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Willie Nelson Decries AI Data Centers Overrunning His Texas Town: ‘Let’s Not Allow Our Own Demise’
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TheWrap
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…Willie Nelson made a rare public statement on social media Tuesday to decry the growing presence of data centers in his Texas hometown.
“And now our community, like many others, needs to fight against data centers invading our land,” Nelson’s statement continued.
“The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter).”
Let’s not allow our own demise or give up control over necessary resources in the U.S. and especially in Abbott.”
Nelson’s missive came as data centers continue moving into rural Texas for a combination of cheap land, abundant electricity, tax incentives and growing demand from AI companies.