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Data centers in Hays County, Texas

No data center in Hays County is on the record yet; the page exists because the county has a scorecard row. Hays County decides new data centers one at a time. The latest decision on the record: In February, Hays County commissioners courtroom was full of residents supporting countywide data center moratorium, though it was not passed due to concerns about lawsuit, September 24, 2026.

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No data center in Hays County yet

No data center is on the record in Hays County yet. The first published record in Hays County puts it on the map and in the list here.

The cities in Hays County on the record (1)

1 of 1 city has a record. A city without one is listed, not linked, until its first published record.

CityProjectsRulesHow it treats data centers
San Marcos01restrictive

What Hays County has decided

2 bodies, 2 decisions on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.

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  1. Hays Countycounty

    In February, Hays County commissioners courtroom was full of residents supporting countywide data center moratorium, though it was not passed due to concerns about lawsuit, February 2026.

    texasstandard.org local outlet

    case by case
    1 act on this row
    1. moratorium rejected

      In February, Hays County commissioners courtroom was full of residents supporting countywide data center moratorium, though it was not passed due to concerns about lawsuit

      texasstandard.org local outlet

    Last verified September 24, 2026.

  2. San MarcoscityAlso in Caldwell County, Guadalupe County.

    In June 2026, San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 to change zoning regulations to make data centers ineligible for development within city limits, June 2026.

    kut.org query feed

    restrictive
    1 act on this row
    1. moratorium

      In June 2026, San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 to change zoning regulations to make data centers ineligible for development within city limits

      kut.org query feed

    Last verified August 19, 2026.

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What happened

  1. · San Marcos

    Moratorium: In June 2026, San Marcos City Council voted 4-3 to change zoning regulations to make data centers ineligible for development within city limits kut.org query feed

  2. · Hays County

    Moratorium rejected: In February, Hays County commissioners courtroom was full of residents supporting countywide data center moratorium, though it was not passed due to concerns about lawsuit texasstandard.org local outlet

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Data Center Record, "Data centers in Hays County, Texas", https://datacenterrecord.org/states/tx/hays-county, updated September 24, 2026.

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