City of Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on June 2, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is pending.
The record reads: "Fort Worth city staff presented proposed citywide data center rules on June 2, 2026: ban cryptocurrency mining as a primary data center use; require a 250-ft setback from homes (300-ft for generators); mandate closed-loop cooling capped at… (datacentertracker.org)."
Details
| Action | Class | Status | Date | MW threshold | Scope | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning exclusion | restriction | pending | June 2, 2026 | not county-wide | datacentertracker.org |
Jurisdiction type: municipality. County: Tarrant County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.
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Texas context
Texas has 17 documented local actions across 17 jurisdictions in this snapshot. At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted, June 20, 2025) and El Paso Electric territory has a large-load tariff (enacted, July 31, 2025).
A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.