{"id":72,"date":"2026-06-09T02:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T02:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betterseguin.org\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:03:35","slug":"data-center-development-in-seguin-responsible-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/data-center-development-in-seguin-responsible-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our Position on Data Center Development in Seguin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DataCenters_pagePNG-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Citizens for a Better Seguin believes that any data center development proposed in or near Seguin must make sense for the long-term future of our community. Growth should be responsible, transparent, and carefully planned\" class=\"wp-image-368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DataCenters_pagePNG-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DataCenters_pagePNG-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DataCenters_pagePNG-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DataCenters_pagePNG-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DataCenters_pagePNG-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DataCenters_pagePNG.png 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citizens for a Better Seguin believes that any data center development proposed in or near Seguin must make sense for the long-term future of our community. Growth should be responsible, transparent, and carefully planned \u2014 not rushed through without clear answers about water, electricity, infrastructure, traffic, drainage, land use, and the impact on nearby residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data centers can place significant demands on local water and electric systems. Before any project moves forward, the City of Seguin must ensure that residents, small businesses, schools, churches, and existing employers will not experience reduced water reliability, lower electric reliability, higher utility costs, or delayed infrastructure improvements because of one large industrial user. Our community\u2019s basic services must come first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also believe data centers must be properly located and buffered. These facilities should not be placed in a way that negatively affects neighborhoods, rural homes, schools, parks, or future residential growth. Strong setbacks, landscaping, sound mitigation, lighting controls, traffic planning, and visual screening should be required to protect quality of life and preserve the character of Seguin and Guadalupe County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citizens deserve full transparency before decisions are made. That includes honest answers about water use, electric load, backup power, noise, incentives, tax abatements, emergency response needs, long-term jobs, and whether the project truly benefits the people who live here. Seguin should welcome good economic development, but only when it protects residents, respects our resources, and strengthens the community for the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"cvp-live-filter  cvp-customized cvp-dropdown \" id=\"\" data-name=\"tx_category\" data-sid=\"35bb687530\" data-isblock=\"\" data-postid=\"\"><label class=\"cvp-label\">Category<\/label><select name=\"tx_category\"><option value=\"\">All<\/option><option value=\"data-centers\" >Data Centers<\/option><\/select><\/div><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys cvp-lfres\" id=\"pt-cv-view-35bb687530\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" data-pid=\"435\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/group-sues-guadalupe-county-commissioners-court-over-data-centers\/data-centers\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CountySued_DataCenters-1024x576.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none cvp-substitute\" alt=\"A coalition of residents and property owners filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block Guadalupe County from allowing two large data centers developments.\" title=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-taxoterm above_title\"><a href='https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/category\/data-centers\/' title='Data Centers' class='pt-cv-tax-data-centers'>Data Centers<\/a><a href='https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/category\/news\/' title='News' class='pt-cv-tax-news'>News<\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/group-sues-guadalupe-county-commissioners-court-over-data-centers\/data-centers\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Group sues Guadalupe county, commissioners court over data centers<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Story by: Dalondo Moultrie | The Seguin Gazette Managing Editor Jul 21, 2026\u00a0Updated\u00a0Jul 22, 2026 A coalition of residents and ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/group-sues-guadalupe-county-commissioners-court-over-data-centers\/data-centers\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" data-pid=\"351\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/palomino-alpha-must-be-put-on-hold\/data-centers\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PalominDtaCenter-1024x576.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none cvp-substitute\" alt=\"In Better Seguin\u2019s opinion, no further approvals should be granted for the Palomino Alpha data center until serious conflict-of-interest questions are independently investigated\" title=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-taxoterm above_title\"><a href='https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/category\/data-centers\/' title='Data Centers' class='pt-cv-tax-data-centers'>Data Centers<\/a><a href='https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/category\/news\/' title='News' class='pt-cv-tax-news'>News<\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/palomino-alpha-must-be-put-on-hold\/data-centers\/\" class=\"_self cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" >Palomino Alpha Must Be Put on Hold<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">In Better Seguin\u2019s opinion, no further approvals should be granted until serious conflict-of-interest questions are independently investigated July 22. 2026 ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/palomino-alpha-must-be-put-on-hold\/data-centers\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" data-pid=\"256\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/regulators-approve-plan-to-manage-large-load-requests-including-data-centers\/data-centers\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/StateRegulator_dataCenters-1024x576.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none cvp-substitute\" alt=\"A new\u00a0process has been approved by state regulators\u00a0to expedite the connection of multiple large electricity users to the Texas power grid, including data centers\" title=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-taxoterm above_title\"><a href='https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/category\/data-centers\/' title='Data Centers' 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