April 14, 2026
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ERCOT's Batch Rules Are Still in Draft. Your Invoices Are Not.
Black Mountain Energy's Fort Worth project cleared the Zoning Commission but faces sustained Echo Heights neighborhood opposition over pollution, noise, water, and the absence of municipal data center regulations before a June City Council vote.
April 9, 2026
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Nine Months to Shape the Rules Texas Is About to Write
Community opposition is organized in Glen Rose, Fort Worth, San Marcos, Amarillo, Hutto, and El Paso.
April 4, 2026
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Developers Who Own Their Power Are Writing the New Site Selection Rules
Fort Worth's decision to delay $18.2 million in tax incentives for Edged U.S.'s $1.1 billion campus until May 12, with Council Member Michael Crain proposing enhanced noise compliance and mandatory annual reporting, shows Texas cities are adding conditions, not blocking projects.
April 1, 2026
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Utilities Waited. SoftBank, Google, and the Army Didn't.
Edged Data Centers pitches a waterless design in Fort Worth.
March 27, 2026
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El Paso Gets a Gigawatt, and One Congresswoman Has Questions About the Gas
In Fort Worth, the 2871 Community Coalition is pressing Edged Data Centers for water, noise, and environmental disclosures before a March 31 City Council tax abatement vote.
March 25, 2026
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Grimes County Has No Land-Use Plan. That's Every Developer's Problem Now.
Community opposition is organizing from Grimes County to Fort Worth.
March 18, 2026
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50 GW of AI Capacity Is About to Face Generator-Level Oversight
Meanwhile in Fort Worth, the City Council faces a March 31 vote on a **50% property tax abatement** for Edged Data Centers' 186-acre campus at Veale Ranch.
March 14, 2026
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Texas Captures 30% of AI Power Demand Before the Rules Are Written
In Fort Worth, Black Mountain Energy's $10 billion project hit its third zoning delay on March 10.
March 13, 2026
Virginia's Tax Crack-Up Hands Texas a $73 Billion Recruiting PitchFort Worth: Black Mountain's $10 billion campus hit its third rezoning delay.
March 11, 2026
Texas Developers Need No Permission. Rural Counties Are Changing That.Hood County, southwest of Fort Worth, has at least six datacenter projects in its pipeline, including the Comanche Circle development with more than 30 buildings, each roughly 2.5 times the size of a Walmart.
February 19, 2026
Water, Not Power, Will Decide Who Wins the Texas Data Center RaceIn Fort Worth, Black Mountain Power's 430-acre project cleared zoning unanimously, yet CEO Rhett Bennett couldn't specify water consumption figures, and nearby Weston Gardens president Jackson Weston raised alarm about potential groundwater depletion.
February 14, 2026
Texas Becomes the World's Gas-to-AI Factory FloorFort Worth City Council unanimously approved a 10-year tax abatement for Stellar Energy, a Florida-based manufacturer of datacenter cooling equipment considering a $79.5 million, 1,400-job plant at a 1.1 million-square-foot site in the AllianceTexas development.
February 13, 2026
Capital Keeps Pouring In. Communities Are Closing the Gate.Fort Worth City Council tabled a vote on Black Mountain's request to rezone 80 additional acres for its planned $10 billion data center campus.
February 10, 2026
Behind the Fence: Texas Gigawatts Stack Up Faster Than Rules Can FollowSimultaneously, Round Rock officials are weighing "neighborhood compatibility" for a Skybox datacenter, Fort Worth approved the first step on a $2.1 billion project, El Paso's gas-plant-for-datacenter plan is drawing opposition, and Genesee County, Michigan is voting on a one-year moratorium.