April 7, 2026
Medina County Told Microsoft No. Here's the Playbook It Used.Medina County, Texas is writing the playbook for data center water negotiation.
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Medina County, TX
Medina County, Texas is located in south-central Texas approximately 50 miles north of San Antonio, positioned in a region with developing data center and technology infrastructure activity.
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February 18, 2026
Texas Attracts Megawatts Faster Than It Can Write the Rules to Manage ThemEight data centers are planned or underway in Medina County, confirmed by County Judge Keith Lutz and Commissioner Larry Sittre, with several approaching billion-dollar scale.
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