A wave of data center construction is reshaping a 150-mile stretch of Central Texas from Temple to San Antonio. Facilities are operating or planned across at least six separate jurisdictions — including Austin, Round Rock, Taylor, and Caldwell County — each setting its own rules, or none at all, for an industry that draws heavily on shared regional water and power systems. Austin's city manager has until July to recommend new policy, making the corridor's existing footprint the essential backdrop for that decision.
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Austin policy review underway
Mayor Kirk Watson and four council members have directed the city manager to evaluate by July whether new large-scale data centers should be permitted within city limits and under what conditions, citing water and electricity strain.
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