Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for $10M as data center land

In 1999, a Texas farmer donated 87 acres to the city of Taylor for parkland with a deed restriction requiring that use; however, through a series of transfers, the city sold the land in 2025 for $10 million to a data center developer. Local residents are fighting the project in court, citing concerns about environmental impacts and the violation of the original deed's conditions, while the city argues it lacks zoning authority to stop the development and emphasizes the $30 million in tax revenue the project will generate over a decade.