Data centers are all the rage these days in rural Texas. In fact, sometimes they're causing actual rage. But it seems their existence in Texas is inevitable at this point. So, what are Texas lawmakers doing about them? Heck, what is data center? Let's take a look. What is a data center? This Forbes article goes into detail on what a data center is: "Data centers are defined as physical places that house and run networking components and infrastructure, including servers, fire

HB 2960 (Rep. Hayes) - Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts. HB 2960 amends the Business & Commerce Code so that if a construction contract for real property in Texas (or a related agreement) tries to force the parties to follow another state’s law, go to court in another state, or arbitrate in another state, that part of the contract is no longer just something you might be able to cancel - it’s automatically invalid because it goes against

HB 1399 & HJR 99 (Rep. Harris, et al.) (Sen. Nichols, et al.) - Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail. I call this bill the Feed Store Tax Exemption. HB 1399 amends Chapter 11 of the Texas Tax Code to allow an ad valorum tax exemption for those who sell "feed for farm and ranch animals [or] feed for animals that are held for sale in the regular course of bu

Texas Agriculture 2025 Constitutional Amendment Overview