Residents packed public comment at the July 28 Wythe County Board of Supervisors meeting urging a countywide land‑use ordinance to restrict data centers on farmland, citing water use, power strain, and secrecy around developer agreements.

Speakers told the commission that adding commercial uses to residential and open-space conservation districts will harm neighbors' expectations, increase traffic and services demand, and may be irreversible; they urged protections and conservation easements.

At a lengthy public hearing, Humboldt County residents, developers, a union representative and an RWE attorney made competing arguments over Ordinance 77, a proposed rewrite of county wind-energy rules; supervisors set a second reading for June 22 and left significant substantive questions for future discussion.

After hours of public testimony and commissioner debate over waivers, fees, and hauler contracts, the board voted to table Ordinance 0‑26‑02 (solid waste collection, disposal and fee) and sent it back for attorney review and refinement for the Sept. 24 agenda.

Dozens of residents urged the Planning Commission to reject or delay the Seabrook hamlet proposal, citing traffic and safety on US‑21, potential stormwater and flooding impacts, loss of rural character, and unspecified industrial uses in the proposed S‑1 zone; several speakers asked that the Planning Commission preserve T2 rural protections.

The board voted to begin drafting zoning changes that would prohibit data centers from locating in general M‑1 and M‑2 industrial areas outside the county’s technology overlay district; supervisors said the measure is intended to protect rural areas and well water while staff drafts specifics for public review.

After hours of public comment and debate, the Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution directing staff and the planning commission to pursue code changes removing 'data center' as an allowed use in industrial districts and placed a temporary pause on new special‑use permit applications for data centers through Dec. 31, 2026.

An extended public hearing and discussion covered proposed minimum setbacks, a church opt‑in/waiver proposal, notification radius and mailing‑day increases, and whether the county should retain the SDSU odor‑footprint requirement; residents urged greater protections for churches and larger setbacks for small communities.

Several residents told the McLennan County Commissioners Court the proposed hyperscale data center near Riesel would sit within a half‑mile of family homes and farmland and urged creation of an agricultural development district to protect rural land; the court ratified a notice for an Aug. 4 hearing on that petition.

After the state declared Vision 2050 "null and void," the board directed staff to draft a readoption ordinance (with a narrowly defined opt‑out option) and return for public hearings so the county can restore statutory compliance and advance core Vision policies while preserving an approach to address conflicts with state law.

After sustained public comment urging protection of farmland, the Woodford County Fiscal Court voted to adopt a summary first reading of text amendments to Articles 2 and 7 of the county zoning ordinance, including restoring a residency requirement for in‑family conveyance applicants and confirming certain lot-size minimums.

After a public comment from a nearby landowner, Argyle council approved a resolution urging the Texas Department of Transportation to revise FM 407 plans to reduce right‑of‑way impacts, recommend a maximum four‑lane cross section through the town center, and address drainage and pedestrian crossings.

After legal advisories that the charter cannot override state RHNA and rezoning law, the committee voted to forward an informational recommendation asking the Board to incorporate a concept into the general plan: protect rural/low‑density zones from inappropriate high‑density encroachment and enact policies that encourage developers to build the affordable housing required by state law.

The Vernon Township Council unanimously adopted ordinance 2611 to define and prohibit large-scale data centers, citing concerns about energy, water, noise and local character after residents urged a ban during public comment.

House Bill 2422 would make theft of at least 400 bushels of grain a severity level 6 nonperson felony; proponents told the Committee on Judiciary that a volume threshold (rather than a dollar amount) better captures typical theft patterns in rural Kansas and would give prosecutors greater charging flexibility.