SEALY, Texas - Dozens of Austin County residents gathered Friday evening to protest a proposed data center in the Sealy area, arriving at a CleanSpark community meeting in tractors, trailers and trucks.

They met near Trenckmann Rd and FM 949 in Sealy and caravanned to Millheim Haromonie Verein Hall where they met with CleanSpark representatives.

The residents say they are concerned about how the project could affect their rural community, including water, noise, light pollution and the environment.