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Texas Data Centers vs Farmland | Dayton News
Texas is in the middle of a fierce battle over runaway data center growth, as giants like Meta bulldoze prime farmland for AI-powered facilities that guzzle water and electricity—resources already strained by the state’s massive agriculture sector. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is sounding the alarm, warning that fertile land once used for farming is being permanently sacrificed to concrete and servers. He’s pushing for “agriculture freedom zones” to redirect development away from productive farmland and calling for a pause on new hyperscale centers, which have surged to over 500 in…
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