Zoning authority could be the answer to data center woes, as San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers
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A Texas city banning data centers via zoning shows local land-use politics are now a hard constraint on AI buildout. If you’re siting new capacity, you need a permitting and community strategy as serious as your chip procurement plan.
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