A decades-old land gift in Texas erupts in a bitter legal and community dispute as land intended for future parkland became the subject of a data-centre dispute.

In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million.

A solemn Texas deed ignored for profit.

A decades-old land gift in Texas erupts in a bitter legal and community dispute as land intended for future parkland became the subject of a data-centre dispute.