The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Henderson County
Neutral Data Center Policies
Henderson County adopted a resolution calling for safeguards and greater state involvement, but it does not regulate data centers or approve or block specific projects.
current law · County measureCalls for state legislative participation and stronger safeguards for future Texas data-center development, including facilities near Trinidad and Cedar Creek Reservoir, while supporting responsible economic development and appropriately designed and sited facilities (the resolution’s text).Henderson County Commissioners Court Resolution Opposing Data Center Development Without Adequate Safeguards (2026)
What this means
The resolution calls for safeguards and more state involvement, but it does not itself impose rules on data centers or block any project. Commissioners said it was not a vote approving or denying any specific project, so its direct effect on building or operating centers is not meaningful.
People behind it
- Henderson County Commissioners Court
Drafted and voted on the resolution calling for safeguards and state legislative participation regarding data centers in Texas.
- Kenneth Strawn
Henderson County attorney who read the prepared resolution to the Commissioners Court.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements3
Opposes large-scale, high-continuous-load data centers in water-constrained regions that use open-loop evaporative cooling or other high-volume potable-water technologies, unless they demonstrate a sustainable water supply and mitigation safeguards.
Opposes data-center development that does not include adequate safeguards to protect county resources and residents.
Conditions support for additional data-center development in Texas on comprehensive, enforceable safeguards that protect electric-grid reliability and prevent costs from being shifted to residential, agricultural, and small-business ratepayers.
Sources
Data provided by Regbase · Cookie preferences · Report missing data