'A gut-wrenching feeling': Family learns two data centers coming to rural Hays County

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – After finding out that two data centers are coming to a rural part of Hays County, a community is worried about how it will affect their lives. CloudBurst Data Centers announced in early February it had plans to build in 2025 an AI data center outside of San Marcos. Through county appraisal and Texas Secretary of State records, KXAN has confirmed the site location is on Francis Harris Lane, bordering Hays County and Guadalupe County. “We own a pr