Hood County

Granbury residents filed recall petitions against the mayor and four council members, alleging a loss of public trust over Project Patriot and transparency concerns tied to the proposed data center.

More than 800 Granbury residents signed a petition demanding a vote of no confidence against city officials after an undisclosed data center project sparked transparency and legal concerns.

NRG has withdrawn its air permit application for the proposed Tolar Power Center in Hood County. Opponents call it a major victory, but the related Comanche Circle data center project remains active.

Months of tension over the Comanche Circle data center erupted in Hood County Commissioners Court as officials approved the project 3-1 amid protests, legal concerns and heated exchanges.

Residents and local leaders packed a Granbury town hall Wednesday night to oppose proposed Al data centers.

Hood County commissioners voted down a second proposed moratorium on large-scale data centers and will ask the Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to clarify whether the county has legal authority to impose one.

HB 2559 raises questions about Hood County's authority to halt Al data centers as state lawmakers push back on local moratorium efforts.

Residents once again packed the Hood County Commissioners Court meeting, raising environmental, water and land-use concerns over a proposed data center as officials debated their authority under state law.

Residents in Hood County voiced their disdain for a proposal 2,600 acre data center with hope to function as soon as 2027.

Hood County Commissioner's Court renamed Williamson Road near Granbury to Charlie Kirk Memorial Parkway. Kirk was a influential conservative leader who was assassinated in September.

Supporters said Tuesday's vote to incorporate Mitchell Bend — population 600 — was one of their last options to try to control noise pollution coming from the nearby Bitcoin mine.

A federal court rejected Marathon Digital Holdings' request for a temporary restraining order against Mitchell Bend's incorporation election.