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Weatherford, Texas is a city located in Parker County approximately 25 miles west of Dallas-Fort Worth, within a region experiencing increasing demand for data center infrastructure and power capacity.
August 10, 2026
Trump Split With Gov. Abbott Just Compressed Every Operator's Audit TimelineAt a State Senate Committee on Business and Commerce hearing last week, State Sen. Phil King of Weatherford asked ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas and PUC Chairman Thomas Gleeson whether the state should impose a quota requiring a minimum percentage of new interconnecting generation to be dispatchable gas-fired capacity.
May 24, 2026
22,000 MW by 2030 Meets the First Moratorium CallFort Worth Power Core LLC already holds TCEQ air permits for five gas turbines on 2,000+ acres near Weatherford, sequencing generation ahead of the data center decision.
May 22, 2026
Dallas Wins #1 Globally as Corpus Christi Shows the Real ConstraintIn Fort Worth, Black Mountain bought 2,000+ acres in Parker County and secured TCEQ approval for five gas turbines after Weatherford's council declined to add data centers to its zoning code.
February 15, 2026
Developers Face a Choice: Disclose or Lose the Next $46 BillionMeanwhile, Weatherford has banned data centers within city limits outright.
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