Regulatory June 1, 2026 Texas market

Midland leaders set conditions for data centers: no municipal water, no residential-area sites, self-generated gas power

Midland Mayor Lori Blong and County Judge Terry Johnson publicly declared that future data center developments must not burden local resources: municipal water will not be sold for cooling (forcing closed-loop, air-cooled, or private brackish supply), facilities must stay outside residential municipal limits, and they must generate their own natural-gas-fired power.

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