Two routine-looking property moves in Lubbock, Texas, have escalated into a broader dispute over how much input residents will have before energy-hungry data center development changes their city.
Residents reacted quickly and intensely, directing much of their anger at local officials.
What happened?
The Lubbock City Council on Tuesday approved two requests tied to the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance: annexing an 8-acre site near a rail line into the city and rezoning 52 nearby acres from single-family residential to industrial.
City leaders have not publicly said the land would be used for a data center, as The Texas Tribune reported…