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Rock Creek Data Centers campus (WUSF 5 Rock Creek East)

WUSF 5 Rock Creek East / Rock Creek Data Centers plans Rock Creek Data Centers campus (WUSF 5 Rock Creek East), a data center in Fort Worth, TX. Five-building data center campus proposed on 120 acres in southwest Fort Worth near Tarleton State; site zoned planned development and needs a special permit plus a height increase to 105 ft. In planning as of mid-2026. (Source dated 2026-07-16.).

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Judge delays decision on controversial Westlake data center proposal
cbsnews.comSep 25, 2026
Westlake data center temporary restraining order expires
fox4news.comSep 25, 2026
$430M data center project planned for Fort Worth
dallasnews.comSep 24, 2026

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Records and documentation

Texas state legislation

PUCT Docket No. 59475 - Oncor/LCRA Bell County East Switch-Big Hill 765kV Transmission LineApprovalinterchange.puc.texas.govFiled March 2026; 122 alternative routes, 835+ protests. Explicitly justified by data-center load concentration in the Temple/Bell/Williamson County corridor; an intervenor has questioned whether specific "Temple Data Centers" were properly included in the load forecast.Download
PUCT Docket No. 59142 - ERCOT Large Load Interconnection "Batch Zero" ProcessApprovalinterchange.puc.texas.govPUCT approved (~June 2026) ERCOT's one-time transitional study process for ≥75MW load interconnection requests; tied to Gov. Abbott's Aug 2026 directive pausing/auditing the queue. CenterPoint reported ~14GW of its own projects positioned in this batch.Download
PUCT Project No. 58481 - Large Load Interconnection Standards Rulemaking (PURA §37.0561)Approvalinterchange.puc.texas.govStatewide rulemaking adopting 16 TAC §25.194, interconnection standards for new/expanding loads ≥75MW (data centers). Adopted 2026 with a flat $100k study fee, eliminated non-refundable interconnection fee.Download
Economic Development Program Agreement (Seafox) / Tax Abatement & Road Improvements AgreementsCommunity benefits agreementfas.orgMOU-based economic development program agreement (plus a Chapter 312 tax abatement agreement and a road-improvements development agreement) covering a data center project in El Paso.Download
PUCT Docket No. 59399 - Comanche Peak Power Company Net Metering Application (Amazon)Documentinterchange.puc.texas.govPending as of mid-2026 -- test case for data center co-location against dispatchable (nuclear) generation. Amazon data center campus paired with the Comanche Peak nuclear plant, Somervell County.Download

Site details

Operator: WUSF 5 Rock Creek East / Rock Creek Data Centers
County: Tarrant County, TX
Address: Fort Worth, TX
Stage: Planned

Capacity and size: not on file

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Judge delays decision on controversial Westlake data center proposalCBS News
$430M data center project planned for Fort WorthThe Dallas Morning News
NVIDIA breaks ground on Fort Worth "AI factory" amid city's data center concernsFOX 4 News
Fort Worth data center moratorium requested by 5 council membersFOX 4 News
Fort Worth considers data center zoning rules in response to residents' concernsFOX 4 News
Fort Worth seeks public input as data‑center development acceleratesCBS News
Fort Worth residents push for moratorium on data center growthCBS News
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker on city's bond election, proposed data center, Fort Worth ISD takeoverCBS News
Community pushback pauses Fort Worth vote on tax break for $1.1 billion data‑center projectCBS News
Agriculture leaders call for preservation of 'best part of our country' at Fort Worth eventThe Dallas Morning News
Westlake data center temporary restraining order expiresFOX 4 News
It took 3 months to get inside this massive Texas data center - here’s what we sawFOX 4 News
Texas AG Ken Paxton Sends Compliance Letters to 156 Data Centers over Water Usage ReportingBreitbart News Network
156 Texas data centers warned to comply with water use reporting requirementsFOX 4 News
Texas Agency Tries To Keep Data Centers Hidden Over Terror FearsNewsweek
Texas puts data center permits on hold.The Verge
Gov. Abbott pauses new data center permits until water, power audit completeCBS News
ComEd customers could pay billions for data center hookups, warns utility watchdog groupShaw Local Enewspapers
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
The states with the fewest and most data centers, rankedBusiness Insider
Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data CenterMother Jones
Google offer to pay others to help data center powerArkansas Online