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Data Center Construction Disrupts Hillsboro, Texas Burger Stop

9/9/2026

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Data center developers are sending construction trucks through Hillsboro, Texas, disrupting a local burger restaurant.
The Ivy couple, longtime Republicans, blame Gov. Greg Abbott for the data center’s landscape, water and seating impacts.
The Ivy couple said they might consider voting for a Democrat in the November election.
Texas ranks second nationwide in data center numbers, trailing only Virginia.

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Story summary

Data center developers are sending construction trucks through Hillsboro, Texas, disrupting a local burger restaurant.
The Ivy couple, longtime Republicans, blame Gov. Greg Abbott for the data center’s landscape, water and seating impacts.
The Ivy couple said they might consider voting for a Democrat in the November election.
Texas ranks second nationwide in data center numbers, trailing only Virginia.