Councilman Ric Galvan requests temporary pause on San Antonio data centers<\/a><\/p>\nThe proposed moratorium, introduced by District 6 Councilman Ric Galvan, would temporarily stop the city from accepting new applications for data centers. That would include concept plans, site development plans and permits.<\/p>\n
The council members want the ordinance to establish a temporary moratorium on all applications for concept plans, site development plans and permits for data centers or \u201coffice data processing and management\u201d as defined in the City of San Antonio Unified Development Code.<\/p>\n
The goal of the moratorium, Galvan said, is to give time to get local regulation on the books and allow the state legislature to meet and address concerns.<\/p>\n
The local push comes as communities across Texas raise concerns about data centers, including their demand for power and water.<\/p>\n
Gov. Greg Abbott also weighed in during an appearance on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week,\u201d saying tech companies failed to build support in the communities where they want to operate.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey didn\u2019t do their job to get the support of people in local communities,\u201d Abbott said. \u201cGaining the support of people in local communities is essential. They\u2019ve not been working in collaboration with local governments, and so they basically dug their own grave for the problem that\u2019s been caused.\u201d<\/p>\n
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