Hill County, TX

June 30, 2026

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Home-Rule Authority Faces Its First Real Test in San Marcos

Hill County rescinded its moratorium after a developer sued for $100 million, and Hood County backed off after Bettencourt asked the Attorney General whether counties can restrict data centers at all.

June 12, 2026

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Self-Generation, Disclosure, and a 2027 Deadline: Abbott Resets the Terms

Hill County's moratorium drew a $100 million lawsuit and was rescinded.

June 10, 2026

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418 GW Knock on Texas Doors. Behind-the-Meter Builders Skip the Line.

Hill County passed what's described as Texas's first datacenter moratorium in May.

June 6, 2026

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Meitner Is the Template. 430 GW of Applications Are About to Find Out.

Hill County just rescinded its moratorium after RCM Hill LLC sued over its 1,235 MW Project Aquila, citing ERCOT Batch Zero exposure as the central harm.

June 4, 2026

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Monterey Park Bans Datacenters by Ballot. Texas Cities Write Rules Instead.

Hill County already paused construction for a year.

June 1, 2026

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Tax Abatements Lose the Room. Power, Water, and Cost Causation Take Over.

A San Marcos Record op-ed cites Hill County's one-year rural data center pause as Texas precedent and benchmarks against Texas agriculture's $900 billion annual output.

May 31, 2026

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Hill County Moratorium Heads to Federal Court. Every Texas County Is Watching.

RCM Hill LLC filed a $100 million federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging Hill County's yearlong moratorium on data center and power plant construction, the first county-level moratorium of its kind in Texas.

May 27, 2026

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The 445 GW Queue Gets a Gate. Capital Commitment Is the New Credential.

Hill County commissioners approved a one-year data center moratorium this month.

May 26, 2026

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Disclosure Is Coming. Developers Tracking Water Now Won't Break Stride.

Red Oak rezoned 800 acres for a data center project this month over local opposition; days later, Hill County imposed a moratorium on data center projects entirely.

May 23, 2026

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31.7 GW Under Construction. Five-Year Power Timelines Decide Who Builds It.

In Texas, Red Oak approved 800 acres of agricultural rezoning while Hill County imposed a moratorium the same month.

May 21, 2026

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Dallas, Austin, West Texas Sweep the Global Top Three

Hill County's already approved a one-year moratorium.

May 17, 2026

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Hill County Wants State Rules. Smart Developers Will Help Write Them.

Hill County commissioners voted 3-2 to impose a one-year moratorium on new datacenter construction in unincorporated areas, the first Texas county-level pause of its kind, with the 300-acre Provident Data Centers project in north Hillsboro as the trigger.

May 15, 2026

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Behind-the-Meter Gas Is the New Default. Chevron Just Set the Texas Template.

The application lands the same week Hill County's commissioners voted 3-2 for a one-year datacenter moratorium and a UT-Austin paper projected datacenters could consume 3-9% of Texas water by 2040.