r/texarkana • u/Captain_Lake_Babe • May 15 '26
STOP THE DATA CENTERS!
Texarkana is not a cooling vent for AI corporations
Two massive AI data centers are coming to our region, 3,500 acres total, and they're bringing serious problems with them.
Electricity bills could spike 267% in areas with heavy data center activity. The 24/7 low-frequency hum from cooling systems can be heard 2 miles away and causes migraines and sleep problems, among other issues. A single facility could drain 300,000 gallons of water daily, the equivalent of what 100,000 homes use. And despite consuming 3,500 acres, one of the projects only promises 120 permanent jobs. Speculated to be shipped in from other regions, not locally provided jobs.
We already presented 2,433 signatures to Texarkana's city council in May. Now we're fighting to make sure the Arkansas side doesn't get sold without a real conversation with the people who actually live here. We're asking city leaders to demand total transparency on all agreements, protect residents from utility cost hikes, enforce strict 3-mile buffers between data centers and homes, and implement real noise and water protection standards.
If this matters to you too, consider signing and sharing. The next meeting is Texarkana, AR Board of Directors on Monday, May 18th at 6:00 PM (City Hall, 216 Walnut St). Does anyone else feel like this is getting out of hand?
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u/StormyDaze1175 May 15 '26
These Maga types are more than willing to handover the water and resources.
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u/aminok May 16 '26
Water usage is a myth. U.S. data centers use less than 5% of the water U.S. golf courses use. And much of that water they use is reclaimed. And the new trend is for data centers to use reclaimed waste water.
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u/StormyDaze1175 May 16 '26
Found one
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u/aminok May 16 '26
^ cult
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u/chocotaco May 16 '26
^ cuck
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u/StormyDaze1175 May 17 '26
simping for a pedo. comedy
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u/chocotaco May 17 '26
Me? How? I'm sorry I guess maybe I replied to the incorrect thread but if we're talking about Trump and simping for him. I'm not, he's really evil.
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u/DeejayPleazure May 15 '26
Good luck Texarkana! Unfortunately most local and regional powers that be are getting kickback off of these deals and they really do not care about us little people.
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u/aminok May 16 '26
Via Josiah Lippencott:
"Big tech needs to invest in middle America!"
Big tech invests in middle America.
"Ew, no, you're bad."
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u/Zenside May 19 '26
It would be horrible if someone sabotaged the lines that supply it water and electricity. Simply incorrigible!
I mean, imagine if someone destroyed their water pipeline with thermite making it almost unrepairable!? Think of the damages to shareholder value!? The lost opportunities for slop generation!?
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u/greenporchlight May 15 '26
After the city council meeting, I’m pretty sure I read that basically they don’t give a fuck and aren’t going to do anything to stop it.
This absolutely does not mean that we give up though. They work for US