North Texas county among first to attempt moratorium on data centers

HILL COUNTY, Texas - A county near the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is among the first to instate a pause on the construction of data centers.

The decision, made Tuesday at a meeting of the Hill County Commissioners Court, would put a moratorium on such construction for one year, excluding projects currently under construction, and with the ability to be lifted under specific circumstances.

The legality of the decision remains in question.