Red Oak, TX

July 24, 2026

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At 500 MW, the Campus Becomes the Grid Plan. Texas Wired $33B In.

In Red Oak, 20 miles south of Dallas, the city rezoned 830 acres before setting benefit-sharing frameworks, and retired Marine Elda Jazmin Villegas organized disciplined, notarized resident opposition.

July 4, 2026

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Abbott Hardens His Terms. The 2027 Legislature Holds the Pen.

Red Oak (population 15,000) already hosts or has approved six campuses, including DataBank's 300-acre site and Compass Datacenters' 830-acre complex, and Wise County officials have asked lawmakers for guardrails or veto power.

June 24, 2026

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Reeves County Banks 6,000 Jobs as the Behind-the-Meter Model Scales

DataBank's nearly 300-acre Red Oak campus south of Dallas brings DFW9 online in August, the first of eight bu

May 26, 2026

Red Oak rezoned 800 acres for a data center project this month over local opposition; days later, Hill County imposed a moratorium on data center projects entirely.

May 25, 2026

The city is mid-revision. Environment Texas wants impact assessment mandated; Colliers' Raul Saavedra warns overregulation pushes growth to Plano, Richardson, Frisco, and Red Oak.

May 23, 2026

In Texas, Red Oak approved 800 acres of agricultural rezoning while Hill County imposed a moratorium the same month.

May 13, 2026

Somervell County commissioners voted unanimously to oppose all new data center projects pending state action, while Red Oak's council approved Compass Datacenters' sixth campus 4-1 after the developer committed to closed-loop cooling, setbacks, and noise restrictions.

April 24, 2026

DataBank's $2 billion MUFG-led loan for 180 MW at Red Oak south of Dallas shows the other side: institutional capital flows to developers with signed anchor tenants and proven power procurement.

April 23, 2026

DataBank just closed a $2 billion construction loan, its largest ever, to accelerate its 300-acre Red Oak campus 20 miles south of Dallas by 18 months.