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Texas City Votes Down $1.5 Billion Data Center After Lengthy Citizen Protests

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — After more than eight hours of public testimony in front of the San Marcos City Council, city residents celebrated a 5-2 vote by the council denying zoning changes that would allow for the construction of a large data center near the city. Citizens opposed to the plan erupted in applause as the results of the vote were announced shortly after 2:00 a.m. Wednesday.

Torrie Martin, whose family farm is directly next door to the data center's proposed site,