In Bastrop, Texas, data centers could lose automatic approval in industrial zones

In Bastrop, Texas, data centers could lose automatic approval in industrial zones

Bastrop, Texas, officials are considering whether data centers should face closer review as the industry expands. One zoning idea under discussion would remove by-right approval for those facilities in certain industrial-zoned areas and instead make them seek individual approval. Here's what to know At an August 11 meeting, the City Council and city manager Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino weighed a rule that would send proposed data centers in industria…