Residents in Texas express anger and concern over a proposal to build a data center next to a Buddhist monastery. Multiple reports describe community opposition centered on potential impacts to the monastery and its surrounding area, alongside broader objections to how local land use and infrastructure decisions are being made.
The backlash comes as Texas officials review the state’s electricity infrastructure. One report links the protest to an order from Gov. Greg Abbott directing audits of all pending data center power-grid connections across Texas. The directive is aimed at assessing incoming requests and ensuring the state’s power system can accommodate new high-demand facilities.
While residents criticize the siting and decision-making around the proposed data center, the audits add context about power planning and approval processes. Together, the reports present a dispute driven by local community concerns about a sensitive neighboring location, alongside a wider state-level effort to examine data center electricity connectivity as more such projects advance.
