Small Plots of Land Fuel Big Suspicions Among Lubbock Residents, Who Fear It’s for a Data Center

Small plots of land fuel big suspicions among Lubbock residents, who fear it’s for a data center

By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune July 29, 2026 LUBBOCK — What would normally be unassuming, small parcels of land have caught the eye of Lubbock’s city leaders and have residents up in arms. On Tuesday, Lubbock City Council approved changes to two parcels of land — one to annex an 8-acre tract of…

Lubbock residents suspect annexed land is for a data center

Despite community concerns, the president of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance said neither piece of land would be conducive for a data center.

City Council rezones, annexes land west of airport for industry, sparking anger, recall threats over data center fears

A City Council vote to zone 7.9 acres west of the airport to industrial use and annex it to the city brought an almost full house to Tuesday’s meeting – most driven by fear of a data center going in there. Stephen Sanders, former mayor candidate, who’s leading a campaign for a data center moratorium, asked people to come to the meeting in a frustrated and animated Monday Facebook post. Extra police officers were at the meeting, citing “an increa…