Resolution
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Passed
Bell County commissioners pass resolutions on data centers
Bell County commissioners passed resolutions addressed to Governor Greg Abbott, the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT asking for more state oversight of data center development.
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Jun 16, 2026
Vote — passed
— Bell County commissioners passed resolutions addressed to Governor Greg Abbott, the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT asking for more state oversight of data center development.
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Resolution
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Passed
Bell County commissioners pass data center resolution as legislative priority
The Bell County Commissioners Court approved a set of legislative priorities including a resolution seeking greater local authority to regulate large-scale developments such as data centers.
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Jun 15, 2026
Vote — passed
— The Bell County Commissioners Court approved a set of legislative priorities including a resolution seeking greater local authority to regulate large-scale developments such as data centers.
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Proposed moratorium
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Under review
Bell County Commissioners Court holds workshop on proposed data center moratorium
More than 40 residents spoke at a packed Bell County Commissioners Court workshop on a moratorium on data center development proposed by Precinct 4 Commissioner Louie Minor, though Minor and other commissioners acknowledged a countywide moratorium may not be legally permissible for a Texas county, with a resolution drafted by County Judge David Blackburn stopping short of an outright ban.
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Jun 1, 2026
Hearing held
— More than 40 residents spoke at a packed Bell County Commissioners Court workshop on a moratorium on data center development proposed by Precinct 4 Commissioner Louie Minor, though Minor and other commissioners acknowledged a countywide moratorium may not be legally permissible for a Texas county, with a resolution drafted by County Judge David Blackburn stopping short of an outright ban.
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Resolution
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Passed
Bell County Commissioners Court adopts legislative-priorities resolution seeking more local authority over data centers
The Bell County Commissioners Court approved a resolution as part of its adopted 2027 legislative priorities seeking greater local authority to regulate large-scale developments such as data centers, following extensive public comment urging a moratorium and an end to tax abatements for data centers.
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Jun 15, 2026
Vote — passed
— The Bell County Commissioners Court approved a resolution as part of its adopted 2027 legislative priorities seeking greater local authority to regulate large-scale developments such as data centers, following extensive public comment urging a moratorium and an end to tax abatements for data centers.
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Economic development agreement
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Tabled
Bell County Commissioners Court tables proposed changes to tax abatement policy on data centers
Commissioners voted to table proposed changes to the county's Tax Abatement Economic Development Incentive Policy regarding data centers after County Judge David Blackburn warned that removing data centers from tax-abatement consideration would leave the county with no regulatory leverage over the projects.
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Jun 15, 2026
Vote — tabled
— Commissioners voted to table proposed changes to the county's Tax Abatement Economic Development Incentive Policy regarding data centers after County Judge David Blackburn warned that removing data centers from tax-abatement consideration would leave the county with no regulatory leverage over the projects.
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Under review
Bell County to hold public hearing and adopt amended data center tax abatement policy by September 8
After residents at a Commissioners Court meeting pushed to scrap tax abatements for data centers entirely, commissioners did not commit to ending abatements but agreed the current policy needs to change, and the county set a July 27 public hearing with plans to adopt an amended Tax Abatement Economic Development Incentive Policy by September 8.
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Jul 27, 2026
Hearing scheduled
— After residents at a Commissioners Court meeting pushed to scrap tax abatements for data centers entirely, commissioners did not commit to ending abatements but agreed the current policy needs to change, and the county set a July 27 public hearing with plans to adopt an amended Tax Abatement Economic Development Incentive Policy by September 8.
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Proposed moratorium
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Hearing scheduled
Data center moratorium workshop
Commissioners Court noticed a workshop to discuss a data center moratorium. A resident spoke in opposition to data centers at a related meeting.
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Jun 1, 2026
Hearing scheduled
— Workshop noticed to discuss a data center moratorium.
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