Residents join together to question data center proposal in west Fort Worth

Residents in Benbrook and Fort Worth, Texas have come together to question and discuss a proposed $1.1 billion data center development in west Fort Worth. The development, which would be located near the intersection of Interstate 20 and Chapin School Road, was approved for rezoning by the Fort Worth City Council in June 2025. Now, the city is considering a tax break for Edged Data Centers, a subsidiary of sustainable infrastructure company Endeavor, to build the data center on the 186-acre site. The residents are raising concerns similar to those voiced by communities in southeast Fort Worth and the nearby city of Forest Hill about another $10 billion data center project, including the potential health and environmental risks and how nearby cities benefit from data centers. The group of Benbrook and Fort Worth residents, who have organized themselves as an autonomous group, plan to voice their concerns at the Fort Worth City Council meeting on March 31. They hope their efforts will have an impact on how the data center project is ultimately developed, even if they are unable to stop it entirely.