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- Metro area
- Granbury, TX
- School district
- Granbury Independent School District
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Prices
Prices for the West South Central division. No metro data is published for your county. Change over 5 years; each row names the exact area its number describes. Open the electricity and gasoline rows for the utility rate and the pump price.
While eggs rose 43.3 percent in the South region over 5 years, the food and agricultural industries held 215 lobbying contracts and filed 792 federal lobbying reports in 2025.
Federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings for 2025, the latest full year, counted by the issue codes each industry files under. Lobbying is federal and the same for every area. Shown beside the local price change; WalletShock does not assert that one caused the other.
Price and lobbying on the same years
Eggs each September (South, dollars per dozen, grade A large), above; lobbying contracts under the industry's issue codes each year, below.
- South, dollars per dozen, grade A large
- Lobbying contracts per year, federal
Filings are held from 2021; earlier years show no bar. The lighter bar is the current year, partial until its final reports arrive in late January. Two separate scales; the chart shows direction over the same years and does not measure one against the other.
Top ten clients under FOO, AGR
By filings carrying these issue codes in 2025. Filers under a code include organisations outside this industry.
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION DC8 contracts, 34 filings · $2.0M
- AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION DC6 contracts, 22 filings · $5.2M
- NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL DC6 contracts, 21 filings · $1.6M
- PEPSICO, INC. DC4 contracts, 17 filings · $1.3M
- KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY DC4 contracts, 16 filings · $3.1M
- BAYER U.S. LLC DC4 contracts, 15 filings · $1.3M
- MCDONALD'S CORPORATION DC3 contracts, 12 filings · $4.0M
- AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE VA2 contracts, 12 filings · $2.3M
- NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION VA3 contracts, 12 filings · $924,153
- INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION DC3 contracts, 12 filings · $670,000
Egg producers: named clients
Clients whose names match the catalog's list for this industry. Name matching is imperfect and each entry is flagged for human review.
- UNITED EGG PRODUCERS GA2 contracts, 7 filings · $248,000
- CAL-MAINE FOODS MS1 contract, 5 filings · $380,000
PACs for the industries behind this basket gave $110,000 to Texas's Senate candidates.
PAC gifts and stock trades tracked by the QPQ Tracker for the 183 lobbying clients listed above, matched to TX-25's House candidates and Texas's Senate candidates through FEC candidate committee records.
House, TX-25
No tracked gifts to TX-25's House candidates from these PACs.
Senate, Texas
$110,000 across 11 tracked gifts.
- ExxonMobil PAC to Ted Cruz for Senate (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on fuel and oil, energy$30,000
- ExxonMobil PAC to Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc. (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on fuel and oil, energy$15,000
- American Petroleum Institute PAC to Ted Cruz for Senate (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on fuel and oil, energy, utility$10,000
- Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee to Republican Party of Texas (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on fuel and oil, energy$10,000
- Gilead Sciences Inc Healthcare Policy PAC to Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc. (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on pharmaceutical, health care$10,000
- Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee to Cornyn Majority Committee (R) · 2024 cycle · lobbies on fuel and oil, energy$10,000
- Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee to Ted Cruz for Senate (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on fuel and oil, energy$9,000
- PhRMA PAC to Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc. (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on pharmaceutical, health care$6,500
- Duke Energy PAC to Ted Cruz for Senate (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on fuel and oil, energy, utility$6,000
- Ford Motor Company Civic Action Fund to Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc. (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on fuel and oil, energy, utility$2,500
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Federal Political Action Committee (state Farm Federal PAC) to Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc. (R) · 2026 cycle · lobbies on insurance$1,000
Stock trades by TX-25's member
No disclosed trades in these companies by TX-25's member in the QPQ Tracker's records.
Data centers and schools
Data centers within 25 miles of your location and in Hood County, TX. Spending per pupil for GRANBURY IND SCH DIST 901 (NCES 4821390).
Data centers
2 facilities within 25 miles
2 facilities within 25 miles: 1 operating, 1 approved/permitted/under construction.
- Your location
- Local action (county or city)
- Operating
- Approved/Permitted/Under construction
| Facility | Status | Operator | Size | Power | Cooling | Pushback | Miles | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Circle Data Centers Tolar, Hood County, TX | Approved/Permitted/Under construction | Sailfish Digital Ventures | 600 MW | Yes | 8.1 | link | ||
| MARA Bitcoin Mining Data Center Granbury, Hood County, TX | Operating | Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) | Air | Yes | 8.4 | link |
School spending
$12,227 per pupil
Current spending, FY2024, 7,933 students enrolled.
+37.2% since FY2013
Spending per pupil rose +37.2% from FY2013 to FY2024 ($8,909 to $12,227). No local price index covers the same years.
- Spending per pupil, as reported
Summary
Hood County, TX, basket of 8 items, 5-year timescale. Prices for the West South Central division. No metro data is published for your county.
Prices
Eggs: $2.37 per dozen, grade A large as of Sep 2026 (average price for the South region. No metro data is published for your county. BLS publishes no division average price for eggs), up 43.3% from Sep 2021 to Sep 2026.1
Milk: $3.90 per gallon, whole as of Sep 2026 (average price for the South region. No metro data is published for your county. BLS publishes no division average price for milk), up 10.3% from Sep 2021 to Sep 2026.2
Ground beef: $6.50 per pound, 100% ground beef as of Sep 2026 (average price for the South region. No metro data is published for your county. BLS publishes no division average price for ground beef), up 52.0% from Sep 2021 to Sep 2026.3
Gasoline: $3.84 per gallon, regular unleaded as of Sep 2026 (average price for the West South Central division. No metro data is published for your county), up 38.4% from Sep 2021 to Sep 2026.4
Electricity: $0.16 per kilowatt-hour as of Sep 2026 (average price for the South region. No metro data is published for your county. The division series stopped in Dec 2024), up 25.4% from Sep 2021 to Sep 2026.5
Rent: index 137.2 as of Sep 2026 (prices for the West South Central division. No metro data is published for your county), up 24.8% from Sep 2021 to Sep 2026.6
Car insurance: index 846.1 as of Sep 2026 (prices for the U.S. city average. No metro data is published for your county. The division series stopped in Dec 2021. The region series stopped in Dec 2021), up 49.4% from Sep 2021 to Sep 2026.7
Prescription drugs: index 543.6 as of Sep 2026 (prices for the U.S. city average. No metro data is published for your county. BLS publishes no division or region index for prescription drugs), up 4.2% from Sep 2021 to Sep 2026.8
Lobbying
While eggs rose 43.3 percent in the South region over 5 years, the food and agricultural industries held 215 lobbying contracts and filed 792 federal lobbying reports in 2025 under issue codes FOO, AGR, including UNITED EGG PRODUCERS (2 contracts, 7 filings), CAL-MAINE FOODS (1 contract, 5 filings).9,1
While milk rose 10.3 percent in the South region over 5 years, the food and agricultural industries held 215 lobbying contracts and filed 792 federal lobbying reports in 2025 under issue codes FOO, AGR, including INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION (3 contracts, 12 filings), NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION (3 contracts, 12 filings), LAND O'LAKES (2 contracts, 8 filings).9,2
While ground beef rose 52.0 percent in the South region over 5 years, the food and agricultural industries held 215 lobbying contracts and filed 792 federal lobbying reports in 2025 under issue codes FOO, AGR, including MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE) (1 contract, 10 filings), CARGILL INC (2 contracts, 8 filings), CARGILL, INC. (2 contracts, 8 filings).9,3
While gasoline rose 38.4 percent in the West South Central division over 5 years, the fuel and oil and energy industries held 199 lobbying contracts and filed 692 federal lobbying reports in 2025 under issue codes FUE, ENG, including AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (5 contracts, 21 filings), VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION (4 contracts, 17 filings), EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION (4 contracts, 16 filings).9,4
While electricity rose 25.4 percent in the South region over 5 years, the energy and utility industries held 189 lobbying contracts and filed 642 federal lobbying reports in 2025 under issue codes ENG, UTI, including NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. (14 contracts, 52 filings), EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE (10 contracts, 40 filings), SOUTHERN COMPANY (9 contracts, 39 filings).9,5
While rent rose 24.8 percent in the West South Central division over 5 years, the housing and real estate industries held 38 lobbying contracts and filed 132 federal lobbying reports in 2025 under issue codes HOU, RES, including NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (6 contracts, 24 filings), NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION (3 contracts, 12 filings), INVITATION HOMES INC. (2 contracts, 9 filings).9,6
While car insurance rose 49.4 percent in the U.S. over 5 years, the insurance industry held 49 lobbying contracts and filed 207 federal lobbying reports in 2025 under issue code INS, including AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION (9 contracts, 37 filings), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES (6 contracts, 25 filings), LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP (4 contracts, 19 filings).9,7
While prescription drugs rose 4.2 percent in the U.S. over 5 years, the pharmaceutical and health care industries held 369 lobbying contracts and filed 1,372 federal lobbying reports in 2025 under issue codes PHA, HCR, including PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA (22 contracts, 90 filings), PHRMA (13 contracts, 53 filings), ELI LILLY AND COMPANY (11 contracts, 51 filings).9,8
Money in your district
Texas Senate candidates received $110,000 across 11 tracked gifts from the same PACs: ExxonMobil PAC $30,000 to Ted Cruz for Senate; ExxonMobil PAC $15,000 to Texans for Senator John Cornyn Inc.; American Petroleum Institute PAC $10,000 to Ted Cruz for Senate.10
Energy
Electricity: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC delivers power in Hood County; retail prices are set by competitive providers, and the Texas statewide residential average was 15.9 cents per kilowatt-hour in Aug 2026.12,11
The Texas statewide residential electricity price rose 33.2% from Aug 2021 to Aug 2026.11
Gasoline: $3.63 per gallon, regular grade, gasoline for Texas statewide, week of 2026-10-26, up 20.7% from Oct 2021 to Oct 2026.13
Data centers
Data centers: 2 facilities within 25 miles (1 operating, 1 approved/permitted/under construction). Nearest: Comanche Circle Data Centers, 8.1 miles.14
School spending
School spending: GRANBURY IND SCH DIST 901 spent $12,227 per pupil in FY2024, up 37.2% from $8,909 in FY2013.15
WalletShock shows lobbying activity alongside price changes. It does not assert that one caused the other.
What Texas has on record for Hood County
The unanswered question
Hood County's request to the Texas Attorney General. The answer would apply to every county with the same authority, so it is shown on every Texas county page.
251 days waiting
Status: Pending
On February 23, 2026, Matthew A. Mills, Hood County Attorney asked the Attorney General whether Hood County may declare a moratorium on industrial development. 251 days later the request's status on the Attorney General's website reads "Pending".
The 180 day window under state law ended on August 22, 2026, 71 days ago.
On August 24, 2026, the Houston Chronicle, republished by Yahoo News reported that the office had written to the county attorney that it would "need more time to review the law, complete our analysis, and finalize the opinion." Source.
The 5 questions, as written in the request letter
- Does Subchapter K include implied authority for Hood County to impose a moratorium on industrial development?
- If the answer to the first question is affirmative, must Hood County abide by the same restrictions on moratoria imposed on municipalities in Section 212 of the Local Government Code?
- If the answer to the first question is affirmative, would anything prevent Hood County from enacting a lengthy moratorium, such as a year or more?
- If the answer to the first question is affirmative, would anything prevent Hood County from enacting a moratorium on all residential subdivisions?
- If the answer to the first question is affirmative, would Hood County be able to apply a moratorium and new regulations on existing applicants who have already had plans accepted by the development director, but not given final approval by the Commissioners Court? (See Section 245 of the Local Government Code and Sheffield Dev. Co., Inc. v. City of Glenn Heights, 140 S.W.3d 660 (Tex. 2004).)
Request letter RQ0633KP.pdf, stamped received by the Opinion Committee at 3:16 pm, Feb 23, 2026. Status "Pending", read from the Attorney General's website on November 1, 2026.
Local actions on data centers
Actions by Hood County's commissioners court and by cities in the county, as reported in the sources on each line. Only actions those sources describe are listed.
- reported June 9, 2026; KERA says the vote was on Tuesday
- February 23, 2026Hood County Attorney, opinion requested. Hood County Attorney Matthew A. Mills asked the Attorney General for a formal written opinion on whether Hood County may declare a moratorium on industrial development, docket RQ-0633-KP. Source.
- February 10, 2026Hood County Commissioners Court, moratorium rejected. Hood County commissioners voted 3-2 against a proposed six-month pause on new industrial development including data centers, after the county attorney revealed a letter from state Sen. Paul Bettencourt to the Attorney General saying counties have no authority to impose moratoriums. Source.
The money line
Gifts to Attorney General Ken Paxton's federal political committees from data center industry executives and political committees, as reported by NOTUS and KERA on August 11, 2026. A list of reported gifts, not a tally of all giving.
NOTUS counted at least $448,000 through June 2026 from executives and political committees of companies building, operating and investing in data centers, in a review of FEC reports filed by Paxton's campaign, leadership PAC, joint fundraising committees and the Lone Star Liberty PAC.
KERA reported the same figure on August 11, 2026, citing NOTUS, and that the ruling for Hood County was still pending according to the Attorney General's website. KERA.
19 gifts to Paxton's Senate campaign, his joint fundraising committees and the Lone Star Liberty PAC from data center executives and company PACs, with the committee that reported each
| Donor | Amount | Committee | Date as reported | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAGO Energy LP (attributed to Charles "Dick" Saulsbury Sr., Saulsbury Industries)Saulsbury Industries provides engineering, construction and procurement services for data center development, according to its website, as NOTUS reports | $100,000 | Paxton Victory (joint fundraising committee) | June 30, 2026 | NOTUS |
| Charles "Bubba" Saulsbury Jr.Son of Charles Saulsbury Sr. of Saulsbury Industries, as NOTUS reports | $100,000 | Paxton Victory (joint fundraising committee) | June 26, 2026 | NOTUS |
| Tyler WinklevossFounder of Winklevoss Capital Management, whose portfolio company Crusoe Energy provides data center infrastructure, as NOTUS reports | $13,500 | Paxton Victory (joint fundraising committee) | June 30, 2026 | NOTUS |
| CRH Americas Inc. PACCRH, a building materials company, was working on more than 100 data center projects this spring, as NOTUS reports citing Yahoo Finance | $5,000 | Paxton's Senate campaign | June 30, 2026 | NOTUS |
| Valero PACValero Energy has a 25-acre data center outside San Antonio, as NOTUS reports citing Bloomberg | $5,000 | Paxton's Senate campaign | June 30, 2026 | NOTUS |
| Laurie HarrisonExecutive director of the Rosewood Corporation, whose portfolio company General Informatics owns at least three data centers, as NOTUS reports | $7,000 | Paxton's Senate campaign | November 2025 | NOTUS |
| Laurie HarrisonExecutive director of the Rosewood Corporation, as NOTUS reports | $100,000 | Paxton Victory (joint fundraising committee) | June 22, 2026 | NOTUS |
| David CapobiancoCEO of the private equity firm Five Point Infrastructure, which has moved into data center development, as NOTUS reports | $7,000 | Paxton's Senate campaign | October 2025 | NOTUS |
| Rosangela CapobiancoWife of David Capobianco of Five Point Infrastructure, as NOTUS reports | $7,000 | Paxton's Senate campaign | October 2025 | NOTUS |
| Albert HuddlestonManaging partner at Aethon Energy, which announced a data center development partnership with Mitsubishi earlier this year, as NOTUS reports | $7,000 | Paxton's Senate campaign | October 2025 (reported with the October gifts; NOTUS gives no day) | NOTUS |
| Albert HuddlestonManaging partner at Aethon Energy, as NOTUS reports | $3,500 | Team Paxton (joint fundraising committee) | end of June 2026 | NOTUS |
| Farzad VahidCEO of data center supplier Fornida, as NOTUS reports | $2,000 | Paxton's Senate campaign | "the month before" the October 2025 gifts, as NOTUS words it | NOTUS |
| "C.M. Yokubaitis" (NOTUS: appears to be co-CEO Carolyn Yokubaitis)CEO of Data Foundry, which owns several data centers in Texas, as NOTUS reports | $2,500 | Paxton's Senate campaign | "the month before" the October 2025 gifts, as NOTUS words it | NOTUS |
| Todd PlattCEO of Hillwood, a Texas real estate developer that developed a 400-acre data center north of Fort Worth, as NOTUS reports | $3,500 | Paxton's Senate campaign | June 15, 2026 | NOTUS |
| Seth CrawfordVice president of land at Black Mountain Energy Storage, which is developing a data center near Fort Worth, as NOTUS and KERA report | $17,000 | Ken Paxton Victory Fund (joint fundraising committee) | May 2026 | NOTUS, KERA |
| Jason LesCEO of data center developer and operator Riot Platforms, as NOTUS reports | $1,000 | Ken Paxton Victory Fund (joint fundraising committee) | May 2026 | NOTUS |
| Javier LoyaFounder of GetChoice!, a utility management consultant for data centers, as NOTUS reports | $10,000 | Ken Paxton Victory Fund (joint fundraising committee) | May 2026 | NOTUS |
| John DurhamCEO of JV Industrial Companies, which operates a data center in La Porte, Texas, as NOTUS reports | $7,000 | Ken Paxton Victory Fund (joint fundraising committee) | May 2026 | NOTUS |
| William KentCEO of the Kent Companies, a data center construction company operating in Texas and across the United States, as NOTUS reports | $50,000 | Lone Star Liberty PAC (pro-Paxton super PAC) | May 19, 2026 | NOTUS |
WalletShock shows the reported gifts beside the pending request. It does not assert that one explains the other.
The money line, from the filings
Gifts in Federal Election Commission and Texas Ethics Commission filings whose donor name or employer matches a name on WalletShock's data center industry list, and lobby registrations for matched client names. A name-matched sample, not a tally of industry giving.
Whose filings are searched
- Texas Ethics Commission filer 00051407, Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable)
- KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (Principal campaign committee, FEC C00901918)
- PAXTON VICTORY (Joint fundraising committee, FEC C00952218)
- TEAM PAXTON (Joint fundraising committee, FEC C00952507)
- LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC (Super PAC (independent expenditure-only), FEC C00901223)
Every listed committee's receipts are loaded through the latest FEC filing. 50 names on the industry list are still marked for review; matches from them are labelled.
93 matched gifts, newest first, each linked to its filing
| Date | Donor | Amount | Committee | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | SAGO ENERGY LPODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $100,000 | PAXTON VICTORY (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 30, 2026 | CRH AMERICAS INC. PACANNVILLE, PAmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 30, 2026 | VALERO POLTIICAL ACTION COMMITTEESAN ANTONIO, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 30, 2026 | SAULSBURY, CHARLES R. MR. SR.RETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $100,000 | PAXTON VICTORY (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 30, 2026 | HUDDLESTON, ALBERTAETHON ENERGY · EXECUTIVE · DALLAS, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | TEAM PAXTON (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 29, 2026 | DURHAM, JOHNJV INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES · CEO AND OWNER · PORT ARANSAS, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | TEAM PAXTON (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 26, 2026 | SAULSBURY, CHARLES R. MR. JR.SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · PRESIDENT · ODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $100,000 | PAXTON VICTORY (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 22, 2026 | HARRISON, LAURIEROSEWOOD CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · DALLAS, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $100,000 | PAXTON VICTORY (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 15, 2026 | PLATT, TODDHILLWOOD · CEO · DALLAS, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| May 19, 2026 | KENT, WILLIAM BTHE KENT COMPANIES · CEO · MIDLAND, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $50,000 | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC (FEC) | FEC image |
| May 12, 2026 | CAPOBIANCO, DAVIDFIVE POINT ENERGY · CEO/MANAGING PARTNER · HOUSTON, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| May 12, 2026 | CAPOBIANCO, DAVIDFIVE POINT ENERGY · CEO/MANAGING PARTNER · HOUSTON, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| May 8, 2026 | SAULSBURY, AMELIARETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| May 8, 2026 | SAULSBURY, AMELIARETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Apr 22, 2026 | HARRISON, LAURIEROSEWOOD CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · DALLAS, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Apr 22, 2026 | HARRISON, LAURIEROSEWOOD CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · DALLAS, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SAULSBURY, BUBBASAULSBURY · OWNER · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Apr 14, 2026 | SAULSBURY, BUBBASAULSBURY · OWNER · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Feb 9, 2026 | SAULSBURY, BUBBARETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $50,000 | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC (FEC) | FEC image |
| Dec 5, 2025 | HARRISON, LAURIEROSEWOOD CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · DALLAS, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Dec 5, 2025 | HARRISON, LAURIEROSEWOOD CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · DALLAS, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Dec 5, 2025 | HARRISON, LAURIEROSEWOOD CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · DALLAS, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Nov 4, 2025 | HARRISON, LAURIEROSEWOOD CORPORATION · EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · DALLAS, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Oct 27, 2025 | CAPOBIANCO, ROSANGELAHOMEMAKER · HOMEMAKER · HOUSTON, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Oct 27, 2025 | CAPOBIANCO, ROSANGELAHOMEMAKER · HOMEMAKER · HOUSTON, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Oct 27, 2025 | CAPOBIANCO, ROSANGELAHOMEMAKER · HOMEMAKER · HOUSTON, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Oct 27, 2025 | CAPOBIANCO, DAVIDFIVE POINT ENERGY · CEO/MANAGING PARTNER · HOUSTON, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Oct 27, 2025 | CAPOBIANCO, DAVIDFIVE POINT ENERGY · CEO/MANAGING PARTNER · HOUSTON, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Oct 27, 2025 | CAPOBIANCO, DAVIDFIVE POINT ENERGY · CEO/MANAGING PARTNER · HOUSTON, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Oct 27, 2025 | CAPOBIANCO, DAVIDFIVE POINT ENERGY · CEO/MANAGING PARTNER · HOUSTON, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Oct 1, 2025 | SAULSBURY, CHARLESSAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT · ODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $10,000 | LONE STAR LIBERTY PAC (FEC) | FEC image |
| Sep 30, 2025 | HUDDLESTON, ALBERTAETHON ENERGY · EXECUTIVE · DALLAS, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Sep 30, 2025 | HUDDLESTON, ALBERTAETHON ENERGY · EXECUTIVE · DALLAS, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Sep 30, 2025 | HUDDLESTON, ALBERTAETHON ENERGY · EXECUTIVE · DALLAS, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Sep 26, 2025 | VAHID, FARZADFORNIDA · CEO · FRISCO, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $2,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Sep 4, 2025 | YOKUBAITIS, C. M.DATA FOUNDRY INC · CEO · AUSTIN, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $2,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jul 29, 2025 | SAULSBURY, CHARLESSAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jul 29, 2025 | SAULSBURY, AMELIARETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jul 29, 2025 | SAULSBURY, AMELIARETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jul 29, 2025 | SAULSBURY, AMELIARETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jul 29, 2025 | SAULSBURY, CHARLESSAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 26, 2025 | SAULSBURY, CHARLESSAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS · ODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $-7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAULSBURY, AMELIARETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAULSBURY, CHARLESSAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS · ODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAULSBURY, AMELIARETIRED · RETIRED · ODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAULSBURY, BUBBASAULSBURY · OWNER · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAULSBURY, CHARLESSAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAULSBURY, BUBBASAULSBURY · OWNER · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $-3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 25, 2025 | SAULSBURY, BUBBASAULSBURY · OWNER · ODESSA, TXmemo entry: the filing attributes this amount to the person named; the same dollars appear on the entity's own linematch awaiting the owner's review | $3,500 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 24, 2025 | SAULSBURY, CHARLESSAULSBURY INDUSTRIES · DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS · ODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Jun 24, 2025 | SAULSBURY, BUBBASAULSBURY · OWNER · ODESSA, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $7,000 | KEN PAXTON FOR SENATE (FEC) | FEC image |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Valero PACSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100988986 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Saulsbury, C.R.Saulsbury Industries · Founders · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $50,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100938354 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Saulsbury JR, CharlesSaulsbury · Owner · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $50,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100938354 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Kent, BillKent Companies · Chairman · Midland, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100894622 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Perot, RossHillwood Alliance Group · CEO · Dallas, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100905307 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Saulsbury, Charles SRetired · Retired · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $50,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100876775 |
| May 12, 2022 | Perot Jr, RossHillwood · Chairman · Dallas, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100863375 |
| May 11, 2022 | Kent, WilliamThe Kent Companies · Chairman/CEO · Midland, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100863375 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Valero Energy Corporation PACSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100863375 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Saulsbury, MarkSelf Employed · Oil and Gas · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $4,125 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100863375 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Saulsbury Jr, Charles RSelf Employed · Oil and Gas · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $4,125 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100863375 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Saulsbury, MatthewSelf Employed · Oil and Gas · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $4,125 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100863375 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Saulsbury Sr, Charles RSelf Employed · Oil and Gas · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $8,500 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100863375 |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Saulsbury Jr, Charles BubbaTxDOT · PM · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100855336 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Saulsbury, DickSelf · Oil & Gas · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100829374 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Perot, RossHillwood Alliance Group · CEO · Dallas, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100829374 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Valero PACSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100829374 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Perot, Jr., H. RossHillwood Development · Chairman · Dallas, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100790338 |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Perot, Jr., H. RossHillwood Development · Chairman · Dallas, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $25,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100755810 |
| Jun 25, 2019 | Valero PACSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $2,500 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100755810 |
| Dec 8, 2018 | Texas Transportation and Growth, a CRH Americas PACWashington, DCmatch awaiting the owner's review | $1,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100755642 |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100726226 |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100755642 |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Valero Energy Corporation PACSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $2,500 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100724561 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $10,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100712712 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Perot, Jr., H.R.Hillwood Development · Chairman · Dallas, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $10,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100712712 |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Valero Energy Corporation PACSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $2,500 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100712712 |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Valero Energy Corporation PACSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100674309 |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Valero Energy Corporation PACSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $2,500 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100680074 |
| Dec 1, 2016 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $50,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100680074 |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $10,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100619439 |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $10,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (The Honorable) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 100638476 |
| Oct 25, 2014 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $5,000 | Paxton, W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 631291 |
| Oct 23, 2014 | Valero Political Action CommitteeSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $2,500 | Paxton, W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 631291 |
| May 19, 2014 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $10,000 | Paxton, W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 614755 |
| May 19, 2014 | Saulsbury, DickSaulsbury Industries · Founder · Odessa, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $10,000 | Paxton, W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 621621 |
| Jan 25, 2012 | Valero Political Action CommitteeSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $1,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 539045 |
| Nov 1, 2010 | Perot, HR JRHillwood · Chairman · Plano, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $1,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 478983 |
| Dec 15, 2007 | Valero Political Action CommitteeSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $1,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 360552 |
| Sep 18, 2006 | Valero Political Action CommitteeSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $1,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 331845 |
| Sep 18, 2006 | Valero Political Action CommitteeSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $1,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 335580 |
| Sep 18, 2006 | Valero Political Action CommitteeSan Antonio, TXmatch awaiting the owner's review | $1,000 | Paxton Jr., W. Kenneth (Mr.) (TEC) | TEC searchreport 353707 |
The Ethics Commission shows a report only after a search on its site, so each Commission row links to the search page and names the report number to enter there.
Lobbyists the data center industry has registered in Austin in 2026
Anyone paid to lobby the Texas Legislature or a state agency must register with the Texas Ethics Commission and name the client paying them. In 2026, 50 companies and groups on WalletShock's data center industry list have 105 such registrations in all. Each line below is one client and the number of lobbyists it has registered this year, whatever the subject of the lobbying. The list shows who has hired a voice at the state level, where the county's question is pending.
| Client paying the lobbyist | Lobbyists registered |
|---|---|
| Google LLC and its Affiliatesreview | 7 |
| Hillwood Development Company, LLCreview | 6 |
| OpenAI OpCo, LLCreview | 6 |
| Amazon.com Inc.review | 5 |
| Data Center Coalitionreview | 5 |
| Oraclereview | 5 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc.review | 4 |
| CyrusOnereview | 3 |
| Meta Platforms, Increview | 3 |
| Microsoftreview | 3 |
| Provident Realty Advisors, Inc.review | 3 |
| Vantage Data Centersreview | 3 |
| Compass Datacenters, LLCreview | 2 |
| Digital Realty Trust, L.P.review | 2 |
| EdgeConneX Inc.review | 2 |
| Fermi Americareview | 2 |
| Fermi Inc. DBA Fermi Americareview | 2 |
| Fermi, Inc., DBA Fermi Americareview | 2 |
| Google, LLC and its Affiliatesreview | 2 |
| Lancium Technologies, Inc.review | 2 |
| Oracle America, Inc.review | 2 |
| Oracle Corporationreview | 2 |
| Pacifico Energy, LLCreview | 2 |
| Riot Platforms, Increview | 2 |
| Switch, Ltd.review | 2 |
| Vector Datacenters Management LLCreview | 2 |
| 5C Data Centers USA Increview | 1 |
| Amazon.com Services LLCreview | 1 |
| Amazon.com Services, LLCreview | 1 |
| Amazon.com, Inc.review | 1 |
| Black Mountain Energy, LLCreview | 1 |
| Core Scientific, Inc.review | 1 |
| Crusoe Energy Systems, Inc.review | 1 |
| Digital Realtyreview | 1 |
| Equinixreview | 1 |
| Equinix, Inc.review | 1 |
| Google Public Sectorreview | 1 |
| Google Public Sector, LLCreview | 1 |
| Lancium LLCreview | 1 |
| Lancium Technologies Corporationreview | 1 |
| Microsoft Corporationreview | 1 |
| Provident Realty Advisors, Increview | 1 |
| Quality Technology Services, LLC (QTS)review | 1 |
| Sabey Data Center Properties LLCreview | 1 |
| Skybox Datacenters LLCreview | 1 |
| Skybox Datacenters, LLCreview | 1 |
| Stream U.S. Data Centers LLCreview | 1 |
| Stream US Data Centers, LLCreview | 1 |
| Tract Holding Company 1, LLCreview | 1 |
| Vantage Data Centers LLCreview | 1 |
Hood County's adopted county tax rate was $0.420345 per $100 of value in 2021 and $0.2797 in 2025, a change of −33.5 percent. The state's sales tax exemption for data centers is estimated at $1,598.0 million for fiscal 2027.
Adopted property tax rates for every taxing unit in Hood County from the Comptroller's rates and levies files, Chapter 312 abatement agreements the Comptroller lists for the county, and the Comptroller's estimate of the statewide data center sales tax exemption. Each figure names its file.
Adopted tax rates per $100 of value, 2021 to 2025, by taxing unit
| Taxing unit | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | ||||||
| Hood | $0.420345 | $0.331129 | $0.282622 | $0.267258 | $0.2797 | −33.5 percent |
| Cities | ||||||
| Granbury | $0.386965 | $0.387 | $0.385 | $0.385 | $0.42 | +8.5 percent |
| Lipan | $0.301536 | $0.264902 | $0.240106 | $0.224914 | $0.226598 | −24.9 percent |
| Tolar | $0.436652 | $0.357441 | $0.46 | $0.46 | $0.5 | +14.5 percent |
| School districts | ||||||
| Bluff Dale ISD(split) | $1.1147 | $1.068 | $0.869 | $0.8497 | $0.84 | −24.6 percent |
| Glen Rose ISD(split) | $0.975 | $0.975 | $0.7896 | $0.7896 | $0.7896 | −19.0 percent |
| Godley ISD(split) | $1.492 | $1.4746 | $1.2892 | $1.2869 | $1.285 | −13.9 percent |
| Granbury ISD(split) | $1.0888 | $0.9996 | $0.9342 | $0.9319 | $0.9296 | −14.6 percent |
| Lipan ISD(split) | $1.2953 | $1.2752 | $1.0814 | $1.053856 | $1.0469 | −19.2 percent |
| Tolar ISD | $1.245082 | $1.228782 | $0.950882 | $0.94852 | $0.9188 | −26.2 percent |
| Special districts | ||||||
| Acton MUD | $0.0525 | $0.02 | $1.0 | — | — | +1804.8 percent |
| Cresson Crossroad MUD #2(split) | — | — | — | $1.0 | $1.0 | 0.0 percent |
Rates are as the Comptroller publishes them in its annual rates and levies files; the change is from the first to the last year each unit reports. A school district marked split reaches into more than one county; the rate is the same in each. TEA's adopted school rates, which run on the school year, are loaded beside these for the Step 9 comparison.
2 Chapter 312 abatement agreements the Comptroller lists for this county
WESTHOFF JOHN E TRUSTEE with Granbury City, 2025 to 2031 (active)
Industrial/Commercial; A New Business; Granbury Reinvestment Zone Number Three · property value $269,450 · expires 2031-12-31 · Comptroller record 000008700
- Granbury City, real property (lead taxing unit): 50% of value abated for years 1 to 7
Wolf Hollow II Power LLC with Hood County, 2018 to 2024 (expired)
Commercial/Industrial; New Business; Hood County Wolf Hollow II Reinvestment Zone · property value $1,982,410 · expires 2024-12-31 · Comptroller record 000004078
- Hood County (lead taxing unit): 60% of value abated for years 1 to 7
The statewide data center sales tax exemption, by fiscal year
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 | FY 2029 | FY 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,015.6M | $1,305.1M | $1,598.0M | $1,600.9M | $1,692.9M | $1,753.3M |
The Comptroller's estimate of state revenue not collected under Tax Code Section 151.359, in millions of dollars, from its January 2025 Tax Exemptions and Tax Incidence report. The large data center exemption is included in these figures. Statewide; no county share is published.
When the Legislature created the exemption in 2013, lawmakers were told it would reduce state revenue by about $14.6 million for the 2014-15 biennium, the exemption's first two years, KUT reported in July 2026. The same report put the current projection at roughly $3.3 billion for the 2028-29 budget cycle. KUT.
The grid and your bill
The delivery company for Hood County from EIA's Form 861 service territories, its delivery charges from the PUC's rate reports, today's retail offers from Power to Choose for that company, EIA's statewide residential averages, and what the state has on record for the grid. Retail offers and delivery charges are by company, EIA and ERCOT figures are statewide.
Who delivers your power
Oncor Electric Delivery delivers power in Hood County: EIA-861 lists Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC as serving the county, with 3,477,215 residential customers statewide in 2024, the most of the delivery companies listed for the county. Also listed for parts of the county: Texas-New Mexico Power (233,056 statewide).
Oncor Electric Delivery's residential delivery charges as of September 1, 2026: a customer charge of $1.48 and a metering charge of $2.58 per month, and 0.060295 dollars per kilowatt-hour, which the PUC's report puts at $64.36 for a 1,000 kilowatt-hour month before the retail provider's energy charge. PUC of Texas, Oncor rate report (Transmission and Distribution Utility Rates page).
What retailers are offering today
On November 1, 2026, Power to Choose listed 148 fixed-rate offers for homes on Oncor Electric Delivery (171 offers in all). At 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month the lowest was 6.20 cents per kilowatt-hour and the median 13.15 cents per kilowatt-hour, delivery included, as the site prices them.
The statewide average, by the same month
EIA's statewide residential average was 15.91 cents per kilowatt-hour in August 2026, against 15.40 cents per kilowatt-hour in August 2025, the same month a year earlier: up 0.51 cents. EIA table 5.6.A.
Five years earlier, in August 2021, the same statewide average was 11.94 cents per kilowatt-hour, so August 2026 stands 33.2 percent higher than the same month five years before.
EIA's annual statewide residential average for Texas was 11.71 cents per kilowatt-hour in 2020, the latest year in its annual file. EIA annual file.
Statewide figures: no county average is published. A month is compared only with the same month of an earlier year, since summer and winter prices differ.
What the state has on record for the grid
- August 3, 2026statewide (ERCOT region)As of the Governor's August 3, 2026 audit directive, ERCOT was tracking more than 1,800 projects in its interconnection queue representing over 474 gigawatts, more than five times the grid's record peak demand, with approximately 90 percent of the new power requests being data centers, as the Texas Tribune and the Governor's office reported. Source, Detail.The Part E brief gives 474.7 gigawatts and 90.2 percent as of June 2026; the Tribune and the Governor's release say "over 474 gigawatts" and "approximately 90 percent". The rounded figures are recorded because those are what the cited sources print; the decimals go in when an ERCOT document stating them is added as a source.
- August 3, 2026Statewide
- June 10, 2026StatewideOn June 10, 2026 Governor Abbott directed the PUC to take action so that data center interconnections result in reduced residential bills and to require data centers to pay all of their electric infrastructure costs, and directed the PUC and ERCOT to review their authorities and report by July 17, 2026, with the PUC to begin action on residential transmission costs by July 31, 2026. Source.
- June 20, 2025StatewideSenate Bill 6 of the 89th Legislature, by King, was signed by the Governor on June 20, 2025 and took effect immediately; it gives ERCOT oversight of transactions between generators and large loads such as data centers and authority to cut and redistribute their power in an emergency, as the Texas Tribune described it. Source, Detail.
ERCOT's queue figures are statewide or by load zone and are never broken down by county.
The water line
Water figures reported for proposed facilities in Hood County, beside the county's own water use as the Texas Water Development Board estimates it, and the groundwater conservation district for the county's center point. Claims are as reported, not measured.
No facility-level dataset of data center water use exists in Texas. No state agency publishes how much water any data center takes, and the Texas Tribune reports that the state does not holistically track water use by the industry, there being no uniform way for reporting or tracking it. Figures for a proposed facility come only from what a developer, an official or residents have said in public, with the source named.
What has been said about proposed facilities here
- Comanche Circle (proposed by Sailfish Development): up to 1 million gallons of water per day at full buildout, according to residents, as reported by the Texas Tribune. A Texas county rejects moratorium on data center development (The Texas Tribune, February 10, 2026).1,000,000 gallons a day for a full year is about 1,120 acre-feet, which is 10.4 percent of the 10,768 acre-feet Hood County's cities and water systems used in 2024, by the Water Development Board's estimate (one acre-foot is 325,851 gallons).
Pages checked with no published figure
On September 24, 2026, WalletShock opened 98 pages across Texas looking for a water figure tied to a specific data center. The pages below mention facilities in Hood County and give no such figure; each is linked so a reader can look for themselves. Where a page could not be read in full (a paywall, an unreadable document), its title says so.
- Comanche Circle: Hood County gives conditional approval to 2,100-acre data center development after pushback (KERA News, January 13, 2026)
- Comanche Circle: Hood County approves Comanche Circle data center without conditions after contentious meeting (KERA News, June 9, 2026)
- Fort Spunky: Fort Spunky details provided, questioned (Hood County News, February 2026) - paywalled, only teaser readable
- Comanche Circle: Commissioners hear citizens' concerns, conditionally approve data center concept plan (Hood County News, January 2026) - paywalled
- Project Spectrum, Amazon Web Services: Amazon unveils plans for local data center (Hood County News, February 2026) - paywalled
- Project Spectrum, Amazon Web Services: 'We have to follow the law.' Hood County OKs plans for Amazon data center (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 2, 2026)
- Fort Spunky: Hood County Rejects Data Center Concept Plan (Texas Scorecard, March 10, 2026)
- Fort Spunky: Acton Municipal Utility District email, Pacifico Power Water Service Request (February 18, 2026)
- Project Red and Project Yellow: Hood County judge dismisses lawsuit seeking automatic approval of proposed data centers (Fort Worth Report, July 20, 2026)
- Hood County data center proposals generally: Hood County Development Commission meeting minutes, January 22, 2026
- Hood and Somervell county projects: Data center battles erupt across Hood & Somervell counties. Here's what to know (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 7, 2026) - only a generic hyperscale figure
- MARA Granbury: MARA Granbury: Advanced Data Center & Community Engagement (MARA)
- Project Patriot, Granbury: City of Granbury News Flash, Project Patriot-City News
Searched, with nothing published found
- Project Spectrum, Amazon Web Services: no published facility-specific water figure was found; the concept plan PDF on the county site exceeded the 50 MB scrape limit and news coverage gave none.
- Project Patriot, Bilateral Energy at Knox Ranch: no published water figure was found in city news releases or news coverage.
- Project Red and Project Yellow: no usable figure was found; a concept plan sheet inside a lawsuit exhibit hosted by Texas Scorecard mentions per-building potable water and a closed-loop fill, but the OCR text was too garbled to quote reliably.
- Project Panther and Project Lion: no published water figure was found in accessible sources.
- MARA Granbury bitcoin mine: the operator's site describes immersion cooling but gives no water figure.
A list of pages opened is a record of what was looked at, not proof that no figure exists. When a figure for a facility is published, it belongs in the reported figures above, with its source.
What the county uses
Hood County's municipal water use in 2024 was 10,768 acre-feet (4,999 from groundwater, 5,769 from surface water), serving an estimated population of 69,126, in the Water Development Board's historical water use estimates. TWDB.
Water use by category in 2024, acre-feet
- Municipal10,768
- Manufacturing3
- Mining111
- Power2,439
- Irrigation6,508
- Livestock296
Whose groundwater district
The county's center point lies in the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. TCEQ record.
Groundwater conservation districts permit and regulate wells in their area; the boundaries are TWDB's file, current as of November 2019 per its GIS data page, and are approximate.
Write to your commissioners court
The letter below is written from this page's figures, each with its source, and asks the Hood County Commissioners Court two questions. Put your name on it and send it, or copy it and send it your own way.
No letters have been counted from the Hood County page yet. Counted when the letter campaign confirms a delivery; letters copied and sent by hand are not counted.
November 1, 2026
Hood County Commissioners Court
To the County Judge and Commissioners:
I live in Hood County and I am writing about data center development here. I have set out below what public records show, each with where it comes from, and I have two questions for the court.
FracTracker Alliance's data center dataset lists 2 facilities in Hood County and 2 within 25 miles of the county's center, by status as FracTracker records it. Data provided by FracTracker Alliance (2026). Accessed via https://www.fractracker.org/data-centers/ (Source: FracTracker Alliance data centers dataset, https://www.fractracker.org/data-centers/)
The Hood County Attorney's request to the Attorney General, docket RQ-0633-KP, has waited 251 days as of today and reads "Pending" on the Attorney General's website. (Source: Office of the Attorney General, request RQ-0633-KP status page, https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/requests/ken-paxton/rq-0633-kp)
The most recent action on record for Hood County: Hood County commissioners voted 3-1 to approve the Comanche Circle data center concept plan without conditions after the developer threatened to sue, with Commissioner Nannette Samuelson dissenting. (reported June 9, 2026; KERA says the vote was on Tuesday). (Source: Rural North Texas counties trying to regulate data centers face legal threats (KERA, June 17, 2026), https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-06-17/rural-north-texas-counties-data-center-moratorium-regulation-lawsuits)
Hood County's adopted county tax rate was $0.420345 per $100 of value in 2021 and $0.2797 in 2025, a change of −33.5 percent. (Source: Texas Comptroller, property tax rates and levies files, https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/rates/index.php)
Oncor Electric Delivery delivers power in Hood County, by EIA's Form 861 service territory file for 2024. (Source: EIA Form 861 service territories, as loaded by WalletShock, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/)
EIA's statewide residential electricity average was 15.91 cents per kilowatt-hour in August 2026, against 15.40 cents per kilowatt-hour in August 2025, the same month a year earlier. (Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A, https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a)
Hood County's municipal water use was 10,768 acre-feet in 2024, in the Texas Water Development Board's estimates. (Source: Texas Water Development Board, historical water use estimates by county, https://www3.twdb.texas.gov/apps/SARA/reports/list)
For Comanche Circle, residents, as reported by the Texas Tribune put the figure at up to 1 million gallons of water per day at full buildout, about 1,120 acre-feet a year at the Board's 325,851 gallons per acre-foot. No state agency publishes facility-level data center water use. (Source: A Texas county rejects moratorium on data center development (The Texas Tribune, February 10, 2026), https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/10/texas-hood-county-rejects-data-center-development-pause-ai/)
1. Public reporting records 3 actions by this county on data centers. What does the court intend to do about data center applications from here, and on what schedule?
2. Hood County asked the Attorney General on February 23, 2026 whether a county may declare a moratorium on industrial development, and that request still reads "Pending" on the Attorney General's website. What does this court need from the Attorney General to decide its own course, and has it asked?
I would be grateful for a reply in writing. Every figure above is from the source named beside it, and the page I used is public at walletshock.org/tx.
Respectfully,
[your name]
Hood County, TexasWhere to send it: the Hood County Commissioners Court, as the county publishes it
- Ron MassingillCounty Judge100 E Pearl St, Granbury TX The County Judge page publishes no address for the judge; it lists Court Administrator Beth Stanley at bstanley@hoodcounty.texas.gov and Assistant Court Administrator Brenda Lampert at blampert@hoodcounty.texas.gov.817-579-3200No email address published for this office.
- Kevin AndrewsCommissioner Precinct 11200 W Pearl Street, Granbury TX817-408-2517
- Nannette SamuelsonCommissioner Precinct 25417 Acton Hwy, Suite 106, Granbury TX 76049817-579-3300
- Jack WilsonCommissioner Precinct 35417 Acton Hwy, Suite 107, Granbury TX817-579-3300
- Dave EagleCommissioner Precinct 4100 E Pearl St, Granbury TX817-579-3300
Addresses checked against the county's website on 2026-09-24.
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