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Two mayors, one $10 billion AI data center, and a growing divide in small-town Texas
Two Texas mayors, Jim Jaska of Ross and Charles Wilson of Lacy Lakeview, are divided over a $10 billion AI data center project near Ross. The project, which could generate $50 million annually in taxes for Lacy Lakeview but not Ross, highlights tensions between rural and suburban communities over AI infrastructure development in Texas.
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