LACY LAKEVIEW, Texas (KWTX) - The Lacy Lakeview City Council voted 6-1 to annex 520 acres for a proposed $10 billion artificial intelligence data center, despite opposition from residents who packed the council meeting.

The annexation covers land in Waco’s extraterritorial jurisdiction west of Elm Mott around Taylor Lane. Some attendees stood in the hallway due to the crowded meeting room.

Residents voiced concerns about potential higher utility bills, lower property values, air and noise pollution, and harm to animals and humans from the proposed data center.

“This being something that Lacy Lakeview wants, no we don’t, let me just say that,” one resident said during public comment.

Residents cite generational property concerns

Resident Lauren Hill distributed photos of her family’s p

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