Austin City Council

A Gallup poll from May found 71% of U.S. adults oppose building an AI data center in their local area, including 48% strongly opposed, higher than the 53% who oppose a local nuclear plant, and a CBS N…

Austin's City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to begin the process of banning hyperscale AI data centers within city limits, with binding land-use regulations due by December 31, 2026. The resol…

Austin City Council members are racing to regulate AI data centers before a hyper-scale facility is proposed within city limits, citing concerns over the city's strained water and power resources. Cou…