WACO, Texas (KXXV) — The Texas Coalition Against Data Centers submitted petitions across the state, including in McLennan County, requesting the creation of an agricultural development district — land zoned specifically for agricultural use. WATCH HERE:McLennan County commissioners deny petition to create first-of-its-kind agricultural district in TexasThe coalition's goal is to keep data centers away from farmland by zoning areas specifically for agricultural use. "Never found where it has ever been done before until now, today, in McLennan County Texas," Smith said. McLennan County Commissioners Court held a public hearing on the petition before the final vote. And the reason we need it is because we have no force," one community member said.