HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – Despite months of community pushback, construction appears to have started on a controversial AI data center in a rural part of Hays County.

CloudBurst Data Centers announced its plans to build the facility in February. At the time, the company had posted a timeline on its website indicating construction would begin earlier this year. At a county meeting in May, Hays County Judge Ruben Beccera said that the commissioners' court had limited power when it comes to development on private property.

“We were able to delay them by a few months,” said Jennifer Lindsey, whose family has lived near the proposed site since the mid-1990s. “They were supposed to start the groundbreaking in April of 2025. As you can see, it's November 2025. We feel really happy about that.

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