Laredo residents ask City Council to define data centers and consider a temporary moratorium
Residents asked the Laredo City Council to adopt a temporary moratorium and formally define "data center" in city code, citing water, electricity, and employment concerns. City officials said no formal data center application is pending, and the council did not vote on or adopt a moratorium at the meeting.
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