Zydeco Development pulled its proposal for a 70-megawatt data center in Hutto after residents filed a protest.

Tech giants are pouring billions into the Texas Hill Country and reshaping a region locals have long fought to protect.

The Austin-based commercial real estate development firm was set to request rezoning 450 Ed Schmidt Boulevard from residential to industrial for the center.

The 70 megawatt data center would be at least the third in the city of Hutto, a town of 43,000 people.

Large air conditioners push cool air into server rooms at the Sabey Data Center in Round Rock, Texas on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 ...

Residents of another small Central Texas city are pushing back against a proposed data center coming to their neighborhood.

Editor’s note: The video above is previous coverage from April 8, 2026. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Zydeco Development has withdrawn its ...

A data center could be built on 40 acres of land in Hutto, Texas. Property developer Zydeco has proposed that a tract located at the southeast corner of County Road 119 and Limmer Loop be rezoned in ...

The boom in data centers, many to support artificial intelligence, could strain the Texas power grid and increase energy ...

Hutto residents file formal written protests against Zydeco Data Center The protests are aimed at triggering a state-mandated ...

The plans have caused a stir in Temple, one of the communities in Central Texas at the forefront of the state's data center ...