Inside the controversy over a $10 billion Fort Worth data center
News Clip3:23Spectrum News·Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX·3/12/2026
A data center project proposed by Black Mountain in Fort Worth, Texas has faced significant opposition from local residents. The $10 billion data center project, which would span 400 acres and include four buildings over 1 million square feet each, has been a contentious issue at Fort Worth City Council meetings. Residents have raised concerns about the project's impact on the city's resources and industrial burden. The developers held a private meeting with residents to discuss the plans, but filming was not allowed and some residents were asked to put away signs opposing the project.
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On Wednesday night, the CEO of Black Mountain, Rhett Bennett, held a private meeting with Fort Worth neighbors to discuss his plans for a data center. Spectrum News 1 was there, but filming was not allowed. Because this was not a public meeting, developers also asked residents to put away signs that read “No Black Mountain.”
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