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San Marcos 1st city to ban data centers in Texas
By BY KATLYN MA The Texas Tribune at Waco Tribune-Herald
· July 2, 2026
· 1 min read
San Marcos has become the first Texas city to ban data centers within city limits, banking on its local authority to stop the data center boom and setting a precedent for other municipalities to follow.
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Category: government ·
Published: July 2, 2026 ·
Source: Waco Tribune-Herald ·
Reading time: 1 min
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