A data center is moving into a small town. Residents say it will ruin their history

A data center is moving into a small town. Residents say it will ruin their history

TAYLOR, Texas — When Pamela Griffin was growing up in Taylor, Texas, the plot of land on the edge of her neighborhood was more than an empty field. It was a playground, a baseball field and a makeshift campsite with tents made from old sheets and cardboard boxes.  Back then, in the 1970s, the land was owned by Frank Rhea Cromwell and his wife, Bonnibel Bland Cromwell, who Griffin said allowed kids to play on the property. Griffin recalls dozens …