SAN MARCOS — Hays County has pulled back — again — on a plan to temporarily suspend approvals for data centers and other water-intensive large-scale developments.
The back-and-forth comes as Hays and other counties across the state are looking for ways to manage the rapid growth of data centers and their impact on local water supplies and other issues.
On Tuesday, Hays County commissioners tabled a decision on a proposed 180-day pause on approvals for industrial projects in unincorporated areas over fears it would open the county to a possible lawsuit. Just a day earlier, County Judge Ruben Becerra had “guaranteed” it would be decided Tuesday.
In February, the commission tabled a 30-day moratorium proposal, also because of legal concerns…