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San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
(www.texastribune.org)
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2026
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Texas already banned Austin from ~~repairing~~ requiring construction companies to give their workers water breaks, so I seriously doubt that this will last long enough to even take effect.