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Citizen input regarding Rellis Campus Data Center

During citizen input at the May 5, 2026 regular meeting, Cathie Viens, a resident of Precinct 4, addressed the Commissioners Court concerning elections and the Rellis Campus Data Center. No county action was taken.

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  1. May 5, 2026 Other — During citizen input at the May 5, 2026 regular meeting, Cathie Viens, a resident of Precinct 4, addressed the Commissioners Court concerning elections and the Rellis Campus Data Center. No county action was taken. source
Economic development agreement Tabled

Brazos County Commissioners Table Tax Abatement for RELLIS Campus Data Center

Brazos County commissioners took no action on a proposed amendment to a tax abatement agreement for the nearly complete RELLIS Campus data center, one day after Gov. Abbott ordered a mandatory audit of data centers seeking grid connections; the item is expected to return to the agenda on Aug. 18.

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  1. Aug 18, 2026 Vote — passed — Brazos County commissioners voted 4-0 to approve transferring the tax agreement for the RELLIS data center project to a new owner, ThisWay Global, which agreed to comply with Gov. Abbott's audit requirements. [NEWS — Auto-published by the scraper — not yet human-reviewed; verify against the source.] source
  2. Aug 4, 2026 Vote — tabled — Brazos County commissioners took no action on a proposed amendment to a tax abatement agreement for the nearly complete RELLIS Campus data center, one day after Gov. Abbott ordered a mandatory audit of data centers seeking grid connections; the item is expected to return to the agenda on Aug. 18. source
  3. Aug 4, 2026 Other — Brazos County commissioners met in executive session to discuss a tax abatement agreement with the RELLIS Campus Data and Research Center but took no action. [NEWS — Auto-published by the scraper — not yet human-reviewed; verify against the source.] source