Texas residents push to form a new town to fight Bitcoin mining noise

Texas residents push to form a new town to fight Bitcoin mining noise

For months, a group of Hood County, Texas, residents has been pushing to create a new town of their own. The effort began in March, when citizens living in a 2-square-mile unincorporated stretch of the county, about 50 miles southwest of Fort Worth, started gathering signatures to form what they hope will become the city of Mitchell Bend. By April, organizers believed they had enough support and submitted their petition to county officials. Afte…