1 data center project in Unincorporated Guadalupe County
Who decides here: the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits. Texas counties have very few zoning powers, so land outside cities often has few local rules.
In Unincorporated Guadalupe County
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
The Data Center Action Coalition and local residents, with lawyers from the Save Our Springs Alliance, sued the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court. They say the county broke open meetings, tax and conflict-of-interest laws when it approved tax breaks and development deals for two data centers near Seguin, CloudBurst and Palomino Alpha. Together the projects cover more than 1,700 acres.
🤝 Agreement with the company
Guadalupe County commissioners approved a property tax break (abatement) for the CloudBurst Texas data center, a project of more than 700 acres near Seguin. Residents later sued, saying the approval broke state law.
🤝 Agreement with the company
Guadalupe County commissioners approved a tax break for the Palomino Alpha data center on December 17, 2024, and a development agreement on April 15, 2025. The county judge stepped aside from both votes. The project asked a local water supplier for 500,000 gallons a day. A 2026 lawsuit challenges these approvals.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Guadalupe County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Guadalupe County: Guadalupe Valley Electric Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or AEP Texas Central Company (company) or Pedernales Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Bluebonnet Electric Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
In much of Texas you can pick who sells you power, but this company owns the power lines.
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Texas.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much water will the campus use, and from which supplier?
- What air permit does the on-site gas generation need?
- Did Hays County also give a tax break?
- Who are the tenants?