Black Mountain Data Center (Southeast Fort Worth)
Southeast Fort Worth (near Forest Hill), Tarrant County
Black Mountain's flagship campus in southeast Fort Worth, reported at roughly $10 billion. The Fort Worth City Council voted 7–4 on August 25, 2026 to approve zoning changes and a revised 187-acre site plan — substantially smaller than the original proposal, cutting the project from 18 buildings and about 3 million square feet to four buildings totaling just over a million square feet. The revision increased the minimum distance between the facility and homes to 300 feet (from 150) and raised the maximum building height to 70 feet. Five council members had signed a letter in July 2026 calling for a moratorium on data center development. Tracked here because it is the same developer behind the proposed Parker County site.
Key facts
- Location
- Southeast Fort Worth (near Forest Hill), Tarrant County
- Developer
- Black Mountain (CEO Rhett Bennett)
- Site size
- 187 acres
- Water
- Not confirmed.
About this location: Approximate location only — south of Lon Stephenson Road, east of Forest Hill Drive, west of Anglin Drive in southeast Fort Worth, roughly 30 miles east of Parker County. This project is NOT in or adjacent to Parker County; it is tracked here because it is the same developer as the proposed Parker County site.
Status timeline
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Statewide permit freeze takes effect
Governor Abbott directed TCEQ to issue no permits sought by data center projects pending the ERCOT audit. Local zoning approval does not exempt a project from the state freeze.
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Council approves revised site plan, 7–4
Council approved zoning changes and an amended 187-acre site plan: four buildings totaling just over a million square feet (down from 18 buildings and about 3 million square feet), a 300-foot minimum setback from homes, and a 70-foot maximum building height.
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Council members call for a moratorium
Five members of the Fort Worth City Council signed a letter calling for a moratorium on data center developments, citing environmental impacts and strain on the power grid. (Month confirmed; exact day not confirmed.)
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Project stalls over resources and land use
Fort Worth leaders raised concerns about resource use and land usage, slowing the $10 billion proposal.
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Initial rezoning approved
Fort Worth City Council approved rezoning of roughly 160 acres at Forest Hill Drive and Lon Stephenson Road from agricultural to light industrial and Planned Development Specific Use. (Month confirmed; exact day not confirmed.)
In the news
- Despite moratorium calls, Fort Worth OKs massive data center plan — The Real Deal
- Fort Worth OKs $10B data center site plan with more green space, distance from homes — Fort Worth Report
- $10B data center hits wall after Fort Worth leaders cite resources, land usage concerns — Fort Worth Report
Sources
- fortworthreport.org/2026/08/25/fort-worth-oks-10b-data-center-site-plan-with-more-green-space-distance-from-homes
- therealdeal.com/texas/2026/08/28/despite-moratorium-calls-fort-worth-oks-data-center-plan
- fortworthreport.org/2026/02/11/10b-data-center-hits-wall-after-fort-worth-leaders-cite-resources-land-usage-concerns
- gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-directs-tceq-to-halt-data-center-permits
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