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San Marcos becomes the first Texas city to ban data centers, testing its local control
By By Katlyn Ma The Texas Tribune at Denton Record-Chronicle
· June 30, 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: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: Denton Record-Chronicle ·
Reading time: 1 min
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