By Trey Wilson, Texas Real Estate and Water Lawyer · Updated August 26, 2026 Across Texas, local governments are reaching for whatever authority they think they have to slow or stop data center development. Some of those tools are solid. Some are symbolic. At least...
Governor Abbott Paused Texas Data Centers: What It Means for Landowners (and What It Doesn't) Updated August 26, 2026. This is a developing situation, and the details will keep changing as the state audit runs. Since early August I have fielded a version of the same...
Lateral Support in Texas: The Duty Not to Undermine Your Neighbor's Land Dig, cut, or grade near the property line, and the ground next door could become your legal problem. Here is the rule, and it does not turn on whether you were careful. Every parcel of land holds...
Water Diversion and Section 11.086 of the Texas Water Code: What Landowners Should Know The statute that decides who pays when a neighbor's grading, driveway, or new construction sends water onto your land. The water was never a problem for twenty-five years. Then...
Will a Data Center Next Door Lower My Property Value? A Texas Landowner's Guide to Diminished Value, Stigma, the Proof That Actually Wins, and What Happens When You Sell You have watched the announcements, the rezoning notices, and the survey trucks, and now a data...
Will a Data Center Drain My Water Well? A Texas Landowner's Guide to Groundwater Ownership, the Rule of Capture, and Where You Actually Have Leverage When a Data Center Comes for the Water Your well has produced clean water for as long as you have owned the place,...
What if Data Center Lights or Noise Are Driving Me Crazy? A Texas Landowner's Guide to Private Nuisance, the Crosstex Standard, and When a Data Center's Hum and Glare Cross the Line The data center went online, and now your nights are different. A low mechanical hum...
What Happens When Data Center Construction Floods My Land? A Texas Landowner's Resource Guide to Surface Water Diversion, Water Code Section 11.086, and Drainage Claims Against Data Center Developers A developer strips the vegetation off a hundred acres next to you,...
The Texas Landowner's Guide to Living Next to a Data Center What every Texas landowner should know when industrial development comes to the fence line. Trey Wilson Real Estate and Water Attorney. Representing Texas Landowners. Not Developers. Most of what has been...
A Texas Landowner's Guide to Selling Property for a Data Center What Every Texas Landowner Should Know Before Signing an Option, Easement, or Purchase Agreement. By Trey Wilson, San Antonio Real Estate Attorney and Texas Water Lawyer. We represent Texas Landowners....
Texas Real Estate & Water Law Blog When Government Construction Cuts Off Access to Your Property: A New Texas Court Explains When It Becomes a Constitutional Taking A road-widening project barricaded the only usable route to a Collin County ranch. The Dallas Court...
The Next Frontier of Texas Data Center Litigation: Challenging Governmental Approvals By Trey Wilson | San Antonio Real Estate Attorney | Texas Water Lawyer Every major development boom in Texas eventually ends up in court. We have seen it with pipelines,...
Easement by Necessity in Texas: What Early v. Cameron Teaches Landowners and Their Attorneys By Trey Wilson | San Antonio Real Estate & Water Law Attorney If you own rural land in Texas, buy it, finance it, or litigate over it, the Texas Third Court of Appeals...
Rescission in Texas Real Estate Disputes: What It Is, When It Is Available, and Why It Is Hard to Win By Trey Wilson, San Antonio Real Estate Attorney and Texas Water Lawyer Rescission is one of the most powerful remedies potentially...
Same Gulf, Very Different Paths: Two Bets on Seawater Desalination in South Texas By Trey Wilson, San Antonio Real Estate Attorney and Texas Water Lawyer The Water Problem Is Not Theoretical South Texas is running short of water, and the numbers are not close....
When a Government Agency Signs a Contract, Can You Sue It? Texas Law Says “Maybe.” Every day across Texas, governmental entities enter into contracts worth thousands, and sometimes millions, of dollars. Cities purchase land. Water districts contract for engineering...
Turning Point for Texas Water Supply? $1 Billion Desalination Plant Proposed for South Padre Island By Trey Wilson, San Antonio Real Estate Attorney and Texas Water Lawyer A $1 billion seawater desalination plant is now being proposed for South Padre Island, and it...
Texas Data Centers and Water: Emerging Issues for Landowners and Water Users By Trey Wilson, San Antonio Real Estate Attorney and Texas Water Lawyer Texas is beginning to see a shift in how large-scale development is evaluated, particularly as it relates to data...
When Wells Run Dry: Liability Theories Against Sellers and Developers in Texas Groundwater Transactions By Trey Wilson, San Antonio Real Estate Attorney and Texas Water Lawyer The Deal Looks Fine—Until the Water Stops In Texas, groundwater is often assumed. If there...
Can You Stop a Dangerous Project Before It’s Built? A Texas Court Says Yes, If You Plead It Right By Trey Wilson, San Antonio Real Estate Attorney and Texas Water Lawyer One of the more important questions in land use and nuisance law is this: do you have to sit still...
Texas Is Subsidizing Data Centers — But the Real Story Is in the Law, the Water, and the Risk There is a surface-level story making the rounds right now: Texas is handing out more than $1 billion per year in tax breaks to data centers. That part is true. But if you...