address resident questions about acreage, eligible property and process",
      "Scurry County Commissioners Court on Oct. 4 approved in principle draft tax-payment agreements tied to proposed data-center and energy projects, including a $5 million upfront payment structure with SP Energy",
      "The court directed staff to gather maps, photos of golf-course damage, and noise and water studies, and to prepare final contract language with inflation indexing and clawback provisions",
      "Several items were tabled for more information",
      "SB Energy is holding a public open house on Oct. 1, 2026, 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Scurry County Museum in Snyder",
      "The event covers the proposed data center and the associated development agreement with Scurry County",
      "The open house includes a brief presentation and a Q&A with the SB Energy project team",
      "Much of the town hall focused on prospective data centers, tax abatements and water use.",
      "Webb said he would not support a tax abatement above 25% based on what he knows now.",
      "Webb said he is still learning about data centers but believes the county will need jobs and dependable revenue sources.",
      "Scurry County commissioners on July 21, 2026 approved a preliminary designation of about 1,975 acres as Cavender Road Reinvestment Zone No. 1",
      "The designation is a first procedural step for a proposed multi-building AI/data center campus by SP Energy",
      "Public hearing included questions about water, noise and traffic",
      "A community organizer asked Scurry County commissioners to pause proposed data center tax abatements for 12 months",
      "The requested pause would last until independent studies assess impacts on housing supply, electric load and water resources",
      "A rapid community petition supporting a pause was reported",
      "Scurry County Commissioners voted to move forward with revised tax-abatement guidelines allowing the county to negotiate agreements with data centers",
      "Snyder AI is a proposed modular data center in Snyder, Texas, with 8 MW online in 2026 and 25 MW total in 2027",
      "The project will use 33 modular units, each using about 5 gallons of water per day for humidity only",
      "Air-cooled design with no cooling towers or evaporative cooling",
      "Project expects $70M in new business investment over 20 years",
      "Energy Vault will be builder, owner and operator",
      "Phase 1 of SnyderAI is 8 MW of powered shell capacity, targeted for commercial operation in Q1 2027",
      "Phase 2 expands to 25 MW in 2027, with the site designed for up to 500 MW long-term",
      "The project uses 33 modular units, air-cooled with no cooling towers",
      "Water use is about 297 gallons per day in total, about 9 gallons per unit per day",
      "Crusoe Spark modular data centers are purchased by Energy Vault and leased back to Crusoe",
      "Scurry County executed a Ch. 312 abatement agreement with SE DC Gen, LLC on 2026-10-21: 10-year 100% county abatement, $5.05M yearly PILOT per ~575 MW phase, 300 jobs",
      "SB Energy reinvestment zone covers ~1,975 acres with estimated cost of at least $1 billion",
      "Energy Vault broke ground on an 8 MW Crusoe Spark modular data center campus in Snyder (company claim, 2026-07-27)",
      "County held an Oct 6, 2026 public hearing on an Energy Vault abatement (~160 acres, ~$70M); outcome not found"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Local Snyder community platform",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8048606/texas/scurry-county/local-group-urges-12-month-pause-on-data-center-abatements-citing-housing-water-and-grid-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-20T12:17:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "48417": {
    "name": "Shackelford County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.45,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Shackelford commissioners unanimously approved Vantage's $25B Frontier abatement, then unanimously accepted Bolt's $8.8B abatement application in September 2026 with a citizen advisory committee, after delaying it in August. Over 100 residents packed court in July citing water and power costs.",
    "prediction": "approved",
    "confidence": 0.45,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:13.604Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 1727,
      "pres_2024_margin": 82.2,
      "projects_60km": 28,
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        "name": "Bolt Shackelford County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48417",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 114,
      "regional_score": 0.7369700069395277
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        "reason": "no named local opposition group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "County Advances Bolt Abatement Process | Albany News",
        "url": "https://www.thealbany.news/news/county-advances-bolt-abatement-process",
        "date": "2026-09-17T10:18:03.000Z",
        "source": "The Albany News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "County Advances Bolt Abatement Process | Albany News",
        "url": "https://www.thealbanynews.net/news/county-advances-bolt-abatement-process",
        "date": "2026-09-17T10:18:03.000Z",
        "source": "The Albany News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Second data center proposed west of Albany draws mixed reactions in Shackelford County",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/second-data-center-proposed-west-of-albany-draws-mixed-reactions-in-shackelford-county",
        "date": "2026-08-13T19:44:02.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "BOLT Abatement Under Review | Albany News",
        "url": "https://www.thealbanynews.net/news/bolt-abatement-under-review",
        "date": "2026-08-13T10:34:41.000Z",
        "source": "The Albany News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shackelford County judge responds to backlash over second proposed data center",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/shackelford-county-judge-responds-to-backlash-over-second-proposed-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-23T02:55:20.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Crowd Packs Court Over Data Center | Albany News",
        "url": "https://www.thealbanynews.net/news/crowd-packs-court-over-data-center",
        "date": "2026-07-16T11:43:07.000Z",
        "source": "The Albany News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents raise questions about proposed Shackelford County data center - AOL",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/residents-raise-questions-proposed-shackelford-192056808.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14T19:20:56.000Z",
        "source": "KTAB/KRBC",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "'Do we need another one?' Proposed 2nd Data Center draws concerns in Shackelford County",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/do-we-need-another-one-proposed-2nd-data-center-draws-concerns-in-shackelford-county",
        "date": "2026-07-13T19:59:35.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Frontier Shackelford County Data Center Nears Power-On",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/shackelford-county-data-center-frontier-stargate/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Dispatch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Drone video shows sprawling data center construction underway in  Callahan County",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/drone-video-shows-sprawling-data-center-construction-underway-in-callahan-county",
        "date": "2026-05-21T15:57:09.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Datacenter development shifts to unincorporated county land",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/semianalysis_datacenter-developers-are-increasingly-planning-activity-7458561776700268545-MXpD",
        "date": "2026-05-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "SemiAnalysis",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Vantage breaks ground on Texas gigawatt ...",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vantage-breaks-ground-on-texas-gigawatt-data-center-campus-for-openai/",
        "date": "2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Vantage Data Centers Unveils Plans for “Frontier,” a $25B Mega-campus in Texas to Meet Unprecedented AI Demand - Vantage Data Centers",
        "url": "https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/",
        "date": "2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Vantage Data Centers",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Shackelford County Data Centers | Oracle",
        "url": "https://www.oracle.com/data-centers/shackelford-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Oracle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Vantage Data Centers: Shackelford County (Frontier) ...",
        "url": "https://www.datacenters.com/vantage-shackelford-county-frontier-campus-building-1",
        "date": null,
        "source": "datacenters.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHoOPdAwtW0",
        "text": "Vantage's $25 billion Frontier campus in Shackelford County is now under construction, with committe\nChannel: CoyoteAi\nVantage's $25 billion Frontier campus in Shackelford County is now under construction, with committed scholarships, local hiring, ...\nVantage's $25 billion Frontier campus in Shackelford County, Texas is Vantage's single largest investment anywhere in the world and it's already committed to funding college scholarships for local students every single year the project runs. The campus broke ground in December of last year spanning 1,200 acres and delivering 1.4 gigawatts of capacity across 10 single-story buildings. Construction is currently in its underground phase, crews working on civil infrastructure, utilities, and concrete work with vertical building construction expected to begin in early 2026 and the first facility scheduled for delivery in the second half of this year. Here's what makes this project's design genuinely efficient. Frontier uses liquid cooling thr",
        "date": "2026-08-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
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        "text": "Everything is bigger in Texas and that includes innovation and technology.",
        "source": "Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHoOPdAwtW0",
        "date": "2026-08-23",
        "stance": "support",
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        "text": "How much will everyone's rent go up, and electricity and water costs? I'm not looking forward to that at all.",
        "source": "Rees",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duHLZD1ZZMU",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "It just frustrates me because there's so many other places you could possibly do it without bothering people.",
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        "date": "2026-08-13",
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        "text": "There's just way more negatives than there are positives,",
        "source": "Blaine Kayga, resident",
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        "text": "I think it'll be good. I mean, it'll help a lot of people that don't have a job to get jobs and survive,",
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        "text": "How much is everybody's rent going to go up — and electric and water?",
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        "date": "2026-08-13",
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        "text": "Does a project like this feel like a fair trade for a small rural county?",
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        "text": "The overall view is resistance against it,",
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        "text": "Water is the most prominent concern, and it’s a legitimate one, particularly for our region.",
        "source": "John Viertel, Shackelford County Judge",
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        "text": "Information is power. We would address their fears with information.",
        "source": "John Viertel, Shackelford County Judge",
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        "text": "If this company were to invest in the county, they’re perfectly free to do so. That’s their right. We believe in land rights,",
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        "text": "When we take this water, it's about three to four times saltier than the ocean. With our technology, we take this down better than drinking water standards.",
        "source": "Robert Crain, Executive Vice President of Texas Pacific Water Resources",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/residents-raise-questions-proposed-shackelford-192056808.html",
        "date": "2026-07-14T19:20:56.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "I've wondered about using the oil field groundwater there. It's going to be interesting to receive more information about it.",
        "source": "Lanham Martin, County Commissioner Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/residents-raise-questions-proposed-shackelford-192056808.html",
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        "text": "I don't see how specifically Albany and Shackleford County, the people who live here, grew up here, are benefiting from these data centers",
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        "text": "Residents deserve to understand whether the long term benefits outweigh the long term cost",
        "source": "Maggie Anderson, Shackelford County resident",
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        "date": "2026-07-13",
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        "text": "We really need to think. Do we need another one?",
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        "date": "2026-07-13",
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        "text": "We will be good neighbors",
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        "date": "2026-07-13",
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        "text": "We're not able to do a whole lot unless we do some abatement",
        "source": "John Viertel, Shackelford County Judge",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/do-we-need-another-one-proposed-2nd-data-center-draws-concerns-in-shackelford-county",
        "date": "2026-07-13",
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        "text": "I just don't see the benefit for being in Shackelford County and the aftermath that is happening with all the trucks and the use of water and how it is going to benefit us long term.",
        "source": "Unnamed Shackelford County resident, resident",
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        "text": "Vantage describes Frontier as its largest project to date.",
        "source": "Vantage Data Centers, company",
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        "text": "Industry representatives such as the Data Center Coalition's Dan Diorio have said operators take water-use efficiency and conservation seriously and do not treat water as an endless resource.",
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        "text": "The shift from city council to county commissioner doesn't make it simpler… power, water (especially in TX), tax, and local opposition questions are likely more complex at the county level.",
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        "text": "This week, Vantage Data Centers hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for our Frontier campus in Shackelford County, Texas",
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        "date": "2025-12-15",
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        "text": "We look forward to being part of such a welcoming and proud community.",
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        "date": "2025-08-19",
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        "text": "Everything is bigger in Texas, and that includes innovation and technology,",
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        "date": "2025-08-19",
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        "text": "‘Frontier’ is an apt name for the Vantage Data Centers’ campus and a palpable recognition of the history and mindset still present in our region and particularly Shackelford County,",
        "source": "John Viertel, county judge for Shackelford County",
        "url": "https://vantage-dc.com/news/vantage-data-centers-unveils-plans-for-frontier-a-25b-mega-campus-in-texas-to-meet-unprecedented-ai-demand/",
        "date": "2025-08-19",
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      "Shackelford County commissioners unanimously accepted the tax abatement application from Bolt North Holdco LLC for the proposed Bolt Data & Energy project west of Albany",
      "Commissioners Court also moved to create a citizen advisory committee to take part in abatement negotiations",
      "Shackelford County commissioners unanimously accepted the tax abatement application from Bolt North Holdco LLC for the proposed Bolt Data & Energy project west of Albany",
      "Commissioners Court also moved to create a citizen advisory committee to have a voice in abatement negotiations",
      "Vantage's $25 billion Frontier campus in Shackelford County, Texas is under construction on 1,200 acres with 1.4 gigawatts of planned capacity",
      "Frontier broke ground in December of the previous year, with first facility scheduled for delivery in the second half of the current year",
      "Frontier is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs across construction and operations",
      "Second proposed data center in Shackelford County, about 16 miles west of Albany, Texas",
      "Residents gathered at Albany High School on a Wednesday evening to learn more about the project",
      "Residents opposing the project cite concerns about traffic and safety, and say they already face these effects from the first data center complex under construction in the county",
      "Bolt Data and Power has not publicly confirmed the project's size, water needs, number of jobs or construction schedule",
      "Shackelford County is already home to a $25 billion data center campus under construction",
      "Town hall on Project North held Wednesday at Albany High School",
      "Shackelford County commissioners have not approved Project North",
      "Bolt says Project North would generate its own power, reducing reliance on the state grid",
      "Shackelford County commissioners delayed action on a property tax abatement application for the proposed Project North data center on Monday",
      "The proposal outlines an estimated $8.8 billion investment in western Shackelford County",
      "The abatement application was submitted by Merit Advisors on behalf of Bolt North Holdco LLC",
      "Vantage Data Centers' Frontier campus in Shackelford County, Texas is a $25 billion project on 1,200 acres near Abilene",
      "At full build-out the campus is projected to deliver 1.4 gigawatts of capacity across 10 buildings",
      "The campus runs on an on-site, behind-the-meter gas-powered microgrid",
      "Specific noise data for the project has not been made public yet",
      "The county judge called the project a defining moment for the region",
      "Judge John Viertel met one-on-one with residents for about 12 hours (6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.) on a Friday about the second proposed data center.",
      "Merit Advisors presented the Bolt and Data Energy project at a commissioners court meeting the week before the Friday conversations.",
      "Viertel said the overall resident view is resistance to the project, with water the most prominent concern.",
      "A second major AI data center has been proposed in Shackelford County on the Buck Nail Ranch west of Albany",
      "More than 100 people filled the Shackelford County Commissioners Court meeting on a Monday morning",
      "Residents packed the Shackelford County Commissioners Court on Monday to hear about the proposed Bolt Data Energy Center",
      "Project would sit on approximately 10,000 acres under a 20-year lease",
      "Company says project is designed to avoid municipal water by treating high-salinity water",
      "County Judge John Viertel encouraged the company to hold a public town hall meeting",
      "A proposal for a second data center in Shackelford County was introduced at the Commissioners meeting on July 13, 2026",
      "No action was taken at the meeting; discussions are expected to continue",
      "County Judge said the previous data center abatement included terms beneficial to residents",
      "Vantage's Frontier campus in Shackelford County spans roughly 1,200 acres with a planned combined capacity of 1.4 gigawatts",
      "Frontier is expected to bring its first facility online in the second half of 2026",
      "Texas Water Development Board surveyed data centers grew from 22 to 341, but only about 17 percent returned the required questionnaire, per a June 23 House Natural Resources Committee hearing",
      "In Tom Green County, commissioners voted June 2 to reject a proposed 12-month moratorium on data-center development in one precinct",
      "Drone video shows earthmoving, concrete foundations and utility installations at a data center site in rural Shackelford County, Texas"
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        "title": "Proposal for data center in Sherman pulled",
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        "date": "2026-05-02T00:22:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Data center proposal on hold in Sherman | Texas Headline | kten.com",
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        "text": "It's really important that we make sure the ordinances and regulations are in place that protect the location, the noise, and —really — all of our residential citizens in the community,",
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        "url": "https://www.kten.com/news/texas-headlines/data-center-proposal-on-hold-in-sherman/article_78bd0f24-75ae-4567-8e91-ef629ecd7cf4.html",
        "date": "2026-05-01T22:03:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "There was concern in the community about the implications of a potential data center,",
        "source": "Shawn Teamman, Sherman Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kxii.com/2026/05/02/proposal-data-center-sherman-pulled/",
        "date": "2026-05-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
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        "text": "The good news is that the developer met with the city, and also heard the reaction from the community, and recognized that this was probably not the right time or place for this data center to go in,",
        "source": "Shawn Teamann, Sherman Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kxii.com/2026/05/02/proposal-data-center-sherman-pulled/",
        "date": "2026-05-01",
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        "text": "We will investigate what the proper ordinances and regulations should be to protect our citizens and our residents,",
        "source": "Shawn Teamann, Sherman Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kxii.com/2026/05/02/proposal-data-center-sherman-pulled/",
        "date": "2026-05-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      "Developer pulled the data center from a mixed residential and commercial development near Sherman High School",
      "It was the first data center inquiry Sherman has ever had",
      "City council votes Monday on updated plans with only houses and businesses",
      "City will explore data center impact on infrastructure such as water and form a group to examine regulatory protections",
      "A proposed data center in Sherman, Texas has been cut from the next city council agenda",
      "City officials are setting up boards and zoning rules to protect the area and check utility capacity for electrical and water demands"
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        "title": "What is the future for AI data center development once Clayton Tucker takes office?",
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      {
        "title": "East Texans protest data centers at Smith County Courthouse",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/energy-and-infrastructure-texas/data-centers/east-texans-protest-data-centers-at-smith-county-courthouse/",
        "date": "2026-07-19T02:43:51.000Z",
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        "title": "May 5, 2026 - Commissioners Court - Smith County Commissioner",
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        "text": "The biggest issues for East Texas, especially, are water and electrical resources; we’ve already seen the charges for the infrastructure updates in our power bills,",
        "source": "Eva Cardona",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/what-is-the-future-for-ai-data-center-development-once-clayton-tucker-takes-office/",
        "date": "2026-11-06T01:26:58.000Z",
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        "text": "We’re going to be really focusing on making sure that good laws are passed. I want a full moratorium,",
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        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/what-is-the-future-for-ai-data-center-development-once-clayton-tucker-takes-office/",
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        "text": "My office is currently investigating hundreds of data center developments to ensure that they are transparent about their water usage and fully compliant with the law,",
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        "text": "We cannot sacrifice our resources, water, or energy supply, and I will continue to fight for our communities across this state.",
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        "text": "My office is currently investigating hundreds of data center developments to ensure that they are transparent about their water usage and fully compliant with the law.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
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        "text": "We cannot sacrifice our resources, water, or energy supply, and I will continue to fight for our communities across this state.",
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        "text": "Neither party has the authority to change state laws so it is 20 days,",
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        "text": "It's for this reason that the staff recommends the board to dismiss this appeal on the basis that it is untimely under state law,",
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        "text": "We do not agree that the deadline is jurisdiction,",
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        "text": "I haven't found one neighbor who's happy,",
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        "text": "Tyler Planning Director Kyle Kingma told the board the proposed operation is not specifically listed as a permitted use under the city's zoning code, meaning a special use permit was required.",
        "source": "Kyle Kingma, Tyler Planning Director",
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        "text": "We are protesting the unregulated building of data centers across Texas,",
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        "text": "I'm against these massive data center projects that are going in at such a rapid rate,",
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        "text": "We were told that it's a close-knit system, but water doesn't magically appear. My question is, where is it coming from?",
        "source": "Hannah Morris, Tyler homeowner",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/tyler-commission-rejects-proposed-bitcoin-mining-data-center-after-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-07-08T02:21:25.000Z",
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        "text": "Low-frequency noise, which is below 20 hertz. So it's not audible to the hearing. However, if you feel it, it's vibrations and it is very detrimental to human health.",
        "source": "Aubree Sloan, Tyler resident",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/tyler-commission-rejects-proposed-bitcoin-mining-data-center-after-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-07-08T02:21:25.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "The group that put this project together answered many of the concerns and many that they found solutions to the problems that other data centers have caused in the communities they serve in other parts of the country.",
        "source": "Bob Westbrook, Former Tyler City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/news/local-news/tyler-commission-rejects-proposed-bitcoin-mining-data-center-after-community-pushback/",
        "date": "2026-07-08T02:21:25.000Z",
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        "text": "It sounds to me like those were some fighting words. So I know that they're going to appeal. I have a feeling they will.",
        "source": "Aubree Sloan, Tyler resident",
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        "date": "2026-07-08T02:21:25.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "I don't have a Bitcoin. Do you? I don't see Bitcoin benefiting anyone here, and I don't see a data center benefiting anyone here,",
        "source": "Keandre Goss, Tyler resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbs19.tv/article/news/local/tyler-commission-denies-data-center/501-59051d11-7a2a-4b9a-bd10-370923913081",
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      {
        "text": "I can't imagine anything worse than the home you're growing up in, that you've lived in your entire life, becoming suddenly unlivable,",
        "source": "Cate Carrejo, Tyler resident",
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        "date": "2026-07-07",
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      },
      {
        "text": "There will be no negative effects to any of the nearby homes,",
        "source": "Mark Bunstev, with Vulcan",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/16/tyler-residents-gather-learn-about-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve worked really hard to engineer this thing from the ground up,",
        "source": "Mitch Brown, project manager and local coordinator",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/16/tyler-residents-gather-learn-about-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
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      },
      {
        "text": "The equipment that was purchased was purchased specially for this type of area.",
        "source": "Mitch Brown, project manager and local coordinator",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/16/tyler-residents-gather-learn-about-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why Smith County, why now, and then why specifically North Tyler?",
        "source": "Kimberly Williams, Tyler resident",
        "url": "https://www.kltv.com/2026/06/16/tyler-residents-gather-learn-about-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to make sure if we go down this path, this is the right path.",
        "source": "Herod",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgviJbtqngk",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
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      },
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        "text": "Out of respect for my colleagues, they had some questions, and I think it's an appropriate time to table that so they can get answers from Mr. Wilson to look into those things, even though they were addressed, and some of them were addressed in court.",
        "source": "Christina Drewry, Smith County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgviJbtqngk",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It simply gives East Texas counties a coordinated platform to request better studies, protect rural values, defend property rights on both sides of the fence, and push back against predatory development while keeping decisions local.",
        "source": "Smith County Commissioner, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://smithcountycommissioner.com/may-5-2026-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      "Texas Agriculture Commissioner-elect Clayton Tucker, a Democrat, proposes a statewide moratorium on new data center development.",
      "Tucker plans to bring his legislative proposal to the state Capitol in January 2027.",
      "The 90th Texas Legislative Session begins Monday, Jan. 12, 2027.",
      "Texas AG Ken Paxton announced an investigation into data centers' compliance with Texas Water Development Board reporting requirements on 2026-09-24.",
      "Initial investigation covers data centers in 18 counties: Harris, Montgomery, Travis, Dallas, Tarrant, Smith, Bexar, Tom Green, Potter, Randall, Lubbock, Midland, Ector, Wichita, Victoria, Brazos, Nueces and El Paso.",
      "Paxton says his office is investigating hundreds of data center developments over water usage transparency.",
      "A Tyler facility says it never received a TWDB survey and uses no water for cooling.",
      "Texas AG Ken Paxton is investigating data centers' water reporting.",
      "Smith County has been swept into the Texas probe of data centers' water use.",
      "A Tyler data center facility says it never received a survey and uses no water for cooling.",
      "Texas AG Ken Paxton announced on 2026-09-24 an investigation into data center developments for allegedly not responding to the Texas Water Development Board water use survey",
      "Smith County is among the counties under investigation; the AG's office has not confirmed which developments",
      "Other counties under initial investigation include Harris, Montgomery, Travis, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Tom Green, Potter, Randall, Lubbock, Midland, Ector, Wichita, Victoria, Brazos, Nueces and El Paso",
      "At least 596 operating and planned data centers exist across Texas, per The Texas Tribune",
      "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating data centers that failed to respond to Texas Water Development Board water usage surveys",
      "The AG's office is investigating hundreds of data center developments statewide",
      "Smith County is now part of the statewide investigation into data centers and water use",
      "Zoning Board of Adjustment held a public hearing on Thursday on Barrio Energy's appeal relating to a West Erwin Street cryptocurrency mining facility",
      "On July 7, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 to deny a special use permit for a 12 MW Bitcoin mining facility",
      "Barrio Energy filed its appeal on July 16, 384 days after the July 27, 2025 classification decision; state law allows 20 days",
      "The next board meeting on Sept. 3 will vote on whether the board has jurisdiction; a decision on the appeal is slated for Sept. 10",
      "Tyler Zoning Board of Adjustment heard nearly two hours of arguments Aug. 27, 2026 on whether it has jurisdiction over an appeal involving a proposed crypto mining facility near downtown Tyler",
      "The board is expected to vote Sept. 3 on whether it has jurisdiction to hear the appeal",
      "City says developers were aware of the planning director's interpretation as early as 2025, starting the appeal timeline",
      "East Texas residents protested outside the Smith County Courthouse on Saturday, July 18, 2026, asking lawmakers for more data center regulations.",
      "Texas saw 18 data center protests, the most of any state, according to the non-profit Humans First.",
      "Protesters signed a petition asking Texas legislators to call a special session to put more guardrails on data centers.",
      "No special session had been called as of the article; the Texas Legislature next meets in January 2027 unless one is called.",
      "Tyler Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 to deny a special use permit for a Bitcoin mining data center proposed by Vulcan Core",
      "Data centers are not subject to a specific zoning category in the City of Tyler",
      "An Oncor representative told commissioners the project was not expected to increase electric bills for nearby customers",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 to deny a zoning request for a data center on nearly two acres along West Erwin Street in Tyler",
      "The proposal would have allowed the data center in a light industrial area near historic neighborhoods",
      "Tyler's Planning and Zoning Commission voted against a proposed downtown data center on or about July 7, 2026",
      "The project will still move to the Tyler City Council for a final decision",
      "Tyler Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 against a special use permit for a data center facility on July 7, 2026",
      "Barrio Resources LLC sought the permit for two lots of about 1.92 acres",
      "Many community members expressed opposition to the data center before the meeting",
      "Vulcan Core plans a 12,500 MW Bitcoin mining facility near Downtown Tyler",
      "Project goes before Tyler Planning and Zoning for a special use permit on July 7, 2026"
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      {
        "name": "Humans First",
        "url": "https://www.ketk.com/energy-and-infrastructure-texas/data-centers/east-texans-protest-data-centers-at-smith-county-courthouse/",
        "date": "2026-07-19T02:43:51.000Z"
      }
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    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On May 11, 2026, Somervell County commissioners unanimously passed a resolution opposing new data centers until the Legislature addresses water and energy concerns. Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc. leads local opposition, and commissioners voted June 8 to seek outside legal and engineering help.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.7,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:19:54.522Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Amazon's New Glen Rose Data Center Project Promises Jobs and Community Benefits",
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        "date": "2026-11-08T13:37:00.000Z",
        "source": "Small Business Trends",
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      {
        "title": "Amazon plans data center campus near Glen Rose on Vistra land beside Comanche Peak",
        "url": "https://cryptobriefing.com/amazon-data-center-glen-rose-comanche-peak/",
        "date": "2026-11-05T22:53:25.000Z",
        "source": "Crypto Briefing",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Amazon data centers: How Amazon is building responsibly in Somervell County, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-data-centers-locations-news",
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        "title": "Our responsible approach to investing in Somervell County, Texas - US Press Center",
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        "date": "2026-11-05T22:19:16.000Z",
        "source": "US Press Center (Amazon)",
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        "title": "Amazon plans a data-center campus near Glen Rose, Texas, on Vistra’s land adjacent to the Comanche Peak nuclear plant",
        "url": "https://www.computelabs.ai/research/2026-11-05/amazon-data-center-campus-near-glen-rose-texas-vistra-s-land-adjacent-comanche",
        "date": "2026-11-05T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "ComputeLabs Research",
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      {
        "title": "PUBL~ 4",
        "url": "https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/59399_72_1698381.PDF",
        "date": "2026-10-30",
        "source": "Public Utility Commission of Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "AWS Project Spectrum (Somervell/Hood County) Data Center",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/aws-project-spectrum-somervell-county-tx",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "source": "SueDataCenters.org",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Aterio",
        "url": "https://www.aterio.io/events/somervell-aws-campus-43527",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "source": "Aterio",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Calendar of Events",
        "url": "https://www.yourglenrosetx.com/php/pdf.php?file=GLNTab_COM-Reporter_10-17-2026_CLASSIFIED_A_011_4",
        "date": "2026-10-17",
        "source": "Glen Rose Reporter",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Joslin: County’s power over data centers unchanged - Glen Rose Reporter",
        "url": "https://www.yourglenrosetx.com/2026/10/14/news/h1-joslin-county-s-power-over-data-centers-unchanged-h1/",
        "date": "2026-10-14T06:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Glen Rose Reporter",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers Near Dinosaur Valley: What Is Proposed Beside the Paluxy River Tracks | The Creationist",
        "url": "https://thecreationist.org/articles/glen-rose-data-centers-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-09-29T18:42:36.000Z",
        "source": "The Creationist",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Glen Rose citizens are concerned about proposed power lines around Dinosaur Valley State Park | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/08/07/glen-rose-citizens-are-concerned-about-proposed-power-lines-around-dinosaur-valley-state-park/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T12:00:18.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
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      },
      {
        "title": "The Fight Against Power Lines in the Dinosaur Capital of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/dinosaur-valley-data-centers-power-lines/",
        "date": "2026-07-21T11:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Dinosaur Valley State Park",
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        "date": "2026-07-14T22:25:13.000Z",
        "source": "Wikipedia",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Rural counties face hurdles in regulating data centers - Uvalde Leader News",
        "url": "https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/rural-counties-face-hurdles-in-regulating-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-28T04:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "Uvalde Leader News",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Energy company halts plant for Comanche Circle data center | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316239676.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23T23:00:43.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural counties face hurdles over data centers",
        "url": "https://www.coloradocountycitizen.com/article/8323,rural-counties-face-hurdles-over-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-23T11:00:03.000Z",
        "source": "The Colorado County Citizen",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "AWS Project Spectrum (Comanche Peak) — Somervell County County, TX · DataCentersExposed",
        "url": "https://datacentersexposed.com/facilities/aws-project-spectrum-comanche-peak-tx-pg",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "source": "DataCentersExposed",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Glen Rose Residents Oppose Data Center Bordering State Park - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/glen-rose-residents-oppose-data-center-bordering-state-park/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T19:36:58.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Residents grow concerned over impact of data centers on Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose",
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        "date": "2026-06-17T10:39:35.000Z",
        "source": "Jack-FM (Audacy)",
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      {
        "title": "Glen Rose residents pack meeting over data centers, future of Dinosaur Valley | KERA News",
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        "date": "2026-06-17T06:01:00.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Rural North Texas counties trying to regulate data centers face legal threats | KERA",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T05:02:00.000Z",
        "source": "KERA",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Glen Rose residents pack meeting over data centers, future of Dinosaur Valley | KERA",
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        "date": "2026-06-17T05:01:00.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "North Texas residents push back against proposed data centers ( – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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        "date": "2026-06-16T21:19:45.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed development could affect Dinosaur Valley State Park | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316067835.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      },
      {
        "title": "AI data centers could cost too much",
        "url": "https://www.postsignal.com/article/2183,ai-data-centers-could-cost-too-much",
        "date": "2026-06-11T14:00:00.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Hood, Parker, Jack counties to discuss data centers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316021252.html",
        "date": "2026-06-08T09:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Somervell County data centers — Texas · DataCentersExposed",
        "url": "https://datacentersexposed.com/counties/tx/somervell",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "source": "DataCentersExposed",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners approve data center resolution - Glen Rose Reporter",
        "url": "https://www.yourglenrosetx.com/2026/05/23/news/commissioners-approve-data-center-resolution/",
        "date": "2026-05-24T01:57:22.000Z",
        "source": "Glen Rose Reporter",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Closed-Loop Cooling Wins Red Oak While Somervell Calls for a Statewide Pause | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-05-13/closed-loop-cooling-wins-red-oak-while-somervell-calls-for-a-statewide-pause",
        "date": "2026-05-13T19:42:34.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Oppose? Expand? Votes in 2 North Texas communities highlight a divide over data center growth | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-12/oppose-expand-votes-in-2-north-texas-communities-highlight-a-divide-over-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-05-12T15:05:24.000Z",
        "source": "KERA News",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Particle: Red Oak Approves 830-Acre Data Center as Counties Press for More Control",
        "url": "https://particle.news/story/red-oak-approves-830-acre-data-center-as-counties-press-for-more-control",
        "date": "2026-05-12T14:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Preserving the Paluxy: saying 'no' to a data center",
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        "date": "2026-05-12T13:13:02.000Z",
        "source": "Audacy (KRLD)",
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      {
        "title": "Rural Texas counties push for more regulations on data centers – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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        "date": "2026-05-12T01:03:01.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Texas weighs water, power and tax rules for data centers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-04-08T15:23:30.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "Local data center resolution advances amid growing concerns - Glen Rose Reporter",
        "url": "https://www.yourglenrosetx.com/2026/04/04/news/local-data-center-resolution-advances-amid-growing-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-04-04T14:06:32.000Z",
        "source": "Glen Rose Reporter",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Amazon Comanche Peak Data Center Campus, Texas | PoweredByWho",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/amazon-comanche-peak-data-center-campus-cc27e94c",
        "date": "2026-03-15T05:11:31.000Z",
        "source": "PoweredByWho",
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      {
        "title": "Amazon’s $12B Louisiana Data Center Push and Nuclear-Powered Texa",
        "url": "https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/amazons-12b-louisiana-data-center-push-and-nuclear-powered-texas-campuses",
        "date": "2026-03-05T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "EINPresswire",
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      },
      {
        "title": "County judge outlines details of data center agreement - Glen Rose Reporter",
        "url": "https://www.yourglenrosetx.com/2026/03/02/news/county-judge-outlines-details-of-data-center-agreement/",
        "date": "2026-03-02T23:32:17.000Z",
        "source": "Glen Rose Reporter",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Amazon is progressing plans for a large-scale data center campus in Somervell County, Texas, adjacent to Vistra’s Comanche Peak site. 💡 | GreenBridge",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/wearegbe_datacenters-digitalinfrastructure-texasdevelopment-activity-7433133882838863872-9WAC",
        "date": "2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "GreenBridge",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Some questions about the AWS data center to be built on Vistra property in Somervell County and problems with how this was handled - SCS- SOMERVELL COUNTY SALON",
        "url": "https://scsalon.org/index.php/2026/02/27/some-questions-about-the-aws-data-center-to-be-built-on-vistra-property-in-somervell-county-and-problems-with-how-this-was-handled/",
        "date": "2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "SCS- Somervell County Salon",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Project Announcement: $5 Billion AWS Data Center Campus Texas | Louis Cook",
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        "date": "2026-02-25T12:06:11.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
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      },
      {
        "title": "🚀🏭 Amazon Plans Major Data Center Campus Beside Texas Nuclear Plant ⚡ | Justin Huang",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/justinidcnova_datacenter-hyperscale-aws-activity-7432315304455852032-PVXv",
        "date": "2026-02-25T06:47:34.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "🚀 Amazon Plans $5B Data Center Campus Next to a Nuclear Plant in Texas🚀 | Meg Fletcher",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/meg-fletcher_amazon-plans-5b-data-center-campus-next-activity-7432397738685706240-bQvV",
        "date": "2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Amazon to Collocate $5 Billion Project Spectrum Data Center Campus in Texas with Nuclear Power Plant",
        "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/amazon-to-collocate-5-billion-project-spectrum-data-center-campus-in-texas-with-nuclear-power-plant/",
        "date": "2026-02-24T16:38:04.000Z",
        "source": "Construction Review Online",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Amazon looks to build large-scale data center campus next to nuclear plant in Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/amazon-looks-to-build-large-scale-data-center-campus-next-to-nuclear-plant-in-texas/",
        "date": "2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DatacenterDynamics",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Capitol protesters urge special session on Texas data centers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-02-23T22:51:09.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Somervell County enters data center agreement with 3–2 vote - Glen Rose Reporter",
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        "date": "2026-02-22T23:42:50.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "North Texas counties clash over data centers as Amazon poject ...",
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        "date": "2026-02-12T23:19:18.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-01-02",
        "source": "Somervell County, Texas (IQM2 Citizens portal)",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Dino Country Showdown: Glen Rose Neighbors Battle Massive Data Center",
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        "date": "2025-12-05T17:16:23.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Proposed data center campus worries tourist destinations | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2025-12-04T23:04:55.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "SOMERVELL",
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        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Frasier Cole announces new 190-acre data center site in Glen Rose, Texas",
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        "date": "2025-03-28T08:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "Digital Infra Network",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Glen Rose Texas Data Center Development",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Glen Rose Texas Data Center Development",
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        "date": "2025-03-27T12:41:17.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Frasier Cole Announces New 190-Acre Data Center Site in Glen Rose, Texas",
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        "date": "2025-03-27T07:01:04.000Z",
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        "text": "recovered several firearms and illegal drugs. Rural county governments across North Texas are calling for more regulation when it comes to data centers. The big tech facilities are the physical footprint of the internet, but they soak up water and energy. NBC 5's Phil Prazan joins us with more on what happened this morning, Phil. So earlier this year, commissioners in Somervell County approved tax breaks for an Amazon data center near Comanche Peak nuclear power plant. That may be the limit for what the county wants, passing a resolution and sending a letter to state leaders this morning calling for a pause on new data centers and more power to regulate them locally. It may be the thorniest issue in rural Texas, as we saw Monday morning in Somervell County. These folks from oftentimes the West Coast are coming into our state and overrunning us, using our water, using our electricity. Two years ago, 40 data center projects were planned across the state. This year, close to 400 projects ",
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        "text": "Back with a new fight over a proposed data center a little over an hour from now another community will come together to discuss it. Glen Roads is about 60 miles southwest of Fort Worth and home to the popular historical site Dinosaur Valley State Park. Residents are worried a data center would. Produce noise pollution, increase water consumption, and harm the nearby park, as well as Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. A biologist is coming to the meeting tonight to explain the impact on dinosaur tracks. It's at the Expo off Bo Gibbs Boulevard and starts at 6:30.",
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        "text": "Not anything has changed as of this date,",
        "source": "Chip Joslin, Somervell County Precinct 3 commissioner",
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        "text": "We are optimistic that Rep. (Helen) Kerwin and Rep. (David) Cook will continue to lead the fight in Austin this legislative session to help give us the authority to protect our vulnerable county and its citizens.",
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        "text": "Currently, the AWS (Amazon) Data Center is the only entity with a 381 Agreement or alike with Somervell County,",
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        "text": "water, the noise, the light pollution, the construction and how long that's going to be.",
        "source": "Mark Kinney, resident",
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        "text": "will bring substantial private investment, broaden the local tax base, support Tolar ISD and create long-term benefits for landowners, taxpayers and the broader community.",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, Sailfish managing partner",
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        "text": "They see them as an invitation to data centers to move into the area,",
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        "text": "There’s a real threat that this place, that is doing fine economically by many measures, would really face a lot of economic hardship if people started pulling back from going to the park because the experience was changed in any meaningful way,",
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        "text": "Developers saw the transmission lines as an invitation,",
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        "text": "I don't think anybody wants it,",
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        "text": "It's like two eras colliding,",
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        "text": "We used to be known for the tallest dinosaur. Now we'll be known for the tallest power lines.",
        "source": "Paul Baker, nonprofit leader advocating for Dinosaur Valley",
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        "date": "2026-07-21",
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        "text": "But if you take tourism away from us, it'll be a different story.",
        "source": "Tricia Sexton, owner of Sexton Mill restaurant, former schoolteacher",
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        "text": "I think it’s interesting to get this letter today, don’t you…This isn’t a coincidence, right?...You’ve got to wonder what kind of backroom stuff was going on…This is just a threat letter to us.",
        "source": "Dave Eagle, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_Valley_State_Park",
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        "text": "…data centers in the pipeline still have hurdles to overcome, including access to water. The Upper Trinity Ground Water District will have to approve providing the water…",
        "source": "Ron Massingill, County Judge",
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        "text": "You’re not going to see anybody else trying a moratorium at this point because they’ve seen what happens when you do it",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in land use law",
        "url": "https://www.uvaldeleadernews.com/articles/rural-counties-face-hurdles-in-regulating-data-centers/",
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        "text": "You basically just get clubbed with a ridiculous amount of money.",
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        "text": "You’re not going to see anybody else trying a moratorium at this point because they’ve seen what happens when you do it.",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in land-use law",
        "url": "https://www.coloradocountycitizen.com/article/8323,rural-counties-face-hurdles-over-data-centers",
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        "text": "You basically just get clubbed with a ridiculous amount of money.",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin who specializes in land-use law",
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        "text": "This win belongs to every family who stood up to protect the air our children breathe and the water that sustains our beautiful valley,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc. representative",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316239676.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "stay tuned.",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, principal partner with Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316239676.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
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        "text": "We actually have three data centers that have a direct impact on Somervell County and Glen Rose and Dinosaur Valley State Park.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, nearby landowner involved with Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/jackontheweb/latest/residents-grow-concerned-over-impact-of-data-centers-on-dinosaur-valley-state-park-in-glen-rose",
        "date": "2026-06-17T10:39:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "Not a dime,” Mills said. “You’re accusing people of being crooks!",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, county attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T05:02:00.000Z",
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        "text": "There is a sense, I think, of ‘we can’t keep doing this, and we got to pick our battles here,'",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, county attorney",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T05:02:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "Our legislators need to wake up down in Austin and see what is really going on on the ground in these communities,",
        "source": "Rita Beving, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T05:02:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "You basically just get clubbed with a ridiculous amount of money.",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T05:02:00.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "A small percentage of development can have a potentially substantial impact on what’s in the river,",
        "source": "Thad Scott, Environmental researcher",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/glen-rose-residents-oppose-data-center-bordering-state-park/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Groundwater is one of our most valuable resources,",
        "source": "Kathy Turner Jones, general manager of the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/glen-rose-residents-oppose-data-center-bordering-state-park/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The question before us tonight is not whether Texas should grow. The question is whether Texas will grow responsibly,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, State Rep. (R–Glen Rose)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/glen-rose-residents-oppose-data-center-bordering-state-park/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
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        "text": "If we cannot protect our beloved Dinosaur Valley State Park, which I consider the crown jewel of the Texas state park system, every state park in Texas is vulnerable.",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, State Rep. (R–Glen Rose)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/glen-rose-residents-oppose-data-center-bordering-state-park/",
        "date": "2026-06-17",
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      {
        "text": "We actually have three data centers that have a direct impact on Somervell County and Glen Rose and Dinosaur Valley State Park,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, nearby landowner involved with Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/meeting-in-glen-rose-to-focus-on-data-center-concerns-near-dinosaur-valley-state-park/4037271/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are eight data center slash power plant projects in the works,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, nearby landowner involved with Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/meeting-in-glen-rose-to-focus-on-data-center-concerns-near-dinosaur-valley-state-park/4037271/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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        "text": "The silt from that runoff could have devastating effects on those dinosaur tracks.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, nearby landowner involved with Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/meeting-in-glen-rose-to-focus-on-data-center-concerns-near-dinosaur-valley-state-park/4037271/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We're encouraging people to register their wells so that there's a record of those wells,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, nearby landowner involved with Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/meeting-in-glen-rose-to-focus-on-data-center-concerns-near-dinosaur-valley-state-park/4037271/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "Groundwater is one of our most valuable resources",
        "source": "Kathy Turner Jones, Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://thecreationist.org/articles/glen-rose-data-centers-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "We cannot create new aquifers.",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://thecreationist.org/articles/glen-rose-data-centers-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas can build additional power generation. We cannot create new aquifers,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/glen-rose-residents-pack-meeting-over-data-centers-future-of-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we cannot protect our beloved Dinosaur Valley State Park, which I consider the crown jewel of the Texas state park system, every state park in Texas is vulnerable,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/glen-rose-residents-pack-meeting-over-data-centers-future-of-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A small percentage of development can have a potentially substantial impact on what’s in the river,",
        "source": "Thad Scott, Baylor University environmental researcher",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/glen-rose-residents-pack-meeting-over-data-centers-future-of-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Groundwater is one of our most valuable resources,",
        "source": "Kathy Turner Jones, general manager of the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/glen-rose-residents-pack-meeting-over-data-centers-future-of-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The things that we’re most concerned about is water, the noise, the light pollution, the construction and how long that’s going to be.",
        "source": "Mark Kinney, Glen Rose resident",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/glen-rose-residents-pack-meeting-over-data-centers-future-of-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "A small percentage of development can have a potentially substantial impact on what's in the river,",
        "source": "Thad Scott, Baylor University environmental researcher",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2026-06-17/dinosaur-valley-data-center-impact",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Groundwater is one of our most valuable resources,",
        "source": "Kathy Turner Jones, general manager of the Middle Trinity Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2026-06-17/dinosaur-valley-data-center-impact",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas can build additional power generation. We cannot create new aquifers,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2026-06-17/dinosaur-valley-data-center-impact",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we cannot protect our beloved Dinosaur Valley State Park, which I consider the crown jewel of the Texas state park system, every state park in Texas is vulnerable,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2026-06-17/dinosaur-valley-data-center-impact",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "As far as I can tell, these things are moving forward without much things that the people here in the county can do about,",
        "source": "Mark Kinney, Glen Rose resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2026-06-17/dinosaur-valley-data-center-impact",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Dinosaur Valley is a part of Glen Roe’s identity, and the Paluxy River flows through Glen Rose and is a source of drinking water and tourism,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, co-founder, Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316067835.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "As the third closest proposed data center to Dinosaur Valley State Park, there is a better chance that the earth is flat than Comanche Circle harming Dinosaur Valley State Park in any way,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, founder and managing partner of Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316067835.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The bottom of the river is the treasure,",
        "source": "Thad Scott, professor of biology and director of the Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems at Baylor University",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316067835.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have the land that other counties have. To be covered up with data centers is a horrific situation.",
        "source": "Chip Joslin, Precinct 3 Somervell County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316067835.html",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "calling for an 'IMMEDIATE PAUSE' on new large-scale data center developments to allow for impact studies, particularly on water availability and grid capacity",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, state Rep., Republican representing Glen Rose",
        "url": "https://www.postsignal.com/article/2183,ai-data-centers-could-cost-too-much",
        "date": "2026-06-11T14:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cities, with zoning authority, can restrict them to just industrial uses, or to area that are zoned for industrial.",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316021252.html",
        "date": "2026-06-08T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They could just decide to either not make data centers eligible for those programs or to condition any receipt of a tax incentive upon achieving a set of metrics, including cleaner energy, more water efficiency — things like that.",
        "source": "Luke Metzger, executive director of Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316021252.html",
        "date": "2026-06-08T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Vistra sent a cease and desist to Sailfish DV. They ARE NOT providing power to the Comanche Circle project.",
        "source": "Mary Jo Bloomquist, commenter",
        "url": "https://constructionreviewonline.com/amazon-to-collocate-5-billion-project-spectrum-data-center-campus-in-texas-with-nuclear-power-plant/",
        "date": "2026-05-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The resolution is a collective opinion of the county... it's also asking the state legislature to adopt laws giving counties more power to regulate industrial development in unincorporated rural areas.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, Somervell County resident and member of Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/local/preserving-the-paluxy-saying-no-to-a-massive-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These folks from oftentimes the West Coast are coming into our state and overrunning us using our water, using our electricity,",
        "source": "Demetra Conrad, Somervell County resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-counties-push-for-more-local-control-over-data-centers/4022825/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this time, we need a cessation of all AI data centers, Bitcoin mines, not because we’re anti-progress, but because we need to understand what’s happening,",
        "source": "Demetra Conrad, Somervell County resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-counties-push-for-more-local-control-over-data-centers/4022825/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is about making sure rural Texas has a say in its future,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, state Rep., R-Glen Rose",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-counties-push-for-more-local-control-over-data-centers/4022825/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Did you move out here to have industry, heavy industry right next door to you?",
        "source": "Chris Paulsen, Somervell County resident",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-counties-push-for-more-local-control-over-data-centers/4022825/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You’re checking your email. You’re checking your social media. You’re streaming your favorite service. You’re doing your online banking or health care. All of that relies on data centers,",
        "source": "Liz Schwab, Google's energy development manager",
        "url": "https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/north-texas-counties-push-for-more-local-control-over-data-centers/4022825/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Growth without planning and without guardrails can create long term consequences that we cannot take back, especially on our natural resources and even more so on our water,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, state Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-12/oppose-expand-votes-in-2-north-texas-communities-highlight-a-divide-over-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is about making sure rural Texas has a say in its future and that we are protecting our water, our infrastructure, and the very way of life that our people care so deeply about,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, state Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-12/oppose-expand-votes-in-2-north-texas-communities-highlight-a-divide-over-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We, as a community, citizens, with elected officials, must do everything we can to combat the invasion of industrial development that threaten our communities,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-12/oppose-expand-votes-in-2-north-texas-communities-highlight-a-divide-over-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We all want what's best for Red Oak,",
        "source": "Mark Stanfill, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-12/oppose-expand-votes-in-2-north-texas-communities-highlight-a-divide-over-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Obviously they will provide a massive boost to the local economy and the tax base,",
        "source": "Todd Fuller, Red Oak City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-05-12/oppose-expand-votes-in-2-north-texas-communities-highlight-a-divide-over-data-center-growth",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "For us, the closest building will be 300 feet from our property line,",
        "source": "Laura Crawford, co-founder of Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315336606.html",
        "date": "2026-04-08T15:23:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "These industrial sites, they just don't belong here,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, co-founder of Protect the Paluxy Valley group",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315336606.html",
        "date": "2026-04-08T15:23:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas is poised to become the largest data center market for a reason: its pro-business environment,",
        "source": "Dan Diorio, vice president of state policy, Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315336606.html",
        "date": "2026-04-08T15:23:30.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The course the state is on with the exemptions is unsustainable and wasn't anticipated when approved more than a decade ago, said Huffman, who was first elected to the Senate in 2008.",
        "source": "Joan Huffman, chair of the Senate Finance Committee",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315336606.html",
        "date": "2026-04-08T15:23:30.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bottom line is that AWS is going to lease land from Vistra and this is a done deal that no one actually living in Somervell County can change.",
        "source": "Salon author",
        "url": "https://scsalon.org/index.php/2026/02/27/some-questions-about-the-aws-data-center-to-be-built-on-vistra-property-in-somervell-county-and-problems-with-how-this-was-handled/",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Agendas are supposed to put in enough information for someone to know what the meeting might be about, so they can attend, so if they are about or include tax abatements, the notice is woefully deficient.",
        "source": "Salon author",
        "url": "https://scsalon.org/index.php/2026/02/27/some-questions-about-the-aws-data-center-to-be-built-on-vistra-property-in-somervell-county-and-problems-with-how-this-was-handled/",
        "date": "2026-02-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Amazon is eyeing up a massive $5 billion data center campus in Somervell County, Texas.",
        "source": "Louis Cook",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/louis-cook-760a1a274_construction-datacenter-missioncritical-activity-7432395489913880576-i7sO",
        "date": "2026-02-25T12:06:11.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our star filled skies will be gone,",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, retired Lockheed Martin employee, speaker representing Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article314805927.html",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We cannot wait. This is an invasion of rural Texas. This is an invasion in Hood County.",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, co-founder of the Paluxy Valley group",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article314805927.html",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our way of life in Texas is being torn apart by these data centers,",
        "source": "Gary Oldham, Protect Round Rock",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article314805927.html",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "COUNTIES DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER TEXAS LAW TO MAKE MORATORIUMS WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE OBVIOUS THAT THAT TYPE OF BIG, MAJOR PROJECTS IS GOOD FOR THE STATE IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT.",
        "source": "Paul Bettencourt, State Senator",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPCOZ3PhaY0",
        "date": "2026-02-12T23:19:18.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I COULDN'T I COULDN'T EVEN GET A ONE WEEK MORATORIUM ON THE ONE TODAY",
        "source": "Chip Joslin, Somervell County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPCOZ3PhaY0",
        "date": "2026-02-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "diminish the water supply and hurt tourism",
        "source": "George Freas, Glen Rose council member",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2025/12/dino-country-showdown-glen-rose-neighbors-battle-massive-data-center-plan/",
        "date": "2025-12-05T17:16:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mayor Gary Hutsell said he was concerned about the strain on nine volunteer fire departments",
        "source": "Gary Hutsell, Mayor of Glen Rose",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2025/12/dino-country-showdown-glen-rose-neighbors-battle-massive-data-center-plan/",
        "date": "2025-12-05T17:16:23.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m a very conservative person,\" Crawford said in an interview. \"I’m a capitalist, and I like progress. I don’t mind industrialization, but I think there is a place for it.",
        "source": "Brian Crawford, helped form Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article313283182.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04T23:04:55.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m concerned as a member of the council. You have to think about the next 20, 30, 40 years,",
        "source": "George Freas, Glen Rose city council member",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article313283182.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04T23:04:55.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is the connection between North Texas and the Hill Country, and the bottom line is that the Paluxy Valley is just not the place for industrial development,",
        "source": "Gary Hutsell, mayor and fire chief in Tolar",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article313283182.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04T23:04:55.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We specifically selected a site within one of Hood County’s Road Corridor Districts. This is an area the county designated for commercial growth specifically to keep commercial traffic on major thoroughfares and away from residential neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner, Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article313283182.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04T23:04:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Due to this significant distance and natural visual buffers, the facility will not be able to be seen nor heard from the town center or primary tourism areas,",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, managing partner, Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article313283182.html",
        "date": "2025-12-04T23:04:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At this time, we need a cessation of all AI data centers Bitcoin mines not because we're anti-progress, but because we need to understand what's happening.",
        "source": ", speaker at Somervell County meeting",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBM9HCQydak",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So think about, you know, not just the restaurants and hotels, but the electrician and the Hvac company and the security company and the landscapers and, you know, all the other type of maintenance roles that we contract out for in the broader community.",
        "source": "Liz Schwab, Google's energy development manager",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBM9HCQydak",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is a sense, I think, of 'we can't keep doing this, and we got to pick our battles here,'",
        "source": "Matthew Mills, county attorney",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/data-centers-texas-regulation-rural-communities/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would be able to see the entire Comanche Circle project from my backyard,",
        "source": "Joanne Carcamo, Somervell County resident",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/data-centers-texas-regulation-rural-communities/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You basically just get clubbed with a ridiculous amount of money.",
        "source": "Robert Paterson, professor at the University of Texas at Austin specializing in land use law",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/data-centers-texas-regulation-rural-communities/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What it did is it drove several other data center developers to the table to talk to them because, you know, we don't get that a lot of times,",
        "source": "Chip Joslin, Somervell County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasstandard.org/stories/data-centers-texas-regulation-rural-communities/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "These enterprises are dktrirriental to our communities and threaten the nature, beauty of rural Texas and our way of life.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident of Glen Rose, Somervell County",
        "url": "https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/58561_105_1569036.PDF",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Data center expected to create at least 550 full-time jobs with wages above the county average",
      "Outdoor air cooling about 84% of the year; water-based cooling about 16% of the time",
      "Amazon investing about $3.75 million with Arable, expected to replenish over 330 million gallons of water annually",
      "Amazon Built Together commits over $1 billion over five years to education and workforce development",
      "Amazon partnered with Glen Rose ISD for STEM workshops",
      "Amazon is developing a data center campus next to Vistra's 2.4 GW Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Somervell/Hood County, Texas",
      "The site is on Vistra-owned land",
      "The project, called Project Spectrum, is expected to involve roughly $5 billion",
      "Project Spectrum covers about 435 acres in Somervell County with a projected investment of about $5 billion.",
      "Plan calls for up to 18 buildings tied to a 20-year PPA for up to 1,200 MW from Comanche Peak.",
      "Initial energization targeted for 2027, full ramp-up by 2032.",
      "Projected to create at least 550 full-time jobs.",
      "Local approvals came through in February 2026.",
      "Amazon plans a data center campus near Glen Rose, Somervell County, TX, on Vistra-owned land adjacent to Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant",
      "Project expected to support at least 550 full-time positions",
      "Amazon says it will pay the full cost of its energy, with power via dedicated transmission lines from Comanche Peak",
      "Amazon uses outside air for cooling about 84% of the year",
      "Amazon Montgomery County Community Fund awarded $150,000 to 16 organizations in Missouri on October 29, 2026",
      "Campus on Vistra-owned land adjacent to Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant in unincorporated Somervell County near Glen Rose",
      "Expected to support at least 550 full-time jobs",
      "Projected water use under 2% of Vistra's existing water rights; no new water rights sought",
      "Amazon plans a $100,000-$150,000 Community Fund and Built Together initiative of over $1 billion over five years",
      "Amazon will be a direct off-taker of power from Comanche Peak via dedicated transmission lines",
      "Amazon reportedly plans a data-center campus near Glen Rose, Texas, on Vistra-owned land adjacent to the Comanche Peak nuclear plant",
      "Amazon said the project would create at least 550 full-time jobs with wages significantly above the county average",
      "No campus capacity, investment amount, construction timetable, or operational start date was provided",
      "Comanche Peak Power Company filed application February 19, 2026 for a net metering arrangement in Somervell County with two nuclear-fueled generation units",
      "Applicants filed amended application jointly with Amazon on May 19, 2026",
      "Commission Staff recommends approval subject to ERCOT's proposed conditions and rejection of Applicants' proposed finding on lawfulness and preclusion",
      "United Cooperative Services, Inc. objected to Applicants' proposed finding",
      "Project Spectrum announced February 25, 2026 on 435 acres with a reported $5 billion investment.",
      "Hood County portion reportedly more than 1,265 acres at 2300 Coates Rd, Granbury; Baxtel reports Amazon said in September 2026 it would not build in Hood County, unconfirmed by a primary source.",
      "Texas PUC docket 59399 is a joint application by Comanche Peak Power Company and Amazon Data Services for a net metering arrangement.",
      "No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing on record as of October 28, 2026.",
      "Construction could commence in 2027.",
      "ERCOT recommended conditional PUC approval for net metering between Amazon's proposed 1,200 MW AWS Campus in Glen Rose and the 2,400 MW Comanche Peak nuclear plant",
      "Proposed energization begins with 100 MW in Q4 2027, reaching 800 MW by Q4 2029 and full 1,200 MW by Q4 2031",
      "On May 11, Somervell County commissioners unanimously approved a resolution opposing new data center developments until the Legislature addresses water and energy concerns",
      "The Commissioners Court voted June 8 to seek outside legal and engineering assistance on data center development",
      "Hill County rescinded a one-year data center moratorium passed in May after a developer sued"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Protect the Paluxy Valley",
        "url": "https://thecreationist.org/articles/glen-rose-data-centers-dinosaur-valley/",
        "date": "2026-09-29T18:42:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_Valley_State_Park",
        "date": "2026-07-14T22:25:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Protect the Paluxy Valley Inc.",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316239676.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23T23:00:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Protect the Paluxy",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T05:02:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/06/17/rural-north-texas-counties-trying-to-regulate-data-centers-face-legal-threats/",
        "date": "2026-06-17T05:02:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Environment Texas",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article316021252.html",
        "date": "2026-06-08T09:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Paluxy Valley group",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article314805927.html",
        "date": "2026-02-23T22:51:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Protect Round Rock",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article314805927.html",
        "date": "2026-02-23T22:51:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "48427": {
    "name": "Starr County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local data center opposition is recorded in Starr County. On March 9, 2026, Commissioners Court approved a wind reinvestment zone and a Roma 210 Logistics tax abatement. The only data center site is an unfiled greenfield candidate, and ERCOT has paused large new loads.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:51.479Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 16419,
      "pres_2024_margin": 16,
      "projects_60km": 2,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "EC FFE Starr County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48427",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 12,
      "regional_score": 0.7414175002581742
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    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "no organized opposition",
        "weight": 0.5
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      {
        "reason": "commissioners favor development incentives",
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      {
        "reason": "ERCOT large-load pause",
        "weight": 0.1346153846153846
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Starr County OKs Wind Reinvestment Zone and Proclaims Down Syndrome Day",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/starr-county/meetings/2026-03-09-public-hearing-commissioners-court-2026-03-09-62dd49cd-2aac-4665-ab21-c8444ad760b0",
        "date": "2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "My Texas Record",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Starr County — Datacenter Site in Starr County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/starr-county/ec-ffe-starr-county-8c2d40e8",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "we have come to you before with the approval of a re in a new reinvestment zone Halcon project which is wind LLC reinvestment zone one 2026 is in the jurisdiction of Star County",
        "source": "Unidentified speaker",
        "url": "https://mytexasrecord.org/starr-county/meetings/2026-03-09-public-hearing-commissioners-court-2026-03-09-62dd49cd-2aac-4665-ab21-c8444ad760b0",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Commissioners Court approved a resolution adopting the Halcon Wind Reinvestment Zone on 2026-03-09",
      "The reinvestment zone captures about 100,000 acres in northern Starr County, with 55,000 to 60,000 acres in preliminary phases",
      "Reinvestment zones last five years before the unused area goes dormant or can be reassigned",
      "Commissioners Court approved a tax abatement agreement with Roma 210 Logistics",
      "EC FFE Starr County scores 60.8/100 DC Readiness, ranking 6th of 28 scored sites in Starr County",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit",
      "Audit and community impact review reports are due to the PUC of Texas by Dec 10, 2026",
      "Typical ERCOT interconnection wait is about 3.5 years, with a 71% withdrawal rate",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is MDC McAllen, 40 miles away"
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48429": {
    "name": "Stephens County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.9,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "Stephens County commissioners unanimously approved a three-month moratorium on accepting data center land use applications on April 14, 2026, although no applications had been filed. On April 28 they postponed proposed data center ordinance rules for further study.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:58:04.318Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 3761,
      "pres_2024_margin": 79.3,
      "projects_60km": 14,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Stephens County Data Center Moratorium",
        "status": "moratorium",
        "fips": "48429",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 12,
      "regional_score": 0.6337552765113995
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    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "moratorium adopted",
        "weight": 0.5
      },
      {
        "reason": "unanimous board action",
        "weight": 0.25
      },
      {
        "reason": "ordinance rules postponed",
        "weight": 0.15
      },
      {
        "reason": "no organized group",
        "weight": 0.1
      }
    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Stephens County commissioners approve four variances, deny pallet‑recycling permit and postpone data‑center rule changes | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7876087/georgia/school-districts/stephens-county/stephens-county-commissioners-approve-four-variances-deny-palletrecycling-permit-and-postpone-datacenter-rule-changes",
        "date": "2026-04-28T11:29:34.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stephens County Commission approves Moratorium on Data Centers - WNEG",
        "url": "https://wnegradio.com/stephens-county-commission-approves-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-16T04:53:02.000Z",
        "source": "WNEG",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stephens County Commission holds Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to Land Use Ordinance - WNEG",
        "url": "https://wnegradio.com/stephens-county-commission-holds-first-public-hearing-on-proposed-changes-to-land-use-ordinance/",
        "date": "2026-04-15T04:23:20.000Z",
        "source": "WNEG",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "A three-month moratorium barring the acceptance of land use applications for data centers was unanimously approved by the Stephens County Board of Commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday, April 14.",
        "source": "Chad Dorsett, reporter",
        "url": "https://wnegradio.com/stephens-county-commission-approves-moratorium-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-04-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Stephens County Board of Commissioners postponed action on proposed data-center ordinance changes pending further study on April 28, 2026",
      "Board postponed data-center provisions for additional study and a work session while approving accessory-structure amendments",
      "Board approved four property variances and denied a conditional-use permit for pallet recycling on Freeman Creek Road",
      "Stephens County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a three-month data center moratorium at its April 14, 2026 meeting",
      "The county has not received any applications for data centers",
      "Stephens County Administrator Christian Hamilton explained the reasons for the moratorium",
      "Stephens County Board of Commissioners held a first reading and public hearing on proposed Land Use Ordinance changes on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, including adding a definition and conditional uses for data centers.",
      "A second reading on the proposed Land Use Ordinance changes is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2026."
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48431": {
    "name": "Sterling County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition, organized groups or moratorium activity has been reported in Sterling County. Its only computing load is a 75 MW crypto/HPC facility behind NextEra's Capricorn Ridge wind farm, integrated in late 2023.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:16.809Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 629,
      "pres_2024_margin": 85.9,
      "projects_60km": 17,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "NextEra Cap Ridge Wind I Sterling City",
        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48431",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 2,
      "items": 6,
      "regional_score": 0.6530299474217305
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    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
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      {
        "reason": "energy-friendly abatement history",
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      {
        "reason": "existing co-located load operating",
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Computational Infrastructure and Co-Located Energy: Sterling County | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/reports/sterling-county-2026-06/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T20:37:22.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "Sterling County has no traditional commercial data centers; its computational load is co-located behind wind generation.",
      "Goat Mountain BESS is a ~$200M battery project with proposed COD of May 31, 2027, interconnecting via the Gasconades Creek 345 kV substation.",
      "Goat BESS Reinvestment Zone #1 (Chapter 312, early 2026) covers ~6,125 acres, pairing abatements with PILOTs.",
      "Edmondson Ranch Wind took a $30M value limitation on $94.77M of investment under Chapter 313.",
      "Sterling City ISD 'Texas BRB Data Center' is the Bond Review Board debt portal, not a data center; the county carries $10.4M of municipal debt."
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48433": {
    "name": "Stonewall County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.6,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Stonewall County commissioners approved a reinvestment zone for Crusoe's data center in April 2026. Abatement hearings set for June 22 and Sept. 28 were cancelled amid negotiations and pending state reviews. Opposition is limited to one landowner seeking more setback.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:29.728Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 716,
      "pres_2024_margin": 69,
      "projects_60km": 20,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "Crusoe Swenson",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48433",
        "km": 0
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      "operating_60km": 1,
      "items": 41,
      "regional_score": 0.6329354516233405
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    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "commissioners granted reinvestment zone",
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      {
        "reason": "repeated hearing cancellations",
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      {
        "reason": "single landowner concerns, no group",
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    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "CRUSOE DATA CENTER TAX DEAL STALLS AGAIN | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/crusoe-data-center-tax-deal-stalls-again",
        "date": "2026-10-08T10:43:36.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "PRESERVATION TODAY BECAUSE THE FUTURE IS COMING | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/editorials/preservation-today-because-future-coming",
        "date": "2026-10-08T10:43:36.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stonewall County cancels Crusoe tax abatement hearing",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/stonewall-county-cancels-mondays-crusoe-tax-abatement-hearing",
        "date": "2026-09-24T14:54:47.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "CRUSOE DEAL NEARS A DECISION | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/crusoe-deal-nears-decision",
        "date": "2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "especially those who have | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/especially-those-who-have",
        "date": "2026-06-17T17:01:22.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stonewall Landowner Raises Site Concerns Over Proposed Crusoe Data | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/stonewall-landowner-raises-site-concerns-over-proposed-crusoe-data",
        "date": "2026-06-04T10:18:05.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stonewall County Approves First Step for Crusoe Data Center Project After Public Concerns | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/stonewall-county-approves-first-step-crusoe-data-center-project-after-public-concerns",
        "date": "2026-04-23T11:07:23.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "CRUSOE EYES STONEWALL COUNTY FOR MASSIVE AI DATA CENTER | Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/crusoe-eyes-stonewall-county-massive-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-04-09T10:50:12.000Z",
        "source": "Double Mountain Chronicle",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Crusoe Data Center Complex (Stonewall County), TX",
        "url": "https://morethanjustparks.com/data-center-tracker/crusoe-data-center-complex-stonewall-county-tx--66521e62-ed54-49a3-abb5-7600c4651ac6",
        "date": null,
        "source": "More Than Just Parks",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Stonewall County, TX | TDCW",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/texas/stonewall-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "due to ongoing tax abatement negotiations with Crusoe Energy Systems LLC for a Data Center Complex in Stonewall County.",
        "source": "Stonewall County cancellation notice",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/stonewall-county-cancels-mondays-crusoe-tax-abatement-hearing",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "while he is not trying to block the project he is requesting more distance from possible noise, lights, heat, water use and construction impacts.",
        "source": "Brian Snodgrass, Landowner",
        "url": "https://www.doublemountainchronicle.com/news/stonewall-landowner-raises-site-concerns-over-proposed-crusoe-data",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Stonewall County commissioners canceled a second public hearing on a proposed tax abatement for Crusoe Energy Systems' data center project ahead of their Sept. 28 meeting in Aspermont",
      "Stonewall County is waiting on state data-center reviews that could extend into December",
      "Stonewall County Commissioners Court recently canceled its public hearing on the proposed Crusoe data center tax abatement again",
      "Stonewall County canceled the Sept. 28, 2026 public hearing on a proposed tax abatement agreement with Crusoe Energy Systems",
      "The county posted the formal cancellation notice on Sept. 22, 2026; no new hearing date was announced",
      "A previous abatement hearing scheduled for June 22 was also canceled",
      "The original application contemplated a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes equivalent to 15% of real-property improvement taxes during the abatement period",
      "Landowner Brian Snodgrass asked commissioners for additional distance from his ranch boundary due to noise, lighting, heat, water use and construction concerns",
      "Stonewall County commissioners will hold a Sept. 28 public hearing on intent to enter a tax abatement agreement with Crusoe Energy Systems, LLC",
      "The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Stonewall County Courthouse in Aspermont",
      "Stonewall County commissioners will hold a public hearing on June 22, 2026 on a possible tax abatement agreement with Crusoe Energy for a proposed AI-focused data center",
      "An amended commissioners court notice posted May 18 set the hearing for 9 a.m. Monday, June 22, at the Stonewall County Courthouse in Aspermont",
      "Stonewall Commissioners heard a landowner protest about the proposed Crusoe data center site in late May 2026",
      "Landowner Brian Snodgrass identified an alternative location for the proposed Crusoe data center at the May 26 meeting",
      "Stonewall County commissioners approved a reinvestment zone for a proposed Crusoe Energy data center project.",
      "County leaders described the vote as a first formal step, not final approval of a tax abatement agreement.",
      "Residents raised questions about water, taxes, jobs, schools and transparency.",
      "Crusoe Energy Systems filed a formal tax abatement application with Stonewall County for a data center campus",
      "Proposed campus covers approximately 3,200 acres near the Flat Top and Greater Swenson ranch parcels",
      "County Judge Ronnie Moorhead told commissioners about the proposal at their late March 2026 meeting",
      "Crusoe data center complex is listed as proposed in Stonewall County, Texas.",
      "Site capacity and footprint are not disclosed in the public record.",
      "Pin marks the center of Swenson, about 40 miles from Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.",
      "No dated events are recorded for the site beyond its listing.",
      "Crusoe filed a tax abatement application for a campus on about 3,200 acres, reported Apr. 9, 2026",
      "Commissioners approved a reinvestment zone of about 1,300 acres",
      "County cancelled the Jun 22 and Sep 28, 2026 abatement hearings citing ongoing negotiations; no new date as of Oct. 14, 2026",
      "County is waiting on state data center reviews that could extend into December (Double Mountain Chronicle, Oct. 8)",
      "Application projects 80+ permanent jobs at $100,000+, about $8M annual payroll, and a PILOT of 15% of real-property improvement taxes"
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48435": {
    "name": "Sutton County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition found in Sutton County. The only evidence is a neutral listing for a candidate site, EC FFE Sutton County, on R & D Malone Ranches land in Pedernales Electric Coop territory.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:21.237Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
    "predicted_from": [],
    "profile": {
      "voters_2024": 1400,
      "pres_2024_margin": 67.1,
      "projects_60km": 2,
      "nearest_project": {
        "name": "EC FFE Sutton County",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48435",
        "km": 0
      },
      "operating_60km": 0,
      "items": 6,
      "regional_score": 0.7615171170976194
    },
    "drivers": [],
    "reasons": [
      {
        "reason": "ERCOT large-load pause and impact review",
        "weight": 0.49678076798369536
      },
      {
        "reason": "no local opposition or groups found",
        "weight": 0.2737723027211885
      },
      {
        "reason": "site only a candidate, not proposed",
        "weight": 0.15362270476428982
      }
    ],
    "news": [
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Sutton County — Datacenter Site in Sutton County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/sutton-county/ec-ffe-sutton-county-b9cc88b9",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [],
    "facts": [
      "Since Aug 3, 2026, ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit and community impact review",
      "ERCOT audit and community impact review reports are due to the PUC of Texas by Dec 10, 2026",
      "SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "ERCOT interconnection averages 3.5 years from request to operation, with a 71% withdrawal rate",
      "EC FFE Sutton County scores 56.0/100 versus a county average of 53.1 and a Texas average of 56.4"
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
  "48437": {
    "name": "Swisher County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition, organized group, or moratorium discussion is recorded in Swisher County. Evidence covers Swisher Electric Coop, tracked with 14 facilities, and the Goodnight Data Center in Claude (530 MW Phase 1, 500 MW Phase 2), which has a second tax abatement on record.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:17.596Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Krause town hall addresses residents’ data center concerns | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "title": "Texas’ Fight Against 1 Million-Square-Foot Data Center Explained",
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        "title": "Residents rally as court considers Temporary Restraining Order fate in Westlake data center fight | wfaa.com",
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        "title": "Fort Worth OKs $10B data center site plan with more green space, distance from homes | Fort Worth Report",
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        "title": "Could Fort Worth’s Black Mountain data center be bigger? | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article316993474.html",
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        "title": "Fort Worth Data Center Moratorium Vote Moves to 2027. - BenbrookLife.com",
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        "source": "Benbrook Life",
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      {
        "title": "Tarrant County Court Temporarily Halts Westlake Data Center Project | Judicial | The Texan",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/judicial/tarrant-county-court-temporarily-halts-westlake-data-center-project/article_35a71ad1-05a4-4c2e-845c-5c2689dd2c69.html",
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        "title": "Westlake mayor defends data center on Keller border but admits it’s a 'tough situation' | wfaa.com",
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        "source": "CBS Texas",
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      {
        "title": "Edged data center moves forward despite new Fort Worth rules | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article316874370.html",
        "date": "2026-08-14T17:00:31.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "City advances next steps in data center regulation development process - The Business Press",
        "url": "https://fortworthbusiness.com/government/city-advances-next-steps-in-data-center-regulation-development-process/",
        "date": "2026-08-14T03:14:15.000Z",
        "source": "The Business Press",
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        "title": "Fort Worth Eyes Data Center Limits as Texas Market Booms - Fort Worth Inc.",
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        "source": "Fort Worth Inc.",
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      {
        "title": "Keller council opposes Westlake data center, vows action | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-08-13T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "Fort Worth's city council just voted unanimously to begin the data center moratorium process, but the city's timeline puts its possible start on February 16, 2027, and zoning applications filed before then remain outside it",
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        "date": "2026-08-13T07:30:40.000Z",
        "source": "Direct Message News",
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        "title": "Parker touts Fort Worth City Council’s unanimity in confronting data center issue | NBTX News | New Braunfels Texas",
        "url": "https://nbtxnews.com/parker-touts-fort-worth-city-councils-unanimity-in-confronting-data-center-issue/",
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      {
        "title": "Fort Worth City Council approves steps to start moratorium process on data centers | Keller - Roanoke - Northeast Fort Worth | Community Impact",
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        "title": "Newly formed commission set to advise Fort Worth on data center regulations | KERA News",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-12T09:43:06.000Z",
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        "title": "Newly formed commission set to advise Fort Worth on data ...",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-08-12T05:07:17.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Report",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Fort Worth lays out plan to regulate data centers – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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        "date": "2026-08-12T02:31:16.000Z",
        "source": "NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Keller residents invited to comment on Westlake project | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316832937.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T20:59:32.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "Fort Worth City Council approves 90-day pause on new data center projects | wfaa.com",
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        "date": "2026-08-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "WFAA",
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      {
        "title": "QTS Data Centers Agrees to Texas Standards as Governor Abbott Enforces Grid and Resource Protections - KSST Radio",
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      {
        "title": "Westlake data center plan draws Keller opposition | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-08-06T14:59:54.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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      {
        "title": "North Texas data center clears key hurdle despite strong opposition from neighboring residents - CBS Texas",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/data-center-westlake-texas-keller-tarrant-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-06T14:05:00.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Texas",
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      {
        "title": "Westlake Planning & Zoning Commission approves data center site plan near Keller | Keller - Roanoke - Northeast Fort Worth | Community Impact",
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      {
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        "date": "2026-08-04T23:51:08.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Report",
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      },
      {
        "title": "State vs. local control over data centers under debate as Fort Worth considers moratorium | Fort Worth Report",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/03/state-vs-local-control-over-data-centers-under-debate-as-fort-worth-considers-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-04T01:02:05.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Planning and Zoning Commission - Aug 4, 2026 | Westlake, TX",
        "url": "https://mytownview.com/texas/tarrant/westlake/meetings/3715-planning-and-zoning-commission-2026-08-04",
        "date": "2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "1.1M-square-foot data center campus coming to Westlake land | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316701958.html",
        "date": "2026-07-30T20:26:06.000Z",
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        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Data centers require substantial water, energy. Sustainable practices, technology can lessen impact | Fort Worth Report",
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      {
        "title": "CyrusOne plans $200m data center facility in Dallas, Texas - DCD",
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        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "QTS files to expand Fort Worth data center campus in Texas - DCD",
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        "title": "A second data center could be coming to North Richland Hills. Many residents don't want it | KERA News",
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      {
        "title": "Fort Worth pushes another vote on $10 billion data center | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "title": "Fort Worth residents fight proposed $1.1B data center over ...",
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        "title": "Black Mountain data center tax breaks and pushback explained | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "title": "Black Mountain Fort Worth data center: tax revenue, ERCOT | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-05-11T21:29:40.000Z",
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        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Fort Worth Data Center Boom: Environmental Impact, Water Use & Community Concerns",
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        "title": "Fight against data center in fast-growing west Fort Worth gears up",
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        "title": "Data Center Supplier Eyeing FW for $80M Plant - Connect CRE",
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        "title": "Water, Not Power, Will Decide Who Wins the Texas Data Center Race | Hyperscale News",
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        "title": "Latest plans for $10B data center in southeast Fort Worth | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "date": "2026-01-13T22:43:21.000Z",
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        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "$10 billion east Fort Worth data center wants more land | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
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        "text": "Fort Worth hasn't technically enacted its data center moratorium yet, but let's not ignore the practical effect of layering a local moratorium process on top of Abbott's statewide \"audit &amp; temporary pause.\"\n\nRegulate actual impacts. Don't wall off competition &amp; innovation. 👇",
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        "text": "(10/) Data centers are not the problem. Bad policy is.\n\nWe break down Fort Worth's proposed moratorium, Abbott's statewide pause, &amp; what it could mean for competition, property rights, infrastructure, &amp; innovation in Texas. #txlege ⤵️\nhttps://t.co/C1cccg4CYl",
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        "text": "(2/) Fort Worth isn't simply relying on Gov.  @GregAbbott_TX's recent data center directive.\n\nThe City Council has begun the process prescribed by state law to enact its own temporary moratorium on new data center development applications.",
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        "text": "(4/) Now, Fort Worth is requiring new data center applications to provide evidence of PUC &amp; ERCOT grid interconnection approval while moving toward its own local moratorium.\n\nThat's a regulatory bottleneck layered on top of another regulatory bottleneck.",
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        "text": "(🧵1/10) The City of Fort Worth is officially moving toward a temporary moratorium on new data center development.\n\nIt isn't technically in effect yet. But combined with what is already happening at the state level, the practical effect deserves scrutiny.\n\n🔽More in Thread https://t.co/YHRUXnnUh2",
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        "text": "BREAKING: Fort Worth takes a big step to implement a data center moratorium. \n\nAI/hyperscale data centers are creating new cancer alleys. They do not belong next to our communities, schools, or farms. \n\nLet’s keep this party going by stopping more of these damn things. https://t.co/5yCpLKRYpx",
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        "text": "Fort Worth may not technically have a data center moratorium in effect yet, but let's be clear about the practical effect of what is happening.\n\nMayor Parker herself describes Gov. Abbott's statewide directive as an \"audit and temporary pause on data center development across the",
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        "text": "Fort Worth makes major moves towards data center moratorium, regulations https://t.co/Ck9iETcWmS",
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        "text": "Data center moratorium takes first steps after Fort Worth City Council’s unanimous vote https://t.co/3Pcno6Gjv6",
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        "text": "Fort Worth institutes temporary data center moratorium and a commission to study the issue. \n\nAdditionally passed a city ordinance required data centers to provide interconnection approval from PUCT and ERCOT.",
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        "text": "# Inside the controversy over a $10 billion Fort Worth data center\n\n- Channel: Spectrum News\n- Length: 03:23\n- Views: 229\n- Likes: 2\n- Published: 2026-03-12T13:32:57-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: spectrum news, spectrum, news app, journalists, today's stories, local news, latest news, weather, politics, education, health, sports, youtube news, tv news, top story, news channel, daily news, breaking news, national news, NY1, Bay News 9, News 13\nSpectrum News NY1, Spectrum Bay News 9, Spectrum News 13, top stories, Inside the controversy over a $10 billion Fort Worth data center, texas, texas news, forth worth, fort worth news, data center, Black Mountain, CEO\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nOn Wednesday night, the CEO of Black Mountain, Rhett Bennett, held a private meeting with Fort Worth neighbors to discuss his plans for a data center. Spectrum News 1 was there, but filming was not allowed. Because this was not a public meeting, developers also asked residents to put a",
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        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "HOURS OR SO OF PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS DATA CENTER, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IS GOING TO SIT ON LAND RIGHT NEAR HIGHWAY 377 THAT'S NEAR THE BORDER OF MARSHALL RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THOSE ARE THE RESIDENTS IN KELLER WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REGIONAL IMPACTS OF THIS THING. SO THE COUNCIL SAYS THE LAND IS ALREADY APPROVED FOR THE DATA CENTER, THAT THE POWER AND WATER USAGE AND NOISE CONSIDERATIONS WERE ALL TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE APPROVAL PROCESS. BUT IT WAS LAST WEEK, THE CITY OF KELLER ENDED UP SENDING A RESOLUTION OVER TO THEIR NEIGHBORS IN WESTLAKE, FORMALLY EXPRESSING ITS OPPOSITION TO THE DATA CENTER. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON HERE. EYE ON POLITICS. REPORTER JACK FINK IS LIVE FOR US RIGHT NOW. WESTLAKE TOWN CENTER OVER THE DATA CONCERNS. AND ALL OF THIS IS KIND OF LED TO LOTS OF PLACES WITH POLITICAL BACKLASH AND PUSHBACK AGAINST TEXAS LEADERS IN SOME RESPECTS BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON DOUG, MANY PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING SUBURBAN AND RURAL TEXANS, ARE VERY UNHAPPY WITH DATA",
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        "text": "Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker talks data center project, bond election and property tax relief - YouTube",
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        "text": "Governor Abbott directed a state\ncommission to stop all new data center permits until the state's electrical\ngrid manager finishes an audit. The study involves how data centers use energy\nand water from state resources. Fox force Peyton Yeager has more\non the governor's order and the timing of it too. Peyton. Steven Heather Abbott's order\nfor now essentially pausing any new construction on data centers\nfor at least the next few months. But here on the Westlake-Keller border,\nresidents concerned what will happen beyond that with a battle\nover a data center still hung up in court. So that bar bar fence 500 feet\nfrom Kevin Meyers' property line is where a proposed 1 .1\nmillion square foot data center complex would be in a Westlake\nField off Highway 377 right on the Keller City border. Well currently we have a temporary restraining\norder that ends late in the afternoon on Friday. Keller's Marshall Ridge neighborhood,\nthe closest and their residents the loudest during immense pushback, fili",
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      {
        "text": "Between PFAS and blue-green algae, we’re already struggling to get good water into homes,",
        "source": "Steven Smith, Responsible Master Plumber, Mother Modern Plumbing",
        "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/954941825/dfw-s-fight-between-data-centers-and-clean-water",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The issue is more than the raw power- all the runoff and coolant has to go somewhere.",
        "source": "Steven Smith, Responsible Master Plumber, Mother Modern Plumbing",
        "url": "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/954941825/dfw-s-fight-between-data-centers-and-clean-water",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
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      {
        "text": "A financial services company might have three stories in the building that they might use, one for their data center uses,",
        "source": "Kenneth Bloom, Land development assistant director",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/28/arlington-explores-potential-regulations-on-data-center-zoning-water-and-noise/",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These things kind of came about just from research and from other ordinances around the country and around the state,",
        "source": "Kenneth Bloom, Land development assistant director",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/28/arlington-explores-potential-regulations-on-data-center-zoning-water-and-noise/",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m in favor of the modeling … so that we can really look out for our residents as we are also looking out for our economic future,",
        "source": "Brittney Garcia-Dumas, Arlington City Council member",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/28/arlington-explores-potential-regulations-on-data-center-zoning-water-and-noise/",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a work in progress. The technology changes every day,",
        "source": "Kenneth Bloom, Land development assistant director",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/28/arlington-explores-potential-regulations-on-data-center-zoning-water-and-noise/",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Krause wants local governments to hold off and let state lawmakers take the lead when the Texas Legislature convenes in January 2027.",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/tarrant-officials-clash-over-data-center-rules-as-texas-weighs-new-limits/",
        "date": "2026-10-23T13:08:03.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "Beck says that is too long to wait, especially with a controversial project already drawing fire just across the county line in Westlake.",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/tarrant-officials-clash-over-data-center-rules-as-texas-weighs-new-limits/",
        "date": "2026-10-23T13:08:03.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
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        "text": "Beck argued the city shouldn't sit on that authority while Austin deliberates.",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/tarrant-officials-clash-over-data-center-rules-as-texas-weighs-new-limits/",
        "date": "2026-10-23T13:08:03.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Realtor Hilarie Finfrock told attendees that homes near data centers could lose up to 20 percent of their value.",
        "source": "Hilarie Finfrock, Realtor",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/tarrant-officials-clash-over-data-center-rules-as-texas-weighs-new-limits/",
        "date": "2026-10-23T13:08:03.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Shelley also said local officials should refuse to sign nondisclosure agreements and called on developers to tell surrounding communities honestly whether a proposed center will have its own power source.",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, Texas director, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/10/tarrant-officials-clash-over-data-center-rules-as-texas-weighs-new-limits/",
        "date": "2026-10-23T13:08:03.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "We understand the state’s going to have to speak to the data center issue,",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County commissioner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/22/what-data-center-laws-do-tarrant-officials-residents-want-to-see-from-texas-legislature/",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "(Data centers) are not hurting for funds,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/22/what-data-center-laws-do-tarrant-officials-residents-want-to-see-from-texas-legislature/",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Cities should be working up to the limits of their authority because, as I am seeing it, that’s what their constituents want,",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, Public Citizen Texas director",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/22/what-data-center-laws-do-tarrant-officials-residents-want-to-see-from-texas-legislature/",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I trust the state government like I trust gas station sushi,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/22/what-data-center-laws-do-tarrant-officials-residents-want-to-see-from-texas-legislature/",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
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      },
      {
        "text": "That’s something that needs to change in state law to make sure that we’re notifying all impacted residents, regardless of what municipality they live in,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council member",
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        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency is of the utmost importance,",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, Public Citizen Texas director",
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        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We understand the state's going to have to speak to the data center issue,",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://newsmediahouse.com/article/what-data-center-laws-do-tarrant-officials-residents-want-to-see-from-texas-legi/",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
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      },
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        "text": "(Data centers) are not hurting for funds,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://newsmediahouse.com/article/what-data-center-laws-do-tarrant-officials-residents-want-to-see-from-texas-legi/",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
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      {
        "text": "Cities should be working up to the limits of their authority because, as I am seeing it, that's what their constituents want,",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, director of Public Citizen Texas",
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        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "I trust the state government like I trust gas station sushi,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth City Council member",
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        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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      {
        "text": "Transparency is of the utmost importance,",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, director of Public Citizen Texas",
        "url": "https://newsmediahouse.com/article/what-data-center-laws-do-tarrant-officials-residents-want-to-see-from-texas-legi/",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our top priority is to protect Texans' safety and quality of life. Simply put, Texans must come first.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://www.viewsandnews.org/home/push-back",
        "date": "2026-10-20T00:22:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not opposed to data centers, I am opposed to building data centers in such close proximity to homes and schools.",
        "source": "Leigh Wambsganss, Republican candidate for SD9",
        "url": "https://www.viewsandnews.org/home/push-back",
        "date": "2026-10-20T00:22:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers can add significantly to the tax base, even if they create fewer permanent jobs than some other uses,",
        "source": "Michael Crain, Fort Worth council member",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/05/data-centers-promise-big-financial-returns-should-that-outweigh-other-determining-factors/",
        "date": "2026-10-05T13:27:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But you don't stop and turn down billions, billions of free market dollars.",
        "source": "Wayne Christian, Texas Railroad Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/05/data-centers-promise-big-financial-returns-should-that-outweigh-other-determining-factors/",
        "date": "2026-10-05T13:27:55.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The bad actors have ignored the local population,",
        "source": "Wayne Christian, Texas Railroad Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/05/data-centers-promise-big-financial-returns-should-that-outweigh-other-determining-factors/",
        "date": "2026-10-05T13:27:55.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Colovore did not immediately return a request for comment.",
        "source": "Colovore",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article317443922.html",
        "date": "2026-09-30T19:54:40.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Colovore is building a $430 million data center campus near Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, adding another major project to the North Texas pipeline.",
        "source": "Sulacsan Sivanesan",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sulacsan-sivanesan_texas-colovore-dallas-activity-7510846808798044160-Jt-H",
        "date": "2026-09-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're going to have this big data center with lights going on. I mean, it's going to be lit up center all day, every day, 24 hours a day, right behind them,",
        "source": "John Friedman, Attorney for the plaintiffs",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/westlake-data-center-lawsuit-homeowners-zoning-dispute-august-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Can you imagine the difference between having like a Wal-Mart behind you as opposed to a Cowboys stadium behind you?",
        "source": "John Friedman, Attorney for the plaintiffs",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/westlake-data-center-lawsuit-homeowners-zoning-dispute-august-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They described the agenda and everything as little text amendments to this small plan development area. Nothing to see here, folks,",
        "source": "Linda Bjorn, Plaintiff",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/westlake-data-center-lawsuit-homeowners-zoning-dispute-august-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We remain confident in the Town's actions and the careful process undertaken in reviewing and approving this project.",
        "source": "Town of Westlake, Statement to CBS News Texas",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/westlake-data-center-lawsuit-homeowners-zoning-dispute-august-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve put into our design requirements that if you’re at a data center, you have a closed-loop requirement on the water demand side,",
        "source": "Chris Harder, Fort Worth Water Department director",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/10/24/city-staff-closing-the-loop-on-data-center-questions/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are confidence the entire dispute will be fully resolved during the upcoming October 23 hearing,",
        "source": "Jon Sasser, town spokesman",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/westlake-data-center-court-hearing-tarrant-county-september-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Gov. Abbott has put out some directives, and a couple of them are that data centers aren't to impact neighborhoods or the Texas way of life,",
        "source": "Kevin Myers, spokesman for the homeowners' association",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/westlake-data-center-court-hearing-tarrant-county-september-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Gov. Abbott needs to... put out a specific set of guidelines as to what that means.",
        "source": "Kevin Myers, spokesman for the homeowners' association",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/westlake-data-center-court-hearing-tarrant-county-september-2026/",
        "date": "2026-09-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We believe the governor's directive applies to Westlake's proposed 1.1-million-square-foot data center,",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Mayor of Keller",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article317330265.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22T00:50:01.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As we have from the very beginning, we will continue to abide by the Governor's orders and follow his directives.",
        "source": "Officials from the Town of Westlake",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article317330265.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22T00:50:01.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They still did not want one of these centers 506 feet from their residential neighborhood,",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://tcu360.com/2026/09/22/fort-worth-weighs-data-center-growth-as-residents-raise-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everybody said, 'We understand the need for them. We understand why we have to have them. but there has to be some kind of guardrails put into place for these things,'",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://tcu360.com/2026/09/22/fort-worth-weighs-data-center-growth-as-residents-raise-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Go to your elected officials and make your voice heard,",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://tcu360.com/2026/09/22/fort-worth-weighs-data-center-growth-as-residents-raise-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Simply put, Texans must come first,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article317330265.html",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers must share the duty to protect Texas water,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov. Greg Abbott",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-28/data-centers-in-tarrant-among-those-being-probed-as-texas-ag-demands-water-usage-response",
        "date": "2026-09-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Standard home insulation blocks high-pitched sounds, but low-frequency mechanical hums travel straight through drywall and glass,",
        "source": "Krista Erbe, organizer, 2871 Community Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.thetarrantchronicle.com/p/data-centers-the-grid-the-ground-and-the-future",
        "date": "2026-09-13T23:41:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "For a venue that relies on natural quiet, weddings, outdoor events, and historic architecture, continuous industrial noise and vibrations are an existential threat,",
        "source": "Sue Weston, landowner and preservationist",
        "url": "https://www.thetarrantchronicle.com/p/data-centers-the-grid-the-ground-and-the-future",
        "date": "2026-09-13T23:41:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "To increasingly place heavy industrial facilities next to these historic neighborhoods is a direct threat to our quality of life and health,",
        "source": "Letitia Wilbourn, coalition leader, DFW Communities Over Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.thetarrantchronicle.com/p/data-centers-the-grid-the-ground-and-the-future",
        "date": "2026-09-13T23:41:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whether you're in Benbrook or Echo Heights, the fundamental issue is the same: residential areas were never designed to abut continuous heavy industrial infrastructure,",
        "source": "Jaime Perkins, coalition leader, DFW Communities Over Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.thetarrantchronicle.com/p/data-centers-the-grid-the-ground-and-the-future",
        "date": "2026-09-13T23:41:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve got to have some guardrails,",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-10/tarrant-commissioner-data-center-debate-transcends-partisan-sides",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am not against development, but it has to be done intelligently,",
        "source": "Cate Brennan, Democrat running for Texas House 98",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-10/tarrant-commissioner-data-center-debate-transcends-partisan-sides",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Provide your own energy. Provide your own water.",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-10/tarrant-commissioner-data-center-debate-transcends-partisan-sides",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Something new needs to happen,",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-10/tarrant-commissioner-data-center-debate-transcends-partisan-sides",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would be surprised if Austin didn’t take a hard look at getting rid of those",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-09-10/tarrant-commissioner-data-center-debate-transcends-partisan-sides",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "transcends partisan sides",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://currenttarrant.substack.com/p/current-tarrant-the-voting-fight",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everything about how this situation has been handled has been questionable, with minimal information provided.",
        "source": "Holly Doty, Keller resident",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/issues/social-issues-life-family/tarrant-county-commissioner-holds-town-hall-on-data-center-concerns/article_b6465be4-d375-4999-8d99-89bc2154c4b3.html",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I thought it was a great conversation with great dialogue and ideas.",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner (R-Pct. 3)",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/issues/social-issues-life-family/tarrant-county-commissioner-holds-town-hall-on-data-center-concerns/article_b6465be4-d375-4999-8d99-89bc2154c4b3.html",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve got to have some guardrails,",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/09/09/tarrant-commissioner-data-center-debate-transcends-partisan-sides/",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Provide your own energy. Provide your own water.”",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/09/09/tarrant-commissioner-data-center-debate-transcends-partisan-sides/",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“I am not against development, but it has to be done intelligently,”",
        "source": "Cate Brennan, Democratic candidate for Texas House 98",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/09/09/tarrant-commissioner-data-center-debate-transcends-partisan-sides/",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hopefully, we can craft some policies, some guardrails, some accountability and transparency for these data centers that Texans can be comfortable with, can be confident in and can allow everybody to be on the same page,",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article317168495.html",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now there are none. We desperately need to have those, and that’s the message we’re going to be taking down to Austin.",
        "source": "Matt Krause, Tarrant County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article317168495.html",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "For us, this house is a huge part of our retirement,",
        "source": "Hilarie Finfrock, realtor and Marshall Ridge resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article317168495.html",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to get very specific,",
        "source": "Kevin Myers, Keller resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article317168495.html",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That way we can quickly all know the negative impacts,",
        "source": "Feyi Obamehinti, Keller resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article317168495.html",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since this project sits entirely inside Westlake's municipal boundaries, Keller leaders cannot rezone the land, deny permits, or impose any conditions on the development,",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/texas-fight-against-1-million-square-foot-data-center-explained-12375001",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "there's a not-zero chance that a data center this close to Keller will 'not' affect our water supply or electricity supply and rates.",
        "source": "Jesse Smith",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/texas-fight-against-1-million-square-foot-data-center-explained-12375001",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's like putting a landfill on your fence line by your neighbors' house.",
        "source": "Melissa Stafford York",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/texas-fight-against-1-million-square-foot-data-center-explained-12375001",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This affects all of us in the area,",
        "source": "Debbie Smith, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/residents-rally-as-court-considers-temporary-restraining-order-fate-in-westlake-data-center-fight/287-22ede1f6-d7e0-469a-a831-e38ca8dfc840",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Multiple concerns. There's water usage, the noise from the cooling and the powering,",
        "source": "Mike Anderson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/residents-rally-as-court-considers-temporary-restraining-order-fate-in-westlake-data-center-fight/287-22ede1f6-d7e0-469a-a831-e38ca8dfc840",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe that notice was deficient. We believe they made amendments to the zoning without proper notice,",
        "source": "Jason Friedman, attorney representing residents and groups opposing the development",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/residents-rally-as-court-considers-temporary-restraining-order-fate-in-westlake-data-center-fight/287-22ede1f6-d7e0-469a-a831-e38ca8dfc840",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you go back to 1998, it was a piece of land that we determined would be our commercial, industrial land,",
        "source": "Kim Greaves, Westlake Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/residents-rally-as-court-considers-temporary-restraining-order-fate-in-westlake-data-center-fight/287-22ede1f6-d7e0-469a-a831-e38ca8dfc840",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were blindsided. I think the entire community was blindsided,",
        "source": "Debbie Smith, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/residents-rally-as-court-considers-temporary-restraining-order-fate-in-westlake-data-center-fight/287-22ede1f6-d7e0-469a-a831-e38ca8dfc840",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can't stop them, delay them as much as possible,",
        "source": "Debbie Smith, nearby resident",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/residents-rally-as-court-considers-temporary-restraining-order-fate-in-westlake-data-center-fight/287-22ede1f6-d7e0-469a-a831-e38ca8dfc840",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS BIG DATA CENTER WITH LIGHTS GOING ON.",
        "source": "Jason Friedman, attorney representing the HOA",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F29k80XoiVk",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "HOMEOWNER LINDA BJORN IS ONE OF THE PLAINTIFFS.",
        "source": "Linda Bjorn, homeowner, plaintiff",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F29k80XoiVk",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I support the better plan … and pair it with measurable local business engagement.",
        "source": "Emerald Khan, local business owner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/25/fort-worth-oks-10b-data-center-site-plan-with-more-green-space-distance-from-homes/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T23:52:44.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "So if we're going to make investment in soliciting expert opinions and expert suggestions, let's wait for those suggestions to be provided.",
        "source": "Ambika Sharma, community activist",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/25/fort-worth-oks-10b-data-center-site-plan-with-more-green-space-distance-from-homes/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T23:52:44.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can't stop a data center from being there. To me, the most important part is to provide the protections or the site plan that is least intrusive, I guess, to the people it's going to be the most proximate to.",
        "source": "Mia Hall, council member",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/25/fort-worth-oks-10b-data-center-site-plan-with-more-green-space-distance-from-homes/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T23:52:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it's important that we get this right.",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, Black Mountain CEO",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/25/fort-worth-oks-10b-data-center-site-plan-with-more-green-space-distance-from-homes/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T23:52:44.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I haven’t been made aware of anything like that,",
        "source": "Chris Nettles, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article316993474.html",
        "date": "2026-08-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were blindsided by how far this project had progressed before our community became aware of it.",
        "source": "Chris Pannel, resident",
        "url": "https://fflawoffice.com/judge-temporarily-halts-progress-on-westlake-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:54:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Specifically, the 15 homes at the lakes at Marshall Ridge were done without the consultation of Westlake or a review of the existing zoning, and they did not include a buffer zone.",
        "source": "Kim Greaves, Westlake Mayor",
        "url": "https://fflawoffice.com/judge-temporarily-halts-progress-on-westlake-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:54:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What they really did was did a wholesale change of the use of the property, and nobody knew about it.",
        "source": "Jason Friedman, attorney for Keller homeowner's association",
        "url": "https://fflawoffice.com/judge-temporarily-halts-progress-on-westlake-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:54:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want the court to shut it down.",
        "source": "Jason Friedman, attorney for Keller homeowner's association",
        "url": "https://fflawoffice.com/judge-temporarily-halts-progress-on-westlake-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:54:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I WILL FIGHT FOR STRONGER NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA CENTER PROJECTS, INCLUDING REQUIRING APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNING BODY AND ENSURING THAT PUBLIC NOTICE IS CLEARLY EXPLAINED IN PLAIN LANGUAGE.",
        "source": "Westlake Mayor, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bhyONtnsFU",
        "date": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAND ALONGSIDE OUR RESIDENTS IN SEEKING ANSWERS AND PURSUING MEANINGFUL PROTECTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY.",
        "source": "City of Keller",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bhyONtnsFU",
        "date": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Through the most diplomatic means possible, we made very reasonable requests in our resolution opposing Westlake's data center,",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Keller Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/judge-blocks-westlake-vote-data-center-restraining-order-keller-hoa/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "In the Legislature, I will fight for stronger notice requirements for data center projects, including requiring approval by the governing body and ensuring that public notices clearly explain, in plain language, what is being proposed and what elected officials are being asked to vote on.",
        "source": "Armin Mizani, Former Mayor of Keller and Republican nominee for Texas House District 98",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/judge-blocks-westlake-vote-data-center-restraining-order-keller-hoa/",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I so feel for Keller residents, but I wish they would have been a little more responsible on their rezoning,",
        "source": "Kim Greaves, Westlake Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/westlake-mayor-defends-data-center-keller-border-admits-tough-situation/287-abc77fb6-0f7f-4edc-aa8f-160dead8397a",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have serious concerns about whether the spirit and letter of the law have been followed, a judge and jury will ultimately determine the merit of our legal claims,",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Keller Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/westlake-mayor-defends-data-center-keller-border-admits-tough-situation/287-abc77fb6-0f7f-4edc-aa8f-160dead8397a",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We find no joy in this decision, but are confident exploring every legal avenue is in the in best interest of Keller and our residents,",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Keller Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/westlake-mayor-defends-data-center-keller-border-admits-tough-situation/287-abc77fb6-0f7f-4edc-aa8f-160dead8397a",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, AS HAS BEEN STATED, THAT WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY DO AN INDEPENDENT NOISE STUDY AND PROVIDE THOSE THOSE FINDINGS.",
        "source": "Unnamed company representative, Senior Vice President for the company behind the data center",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OnLK3PNMOU",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not a protester, but I just, I don't know,",
        "source": "Josh Rabe, Lakes of Marshall Ridge resident",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/judge-blocks-westlake-vote-data-center-restraining-order-keller-hoa/",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Through the most diplomatic means possible, we made very reasonable requests in our resolution opposing Westlake's data center. To date, we have had no meaningful response from the Town of Westlake.",
        "source": "City of Keller, social media post",
        "url": "https://thetexan.news/judicial/tarrant-county-court-temporarily-halts-westlake-data-center-project/article_35a71ad1-05a4-4c2e-845c-5c2689dd2c69.html",
        "date": "2026-08-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t feel like it changed how I have felt about these things overall,",
        "source": "Krista Erbe, Fort Worth resident and founding member of the 2871 Community Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article316874370.html",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I appreciate that they’re willing to have a dialogue with residents.",
        "source": "Krista Erbe, Fort Worth resident and founding member of the 2871 Community Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article316874370.html",
        "date": "2026-08-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers do not belong in every community,",
        "source": "JLL report, commercial real estate firm",
        "url": "https://fortworthinc.com/news/fort-worth-weighs-data-center-limits-as-texas-becomes-world%E2%80%99/",
        "date": "2026-08-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Mayor Parker herself describes Gov. Abbott's statewide directive as an \"audit and temporary pause on data center development across the",
        "source": "Mayor Parker, Mayor of Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://x.com/JeramyKitchen/status/2087508291844706397",
        "date": "2026-08-12T11:55:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Do I think there will be data center development in Texas? Yes. Is it healthy to slow things down? Yes.",
        "source": "Mattie Parker, Fort Worth mayor",
        "url": "https://nbtxnews.com/parker-touts-fort-worth-city-councils-unanimity-in-confronting-data-center-issue/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The last thing we want is a data center that has no regulation by the city of Fort Worth,",
        "source": "Mattie Parker, Fort Worth mayor",
        "url": "https://nbtxnews.com/parker-touts-fort-worth-city-councils-unanimity-in-confronting-data-center-issue/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It still uses our electric grid and our water supply and we can't regulate them at all.",
        "source": "Mattie Parker, Fort Worth mayor",
        "url": "https://nbtxnews.com/parker-touts-fort-worth-city-councils-unanimity-in-confronting-data-center-issue/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The commission is not there to advocate for or against data centers. We want this to be evidence-based and rigorous, and we’ll be looking for people on the commission to help us with that.",
        "source": "Michael Slattery, environmental professor at Texas Christian University and chairman of the commission",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Regulate actual impacts. Don't wall off competition & innovation.",
        "source": "Jeramy Kitchen",
        "url": "https://x.com/JeramyKitchen/status/2087578244815958237",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Keller is not going to sit on the sidelines, while a massive 1.1 million-square-foot data center is proposed 506 feet from the backyard of Keller residents",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Mayor of Keller",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316829575.html",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of our legal options are on the table.",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Mayor of Keller",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316829575.html",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Children in Keller are just as important as children in Westlake",
        "source": "Susan Eiland, Keller resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316829575.html",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one wants to live near a data center.",
        "source": "Cynthia Jacobs, Marshall Ridge resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316829575.html",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I'm really looking for are pragmatists, people that are going to be truly open-minded,",
        "source": "Michael Slattery, chairman of the Data Center & Infrastructure Commission; director of TCU Institute for Environmental Studies",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're not asking you to kill this project, we are asking you to move it,",
        "source": "Ben Buckwalter, Lakes at Marshall Ridge resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316832937.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T20:59:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Not just for our area, but the state. We need Austin to look at this, and protect our state from making myopic decisions.",
        "source": "Shannon Dubberly, Keller council member",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316832937.html",
        "date": "2026-08-11T20:59:32.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is an urgent moment and we have the opportunity to lead by example in Fort Worth to enact smart regulations and bolster existing ordinances that put our city and its residents first,",
        "source": "Mattie Parker, Fort Worth Mayor",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth/government/fort-worth-city-council-approves-steps-to-start-moratorium-process-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would rather a development still want to come into the city where we can then apply our development regulations,",
        "source": "Jesica McEachern, Fort Worth assistant city manager",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth/government/fort-worth-city-council-approves-steps-to-start-moratorium-process-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A moratorium passed by the Fort Worth City Council would send a signal to the state legislature and maybe even to the governor and lieutenant governor,",
        "source": "Vikki Goodwin, State Rep. (D-Austin)",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth/government/fort-worth-city-council-approves-steps-to-start-moratorium-process-on-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "A moratorium isn't a tantrum, it's a timeout,",
        "source": "Coalition member, Sensible Data Center Coalition member",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-data-center-moratorium-commission-approved-what-it-means/287-5cafd956-8e4a-41f6-97f0-31c0f5da410f",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "You have to know where the energy is going to come from,",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-data-center-moratorium-commission-approved-what-it-means/287-5cafd956-8e4a-41f6-97f0-31c0f5da410f",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need to protect the future and the livability of our great city,",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker, speaker at council meeting",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-data-center-moratorium-commission-approved-what-it-means/287-5cafd956-8e4a-41f6-97f0-31c0f5da410f",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is their tax dollars, it is their lives...they are the stakeholders,",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/fort-worth-data-center-moratorium-commission-approved-what-it-means/287-5cafd956-8e4a-41f6-97f0-31c0f5da410f",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "While this data center committee is a step in the right direction, it will be nothing if it isn’t led by impacted community members,",
        "source": "Lydia Faith, speaker",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents are desperate to be heard, and rightly so. Establishing long-term committees with appropriate authority and membership will help reduce the alienation felt by residents in our city,",
        "source": "Laurie Stelljes, Fort Worth resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The majority of the task force cannot be made up of industry shills or people outside of Fort Worth who don’t have to suffer the harms caused,",
        "source": "Wesley Kirk, Fort Worth resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to make sure that we have the best and the brightest minds available to us on this commission, and I recognize that some of that expertise might not be in the city,",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-08-12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "While this data center committee is a step in the right direction, it will be nothing if it isn't led by impacted community members.",
        "source": "Lydia Faith, speaker",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Residents are desperate to be heard, and rightly so. Establishing long-term committees with appropriate authority and membership will help reduce the alienation felt by residents in our city,",
        "source": "Laurie Stelljes, Fort Worth resident",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The majority of the task force cannot be made up of industry shills or people outside of Fort Worth who don't have to suffer the harms caused,",
        "source": "Wesley Kirk, Fort Worth resident",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/12/newly-formed-commission-set-to-advise-fort-worth-on-data-center-regulations/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Let's be clear: the growth of data centers must not come before the quality of life of Texans,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://www.ksstradio.com/2026/08/qts-data-centers-agrees-to-texas-standards-as-governor-abbott-enforces-grid-and-resource-protections/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We also expect our neighbor to the north to treat our residents with the same courtesy and respect as they have over the longstanding history of our towns",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Keller Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/data-center-westlake-texas-keller-tarrant-county/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city of Keller remains in close communication and in full support of our residents, particularly those in the Marshall Ridge community,",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Keller Mayor",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth/government/westlake-planning-zoning-commission-approves-data-center-site-plan-near-keller/",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We wanted to take a nod from all of that, have a high level of architecture and aesthetic to the project and really be considerate of all our neighbors around us,",
        "source": "Jeff Parsons, senior vice president of development and construction for American Real Estate Partners and PowerHouse Data Centers",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth/government/westlake-planning-zoning-commission-approves-data-center-site-plan-near-keller/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our Westlake leadership has said all the wonderful things this water tower and data center will do for us,",
        "source": "Linda Bjorn, Former Westlake Planning & Zoning commissioner",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth/government/westlake-planning-zoning-commission-approves-data-center-site-plan-near-keller/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I got out and walked several areas around the perimeter and there was an obvious noise generated from that campus,",
        "source": "Terry Wilkinson, Westlake Planning & Zoning Commission chairman",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/keller-roanoke-northeast-fort-worth/government/westlake-planning-zoning-commission-approves-data-center-site-plan-near-keller/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Because if a project can't get approval to connect to the grid, we don't know really then what that timing looks like to move forward,",
        "source": "Jesica McEachern, Assistant City Manager",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/04/city-officials-evaluating-what-statewide-data-center-audit-means-for-fort-worth-projects/",
        "date": "2026-08-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Yes, we need to move ahead, and we want to have industries, but we can also — being the 10th largest (city in the U.S.) — honestly, have our pick of what industries,",
        "source": "Sue Weston, Fort Worth resident and owner of Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/03/state-vs-local-control-over-data-centers-under-debate-as-fort-worth-considers-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would much rather like to see a special session happen now, so we can know who is going to stand for local control before their ballots are cast,",
        "source": "Taylor Rehmet, state Sen., Democrat representing most of Tarrant County",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/03/state-vs-local-control-over-data-centers-under-debate-as-fort-worth-considers-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t like it when government picks winners and losers, giving this business tax abatements and not that business,",
        "source": "Leigh Wambsganss, Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 9, Patriot Mobile executive",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/03/state-vs-local-control-over-data-centers-under-debate-as-fort-worth-considers-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-08-03",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Keller has no zoning or land-use authority over this property.",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Keller Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316701958.html",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will advocate on behalf of our residents.",
        "source": "Ross McMullin, Keller Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316701958.html",
        "date": "2026-07-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You put water in, and then you close it, and you don’t have to add water again until maybe every decade or so.",
        "source": "Michael Webber, University of Texas at Austin mechanical engineering chair",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/27/data-centers-require-substantial-water-energy-sustainable-practices-technology-can-lessen-impact/",
        "date": "2026-07-27T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want to harm the power grid, because eventually the people of Texas will be affected.",
        "source": "Mohammad Islam, associate professor of computer science and engineering, University of Texas at Arlington",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/27/data-centers-require-substantial-water-energy-sustainable-practices-technology-can-lessen-impact/",
        "date": "2026-07-27T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s not just that we consume very little,” Myers said. “We’ve committed to doing that everywhere where water’s scarce.",
        "source": "Kyle Myers, CyrusOne vice president of environmental, health and safety, sustainability and risk",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/27/data-centers-require-substantial-water-energy-sustainable-practices-technology-can-lessen-impact/",
        "date": "2026-07-27T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can appreciate the work, it's insufficient at this time,",
        "source": "Matt McCoy, Commissioner, Fort Worth Zoning Commission",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/08/zoning-commissioners-deny-data-center-rules-return-ordinance-to-fort-worth-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know that we have a lot of interest in this topic,",
        "source": "Jesica McEachern, Assistant city manager, Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/08/zoning-commissioners-deny-data-center-rules-return-ordinance-to-fort-worth-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where I take offense is we are treating all data centers equally,",
        "source": "Ambika Sharma, 817 Gather group",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/08/zoning-commissioners-deny-data-center-rules-return-ordinance-to-fort-worth-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're not one size fits all,",
        "source": "Charles Edmonds, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/07/08/zoning-commissioners-deny-data-center-rules-return-ordinance-to-fort-worth-city-council/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers near any residential areas in NRH is not what I want for our community,",
        "source": "Jack McCarty, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-06-24/data-center-north-richland-hills-provident-residents",
        "date": "2026-06-24T16:29:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If someone wants to oppose this project because they don't want data centers in North Richland Hills, that's a legitimate position,",
        "source": "Matt Blake, North Richland Hills City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-06-24/data-center-north-richland-hills-provident-residents",
        "date": "2026-06-24T16:29:53.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Provident has developed in North Texas for nearly four decades,",
        "source": "Jack Backes, principal strategist for Provident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-06-24/data-center-north-richland-hills-provident-residents",
        "date": "2026-06-24T16:29:53.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have the opportunity to take a building that has really reached the end of its useful life,",
        "source": "Jack Backes, principal strategist for Provident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-06-24/data-center-north-richland-hills-provident-residents",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm concerned for how the data center would have environmental effects on her and other people in the area, and even families too, young families,",
        "source": "Taylor Stevenson, resident",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/news/2026-06-24/data-center-north-richland-hills-provident-residents",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Last month, mayor Jack McCarty stated that he has serious concerns about data centers locating near homes and apartments saying they could bring more noise and higher electricity costs.",
        "source": "Jack McCarty, mayor",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article316537638.html",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The mayor and the Fort Worth City Council keeps leading us on rather than being leaders of change and standing with community who are trying to show their genuine feelings and concerns about the impact data centers have on communities,",
        "source": "E.J. Carrion, activist and leader of the 817 Gather group",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article316180073.html",
        "date": "2026-06-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are not desirable land uses",
        "source": "Elizabeth Beck, Fort Worth council member",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2026/10/05/data-centers-promise-big-financial-returns-should-that-outweigh-other-determining-factors/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"The depletion of our resources, from water use, the electrical grid, the noise pollution,\" coalition member Tara Maldonado-Wilson said.",
        "source": "Tara Maldonado-Wilson, coalition member",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/north-texas-city-leader-shares-details-new-data-center-regulations-help-resident-concerns/287-90f653c0-f248-4868-82c4-c4ff7fba303b",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Today's work session shows Fort Worth is serious about getting data center development right the first time.",
        "source": "Michael Crain, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/north-texas-city-leader-shares-details-new-data-center-regulations-help-resident-concerns/287-90f653c0-f248-4868-82c4-c4ff7fba303b",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just know that the state is going to take up this industry, or the development around it, and we may see changes coming up next year.",
        "source": "Jesica McEachern, assistant city manager, Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/08/03/state-vs-local-control-over-data-centers-under-debate-as-fort-worth-considers-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s prime real estate to be developed for homes and other things, not a data center,",
        "source": "Sue Weston, owner of neighboring Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article315831300.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20T21:17:51.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The companies that we talk to are committed to not having residential rate payers bear the cost of this,",
        "source": "Thomas Gleeson, Public Utilities Commission of Texas Chairman",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article315831300.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20T21:17:51.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My donations to local officials whom I think are doing a great job for our city and region are not to be interpreted as a one off.",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, Black Mountain CEO",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article315831300.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20T21:17:51.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re going to say ‘data center’ a lot through this interim.",
        "source": "Ken King, Rep., R-Canadian, House State Affairs Committee chair",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article315831300.html",
        "date": "2026-05-20T21:17:51.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Black Mountain discussed the site plans with residents at a tense meeting on March 11.",
        "source": "Emily Holshouser, Reporter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article315715413.html",
        "date": "2026-05-11T21:29:40.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Black Mountain CEO Rhett Bennett told commissioners in April that the substation would provide power only to the data center.",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, CEO, Black Mountain",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article315715413.html",
        "date": "2026-05-11T21:29:40.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This should have never been approved at any level to begin with,",
        "source": "Letitia Wilbourn, activist in Fort Worth's Echo Heights neighborhood",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/04/13/data-center-moves-forward-after-fort-worth-zoning-commission-vote/",
        "date": "2026-04-13T22:33:52.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This has not happened yet,",
        "source": "Jackson Weston, family operates Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/04/13/data-center-moves-forward-after-fort-worth-zoning-commission-vote/",
        "date": "2026-04-13T22:33:52.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They want to coexist peacefully with neighbors, he said.",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, executive chairman and CEO of Black Mountain Energy",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/04/13/data-center-moves-forward-after-fort-worth-zoning-commission-vote/",
        "date": "2026-04-13T22:33:52.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're not seeing comfort in it,",
        "source": "Fredrick Robinson, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/04/13/data-center-moves-forward-after-fort-worth-zoning-commission-vote/",
        "date": "2026-04-13T22:33:52.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a lot of myth and misinformation out there about data centers.",
        "source": "Michael Crain, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/05/28/city-council-to-discuss-future-of-data-centers-in-fort-worth-as-residents-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The time to act, to update our laws to keep up with new and changing industries is now, before irreparable damage is done to Fort Worth, its citizens and open spaces.",
        "source": "Brenna Sestak, Benbrook resident",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/05/28/city-council-to-discuss-future-of-data-centers-in-fort-worth-as-residents-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not something that's going away.",
        "source": "Deborah Peoples, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2026/05/28/city-council-to-discuss-future-of-data-centers-in-fort-worth-as-residents-push-back/",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My commitment to the neighborhood and the residents is that we look thoughtfully at what that looks like, ensuring that whatever it is doesn't impinge on their quality of life.",
        "source": "Michael Crain, Fort Worth City Council member",
        "url": "https://www.ketr.org/stories-from-texas-stations/2026-03-18/fight-against-data-center-in-fast-growing-west-fort-worth-gears-up",
        "date": "2026-03-18T11:23:24.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can raise our voices. We have a little bit of control in that part.",
        "source": "Krista Erbe, Fort Worth resident",
        "url": "https://www.ketr.org/stories-from-texas-stations/2026-03-18/fight-against-data-center-in-fast-growing-west-fort-worth-gears-up",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have heard for years that our grid is perilous. So the question is, what are these people going to do to the areas where the grid is going to be impacted?",
        "source": "Gary Hogan, Chapel Creek Neighborhood Association president",
        "url": "https://www.ketr.org/stories-from-texas-stations/2026-03-18/fight-against-data-center-in-fast-growing-west-fort-worth-gears-up",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Are there safeguards or checks and balances that are being put in place?",
        "source": "Laurie Nors, Fort Worth resident",
        "url": "https://www.ketr.org/stories-from-texas-stations/2026-03-18/fight-against-data-center-in-fast-growing-west-fort-worth-gears-up",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have the power.",
        "source": "Jaime Perkins, environmental advocate in North Texas",
        "url": "https://www.ketr.org/stories-from-texas-stations/2026-03-18/fight-against-data-center-in-fast-growing-west-fort-worth-gears-up",
        "date": "2026-03-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "“The more information we know, the better off we would be to figure out a game plan, if we want to try to stop the project or be for it,” Riza told the Star-Telegram.",
        "source": "Angie Rieza, Fort Worth resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315021619.html",
        "date": "2026-03-12T05:47:05.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Please, no signs,” Riley said. “This is a private meeting. It’s not a city meeting.”",
        "source": "Bob Riley, consultant with Halff",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315021619.html",
        "date": "2026-03-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once land is reszoned and developed at that scale, it permanently locks in industry into an area.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZzJgTBP-VA",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“What makes this proposal especially troubling is where it’s being placed and who it will affect,” said Arlington resident Jaime Perkins in a public comment at the City Council meeting.",
        "source": "Jaime Perkins, Arlington resident",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315021619.html",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's prime real estate to be developed for homes and other things, not a data center,",
        "source": "Sue Weston, owner of Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article314981733.html",
        "date": "2026-03-09T20:01:11.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you look at the few jobs that it's going to create after construction, it makes no economic sense at all.",
        "source": "Sue Weston, owner of Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article314981733.html",
        "date": "2026-03-09T20:01:11.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "gambling against being able to get new water from future State Water Plans",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, VP of Water and Community Resilience at Houston Advanced Research Center",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-02-19/water-not-power-will-decide-who-wins-the-texas-data-center-race",
        "date": "2026-02-19T17:59:42.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "enhance grid reliability across ERCOT by accelerating collaboration between utilities and large energy users",
        "source": "Claire Swingle, Senior Analyst at CPower",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-02-19/water-not-power-will-decide-who-wins-the-texas-data-center-race",
        "date": "2026-02-19T17:59:42.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have heard your concerns and, given additional uncertainties, data centers will remain NOT ALLOWED in Weatherford.",
        "source": "City of Weatherford, statement",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/csa-content/article315831300.html",
        "date": "2026-01-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our big concern is that we have not had any meetings since the original rezone, and now there's additional land being acquired, and we're not quite sure why",
        "source": "Craig Spencer, Everman city manager",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/fort-worth/article314294063.html",
        "date": "2026-01-13T22:43:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "All of the new development that's happened since those last meetings, with the acquiring of the new property and the way that the zoning appeared, and all of that has really thrown us like in a tailspin",
        "source": "Stephanie Boardingham, Forest Hill mayor",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/fort-worth/article314294063.html",
        "date": "2026-01-13T22:43:21.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The development should generate approximately $30 million annually in additional tax revenue for the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, Black Mountain founder and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/fort-worth/article314294063.html",
        "date": "2026-01-13T22:43:21.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have expressed our concerns with a data center going in so close to Forest Hill, and what that would mean for use of electricity, noise pollution, and things of that nature.",
        "source": "Stephanie Boardingham, Mayor of Forest Hill",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article314224441.html",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "They said, 'We're an oil and gas company, and we're just buying land out here.' They didn't say what it was for.",
        "source": "Sue Weston, owner, Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article313721163.html",
        "date": "2025-12-16T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm not going anywhere.",
        "source": "Sue Weston, owner, Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article313721163.html",
        "date": "2025-12-16T11:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will always be another opportunity for a data center in this day and time but never another place like Weston Gardens,",
        "source": "Jackson Weston, president of Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-10-01T09:30:19.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one wants to go to a garden that's not peaceful and quiet,",
        "source": "Sue Weston, founder and owner of Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-10-01T09:30:19.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be thoughtful and be good neighbors regarding any noise or visibility issues,",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, CEO, Black Mountain Energy LLC",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-10-01T09:30:19.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm genuinely concerned about the number of data centers establishing themselves in the city of Fort Worth,",
        "source": "Jeanette Martinez, Fort Worth council member",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-10-01T09:30:19.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is incumbent on the city of Fort Worth to make sure that, number one, we take care of the water and, number two, that we're good neighbors,",
        "source": "Chris Nettles, Fort Worth council member",
        "url": "https://www.kera.org/2025/10/01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-10-01T09:30:19.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will always be another opportunity for a data center in this day and time but never another place like Weston Gardens",
        "source": "Jackson Weston, president of Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2025-10-01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one wants to go to a garden that's not peaceful and quiet",
        "source": "Sue Weston, founder and owner of Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2025-10-01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be thoughtful and be good neighbors regarding any noise or visibility issues",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, Black Mountain Energy LLC CEO",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2025-10-01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm genuinely concerned about the number of data centers establishing themselves in the city of Fort Worth",
        "source": "Jeanette Martinez, council member",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2025-10-01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is incumbent on the city of Fort Worth to make sure that, number one, we take care of the water and, number two, that we're good neighbors",
        "source": "Chris Nettles, council member",
        "url": "https://www.keranews.org/environment-nature/2025-10-01/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There will always be another opportunity for a data center in this day and time but never another place like Weston Gardens,",
        "source": "Jackson Weston, president, Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2025/09/30/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "No one wants to go to a garden that's not peaceful and quiet,",
        "source": "Sue Weston, founder and owner, Weston Gardens",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2025/09/30/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be thoughtful and be good neighbors regarding any noise or visibility issues,",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, CEO, Black Mountain Power LLC",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2025/09/30/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm genuinely concerned about the number of data centers establishing themselves in the city of Fort Worth,",
        "source": "Jeanette Martinez, council member, Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2025/09/30/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is incumbent on the city of Fort Worth to make sure that, number one, we take care of the water and, number two, that we're good neighbors,",
        "source": "Chris Nettles, council member, Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2025/09/30/data-center-on-431-acres-in-southeast-fort-worth-moving-forward-amid-environmental-concerns/",
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex provides the ideal foundation for Aligned's continued expansion,",
        "source": "Andrew Schaap, CEO of Aligned",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/aligned-plans-second-data-center-campus-in-dallas-fort-worth-texas/",
        "date": "2025-02-20",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "You would like something more of this type of development versus multifamily in that corridor, especially with the traffic issues that we do have,",
        "source": "Chris Nettles, Council member",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article298520818.html",
        "date": "2025-01-15T04:40:30.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that these are the factories of our time,",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, CEO, Black Mountain",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article298520818.html",
        "date": "2025-01-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Rhett Bennett, Black Mountain's CEO, suggested the site would not be used for cryptomining while speaking at the city's January 8 planning commission meeting.",
        "source": "Rhett Bennett, CEO, Black Mountain",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/data-center-planned-by-oil-and-gas-firm-in-fort-worth-texas/",
        "date": "2025-01-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The area is designed for a mixed-use development that could add restaurants and other retailers out here, which we need.",
        "source": "Ericka Schwan-Ornelas, Panther Heights resident",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2024/09/17/controversial-southwest-fort-worth-data-center-gets-approval-but-more-steps-remain/",
        "date": "2024-09-18T02:21:50.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This site is highly sought after for a major data center investment, and that data center could process data for AI services, cell phone connectivity, internet storage, clouds or cloud storage and streaming services.",
        "source": "Travis Clegg, Director, Westwood Professional Services",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2024/09/17/controversial-southwest-fort-worth-data-center-gets-approval-but-more-steps-remain/",
        "date": "2024-09-18T02:21:50.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've never in my entire career seen this level of engagement, both from neighbors and also from applicants on zoning cases.",
        "source": "Jared Williams, City Council member, District 6",
        "url": "https://fortworthreport.org/2024/09/17/controversial-southwest-fort-worth-data-center-gets-approval-but-more-steps-remain/",
        "date": "2024-09-17",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very excited about the ongoing expansion of the Facebook Data Center.",
        "source": "Robert Sturns, Fort Worth Economic Development Director",
        "url": "https://fortworthbusiness.com/technology/fort-worth-considering-20-percent-tax-abatement-for-more-facebook-construction/",
        "date": "2019-03-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our mission at Facebook is to connect the world,",
        "source": "Tom Furlong, Facebook vice president of infrastructure",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2017/05/10/facebook-selling-data-by-the-pound/",
        "date": "2017-05-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is one that went all the way to the top,",
        "source": "H. Ross Perot, Jr., chairman of Hillwood Properties",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2017/05/10/facebook-selling-data-by-the-pound/",
        "date": "2017-05-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We hope it's Facebook.",
        "source": "Betsy Price, Mayor of Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.fwweekly.com/2017/05/10/facebook-selling-data-by-the-pound/",
        "date": "2017-05-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is a magnet that shows that high-tech companies are welcome to the state of Texas,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Gov.",
        "url": "https://austincountynewsonline.com/tax-breaks-for-facebook-raise-hard-questions/",
        "date": "2015-08-12T03:50:08.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I guarantee that the companies that follow Facebook will be seeking hefty incentive programs as well,",
        "source": "Konni Burton, state Sen., R–Colleyville",
        "url": "https://austincountynewsonline.com/tax-breaks-for-facebook-raise-hard-questions/",
        "date": "2015-08-12T03:50:08.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I passed House Bill 2712 this year to make Texas a top contender among states competing for large data center projects, and to bring more investment and revenue to Tarrant County and the state.",
        "source": "Charlie Geren, State representative, R-Fort Worth",
        "url": "https://www.tribtalk.org/2015/07/16/data-centers-are-a-wise-investment-for-texas/",
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      "Fort Worth's Aug. 11 water policy update requires new data centers in its utility service area to use closed-loop cooling",
      "Tuesday Nov. 10 is the first public hearing on a proposed Fort Worth development moratorium",
      "Fort Worth and Lubbock will hold public hearings Nov. 10, 2026 on proposed 90-day data center moratoriums.",
      "Fort Worth counts four existing data-center developments with 10 buildings and over 3 million sq ft, one under construction, four proposed in city limits and two in its ETJ.",
      "Fort Worth Zoning Commission denied companion zoning amendments 7-4 on July 8; council began the moratorium process Aug. 11.",
      "Lubbock draft code requires 300-foot setbacks, 500-foot setbacks for on-site generation, and a 57-decibel noise limit at property lines.",
      "Lubbock defines data centers by the state large-load threshold or water use above 100,000 gallons a day, and includes crypto mining.",
      "On August 11, 2026, the Fort Worth City Council initiated a 90-day moratorium process on data center development and construction.",
      "First public hearing on the Fort Worth moratorium is scheduled for November 10, 2026.",
      "Current DFW data center construction totals 760 MW; proposed sites would use another 3.7 GW.",
      "Fort Worth is looking to enact closed-loop cooling systems to conserve water.",
      "Keller reached a settlement with Westlake and Circle T Owner LP over a proposed data center on their border.",
      "Settlement includes quarterly noise monitoring for the first three years of operations.",
      "Keller's temporary injunction to halt development expired in late September.",
      "The proposed data center is 1.1 million square feet, near Keller's Marshall Ridge neighborhood.",
      "Gina Hinojosa has called for an immediate moratorium on data centers until the Texas Legislature can meet.",
      "Fort Worth holds its first public hearing on a possible data center moratorium Nov. 10 at 6 p.m.",
      "Adoption vote on Fort Worth data center moratorium tentatively set for Feb. 16, 2027",
      "Moratorium adoption requires a city council supermajority",
      "Arlington proposed ordinances would define where enterprise, stand-alone, edge and accessory data centers could locate and how they must operate, with council seeing drafts for the first time at a recent meeting (October 29, 2026)",
      "Arlington City Council is exploring data center development standards focusing on smaller-scale facilities due to land constraints and minimal interest in hyperscale projects",
      "Fort Worth council hears data center committee report at 4 p.m. Nov 10",
      "Public hearing on proposed Fort Worth data center moratorium at 6 p.m. Nov 10",
      "Fort Worth data center moratorium adoption tentatively scheduled for Feb 16, 2027",
      "City of Fort Worth's first required hearing on a data center moratorium is Nov. 10 at 6 p.m.",
      "Tentative moratorium vote date is Feb. 16, 2027 and requires a supermajority",
      "Proposed moratorium would not apply to vested or approved data center projects",
      "Largest Tarrant County data center filings with the state this year are outside Arlington, per TDLR",
      "Edged Energy filing is $300M in west Fort Worth",
      "CyrusOne DFW8 filing is a $300M fit-out in north Fort Worth",
      "DAL130 at Circle T Ranch in Westlake is $83M",
      "Arlington City Council was presented with proposed data center zoning ordinances for the first time on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.",
      "Stand-alone data centers would be allowed only in light industrial and industrial manufacturing districts with a specific use permit, or in planned development districts if specifically identified.",
      "Stand-alone data centers would need to be at least 300 feet from homes, no taller than 75 feet, and could not use evaporative cooling.",
      "Edge data centers would be limited to 200 square feet of surface area and 12 feet in height.",
      "Accessory data centers would be barred from evaporative cooling and outdoor backup generators, but could have battery energy storage depending on size.",
      "Fort Worth City Council initiated a 90-day moratorium on new data center applications.",
      "Public hearing on the moratorium is scheduled for November 10, 2026.",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Center Census",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stargate Abilene (Lancium Clean Campus) · SignalData",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "platform": "youtube",
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        "text": "Ken Paxton goes after Taylor Texas datacenter corruption\nChannel: Louis Rossmann\ncamera: https://link.amazon/B08505iBi microphone: https://link.amazon/B06sFRj53 ...\nHey everybody, how's it going? Hope you're having a lovely day. Today the attorney general released a press release. It says, \"Attorney general Paxton investigates AI data center development in Taylor over potential misuse of land conveyed uh years ago for use as Parkland.\" He's referring to a piece of land that was in my opinion gifted because when you give away over 80 acres of land for less than 100 bucks, that is for me I I see that as a gift given the price of land. He gave this away and you could see in the deed that it says that it was as mined for use as Parkland. And this land is now being used to develop an AI data center. I visited several times. I visited for some city council hearings. And I also did a bunch of digging and I found a lot of interesting stuff about this. Like the previous mayor worked at a compan",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
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        "text": "Taylor residents frustrated after city says petition to ban data centers cannot move forward\nChannel: KVUE\nCommunity members packed a city council meeting on Thursday, hoping that leaders would consider an ordinance banning new ...\nفي تايلور. خيبة أمل  كبيرة الليلة لأهالي  تايلور، الذين كانوا  يأملون في إبعاد مراكز  البيانات عن محيطهم. >> يناقش أعضاء مجلس  المدينة مقترحاً  بقيادة المواطنين  يحظر إنشاء مراكز  بيانات جديدة ما لم  تخصص المدينة منطقة  تنظيمية منفصلة لها. >> خوسيه ألونسو من قناة \" كي\" يوافينا بالتفاصيل  مباشرة من مجلس مدينة  تايلور الليلة. خوسيه. >> مارك جيدو. ما كان  يُفترض أن يكون أمسية  للنقاش الحضاري حول  مرسوم يحظر إنشاء  مراكز بيانات داخل  مدينة تايلور، تحول  سريعاً إلى ليلة من  خيبة الأمل والغضب،  بعد أن نشرت المدينة  بياناً على وسائل  التواصل الاجتماعي  أثناء انعقاد اجتماع  المجلس يفيد بأن عريضة  المواطنين لن تُحدث أي  فرق. اكتظ اجتماع مجلس  مدينة تايلور بالحضور ، على أمل أن ينظر  الأعضاء بجدية في  مرسوم يحظر بناء مراكز  البيانات. لقد بدأنا  عريضتنا في الأول من  فبر",
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      },
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7HjDXKW7dk",
        "text": "Taylor residents demand answers after city blocks data center petition\nChannel: CBS Austin\nA packed and emotional crowd filled Taylor City Hall Thursday night after city leaders announced a citizen-led petition aimed at ...\nنشعر جميعاً بالغضب  وخيبة الأمل. أنا غاضب  ومحبط، و بصراحة، قلبي  ينفطر. لا يمكنني  التظاهر للحظة بأنني  أتفهم وضعكم وثقل  اتخاذ ذلك القرار  الجلل لمدينتنا. كنت  آمل أن أدخل إلى هنا  اليوم وأنا أكن  الاحترام لكم جميعاً.  وما زلت آمل أن هناك  فرصة، لأن الوضع  الحالي ببساطة ليس  عادلاً. أعلم أن هذا  أمر صعب. أنا أطلب منكم ، بل نتوسل إليكم، أن  تفعلوا الصواب. ليس  الحل الأسهل، بل الحل  الصواب. لا تزال  أمامكم فرصة لكسب  احترامنا وتمثيل  المواطنين. الوقت لا  يزال متاحاً أمامكم.  يمكنكم القيام بذلك.  تملكون تلك السلطة  الآن. لقد تحدثنا بصوت  واحد كمجتمع. لقد  حصلنا على العدد  المطلوب من التوقيعات  وسمعتم طلبنا. أرجوكم  أعيدوا النظر. أرجوكم،  أنتم تنظرون إليّ.  جميعكم تتبادلون  النظرات معي. آمل أنكم  تسمعونني. >> أرجوكم عدلوا قانون  تطوير الأراضي في  المدينة. نحن بحاجة  ل",
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        "text": "Judge: Taylor County lacks authority to pause AI data centers; state action needed - YouTube",
        "date": "2026-06-23T13:45:24.000Z",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "# Construction on Stargate One data center campus set to run through early 2027\n\n- Channel: KTXS News\n- Length: 02:24\n- Views: 1.1K\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2026-03-06T08:01:00-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: KTXS, Abilene, Texas News, Abilene News, Local News, ABC Abilene, Stargate, AI, Infrastructure\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nAbilene leaders received an update on the Stargate One data center campus, a project described as the city’s largest single investment since Dyess Air Force Base.\n\nRELATED | State of Abilene panel: Mayor Hurt, Crawford, Realtors cite rental squeeze, soaring costs\n\nThe update included Lancium CEO and co-founder Michael McNamara, Crusoe senior vice president Jamie McGrath and Development Corporation of Abilene CEO Misty Mayo, who met with Abilene Mayor Weldon Hurt and City Manager Emily Crawford.\n\nMcNamara said Lancium owns the land and has been in the area since 2020, handling development work and coordinating with the utility commission, the o",
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        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "# Abilene emerges as major hub for massive AI data center development | Texas Monthly\n\n- Channel: CBS TEXAS\n- Length: 04:49\n- Views: 4.3K\n- Likes: 23\n- Published: 2026-01-22T17:48:14-08:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: CBS 11 News Evening\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nA massive AI data center is rising in Abilene—bringing jobs, investment, and big questions about power, growth, and the future of a conservative Texas town. \n\nFor video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com\n\n## Transcript\n\n>> AS A.I. TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO GAIN MORE MOMENTUM IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES, THE STATE OF TEXAS IS NOW SEEING MORE DATA CENTERS BEING BUILT OVER IN ABILENE. THE STARGATE FACILITY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IT'S EXPECTED TO STRETCH ACROSS 1100 ACRES OF LAND. OUR MEDIA PARTNERS AT TEXAS MONTHLY ASKS IF THE CONSERVATIVE TOWN IS NOW EMBRACING THE A.I. REVOLUTION.\nWE'VE GOT CHRISTOPHER COLLINS WITH US TONIGHT. HE IS THE WRITER BEHIND THIS ARTICLE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND HE IS ",
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        "text": "FICTION MOVIE OR READ IN A NOVEL IS NOW RIGHT AT THE BIG COUNTRIES BACK DOOR.....A-I HAS SURGED FORWARD AS THE NEXT FRONTIER..... STARTING WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE STARGATE PROJECT ON JANUARY 21ST OF THIS YEAR.... THE A-1 DATA CENTER BEING BUILT ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF ABILENE- IS THE FLAGSHIP CAMPUS AND THE LARGEST PROJECT IN HISTORY AND TODAY- KTAB WAS INVITED TO TAKE AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE PROGRESS BEING MADE AT THE PROJECT SITE..... KTAB'S TOBIN SMITH TAKING THE TOUR OF THE LANCIUM CONSTRUCTION BUILT BY CRUSOE FOR THE DATA CENTER PROJECT CALLED STARGATE....KIND OF LIKE A BACK TO THE FUTURE MOMENT ..... IT'S AN EVENT THAT GARNISHED NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION. \"SHARON GOLDMAN FROM FORTUNE.\" \"MATT O'BRIEN WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.\" \"CADE METZ WITH THE NEW YORK TIMES.\" JOURNALISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE PRESENT FOR A TOUR OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS FOR THE ABILENE DATA CENTER PROJECT. AS PART OF THE TOUR -LEADERSHIP FROM THE AI WORLD AS WELL AS LOCAL AND TEXAS ",
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        "text": "Welcome back to Big Country Politics on K Tab. Well, hello and welcome to this week's Sunday conversation here on Big Country Politics. I'm Manny Diaz. This week our special guest is Mr. Paul Godfrey. He is the project executive of Rosendin Electric. Paul, thanks for joining us today. Thank you, Manny. Well, this is this is kind of a cool conversation because normally we're talking about things that really emphasize our you know, our our politics or something that's going on in our community and this is exactly what it is today because your company that you represent Rosendin Electric, you guys are bringing something very interesting to the Key City. I believe it's in the neighborhood of 700 new jobs here coming soon to Abilene. Yeah, we're looking to hire 3 to 500 electricians. Wow. Yeah, pretty substantial for the Abilene area. Yeah, so we're we're going to unpack, you know, I guess what's what it is I guess you are doing with all that here coming up, but tell me tell me a little bit",
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        "text": "Homes have already been bulldozed. Trees are being ripped out everywhere. People from out of state are calling us begging, you know, trying to secure housing [music] sight unseen. How the hell is anybody supposed to compete with that? You know, I don't have $86,000 in my pocket to just They're not going to tell you exactly how much water they're going to take from us. They can project you a number to make you feel happy. Are we going to be stuck with [music] shells of buildings in 5 years, 10 years that are just sitting there idle and commitment? I understand we got Republicans and Democrats and so forth, but we got to come together and figure this out. And that is the truth. [music] Well, I really appreciate everybody making time. I know Abene has really been an epicenter of this conversation. [music] So, I'm really just here to to listen and and learn about exactly what's [music] happening and what we can do to try to rein in these data centers all over the state, but particularly he",
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        "text": "One of my favorite ways to describe Abilene is we're mid-sized [music] and mighty. We're innovative. We're filled with opportunity. [music] We're warm. We're friendly. And we're serious about business. I describe our city as a city with a lot of culture and tradition, a lot of western heritage. We're a railroad town, and so we never want to forget our heritage and what got us to this point. It was just hard to imagine that, you know, okay, that you want to be able to build a huge data center in Abilene, Texas. So, it was just kind of like it is this really true? The more questions we asked, [music] the more skeptical we became because a hyperscale data center is something so unknown. And artificial [music] intelligence, it was such an opportunity for us to diversify our industry [music] base. It represents new dollars on the tax rolls, which actually then assists [music] them to be able to grow the community, to improve infrastructure, [music] to offer opportunities to our existing cit",
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        "text": "The world's largest AI artificial intelligence data center just went live in Abilene, Texas, home to 130,000 people and the $15 billion Stargate project. But here is what almost nobody is talking about. It is not just a data center. It is a private power plant, a housing crisis, and a $15 billion gamble that is already showing cracks. The expansion just got canceled. Rents have doubled. Entire families are showing up to homeless encampments for the first time. And buried in the permit documents, investigators found Chinese-manufactured generators built by Wykai Power, powering what is being called critical American infrastructure. Stay for that. Let's start with how a Bitcoin mining site in the middle of nowhere became the most expensive data center ever built. Around 2020, a Texas energy company called Lancium started quietly buying up land on Abilene's north side. Their original plan had nothing to do with artificial intelligence. Lancium wanted to mine Bitcoin using cheap wind and s",
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        "text": "Well, the Stargate data center in Abilene Texas, once fully constructed, will draw up to 1.2 gigawatts of power is what is uh supposed to happen. If you don't think that's a lot, I've been saying megawatts a lot, this is gigawatts, so it's much more. 1.2 gigawatts is enough to power 900,000 to 1.2 million modern homes. That's a lot of homes. And the Stargate data center is using a bunch of natural gas on-site generators. There's videos of it. I'll include the video that I watched to uh I'll include the video of the YouTube video I watched in the show notes. The thing here is that it's like a power plant. I mean, there's a bunch of stacks, they're in sort of like a little mini grid, and there was only one on in the video because the Stargate data center is still under construction, but maybe all of them will have to turn on at some point. And then you start having an issue where okay, environmental impact, I mean, you're generating a bunch of power, you're using natural gas, you're thro",
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        "text": "- Wow. It's just pouring out of that stack. When you see this much\ncolor on the screen like this, what does that tell you? - It's showing a heat\nsignature, so we know that pollution is happening at this site. - This is Stargate, one of the largest AI data\ncenters in the world. It's currently under\nconstruction in rural Texas. Stargate will eventually\ninclude 4 million square feet of buildings across 1100 acres that's larger than Central Park. - When we get a look at\nit, we'll get a real sense of the scale that is involved here. I mean, this is a massive, massive site. - It's estimated that by the year 2030, companies will have invested\nnearly $7 trillion in data center infrastructure in a\nrace to dominate the AI market. But this race to build AI\nsuperiority is happening so fast. Many are concerned that companies\nmight be cutting corners or taking advantage of\nregulatory loopholes, especially when it\ncomes to the electricity and water required to run\nthese massive data centers down down",
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        "text": "Welcome to Abalene, Texas. This is the site of project Stargate. A very, very mysterious, much talked about, much speculated about project. Why call it Stargate? It began as a code name and sometimes code name stick. Emily, thank you so much for having us. Welcome to Avalene. It's so awesome to be here. How many people are on this site? Today, we have about 2,200 people on site. If it all comes together, this is going to be one of the most massive infrastructure projects in American history. This was just a a complete barren field. There was nothing here in June. There were a bunch of mosquite trees and bushes and brush. And today we have almost a million square ft of fully developed building that's going to be energizing large scale GPU clusters in the coming weeks and months. Building after building on this red dirt behind me will be filled with chips that'll power the AI revolution. If you're using ChachiBT somewhere out there, there's a good chance it'll be powered by data centers ",
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        "text": "Abilene is already nearing completion today",
        "source": "Hilary Maxson, chief financial officer of Oracle",
        "url": "https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/60563588-7373-45f7-9b1b-25bbcd1156aa",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were the first hyperscaler at Abilene to decide to use gas turbine-based power generation as a behind-the-metre solution for backup power",
        "source": "Mahesh Thiagarajan, president of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure",
        "url": "https://www.fdiintelligence.com/content/60563588-7373-45f7-9b1b-25bbcd1156aa",
        "date": "2026-10-28",
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      {
        "text": "The City Attorney is reviewing whether Taylor has the authority to impose and enforce air quality rules through its development code, \"particularly in light of existing state and federal regulation of air emissions,\" and has not finished that review.",
        "source": "Staff memo, City staff",
        "url": "https://docklinemagazine.com/politics-government/taylor-council-takes-up-data-center-rules-with-1-000-foot-setbacks-and-noise-caps",
        "date": "2026-10-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will not allow any person or entity to disregard the rule of law or obligations owed to the public",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15zUjh2Jh_4",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the Taylor data center development is unlawful, I will do everything in my power to stop it and hold those who have violated the law accountable.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15zUjh2Jh_4",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "6 of the 8 campus buildings, representing 618 megawatts and 75% of total capacity have now been delivered to the customer",
        "source": "Clay Magouyrk, Oracle executive (Q1 FY27 earnings call)",
        "url": "https://samaritan-research.org/data/ai-data-centers/directory/openai-stargate-abilene",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
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      {
        "text": "I understand abatements are unpopular,” Crowley said, “But if people want counties that have control over data centers, you have to have an abatement because that is the only way you’re going to have any authority otherwise.",
        "source": "Phil Crowley, Taylor County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.kacu.org/local-news/2026-09-02/panel-tackles-persistent-concerns-around-abilenes-ai-boom",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Politicians are leveraging and attacking, unjustifiably, data centers as the reason for cost of goods going up, whether it’s groceries, whether it’s fuel, when we have to take a step back and think about what’s happening in the rest of the world,” Bush said.",
        "source": "George P. Bush, former Texas Land Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.kacu.org/local-news/2026-09-02/panel-tackles-persistent-concerns-around-abilenes-ai-boom",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "No More Backroom Data Center Deals.",
        "source": "Molly Cedillo, Abilene resident",
        "url": "https://www.kacu.org/local-news/2026-09-02/panel-tackles-persistent-concerns-around-abilenes-ai-boom",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We got taken, we got robbed,” Smith said.",
        "source": "Lexi Smith, Abilene resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-08-12/abilene-tx-stargate-ai-data-center-economy-housing-crisis",
        "date": "2026-08-12T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "“There's no amount of money worth it. None,” Smith said.",
        "source": "Lexi Smith, Abilene resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-08-12/abilene-tx-stargate-ai-data-center-economy-housing-crisis",
        "date": "2026-08-12T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "“New tax revenue funds new roads. New tax revenue makes a new grocery store interested in expanding into your community, because now they can make money,” she said in the video.",
        "source": "Misty Mayo, CEO of the Development Corporation of Abilene",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-08-12/abilene-tx-stargate-ai-data-center-economy-housing-crisis",
        "date": "2026-08-12T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "“But the economic effects for the most vulnerable communities are actually what I did not see coming.”",
        "source": "Diana Luna, candidate for Texas state representative",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-08-12/abilene-tx-stargate-ai-data-center-economy-housing-crisis",
        "date": "2026-08-12T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Do I hate the data center? No,” Prado said.",
        "source": "Michael Prado, case manager, Abilene Hope Haven",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-08-12/abilene-tx-stargate-ai-data-center-economy-housing-crisis",
        "date": "2026-08-12T07:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are proud to be at the forefront of this movement that will utilize and revitalize 800 acres of land.",
        "source": "Downing Bolls, Taylor County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/abilene-texas-approves-lancium-based-bitcoin-farm-hoping-to-make-1bn-in-20-years/",
        "date": "2026-07-17T08:19:39.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lancium’s development is a tremendous opportunity to ensure the viability of the community for years to come through the diversification of our economy.",
        "source": "Misty Mayo, President and CEO of the DCOA",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/abilene-texas-approves-lancium-based-bitcoin-farm-hoping-to-make-1bn-in-20-years/",
        "date": "2026-07-17T08:19:39.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are very proud to be part of the community and build one of our flagship Clean Campuses in Abilene.",
        "source": "Michael McNamara, Co-founder and CEO of Lancium",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/abilene-texas-approves-lancium-based-bitcoin-farm-hoping-to-make-1bn-in-20-years/",
        "date": "2026-07-17T08:19:39.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Taylor residents frustrated after city says petition to ban data centers cannot move forward",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jki_DQN3HeA",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city council decided this measure cannot move forward through the citizen initiative process because state law does not allow the city to enact or change its zoning regulations through a popular vote.",
        "source": "City of Taylor council",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jki_DQN3HeA",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They should not be using zoning to ban anything anywhere in the city of San Marcos because that is illegal under Texas state guidance.",
        "source": "Paul Benton Kurt, Texas Senator, District 7",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jki_DQN3HeA",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county would have to have permission from the state to be able to pass a local moratorium on data centers,",
        "source": "Phil Crowley, Taylor County Judge",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/texas-ag-commissioner-urges-pause-on-ai-data-centers-amid-water-power-concerns",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we did it now, we would get a lawsuit very likely, and we'd likely lose that lawsuit.",
        "source": "Phil Crowley, Taylor County Judge",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/texas-ag-commissioner-urges-pause-on-ai-data-centers-amid-water-power-concerns",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the state put in a moratorium, I would look at possibly supporting that, if that's what the citizens are interested in,",
        "source": "Phil Crowley, Taylor County Judge",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/texas-ag-commissioner-urges-pause-on-ai-data-centers-amid-water-power-concerns",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Basically, every faucet of the local economies is seeing that $14 million flow through, which supports jobs, and the more sales tax that's brought in, the less the city has to raise in property taxes, and we're still waiting on final numbers… but I think you will see an increase in property tax revenue because of those data centers.",
        "source": "Phil Crowley, Taylor County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/big-country-politics/taylor-county-judge-addresses-data-center-growth-housing-concerns-more/",
        "date": "2026-06-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If Abilene and Taylor County hadn't worked in that deal, someone around us would have worked on that deal and made that same deal, and so we still would have had all of the demand and all the extra traffic without any of the revenue from it, and so I think that's something to keep in mind as well.",
        "source": "Phil Crowley, Taylor County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/big-country-politics/taylor-county-judge-addresses-data-center-growth-housing-concerns-more/",
        "date": "2026-06-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reason we came here was West Texas is just blessed with the most abundant lowcost power in the in the world.",
        "source": "Michael McNamara, Lancium CEO and co-founder",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0YyghdiRN8",
        "date": "2026-03-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We started our petition on February 1, 2026. The petition we submitted had a total of 1,400 signatures.",
        "source": "Unnamed petition organizer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jki_DQN3HeA",
        "date": "2026-02-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm fearing for my life now because they don't slow down, they don't stop.",
        "source": "Tylor Skenandore, horse trainer and neighboring property owner",
        "url": "https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/abilene-stargate-artificial-intelligence/",
        "date": "2026-01-20T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The price of progress is always hard.",
        "source": "Weldon Hurt, Mayor of Abilene",
        "url": "https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/abilene-stargate-artificial-intelligence/",
        "date": "2026-01-20T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What kind of business model has to have an eighty-five percent tax abatement to survive?",
        "source": "Samuel Garcia, former Abilene school board member",
        "url": "https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/abilene-stargate-artificial-intelligence/",
        "date": "2026-01-20T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "At completion, each data center building will be able to operate up to 100,000 GPUs on a single integrated network fabric, advancing the frontier of data center design and scale for AI training and inference workloads.",
        "source": "Crusoe/DPR Communications",
        "url": "https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/stargate-a-citrini-field-trip-bde",
        "date": "2025-11-07T13:36:21.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's a pretty good-sized city.",
        "source": "Larry Ellison, Oracle founder, chairman, and CTO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/openai-and-oracle-to-deploy-450000-gb200-gpus-at-stargate-abilene-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our expansion in Abilene marks a significant milestone for the industry.",
        "source": "Chase Lochmiller, Co-founder & CEO of Crusoe",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-expands-ai-data-center-campus-in-abilene-to-1-2-gigawatts",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Crusoe expansion at the the Lancium Clean Campus represents a new era of innovation for Abilene,",
        "source": "Weldon Hurt, Abilene Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-expands-ai-data-center-campus-in-abilene-to-1-2-gigawatts",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This additional tax revenue investment in our future will directly benefit the people of Taylor County by boosting key emergency services, strengthening our infrastructure, and keeping important County programs going that help our residents,",
        "source": "Phil Crowley, Taylor County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-expands-ai-data-center-campus-in-abilene-to-1-2-gigawatts",
        "date": "2025-03-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This means we can create AI and AGI in the United States of America",
        "source": "Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO",
        "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-stargate-data-center-build-cost-2025-1",
        "date": "2025-01-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "THE HISTORY OF THE ARC OF SOCIETY IS THAT TECHNOLOGY CREATES PROBLEMS. AND THEN TECHNOLOGY PLUS HUMAN INGENUITY TOGETHER IS HOW WE FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THEM.",
        "source": "Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgfddjciBuo",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 10 MILLION GALLONS A YEAR, ROUGHLY. ABILENE USES BETWEEN 21 AND 24 MILLION GALLONS A DAY FOR THE CITIZENS OF ABILENE AND OUR WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS.",
        "source": "Weldon Hurt, Abilene Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgfddjciBuo",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "RIGHT HERE IN ABILENE THERE ARE RIGHT NOW MORE THAN 7000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ON SITE.",
        "source": "Ted Cruz, Senator",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgfddjciBuo",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think Abilene's a great location because there's renewable energy available, a lot of it.",
        "source": "Paul Godfrey, Project executive, Rosendin Electric",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svsSJQsZnRE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "This particular project that we're working on which is under an NDA, so we can't talk too many details on that.",
        "source": "Paul Godfrey, Project executive, Rosendin Electric",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svsSJQsZnRE",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need mutually beneficial coexistence.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Abilene resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLlLxQBZbso",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, it feels like uh the citizens of Abalene and the community are getting the short end of the stick.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Abilene resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLlLxQBZbso",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand we got Republicans and Democrats and so forth. But we got to come together and figure this out.",
        "source": "Unnamed small business owner, Republican small business owner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLlLxQBZbso",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm pro growth, economic development. I'm pro technology.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Abilene resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLlLxQBZbso",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      {
        "text": "It represents new dollars on the tax rolls, which actually then assists them to be able to grow the community, to improve infrastructure, to offer opportunities to our existing citizens and to our future citizens.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnzxcYl4xYI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm for this for Abilene.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnzxcYl4xYI",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      {
        "text": "Data are a poor target for job creation incentives",
        "source": "Nathan Jensen, professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5GM5HsUMk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "I didn't know about their expansion plan and what that looks like for our home.",
        "source": "Omaira Garcia, Resident living next to Stargate",
        "url": "https://youtu.be/5p426fSlYH4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We started taking a poll to see how often we have to change our filters, and it's every two weeks 'cause they're completely filthy and full.",
        "source": "Omaira Garcia, Resident living next to Stargate",
        "url": "https://youtu.be/5p426fSlYH4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "There's a lot of secrecy surrounding these sites. Public officials are signing NDAs.",
        "source": "Evan Simon, Investigative reporter",
        "url": "https://youtu.be/5p426fSlYH4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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      {
        "text": "I did not discover that the power plant was going to be built until it was actually here.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, South Haven, Mississippi resident",
        "url": "https://youtu.be/5p426fSlYH4",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "We are definitely doing something unprecedented.",
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzVvrsLMSsk",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
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      "Oracle confirmed in September 2026 that six of eight Abilene buildings, representing 618MW of IT capacity, had been delivered to OpenAI",
      "Abilene's first two buildings were confirmed as operational in September 2025",
      "EpochAI estimates the full Abilene campus could be complete as early as November 2026",
      "Lancium initially planned a $2.4bn bitcoin mining and computing campus on 800 acres at Abilene in 2021",
      "Taylor City Council takes up Ordinance 2026-37 Phase 1B data center rules Thursday Oct. 22, 2026, as an introduction, not final adoption",
      "Planning and Zoning Commission approved the data center section 5-1 on Oct. 13 with a 1,000-foot setback and 45 dBA noise cap",
      "Minimum data center site raised from 50 acres to 100 acres in the revised draft",
      "Council unanimously approved development agreement for about 664.39 acres along FM 112 on Oct. 8",
      "Vice-Chairperson Gonzalez cast the lone no vote on the Planning and Zoning Commission, citing legality of air quality rules",
      "Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into the proposed AI data center in Taylor, Texas on land conveyed in 1999 for future public parkland",
      "In 1999 the Bland family conveyed the property to Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation to be held in trust for Williamson County parkland for $10",
      "In April 2025 Ted C sold the property to NCP Travis TPP Project LLC for 10 million",
      "If the investigation finds a charitable trust or restriction applies, Paxton will seek court intervention",
      "Google has given $50,000 to help with homelessness in Abilene, which the audience said falls far short of the need",
      "Taylor County commissioners approved a 20-year property tax abatement for the Stargate project",
      "The Abilene Chamber of Commerce held a panel on data center concerns on Wednesday, September 2, 2026",
      "Rents in the Abilene area have doubled and even tripled, according to the document",
      "The Stargate project created 9,000 immediate construction jobs and is expected to create 1,000 long-term jobs, Oracle representatives said",
      "Abilene City Council gave Stargate an 85% tax abatement",
      "Abilene Christian University said in June that more than 100 incoming students lacked housing for fall semester",
      "Average rent in Abilene is almost $2,600 a month, up nearly 50% since last year, according to Zillow",
      "Abilene Hope Haven shelter reports more families seeking shelter as data center-related rent increases persist",
      "The City of Abilene and Lancium announced a partnership for a 200MW Bitcoin farm in Taylor County, on about 800 acres near Spinks Road and Summerhill Road.",
      "The site was established as a reinvestment zone to be annexed into Abilene city limits, and was granted tax abatement.",
      "Lancium projects $2.4 billion in investment over 20 years, with nearly $1 billion benefiting the city and about 57 jobs created.",
      "The DCOA believes the facility can grow from 200MW to 1GW over 20 years.",
      "The DCOA set aside an additional $2.5 million for wastewater and water infrastructure.",
      "Petition for ordinance banning new data centers in Taylor, Texas had 1,400 signatures and started February 1, 2026",
      "City of Taylor council ruled the citizen initiative cannot move forward because Texas law does not allow zoning changes by popular vote",
      "City says it is pursuing amendments to add data center regulations on air quality, water use and noise",
      "Group Stop Taylor Data Centers opposes two projects, KDC Kamal and Blueprint data center",
      "Taylor City Hall was packed after city leaders announced a citizen-led petition on a data center matter",
      "Speakers asked the city to amend its land development code to protect resources",
      "A judge said Taylor County lacks authority to pause AI data centers and that state action is needed.",
      "Taylor County Judge says counties currently lack authority to enact a data center moratorium",
      "Hill County passed a local moratorium and reversed course after a multi-million-dollar developer lawsuit",
      "No official movement toward a data center moratorium in Taylor County as of the article",
      "City of Abilene has seen roughly $14 million in additional sales tax revenue, largely attributed by the county judge to data center-related activity",
      "Lancium development projected to use approximately 11 million gallons of water annually, versus Abilene's average daily water use of about 25 million gallons",
      "Companies such as Lancium and Crusoe have invested $100 million in emissions-reduction technology, per the county judge"
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        "date": "2026-09-02T17:35:32.000Z"
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        "name": "Stop Taylor Data Centers",
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        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10350035/texas/titus-county/resident-coalition-presses-titus-county-court-on-data-center-talks-permits-and-30-day-public-notice",
        "date": "2026-09-28T07:54:54.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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      {
        "title": "Residents press Titus County to put potential Monticello data center on agenda | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10007000/texas/titus-county/residents-press-titus-county-to-put-potential-monticello-data-center-on-agenda",
        "date": "2026-09-15T17:38:02.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Titus County declares intent to participate in tax abatement agreements | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8755506/texas/titus-county/titus-county-declares-intent-to-participate-in-tax-abatement-agreements",
        "date": "2026-07-29T09:31:16.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
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        "title": "Titus County Against Data Centers",
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        "text": "Katarina Wiley, who said she represents about 150 Titus County residents, pressed the commissioners on whether any county official had held negotiations in the past year with companies linked to proposed activity at the Monticello site.",
        "source": "Katarina Wiley",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10350035/texas/titus-county/resident-coalition-presses-titus-county-court-on-data-center-talks-permits-and-30-day-public-notice",
        "date": "2026-09-28T07:54:54.000Z",
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      "Residents asked the Titus County commissioners court during public comment to schedule discussion of a possible data center at the old Monticello plant site",
      "Presiding officer said he could not address items not on the posted agenda and invited citizens to request placement on a future agenda",
      "Residents cited concerns about water, wildlife, pollution and property values",
      "Titus County Commissioner's Court unanimously adopted a resolution July 27, 2026 declaring the county eligible to participate in tax abatement agreements",
      "County economic development staff said the eligibility resolution is a procedural step required before offering abatements to qualifying projects",
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      "No data center project has been confirmed for the former Monticello Power Plant site in Titus County, per the group",
      "Titus County Judge Kent Cooper said there were four recent inquiries into purchasing the property",
      "Commercial Liability Partners bought the site in 2020 through its subsidiary Golden Eagle",
      "Monticello Lake is owned by Luminant and is currently for sale",
      "ERCOT received 519 requests to connect large power users in the last two years, up from 24 the year before"
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        "title": "Cipher “Colchis” JV Site, Tom Green County, TX | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/projects/cipher-colchis/",
        "date": "2026-11-06",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Mayor: ‘We Respect the Voters’ Decision’ on Harry Thomas Recall",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2026-11-04/mayor-we-respect-voters-decision-harry-thomas-recall",
        "date": "2026-11-04T18:34:33.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo LIVE!",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Voters approve Harry Thomas’ removal from San Angelo City Council | myfoxzone.com",
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        "date": "2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "SAN ANGELO DATA CENTER CITIZEN COALITION - SAN ANGELO DATA CENTER CITIZEN COALITION",
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        "date": "2026-11-04",
        "source": "San Angelo Data Center Citizen Coalition",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Letter from Gov. Abbott read into record urging pause on data-center permits | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/11759596/texas/tom-green-county/letter-from-gov-abbott-read-into-record-urging-pause-on-data-center-permits",
        "date": "2026-11-03T21:53:44.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher’s Colchis Site Receives 1 GW Conditional ERCOT Classification | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/stories/cipher-s-colchis-site-receives-1-gw-conditional-ercot-classification",
        "date": "2026-11-03T12:47:09.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Beacon Outlines Power, Water and Jobs Plans for Proposed Tom Green County Data Center | 101.9 THE FIRE",
        "url": "https://www.kwfrfm.com/2026/10/28/beacon-says-proposed-tom-green-county-data-center-would-generate-its-own-power/",
        "date": "2026-10-28T15:17:16.000Z",
        "source": "101.9 THE FIRE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Beacon Answers Darby’s Questions on Dove Creek Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2026-10-27/beacon-answers-darbys-questions-dove-creek-data-center",
        "date": "2026-10-27T14:48:05.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo LIVE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Tom Green County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/tom-green/",
        "date": "2026-10-18",
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Darby Tells Data Center Developer to Pack Up and Leave Dove Creek",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-10-08/darby-tells-data-center-developer-pack-and-leave-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08T23:21:09.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo LIVE!",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Representative Darby Calls on Beacon Data Centers to Withdraw Permits,Halt Development in Dove Creek",
        "url": "https://www.conexionsanangelo.com/post/representative-darby-calls-on-beacon-data-centers-to-withdraw-permits-halt-development-in-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Conexión San Angelo",
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      {
        "title": "Teen Group Voices Concerns About Data Centers at Public Comment - The Concho Observer",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/teen-group-voices-concerns-about-data-centers-at-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-10-07T14:47:59.000Z",
        "source": "The Concho Observer",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Tom Green County, Texas: On the List?",
        "url": "https://806connect.com/data-centers/county/tom-green",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "source": "806 Connect",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wait — Which Data Center Are We Talking About? | Angelo Technical",
        "url": "https://angelotechnical.com/articles/wait-which-data-center-are-we-talking-about",
        "date": "2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Angelo Technical",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Red Creek Power Substation One of a Kind",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-23T20:25:13.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo LIVE!",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Red Creek Power Substation One of a Kind",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-23T20:25:13.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo Live",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "PEU Report: Cipher Digital's Grid Connections",
        "url": "https://peureport.blogspot.com/2026/09/cipher-digitals-grid-connections.html",
        "date": "2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "PEU Report",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Digital answers county questions on water, traffic and community protections for proposed Highway 67 data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10150503/texas/tom-green-county/cipher-digital-answers-county-questions-on-water-traffic-and-community-protections-for-proposed-highway-67-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-22T22:23:42.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher tells Tom Green County commissioners Colchis needs no TCEQ permit and no onsite generation | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-cipher-colchis-no-tceq-permit-no-onsite-generation/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T16:30:58.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Digital briefs Tom Green County commissioners on its 1 GW Colchis data center | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-cipher-colchis-tom-green-commissioners-briefing/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T12:20:07.000Z",
        "source": "datacenters.cutrerlabs.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Massive 1-Gigawatt Data Center Proposed Near San Angelo – Here’s What We Know | 101.9 THE FIRE",
        "url": "https://www.kwfrfm.com/2026/09/22/massive-1-gigawatt-data-center-proposed-near-san-angelo-heres-what-we-know/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T10:25:36.000Z",
        "source": "101.9 THE FIRE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher says Colchis holds a conditional ERCOT classification and that it has already paid AEP $17 million | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-cipher-colchis-conditional-ercot-17m-aep/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T03:20:21.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher tells Tom Green County that Colchis would truck in a one time two million gallon fill and use no potable water for cooling | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-cipher-colchis-closed-loop-trucked-water/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T01:20:02.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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      {
        "title": "Cipher Digital Meets Tom Green County: What a Constructive Data Center Conversation Looks Like | Angelo Technical",
        "url": "https://angelotechnical.com/articles/cipher-digital-meets-tom-green-county",
        "date": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Angelo Technical",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "PEU Report: Cipher Digital Finally to Show Face",
        "url": "https://peureport.blogspot.com/2026/09/cipher-digital-finally-to-show-face.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "PEU Report",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Westline Site / Dove Creek Technology Campus, San Angelo",
        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/beacon-westline-dove-creek-san-angelo-tx",
        "date": "2026-09-21",
        "source": "SueDataCenters.org",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "When Trump Country Starts Listening to Democrats Over a Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/politics/2026-08-12/when-trump-country-starts-listening-democrats-over-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-12T22:29:10.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo LIVE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "State Rep. Presses TCEQ and Data Center Company Over Development - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/state/state-rep-presses-tceq-and-data-center-company-over-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T21:18:44.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rep. Darby Requests Public Hearing for Data Center Permit - The Concho Observer",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/rep-darby-requests-public-hearing-for-data-center-permit/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T18:16:22.000Z",
        "source": "The Concho Observer",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Darby Seeks TCEQ Public Meeting on Beacon Data Center Permits",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/darby-tceq-public-meeting-beacon-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Dispatch",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Dove Creek Data Center Has Applied for a TCEQ Permit: Here's What to Know",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2026-08-10/dove-creek-data-center-has-applied-tceq-permit-heres-what-know",
        "date": "2026-08-10T19:30:43.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo LIVE!",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "San Angelo’s Data Center Fight Is Now a Recall Fight - pipkinsreports.com",
        "url": "https://pipkinsreports.com/san-angelos-data-center-fight-is-now-a-recall-fight/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T14:21:00.000Z",
        "source": "pipkinsreports.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Skybox / Emergent San Angelo data center, Tom Green County, TX | Community Digital Technologies",
        "url": "https://communitydigitaltech.com/projects/skybox-emergent-san-angelo-data-center-san-angelo-tx",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "source": "Community Digital Technologies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Digital's “Colchis” Site: Site Control, Ownership, and the ERCOT Batch Zero Gate | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/reports/cipher-colchis-2026-07/",
        "date": "2026-07-29T11:30:26.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The Data-Center Shaped Elephant in the Room - The Concho Observer",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/the-data-center-shaped-elephant-in-the-room/",
        "date": "2026-07-16T17:44:03.000Z",
        "source": "The Concho Observer",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY",
        "url": "https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/permitting/air/bilingual/pending-permit-notices/184380-nori-english.pdf",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "source": "TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Comm'r Nanny: \"Not A Word\" from Beacon Before Permit Filing - The Concho Observer",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/commr-nanny-not-a-word-from-beacon-before-permit-filing/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T17:36:19.000Z",
        "source": "The Concho Observer",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Development Insights | Tom Green County Citizens Coalition",
        "url": "https://tomgreencitizens.org/what-we-know",
        "date": "2026-06-28",
        "source": "Tom Green County Citizens Coalition",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Permits Detail Proposed Air Quality Footprint - The Concho Observer",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/data-center-permits-detail-proposed-air-quality-footprint/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T19:11:30.000Z",
        "source": "The Concho Observer",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "oil-and-gas-watch-news",
        "url": "https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/company-plans-massive-gas-power-plant-for-data-center-south-of-san-angelo-texas",
        "date": "2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Oil & Gas Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed data center could be top 10 water user in San Angelo: water usage breakdown | ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/water/proposed-data-center-could-be-top-10-water-user-in-san-angelo-water-usage-breakdown/",
        "date": "2026-06-23T16:42:27.000Z",
        "source": "ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "San Angelo residents press City Hall on data centers’ water use, impacts",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-residents-press-city-hall-on-data-centers-water-use-impacts",
        "date": "2026-06-16T20:43:10.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "San Angelo City Council Adopts Water Use Regulations for Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2026-06-16/san-angelo-city-council-adopts-water-use-regulations-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-06-16T18:22:31.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo LIVE!",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Alert | EIP Oil & Gas Watch",
        "url": "https://oilandgaswatch.org/alert/02d9c52b-03b3-4674-98ed-5de30a884469",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "source": "EIP Oil & Gas Watch",
        "stance": null
      },
      {
        "title": "Wastewater discharge in potential San Angelo data centers explained: What to know | ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/wastewater-discharge-in-potential-san-angelo-data-centers-explained-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-06-15T19:40:26.000Z",
        "source": "ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tom Green County drops data center moratorium plan",
        "url": "https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2026/06/04/tom-green-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-plan/90391702007/",
        "date": "2026-06-04T09:46:49.000Z",
        "source": "Wichita Falls Times Record News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tom Green County officials drop moratorium plan over lawsuit fears - AOL",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/tom-green-county-officials-drop-094649000.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04T09:46:49.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo Standard-Times",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "San Angelo May End Up With a Data Center It Can’t Regulate",
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        "source": "San Angelo LIVE!",
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      {
        "title": "Tom Green County Commissioners Reject Data Center Moratorium",
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      {
        "title": "Data Developer Arrives At Commissioners Court - The Concho Observer",
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        "date": "2026-06-02T21:25:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Developer sheds light on Dove Creek data center as commissioners mull options | ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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        "date": "2026-06-02T21:06:40.000Z",
        "source": "ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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      {
        "title": "Tom Green County residents push for better protections as West Texas data centers expand",
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        "date": "2026-06-02T21:05:22.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
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      {
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        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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      {
        "title": "Westline Energy & Infrastructure",
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        "source": "Beacon Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners Table Data Center Moratorium - The Concho Observer",
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        "date": "2026-05-26T17:47:10.000Z",
        "source": "The Concho Observer",
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      {
        "title": "Tom Green commissioners table data center, green energy moratorium: What to know | ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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        "date": "2026-05-26T17:46:00.000Z",
        "source": "ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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        "title": "Commissioners court to consider Precinct 4 data center, green energy moratorium | ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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        "date": "2026-05-20T16:54:13.000Z",
        "source": "ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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      {
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        "source": "KTXS",
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      {
        "title": "Rural Residents Want Data Center Answers - The Concho Observer",
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      {
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        "date": "2026-05-12T02:25:56.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
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      {
        "title": "Rep. Darby weighs in on West Texas data center development",
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        "date": "2026-05-11T18:21:08.000Z",
        "source": "Concho Valley Homepage",
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      {
        "title": "Residents press city council on data center transparency, water use and housing concerns",
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        "source": "KTXS",
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        "source": "San Angelo Data Center Citizen Coalition",
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      },
      {
        "title": "San Angelo residents weigh Skybox data center proposal at city meeting",
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        "date": "2026-04-23T19:25:16.000Z",
        "source": "KTXS",
        "stance": null
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        "title": "How Much City Water Can Data Centers Drink? - The Concho Observer",
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      {
        "title": "Tom Green County Calls for Stronger Data Center Regulation",
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        "date": "2026-04-20T17:39:56.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Tom Green County commissioners call for enhanced data center regulation | ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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        "date": "2026-04-17T15:17:38.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Group Seeks Pause in Data Center Construction - The Concho Observer",
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        "date": "2026-04-08T15:33:46.000Z",
        "source": "ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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        "title": "Data center company exploring ‘potential project’ in Dove Creek: What to know | ConchoValleyHomepage.com",
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        "date": "2026-04-08T15:33:46.000Z",
        "source": "Concho Valley Homepage",
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      {
        "title": "Another Data Center Wants to Come to Tom Green County",
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        "date": "2026-04-08T14:53:12.000Z",
        "source": "San Angelo Live",
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      {
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      {
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        "title": "Few New Data Center Details Revealed at Summit - The Concho Observer",
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      {
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        "title": "San Angelo City Council Approves Data Center Rezoning 6-1 Amid Public Debate",
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      {
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      {
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      {
        "title": "Skybox San Angelo data center campus · SignalData",
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      {
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        "title": "Data centers in Tom Green County, Texas · SignalData",
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        "title": "Data Centers in Tom Green County, TX: 2 on Record",
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        "source": "ExposeTexas",
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        "title": "San Angelo & Tom Green County Data Centers | Three Proposed Projects",
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      {
        "title": "Dove Creek Technology Campus (Beacon Data Centers) Data Center Project | San Angelo (south of) | Compute Equity Atlas",
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        "text": "Data Centers Could Bring Millions in Economic Growth to West Texas\nChannel: KLST-TV|KSAN-TV|ConchoValleyHomepage.com\nThe San Angelo Chamber of Commerce hosted a panel Tuesday to discuss proposed data center developments in Tom Green ...\nفي يناير، سيكون أحد  المواضيع الرئيسية  على أجندة المشرعين في  الولاية هو تنظيم  تطوير مراكز البيانات  في جميع أنحاء تكساس.  هذا الأسبوع خلال  منتدى مراكز البيانات  في سان أنجيلو، كان  التأثير الاقتصادي  للمراكز هنا في وادي  كونشو والمنطقة  المحيطة بأبيلين محور  النقاش. تقرير برايان  كانينغهام. >> يقول: إذا نظرت إلى  مقاطعة تايلور، حيث  تقع أبيلين، فقد  ارتفعت القاعدة  الضريبية للممتلكات  الخاضعة للضريبة  بنسبة 18%سنوياً خلال  السنوات القليلة  الماضية، في حين نمت  مقاطعة توم غرين،  كمرجع، بنحو 4%، وهو ما  يقارب معدل التضخم. >> تلك النسبة البالغة 4% للمقارنة هنا في سان  أنجيلو تعني نمواً  اقتصادياً ثابتاً  بنسبة 1 إلى 2%، وهو أقل  من معدل التضخم الذي  يتراوح بين 4 إلى 6%،  وتعد إحدى العوامل  المساهمة في تخطيط  مراكز البيانات هنا في  مقاطعة توم غرين.  يعت",
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        "text": "Over 500 Tom Green County residents opposed a data center near Dove Creek, but commissioners rejecte\nChannel: CoyoteAi\nOver 500 Tom Green County residents opposed a data center near Dove Creek, but commissioners rejected a moratorium after ...\nOver 500 residents packed a meeting in Tom Green County this spring to fight a data center and the county commissioner still voted against blocking it. The project is called the West Line site proposed by Beacon Data Centers in the Dove Creek area near San Angelo. After that public pushback, commissioners considered a 12-month moratorium on new data center and energy development in the area, but ultimately voted it down after hearing directly from the developer on water. The company says it plans a closed-loop cooling system and on-site well just for employee facilities and it's evaluating brackish undrinkable water process through on-site desalination rather than pulling from the same supply residents rely on. Part of the plan also involves clea",
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        "text": "# Tom Green County residents push for better protections as West Texas data centers expand\n\n- Channel: KTXS News\n- Length: 02:08\n- Views: 38\n- Likes: 1\n- Published: 2026-06-07T15:00:15-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: KTXS, Abilene, Texas News, Abilene News, Local News, ABC Abilene, AI, Data Center, Infrastructure\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\n________________________\nAs large-scale data center development expands across West Texas, residents in San Angelo are pressing city leaders to adopt tougher rules, arguing proposed regulations do not go far enough to address concerns about water, power and the long-term impacts on the community.\n\nResidents have filled San Angelo City Council meetings for months, urging leaders to slow down and take a closer look at what future data center projects could mean for the city.\n\nThe pushback comes as San Angelo leaders work to establish regulations for future data center development.\n\nDuring public comment, multiple residents raised con",
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        "text": "Data center discussion between commissioners, developer set as moratorium looms\nChannel: KLST-TV|KSAN-TV|ConchoValleyHomepage.com\nA discussion between Tom Green County commissioners and a company seeking to potentially develop a data center in Precinct ...\nTHE TEMPORARY DISINFECTANT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 30TH OF THIS MONTH. SAN ANGELO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE FINAL APPROVAL TO WATER AND LAND USE REGULATIONS ON THE PROPOSED DATA CENTER IN THE PAUL ANN DISTRICT. LAST WEEK THEY APPROVED THE REGULATIONS ON FIRST READING -- AND THE ITEM IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TOMORROW. THE REGULATIONS COVER NOISE LEVELS....FENCING AND BUILDING SIZE -- AND MAYOR TOM THOMPSON SAYS FINAL APPROVAL IS A MAJOR STEP AS DATA CENTER NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE. TOM GREEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT DATA CENTERS DURING THEIR MEETING TOMORROW. THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO HEAR FROM BEACON EXECUTIVES WHO ARE WORKING ON A POTENTIAL PROJECT IN WESTERN TOM GREEN COUNTY IN DOVE CREEK. DEPEN",
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        "text": "Tom Green County commissioners call for enhanced data center regulation\nChannel: KLST-TV|KSAN-TV|ConchoValleyHomepage.com\nThe Tom Green County Commissioner's Court has adopted a resolution calling for the enhanced regulation of data centers as ...\nSEE SOME DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER RETURN LATER IN THE SHOW. RANDY?>> TOM GREEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE WORKING TO INCREASE DATA CENTER REGULATIONS AS CONCERNS GROW IN THE COMMUNITY... AT A REGULAR MEETING TODAY-- COMMISSIONERS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR ENHANCED REGULATION OF DATA CENTERS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. COMMISSIONER SHAWN NANNY PROPOSED THE RESOLUTION AFTER MANY DOVE CREEK RESIDENTS EXPRESSED THEIR OPPOSITION TO A CENTER IN THEIR COMMUNITY LAST WEEK. THE RESOLUTION INCLUDES IMPLEMENTING SAFEGUARDS FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE... TRANSPARENT PUBLIC REPORTING... AND OTHER REGULATORY ACTIONS INTENDED TO HIGHLGHT THE POTENTIALLY NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THESE FACILITIES. <RICK BACON / COMMISSIONER PRECINCT 3 It's not stati",
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        "text": "The constituents of Single-member District 3 voted to recall Councilman Harry Thomas.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2026-11-04/mayor-we-respect-voters-decision-harry-thomas-recall",
        "date": "2026-11-04",
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      {
        "text": "We respect the voters’ decision and the democratic process that ensures residents have a voice in their city government.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2026-11-04/mayor-we-respect-voters-decision-harry-thomas-recall",
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        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "We respect the voters’ decision and the democratic process that ensures residents have a voice in their city government,",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor of San Angelo",
        "url": "https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/politics/elections/voters-approve-harry-thomas-recall-san-angelo-city-council/504-bb6625d2-b18d-4892-b5c3-f995eca8d4bc",
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      {
        "text": "I want to thank Harry for nearly a decade of dedicated service to his district and our entire community.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor of San Angelo",
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        "date": "2026-11-04",
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      {
        "text": "Beacon continues to operate under a shroud of secrecy,",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Rep., House District 72",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-10-08/darby-tells-data-center-developer-pack-and-leave-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "It has held no additional town halls and has answered none of the substantive questions put to it.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Rep., House District 72",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-10-08/darby-tells-data-center-developer-pack-and-leave-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Rural Texas welcomes good actors and community partners,",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Rep., House District 72",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-10-08/darby-tells-data-center-developer-pack-and-leave-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "Beacon's conduct over the past several months has made clear that it is not one.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Rep., House District 72",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-10-08/darby-tells-data-center-developer-pack-and-leave-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "Beacon continues to operate under a shroud of secrecy,\" Darby wrote.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Representative, House Committee on State Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.conexionsanangelo.com/post/representative-darby-calls-on-beacon-data-centers-to-withdraw-permits-halt-development-in-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": null,
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      {
        "text": "I have lost confidence in Beacon's ability to develop this site responsibly.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Representative, House Committee on State Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.conexionsanangelo.com/post/representative-darby-calls-on-beacon-data-centers-to-withdraw-permits-halt-development-in-dove-creek",
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        "stance": null,
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      {
        "text": "I therefore ask that Beacon withdraw its pending permit applications and not move forward with its plans to develop in Tom Green County.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Representative, House Committee on State Affairs",
        "url": "https://www.conexionsanangelo.com/post/representative-darby-calls-on-beacon-data-centers-to-withdraw-permits-halt-development-in-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
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      {
        "text": "I am a youth in concern of the data center being built here. I am very much aware that it supports technology that is absolutely necessary such as medical technology. What I am concerned about is building it in such a water scarce area as San Angelo,",
        "source": "McKenna Ford, teen speaker, Youth Empowerment in Action",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/teen-group-voices-concerns-about-data-centers-at-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our teens have been wanting to do a project on data centers, and AI use – and I said, let’s make it happen,",
        "source": "Sierra Mullan, runs Youth Empowerment in Action",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/teen-group-voices-concerns-about-data-centers-at-public-comment/",
        "date": "2026-10-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Are you expecting a tax break? I want you to pay your taxes just like I pay mine and everyone else pays theirs.",
        "source": "Ralph Hoelscher, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Who regulates the tenant? If they haul the water in, haul the water. Do what you said. Who signs the paper?",
        "source": "James Hopper",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We own and operate our own facilities,",
        "source": "Lee Bratcher, Cipher Digital",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whiskey was made to drink, water was made to fight over.",
        "source": "Ralph Hoelscher, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cipher says the plan needs no water permit, so there is no filing against which the figures can be checked.",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-cipher-colchis-closed-loop-trucked-water/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T01:20:02.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "ERCOT and AEP appear to be prioritizing the non-city property project for power allotments.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, San Angelo Mayor",
        "url": "https://peureport.blogspot.com/2026/09/cipher-digital-finally-to-show-face.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
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      {
        "text": "We own and operate our own facilities,",
        "source": "Lee Bratcher, Cipher",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "Are you expecting a tax break? I want you to pay your taxes just like I pay mine and everyone else pays theirs.",
        "source": "Ralph Hoelscher, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will be the first one to vote against it.",
        "source": "Ralph Hoelscher, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Whiskey was made to drink, water was made to fight over.",
        "source": "Ralph Hoelscher, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "You're going to screw up City Farm Road.",
        "source": "Kimberly Greenfield, realtor and appraiser",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to be out in the open about all of this,",
        "source": "Lee Bratcher, Cipher",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2026-09-23/red-creek-power-substation-one-kind",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lee Bratcher, Cipher Digital's head of policy and government affairs, told the Tom Green County Commissioners Court that the company got word in the previous week of conditional ERCOT approval to move forward with the Colchis data center off U.S. Highway 67.",
        "source": "Lee Bratcher, head of policy and government affairs, Cipher Digital",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-cipher-colchis-conditional-ercot-17m-aep/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't know how big it is, we don't know where they are in the process with ERCOT or the Public Utility Commission.",
        "source": "Rick Bacon, Precinct 3 Commissioner, Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-cipher-colchis-tom-green-commissioners-briefing/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cipher said the proposed facility would use air-cooled chillers and a closed-loop cooling system.",
        "source": "Cipher representatives, Developer",
        "url": "https://angelotechnical.com/articles/cipher-digital-meets-tom-green-county",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cipher also offered to allow Tom Green County officials to visit communities where the company already operates and speak directly with local officials — without Cipher representatives present — about their experiences with the company.",
        "source": "Gabe Menchaca, Author, Angelo Technical LLC",
        "url": "https://angelotechnical.com/articles/cipher-digital-meets-tom-green-county",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "He stated Blevins was the former Head of Grid Integration at ERCOT and that he has looked at that substation which has massive capacity.",
        "source": "Lee Bratcher, Cipher Digital representative",
        "url": "https://peureport.blogspot.com/2026/09/cipher-digitals-grid-connections.html",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lee Bratcher put day to day use at about five gallons per employee for drinking, hand washing and toilets.",
        "source": "Lee Bratcher, Cipher Digital representative",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-cipher-colchis-closed-loop-trucked-water/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have conditional, ERCOT approval to potentially move forward with the data center development off Highway 67 in Tom Green County",
        "source": "Lee Bradshaw, head of government affairs and policy at Cipher Digital",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10150503/texas/tom-green-county/cipher-digital-answers-county-questions-on-water-traffic-and-community-protections-for-proposed-highway-67-data-center",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Over the last several months, my office and I have received numerous calls from residents of the Dove Creek area opposing the project and raising concerns about Beacon's lack of communication and transparency.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, Texas State Representative",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/rep-darby-requests-public-hearing-for-data-center-permit/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T18:16:22.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I formally requested that TCEQ hold a public meeting in Tom Green County on Beacon's pending air quality permit applications,",
        "source": "Drew Darby, Texas State Representative",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/rep-darby-requests-public-hearing-for-data-center-permit/",
        "date": "2026-08-11T18:16:22.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Given the level of worry raised by affected residents, I am writing to formally request that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) hold a public meeting in Tom Green County regarding the air quality permit application submitted by Westline TX Holdings, LLC, under the name Westline 2335,",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Rep. (R–San Angelo)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/state/state-rep-presses-tceq-and-data-center-company-over-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Direct intervention in a proposed private development is not something I take lightly, nor often,",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Rep. (R–San Angelo)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/state/state-rep-presses-tceq-and-data-center-company-over-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In rural West Texas, communities come first, and new developments must respect those who live, work, and build their lives here long before any company intends to break ground.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Rep. (R–San Angelo)",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/state/state-rep-presses-tceq-and-data-center-company-over-development/",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I weigh every decision I’ve ever made on behalf of the 100,000 citizens in San Angelo,",
        "source": "Harry Thomas, San Angelo Council Member, Single Member District 3",
        "url": "https://pipkinsreports.com/san-angelos-data-center-fight-is-now-a-recall-fight/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T14:21:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every time I vote, I vote for all the citizens.",
        "source": "Harry Thomas, San Angelo Council Member, Single Member District 3",
        "url": "https://pipkinsreports.com/san-angelos-data-center-fight-is-now-a-recall-fight/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T14:21:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have no plans to resign from my position.",
        "source": "Harry Thomas, San Angelo Council Member, Single Member District 3",
        "url": "https://pipkinsreports.com/san-angelos-data-center-fight-is-now-a-recall-fight/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T14:21:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Impacted residents deserve the opportunity to be informed of, and heard on, these applications before, not after, a decision is made,",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Representative",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/darby-tceq-public-meeting-beacon-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not signed any non-disclosure agreements,",
        "source": "Joe Self, San Angelo Council Member",
        "url": "https://pipkinsreports.com/san-angelos-data-center-fight-is-now-a-recall-fight/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not benefited financially.",
        "source": "Joe Self, San Angelo Council Member",
        "url": "https://pipkinsreports.com/san-angelos-data-center-fight-is-now-a-recall-fight/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not voted in favor of a data center.",
        "source": "Joe Self, San Angelo Council Member",
        "url": "https://pipkinsreports.com/san-angelos-data-center-fight-is-now-a-recall-fight/",
        "date": "2026-08-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The main priority is ensuring the water security for San Angelo, not just today, or next year, or five and ten years from now,",
        "source": "Shane Kelton, then San Angelo Public Works Director",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/the-data-center-shaped-elephant-in-the-room/",
        "date": "2026-07-16T17:44:03.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have no plans to resign from my position.",
        "source": "Harry Thomas, Councilmember, District 3",
        "url": "https://sanangelo.exposetexas.org/data-center.html",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Further information may also be obtained from Westline TX Holdings LLC, 5900 Balcones Drive Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78731-4298 or by calling Mr. Adam Carcache, Project Analyst, Beacon Data Centers at (866) 520-7027.",
        "source": "Adam Carcache, Project Analyst, Beacon Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/permitting/air/bilingual/pending-permit-notices/184380-nori-english.pdf",
        "date": "2026-07-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "not a word.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Tom Green County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/commr-nanny-not-a-word-from-beacon-before-permit-filing/",
        "date": "2026-06-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The permit will authorize construction of the data center and energy facility.",
        "source": "Westline TX Holdings permit application, applicant",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/data-center-permits-detail-proposed-air-quality-footprint/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T19:11:30.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center will not rely upon power from the grid, but rather, will operate using electricity that is generated onsite by the energy facility using natural-gas reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE).",
        "source": "Westline TX Holdings permit application, applicant",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/data-center-permits-detail-proposed-air-quality-footprint/",
        "date": "2026-06-26T19:11:30.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We treat or handle over 5 billion gallons per year of raw water,",
        "source": "John Kaufman, Director of Water Utilities",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/water/proposed-data-center-could-be-top-10-water-user-in-san-angelo-water-usage-breakdown/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s about 0.26% of our total annual treated water demand that’s metered,",
        "source": "John Kaufman, Director of Water Utilities",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/water/proposed-data-center-could-be-top-10-water-user-in-san-angelo-water-usage-breakdown/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "11 million gallons sounds like a lot of water,",
        "source": "John Kaufman, Director of Water Utilities",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/water/proposed-data-center-could-be-top-10-water-user-in-san-angelo-water-usage-breakdown/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To the average citizen who uses maybe 100,000 gallons a year, that’s a lot of water. But in terms of the size of the city and all of our customers, it’s not very much water at all.",
        "source": "John Kaufman, Director of Water Utilities",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/water/proposed-data-center-could-be-top-10-water-user-in-san-angelo-water-usage-breakdown/",
        "date": "2026-06-23",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hyperscale data centers will result in larger environmental and community impacts. We are currently seeing this in headlines across the country.",
        "source": "Heather Wylie, San Angelo resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-residents-press-city-hall-on-data-centers-water-use-impacts",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have water for data centers. We need water for people. Water for ecosystems and agriculture and for essential industry.",
        "source": "Ali Devereaux, San Angelo resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-residents-press-city-hall-on-data-centers-water-use-impacts",
        "date": "2026-06-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "A recirculating cooling system works very much like your radiator,",
        "source": "John Kaufman, director of Water Utilities for the City",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/wastewater-discharge-in-potential-san-angelo-data-centers-explained-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We treat a data center no different than any other industrial customer in the city,",
        "source": "John Kaufman, director of Water Utilities for the City",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/wastewater-discharge-in-potential-san-angelo-data-centers-explained-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we find something in the water, then they {workers} have to do industrial pretreatment to get rid of it,",
        "source": "John Kaufman, director of Water Utilities for the City",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/wastewater-discharge-in-potential-san-angelo-data-centers-explained-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-06-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "take immediate steps to protect residential ratepayers from the costs of data center expansion.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/commr-nanny-not-a-word-from-beacon-before-permit-filing/",
        "date": "2026-06-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people of San Angelo and the county are not for data centers please listen to the people",
        "source": "Ginger Moore, San Angelo resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VN1rKzY01U",
        "date": "2026-06-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The water that you're risking of our city in the desert is a very, very big concern.",
        "source": "Spencer Matthews, Third-generation San Angelo resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VN1rKzY01U",
        "date": "2026-06-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The mayor, he is the principal pusher. He’s in a crazy hurry to get this thing done,",
        "source": "Richard Summers, Member, San Angelo Data Center Citizen Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2026/06/04/tom-green-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-plan/90391702007/",
        "date": "2026-06-04T09:46:49.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's more than our annual budget and I just can't risk that right now.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Tom Green County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/tom-green-county-officials-drop-094649000.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I guess you do realize you're coming into an area where you're not welcome.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Tom Green County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/tom-green-county-officials-drop-094649000.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The mayor, he is the principal pusher. He's in a crazy hurry to get this thing done.",
        "source": "Richard Summers, San Angelo Data Center Citizen Coalition member",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/articles/tom-green-county-officials-drop-094649000.html",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Tom Green County Commissioners' Court voted Tuesday not to pursue a temporary moratorium on large-scale energy and data center development in Precinct 4 after hearing a presentation from Beacon Data Centers about its proposed Westline Site in Dove Creek.",
        "source": "Tom Green County Commissioners' Court",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0070/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T13:53:11.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Commissioner Shawn Nanny referenced a recent $100 million lawsuit filed against Hill County after it approved a similar one-year moratorium.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0070/",
        "date": "2026-06-02T13:53:11.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will never be considered a good neighbor or a good community participant if everyone in the room and everyone in the Concho Valley has a consequent increase in their electricity billing,",
        "source": "Joseph Shovlin, Beacon Data Centers co-founder and executive vice president",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/county/2026-06-02/tom-green-county-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s more than our annual budget and I just can’t risk that right now,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Tom Green County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2026/06/04/tom-green-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-plan/90391702007/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I guess you do realize you’re coming into an area where you’re not welcome.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Tom Green County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/local/2026/06/04/tom-green-county-drops-data-center-moratorium-plan/90391702007/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "So in terms of where we’re at in the process, we’re not at a hugely advanced stage,",
        "source": "Joseph Shovlin, Executive Vice President of Beacon",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/data-developer-arrives-at-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In terms of studies, environmental, water, noise, those studies are still ongoing, many of those, and will conclude in the weeks and months ahead.",
        "source": "Joseph Shovlin, Executive Vice President of Beacon",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/data-developer-arrives-at-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will never be considered a good neighbor or a good community participant if everyone in the room and everyone in the Concho Valley has a consequent increase in their electricity billing,",
        "source": "Joseph Shovlin, Beacon Data Centers co-founder and executive vice president",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/county/2026-06-02/tom-green-county-commissioners-reject-data-center-moratorium",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people of San Angelo and the county are not for data centers please listen to the people",
        "source": "Ginger Moore, San Angelo resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/tom-green-county-residents-push-for-better-protections-as-west-texas-data-centers-expand",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The water that you’re risking of our city in the desert is a very, very big concern.",
        "source": "Spencer Matthews, Third-generation San Angelo resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/tom-green-county-residents-push-for-better-protections-as-west-texas-data-centers-expand",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will never be considered a good neighbor or a good community participant if everyone in this room and everyone in the Concho Valley has a consequent increase in their electricity billing,",
        "source": "Joseph Shovlin, co-founder and executive vice president, Beacon Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/developer-sheds-light-on-dove-creek-data-center-as-commissioners-mull-options/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Hill County put in a moratorium, countywide. $100 million, 65-page lawsuit, right here if anybody wants to look at it,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/developer-sheds-light-on-dove-creek-data-center-as-commissioners-mull-options/",
        "date": "2026-06-02",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "SAN ANGELO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE FINAL APPROVAL TO WATER AND LAND USE REGULATIONS ON THE PROPOSED DATA CENTER IN THE PAUL ANN DISTRICT.",
        "source": "Mayor Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvWtyFC3A5Q",
        "date": "2026-06-01",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Within the city they have lots of standards, but it’s out in the county, it’s free for all. We have no zoning, we have no ordinances, and I do believe in private property rights.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/commissioners-table-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I can only reinforce the notion that right here, right now, this morning in this county, you all do not have the power to impose a moratorium. You don’t have the power to enforce it.",
        "source": "Sandy Rothband, Assistant County Attorney",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/commissioners-table-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You could do it and you will be inviting litigation.",
        "source": "Sandy Rothband, Assistant County Attorney",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/commissioners-table-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Less government, less restrictions, less regulations, to the point that we’ve governed ourselves, through the state statutes, out of being able to do a thing.",
        "source": "Lane Carter, Tom Green County Judge",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/commissioners-table-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The approach of confrontation and litigation is not the approach that Beacon Data Centers is interested in taking.",
        "source": "Jon Mark Hogg, Local attorney for Beacon Data Centers",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/commissioners-table-data-center-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've been stripped of our authority, and when you ask the local leaders, they say, 'We like to leave that to the local elected officials, we like to give them local officials the power,'",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner, Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/tom-green-commissioners-table-data-center-green-energy-moratorium-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no authority to do anything about it.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner, Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/tom-green-commissioners-table-data-center-green-energy-moratorium-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "These are strange times, like Shawn said,",
        "source": "Lane Carter, County Judge, Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/tom-green-commissioners-table-data-center-green-energy-moratorium-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We just need to have some questions answered that is going to ensure the safety of the residents of this county,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/commissioners-court-to-consider-precinct-4-data-center-green-energy-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "These data centers have flooded our state, and everything is happening so quick,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/commissioners-court-to-consider-precinct-4-data-center-green-energy-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "That could be likely. It depends on how well this is received Tuesday in court,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/commissioners-court-to-consider-precinct-4-data-center-green-energy-moratorium/",
        "date": "2026-05-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I signed up as a mayor to do a job,",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-leaders-weigh-zoning-rules-for-future-data-centers-amid-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s my job to move things forward, regardless of the name of the business or the industry,",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-leaders-weigh-zoning-rules-for-future-data-centers-amid-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have to be fair and consistent with how we treat everybody.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-leaders-weigh-zoning-rules-for-future-data-centers-amid-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That means a land-owner can pump up to 25,000 gallons per day without a permit,",
        "source": "Leon Braden, Lipan-Kickapoo water conservation district",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/rural-residents-want-data-center-answers/",
        "date": "2026-05-15T14:09:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need the truth going around, not rumors.",
        "source": "Leon Braden, Lipan-Kickapoo water conservation district",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/rural-residents-want-data-center-answers/",
        "date": "2026-05-15T14:09:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The citizens need you to be responsible stewards for our resources and not just do what you think is right for business,",
        "source": "one resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-leaders-weigh-proposed-rules-for-future-data-centers-amid-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-12T02:25:56.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our goal is to responsibly balance quality-of-life concerns with opportunities that can strengthen San Angelo's long-term financial stability, infrastructure and ability to meet future community needs,",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-leaders-weigh-proposed-rules-for-future-data-centers-amid-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-12T02:25:56.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The problem is that with private land, and private water, you can't tell them what to do,",
        "source": "Dan Farmer, retired pumper",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/rural-residents-want-data-center-answers/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Local control is the Texas way.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, Texas Rep., District 72",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/rep-darby-weighs-in-on-west-texas-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "West Texas will never simply be a place to plant a server farm and hand the bill to ratepayers — not on my watch.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, Texas Rep., District 72",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/rep-darby-weighs-in-on-west-texas-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas taxpayers should not be subsidizing billion-dollar facilities.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, Texas Rep., District 72",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/rep-darby-weighs-in-on-west-texas-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Communities deserve to know exactly what is being drawn from their water supply before a shovel hits the ground.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, Texas Rep., District 72",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/rep-darby-weighs-in-on-west-texas-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-05-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "then they must be developed responsibly and conditionally,",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Representative",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/darby-tceq-public-meeting-beacon-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "local control is the Texas way.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, State Representative",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/darby-tceq-public-meeting-beacon-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No project is being prioritized over the people of San Angelo.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/residents-press-city-council-on-data-center-transparency-water-use-and-housing-concerns",
        "date": "2026-04-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Economic development and protecting quality of life are not opposites. Our job is to balance both through facts, planning and enforceable agreements,",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/residents-press-city-council-on-data-center-transparency-water-use-and-housing-concerns",
        "date": "2026-04-30",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This ruling confirms that the public is entitled to see the substance of what has been discussed regarding this project,",
        "source": "Richard Summers, San Angelo resident",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelodccc.com/press-releases",
        "date": "2026-04-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are now expecting full and prompt production of all non-exempt records.",
        "source": "Richard Summers, San Angelo resident",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelodccc.com/press-releases",
        "date": "2026-04-30",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This vote was damaging to the public trust of the people.",
        "source": "San Angelo Data Center Citizen Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelodccc.com/press-releases",
        "date": "2026-04-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "A lot of just my feelings are on this topic, but not everybody is a responsible developer and operator.",
        "source": "Skybox Data Centers representative, Skybox Data Centers representative",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-residents-weigh-skybox-data-center-proposal-at-city-meeting",
        "date": "2026-04-23T19:25:16.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not have the water resources for hyperscale data centers and people in Texas don't want the power lines that are going to be needed to support them.",
        "source": "Community member",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-residents-weigh-skybox-data-center-proposal-at-city-meeting",
        "date": "2026-04-23T19:25:16.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I respectfully ask that you and the project team give meaningful preference and consideration to all qualified local businesses—not just for security, but for any portion of work that can be performed within our community.",
        "source": "Community member",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-residents-weigh-skybox-data-center-proposal-at-city-meeting",
        "date": "2026-04-23T19:25:16.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Thursday we had a meeting in Dove Creek that drove home this fact",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/tom-green-county-commissioners-call-for-enhanced-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s my take that we’re at a crossroads where we can either make an impact or take an impact, and I’d rather be the hammer than the nail,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/tom-green-county-commissioners-call-for-enhanced-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’d like to use every tool, every resources we have to get out in front of this and pump the brakes a little bit.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/tom-green-county-commissioners-call-for-enhanced-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This definitely addresses those concerns that we have as county officials on where they’re being placed and what is our concerns of our infrastructure and our supply,",
        "source": "Lane Carter, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/tom-green-county-commissioners-call-for-enhanced-data-center-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's my take that we're at a crossroads where we can either make an impact or take an impact, and I'd rather be the hammer than the nail,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/county/2026-04-20/tom-green-county-calls-stronger-data-center-regulation",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I'd like to use every tool, every resource we have to get out in front of this and pump the brakes a little bit.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/county/2026-04-20/tom-green-county-calls-stronger-data-center-regulation",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not stating that we're totally against them. It's primarily that we would like to have some say in that.",
        "source": "Rick Bacon, Commissioner Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ZXYxVmQ2M",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, at least in West Texas, it seems like it's the Wild Wild West when it comes to data centers.",
        "source": "Rick Bacon, Commissioner Precinct 3",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ZXYxVmQ2M",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's my take that we're at a crossroads where we can either make an impact or take an impact, and I'd rather be the hammer than the nail,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/county/2026-04-20/tom-green-county-calls-stronger-data-center-regulation",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'd like to use every tool, every resource we have to get out in front of this and pump the brakes a little bit.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/county/2026-04-20/tom-green-county-calls-stronger-data-center-regulation",
        "date": "2026-04-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Here tonight, you’re witnessing an uprising, people that are fed up with it, people that want to take their state back, take their homes back, and put our state and our community back on the right path,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/dove-creek-residents-voice-opposition-as-company-explores-data-center-possibility/",
        "date": "2026-04-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Please take my advice if you’ve heard it numerous times here tonight: Build your data center somewhere else, and just leave us the hell alone.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/dove-creek-residents-voice-opposition-as-company-explores-data-center-possibility/",
        "date": "2026-04-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve literally heard from 150 or 200 people in the last two or three weeks, and as an elected official, to conduct myself properly, oftentimes I need to take my own thoughts and ideas and put them on the shelf and listen to what my constituents want,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/dove-creek-residents-voice-opposition-as-company-explores-data-center-possibility/",
        "date": "2026-04-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were trying to intend this to be a more non-technical session,",
        "source": "Joseph Shovlin, Beacon Vice President",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/rural-residents-want-data-center-answers/",
        "date": "2026-04-16",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "find somewhere else to build…and leave us the hell alone.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 Commissioner, Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/rural-residents-want-data-center-answers/",
        "date": "2026-04-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Here tonight, you're witnessing an uprising, people that are fed up with it, people that want to take their state back, take their homes back, and put our state and our community back on the right path.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dove-creek-residents-voice-opposition-151738862.html",
        "date": "2026-04-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Build your data center somewhere else, and just leave us the hell alone.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dove-creek-residents-voice-opposition-151738862.html",
        "date": "2026-04-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would have to come in and build housing.",
        "source": "Mike Coleman, Emergent Chief Technology Officer",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/group-seeks-pause-in-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-04-10T22:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not opposing technology or economic development…we are calling for a pause to be sure decisions of this scale are made with full information, sound planning, and meaningful public participation.",
        "source": "San Angelo Data Center Citizen Coalition, citizen group statement",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/group-seeks-pause-in-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-04-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I told them I am getting phone calls left and right, I don't have any information to give them,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 commissioner for Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/data-center-company-exploring-potential-project-in-dove-creek-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T15:33:46.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I told them ya'll have got to have one meeting immediately followed up by several meetings, but the ball is in their court.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 commissioner for Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/concho-valley-data-centers/data-center-company-exploring-potential-project-in-dove-creek-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T15:33:46.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I told them I am getting phone calls left and right, I don't have any information to give them.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 commissioner, Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-company-exploring-potential-project-in-dove-creek-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I told them ya'll have got to have one meeting immediately followed up by several meetings, but the ball is in their court.",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Precinct 4 commissioner, Tom Green County",
        "url": "https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-company-exploring-potential-project-in-dove-creek-what-to-know/",
        "date": "2026-04-08",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m a huge, huge proponent of private property rights,",
        "source": "Shawn Nanny, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/brief/company-plans-massive-gas-power-plant-for-data-center-south-of-san-angelo-texas",
        "date": "2026-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas must remain competitive in the global race for advanced technology, AI, and energy security, especially as we compete with China and other hostile foreign nations,",
        "source": "Helen Kerwin, state Rep., R-District 58",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/politics/2026-03-17/texas-lawmaker-urges-immediate-pause-rural-data-center-projects",
        "date": "2026-03-17T15:00:30.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We would have to come in and build housing.",
        "source": "Mike Coleman, Chief Technology Officer, Emergent Data Centers",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/economic-summit-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every community is different, and we've engaged different communities in different ways.",
        "source": "Chris Sumter, CEO, Emergent Data Centers",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/economic-summit-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are significant water concerns that I and many other residents have regarding the data center",
        "source": "Unnamed resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/emergent-data-center-san-angelo-texas/",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think any delay in an approval to move forward with this puts the city at risk of losing any control... Anything that was brought up today would be totally irrelevant and wasted",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/san-angelo/2026-01-13/san-angelo-city-council-approves-data-center-rezoning-6-1-amid-public-debate",
        "date": "2026-01-13",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Money's not everything and we need to reserve our water,",
        "source": "Unnamed community member, community member",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-residents-voice-concerns-over-proposed-data-center-project",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’d be interested to know what they’re promising as far as employment, especially since we have ASU students here. That could be a positive.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-residents-voice-concerns-over-proposed-data-center-project",
        "date": "2026-01-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Cooling systems often rely on water, raising sustainability concerns",
        "source": "City of San Angelo website",
        "url": "https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2026/01/02/what-to-know-about-proposed-data-center-coming-to-san-angelo/87991861007/",
        "date": "2026-01-02T20:05:18.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Missing a timeline “may cost all of us lots of money.”",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://sanangelo.exposetexas.org/water.html",
        "date": "2025-12-31",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We campaigned together for transparency,",
        "source": "Jamal Schumpert, Keely's recent election opponent",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2025-12-31/skybox-datacenter-controversy",
        "date": "2025-12-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Here's the whole thing for the City of San Angelo and this data center. Every new sports facility, every road that everybody can't get fixed right now (because) we're more broke as it is now, alright? We barely have enough money to get by.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2025-12-31/skybox-datacenter-controversy",
        "date": "2025-12-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this (datacenter) disappears or we miss their timeline, we can't lessen the burden on anybody.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelolive.com/news/business/2025-12-31/skybox-datacenter-controversy",
        "date": "2025-12-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We campaigned together for transparency,",
        "source": "Jamal Schumpert, Keely's recent election opponent",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2025-12-31/skybox-datacenter-controversy",
        "date": "2025-12-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If this (datacenter) disappears or we miss their timeline, we can't lessen the burden on anybody.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://sanangelolive.com/news/business/2025-12-31/skybox-datacenter-controversy",
        "date": "2025-12-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The proposed data center has nothing to do with crypto-mining or artificial intelligence.",
        "source": "Jon Mark Hogg, reporter, The Concho Observer",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/skybox-data-centers-project-may-be-san-angelos-future/",
        "date": "2025-12-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This may be the first data center, but it will likely not be the last in our area.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, Texas State Representative",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/2025/12/10/data-center-questions-cosadc/",
        "date": "2025-12-10T20:55:06.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Ultimately, this is a local decision, and I trust the people of San Angelo and their local elected leaders to determine what is best for our community.",
        "source": "Drew Darby, Texas State Representative",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/2025/12/10/data-center-questions-cosadc/",
        "date": "2025-12-10T20:55:06.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our voices matter. Our water matters. Our grid reliability matters.",
        "source": "Rev. Shiloh Salazar, Big Spring Candidate for Texas House District 72",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/public-deserves-transparency-on-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It seems they have a plan and a company they've been working with already, and now that the zoning was approved, they just have to present plans to committees for approval, and then to City Council for approval,",
        "source": "West Texas Indivisible representative, representative of West Texas Indivisible",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/citizens-mobilizing-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-08T19:08:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is still time for us to stop this, but we need to act fast and have representation at every City Council meeting.",
        "source": "West Texas Indivisible representative, representative of West Texas Indivisible",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/citizens-mobilizing-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-12-08T19:08:35.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "While you may not be able to answer these questions directly at this moment, I do look forward to continuing the conversation and inviting transparency around data centers.",
        "source": "China Young, resident",
        "url": "https://conchoobserver.com/2025/12/10/data-center-questions-cosadc/",
        "date": "2025-12-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "No independent impact study has been conducted.",
        "source": "City of San Angelo, City government",
        "url": "https://sanangelo.exposetexas.org/data-center.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If water use is not sustainable, it should not move forward.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/emergent-data-center-san-angelo-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So just because you ask a question and we're not able to give you that answer does not mean it's a lack of transparency. It just means that we're still learning as we go.",
        "source": "Mary Coffey, Council member",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/project/emergent-data-center-san-angelo-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm facing a recall petition signed by 53 residents, who said I was not transparent enough in answering questions about city matters.",
        "source": "Harry Thomas, Councilman, San Angelo District 3",
        "url": "https://whatisonmyballot.org/data/What%20Is%20On%20My%20Ballot%20(WIOMB)%20-%202026%20Recall%20Election%20Interview.pdf",
        "date": null,
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      {
        "text": "Ultimately, we petitioned to recall Councilman Thomas due to a failure to disclose material facts, timelines, and supporting documentation related to the data center among other reasons that are on the public record.",
        "source": "Data Center Citizen Coalition",
        "url": "https://whatisonmyballot.org/data/What%20Is%20On%20My%20Ballot%20(WIOMB)%20-%202026%20Recall%20Election%20Interview.pdf",
        "date": null,
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        "emotion": "distrust"
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      {
        "text": "The city is trying to get itself out of debt by relying on companies that have billions of dollars in debt themselves.",
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        "text": "Many of the people who signed the recall, as I understand it, believed I supported a data center, when it's really about economic development.",
        "source": "Harry Thomas, Councilman, San Angelo District 3",
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        "text": "The City of San Angelo met the bare minimum, but failed to include the public until recently and only after public pressure was placed to be more inclusive.",
        "source": "Coalition author (unnamed)",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "No project is being prioritized over the people of San Angelo.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelo.gov/803/Data-Center-Information",
        "date": null,
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Any final project would still require public meetings, legal review, infrastructure analysis, zoning or permitting compliance, and council action in an open meeting.",
        "source": "Tom Thompson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelo.gov/803/Data-Center-Information",
        "date": null,
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    ],
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      "Cipher said on Sept 22, 2026 it is in active talks with several unnamed tenants and none has agreed to be named",
      "Closed loop cooling requires a one-time fill of about two million gallons, trucked in and not refilled, stated to Tom Green County Commissioners Court Sept 22, 2026",
      "Site grading targeted for Q4 2026 and data center construction for Q1 2027, but no facilities will be built until ERCOT Batch Zero process is finalised, not expected before mid 2027",
      "Project announced 2025-11-03 on roughly 620 acres adjacent to AEP Red Creek substation in unincorporated Tom Green County near San Angelo",
      "Unofficial results: 1,605 votes for recall (67.92%) and 758 against (32.08%) on Nov. 3, 2026.",
      "Recall petition needed 47 valid signatures; city clerk certified 53.",
      "City Council voted 6-1 on Aug. 4 to order the Nov. 3 special election; Mayor Thompson cast the sole opposing vote.",
      "Past city elections administered by Tom Green County cost roughly $20,000 to $35,000.",
      "Voters approved recall of Councilman Harry Thomas (District 3) with 1,605 for and 758 against Proposition A",
      "Recall campaign grew out of opposition to the zoning change for the Skybox-Emergent data center approved by City Council 6-1 on Jan. 13",
      "Recall petition submitted July 15 with 53 validated signatures against 47 required",
      "City Council voted 6-1 on Aug. 4 to call the Nov. 3 recall election",
      "City Council approved rezoning of 345.7 acres for Skybox data center on January 13, 2026 by a 6-1 vote.",
      "City Council approved Data Center Land Use Regulations on second reading on May 19, 2026.",
      "Planning Commission voted 6-0 on September 21, 2026 to send the Northeast Sector Master Plan (7,700 acres, three new data center locations) to City Council.",
      "Voters in SMD 3 recalled Councilman Harry Thomas on November 3, 2026, 1,388 to 679.",
      "Coalition has requested a data center moratorium twice, including on May 5 and August 18, 2026.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter dated Oct. 23, 2026 to the TCEQ interim executive director.",
      "The letter says Beacon Data Centers, via Westline Holdings LLC, applied for air permits and a water-right amendment for a planned data center in Tom Green County.",
      "The letter urges TCEQ staff to pause data-center permits until ERCOT completes an audit.",
      "The letter says citizens should have the opportunity to voice concerns to TCEQ.",
      "The letter was read into the court record at a meeting.",
      "Colchis received a 1 GW conditional base-load classification in ERCOT's first round of large-load reviews",
      "Cipher's November 2 quarterly update identified another 1.6 GW across sites with conditional studied-load classifications",
      "Barber Lake lease extended to 20 years with about $9.1 billion in contracted revenue",
      "Barber Lake financing: $850 million zero-interest convertible senior notes due 2032",
      "Cipher's total development pipeline is approximately 5.9 GW",
      "Beacon Data Centers says the proposed Westline campus in Tom Green County would generate its own power primarily from natural gas generators",
      "Beacon estimates more than 1,200 construction jobs and at least 300 permanent positions",
      "Governor Greg Abbott ordered state regulators to pause permit reviews for major data center projects while water and grid impacts are studied",
      "The proposal remains in planning and permitting stages",
      "Beacon's Oct. 21 letter responded to State Rep. Drew Darby's Aug. 10 and Oct. 8 letters.",
      "Gov. Abbott directed TCEQ to halt review of Beacon's pending permit applications for the site.",
      "Beacon projects average annual water use of about 55 acre-feet, less than half of a certificated surface water right held since 1929.",
      "Beacon estimates over 1,200 peak construction jobs and 300+ permanent jobs.",
      "Land grading could begin as early as January 2027; power-generation construction would wait for the final air permit.",
      "Cipher Colchis site: 1 GW, 620 acres, executed 1 GW Direct Connect Agreement with AEP",
      "San Angelo City Council approved 6-1 the zone change for the Skybox/Emergent site on 2026-01-13",
      "Westline TX Holdings submitted TCEQ air application 184380 on 2026-06-12 for an off-grid data center near San Angelo",
      "Darby sent Beacon a second letter on Oct. 8, 2026 asking it to withdraw pending permit applications and not build in Tom Green County"
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        "date": "2026-11-04T18:34:33.000Z"
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        "name": "No Data Center petition",
        "url": "https://www.sanangelodccc.com/",
        "date": "2026-11-04"
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        "name": "Dove Creek and Knickerbocker residents",
        "url": "https://www.conexionsanangelo.com/post/representative-darby-calls-on-beacon-data-centers-to-withdraw-permits-halt-development-in-dove-creek",
        "date": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-10-07T14:47:59.000Z"
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        "name": "Tom Green County residents opposed to the data center",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCyqXLtFwEA",
        "date": "2026-07-29"
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        "name": "Tom Green County Citizens Coalition",
        "url": "https://tomgreencitizens.org/what-we-know",
        "date": "2026-06-28"
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      {
        "name": "Petition to recall Mayor Tom Thompson",
        "url": "https://ktxs.com/news/local/san-angelo-leaders-weigh-zoning-rules-for-future-data-centers-amid-residents-concerns",
        "date": "2026-05-20T01:47:15.000Z"
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        "name": "Data Center Citizen Coalition",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T00:20:08.825Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "title": "Cosmos Technology Campus (former 3M campus) — SB Energy data center in Austin, TX · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/sb-energy-cosmos-technology-campus-austin-tx",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Survey shows northwest Austin residents' concerns over Project Cosmos | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/video/news/community/data-centers/survey-northwest-austin-project-cosmos/269-a4dabb35-9d7d-41dd-a858-b8632d31174f",
        "date": "2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "kvue.com",
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      },
      {
        "title": "New survey puts numbers behind northwest Austin residents' concerns over Project Cosmos | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/survey-numbers-austin-texas-residents-concerns-project-cosmos-data-center-project/269-7a82f362-ec49-42a4-a5b6-199094d1b3c6",
        "date": "2026-10-11T20:22:41.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "New survey puts numbers behind northwest Austin residents' concerns over Project Cosmos | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/video/news/community/data-centers/new-survey-puts-numbers-behind-northwest-austin-residents-concerns-over-project-cosmos/269-540df493-8cf4-4d5f-b756-1ebcf42f08c5",
        "date": "2026-10-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Travis and Bastrop counties look for more authority over data centers ahead of the 2027 session | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-10-travis-bastrop-counties-seek-data-center-authority/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T07:03:58.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Cosmos Austin: 70 MW Total, and Who Actually Holds the Lease - Heather Tankersley",
        "url": "https://heathertankersley.com/silver-bands-3-project-cosmos-tenant/",
        "date": "2026-09-28T14:05:00.000Z",
        "source": "Heather Tankersley",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "SB Energy Breaks Ground on 1.1M SF Data Center in Four Points | Groundbreak Austin | Groundbreak",
        "url": "https://www.groundbreak.city/austin/project-cosmos-data-center-under-construction-four-points",
        "date": "2026-09-24T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Groundbreak Austin",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin Neighbors Were Told R&D. The SEC Filing Calls It a Data Center. | PropertyLabs Research",
        "url": "https://propertylabs.org/resources/news/austin-cosmos-3m-data-center-neighbors-sec-filing-2026",
        "date": "2026-09-18T22:43:00.000Z",
        "source": "PropertyLabs Research",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Four Points residents discuss future of former 3M campus | Lake Travis - Westlake | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/lake-travis-westlake/development/four-points-area-residents-discuss-future-of-former-3m-campus/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T22:11:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "SB Energy's SEC filing says its former 3M campus in Austin is leased primarily for data centers, as construction begins | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-sb-energy-cosmos-sec-filing-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T08:17:31.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "New Project Cosmos details emerge as northwest Austin neighbors press for answers | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/video/news/community/data-centers/new-project-cosmos-details-emerge-as-northwest-austin-neighbors-press-for-answers/269-591ead8f-a10a-44d5-8142-15fad5ea8e83",
        "date": "2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "New Project Cosmos details emerge as northwest Austin neighbors press for answers | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/project-cosmos-northwest-austin-texas-details-neighbors-answers/269-a1a2dd87-d914-485c-be8d-bb7aacd44252",
        "date": "2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin Data Center Sparks Neighbor Pushback in Northwest Austin",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/northwest-austin-data-center-rises-as-neighbors-say-they-were-kept-in-the-dark/",
        "date": "2026-09-16T11:11:25.000Z",
        "source": "Hoodline",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "The state study is frozen. Site work is not. And SB Energy spent time talking to a neighborhood before anyone made it.",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7506098457720344576",
        "date": "2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Short circuit: New Austin data center leaves council members with questions | Austin Free Press",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/short-circuit-2/",
        "date": "2026-09-14T15:33:46.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "SoftBank-backed SB Energy subsidiary to develop former Texas 3M campus into R&D tech center - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/softbank-backed-sb-energy-subsidiary-to-develop-former-texas-3m-campus-in-rd-tech-center/",
        "date": "2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center or R&D campus? Northwest Austin neighbors seek answers about Project Cosmos | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/project-cosmos-northwest-austin-neighbor-concerns/269-e5e79425-6d4e-44ec-95c2-2e8d7bf96628",
        "date": "2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "SB Energy Reneges on Data Center Promise to Austin Neighbors",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/2026/09/03/sb-energy-reneges-on-data-center-promise-to-austin-neighbors/",
        "date": "2026-09-03T17:01:58.000Z",
        "source": "The Real Deal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin InSight | Texas Takes On Data Centers, Flock Cams | Season 2026 | Episode 238 | PBS",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/video/texas-takes-on-data-centers-flock-cams-szld0t/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "source": "PBS (Austin InSight)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "ATX Pulse 8/27-28/26 (free): Austin City Council Approves $648M Debt Sale // Austin City Council Begins Writing Rules to Manage, Potentially Ban Large Scale Data Centers // Outgoing Fire Chief Baker H",
        "url": "https://atxpulse.beehiiv.com/p/082726free",
        "date": "2026-08-29T22:21:37.000Z",
        "source": "ATX Pulse",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin Starts Rules Process for Large Data Centers | Let's Data Science",
        "url": "https://letsdatascience.com/news/austin-starts-rules-process-for-large-data-centers-4b8cae43",
        "date": "2026-08-28T19:41:26.000Z",
        "source": "Let's Data Science",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin writing data center rules, Great Austin Shake Off, Dolly Parton tributes - KUT & KUTX Studios — Podcasts",
        "url": "https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/austin-writing-data-center-rules-great-austin-shake-off-dolly-parton-tributes",
        "date": "2026-08-28T19:39:35.000Z",
        "source": "KUT & KUTX Studios",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "US Cities Eye AI Data Center Limits as Study Flags Water Risks - Decrypt",
        "url": "https://decrypt.co/376838/us-cities-ai-data-center-limits",
        "date": "2026-08-28T19:14:37.000Z",
        "source": "Decrypt",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin City Council Responds to State's Inaction by Taking ...",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/austin-city-council-responds-to-states-inaction-by-taking-first-step-toward-keeping-large-data-centers-out/",
        "date": "2026-08-27T22:44:53.000Z",
        "source": "Public Citizen",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin City Council votes to regulate data centers | FOX 7 Austin",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-city-council-data-center-vote",
        "date": "2026-08-27T21:56:39.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "The 3M Site Is Both R&D and Data Center — Here's What the Records Show - Heather Tankersley",
        "url": "https://heathertankersley.com/real-estate-project-cosmos/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Heather Tankersley",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "",
        "url": "https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/399011/transcript",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "source": "Austin City Council",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin City Council to discuss data center regulations | FOX 7 Austin",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-city-council-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-24T22:44:13.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin City Council considers new rules for large data centers",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/austin-mayor-and-council/austin-city-council-considers-new-rules-large-data-centers/269-a425004c-438d-43ca-af74-2d7fb0d04af7",
        "date": "2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Running dry: State and local growth collide with a deepening water crisis | Austin Free Press",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/running-dry/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T16:56:20.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin considers stricter rules for data centers amid water, energy concerns",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/austin-considers-stricter-rules-for-data-centers-amid-water-energy-concerns",
        "date": "2026-08-20T03:20:46.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas House holds wide-ranging hearing on booming data center industry | Central Austin | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/central-austin/texas-legislature/live-updates-local-officials-request-larger-role-in-data-center-oversight-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin-area residents are pushing for data center bans. ...",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cahill Represents Initial Purchasers in SE Cosmos, LLC's $999 Million Notes Offering | Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP",
        "url": "https://www.cahill.com/news/firm-news/2026-05-07-cahill-represents-initial-purchasers-in-se-cosmos-llcs-999-million-notes-offering",
        "date": "2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Travis County, TX Planning & Development Feed | cityminutes — CityMinutes.ai",
        "url": "https://cityminutes.ai/planning/tx/travis",
        "date": "2026-04-14",
        "source": "CityMinutes.ai",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "20260401-004, Data Center Environmental Management Recommendation | Environmental Commission",
        "url": "https://bandc.crccheck.com/envboard/470886-20260401-004-data-center-environmental-management-recommendation/",
        "date": "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Environmental Commission",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Cosmos: The $610M AI Story Happening in Your Backyard - Heather Tankersley",
        "url": "https://heathertankersley.com/project-cosmos/",
        "date": "2026-03-31T20:49:17.000Z",
        "source": "Heather Tankersley",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "County tax increases and Planning Commission planning",
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        "text": "PUC sues Paxton’s office over release of data center records\n\n> The Public Utility Commission of Texas is asking a Travis County judge to block the release of information showing where data centers and virtual currency mines operate, saying those details could aid terrorists.\n> The lawsuit filed Monday pits the state agency responsible for regulating utilities against Attorney General Ken Paxton’soffice over the scope of Texas’ public-records law and the state’s protections for critical infrastructure.\n> At the center of the dispute are two seemingly basic geographic details: the county where a facility is located and the regional water planning area in which it sits.",
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        "text": "Honestly, what stood out to me the most was how many people were concerned",
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        "text": "There were 552 questions, and we've narrowed it down to between 20 and 30 questions, because there was a lot of overlap and, fortunately, the city has been very positive about answering residents questions, and they said they would do that,",
        "source": "Linda Bailey, Four Points resident",
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        "text": "Big data centers have no place in Austin, and my office has heard from scores of District 10 residents who live near the Project Cosmos site and feel the same way.",
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        "text": "I think the unknown really makes people anxious.",
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        "text": "often responsible for infrastructure, emergency services and other public resources affected by development while lacking the authority to make many decisions associated with that development.",
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        "text": "These data halls will be used for R&D for SoftBank’s AI strategy.",
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        "text": "Council Member Mike Siegel said the city cannot apply zoning retroactively to a project that is already permitted.",
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        "text": "We are not here in opposition; we are here to get facts",
        "source": "Linda Bailey, resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/lake-travis-westlake/development/four-points-area-residents-discuss-future-of-former-3m-campus/",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
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        "text": "We're not usually coming in and renovating a site",
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        "text": "We need to give counties land use authority because right now, they have very little to nothing that they can do about the data centers.",
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        "text": "This process is used to assess the projected water use and identify water conservation and reuse opportunities that might apply for this proposed project",
        "source": "Heather Cooke, Austin Water Chief Administrative Officer",
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        "text": "We don't really care what its name is, data center or R&D. We care if there's going to be an impact on the community and what we can do about it.",
        "source": "Linda Bailey, Four Points resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/project-cosmos-northwest-austin-texas-details-neighbors-answers/269-a1a2dd87-d914-485c-be8d-bb7aacd44252",
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        "text": "If it calls itself an engineer headquarters, an R&D facility, if it has a lot of compute power, and we're focusing all our energy on limiting data centers, we might be missing part of the problem.",
        "source": "Marc Duchen, Austin City Council Member, District 10",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/project-cosmos-northwest-austin-texas-details-neighbors-answers/269-a1a2dd87-d914-485c-be8d-bb7aacd44252",
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      {
        "text": "Because we are required to serve all customers, they are not required to disclose to us what they are using their electricity for, and Austin Energy does not regulate what they do on their property or how they use their electricity.",
        "source": "Austin Energy representative",
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        "text": "Residents in River Place and Four Points say they simply want transparency from SB Energy going forward.",
        "source": "Sophie Leclerc",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/northwest-austin-data-center-rises-as-neighbors-say-they-were-kept-in-the-dark/",
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        "text": "ambiguity surrounding the ultimate scope of the plan is disturbing",
        "source": "Marc Duchen, neighbor",
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        "text": "The city could not pass retroactive zoning that requires (SB Energy) to dismantle the data center",
        "source": "Mike Siegel, District 7 Council Member",
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        "text": "The ambiguity surrounding the ultimate scope of the plan is disturbing",
        "source": "Marc Duchen, District 10 Council Member",
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        "date": "2026-09-14T15:33:46.000Z",
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        "text": "\"We want to know what's going to be built there,\" she said. \"We deserve to know.\"",
        "source": "Linda Bailey, River Place resident",
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        "date": "2026-09-14T15:33:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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        "text": "\"Nothing in city code or regulations right now requires the Development Services Department, Austin Energy, or Austin Water to verify whether or not a data center is being built,\" Siegel said.",
        "source": "Mike Siegel, District 7 Council Member",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/short-circuit-2/",
        "date": "2026-09-14T15:33:46.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "The city told the Austin Free Press its best information is that the site is a research and development center, not a large-scale data center.",
        "source": "City of Austin",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/intel/2026-09-sb-energy-cosmos-sec-filing-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-09-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "text": "Why the gap? Why is one entity telling us it's only R&D and the other one is saying it's only a data center? We think we have a right to know what's being built by us,",
        "source": "Linda Bailey, Four Points resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/project-cosmos-northwest-austin-neighbor-concerns/269-e5e79425-6d4e-44ec-95c2-2e8d7bf96628",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
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      {
        "text": "When I saw the SEC filing, I was like, 'Maybe I misunderstood this, but it definitely listed data center,' and so that raised our concerns significantly,",
        "source": "Jennifer Oeltjen, Four Points resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/project-cosmos-northwest-austin-neighbor-concerns/269-e5e79425-6d4e-44ec-95c2-2e8d7bf96628",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
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      {
        "text": "I think we just want to understand what is being built here,",
        "source": "Ryan Hay, homeowners association board member",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/project-cosmos-northwest-austin-neighbor-concerns/269-e5e79425-6d4e-44ec-95c2-2e8d7bf96628",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "text": "Lots of people are excited that this building is being refreshed.",
        "source": "Eowyn Gorman, resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/project-cosmos-northwest-austin-neighbor-concerns/269-e5e79425-6d4e-44ec-95c2-2e8d7bf96628",
        "date": "2026-09-08",
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      {
        "text": "We have a lot of conversations up on this dais that, you know, we are grappling with to say, how do we provide reliable, affordable electricity to our residents?",
        "source": "Paige Ellis, Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/video/texas-takes-on-data-centers-flock-cams-szld0t/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "neutral",
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        "text": "So I'm really glad this is moving forward today.",
        "source": "Paige Ellis, Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.pbs.org/video/texas-takes-on-data-centers-flock-cams-szld0t/",
        "date": "2026-09-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "While Gov. Greg Abbott can only offer performative and mostly voluntary measures, local leaders are acting to protect the community from large-scale data centers,",
        "source": "Kaiba White, Austin-based climate policy specialist for Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://decrypt.co/376838/us-cities-ai-data-center-limits",
        "date": "2026-08-28T19:14:37.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Overall, we saw that 66% of the power plants that use water in those states were exposed to medium to high water stress,",
        "source": "Kristen James, senior program director for water at Ceres",
        "url": "https://decrypt.co/376838/us-cities-ai-data-center-limits",
        "date": "2026-08-28T19:14:37.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "To be legally viable, to be protective, and to be preventive, that is what we're hoping to see to the fullest extent that the law allows a municipality to act under these circumstances.",
        "source": "Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin",
        "url": "https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/austin-writing-data-center-rules-great-austin-shake-off-dolly-parton-tributes",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are getting much larger in size and capacity.",
        "source": "Joy Harden, city's zoning officer",
        "url": "https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/austin-writing-data-center-rules-great-austin-shake-off-dolly-parton-tributes",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So we really need to get ahead of this and get some, a suite of ordinances, not just a blanket type of ban, because that's upsetting it up for one lawsuit to strip that away.",
        "source": "Brad Massingale, East Austin resident",
        "url": "https://kutkutx.studio/austin-signal/austin-writing-data-center-rules-great-austin-shake-off-dolly-parton-tributes",
        "date": "2026-08-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "As the technology industry evolves, data centers are getting much larger in size and capacity,",
        "source": "Joi Harden, Austin zoning officer",
        "url": "https://atxpulse.beehiiv.com/p/082726free",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "She said having clear guidelines will allow the city to track, regulate and even ban large-scale data centers.",
        "source": "Joi Harden, Austin zoning officer",
        "url": "https://atxpulse.beehiiv.com/p/082726free",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Austin City Council deserves praise for taking this step,",
        "source": "Kaiba White, Austin-based climate policy specialist for Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.citizen.org/news/austin-city-council-responds-to-states-inaction-by-taking-first-step-toward-keeping-large-data-centers-out/",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "What we want to do is we want to protect against the harm that data centers can bring. We also want to be ahead of the curve on knowing when they might be in our community,",
        "source": "Kirk Watson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-city-council-data-center-vote",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Major data centers bring too many unknown and undefined environmental and social impacts, and my concern is that this would again inequitably affect low-income and historically underserved communities that have faced the realities of environmental injustice for too long.",
        "source": "José Velasquez, Councilmember, District 3",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-city-council-data-center-vote",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am asking City Council to enact a ban or a moratorium on data centers. Data centers use too much of our resources to even consider this viable business option,",
        "source": "Christina DeStafano, Public commenter",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-city-council-data-center-vote",
        "date": "2026-08-27",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Regarding the site usage, it still remains planned as an R&D Center. Per building application to the city of Austin, it is permitted as an office and lab space as intended use.",
        "source": "SB Energy spokesperson, company spokesperson",
        "url": "https://heathertankersley.com/real-estate-project-cosmos/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE ENCOURAGE REGULATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR MORE NORMAL, SMALLER TYPE, RESPONSIBLY BUILT DATA CENTERS LIKE THE ONES WE'VE HAD INSIDE THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR THE LAST 10 TO 20 YEARS.",
        "source": "Trey Salinas, CCARE coalition representative",
        "url": "https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/399011/transcript",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "NOT EVERY PROJECT IS RIGHT FOR EVERY COMMUNITY.",
        "source": "Stacy Schmidt, Opportunity Austin",
        "url": "https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/399011/transcript",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'M GOING TO BE A GOOD FRIEND TO THE FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.",
        "source": "Craig Naser, Sierra Club",
        "url": "https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/399011/transcript",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A FREEZE ON THE APPROVAL OF ANY APPLICATION TO ANY CITY DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLACING A DATA CENTER IN THE CITY LIMITS OR THE ETJ OR IN OUR, UM, SERVICE AREAS WITH OUR, OF OUR UTILITIES UNTIL WE HAVE A COMPLETED POLICY THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL.",
        "source": "Mayor Kirk Watson, Mayor of Austin",
        "url": "https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/399011/transcript",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've got to start from ground zero basically and create sort of basic ground rules for how to start regulating these data centers,",
        "source": "Marc Duchen, Council Member, District 10",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-city-council-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The biggest thing is to show how these large data centers are not compatible with residential communities in terms of the noise they produce, even the vibrations that they send through people's bodies, the light, as well as the use of natural resources,",
        "source": "Mike Siegel, Council Member, District 7",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-city-council-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would 100% be opposed to a large data center coming here,",
        "source": "Marc Duchen, Council Member, District 10",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-city-council-data-center-regulations",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our rules are not up to date,",
        "source": "Ryan Alter, Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/austin-mayor-and-council/austin-city-council-considers-new-rules-large-data-centers/269-a425004c-438d-43ca-af74-2d7fb0d04af7",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have just heard from so many people that they are really concerned about data centers coming to our community and exploiting us.",
        "source": "Ryan Alter, Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/austin-mayor-and-council/austin-city-council-considers-new-rules-large-data-centers/269-a425004c-438d-43ca-af74-2d7fb0d04af7",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "What I hear from residents is that data centers consume way too much power, they are way too loud, too much noise, and they consume way too much water,",
        "source": "Vanessa Fuentes, Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/austin-mayor-and-council/austin-city-council-considers-new-rules-large-data-centers/269-a425004c-438d-43ca-af74-2d7fb0d04af7",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Under this framework, no facility in Austin would be exempt from our resource-efficiency standards,",
        "source": "Paige Ellis, Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/austin-mayor-and-council/austin-city-council-considers-new-rules-large-data-centers/269-a425004c-438d-43ca-af74-2d7fb0d04af7",
        "date": "2026-08-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, with all of the water supply projects that we currently have available, we will not meet our water needs,",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, vice president of water and community resilience at the Houston Advanced Research Center",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/running-dry/",
        "date": "2026-08-21T16:56:20.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there are some fights worth setting the precedent and trying.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, Council Member, San Marcos",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will tell you that if we pass this as written, we're gonna get sued, and we're gonna lose.",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we would be exposing ourselves to significant legal liability.",
        "source": "Chase Young, Assistant criminal district attorney, Hays County",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nothing more than a suggestion.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I get it, it's progress, but we just found out on Aug. 3 that they were proposing to put this data center across the street from us",
        "source": "Susan Ross, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/central-austin/texas-legislature/live-updates-local-officials-request-larger-role-in-data-center-oversight-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The data center we’re talking about was 200 acres, and we had our utility director come and tell us that that one data center was expected to use three times the amount of electricity of the entirety of our city.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriquez, San Marcos City Council Member",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/central-austin/texas-legislature/live-updates-local-officials-request-larger-role-in-data-center-oversight-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hear a lot about local control and giving the county a certain local recommendation, but a lot of the ideas that are proposed [would] kind of erode private property rights",
        "source": "Ken King, Rep., House State Affairs committee chair",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/central-austin/texas-legislature/live-updates-local-officials-request-larger-role-in-data-center-oversight-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve never heard someone come before this committee and say that they're the bad actors",
        "source": "Rafael Anchía, Rep., D-Dallas",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/central-austin/texas-legislature/live-updates-local-officials-request-larger-role-in-data-center-oversight-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As local elected officials, we are closest to those which may be affected, and are informed as to the most unique circumstances surrounding each individualized proposed project.",
        "source": "Kyle Workman, Precinct 3 commissioner, Leon County",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/central-austin/texas-legislature/live-updates-local-officials-request-larger-role-in-data-center-oversight-regulation/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "State law does not allow a city to enact or change its zoning by popular vote.",
        "source": "Kelly Cmerek, Mayor Pro Tem, Taylor",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-07-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you own a home in Steiner Ranch, Riverplace or Four Points in general… that permit may be the most relevant document to your property value you’ve never heard of.",
        "source": "Heather Tankersley, Real estate agent",
        "url": "https://heathertankersley.com/project-cosmos/",
        "date": "2026-03-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’ve seen no fewer than a dozen (data center) proposals in our area recently,",
        "source": "Mike Kamerlander, president of the Hays Caldwell Economic Development Partnership",
        "url": "https://austinmonitor.com/stories/newsletter/austin-tax-increases-city-hall-planning-and-data-center-environment-texas/",
        "date": "2025-07-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a data center that attracts high-tech clients,",
        "source": "Amanda Brown, HD Brown Consulting LLC",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/9151,officials-high-tech-meets-high-value-in-data-center",
        "date": "2024-12-08T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We will be pursuing extensive acoustic studies as we move through this process to ensure that we're mitigating for noise to the greatest extent possible,",
        "source": "Mandy Squibb, SLS Consultants",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/9151,officials-high-tech-meets-high-value-in-data-center",
        "date": "2024-12-08T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That's why we push for the SUP, to make sure we're not stringing high power lines around people's neighborhoods and homes,",
        "source": "Mike Snyder, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/9151,officials-high-tech-meets-high-value-in-data-center",
        "date": "2024-12-08T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I would like to move that we direct staff to look at the economic development agreement with winddata center, windata data center and report back to the court as soon as they lay out some of the negotiations within the particular economic development agreement.",
        "source": "Commissioner Davis, Commissioner, Travis County Commissioners Court",
        "url": "https://www2.traviscountytx.gov/commissioners_court/agendas/2012/03/text/vs120313_XS.asp",
        "date": "2012-03-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This does not lock -- lock us in at any point.",
        "source": "Rody Rhoades, executive manager planning and budget",
        "url": "https://www2.traviscountytx.gov/commissioners_court/agendas/2010/09/text/vs100928_14.asp",
        "date": "2010-09-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "And we're asking approval for conceptual ideas going forward for the location of the data center to be on block 126, which is the usb site directly across the street from the granger building, as a component of that site redevelopment.",
        "source": "Rodney Rhoades, planning and budget",
        "url": "https://www2.traviscountytx.gov/commissioners_court/agendas/2010/09/text/vs100921_23.asp",
        "date": "2010-09-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We also went through a process of developing a site selection matrix, and john, you may want to talk about some of those aspects.",
        "source": "Steven Coleston",
        "url": "https://www2.traviscountytx.gov/commissioners_court/agendas/2010/09/text/vs100921_23.asp",
        "date": "2010-09-21",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We won't wait for a crisis to happen here, which is why today we are pursuing a full ban on large-scale data centers in Austin.",
        "source": "Vanessa Fuentes, Council Member",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/travis-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "a very high bar",
        "source": "Ryan Alter, Council Member",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/travis-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "legal, durable and enforceable rules",
        "source": "Kirk Watson, Mayor",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/travis-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "one lawsuit to strip that away",
        "source": "Brad Massingill, resident",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/travis-county/",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "SB Energy Cosmos Technology Campus is a ~50 MW critical IT data center on the former 3M campus in Travis County, TX, per SEC Form S-1/A Amendment No. 2",
      "City of Austin construction permit 2026-057410 BP for UPS installation at 6801 River Place Blvd was issued 2026-06-08",
      "Former 3M site is reported by Four Points News as continuing as an R&D site, not a data center",
      "More than 1,000 people responded to a community survey about Project Cosmos in northwest Austin",
      "Many respondents called for changes, additional protections or a halt to the project",
      "Lake Austin Collective survey drew more than 1,000 responses between Sept. 17 and Oct. 5, 2026",
      "79% reported high concern about household impact; 38% wanted the project stopped entirely",
      "About 51% favored letting the project proceed with changes or conditions",
      "74% prioritized protection against higher utility rates and 71% wanted reclaimed water use",
      "Survey produced 552 questions, being narrowed to 20-30 for the city and SB Energy",
      "More than 1,000 people responded to a community survey about Project Cosmos in northwest Austin",
      "Many respondents called for changes, additional protections or a halt to the project",
      "The Public Utility Commission of Texas sued Attorney General Ken Paxton's office in Travis County over release of records showing where data centers and virtual currency mines operate.",
      "The PUC argues the county and regional water planning area of facilities could aid terrorists, citing critical infrastructure protections.",
      "Bastrop County is discussing a draft resolution seeking more legislative authority under Chapter 231 of the Local Government Code for rural and environmentally sensitive areas.",
      "Travis County is drafting possible County Code revisions for large-scale developments.",
      "Hays County adopted a June 23 resolution asking developers for water and electricity use data and has received no applications since.",
      "Victoria County Judge Ben Zeller has asked the Legislature for buffer zones, noise rules, certified water-impact statements and mandatory public hearings above a set megawatt threshold.",
      "About 400 people attended a community meeting on SB Energy's Cosmos data center in Northwest Austin.",
      "SB Energy told residents at the Sept 17, 2026 town hall the building is about 70 MW total: 50 MW computing plus ~20 MW offices and other uses.",
      "Lease was signed Nov 7, 2025, about four and a half months before SB Energy bought the property on March 20, 2026 for $285.6 million.",
      "Tenant on the 15-year, roughly $2.5 billion lease is Silver Bands 3 (US) Corp, a SoftBank shell company.",
      "Austin Water said the former 3M campus used about 24 million to 36.6 million gallons a year between 2012 and 2018.",
      "Nearly 400 residents attended the Sept 17 town hall; the neighborhood coalition survey closes October 5.",
      "Project Cosmos is a 1.1 million square foot, 5-story data center campus at 6801 River Place Blvd in Four Points, Austin.",
      "The project is under construction with completion expected April 15, 2027.",
      "SB Energy is developing the project and Gensler is the architect.",
      "The project is also known as Cosmos Technology Campus or HighPoint 2222 Campus.",
      "Residents held a town hall September 17, 2026 about the former 3M campus at 6801 River Place Boulevard.",
      "SB Energy's S-1 lists Cosmos Technology Campus in its Data Center Contracted Portfolio with about 50 MW of critical IT capacity.",
      "SB Energy issued $999 million of 8.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 in May to finance Cosmos.",
      "The project has a 15-year triple-net lease with a SoftBank affiliate.",
      "Austin is developing a regulatory framework for high-impact data centers while Cosmos is already under construction per the filing.",
      "SB Energy bought the former 3M campus from Karlin Real Estate in early 2026",
      "Site electric use max capacity is 50 megawatts",
      "3M used 24 million to 36.6 million gallons of water per year between 2012-18",
      "Goodwin said Texas gave $1 billion in data center tax incentives in 2025, expected to rise to $3.5 billion",
      "Resident survey on Project Cosmos open until Oct. 5",
      "SB Energy's August 31 SEC filing says the former 3M campus at 6801 River Place Blvd. is leased to SE Cosmos primarily for data centers and office buildings",
      "Construction has begun on the Cosmos Technology Campus, with first phase expected to finish by spring 2027"
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Lake Austin Collective",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/community/data-centers/survey-numbers-austin-texas-residents-concerns-project-cosmos-data-center-project/269-7a82f362-ec49-42a4-a5b6-199094d1b3c6",
        "date": "2026-10-11T20:22:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "neighborhood coalition",
        "url": "https://heathertankersley.com/silver-bands-3-project-cosmos-tenant/",
        "date": "2026-09-28T14:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "River Place and Four Points neighborhood residents",
        "url": "https://hoodline.com/2026/09/northwest-austin-data-center-rises-as-neighbors-say-they-were-kept-in-the-dark/",
        "date": "2026-09-16T11:11:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "River Place and Four Points residents",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/short-circuit-2/",
        "date": "2026-09-14T15:33:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "2222 Coalition of Neighborhood Associates",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/2026/09/03/sb-energy-reneges-on-data-center-promise-to-austin-neighbors/",
        "date": "2026-09-03T17:01:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://decrypt.co/376838/us-cities-ai-data-center-limits",
        "date": "2026-08-28T19:14:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Save Our Springs Alliance",
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        "date": "2026-08-27T22:44:53.000Z"
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        "name": "2222 Coalition of Neighborhood Associations",
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        "date": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "CCARE (Coalition for Clean, Affordable, and Reliable Energy)",
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        "date": "2026-08-25"
      },
      {
        "name": "Opportunity Austin",
        "url": "https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/399011/transcript",
        "date": "2026-08-25"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sierra Club",
        "url": "https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/399011/transcript",
        "date": "2026-08-25"
      },
      {
        "name": "Halt Taylor Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "48455": {
    "name": "Trinity County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.78,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In July 2026, State Rep. Trent Ashby (District 9) said he supports expanding county authority to restrict data centers, and county officials asked a House Natural Resources hearing for local oversight, citing groundwater regulation gaps. No local project or group is documented.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:21.507Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 67,
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        "name": "Polk County Data Center Resolution",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48373",
        "km": 43
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        "reason": "state legislator opposition",
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      {
        "title": "Data centers need special attention from lawmakers - East Texas News",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/stories/data-centers-need-special-attention-from-lawmakers,96556",
        "date": "2026-07-08T19:50:00.000Z",
        "source": "East Texas News",
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      }
    ],
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        "text": "As I have said before, I fully support expanding the authority of our counties to provide them with additional tools to both restrict data center development and hold these actors accountable at the local level.",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, State Representative, District 9 (Trinity, Polk and Tyler counties)",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/stories/data-centers-need-special-attention-from-lawmakers,96556",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Transparency should not be optional.",
        "source": "Trent Ashby, State Representative, District 9 (Trinity, Polk and Tyler counties)",
        "url": "https://www.easttexasnews.com/stories/data-centers-need-special-attention-from-lawmakers,96556",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
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        "emotion": "distrust"
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    ],
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      "Rep. Trent Ashby sits on the House Committee on Natural Resources, which held a hearing on large-scale data centers in rural Texas.",
      "At the hearing, TCEQ was questioned about protections for counties without a Groundwater Conservation District; many parts of Texas may have no local entity able to regulate groundwater pumping by data centers.",
      "County officials asked for some level of local oversight over proposed data center development.",
      "Ashby's District 9 includes Trinity, Polk and Tyler counties.",
      "Ashby supports expanding county authority to restrict data centers ahead of the 90th Legislature."
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  "48457": {
    "name": "Tyler County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "In 2026, Tyler's planning and zoning commission voted 5-2 to deny a special use permit for Vulcan Core's Bitcoin mining data center on West Erwin Street, citing incompatibility with nearby homes; residents objected to water use and noise. No organized group identified.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.35,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:56.065Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Tyler, Texas, rejects Bitcoin mining data center - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/tyler-texas-rejects-bitcoin-mining-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-08-19T00:02:59.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Barnes: Tyler deserves homes, water and power — not data center speculation | Tyler Morning Telegraph",
        "url": "https://tylerpaper.com/2026/07/12/barnes-tyler-deserves-homes-water-and-power-not-data-center-speculation/",
        "date": "2026-07-12T10:35:09.000Z",
        "source": "Tyler Morning Telegraph",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Barrio: Tyler Data Center",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/barrio-tyler",
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        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "text": "The commission voted 5-2 to deny the permit for the proposed data center on West Erwin Street.",
        "source": "Lauren Barnes, Columnist",
        "url": "https://tylerpaper.com/2026/07/12/barnes-tyler-deserves-homes-water-and-power-not-data-center-speculation/",
        "date": "2026-07-12",
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        "emotion": "none"
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      "Tyler planning and zoning commission voted 5-2 to deny a special use permit for the Vulcan Core Bitcoin mining data center",
      "The proposed facility would have contracted no more than 12MW of electrical capacity",
      "Residents opposed the facility over water use, noise and proximity to homes",
      "Barrio Energy operates a 12MW data center in downtown Tyler, bought in August 2024",
      "Tyler Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 to deny a special use zoning permit for a Bitcoin mining data center on West Erwin Street",
      "City technical review found the project inconsistent with the Tyler Tomorrow comprehensive plan and incompatible with nearby residential uses",
      "Vulcan Core was formed in March 2026 for the Tyler project",
      "In 2024, Barrio Energy acquired and began renovating a data center in Tyler, Texas.",
      "Facility at 1105 W Erwin St is listed as fully operational.",
      "Park Gamma data center site is listed 0.02 miles from Barrio: Tyler."
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  },
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    "name": "Upshur County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition reported in Upshur County. The only evidence is a site listing for one greenfield candidate, EC FFE Upshur County, in Upshur Rural Electric Coop territory; no groups, moratorium or official actions.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:23.297Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 71,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48459",
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        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Gilmer, Texas",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/upshur-county-tx/gilmer-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "EC FFE Upshur County — Datacenter Site in Upshur County, Texas",
        "url": "https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/texas/upshur-county/ec-ffe-upshur-county-4201731e",
        "date": null,
        "source": "GridCensus",
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      }
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      "One active project is tracked in the Gilmer area, with 12 MW of pipeline capacity.",
      "No tracked project is assigned inside the Gilmer Census city boundary.",
      "Barrio Energy Tyler Data Center is 33.9 miles from Gilmer's city center.",
      "Texas has 182 active tracked projects with 95.2 GW of known active capacity.",
      "EC FFE Upshur County scores 55.1/100 DC Readiness, 7th of 12 scored sites in Upshur County (county average 54.3)",
      "Site is in SPP region and Upshur Rural Electric Coop service territory; average interconnection wait 3.5 years",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "Texas SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
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    "name": "Upton County",
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    "label": "high",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:22.478Z",
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        "fips": "48461",
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        "reason": "no local opposition or groups",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Hut 8 King Mountain (JV) Data Center, Texas | PoweredByWho",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/hut-8-king-mountain-jv-6a10aace",
        "date": "2026-03-09T21:00:44.000Z",
        "source": "PoweredByWho",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Compute North Upton County facility - Global Energy Monitor",
        "url": "https://www.gem.wiki/Compute_North_Upton_County_facility",
        "date": "2022-08-09T23:17:43.000Z",
        "source": "Global Energy Monitor",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hut 8 King Mountain (Crypto mining) Data Center, Upton ...",
        "url": "https://cleanview.co/data-centers/texas/hut-8-king-mountain-crypto-mining-1968",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Cleanview",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "McCamey / Upton County Data Center Activity | Data Centers Texas",
        "url": "https://datacenterstx.com/upton-county",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Data Centers Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hut 8 King Mountain (JV) - McCamey, TX | datacenter.fyi",
        "url": "https://www.datacenter.fyi/public-record/hut-8-king-mountain-jv-7e3d6ba5",
        "date": null,
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      }
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        "text": "I'm unsure Congress would be able to do something that would keep up with the evolving technology.",
        "source": "John Cornyn, Sen. · TX",
        "url": "https://poweredbywho.com/projects/hut-8-king-mountain-jv-6a10aace",
        "date": "2026-03-09T21:00:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
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      "Hut 8 King Mountain (JV) in Upton County, TX is listed at 250 MW and Operational as of 2026-04-27.",
      "Sen. John Cornyn has received about $56k from data-center/AI/hyperscaler industry sources; Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) about $41k; Sen. Ted Cruz about $27k.",
      "Leading the Future super PAC reported $75.5M raised as of Mar 31, 2026.",
      "Compute North Upton County facility is a 280 MW bitcoin mining operation near McCamey, Texas.",
      "As of August 2022 the facility was initially energized and on track for full 280 MW capacity.",
      "King Mountain Wind Farm's 278.2 MW is already contracted to Reliant Energy (198.9 MW), Austin Energy (76.7 MW) and Texas-New Mexico Power (2.6 MW).",
      "Existing substation is approximately 0.4 miles from the mining site.",
      "Hut 8 King Mountain (Crypto mining) is a data center campus in Upton County, Texas, developed by Hut 8.",
      "Listed status is operating.",
      "Hut 8's King Mountain campus has operated in Upton County since 2022.",
      "Since September 21, 2026, TCEQ has paused data-center-related permit approvals while ERCOT and Texas Water Development Board audits proceed.",
      "Page status reviewed September 28, 2026.",
      "Hut 8 King Mountain (JV) is listed as operational with 280 MW of power capacity in McCamey, Upton County, TX",
      "Developer, operator and owner are all listed as Hut 8",
      "Grid operator is listed as Southwest Texas Elec Coop, INC"
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    "name": "Uvalde County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "AEP Texas celebrated the September 2025 groundbreaking of Rowan Digital Infrastructure's 300 MW, $900 million CINCO data center, expected to bring 600 construction jobs and 40 permanent jobs. No opposition or moratorium discussions are reported.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:27.386Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 33.4,
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Uvalde County Commissioners Court Archives - Uvalde Hesperian",
        "url": "https://uvaldehesperian.com/category/uvalde-county-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Uvalde Hesperian",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Groundbreaking a Huge Investment in Texas",
        "url": "https://www.aeptexas.com/community/caring/view?id=10472",
        "date": "2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "AEP Texas",
        "stance": "support"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [],
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      "Residents called out Uvalde County Commissioners on a failed project in a June 2026 article",
      "Commissioners stalled a plat approval decision over the question of available water in August 2026",
      "AEP Texas celebrated groundbreaking of the CINCO Project Data Center by Rowan Digital Infrastructure",
      "Project is a $900 million investment",
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    "name": "Val Verde County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.85,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "On July 15, 2026, Val Verde County commissioners voted 5-0 to refuse data center tax abatements and incentives. Residents objected at a Sept. 9 town hall to a possible 200-plus-acre site near Lausen Lane over the San Felipe Springs recharge zone; the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance opposes.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.6,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:02:58.035Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 26.6,
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        "name": "Lausen Lane Del Rio",
        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48465",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "NEWS - County residents voice outrage, concerns over possible data center construction - 830Times",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-residents-voice-outrage-concerns-over-possible-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-09-21T11:20:12.000Z",
        "source": "830Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "NEWS - County judge addresses data center concerns in video - 830Times",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-judge-addresses-data-center-concerns-in-video/",
        "date": "2026-09-18T12:39:38.000Z",
        "source": "830Times",
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      },
      {
        "title": "NEWS - Precinct 2 town hall highlights drainage, sports complex and road projects - 830Times",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-precinct-2-town-hall-highlights-drainage-sports-complex-and-road-projects/",
        "date": "2026-09-17T13:21:38.000Z",
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      },
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        "title": "NEWS - Court takes stand against data center tax abatements - 830Times",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-court-takes-stand-against-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-27T13:12:38.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "NEWS - Val Verde County Commissioners Court meeting - 830Times",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-val-verde-county-commissioners-court-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-19T19:10:24.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Votes at a glance: Val Verde County Commissioners Court (Oct. 17, 2026) | Citizen Portal",
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        "date": "2026-07-15T00:24:47.000Z",
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      },
      {
        "title": "NEWS - Citizens ask questions during town hall meeting - 830Times",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-citizens-ask-questions-during-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-06T11:40:45.000Z",
        "source": "830Times",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "platform": "youtube",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ClES-fVLiY",
        "text": "Louis Owens Interview: Data Centers & Second International Bridge | Val Verde County Judge\nChannel: Del Rio News Network\nVal Verde County Judge Louis Owens sits down with Del Rio News Network's The Political Point to discuss his time in county ...\nby I said it's fine. Why are they honking? I don't know why they're honking. [laughter] And when I tell that story, I I say I'm your county [laughter] judge. Don't forget to go vote. >> Good afternoon. My name is Sephino Gomez with the Dario News Network. This is a political point. This afternoon, we have our county judge Lewis Owens for Valvery County in the studio. Judge, >> thank you. >> Thank you so much for >> Thank you so much for having us. Appreciate it. >> Yes, sir. I know that you're uh very busy. the closer we get to early voting, um your time is is very short. So again, thank you so much. Um wanted you to introduce yourself, give us a little bit of background, uh your career, um how long you've been with the county, um what contin",
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        "emotion": "none"
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        "text": "Juan Carlos Vazquez | Sports Complex & Data Centers | Val Verde County Precinct 2 Commissioner\nChannel: Del Rio News Network\nVal Verde County Precinct 2 Commissioner Juan Carlos Vasquez sits down with Del Rio News Network to discuss his ...\nGood afternoon. My name is Seferino Gomez with the \nDel Rio News Network. This is a political point.   Today in the studio, we have with us Commissioner \nJuan Carlos Vazquez, Commissioner Precinct 2   for Val Verde County. Mr. Vazquez. Good. Good \nafternoon, Mr. How are you? Thank you for having   me here. Want to say hello to everybody, your \naudience, everything. I appreciate the time. Yes,   sir. Yes, sir. We we went ahead and invited \nyou. Um I know that we're about a week out in   uh early voting. uh you are the incumbent \nin uh precinct 2 as a commissioner and so   we just wanted to have you come on the show give \nus a little bit of background about who you are,   how you became a commissioner, what your plans \nare, what your platform is. Yes,",
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        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
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        "text": "Uh, you know, there's so many issues that we're having to deal with right now. I mean, we have data centers, we have people calling for a water district, we have, uh, screworm, we have the the wall or no wall",
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        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ClES-fVLiY",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "So no tax abatements for uh data centers.",
        "source": "Juan Carlos Vasquez, Val Verde County Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO7iSPJAMsc",
        "date": "2026-10-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're doing everything in our power to keep them away from Valver County as much as we can.",
        "source": "Juan Carlos Vasquez, Val Verde County Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO7iSPJAMsc",
        "date": "2026-10-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Uh and of course, we're even going a little bit a little bit further to make sure that uh maybe there's other things we can do, restrictions on the weight limits on county roads, just put try to put up some blockades there to try to keep them away.",
        "source": "Juan Carlos Vasquez, Val Verde County Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO7iSPJAMsc",
        "date": "2026-10-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If other counties want them, hell, they can have them.",
        "source": "Lewis G. Owens Jr., County Judge",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-judge-addresses-data-center-concerns-in-video/",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "When they come to us and want an incentive or an abatement, it's not going to happen,",
        "source": "Lewis G. Owens Jr., County Judge",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-judge-addresses-data-center-concerns-in-video/",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So do we want (a data center) on top of it? My answer is no,",
        "source": "Lewis G. Owens Jr., County Judge",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-judge-addresses-data-center-concerns-in-video/",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The problem with that is, that line is not big enough for this project,",
        "source": "Lewis G. Owens Jr., County Judge",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-judge-addresses-data-center-concerns-in-video/",
        "date": "2026-09-16",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will vote against a tax abatement or anything to help them build a data center here.",
        "source": "Juan Carlos Vazquez, Val Verde County Commissioner Pct. 2",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-residents-voice-outrage-concerns-over-possible-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As of right now, we don't have zoning authority to stop them, but, of course, we can make it hard.",
        "source": "Juan Carlos Vazquez, Val Verde County Commissioner Pct. 2",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-residents-voice-outrage-concerns-over-possible-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Just tell these people, we're not going to accept you. Period. Go somewhere else,",
        "source": "Arturo Talamantez, County resident",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-residents-voice-outrage-concerns-over-possible-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "The fight's just beginning.",
        "source": "Juan Carlos Vazquez, Val Verde County Commissioner Pct. 2",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-residents-voice-outrage-concerns-over-possible-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-09-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think we would open ourselves up to a lawsuit (if we do something) we don’t have the power to go do. The court does have some teeth in this, as to where we could give them tax abatements or incentives.",
        "source": "Lewis G. Owens Jr., County Judge",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-court-takes-stand-against-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no data center as of right now coming to us wanting to be built inside the city limits or outside the city limits. To be perfectly clear, we don’t have anybody.",
        "source": "Lewis G. Owens Jr., County Judge",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-court-takes-stand-against-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ll make a motion, judge, that we will not give any tax incentives or abatements for data centers.",
        "source": "Juan Carlos Vazquez, Commissioner Pct. 2",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-court-takes-stand-against-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I mean, it’s obvious that we can’t stop ’em. They’re building them here and there and everywhere.",
        "source": "Gustavo \"Gus\" Flores, Commissioner Pct. 4",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-court-takes-stand-against-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just wanted to make sure it had some teeth.",
        "source": "Fernando Garcia, Commissioner Pct. 3",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-court-takes-stand-against-data-center-tax-abatements/",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As of right now, there hasn't been anyone who has approached the city in that capacity.",
        "source": "Manuel Chavez, Interim City Manager",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-citizens-ask-questions-during-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need for the city and the county to be vigilant with that,",
        "source": "Bea Vallejo, Del Rio resident",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-citizens-ask-questions-during-town-hall-meeting/",
        "date": "2026-07-06",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Val Verde County Judge Louis Owens lists data centers among current county issues alongside a proposed water district and screwworm",
      "Val Verde County commissioners have voted on data centers and the commissioner says no tax abatements will be granted for data centers.",
      "Commissioner Vasquez says the county is considering weight limits on county roads and blockades to keep data centers away.",
      "State Representative Eddie Morales is said to be against data centers and has support at the state capital, according to Vasquez.",
      "Town hall held Sept. 9, 2026 in Precinct 2, where residents raised concerns about a possible data center near Lausen Lane.",
      "County has little to no zoning authority outside areas around Laughlin AFB and the Amistad Land Use area.",
      "Commissioners court discussed the matter in executive session with the county attorney.",
      "The county water line on Paesano Lane was funded by a grant for residential use only.",
      "Val Verde County has no groundwater conservation district.",
      "Val Verde County Commissioners Court unanimously passed an order about two months ago denying tax abatements to data centers.",
      "Property of 200-plus acres northeast of Del Rio between Lausen Lane and Paesano Lane was sold to a Dover, Del. company.",
      "A small part of the property lies in a floodplain and in the Laughlin AFB JLUS area where the county has some zoning authority.",
      "Del Rio uses about 9,300 acre-feet of water a year; data centers elsewhere in Texas use 280 to 500 million gallons.",
      "About 30 residents attended the Sept. 9 Precinct 2 town hall in Val Verde County.",
      "Attendees spent much of the meeting voicing outrage and concerns about the possibility of a data center being built somewhere in Val Verde County.",
      "Val Verde County commissioners court voted unanimously on July 15, 2026 not to give tax incentives or abatements to data center developers.",
      "The vote is a commissioners court order, not a moratorium or ban; the judge said the county lacks power to ban data centers.",
      "No data center developer has approached the county about building inside or outside city limits, per the county judge.",
      "Commissioner Kerr Wardlaw said fiber optic along the Route 4 high-voltage transmission line could invite data center siting.",
      "Residents called for a moratorium; the judge cited Hill County facing a $100 million lawsuit.",
      "Val Verde County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 not to offer tax incentives or tax abatements to any data centers that might be developed in the county.",
      "County Judge Lewis G. Owens Jr. said he received several phone calls from citizens concerned about data center placement in the county.",
      "Owens said there are currently no plans to develop any data centers anywhere in Val Verde County.",
      "Val Verde County Commissioners Court voted 5-0 to adopt an order declining tax incentives or abatements for data centers",
      "Public concern that transmission-line projects and fiber optics could invite data centers preceded the vote",
      "The order cited legal limits and local impacts",
      "Val Verde County Commissioners Court approved a prohibition on data-center incentives at its Oct. 17, 2026 meeting",
      "County Judge Lewis G. Owens Jr. raised concerns about data centers' water use and that Val Verde County has no groundwater conservation district.",
      "No one has approached the City of Del Rio about establishing a groundwater conservation district in Val Verde County, per Interim City Manager Manuel Chavez.",
      "The last effort to establish a groundwater conservation district failed for lack of local consensus.",
      "City, county and school district are discussing the issue but are not actively working on legislation to create a district.",
      "A resident asked about a possible crypto mining project on property between Highway 90 and 277 that she said is owned by Chinese interests."
    ],
    "groups": [
      {
        "name": "Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance",
        "url": "https://830times.com/news-county-residents-voice-outrage-concerns-over-possible-data-center-construction/",
        "date": "2026-09-21T11:20:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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    "name": "Van Zandt County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "As of early November 2026, no data center has been announced in Van Zandt County, though GridCensus lists 17 candidate sites. The Commissioners Court adopted a Feb. 11, 2026 moratorium on battery storage, solar and wind projects, which does not name data centers.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:27.722Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "status": "rejected",
        "fips": "48423",
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        "weight": 0.23703095464876797
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      {
        "reason": "no organized group or announced project",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Data Centers in Van Zandt County TX: What Is on Record",
        "url": "https://www.moomawteam.com/blog/data-centers-van-zandt-county-tx-2026/",
        "date": "2026-11-03T18:22:43.000Z",
        "source": "Moomaw Team",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "CitizenPortal.ai - Commissioners clash over budget timing, pay requests and $200,000 legal reserve for moratorium disputes",
        "url": "https://cpo.soar.com/articles/8283872/Van-Zandt-County/Texas/Commissioners-clash-over-budget-timing-pay-requests-and-200000-legal-reserve-for-moratorium-disputes",
        "date": "2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "CitizenPortal.ai",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      {
        "text": "did the right thing by withdrawing",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Governor",
        "url": "https://www.moomawteam.com/blog/data-centers-van-zandt-county-tx-2026/",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have zoning rules and regulations.",
        "source": "Wendy Spivey, Henderson County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.moomawteam.com/blog/data-centers-van-zandt-county-tx-2026/",
        "date": "2026-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "up to 17 different entities that are trying to build in our county",
        "source": "Andy Reese, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.moomawteam.com/blog/data-centers-van-zandt-county-tx-2026/",
        "date": "2026-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
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    ],
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      "No data center announced in Van Zandt County in public records or news as of Nov 2, 2026",
      "Van Zandt Commissioners Court passed a moratorium on green energy projects (battery storage, solar, wind) on Feb 11, 2026; it does not name data centers",
      "After Abbott's Aug 3, 2026 directive, ERCOT paused energizing new data centers of 75 MW or more; verification report due Dec 10, 2026",
      "GridCensus lists 17 candidate data center sites in Van Zandt County",
      "Texas counties have no general zoning power over unincorporated land",
      "Van Zandt County has a moratorium on certain green-energy/data-center projects that creates potential legal exposure.",
      "Staff estimated the county might budget about $200,000 next year for legal defense and consulting related to energy projects and other contested policy areas.",
      "No formal vote was taken on the proposed legal reserve during the budget hearing."
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.64,
    "label": "medium",
    "summary": "Concerned Citizens for Responsible Development has organized meetings since June 2026 against data centers and Blue Energy's tax abatements. Victoria City Council chose an August 2026 ordinance (500-ft setbacks, closed-loop cooling, 55 dB) over a moratorium, and commissioners accepted a builders' support letter in October.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.4,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:48.235Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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        "reason": "economic development and builder support",
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        "title": "Victoria County commissioners hear data center support, approve wind bond | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/10/19/victoria-county-commissioners-hear-data-center-support-approve-wind-bond/",
        "date": "2026-10-19T20:00:58.000Z",
        "source": "The Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Victoria County included in data center probe | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/09/28/victoria-county-included-in-data-center-probe/",
        "date": "2026-09-29T00:00:30.000Z",
        "source": "The Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Victoria County residents urge rejection of Blue Energy SMR power plant and data center | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10181380/texas/victoria-county/victoria-county-residents-urge-rejection-of-blue-energy-smr-power-plant-and-data-center",
        "date": "2026-08-31T08:43:33.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "$6.5B Blue Energy proposal remain undecided | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/08/26/6-5b-blue-energy-proposal-remain-undecided/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center ordinance moves forward after debate | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/22/data-center-rules-advance-amid-resident-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-22T18:32:45.000Z",
        "source": "Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blue Energy data center debate continues | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/14/blue-energy-data-center-debate-continues/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T00:00:19.000Z",
        "source": "The Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blue Energy debate continues at commissioners court | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/30/blue-energy-debate-continues-at-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T20:30:16.000Z",
        "source": "The Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers spark debate in Victoria County Commissioners Court | Local News | crossroadstoday.com",
        "url": "https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/local-news/data-centers-spark-debate-in-victoria-county-commissioners-court/article_41cfcf09-e3db-421c-80ea-e99b83ec699d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29T22:25:00.000Z",
        "source": "25 News Now",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Victoria County begins review of Blue Energy Tax abatement applications | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/22/blue-energy-seeks-6-5b-in-tax-abatements-from-county-residents-voice-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-22T20:15:23.000Z",
        "source": "Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents organize opposition to proposed data centers in Crossroads | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/05/group-holds-town-hall-to-oppose-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-05T17:30:38.000Z",
        "source": "Victoria Advocate",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Officials clarify no AI data center planned at port | The Victoria Advocate",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/12/officials-clarify-no-ai-data-center-planned-at-port/",
        "date": "2026-05-13T00:00:54.000Z",
        "source": "The Victoria Advocate",
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        "text": "Data centers spark debate in Victoria County Commissioners Court\nChannel: CrossroadsToday\nData centers, and the power plants needed to run them—took center stage this morning at Victoria County Commissioners Court.\nتصدرت مراكز البيانات  ومحطات الطاقة  اللازمة لتشغيلها  المشهد صباح اليوم في  محكمة مفوضي مقاطعة  فيكتوريا. خلال جلسات  الاستماع، أبدى  السكان والمسؤولون  المحليون آراءهم،  واصفين المشاريع  بأنها دفعة اقتصادية  محتملة، لكنهم أعربوا  أيضًا عن مخاوفهم بشأن  تأثيراتها على شبكة  الكهرباء واستخدام  الأراضي وجودة الحياة.  الهدف هو ضمان استماع  قادة المقاطعة إلى  وجهتي النظر مع  استمرار المحادثات  حول التنمية  المستقبلية. إذا كان  على شركة بلو إنرجي  إنشاء مركز بيانات،  فأنا أعارض ذلك. فمركز  البيانات يأتي معه كل  ما يتبعه من تبعات. >> سيضطرون إلى التعامل  مع مياه الدورة  المغلقة عند  استبدالها. هل  سيعالجونها؟ هل  سيتخلصون منها؟ هل  سيضعونها في آبار حقن؟  أريد أن أعرف. هذا  المشروع >> يمثل حقًا مشروعًا  فريدًا من نوعه، لا  يتكرر إلا مرة واحدة  في الجيل. ونريد  جميعًا أن يتم كل شيء ",
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        "text": "My office is currently investigating hundreds of data center developments to ensure that they are transparent about their water usage and fully compliant with the law.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/09/28/victoria-county-included-in-data-center-probe/",
        "date": "2026-09-24",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "What is this going to do to Bloomington?",
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        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/08/26/6-5b-blue-energy-proposal-remain-undecided/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "emotion": "fear"
      },
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        "text": "Economic development in rural Texas is extremely challenging.",
        "source": "Jonas Titus, President of the Victoria Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/08/26/6-5b-blue-energy-proposal-remain-undecided/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you're not growing, you're dying.",
        "source": "Jonas Titus, President of the Victoria Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/08/26/6-5b-blue-energy-proposal-remain-undecided/",
        "date": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "This application is still under review with no new developments at this time.",
        "source": "Ben Zeller, Victoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/08/26/6-5b-blue-energy-proposal-remain-undecided/",
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Any AI data center has on-site backup power typically either gas, fire generators or diesel fire generators, and so there's not one that I've ever been around — and I've been involved in the construction industry my whole life — that would fall within 55 decibels",
        "source": "Joseph Napolitano, Victoria resident, electrician and member of Concerned Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/22/data-center-rules-advance-amid-resident-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We use the term data center and it's like saying manufacturing facility",
        "source": "Duane Crocker, Mayor of Victoria",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/22/data-center-rules-advance-amid-resident-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The goal of these rules and regulations will 100% look at it from an impact standpoint",
        "source": "Duane Crocker, Mayor of Victoria",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/22/data-center-rules-advance-amid-resident-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "How often do you put water in your radiator? Not very often,",
        "source": "John Clegg, Victoria Economic Development Corporation board member",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/14/blue-energy-data-center-debate-continues/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Most of that noise can be mitigated now,",
        "source": "John Clegg, Victoria Economic Development Corporation board member",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/14/blue-energy-data-center-debate-continues/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas needs power,",
        "source": "Jonas Titas, Victoria Economic Development Corp. President",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/14/blue-energy-data-center-debate-continues/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bloomington residents don’t want it,",
        "source": "Ken Schustereit, Victoria County resident",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/14/blue-energy-data-center-debate-continues/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Bring us jobs that don’t destroy our farmland,",
        "source": "Jewel Buchanan, Victoria County resident",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/14/blue-energy-data-center-debate-continues/",
        "date": "2026-07-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If Blue Energy has to come with a data center, I oppose it.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, citizen",
        "url": "https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/local-news/data-centers-spark-debate-in-victoria-county-commissioners-court/article_41cfcf09-e3db-421c-80ea-e99b83ec699d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This definitely represents a once-in-a-generation project.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.crossroadstoday.com/news/local-news/data-centers-spark-debate-in-victoria-county-commissioners-court/article_41cfcf09-e3db-421c-80ea-e99b83ec699d.html",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I oppose most abatements,",
        "source": "Ken Schustereit, Victoria County resident",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/30/blue-energy-debate-continues-at-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're out and we're talking to people,",
        "source": "Joseph Napolitano, Member, Concerned Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/30/blue-energy-debate-continues-at-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every county has got to be protected on their water.",
        "source": "A.J. Louderback, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/30/blue-energy-debate-continues-at-commissioners-court/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We ask this item … be tabled and posted for next week's agenda,",
        "source": "Joseph Napolitano, Victoria resident",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/22/blue-energy-seeks-6-5b-in-tax-abatements-from-county-residents-voice-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have not yet made a decision to proceed,",
        "source": "Tom O'Neill, Chief Commercial Officer, Blue Energy",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/22/blue-energy-seeks-6-5b-in-tax-abatements-from-county-residents-voice-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are connected and will be connected to the ERCOT grid,",
        "source": "Tom O'Neill, Chief Commercial Officer, Blue Energy",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/22/blue-energy-seeks-6-5b-in-tax-abatements-from-county-residents-voice-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our goal in receiving this is to enhance conversation and debate and transparency, not diminish it,",
        "source": "Ben Zeller, Victoria County Judge",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/22/blue-energy-seeks-6-5b-in-tax-abatements-from-county-residents-voice-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our voices were silenced,",
        "source": "Joseph Napolitano, Victoria resident",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/22/blue-energy-seeks-6-5b-in-tax-abatements-from-county-residents-voice-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If Blue Energy doesn't come online, there is no data center.",
        "source": "Joseph Napolitano, resident and meeting organizer",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/05/group-holds-town-hall-to-oppose-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At some point, we've got to stand up to them now.",
        "source": "Kenneth Schustereit, resident and meeting organizer",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/05/group-holds-town-hall-to-oppose-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "There is currently no proposed AI data center project planned for the Port of Victoria.",
        "source": "Shannon Martin, Victoria County Precinct 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/12/officials-clarify-no-ai-data-center-planned-at-port/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Victoria County Commissioners Court is actively working to pursue legislation that would allow local elected officials greater participation in matters involving future data center development.",
        "source": "Shannon Martin, Victoria County Precinct 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/12/officials-clarify-no-ai-data-center-planned-at-port/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are not going to come into Texas and take over and take all our power and all our water.",
        "source": "A.J. Louderback, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/12/officials-clarify-no-ai-data-center-planned-at-port/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You can create huge chaos in our state by simply overgrowth.",
        "source": "A.J. Louderback, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/12/officials-clarify-no-ai-data-center-planned-at-port/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want third-party testing, and we want the developers to pay for it.",
        "source": "Joseph Napolitano, Victoria resident",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/05/12/officials-clarify-no-ai-data-center-planned-at-port/",
        "date": "2026-05-12",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
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      "Victoria County commissioners accepted a letter dated Oct. 3 from the Crossroads Builders Association supporting data center recruitment.",
      "Commissioners took no action on a specific data center development.",
      "The association cited the county's location, available land, power grid and transportation corridors as reasons data centers would suit the region.",
      "Victoria County is among 18 Texas counties named in Attorney General Ken Paxton's Sept. 24, 2026 data center water-use investigation.",
      "The investigation follows some data centers failing to respond to the Texas Water Development Board's required Water Use Survey.",
      "In August 2026 the Victoria City Council approved Unified Development Ordinance changes for data centers and crypto-mining, requiring closed-loop cooling and a water management plan.",
      "On Sept. 14, 2026 Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Water Development Board to compel major water users, including data centers, to comply with reporting requirements.",
      "On Sept. 21, 2026 Abbott directed the TCEQ to halt data center permits until an ERCOT audit is completed.",
      "Residents told the Victoria County Commissioner's Court they oppose Blue Energy's proposed small modular reactors and upstream power plant serving a large data center",
      "Residents and community organizers urged county officials to resist tax abatements and other approvals for the projects",
      "Victoria County Commissioners received six Chapter 312 tax abatement applications from Blue Energy on June 22, 2026, without approving them",
      "Blue Energy projected about 3,800 construction jobs at peak and about 360 permanent positions",
      "Proposed hyperscale AI data center in neighboring Calhoun County appears dependent on the Blue Energy energy project, per Victoria Economic Development Corporation statements",
      "Victoria City Council considered proposed Unified Development Ordinance amendments regulating data centers and cryptocurrency mining facilities, which passed unanimously on first reading",
      "Proposed amendments would require data centers to be at least 500 feet from residential properties, use closed-loop cooling and keep noise below 55 decibels",
      "The ordinance will return to the City Council agenda for further consideration at the Aug. 4 meeting",
      "Blue Energy proposal could bring more than $10 billion investment and over 360 permanent jobs, per Jonas Titas",
      "Commissioners voted to receive six Chapter 312 tax abatement applications covering about $6.5 billion; none approved",
      "No data center is currently proposed in Victoria County",
      "Blue Energy has not made a final decision to proceed",
      "Blue Energy project could generate about 2.5 gigawatts of carbon-free electricity",
      "Data centers and the power plants needed to run them were discussed at Victoria County Commissioners Court",
      "First phase of the Blue Energy project is valued at $3 billion, with $0.5 billion eligible for a county tax abatement",
      "If the project is approved, construction would begin in October",
      "Residents and officials raised concerns about grid impact, land use, quality of life and closed-loop cooling water disposal",
      "Commissioners voted one week before June 29, 2026 to receive Blue Energy's Chapter 312 tax abatement applications covering approximately $6.5 billion in proposed taxable property",
      "Blue Energy's proposed investment exceeds $10 billion and could create 363 permanent jobs with average salaries above $140,000",
      "Commissioners took no action on Blue Energy at the June 29, 2026 meeting; additional public hearings will be held before any incentive decision",
      "Agenda mistakenly identified the applicant as 'Blue Ammonia' instead of Blue Energy at the prior meeting",
      "Victoria County Commissioners Court discussed data centers and associated power plants on June 29, 2026",
      "First phase of the project is valued at $3 billion, with $1.5 billion eligible for a county tax abatement",
      "Residents and officials raised concerns about power grid impacts, land use and quality of life",
      "Victoria County commissioners voted on June 22, 2026 to receive Blue Energy's six Chapter 312 tax abatement applications covering about $6.5 billion in proposed taxable property",
      "Agenda posting error identified the applicant as Blue Ammonia instead of Blue Energy",
      "Blue Energy estimates $1.5 billion in tax revenue over 25 years, including about $650 million for the county and college combined",
      "Project would supply electricity to a planned Crusoe Energy data center in Calhoun County while remaining connected to ERCOT",
      "No data center projects have been formally approved or announced by local governments, according to the article",
      "Residents gathered Thursday at the Placedo Volunteer Fire Department to oppose potential data centers in the Crossroads",
      "Concerns cited include water consumption, environmental impacts and transparency from public officials",
      "A May town hall hosted by Victoria County Commissioner Shannon Martin raised similar data center concerns"
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        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/10/19/victoria-county-commissioners-hear-data-center-support-approve-wind-bond/",
        "date": "2026-10-19T20:00:58.000Z"
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        "name": "Concerned Citizens for Responsible Development",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/07/22/data-center-rules-advance-amid-resident-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-07-22T18:32:45.000Z"
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      {
        "name": "Crossroads residents opposition group",
        "url": "https://victoriaadvocate.com/2026/06/05/group-holds-town-hall-to-oppose-potential-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-06-05T17:30:38.000Z"
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.8,
    "label": "high",
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        "title": "Data centers in Walker County, Texas · Compute Atlas",
        "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/counties/walker-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
        "stance": "neutral"
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        "title": "Cipher Milsing HPC Data Center, Huntsville, TX",
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        "date": null,
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      "Compute Atlas tracks 1 data center in Walker County, Texas",
      "Cipher Digital is the most active operator on file in Walker County",
      "Walker County shows 0 MW operational and 0 MW planned",
      "Cipher exercised its option on the Milsing site in December 2025",
      "Targeted capacity is up to 500 MW with energization estimated 2028-2029",
      "Site is about 187 acres near Huntsville, Walker County, Texas",
      "Part of Cipher's ~3.4 GW, 8-site HPC pipeline",
      "No lawsuit or organized opposition on record as of July 26, 2026",
      "Video titled 'Walker County Data Center Moratorium Vote' describes a packed house in the Walker County annex as commissioners are set to vote",
      "Video page does not state the vote outcome, date or project details"
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    "name": "Waller County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition recorded in Waller County. Tracker listings show the greenfield EC FFE Waller County site and Serverfarm's 565,000 sq ft HTX2 facility in Hockley, under construction from mid-2025 to mid-2026.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.2,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:29.564Z",
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        "title": "Data centers in Waller County, TX: 1 tracked site",
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        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Waller, TX | WatchPennies",
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      "Serverfarm HTX2 is a 565,000 square foot facility at 4801 Betka Road in Hockley, Waller County",
      "HTX2 is part of a $137 million Houston area expansion with CTX2",
      "Construction is running from mid 2025 to mid 2026",
      "The site tracks 1 project in Waller County and 5 more within 25 miles",
      "EC FFE Waller County scores 59.1/100 DC Readiness, ranking 2nd of 14 scored sites in Waller County",
      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit due Dec 10, 2026",
      "SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Site is in the ENTERGY TEXAS INC. territory in MISO, with an average interconnection wait of 3.5 years",
      "Nearest operating datacenter is DXC Technology DC, 7.4 miles away",
      "Three active data center projects are tracked near Waller, none inside the city boundary.",
      "Operating capacity is 26 MW and pipeline capacity is 285 MW.",
      "CleanSpark Austin County AI Data Center Campus was announced 2025-10-29 at 285 MW, about 91.6% of area active capacity.",
      "Waller-area projects are about 0.3% of Texas's known active capacity (311 MW vs 95.2 GW).",
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    "name": "Ward County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.25,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:01.107Z",
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      {
        "title": "Microsoft Passes on Expansion of Nscale's Ward County AI Campus; Base Lease Remains | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/stories/nscale-ward-county-microsoft-expansion-base-lease",
        "date": "2026-11-06T23:35:01.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
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        "title": "ERCOT seeks single docket and Nov. 20 deadline for Batch Zero interconnection complaints | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/stories/ercot-batch-zero-complaint-consolidation",
        "date": "2026-11-05T23:18:42.000Z",
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        "title": "Microsoft Declined to Expand Texas Data Center Offer With Nscale",
        "url": "https://news.bloomberglaw.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-declined-to-expand-texas-data-center-offer-with-nscale",
        "date": "2026-11-05T15:34:36.000Z",
        "source": "Bloomberg Law",
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      {
        "title": "Ionic Digital's next 466 MW still has a different clock",
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        "date": "2026-09-11T12:44:11.000Z",
        "source": "BTW Media",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Ionic Digital: 466 MW Provisionally Classified as Base Load | IOND Stock News",
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        "date": "2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "StockTitan",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Ionic Digital Receives Base Load Provisional Classification in ERCOT’s Batch Zero Process - 新浪香港",
        "url": "https://portal.sina.com.hk/finance/finance-globenewswire/globenewswire/2026/09/10/1918922/ionic-digital-receives-base-load-provisional-classification-in-ercots-batch-zero-process/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "GlobeNewswire (via 新浪香港)",
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      {
        "title": "Ionic Digital Secures Base Load Provisional Classification for 466 MW Ward County Expansion",
        "url": "https://usdatacenterprojects.com/texas/ionic-digital-secures-base-load-provisional-classification-for-466-mw-ward-county-expansion",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "source": "US Data Center Projects",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "Capital Realignment in the Permian Basin: Ward County, Texas Data Centers and Power Infrastructure | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "url": "https://datacenters.cutrerlabs.com/reports/ward-county-2026-05/",
        "date": "2026-05-15T16:26:55.000Z",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Nscale Ward County Data Center, Ward County, Texas",
        "url": "https://cleanview.co/data-centers/texas/nscale-ward-county-1949",
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        "source": "Cleanview",
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      {
        "title": "Nscale: Texas AI Campus",
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      "Microsoft declined an option to expand its capacity at Nscale's Ward County AI data-center campus, decision made public Nov. 5, 2026",
      "Ionic Digital's base lease with Nscale valued at about $2 billion over 10 years, announced October 2025",
      "Expansion capacity of about 500 to 700MW is unleased and Nscale is seeking a new tenant",
      "Expansion had been planned to begin in late 2027",
      "ERCOT asked PUC to fold large-load interconnection complaints into a single generic docket with a Nov. 20, 2026 filing deadline",
      "ERCOT warned Batch Zero study will likely be materially delayed unless all complaints are resolved by end of March 2027",
      "ERCOT has received 32 disputes, denied 25 and expects 12 to 20 more complaints",
      "An administrative law judge paused all complaints until Nov. 10, 2026",
      "Comments on the draft standard large-load interconnection agreement are due Dec. 14, 2026",
      "Nscale agreed late last year to provide Microsoft about 240 MW of computing capacity at a site in Ward County, Texas.",
      "Microsoft held an option to add 700 MW at the Ward County site.",
      "Microsoft opted not to extend the contract ahead of Nscale's planned public offering, per a person familiar with the matter.",
      "The project was waiting on regulatory approval for an energy connection.",
      "ERCOT provisionally classified Ionic Digital's remaining 466 MW Ward County request as Base Load in Batch Zero, per Texas-New Mexico Power notice reported September 10, 2026",
      "Ionic Digital retains an end-2027 energization target for the 466 MW expansion",
      "Cash payment started in August 2026 for 234 MW of contracted operating capacity at Ward County",
      "Expansion still depended on ERCOT approval and two utility infrastructure projects under construction, per August 2026 results",
      "ERCOT issued a September 3 general notice on conditional inclusion and verification requirements for Base Load",
      "ERCOT provisionally classified Ionic Digital's remaining 466 MW energization request at the Ward County campus as Base Load in the Batch Zero process",
      "Energizing the remaining 466 MW tranche would bring the Ward County campus to 700 MW aggregate demand",
      "Company targets energization of the final tranche by the end of 2027",
      "Classification remains provisional, subject to ERCOT verification, audit and final determination under PUCT oversight",
      "ERCOT provisionally classified Ionic Digital's remaining 466 MW energization request at the Ward County campus as Base Load in Batch Zero.",
      "Energizing the 466 MW tranche would bring the Ward County campus to its full aggregate demand of 700 MW.",
      "Ionic Digital targets energization of the final tranche by the end of 2027.",
      "The classification is provisional and subject to ERCOT verification, audit and final determination, with PUCT oversight.",
      "Ionic Digital received provisional Base Load classification from ERCOT for its remaining 466 MW request at its Ward County campus, announced September 10, 2026.",
      "Final tranche would bring Ward County campus to 700 MW total aggregate demand.",
      "Cash payment for 234 MW of operating capacity at the Ward County campus commenced in August 2026.",
      "Target energization of remaining capacity is the end of 2027.",
      "Classification remains subject to ERCOT verification, audit and final determination, with PUCT oversight.",
      "Ionic Digital signed a 10-year triple-net lease with Nscale for the 234 MW Cedarvale facility on October 15, 2025, valued at about $2B",
      "In December 2025 Ionic began de-racking its bitcoin mining fleet to clear the campus for AI build-out",
      "CPV Basin Ranch 1,350 MW gas plant broke ground November 20, 2025, backed by a $1.1B Texas Energy Fund loan",
      "Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD reported $275.2M in mineral/industrial property-tax collections in a single fiscal year",
      "Nscale Ward County is a data center campus being built in Ward County, Texas, by Nscale.",
      "Cleanview lists the campus status as under construction.",
      "Nscale leases Ionic Digital's Cedarvale facility in Barstow, Ward County, TX, converting it from crypto mining to AI.",
      "234 MW is energized, with contracted expansion to 323 MW including 89 MW scheduled for H2 2027.",
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        "date": "2026-11-05T23:18:42.000Z"
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        "title": "Pct. 2 candidates outline priorities at forum | News | southtexasnews.com",
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        "date": "2026-02-03T13:42:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Brenham City Council rejects reinvestment zone for data ...",
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        "date": "2026-01-09T03:58:29.000Z",
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        "title": "Officials in Brenham, Texas, reject tax abatement for ...",
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        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
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        "title": "Data centers in Washington County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
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      {
        "title": "US HPC Hub Information",
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        "text": "# Washington County Commission approves data center moratorium\n\n- Channel: WJHL\n- Length: 00:34\n- Views: 112\n- Likes: 6\n- Published: 2026-03-23T20:10:41-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: video, local, news\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nWashington County Commission approves data center moratorium\n\n## Transcript\n\nquote through the full statement you can go to our website whnt dot com. Haley things the commission also passed another key agenda item the county will establish a one year moratorium on data centers.\n>> It passed in a 13 to 2 votes that resolution will acknowledge the impact of the centers and their potential costs for the community.\n>> That's what we were trying to do and I think that's what a lot of the other counties and municipalities surrounding a city that done we would kind of learning from there.\nsuggestions.",
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        "text": "I just know that I don't know enough about it to give an educated opinion,",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/brenham_banner_press/news/pct-2-candidates-outline-priorities-at-forum/article_0afe2671-3844-5052-a965-59152b568a28.html",
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        "text": "That's the one thing I am just not up to date on,",
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      {
        "text": "Who's got priority if we have an outage?",
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        "url": "https://www.southtexasnews.com/brenham_banner_press/news/pct-2-candidates-outline-priorities-at-forum/article_0afe2671-3844-5052-a965-59152b568a28.html",
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        "text": "We are a town of homes, schools, churches, farms, historic neighborhoods, and small businesses. We deserve development that fits our community — not a facility designed for massive power consumption and industrial operations,",
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        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/officials-in-brenham-texas-reject-tax-abatement-for-data-center-project/",
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        "text": "We recognize that residents may be surprised to learn about the project now,",
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        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/officials-in-brenham-texas-reject-tax-abatement-for-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Economic development projects don’t always attract attention until people hear a label that sparks concern,",
        "source": "Teresa Rosales, Brenham economic development director",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/officials-in-brenham-texas-reject-tax-abatement-for-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
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      },
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        "text": "The lack of transparency just seems like something is wrong,",
        "source": "Taylor Farmer, environmental consultant who grew up in Brenham",
        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/09/brenham-city-council-rejects-reinvestment-zone-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-01-08",
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      {
        "text": "They’re headquartered in France. I don’t understand why we are benefiting a French company, I don’t understand,",
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        "url": "https://www.kbtx.com/2026/01/09/brenham-city-council-rejects-reinvestment-zone-data-center/",
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      "Washington County Commission passed a one-year data center moratorium 13-2.",
      "The resolution acknowledges the impact of data centers and their potential costs for the community.",
      "Candidates were asked about plans by Viridien LLC to develop a data center in Precinct 2 of Washington County",
      "Chisholm expressed concerns about electricity demand and infrastructure on the local grid served by Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative",
      "Commissioner Candace Bullock decided not to seek reelection, leaving the Precinct 2 seat open",
      "Brenham City Council voted against a reinvestment zone and tax abatement for Viridien's data center on Jan. 8, 2026",
      "More than 100 residents attended the meeting",
      "Planned site is roughly 21 acres, starting with one building and expanding to three",
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      "Viridien says it will move forward with or without a tax abatement",
      "Brenham city council voted against a tax abatement for Viridien's data center in the week of January 9, 2026",
      "Site is 21 acres at 2602 Longwood Drive; initial 40,000 sq ft building, potentially three by 2028, totaling 45MW",
      "More than 100 people attended the meeting",
      "Change.org petition had more than 1,000 signatures",
      "Viridien plans to invest up to $100 million",
      "TDLR accessibility project TABS2026007651 registered 12/10/2025 for a 40,262 sq ft data center in Brenham, Washington County",
      "Estimated cost is $50,000,000, privately funded on private land",
      "Construction planned 1/1/2027 to 10/1/2027",
      "Owner is CGG Services (U.S.) Inc.; design firm is Ziegler Cooper Architects",
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      "TDLR TABS registration on 2025-12-10 for Viridien US HPC Hub, a new 40,262 sq ft data center building in Brenham",
      "Estimated investment of $50M as filed with TDLR",
      "Owner listed as CGG Services (U.S.) Inc.",
      "Residents raised concerns at the Brenham City Council meeting on January 8, 2026",
      "Planned construction start early 2026, completion expected end of 2027",
      "Initial facility load 5 MW (IT 3 MW), potential expansion to 21 MW (IT 15 MW)",
      "Viridien donated $10,000 and $3,000 to Brenham ISD and is a Washington County Chamber of Commerce member",
      "Page cites a previously proposed 600 MW data center in College Station and a planned 1,500 MW facility in Marquez, TX"
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    "summary": "Laredo officials asked Gov. Abbott for a statewide data center moratorium in July 2026; the council unanimously chose to draft regulations instead. A new 50M-gallon water deal bars data center use. Fronteras Sin Data Centers is pressing for transparency.",
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        "title": "Data Centers in Laredo: City Weighs Regulations Amid Water Concerns",
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      {
        "title": "¿Cuánta agua del Río Bravo consumiría el centro de datos de IA que proyectan instalar en Laredo? | El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo",
        "url": "https://elmanana.com.mx/global/2026/8/13/cuanta-agua-del-rio-bravo-consumiria-el-centro-de-datos-de-ia-que-proyectan-instalar-en-laredo-178495.html",
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      {
        "title": "Webb County and Laredo lock in second water source, securing 90 million gallons a day",
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        "date": "2026-08-07T18:34:31.000Z",
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        "title": "Laredo, Texas, Moves to Set Permanent Data Center Standards",
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        "date": "2026-08-05T00:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Laredo officials call for special session, moratorium on data ...",
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      {
        "title": "Webb County commissioners approve road improvements for 13,000-acre development",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/05/29/webb-county-commissioners-approve-road-improvements-13000-acre-development/",
        "date": "2026-05-29T21:33:31.000Z",
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        "title": "Why Are So Many Data Centers Coming to Texas?",
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        "source": "Texas Monthly",
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      {
        "title": "World's largest green-powered data center to be built in ...",
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        "date": "2025-03-24T17:00:51.000Z",
        "source": "Houston Chronicle",
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      {
        "title": "Data City Texas: 5.0 GW, Webb County, Texas",
        "url": "https://servercountry.org/data/projects/data-city-texas/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Server Country",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data City, Texas data center, Webb County, TX | Community Digital Technologies",
        "url": "https://communitydigitaltech.com/projects/data-city-webb-county-tx",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Community Digital Technologies",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data City, Texas — Energy Abundance Development Corporation data center in Laredo, TX · Compute Atlas",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "Compute Atlas",
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        "text": "Extremely rude. Extremely rude. I have to wake up at 4 in the freaking morning,",
        "source": "Laredoan (unnamed resident)",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/08/16/processing-data-centers-city-laredo-weighs-rules-concerns-potential-new-industry/",
        "date": "2026-08-16",
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      {
        "text": "This request was accepted immediately without hesitation, which demonstrates the deep commitment that Legacy Water has to our community,",
        "source": "Victor Trevino, Mayor of Laredo",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/08/07/webb-county-laredo-lock-second-water-source-securing-90-million-gallons-day/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
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        "text": "They have to pay their own way,",
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        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/08/07/webb-county-laredo-lock-second-water-source-securing-90-million-gallons-day/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
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        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "\"This is not about stopping economic development,\" Trevino said.",
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        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/laredo-texas-moves-to-set-permanent-data-center-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      {
        "text": "\"I believe we're well protected at this point in time,\" Rodriguez said.",
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        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/laredo-texas-moves-to-set-permanent-data-center-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
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      },
      {
        "text": "\"Laredo draws its entire water supply from one river, and we are already projected to outgrow that supply within the next two decades,\" Cigarroa said.",
        "source": "Alyssa Cigarroa, District VIII Councilmember",
        "url": "https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/laredo-texas-moves-to-set-permanent-data-center-standards",
        "date": "2026-08-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t want data centers to be the new colonias of Texas,",
        "source": "Richard Peña Raymond, State Representative",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/07/31/laredo-officials-call-special-session-moratorium-data-center-permits/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“Talise does not have any plans to have a data center developed at our project,”",
        "source": "T.J. Connolly, President and CEO, Connolly Communication Strategies",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/07/31/laredo-officials-call-special-session-moratorium-data-center-permits/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“This is not simply a local issue,” Treviño said.",
        "source": "Victor Treviño, Mayor of Laredo",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/07/31/laredo-officials-call-special-session-moratorium-data-center-permits/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "“I stand with the state representative, I stand with the city, and we’re asking the county to also provide that accountability and oversight,” Cuellar said.",
        "source": "Henry Cuellar, Congressman",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/07/31/laredo-officials-call-special-session-moratorium-data-center-permits/",
        "date": "2026-07-31",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "It's an at-grade crossing. It's a hazard currently. Its conditions deteriorated. It matters now because we're going to be starting this project build-out.",
        "source": "David Earl, Legacy Municipal Management District (LMMD)",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/05/29/webb-county-commissioners-approve-road-improvements-13000-acre-development/",
        "date": "2026-05-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Energy Abundance has optimized this project to use the most efficient closed-loop cooling methods in existence, meaning we'll use minimal water compared to other projects.",
        "source": "Brian Maxwell, CEO, Energy Abundance",
        "url": "https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/data-centers-sapping-texas-water-electricity/",
        "date": "2025-12-19T17:46:10.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We'd love to share our groundbreaking date, but we're under NDA as to when we start construction and the details of our customers.",
        "source": "Brian Maxwell, CEO, Energy Abundance",
        "url": "https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/data-centers-sapping-texas-water-electricity/",
        "date": "2025-12-19T17:46:10.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A big center that is going to be so thirsty for water is really not paying attention to history. I think it is a big setup.",
        "source": "Francisco Guajardo, historian and CEO of the Museum of South Texas History",
        "url": "https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/data-centers-sapping-texas-water-electricity/",
        "date": "2025-12-19T17:46:10.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data City solves hyperscalers' biggest hurdle: securing massive low-cost power quickly,",
        "source": "Brian Maxwell, founder and CEO of Energy Abundance",
        "url": "https://www.chron.com/business/article/energy-abundance-data-center-20237940.php",
        "date": "2025-03-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Building behind-the-meter is the path to energy abundance—a cornerstone of this landmark project.",
        "source": "Brian Maxwell, founder and CEO of Energy Abundance",
        "url": "https://www.chron.com/business/article/energy-abundance-data-center-20237940.php",
        "date": "2025-03-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
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      "Laredo City Council approved a motion to begin developing a regulatory framework for data centers.",
      "A town hall on data centers drew hundreds of residents in the week before the article.",
      "The city moved forward with plans to secure tens of millions of gallons of water from secondary sources, while the Rio Grande has been its primary water source.",
      "Laredo uses about 37 million gallons per day from the Rio Grande, has rights to about 55 million and treatment capacity near 85 million gallons per day",
      "In August 2026 up to 90 million additional gallons per day were agreed from Jasper Ranch and Legacy Water; the Legacy agreement prohibits using that supply for data centers",
      "As of July and August 2026 no formal data center applications had been filed within Laredo, though inquiries and interest existed",
      "Congressman Henry Cuellar cited about 530,000 gallons per day for a 100 MW data center based on IEA references",
      "Laredo and Webb County signed two water agreements on Aug. 7, 2026 securing up to 90 million gallons per day",
      "Jasper Ranch agreement provides about 40 million gallons per day; Legacy Water Corporation deal provides 50 million gallons per day",
      "Mayor Trevino requested a written provision barring the Legacy Water supply from serving data centers",
      "Laredo City Council unanimously directed city management and the city attorney's office to draft regulations for industries with substantial water or utility demands, instead of pursuing a moratorium.",
      "City officials and Webb County reported no formal applications for a data center within the city or county.",
      "Hill County rescinded its temporary data center moratorium earlier in 2026 after a developer filed a $100 million lawsuit.",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott announced a PUC and ERCOT audit of proposed data center grid connections before additional approvals.",
      "City Manager Joe Neeb scheduled a data center town hall for Aug. 11 at the Barbara Fasken Recreation Center.",
      "Laredo officials on July 31, 2026 asked Gov. Greg Abbott for a statewide data center permitting moratorium and a special legislative session",
      "Raymond's July 28 letter said Texas hosts 130 operating data centers with more than 250 additional projects in the pipeline",
      "Hill County enacted a local data center moratorium and then faced a $100 million lawsuit, forcing withdrawal of the moratorium",
      "The Texas House State Affairs Committee has scheduled a data center hearing for Aug. 19",
      "The city of Laredo currently has no pending applications for data centers",
      "Webb County commissioners approved road improvements on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 for a 13,000-acre development in north-central Webb County",
      "The development includes a 908-acre data center",
      "LMMD plans to widen Webb Road to three lanes and build an overpass above the railroad crossing",
      "Taxpayers will not fund the road project according to LMMD; LMMD and the state would pay",
      "No timeline has been set for the road improvements",
      "Energy Abundance plans a 50,000-acre Data City data center in Webb County that would eventually need five gigawatts of electricity",
      "The Stargate data center in Abilene is partially up and running; OpenAI's facility in Shackelford County will be powered by its own natural gas generators",
      "Two data centers in San Antonio used 463 million gallons of water in 2024",
      "The Texas data center projects are projected to consume 49 billion gallons of water this year",
      "Energy Abundance plans a 50,000-acre data center hub near Laredo, Texas called Data City, Texas",
      "First phase of 300 MW and 1 million sq ft is planned for 2026; full build is 5 GW and over 15 million sq ft",
      "Data centers will initially run on Texas natural gas, then transition to green hydrogen from the company's salt dome storage",
      "Company changed its name from Green Hydrogen International Corp. to Energy Abundance Development Corp.",
      "Data City Texas planned at 5.0 GW near Laredo in Webb County, Texas",
      "Site is 50,000 acres with 15M+ sq ft planned at completion",
      "Announced 2025; construction start 2026; expected completion 2029",
      "Investment estimated at $7M per MW",
      "Record last reviewed 2026-02-05",
      "Data City is a planned 50,000-acre behind-the-meter data center complex in Webb County near Laredo.",
      "Initial phase targets 300 MW; full build-out target is 5,000 MW."
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        "name": "Fronteras Sin Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.kgns.tv/2026/08/07/webb-county-laredo-lock-second-water-source-securing-90-million-gallons-day/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T18:34:31.000Z"
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    "summary": "A January 2026 Change.org petition, 'Protect Boling & Wharton County from Industrial Data Centers,' asked county officials for a moratorium. Amazon's $10B, 3,000-acre Project Eagle near Boling is under construction after the county judge signed an NDA. Unincorporated Wharton County has no zoning authority.",
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    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:56:50.520Z",
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      {
        "title": "Regulators approve 3,000-acre Amazon data center in Wharton County, Texas | Just The News",
        "url": "https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/regulators-approve-3000-acre-amazon-data-center-wharton-county",
        "date": "2026-10-03T17:00:19.000Z",
        "source": "The Center Square",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Abbott Orders Data Center Water Crackdown as AWS Builds in Boling",
        "url": "https://whartonpost.com/2026/09/14/abbott-data-center-water-crackdown-aws-boling/",
        "date": "2026-09-14T17:47:25.000Z",
        "source": "Wharton Post",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Will Texas data centers lead to more natural gas plants?",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/07/will-texas-data-centers-lead-to-more-natural-gas-plants-enough-answers-a-viewers-question/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T16:57:13.000Z",
        "source": "KPRC Click2Houston",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Amazon reveals new details on $10B Wharton County data center, but questions remain | khou.com",
        "url": "https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/houston-business-journal/amazon-wharton-county-data-center-10-billion-power/285-0c122ce2-80c3-4c15-a5be-8557a9f2f733",
        "date": "2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Houston Business Journal",
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      {
        "title": "Boling residents meet Amazon leaders over massive data ...",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/10/community-conversation-to-explore-amazon-data-center-plans-in-boling/",
        "date": "2026-09-10T21:14:02.000Z",
        "source": "KPRC 2 Click2Houston",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Trump Defends Data Centers as Amazon Plans 10 Near Boling",
        "url": "https://whartonpost.com/2026/09/02/trump-data-centers-amazon-boling-wharton-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T18:07:27.000Z",
        "source": "Wharton Post",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Amazon's Secretive $10 Billion Texas Data Center Is Testing How Much a Small Town Gets to Know",
        "url": "https://www.realtytoday.com/articles/114523/20260822/amazons-secretive-10-billion-texas-data-center-testing-how-much-small-town-gets-know.htm",
        "date": "2026-08-22T10:32:21.000Z",
        "source": "Realty Today",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "County Judge Philip Spenrath's NDA Hardens Opposition on Amazon's 3,000 Acres | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-08-15/county-judge-philip-spenraths-nda-hardens-opposition-on-amazons-3-000-acres",
        "date": "2026-08-15T13:16:54.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Projects/TABS2026023826",
        "date": "2026-06-25",
        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR TABS)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "A Community Perspective on Data Center Development in Wharton County",
        "url": "https://bullardcenter.org/blog/a-community-perspective-on-data-center-development-in-wharton-county",
        "date": "2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice",
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      {
        "title": "A Community Perspective on Data Center Development in Wharton County",
        "url": "https://www.bullardcenter.org/blog/a-community-perspective-on-data-center-development-in-wharton-county",
        "date": "2026-05-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Bullard Center",
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      {
        "title": "Public Concern",
        "url": "https://www.wcleaderjournal.com/article/1094,public-concern",
        "date": "2026-01-10T06:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Wharton County Leader Journal",
        "stance": null
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      {
        "title": "Petition · Protect Boling & Wharton County from Industrial Data Centers - United States · Change.org",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/protect-boling-wharton-county-from-industrial-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-01-06T20:21:18.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Projects/TABS2026023825",
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        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR TABS)",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Project Eagle (Buildings A–H, J, K; auxiliary Buildings L, M, N) (Wharton County, TX) | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/project/amazon-eagle/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "text": "Amazon has said it will comply and is \"building responsibly in Wharton County.\"",
        "source": "Amazon",
        "url": "https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/regulators-approve-3000-acre-amazon-data-center-wharton-county",
        "date": "2026-10-03T17:00:19.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "The 13 buildings planned on the Wharton County campus will not use water for cooling. No groundwater will be used for data center cooling at this site.",
        "source": "Amazon",
        "url": "https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/regulators-approve-3000-acre-amazon-data-center-wharton-county",
        "date": "2026-10-03T17:00:19.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "The governor said accurate information about water consumption is necessary for Texas to plan for future water needs as large data center developments continue expanding across the state.",
        "source": "Gov. Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas",
        "url": "https://whartonpost.com/2026/09/14/abbott-data-center-water-crackdown-aws-boling/",
        "date": "2026-09-14",
        "stance": null,
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      {
        "text": "I live in Needville, Texas, close to Project Eagle in Boling, Texas,",
        "source": "Terry Simpson, Needville resident",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/07/will-texas-data-centers-lead-to-more-natural-gas-plants-enough-answers-a-viewers-question/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T16:57:13.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Well, that means gas plants,",
        "source": "Terry Simpson, Needville resident",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/07/will-texas-data-centers-lead-to-more-natural-gas-plants-enough-answers-a-viewers-question/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T16:57:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "So that’s also going to cause pollution and noise. And what are they going to do about that?",
        "source": "Terry Simpson, Needville resident",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/07/will-texas-data-centers-lead-to-more-natural-gas-plants-enough-answers-a-viewers-question/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T16:57:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have 248 proposed data centers. Are we going to have 248 gas plants?",
        "source": "Terry Simpson, Needville resident",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/07/will-texas-data-centers-lead-to-more-natural-gas-plants-enough-answers-a-viewers-question/",
        "date": "2026-09-11T16:57:13.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "150 of those jobs will be fulfilled by the end of 2027,",
        "source": "Keith Klein, Amazon's Director of Supply Solutions for the Americas",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/10/community-conversation-to-explore-amazon-data-center-plans-in-boling/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "The tax money will definitely help both the school district and Wharton County, period,",
        "source": "Pete Kucera, Boling resident",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/10/community-conversation-to-explore-amazon-data-center-plans-in-boling/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      {
        "text": "We're going to use about 16,000 gallons of water per day for the project. None of it will be used for cooling of our actual data centers, it's all domestic use. That's equivalent to about 54 residential homes, or a single office building of a similar size,",
        "source": "Keith Klein, Amazon's Director of Supply Solutions for the Americas",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/10/community-conversation-to-explore-amazon-data-center-plans-in-boling/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
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      {
        "text": "I think it's really good. I think the value of things are going to go up and it's going to change the way people look at things like infrastructure and like the fire department and different things like that in the schools,",
        "source": "Amy Wokoun, Local realtor",
        "url": "https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/09/10/community-conversation-to-explore-amazon-data-center-plans-in-boling/",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
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      {
        "text": "The only reason that Communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor,",
        "source": "Donald Trump, President",
        "url": "https://whartonpost.com/2026/09/02/trump-data-centers-amazon-boling-wharton-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T18:07:27.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
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      {
        "text": "We must prohibit them from building AI data centers in rural Texas neighborhoods,",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://whartonpost.com/2026/09/02/trump-data-centers-amazon-boling-wharton-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T18:07:27.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "must not pass costs on to Texas families or interfere with their quality of life.",
        "source": "Greg Abbott, Texas Governor",
        "url": "https://whartonpost.com/2026/09/02/trump-data-centers-amazon-boling-wharton-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-02T18:07:27.000Z",
        "stance": null,
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      {
        "text": "neighbors are filing public records requests just to piece together basic facts: how much water the campus will draw, how much electricity it will need, and what it could mean for local air quality and property values.",
        "source": "David Rodriguez, goat farmer, Lane City resident",
        "url": "https://www.realtytoday.com/articles/114523/20260822/amazons-secretive-10-billion-texas-data-center-testing-how-much-small-town-gets-know.htm",
        "date": "2026-08-22T10:32:21.000Z",
        "stance": null,
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      {
        "text": "counties in unincorporated areas like Boling have real but narrow leverage — they generally cannot stop a landowner from building, but they can slow a project through drainage, floodplain, fire-safety and road-access permitting.",
        "source": "Emilio Longoria, professor, South Texas College of Law Houston",
        "url": "https://www.realtytoday.com/articles/114523/20260822/amazons-secretive-10-billion-texas-data-center-testing-how-much-small-town-gets-know.htm",
        "date": "2026-08-22T10:32:21.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "During the meeting, community members learned that land designation and approvals for the new data center had occurred before there was broad public awareness or meaningful engagement.",
        "source": "Bertina Carter, MSML, Program Coordinator, Bullard Center",
        "url": "https://www.bullardcenter.org/blog/a-community-perspective-on-data-center-development-in-wharton-county",
        "date": "2026-05-07",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Members of the Boling community filled up the Wharton County Courthouse Annex Wednesday to hear County Judge Phillip Spenrath address rumors and speculation regarding the possible construction of an Amazon Web Services data center.",
        "source": "Leader Journal reporter",
        "url": "https://www.wcleaderjournal.com/article/1094,public-concern",
        "date": "2026-01-10T06:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
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      {
        "text": "We, the undersigned residents of Wharton County, oppose the development of large-scale data centers or AI industrial facilities in or near Boling, Texas without full public transparency and comprehensive environmental, water, and infrastructure studies.",
        "source": "Brittney Hobbs, Petition Starter",
        "url": "https://www.change.org/p/protect-boling-wharton-county-from-industrial-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-01-06",
        "stance": null,
        "emotion": null
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    ],
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      "Abbott announced a data center ban on Sept. 21, 2026, directing TCEQ to halt permits sought by data centers until audits are completed",
      "Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District issued water permits to Amazon in May and earlier in September 2026",
      "Amazon's Wharton County campus is 3,000 acres outside Boling, about 10 miles southeast of Wharton",
      "Amazon says the campus will support at least 300 full-time jobs, with 150 available by mid-2027",
      "Abbott directed the Texas Water Development Board to pursue penalties for past data center water reporting failures and enforce compliance going forward, announced September 14, 2026",
      "TWDB officials said 83% of surveyed data centers failed to report 2025 water-use information",
      "TWDB must report back to Abbott on enforcement by Oct. 14, 2026",
      "In August 2026 Abbott directed PUC and ERCOT to audit data centers seeking grid connection, with projects able to be denied connection for noncompliance",
      "ERCOT was considering more than 474 gigawatts of proposed new electric demand, about 90% from data centers",
      "Amazon Web Services says Project Eagle in Wharton County is a 3,000-acre campus with 10 data center buildings.",
      "Amazon says Project Eagle will need more than 75 MW at peak, and does not plan to build or operate a gas plant there.",
      "Amazon's G-W Ranch in Pecos County would have 35 gas turbines totaling 7.65 GW.",
      "ERCOT says about 44% of Texas grid power is natural gas, over 25% wind and about 16% solar.",
      "Amazon plans a $10 billion, 13-building data center about 10 miles southeast of Wharton near Boling-Iago",
      "Amazon estimates each of the 13 buildings could support about 60 megawatts of power capacity",
      "On-site preparations and construction began earlier in 2026",
      "Amazon said the project could create about 300 permanent jobs, 150 by mid-2027",
      "Amazon was not asking for tax abatements from local schools",
      "Construction is underway on nearly 3,000 acres off FM 442 in Boling",
      "Project is reportedly a $10 billion investment with 13 buildings",
      "Expected to bring 300 full-time jobs, 150 by end of 2027",
      "Amazon says water use will be about 16,000 gallons per day, with no water used for cooling",
      "Facility will be built in phases over several years",
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      "Estimated construction cost about $300 million per building, roughly $3 billion combined",
      "In June, Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to prevent residential customers from bearing infrastructure costs of new data centers",
      "Polling from UT/Texas Politics Project found 57% of Texans opposed data centers in their communities",
      "Wharton County signed a nondisclosure agreement with VisionFirst Advisors before Amazon's Project Eagle public announcement",
      "Gov. Greg Abbott directed PUCT and ERCOT on August 3 to audit every data center seeking a grid connection",
      "ERCOT interconnection backlog of roughly 474 gigawatts, about 90% from data centers",
      "County Judge Phillip Spenrath proposed a binding community agreement requiring no local groundwater for cooling and at least 150 full-time jobs",
      "Project Eagle first structures targeted for completion in early 2027",
      "Wharton County Judge Philip Spenrath signed an NDA with VisionFirst Advisors limiting county release of design, financial, production, and business-plan detail for Amazon's Project Eagle campus",
      "Amazon's Project Eagle is a $10 billion campus on nearly 3,000 acres near Boling in Wharton County",
      "Unincorporated Wharton County has no zoning authority",
      "Fort Worth City Council imposed a 90-day data center approval moratorium tied to ERCOT interconnection approval evidence",
      "TABS registration for Project Eagle - Building B dated 2026-06-25",
      "Estimated cost $300,000,000 for a new 189,060 sq ft data center building in Boling, Wharton County",
      "Owner is Amazon Data Services, Inc; design firm is M. Arthur Gensler & Associates",
      "Planned construction start 2026-08-01 and completion 2027-08-01"
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        "date": "2026-01-06T20:21:18.000Z"
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    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.58,
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    "summary": "Wheeler County Judge Chalone Hefley publicly welcomes the Google workforce hub, and commissioners unanimously approved its sewer-facility plat on June 29, 2026. Opposition is limited to an outside group, SueDataCenters.org, with no local residents' group, petition or moratorium proposal.",
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        "date": "2026-09-03T13:41:00.000Z",
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        "title": "New workforce hub for data center workers coming to Wheeler County",
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        "date": "2026-09-02T22:54:24.000Z",
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        "text": "apply only to a subdivision which creates two (2) or more lots of ten (10) acres or less intended for residential purposes.",
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        "date": "2026-09-03T13:41:00.000Z",
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        "text": "Our tax base is going to increase.",
        "source": "Chalone Hefley, Wheeler County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/09/02/new-workforce-hub-data-center-workers-coming-wheeler-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
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        "text": "Our hospital’s not very big. When you double the size of your county, you’ve got to have more hospital beds.",
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        "url": "https://www.newschannel10.com/2026/09/02/new-workforce-hub-data-center-workers-coming-wheeler-county/",
        "date": "2026-09-02",
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        "text": "Wheeler County depends on Volunteer Fire Departments for fire protection",
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        "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/guides/wheeler-county-texas-data-center-workforce-hub",
        "date": "2026-01-01",
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      "NewsChannel 10 reported on Sept 2, 2026 the hub would cover about 800 acres and house 2,500 workers, expandable to 4,500, about 11 miles from the Google site.",
      "Wheeler County has granted no tax abatement or reinvestment zone for the hub; 2024 population was 4,824.",
      "Wheeler County hospitals have 41 licensed beds total: Parkview 16 and Shamrock General 25.",
      "TxDOT crashes in Wheeler County rose from 81 in 2023 to 93 in 2024 and 104 in 2025.",
      "Google contracted a builder for a workforce housing unit in Wheeler County for data center construction workers",
      "Housing site spans about 800 acres, 11 miles from the Pumpkin Data Center construction site in Gray County",
      "Facility will house 2,500 workers and could expand to 4,500",
      "County judge says the county lacks emergency services staffing for a population increase",
      "Bitari is developing the Wheeler AI Infrastructure Campus in Wheeler, Texas.",
      "Campus address listed as 16544 HWY 152, Wheeler, Texas 79096."
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "reason": "planning approval of smaller site",
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        "reason": "anti-data-center mayoral candidate lost",
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        "title": "Short says Wichita Falls has work to finish",
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        "date": "2026-11-05T18:26:13.000Z",
        "source": "Times Record News",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "PUBL~ 4",
        "url": "https://interchange.puc.texas.gov/Documents/60431_17_1700060.PDF",
        "date": "2026-11-05",
        "source": "Public Utility Commission of Texas",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The Ringgold Decision: Why Wichita Falls Needs a Real Conversation About Our Water Future  - Building Opportunity in Wichita Falls",
        "url": "https://ourwichitafallscommunity.com/the-ringgold-decision-why-wichita-falls-needs-a-real-conversation-about-our-water-future/",
        "date": "2026-10-12T14:51:37.000Z",
        "source": "Building Opportunity in Wichita Falls",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Data Center debate sees large turnout in Wichita Falls",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/24/data-center-debate-wichita-falls-james-frank-sunday/91440848007/",
        "date": "2026-08-24T18:45:18.000Z",
        "source": "Wichita Falls Times Record News",
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        "date": "2026-08-20T19:54:03.000Z",
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        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/data-centers-at-wichita-falls-forum/91384824007/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T18:03:52.000Z",
        "source": "Wichita Falls Times Record News",
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        "title": "Wichita Falls panel OKs data center location | Texas | The Daily News",
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        "date": "2026-08-12T22:21:02.000Z",
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        "title": "Wichita Falls board to hear data center request",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/wichita-falls-board-to-hear-data-center-request/",
        "date": "2026-08-10T17:44:26.000Z",
        "source": "Times Record News",
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        "title": "Wichita County commissioners tour ‘man camp’ as major projects move forward",
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        "date": "2026-08-07T22:05:47.000Z",
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        "title": "Rural Texas officials push for data center rules",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/10/wichita-falls-area-leaders-reaction-call-for-special-session-on-data-centers/90847479007/",
        "date": "2026-07-10T09:46:13.000Z",
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        "date": "2026-05-23T23:07:47.000Z",
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        "title": "Data center plan on tap for Wichita Falls City Council meeting",
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        "title": "Data centers in Wichita County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
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        "title": "Wichita Falls Data Centers - 19 Facilities",
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        "title": "Wichita Falls forum debates data center impacts",
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        "text": "# Major data center project could transform Wichita Falls economy\n\n- Channel: Texomashomepage.com - KFDX, KJTL\n- Length: 03:06\n- Views: 106\n- Likes: 3\n- Published: 2026-05-19T16:27:25-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: video\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nMajor data center project could transform Wichita Falls economy\n\n## Transcript\n\nCOULD TRANSFORM WICHITA FALLS -- AND POTENTIALLY BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS -- THE REGION HAS EVER SEEN. TODAY IN COMMISSIONER S COURT -- REPRESENTATIV ES FROM SKYBOX DATA CENTERS -- UNVEILED NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE DATA CENTER.\nTYSHIN DAWSON SHOWS US WHY COUNTY LEADERS BELIEVE -- THIS COULD RESHAPE THE FUTURE OF WICHITA FALLS.\n\"AS SOMEONE WHO BORN HERE HAS LIVED MY WHOLE 40, 40 PLUS YEARS HERE, I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S THE BEST CHANCE WE'VE HAD TO SEE SOMETHING THAT SPURS REAL GROWTH IN OUR AREA, THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN MY LIFETIME. SO I'M EXCITED.\" IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE INSIDE THE WICHITA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AS A MA",
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        "text": "The Data Center Boom Already Hit Abilene. Wichita Falls Is Next. | Tim Lockhart\nChannel: Tim Lockhart\nA massive AI data center is coming to Wichita Falls, Texas — and the housing market impact could be enormous. In Abilene, a ...\nDo you ever wonder why some cities seem to stay the same for decades and then almost overnight everything starts to change? Because that's exactly the kind of moment Wichita Falls is stepping into right now. And if you own a home or you're thinking about buying one, what's happening this year could have a real impact on your financial future. So I want to walk you through this, not from hype, not from headlines, but from what's we're actually seeing and what we already know and what has already happened in a city very similar to ours. Because once you see the full picture, the question isn't if things change, it's whether you position yourself before they do. So what's happening in Wichita Falls? Let's start with what's happening right here at home. I recently",
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        "text": "Skybox is basically the model that should be used throughout the state of Texas,” Short said.",
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        "text": "I truly wanted to be the mayor and help the city move in a more positive direction.",
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        "text": "I am not pro or against. I am pro economic development as long as it is responsible.",
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        "text": "The words say they can be cut off. It does not say you, your farms, your pets, your ranches will be prioritized. That's what our laws need to say.",
        "source": "Leilana Barnett, Democratic candidate, Texas House District 69",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/24/data-center-debate-wichita-falls-james-frank-sunday/91440848007/",
        "date": "2026-08-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to be looking at a building with nobody in it. Trust me on this.",
        "source": "Scott Poenitzsch, Wichita Falls mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/24/data-center-debate-wichita-falls-james-frank-sunday/91440848007/",
        "date": "2026-08-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am opposed to hyperscale data centers.",
        "source": "Scott Poenitzsch, Wichita Falls mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/24/data-center-debate-wichita-falls-james-frank-sunday/91440848007/",
        "date": "2026-08-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These things are just not OK the way they’re being done,",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/data-centers-at-wichita-falls-forum/91384824007/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "You will see all our representatives taking money from somebody who’s making money on these data centers,",
        "source": "Riley Rodriguez, Democratic candidate for state House District 28",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/data-centers-at-wichita-falls-forum/91384824007/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The reality is that economics will force the collapse. Technology will force it to collapse,",
        "source": "Mark Nair, Democratic candidate for the 13th Congressional District",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/data-centers-at-wichita-falls-forum/91384824007/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers are definitely here to stay. However, we can have some very spirited discussions on how many, how big they are and where they're going to be.",
        "source": "Scott Poenitzsch, Wichita Falls mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/wichita-falls-mayoral-candidates-stance-on-data-centers/91384837007/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "So I'm going to demand that Skybox and these data centers hold evening meetings to explain to taxpayers and the constituents what their plans are.",
        "source": "Scott Poenitzsch, Wichita Falls mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/wichita-falls-mayoral-candidates-stance-on-data-centers/91384837007/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Can you imagine what these things sound like when they're screaming?",
        "source": "Scott Poenitzsch, Wichita Falls mayoral candidate",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/wichita-falls-mayoral-candidates-stance-on-data-centers/91384837007/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city’s director of development services, Fabian Medellin said the center would use a capacity of up to 12 megawatts, which is below the threshold of 75 megawatts Gov. Greg Abbott has set for a state review of data center applications.",
        "source": "Fabian Medellin, director of development services, City of Wichita Falls",
        "url": "https://www.galvnews.com/news_reuters/texas/wichita-falls-panel-oks-data-center-location/article_98b70812-557f-55e4-bc4e-dac720f3cb77.html",
        "date": "2026-08-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t have the available housing or the available hotel rooms to house 5,000 workers, 10,000 workers in the region. So yeah, these concepts do help relieve the burden on our housing, our hotels,",
        "source": "Mark Beauchamp, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Wichita County",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/08/07/wichita-county-commissioners-tour-man-camp-major-projects-move-forward/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Something needs to be done, and if we don't get it done before the next legislative sessions, there will be a lot of data centers already on the books,",
        "source": "Mike Campbell, Clay County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/10/wichita-falls-area-leaders-reaction-call-for-special-session-on-data-centers/90847479007/",
        "date": "2026-07-10T09:46:13.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The people Commissioner Miller is advocating for are rural landowners that chose to be where they are,",
        "source": "Randall Jackson, Archer County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/10/wichita-falls-area-leaders-reaction-call-for-special-session-on-data-centers/90847479007/",
        "date": "2026-07-10T09:46:13.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I wish him luck on advancing the special session,",
        "source": "Randall Jackson, Archer County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/10/wichita-falls-area-leaders-reaction-call-for-special-session-on-data-centers/90847479007/",
        "date": "2026-07-08",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that the vast majority of the population does not understand the costs, that they are going to be footing the bill on that the environmental impact that comes along with that, even though that they are using closed loop systems for their cooling, they need to really research the environmental impact,",
        "source": "Jason Hooper, software engineer",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/wichita-falls-community-divided-on-data-centers-pros-and-cons/",
        "date": "2026-05-23T23:07:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There was nothing positive that came from the one that they built in Corsicana,",
        "source": "William Talley",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/wichita-falls-community-divided-on-data-centers-pros-and-cons/",
        "date": "2026-05-23T23:07:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I really think this data center is a good thing for this city.",
        "source": "Trevor Edwards",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/wichita-falls-community-divided-on-data-centers-pros-and-cons/",
        "date": "2026-05-23T23:07:47.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The concerns are valid and not all information is false,",
        "source": "Tim Short",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/wichita-falls-community-divided-on-data-centers-pros-and-cons/",
        "date": "2026-05-23T23:07:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "As someone who born here has lived my whole 40, 40 plus years here, I think it's, I think it's the best chance we've had to see something that spurs real growth in our area, that I haven't seen in my lifetime.",
        "source": "Unnamed speaker",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLjlcTaXgBY",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've got a 6 building 800 plus megawatt project planned here for Wichita Falls, Texas.",
        "source": "Skybox Datacenters representative",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLjlcTaXgBY",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "With only 600 people, we're not going to be taking over your schools. We're not going to be taking over the hospitals and the roads.",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, chief development officer, Skybox Datacenters",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/skybox-executive-extolls-benefits-of-data-center-for-wichita-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there's a huge misconception that we use a ton of water. We're not here to use your water,",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, chief development officer, Skybox Datacenters",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/skybox-executive-extolls-benefits-of-data-center-for-wichita-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the opportunities for infrastructure development, economic growth and, quite frankly, tax relief for residents of Wichita County are unprecedented and something we really haven't seen on the horizon for Wichita County in my lifetime,",
        "source": "Jim Johnson, county Judge",
        "url": "https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/news/national-news/texas/skybox-executive-extolls-benefits-of-data-center-for-wichita-county/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think it was good for the members of the public to hear the full presentation, kind of talk through the energy issues, the electricity issues, the water issues, the noise and light pollution questions that have all come up to actually have the folks who are going to be developing that property and developing that here to speak to those questions directly,",
        "source": "Jim Johnson, Wichita County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/05/20/skybox-data-center-developers-meet-with-wichita-county-officials/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The city has the right view about how to approach this industry. They've come into this very educated. It hasn't been just out of the blue, so we feel like this is a really unique opportunity for us to go into a city that thought about it, wanted us there, and ultimately can help us deliver a world-class project,",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Chief development officer",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/05/20/skybox-data-center-developers-meet-with-wichita-county-officials/",
        "date": "2026-05-19",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't feel comfortable about it.",
        "source": "Jeff Browning, District 3 City Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wichita-falls-council-denies-117-acre-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T00:42:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Where that is, it just seems like a less-than-ideal spot.",
        "source": "Tim Short, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wichita-falls-council-denies-117-acre-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T00:42:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "All I hear is excuses.",
        "source": "Cathy Dodson",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wichita-falls-council-denies-117-acre-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T00:42:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This uncertainty matters.",
        "source": "Cassandra Castro",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wichita-falls-council-denies-117-acre-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T00:42:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hear a lot of what ifs?",
        "source": "Tom Taylor, District 5 Councilor",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wichita-falls-council-denies-117-acre-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T00:42:25.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think this is another step towards that tax base, which is just going to change Wichita Falls and Wichita County.",
        "source": "Brad Altman, applicant's attorney",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wichita-falls-council-denies-117-acre-data-center-rezoning/",
        "date": "2026-05-06T00:42:25.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"I think the location is a nightmare,\" he said. \"It feels like it's fitting a square peg into a round hole.\"",
        "source": "Tim Short, Mayor, Wichita Falls",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/wichita-falls-city-council-rejects-172740910.html",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"All I'm hearing is excuses,\" she said. \"They're talking about putting this thing in walking distance of residential neighborhoods. That makes no sense.\"",
        "source": "Cathy Dodson, Candidate for District 3 council",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/wichita-falls-city-council-rejects-172740910.html",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"What happens when it contaminates our groundwater? Our aquifers?\" she said.",
        "source": "Annette Stream",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/wichita-falls-city-council-rejects-172740910.html",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"We were not the end developers,\" attorney Brad Altman, who is listed as an applicant for the zoning change, said.",
        "source": "Brad Altman, Attorney, applicant",
        "url": "https://www.aol.com/news/wichita-falls-city-council-rejects-172740910.html",
        "date": "2026-05-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The proposal also incorporates enhanced performance standards addressing noise mitigation, exterior lighting, protection of public infrastructure, traffic impact analysis, screening, as well as parking and landscaping requirements,",
        "source": "City of Wichita Falls agenda",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/05/01/data-center-plan-wichita-falls-city-council-meeting/89888289007/",
        "date": "2026-05-01T16:13:39.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A closed-loop system isn't completely water-free.",
        "source": "Tim Lockhart, Real estate agent, Keller Williams Realty",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12SbDM_o1BI",
        "date": "2026-04-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s a huge impact by broadening the tax base and not having to put it all on other businesses or residential tax rates to help afford everything that we’re needing now and what we might need in the future,",
        "source": "Jeff Jenkins, City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/02/19/skybox-data-centers-announced-developer-wichita-falls-first-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our goal would be to hire as many local folks as we possibly can; that’s certainly our first priority, and we’re going to spend as much time on that as we can.",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Skybox company representative",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/02/19/skybox-data-centers-announced-developer-wichita-falls-first-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our average use is four homes per building - per 150,000-square-foot building.",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Skybox company representative",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/02/19/skybox-data-centers-announced-developer-wichita-falls-first-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "WHEN A COMPANY MAKES A DECISION TO INVEST IN A COMMUNITY AT THIS LEVEL, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A BUSINESS TRANSACTION. IT'S A STATEMENT OF CONFIDENCE, AND WE DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY.",
        "source": "Tim Short, Wichita Falls Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoKpr6IFADA",
        "date": "2026-02-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "As long as the developer stays within the zoning guides, the developer can do whatever,",
        "source": "Kinley Hegglund, City Attorney",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/wichita-falls-council-postpones-98-acre-data-center-vote/",
        "date": "2026-02-04",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "One data center building could be 10 to 15 billion dollars. So you think about our tax base is currently 7.5 billion dollars.",
        "source": "Mariah Williams, Wichita Falls Chamber",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y4hFc0efuk",
        "date": "2025-07-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everything is being done in secret. One of the people with data centers spoke to my Rotary Club. He didn't mention one bad thing. We have a lot of problems, and we need to fix them, not push them under the rug,",
        "source": "Walter Coppage, Concerned citizen",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/wichita-falls-forum-debates-data-034046842.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've had housing crisis hit Abilene,",
        "source": "Riley Rodriguez, State Senate District 28 Democratic candidate",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/wichita-falls-forum-debates-data-034046842.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are doing things the cheapest possible way, and they're cutting every single corner. That means very high water usage. That means very high power usage. If we're not careful, they will drain large parts of Texas dry,",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic state agriculture commissioner candidate",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/wichita-falls-forum-debates-data-034046842.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We know this from other data centers, your water will disappear, it will. Jobs will not appear, we also know this. It's not economic boom that people say it is,",
        "source": "Mark Nair, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress, Texas' 13th District",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/wichita-falls-forum-debates-data-034046842.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Tim Short won reelection as Wichita Falls mayor with 61 percent of the vote, defeating Scott Poenitzsch",
      "Skybox, based in Dallas, bought 225 acres in the Wichita Falls Business Park for $14.5 million",
      "The Skybox data center project is under a moratorium set by Gov. Greg Abbott and awaits ERCOT permitting",
      "Gina Hinojosa, who has called for a continued moratorium on data centers, won the Texas gubernatorial race",
      "Skybox Datacenters, LLC filed a complaint against ERCOT on October 26, 2026.",
      "Skybox alleges ERCOT reclassified its Wichita Falls data center from base load (Planning Guide § 9.2.1.1(1)(e)) to studied load (§ 9.2.1.2).",
      "PUC Texas order of November 5, 2026 requested lists of issues in Docket 60431.",
      "Lists of issues are due November 19, 2026 from Skybox and ERCOT.",
      "The Commission may adopt a preliminary order at a future open meeting.",
      "A Travis County district judge set aside TCEQ's permit approval for the proposed Lake Ringgold reservoir, leaving Wichita Falls a 30-day appeal window.",
      "The city's budget carried a $6 million line item for legal fees on Lake Ringgold.",
      "The author argues a 50-megawatt behind-the-meter data center could produce roughly 25 million gallons of distilled water monthly.",
      "A forum on data centers in Texas was held Sunday at Work Services Corporation, 1343 Hatton Road, Wichita Falls, organized with Texans United Against Data Centers",
      "Frank said data centers would decrease residents' property taxes 20% to 40%, a claim reported as his statement",
      "Frank voted in 2013 to exempt data centers from paying sales taxes on equipment purchases, as Barnett criticized",
      "Mayor Tim Short had a conflicting commitment and did not attend the forum",
      "Election day is Nov. 3, with Frank and Barnett competing for the 69th District House seat",
      "Wichita Falls mayoral election is Nov. 3, 2026",
      "Mayor Tim Short supports the Skybox data center, described as a $20 billion private investment",
      "Skybox will pay $75,000 an acre for its final 171 acres for an electrical substation",
      "Short and other council members voted down a data center project near Sheppard Air Force Base",
      "Poenitzsch says Skybox and five to 10 more data centers are coming",
      "On Aug. 3, 2026, Gov. Greg Abbott placed a moratorium on approval of data centers in Texas until regulatory agencies audit their impact on the electrical grid.",
      "ERCOT temporarily suspended batch approvals of data center applications during the moratorium.",
      "Clayton Tucker said plans for large centers in the area would use up to 100 megawatts, equal to a city of 100,000 residents.",
      "Tucker warned electric bills will rise by $200 a month.",
      "A second Wichita Falls forum on data centers is set for 3 p.m. Sunday at Work Services Corporation, hosted by Julie Waters of Texans Against Data Centers.",
      "Wichita Falls Planning and Zoning Commission voted Wednesday to approve conditional use for a data center at 2236 Airport Drive",
      "DataNovaX proposed a $1 billion data center using up to 12 MW",
      "12 MW is below the 75 MW threshold Gov. Greg Abbott set for state review of data center applications",
      "Developer agreed to conditions including screening, fencing, landscaping, and sound and lighting limits",
      "Wichita Falls Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a request to allow a data center at 2236 Airport Drive in the north part of the city",
      "Meeting set for 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Seminar Room of the Multi-Purpose Events Center at 1000 Fifth Street, open to the public",
      "Property was previously operated as a Food Lion supermarket and three call centers",
      "DataNovaX planned a $1 billion data center using 6 megawatts of power, per a June 7, 2024 article",
      "Wichita County commissioners recently toured a man camp employee lodging facility in Dickens County operated by Target Hospitality",
      "Commissioners said the Skybox data center project is moving forward in the region",
      "County leaders hope Target Hospitality will attend a future Commissioners Court meeting",
      "On Tuesday, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called for Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session on the unchecked expansion of large-scale data centers",
      "Clay County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution on June 22 calling for enhanced regulation of data centers in the state"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Texans United Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/24/data-center-debate-wichita-falls-james-frank-sunday/91440848007/",
        "date": "2026-08-24T18:45:18.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Texans Against Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/data-centers-at-wichita-falls-forum/91384824007/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T18:03:52.000Z"
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        "name": "Wichita, Archer and Clay County Young Democrats",
        "url": "https://www.timesrecordnews.com/story/news/local/2026/08/20/data-centers-at-wichita-falls-forum/91384824007/",
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        "text": "This is a long-term project. We plan on being here for the next 30 years. So we wanted to make sure we got off on the right foot and created a partnership with both the city of Vernon and the county of Wilbarger County,",
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        "text": "Our county's proposed data center developments threaten to raise electricity bills, strain water resources, and alter our way of life, yet local residents have not been provided with sufficient information or transparency about these potential impacts.",
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        "text": "There is no housing left,",
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        "text": "They're booming. The cafes have done well. I think it's good.",
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        "text": "There is a great big production going out there,",
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        "text": "We are thrilled to finally be able to welcome Google and AES to Wilbarger County,",
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        "text": "Texas is at the center of the world's AI leadership, and our expansion into Wilbarger County is a testament to the state's incredible talent and infrastructure,",
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        "text": "We've been working on this with AES and Google for years,",
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        "text": "Economically, it's definitely going to boost the city of Vernon,",
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        "text": "We are thrilled to finally be able to welcome Google and AES to Wilbarger County.",
        "source": "Greg Tyra, Wilbarger County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2026/02/24/google-announces-new-clean-energy-data-center-agreement-with-wilbarger-county/",
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        "text": "We are proud of our long-standing partnership with Google and thrilled to bring them this advanced stage 'power first' clean co-located project.",
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        "text": "We are proud of our close collaboration with local leaders to bring a new Google data center to Wilbarger County, ensuring the Lone Star State continues to be home to American innovation and affordable, abundant energy.",
        "source": "Andrew Hart, Head of Data Center Public Affairs for Texas at Google",
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        "text": "WILBARGER COUNTY JUDGE GREG TYRA SAYS THE PROJECT REPRESENTS A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXPANDING GLOBAL DIGITAL ECONOMY.",
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      "Google held a two-hour open house in Vernon on the Wilbarger County data center project",
      "Google is contributing $4.5 million to help Vernon repair an aging water pipeline",
      "The data center will use a closed-loop cooling system, per Mayor Pam Gosline",
      "Google says it plans to remain in the area for 30 years",
      "Petition created on October 10, 2026 to protect Wilbarger County from unchecked data center development",
      "Petition had 57 verified signatures",
      "The petition asks local government to pause new data center development and conduct thorough assessments",
      "The petition calls for a community task force with local officials, environmental experts and developers",
      "On Aug. 3, 2026, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a moratorium on data center construction until their impact on state resources could be audited.",
      "A June 8 Texas Tribune analysis pegged the number of data centers in Texas at 335 with at least 248 more to come.",
      "A May 13 Gallup poll showed 7 in 10 Americans opposed construction of an AI data center in their local areas.",
      "TDLR registered Rise 2A on July 15, 2026, owned by Platon Investments LLC, 991,000 sq ft, estimated $500 million cost, projected completion March 31, 2028",
      "Vernon City Commission June 8, 2026 special-meeting agenda included a Platon water contract, cost-reimbursement agreement and Wilbarger County right-of-way easement",
      "Red River Authority requested an additional 60,000 gallons per day; monthly allocation change from 1.892 million to 3.692 million gallons with projected November 2026 need date",
      "Project is not documented as complete or operating; state sales-tax certification not established",
      "Google filed two $500 million data center projects (Project Rise 1A and 2A) in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas",
      "Each project is 991,000 sq ft at FM 2897 S, with construction due to finish by end of March 2028",
      "In February 2026 Google said its Wilbarger County data center would be colocated with on-site clean energy from AES",
      "Google committed $40 billion in Texas investment through 2027, announced last November",
      "Wichita County Commissioners were to consider renaming private roads on Old Gun Club Road east of Electra for a man camp of about 50 mobile homes serving a data center near Oklaunion",
      "In September 2023 the Wichita Falls City Council voted to sell up to 20,000 acre-feet of water annually from Lake Kemp to OPS",
      "Lake Kemp water is jointly owned by the city of Wichita Falls and Wichita County Water Improvement District No. 2",
      "Google is confirmed to have plans for two data centers in the area, one in Archer County and another near Vernon",
      "Wichita County Commissioners were to consider renaming private roads on Old Gun Club Road east of Electra for emergency services for a man camp of about 50 mobile homes",
      "Oklaunion Power Station asked Wichita Falls to amend a contract to use Lake Kemp water for a data center; in September 2023 the city agreed to sell up to 20,000 acre-feet annually to OPS",
      "Water district board was to consider the OPS request at a meeting on Thursday, per district manager Kyle Miller",
      "Google announced a new data center with energy agreements in Wilbarger County, Texas, co-located with AES",
      "The data center will be cooled by air to eliminate operational water use",
      "Google aims to refill more water than it consumes through groups like Texan by Nature and Texas Water Trade",
      "Google plans a new data center in Wilbarger County, Texas, per video title published 2026-02-25.",
      "Google plans a data center in Wilbarger County in partnership with AES Corporation, located just outside Vernon city limits along FM 2897",
      "The facility is expected to create about 50 permanent jobs plus construction jobs",
      "Tyra said the facility will use air-cooling technology, limiting water use to kitchens and restrooms",
      "Commissioners Court approved additional projects to generate electricity alongside the data center",
      "AES Corp signed a 20-year agreement with Google on Feb 24, 2026 to supply power to a planned data center in Wilbarger County, Texas.",
      "AES also signed deals for energy generation co-located with the new data center.",
      "AES shares rose 1.2% in premarket trade on the news.",
      "Google has contracted to add over 7,800 MW of new generation to the Texas grid through PPAs with developers like AES",
      "Google plans a $30 million Energy Impact Fund for Texas community partners, with applications starting in 2026",
      "Google currently operates data center campuses in Midlothian and Red Oak, with construction underway in Armstrong and Haskell Counties"
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        "title": "Data Center Boom in Rural Texas Sparks Debate Over Agricultural Land Use - RFD-TV",
        "url": "https://www.rfdtv.com/data-center-boom-in-rural-texas-sparks-debate-over-agricultural-land-use",
        "date": "2026-04-17T18:50:15.000Z",
        "source": "RFD-TV",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Garcia: McAllen FTZ's expansion into Willacy County can help Port Mansfield, Soluna Holdings - Rio Grande Guardian",
        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/garcia-provides-update-on-mcallen-ftzs-expansion-into-willacy-county,64009",
        "date": "2026-03-31T13:31:13.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Guardian",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "TEXAS VIEW: Growth of data centers will require officials address our energy and water needs - Odessa American",
        "url": "https://www.oaoa.com/opinion/texas-view/texas-view-growth-of-data-centers-will-require-officials-address-our-energy-and-water-needs/",
        "date": "2026-01-19T16:35:27.000Z",
        "source": "Odessa American",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Soluna Expands Texas Campus With 100 MW AI-Ready Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/data-center-construction/soluna-expands-texas-campus-with-100-mw-ai-ready-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-16T09:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Knowledge",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Willacy County data center expansion tied to AI demand |",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/15/01/2026/another-large-data-center-project-moves-forward-in-willacy-county-amid-growing-ai-demand/",
        "date": "2026-01-15T20:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "RGV Business Journal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Kati FAQs - Soluna",
        "url": "https://www.solunacomputing.com/blog/kati-faqs/",
        "date": "2025-11-17T19:31:19.000Z",
        "source": "Soluna",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Willacy County $50M wind-powered data center Rio Grande Valley Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.rgvbusinessjournal.com/news/15/11/2025/rgv-wind-data-center-willacy-county/",
        "date": "2025-11-15T22:17:57.000Z",
        "source": "Rio Grande Valley Business Journal",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Willacy County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
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        "text": "$SLNH | November 12: Soluna’s Kati 2 Community Open House Comes as Willacy County Shapes Its AI Data Center Future\n\nOn Thursday, November 12, Soluna Holdings will host a community open house in Raymondville, Texas, to present Project Kati 2 and discuss its implications for https://t.co/febxfR2AF5",
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        "text": "Simply put, Texans must come first,",
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        "date": "2026-09-21",
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        "text": "This is proof that the Soluna model works,",
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        "text": "Those negotiating directly with data center companies must do right by their communities and ensure that no agreements are made without real input or consent from the people who live here.",
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        "url": "https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/mireles-the-case-against-data-centers,72219",
        "date": "2026-06-09",
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        "emotion": "distrust"
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        "text": "I am thrilled that this (data center) is taking place in Willacy County, and so far, so good.",
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        "text": "The water usage to this (Google) data center is going to be minimal,",
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        "text": "We really haven't had too much pushback.",
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        "text": "It is a station or a facility that is set up to be able to handle processing for data networks.",
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        "text": "A lot of people don't want them but I don't know that there's a whole lot of negative to them.",
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        "text": "Customers are telling us the same thing in every market. They need power and capacity now, not years from now,",
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        "text": "This site offers what AI and [high power computing] deployments need most right now: available power, strong renewable resources, and a regulatory and grid environment that supports speed,",
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        "text": "I guess we're blessed to have these windmills because that's what allowed this to happen,",
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        "text": "Converting sustainable energy that's stranded into compute, you have to rethink the data center, how you manage it, how it integrates with the power, and that's what we've done,",
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        "text": "It helps our tax base.",
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      "Soluna Holdings will host a community open house on Thursday, November 12 in Raymondville, Texas to present Project Kati 2.",
      "Project Kati 2 estimated construction cost is $471.8 million per a state filing registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation",
      "Kati 2 critical IT load is approximately 112 megawatts, up from roughly 100 megawatts previously announced",
      "Construction was scheduled to begin Oct. 8, 2026 and be completed Oct. 8, 2027, according to the filing",
      "Soluna and Metrobloks signed a memorandum of understanding in January for a wind-powered data center, with a nonbinding agreement with a potential cloud-computing tenant",
      "Soluna's first Willacy data center phase was expected to cost $50 million and was under contract with Galaxy Digital",
      "Abbott ordered TCEQ on Sept. 21, 2026 to stop issuing permits for data center projects until ERCOT and TWDB audits are complete",
      "TCEQ must report back to the governor's office on compliance by Oct. 19",
      "Harlingen became the first Texas city to adopt a 120-day data center moratorium and moved in August to extend it to 180 days",
      "Cameron County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution calling for public reporting of electricity and water use and opposing high-volume potable-water cooling",
      "ERCOT said its verification process would not be finished until December, after the Nov. 3 election",
      "ERCOT conditionally classified the full 166 MW Kati campus as Base Load in Batch Zero.",
      "Kati 1 (83 MW) fully energized; Soluna operating capacity approx. 206 MW.",
      "Kati 1A completed 48 MW on April 1, 2026, filled by Galaxy Digital.",
      "More than 438,000 MW of large load requests were in ERCOT's queue as of mid-2026, nearly 90% from data centers.",
      "Soluna development pipeline is approx. 6.3 GW.",
      "Soluna Holdings is positioning a rural stretch of South Texas beside the 272.6 MW Las Majadas wind farm as an AI data-center campus",
      "The campus could grow from an initial 100 MW phase to 1 GW",
      "Hood County data center run by MARA Holdings has roughly 60,000 computers operating around the clock, causing water strain and noise",
      "ERCOT has received more than 500 large project proposals in the last two years, 90% from data centers",
      "House Bill 1223 (83R) tax breaks for data centers are estimated to cost the state $1.6 billion in lost revenue in 2026",
      "The RGV Broadband coalition has held public workshops and promoted Community Benefit Agreements for data centers",
      "Soluna Holdings is building a 166 MW wind-powered data center in Willacy County, known as Kati 1, with phase one approved by the county.",
      "The county is projected to generate $160,000 for its general fund from Soluna phase one.",
      "Guerra said the biggest local concern cited was traffic, and that the county has had little pushback.",
      "Armstrong County is overseeing a Google data center on 1,300 acres near Claude, with 4,000 to 5,000 temporary jobs projected.",
      "Texas could overtake Virginia as the largest global data center market by 2030, according to a JLL study",
      "A new wind-powered data center campus is under construction in Willacy County",
      "Soluna Holdings and Metrobloks signed an MOU to co-develop Project Kati 2, a 100+ MW AI and HPC data center in Willacy County, Texas",
      "Soluna broke ground on Project Kati in September 2025; the 166+ MW wind-powered campus is being developed in two phases",
      "McAllen Foreign Trade Zone application to expand into Willacy County is pending with the FTZ Board, with final approval hoped for around May 2026",
      "Governor Abbott passed legislation requiring new data centers to bring their own power, as stated by Garcia",
      "More than 400 data centers have already been established in Texas",
      "Soluna Holdings is working to open a data center in Willacy County",
      "Eneus Energy is planning a data center near Valley International Airport in Harlingen",
      "Officials are trying to quell rumors of a data center in northern Hidalgo County",
      "Soluna signed a co-development partnership with Metrobloks for Project Kati 2 in Willacy County, TX, announced January 2026",
      "Kati 2 initial phase is 100+ MW with a roadmap to more than 300 MW",
      "Project Kati is a 166 MW wind-powered campus; groundbreaking was September 2025",
      "Kati 2 will be on a separate campus just across from Kati 1"
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        "title": "Hutto joins Texas towns seeking changes to data center tax breaks",
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        "date": "2026-11-07T12:00:00.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Votes at a glance: Emory Farms plat, Huddle Data Center replat and UDC chapters tabled (all votes 7–0) | Citizen Portal",
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        "date": "2026-11-03T22:25:02.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "In Texas, data centers are swallowing promised parkland",
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        "date": "2026-11-03T17:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Planetizen",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor Drafts Data Center Noise Limits as Large Projects Advance | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/stories/taylor-drafts-data-center-noise-limits-as-large-projects-advance",
        "date": "2026-11-03T12:29:37.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hutto Schedules Hearing for 97.9-Acre Data Center Subdivision | Texas Construction Hub",
        "url": "https://www.texasconstructionhub.com/stories/hutto-data-center-979-acre-subdivision-hearing",
        "date": "2026-11-02T12:29:12.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Construction Hub",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The Receipts: The investigation into how Taylor parkland became a data center site",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/the-receipts-the-investigation-into-how-taylor-parkland-became-a-data-center-site",
        "date": "2026-11-02T12:10:02.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers. | NationofChange",
        "url": "https://www.nationofchange.org/2026/11/02/rural-charms-drew-residents-to-taylor-texas-then-came-the-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-11-02T10:40:54.000Z",
        "source": "NationofChange",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rural Charms Drew Residents to Taylor, Texas. Then Came the Data Centers. - Inside Climate News",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01112026/taylor-texas-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-11-01T09:55:00.000Z",
        "source": "Inside Climate News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Zoning for digital development gets first reading",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12535,zoning-for-digital-development-gets-first-reading",
        "date": "2026-10-28T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The Receipts: Air quality and representation fears rise with Taylor's data center",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/air-quality-and-representation-fears-rise-with-taylors-data-center-the-receipts",
        "date": "2026-10-26T09:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Tax incentives: the questions behind the headline | Hutto.info",
        "url": "https://hutto.info/articles/taxes/",
        "date": "2026-10-16T12:16:08.000Z",
        "source": "Hutto.info",
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      },
      {
        "title": "City of Taylor Advances Data Center Project Amid Community Opposition – The Texas Informer",
        "url": "https://thetexasinformer.com/city-of-taylor-advances-data-center-project-amid-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T20:07:29.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Informer",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor Technology Campus Wins Approval for 1 GW Data Center - CRE Daily",
        "url": "https://www.credaily.com/briefs/taylor-technology-campus-wins-approval-for-1-gw-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T17:04:39.000Z",
        "source": "CRE Daily",
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      },
      {
        "title": "City of Taylor moves forward with data center despite pushback from community | FOX 7 Austin",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/city-taylor-moves-forward-data-center-despite-pushback-from-community",
        "date": "2026-10-13T03:10:48.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor Data Center Deal Sets Rules Before City Code",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/taylor-data-center-agreement-first-permit-plat-annexation-terms/",
        "date": "2026-10-12T12:17:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Texas Dispatch",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor’s 664-acre data center project approved in 5-0 city council vote | kvue.com | Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District",
        "url": "https://brazosvalleygcd.org/2026/10/taylors-664-acre-data-center-project-approved-in-5-0-city-council-vote-kvue-com/",
        "date": "2026-10-10T15:38:23.000Z",
        "source": "kvue.com",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor OKs data center and power plant campus amid resident opposition",
        "url": "https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/taylor-data-center-economic-agreement-22469474.php",
        "date": "2026-10-09T16:33:59.000Z",
        "source": "statesman.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor City Council approves deal to clear the way for a nearby data center and power plant | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-10-09/taylor-tx-annex-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-09T06:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KUT Radio",
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      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor Technology Campus / Project Mustang Investigation | Taylor, Texas",
        "url": "https://projectmustangtx.org/",
        "date": "2026-10-09",
        "source": "Project Mustang Investigation",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor to weigh annexation, zoning for 664-acre data center campus",
        "url": "https://focalnews.org/austin-tx/local/taylor-to-weigh-annexation-zoning-for-664-acre-data-center-campus",
        "date": "2026-10-08T14:38:32.000Z",
        "source": "Focal News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor, Texas looks to strike a data center bargain - Axios Austin",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/10/07/data-center-taylor-austin-big-watt-digital-powerhouse",
        "date": "2026-10-07T18:01:05.000Z",
        "source": "Axios Austin",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Skybox rezoning gets council nod",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12429,skybox-rezoning-gets-council-nod",
        "date": "2026-10-07T11:00:15.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Regulation Complicates Data Center Development in Austin Suburb",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/2026/10/05/regulation-complicates-data-center-development-in-austin-suburb/",
        "date": "2026-10-05T21:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Real Deal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin Suburb Set To Decide On Annexation, Zoning For Data Center Campus",
        "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/austin-san-antonio/data-center/taylor-deciding-annexation-zoning-data-center-campus-powerhouse",
        "date": "2026-10-05T17:08:50.000Z",
        "source": "Bisnow",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "665-Acre Data Center Campus Proposed in Taylor | Groundbreak Austin | Groundbreak",
        "url": "https://www.groundbreak.city/austin/665-acre-data-center-campus-proposed-taylor",
        "date": "2026-10-05T11:15:00.000Z",
        "source": "Groundbreak Austin",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor Technology Campus site in Taylor, Texas Estimated to Inject $4.8 Billion in Economic Output Across Williamson County - Big Watt Digital",
        "url": "https://bigwattdigital.com/press-release/taylor-technology-campus-site-in-taylor-texas-estimated-to-inject-4-8-billion-in-economic-output-across-williamson-county/",
        "date": "2026-10-02T21:05:01.000Z",
        "source": "Big Watt Digital",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hutto OKs 140-acre data center zoning and moves forward with Limmer Square PID bonds",
        "url": "https://hutto.myopentexas.org/meetings/0d24e634-3514-441c-b694-10125cb15496",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "source": "hutto.myopentexas.org",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Misdeeds? Paxton probe raises hopes and doubts for ...",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/misdeeds-paxton/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T17:46:17.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Attorney General Paxton Investigates AI Data Center ...",
        "url": "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-investigates-ai-data-center-development-taylor-over-potential-misuse-land",
        "date": "2026-09-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Office of the Attorney General",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor OKs $165 million budget",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12299,taylor-oks-165-million-budget",
        "date": "2026-09-11T22:39:00.000Z",
        "source": "taylorpress.net",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Operator to Begin Work on 192K-SF Hutt0 Project in December - Connect CRE",
        "url": "https://www.connectcre.com/stories/data-center-operator-to-begin-work-on-192k-sf-hutt0-project-in-december/",
        "date": "2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Connect CRE",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor residents want county’s help to curb data centers",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12223,taylor-residents-want-county-s-help-to-curb-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-28T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "City commission puts a 90-day hold on data center decision",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12187,city-commission-puts-a-90-day-hold-on-data-center-decision",
        "date": "2026-08-20T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas lawmakers hear from residents, state regulators on the impacts of data centers - CBS Texas",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-data-center-hearing-residents-overflow-capitol-august-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-20T00:01:00.000Z",
        "source": "CBS Texas",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Austin-area residents are pushing for data center bans. State leaders are divided on what to do next | TPR",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T16:54:47.000Z",
        "source": "TPR",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor residents push back on proposed 665-acre Project Mustang data center | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/data-center-taylor-residents-push-back-proposed-665-acre-project-mustang/269-8285111e-fa2a-4808-bc56-d40fe3645125",
        "date": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Corralling a ‘Mustang’: Taylor wrangles with fourth proposed data center | Austin Free Press",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/corralling-mustang/",
        "date": "2026-08-07T15:13:26.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Mayor: Legal action prompts Taylor to stay mum on data center zoning",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12072,mayor-legal-action-prompts-taylor-to-stay-mum-on-data-center-zoning",
        "date": "2026-07-29T05:00:05.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor data center controversy: In 1999, a farmer donated land for a children's park, now it's home to a $1 billion data center sparking a bitter community fight - The Economic Times",
        "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/in-1999-a-farmer-donated-land-for-a-childrens-park-now-its-home-to-a-1-billion-data-center-sparking-a-bitter-community-fight/articleshow/132687673.cms",
        "date": "2026-07-28T15:18:00.000Z",
        "source": "The Economic Times",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Family Donated Land for a Park—Now a Data Center Is Being Built on It - Newsweek",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donated-land-texas-park-1999-data-center-built-12095688",
        "date": "2026-06-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Newsweek",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Petition powers forward",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/11866,petition-powers-forward",
        "date": "2026-06-12T02:51:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed data center in Taylor draws pushback from community | FOX 7 Austin",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/proposed-data-center-taylor-draws-pushback-from-community",
        "date": "2026-06-12T02:41:28.000Z",
        "source": "FOX 7 Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Boom: Williamson County’s data center explosion | Austin Free Press",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/data-boom/",
        "date": "2026-06-04T18:54:55.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Free Press",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Locals Oppose Proposed Jarrell Data Center - Texas Scorecard",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/locals-oppose-proposed-jarrell-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-18T21:40:26.000Z",
        "source": "Texas Scorecard",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Minority Report: Taylor data center plan raises community ire and questions of equity | Austin Free Press",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/minority-report/",
        "date": "2026-05-18T16:02:28.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Free Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "'Smoke and mirrors': Texans call for transparency on data ...",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/investigations/smoke-and-mirrors-texans-call-for-transparency-on-data-center-water-consumption/",
        "date": "2026-05-04T15:52:29.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2026017678",
        "date": "2026-04-15",
        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The Data Center Boom Reshaping Williamson County, Texas | Hello Georgetown",
        "url": "https://www.hellogeorgetown.com/williamson-county-news/the-data-center-boom-reshaping-williamson-county-texas/",
        "date": "2026-04-08T00:10:33.000Z",
        "source": "Hello Georgetown",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "'I do not want to live near a data center' | Proposed data center in Hutto draws concerns from residents | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/hutto-data-center-resident-concerns/269-f1fcb072-1224-4b97-8c77-c02108eae987",
        "date": "2026-04-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Rise in data centers lead to opportunities, questions for Williamson County residents | Williamson County Sun",
        "url": "https://www.wilcosun.com/news-georgetown-jarrell-liberty-hill-florence-hutto-taylor-east-williamson-county-round-rock-333",
        "date": "2026-04-06T16:45:41.000Z",
        "source": "Williamson County Sun",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed data center seeks wastewater services from Hutto | Pflugerville - Hutto | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/pflugerville-hutto/government/proposed-data-center-seeks-wastewater-services-from-hutto/",
        "date": "2026-03-19T19:20:14.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Iron Mountain Targets 500-Acre Data Center CamNear Hutto, Texas",
        "url": "https://thejobwalk.com/p/iron-mountain-targets-500-acre-data-center-camnear-hutto-texas",
        "date": "2026-03-19T14:46:40.000Z",
        "source": "The Daily Dig",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Iron Mountain eyes seven-building data center campus outside Austin, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/iron-mountain-eyes-seven-building-data-center-campus-outside-austin-texas/",
        "date": "2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Skybox secures approval for data center in Round Rock, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/skybox-secures-approval-for-data-center-in-round-rock-texas/",
        "date": "2026-02-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blueprint Data Centers accelerates 85MW Texas capacity across greater Austin area - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/product-news/blueprint-data-centers-accelerates-85mw-texas-capacity-across-greater-austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents air concerns over new data center",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/11152,residents-air-concerns-over-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-10T12:00:12.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "ON THE GRID",
        "url": "https://www.eastwilcoinsider.com/article/374,on-the-grid",
        "date": "2025-12-08T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "East Wilco Insider",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "A data center is moving into a small town. Residents say it will ruin their history",
        "url": "https://san.com/cc/a-data-center-is-moving-into-a-small-town-residents-say-it-will-ruin-their-history/",
        "date": "2025-11-04T12:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Straight Arrow News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Jarrell residents voice concern over plans for proposed data center | KXAN Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/jarrell-residents-voice-concern-over-plans-for-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-14T18:49:28.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN Austin",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Judge rules in favor of data center",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10705,judge-rules-in-favor-of-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-11T11:00:04.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blueprint Data Centers Commits $160M to Georgetown Site, Tied to Taylor Expansion | Hello Georgetown",
        "url": "https://www.hellogeorgetown.com/coming-soon-to-georgetown/blueprint-data-centers-commits-160m-to-georgetown-site-tied-to-taylor-expansion/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T21:49:44.000Z",
        "source": "Hello Georgetown",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Locals oppose data center project in Jarell, Texas, ahead of vote - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/locals-oppose-data-center-project-in-jarell-texas-ahead-of-vote/",
        "date": "2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DatacenterDynamics",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blueprint Data Centers hearing kicks off",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10664,blueprint-data-centers-hearing-kicks-off",
        "date": "2025-10-01T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "A decision on the Taylor data center lawsuit could come as soon as this week | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-30/taylor-data-center-lawsuit-parkland-blueprint",
        "date": "2025-09-30T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KUT",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "SDC Austin Building B Progress Q3 2025 | Sabey Data Centers",
        "url": "https://sabeydatacenters.com/news/sdc-austin-progress-q3-2025",
        "date": "2025-09-29T13:30:00.000Z",
        "source": "Sabey Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor residents oppose data center project near homes | kvue.com",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/taylor-residents-data-center-concerns/269-5a505a20-d721-4c49-85a4-4f78c27bfc7c",
        "date": "2025-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KVUE",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor TX data center project paused after neighbors sue | KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-26/taylor-texas-blueprint-data-centers-lawsuit",
        "date": "2025-09-26T07:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "KUT Radio",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor council approves plan for data center in 5-0 vote | KXAN Austin",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/taylor/taylor-council-to-discuss-data-center-development-thursday-as-residents-concerns-grow/",
        "date": "2025-07-24T19:21:28.000Z",
        "source": "KXAN Austin",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Questions remain over data-center project",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10347,questions-remain-over-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-07-23T11:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents organize meeting to protest data center",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10309,residents-organize-meeting-to-protest-data-center",
        "date": "2025-07-12T11:00:14.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "‘Not in my backyard’",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10241,not-in-my-backyard",
        "date": "2025-06-28T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center gets zoning OK for S1billion project",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10228,data-center-gets-zoning-ok-for-s1billion-project",
        "date": "2025-06-25T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Taylor Inks Incentive Package with Data Center Developer - Connect CRE",
        "url": "https://www.connectcre.com/stories/taylor-inks-incentive-package-with-data-center-developer/",
        "date": "2025-06-12T16:55:04.000Z",
        "source": "Connect CRE",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "AI, Land, and Power: Inside Texas' Data Center Explosion",
        "url": "https://dealsikes.com/https-trerc-tamu-edu-blog-ai-land-and-power-inside-texas-data-center-explosion/",
        "date": "2025-05-22T16:58:19.000Z",
        "source": "Deal Sikes",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Excited to announce that our client, Blueprint Data Centers, has officially closed on a 52-acre site in Taylor, Texas! | Brian E. Smith, CCIM",
        "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/besmith_bpp-projects-plans-to-build-new-225-million-activity-7318283510425735169-N03Z",
        "date": "2025-04-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "LinkedIn",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Northampton Capital Partners invests in Blueprint Data Centers - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/northampton-capital-partners-invests-in-blueprint-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-04-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Data Center Dynamics (DCD)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "FLAG - Williamson County’s U.S. Highway 79 Corridor: The New Gold Standard for Economic Development",
        "url": "https://frontlineadvisorygroup.com/gold-standard-for-economic-development/",
        "date": "2025-01-03T15:42:48.000Z",
        "source": "Front Line Advisory Group",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Hutto feeling the strain of population",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/9294%2Chutto-feeling-the-strain-of-population",
        "date": "2025-01-01T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Taylor Press",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Williamson County EDP Conducts Economic Impact Analysis of the U. S. 79 Corridor - Williamson County Economic Development Partnership",
        "url": "https://williamsoncountytxedp.com/williamson-county-edp-conducts-economic-impact-analysis-of-the-u-s-79-corridor/",
        "date": "2024-10-31T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Williamson County Economic Development Partnership",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Round Rock campus chosen to house UT supercomputer - City of Round Rock",
        "url": "https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/round-rock-campus-chosen-to-house-ut-supercomputer/",
        "date": "2024-08-30T21:10:17.000Z",
        "source": "City of Round Rock",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "TACC Selects Sabey Data Centers in Round Rock as… | Sabey Data Centers",
        "url": "https://sabeydatacenters.com/news/tacc-selects-sabey-data-centers-in-round-rock-as-colocation-partner-for-new-supercomputer",
        "date": "2024-08-26T16:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Sabey Data Centers",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "BPP Projects plans to build new $225 million data center in Taylor",
        "url": "https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/08/20/new-data-center-taylor-texas-planned-bpp-projects-llc/74774820007/",
        "date": "2024-08-20T11:02:14.000Z",
        "source": "Austin American-Statesman",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Blueprint plans data center outside Austin, Texas",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/blueprint-plans-data-center-outside-austin-texas",
        "date": "2024-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "New data center co. Blueprint granted tax breaks for project outside Austin, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-data-center-co-blueprint-granted-tax-breaks-for-project-outside-austin-texas/",
        "date": "2024-08-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers converge on area to meet tech needs | Round Rock | Community Impact",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/round-rock/development/data-centers-converge-on-area-to-meet-tech-needs/",
        "date": "2024-02-02T19:39:26.000Z",
        "source": "Community Impact",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Switch Inc. approved to build second data center in Round Rock, north of Austin - Austin Business Journal",
        "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2023/11/02/switch-data-center-round-rock-austin-williamson.html",
        "date": "2023-11-02T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Austin Business Journal",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Round Rock approves zoning for new data center - City of Round Rock",
        "url": "https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/round-rock-approves-zoning-for-new-data-center/",
        "date": "2023-10-27T00:39:16.000Z",
        "source": "City of Round Rock",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Skybox, Prologis secure incentives for data center campus ...",
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        "text": "Williamson County: Hutto holds a hearing November 3 on a data center campus replat #shorts\nChannel: Texas Data Center Watch\nHutto notice: Planning and zoning hearing Nov 3, 7 p.m., on replat of Hutto Data Center Campus Subdivision One (97.866 acres, ...\nWilliamson County. Data center meeting, November 3. Planning and zoning hearing November 3, 7 p.m., on replat of Hutto Data Center Campus Subdivision One (97.866 acres, six lots, north and east of County Road 132). That's per Hutto notice. Agendas can change, so check the posting. We track 4 projects in Williamson County. Get alerts, and subscribe, at txdatacenterwatch.com.",
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        "text": "🚨 A MASSIVE 664-ACRE DATA CENTER CAMPUS just moved forward in Taylor, Texas despite more than TWO HOURS of residents speaking against it. The Taylor Technology Campus, formerly known as Project Mustang, could eventually reach 1 GIGAWATT of data-center capacity, making it one of the largest proposed data center developments in the Austin area. Taylor City Council unanimously approved annexation of the property off FM 112 in Williamson County. A developer-commissioned study estimates $4.8 BILLION in economic output, $1.4 BILLION in gross city tax revenue over 20 years, approximately 320 permanent jobs and nearly 19,350 temporary construction jobs. Developers are also committing $28.2 million toward community programs. But residents are raising serious concerns about water consumption, noise, power infrastructure and the impact on their community. With Samsung and multiple major data center projects already planned in Taylor, would you welcome this kind of investment to your city or figh",
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        "text": "Misdeeds? Paxton probe raises hopes and doubts for Taylor data center\n\nIt didn’t take long for word to reach HALT, a Taylor-based anti-data center group, that the Texas Attorney General was looking into how a deed that originally said a family had donated 85 acres to Williamson County for a park lost the parkland language by the time the property was sold to a data center developer.\n“We were coming back from attending the Neighborhood Economic Conference in Galveston when we got a text,” said Carrie D’Anna, one of HALT’s founders.\nThe four people who started HALT were in the car, D’Anna said — her, Terry Williams, Nakevia Miller, and Pamela Griffin, whose memory of something she had heard as a young girl sparked the fight against this particular data center.\n“These are the people who sat at a table over a year ago and looked up that deed for the first time while Pamela was crying and telling us a childhood story,” D’Anna said. “So we started cheering, you know, overjoyed.”\nWhat they ch",
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        "text": "Williamson County has quietly become one of Texas' biggest data center hubs.\nChannel: Austin Free Press\nIn Taylor, residents are fighting a proposed data center planned just 500 ft from their homes. But that project is only part of a much bigger story. Williamson County has quietly become one of Texas's biggest data center hubs with 30 facilities either operating or planned across nine campuses, nearly half of all projects proposed in the Austin metro area. Most are concentrated east of Interstate 35 near Taylor, Hutto, and Round Rock, where power infrastructure built to support Samsung semiconductor plant has attracted developers. Supporters see jobs, investment, and growth. Critics worry communities are being asked to absorb the impacts before regulations can catch up. For now, one thing is clear. The future of Williamson County is increasingly tied to data centers.",
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        "text": "BREAKING: A Farmer In Texas Gave Away 87 Acres Of Land For $10 In 1999 So A Community Of Black And Brown Families Who Grew Up Playing On It Could Finally Have A Park. The City Just Sold It To A Data Center Developer For $10 Million And A Judge Has Refused To Stop Construction 🤯💥\n\nIn 1999, a farmer named Bland and his descendants granted 87.97 acres of land in Taylor, Texas to the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation for the nominal price of $10, with the explicit condition written directly into the deed that the land be held in trust for future use as parkland by Williamson County. The background to that decision involves one of the defining facts of the entire story: the Black and brown families who lived on the outskirts of Taylor, including Pamela Griffin and her family who have owned homes there for generations, were there specifically because they were legally barred from buying property within the city limits of Taylor when her grandmother first purchased land. Bland watched G",
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        "text": "# Taylor Council Connection: March 26, 2026 Meeting Recap\n\n- Channel: City of Taylor, Texas\n- Length: 06:08\n- Views: 51\n- Likes: 4\n- Published: 2026-03-30T08:24:26-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Language: en-US\n\n## Description\n\nWe're back with another installment of Taylor Council Connection, a full recap of the March 26 City Council meeting.\n\nMeeting Agenda: https://taylortx.portal.civicclerk.com/event/2018/files/agenda/4592\n\nLive Stream Meeting Recording: https://taylortx.new.swagit.com/videos/379468\n\n## Transcript\n\nWelcome to your Taylor Council connection.\nMy name is Daniel Seguin\nand this is a recap of the March 26th, 2026 City Council meeting.\nThe meeting began with the consent agenda, noncontroversial and routine items\nthat can be voted on with a single vote.\nThese items included the monthly financial report\nand amended grant procurement policy.\nThe Council\nthen approved the voluntary annexation of 48 acres off county Road 401,\njust north of Samsung.\nThis property is intend",
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        "text": "WATCH LIVE: Round Rock Residents Protest AI Data Center Before City Council Vote\nChannel: CBS Austin\nRound Rock residents rally against proposed Skybox AI data center ahead of tonight's city council vote on the controversial ...\nGo up the stairs over there to your left. Finish breakfast. Yeah, right. Exactly. Where did you find that? But it's true. That's right. You can't bring your shoulder. These are only respond. You want to short so easy to Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. I'll hear Thank you sir. [screaming] I hear it. I read about you. early shot. has got to go. Hey, hey, go home. Skybox has got to go. Hey, hey, go home. Skyers are the voters. We love you. >> Thank you. Daddy all the WAY TO CITY HALL. YOU GUYS READY? >> YEAH. >> TO CITY HALL. >> YEAH. >> WHOSE STREETS? >> OUR STREETS. >> WHOSE STREETS? >> OUR STREETS. >> WHOSE STREETS? >> OUR STREETS. >> WHOSE STREETS? >> Our streets. >> No Starbucks. >> No way. >> NO STARBUCKS. >> NO WAY. NO WAY. No way. >> MARSHALL. >> ",
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        "text": "5 minutes ago after this meeting started, y'all posted this on Facebook knowing we were all coming here? Our mayor isn't here. Our Daniel is on vacation. Tell me that this is not shady shady business. Shame on all of y'all. Oh my god, yesterday was crazy. So, I wanted to give you some idea of what happened yesterday at that Taylor City Hall town hall meeting. This is funny. I shouldn't say funny. It's It's when I called my personal trainer after it was done, we talked about it a little bit and he's like, \"Wow, I am so not shocked at what they did.\" This gentleman left 87 acres of land for $10 to the city for use as future Parkland. After this gentleman died, the city turned around and sold that land for $10 to a company called Blue Print to be made into an AI data center. An AI data center is not a park. In fact, it is the opposite. Now, I took a lot more interest in the project after the video I did talking about it got bought it. And one of the things that I noticed when I analyzed t",
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        "text": "A new data center could be coming to a Taylor neighborhood, but many residents are trying to stop it before it's built. Mulio Masumoto sat in on a hearing for the lawsuit against the project today and shares neighbors' concerns. -- This is the land Taylor resident Pamela Griffin grew up on\n-- when -- I\n-- was a little girl. Uh, the, uh, Blen family had promised my dad that he was going to make it, make it become a part. It used to be her and her siblings' playground but could soon turn into a home for dozens of computer servers. Everything around our environment that we have now, -- we're gonna\n-- lose a company. Called Blueprint Data Center's plans to build a 135,000 square foot data center on the lot behind their family home on Second Street. Griffin and her family filed a lawsuit against the company alleging that a deed from 1999 designated that land to be a park. We need Everybody to come in the community and help us -- because it's going to be a long fight\n-- and this 500 to 600 f",
        "date": null,
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        "emotion": "sadness"
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        "text": "WEATHER. ANOTHER NEW DATA CENTER COULD SOON BE COMING TO ROUND ROCK AND IT IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH EVERYONE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M DANIEL MONEY AND I'M JENNIFER SANDERS. THE ROUND ROCK CITY COUNCIL JUST APPROVED ON FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE TONIGHT TO REZONE LAND TO ALLOW SKYBOX DATA CENTERS TO BUILD A FACILITY JUST OFF W GRIMES BOULEVARD AND SOUTH OF EAST OLD SETTLERS BOULEVARD. A FINAL VOTE WILL HAPPEN AT A FUTURE MEETING. MEANWHILE, NEARBY RESIDENTS HAVE RAISED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT. TEXANS WILLIAMSON COUNTY REPORTER KEVIN BOSS KERR HAS MORE ON WHAT THE PLAN COULD MEAN FOR THE CITY. YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 30 ACRES WORTH CAN LAND IN ROUND ROCK AND COULD BE HOME TO A DATA CENTER. I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ELECTRIC AND WATER USAGE TO NET ROUSE. LEE LIVES CLOSE TO WHERE WOULD BE BUILT AND SHE'S WORRIED. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE. THIS EYE MOVEMENT AND THE POWER NEEDS THAT WILL DRIVE THAT ARE HAPPENING TOO QUICKLY FOR PEOPLE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS ROUND ROCK ",
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        "text": "We've got to come up with some kind of understanding of what it sounds like before and what it sounds like after",
        "source": "Mike Snyder, Mayor of Hutto",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/hutto-joins-texas-towns-seeking-120000482.html",
        "date": "2026-11-07T12:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "We moved for a small-town feel, for a tighter-knit community, for the ability to afford some land and do some agricultural stuff, and to have space for our kids to run around,",
        "source": "Medina, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.planetizen.com/news/2026/11/138791-texas-data-centers-are-swallowing-promised-parkland",
        "date": "2026-11-03T17:00:00.000Z",
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        "text": "We did not move here to be closer to any kind of tech. It's not part of the appeal.",
        "source": "Medina, Taylor resident",
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        "text": "We need you to honor the deed.",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Halt Taylor Data Centers",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/the-receipts-the-investigation-into-how-taylor-parkland-became-a-data-center-site",
        "date": "2026-11-02T12:10:02.000Z",
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        "text": "This only matters, your investigation only matters if there's an injunction while you are doing the investigation.",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Halt Taylor Data Centers",
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        "text": "We just want the land to be what it's supposed to be.",
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        "date": "2026-11-02T12:10:02.000Z",
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        "text": "We moved for a small-town feel, for a tighter-knit community, for the ability to afford some land and do some agricultural stuff, and to have space for our kids to run around,",
        "source": "Sarah Medina, creative director and Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.nationofchange.org/2026/11/02/rural-charms-drew-residents-to-taylor-texas-then-came-the-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-11-02T10:40:54.000Z",
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        "text": "We didn't know what a data center was,",
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        "date": "2026-11-02T10:40:54.000Z",
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      {
        "text": "It's something different,",
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        "text": "They're not young people, and they want to live out their lives,",
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        "date": "2026-11-02T10:40:54.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We did not move here to be closer to any kind of tech. It's not part of the appeal.",
        "source": "Sarah Medina, creative director, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01112026/taylor-texas-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-11-01T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We didn't know what a data center was. None of us did.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, 58-year-old retired learning center director, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01112026/taylor-texas-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-11-01T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's something different. I don't think it's what we envisioned when we moved here.",
        "source": "James Brand, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01112026/taylor-texas-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-11-01T09:55:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have a vote. We can't impact what they do,",
        "source": "Connie Zycha, resident living across from the proposed campus",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/air-quality-and-representation-fears-rise-with-taylors-data-center-the-receipts",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They will not be drilling wells. They're not gonna be accessing the aquifer beneath Taylor or impacting anyone's well water,",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, executive director of community services for the City of Taylor",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/air-quality-and-representation-fears-rise-with-taylors-data-center-the-receipts",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "People can’t make informed decisions without having information,",
        "source": "Carrie D’Anna, community organizer with Halt Taylor Centers",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/air-quality-and-representation-fears-rise-with-taylors-data-center-the-receipts",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the air quality is such that kids can’t play outside. That is not a trade-off that is what we need here. It’s not a fair trade.",
        "source": "Terry Pierce, retired priest who lives nearby",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/air-quality-and-representation-fears-rise-with-taylors-data-center-the-receipts",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Natural gas is unique in that it's one of the cleanest-burning fossil fuels that is available, that exists,",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, executive director of community services for the City of Taylor",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/air-quality-and-representation-fears-rise-with-taylors-data-center-the-receipts",
        "date": "2026-10-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why are we pushing these through? Why are we going to end up in a place where we have wonderful amendments that the community fought tooth and nail to be a part of and it's not going to matter because it's not going to apply to any of these projects?",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12535,zoning-for-digital-development-gets-first-reading",
        "date": "2026-10-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is very clear what we want. We don’t want this project, the gas plants, or the data centers. We want our community to focus on multifamily housing, intermediate housing, and small businesses.",
        "source": "Carrie D’Anna, Resident",
        "url": "https://thetexasinformer.com/city-of-taylor-advances-data-center-project-amid-community-opposition/",
        "date": "2026-10-13T20:07:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Without an agreement, the land would remain in Williamson County, which has no zoning authority or ability to regulate noise, setbacks, water use or light pollution",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, city of Taylor",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/city-taylor-moves-forward-data-center-despite-pushback-from-community",
        "date": "2026-10-13T03:10:48.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is very clear what we want. It's very clear that we don't want this project, that we don't want the gas plants, that we don't want the data centers, that we don't want all of this large revenue that's pouring in because we want our community, we want multifamily housing, we want intermediate housing we want small businesses",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, resident",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/city-taylor-moves-forward-data-center-despite-pushback-from-community",
        "date": "2026-10-13T03:10:48.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn't the end of this fight.",
        "source": "Justin Irving, Resident",
        "url": "https://thetexasdispatch.com/taylor-data-center-agreement-first-permit-plat-annexation-terms/",
        "date": "2026-10-12T12:17:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I understand the idea that we might be better off with annexation, that it gives us more regulatory authority than weaker county regulations,",
        "source": "Terry Pierce, resident",
        "url": "https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/taylor-data-center-economic-agreement-22469474.php",
        "date": "2026-10-09T16:33:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’ve invested what I can into this town, and I’m frustrated by where we’re headed,",
        "source": "Alyse Mervosh, resident and local business owner",
        "url": "https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/taylor-data-center-economic-agreement-22469474.php",
        "date": "2026-10-09T16:33:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "When we were approached with this proposal, we carefully evaluated its potential impact and considered it through one very important lens: Will it benefit our students?",
        "source": "Jennifer Garcia-Edwardsen, Taylor ISD Superintendent",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-10-09/taylor-tx-annex-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The new name is all warm and fuzzy, but it seems like you should have kept the Project Mustang name, given the pace at which this is being pushed through,",
        "source": "Scott Gibbs, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-10-09/taylor-tx-annex-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why can't you wait for the process to run its course and listen to the people?",
        "source": "Scott Gibbs, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-10-09/taylor-tx-annex-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Big Watt + PowerHouse is pleased with the positive vote to advance the Taylor Technology Campus in the city of Taylor,",
        "source": "Big Watt + PowerHouse, Developers statement",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2026-10-09/taylor-tx-annex-data-center-power-plant",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Regardless of whether people are our supporters or not our supporters, they deserve the benefits that flow from the project that is in their community, and that is really the point of this,",
        "source": "John Stokes, attended on behalf of Big Watt",
        "url": "https://www.statesman.com/business/technology/article/taylor-data-center-economic-agreement-22469474.php",
        "date": "2026-10-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe the terms before council represent the best path forward for Taylor and the surrounding area,",
        "source": "Jim Buzan, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/10/07/data-center-taylor-austin-big-watt-digital-powerhouse",
        "date": "2026-10-07T18:01:05.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "PowerHouse Data Centers works closely with state and local authorities and complies with all applicable regulatory and permitting requirements throughout the development process,",
        "source": "Litalia Yoakum, PowerHouse Data Centers spokesperson",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/10/07/data-center-taylor-austin-big-watt-digital-powerhouse",
        "date": "2026-10-07T18:01:05.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our decision to keep working directly with the city reflects our commitment to being a responsible community partner,",
        "source": "Big Watt officials, Big Watt Digital",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/10/07/data-center-taylor-austin-big-watt-digital-powerhouse",
        "date": "2026-10-07T18:01:05.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not want Taylor to become an industrial boom town,",
        "source": "Halt Taylor Data Centers, group",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/10/07/data-center-taylor-austin-big-watt-digital-powerhouse",
        "date": "2026-10-07T18:01:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to be responsible for whatever happens on this property and we don't have the capacity to understand what that's going to look like 10 to 20 years from now,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, organizer, Halt Taylor Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2026/10/07/data-center-taylor-austin-big-watt-digital-powerhouse",
        "date": "2026-10-07T18:01:05.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The development of the data centers now appears likely to be delayed because the approval process for connecting to the Texas power grid remains uncertain amid statewide shifts in regulation of the asset class.",
        "source": "TRD Staff",
        "url": "https://therealdeal.com/texas/2026/10/05/regulation-complicates-data-center-development-in-austin-suburb/",
        "date": "2026-10-05T21:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The development of Taylor Technology Campus has the potential to drive incredible local investments that can improve Taylor and Williamson County for decades to come,",
        "source": "Keith Meyer, President of Big Watt",
        "url": "https://bigwattdigital.com/press-release/taylor-technology-campus-site-in-taylor-texas-estimated-to-inject-4-8-billion-in-economic-output-across-williamson-county/",
        "date": "2026-10-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The situation with (the Electric Reliability Council of Texas) has become more challenging,",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Skybox Chief Development Officer",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12429,skybox-rezoning-gets-council-nod",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can secure power, which may take another two years, we would commence construction on the next phase of the data center campus which would be our fifth and sixth data center in the Megasite.",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Skybox Chief Development Officer",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12429,skybox-rezoning-gets-council-nod",
        "date": "2026-10-01",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were coming back from attending the Neighborhood Economic Conference in Galveston when we got a text,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, one of HALT's founders",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/1wnh4ho/misdeeds_paxton_probe_raises_hopes_and_doubts_for/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T18:09:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are the people who sat at a table over a year ago and looked up that deed for the first time while Pamela was crying and telling us a childhood story,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, one of HALT's founders",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/Austin/comments/1wnh4ho/misdeeds_paxton_probe_raises_hopes_and_doubts_for/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T18:09:36.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm glad that Paxton is taking the case, but I'm concerned that he might not do the right thing.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, HALT co-founder",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/misdeeds-paxton/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T17:46:17.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If he doesn't attach an injunction to this investigation, what he's doing is making a clear pathway for (the data center developers) to continue their work.",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, HALT founder",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/misdeeds-paxton/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T17:46:17.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will not allow any person or entity to disregard the rule of law or obligations owed to the public,",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-investigates-ai-data-center-development-taylor-over-potential-misuse-land",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the Taylor data center development is unlawful, I will do everything in my power to stop it and hold those who have violated the law accountable.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-investigates-ai-data-center-development-taylor-over-potential-misuse-land",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will not allow any person or entity to disregard the rule of law or obligations owed to the public.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/misdeeds-paxton/",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the Taylor data center development is unlawful, I will do everything in my power to stop it and hold those who have violated the law accountable.",
        "source": "Ken Paxton, Attorney General",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/misdeeds-paxton/",
        "date": "2026-09-17",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have people working within these data center companies that are sounding the alarm, yet our city councils around the county are not necessarily paying attention. So, I'm here to raise awareness of what's going on.",
        "source": "Chris Jimenez, Williamson County resident and Democratic candidate for Texas House District 52",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12299,taylor-oks-165-million-budget",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're doing it because we're trying to protect each other. Power comes from each of us standing up together, having courage and saying we don't want this to happen.",
        "source": "Kamil Cook, Texas office of Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12299,taylor-oks-165-million-budget",
        "date": "2026-09-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need some support",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12223,taylor-residents-want-county-s-help-to-curb-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "My neighborhood is a poor black and brown community. We don't have (resources) like other communities to fight this big data center coming into our neighborhood",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12223,taylor-residents-want-county-s-help-to-curb-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Placing a power generation facility near residential areas brings severe risks",
        "source": "Leticia Flores, Precinct 4 resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12223,taylor-residents-want-county-s-help-to-curb-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are urging this court to prioritize rigorous oversight, ensure multi-jurisdictional transparency and actively include local constituent feedback before approvals or county-level agreements proceed",
        "source": "Leticia Flores, Precinct 4 resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12223,taylor-residents-want-county-s-help-to-curb-data-centers",
        "date": "2026-08-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I will tell you that if we pass this as written, we're gonna get sued, and we're gonna lose.",
        "source": "Walt Smith, Hays County Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T16:54:47.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think that if we closed at 3:00, we'd be sued by 4:00.",
        "source": "Chase Young, assistant criminal district attorney, Hays County",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T16:54:47.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think there are some fights worth setting the precedent and trying.",
        "source": "Amanda Rodriguez, San Marcos City Council Member",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T16:54:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If he was, he would call the moratorium. If he was, he'd call a special session.",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-08-19T16:54:47.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Lights, noise, water,",
        "source": "Susan Tatro, resident of unincorporated east Williamson County",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-data-center-hearing-residents-overflow-capitol-august-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The primary underlying issue here seems to be a lack of county regulatory authority over unincorporated areas,",
        "source": "Kyle Workman, Leon County commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-data-center-hearing-residents-overflow-capitol-august-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "However, if you have a gigawatt data center coming online, and you need to build a significant amount of transmission to serve that data center, 100 percent of those costs should be paid for by that data center.",
        "source": "Ben Barkley, CEO and public counsel of the Office of Public Utility Counsel",
        "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-data-center-hearing-residents-overflow-capitol-august-2026/",
        "date": "2026-08-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re in the middle of the process of defining digital infrastructure or redefining employment centers and it feels like this is being rammed through before we have that,",
        "source": "Amy Everhart, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12187,city-commission-puts-a-90-day-hold-on-data-center-decision",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We hope the city brings us in and includes us. But we do have to mention that if that doesn’t happen, if we’re not included in the city, we do intend to pursue the project anyway,",
        "source": "John Stokes, part of the Big Watt team",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12187,city-commission-puts-a-90-day-hold-on-data-center-decision",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My neighbors, we are all against this,",
        "source": "Connie Zycha, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/data-center-taylor-residents-push-back-proposed-665-acre-project-mustang/269-8285111e-fa2a-4808-bc56-d40fe3645125",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Now we have more land. We have more infrastructure to take care of. And our fear is that we can't handle that already,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, community organizer",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/data-center-taylor-residents-push-back-proposed-665-acre-project-mustang/269-8285111e-fa2a-4808-bc56-d40fe3645125",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We support the governor in this. It really reflects what we are doing anyway,",
        "source": "Big Watt representative",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/data-center-taylor-residents-push-back-proposed-665-acre-project-mustang/269-8285111e-fa2a-4808-bc56-d40fe3645125",
        "date": "2026-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have no ability to prevent or regulate development outside of our city limits,",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, city spokesperson",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/corralling-mustang/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not providing any incentives whatsoever and will not provide any incentives to data centers moving forward,",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, city spokesperson",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/corralling-mustang/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everything happens behind closed doors then we're told to just trust\" the city,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, organizer for Halt Taylor Data Centers",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/corralling-mustang/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is a proposed project that still has to go before planning and zoning as well as the city council.",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, city spokesperson",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/corralling-mustang/",
        "date": "2026-08-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A petition has been filed in the 3rd Court of Appeals seeking to require the city to place the proposed measure on the November ballot.",
        "source": "Jim Buzan, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12072,mayor-legal-action-prompts-taylor-to-stay-mum-on-data-center-zoning",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We understand the need for transparency.",
        "source": "Jim Buzan, Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/12072,mayor-legal-action-prompts-taylor-to-stay-mum-on-data-center-zoning",
        "date": "2026-07-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "that industry doesn't belong on that land.",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Halt Taylor Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/in-1999-a-farmer-donated-land-for-a-childrens-park-now-its-home-to-a-1-billion-data-center-sparking-a-bitter-community-fight/articleshow/132687673.cms",
        "date": "2026-07-28T15:18:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "State law does not allow a city to enact or change its zoning by popular vote.",
        "source": "Kelly Cmerek, Mayor Pro Tem, Taylor",
        "url": "https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-08-19/austin-area-residents-are-pushing-for-data-center-bans-state-leaders-are-divided-on-what-to-do-next",
        "date": "2026-07-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We used to play baseball, kickball, everything.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, Taylor resident fighting the project in court",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donated-land-texas-park-1999-data-center-built-12095688",
        "date": "2026-06-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "This note was not a deed restriction.",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, Executive director of community services, City of Taylor",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donated-land-texas-park-1999-data-center-built-12095688",
        "date": "2026-06-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No staff at the City or the EDC were aware of the original intent of the Bland family for the use of the property as parkland during discussions about the Blueprint Projects Data Center development or the property sale.",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, Executive director of community services, City of Taylor",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donated-land-texas-park-1999-data-center-built-12095688",
        "date": "2026-06-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not good for our community at all.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, Taylor resident fighting the project in court",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donated-land-texas-park-1999-data-center-built-12095688",
        "date": "2026-06-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can't stop it, we're still going to fight.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, Taylor resident fighting the project in court",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donated-land-texas-park-1999-data-center-built-12095688",
        "date": "2026-06-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's important to understand that the property's employment center zoning already allowed data centers as a permitted use by right, giving the City no legal ability to prevent the project based on the type of development.",
        "source": "Daniel Seguin, Executive director of community services, City of Taylor",
        "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donated-land-texas-park-1999-data-center-built-12095688",
        "date": "2026-06-20T10:30:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our biggest problem with that data center is not even against data centers in general, but that industry doesn't belong on that land.",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Halt Taylor Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.fox7austin.com/news/proposed-data-center-taylor-draws-pushback-from-community",
        "date": "2026-06-12T02:41:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "My heart is so happy. This shows Taylor people are coming together, working as a whole community, not half a community. It’s not just the south side or the north side,",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, one of the founders of the coalition",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/11866,petition-powers-forward",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This will help us continue the fight (against Blueprint Projects Data Center) because it shows them we’re sticking together. Together means a whole lot.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, one of the founders of the coalition",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/11866,petition-powers-forward",
        "date": "2026-06-11",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "oh, this is not good for the neighborhood.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/InterstellarKinetics/comments/1u0cf9l/breaking_a_farmer_in_texas_gave_away_87_acres_of/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T16:11:45.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "Pam, if you'd been fighting an apartment complex or anything else, you would have won that case.",
        "source": "Chris Osborne, Taylor-based lawyer",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/InterstellarKinetics/comments/1u0cf9l/breaking_a_farmer_in_texas_gave_away_87_acres_of/",
        "date": "2026-06-08T16:11:45.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It really shocked us how that got past us.",
        "source": "Gary Oldham, helped form Protect Round Rock",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/data-boom/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s about the availability of power.",
        "source": "Dave Porter, executive director of the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/data-boom/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s the ninth data center to be approved in Round Rock, and unless we can find some basis on which to continue the fight, it looks like it’s going to happen.",
        "source": "Gary Oldham, helped form Protect Round Rock",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/data-boom/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "The water issues aren’t, in my mind, as critical to a data center site as the availability of power.",
        "source": "Dave Porter, executive director of the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/data-boom/",
        "date": "2026-06-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our community deserves to be free from industrial encroachments that threaten our educational institutions’ sanctity and residents’ quality of life,",
        "source": "Petition text, online petition against the project",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/locals-oppose-proposed-jarrell-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-05-18T21:40:26.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "My community did not know about data centers,",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, resident whose property backs up to the proposed Taylor center",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/minority-report/",
        "date": "2026-05-18T16:02:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were shocked that they would want to put that 500 feet behind houses that are low income.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, resident whose property backs up to the proposed Taylor center",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/minority-report/",
        "date": "2026-05-18T16:02:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Right now, our zoning in Taylor is just not adequate for what data centers bring to the city,",
        "source": "Carrie D’Anna, community activist, Halt Taylor Data Centers",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/minority-report/",
        "date": "2026-05-18T16:02:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were told that data centers didn’t have a huge impact on local infrastructure, or on school services, and that it would give us a lot of property tax revenue.",
        "source": "Robert Garcia, former Taylor City Councilman",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/minority-report/",
        "date": "2026-05-18T16:02:28.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are real dollars, real big dollars, that could make a real difference for our schools, and for the city.",
        "source": "Kelly Cmerek, former Taylor EDC board member",
        "url": "https://austinfreepress.org/minority-report/",
        "date": "2026-05-18T16:02:28.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's a bit of smoke and mirrors around how much water is being used.",
        "source": "Margaret Cook, HARC Vice President",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/investigations/smoke-and-mirrors-texans-call-for-transparency-on-data-center-water-consumption/",
        "date": "2026-05-04T15:52:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The PUDs do not have the teeth or guardrails that are necessary to keep people safe.",
        "source": "Oldham, Round Rock resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/investigations/smoke-and-mirrors-texans-call-for-transparency-on-data-center-water-consumption/",
        "date": "2026-05-04T15:52:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We haven't watched these permitted allocations unfold long enough to really understand if they are truthful or accurate.",
        "source": "Adrian Shelley, Texas Director, Public Citizen",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/investigations/smoke-and-mirrors-texans-call-for-transparency-on-data-center-water-consumption/",
        "date": "2026-05-04T15:52:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Walle acknowledged the survey doesn't have any teeth to it since it's voluntary.",
        "source": "Armando Walle, State Rep., D–Houston",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/investigations/smoke-and-mirrors-texans-call-for-transparency-on-data-center-water-consumption/",
        "date": "2026-05-04T15:52:29.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I do not want to live near a data center, and I would not have moved into this house or this neighborhood if I had known that a data center was going to be put here,",
        "source": "Christine Benson, Hutto resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/hutto-data-center-resident-concerns/269-f1fcb072-1224-4b97-8c77-c02108eae987",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Our goal is to bring a significant tax value project to the city of Hutto, while still being a thoughtful neighbor on a very constrained site,",
        "source": "Wes Gilmer, Zydeco's development principal",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/hutto-data-center-resident-concerns/269-f1fcb072-1224-4b97-8c77-c02108eae987",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Public safety right now represents about 45% of our budget. And as our city grows, that grows as well. And so roads and public safety are the two biggest draws of our property tax money,",
        "source": "Mike Snyder, Hutto Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/hutto-data-center-resident-concerns/269-f1fcb072-1224-4b97-8c77-c02108eae987",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I don't think the goal should be how can we be mitigating the impacts,",
        "source": "Joseph Cortez, Hutto resident",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/williamson-county/hutto-data-center-resident-concerns/269-f1fcb072-1224-4b97-8c77-c02108eae987",
        "date": "2026-04-07",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "I moved out here to get away from exactly that — the light, the noise, everything [a data center] brings is disgusting,",
        "source": "Houston Brautigan, Jarrell resident",
        "url": "https://www.wilcosun.com/news-georgetown-jarrell-liberty-hill-florence-hutto-taylor-east-williamson-county-round-rock-333",
        "date": "2026-04-06T16:45:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is going to benefit our citizens in the future,",
        "source": "Dwayne Ariola, Taylor Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.wilcosun.com/news-georgetown-jarrell-liberty-hill-florence-hutto-taylor-east-williamson-county-round-rock-333",
        "date": "2026-04-06T16:45:41.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have families in this area – myself included – that deal with respiratory illnesses,",
        "source": "Kim Hollowell, Round Rock resident",
        "url": "https://www.wilcosun.com/news-georgetown-jarrell-liberty-hill-florence-hutto-taylor-east-williamson-county-round-rock-333",
        "date": "2026-04-06T16:45:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are the right partner for your community, and I truly mean that.",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Skybox Chief Development Officer",
        "url": "https://www.wilcosun.com/news-georgetown-jarrell-liberty-hill-florence-hutto-taylor-east-williamson-county-round-rock-333",
        "date": "2026-04-06T16:45:41.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are probably places where these things do belong, but there are certainly places where they do not belong,",
        "source": "Aidrean Shelly, Round Rock city council meeting attendee",
        "url": "https://www.wilcosun.com/news-georgetown-jarrell-liberty-hill-florence-hutto-taylor-east-williamson-county-round-rock-333",
        "date": "2026-04-06T16:45:41.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s significantly less than the portion of the development that would have been residential as part of the Taylor Meadows tract,",
        "source": "Steven Walton, representative with Iron Mountain",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/pflugerville-hutto/government/proposed-data-center-seeks-wastewater-services-from-hutto/",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s not going to be just come and sponsor a clinic—it’s going to be something substantial for us to be willing,",
        "source": "James Earp, Hutto City Manager",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/pflugerville-hutto/government/proposed-data-center-seeks-wastewater-services-from-hutto/",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you were in the city, you would be paying full freight on property taxes.",
        "source": "James Earp, Hutto City Manager",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/pflugerville-hutto/government/proposed-data-center-seeks-wastewater-services-from-hutto/",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The water demand that we’re seeing for the proposed development is relatively minimal,",
        "source": "Steven Walton, representative with Iron Mountain",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/pflugerville-hutto/government/proposed-data-center-seeks-wastewater-services-from-hutto/",
        "date": "2026-03-12",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No Skybox data center.",
        "source": "Adrien Shelley, Texas director of public citizen",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DffhiAgjg3o",
        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Data centers do not belong near homes, period.",
        "source": "Adrien Shelley, Texas director of public citizen",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DffhiAgjg3o",
        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "An online petition went up uh in mid December. Uh last I looked, we're at about 3,200 signatures on that petition.",
        "source": "Gary Oldm, founder of Protect Round Rock",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DffhiAgjg3o",
        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "In Texas today, megawatts on a slide don't mean much if you can't energize them in time,",
        "source": "Yaerid Jacob, founder & CEO of Blueprint Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/product-news/blueprint-data-centers-accelerates-85mw-texas-capacity-across-greater-austin-area/",
        "date": "2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don't have laws that are going to hold the data centers accountable for our water and our electricity and our environment.",
        "source": "Lisa Drummond",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/11152,residents-air-concerns-over-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "They're loud. They're noisy. It's a hum. It's like a constant vacuum. It gives a permanent migraine,",
        "source": "Alexandria Aguirre, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/11152,residents-air-concerns-over-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "People are telling you that they want more conversation about this and they want to be heard.",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/11152,residents-air-concerns-over-new-data-center",
        "date": "2026-01-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"You work for us,\" she told them. \"You need to try to help us fight this.\"",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://san.com/cc/a-data-center-is-moving-into-a-small-town-residents-say-it-will-ruin-their-history/",
        "date": "2025-11-04T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "So you want improved parks? We need more police officers, we need another fire station, we need more firefighters, we need improved roads, we need improved water,",
        "source": "Ben White, President and CEO, Taylor Economic Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://san.com/cc/a-data-center-is-moving-into-a-small-town-residents-say-it-will-ruin-their-history/",
        "date": "2025-11-04T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If you are only in this fight to stop what’s in your neighborhood, you’re going to lose because another one’s coming right behind it,",
        "source": "Elena Schlossberg, executive director, Coalition to Protect Prince William County",
        "url": "https://san.com/cc/a-data-center-is-moving-into-a-small-town-residents-say-it-will-ruin-their-history/",
        "date": "2025-11-04T12:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The development would bring substantial property tax revenue to the city and to the school district,",
        "source": "Patrick Sherek, Jarrell Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/jarrell-residents-voice-concern-over-plans-for-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're already on one day a week watering restrictions, even now. So that's not going to get better if they're using water,",
        "source": "John Simpson, Jarrell resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/jarrell-residents-voice-concern-over-plans-for-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "If my kids are going to be at a school for eight hours a day, day in and day out, they're going to be the ones exposed to all that,",
        "source": "Sandra Gutierrez, Jarrell resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/jarrell-residents-voice-concern-over-plans-for-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's been a lot of people saying that they don't want it at all, but unfortunately, as a city council member, you have to just inform them that either we bring them in and have a say or they have a potential of building it anyways and doing it any way that they want,",
        "source": "Daniel Islas, Jarrell Place Five Alderman",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/williamson-county/jarrell-residents-voice-concern-over-plans-for-proposed-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We were disappointed that he denied the injunction, of course, but we were really surprised that he also dismissed the case.",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, community supporter helping the neighbors",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10705,judge-rules-in-favor-of-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-11T11:00:04.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "have access to 200MW of power at completion, which would be generated using natural gas and grid power.",
        "source": "Dalton Little, principal at Prominent Property Group",
        "url": "https://texasscorecard.com/local/locals-oppose-proposed-jarrell-data-center/",
        "date": "2025-10-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I agree this is about property rights. It’s about property rights in Texas.",
        "source": "Christopher R. Mugica, attorney, Jackson Walker LLP, representing Blueprint Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10664,blueprint-data-centers-hearing-kicks-off",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "My client owns that property. He is free to develop and improve that property as every Texas citizen is with their property.",
        "source": "Christopher R. Mugica, attorney, Jackson Walker LLP",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10664,blueprint-data-centers-hearing-kicks-off",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think the fact we’re coming with a deed issue, and that the data center brought all these other issues into the case, really shows they have a need to be concerned about who has the right to use that property,",
        "source": "Carrie D’Anna, community supporter",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10664,blueprint-data-centers-hearing-kicks-off",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "(Frank Cromwell) was a gentle soul and he allowed us to have something because he used to let us play there all the time,",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, plaintiff, resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10664,blueprint-data-centers-hearing-kicks-off",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "In the city of Taylor comprehensive plan, ‘neighborhood greenfield’ is intended for commercial- and residential-type development,",
        "source": "Carly Pearson, Assistant City Manager",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10664,blueprint-data-centers-hearing-kicks-off",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When they say show up in a red shirt, I show up in a red shirt.",
        "source": "Lisa Drummond, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-30/taylor-data-center-lawsuit-parkland-blueprint",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm so proud that this community showed up today.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, plaintiff in the lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-30/taylor-data-center-lawsuit-parkland-blueprint",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're going to continue to fight and continue doing what we need to do for our community, no matter what happens.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, plaintiff in the lawsuit",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-30/taylor-data-center-lawsuit-parkland-blueprint",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a community, we're trying to fight and save our property.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/taylor-residents-data-center-concerns/269-5a505a20-d721-4c49-85a4-4f78c27bfc7c",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Once they put the data center in, there's no going back.",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/taylor-residents-data-center-concerns/269-5a505a20-d721-4c49-85a4-4f78c27bfc7c",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "That is not enough room for families to live in their homes comfortably with this huge industrial data center.",
        "source": "Amy Griego",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/taylor-residents-data-center-concerns/269-5a505a20-d721-4c49-85a4-4f78c27bfc7c",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "That constant hum is at a frequency that can actually dysregulate people.",
        "source": "Amy Griego",
        "url": "https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/taylor-residents-data-center-concerns/269-5a505a20-d721-4c49-85a4-4f78c27bfc7c",
        "date": "2025-09-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We just have to take our money that our parents saved for us for hard times and fight",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, Taylor resident and plaintiff",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-26/taylor-texas-blueprint-data-centers-lawsuit",
        "date": "2025-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We realize as a community, we don't have a lot of money or a lot of power, so we have to bring our bodies and our voices, and we're just trying to bring that together and show up as much as possible, because right now, that's what we need,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-26/taylor-texas-blueprint-data-centers-lawsuit",
        "date": "2025-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It breaks my heart that they didn't do what they [were] supposed to have done — the city of Taylor,",
        "source": "Pamela Griffin, Taylor resident and plaintiff",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-26/taylor-texas-blueprint-data-centers-lawsuit",
        "date": "2025-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I'm hoping that it sets a precedent as we move forward, because Taylor's growing,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2025-09-26/taylor-texas-blueprint-data-centers-lawsuit",
        "date": "2025-09-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hate that I have to fight here tonight,",
        "source": "Houston Brautigan, Jarrell resident",
        "url": "https://www.wilcosun.com/news-georgetown-jarrell-liberty-hill-florence-hutto-taylor-east-williamson-county-round-rock-333",
        "date": "2025-09-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "After sustained community pressure, the City of Taylor eventually commissioned an environmental impact study—but the actual findings have not been shared publicly,",
        "source": "Sarah Winters, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/taylor/taylor-council-to-discuss-data-center-development-thursday-as-residents-concerns-grow/",
        "date": "2025-07-24T19:21:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "not against development — we’re against this development in this location.",
        "source": "Halt the BPP Project in Taylor Facebook group",
        "url": "https://www.kxan.com/news/local/taylor/taylor-council-to-discuss-data-center-development-thursday-as-residents-concerns-grow/",
        "date": "2025-07-24T19:21:28.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We structured it as best to support the community right from the start when we envisioned the project a year and a half ago",
        "source": "Yaerid Jacob, founder and CEO of Blueprint Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10347,questions-remain-over-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-07-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They aren’t listening to make changes, they’re listening to say they did",
        "source": "Anthony Watson",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10347,questions-remain-over-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-07-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There isn’t another site that’s viable for a data center in Taylor",
        "source": "Yaerid Jacob, founder and CEO of Blueprint Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10347,questions-remain-over-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-07-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The utility tells us where the power is. It is not up to us to tell the utility where the power is",
        "source": "Yaerid Jacob, founder and CEO of Blueprint Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10347,questions-remain-over-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-07-21",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why did you not bring the independent study information for us? This is inadequate and it’s too late",
        "source": "Lisa Drummond",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10347,questions-remain-over-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-07-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want proof. We want documents. We want it in writing",
        "source": "Sara Winters",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10347,questions-remain-over-data-center-project",
        "date": "2025-07-21",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "This plant you guys are planning on building is literally in my backyard.",
        "source": "Quinton Parker, Army veteran and resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10309,residents-organize-meeting-to-protest-data-center",
        "date": "2025-07-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Industry belongs outside of the loop,",
        "source": "Carrie DeAnna, resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10309,residents-organize-meeting-to-protest-data-center",
        "date": "2025-07-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to save our community. We want to save Taylor.",
        "source": "Pam Griffin, resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10309,residents-organize-meeting-to-protest-data-center",
        "date": "2025-07-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "That is going to be right behind my house. We just heard of it today,",
        "source": "Pam Griffin, District 1 resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10241,not-in-my-backyard",
        "date": "2025-06-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We don’t want it in our backyard,",
        "source": "Pam Griffin, District 1 resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10241,not-in-my-backyard",
        "date": "2025-06-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "This project is probably a 30-plus year asset. We don’t want to suddenly not have water to do our actual data center work,",
        "source": "Yaerid Jacob, CEO of Blueprint Data Centers",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10241,not-in-my-backyard",
        "date": "2025-06-26",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "What does the city plan to offer to District 1 in return for turning it into the city’s industrial corridor?",
        "source": "Sarah Winters, resident",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10241,not-in-my-backyard",
        "date": "2025-06-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I’m appalled that they didn’t look just a little bit west and see all the neighborhoods that we have out there and talk to them.",
        "source": "Greg Redden, Councilman, District 1",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10241,not-in-my-backyard",
        "date": "2025-06-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "My thought was a data center would be minimally invasive to the neighborhood, but I don’t know all the details. I’m not an expert.",
        "source": "Kelly Cmerek, Councilman and EDC board member",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10241,not-in-my-backyard",
        "date": "2025-06-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Electrical infrastructure is a driver for it,",
        "source": "Ben White, CEO of the Taylor EDC",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10228,data-center-gets-zoning-ok-for-s1billion-project",
        "date": "2025-06-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I am proud of what we have accomplished to date with respect to executing against our strategic objectives and maintaining high standards that have been effective at de-risking projects.",
        "source": "Yaerid Jacob, Blueprint co-founder and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/northampton-capital-partners-invests-in-blueprint-data-centers/",
        "date": "2025-04-15",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s quickly becoming an advanced manufacturing corridor… the amount of growth over the next quarter-century is going to be incredible.",
        "source": "Dave Porter, Executive Director of the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership",
        "url": "https://frontlineadvisorygroup.com/gold-standard-for-economic-development/",
        "date": "2025-01-03",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The U.S. 79 Corridor is emerging as a magnet for expanded technology development that will have profound positive impacts on local economies for decades to come,",
        "source": "Dr. Ray Perryman, Perryman Group",
        "url": "https://williamsoncountytxedp.com/williamson-county-edp-conducts-economic-impact-analysis-of-the-u-s-79-corridor/",
        "date": "2024-10-31",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The purpose of conducting this analysis is to help our eastern Williamson County communities, Williamson County, Rockdale, Miliam County and the State of Texas to understand the amount of growth that will occur over the next few decades,",
        "source": "Dave Porter, WilCo EDP executive director",
        "url": "https://williamsoncountytxedp.com/williamson-county-edp-conducts-economic-impact-analysis-of-the-u-s-79-corridor/",
        "date": "2024-10-31",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have entered a unique partnership with Sabey to leverage all the advantages of colocation with our very specific needs for cutting edge, high density supercomputing.",
        "source": "Dan Stanzione, executive director of TACC and associate vice president for research at UT Austin",
        "url": "https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/round-rock-campus-chosen-to-house-ut-supercomputer/",
        "date": "2024-08-30T21:10:17.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Global companies continue to see the great opportunities available here in Round Rock and our region.",
        "source": "Craig Morgan, Round Rock Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/round-rock-campus-chosen-to-house-ut-supercomputer/",
        "date": "2024-08-30T21:10:17.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to announce Sabey as the home for Horizon and future LCCF systems,",
        "source": "Dan Stanzione, executive director of TACC and associate vice president for research at UT Austin",
        "url": "https://sabeydatacenters.com/news/tacc-selects-sabey-data-centers-in-round-rock-as-colocation-partner-for-new-supercomputer",
        "date": "2024-08-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are thrilled to partner with TACC on Horizon by delivering the robust infrastructure necessary for this groundbreaking supercomputer,",
        "source": "Mark Noonan, senior vice president of Revenue for Sabey Data Centers and UT Austin graduate",
        "url": "https://sabeydatacenters.com/news/tacc-selects-sabey-data-centers-in-round-rock-as-colocation-partner-for-new-supercomputer",
        "date": "2024-08-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "The BPP data center project is a tremendous step in the TEDC's goal to diversify the local economy.",
        "source": "Betty Day, Chairperson, Taylor Economic Development Corp.",
        "url": "https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/08/20/new-data-center-taylor-texas-planned-bpp-projects-llc/74774820007/",
        "date": "2024-08-20T11:02:14.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We expect this to be a $1 billion project over the first 10 years due to the investment in servers and data equipment that usually gets updated every three to five",
        "source": "Ben White, President, Taylor Economic Development Corp.",
        "url": "https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/local/2024/08/20/new-data-center-taylor-texas-planned-bpp-projects-llc/74774820007/",
        "date": "2024-08-20T11:02:14.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are honored and grateful to be partnering with the TEDC and the City of Taylor and to have been awarded incentives to build our data center in Taylor, Texas",
        "source": "Blueprint Projects, company statement",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/blueprint-plans-data-center-outside-austin-texas",
        "date": "2024-08-18",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are honored and grateful to be partnering with the TEDC and the City of Taylor and to have been awarded incentives to build our data center in Taylor, Texas,",
        "source": "Blueprint Projects, company statement to BJ",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-data-center-co-blueprint-granted-tax-breaks-for-project-outside-austin-texas/",
        "date": "2024-08-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Projects like these grow our local tax base and are a huge win for the City, County, and School District,",
        "source": "Betty Day, chair of the TEDC's board of directors",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-data-center-co-blueprint-granted-tax-breaks-for-project-outside-austin-texas/",
        "date": "2024-08-16T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's a great project for the community because it provides a big tax value that doesn't put a strain on water or sewer, and there's no need to build new schools.",
        "source": "Ben White, president and CEO of the Taylor Economic Development Corp.",
        "url": "https://www.taylorpress.net/article/10309,residents-organize-meeting-to-protest-data-center",
        "date": "2024-08-08",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are seeing tremendous movement in the data-processing center world",
        "source": "Bill Gravell, then-County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.eastwilcoinsider.com/article/374,on-the-grid",
        "date": "2024-02-06",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": null
      },
      {
        "text": "Most data centers, of any size, are going to put as much as a billion dollars on the ground.",
        "source": "Amy Madison, director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/round-rock/development/data-centers-converge-on-area-to-meet-tech-needs/",
        "date": "2024-02-02T19:39:26.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Skybox's data center campus has the potential—very key word, 'potential'—to double the current property tax base,",
        "source": "Cheney Gamboa, Hutto's Director of Economic Development",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/round-rock/development/data-centers-converge-on-area-to-meet-tech-needs/",
        "date": "2024-02-02T19:39:26.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water availability is not a unique problem to Central Texas,",
        "source": "Haynes Strader, Skybox Chief Development Officer",
        "url": "https://communityimpact.com/round-rock/development/data-centers-converge-on-area-to-meet-tech-needs/",
        "date": "2024-02-02T19:39:26.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are excited to welcome Sabey Data Centers to Round Rock,",
        "source": "Jordan Robinson, Interim President and CEO of the Round Rock Chamber",
        "url": "https://www.roundrocktexas.gov/news/economic-development-agreement-brings-new-data-center-to-round-rock/",
        "date": "2022-02-24",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is another transformative milestone in the growth of our company to further expand our geographic diversity to the central region of the U.S.",
        "source": "Rob Roy, Switch Founder and CEO",
        "url": "https://www.switch.com/switch-announces-fifth-prime-expansion-with-development-of-exascale-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2021-06-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "Since Dell was founded in 1984, we've seen Central Texas grow into a technology and innovation hub to the benefit of the entire community,",
        "source": "Michael Dell, Dell Technologies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer",
        "url": "https://www.switch.com/switch-announces-fifth-prime-expansion-with-development-of-exascale-data-center-campus-in-texas/",
        "date": "2021-06-02",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no slowing down,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/taylor-data-center-moves-forward-100000369.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Everything has been sped up to get approved before any state pauses or land development code can come together.",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Taylor resident",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/taylor-data-center-moves-forward-100000369.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The City has negotiated a proposed agreement with the developer so that we can annex the property and impose binding regulations to address environmental and quality of life concerns,",
        "source": "City of Taylor, city posting",
        "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/taylor-data-center-moves-forward-100000369.html",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have very little trust with them because we've had to claw through getting any kind of information,",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, Taylor resident",
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        "text": "We are Taylor. We vote. You answer to us.",
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        "text": "I am the communications manager. It was posted, yes.",
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        "text": "We need Everybody to come in the community and help us -- because it's going to be a long fight",
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        "text": "We already have Samsung. Down the street, which is a huge undertaking, and I think the residents just want room for their kids to learn and play and grow safely.",
        "source": "Amy Griego, Taylor resident",
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        "text": "We require them to use closed-loop water cooling technology.",
        "source": "Fred Dustin, Round Rock director of planning and development services",
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        "date": null,
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        "text": "We acknowledge they use a lot of energy. There's no getting around it.",
        "source": "Fred Dustin, Round Rock director of planning and development services",
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        "date": null,
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      {
        "text": "is designed to deliver up to 25 megawatts of power capacity",
        "source": "Georgetown DC (Austin)",
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      {
        "text": "Taylor currently has no authority to stop this project or regulate how it's developed,",
        "source": "City of Taylor",
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        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "Everything happens behind closed doors, then we're told to just trust",
        "source": "Carrie D'Anna, organizer, Halt Taylor Data Centers",
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    "facts": [
      "Hutto City Council unanimously approved a resolution calling on the state to change its tax code allowing some data centers to be exempt from local sales tax",
      "Hutto City Council unanimously approved new plans for a data center sound study after an administrative error",
      "Texas allows some qualifying large data centers to be exempt from the 6.25% state sales tax, but those exemptions exclude local sales tax",
      "On Nov. 3, 2026 the Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to approve the Huddle Data Center replat (5.2)",
      "On Nov. 3, 2026 the commission voted 7-0 to table chapters 1-3 of the UDC (6.1) to Dec. 1",
      "Taylor, Texas now faces three data centers and a 1,200-acre semiconductor facility.",
      "Howard Bland, Sr.'s 87-acre property was sold to the Williamson County Park Foundation for parkland, then passed to Taylor's Economic Development Corporation.",
      "Taylor EDC sold the 87 acres to NCP Travis TPP Project, LLC for $10 million.",
      "NCP Travis TPP Project plans a 135,000-square-foot data center on the land.",
      "Taylor is drafting noise limits of 50 dB from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 45 dB overnight, with adoption targeted for 2027",
      "Reporting estimates about 1.42 GW in the local pipeline could fall outside the new requirements",
      "A HALT Taylor petition with approximately 1,400 signatures was kept off the ballot",
      "Texas attorney general reportedly opened an investigation on September 17 into the Blueprint Projects site",
      "Hutto Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled a public hearing on November 3, 2026 at 7 p.m. Central on the 97.866-acre subdivision",
      "The proposal arranges the land into six commercial lots north and east of County Road 132",
      "No developer, operator, investment value or electrical capacity was disclosed",
      "The Taylor EDC sold the property to the data center developer for $10 million on April 11, 2025",
      "The property was first conveyed by the Bland family to the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation for $10 on July 7, 1999",
      "A neighbor lawsuit seeking to honor the park deed was dismissed over standing and is on appeal",
      "In September the Texas attorney general announced an investigation into whether the land was properly released for private development",
      "The three Taylor data centers would together consume about 1.42 GW of electricity.",
      "Almost 600 data center facilities are operating or planned in Texas as of September, per The Texas Tribune.",
      "HALT Taylor coalition submitted a petition with 1,400 signatures on June 11, 2026 seeking a data center moratorium ballot measure.",
      "Residents filed a lawsuit in August 2025 over the 87-acre deed; it was dismissed in October 2025 and is on appeal.",
      "Big Watt and PowerHouse withdrew an earlier annexation request after the city tabled discussions in mid-August for 90 days.",
      "Three Taylor data centers would together consume about 1.42 GW of electricity",
      "HALT Taylor gathered 1,400 signatures over 130 days and submitted its moratorium petition to City Council on June 11, 2026",
      "Taylor tabled all data center discussions for 90 days in mid-August",
      "Almost 600 Texas data center facilities were operating or planned as of September, per Texas Tribune analysis",
      "Griffin and four residents sued in August 2025 over land misuse; Judge Ryan D. Larson dismissed it in October 2025",
      "Hutto planning and zoning hearing on replat of Hutto Data Center Campus Subdivision One (97.866 acres, six lots) scheduled for November 3, 7 p.m.",
      "Agendas can change, so the posting should be checked",
      "Taylor City Council held a first reading on Oct. 22 on Phase 1B land development code amendments covering data centers, power plants and bitcoin mining; no action taken, council approval pending.",
      "The HALT Taylor Data Centers petition had 1,400 signatures and requested data center guidelines or a public vote on Nov. 3; the city declined both.",
      "An appellate court recently denied the HALT coalition's writ seeking to force the city to honor the petition.",
      "The Planning and Zoning Commission already recommended approval of the Phase 1B amendments.",
      "Taylor City Council approved the development agreement for the 664-acre campus on Oct. 8, 2026; annexation remains a future step.",
      "TCEQ has received Big Watt Digital's air permit application for natural gas generators but has not begun technical review.",
      "Agreement limits noise at the property line to 65 decibels or the predevelopment baseline, whichever is higher.",
      "Developer says southern setbacks are at least 700 feet for data centers, power generation and battery storage."
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        "date": "2026-11-03T12:29:37.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Halt Taylor Data Centers",
        "url": "https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/the-receipts-the-investigation-into-how-taylor-parkland-became-a-data-center-site",
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        "date": "2026-09-22T18:09:36.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-09-11T22:39:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Taylor residents opposing Blueprint data center",
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        "date": "2026-06-04T18:54:55.000Z"
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        "name": "Public Citizen",
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        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Coastal Watch Association",
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        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "PSL",
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        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Williamson County League of Women Voters",
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        "date": "2026-02-12T00:00:00.000Z"
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        "name": "Coalition to Protect Prince William County",
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        "text": "The WCEDC's mission is economic growth through job creation and workforce readiness, but nothing in the proposal guarantee these jobs will go to Wilson County residents.",
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        "text": "potentially [has] another data center coming in",
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        "text": "“93 percent of this county depends on groundwater,” said Rackham.",
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        "text": "“We have almost no regulations on this,” said Doyle.",
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        "text": "“We can’t rely on a handful of people to fight this,” Rackham said.",
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        "text": "“We do not want this here,” Lisa said.",
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      {
        "text": "“It’s my opinion that if there’s one [data center] that’s successful, there will be others.”",
        "source": "Tambria Read, administrator of the Wilson County Resource Preservation Project Facebook page",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/resident-rural-life-threatened-by-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Water policy will be one of the biggest issues we tackle next session,” McLaughlin said March 19.",
        "source": "Don McLaughlin, State Rep.",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/resident-rural-life-threatened-by-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-19",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our company is a developer of energy and data center projects in Texas; we are not the final operators.",
        "source": "Miguel Oneto, Misae founder",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/misae-founder-aims-to-alleviate-data-center-project-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "No public notice is required because emissions are so low.",
        "source": "Miguel Oneto, Misae founder",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/misae-founder-aims-to-alleviate-data-center-project-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There has been a miscommunication about water usage.",
        "source": "Miguel Oneto, Misae founder",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/misae-founder-aims-to-alleviate-data-center-project-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "On the job front, there's going to be more than 200 permanent jobs but during construction, more than 1,000.",
        "source": "Karen Hamill, Director of Communications at Communications Strategy Group",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/misae-founder-aims-to-alleviate-data-center-project-concerns/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want to highlight how little power counties actually have, and a tax abatement program is one of the few [negotiating] levers that the county has to get companies to do what they want to do,",
        "source": "Karen Kibbe, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/county-approves-tax-abatement-policy-changes/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Our biggest challenge is misinformation,",
        "source": "Gary Martin, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/county-approves-tax-abatement-policy-changes/",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "The SEDC has decided to be ‘Switzerland’ on this issue.",
        "source": "J.C. Hrubetz, SEDC board President",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/stockdale-edc-hears-public-concerns-on-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are not in the business of giving away Stockdale’s water, and we are not in the business of stopping private business from coming to the area.",
        "source": "J.C. Hrubetz, SEDC board President",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/stockdale-edc-hears-public-concerns-on-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Without communication, we’ll have nothing.",
        "source": "Jennifer Baird, Board Administrator",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/stockdale-edc-hears-public-concerns-on-data-center-proposal/",
        "date": "2026-03-05",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "No documents have been submitted to our department",
        "source": "Luz Serrato, Wilson County Permitting Director",
        "url": "https://markhurd4tx.com/news/public-record-timeline-data-center-outreach-commissioner-akin",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's about asking careful questions before long-term decisions are made … and [that] the long-term interests of Wilson County residents remain a priority.",
        "source": "LoriDawn Messuri, member of the Protect Wilson County Water organization",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/wilson-county-residents-protect-our-water/",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Very concerned,” he emphasized.",
        "source": "Hank Whitman, Wilson County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/wilson-county-residents-protect-our-water/",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Make the data tax so high that none of these companies want to come here after this,” Rackham said.",
        "source": "Rochelle Rackham, engineer and rancher",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/wilson-county-residents-protect-our-water/",
        "date": "2026-02-23",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody wants this in our backyard.",
        "source": "Lori Dawn, leads Protect Wilson County Water",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-C7gz7HT4I",
        "date": "2026-02-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody wants this data center here.",
        "source": "Lori Dawn, leads Protect Wilson County Water",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-C7gz7HT4I",
        "date": "2026-02-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nobody wants this in our backyard. Nobody wants this data center here.",
        "source": "LoriDawn Messuri, Founder of Protect Wilson County Water",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/wilson-county-residents-fight-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
      },
      {
        "text": "As a cattle rancher, last year, I had to sell half of my cattle because of drought conditions, and we still are, and without water, we have no life.",
        "source": "Matthew Dean",
        "url": "https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/wilson-county-residents-fight-proposed-ai-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "[The county's] proximity to major transmission lines and workforce centers makes it a natural fit for this forward-looking project that will bring long-term benefits to the area,",
        "source": "Miguel Oneto, Misae Investments founder",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/ai-data-center-is-coming-to-wilson-county/",
        "date": "2025-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "entertaining building a data AI center in Wilson County",
        "source": "Hank Whitman, County Judge",
        "url": "https://markhurd4tx.com/news/public-record-timeline-data-center-outreach-commissioner-akin",
        "date": "2025-11-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The chance of a sewer extension is almost impossible",
        "source": "Scott Akin, Commissioner, Wilson County Precinct Four",
        "url": "https://markhurd4tx.com/news/public-record-timeline-data-center-outreach-commissioner-akin",
        "date": "2025-06-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Residents addressed the Wilson County Commissioners Court in public comment opposing proposed data-center and large-scale energy projects.",
      "Residents cited concerns about water supplies, housing costs, and bypassing public oversight.",
      "Rhiannon Nelson cited a 2026 National Bureau of Economic Research working paper finding data centers produce temporary job growth and long-term housing-price increases.",
      "On Aug. 24, 2026 Wilson County commissioners approved a contract with the Wilson County Economic Development Corp.",
      "Commissioners did not act on a review of Moonstone Solar/Scout Energy's amended tax abatement application because the motion failed for lack of a second.",
      "Citizens at the meeting raised concerns about noise, water and light pollution, and water and electricity use related to data centers.",
      "Wilson County commissioners held a comment period on Aug. 10, 2026 before anticipated action on a contract with the Wilson County Economic Development Corp.",
      "Opponents argued the WCEDC contract would facilitate data centers that cause noise and water pollution and use excessive electrical power.",
      "Pct. 1 Commissioner Gary Martin recommended not taking action on the contract, citing questions and errors in the proposed contract.",
      "The proposed contract was for fiscal year 2025-26 and would expire Sept. 30.",
      "Community meeting on March 30 at Kosciusko Community Hall drew more than 150 people, per the article",
      "Proposed projects in Wilson County include six solar installations, five battery energy storage systems, a data center, and a natural gas power plant, occupying more than 17,000 acres per organizers' presentation",
      "Organizers say large-scale data centers and power plants could consume millions of gallons of groundwater daily from the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer",
      "The group has collected more than 2,500 petition signatures asking Wilson County Commissioners Court to exercise authority over agreements for large-scale industrial energy and data infrastructure.",
      "State Rep. Helen Kerwin issued a letter March 12, 2026 to Gov. Greg Abbott urging an immediate pause on development of large-scale data centers in rural areas.",
      "A community meeting by the Wilson County Resource Preservation Project is scheduled for March 30 at Kosciusko Community Hall in Stockdale.",
      "Proposed AI data center is about six miles north of Stockdale on C.R. 428 in Wilson County",
      "Initial interconnection request was 500 MW; final capacity undetermined",
      "Developer says water use will be about 15,000 gallons per day, though its website earlier cited access to 2 million gallons per day",
      "Gas plant permit is up to 180 MW under a TCEQ standard permit with no public notice",
      "Developer expects more than 200 permanent jobs and over 1,000 construction jobs; two battery projects were canceled",
      "Wilson County commissioners unanimously approved changes to the county's tax abatement policy at a public hearing on March 9, 2026.",
      "Updated policy requires a development agreement and review of tax abatement applications by the full commissioners court rather than only the presiding judge.",
      "Residents raised concerns about data centers and other industrial development in rural areas; commissioners said county leverage comes when developers apply for tax abatements.",
      "Permits already approved for certain developers were issued at the state level by TCEQ, not the county.",
      "Stockdale Economic Development Corp. discussed the Misae proposed data center with residents at its March 5, 2026 meeting, the first time it did so publicly",
      "Concerns raised at the meeting centered on water usage and transparency",
      "The SEDC board has limited authority because the proposed development is outside Stockdale city limits and on privately owned land",
      "Board administrator and board president have held weekly calls with the developer",
      "Board plans to encourage the developer to hold a town hall meeting in the next few weeks",
      "In less than five days, 1,385 verified Wilson County residents signed a petition to protect county water, according to LoriDawn Messuri",
      "Protect Wilson County Water met Feb. 18 with nearly 150 residents, mostly from Stockdale",
      "Wilson County Judge Hank Whitman said there's been no permits drawn and no one from the Misae data center has gone before the county development review board",
      "Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said he would propose a moratorium on permits for new industrial developments with high water demands",
      "Mojo Ranch project is a 2,700-acre AI data center and renewable energy farm north of Stockdale off Highway 123",
      "Center could take up to 2 million gallons of water per day from an already low aquifer",
      "Over 140 people attended a meeting in Stockdale on the Wednesday before the report",
      "Project is expected to be in operation in 2028",
      "A 2700-acre AI data center and renewable energy farm is expected to break ground near Stockdale, Wilson County.",
      "The proposed center could take up to two million gallons per day from an already low aquifer, per Messuri."
    ],
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      {
        "name": "Wilson County Resource Preservation Project",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/county-oks-edc-contract-no-action-on-solar-project/",
        "date": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Protect Wilson County Water",
        "url": "https://www.wilsoncountynews.com/articles/resident-rural-life-threatened-by-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "48495": {
    "name": "Winkler County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.75,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "No local opposition found in Winkler County: none of 31 items oppose and no groups are named. Cipher's 300 MW Black Pearl site near Wink, now under a 15-year AWS lease, delivered first capacity in August 2026; phase two is under construction.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.22,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:06:38.757Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 70.5,
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        "status": "operating",
        "fips": "48495",
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        "reason": "no local opposition evidence",
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        "reason": "existing project operating without conflict",
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      {
        "reason": "statewide grid/permit pause (not local)",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Cipher Mining to develop 300MW cryptomining data center site in West Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/cipher-mining-to-develop-300mw-cryptomining-data-center-site-in-west-texas/",
        "date": "2024-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Cipher Digital: Black Pearl Data Center",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/data-center/cipher-digital-black-pearl",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Baxtel",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "TDLR TABS - Project Details",
        "url": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2025001763",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR TABS)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Black Pearl: announced vs energized capacity · DEPLOY",
        "url": "https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/cipher-black-pearl-wink-texas",
        "date": null,
        "source": "DEPLOY",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Winkler County, Texas: 1 project mapped",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/winkler-county/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Global Data Centers",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
    "social": [],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "in just 16 months",
        "source": "Tyler Page, Cipher's chief executive",
        "url": "https://globaldatacenters.net/data-centers/united-states/texas/winkler-county/",
        "date": "2025-06-01",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "Cipher Black Pearl LLC filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in September 2024 to develop the Black Pearl Data Center in Wink, Winkler County.",
      "Black Pearl is planned at 300MW: 250MW air-cooled and 50MW liquid-cooled mining operations.",
      "Construction was set for August to December 2024 with about $7 million expected investment.",
      "Cipher acquired the Black Pearl site in late 2023 and expects energization in Q2 2025.",
      "Cipher also closed on the 250-acre, 300MW Barber Lake site in West Texas and aims for more than 2.5 GW across 10 sites.",
      "Cipher acquired the Black Pearl site near Wink in late 2023; bitcoin mining began June 2025 and ended February 2026.",
      "In November 2025 Cipher announced a 15-year lease of the site to AWS for 300 MW of HPC capacity.",
      "Cipher closed a $2 billion high-yield bond for the Black Pearl HPC buildout and a $200 million revolving credit facility.",
      "Cipher bought about 256 acres of adjacent land in 2026.",
      "Oncor serves the site at 138 kV under a facility extension agreement approved by ERCOT.",
      "Black Pearl Data Center at 11786 Co Rd 209, Wink, TX registered with TDLR on 2024-09-25",
      "Estimated cost $7,000,000 for 19,579 sq ft new construction",
      "Start date 2024-08-07, completion date 2024-12-31",
      "Owner listed as 11786 WINK LLC, New York, NY",
      "Current status: Inspection Complete",
      "Cipher Digital's Black Pearl is about 300 MW gross on about 75 acres near Wink, Winkler County, Texas, under a 15-year AWS lease signed October 2025.",
      "Bitcoin mining at the site ran June 2025 to February 2026, peaking at 150 MW.",
      "$2.0B 6.125% senior secured notes due 2031 closed Feb 11, 2026.",
      "Texas paused new data-center grid connections pending a statewide PUCT and ERCOT audit on 2026-08-03.",
      "Texas Governor directed TCEQ to halt all permits sought by data centers until the ERCOT audit is complete on 2026-09-21.",
      "Cipher Black Pearl is a 300MW site outside Wink on County Road 209: 250MW air-cooled mining and 50MW liquid-cooled.",
      "In February 2026 DCD reported the site would be leased to AWS for at least 15 years as part of a $5.5 billion multi-site deal.",
      "The bond sale drew $13 billion of orders, according to Bloomberg via DCD.",
      "In March 2026, 6,840 mining rigs at Black Pearl went to Canaan.",
      "Black Pearl delivered first capacity to AWS in August 2026, two months early, and a second phase is under construction."
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    "name": "Wise County",
    "state": "TX",
    "score": 0.76,
    "label": "high",
    "summary": "After a hearing drawing about 90 residents, Wise County commissioners unanimously asked the Legislature on March 9, 2026 to regulate data centers or empower counties. The county has no zoning power, and Decatur is drafting a data center overlay district, with a Nov. 4 hearing.",
    "prediction": "blocked",
    "confidence": 0.4,
    "updated": "2026-11-09T01:57:44.441Z",
    "basis": "evidence",
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      "pres_2024_margin": 70,
      "projects_60km": 49,
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        "status": "planned",
        "fips": "48497",
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      "operating_60km": 6,
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        "reason": "unanimous county resolution seeking controls",
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        "reason": "water and land-use concerns",
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      {
        "reason": "no county zoning authority, permissive city overlay",
        "weight": 0.17711910554467444
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      {
        "reason": "local online opposition group",
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    "news": [
      {
        "title": "Decatur, Texas, Planning and Zoning Commission Hears Proposed Data Center Overlay District November 4 · Notice Nearby",
        "url": "https://noticenearby.com/papers/decatur-tx-planning-zoning-data-center-overlay-district-hearing-nov-4-2026",
        "date": "2026-10-30T13:45:00.000Z",
        "source": "Notice Nearby",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Decatur staff outline proposed data‑center overlay district; commissioners raise noise, water and entitlement questions | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10550607/texas/wise-county/decatur/decatur-staff-outline-proposed-datacenter-overlay-district-commissioners-raise-noise-water-and-entitlement-questions",
        "date": "2026-10-06T17:42:21.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Decatur council to discuss creating data center overlay ...",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/decatur-council-to-discuss-creating-data-center-overlay-district/",
        "date": "2026-09-22T23:32:09.000Z",
        "source": "Wise County Messenger",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "US citizens, state officials sound alarm on AI data centers | U.S.",
        "url": "https://www.christianpost.com/news/us-citizens-state-officials-sound-alarm-on-ai-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-05-22T17:38:36.000Z",
        "source": "Christian Post",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Developers Need No Permission. Rural Counties Are Changing That. | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-03-11/texas-developers-need-no-permission-rural-counties-are-changing-that",
        "date": "2026-03-11T17:17:52.000Z",
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wise County Commissioners Request Legislative Action to Regulate Data Centers in Texas - Theia - Theia",
        "url": "https://www.theia.global/article/wise-county-commissioners-request-legislative-action-to-regulate-data-centers-in-texas-8cbd6fd7",
        "date": "2026-03-11T11:42:43.000Z",
        "source": "Theia",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wise County seeks help from state legislature to address data centers - Wise County Messenger",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/commissioners-call-for-state-action-on-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-03-10T13:22:09.000Z",
        "source": "Wise County Messenger",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wise County Data Center Resolution - Wise County Messenger",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/wise-county-data-center-resolution/",
        "date": "2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Wise County Messenger",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wise County approves resolution on data centers, residents urge water protections | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8685643/texas/wise-county/wise-county-approves-resolution-on-data-centers-residents-urge-water-protections",
        "date": "2026-03-09T18:10:40.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Wise County, Texas | Hyperscale News",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/topics/place/wise-county-texas",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Hyperscale News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "",
        "url": "https://www.co.wise.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/7546/DATA-CENTER-RESOLUTION",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Wise County Commissioners Court",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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    "quotes": [
      {
        "text": "strictly a proactive approach to adopting an ordinance before some type of development comes to Decatur",
        "source": "Wayne, development services staff",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10550607/texas/wise-county/decatur/decatur-staff-outline-proposed-datacenter-overlay-district-commissioners-raise-noise-water-and-entitlement-questions",
        "date": "2026-10-06",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "“We have a finite amount of water, power and land,” he said. “All those things matter to us, to our residents and businesses.",
        "source": "Mara",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/decatur-council-to-discuss-creating-data-center-overlay-district/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "“Council may tell us we don’t need anything remotely close to this,” Mara added.",
        "source": "Mara",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/decatur-council-to-discuss-creating-data-center-overlay-district/",
        "date": "2026-09-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It is time for a temporary moratorium on new hyperscale data center development in Texas until we fully assess the long-term impacts on our infrastructure, agricultural economy, and communities,",
        "source": "Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.christianpost.com/news/us-citizens-state-officials-sound-alarm-on-ai-data-centers.html",
        "date": "2026-05-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Developer Ryan Hughes of Sailfish Investors asserted at a commissioners meeting that without zoning authority, he has every right to build.",
        "source": "Ryan Hughes, Developer, Sailfish Investors",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-03-11/texas-developers-need-no-permission-rural-counties-are-changing-that",
        "date": "2026-03-11T17:17:52.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Wise County Judge J.D. Clark explicitly hopes other counties will pass similar resolutions to build collective pressure.",
        "source": "J.D. Clark, Wise County Judge",
        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-03-11/texas-developers-need-no-permission-rural-counties-are-changing-that",
        "date": "2026-03-11T17:17:52.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Nothing,\" Wise County Judge J.D. Clark explained. \"They could start building tomorrow and they wouldn't even have to tell us.",
        "source": "J.D. Clark, Wise County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/commissioners-call-for-state-action-on-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need help on this. Between private property rights and doing what's best for the community, it's a constant balancing act,\" Clark said.",
        "source": "J.D. Clark, Wise County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/commissioners-call-for-state-action-on-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I hear that you have limited ability, and I'm ignorant on the topic, other than I know when I ask Google something, it takes about a liter of water, which is a lot for every time we Google something,\" resident Debbie Steele said during public comment.",
        "source": "Debbie Steele, resident",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/commissioners-call-for-state-action-on-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-03-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "200,000 gallons of water is estimated to last 40 years",
        "source": "J.D. Clark, County Judge",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8685643/texas/wise-county/wise-county-approves-resolution-on-data-centers-residents-urge-water-protections",
        "date": "2026-03-09",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "City of Decatur Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing November 4, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall on case SI-26-0001 proposing a Data Center Overlay District.",
      "The proposed amendments would add data center definitions, create subsection 5.2.6 'DC, Data Center Overlay District', and adopt a Data Center Overlay Map (Exhibit D).",
      "The commission will make a recommendation to the Decatur City Council after the hearing.",
      "Decatur development services staff presented a draft data center overlay district covering a narrow portion of the Eagles Landing Business Park.",
      "Staff said the city has not received any data center inquiries.",
      "The draft covers setbacks, buffering, noise and water-use studies, ERCOT interconnection verification and decommissioning plans.",
      "Commissioners asked about noise metrics, water numbers and whether the overlay would create an automatic entitlement.",
      "The Decatur City Council will discuss a proposed data center overlay district ordinance at its Sept. 28, 2026 meeting, with no action taken at that meeting.",
      "Mara confirmed no data center proposals have been received by the city of Decatur.",
      "The proposed overlay would add data center-specific land-use and development standards on top of existing commercial zoning.",
      "Officials in Wise County, northwest of Fort Worth, called on Texas lawmakers to establish safeguards that would rein in future data center development or let county governments act instead",
      "The Texas Legislature is expected to take up the resolution when it convenes in January 2027",
      "Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called for a temporary statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers",
      "Gallup poll conducted in May 2026 found seven in 10 Americans oppose building data centers in their local area",
      "Wise County Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Texas Legislature regulate datacenter siting statewide or grant counties authority over unincorporated projects",
      "The resolution follows a public hearing that drew roughly 90 residents",
      "Next regular Texas legislative session is not until January 2027",
      "Texas counties currently have no authority to stop or shape datacenter siting on private land absent subdivision or tax incentive requests",
      "Wise County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution requesting the Texas Legislature to regulate data centers or empower counties to do so",
      "The resolution calls for a special session to establish safeguards amid local resource strain concerns",
      "The resolution advocates safeguards against high-volume water consumption technologies in water-constrained areas",
      "A data center by C1 Jack I LLC near the Wise County line in Jack County could add $600 million in property value",
      "Wise County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking the state legislature to call a special session and consider data center safeguards",
      "Counties in Texas have no authority to regulate what types of businesses can be built in unincorporated areas, except sexually oriented businesses",
      "The Texas Legislature convenes its 90th session Jan. 1, 2027",
      "The resolution opposes open-loop cooling for data centers in water-constrained regions and calls for mandatory public reporting of water and electricity use",
      "Wise County officials say they have not been approached about a data center project within Wise County",
      "Wise County Commissioners issued a resolution on March 9, 2026 regarding the development of data centers",
      "Wise County Commissioners' Court voted unanimously on March 9, 2026 to approve a resolution addressing prospective data-center development.",
      "County currently has no pending data-center projects according to County Judge J.D. Clark.",
      "County lacks land-use zoning authority to reject most private developments, per County Judge J.D. Clark.",
      "The resolution was to be distributed to Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, State Senator Tan Parker, State Representative Andy Hopper, PUC, ERCOT, and TWDB.",
      "CyrusOne is planning a 144 MW campus on 300 acres straddling the Jack/Wise County line.",
      "Estimated investment for the CyrusOne campus is $600M-$2B.",
      "The campus would be powered directly by the adjacent Wise County Power Station natural gas plant.",
      "State Republican Executive Committee unanimously adopted a resolution on additional data centers in Texas on February 7, 2026",
      "Wise County Commissioners Court resolution opposes open-loop evaporative cooling and high-volume potable water use in large data centers in water-constrained regions absent safeguards",
      "Resolution notes Texas counties lack general zoning authority over data centers in unincorporated areas",
      "Resolution asks the Governor and Legislature to make data centers an interim study priority and give counties authority over land use and infrastructure review",
      "Resolution calls for independent impact analysis of grid, water, farmland and infrastructure costs before any future data center project proceeds"
    ],
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        "url": "https://hyperscalenews.com/briefings/2026-03-11/texas-developers-need-no-permission-rural-counties-are-changing-that",
        "date": "2026-03-11T17:17:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Jack/Wise County Data Center Discussion Facebook Group",
        "url": "https://www.wcmessenger.com/articles/commissioners-call-for-state-action-on-data-center-development/",
        "date": "2026-03-10T13:22:09.000Z"
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        "weight": 0.14741566778015752
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        "reason": "Upshur County 0.75 · 42 km",
        "weight": 0.12052813847499703
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      {
        "reason": "Camp County 0.75 · 51 km",
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      {
        "reason": "Gregg County 0.75 · 60 km",
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        "title": "Graham Crafts Agreement with Data Center Developer | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-crafts-agreement-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-11-05T20:38:16.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
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      {
        "title": "Stream-Linked Project Saltworks Grows to About 2,500 Acres Near Graham | Texas Construction Hub",
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        "date": "2026-11-03T23:18:55.000Z",
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      {
        "title": "Project Saltworks Graham Data Center: Crew Housing",
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        "date": "2026-11-02T22:00:00.000Z",
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        "title": "Project Saltworks (Young County), Young County, TX | Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "date": "2026-10-30",
        "source": "Texas AI Data Center Intelligence Hub",
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        "title": "Project Saltworks ends county tax negotiations | Breckenridge American | grahamleader.com",
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        "date": "2026-10-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Breckenridge American",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Graham Seeks Data Center Safeguards After County Abatement Talks Collapse | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-seeks-data-center-safeguards-after-county-abatement-talks-collapse",
        "date": "2026-10-22T11:31:34.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
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      {
        "title": "Young County - DCD",
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        "date": "2026-10-15T09:20:54.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Released by: Eric Garretty, City Manager, City of Graham, Texas",
        "url": "https://www.cityofgrahamtexas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DRAFT-Development-Agreement-City-of-Graham-Headwaters-Site-Development-10.15.2026_1.pdf",
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "source": "City of Graham, Texas",
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      {
        "title": "Residents press county on soil and water testing after access denied at proposed data-center site | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10949035/texas/young-county/residents-press-county-on-soil-and-water-testing-after-access-denied-at-proposed-data-center-site",
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        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "oppose"
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      {
        "title": "Local Realtor Urges County to Prepare for Growth | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/local-realtor-urges-county-prepare-growth",
        "date": "2026-10-09T18:44:13.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Young County weighs data center abatement | News | grahamleader.com",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_93392199-75bc-44d2-8be7-1a48dc0f324d.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Graham Leader",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "State Ag Candidate Pushes for Data Center Pause | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/state-ag-candidate-pushes-data-center-pause",
        "date": "2026-08-13T17:45:32.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "County Votes on Data Center Abatement | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/county-votes-data-center-abatement",
        "date": "2026-08-13T17:45:32.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Young County Commissioners Court Live - Young County | Govly",
        "url": "https://app.govly.com/public/meetings/41353",
        "date": "2026-08-11",
        "source": "Govly",
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      {
        "title": "Project Saltworks · SignalData",
        "url": "https://signaldata.org/tx/data-centers/projects/headwaters-project-saltworks-young/",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "source": "SignalData",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Graham Hires Consultant to Examine Saltworks Impact | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-hires-consultant-examine-saltworks-impact",
        "date": "2026-08-05T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Boom Could Magnify Graham Housing Shortage | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-boom-could-magnify-graham-housing-shortage",
        "date": "2026-08-05T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stream-Plug Power Deal Moves Young County Data Center Closer to Reality | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/stream-plug-power-deal-moves-young-county-data-center-closer-reality",
        "date": "2026-07-30T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Plug Power Sold 66 Acres Near Graham, TX for Up To $765M — the Land Already Had 164MW Of Power Ready To Go Here's the Story, and What It Means for Landowners",
        "url": "https://www.gsrealtyteam.com/blog/a-765-million-land-deal-just-closed-in-young-county-heres-what-it-means-for-local-landowners",
        "date": "2026-07-28T15:57:18.000Z",
        "source": "GS Realty Team",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Graham weighs Project Saltworks proposal, drafts escrow agreement | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-weighs-project-saltworks-proposal-drafts-escrow-agreement",
        "date": "2026-07-23T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Graham Council Urged to Wait On Legislature for Data Center Rules | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-council-urged-wait-legislature-data-center-rules",
        "date": "2026-07-23T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Young County Commissioners Court | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/young-county-commissioners-court-0",
        "date": "2026-07-23T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Texas Data Center Land: Why 66 Acres Sold for $76.5M",
        "url": "https://thetexaslandagent.com/texas-data-center-land-young-county",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "source": "The Texas Land Agent",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stream Proposes 867-Acre Data Center Campus in Graham, Texas",
        "url": "https://baxtel.com/news/stream-proposes-867-acre-data-center-campus-in-graham-texas",
        "date": "2026-07-18T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stream proposes 867-acre 'Project Saltworks' data center in Graham, Texas - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/developer-proposes-867-acre-project-saltworks-data-center-in-graham-texas/",
        "date": "2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Plug Power sells Texas site to Stream Data Centers - DCD",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plug-power-sells-texas-site-to-stream-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "DCD",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center debate intensifies in Young County",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-debate-intensifies-in-young-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-30T00:03:08.000Z",
        "source": "Texomashomepage.com (KFDX/KJTL)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Young County residents address data center developer at Commissioners Court | News | grahamleader.com",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_ebfabcc7-9f75-43b1-a7f1-23245af474e8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-27T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "grahamleader.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Saltworks Data Center Seeks Tax Abatement | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/project-saltworks-data-center-seeks-tax-abatement",
        "date": "2026-06-25T03:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Graham Backs TIRZ; Tax Incentives As Planning Tools | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-backs-tirz-tax-incentives-planning-tools",
        "date": "2026-05-14T03:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Bullock: ‘No Firm Position’ on TIRZ; No Abatements | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/bullock-%E2%80%98no-firm-position%E2%80%99-tirz-no-abatements",
        "date": "2026-05-14T03:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "The new land rush: Rural Texans brace for data centers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article315487143.html",
        "date": "2026-05-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Fort Worth Star-Telegram",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Voters Boost Abatement Foes to Runoff | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/voters-boost-abatement-foes-runoff",
        "date": "2026-03-13T02:03:56.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Commissioners renew tax-abatement policy amid questions about mineral rights and data-center project | Citizen Portal",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10452568/texas/young-county/commissioners-renew-tax-abatement-policy-amid-questions-about-mineral-rights-and-data-center-project",
        "date": "2026-03-10T12:43:23.000Z",
        "source": "Citizen Portal",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Center Appraisal Shows $14 mln Gain for County, $1.5 mln for OHH | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-appraisal-shows-14-mln-gain-county-15-mln-ohh",
        "date": "2026-02-26T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Olney Welcomes Project Saltworks Data Center | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/olney-welcomes-project-saltworks-data-center",
        "date": "2026-02-12T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Stream Data Center Opens Dialogue on Young County Project | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/stream-data-center-opens-dialogue-young-county-project",
        "date": "2025-12-11T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Graham residents divided over proposed data center project",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/graham-residents-divided-over-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-05T00:55:48.000Z",
        "source": "Texoma's Homepage (KFDX/KJTL)",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Residents pack meetings to question 850-acre data center planned for Graham",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/12/04/residents-pack-meetings-question-850-acre-data-center-planned-graham/",
        "date": "2025-12-04T23:45:28.000Z",
        "source": "KAUZ",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Proposed Data Center Draws Opposition from Landowner Group — Spot On Texas",
        "url": "https://spotontexas.com/northwest-texas/5331101/proposed-data-center-draws.html",
        "date": "2025-11-17T09:59:33.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Judge Graham Reports ‘No Audible Noise’ at Garland Data Centers | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/judge-graham-reports-%E2%80%98no-audible-noise%E2%80%99-garland-data-centers",
        "date": "2025-11-12T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Young County residents push back against data center plans",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/11/05/young-county-residents-push-back-against-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-05T23:28:20.000Z",
        "source": "KAUZ (NewsChannel 6)",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Young County Residents Debate Data Center | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/young-county-residents-debate-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-30T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Citizens Pack Court Over Data Center | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/citizens-pack-court-over-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-23T04:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Young County residents worry data center will strain recources",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/graham/young-county-residents-worry-data-center-will-strain-recources/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T03:28:44.000Z",
        "source": "KFDX/KJTL Texoma's Homepage",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data center eyeing site in OHH taxing district | Olney Enterprise",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-eyeing-site-ohh-taxing-district",
        "date": "2025-02-27T05:00:00.000Z",
        "source": "Olney Enterprise",
        "stance": "support"
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      {
        "title": "Project Saltworks - Headwaters Site Development",
        "url": "https://hwsitedev.com/project-saltworks/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Headwaters Site Development",
        "stance": "support"
      },
      {
        "title": "Project Saltworks (Headwaters Site Development / Stream Data Centers, near Graham) (Young County, TX) | Texas Data Center Watch",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/project/saltworks-young/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texas Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data centers in Young County, Texas: projects, approvals and hearings",
        "url": "https://txdatacenterwatch.com/county/young/",
        "date": null,
        "source": "TX Data Center Watch",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Graham data center Saltworks Q&A",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLEiJjDjaA",
        "date": null,
        "source": "Texoma's Homepage",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Graham, TX | WatchPennies",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/young-county-tx/graham-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Stream DC Graham Campus Data Center in Dallas",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "datacentermap.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
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      {
        "title": "Stream DC Graham Campus Specs 164MW Texas USA",
        "url": "https://dcpulse.com/project/stream-dc-graham-campus-texas",
        "date": null,
        "source": "DCPulse",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "PROJECT SALTWORKS",
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        "date": null,
        "source": "hwsitedev.com",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Headwaters Site Development LLC | Business / Development Consultants - City of Graham, Texas",
        "url": "https://chamber.grahamtexas.net/list/member/headwaters-site-development-llc-6573",
        "date": null,
        "source": "City of Graham, Texas",
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        "text": "# Data centers on the rise in Texas\n\n- Channel: KXAN\n- Length: 02:32\n- Views: 1.4K\n- Likes: 5\n- Published: 2026-03-30T15:29:35-07:00\n- Category: News & Politics\n- Keywords: texas, politics, news, top stories, ctv\n- Language: en\n\n## Description\n\nWater resources are becoming a topic of concern in the Lone Star State, as data centers threaten to drastically ramp up water need in the coming years.\n\nListen to the State of Texas Podcast every week, wherever you get your pods: https://www.kxan.com/state-of-texas-podcast/\n\nStay informed about Texas politics and the latest from the weekly State of Texas show on our website, KXAN+ smart TV app and social media:\n\nhttps://www.kxan.com/state-of-texas\nhttps://www.kxan.com/watch-kxan-on-roku-apple-tv-amazon-fire-tv/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/c/KXANAustinNews?sub_confirmation=1\nhttps://www.facebook.com/KXANnews/\nhttps://twitter.com/KXAN_News\nhttps://www.instagram.com/kxan_news\n\n## Transcript\n\nGREENWAY PROJECT DOWNTOWN.\n>> TAXES IS BECOMING GROUND 0 FOR ",
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        "text": "Jobs vs. Environment: Young County Data Center debate\nChannel: Texomashomepage.com - KFDX, KJTL\nJobs vs. Environment: Young County Data Center debate.\nPROJECT WOULD BRING JOBS AND A BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY... OTHERS FEAR IT COULD THREATEN THE LAND, WATER, AND THEIR WAY OF LIFE. ASHLEY WATERS HAS MORE ON THE GROWING CONCERNS... AND WHY SOME PEOPLE SAY THE RISK IS TOO HIGH. WHAT STARTED AS A SIMPLE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL HAS BECOME A COUNTY- WIDE CONVERSATION, AS CITIZENS CONTINUE TO VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT PROTECTING THE LAND THEY CALL HOME. <\"WE'RE A SMALL RURAL, COMMUNITY HERE, AND, WE ARE OUR RESOURCES ARE PRECIOUS. WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT OUR RESOURCES. BUT REALLY, MOST OF ALL, WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT KIND OF OUR WAY OF LIFE.\" \"THE FEAR OF INCREASED TAXES AND, INCREASED WATER RIGHTS, WE DON'T WE'RE WE'RE LACKING IN WATER ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY. AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO SOUTHWEST YOUNG COUNTY IS JUST GOING TO BE DEVASTATING.\" TWO WEEKS AGO, A \"CONCERNED CITIZENS\" MEE",
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      {
        "text": "We have a direct stake in this project as well,",
        "source": "Rue Rogers, Olney Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-crafts-agreement-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We removed the tax abatement piece, but we still want to progress a development agreement,",
        "source": "Matt Long, Headwaters representative",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-crafts-agreement-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's no perfect agreement,",
        "source": "Alex Heartfield, Graham Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-crafts-agreement-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I feel like we did the best that we could to get as much for the city of Graham that we could get.",
        "source": "Alex Heartfield, Graham Mayor",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-crafts-agreement-data-center-developer",
        "date": "2026-10-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
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      {
        "text": "The developers of Project Saltworks informed me that they are no longer seeking a property tax abatement from Young County,",
        "source": "Edwin “Win” Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/breckenridge-american/article_28c41241-3594-4d1f-9eeb-7f325d713ab8.html",
        "date": "2026-10-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Project Saltworks team informed me that the negotiations had generated so much negativity within the community that they preferred to end the abatement discussions and move forward with their project,",
        "source": "Edwin “Win” Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/breckenridge-american/article_28c41241-3594-4d1f-9eeb-7f325d713ab8.html",
        "date": "2026-10-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "Without that incentive, the developers have less reason to agree to additional voluntary obligations that cost them money or restrict how they operate,",
        "source": "Edwin “Win” Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/breckenridge-american/article_28c41241-3594-4d1f-9eeb-7f325d713ab8.html",
        "date": "2026-10-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "However, there is a significant difference between a voluntary commitment and an enforceable contractual obligation,",
        "source": "Edwin “Win” Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/breckenridge-american/article_28c41241-3594-4d1f-9eeb-7f325d713ab8.html",
        "date": "2026-10-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Of all the items we were negotiating, the one I am most disappointed to lose is the upfront funding for additional Sheriff’s deputies and dispatchers,",
        "source": "Edwin “Win” Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/breckenridge-american/article_28c41241-3594-4d1f-9eeb-7f325d713ab8.html",
        "date": "2026-10-24T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
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      },
      {
        "text": "we have lost all of our leverage to work with the data center because we are no longer being asked to enter into an agreement where we can do some…",
        "source": "Unnamed, County judge",
        "url": "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/10949035/texas/young-county/residents-press-county-on-soil-and-water-testing-after-access-denied-at-proposed-data-center-site",
        "date": "2026-10-14",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "They were always coming,",
        "source": "Win Graham, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-seeks-data-center-safeguards-after-county-abatement-talks-collapse",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They were open to a tax abatement. They were open to trading with the county.",
        "source": "Win Graham, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-seeks-data-center-safeguards-after-county-abatement-talks-collapse",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We may not get anything,",
        "source": "Win Graham, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-seeks-data-center-safeguards-after-county-abatement-talks-collapse",
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We need good-paying jobs that can help keep younger people here and encourage families to move into Young County,",
        "source": "Joanie Edwards, Graham real estate agent",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/local-realtor-urges-county-prepare-growth",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Water matters, roads matter, traffic matters, housing matters, utilities matter,",
        "source": "Joanie Edwards, Graham real estate agent",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/local-realtor-urges-county-prepare-growth",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Those concerns should never be dismissed.",
        "source": "Joanie Edwards, Graham real estate agent",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/local-realtor-urges-county-prepare-growth",
        "date": "2026-09-28",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "For me to support the project with incentives, the pros must materially outweigh the cons,",
        "source": "Edwin \"Win\" Graham IV, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_93392199-75bc-44d2-8be7-1a48dc0f324d.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We did receive an application from Headwater Site Development for a tax abatement,",
        "source": "Edwin \"Win\" Graham IV, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_93392199-75bc-44d2-8be7-1a48dc0f324d.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "You couldn't form an opinion about the impact of that on the environment with what they've given you,",
        "source": "Debbie Rhodes, Young County resident",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_93392199-75bc-44d2-8be7-1a48dc0f324d.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We have 18,000 people in Young County. We have five people making this decision. How can that be? Why are we not voting on this?",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_93392199-75bc-44d2-8be7-1a48dc0f324d.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe what they're doing is they're going to buy the effluent water from the sewer plant,",
        "source": "Edwin \"Win\" Graham IV, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_93392199-75bc-44d2-8be7-1a48dc0f324d.html",
        "date": "2026-08-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Why are they getting a chance at an abatement?",
        "source": "Karen Brewer, resident",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/county-votes-data-center-abatement",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they don’t get an abatement, are they gonna go away?",
        "source": "Karen Brewer, resident",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/county-votes-data-center-abatement",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no reason to rush this process,",
        "source": "Ryan Mote, resident",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/county-votes-data-center-abatement",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think more is coming,",
        "source": "Win Graham, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/county-votes-data-center-abatement",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "I want more to come.",
        "source": "Win Graham, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/county-votes-data-center-abatement",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s no meat in the sandwich right now,",
        "source": "Alan Craig, Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/county-votes-data-center-abatement",
        "date": "2026-08-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "What does that really mean for your community from a long-range standpoint?",
        "source": "Robert Hanna, ZacTax consultant, former Abilene city manager",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-hires-consultant-examine-saltworks-impact",
        "date": "2026-07-23",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t like ever telling a person what they can and can’t do with their property,",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/state-ag-candidate-pushes-data-center-pause",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But if my property is directly harming your property or your water, then I do think there has to be a little bit of a give and take.",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/state-ag-candidate-pushes-data-center-pause",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I really hate seeing our productive farmland going for anything that isn’t farmland,",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/state-ag-candidate-pushes-data-center-pause",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s why I personally just want a temporary pause on a lot of things, just so we can get that technology ready—that we don’t mess up too much farmland.",
        "source": "Clayton Tucker, Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/state-ag-candidate-pushes-data-center-pause",
        "date": "2026-07-20",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "Plug is appreciative of the continued collaboration and partnership with Stream Data Centers and is excited to position for closing in the near term.",
        "source": "Jose Luis Crespo, Plug Power CEO",
        "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/plug-power-sells-texas-site-to-stream-data-centers/",
        "date": "2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This Escrow Agreement DOES NOT create ANY binding obligation for the City to approve or disapprove any future agreement",
        "source": "Eric Garretty, City Manager (executive summary)",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-weighs-project-saltworks-proposal-drafts-escrow-agreement",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "The Developer acknowledges that it must obtain separate approval from the City",
        "source": "Draft escrow agreement",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-weighs-project-saltworks-proposal-drafts-escrow-agreement",
        "date": "2026-07-15",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are no emergencies when negotiating with data centers,",
        "source": "Lori Kramer, resident",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-council-urged-wait-legislature-data-center-rules",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are here to humbly ask that you do not enter into any agreements and do not negotiate with Headwaters and Stream Data,",
        "source": "Lori Kramer, resident",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-council-urged-wait-legislature-data-center-rules",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas legislation is about to change to add safeguards for our rural communities,",
        "source": "Judy Brown, resident",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-council-urged-wait-legislature-data-center-rules",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we don’t expand the tax base, then who’s going to pay for it?",
        "source": "Terry Bishop, former Graham school board member and hospital board member",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-council-urged-wait-legislature-data-center-rules",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s not been a rush,",
        "source": "Andy Jones, speaking on behalf of Headwaters Development",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/graham-council-urged-wait-legislature-data-center-rules",
        "date": "2026-07-10",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want to keep rural, rural. We don’t want to be in a big city. If we wanted to be in a big city, we’d live there. We love Graham the way it is now. We don’t want it changed,",
        "source": "Angela Molder, Young Co. resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-debate-intensifies-in-young-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re going to spend a lot of time looking at the cons of a data center coming here. We’re also going to look at the pros of having a data center here and weigh out whether or not it’s a project that we want to participate in,",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-debate-intensifies-in-young-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "There’s always the option of us saying that we’re not interested in participating in the project, and then they come anyway. Then we’ve missed an opportunity to put limitations and protections in an agreement.",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-debate-intensifies-in-young-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I just believe that our county officials are only looking at the dollar signs. I don’t think they’re listening to constituents at all.",
        "source": "Debbie Rhodes, Young Co. resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-debate-intensifies-in-young-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I don’t think closed loop systems really even exist. It’s just all the same. It just sucks up all the water.",
        "source": "Angela Molder, Young Co. resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-debate-intensifies-in-young-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "I think everything has been extraordinarily transparent,",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/data-center-debate-intensifies-in-young-county/",
        "date": "2026-06-29",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We also want to be a good community partner and establish an industrial backbone for the surrounding economic area,",
        "source": "Matt Long, Developer",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_ebfabcc7-9f75-43b1-a7f1-23245af474e8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "No matter how many times you hear it from us, it is true — we don't use evaporative cooling,",
        "source": "Company representative, Developer representative",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_ebfabcc7-9f75-43b1-a7f1-23245af474e8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We are begging you county commissioners and judge to listen to us,",
        "source": "Resident living on FM 61, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_ebfabcc7-9f75-43b1-a7f1-23245af474e8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "It's not for jobs for us. That is a lie,",
        "source": "Farm operator, Resident with IT enterprise security experience",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/news/article_ebfabcc7-9f75-43b1-a7f1-23245af474e8.html",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We do not consume water in our cooling process,",
        "source": "Matt Long, Headwaters Site Development",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/project-saltworks-data-center-seeks-tax-abatement",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't live if we don't have water and this is an ongoing thing with the water,",
        "source": "Karen Brewer, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/project-saltworks-data-center-seeks-tax-abatement",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If we can't make the cons outweigh the pros, there is no point in making a deal,",
        "source": "Debbie Rhodes, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/project-saltworks-data-center-seeks-tax-abatement",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We've been here for about two years now,",
        "source": "Oisín Ó Murchú, Stream Data Centers Chief Development Officer",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/project-saltworks-data-center-seeks-tax-abatement",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Change is difficult for many people,",
        "source": "Tom Parker, Olney Economic Development Corporation executive director",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/project-saltworks-data-center-seeks-tax-abatement",
        "date": "2026-06-22",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "In my opinion, the county is not adequately prepared for the level of chaos and challenges this development would create. I would not support an abatement on this project,",
        "source": "John Charles Bullock, Former Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/bullock-%E2%80%98no-firm-position%E2%80%99-tirz-no-abatements",
        "date": "2026-05-14T03:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "I have not formed a firm position yet because I believe the issue is more complex than a simple yes-or-no answer,",
        "source": "John Charles Bullock, Former Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/bullock-%E2%80%98no-firm-position%E2%80%99-tirz-no-abatements",
        "date": "2026-05-14T03:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "For Olney to maintain infrastructure, support a hospital, and provide housing for the workers already coming to current employers, many of whom live throughout the region; we need these interlocal agreements to remain intact,",
        "source": "Tom Parker, Olney Economic Development Corporation Executive Director",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/bullock-%E2%80%98no-firm-position%E2%80%99-tirz-no-abatements",
        "date": "2026-05-14T03:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "Texas counties do not have zoning authority.",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-backs-tirz-tax-incentives-planning-tools",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Tax abatements are the only real tool counties have to negotiate additional support from large projects.",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-backs-tirz-tax-incentives-planning-tools",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "A single data center could generate roughly $5.8 million annually in tax revenue.",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-backs-tirz-tax-incentives-planning-tools",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the county enters into a data center abatement agreement, one requirement should be funding for 10 additional deputy positions, including vehicles, equipment and training.",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-backs-tirz-tax-incentives-planning-tools",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Every county in Texas currently has some kind of potential data center project.",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/main-news/graham-backs-tirz-tax-incentives-planning-tools",
        "date": "2026-05-13",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is not good for our community.",
        "source": "Ryan Mote, Graham land owner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article315487143.html",
        "date": "2026-05-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "It will forever change who we are.",
        "source": "Ryan Mote, Graham land owner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article315487143.html",
        "date": "2026-05-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "We can't just sit back and sit on our hands and expect that the cattle and the oil industry is what's going to keep our economy alive.",
        "source": "Scott Shook, Young County Precinct 2 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article315487143.html",
        "date": "2026-05-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "What you're observing is a shift of strategy.",
        "source": "Ning Lin, Chief economist, UT Austin Center for Energy Economics",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article315487143.html",
        "date": "2026-05-07T10:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "These are not our numbers,",
        "source": "Andy Jones, community development representative working with Project Saltworks",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-appraisal-shows-14-mln-gain-county-15-mln-ohh",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "They are the Young County Appraisal District’s numbers.",
        "source": "Andy Jones, community development representative working with Project Saltworks",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-appraisal-shows-14-mln-gain-county-15-mln-ohh",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "That’s just the initial number,",
        "source": "Andy Jones, community development representative working with Project Saltworks",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-appraisal-shows-14-mln-gain-county-15-mln-ohh",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "If the investment grows, the tax base grows.",
        "source": "Andy Jones, community development representative working with Project Saltworks",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-appraisal-shows-14-mln-gain-county-15-mln-ohh",
        "date": "2026-02-26",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "That confluence of energy infrastructure reduces all the investment,",
        "source": "Oisín Ó Murchú, Chief Development Officer for Headwaters Site Development",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/stream-data-center-opens-dialogue-young-county-project",
        "date": "2025-12-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "There are developments out there with 10-foot setbacks from property lines and no mitigation measures,",
        "source": "Oisín Ó Murchú, Chief Development Officer for Headwaters Site Development",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/stream-data-center-opens-dialogue-young-county-project",
        "date": "2025-12-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We want everyone to know we're here and accessible,",
        "source": "Oisín Ó Murchú, Chief Development Officer for Headwaters Site Development",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/stream-data-center-opens-dialogue-young-county-project",
        "date": "2025-12-11",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The investment that these people are going to make and the good that it can do to our school district, our hospital, the county, everybody involved. It just seems like a once-in-a-lifetime kind of deal,",
        "source": "Neal Blaton, Graham resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/graham-residents-divided-over-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "They should not get a tax abatement. The taxpayers of Young County should not subsidize an entity such as this.",
        "source": "Cooper Dodd, Graham resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/graham-residents-divided-over-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "We, as the developer, will cover all the costs of the utility upgrades.",
        "source": "Oisin Omurchu, head of Development, Edgewater Site Development",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/graham-residents-divided-over-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "At full buildout for the full size, we’re anticipating 17,000 gallons per day to be used at the site.",
        "source": "Oisin Omurchu, head of Development, Edgewater Site Development",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/graham-residents-divided-over-proposed-data-center-project/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "It’s important for us to change the public narrative because these facilities can actually create a lot of positive impact on the local communities.",
        "source": "Oisín Ó Murchú, head of development for the center",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/12/04/residents-pack-meetings-question-850-acre-data-center-planned-graham/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "And where you have mistrust, you have fear.",
        "source": "Oisín Ó Murchú, head of development for the center",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/12/04/residents-pack-meetings-question-850-acre-data-center-planned-graham/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "For me to say ‘yes, I’m all for it’ would be hypocritical because I don’t want to see it from my house.",
        "source": "Cooper Dodd, concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/12/04/residents-pack-meetings-question-850-acre-data-center-planned-graham/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "But if they do come, get them for every penny they’re worth,",
        "source": "Cooper Dodd, concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/12/04/residents-pack-meetings-question-850-acre-data-center-planned-graham/",
        "date": "2025-12-04",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "We attempted to direct them toward other, more remote parcels,",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/judge-graham-reports-%E2%80%98no-audible-noise%E2%80%99-garland-data-centers",
        "date": "2025-11-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "Stream specifically selected this site because of the two high-voltage transmission lines,",
        "source": "Win Graham, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/judge-graham-reports-%E2%80%98no-audible-noise%E2%80%99-garland-data-centers",
        "date": "2025-11-12",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "When they put something like that around a city, they're used to noise, they're used to construction and traffic congestion and things like that. We aren't. This is a totally different deal. And by the time they're through, they have changed our whole way of life.",
        "source": "Debbie Rhodes, Concerned resident",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/11/05/young-county-residents-push-back-against-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "There's not enough known about health issues, about noise and vibrations.",
        "source": "Ryan Mote, Resident whose property backs up to the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/11/05/young-county-residents-push-back-against-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "The wildlife habitat will be destroyed.",
        "source": "John Paclik, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/11/05/young-county-residents-push-back-against-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "sadness"
      },
      {
        "text": "I've never seen this community pull together.",
        "source": "Ryan Mote, Resident whose property backs up to the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.newschannel6now.com/2025/11/05/young-county-residents-push-back-against-data-center-plans/",
        "date": "2025-11-05",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "pride"
      },
      {
        "text": "We think you're working for Stream, not working for the residents of Young County.",
        "source": "Unnamed man, Resident at Young County Commissioners Court meeting",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article315487143.html",
        "date": "2025-11-01",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "After speaking with many people this week about potential data center and solar farm projects in the county, I realized that I view these projects differently than most,",
        "source": "Win Graham, Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/young-county-residents-debate-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "I believe these projects are likely to be built in Young County regardless of whether the county grants them a tax abatement.",
        "source": "Win Graham, Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/young-county-residents-debate-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-25",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "THE LAND HERE IS, MAINLY RANGELAND, WHICH IS PRODUCTIVE FOR RUNNING LIVESTOCK AND ALSO WILDLIFE.",
        "source": "JOHN PACLIK",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgIpMwfQBMs",
        "date": "2025-10-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'VE SEEN SO FAR IS THAT THE COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR, LIKE, THE WIND FARM THAT CAME IN, HAVE NOT HIT THE LEVEL, THAT THEY HAD SAID.",
        "source": "RYAN MOTE",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgIpMwfQBMs",
        "date": "2025-10-25",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "YOUNG COUNTY JUDGE WIN GRAHAM SAYS THE DATA CENTER PROPOSAL PRESENTS BOTH PROS AND CONS AND WILL CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE PROPOSAL TO MAKE A DECISION FOR THE COUNTY.",
        "source": "WIN GRAHAM, Young County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgIpMwfQBMs",
        "date": "2025-10-25",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This would be big money for the hospital districts,",
        "source": "Win Graham, Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/citizens-pack-court-over-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-14",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "This isn’t just a local issue— it impacts the whole market,",
        "source": "Alan Craig, Precinct 3 Commissioner",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/citizens-pack-court-over-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "At some point, we may not be able to feed ourselves with food grown here,",
        "source": "Chris Anderle, Graham resident opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/citizens-pack-court-over-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "If they’re bringing in so much, why is the county still in trouble?",
        "source": "Chris Anderle, Graham resident opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/citizens-pack-court-over-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-14",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "The whole thing just feels like it’s going to destroy our way of life,",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, resident",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/graham/young-county-residents-worry-data-center-will-strain-recources/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T03:28:44.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We’re a drought-ridden area, and this takes lots of water.",
        "source": "Debbie Rhodes, lives near the proposed site",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/graham/young-county-residents-worry-data-center-will-strain-recources/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T03:28:44.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We rarely ever see any benefits from the tax abatements for the windmills,",
        "source": "Travis Kunkel, concerned citizen",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/graham/young-county-residents-worry-data-center-will-strain-recources/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T03:28:44.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "distrust"
      },
      {
        "text": "As they’re progressing through the process, we want to find out more specifically how that’s going to affect Young County and the city of Graham — in taxes, in resources and in our water treatment plant, with it not being ready to handle all of that,",
        "source": "Chris Anderle, meeting organizer",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/graham/young-county-residents-worry-data-center-will-strain-recources/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T03:28:44.000Z",
        "stance": "neutral",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "This is a total game changer,",
        "source": "Win Graham, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-eyeing-site-ohh-taxing-district",
        "date": "2025-02-27T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "The county can take one on the chin,",
        "source": "Win Graham, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-eyeing-site-ohh-taxing-district",
        "date": "2025-02-27T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "But our hospitals have to be funded.",
        "source": "Win Graham, County Judge",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/data-center-eyeing-site-ohh-taxing-district",
        "date": "2025-02-27T05:00:00.000Z",
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "hope"
      },
      {
        "text": "WE AS THE DEVELOPER WILL COVER ALL THE COSTS OF THE UTILITY UPGRADES.",
        "source": "Developer representative, Data center developer",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLEiJjDjaA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "support",
        "emotion": "none"
      },
      {
        "text": "THEY SHOULD NOT GET A TAX ABATEMENT. THE TAXPAYERS OF YOUNG COUNTY SHOULD NOT SUBSIDIZE AN ENTITY SUCH AS THIS.",
        "source": "Unnamed resident, Resident",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLEiJjDjaA",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "anger"
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    "facts": [
      "Graham City Council voted unanimously on Oct. 29, 2026 to approve a 30-year development agreement with Headwaters Site Development.",
      "The agreement sets a 65-decibel noise limit at affected property boundaries and restricts city drinking water for cooling.",
      "An estimated 2,000 construction workers are expected for the project.",
      "Young County's proposed tax abatement has been abandoned.",
      "Development is effectively paused until Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approvals are obtained.",
      "Project Saltworks near Graham has grown to approximately 2,500 acres, per Young County's judge.",
      "Graham released a draft wastewater and reclaimed-water agreement on October 15 and held a special meeting on October 29.",
      "Draft terms: first building pays greater of $2 million or $4 per square foot; each subsequent building $750,000, with at least $900,000 annually per building for 20 years.",
      "Headwaters withdrew its county tax-abatement request on October 13.",
      "Approximately 164 MW of grid capacity was reportedly acquired from Plug Power; construction could start in November with tenant announcement around Thanksgiving.",
      "Project Saltworks near Graham grew from about 850 to 2,500 acres for up to 15 data center buildings plus substations",
      "Developers said construction could start as early as November 2026",
      "Earlier estimates put peak construction jobs above 1,000 and permanent jobs above 200, made before the expansion",
      "Tax abatement request was withdrawn; project will pay full property tax",
      "Tenant expected to be announced around Thanksgiving 2026",
      "Developers dropped county tax abatement request in October 2026 after local opposition",
      "Headwaters says closed-loop cooling will limit daily water use to levels comparable to a small office building",
      "Project Saltworks developers ended property tax abatement negotiations with Young County after months of talks",
      "Site expanded from about 850 acres to 2,500 acres",
      "Proposed deal included funding for 10 additional sheriff's deputies, a 500-foot buffer and a 150-foot vegetative barrier",
      "Developer promised over 1,000 peak construction jobs and over 200 permanent jobs",
      "Construction could begin as early as November 2026",
      "Stream Data Centers withdrew its tax abatement request at the Oct. 13, 2026 Young County commissioners court meeting.",
      "Stream plans to start construction in November 2026 on a roughly 2,500-acre hyperscale campus near Graham.",
      "County sought a 500-foot buffer and funding for 10 additional sheriff's deputies; these remain unsecured.",
      "Graham City Council will hold a public hearing Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. on the water and wastewater agreement.",
      "Draft limits noise to the greater of 65 decibels or background levels; water volumes and cleanup escrow are unresolved.",
      "Stream proposed an 867-acre 'Project Saltworks' data center in Graham, Texas (reported 17 Jul 2026)",
      "Plug Power sold a Texas site to Stream Data Centers (reported 15 Jul 2026)",
      "Graham City Council will debate the draft agreement at a Special Called Meeting on October 29, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 608 Elm St.",
      "Draft Annual Infrastructure Improvement Fees are not less than $900,000 per year per Data Center Building",
      "Property is in unincorporated Young County and the developer agreed to annexation into the City's ETJ",
      "Draft is not finally negotiated and acreage is left blank",
      "City wastewater plant discharges into Salt Creek and city is developing a Reclaimed Water System",
      "County staff were denied permission to enter the original proposed data-center site to take baseline soil samples.",
      "Developer withdrew abatement negotiations, which commissioners said removed the county's leverage to require tests and site controls.",
      "Residents urged the county to establish an environmental baseline and asked whether escrow funds could pay for testing.",
      "Young County commissioners discussed the proposed data center at the Sept. 28, 2026 meeting.",
      "County attorney is negotiating with attorneys for Stream Data Centers; no agreement has been reached.",
      "The Sept. 28 discussion did not establish guaranteed job numbers, infrastructure commitments or agreement terms."
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      {
        "name": "Stop Graham Data Center",
        "url": "https://www.grahamleader.com/breckenridge-american/article_28c41241-3594-4d1f-9eeb-7f325d713ab8.html",
        "date": "2026-10-24T05:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Data Center Coalition",
        "url": "https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article315487143.html",
        "date": "2026-05-07T10:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Landowner group opposing the data center",
        "url": "https://spotontexas.com/northwest-texas/5331101/proposed-data-center-draws.html",
        "date": "2025-11-17T09:59:33.000Z"
      },
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        "name": "Petitions asking Young County Commissioners Court to reject Stream tax abatements",
        "url": "https://www.olneyenterprise.com/news/young-county-residents-debate-data-center",
        "date": "2025-10-30T04:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "name": "Concerned Citizens",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgIpMwfQBMs",
        "date": "2025-10-25"
      },
      {
        "name": "Petition opposing Stream Data Centers project in Young County",
        "url": "https://www.texomashomepage.com/graham/young-county-residents-worry-data-center-will-strain-recources/",
        "date": "2025-10-10T03:28:44.000Z"
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        "name": "Olney Hamilton Hospital District",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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        "reason": "state moratoria trend (Fort Worth, Brownsville, Denton)",
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      {
        "title": "EC FFE Zapata County — Datacenter Site in Zapata County, Texas",
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        "date": null,
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      "Since Aug 3, 2026 ERCOT has paused approvals to energize new datacenter and crypto loads of 75 MW or more pending an audit; reports due to PUC by Dec 10, 2026",
      "Site is in the ERCOT region and MEDINA ELECTRIC COOP, INC territory; average interconnection wait 3.5 years",
      "ERCOT queue depth 1,169, with 29% completion rate and 71% withdrawal rate",
      "SB 6 requires loads of 75 MW or more to accept ERCOT emergency curtailment and contribute to interconnection cost",
      "Nearest grid bottleneck BRUNI_69_1; nearest datacenter Laredo VTX 40.5 miles away"
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    "name": "Zavala County",
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    "prediction": "blocked",
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      {
        "title": "Data Centers & AI Infrastructure near Crystal City, Texas",
        "url": "https://watchpennies.com/texas/zavala-county-tx/crystal-city-tx/data-centers",
        "date": null,
        "source": "WatchPennies",
        "stance": "neutral"
      }
    ],
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      "One active data center project is tracked in the Crystal City area, with 70 MW in the pipeline.",
      "Cipher Reveille HPC Data Center is proposed, status recorded as of 2026-07-17.",
      "No tracked project is inside Crystal City's Census city boundary; the nearest is 40 miles away.",
      "Same-state city-area inventory is about 0.1% of Texas's known active capacity (95.2 GW across 182 projects)."
    ],
    "groups": []
  },
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    "name": "Box Elder County",
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    "score": null,
    "label": null,
    "summary": null,
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    "confidence": null,
    "updated": null,
    "basis": null,
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      {
        "title": "Stratos data center: Ranchers weigh Kevin O’Leary’s Utah project – Deseret News",
        "url": "https://www.deseret.com/magazine/2026/11/08/kevin-oleary-meets-resistance-on-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T11:00:01.000Z",
        "source": "Deseret News",
        "stance": "neutral"
      },
      {
        "title": "Public forum highlights concerns, questions about proposed Box Elder County data center",
        "url": "https://kutv.com/news/local/public-forum-highlights-concerns-questions-about-proposed-box-elder-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-27T03:34:53.000Z",
        "source": "KUTV",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Why Utah residents are protesting a massive AI data center project backed by Kevin O’Leary | CNN Business",
        "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/09/tech/ai-data-center-utah-kevin-oleary-opposition",
        "date": "2026-05-09T07:00:51.000Z",
        "source": "CNN Business",
        "stance": "oppose"
      },
      {
        "title": "Local forum discusses community questions about approved data center in Box Elder County | KSL.com",
        "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/environment/local-forum-discusses-community-questions-about-approved-data-center-in-box-elder-county/51497598",
        "date": null,
        "source": "KSL.com",
        "stance": "oppose"
      }
    ],
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        "platform": "reddit",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePatentDangers/comments/1x8cb39/oleary_digital_files_new_utah_water_rights/",
        "text": "O'Leary Digital files new Utah water rights application for Stratos Project data center and 7.5 GW natural gas plant in Box Elder County\n\nO’Leary Digital Utah DC Sub I, LLC, associated with businessman Kevin O’Leary, submitted a permanent change-of-use application to the Utah Division of Water Rights on October 15, 2026. The application seeks to reallocate existing irrigation water rights from a ranch property in Box Elder County’s Hansel Valley to industrial use for the proposed Stratos Project, a data center campus paired with on-site power generation. The filing describes 11 data center clusters and a 7.5-gigawatt generation facility composed of fifteen 500-megawatt natural-gas blocks operating in a closed-loop configuration that the applicants say recovers 90 percent of water and requires only 10 percent freshwater makeup. Developers state in the nearly 200-page submission that the project’s consumptive use would be lower than the property’s historical agricultural irrigation and t",
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      },
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        "platform": "reddit",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/InterstellarKinetics/comments/1uy7l0v/breaking_kevin_oleary_and_fox_news_sued_for/",
        "text": "BREAKING: Kevin O’Leary and Fox News Sued For Defamation After Falsely Accusing Utah Data Center Critics Of Being Chinese Communist Party Agents, Despite Later Admitting He Had No Evidence 🤖\n\n“Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary and Fox News are being sued for defamation after O’Leary made a series of media appearances in May accusing vocal opponents of his data center plans in Box Elder County, Utah, of being foreign-backed agents. Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, and two of the groups’ founders filed the lawsuit Wednesday in a Utah federal district court, alleging O’Leary falsely accused them of being operatives backed by the Chinese Communist Party across at least 10 media appearances between May 11 and June 3. In one Fox News segment, O’Leary accused Elevate Strategies cofounders Gabi Finlayson and Jackie Morgan of being “proxies for the Chinese Government,” with Finlayson now named as one of the plaintiffs, while Alliance for a Better Utah and its founder Joshua Kanter ",
        "date": "2026-07-16T16:22:06.000Z",
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      },
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        "platform": "reddit",
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        "text": "(Utah) Box Elder County Commission allows data center to be built DESPITE OVERWHELMING community resistance. And look who the police protected….",
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        "platform": "reddit",
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        "text": "Box Elder County before today's data center vote.\n\nI stopped by Box Elder to see what residents think about this data center. The temperature of the people is HOT. 🔥\nSooooo many cars turning in to the fairgrounds to protest. Farmers, ranchers, school teachers. Republicans, Dems. People ARE SO ANGRY!\nVote still to come.\nEDIT update: To save people the effort of scrolling, facility approved.\nAnd the American thing to do now, besides file a protest, is to vote out Cox, Adams and the board who approved it before it reached Box Elder County. Their names were read at the gathering outside. This happened in VERY GOP Missouri and the people who approved a data center got the boot.\nYOU CAN STILL file against data center water rights: https://fogsl.org/newsroom/file-a-protest-against-the-box-elder-data-center-water-rights-application\nWow, the awards, thanks.",
        "date": "2026-05-04T22:07:59.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      {
        "text": "We'd rather be at the table than be on the menu.",
        "source": "Tim Munns, owner, Flying M Ranch",
        "url": "https://www.deseret.com/magazine/2026/11/08/kevin-oleary-meets-resistance-on-data-center/",
        "date": "2026-11-08T11:00:01.000Z",
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        "emotion": "none"
      },
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        "text": "rather than respond to their concerns, Kevin O'Leary chose to launch a national smear campaign built on absurd falsehoods that Fox News repeatedly affirmed and amplified",
        "source": "Matthew Platkin, plaintiffs' attorney",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/InterstellarKinetics/comments/1uy7l0v/breaking_kevin_oleary_and_fox_news_sued_for/",
        "date": "2026-07-16T16:22:06.000Z",
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "This is the biggest data center potentially in the world,",
        "source": "Ben Abbott, executive director of Grow the Flow",
        "url": "https://kutv.com/news/local/public-forum-highlights-concerns-questions-about-proposed-box-elder-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "We're talking about as much power demand as two Utahs — so twice as much as our current electricity demand.",
        "source": "Ben Abbott, executive director of Grow the Flow",
        "url": "https://kutv.com/news/local/public-forum-highlights-concerns-questions-about-proposed-box-elder-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "fear"
      },
      {
        "text": "One of the fundamental issues is there hasn't been information out there about how big is this? How's it going to be fueled? How's it going to impact air pollution, water supply?",
        "source": "Ben Abbott, executive director of Grow the Flow",
        "url": "https://kutv.com/news/local/public-forum-highlights-concerns-questions-about-proposed-box-elder-county-data-center",
        "date": "2026-05-26",
        "stance": "oppose",
        "emotion": "frustration"
      },
      {
        "text": "\"Our initial analysis is that they would emit 12,000 tons of emissions per year. This would double the state's CO2 emissions.\"",
        "source": "Josh Craft, director of Utah Clean Energy",
        "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/environment/local-forum-discusses-community-questions-about-approved-data-center-in-box-elder-county/51497598",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "\"If we can get a referendum … that is the most powerful tool in the toolbox.\"",
        "source": "Brig Daniels, environmental lawyer and professor of law at the University of Utah",
        "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/environment/local-forum-discusses-community-questions-about-approved-data-center-in-box-elder-county/51497598",
        "date": null,
        "stance": "oppose",
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      },
      {
        "text": "\"We haven't been able to access the water for 10 years,\" Lauritzen said.",
        "source": "Rhonda Anderson Lauritzen",
        "url": "https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/environment/local-forum-discusses-community-questions-about-approved-data-center-in-box-elder-county/51497598",
        "date": null,
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      "Proposed Stratos Hyperscale Data Center in Hansel Valley, Box Elder County, Utah, first broke in April 2026",
      "Physics professor from Utah State University calculated the 9-gigawatt center would release heat equivalent to 23 atomic bombs daily",
      "Tim Munns signed papers in March agreeing to conditionally sell land to the project; sale still pending",
      "O'Leary Digital Utah DC Sub I, LLC filed a permanent change-of-use water application with the Utah Division of Water Rights on October 15, 2026.",
      "The Stratos Project includes 11 data center clusters and a 7.5 GW generation facility of fifteen 500 MW natural-gas blocks.",
      "Earlier water-rights applications linked to the project were withdrawn in May 2026 after thousands of public protests.",
      "No final determination on the October 2026 change application has been issued.",
      "Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, and two founders sued Kevin O'Leary and Fox News for defamation in a Utah federal district court over claims made about opponents of a data center in Box Elder County, Utah.",
      "O'Leary allegedly made at least 10 media appearances between May 11 and June 3 accusing the groups of being Chinese Communist Party backed.",
      "O'Leary wrote in a June 25 Instagram post that he had 'no evidence' the groups were funded by China or the CCP.",
      "Fox News issued on-air apologies in late June, stating there was 'no evidence' the groups were funded by or coordinating with the CCP.",
      "Box Elder County commissioners approved MIDA's proposal for the Stratos data center 22 days before the public forum",
      "Utah State physics professor Rob Davies said the project could raise nighttime temperatures in the valley by as much as 12 degrees",
      "A referendum effort seeks to reverse the county commission's decision and a decision on it is expected in the coming days",
      "Box Elder County commissioners approved the large AI data center project on May 4, 2026, in Tremonton, Utah, despite protests",
      "Hundreds of protesters attended the Box Elder County Commission meeting to oppose the plan",
      "A group of rural Utah residents wants a chance to vote in November to oppose the project",
      "Developers hope to begin early work on the site in the fall",
      "Box Elder County Commission allowed a data center to be built despite overwhelming community resistance, according to a Reddit post titled with that claim",
      "Residents gathered at the fairgrounds to protest the Box Elder County data center before the vote",
      "Post edit states the data center facility was approved",
      "Protest filings against data center water rights are still open",
      "Stratos Data Center was approved for Box Elder County, Utah",
      "Citizen referendum and water rights protest are underway by locals",
      "Utah Clean Energy estimates 12,000 tons of emissions per year"
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        "name": "Grow the Flow",
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        "date": "2026-10-17T14:58:19.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-07-16T16:22:06.000Z"
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        "name": "Elevate Strategies",
        "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/InterstellarKinetics/comments/1uy7l0v/breaking_kevin_oleary_and_fox_news_sued_for/",
        "date": "2026-07-16T16:22:06.000Z"
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        "date": "2026-05-04T22:07:59.000Z"
      },
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        "text": "Just because these people are here does not mean a project is going to happen,",
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        "text": "We need a shot in the arm,",
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        "text": "There is no water in Goshen Hole,",
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        "text": "What I’m getting from the public [is], in three years, is the town of Wheatland going to double if it goes through?",
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        "text": "The water issue is almost a solved problem to me",
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        "text": "There's some good and bad in everything",
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      "Platte County Planning & Zoning board held a public hearing the week before 2026-09-01 on rezoning over 5,000 acres of private land",
      "Planning & Zoning approved the rezoning for Site Layer 4, with a commissioner hearing to follow",
      "Platte County Planning & Zoning board held a public hearing last week on rezoning over 5,000 acres of private land",
      "Planning & Zoning approved the rezoning for Site Layer 4 ahead of a county commissioner hearing",
      "Site Layer 4, LLC is seeking a rezone of 5,344 acres of ranchland northeast of Wheatland, WY.",
      "Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval on August 26, 2026.",
      "Platte County commissioners are scheduled to vote on the rezone on September 2, 2026.",
      "No megawatt figures, construction timelines or construction application have been filed; project is in Phase 1 site evaluation.",
      "Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Aug 26, 2026 to recommend rezoning 5,344 acres to industrial.",
      "Platte County commissioners are set to decide on the rezoning on Sept 2, 2026 at 1 p.m.",
      "The project is in Phase 1 (site evaluation and feasibility); no megawatt figures or square footage have been made public.",
      "A special-use permit with separate public review is required after rezoning.",
      "Platte County P&Z unanimously recommended rezoning 5,344 acres northeast of Wheatland from RAM to industrial.",
      "Rezone request goes before county commissioners at 1 p.m. Sept. 2, 2026.",
      "Conditions: revert to RAM if construction hasn't begun within five years, subdivision goes to commissioners, special-use permit required.",
      "Land is owned by Gregor and Cindy Goertz.",
      "Public comment lasted about two hours with a roughly even split of support and opposition.",
      "Platte County planning staff proposed adding a definition of \"data center\" to county rules.",
      "Data centers would require conditional special-use permits under the proposed edits.",
      "Proposed edits would place data centers in existing industrial and commercial chapters rather than a separate chapter.",
      "A public hearing is scheduled for Sept. 16 at the Agriplex.",
      "Commissioners supported using the conditional permit tool.",
      "Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to advance rules requiring data centers to obtain special-use permits",
      "More than 70 residents attended the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting",
      "Proposed development covers 5,344 acres near Wheatland",
      "Chairman Marty Shepard said a data center could generate as much as $20 million in property tax revenue",
      "Platte County Planning & Zoning Commission met Aug. 11, 2026 and discussed potential data-center zoning regulations",
      "Board stated no official data center application has been made in Platte County",
      "Residents raised concerns about tax exemptions, water use and regulatory loopholes",
      "Public hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Agriplex",
      "County commissioners to discuss rule-making updates on Aug. 19",
      "Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Aug. 11, 2026 to advance rule changes requiring special-use permits for data centers",
      "Proposed data center and power complex covers 5,344 acres northeast of Wheatland",
      "More than 70 people attended the meeting; Platte County has about 6,000 residents",
      "Special meeting on Site Layer 4 rezone application set for 1 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Agriplex in Wheatland",
      "Public hearing on proposed land-use regulations scheduled for Sept. 16",
      "Platte County Planning and Zoning Commission hearing set for September 8, 2026 at 7pm in Wheatland, WY",
      "Platte County Commissioners hearing set for September 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM",
      "Public comments by email to planner@plattecountywyoming.com due by noon on September 3, 2026",
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