Zoning, ordinance, or regulatory order
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Hays County adopts 180-day emergency review period for high-usage development applications
Hays County's Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution establishing a 180-day emergency review period for high-usage development applications including data centers, deferring discretionary approvals and withholding incentives until the end of 2026.
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Jun 23, 2026
Ordinance adopted
— Hays County commissioners adopted a 180-day emergency water protection review period for high-water-use projects like data centers, deferring tax abatements and other discretionary approvals and creating a High Water Demand Development Review Board.
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Ordinance adopted
— Hays County's Commissioners Court unanimously passed a resolution establishing a 180-day emergency review period for high-usage development applications including data centers, deferring discretionary approvals and withholding incentives until the end of 2026.
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Proposed moratorium
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Under review
Hays County considers a data center construction pause
Hays County officials considered a moratorium on data center construction as part of a wave of Texas counties weighing similar pauses amid water and power concerns.
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Hearing held
— Hays County officials considered a moratorium on data center construction as part of a wave of Texas counties weighing similar pauses amid water and power concerns.
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Resolution
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Passed
Hays County commissioners pass symbolic resolution to pause data center development
Powerless to enact an outright ban, Hays County commissioners passed a mostly symbolic resolution urging a pause on data center development.
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Jun 30, 2026
Vote — passed
— Powerless to enact an outright ban, Hays County commissioners passed a mostly symbolic resolution urging a pause on data center development.
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Proposed moratorium
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Failed
Hays County commissioners decline to vote on data center moratorium over lawsuit fears
Hays County officials decided not to vote on a countywide data center moratorium, with an assistant district attorney warning the county would be exposing itself to significant legal liability.
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Feb 24, 2026
Vote — tabled
— Hays County officials decided not to vote on a countywide data center moratorium, with an assistant district attorney warning the county would be exposing itself to significant legal liability.
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Proposed moratorium
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Tabled
Hays County judge’s data center moratorium proposal tabled
Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra was among the first Texas county judges to introduce a data center moratorium, but the agenda item was tabled and instead the county held a Clear Water Summit with stakeholders before revisiting the issue.
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Vote — tabled
— Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra was among the first Texas county judges to introduce a data center moratorium, but the agenda item was tabled and instead the county held a Clear Water Summit with stakeholders before revisiting the issue.
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Vote — tabled
— Hays County commissioners tabled a proposed pause on data center development after the county attorney flagged legal risk.
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Resolution
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Passed
Industrial high-water-use resolution
Passed an industrial high-water-use resolution requiring industrial developments to undergo multiple evaluations assessing water use impact, adding additional regulations.
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Jun 23, 2026
Vote — passed
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Zoning, ordinance, or regulatory order
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Tabled
Development review procedures for high-water-demand projects
Directed staff to evaluate and propose amendments to development review procedures to ensure water conservation/supply feasibility for high-water-demand developments — the County Judge described this as a potential moratorium on data centers. The review-procedures discussion was tabled.
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Jun 9, 2026
Vote — tabled
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