Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development — $10 gift became $10M for city government, with $30M tax expected over next decade
Summary
Tom's Hardware covers a Texas land donation that became a dispute over a data center project. The piece traces the 1999 deed gifting land for a park, the 2025 sale to a data center developer for $10M, and subsequent legal and community pushback, highlighting zoning constraints, anticipated tax revenue, and governance concerns.