Brazoria County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution stating conditions it wants on data center development

On June 9th, 2026 Brazoria County Commissioners Court adopted a measure on data center development. Its own agenda system records it as a resolution about data centers and related facilities in Texas. The item was introduced on May 29th, 2026, reached the court and was approved. Reporting on the resolution says the court supports responsible economic development, including appropriately designed and sited data centers. It also says no future data center should proceed without an independent impact assessment. A county resolution is not an ordinance and Texas counties have no zoning power outside city limits, so this sets a stated position rather than a rule. It came from the same court that had already refused the reinvestment zone behind the Old Ocean Datacenter and Bulldog Power abatement applications.