Lubbock residents have been embroiled in a monthslong fight with city and county leaders about a possible hyperscale AI data center project. Concerned Lubbock residents have taken their worries to meetings all over the city — from City Council to county commissioners. He said the bigger piece of land is good for a manufacturer, but not a regular-sized or hyperscale data center. “A data center could potentially go there, [but] I don’t anticipate a data center ever going there primarily because we’re trying to put the highest and best use for properties.” The deal was approved last month to put a small data center in East Lubbock.