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Data centers spend $340M to win over rural Texas communities
Original: To win over locals, data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects https:// beehaw.org/post/28819115
Data center operators are directing roughly $340 million into community projects in rural Texas as part of an effort to win local support for their facilities. The spending reflects growing tension between large tech infrastructure builds and the small towns hosting them, with companies using funding for local projects to ease concerns and smooth approvals.
Why now: Data center expansion into rural communities and the local backlash over water, power and land use is a live debate.
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- To win over locals, data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects https:// beehaw.org/post/28819115 · Powderhorn@beehaw.org · 2
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