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Officials: Data Center Deal Could Net Billions For Taylor Area

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 5, 11:21 AM CDT

updated Oct 8, 4:57 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Taylor Press, KXAN (NBC) and KVUE, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Taylor City Council unanimously approved a 664-acre data center project despite community concerns, KVUE and KXAN (NBC) reported. Area officials noted the deal could bring billions of dollars to the community, according to the Taylor Press.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 8, 11:20 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

Officials: Data center deal could net billions for Taylor area · Taylor Press · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 7, 6:00 AM CDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 5, 11:40 AM CDT · first source seenOct 8, 3:43 PM CDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 5, 11:51 AM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 8, 3:43 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.