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Can Texas Cities and Counties Ban Data Centers?
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...
Abbott’s Data Center Pause: What It Means for Texas Landowners
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
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...