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East Texas Faces AI Boom or Bust | San Antonio News
In East Texas, a sleepy rural town is caught in a tech boom as developers eye a massive AI-powered data center on a former papermill site—promising jobs and tax revenue but sparking fierce backlash from locals who crave peace, fearing noise, rising utility bills, and environmental strain. Residents, including Kaesha Avishai who moved for tranquility, are rallying to protect their way of life, even using AI to craft their arguments. While developers vow to collaborate and say the facility will blend into the landscape, the county lacks power to stop it—leaving East Texans torn between progress…
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