Brownsville’s 90-Day Data Center Moratorium Takes Effect

A sign opposing data-center development; reference photograph

The City Commission's Nov. 4 vote halts new data center applications inside city limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction through Feb. 3, 2027.

A 90-day moratorium on new data-center applications took effect November 5 in Brownsville following the City Commission’s November 4 vote. The pause runs through February 3, 2027.

The moratorium temporarily pauses "the acceptance, processing and approval of data center applications within the City of Brownsville and its Extraterritorial Jurisdiction," according to an Oct. 7 city news release. The pause covers new applications; the city has not said that any approved project is affected.

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