Hillsboro, Oregon data centers got $84 million in local property tax breaks last year (per The Oregonian), and the council just advanced an ordinance capping primary-use data center land at 608 acres, down from about 6,600, ahead of an October 20 final vote. In Hudspeth County, Texas, a roughly $15 billion self-powered data center surfaced on private land with no abatement request and limited county say. One market is rationing entitled land while capital drifts toward thinner rules.

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Sources:
https://hillsboronewstimes.com/2026/10/08/hillsboro-moves-data-center-restrictions-closer-to-adoption/
https://hillsborotoday.com/articles/hillsboro-advances-90-cut-to-data-center-zones-mv0ah0bi
https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/10/hillsboro-moves-toward-a-permanent-ceiling-on-data-centers.html
https://www.co.hudspeth.tx.us/upload/page/0125/Message%20to%20Residents%20Regarding%20Data%20Center%2010.09.26.pdf
https://kvia.com/news/local-news/2026/10/09/hudspeth-county-confirms-15-billion-proposed-data-center/
https://cbs4local.com/newsletter-daily/hudpeth-county-confirms-new-15b-data-center-being-built-near-far-east-el-paso-county

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