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Westlake, Texas is a city in Denton County in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area that has experienced significant commercial and industrial development relevant to data center site selection due to its proximity to major fiber optic corridors and electrical infrastructure serving the broader DW metro region.
September 19, 2026
PUCT Locks $50K/MW Study Bond Into 16 TAC 25.194, Effective Oct 8Somervell County's Crawfords found a campus approved across the line in Hood County with no standing to weigh in, while Fort Worth and Denton explore moratoriums and Westlake and Keller feud.
September 16, 2026
DataBank CEO: Opposition Is Election-Tier as 24-Mo Texas Deals Still ShipRed Oak approves while Denton and Fort Worth explore moratoriums; Westlake and Keller clash on shared edges, and the Data Center Coalition cites $65.8B added to Texas GDP in 2024 plus $4.5B in state and local taxes.
August 8, 2026
Skybox, Digital Realty, Mara, Montera Sign Binding Pledges to Gov. AbbottWestlake's planning and zoning committee approved an 88-acre campus with four buildings, a private substation, and 506-foot setbacks.
August 7, 2026
Gov. Abbott Guardrails Win First QTS Commitment on Grid UpgradesPowerHouse's Westlake campus caps annual draw at 54 million gallons.
August 4, 2026
Every Queued Project Must Now Prove Water and Generation, With No End Date SetThe proposed Circle T campus, a 3.83-million-square-foot project on 87.96 acres in Westlake, sits entirely within Westlake city limits but would put buildings as close as 506 feet from Keller homes.
August 3, 2026
Meta's El Paso Campus Hits 1 GW Without Buying a Single ServerPowerhouse is moving a 1.1 million-square-foot campus on 89.6 acres in Westlake, where data centers are permitted by right, toward an August 4 Planning and Zoning hearing.
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Greg Abbott
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ERCOT
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PUCT
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Keller, TX
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PJM
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Fort Worth, TX
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Somervell County, TX
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Nvidia
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Pacifico Energy
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Pecos County, TX
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