Wilson County News
Telling the story of what's going on in Wilson County, Texas!
Wilson County News
Data center plans should respect the land, local people
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
As a disabled U.S. Navy veteran, former Associate Vice President for Utilities Operations at the University of Texas Medical Branch, and now the founder of B’s Trees LLC here in Wilson County, I’ve spent my career working at the intersection of infrastructure, energy systems, and land stewardship. I understand how large-scale facilities operate, what they demand from local resources, and how quickly a community can face unintended consequences when growth outpaces planning. I offer this perspective not as an opponent of development, but as someone who has managed complex utility systems and now depends on the long-term health of our...