Market May 12, 2026 Nexus Data Centers Hubbard

Hill County adopts Texas's first county data center moratorium, 3 to 2, a one-year pause in unincorporated areas

Commissioners voted 3 to 2 on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 to pause new data center construction in unincorporated Hill County for one year (described in the reporting as the first county moratorium in Texas) adopted over County Attorney David Holmes's litigation warning and a night of developer lobbying.

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