Taylor Council Faces Data Center Pressure | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 9, 2026 · 1m

Taylor City Council faces mounting pressure as they prepare to vote on a citizen-backed ordinance that could halt new data center permits unless a dedicated digital infrastructure zone is created. Sparked by community outcry from groups like Halt Taylor Data Centers, who demand “land and human-centered zoning,” the debate intensifies after the council approved a massive 210-acre data center near Samsung — fueling fears about environmental, health, and resource impacts. While some data centers are likened to freight trains in scale and consequence, others are seen as more manageable — but the…