Know Leon County Podcast Ep 14: Texas Counties Are Finally Fighting Back Against Data Centers

Texas counties are finally fighting back against data centers. HillCounty just became the FIRST in Texas to pass a moratorium — and LeonCounty has 12 major projects pending right now.In Episode 14 of the Know Leon County Podcast, Michael Rice and DanielMcCoslin connect the dots from Hill County's historic 3-2 vote to RedOak's midnight rezoning, OpenAI's Stargate supercluster in Milam County,the SpaceX chip plant in Grimes County, and the Corpus Christi watercrisis that should terrify every rural Texan.We cover:- Why Hill County's moratorium is the new playbook for rural Texas- The 12 energy and BESS projects pending in Leon County (before you count data centers)- How "midnight votes" get 830-acre rezonings passed before residents even know about them- Why OpenAI's Stargate is NOT just another data center- The UT Austin report projecting data centers will consume 3% to 9% of all Texas water by 2040- How Corpus Christi ended up rationing residential water while ExxonMobil, Valero, and Oxy kept pumping 55 million gallons a day- What the 391 Planning Commission actually does — and why Leon County finally getting one done mattersIf you live in rural Texas, this one's for you. Share it with yourneighbors, and show up to your next commissioners court meeting.Learn more, read the show notes, and get involved:https://knowleoncounty.orgCitizens for Responsible Growth: https://crglc.orgFollow the show for weekly Leon County civic news and rural Texasdeep-dives. New episodes every week.