And now our community, like many others, needs to fight against data centers invading our land. The last thing we need is a loud, water thieving, light polluting, data center anywhere near our town (or any others for that matter),” Willie Nelson says. The governor has faced criticisms for being too permissive of data center construction, but has also recently come out in opposition to data center development in rural areas of the state, as well as demanding data center owners pay for their own resources. Sure, some have checked out on the AI issue, or don’t have a data center going in near them, and aren’t especially animated over the matter. Data centers are still being erected, often by circumventing public votes or notifications.