Fifty-eight major industrial energy projects are quietly lining up across East Texas — solar arrays, battery storage facilities, gas plants, and data centers targeting our forests, our aquifers, and our communities. Once built, the damage is permanent. We are mapping the truth before it is too late.
Industrial developers are using "green energy" as a Trojan Horse. The solar panels come first, securing grid connections and tax incentives. Data centers follow — bringing massive water demands, industrial infrastructure, and permanent transformation of our rural landscape. Our region is being targeted before residents even know what's happening.
Data, maps, and verified records — the tools we need to fight back at the state level.
The East Texas Legacy Coalition was formed by farmers, families, and neighbors who refused to watch the destruction of our ecosystem happen in silence. We are a data-driven grassroots movement united across county lines — because these developers don't stop at county borders, and neither do we.
Working alongside Protect Our Piney Woods and allied coalitions, we are building the verified record needed to take this fight to Austin — to the PUCT, the Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs, and the House Committee on State Affairs.
If you've seen construction activity, received a lease offer, or have documents related to industrial development in your community — we need to hear from you. Every submission helps build the verified public record we bring to Austin.