Communities Aren't Anti-Datacenter. They're Anti-Surprise.

Rep. Helen Kerwin's moratorium letter to Governor Abbott names the exact gap driving community backlash: Texas has no statewide water consumption or grid impact standards for hyperscale facilities, even as projected demand hits 161 billion gallons annually by 2030. Developers who arrive with credible, community-vetted water strategies before permits are filed will move; those who don't will hand opponents the narrative, as Sailfish already learned in Hood County.